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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we try to figure out why anyone would want to play on the roof of the Super Bowl. Aren't the fans inside?
Happy birthday to Mark Messier, Brady Anderson, Julius Peppers, Alex Pietrangelo and Brett Lawrie. On this date in 1963, Al Davis was named head coach and general manager of the Raiders.
Daily brain workout
Name the top 25 receivers in Oakland Raiders history.
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Around the league
Get Jerry to the burn unit, STAT.
We'll send him a copy of #Madden17... https://t.co/utqI0oaY9D
— EA SPORTS Madden NFL (@EAMaddenNFL) January 17, 2017
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