NFL Transactions 11-22-22

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November 22, 2022

The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, November 22. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS
WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)
ARIZONA
Ward, Jonathan	RB	Central Michigan
From Reserve/Injured
CINCINNATI
Prince, Isaiah	T	Ohio State
INDIANAPOLIS
Denbow, Trevor	DB	Southern Methodist
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Henderson, Darrell	RB	Memphis
Hollins, Justin	LB	Oregon
CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Wednesday, 11/23/22
TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM
CINCINNATI
Thomas, Mike	WR	Southern Mississippi
DENVER
Gordon, Melvin	RB	Wisconsin
NEW ENGLAND
Taylor, J.J.	RB	Arizona
NEW ORLEANS
Durant, Yasir	G	Missouri
Thompson, Bryce	DB	Tennessee
TENNESSEE
Lambo, Josh	K	Texas A&M

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS
FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
ATLANTA
Neuzil, Ryan	G	Appalachian State
From Atlanta Practice Squad
CINCINNATI
Irwin, Trenton	WR	Stanford
From Cincinnati Practice Squad
CLEVELAND
Mancz, Greg	C	Toledo
DENVER
Allen, Dakota	LB	Texas Tech
From Cleveland Practice Squad
INDIANAPOLIS
Kareem, Khalid	DE	Notre Dame
From Cincinnati Practice Squad
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Dicker, Cameron	P	Texas
From Los Angeles Chargers Practice Squad
NEW ENGLAND
McDermott, Conor	T	UCLA
From New York Jets Practice Squad
NEW YORK GIANTS
Cager, Lawrence	TE	Georgia
From New York Giants Practice Squad
RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS
CLEVELAND
Pocic, Ethan	C	Louisiana State
Reserve/Injured
DENVER
Edmonds, Chase	RB	Fordham
Reserve/Injured
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Hopkins, Dustin	K	Florida State
Reserve/Injured
WASHINGTON
Eifler, Milo	LB	Illinois
Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS
ADDITIONS
ATLANTA
Reid, John	DB	Penn State
Exception
CAROLINA
Mosby, Arron	LB	Fresno State
CHICAGO
Borders, Breon	DB	Duke
Veteran
CLEVELAND
Bolden, Bubba	DB	Miami
Holden, Will	T	Vanderbilt
Veteran
DENVER
McAllister, Tyreik	RB	Charleston, W. Va.
Wilborn, Ray	LB	Ball State
HOUSTON
Ross, D’Angelo	DB	New Mexico
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Doss, Keelan	WR	California-Davis
MINNESOTA
Whitley, Benton	DE	Holy Cross
NEW YORK GIANTS
Vannett, Nick	TE	Ohio State
Veteran
NEW YORK JETS
Spencer, Marquiss	DE	Mississippi State
REVERSIONS FROM ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST
ARIZONA
Dogbe, Michael	DE	Temple
Williams, Maxx	TE	Minnesota
SAN FRANCISCO
McGill, T.Y.	DT	North Carolina State
CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB
ARIZONA
Delance, Jean	T	Florida
Dogbe, Michael	DE	Temple
ATLANTA
Key, Devon	DB	Western Kentucky
CAROLINA
King, D’Eriq	QB	Miami
DENVER
Langi, Harvey	LB	Brigham Young
INDIANAPOLIS
Adams, Tyrell	LB	West Georgia
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Blanton, Kendall	TE	Missouri
PHILADELPHIA
Tate, Auden	WR	Florida State
Williams, Jarrid	T	Miami
PITTSBURGH
Wilson, Quincy	DB	Florida
CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER
ATLANTA
Neuzil, Ryan	G	Appalachian State
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
CINCINNATI
Irwin, Trenton	WR	Stanford
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
Kareem, Khalid	DE	Notre Dame
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
CLEVELAND
Allen, Dakota	LB	Texas Tech
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Dicker, Cameron	P	Texas
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
NEW YORK GIANTS
Cager, Lawrence	TE	Georgia
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
NEW YORK JETS
McDermott, Conor	T	UCLA
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS
RETURNED TO PRACTICE
SEATTLE
Rhattigan, Jon	LB	Army
Remains on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
TENNESSEE
Shudak, Caleb	K	Iowa
Remains on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
WASHINGTON
Eifler, Milo	LB	Illinois
Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
DE-ACTIVATIONS (All are 11/21)
ARIZONA
Dimukeje, Victor	LB	Duke
Ertz, Zach	TE	Stanford
Garcia, Max	G	Florida
Humphries, D.J.	T	Florida
Luketa, Jesse	LB	Penn State
Murphy, Byron	DB	Washington
Murray, Kyler	QB	Oklahoma
SAN FRANCISCO
Armstead, Arik	DT	Oregon
Davis-Price, Tyrion	RB	Louisiana State
Ebukam, Samson	DE	Eastern Washington
Robinson, Curtis	LB	Stanford
Turay, Kemoko	DE	Rutgers
Zakelj, Nick	G	Fordham

The Starting 11 — NFL celebrates Madden’s incomparable legacy

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November 22, 2022

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The Starting 11 — NFL celebrates Madden’s incomparable legacy

Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving in the National Football League without Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN MADDEN.
After the iconic coach, broadcaster and entertainment pioneer passed away late last year, the league determined that Thanksgiving was the best way to truly honor one of its most impactful individuals and preserve his legacy in perpetuity.
The inaugural “John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration” this week will feature special broadcast tributes during respective Thanksgiving games on CBS, FOX and NBC. Additionally, each network will select a “Madden Player of the Game,” who will receive a $10,000 donation in their name from the NFL Foundation to the youth or high school football program of their choice.
And to honor Madden in this week’s Starting 11, the league remembers the pro football legend through 11 of his most memorable quotes…
1. ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE: “Since 1981, I’ve spent every Thanksgiving Day broadcasting a game, and it is one of my favorite days. You can say, ‘Woe is me, I never get to be part of the tradition,’ or you can say, ‘Heck, we’ve got our own tradition, and it’s pretty good.’”

Traditions were important to Madden. Whether honoring the game, family, the turducken dish he discovered in New Orleans and shared with his bus drivers, colleagues and friends, or the NFL’s long history of playing on Thanksgiving, time-honored celebrations were held in high regard by the Pro Football Hall of Famer.
And another tradition that surely would’ve made Madden proud is the NFL’s long trend of teams overcoming down years and rebounding to make the playoffs. Two teams in that category will meet on Thanksgiving Day at AT&T Stadium (4:30 PM ET, FOX), when the NEW YORK GIANTS (7-3) visit the DALLAS COWBOYS (7-3). In each of the last 32 seasons (1990-2021), at least four teams annually have reached the playoffs after failing to make the postseason the previous year. In 2021, Dallas was one of seven teams that earned playoff berths after missing the postseason the year before. This season, the Giants have put themselves in prime position to join that group.
Madden and longtime broadcast partner Pat Summerall were in the Texas Stadium booth for CBS the last time the Giants met the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 1992.

2. NUMBER OF THE WEEK – 99: “Sometimes we think video games are just games for kids, and then once they get out of grammar school or high school, they never play again. But that’s when they really start playing.”

Madden helped create one of the most exclusive groups in sports: The 99 Club, made up of those players with a 99 rating in the Madden NFL video game.
One current member of that club, defensive end MYLES GARRETT, will meet a recent 99 overall member, quarterback TOM BRADY, when TAMPA BAY (5-5) travels to CLEVELAND (3-7). Sunday’s game at FirstEnergy Stadium (1:00 PM ET, FOX) also features Browns running back NICK CHUBB, who currently carries a 98 Madden rating. In real life, Chubb has the second-highest career rushing average (5.3 yards per carry) in NFL history (minimum 1,000 attempts).
Other current members of the 99 Club are Raiders wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS, Rams defensive lineman AARON DONALD and 49ers tackle TRENT WILLIAMS.

3. CONVICTION AND HUMILITY: “Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.”

Three players that epitomize those qualities and certainly would’ve impressed Madden in 2022 will meet on Sunday when BALTIMORE (7-3) squares off with JACKSONVILLE (3-7) at TIAA Bank Field (1:00 PM ET, CBS). Quarterback LAMAR JACKSON has first-place Baltimore in position to reach the playoffs for the third time in his four seasons as the Ravens’ starter. Meanwhile, the Jaguars’ TREVOR LAWRENCE has shown remarkable improvement, having already passed for more touchdowns than his rookie season. Additionally, in four of his past five games, Lawrence has not thrown an interception. Jacksonville running back TRAVIS ETIENNE has averaged 120.0 scrimmage yards per game since Week 7. Only TONY POLLARD and DERRICK HENRY have higher averages over the past five weeks in the NFL.

4. MADDEN SPOTLIGHT – INDIVIDUAL MATCHUP: “Football isn’t nuclear physics, but it’s not so simple that you can make it simple. It takes some explaining to get it across.”

Remembered as one of the best teachers in football history, Madden became the first American sports broadcaster to use a telestrator during the Super Bowl XVI broadcast on CBS, as the 49ers defeated the Bengals, 26-21. He certainly would’ve used that telestrator this week to explain the chess match at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX) when SAN FRANCISCO (6-4) hosts NEW ORLEANS (4-7).
Saints wide receiver CHRIS OLAVE has 51 receptions for 760 yards, both first among NFL rookies.
San Francisco safety TALANOA HUFANGA, a big reason the 49ers have shut out opponents in the second half of each of their past three games, has emerged as a leader in the San Francisco secondary.

5. MADDEN SPOTLIGHT – TEAM MATCHUP: “Discipline is knowing what you’re supposed to do and doing it as best you can.”

Don’t expect a lot of laundry on the field when the LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-7) visit the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-2) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX). The Rams rank second in the league with just 4.3 penalties per game while the Chiefs (5.1) are tied for the fourth fewest.
In the last meeting between the clubs (Week 11, 2018), the Rams defeated the Chiefs, 54-51, the first game in NFL history in which each team reached 50 points. In the third-highest-scoring game (105 combined points) of all-time, the two clubs combined for 1,001 total yards of offense.

6. THAT’S A LOUD DEFENSE: “You got one guy going BOOM, one guy going WHACK, and one guy not getting in the end zone.”

The WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (6-5) have won five of their last six games heading into Sunday’s matchup with the ATLANTA FALCONS (5-6) at FedExField (1:00 PM ET, FOX). Over that stretch, since Week 6, the Commanders rank second in the league in goal-to-go defense, allowing touchdowns on just 45.5 percent of opponents’ goal-to-go possessions. Washington linebacker JAMIN DAVIS is tied for second in the NFL with six goal-to-go tackles this season.

