Tuesday, June 30, 2026
5-Hour Energy
Home Blog Page 4178

Week 4 Injury Report — Wednesday

NFL Editor
-
0
Week 4 Injury Report — Wednesday
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at CINCINNATI BENGALS on Thursday night
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
 The Jaguars did not practice Monday or Tuesday. The practice reports for those days are estimations.
Status Report
OUT K Josh Lambo (not injury related – personal matter), DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle)
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Tuesday K Josh Lambo (not injury related – personal matter)
Wednesday K Josh Lambo (not injury related – personal matter)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday G Andrew Norwell (ankle), DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle), T Cam Robinson (shoulder)
Tuesday G Andrew Norwell (ankle), DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle)
Wednesday DT Roy Robertson-Harris (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday CB Tre Herndon (knee)
Tuesday CB Tre Herndon (knee), T Cam Robinson (shoulder)
Wednesday CB Tre Herndon (knee), G Andrew Norwell (ankle), T Cam Robinson (shoulder)
CINCINNATI BENGALS
 The Bengals did not practice Monday or Wednesday. The practice reports for those days are estimations.
Status Report
OUT S Jessie Bates (neck), WR Tee Higgins (shoulder)
DOUBTFUL CB Chidobe Awuzie (groin), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee)
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Monday CB Chidobe Awuzie (groin), S Jessie Bates (neck), WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), T Riley Reiff (ankle), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee)
Tuesday CB Chidobe Awuzie (groin), S Jessie Bates (neck), WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee)
Wednesday CB Chidobe Awuzie (groin), S Jessie Bates (neck), WR Tee Higgins (shoulder), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (knee)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday LB Markus Bailey (hamstring), CB Darius Phillips (hand), CB Trae Waynes (hamstring)
Tuesday T Riley Reiff (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Tuesday LB Markus Bailey (hamstring), CB Darius Phillips (hand), CB Trae Waynes (hamstring)
Wednesday LB Markus Bailey (hamstring), CB Darius Phillips (hand), T Riley Reiff (ankle), CB Trae Waynes (hamstring)
ARIZONA CARDINALS at LOS ANGELES RAMS
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
BALTIMORE RAVENS at DENVER BRONCOS
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
DENVER BRONCOS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
CAROLINA PANTHERS at DALLAS COWBOYS
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DT Phil Hoskins (not injury related – personal matter), RB Christian McCaffrey (hamstring)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DE Yetur Gross-Matos (ankle), G John Miller (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB C.J. Henderson (groin), WR Terrace Marshall (thumb)
DALLAS COWBOYS
 The Cowboys did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DE Dorance Armstrong (ankle), T Ty Nsekhe (illness), DE Carlos Watkins (knee), S Donovan Wilson (groin)
CLEVELAND BROWNS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Greg Newsome (calf), C J.C. Tretter (knee), T Jedrick Wills (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR Odell Beckham (shoulder), T Jack Conklin (knee), T Christopher Hubbard (triceps), LB Sione Takitaki (hamstring)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Mackensie Alexander (not injury related – personal matter), TE Tyler Conklin (glute, elbow), T Rashod Hill (not injury related – resting player), CB Patrick Peterson (not injury related – resting player), S Harrison Smith (not injury related – resting player), WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (toe), WR Adam Thielen (not injury related – resting player)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday RB Dalvin Cook (ankle), CB Harrison Hand (hamstring), LB Eric Kendricks (hip), S Xavier Woods (hamstring)
DETROIT LIONS at CHICAGO BEARS
DETROIT LIONS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday LB Trey Flowers (shoulder, knee)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DE Michael Brockers (shoulder), LB Romeo Okwara (shoulder), RB D’Andre Swift (groin)
CHICAGO BEARS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
HOUSTON TEXANS at BUFFALO BILLS
HOUSTON TEXANS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR Danny Amendola (thigh), CB Terrance Mitchell (concussion, illness), RB Scottie Phillips (illness), QB Deshaun Watson (not injury related – personal matter)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday C Justin Britt (thigh), LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (knee), S Justin Reid (knee)
