Verizon Chick, Revealed! Your Open Mailbag Tuesday

Time for your Deadspin Open Mailbag Tuesday. Email us here or submit your questions via Twitter. This week, we're covering shower beers, heaven's database, Chocodiles, Verizon chick, Band Aids, and more. [Deadspin]

Texans Make Some Nosie

The Patriots deliver an epic F-U to the Steelers by choking their game away, but karma hits them back. A surprisingly compelling early slate, with some huge injuries and even a snow game. [Deadspin]

NFL Network Can Suffer A Rancid Amputation – Your Christmasaroo

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. [Deadspin]

A Virtual Party Report from the Did You Hear about the Morgans? Premiere

We were assaulted by a drunk asshole at a Christmas party last night, so we missed the Did You Hear about the Morgans? premiere. Luckily fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern doesn't get invited to anything, so she was around to cover. [Gawker]

Photo Contest: Christmas Lights

Camera: D3; Lens: 50mm f1.8; ISO/2500, 250sec@1.8 -Derek Davis [Gizmodo]

Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?

If you’re a militiaman rolling in hostile terrain, your best vehicle choice is the Toyota pickup. A minuscule clue in the latest issue of The New Yorker suggests that all that is about to change. [Jalopnik]

If Dan Snyder Sees Bugs, You Better Well See Them Too

Time for your Deadspin Open Mailbag Tuesday. Email us here or submit your questions via Twitter. This week, we're covering fertility, Thanksgiving, Project Runway, NSFW warnings, and more. [Deadspin]

Bad Beats: The House Always Wins

A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe. [Deadspin]