7. DRESSING FOR SUCCESS: “It’s a lot easier to get a suit than it is to get a coach.”

When Pro Football Hall of Famer AL DAVIS hired Madden as Raiders head coach in 1969, Madden was just 32 years old. So, naturally, he would’ve been impressed with the effort of another rookie head coach, Minnesota’s KEVIN O’CONNELL.
This week, O’Connell and the MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-2) host BILL BELICHICK and the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-4) on Thanksgiving night (8:20 PM ET, NBC). Belichick earlier this season surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer GEORGE HALAS for the second-most wins in NFL history, including the postseason.
O’Connell has an opportunity to join a significant group of rookie head coaches. In the NFL’s previous 102 seasons, only 22 individuals have won at least nine of their first 11 games as an NFL head coach, a list that includes Madden (nine in 1969) and Halas (nine in 1920).

8. GOODS & PROVISIONS READY TO GO: “Don’t worry about the horse being blind; just load the wagon.”

The DETROIT LIONS (4-6) have won three straight and enter Thanksgiving against the BUFFALO BILLS (7-3) in second place in the NFC North. Running back JAMAAL WILLIAMS leads the NFL with 12 rushing touchdowns, the most by a Lions player since Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS had 16 in 1991. Head coach DAN CAMPBELL and his club are bidding for the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2016.

9. MUSIC CITY, MEADOWLANDS PATIOS COULD BE CROWDED: “If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.”

Tennessee’s DERRICK HENRY leads the NFL in both carries (230) and rushing yards (1,010) this season. In last week’s win, he became the fifth running back all-time with at least 10 rushing touchdowns in five consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (nine consecutive seasons) as well as ADRIAN PETERSON (seven), SHAUN ALEXANDER (five) and MICHAEL TURNER (five). TENNESSEE (7-3) hosts CINCINNATI (6-4) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) in a rematch of a thrilling 2021 AFC Divisional playoff game.
Meanwhile, CHICAGO (3-8) visits the NEW YORK JETS (6-4) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX). Since Madden led the Raiders to a Super Bowl title in 1976, only two teams have averaged more than 200 rushing yards per game: The 2019 BALTIMORE RAVENS (206.0) and the 1977 CHICAGO BEARS (200.8). The 2022 CHICAGO BEARS (197.9) have a chance to join that group, led by quarterback JUSTIN FIELDS, who last week became the second player in the Super Bowl era with at least one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown in five consecutive games, joining KYLER MURRAY (five consecutive games in 2020).

10. THIS WEEK IN MADDEN HISTORY: Nov. 28, 1976 (46 years ago) – Future Pro Football Hall of Famers KEN STABLER and CLIFF BRANCH connect on a 35-yard touchdown as the Raiders dominate Tampa Bay in a 49-16 victory. The Raiders go on to win their next five games, including Super Bowl XI over Minnesota. From the start of that ’76 season through Oct. 9, 1977, Madden and Stabler would lead the Raiders to wins in 20 of 21 games, including the postseason … “I’ve often said, ‘If I had one drive to win a game to this day, and I had a quarterback to pick, I would pick Kenny.’ Snake was a lot cooler than I was. He was a perfect quarterback and a perfect Raider. When you think about the Raiders, you think about Ken Stabler.”
11. HIGH-CALORIC AROMAS: “The only things that smell good are fat and sugar. Tofu being boiled doesn’t smell good. Anything that smells good is fattening.”

The franchise that drafted Madden in 1958, the Philadelphia Eagles, certainly would’ve impressed him this season, especially with the team’s play on the offensive line. Philadelphia has started the same five offensive linemen – LANDON DICKERSON, LANE JOHNSON, JASON KELCE, JORDAN MAILATA and ISAAC SEUMALO – in nine of its 10 games, losing just one start due to injury.
This week, PHILADELPHIA (9-1) hosts GREEN BAY (4-7) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC).

WEEK 12 NFL SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern)

Thursday, November 24	Buffalo at Detroit (Thanksgiving)	CBS	12:30
	New York Giants at Dallas (Thanksgiving)	FOX	4:30
	New England at Minnesota (Thanksgiving)	NBC	8:20
Sunday, November 27	Denver at Carolina	FOX	1:00
	Tampa Bay at Cleveland	FOX	1:00
	Baltimore at Jacksonville	CBS	1:00
	Houston at Miami	CBS	1:00
	Chicago at New York Jets	FOX	1:00
	Cincinnati at Tennessee	CBS	1:00
	Atlanta at Washington	FOX	1:00
	Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona	CBS	4:05
	Las Vegas at Seattle	CBS	4:05
	Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City	FOX	4:25
	New Orleans at San Francisco	FOX	4:25
	Green Bay at Philadelphia	NBC	8:20
Monday, November 28	Pittsburgh at Indianapolis	ESPN	8:15

CFB: Week 13 Conference Notes: Mid-American Conference (MAC)

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November 22, 2022

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CFB: Week 13 Conference Notes: Mid-American Conference (MAC)

THIS WEEK IN THE MAC

Tuesday, November 22

Ball State at Miami, 7 pm ET (ESPN+)
Bowling Green at Ohio, 7 pm ET (ESPNU)

Friday, November 25

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, Noon ET (CBSSN)
Toledo at Western Michigan, Noon ET (ESPNU)

Saturday, November 26

Kent State at Buffalo, 1 pm ET (ESPN+)
Akron at NIU, 1:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm CT (ESPN3)

2 MINUTE DRILL
• Matt McDonald’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Ta’ron Keith with just nine seconds left in the game lifted Bowling Green to a 42-35 win over Toledo on Tuesday night (Nov. 15). With the win, the Falcons (6-5, 5-2 MAC) are still in the hunt for the MAC East Division title, became bowl eligible and won at Toledo for the first time since 2008. This marks the first time since 2015 that Bowling Green is bowl-eligible.

• Redshirt junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke went 12-for-16 with one touchdown in 169 yards, while redshirt sophomore quarterback CJ Harris took over just before halftime, going 5-for-8 with 34 yards in the air as Ohio (8-3, 6-1 MAC) topped Ball State, 32-18. Graduate student wide receiver Sam Wiglusz led the receivers with one touchdown on 80 yards while junior wide receiver Jacoby Jones recorded 87 yards on five receptions.

• Eastern Michigan used a dominant second half to lift itself to a 31-24, MAC cross divisional victory over Kent State. Down 17-7 at half, EMU
(7-4, 4-3 MAC) used a 24-0 second-half spurt to take control of the game and seal the victory. The Eagles were led by senior QB Taylor Powell, who tossed for a career-high 315 yards on 30-of-39 passing and three TD’s. Defensively, senior defensive end Jose Ramirez finished with a team-high seven tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss.

• Aveon Smith threw for 185 yards and one touchdown and added 105 yards on the ground and two scores as the RedHawks downed the Northern Illinois Huskies 29-23 on Wednesday evening at Huskie Stadium. With the win, Miami improves to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in Mid-American Conference.

• The Victory Cannon is coming back to Western Michigan University as the Broncos defeated Central Michigan, 12-10, on the road at a snowy Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Wednesday night. WMU’s Sean Tyler had a career-high 177 yards on the ground on 26 carries to lead the way for the Broncos in the win.

MAC NOTES
Headed To The ‘Ship
Toledo (7-4, 5-2 MAC) has already clinched a share of the MAC West Division title and a trip to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit on Dec. 3. The Rockets secured their trip to Ford Field thanks to a 28-21 victory over Ball State on Nov. 8 and a loss by Western Michigan a day later. Toledo has now won or shared 12 MAC West Division crowns. This will be Toledo’s seventh appearance in the MAC Championship Game and first since 2017. Toledo is 3-3 all-time in the MCG.

East Division Scenarios
With an Ohio win over Bowling Green … Ohio (7-1) will be the outright East Division Champion and will head to the MAC Football Championship Game. With a BGSU win over Ohio + Kent State win over Buffalo… Bowling Green (6-2) and Ohio (6-2) will share the East Division title and Bowling Green will advance to the MAC Football Championship Game due to its head-to-head win against vs. Ohio.

Tiebreaker Scenario Using Uneven Number of Games Policy
With a BGSU win over Ohio + Buffalo win over Kent State Bowling Green 6-2 (.750) Ohio 6-2 (.750) Buffalo 5-2 (.714)

First tiebreaker: Head-to-Head record amongst tied teams
a) All three teams split the head-to-head series during the regular season (1-1) Second tiebreaker: Winning percentage vs. ranked division opponents (top to bottom vs. East Division common opponents)
b) Bowling Green, Buffalo and Ohio each defeated Miami (1.000)
c) Bowling Green & Ohio lost to Kent State (.000), while Buffalo would have defeated Kent State (1.000) in this tiebreaker scenario.
d) Buffalo wins tiebreaker and will advance to MAC Football Championship Game

Goin’ Bowlin’
Toledo: Toledo is bowl eligible for the 13th consecutive season, the longest streak in the MAC. The Rockets have reached bowl eligibility every year since 2010.

Ohio: Ohio’s 45-24 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday (Nov. 1) marked their sixth victory of the season, making them bowl eligible. The Bobcats’ last bowl was the 2019 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where Ohio defeated Nevada 30-21.

Eastern Michigan: The Eagles are headed to the postseason for the sixth time in program history, and the fifth under ninth-year Head Coach Chris Creighton, that the team has qualified to play in a bowl game. Moreover, it marks bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive year (excluding the COVID-19, 2020 season), which is a program record.

Bowling Green: The Falcons are bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015 after Tuesday’s (Nov. 15) dramatic 42-35 win over Toledo. Currently BGSU has the most season wins (6) and MAC wins (5) since 2015 when BGSU went 10-4 overall and 7-1 in MAC play.

Have a Night, Bert Emanuel Jr.
Last Wednesday, Bert Emanuel Jr. rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries for a 12.2 yards per carry average. The 293 yards rank as the fourth most rushing yards in a single game in school history and set a school-record for most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback. The last time a Chippewa player rushed for 200 or more yards was Lew Nichols (219 yards) at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021. The 293 rushing yards are the most by any FBS Quarterback since 2019.

UB’s Fuqua Named National Defensive Player of the Week Buffalo safety Marcus Fuqua was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week following his standout performance against Toledo. He’s the first UB player to ever earn the honor. The junior had a career-high three interceptions against the Rockets to become just the fourth UB player to record three interceptions in a game. Fuqua leads the MAC and is tied for the FBS lead with five interceptions. He was named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season following his performance against Toledo.