BUFFALO BILLS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DE Mario Addison (not injury related – resting player), WR Cole Beasley (not injury related – resting player), RB Taiwan Jones (not injury related – resting player), S Jordan Poyer (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday G Jon Feliciano (illness), S Micah Hyde (quadricep), CB Taron Johnson (groin)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at MIAMI DOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday TE Jack Doyle (back), T Eric Fisher (not injury related – resting player), LB Darius Leonard (ankle), G Quenton Nelson (ankle, knee), DE Kwity Paye (hamstring), T Braden Smith (foot, thumb), S Khari Willis (ankle, groin), DT Antwaun Woods (back), CB Rock Ya-Sin (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday G Mark Glowinski (knee), RB Jonathan Taylor (knee), QB Carson Wentz (ankles)
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR Will Fuller (chest, elbow)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday LB Jerome Baker (hamstring), C Michael Deiter (foot, quadricep)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Xavien Howard (shoulder), S Brandon Jones (ankle), WR DeVante Parker (shoulder)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
 The Eagles did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday T Jordan Mailata (knee)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday G Landon Dickerson (hip), S Marcus Epps (shoulder), T Lane Johnson (ankle), C Jason Kelce (foot, not injury related – resting player)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday S Rodney McLeod (knee), LB Davion Taylor (calf)
NEW YORK GIANTS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
NEW YORK GIANTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday G Ben Bredeson (hand), LB Blake Martinez (knee), WR Sterling Shepard (hamstring), WR Darius Slayton (hamstring)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday RB Saquon Barkley (knee), CB Keion Crossen (elbow), S Nate Ebner (quadricep), RB Cullen Gillaspia (ankle), WR Kenny Golladay (hip), LS Casey Kreiter (knee), S Logan Ryan (hamstring), TE Kaden Smith (knee)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday T Terron Armstead (elbow), C Erik McCoy (calf)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Marshon Lattimore (hand), QB Jameis Winston (knee)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at GREEN BAY PACKERS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DT Carlos Davis (knee), T Chukwuma Okorafor (concussion), QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (ribs)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday T Rashaad Coward (ankle), LB Alex Highsmith (groin), WR Diontae Johnson (knee), LB T.J. Watt (groin)
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday LB Krys Barnes (concussion), G Elgton Jenkins (ankle), CB Kevin King (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday RB Aaron Jones (ankle)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Practice
Wednesday Practice Not Complete
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS on Sunday night
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday RB Giovani Bernard (knee), TE Rob Gronkowski (ribs), LB Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Jamel Dean (knee), WR Jaydon Mickens (abdomen)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Carlton Davis (abdomen, ribs), WR Chris Godwin (thumb)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday RB James White (hip)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DE Henry Anderson (ankle), LB Ja’Whaun Bentley (shoulder), T Trenton Brown (calf), K Nick Folk (left knee), LB Josh Uche (back), LB Kyle Van Noy (groin), T Isaiah Wynn (knee)
TENNESSEE TITANS at NEW YORK JETS
TENNESSEE TITANS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR A.J. Brown (hamstring), LB Bud Dupree (knee), CB Caleb Farley (shoulder), WR Julio Jones (hamstring), T Taylor Lewan (toe), DT Larrell Murchison (elbow)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB Kristian Fulton (ankle), P Brett Kern (right groin), G Rodger Saffold (shoulder), DT Teair Tart (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday LB Jayon Brown (hamstring), TE Anthony Firkser (knee)
NEW YORK JETS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday S Marcus Maye (ankle), WR Elijah Moore (concussion), WR Jeff Smith (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR Jamison Crowder (groin), TE Tyler Kroft (rib)
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at ATLANTA FALCONS
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday T Charles Leno (not injury related – resting player), G Brandon Scherff (chest), CB Benjamin St-Juste (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DT Matt Ioannidis (knee)
ATLANTA FALCONS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday DT Marlon Davidson (ankle), WR Russell Gage (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday WR Frank Darby (calf), G Colby Gossett (illness), S Erik Harris (back)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday CB A.J. Terrell (concussion)

