Recent additions to 'Football Phrases'

"That consistency has a lot to do with his motor"
"Iron sharpens iron"
"He brings the thump"
"A 243-pound freight train"
"Legion of Boom"


Complete list

Football

Below is the final "football" count for CBS analyst Gary Danielson during Saturday's Mississippi-Arkansas game.

First half

Total times said: 17

As in "this football game" - 5
As in "this football team" - 4
In reference to the actual football - 6
In reference to a football player - 1
"SEC Football" - 1

Second half

Total times said: 19

"Football game" - 9
"Football team" - 4
The ball - 5
"Arkansas Football" - 1

Final Count

36 footballs

D'Darren headed to college?

Don't name them that

Recent additions to 'Baseball Phrases'

"Baseball intelligentsia"
"Wears his emotions on his sleeve"
"Dead arm"
"High sky"
"Good pitching beats good hitting"
"Sitting dead red"
"The city by the Bay"
"Big Game James Shields"


What Ernie Johnson calls Cal Ripken on TBS broadcasts

"Iron Man"


The complete list

Ben

Below is the final "Ben" count for NBC announcers Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth when discussing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during Sunday's Pittsburgh-Baltimore game.


First half Ben Count

Total times said: 23 times during seven Steelers drives
Michaels: 12 Bens
Collinsworth: 11 Bens
Average Bens/drive: 3.2

Second half Ben Count

Total times said: 14 times during five Steelers drives
Michaels: 7 Bens
Collinsworth: 7 Bens
Average Bens/drive: 2.8

Final Ben Count

37 Bens

Ben of the night

Collinsworth: "You know, those 'Ben being Ben' plays."

Congratulations gentleman!

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