Not 1, Not 2, Not 3 …
Sophomore cornerback Quinyon Mitchell was named the Walter Camp Football Bowl Subdivision National Defensive Player of the Week following his four-interception performance in Toledo’s 52-32 victory at Northern Illinois on Oct. 8. Mitchell returned two of his three first-half interceptions for touchdowns as Toledo bolted out to a 35-7 lead at the break. Mitchell snuffed out a potential NIU touchdown by grabbing his third pick of the half in the NIU end zone on a pass from three-yard line with 16 seconds left. He gathered up his fourth pick of the game in the third quarter, a diving catch on NIU’s opening drive of the half, giving him four interceptions in slightly more than 30 minutes of play. The four interceptions were the first four of Mitchell’s career, tied the school record set back in 1950, and was the first time a Rocket had two pick sixes in one game. Mitchell is the second Toledo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors. Safety DeJuan Rogers earned the award following the Rockets’ upset of No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12, 2015.

Ramirez Earns National Recognition
Eastern Michigan senior defensive lineman Jose Ramirez has garnered national acclaim after a career-best performance against Western Michigan University Saturday, Oct. 8. Ramirez was named the Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week as well as the EastWest Shrine Bowl’s Breakout Defensive Player of the Week. Ramirez made history Saturday when he recorded a career-high 4.0 sacks against Western Michigan en route to a 45-23 victory over the Broncos. The sack total is a single-game record at Eastern Michigan, and is the second-best individual performance in the NCAA this season.

Flashes of Brilliance
The Kent State Golden Flashes re-wrote the program record books and held off a feisty Ohio Bobcats squad in a thrilling 31-24 overtime victory on a homecoming Saturday at Dix Stadium. The Flashes rolled up 736 yards of offense in the game, the second-most in school history and the second-most this season in an FBS game. Kent State also became the ONLY team in FBS HISTORY to have a 240 yard rushers (Marquez Cooper) and 40 yard receiver (Dante Cephas) in the same game.

B1G Wins
The MAC has won a regular season game vs. Big Ten opponents in each of the last 16 consecutive seasons (2006-2022*) the longest streak in MAC history. Miami’s 17-14 win at Northwestern on Sept. 24, 2022 extended the streak. During this 16-year stretch, MAC teams have defeated 12 different Big Ten programs—Illinois (4); Indiana (5); Iowa (3); Maryland (1); Michigan (1); Michigan State (1); Minnesota (3); Nebraska (1); Northwestern (4); Penn State (1); Purdue (6) and Rutgers (2) for a total of 32 wins during this stretch. Miami (14), Bowling Green (9), Toledo (6), Central Michigan (6) and Northern Illinois (6) have the most wins vs. Big Ten opponents. *The MAC did play any non-conference games in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Say Cheez
Eastern Michigan was named the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week following the Eagles 30-21 win over Arizona State on Sept. 17, as selected by the FWAA. EMU’s win over the Sun Devils marked the first regular season win for a MAC school over a Pac12 opponent. It also marked the first time that EMU earned Team of the Week honors and the first for a MAC school since Buffalo on Nov. 28, 2020. The Eagles became only the sixth MAC school to win the award since it debuted in 2002. EMU’s Evans Named Doak Walker Running Back of the Week Eastern Michigan running back Samson Evans exploded through the Arizona State defense, rushing for 258 yards on 36 carries in the win. His career-best numbers for carries and yards that led to the first regular-season win for a MAC school over a Pac-12 opponent earned Evans the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week honors.

Six Named As Campbell Trophy Semifinalists
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) proudly announced the 156 semifinalists for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award. The impressive list of candidates boasts an impressive 3.62 average GPA, with more than half of the semifinalists having already earned their bachelor’s degrees. Among those listed were a total of six student-athletes from the MAC.
• Bowling Green’s Matt McDonald (QB)
• Buffalo’s Alex McNulty (K)
• Central Michigan’s Robi Stuart (DL)
• Eastern Michigan’s Dylan Drummond (WR)
• NIU’s Michael Kennedy (DE)
• Western Michigan’s Dylan Deatherage (OL)

Fly The Flag!
The MAC has totaled eight FBS non-conference wins over Northwestern (Big Ten), Arizona State (Pac-12), Georgia State (Sun Belt) Marshall (Sun Belt), Florida Atlantic (C-USA), UConn (Independent) and UMass (Independent) twice. In 2017, the MAC concluded its non-conference regular season schedule with 14 FBS wins, which tied for second most for the MAC since 2000. The most non-conference regular season wins by the MAC in a single year is 16 FBS wins in 2012, while the 14 FBS wins during the 2017 season matched the total from 2008. A “Fly the Flag” victory is a win an over “Autonomous Conference”. This season the MAC has two “Fly The Flag” wins as Eastern Michigan topped Arizona State (Pac-12), while Miami defeated Northwestern (Big Ten).

Motor City #MACtion
MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher announced in conjunction with the Detroit Lions, that the MAC has secured a three-year contract extension to host the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit through the 2024 football season. The MAC is the only non-autonomous FBS conference to sustain a championship game at a neutral site. The MAC has a long association with Detroit and Ford Field as the MAC has held its MAC Football Championship Game as a neutral site championship event at Ford Field since 2004. This year’s MAC Football Championship will be played on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Noon ET on ESPN. This will mark the 20th MAC Football Championship Game hosted at Ford Field, and the 27th overall in the history of the Conference.

Welcome to the #MACtion Coach Moorhead
Joe Moorhead was named the new head coach of The University of Akron football program, Director of Athletics Charles Guthrie announced on Dec. 4, 2021. A native of Pittsburgh, Moorheadhas returned to the Midwest, where he was a member of the Zips coaching staff from 2004-08, including serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2006-2008.

MACtion Made

When the NFL opened the 2022 season, a total of 64 former MAC student-athletes were on NFL active rosters. Last year the MAC had a pair of former student-athletes named to the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl – Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Crosby (Eastern Michigan) and Pittsburgh Steelers WR Diontae Johnson (Toledo). Crosby was named a Pro Bowl starter and also earned Pro Bowl Defensive MVP honors.

NIU, Kent State Selected in Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll NIU and Kent State were selected to win their respective divisions in the 2022 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll. The Huskies also received four votes to win the MAC Football Championship Game title, while the Golden Flashes received three votes when it came to selecting who will take home the MAC crown.

CFB: Week 13 Conference Notes – Conference-USA (C-USA)

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November 22, 2022

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CFB: Week 13 Conference Notes – Conference-USA (C-USA)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
WKU at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 11 am

Rice at North Texas (ESPN+) 1 pm

UTEP at UTSA (Stadium) 2:30 pm

UAB at LA Tech (CBSSN) 2:30 pm

Middle Tennessee at FIU (ESPN3) 5 pm

MTSU IS BOWL ELIGIBLE, FOUR MORE ON THE VERGE

Joining UTSA (9-2), North Texas (6-5) and WKU (7-4), Middle Tennessee is now bowl eligible (6-5), while Florida Atlantic (5-6), Rice (5-6), UAB (5-6) and UTEP (5-6) are just one win away heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

TWO STILL ALIVE FOR FINAL C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PLACE
Though North Texas (5-2 C-USA) is in the driver’s seat for the 2022 Ryan C-USA Championship Game, WKU (5-2 C-USA) is still very much alive for the final spot and an opportunity for a rematch with regular season champion UTSA. Though Florida Atlantic could also potentially finish in a three-way tie with North Texas and WKU at 5-3, they would not win that by virtue of the combined record tiebreaker between those three teams (see below for further explanation). North Texas can clinch a spot in the title game with a win over Rice in the final week of the season, OR
if they were to lose to Rice AND FAU beats WKU, it would be a three-way tie at 5-3 with FAU and WKU (North Texas would win the three-way tiebreaker by virtue of holding a 2-0 record against FAU and WKU, while FAU would be 1-1 and WKU would be 0-2 in this scenario). WKU can clinch a spot in the title game with a win in the final week of the regular season at FAU coupled with a North Texas loss to Rice.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, PRESENTED BY BLENDERS EYEWEAR (WEEK 12)
OFFENSE
QB CHASE CUNNINGHAM, MTSU
Redshirt Senior, Knoxville, Tennessee
Cunningham threw for a career-high 448 yards on a personal-best 40 completions (second most completions in school history) in Middle Tennessee’s 49-21 win over Florida Atlantic. Five touchdown passes are the 12th-most in a single game in the country this season and second-most in C-USA and his 40 completions in a game are the sixth-most nationally in 2022. Cunningham set single-game program half records by completing 31-42 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns in the first half. It was his second 400-yard passing game of his career.

DEFENSE
DB TELDRICK ROSS, MTSU
Redshirt Junior, Macon, Georgia
Ross finished with seven tackles and a career-high five pass break-ups in Middle Tennessee’s 49-21 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday to lift the Blue Raiders to six wins and bowl eligibility. Five pass break-ups in a single game is the most in Conference USA and second-most in the country this season (one shy of the national high this year).

SPECIAL TEAMS
K, JARED SACKETT, UTSA
Redshirt Senior, Fort Worth, Texas
Sackett extended his streak of consecutive field goals made to nine, after going 2-2 in UTSA’s 41-7 road win over Rice on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon in Houston. The senior kicker split the uprights from 30 and 36 yards in the third quarter to help the Roadrunners clinch the C-USA regular season crown and the right to host the championship game for the second straight year. Sackett also made all five extra-point attempts to push his season tally to 48 without a miss. Sackett is 17-21 on the year, ranking 16th nationally with 1.55 field goals per game.

QUICK HITTERS
A LOOK AT WEEK 13
Ten C-USA teams are in action yet again this week, all of which are key conference fixtures. A five-game slate on Saturday kicks off at 11 a.m. CT in Boca Raton between Florida Atlantic and WKU, a 1 p.m. CT matchup that sees North Texas host Rice, a 2:30 p.m. kickoff in San Antonio between regular season champion UTSA and the UTEP, another 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff in Ruston between UAB and Louisiana Tech, and a 5 p.m. CT kickoff in Miami as FIU hosts Middle Tennessee.

A lot is at stake when WKU (7-5, 5-2 C-USA) travels to Boca Raton to take on Florida Atlantic (5-6, 4-3 C-USA) on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. WKU has an opportunity to potentially clinch a return trip to San Antonio for the 2022 Ryan Conference USA Championship Game with a win (and a North Texas loss to Rice), while Florida Atlantic is seeking its sixth win and bowl eligibility. WKU fell 41-17 at Auburn last week in a non-conference tilt, while FAU was beaten 49-21 at Middle Tennessee last week.