What To Look For – Week 4

NFL Editor
-
0
What To Look For – Week 4

​THE RETURN: On Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC), the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-1) visit the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-2) as quarterback TOM BRADY and tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI make their first appearance as visiting players in Foxborough.

Originally selected in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady spent 20 seasons with the Patriots (2000-19), all under head coach BILL BELICHICK.

Brady, who led the Patriots to division titles in 17 of his 20 seasons, ranks as the franchise’s all-time leader in every major passing category: quarterback wins (219), passing yards (74,571), passing touchdowns (541) and completions (6,377). Each of those totals are the most by any quarterback with one team in NFL history. The 219 regular-season wins are also the most by a quarterback-head coach pairing all-time.

During his postseason career in New England, Brady appeared in 41 games and totaled 1,025 completions, 11,388 passing yards and 73 touchdown passes (all NFL playoff records he extended during the 2020 playoffs with Tampa Bay). Together, Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowl titles, the most by a single player and the most by a quarterback-head coach combination in NFL history. The two won 30 playoff games together, more than twice as many as the next-best duo.

On Sunday night, Brady – who has 80,291 career passing yards – needs 68 passing yards to surpass DREW BREES (80,358) as the league’s all-time passing leader.

With a win against his former team, Brady would become the fourth quarterback all-time to register at least one win against 32 different NFL franchises, joining DREW BREES and Pro Football Hall of Famers BRETT FAVRE and PEYTON MANNING.

Gronkowski was selected in the second round (42nd overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Patriots and ranks first in franchise history in touchdown receptions (79), second in receiving yards (7,861) and fifth in receptions (521). He is also the franchise’s leader in postseason touchdown catches (12) and ranks second in team history in both receptions (81) and receiving yards (1,163) during the playoffs.

Gronkowski, who has 8,668 receiving yards in 134 games with New England and Tampa Bay, needs 16 receiving yards to surpass GREG OLSEN (8,683) for the fifth-most receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history.

The tight ends with the most receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) RECEIVING YARDS  
Tony GonzalezHOF Kansas City, Atlanta 15,127  
Jason Witten Dallas, Las Vegas 13,046  
Antonio Gates San Diego/L.A. Chargers 11,841  
Shannon SharpeHOF Denver, Baltimore 10,060  
Greg Olsen Chicago, Carolina, Seattle 8,683  
Rob Gronkowski New England, Tampa Bay 8,668*  
*entering Week 4

— NFL —

ALL-TIME PASSERS: In addition to Brady’s ascent to the top spot as the league’s all-time passing leader, Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS and Pittsburgh quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER can each move up the all-time passing charts when their teams meet on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) at Lambeau Field.

Rodgers ranks seventh in league annals with 418 touchdown passes and can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (420 touchdown passes) and PHILIP RIVERS (421) for the fifth-most all time. In Week 2, he surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (51,475 passing yards) for the 10th-most passing yards in NFL history.

Roethlisberger has 399 touchdown passes and can become the eighth quarterback all-time with 400 career touchdown passes. He also has 61,149 career passing yards and can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (61,361) for the sixth-most passing yards in NFL history.

The players with the most passing yards and most touchdown passes in NFL history:

  PLAYER PASSING YARDS     PLAYER TOUCHDOWN PASSES
1. Drew Brees 80,358   1. Tom Brady* 591
2. Tom Brady* 80,291   2. Drew Brees 571
3. Peyton ManningHOF 71,940   3. Peyton ManningHOF 539
4. Brett FavreHOF 71,838   4. Brett FavreHOF 508
5. Philip Rivers 63,440   5. Philip Rivers 421
6. Dan MarinoHOF 61,361   6. Dan MarinoHOF 420
7. Ben Roethlisberger* 61,149   7. Aaron Rodgers* 418
8. Eli Manning 57,023   8. Ben Roethlisberger* 399
9. Matt Ryan* 56,474   9. Eli Manning 366
10. Aaron Rodgers* 51,894   10. Matt Ryan* 351
*active

— NFL —

FEELING 50: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES is slated to make his 50th career start when the Chiefs (1-2) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). He has 15,092 passing yards and 123 touchdown passes during his five-year career, both the most by a quarterback in his first 50 career starts.

Since his first career start in Week 17 of the 2017 season, Mahomes has compiled a 39-10 record (.796) as a starting quarterback and with a win on Sunday can join Pro Football Hall of Famer KEN STABLER (40-9-1) as the only quarterbacks whose career began in the Super Bowl era to win 40 of their first 50 career starts.

The quarterbacks with the most wins in their first 50 career starts whose career began in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYER TEAM W L T WIN PCT.
Ken StablerHOF Oakland Raiders 40 9 1 .810
Patrick Mahomes* Kansas City 39 10 0 .796
Tom Brady New England 38 12 0 .760
Danny White Dallas 38 12 0 .760
Dan MarinoHOF Miami 37 13 0 .740
Jim McMahon Chicago 37 13 0 .740
*50th career start in Week 4    

Mahomes is tied for second in the league with nine touchdown passes this season and has recorded three touchdown passes in each of his first three games. With at least three touchdown passes in Philadelphia, he would become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to register at least three touchdown passes in each of his first four games of a season.

The quarterbacks with the most consecutive games with at least three touchdown passes to begin their seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
Tom Brady New England 2007 10
Steve YoungHOF San Francisco 1998 5
Dan MarinoHOF Miami 1987 4
Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 1999 4
       
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 2021 3*
*active streak  

— NFL —

CARR YOU READY: Las Vegas quarterback DEREK CARR leads the NFL with 1,203 passing yards as the Raiders have opened 3-0 for the first time since 2002. He has recorded at least 325 passing yards in five consecutive games dating back to Week 16 of the 2020 season, tied for the second-longest such streak all-time.

