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š The Football Five
- It was ugly, but the Bengals scrounged out a much-needed 17-7 win over the Giants. Joe Burrow and Chase Brown both scored on the ground, and the defense came up with several key stops. Also ugly? Daniel Jonesā prime-time numbers.
- The LionsĀ demolished the Cowboys,Ā 47-9, for aĀ Scorigami!, but NFL sack leader Aidan HutchinsonĀ broke his leg. Weāll talk about this game in a bit.
- The Ravens beat the Commanders,Ā 30-23, Baltimoreās fourth straight win after starting 0-2. Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards and a score, andĀ Derrick Henry scored twice, continuing his historically great start.
- The Steelers thumped the Raiders,Ā 32-13, and after another strong game, Justin Fields deserves to be the full-time starter, Bryan DeArdo writes. Pittsburgh got an āA-ā in John Breechās Week 6 grades.
- Over in London, the Bears walloped the Jaguars,Ā 35-16, with Caleb Williams throwing four touchdown passes and earning a spot on Cody Benjaminās Week 6 winners. Jacksonville safety Andre CiscoĀ called out his teammatesā effort.
ā¾š Good morning to all, but especially to ā¦
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS
The Dodgers were desperate for pitching all season. Now, theyāre on one of the greatest postseason pitching stretches ever. Jack Flaherty tossed a gem, and the star-studded offense struck early and often in a 9-0 NLCS Game 1 win over the Mets.
- The Dodgers are up to 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, tying the 1966 Orioles for the longest streak in a single postseason. Los Angeles is also the third team in MLB history with three straight playoff shutouts.
- Offensively, Max Muncy drove in two in the first inning, and Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman and Freddie Freeman helped extend the lead to 6-0 by the fourth.
- The Dodgersā No. 1-3 hitters ā Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freeman ā collected five hits, five RBI and four runs.
- Itās the largest shutout win in Dodgers playoff history, topping their previous best of 8-0 all of two games ago.
This is a pitching staff thatās been battered by injuries. The Dodgers needed a bullpen game in a do-or-die Game 4 in the NLDS against the Padres and then got a great effort from Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the winner-take-all Game 5. Now, Flaherty is the latest to impress by going seven scoreless, the first Dodger to do so in a postseason game sinceĀ Clayton KershawĀ in 2020.
Game 2 is today, and Game 1 of the Guardians-Yankees ALCS follows.
ā¦ AND ALSO A GOOD MORNING TO THE OREGON DUCKS
So close yet so far ā¦ until now. After years of missing out on a true top-tier win,Ā No. 3 OregonĀ got just that, an enthralling 32-31 triumph over No. 2 Ohio State.
The game featured eight lead changes, but itās the way the lead didnāt change late that was most stunning. With five seconds left,Ā Will Howard scrambled to try to get the Buckeyes into field goal range, but time expired as he slid down.
But we wonāt dumb it down to just that play. No, this game was too good, this result too meaningful, for that. Oregon entered 0-19 against AP top-two teams and won despite multiple miscues and the absence of star pass rusher Jordan Burch.
Instead, letās focus on ā¦
- Dillon Gabriel threw for 341 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown, his best game this season against the best competition.
- Jordan James rumbled for 115 yards and a score.
- Evan StewartĀ collected seven catches for 149 yards and a score.
More than the individual efforts, how about the team-wide resilience from Dan Lanningās bunch? These Ducks donāt back down from anyone, nor should they, Brandon Marcello writes.
š Honorable mentions
š And not such a good morning for ā¦
THE DALLAS COWBOYS
For Jerry Jonesā 82nd birthday, the Cowboys gifted him his worst home loss as an owner. Yes, the 47-9 defeat was as bad as it looks and sounds. Maybe worse. Jones himself said it best: āWeāre in the proverbial shāer right now.ā
Letās first praise the Lions, who very much deserve every compliment. Watching Ben Johnson call plays and his offense execute them is more art than sport ā every wide open receiver, every gaping running lane, every creative spark more beautiful than the last.
- Jared Goff (315 yards passing, three touchdowns) had four completions of 35+ yards, the most by a Lions quarterback in a game sinceĀ Matthew Stafford in 2015.
