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Carson Wentz' 8.9 passer rating is the lowest by any player (min. 25 att) since Sam Darnold was "seeing ghosts" against the Patriots in 2019 (3.6).
Wentz Monday...
- 38% off-target (worst in NFL since 2024)
- 36% comp when not pressured (worst in NFL this season)
- 25% comp to wide receivers (tied for worst in NFL this season)
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Justin Herbert was sacked a career-high 8 times Sunday ... the most sacks taken by a Chargers QB since Dan Fouts 50 years ago (8 on Oct. 17, 1976 vs Oilers).
Herbert has also thrown an INT in all 8 games, the longest streak to start a season since Peyton Manning threw one in the each of the 1st 9 games in 2015.
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The last Bills-Rams matchup featured 86 points, 902 yards and 53 first downs.
One thing it didn't feature? A turnover 🤯
It's the only game in NFL history where both teams scored 40+ points without committing one.
The rematch is tonight on MNF 👀
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The Guardians and Rays will meet in the ALCS with the two lowest payrolls in the American League this season 😳
It's the first time in the Wild Card era (since 1995) that the two teams with the lowest payrolls in their league will meet in the LCS.
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The Rams and the Bills meet in LA tonight and the offenses should be on display 🏈
Entering Week 5, both teams rank at the top of multiple offensive categories.
This will be the third time in MNF history that the previous two MVPs will face off.
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Is the Pac back 👀
The Pac-12 has a 50% chance of sending a team to the CFP, according to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, the best of any Group of 6 conference.
On this date in 2016, Auston Matthews made his NHL debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs, becoming the first player in the NHL modern era to score 4 goals in their debut 👏
Matthews has 423 career goals and last season he became the sixth-fastest player in NHL history to score 400 goals, needing just 628 games.
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The Brewers snapped their 7-game postseason losing streak to the Dodgers, it was their longest losing streak against a single team in the postseason ⚾️
FINAL: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
Milwaukee takes Game 1 of the NLCS on a manufactured fifth-inning run and 4.2 innings of scoreless relief. This is who the Brewers are. This is how they won 103 games. And after last year’s sweep, this is a big statement.
Game 2 starts in 18 hours.
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Derrick Henry with his first receiving TD in nearly two years!
Since his last receiving TD in Week 7 of 2024, 72 other running backs had caught a TD pass🏈
After leading a game-winning drive to get the 49ers to 5-0, Brock Purdy is now the favorite to win NFL MVP according to DraftKings at +280 💪
It's the first time all season that Josh Allen has not been the favorite!
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Not only are the Chargers 0-5 for the first time since 2003, they're also 0-4-1 against the spread, the only NFL team not to cover a spread this season 😬
The Lions scored on 7 straight drives Sunday, the longest streak in the NFL this season.
Detroit is averaging 32.8 PPG this season, currently the most in the NFL. It's the second-most points they've scored through five games in franchise history, behind only last season (34.8 PPG) 📈
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Jahmyr Gibbs scores his 58th career TD, breaking a tie with Hall-of-Famer Barry Sanders for the most in NFL history before turning 25 years old ‼️
Hollywood couldn't have written it better. Misiorowski vs. Skubal. Game 1. 😤
ESPN Analytics gives the Dodgers the slight edge in the series with a 53% chance to make their third straight World Series.
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Entering today, the New York Giants were 0-230 since 1970 when trailing by 14+ points in the final 8 minutes of regulation.
They're now 0-230-1.
The Commanders had a win probability of 89% before the final play of the game according to ESPN Analytics. It was as high as 97.9% when they led by 14 in the 4th quarter 😬
COMMANDERS RUN OUT THE CLOCK INSTEAD OF KICKING A FIELD GOAL. THE GAME ENDS WHEN WASHINGTON COULD HAVE WON 🤯
(📺 FOX)
Drake Maye has found his groove! 🕺
Maye is the 2nd player in Patriots history (including playoffs) with 4 Pass TD and a Rush TD in a game, joining Steve Grogan in 1987.
AIR JORDAN ✈️
Jordan Love joins Ben Roethlisberger as the only players with 5 completions of 30+ air yards in a single game since ESPN began tracking the stat in 2006.
Big play Jaylen ‼
✅ 80 yard TD reception
✅ 50 yard rushing TD
Jaylen Warren is the first Steelers player to have a 50+ yard receiving and rushing TD in the same game.
The Dawgs are No. 1! 😤
Georgia moves into the top spot in the AP Poll for the first time since Sept. 2024. The Bulldogs are the only undefeated team remaining in the SEC and have a 54% chance to win the conference according to ESPN Analytics.
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