Eagles fly past Dolphins and improve to 6-1; Grand slam powers Rangers to Game 7 vs. Astros

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🏈 Football Five

1. Want to know why I’ve been so excessive at the Ravens? Sunday is why. Baltimore ruled on all sides in a 38-6 demolition of the Lions. Lamar Jackson used to be stupendous with 357 yards and 3 touchdowns passing in addition to a landing dashing. The Ravens sacked Jared Goff 5 occasions, and Geno Stone picked him off. The Ravens were given a richly deserved “A+” in our weekly NFL grades.
2. Patrick Mahomes threw for 424 yards and 4 touchdowns, Travis Kelce stuck 12 passes for 179 yards and a rating — making for a more than pleased Taylor Swift — and the Chiefs trounced the Chargers, 31-17. Oh yeah, Swift frolicked with Bernie Kosar. The crossover we by no means knew we would have liked!
3. Game of the day belonged to the Browns‘ 39-38 overcome the Colts. The recreation featured 9 lead adjustments, the remaining approaching Kareem Hunt‘s 1-yard landing run with 15 seconds left. The Browns once more had to flip to PJ Walker; Deshaun Watson left early and didn’t go back.
4. In faculty soccer, Utah took down USC, 34-32. Brock Barnes led a game-winning force to arrange Cole Becker‘s 38-yard box function as time expired. Shehan Jeyarajah says the Trojans — all however eradicated from College Football Playoff rivalry — have wasted Caleb Williams as soon as once more.
5. Virginia were given its first street win over an AP top-10 crew, provoking North Carolina, 31-27. The Cavaliers entered 1-5; the Tar Heels had been undefeated.

🦅 Good morning to everybody however particularly …

THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Welcome again to the Eagles as we all know them: overwhelming skill on offense, a defensive position that reasons nightmares and some other tally within the win column. In a showdown between two 5-1 squads, the Eagles reminded us simply how excellent they may be able to be, shutting down the high-flying Dolphins, 31-17.

• Sure, 31 seems like so much, however the protection merits first point out: The Dolphins had -7 yards dashing at halftime. Yes, NEGATIVE seven, the fewest through any crew in a primary part in over a decade. The Dolphins entered the week with an NFL-best 182 yards dashing according to recreation. They completed with 45.
• The Eagles had 4 sacks, and Darius Slay picked off Tua Tagovailoa, whose 216 yards passing had been a season low.
• That Philadelphia offense used to be lovely excellent, too: A.J. Brown had 10 receptions for 137 yards and a rating. His 5 immediately video games with no less than 125 yards receiving are tied with Calvin Johnson and Pat Studstill for the longest streak in NFL historical past.

Was it an ideal recreation? No. Jalen Hurts accounted for 3 touchdowns but in addition two turnovers. But pay attention, the Eagles are 6-1. They simply stonewalled the most productive offense within the league (regardless that Miami used to be down 3 beginning offensive linemen). This is a truly excellent soccer crew — and there may be room for development. The Eagles are flying as soon as once more.

👍 Honorable mentions

🦬 And no longer this kind of excellent morning for …

THE BUFFALO BILLS

The Patriots entered this weekend in loose fall with two blowout losses and then some other loss to a number of former Patriots. There had been questions on Bill Belichick, questions on Mac Jones, questions on … just about the whole thing. Now, we now have primary questions concerning the crew the Patriots simply beat, too. New England surprised the Bills, 29-25, with large performances from each Belichick and Jones.

That’s all effectively and excellent for New England, however it is a segment concerning the Bills, and that remaining line is especially relating to. In the previous couple of weeks, the Bills’ protection has misplaced …

• Two All-Pro skills — linebacker Matt Milano and cornerback Tre’Davious White — for the season
• Starting tackles DaQuan Jones and Ed Oliver — for the fast time period

The Bills have nice intensity, however no quantity of intensity can triumph over dropping more than one stars and more than one starters.

That’s simply the protection. The offense goes via stops and begins. There’s not anything mistaken with 25 issues in opposition to a Belichick-coached protection, however the Bills had 3 issues within the first part and wanted extra superhero ball from Josh Allen to get again into the sport. This one week once they controlled an unpleasant (and, frankly, fortunate) 14-9 win over the lowly Giants.

This crew has had some extraordinary stretches prior to. Go again to any contemporary season, and you’ll be able to see no less than one lull. But the Bills are 4-3 this season, their worst report via seven video games since Allen’s 2018 rookie marketing campaign. Time will inform if it is a lull or a larger factor. For now, I’m leaning in opposition to the latter. 

👎 Not so honorable mentions

⚾ Rangers pressure Game 7 in opposition to Astros

Revenge is a dish ideally suited served with game-busting house runs. One recreation after getting ejected following getting hit through a pitch, Adolis García introduced a ninth-inning grand slam to give the Rangers the entire respiring room they wanted and then some in a 9-2 Game 6 win over the Astros. There’s a place within the World Series at the line this night.

• García’s large fly wasn’t even shut to the largest heroics for Texas. In the 8th inning, José Leclerc inherited a two-on, one-out situation and in an instant walked Kyle Tucker to load the bases. But Leclerc answered through getting Mauricio Dubón to line out and placing out Jon Singleton.
• This after Leclerc gave up Jose Altuve‘s game-winning house run within the 9th inning of Game 5.
• The Rangers’ shaky bullpen held in this time, regardless that, making Nathan Eovaldi a winner over again. He allowed simply two runs throughout 6 1/3 innings. He’s now 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA throughout 4 begins this postseason.

That method the 2 ideally suited phrases in sports activities: Game Seven. Here’s our preview.

The Phillies too can punch their price tag this night in Game 6 of the NLCS in opposition to the Diamondbacks. Here’s our preview for that one.

🏈 College soccer recap: Ohio State beats Penn State, Alabama roars again

If rivalries are intended to function similarly matched groups, Ohio State-Penn State hasn’t been a lot of a contention in recent times. The Buckeyes rode a ferocious protection and the implausible skills of Marvin Harrison Jr. to a 20-12 win, their 7th immediately over the Nittany Lions. Harrison had 11 receptions for 162 yards and the Buckeyes’ lone rating in the course of the air. Penn State’s Drew Allar controlled simply 191 yards passing and finished best 18 of 42 throws. The Nittany Lions had a putrid 49 yards dashing on 26 makes an attempt. Ohio State earned an excessively cast B+ in Barrett Sallee’s weekly grades.

• Sallee: “Ohio State’s offense was a little shaky, and that’s OK. Why? Because its defense was lights out. … It wasn’t a complete game. Far from it. But it was impressive because this game was played in the exact way Penn State wanted to play it, and Ohio State did it better.”

Down within the SEC, Alabama overcame a 20-7 halftime deficit with each offense and protection coming alive in a 34-20 win over Tennessee. Jalen Milroe threw a couple of landing passes, and Jihaad Campbell had a scoop and rating in the second one part. David Cobb says “the version of Alabama we saw in the second half against Tennessee can beat anyone, including Georgia.”

In basic, it used to be a tricky weekend for height groups.

Elsewhere …

📺 What we are gazing Monday

⚾ Diamondbacks at Phillies, 5:07 p.m. on TBS
⚾ Rangers at Astros, 8:03 p.m. on Fox, FS1
🏈 49ers at Vikings, 8:15 p.m. on ABC, ESPN