Giants at Saints
The New York Giants travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints this Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1:00 p.m. ET in the Caesars Superdome. This is the 31st regular season matchup between the two clubs, with the Giants leading the series, 16-14. The teams last met on Sept. 30, 2018, a 33-18 Saints victory in MetLife Stadium. They last faced each other in New Orleans on Nov. 1, 2015, which resulted in a 52-49 Saints win.
GAME SUMMARY
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-2) VS. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-1)
Sunday, October 3, 2021 • Gillette Stadium (65,878) • 8:20 p.m. ET
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings (1-2) play their second home game in a row against the Cleveland Browns (2-1) at noon on Sunday, October 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium. The last time Minnesota played Cleveland was in 2017 at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Cleveland Head Coach Kevin Stefanski will coach his first game as an NFL head coach in U.S. Bank Stadium after spending 14 seasons with the Vikings.
Bolts host Raiders on Monday Night Football
The Los Angeles Chargers welcome the Las Vegas Raiders for the team’s first prime-time matchup of the year, kicking off at 5:15 p.m. PT from SoFi Stadium. Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick and Lisa Salters have the call on ESPN while Matt “Money” Smith, Daniel Jeremiah and Shannon Farren will broadcast on the Chargers Radio Network airwaves on ALT FM-98.7. Adrian Garcia-Marquez and Francisco Pinto will present the game in Spanish on Que Buena FM 105.5/94.3.
The Chargers have won 12 of the past 18 home contests against the Raiders, scoring 20-plus points in all but five of those matchups. The Bolts last hosted the Raiders on Monday Night Football 25 years ago. The teams have squared off on Monday 10 times, splitting the matchups evenly, 5-5, with the Chargers winning the last three. Los Angeles boasts some of the best offensive talent in football. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams are two of the five AFC players to have at least 250 receiving yards on the season, while Justin Herbert leads the NFL with 19 passes on third down to move the chains. Williams has caught a touchdown in four straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL. Defensively, Asante Samuel Jr., leads all NFL rookies with two interceptions and four passes defensed on the season.
The Raiders offense is led by Derek Carr, who has a league-leading 1,203 passing yards in 2021. Each of Carr’s six touchdowns this season has gone to a different receiver. Las Vegas has started the season 3-0 for the first time since 2002, when they went on to represent the AFC in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Chargers remain in Southern California next week, squaring off against the Cleveland Browns for the first time in three years. The teams kick off from SoFi Stadium on Sun., Oct. 10 at 1:05 p.m. PT.
Breaking down the 2021 schedule
vs Las Vegas Raiders
ALL-TIME: 55-65-2
HOME: 27-33-1
AWAY: 28-32-1
LAST: W, 30-27 (OT) — 2020 at Raiders
OVERALL: 3-0-0
HOME: 2-0-0
AWAY: 1-0-0
2020 POSTSEASON: N/A
The Chargers have won 12 of the past 18 home contests against the Raiders, scoring 20-plus points in all but five of those matchups. After a come-from-behind overtime victory on Thursday Night Football last year, Los Angeles has won 12 of the past 17 games against the Raiders on the road.
Chargers-Raiders series history
Series Breakdown
All-Time Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-66-2 (.455)
Regular Season Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-65-2 (.459)
Chargers All-Time vs. Raiders at Home . . . . . . . . 27-34-1 (.444)
Current Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, One (1) game
Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 17, 2020 at L.V. — W, 30-27 (OT)
Longest Chargers Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 games (2003-09)
Longest Raiders Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 games (1972-77)
Head Coach Brandon Staley vs. Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (.000)
Staley All-Time vs. Raiders* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 (.500)
Most Career GP vs. Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . CB Chris Harris Jr. (18)
*(Including years as assistant coach)
PACKERS AND STEELERS FACE OFF AT LAMBEAU
The Green Bay Packers return home to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field.
FIRST AND 10
• The Bears and Lions will be meeting for the 183rd time on \Sunday with the Bears owning a 102-75-5 advantage. Chicago swept the season series in 2018 and 2019 and split with the Lions last season.
THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW
A pivotal two-week stretch in the NFC West – the NFL’s toughest division in 2021 – begins in Week 4 and the highlight is the matchup between the undefeated Cardinals and Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
The Bengals today returned G Keaton Sutherland to the practice squad from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Women’s Soccer League announced today that given the gravity of the events of the last week, matches scheduled for this weekend will not occur.
Lions return to The City Beautiful on Saturday
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City SC (10-8-9, 39 points) returns to downtown Orlando on Saturday, Oct. 2, set to take on D.C. United (12-11-4, 40 points) in a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Exploria Stadium. Tickets for Saturday’s match are available here or by calling (855) ORL-CITY.
Saturday’s match, presented by Walt Disney World, will be broadcast locally on FOX35 PLUS and available to stream on LionNation TV with coverage set to begin at 7 p.m. ET. The fixture will also be transmitted on Real Radio 104.1 in English and Acción 97.9FM, 810AM in Spanish.
“The expectations are always the same, trying to add three points that we’re looking for and that we need. We already know enough of this rival in [D.C. United] and they know us as well,” Head Coach Oscar Pareja said ahead of the match. “I think the opportunity now to be in front of our fans is fantastic too after this long period of going away. We’re very optimistic.”
The Lions will look to make it back-to-back victories over the Black and Red in 2021 on Saturday, having taken a 1-0 shutout win at Audi Field on May 16. Mauricio Pereyra scored the eventual game-winner in that fixture, with goalkeeper Pedro Gallese having to register just one save to preserve the clean sheet.
City enters the weekend after taking a road point from Nashville SC on Wednesday, overcoming a two-goal deficit to force the two sides to split the points on the evening. Daryl Dike converted from the penalty spot in the 76th minute to halve the deficit before a stoppage-time own goal from Brian Anunga served as the eventual equalizer on the night.
Nani leads the Lions with nine goals this season, followed by Dike with five. Mauricio Pereyra holds the team-high in assists, with 10 in total in the 2021 campaign.
D.C. comes into Saturday’s match following a 3-1 victory at home on Wednesday over Minnesota United. Goals from Ola Kamara, Julian Gressel and Júnior Moreno led the Black and Red over the Loons en route to the side’s 12th victory of 2021.
Kamara leads the league with 17 goals this season, while Gressel sits tied for second in MLS with 11 assists on the year.
Following Saturday’s match, the Lions will enjoy a week off from match play before returning to action with a road trip to FC Cincinnati on Saturday, Oct. 16 at West End Stadium.
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