With 297 passing yards against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), Carr would become the fifth quarterback in league annals with at least 1,500 passing yards through his team’s first four games of a season.

The quarterbacks with the most passing yards in their team’s first four games of a season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON PASSING YARDS
Dak Prescott Dallas 2020 1,690
Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 2000 1,557
Tom Brady New England 2011 1,553
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 2019 1,510
       
Derek Carr Las Vegas 2021 1,203*
*entering Week 4      

Carr has passed for at least 375 yards in three consecutive games and registered at least 350 passing yards in each of his past four starts dating back to Week 17 last season. No quarterback in NFL history has thrown for 375 yards in four consecutive games or for 350 yards in five consecutive games.

— NFL —

PERCENTAGE PLAY: Denver quarterback TEDDY BRIDGEWATER ranks second in the NFL with a 76.8 completion percentage (73 of 95) and has recorded a completion percentage of 75-or-higher in each of his first three games this season as the Broncos are 3-0 for the first time since 2016.

With a completion percentage of 75-or-higher on Sunday against Baltimore (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Bridgewater will become the sixth quarterback with a completion percentage of 75-or-higher in four consecutive games (minimum 20 attempts) in NFL history and can join TOM BRADY (2007) as the only quarterbacks to accomplish the feat within a single season.

The quarterbacks with the most consecutive games with a completion percentage of 75-or-higher in NFL history (minimum 20 attempts):

PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S) GAMES  
Alex Smith Kansas City 2016-17 4  
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2014-15 4  
Tom Brady New England 2007 4  
Carson Palmer Cincinnati 2004-05 4  
Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 2001-02 4  
         
Teddy Bridgewater Denver 2021 3*  
*Active streak  

Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT, who ranks first in the NFL with a 77.5 completion percentage (86 of 111), and Arizona quarterback KYLER MURRAY, who ranks third (76.5 completion percentage; 78 of 102), have each completed above 80 percent of their passes in each of their past two games. On Sunday, they can become the first quarterbacks all-time to register a completion percentage of 80-or-higher (minimum 20 attempts) in three consecutive games.

— NFL —

HOLLYWOOD WIDEOUTS: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver COOPER KUPP – who leads the league in receiving yards (367) and receiving touchdowns (five), and ties for the NFL lead in receptions (25) – and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver MIKE WILLIAMS (22 receptions for 295 yards and four touchdowns) have each recorded at least seven receptions for 80 yards and one touchdown catch in each of their team’s first three games of the 2021 season.

Kupp, who faces Arizona on Sunday (4:05 PM ET, FOX), and Williams, whose Chargers host Las Vegas on Monday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN) can become the fourth and fifth players ever with at least 80 receiving yards and one touchdown reception in each of their team’s first four games of a season.

The pair can also join T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (2007) as the only players with at least seven receptions and one touchdown catch in each of their team’s first four games of a season in league annals.

The players with at least 80 receiving yards and one touchdown reception in each of their team’s first four games of a season all-time:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES  
Marvin HarrisonHOF Indianapolis 1999 4  
Don MaynardHOF N.Y. Titans (AFL) 1961 4  
Randy MossHOF New England 2007 4  
         
Cooper Kupp L.A. Rams 2021 3*  
Mike Williams L.A. Chargers 2021 3*  
*Active streak  

— NFL —

SACK STREAKS: The CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-0) lead the NFL with 14 sacks through the first three weeks and are 3-0 for the first time since 2015, when they began the season 14-0 and advanced to Super Bowl 50. Carolina’s BRIAN BURNS and HAASON REDDICK are two of the four NFL players who have recorded at least one sack in each of the first three games this season, along with Denver’s VON MILLER and New York Giants rookie AZEEZ OJULARI.

If both Burns and Reddick record a sack on Sunday at Dallas (1:00 PM ET, FOX), they would become the fifth pair of teammates since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, to each record at least one sack in each of their team’s first four games of a season.

The teammates to record at least one sack in each of their team’s first four games of a season since 1982:

SEASON TEAM TEAMMATES
2016 Arizona Markus Golden & Chandler Jones
1994 Philadelphia William Fuller & Burt Grossman
1988 L.A. Rams Kevin GreeneHOF & Mel Owens
1983 Miami Doug Betters & A.J. Duhe
     
2021 Carolina Brian Burns* & Haason Reddick*
*sack in each of first three games

Ojulari, who has recorded a sack in each of his first three career games, can join SANTANA DOTSON (1992) and TERRELL SUGGS (2003) as the only rookies since 1982 to record a sack in each of their first four career games.