North Texas (6-5, 5-2 C-USA) has its second chance to clinch a berth in the 2022 Ryan C-USA Championship Game and can do so with a win, when it hosts Rice (5-6, 3-4 C-USA) at 1 p.m. CT in Denton on ESPN+. North Texas was off last week, but fell 41- 21 at UAB on Nov. 12, while Rice was beaten 41-7 at home last week. The Owls can earn bowl eligibility with a win and reach the postseason for the first time since 2014.

USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll No. 25 UTSA (9-2, 7-0 C-USA) hosts UTEP (5-6, 3-4 C-USA) on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. CT on Stadium. UTSA has already sewn up hosting duties for the 2022 Ryan C-USA Championship Game, but is looking to finish a perfect 8-0 in conference play, something that eluded them in the final week of the regular season in 2021. UTEP on the other hand, is seeking a sixth win and bowl eligibility in a second straight season under head coach Dana Dimel. UTSA was dominant last week in a 41-7 win at Rice, while UTEP won comfortably, 40-6, at home over FIU.

UAB (5-6, 3-4 C-USA) travels to Ruston to take on Louisiana Tech (3-8, 2-5 C-USA) on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. CT, on CBS Sports Network. UAB is looking to win its sixth game of the season and earn bowl eligibility, while LA Tech is in search of a positive punctuation on the 2022 season, the first under new head coach Sonny Cumbie. UAB fell at No. 6 LSU last week 41-10, while the Bulldogs dropped a
26-21 decision at Charlotte.

The final game of the day sees Middle Tennessee (6-5, 3-4 C-USA) travels to Miami to take on FIU (4-7, 2-5 C-USA) at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN3. Middle Tennessee handled its business last week, 49-21 on senior day against Florida Atlantic, while FIU fell 40-6 on the road at UTEP. Middle Tennessee is in search of a perfect 3-0 record against teams from the Sunshine State after already having dispatched of then-No. 25 Miami and Florida Atlantic.

UTSA CLINCHES SPOT AND HOSTING DUTIES FOR C-USA TITLE GAME
UTSA (9-2, 7-0 C-USA) was dominant for the second consecutive week, beating Rice (5-6, 3-4 C-USA) 41-7 on the road on Saturday afternoon to clinch a berth and hosting duty for the 2022 Ryan C-USA Championship Game. QB Frank Harris totaled five touchdowns (three on the ground) in just two and-a-half quarters of play, while carrying seven times for 124 yards in the win. UTSA’s defense forced three Rice turnovers and held
the Owls to just 230 yards of total offense (3.1 yards per play).

Rice travels to North Texas next week with a chance to earn a sixth win and bowl eligibility. North Texas on the other hand, can clinch a spot to play UTSA on Dec. 2 in San Antonio with a win.

MTSU GETS BOWL ELIGIBLE WITH 49-21 WIN OVER FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Middle Tennessee is now bowl eligible for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons after a commanding 49-21 win over Florida Atlantic (5-6, 4-3 C-USA) on Saturday, where the Blue Raiders totaled 615 yards of total offense at a 6.8 yards per play clip. QB Chase Cunningham threw for 448 yards and five touchdowns, while RB Frank Peasant found the end zone on three occasions (twice through the air). Peasant caught eight passes for 107 yards, and WR Jaylin Lane hauled in eight for 95 yards. Defensively, LB Christian Dixon led the Blue Raiders with eight tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in the win.

UTEP PICKS UP FIFTH WIN OF THE SEASON
UTEP (5-6, 3-4 C-USA) moved within one win of bowl eligibility with a 40-6 win over FIU on Saturday in El Paso. The UTEP defense held FIU to 71 yards of total offense, the fifth-fewest allowed by a team in C-USA history.

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED GAME
41 Southern Miss vs. Savannah State (9-10-16)
53 Cincinnati vs. Kansas (9-20-97)
60 Louisville vs. Grambling (9-9-00)
70 UTEP vs. UTSA (10-25-14)
71 UTEP vs. FIU (11-19-22)

Backup QB Calvin Brownholtz helped lead the Miners to the win on senior day with an efficient day through the air (12-18 for 190 yards) and totaled three touchdowns on the day (two through the air). WR Rey Flores led the Miners on the ground, carrying 13 times for 128 yards and two scores in the win. UTEP ran for 335 as a team.

CHARLOTTE CONLUDES 2022 WITH 26-21 WIN
Charlotte (3-9, 2-6 C-USA) picked up a 26-21 win in its final game of the season, knocking off Louisiana Tech (3-8, 2-5 C-USA) on Saturday on Senior Day. RB Cameron Camp carried 11 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Louisiana Tech wraps its season next week at home against UAB.

WKU FALLS AT AUBURN
WKU (7-5) fell 41-17 at Auburn (5-6) in its final nonconference game of the season. The Hilltoppers rallied to tie the game at 17-17 after trailing early, however turnovers doomed the Hilltoppers on Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. WR Malachi Corley led the way offensively for WKU, hauling in 12 catches for 99 yards. WKU (5-2 in C-USA play) remains in the C-USA title game chase and would clinch a spot next week with a win over Florida Atlantic, combined with a North Texas loss to Rice in Denton.

UAB DROPS GAME AT NO. 6 LSU
UAB (5-6) lost 41-10 at No. 6 LSU (9-2) under the lights in a rainy Death Valley in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. The Blazers need a win next week in its final game of the season to earn win No. 6 and bowl eligibility. UAB travels to Ruston, Louisiana, to take on Louisiana Tech at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. It was a tough night in Baton Rouge for the Blazers, who were led defensively by DB Jalen Key, who recorded a game-high 12 tackles, nine of which were solo.

HARRIS IS TOTALLY OFFENSIVE
UTSA QB Frank Harris ranks sixth in the FBS in total offense (333.4 yards per game). The redshirt senior ranks 12th nationally in passing yards per game (285.6). Harris is also 19th nationally in completions per game (23.36), seventh in completion percentage (69.5%), ninth in points responsible for (196), and 13th in points responsible for per game (17.8). Harris has completed 257-370 passes for 3,142 yards with 24 touchdowns (18th in FBS), only seven interceptions and has also carried 92 times for 525 yards and eight more scores in 11 games thus far in 2022.

DEBO4DOAK

UAB RB DeWayne McBride ranks second in the nation in rushing yards per game (144.1), ranks fourth in the FBS in scoring per game (10.8 ppg), is ninth in all-purpose yardage per game (145.10), sixth in rushing yards per carry (6.64) and second in rushing touchdowns (18). McBride has carried 217 times for 1,441 yards with 18 touchdowns in just nine games played thus far in 2022.

REED MAKING MAJOR IMPACT FOR WKU
WKU QB Austin Reed ranks fifth nationally in total offense (335.0 yards per game). The graduate transfer ranks third nationally in passing yards per game (319.8), is tied for the lead in the FBS in points responsible for (246), fifth in points responsible for per game (20.5), fourth in passing touchdowns (33), fourth in completions per game (27.08) and 30th in completion percentage (65.5%). Reed has completed 325-496 passes for 3,837 yards with 33 touchdowns and nine interceptions, while also carrying 81 times for 181 yards and seven more scores in 12
games thus far in 2022.

TAKEAWAYTOPS

WKU enters Week 13 as the national leader in turnovers forced (30 in 12 games). The Hilltoppers are second in the country in interceptions with 17. WKU has brought six of their 30 forced turnovers back for touchdowns, which leads the FBS.

CFB: Week 13 Conference Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

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CFB: Week 13 Conference Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

ACC PREVIEWS

Friday, Nov. 25

24 NC State (7-4, 3-4 ACC) at #13 North Carolina (9-2, 6-1 ACC)

3:30 p.m.; ABC
UNC leads series, 68-37-6
Last meeting: NCSU, 34-30 (2021)
Head Coaches:
NC State – Dave Doeren (70-52 in 10th season at NC State; 94-56 in 12th season overall)

North Carolina – Mack Brown (99-65-1 in 14th season at UNC; 274-141-1 in 34th season overall)

Notes: The Tar Heels seek to head into the Subway ACC Football Championship Game on a winning note, while the Pack goes after its second consecutive win in the long-standing rivalry • NC State stunned UNC in last year’s game in Raleigh, scoring two touchdowns in the final 2:12 to overcome a nine-point deficit and post a 34-30 win • The Wolfpack snapped a two-game losing skid versus the Tar Heels • Current NC State
head coach Dave Doeren is 5-4 versus the Tar Heels • Mack Brown is 7-6 versus NC State as head coach at UNC • Brown’s teams split 10 games versus the Wolfpack during his first tenure with the Tar Heels (1988-97), dropping the first five and winning the next five • NC State also defeated Brown’s second Texas team by a 23-20 score in the 1999 season opener in Austin • UNC holds a 37-32 edge in ACC games and is 36-20-2 all-time versus the Wolfpack in Chapel Hill.

Saturday, Nov. 26
Georgia Tech (5-6, 4-4 ACC) at #1 Georgia (11-0, 8-0 SEC)
Noon; ESPN
UGA leads series, 69-41-5
Last meeting: UGA, 45-0 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Georgia Tech – Brent Key, interim (4-3 in first season at Georgia Tech and overall)

Georgia – Kirby Smart (77-15 in seventh season at Georgia and overall)

Notes: Georgia Tech and Georgia resume their ‘Clean, Old Fashioned Hate” rivalry in Athens • This will be the 116th meeting in a series that was first played in Athens on Nov. 4, 1893 • The Yellow Jackets and Bulldogs own the 19th most-played rivalry in the FBS • The defending national champion Bulldogs own a four-game winning streak in the series, including a 45-0 victory at Bobby Dodd Stadium in last year’s game • The winning team has scored at least 30 points in 11 of the last 13 meetings between the programs • Before the pandemic necessitated schedule re-arrangements in 2020, the teams had met on the gridiron every year since 1925 (95 consecutive years) • Georgia is 32-18-1 all-time versus the Yellow Jackets in Athens, including a 45-21 win in the most recent game there in 2018 • Georgia Tech’s last series win came on the road, a 28-27 decision in 2016.

