Payments hand Chiefs first loss; Chargers outlast Bengals; Georgia stays alive; Jake Paul-Mike Tyson disappoints

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🏈 The Soccer 5

1. If you have not watched the Chargers given their low preseason expectations or their lack of nationwide video games or no matter, I hope you watched final evening. Justin Herbert led a jaw-dropping ultimate drive, capped by J.Okay. Dobbins‘ 29-yard landing dash, to present Los Angeles a thrilling 34-27 win over the Bengals. The Chargers led 27-6 greater than midway by the third quarter earlier than Joe Burrow introduced Cincinnati all the best way again. However Evan McPherson missed two late subject targets, and Herbert, Dobbins and Ladd McConkey had the final snigger. What an incredible recreation.
2. Geno Smith scrambled in from 13 yards out with 12 seconds left to carry the Seahawks to a 20-17 win over the 49ers. San Francisco misplaced Nick Bosa to an oblique injury, and Seattle scored twice after he exited. All 4 NFC West groups are inside a recreation of one another, and Jeff Kerr says San Francisco’s playoff chances are in grave danger.
3. This Broncos protection is legit, and Bo Nix may simply be figuring it out, too. Nix threw for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns, and the Denver protection overwhelmed Kirk Cousins in a 38-6 romp over the Falcons. Denver was one in all two groups to earn an “A+” in John Breech’s weekly grades.
4. Scorigami! The Lions blasted the hapless Jaguars, 52-6, the first such score in NFL history. Jared Goff threw for 412 yards and 4 touchdowns within the largest win in franchise historical past. Talking of historical past, Doug Pederson‘s time in Jacksonville may simply be historical past. There are big moves on the horizon in accordance with CBS Sports activities NFL Insider Jonathan Jones, and Pederson seems pretty resigned to his likely fate. Detroit, sadly, lost another key defender.
5. The Packers beat the Bears, 20-19, due to a last-second blocked subject aim, simply as Inexperienced Bay particular groups coordinator Wealthy Bisaccia apparently predicted the night before the game. 

🏈 Good morning to all, however particularly to …

THE BUFFALO BILLS AND THE 1972 DOLPHINS

Pop the champagne, 1972 Dolphins! (Larry Csonka already did.) There will likely be no undefeated groups this season after the Payments beat the Chiefs, 30-21. When the Payments wanted Josh Allen to be a superhero, he completely delivered, rumbling for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth-and-2 with simply over two minutes left. Jim Nantz referred to as it the “play of the year.”

I am so impressed with Buffalo’s offense, with Allen main all of it. James Cook dinner has grow to be a a lot better, extra bodily runner, Amari Cooper made a few huge catches, and Khalil Shakir is the constant security blanket.

I am additionally so impressed by Sean McDermott going for that fourth-and-2. What number of occasions have we seen groups settle late, just for Patrick Mahomes to interrupt their hearts? Buffalo relied on its finest participant to make a play, and he delivered. He’s now the MVP favorite, and that iconic play is perhaps the defining one if he wins it.

And let’s not overlook about this protection, which picked off Mahomes on his first go (Taylor Rapp) and final go (Terrel Bernard) of the sport.

After all, time will tell if Buffalo can lastly beat Kansas Metropolis within the playoffs, however for now, Buffalo can take pleasure in a formidable all-around efficiency.

… AND ALSO THE NO. 12 GEORGIA BULLDOGS

Seems these ‘Dawgs nonetheless have some dawg left in them. No. 12 Georgia beat No. 7 Tennessee, 31-17, a vital win for the Bulldogs’ playoff aspirations. Not solely did Carson Beck lastly bounce again, however the Bulldogs prevented a 3rd loss that will have nearly definitely pushed them out of playoff competition.

Georgia was exterior the bracket in final week’s reveal. However now, Kirby Sensible‘s crew have given the committee all the proof they need that they belong, Dennis Dodd writes.

• Dodd: “The Dawgs’ desperation was the mom of motivation. They fell behind 10-0, completed on a 31-7 run, and restored religion in themselves. … Ultimately, that coronary heart Sensible had snatched from his chest? It was beating within the bosom of a real Dawg. There was that a lot redemption Saturday evening at Sanford Stadium.”

Georgia moved as much as the No. 7 seed in Jerry Palm’s projected playoff.

👍 Honorable mentions

🏈 And never such a very good morning for …

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS

If the Ravens ever wish to hit their Tremendous Bowl-caliber ceiling, they’d higher work out repair the holes of their flooring. Baltimore lost to Pittsburgh, 18-16, an all-too-familiar end result — the Steelers have gained eight of the final 9 between the 2 — due to all-too-familiar errors. Making issues worse, the Steelers took the AFC North lead with the win.

