71. That is a lot of hotdogs to eat in 10 minutes. But Joey Chestnut is a pro at shattering records and plates. 71 was shy of his 74 dog eating display from last year. Could he have eaten more? Tough to say. Statcast doesn't track the speed at which stuff enters your mouth.
There was little to no doubt that Chestnut was going to defend his (come on, buy a better belt, I have a belt guy and my got home from work belt is better than that) big mustard gold belt. 71 is still super impressive. Let's take a look at what 71 would be around in the rest of the sports universe.
1. Barry Bonds hit 73 homers in 2001. It took him 153 games. He didn't get back to me. Let's say he only consumed four hotdogs that year.
2. Earl Campbell rushed for 74 career touchdowns. One of those happened while he was playing for the New Orleans Saints and he might have been running out of the SuperDome for a Lucky Dogs cart.
3. Wayne Gretzky scored 71 goals in 1982 with Edmonton. He scored 73 in the 1984 season. He wasn't much of a hot dog but he brought the mustard. I have no idea what that last sentence meant. Don't hold it against me, Gretz, there's a theme.
Back to Joey, it was another impressive eating and near circling of the rest of the field. If you don't think it's a sport go watch the 30 for 30 on ESPN about him.
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