Friday, Nov. 25
Florida (6-5, 3-5 SEC) at #19 Florida State (8-3, 5-3 ACC)
7:30; ABC
UF leads series, 37-26-2
Last meeting: UF, 24-21 (2021)
Head Coaches: Florida – Billy Napier (6-5 in first season at Florida; 46-17 in fifth season overall)

Florida State – Mike Norvell (16-15 in third season at FSU; 54-30 in seventh season overall)

Notes: FSU seeks to get back on the winning track in the Sunshine State rivalry • The Seminoles had won five straight and seven of the previous eight versus the Gators prior to 2018, but Florida has turned the tables with wins in each of the last three meetings • Gators QB Anthony Richardson came off the bench early in the third quarter of last year’s game in Gainesville and completed 5 of 7 passes for 55 yards,
including a 5-yard touchdown • The Seminoles scored late in the game to close within three, but the ensuing onsides kick went for naught and Florida ran out the clock • The series was first played in 1958 and has been played every year since with the exception of 2020 (COVID pandemic) • The teams met in both the 1994 and 1996 Sugar Bowls • The Gators hold a 14-13-1 edge in games played in Tallahassee, including a
41-14 win in the most recent meeting there in 2018.

Saturday, Nov. 26
Louisville (7-4, 4-4 ACC)
at Kentucky (6-5, 3-5 SEC)
3 p.m.; SECN
UK leads series,18-15
Last meeting: UK, 51-21 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Louisville – Scott Satterfield (25-23 in fourth season at Louisville; 76-47 in 10th season overall)

Kentucky – Mark Stoops (65-58 in 10th season at Kentucky and overall)

Notes: Kentucky has won the last three games in this in-state rivalry, including a 52-21 victory at Louisville in the most recent meeting that closed out the 2021 regular season • QB Will Levis recorded a career-high 113 rushing yards and a career-high four rushing touchdowns to lead the Wildcats • Levis also completed 14 of 18 passes for 149 yards •The Wildcats gained 511 total yards, Kentucky dominated the first six series meetings played between 1912 through 1924, posting shutout wins in each game, but Louisville has held a 15-12 edge since the rivalry resumed in 1994 following a 70-year hiatus • The schools will continue to meet on the football field through at least 2030 following an extension to their previous agreement (which was originally scheduled to run through 2022) • This will mark the eighth year the schools have met on Thanksgiving weekend.

Saturday, Nov. 26
South Carolina (7-4, 4-4 SEC) at #9 Clemson (10-1, 8-0 ACC)
Noon, ABC
CU leads series, 72-42-4
Last meeting: CU, 30-0 (2021)
Head Coaches:
South Carolina – Shane Beamer (13-10 in second year at South Carolina and overall)

Clemson – Dabo Swinney (160-37 in 15th season at Clemson and overall)

Notes: The Tigers and Gamecocks continue their long-standing rivalry that dates to 1896 • The Tigers are 19-10-1 all-time in games versus the Gamecocks in Clemson • The game was played in Columbia every year prior to 1960 • The teams will meet for the 113th time in 114 years on Saturday • Prior to the 2020 game’s cancelation due to scheduling issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palmetto State rivalry stood as the FBS’s second-longest uninterrupted series • Clemson rolled to a 30-0 victory at South Carolina last season as RB Will Shipley ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and the Tigers’ defense limited the Gamecocks to 206 total yards • It was South Carolina’s fewest points against Clemson since a 45-0 shutout loss in 1989 • Clemson’s current seven-game winning streak in the series is its longest since also winning seven in a row from 1934-40.

Saturday, Nov. 26
Wake Forest (7-4, 3-4 ACC) at Duke (7-4, 4-3 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; TBD
Duke leads series, 58-41-2
Last meeting: WF, 45-7 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Wake Forest – Dave Clawson (59-51 in ninth season at Wake Forest; 148-132 in 23rd season overall)

Duke – Mike Elko (7-4 in first season at Duke and overall)

Notes: The Demon Deacons have won their last three games versus the Blue Devils, including a 45-7 victory last season in Winston-Salem • QB Sam Hartman threw for 402 yards and three touchdowns, including a 38-yarder to Jaquarii Roberson on the first possession • Hartman also ran for 61 yards and two scores for the Demon Deacons, who moved to 8-0 for the first time in the history of the school’s football program • Duke had won five of the previous six games between the in-state rivals prior to Wake’s current two-game series win streak • The Blue Devils hold
a 35-31-1 all-time lead in ACC games and is 29-23 all-time versus the Demon Deacons in Durham • Duke, however, will be seeking its first home win over Wake Forest since Nov. 29, 2014, a 41-21 victory in the final game before the beginning of a multi-million dollar face lift to Wallace Wade Stadium.

Saturday, Nov. 26
Syracuse (6-5, 3-4 ACC) at Boston College (3-8, 2-5 ACC)
7:30 p.m.; RSN
SU leads series, 33-22
Last meeting: SU, 21-6 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Syracuse – Dino Babers (35-48 in seventh season at Syracuse; 72-64 in 11th season overall)

Boston College – Jeff Hafley (15-19 in third season at BC and overall)

Notes: The Orange snapped a three-game losing streak versus the Eagles with a 21-6 victory in Syracuse last season • The Orange wiped out a 6-0 deficit by scoring three touchdowns in the span of five minutes in the third quarter, capped by Courtney Jackson’s 66-yard punt return • The teams are even at 5-5 in ACC games in the series, which was first played in 1924 and saw the teams meet every year from 1971 through 2004 • Syracuse is Boston College’s second-most played football opponent of all time, trailing only Holy Cross (82 meetings) • Boston College holds a
13-12 edge in home games versus the Orange and is 12-12 in Chestnut Hill (the Eagles’ 19-12 win in 1944 came in a game played at Boston’s Fenway Park) • The Eagles seek their first win over the Orange at home since 2014, when QB Tyler Murphy passed for 160 yards and a touchdown to lead a 28-7 BC victory at Alumni Stadium.

Saturday, Nov. 26
Pitt (7-4, 4-3 ACC) at Miami (5-6, 3-4 ACC)
8 p.m.; ACCN
Miami leads series, 28-11-1
Last meeting: UM, 38-34 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Pitt – Pat Narduzzi (60-41 in eighth season at Pitt and overall)

Miami – Mario Cristobal (5-6 in first season at Miami; 67-66 in 12th season overall)

Notes: Miami is 7-2 in ACC games versus the Panthers, including wins in each of the last four • QB Tyler Van Dyke threw for 428 yards and three touchdowns last season to lead the Hurricanes to a 38-34 win at No. 17 Pitt, which wound up being the Panthers’ only ACC blemish on their march to an eventual conference title • Pitt’s last win at Miami Gardens was a 35-23 decision in 2014 as RB James Conner scored twice and broke Tony Dorsett’s single-season school touchdown record • The schools first met on the football field in 1950 (a 28-0 Miami win) and have never gone more than eight years without playing in the nearly seven decades since • They met 11 seasons in a row as members of the Big East from 1993 through 2003 • The Hurricanes were Pitt’s first-ever opponent at Heinz Field on September 27, 2001, with Miami winning 43-21 en route to a 12-0 season and national title.

Astros sign IF Dixon Machado to minor league contract

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Astros sign IF Dixon Machado to minor league contract

Deal includes invite to Major League Spring Training

HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Astros have signed IF Dixon Machado to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

Machado, 30, split his 2022 season between the Cubs and Giants organizations, playing primarily at the Triple A level. The right-handed hitting middle infielder combined for a .291 (134×461) average, while hitting 26 doubles, six homers and collecting 46 RBI at Triple A. He also had a week-long stint in the Majors with the Giants, appearing in five games, all starts at shortstop. Machado has played parts of five Major League seasons (2015-18, 2022), appearing in 177 career Major League games, most coming with the Tigers (2015-18).

Machado is the second player to sign a minor league deal with an invite to Major League Spring Training, joining LHP Austin Davis, who signed with the club on Nov. 16.

32 Players Nominated For 2022 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

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32 Players Nominated For 2022 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

Winner to be revealed as part of NFL Honors before Super Bowl LVII

The 32 player nominees for the ninth annual ART ROONEY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD have been finalized, the NFL announced today. Each NFL team nominated one of its players for the award, which recognizes players around the league who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field.

Created in 2014, the award honors the late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Famer ART ROONEY SR.

A panel of former players from the NFL Legends Community – WARRICK DUNN, 2014 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award recipient LARRY FITZGERALD, Pro Football Hall of Famer CURTIS MARTIN and LEONARD WHEELER – will select eight finalists (four in the AFC and four in the NFC) from the 32 nominees. The eight finalists will be listed on the Pro Bowl ballot under the NFL Sportsmanship Award category when players vote in December.

“These Rooney Sportsmanship Award nominees exemplify the fiercest competition combined with the excellence of sportsmanship, said Troy Vincent, EVP of Football Operations of the NFL. “It reflects the very values of respect, resilience, and fairness that inspire both teammates and opponents to be the best in the world.”

The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.

2022 ART ROONEY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEES

Team	Player	Team	Player
Arizona Cardinals	Budda Baker	Las Vegas Raiders	Maxx Crosby
Atlanta Falcons	Grady Jarrett	Los Angeles Chargers	Austin Ekeler
Baltimore Ravens	Calais Campbell	Los Angeles Rams	Cooper Kupp
Buffalo Bills	Von Miller	Miami Dolphins	Alec Ingold
Carolina Panthers	Johnny Hekker	Minnesota Vikings	Dalvin Cook
Chicago Bears	DeAndre Houston-Carson	New England Patriots	David Andrews
Cincinnati Bengals	B.J. Hill	New Orleans Saints	Ryan Ramczyk
Cleveland Browns	Nick Chubb	New York Giants	Daniel Jones
Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott	New York Jets	Duane Brown
Denver Broncos	Pat Surtain II	Philadelphia Eagles	Lane Johnson
Detroit Lions	Kalif Raymond	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alex Highsmith
Green Bay Packers	Aaron Jones	San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Juszczyk
Houston Texans	Jerry Hughes	Seattle Seahawks	Will Dissly
Indianapolis Colts	DeForest Buckner	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lavonte David
Jacksonville Jaguars	Christian Kirk	Tennessee Titans	Derrick Henry
Kansas City Chiefs	Nick Bolton	Washington Commanders	Terry McLaurin

The winner of the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award is determined by a vote of current NFL players. From the eight finalists, each team’s players will submit a consensus vote of their choice for the winner. As in Pro Bowl voting, a team cannot vote for its own player.

The winner will be announced as part of NFL Honors. He will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THE ART ROONEY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Year	Player	Team
2021	WR Matthew Slater	New England
2020	QB Teddy Bridgewater	Carolina
2019	RB Adrian Peterson	Washington
2018	QB Drew Brees	New Orleans
2017	LB Luke Kuechly	Carolina
2016	RB Frank Gore	Indianapolis
2015	CB Charles Woodson	Oakland Raiders
2014	WR Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona

Three-Time Super Bowl Champion Julian Edelman Featured On NFL Network’s A Football Life

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Three-Time Super Bowl Champion Julian Edelman Featured On NFL Network’s A Football Life

‘Julian Edelman: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, November 25 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network

“He was one of the most dependable players that I have ever played with.” – Tom Brady

The 11th season of the Emmy-nominated and highly acclaimed NFL Films-produced series A Football Life continues Friday, November 25 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network with a profile of three-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver Julian Edelman. The one-hour show features sit-down interviews with Edelman, former teammates such as Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola, former coaches Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others.

