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The Football Five 🏈
Good morning to everybody however particularly to…
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CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY AND THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
When the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey, the most important query was, “How a lot can a working again actually elevate San Francisco’s title hopes?” Now the query is, “What cannot CMC do?”
McCaffrey threw for a landing, caught a landing and ran for a landing because the 49ers continued their domination of the Rams in a 31-14 win. That places him in some uncommon firm:
Here’s what else occurred:
Jimmy Garoppolo performed one in all his finest and best video games, finishing 21 of 25 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns. His second — to George Kittle behind the tip zone — was completely good.The Rams solely produced 223 yards, and 49ers stars Fred Warner and Nick Bosa each bought sacks on Matthew Stafford.The 49ers have gained eight of the final 9 conferences between these groups. The solely loss, after all, was in final season’s NFC Championship recreation.
McCaffrey and the 49ers earned an A+ in our weekly grades, writes NFL reporter Bryan DeArdo.
DeArdo: “Despite sharing a area with the reigning Super Bowl MVP, Christian McCaffrey was the difference-maker on this recreation. He ran for 94 yards on 18 carries and a rating, caught eight passes for 55 yards and a landing whereas additionally throwing his second profession landing go. McCaffrey helps 49ers normal supervisor John Lynch’s case as this 12 months’s NFL Executive of the Year. McCaffrey’s presence undoubtedly made issues simpler for Jimmy Garoppolo.”
Making issues worse for Los Angeles, Cooper Kupp injured his ankle late within the contest. Kupp says it is not critical.
Honorable mentions
And not such a great morning for…
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THE GREEN BAY PACKERS
It’s been some time since we have seen Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on any such dropping streak. It’s been even longer since we noticed their offense look the way in which it did… if we have ever seen it look this manner.
Green Bay misplaced, 27-17, in Buffalo on Sunday. It’s their fourth loss in a row, tying Rodgers’ second-longest as a starter. Losing to the Bills — the Super Bowl favourite — is nothing to be ashamed about. It’s how the Packers seemed that was eye-opening.
With a 3-5 report, Rodgers is off to the worst eight-game begin to a season in his profession.Despite taking part in catch-up almost the entire evening, Rodgers completed the evening with simply 19 completions.Only eight of these went to large receivers — his fewest in a loss during which he performed the entire recreation since 2015.Through three quarters, the Packers had 11 completions and 27 rushes. That’s the biggest distinction ever in a recreation began by Rodgers.
To see a staff with the two-time reigning MVP quarterback turn out to be so run-heavy is fairly wild, and it tells us that Green Bay merely would not belief its passing recreation. The Packers’ objective, seemingly, was to attempt to grind out sufficient first downs at a deliberate tempo to maintain Josh Allen and firm on the sideline. And it labored, to an extent: Green Bay ran for over 200 yards and had over seven extra minutes of possession.
It’s not a foul technique for those who’re really outmatched at most positions and easily attempting to maintain the sport inside attain and hope for some fortunate breaks. Last evening confirmed the Packers seen themselves as that — a staff clearly not near the Bills’ degree.
World Series: Phillies, Astros tied heading into Game 3 ⚾
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A Phillies-Astros World Series matchup promised to offer us loads of leisure, and thru two video games, neither facet has allow us to down. Philadelphia and Houston cut up the primary two video games in Houston, and the sequence shifts to Philly tonight.
Game 3 is tonight, with Lance McCullers Jr. and Noah Syndergaard because the starters. Philadelphia is 5-0 at dwelling this postseason.
College soccer recap: Ohio State, Tennessee go robust assessments 🏈
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Two undefeated groups — Ohio State and Tennessee — took on ranked groups this weekend, and each emerged with their good report intact. They did it in very other ways, although.
In Happy Valley, Ohio State trailed with beneath 9 minutes remaining earlier than coming again after which some, beating Penn State, 44-31.
Trailing 21-16 with 8:51 left, TreVeyon Henderson scored a 41-yard landing run to offer the Buckeyes the lead. Then J.T. Tuimoloau sacked Sean Clifford and compelled and recovered a fumble. C.J. Stroud discovered Cade Stover for a 24-yard landing on the very subsequent play, and the Buckeyes by no means seemed again.Stroud (354 passing yards, one landing), Henderson (78 dashing yards, two touchdowns) and Marvin Harrison Jr. (10 receptions, 185 yards) all put up large numbers, however…Tuimoloau was the undisputed star: two sacks, two interceptions, one fumble pressured, one fumble recovered.Tuimoloau is the one participant this century to register that stat line in a recreation. His pick-six late within the fourth put the sport away.
It was a much less nerve-racking day in Knoxville, the place Tennessee took it to Kentucky, 44-6. Hendon Hooker threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for an additional because the Volunteers posted their largest win within the rivalry since 2000.
That mixture of outcomes means we’ve a uncommon tie for No. 2 in the most recent AP Poll: Ohio State and Tennessee are tied behind No. 1 Georgia, and which means this coming weekend’s Georgia-Tennessee recreation would be the twenty fifth regular-season recreation ever between AP No. 1 and No. 2. Here’s the whole AP Top 25.
As for the whole lot else…
Jake Paul defeats Anderson Silva by unanimous resolution, strikes to 6-0 🥊
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Jake Paul, the social media star turned boxer, improved his profession report to 6-0 with a unanimous resolution victory over former UFC standout Anderson Silva. Paul, 25, knocked down Silva, 47, within the eighth and remaining spherical to assist safe the win.
While Paul has had bother getting folks to take him critically within the ring because of the nature of his opponents, Silva was his finest competitors but and confirmed simply how a lot Paul has improved, writes our boxing knowledgeable Brent Brookhouse.
Brookhouse: “What resulted from that check was Paul’s finest efficiency but. No, there was no highlight-reel knockout just like the one which despatched former NBA participant Nate Robinson into hiding or that left Tyron Woodley mendacity face down within the middle of the ring. But Silva’s distinctive fashion, measurement and tempo pressured Paul to continually make changes and survive some harmful conditions.”
For the entire outcomes — together with Le’Veon Bell dropping — click on right here.
What we’re watching Monday 📺
🏀 Pacers at Nets, 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV
⚾ Astros at Phillies, 8:03 p.m. on FOX
🏈 Bengals at Browns, 8:15 p.m. on ESPN
