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Braden Mann Had the Best Divisional Round Hands Since Freddie Mitchell
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What’s the shelf life when it comes to talking about that win? 36 hours? 48 hours? 72 hours? Is there no shelf life at all? Whatever, we gotta shout out Braden Mann for his performance on Sunday evening. We have plenty of time this week to talk about the Commies. Mann made a couple of snow field goals look like routine sequences, like they were playing inside of a climate-controlled dome:
I feel like no one is talking about the amazing job P Braden Mann did with these holds. Special teams guys are always so under the radar unless they mess up. (Also some great punts today too). #FlyEaglesFly
— Kevin Collins (@TheKevCollins) January 20, 2025
So you’ve got half a dozen guys all clearing off the spot. Brett Toth is in there, Tyler Steen, E.J. Jenkins, Jordan Mailata, Fred Johnson, even Jordan Davis. Then bare-handed Mann catches the snap with no issue, puts it down, and Jake Elliott boots it through the uprights. Shout out, of course, to Rick Lovato, no relation to Demi, who I don’t think has had a bad snap in however many years he’s played with the Eagles. Mann had a good punt at the end too, to push LA back and give the defense more field to work with. Special teams and defense will win you games in the postseason.
“I just wanna thank my hands for being so great”
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com