Red-hot Lions off to best start in over 60 years; frustrations mount for Chargers; Tiger Woods nears return

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🏈 Football Five

1. The longest energetic successful streak in the NFL belongs to … the Broncos! Courtland Sutton reeled in the game-winner from Russell Wilson in a 21-20 mystery over the Vikings. Denver has gained 4 instantly and is now 5-5.
2. After Deshaun Watson‘s season-ending damage, the system for the Browns had to be protection + simply sufficient offense. Sunday, it labored. Dustin Hopkins banged via a 34-yard box function to elevate Cleveland  to a 13-10 win over the Steelers for Dorian Thompson-Robinson‘s first profession victory. Najee Harris ripped his crew’s offense after the loss. Cleveland, which added Joe Flacco to the observe squad, is 7-3.
3. The Bills ruled the offensively inept Jets, 32-6, to get again over .500 at 6-5. The Jets benched Zach Wilson overdue, and Robert Saleh is undecided who will start in opposition to the Dolphins, which advanced to 7-3 atop the AFC East. The Jets were given an “F” in our weekly grades.
4. New Mexico State beaten Auburn, 31-10, finishing the Tigers’ 49-game nonconference house successful streak that dated again to 2007. Auburn used to be a made up our minds “loser” in Shehan Jeyarajah’s winners and losers.
5. My goodness have issues fallen aside for USC. The Trojans misplaced to UCLA, 38-20, their 5th defeat in six video games after beginning the season 6-0. Caleb Williams‘ NFL determination looms, however regardless, it is a disappointing yr.

🦁 Good morning to everybody however particularly …

THE DETROIT LIONS

Go again 61 years in the past, precisely, to 1962. The Lions, led through 5 Hall of Fame defenders — Night Train Lane, Dick LeBeau, Alex Karras, Yale Lary and Joe Schmidt — are 8-2 via 10 video games after a comeback win over one in all their largest competitors.

Fast ahead to nowadays. This time, they are led through a dominant David Montgomery-and-Jahmyr Gibbs dashing recreation, some of the NFL’s best receivers in Amon-Ra St. Brown and a emerging defensive megastar in Aidan Hutchinson. The Lions are 8-2 for the primary time since 1962 after a comeback win over one in all their largest competitors — this one much more exciting. Detroit scored 17 issues in the general 2:59 to stun the Bears, 31-26.

Teams down double digits throughout the ultimate 5 mins of law had been 0-84 this season. How did Detroit do it?

• Jared Goff discovered Jameson Williams for a 32-yard landing with 2:59 left. It used to be an enormous second for Williams, who has been plagued through accidents, a suspension and drops.
• After a Chicago three-and-out, Detroit went 73 yards on 11 performs over 2:04 with Montgomery plowing in from 1 backyard away with 29 seconds left.
• Hutchinson sealed the victory with a strip-sack of Justin Fields that resulted in a security. It used to be Hutchinson’s first sack since Week 5.

I really like the Lions. I really like the best way they play, and I really like the best way they are coached. They did not utterly abandon the run as such a lot of different groups do overdue, however in addition they relied on Goff regardless of 3 interceptions. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson might be a head trainer elsewhere subsequent yr as a result of he is so excellent, however Dan Campbell might be in Detroit for a very long time as a result of he is so excellent, too.

I have no idea if the Lions are professional Super Bowl contenders, however frankly, I do not care: They are actually excellent, they’re amusing, and for a franchise that is been at the unsuitable finish of such a lot of heartbreakers, wins like those are in point of fact joyous. I believe that is what I’ll decide on: This crew is joyous.

😁 Honorable mentions

⚡ And now not this type of excellent morning for …

THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

The Chargers inventing new techniques to lose is a story as outdated as time, and Sunday produced the most recent bankruptcy. Los Angeles squandered alternative after alternative, blew a protection overdue to permit the game-winning landing after which dropped a possible game-winner in a 23-20 loss to the Packers.

