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Talking Points: NFL Season Opener Generated More Than 20 Million Facebook Interactions

There were more than 20 million Facebook interactions (posts, comments, and likes) related to the Broncos-Ravens NFL season opener Thursday night. About 53% of the buzz about the game was from men.

TOP FIVE SOCIAL MOMENTS FROM THE GAME
4th quarter: Peyton Manning throws his record-tying 7th touchdown pass to seal the 49-27 victory.
Pre-game: Severe lightning and rain delay the start of the game by 33 minutes.
2nd quarter: Playing in his first NFL game, Julius Thomas catches his 2nd touchdown to help tie the game at 14-14.
3rd quarter: Broncos WR Wes Welker catches his 2nd touchdown of the third quarter to give the Broncos a 35-17 lead.
2nd quarter: Ravens take a 14-7 lead on Ray Rice's 1-yard TD run.
TOP FIVE DEMOS BUZZING ABOUT THE GAME
Men 25-34
Women 25-34
Men 18-24
Women 18-24
Men 35-44

Meanwhile, Steelers S Troy Polamalu leads all active NFL players in fans of their official Facebook page.

TOP FIVE MOST POPULAR ACTIVE PLAYERS ON FACEBOOK
Steelers S Troy Polamalu (2.33 million)
Eagles QB Michael Vick (2.22 million)
Lions RB Reggie Bush (2.13 million)
Patriots QB Tom Brady (1.92 million)
Saints QB Drew Brees (1.60 million)

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NBC Olympics’ Molly Solomon, ESPN’s P.K. Subban, the Masters and more

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Molly Solomon, who will lead NBC’s production of the Olympics, and she shares what the network is are planning for Paris 2024. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s P.K. Subban as the Stanley Cup Playoffs get set to start this weekend. SBJ’s Josh Carpenter also joins the show to share his insights from this year’s Masters, while Karp dishes on how the WNBA Draft’s record-breaking viewership is setting the league up for a new stratosphere of numbers.

SBJ I Factor: Gloria Nevarez

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. The second-ever MWC commissioner chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about her climb through the collegiate ranks. Nevarez is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers Class of 2019. Nevarez has had stints at the conference level in the Pac-12, West Coast Conference, and Mountain West Conference as well as at the college level at Oklahoma, Cal, and San Jose State. She shares stories of that journey as well as how being a former student-athlete guides her decision-making today. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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