The NFL playoff bracket for 2024 is heating up. Glory to God for providing us with tons of ways to get our houses lit and heated. Who needs energy any way? Energy lets us do stuff like cook food, clean clothes, stay warm, and watch Super Bowl LVIII 2024. The common energy methods are:
- good old fossil fuels
- solar power
- wind power
- hydropower
- a back-to-basics fire
We’ll liken each energy source to NFL teams that are in left in this year’s NFL playoff bracket of 2024 with the aim of winning it all at Super Bowl LVIII 2024. Right now there’s four teams left that are gunning to tell everybody else that they’re on top dogs of football. While there are no playoff games today, these teams have the same playoff schedule, as they’re all playing on Sunday, January 28th to decide which two teams are going to the Super Bowl. These teams are the:
- Baltimore Ravens
- San Francisco 49ers
- Detroit Lions
- Kansas City Chiefs
Fossil Fuels
Most homes in Canada and the United States are powered by fossil fuels, such as oil, petroleum, natural gas, or propane. As a matter of fact, it’s the most widely used energy source on the planet. It drove the industrial revolution and has shaped the modern world. It is stable, easier to control, energy dense, and relatively simple to transport. Standard gas connections run into your house to let you power your devices. All you need is to get a standard gas connection to get your house powered by that liquid black gold. If fossils fuels were an NFL team in the playoff race it would be the 49ers.
The 49ers Leading the NFL Playoff Bracket of 2024
At some point people were asking “are the 49ers in the playoffs?” Of course. Everybody’s picking the 49ers to win it all this year. The team lost assistant GM Adam Peters to the Washington Commanders after becoming their GM. This 49ers team is stacked, with nine of it’s players being picked into the 2024 Pro Bowl.
The NFL’s top teams, the Ravens and 49ers, met on Boxing Day on December 26th, 2023. Lamar Jackson came up big by leading the Ravens past the 49ers in a 33-19 showdown. To Jackson and the Ravens this game was a statement to the 49ers and the rest of the league. Since then, however, the 49ers had a thriller of a comeback game against the Packers to secure their first trip back to the AFC championship since 2012.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s injury status for the NFC Championship is up in the air after his shoulder injury from the 49ers’ 24-21 victory against the Packers this past Saturday. He was first ruled questionable to return and was eventually downgraded to out. In that Packers game Dre Greenlaw would not stay down after his clutch interception late in the game. Mans may end up being put on the team’s offensive unit if he runs the ball the way he did after that interception.
So when do the 49ers play next? They play the Lions this Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at 6:30PM EST to decide which of these two teams is going to the Super Bowl.
Solar Power
Solar power is a beaming type of energy you can power your home with. It’s arguably the most common and readily available renewable energy. However, it’s not cheap to get started. It works by having a solar panel’s photovoltaic cells getting sunlight & turning it into electricity to power your devices. If your house hoards a lot of solar power you can store it using batteries. If you live in Canada the government will give you rebates and incentives for using this energy source. You can also get kick backs for sharing excess energy to the grid if your house is connected to the grid.
If solar power was an NFL team in the NFL playoff race it would be the Ravens. But wait are the Ravens even in the playoffs? Here are all the key players in the Ravens playoff run.
The Ravens Flying into the NFL Playoff Bracket of 2024
After losing Lamar Jackson late in the regular season undrafted free agent Tyler Huntley helped the Ravens reach the playoffs, going 2-2 in his starts and completing 67% of his passes in those starts. Despite Mason Rudolph carrying the Steelers to victory in record-setting fashion on January 6th didn’t stop the Ravens.
The contest against the Texans was a pretty big night. Zay Flowers made a big impact in his playoff debut as a rookie against the Houston Texans. He led his team in targets (five), receptions (four), and receiving yards (41) to lead the team’s offense to victory and to the AFC Championship game this Sunday. Dalvin Cook, a four-time Pro Bowl running back, also made his Ravens debut in their victory against the Houston Texans.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh opened his post-game press conference by reading a Bible verse.
“Greatness, power, glory, victory and honor belong to you, because everything in heaven and on earth belongs to you. The kingdom belongs to you, Lord,” Harbaugh said, reciting 1 Chronicles.
In 2008 Harbaugh was picked up by the Ravens. Mans comes from a seemingly royal family of NFL coaches. John, his brother Jim, and his father Jack have all been notable football coaches.
John led the Ravens to a win at Super Bowl XLVII and has appeared in three AFC championship appearances. John’s brother Jim led the 49ers to three NFC championship appearance as well as an appearance at Super Bowl XLVII against his brother John’s Ravens. He might be back with the Falcons or Chargers this year.
So who will the Ravens play next in the NFL playoffs? Who do the Ravens play next? They’re squaring up against the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday, January 28th at 3:30PM EST in the AFC Championship game.
