Dolphins make NFL history with 70-point explosion. Plus, the Bears and Cowboys weren’t ‘ready for it’

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🏈 Football Five

• Kenny Pickett threw for a couple of touchdowns, and the Steelers picked off Jimmy Garoppolo 3 times in Pittsburgh’s 23-18 win over Las Vegas.
• The Jets‘ distress — at quarterback and in opposition to the Patriots — endured in a 15-10 loss. Zach Wilson threw for simply 157 yards and one way or the other sacked himself (to the chagrin of Joe Namath) as the Jets fell to the Patriots for the fifteenth immediately time.
• The Packers overcame a 17-0 fourth-quarter deficit to overcome the Saints, 18-17. Jordan Love threw the game-winning landing to Romeo Doubs. For New Orleans, Derek Carr left the recreation with a shoulder damage and would possibly pass over extra time, plus Blake Grupe overlooked a go-ahead box purpose with 1:10 left.
• The Vikings and the Chargers entered Sunday winless, and for a lot of the afternoon, it gave the look of they have been looking to depart that means. The ultimate folly of the day was once a deflected Kirk Cousins pas at the purpose line that the Chargers intercepted to seal their 28-24 triumph. Cousins stated crowd noise impacted the finishing. The Vikings have been at house.
• Matt Gay become the first participant in NFL history to make 4 box targets from 50+ yards as the Colts crowned the Ravens 22-19 in time beyond regulation. Gardner Minshew were given the win with Anthony Richardson (concussion) out, and Zack Moss had 145 general yards and a rating with Jonathan Taylor nonetheless on the PUP listing.

🐬 Good morning to everybody however particularly …

THE MIAMI DOLPHINS

Seventy. Seven, 0. Unless you are a minimum of 70 years outdated, you most likely do not take into account the final time that took place.

The Dolphins offense reached ranges of greatness we have not noticed in an extended, very long time, striking 70 (!!!) issues on the Broncos in a 50-point win. Let’s get started with some extra numbers.

• It’s tied for the third-most issues by way of a workforce in NFL history. The Bears had 73 in the 1940 NFL Championship, and Washington had 72 in 1966. Miami may have tied or set the report however kneeled out the clock. Here’s trainer Mike McDaniel’s reasons why.
• The Dolphins’ 726 yards have been second-most in NFL history. The 1951 Rams had 735.
• Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane each and every scored 4 touchdowns. It’s the moment time teammates have scored 4 touchdowns in the identical recreation. Priest Holmes and Derrick Blaylock did it for the Chiefs in 2004.
• Tua Tagovailoa finished his first 17 passes and completed with extra touchdowns passing (4) than incompletions (3).
• Here are all of the loopy numbers.
• Yes, 70-20 is scorigami.

The numbers are surprising. The good looks at the back of them is magnificent. McDaniel is a mad scientist  — Tagovailoa had a no-look landing cross to Achane … by way of design! — who exploits each and every facet of his workforce’s strengths and his warring parties’ weaknesses. Will Brinson heaped reward on Miami in Sorting the NFL Sunday Pile.

It’s in point of fact transcendent observing all the movement, all the other seems that produce equivalent performs, all the equivalent seems that produce other performs. If you blink, you pass over one thing, and warring parties are blinking so much: The Dolphins’ 1,651 yards are maximum by way of any workforce thru 3 video games since a minimum of 1940. They also are the final final 3-0 workforce in the AFC.

The Broncos, in the meantime, are lacking so much.

• Missing tackles: Denver had 25 overlooked tackles Sunday, maximum by way of any workforce since Pro Football Focus began monitoring the stat in 2017. The Broncos have 48 overlooked tackles this yr, 10 greater than the next-closest workforce.
• Missing the outdated Russell Wilson: He’s 0-3 for the first time in his occupation.
• Missing solutions: Sean Payton was once “at a loss for words.”

👍 Honorable mentions

😰 And no longer this type of excellent morning for …

THE CHICAGO BEARS AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS

The Bears knew the Chiefs have been bother after they walked in. And now they are lyin’ on the chilly, laborious (0-3) flooring.

With Taylor Swift in attendance amid her courting/flirtationship/friendship with Travis Kelce, the Chiefs throttled the hapless Bears, 41-10. Andy Reid handed Tom Landry for fourth-most wins in NFL history in the procedure.

• The Chiefs led 34-0 at halftime at the back of two touchdowns from Jerick McKinnon and one each and every from Isiah Pacheco and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
• In the 1/3 quarter, Patrick Mahomes discovered Kelce in the again of the finish zone, eliciting NSFW jubilation from Swift.
• The Chiefs then pulled Mahomes. The Bears controlled 10 issues thank you to 2 Blaine Gabbert interceptions and the incontrovertible fact that they have been going through backups.

Days after Justin Fields blamed “coaching” for his struggles, Fields … uh … struggled. He threw for 99 yards and were given sacked 3 times whilst additionally being intercepted by way of Mike Edwards. The Bears had 5 first downs thru 3 quarters. The protection — days after coordinator Alan Williams resigned (reportedly for beside the point task) — were given shredded. The Chiefs scored on seven of Mahomes’ 8 drives.