- Detroit ran for 184 yards on 5.1 yards per rush.
- This double flea-flicker 52-yard touchdown to Sam LaPorta was the perfect example of how Cowboys defendersā heads were spinning all game.
The score was disrespectful enough, but the Cowboys got clowned. The Lions tried to throw a touchdown to left tackleĀ Taylor Decker (who caught the controversial waved-off touchdown last year). They tried a lateral to right tackle Penei Sewell. They put backup lineman Dan Skipper at wide receiver.Ā
Dallas just doesnāt have answers. Everything is so difficult offensively. I mean, five turnovers? Outgained 492-251? Really? The offensive line is a mess. Outside of CeeDee Lamb, no players really threaten the defense. The Cowboys are dead last in the NFL in yards per rush, which puts a ton of pressure on Dak Prescott to be excellent. He hasnāt been close. The defense is getting shredded, especially with Micah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence out. On Goffās touchdown to Jameson Williams, Trevon Diggs wasnāt ready at the snap, and Williams cruised by him. Thatās inexcusable.
Listen, I get it. The Cowboys are āAmericaās Team.ā (Whatever thatās supposed to mean anymore.) Theyāre going to stay in the spotlight. But as things stand, theyāre going to keep getting embarrassed in it, too.
š Not so honorable mentions
š College football recap: Texas rolls in Red River Rivalry; LSU, Penn State, Alabama rally
Itās a burnt orange world, and weāre just living in it. No. 1 Texas crushed No. 18 Oklahoma,Ā 34-3. After a slow start in Quinn Ewersā return from an abdominal injury, Texas poured it on forĀ its fourth-largest win in Red River Rivalry history
Simply put, the LonghornsĀ took care of business at a championship-caliber level, Shehan Jeyarajah writes.
- Jeyarajah: āBy the end of the game, there wasnāt a slot on the box score where Texas failed to dominate. ā¦ Through six games, the Longhorns have been arguably the most impressive team in the country with blowout wins on the road against Michigan and at the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma. It wasnāt always pretty, but finding ways to blow out lesser opponents is critical on a championship run.ā
Not much drama in that one, but there was plenty elsewhere.
No. 13 LSU pulled off a thrilling 29-26 overtime win overĀ No. 9 Ole Miss despite leading for exactly zero seconds.Ā Garrett NussmeierĀ came up huge late with a 23-yard touchdown to Aaron Anderson to force overtime and a walk-off 25-yard touchdown to Kyren LacyĀ in overtime.
No. 4 Penn State, meanwhile, overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to upend USC,Ā 33-30, in overtime. The star of the day was Tyler Warren, who caught an FBS tight end record-tying 17 passes for 224 yards, including a touchdown on a play he snapped the ball. Seriously.
But how about the guy throwing to him? Drew Allar is the gunslinger Penn State has long needed, Dennis Dodd writes.
We also have College Football Playoff contenders who won, but didnāt impress:
Alabama visits Tennessee this weekend. Oh boy.
Hereās more from the weekend
š Liberty hold off Lynx, even WNBA Finals
After missing a couple of crucial opportunities in Game 1, Breanna Stewart responded emphatically in Game 2 with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Liberty to an 80-66 win over the Lynx and tie the WNBA Finals at one game apiece.Ā Betnijah Laney-HamiltonĀ added a playoff career-high 20 points for New York.
As nice as the offensive numbers were, Stewartās Finals-record seven steals set the tone, Jack Maloney writes.
- Maloney: āWith Stewart leading the way, the Liberty held the Lynx to 66 points on 45% shooting. This was the Lynxās lowest-scoring game of the playoffs and their second-least efficient shooting performance. The Liberty also forced 20 turnovers, tied for the second-most in a playoff game in Lynx franchise history.ā
šŗ What weāre watching Monday
ā¾ NLCS Game 2: Mets at Dodgers, 4:08 p.m. on Fox/FS1
ā¾ ALCS Game 1: Guardians at Yankees, 7:38 p.m. on TBS/truTV
š Bills at Jets, 8:15 p.m. on ABC/ESPN
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