Wind Turbine Energy
Home wind turbines are another great way to power your home. It makes energy for you when its blades catch wind, spins the rotor, which powers the generator that makes electricity.
There’s different types of wind turbines: horizontal-axis and vertical-axis. Horizontal-axis are the better known type. Though vertical-axis wind turbines are less recognizable, they are omni-directional and don’t need to be adjusted to capture wind.
The best type of wind turbine for residential are small 100kW wind turbines.
The only downside to wind turbines is how unreliable they can be. This is because wind varies by continent or by the day depending on weather patterns. For this reason it’s good to have a backup energy source to fall back on. You can also store excess energy on battery if you make too much of it for yourself.
This energy source is another one that the Canadian government will dish out those rebates and incentives if you live on the grid.
The NFL Playoff Bracket 2024 Witnessing the Return of the Lions
The Detroit Lions’ playoff history has lately been full of Ls. When was the last time the lions won a playoff game? This last happened when some of us weren’t even born. All the way back in 1991 where they beat the Dallas Cowboys 38-6. The very same team that would later be involved in a controversial ending of the Week 17 game where Brad Allen and the officiating crew had a blown call against the Lions. Lions left tackle Taylor Decker appeared to complete a two-point conversion. However, officials threw flags and took points away from Detroit because they thought Decker was not reported as an eligible receiver. This let the Dallas Cowboys hang on for a win with a score of 20-19 over the Lions.
The squad had a run-in with the LA Rams on Wildcard Sunday. This Rams crew recently won it all at Super Bowl LVI in 2022. Both teams’ offenses went hard. Mathew Stafford made his return to Detroit, but this time wearing Rams gear. The Lions got some sweet revenge against Stafford for leaving his team, as they won 24-23 against the Rams. Many tears of joy were shed in the Detroit crowd after their first playoff win in over three decades.
So who will the Lions play next in the playoffs? They’re playing the 49ers this Sunday, January 28th at 6:30PM EST. So who’s favoured to win between the Lions and 49ers? The only reasonable answer is the 49ers because they’re favoured among all of the remaining teams.
Coolin’ With Some Water Turbines
You can use hydro power to power stuff in your house using water turbines. It works very similar to wind turbines; the turbine blade catches moving water, which spins each turbine to power a generator to make electricity to power your stuff. A great example of water turbines in use is at a hydro power dam. This is where water drops onto massive turbines to provide hydro power for an entire community.
Residential wind turbines are smaller than those found at hydro power dams. They’re only useful if your crib is near a moving body of water. Moving, not still, body of water. This is because a certain amount of kinetic force must spin the turbines. For hydro power location is the name of the game. This is because it’s hard to find enough moving water to create that force in certain locations.
If hydro power had to be one of the teams in the Super Bowl LVIII 2024 playoff race it would be the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs Sliding into the NFL Playoff Bracket of 2024
Tight end Travis Kelce and the Chiefs had a solid showing during Wildcard Weekend against the Miami Dolphins. Taylor Swift was in the crowd hyping them up. It was the fourth-coldest NFL game in history. Despite that, the Chiefs spent most of the game in control, mostly through their solid defense. Chiefs came out on top with a score of 26-7.
This past Sunday the Chiefs had their nail-biter AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. Travis had some solid support because his brother Jason Kelce, a Philadelphia Eagles vet, pulled up along with his wife Kylie Kelce and Taylor Swift. Mans went ham when Travis scored a TD to let the Chiefs go up 13-10. Cameras spun around and caught Jason celebrating shirtless with a beer in hand. Kylie and Taylor were shook when they saw this happen.
This game was neck and neck between the two teams. The Bills were two points away from tying the game. Bills kicker Tyler Bass made a kick from 44 yards that missed wide to the right. People on social media put him on blast without hesitation. A charity close to Bass’ heart came to his defense, and Bills Mafia has stepped up to show support for their kicker and the Ten Lives Club.
So who will the Chiefs play next? They’re up against the Ravens this Sunday at 3:30PM EST. And if you’re trying to watch without cable TV there’s always streaming. Peacock TV offers you a free trial to see if you like streaming games on their platform.
Fire
Let’s pretend you have none of the options above as a source of energy. Fire is easy to access, abundant, and free to make if you know how to light it. All you need is fuel, oxygen, and heat. You can use wood, which is probably all around you, as fuel. Once you get one lit you can use it to cook food, stay warm, dry clothes, boil water, or drying clothes. A great tool for sustaining fire is through a wood stove. It does the same things an electric or gas stove does, but it is instead fueled by wood and fire.
Summary
What team do you think’s winning the Super Bowl this year? What energy source do you use to power your house? Do you only have one source? Do you have multiple? What was the craziest moment of this year’s NFL season?
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