Part of what makes an NFL season so captivating -- much like a good book -- is the out-of-nowhere plot twists.
Who would have guessed, for example, that the biggest storyline to emerge from January's NFC wild-card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers would be a player's reading habits.
That player, of course, was star receiver A.J. Brown. When cameras panned the Eagles' sideline during the second half, the image of Brown reading Jim Murphy's "Inner Excellence" on the bench was broadcast to a national audience.