Saquon Barkley, despite a stellar 2024 season with 2,000 rushing yards and NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors, experienced notable bad luck, being tackled 11 times on the opponent's 1-yard line, which limited his potential for even greater achievements.
The article highlights various NFL players' 'bad luck' stats in 2024, including frequent tackles at the 1-yard line, dropped passes, penalties negating yards and touchdowns, unblocked pressures leading to sacks, and other misfortunes, in a tribute to Friday the 13th.
A humorous list of 18 unfortunate people who have had a much worse month than you, including mishaps such as a lost cooler found with the front of a car, a person stranded in the desert, and someone who fell through a suburban trap door.
A humorous list of 19 unfortunate events that have befallen various individuals, ranging from a car impaled by a stake to a sandwich that is described as an "affront to God," providing a lighthearted perspective on misfortune.
Fabian Cancellara analyzes the Paris-Roubaix race and how bad luck and good decisions separated Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. Van Aert's two punctures and teammate's puncture changed the dynamic of the race, while van der Poel's two teammates helped him. Cancellara also discusses the importance of making the right decisions before the race and how van der Poel's focus on the Classics paid off.