The Bears have misplaced 13 immediately video games whilst giving up a minimum of 25 issues in they all, the longest such streak in NFL history. Chicago and the win column are by no means, ever, ever, ever getting again together. Like, ever.

Moving from one in every of the NFL’s worst to one in every of its meant “best” — despite the fact that they did not appearance find it irresistible — the Cowboys, 11-point favorites, misplaced to the Cardinals, 28-16. It’s their biggest disappointed loss since 2006.

• The Cardinals racked up 222 yards dashing on 7.4 yards in step with raise.
• Playing with out Trevon Diggs (torn ACL) for the first time this season, the Cowboys had a number of protection lapses, together with on a 69-yard cross from Joshua Dobbs to Michael Wilson that arrange a past due landing.
• This was once Dobbs’ first occupation win.
• Dak Prescott ended a irritating day with an terrible game-sealing finish zone interception to Kyzir White.

Give the Cardinals credit. They play extraordinarily laborious regardless of low exterior expectancies. Dobbs, James Conner, Zaven Collins and Dennis Gardeck have inspired. But we are speaking about the preseason favourite for league’s worst report in opposition to a sound Super Bowl contender. As such, Dallas were given an “F” in our weekly grades.

• Podell: “The Cowboys had more than enough talent on the field to top the team most associated with tanking during the 2023 season. … It was shocking to see what looked like the NFL’s most well-oiled machine in the first two weeks of the season collapse the way it did in Week 3.”

🏈 College soccer recap: Ohio State walks it off, Oregon walks everywhere Colorado

On the street, in opposition to one in every of the country’s best groups, with one likelihood for 1 backyard. Who says Ohio State is not tricky? The Buckeyes left South Bend, Indiana, with a 17-14 win over Notre Dame because of Chip Trayanum‘s landing plunge as time expired. The Fighting Irish most effective had 10 avid gamers on the box for the play, and Trayanum took complete merit.

In the aftermath of the win, Ryan Day known as out Lou Holtz for pronouncing the Buckeyes are much less bodily than different best groups. It was once a marvel to peer Day escape of his in most cases reserved shell, writes Dennis Dodd, and Will Backus says Day’s workforce proved him 100% proper.

That recreation lived as much as the hype and then some. Colorado-Oregon … did not. The Ducks destroyed the Deion Sanders-led Buffaloes, 42-6. Oregon went up 42-0 after 3 quarters and earned an “A+” in Barrett Sallee’s weekly grades. The Ducks — each their mascot and their trainer — talked a variety of trash. Colorado, in the meantime, fell out of each the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll.

Those have been simply two of the six matchups between best 25 groups. In the others …

• Penn State overwhelmed Iowa, 31-0, with dominant protection.
• Alabama pulled clear of Ole Miss, 24-10.
• Cameron Ward dazzled as Washington State beat Oregon State, 38-35. The Cougars are transferring up in Jerry Palm’s bowl projections.
• Cameron Rising-less Utah were given a 14-7 win over UCLA.

One matchup that did not function two ranked groups would possibly had been the easiest, despite the fact that: Florida State slightly escaped Death Valley, topping Clemson 31-24 in time beyond regulation. The Seminoles most effective were given to time beyond regulation after Tigers kicker Jonathan Weitz — added to the roster days prior to the recreation — overlooked a 29-yard box purpose past due. Then Jordan Travis discovered Keon Coleman for a landing in the further consultation for the win and a place amongst Shehan Jeyarajah’s Week 4 winners.

• Jeyarajah: “Every national title contender has a hump they have to overcome to reach the top level. … For Florida State, that challenge was Clemson. Despite the early jitters, they responded. Suddenly, the schedule looks home free as the Seminoles attempt to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2014.”

⚾ MLB Power Rankings, standings coming into ultimate week

One week. That’s all that is left till the finish of the common season, and it’s going to be wild. Here are the department races but to be made up our minds:

• AL East: Orioles up 2½ video games on Rays (each clinched playoff spots)
• AL West: Rangers up 2½ video games on Astros, 3 video games on Mariners
• NL Central: Brewers up 6 video games on Cubs

You’ll understand the AL Central is not on there: The Twins wrapped that up over the weekend. They additionally activated Chris Paddack from the IL.

As for the wild card …

American League

1. Rays (+9.5)
2. Blue Jays (+2)
3. Astros (–)
4. Mariners (-0.5)

National League

1. Phillies (+5)
2. Diamondbacks (+0.5)
3. Cubs (–)
4. Marlins (-1)
5. Reds (-2.5)
6. Padres (-5)
7. Giants (-5)

And, in the end, Matt Snyder’s Power Rankings.

1. Braves
2. Dodgers
3. Orioles
4. Rays
5. Brewers

Here have been the weekend’s headlines:

📺 What we are observing Monday

🏈 Eagles at Buccaneers, 7:15 p.m. on ABC
🏈 Rams at Bengals, 8 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2
⚾ Padres at Giants, 9:45 p.m. on FS1