Lamar Jackson threw a landing to Zay Flowers with simply over a minute left, however a discombobulated two-point conversion try went nowhere, capping a protracted listing of errors.

• Justin Tucker missed two extra subject targets as his stunning struggles continued. It was a stark juxtaposition to Chris Boswell nailing six subject targets for Pittsburgh.
• Derrick Henry and Isaiah Possible each fumbled, gifting the Steelers two brief fields, and Justice Hill had a possible catch wrestled away from him by Payton Wilson for an interception.
• The Ravens had 12 penalties for 80 yards, with damaging miscues on either side of the ball.

So listed below are the Ravens, who’ve an MVP candidate quarterback, a wonderful working again, a terrific run protection and … solely a 7-4 file. They’ve dedicated probably the most penalties within the NFL by a large margin. All 4 of their losses are by a single possession. They merely make too many errors, too typically.

The Steelers are the alternative. This was the second time this season they gained with out scoring a landing. They’re solely the second group within the final 20 years with a number of touchdown-less wins in a season. Bryan DeArdo explains why Pittsburgh belongs among the top tier.

👎 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 School soccer recap: BYU’s magic runs out, Oregon survives, LSU falling aside

No. 6 BYU fell from the ranks of the unbeatens Saturday, dropping to Kansas, 17-13. The Cougars had pulled out a number of miracles en path to a 9-0 begin, however this time, they have been on the fallacious finish of a fourth-quarter rally.

However, No. 17 Colorado continued its surge with a 49-24 thumping of Utah, and Travis Hunter continued his surge to a possible Heisman Trophy. Sure, he even struck the pose after nabbing an interception. He additionally had 55 yards receiving and a landing speeding. The Buffaloes are right in the Big 12 title hunt and are in Jerry Palm’s projected playoff.

And I wager you by no means thought you’d see this: Will Backus wonders if Colorado is the country’s most underrated team.

On the opposite aspect of issues, we’ve No. 22 LSU. The Tigers misplaced to Florida, 27-16, in yet one more embarrassing scene for Brian Kelly, who appeared to name Chris Hilton Jr. “uncoachable” before getting yelled at by star receiver Kyren Lacy. It is all ugly, and LSU — loser of three straight — could be very a lot on the fallacious aspect of Shehan Jeyarajah’s winners and losers.

This is extra:

🥊 Jon Jones defends UFC heavyweight title; Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in dud

Jon Jones defended his heavyweight title at UFC 309 on Saturday, knocking out Stipe Miocic with a vicious spinning back kick to the body within the third spherical. Miocic crumpled, and with Jones wailing away, the referee halted issues. After the combat, Miocic, 42, retired.

Jones simply wins — he has a UFC-record 16 victories in title bouts — and the truth that he is doing it at 37 years old as a heavyweight adds to his legacy, Brian Campbell writes. Elsewhere on the cardboard, Charles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler, and Bo Nickal outlasted Paul Craig.

One evening earlier, Jake Paul simply defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous determination. Paul is 27, Tyson is 58, and after two considerably entertaining rounds, that age hole confirmed, and the combat predictably reduced to a slog.

Stars throughout the sporting world trashed the fight on social media, Drake and Conor McGregor lost a lot of money, and just about everybody was a loser aside from Paul and Tyson, who scored major paydays.

Was there symbolism of an growing old champ attempting to seize one final second of glory … and all of us watching, possibly hoping for a similar? Completely. Tyson positive was grateful for the experience.

However in the long run, it felt like a huge waste of time, Brian writes.

• Campbell: “Whether or not it was Paul displaying a merciful aspect, Paul being too afraid of Tyson countering or, worse, the 2 having some type of pre-fight (and even silent) settlement to not end the opposite one off, Paul’s determination to hold Tyson took any remaining air left within the balloon and fully turned the occasion right into a sham.”

As disappointing as that was, the co-main occasion of Katie Taylor defeating Amanda Serrano was sensational, the follow-up to their sensational 2022 bout. So at the least we received that.

📺 What we’re watching Monday

🏀 Rockets at Bucks, 8 p.m. on NBA TV
⚽ USMNT vs. Jamaica, 8 p.m. on truTV/TNT
🏈 Texans at Cowboys, 8:15 p.m. on ABC/ESPN
🏀 No. 4 Gonzaga at San Diego State, 10 p.m. on CBS Sports activities Community
🏀 Warriors at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. on NBA TV