This episode kicks off two weeks in a row of actual science, as Matt, Jesse and Andy welcome professor and scientist Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, author of Newton's Football: The Science Behind America's Game, and comedian/football fan Sarah Tiana to discuss the brutal early days of the sport, football's concussion epidemic, Refrigerator Perry's rapping prowess, desperation giving rise to the A-11 offense, Vince Lombardi choosing plays based on game theory, loss-averse monkeys, toe-less placekickers, Greg Cook's injury that led to the West Coast offense, the reasons for the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry and Andy's football announcer grandfather.
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