Among the topics discussed in Julian Edelman: A Football Life include:

Growing up playing Pop Warner football with his father coaching him
Starting his collegiate career at the College of San Mateo before transferring to Kent State
Being a late round selection by the New England Patriots in the 2009 NFL Draft and working hard to keep a roster spot in the beginning of his career
Evolving into a top wide receiver for the Patriots and helping them to wins in Super Bowls XLIX, LI & LIII
Learning more about his faith and connecting with his Jewish ancestry
Winning MVP in Super Bowl LIII and his post-playing broadcasting career

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.

Julian Edelman: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people:

Julian Edelman
Frank Edelman – Father
Angie Edelman – Mother
Jason Rodriguez – Brother
Nicki Ghafoori – Sister
Tom Brady – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback & New England Patriots teammate
Bill Belichick – New England Patriots head coach
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots teammate
Rob Gronkowski – Former All-Pro tight end & New England Patriots teammate
Matthew Slater – New England Patriots teammate
Robert Kraft – New England Patriots owner
Tim Tulloch – College of San Mateo head coach
Larry Owens – Former College of San Mateo head coach
Don Yee – Agent
Steve Dubin – Agent
Scott O’Brien – Former New England Patriots special teams coach
Chad O’Shea – Former New England Patriots wide receivers coach
Nick Caserio – Former Patriots Executive
Ben Rawitz – Tom Brady’s Manager
Josh McDaniels – Former New England Patriots offensive coordinator
Bill Hamilton – Rabbi
James Brown – Inside The NFL Host

Provided below are some select quotes from Julian Edelman: A Football Life:

– “He was one of the most dependable players that I have ever played with. His heart and his toughness will forever go down in what his character is all about, and that’s what we all love about him.” – Tom Brady

– “I knew football. So it gave me an opportunity to play undersized and really learn technique of how to play the game with angles and vision and setting up blocks. Even when I was a smaller player though, I always felt I was the best football player on the field at all times.” – Julian Edelman on switching positions to quarterback in high school

– “I just walked away thinking ‘I can’t believe this guy’s work ethic.’ His determination to try and play in the National Football League is what stuck with me.” – Scott O’Brien

– “I think that play is really a true signature play for Julian. His competitiveness, his aggressiveness, his physical and mental toughness to fight and compete and ultimately, to concentrate to secure the ball in an almost impossible situation.” – Bill Belichick on Edelman’s crucial catch in Super Bowl LI

– “He was bummed. But Julian and I have a rabbi lesson every Friday and we talk about sadness. We stayed sad for a day, then we said, ‘Nothing we can do, let’s just move forward.'” – Frank Edelman on Julian’s recovery from an ACL injury

– “He takes his craft seriously. He was an Emmy nominee even after year one. Which means that people saw the impressive talent that was there. Year two he is delivering substance.” – James Brown on Edelman joining the Inside The NFL cast

– “It was definitely a team journey and I wouldn’t be there without my dad or without my mom, because there are sacrifices that you have when you’re trying to chase dreams.” – Julian Edelman

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 2, San Jose Sharks 1 – November 19, 2022 – (SAP Center)
NYR Goals: J. Gauthier (3), A. Fox (6)
SJS Goals: L. Couture (9)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 22/23)
SJS Goalie: J. Reimer (L – 41/42)
NYR Shots: 43
SJS Shots: 23
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 1/1

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers grabbed a win over the Sharks on Saturday night, 2-1, after heading into the third period scoreless at 0-0. Julien Gauthier broke through in the third with his third goal of the season. On the assist was Jacob Trouba. It was Trouba’s 200th career assist and he became the third defenseman from the 2012 NHL Draft class to reach the feat (Morgan Rielly – 319, Shayne Gostisbehere – 202). Igor Shesterkin earned his ninth win of the season, allowing one or fewer goals for the fourth time this season.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

The New York Rangers turn to the Los Angeles Kings in the third game of a four-game road trip and their first game of a back-to-back. (10:30 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
New York has at least one point in four of its last five games (3-1-1) and has registered 30 or more shots in five of its last six games.
The Rangers begin their fifth back-to-back set of the season, with tomorrow’s game against Anaheim in the second half. In the first game of back-to-backs, the Blueshirts are 2-1-1.
When scoring first this season, the Rangers are 8-0-1. New York is one of four teams in the league to have not dropped a game in regulation when scoring the first goal of the game.
Against the Western Conference this season, the Blueshirts are 6-2-3 and 2-0-2 against teams in the Pacific Division.
New York ranks third in the NHL with 568 hits.
The Rangers have been tied after two periods 11 times this season and carry a 6-1-4 record in those games.
In the month of November since 2015-16, the Blueshirts have compiled 58 wins, the second most in the NHL over that span. Toronto leads with 60.

DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Nov. 23/10:00 PM Anaheim/Honda Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 26/1:00 PM Edmonton/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 28/7:00 PM New Jersey/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 30/7:00 PM Ottawa/Canadian Tire Centre MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Dec. 2/7:00 PM Ottawa/MSG MSG Network TBD

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Nov. 19 at San Jose W, 2-1
Nov. 17 at Seattle OTL, 3-2
Nov. 13 Arizona W, 4-1
Nov. 12 at Nashville L, 2-1
Nov. 10 at Detroit W, 8-2

INJURIES (23 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 27 – Signed Ben Harpur to one-year contract
October 26 – Recalled Julien Gauthier from Hartford.
October 20 – Dryden Hunt claimed off of waivers by Colorado
October 11 – Signed Talyn Boyko to a entry-level contract
October 10 – Assigned Julien Gauthier to Hartford. Matt Bartkowski released from PTO. Jarred Tinordi claimed off waivers by Chicago.
October 9 – Signed Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract

ALL-TIME RECORD 72-49-16-4 (164 PTS)
2022-23 0-0-0
2021-22 1-1-0
NYR HOME 41-20-6-2 (90 PTS)
NYR AWAY 31-29-10-2 (74 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Panarin/Zibanejad (5) – A: Panarin (7) – Pts: Panarin (12)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Ratelle (25) – A: Ratelle (33) – Pts: Ratelle (58)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 22 at Crypto.com Arena 10:30 PM ET
February 26 at MSG 5:00 PM ET

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
TEAM NOTES

IT’S WORTH A SHOT
The Rangers rank sixth in the NHL in shots (658) and fifth in shots per game (34.6). New York has registered 30 or more shots in five of its last six games and 40-plus shots six times this year. New York’s 11 occurrences of 35 shots or more or tied for the third most in the league while its six occasions with 40-plus shots ranks fourth in the league.

SPREADING IT OUT
Mika Zibanejad (21), Adam Fox (21) and Artemi Panarin (22) have 20-plus points on the season. The last time New York had three 20-point scorers prior to its 20th game in a season was in 2006-07 (Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan & Michael Nylander). The Blueshirts are one of four teams (NYR, DAL, TOR, EDM) with three players with 20 or more points this season.

FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has points in eight-straight games (4G-8A), the second longest point streak of his career and has nine points in his last five games (3G-6A). Fox’s eight-game point streak is the second longest for a defenseman this season.

LONGEST POINT STREAKS BY D-MEN IN 2022-23
PLAYER STREAK LENGTH DATES
Quinn Hughes (VAN) 10 (13A) Oct. 17-Nov. 13, 2022
Adam Fox (NYR) 8 (4G-8A) Nov. 3, 2022-Present
Six players with 6
On the season, Fox has six goals and 15 assists for 21 points. Fox, Brian Leetch (6x) and Brad Park (2x) are the only Rangers
defensemen to have 21 or more points through the first 19 games of a season.

FOX AMONG NHL D-MEN RANKS THIS SEASON
CATEGORY D-MEN RANK
Goals T-3rd (6)
Assists T-5th (15)
Points 2nd (21)
Takeaways T-5th (16)
Average Ice Time T-10th – (24:55)

LONGEST POINT STREAKS OF FOX’S CAREER
STREAK DATES
12 (3G-19A) Mar. 17-Apr. 8, 2021
8 (4G-8A) Nov. 3, 2022-Present

MOST POINTS AMONG DEFENSEMEN
SINCE 2019-20
PLAYER POINTS
Roman Josi 208
John Carlson 201
Cale Makar 199
Victor Hedman 194
Adam Fox 184

PANARIN ONE ASSIST AWAY FROM 400
Artemi Panarin is one assist away from 400 in his career. In notching the feat, Panarin would be the third player in the NHL to record 400 or more assists since Panarin made his NHL debut in 2015-16 (McDavid – 474, Kane – 408). If Panarin records one assist tonight in his 528th game, he would require the 22nd fewest games of any NHL skater to reach the milestone and the fifth fewest of any active player (McDavid – 426 GP, Crosby – 448 GP, Malkin – 527 GP).

Panarin would become the 57th undrafted player in league history to collect 400 assists and of those undrafted players, he would notch 400 assists in the fifth fewest games. Of his 399 assists, Mika Zibanejad has the most goals from Panarin with 41 while Chris Kreider is tied for fourth with 32. Panarin has 10 points in his last 11 games (1G-9A) and 22 points (5G-17A) in 19 games. Panarin ranks tied for seventh in the league in assists. Since 2019-20, Panarin ranks tied for second in the NHL in assists and fifth in points. His 80 multi-point games are the
fifth most in the league since 2019-20.

MOST ASSISTS IN THE NHL SINCE 2019-20
RANK PLAYER ASSISTS
1st Connor McDavid 232
2nd Artemi Panarin 195
T-2nd Leon Draisaitl 195
4th Jonathan Huberdeau 187
5th Nathan MacKinnon 180

MOST MULTI-POINT GAMES SINCE 2019-20
RANK PLAYER 2+ GAMES
1st Connor McDavid 114
2nd Leon Draisaitl 97
3rd Auston Matthews 85
4th Nathan MacKinnon 81
5th Artemi Panarin 80

MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers with 10 goals and has recorded points in 10 of his last 11 games (6G-7A). Zibanejad was the first Rangers player to reach 10 goals and 10 assists in a season in 18 games or fewer since Marian Gaborik in 2009-10 (12G-10A—22 PTS in 16 GP). When Zibanejad records a point this season, the Rangers are 9-2-2 and 5-0-0 when he notches multiple points. Seven of Zibanejad’s 10 goals have come on the power play, his seven PPGs rank tied for the most in the NHL (McDavid – 7). Since joining the Rangers in 2016-17, Zibanejad has 76 goals on the man advantage, the fifth most in the league in that span.