• Justin Herbert discovered Keenan Allen for the go-ahead rating halfway in the course of the fourth quarter, however the Chargers protection were given shredded on Green Bay’s resulting power with Jordan Love discovering a wide-open Romeo Doubs to reclaim the lead.
• With underneath a minute left, Herbert lofted a ball deep to Quentin Johnston, who used to be in the back of the protection. Johnston dropped it. Johnston, the crew’s 2023 first-round select, used to be decided on straight away forward of Jordan Addison and Zay Flowers, who’ve each had terrific seasons. Johnston’s maximum memorable second is now a nightmarish drop.
• Of path, it is simple to blame Johnston, however there have been a plethora of different causes the Rams misplaced, together with only one landing on 4 red-zone journeys (with one fumble misplaced and one turnover on downs).

It’s been an terrible yr for the Chargers. This is their 5th loss through 3 issues or fewer. No different crew has greater than two. The protection is abysmal. Johnston’s been an enormous sadness following accidents to Mike Williams and Josh Palmer. Brandon Staley spent his postgame press convention snapping at journalists, and Jeff Kerr says Staley will have to be fired this week as a part of overreactions and fact exams. The Chargers had been additionally a “loser” in Cody Benjamin’s Week 11 winners and losers.

This used to be a recreation the Chargers wanted to win, may have gained, most probably will have to have gained, and but nonetheless misplaced. Basically, it used to be simply every other Chargers recreation.

😐 Not so honorable mentions

😬 College soccer: Jordan Travis suffers brutal leg damage

For many faculty soccer groups, this used to be a weekend for blowouts and preparation for subsequent week’s regular-season finales.

Florida State were given the blowout, however its preparation for subsequent week — and past — seems other. Star quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a significant leg damage overdue in the primary quarter, casting an inescapable shadow at the Seminoles’ eventual 58-13 win over North Alabama. Travis used to be put in an air forged, carted off the sector and brought to the sanatorium. Florida State is 11-0 and two wins clear of a College Football Playoff berth, beginning with Florida (which additionally has quarterback damage problems) this week after which Louisville (which gained a mystery) in the ACC Championship Game.

The Seminoles now flip to Tate Rodemaker (who?) in the back of middle. Rodemaker used to be Mike Norvell‘s first dedication at Florida State, and now, he will play in the Noles’ maximum necessary video games underneath Norvell.

The weekend wasn’t all blowouts, regardless that, particularly for a number of groups with CFP hopes.

• Michigan crowned Maryland, 31-24, regardless of an underwhelming offensive efficiency. The Wolverines are 2-0 with out Jim Harbaugh and face Ohio State subsequent.
• Washington survived every other nail-biter, successful 22-20 at Oregon State.
• Texas in the end put away Iowa State, 26-16.

As for a most sensible crew cruising, Georgia went down early ahead of blowing out Tennessee, 38-10. Carson Beck simply continues to recuperate, and Will Backus says he will be a Heisman Trophy finalist subsequent season … if he comes again.

To wrap up the weekend …

🐅 Tiger Woods to return at Hero World Championship

Tiger Woods is again — or no less than, he will be again quickly. The 15-time primary winner dedicated to taking part in in the Hero World Championship, an tournament he hosts in the Bahamas. The tournament begins Nov. 30.

• Woods has now not performed competitively for the reason that 2023 Masters, the place he made the lower however withdrew in the 3rd around.
• Overall, Woods has performed in simply 5 tournaments since a big automobile coincidence in February 2021.
• Woods admitted to having some soreness after not too long ago caddying for his son, Charlie, and his strolling will undergo tracking: He can not use a cart, as it is a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament. With just a 20-man box, regardless that, this is a somewhat low-stakes return.

📺 What we are observing Monday

(All occasions ET)

🏀 No. 7 Tennessee vs. Syracuse, 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Gonzaga, 5 p.m. on ESPN2
⚽ Trinidad and Tobago vs. USMNT, 7 p.m. on TNT
🏈 Eagles at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. on ABC/ESPN
🏀 UCLA vs. No. 4 Marquette, 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2