The legalization, and normalization, of sports betting has converted footnotes into headlines. For better or worse.

On Sunday, the natural headline is that Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis blocked a last-second Rams field goal, preserving Philly’s stunning 20-point run that wiped out a 26-7 third-quarter deficit. The gambling-related headline is that, instead of falling on the loose ball and ending the game, Davis scooped it up and rumbled 61 yards to paydirt — turning the final score into a spread-covering margin of 33-26.

The smart football play would have been to dive on the ball or, once Davis had possession of it, to fall down. If a Rams player had managed to catch him and rip the ball free, it could have been returned (in theory) by the Rams for a game-winning score. Or, if the

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