MOST POWER PLAY GOALS IN THE NHL SINCE 2016-17
RANK PLAYER PP GOALS
1st Alex Ovechkin 95
2nd Leon Draisaitl 93
3rd David Pastrnak 84
4th Steven Stamkos 79
5th Mika Zibanejad 76

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Blueshirts have at least one power play goal in five of their last seven games (7-for-25; 28.0%), including multiple power play goals in two of those games. The Rangers’ 16 power play goals this season are tied for the eighth most in the NHL.
New York ranks fourth in the league in penalty kill percentage (83.1) and has been perfect on the PK in four of its last five games.
On the road, the Rangers are third in the NHL with a penalty kill percentage of 88.5 (23-for-26).

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
NOV. 22 vs. NEW YORK RANGERS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings face off against the New York Rangers for the first of two meetings between the clubs (Feb. 26).
-The Kings look to extend their home winning streak to six games (4-2 W, Oct. 29 vs. TOR; 5-4 W, Nov. 5 vs. FLA; 1-0 W, Nov 8 vs., MIN; 2-1 W, Nov. 10 vs. CHI; 4-3 W, Nov. 12 vs. DET).

WARM-UPS
1) The LA Kings are 7-3 in their last 10 games against the Rangers at Crypto.com Arena dating back to Dec. 18, 2008.
2) Only the Florida Panthers (776) and New Jersey Devils (692) have put up more shots for than the Kings (682) this season.
3) Carl Grundstrom’s 55 hits are tied for fourth-most among Western Conference forwards.
4) Since the 2018-19 season, no defenseman has more power-play goals in the league than Drew Doughty (23).
5) LA and Seattle combined for two goals in the opening 53 seconds of the final frame Saturday night, the second-fastest two goals to start a period by both teams this season.

VS. NEW YORK RANGERS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 53-68-16-4
Home: 31-29-10-2
Away: 22-39-6-2
OT: 4-6 (5 ties)
Shootout: 0-2
2021-22: 1-0-1
2022-23: 0-0-0
Franchise Leaders vs. NEW YORK RANGERS:
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 61 PTS (19-42=61)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 37 PTS (17-20=37)
Butch Goring – 43 GP, 35 PTS (15-20=35)
Luc Robitaille – 30 GP, 30 PTS (12-18=30)
Bernie Nicholls – 20 GP, 24 PTS (13-11=24)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. NEW YORK RANGERS: Jan. 24, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. NYR 3 (SO)
Venue: Madison Square Garden
LAK Goals: Lizotte (6), Iafallo (13)
NYR Goals: Kreider (30), Goodrow (8), Fox (SO GWG)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (OT, 28 saves, 30 shots) NYR: Sheshterkin (W, 34 saves, 36 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 4-for-5

THE NEXT THREE:
Fri., Nov. 25 | at San Jose | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o No active skater has more points (66) against the San Jose Sharks than Anze Kopitar.
Sun., Nov. 27 | vs. Ottawa | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings hosted the Senators exactly one year from this date on Nov. 27, 2021. The Kings prevailed, 4-2.
Sun., Nov. 29 | vs. Seattle | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Viktor Arvidsson has points (0-4=4) in four of his five career games against Seattle.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 17 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Brendan Lemieux, 4 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 1 game, Nov. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 30

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/22/22)
Nov. 13 – Brandt Clarke (D) assigned to Ontario (AHL) on conditioning loan.
Nov. 13 – Brendan Lemieux (F) placed on IR due to lower-body injury.
Nov. 13 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 20 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 21 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F), and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

CALIFORNIA KID
Trevor Moore continued his week on the scoring sheet with four goals in last three games and eighth career shorthanded goal, all of which with LA. Since his first game as a member of the LA Kings on Feb. 8, 2020, Moore’s eight shorthanded goals leads all Kings skaters and sits atop the league among all skaters during that time:

Most SHG since Feb. 8, 2020
Player GP SHG
Trevor Moore 173 8
Reilly Smith 144 7
Cam Atkinson 130 7
Brad Marchand 149 7
Alex Formenton 99 6
Connor Brown 141 6
Adam Lowry 150 6

Moore led the Kings past the Edmonton Oilers last Wednesday night, recording his first career hat trick and third multi-goal game of his career. Moore became the first California-born skater to record a hat trick for a California-based team in NHL history. The Thousand Oaks, Calif. native is the sixth California-born skater overall to record a hat trick in league history. It marked the first three-goal performance by an LA King since Viktor Arvidsson on March 4, 2022 versus Columbus:

STAT OF THE GAME
Forward Blake Lizotte scored his first career NHL game-winning goal last season against the Rangers on Jan. 10, 2022, guiding the Kings to a 3-1 victory over the New York. Lizotte enters tonight with four points in four career games against New York, tallying a point in each contest he’s played versus the Rangers. The Lindstrom, Minn. native has six points (5-1=6) in 21 games this season, and sits five goals shy of tying his career-high of 10 previously set in the 2021-22 season. Lizotte has registered 63 points (24-39=63) in 198 career NHL games, all with the Kings. With two more games played, Lizotte can become 45th active undrafted skater to appear in 200 games.

THE MICHIGAN MAN
Defenseman Matt Roy registered his ninth point (3-6=9) in his 21st game of the season last Saturday night in Seattle. In 227 career NHL games, Roy has collected 64 points (13-51=64) with a plus-38 rating, the third-highest among defensemen from the 2015 NHL Draft class:

Highest Plus/Minus Rating among defensemen from 2015 NHL Draft
Player GP Plus/Minus
Brandon Carlo (BOS) 418 +71
Erik Cernak ·(TBL) 241 +46
Matt Roy (LAK) 227 +38
John Marino (NJD) 208 +35
Travis Dermott (VAN) 268 +33

With one more goal, Roy can eclipse the 10-point plateau for the fourth consecutive season (18 PTS in 2019-20; 10 PTS in 2020-21; 21 PTS in 2021-22).

RESPECT YOUR EDLERS
Veteran defenseman Alex Edler skates into tonight with two points (0-2=2) in as many games and five (0-5=5) in 18 games this season. Since joining the Kings, Edler has collected three goals, 21 assists and 24 points in 59 games with a plus-17 rating. In 984 career NHL games, Edler has amassed 433 points (102-331=433). With 16 more games, Edler can become the 12th active defenseman to skate in 1,000 career NHL games, the second defenseman from the 2004 NHL Draft class (Alex Goligoski, 1,002 GP), seventh overall skater from his draft class and 16th Swedish-born player in league history to reach such mark. With his secondary assist on Phillip Danault’s second period goal last Saturday in Seattle, Edler surpassed Niklas Kronwall (83-349=432 for the seventh-most points among Swedish-born defenseman in league history:

Most points by Swedish-born defenseman in league history
Player GP PTS
Nicklas Lindstrom 1,564 1,142 (264-878=1,142)
Borje Salming 1,148 787 (150-637=787)
Erik Karlsson 859 689 (164-525=689)
Viktor Hedman 915 613 (135-478=613)
Frederik Olausson 1,022 581 (147-434=581)
Calle Johansson 1,109 535 (119-416=535)
Alex Edler 984 433 (102-331=433)
Niklas Kronwall 953 432 (83-349=432)

SACRIFICING THE BODY
The LA Kings haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late, including getting in front of shots. The Kings had a collective 29 blocked shots against the Oilers last Wednesday, marking just the third time in franchise history the Kings have blocked 29 or more shots in a game (31 blocks, Feb. 19, 2018 vs. CHI; 29 blocks, Dec. 22, 2018 vs. SJ). LA’s 326 blocked shots so far this season sit third in the league behind Vegas (392) and Philadelphia (345)

Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 20 392
Philadelphia Flyers 19 345
LA Kings 21 326
Columbus Blue Jackets 18 323
New York Islanders 20 323

With 10 blocked shots in his last five games, including tying his single game career-high of five last Wednesday, no forward has recorded more blocked shots than Anze Kopitar, while Phillip Danault’s 21 is seventh among forwards:

Most blocked shots among NHL forwards
Player GP Blocks
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 21 28
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 18 28
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 20 24
Adam Erne (DET) 18 22
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 19 22
Nick Bonino (SJS) 18 22
Phillip Danault (LAK) 21 21

KING ARTHUR
Arthur Kaliyev appeared in his 100th career NHL game Friday night in Vancouver, becoming the eighth member of the 2019 NHL Draft class to appear in 100 NHL games. Per NHL PR, among players to debut with the Kings in the past 20 years, only Anze Kopitar (32), Michael Cammalleri (29), Gabriel Vilardi (26) and Tyler Toffoli (24) have scored more goals through 100 contests. Kaliyev has found recent scoring success with his fifth and sixth goals of the season on Monday night against the Calgary Flames, including his team-leading fourth power-play goal, marking his second career multi-goal game and second consecutive multi-point game (0-2=2, Nov. 12 vs. DET; 2-0=2, Nov. 14 at CGY). With the first of his two goals Monday, Kaliyev eclipsed the 20-goal mark in his career.

Kaliyev, who is the only Uzbekistan-born skater to ever play in the NHL, has recorded 13 points (6-7=13) in 20 games this season, ranking fourth on the team. On top of his team-leading four power-play goals, Kaliyev has six power-play points in total, which also leads all Kings skaters. Kaliyev is two power-play goals shy of tying his career-best of six set last season through 80 games, which placed second among all rookies behind Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras (9). Since his NHL debut, no Kings skater has found the back of the net on the man-advantage more than Kaliyev:

Most PPGs among Kings skaters since Feb. 2, 2021
Player PPG
Arthur Kaliyev 10
Adrian Kempe 10
Drew Doughty 9
Anze Kopitar 9
Alex Iafallo 7
Dustin Brown 7

FACEOFF FEVER
The LA Kings have found consistency in the face-off circle this season, especially at even-strength where the team’s faceoff winning percentage at EV has been 54% or higher in 12 of their 21 games on the year. LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage sits sixth in the league at 54.4%. Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have been the driving forces for consistency in the face-off circle this season, centering the club’s top two lines. In 15 of his 21 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 53% or higher while Danault has held that percentage in 12 of 21 games. Kopitar ranks fourth in the league in even-strength faceoffs (min. EV faceoffs: 220):

Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 220)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FOW %
Ryan Johansen (NSH) 19 238 66.0%
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 18 247 64.0%
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 19 288 61.5%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 21 295 61.4%
Max Domi (CHI) 18 229 59.8%

300 FOR #33

Viktor Arvidsson assisted on all three of Moore’s goals last Wednesday night for his third career three-assist game to surpass the 300-
point plateau for his NHL career, one day after teammate Kevin Fiala accomplished such feat. Arvidsson became the ninth member of the 2014 NHL Draft class and 20th active Swede skater to reach such mark. Arvidsson officially hit 300 career points on his second assist of the night. At the time of hitting his milestone, Arvidsson sat at 150 goals and 150 assists. He is the 11th player in NHL history to record an even 150 goals and 150 assists at the 300-point mark and the first since Matt Moulson (Feb. 20, 2015).

MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 21 different skaters. Of the 21, 14 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi (5), Kevin Fiala (5). Since Nov. 1, eight different Kings skaters have found the score sheet more than once. The Kings have 37 multi-point performances from their players this season, tied for the fourth-most in the league:

Most multi-point games from players
Team # of multi-point performances
Tampa Bay Lightning 46
Dallas Stars 42
Boston Bruins 39
LA Kings 37
Edmonton Oilers 37
Florida Panthers 37

SPECIAL TEAMS (DIFFERENTIAL) SHOWDOWN
The Kings enter tonight’s game with the league’s second-highest special team differential at home (+23:32), while New York’s +10:57 (PP T: 55:22, PK T: 44:25, DIFF: +10:57) of special teams time differential on the road sits fifth in the league:

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Saturday, Nov. 19
Buffalo 2 at Toronto 5
Goals: Tuch, Mittelstadt
Goalie: Luukkonen (18 saves/23 shots)
PP: 2/6; PK: 1/3; Shots: Buffalo 34 – Toronto 23

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 40)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Mattias Samuelsson (Lower body, Oct. 25; IR) – 12 games
Kyle Okposo (Lower body, Nov. 12; IR) – 4 games
Eric Comrie (Lower body, Nov. 19; IR) – 1 game
Zemgus Girgensons (Undisclosed) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
11/17: Recalled G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Rochester (AHL); Placed G Eric Comrie on injured reserve
11/20: Claimed F Tyson Jost off waivers from the Minnesota Wild; Assigned F Anders Bjork to Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, Nov. 23: St. Louis at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 25: New Jersey at Buffalo, 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 28: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1: Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at CANADIENS
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Canadiens this season.
• Last meeting: Montreal defeated Buffalo 3-2 in Buffalo on Oct. 27, 2022.
• Next meeting: Monday, March 27, 2023 in Buffalo.
• The Sabres are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Canadiens; 4-5-1 on the road.
• This is the 291st game all-time between Buffalo and Montreal; Buffalo has a 133-116-41 series record.
• The Sabres are 56-74-14 on the road against the Canadiens all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Jeff Skinner has recorded 35 points (21+14) in 36 games against Montreal in his career.
• In 11 games against the Canadiens as a member of the Sabres, Skinner owns 18 points (10+8), including six multipoint performances.
• Tage Thompson has tallied 19 points (11+8) in his last 11 games.
• Craig Anderson has appeared in 34 games against the Canadiens in his career and has only played more games against one NHL team (Toronto).
• Rasmus Dahlin (0+3) and Alex Tuch (2+3) are both riding three-game point streaks.
• Tuch has tallied seven points (2+5) in his last seven games against the Canadiens.
• Victor Olofsson owns five points (2+3) in five games against the Canadiens in his career.

TAGELESS WONDER
• Entering play Monday and dating back to Oct. 29, Tage Thompson ranked first in the NHL in goals (11) and he was tied for first in points (19).
• Thompson leads all Sabres skaters in goals (12), points (22), points per game (1.22), shots (84) and power-play goals (5).
• Thompson is also tied for the team lead in even-strength points (12) and shorthanded goals (1).
• Thompson ranks second among all Sabres forwards in time on ice per game (18:21), trailing just Alex Tuch (18:34).
• According to Natural Stat Trick, Thompson is tied for the team lead in high-danger scoring chances for (34).
• Entering play Monday, Thompson was the only player in the NHL who had taken at least 80 shots and recorded a shooting percentage higher than 12.0 (14.3).

POWER SURGE
• Entering play Monday, Owen Power was tied for second among rookie defensemen in points (8) and even-strength points (6).
• Entering play Monday, Power led all rookie skaters in time on ice per game (23:45), with the next closest rookie at 20:39 (Kaiden Guhle).
• Through Buffalo’s first 18 games, Power has recorded multiple points on three separate occasions (Oct. 20, 0+2; Nov. 2, 0+2; Nov. 5, 0+2), tied with Guhle for the most among rookie skaters in 2022-23 entering play on Monday.
• Entering play Monday, Power was tied for fifth among all NHL defensemen in primary assists (7).

DAHLIN & CLEAR
• Entering play Monday, among NHL defensemen, Rasmus Dahlin was ranked second in goals (7), fourth in points per game (1.18), third in points (20), first in power-play goals (4), second in power-play points (10), second in time on ice per game (26:31) and fourth in shots (64).
• According to Natural Stat Trick, Dahlin (11) is one of two NHL defensemen who had recorded 11 or more high-danger scoring chances entering play Monday.
• Through his first 17 games, Dahlin has only failed to record a point on two occasions (Oct. 27 vs. Montreal, Nov. 12 vs. Boston).
• Dahlin (450:40) and Owen Power (427:30) are the only two Sabres skaters who have logged more than 335 minutes of ice time through the team’s first 18 games.
• Entering play Monday, only seven total skaters in the NHL had skated 450 minutes or more, and all had played more games than Dahlin.

JOST IN TIME
• Tyson Jost was claimed off waivers by Buffalo from the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 20.
• Jost was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round (10th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft held in Buffalo.
• In 354 NHL games, Jost has tallied 112 points (47+65).
• Jost has also appeared in 46 playoff games in his NHL career with Colorado and Minnesota, recording 10 points (6+4).

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings entering play on Nov. 21)
• Buffalo Sabres: 62 GF (T-10th), 3.44 GF/GP (T-8th)
• Rasmus Asplund: 1 SHG (T-6th)
• Rasmus Dahlin: 26:31 TOI/GP (2nd)
• Casey Mittelstadt: 1 SHG (T-6th)
• Victor Olofsson: 1 OTG (T-3rd)
• Tage Thompson: 12 G (T-3rd), 5 PPG (T-8th), 1 SHG (T-6th), 84 S (4th)
• Alex Tuch: 3 GWG (T-1st)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Shots: Thompson (84), Dahlin (64), Olofsson/Skinner (51)
Hits: Dahlin (28), Lyubushkin (26), Cozens (19)
Blocked Shots: Dahlin (34), Bryson (30), Power (23)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 7-3-0 (14), 43/28, 9/38, 25/32
11-20: 0-8-0 (0), 19/38, 8/35, 15/25

OVERTIME RESULTS (1-0; 131-146 all-time)
Oct. 29 vs. CHI: W, 4-3 (GWG-Olofsson)

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 84-77 all-time)
N/A

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

Les Canadiens et les Sabres s’affrontent ce soir pour la 291e fois en saison régulière. En ajoutant les matchs de séries, ce sera la 326e confrontation entre les deux équipes.
The Canadiens and Sabres are facing each other for the 291st time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this will be the 326th match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 5 VS. PHI 4 (TB/SO) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Dvorak, Caufield (AN/PP), Matheson, Caufield, Suzuki (TB/SO)
Buts PHI Goals – Sanheim, Tippett, Tippett, Hayes
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (25-29)
Gardien PHI Goalie – Hart (28-32)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique PHI Powerplay – 0/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 24:58) ; S (Caufield – 6) ; HT (Pezzetta – 4) ; BS (Edmundson – 5)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
23 NOV. @ COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 NOV. @ CHICAGO 14 h / 2 p.m.
29 NOV. VS. SAN JOSE 19 h / 7 p.m.
1 DÉC. @ CALGARY 21 h / 7 p.m.
3 DÉC. @ EDMONTON 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 18 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 18 –
J. Edmundson – Bas du dos / Lower-back 10 03/11/2022
J. Armia – Haut du corps / Upper-body 3 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
J. Drouin – Haut du corps / Upper-body 3 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket and recalled defenseman Corey
Schueneman (10/18)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 21/11 – BEFORE GAMES ON 11/21
PTS (19 – 18e/18th)
V/W (8 – 17e/17th)
BP/GF (55 – 22e/22nd)
BC/GA (63 – 22e/22nd)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (30.8 – 16e/16th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.2 – 21e/21st)
MÉ/Hits (288 – 31e/31st)
MP/PIM (225 – 5th/5th)
AN/PP (18.0% – 27e/27th)
DN/PK (81.4% – 8e/8th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-1-0 6 10 10
Centrale 2-3-1 5 19 21
Métropolitaine 3-3-0 6 19 24
Pacifique 1-1-0 2 9 8
Total 9-8-1 19 57 63
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 55
Victoires/Wins : 23
Fiche : 23-27-5
Points de classement/Standing points : 51

CANADIENS VS. BUFFALO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BUF 126-114-31-19 (290 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 76-46-12-10 (144 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 50-68-19-9 (146 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 3-4 W @ BUF (27/10/22)
S. Montembeault 2-45 | Comrie 3-34
BG / WG: J. Anderson

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BUFFALO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BUFFALO:
27/10/22 – MTL 3 @ BUF 2
23/02/22 – BUF 0 @ MTL 4
13/02/22 – BUF 5 @ MTL 3
26/11/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 4
14/10/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 5
30/01/20 – MTL 3 @ BUF 1
09/10/19 – MTL 4 @ BUF 5 (P/OT)
23/03/19 – BUF 4 @ MTL 7
23/11/18 – MTL 2 @ BUF 3 (P/OT)
08/11/18 – BUF 6 @ MTL 5 (P/OT)

CETTE SAISON CONTRE BUFFALO / THIS SEASON VS. BUFFALO
Match #1: 27/10/2022 @ BUF – V/W 3-2
Match #2: 22/11/2022 @ MTL
Match #3: 27/03/2022 @ BUF

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Brendan Gallagher (16-3-19, 33 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 27 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (7-11-18, 17 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 27 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (16-3-19, 33 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (7-11-18, 17 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BUFFALO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BUFFALO:
1) David Savard (16, 23 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (15, 33 pj/gp)
3) Mike Hoffman (12, 27 pj/gp)

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