Here are a handful of statistical tidbits to help get you through your day:
>>> Since Dec. 30, 2017, the Sixers are 24-7 against Western Conference teams.
>>> On Tuesday, the Flyers and Sixers each won a road game on the same date for the first time in 458 days (Oct. 28, 2017) . . . On Thursday, the Flyers and Sixers each won a road game on the same date for the first time in two days.
>>> There has never been a 17-yard touchdown in a Super Bowl . . . It is the smallest distance from which no one has scored. They next smallest are 32, 36, 41 and 42.
>>> Patriots RB Rex Burkhead had one touchdown on 71 touches during the regular season . . . He has three TDs on 21 touches in the postseason.