No. 1 Overall Picks Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow Meet on ‘Thursday Night Football’

NFL Editor
-
0
No. 1 Overall Picks Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow Meet on ‘Thursday Night Football’

Jaguars-Bengals EXCLUSIVELY on NFL Network Thursday at 8:20 PM ET

‘NFL GameDay Kickoff’ at 6:00 PM ET –

Michael Irvin 1-on-1 w/ Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence

Pregame Coverage Starts with ‘TNF First Look’ at 3:00 PM ET

The 2021 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum season continues Thursday, September 30 when 2021 No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars travel to face 2020 No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals at 8:20 PM ET EXCLUSIVELY on NFL Network.

Jaguars-Bengals will also be available on local broadcast stations in Jacksonville (WFOX) and Cincinnati (WLWT). Fans can also stream the game through NFL digital properties across devices (NFL.com, the NFL app and NFL Network app), NFL Network distributors’ apps and sites, and on phones via Yahoo Sports and the Jaguas and Bengals mobile properties. Live game audio of Thursday Night Football will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One, and carried on SiriusXM and TuneIn. For a full listing of Thursday Night Football viewing options, fans can visit NFL.com/watch.

FOX Sports’ lead play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and FOX Sports’ lead analyst Troy Aikman, along with sideline reporters Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink call the action from Cincinnati. Additionally, FOX’s NFL Rules expert Mike Pereira joins to give explanations on officiating and rules throughout the game.

NFL Network’s on-location pregame coverage begins at 3:00 PM ET with TNF First Look hosted by Andrew Siciliano from inside Paul Brown Stadium, along with NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe.

At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, NFL GameDay Kickoff previews the Jaguars-Bengals matchup with host Colleen Wolfe and analysts Joe Thomas, Steve Smith Sr. and Michael Irvin.

Among the topics discussed this week on NFL GameDay Kickoff include:

  • Michael Irvin sits down with Jacksonville Jaguars rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence
  • Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sits down with former Bengals MVP quarterback Boomer Esiason in the latest edition of NFL Generations
  • Steve Smith Sr. provides personal perspective on the emotion Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will face when he takes the field against his former team, the New England Patriots
  • NFL GameDay Kickoff breaks down the start to the Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville and what positives can be built upon moving forward

At halftime, Wolfe, Thomas, Smith Sr. and Irvin break down the first half. Immediately following the game, the postgame show airs with Wolfe, Thomas, Smith Sr. and Irvin joined by a star of the game. Additional postgame coverage continues at 12 Midnight ET on NFL Network.

Last week, the 2021 Thursday Night Football schedule continued its strong start as the Carolina Panthers’ 24-9 win over the Houston Texans averaged 7.9 million viewers (TV+Digital) – slightly surpassing Week 2’s New York Giants-Washington Football Team game to make it NFL Network’s most-watched exclusive Thursday Night Football game since 2018 (New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns, 2018 Week 3).

NFC Players of the Week – Week 3

NFL Editor
-
0
NFC Players of the Week – Week 3

RAMS QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, CARDINALS CB BYRON MURPHY & PACKERS K MASON CROSBY NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 3

Quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD of the Los Angeles Rams, cornerback BYRON MURPHY of the Arizona Cardinals and kicker MASON CROSBY of the Green Bay Packers are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 3 (September 23, 26-27).

OFFENSE: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, LOS ANGELES RAMS

  • In their win over Tampa Bay, Stafford completed 27 of 38 pass attempts (71.1 percent) for 343 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 134.0 rating to help the Rams remain unbeaten.
  • This is Stafford’s third Offensive Player of the Week award and second this season. He is the first player to earn the honor multiple times in 2021.
    • 2009: Week 11
    • 2021: Weeks 1, 3
  • Stafford joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (twice in 2001) as the only Rams quarterbacks to win the award multiple times within a single season.

DEFENSE: CB BYRON MURPHY, ARIZONA CARDINALS

  • In Arizona’s 31-19 comeback victory against Jacksonville, Murphy recorded four tackles and two interceptions, including a 29-yard interception-return for a touchdown to give the Cardinals the lead late in the third quarter.
  • This is the first Defensive Player of the Week award for Murphy.
  • Murphy is the first Cardinals defensive back to earn the honor since Budda Baker (Week 6, 2020), who also attended the University of Washington.

SPECIAL TEAMS: K MASON CROSBY, GREEN BAY PACKERS

  • Crosby converted all three of his field goal attempts (54 yards, 38 yards and a game-winning 51-yard field goal as time expired) in Green Bay’s dramatic Sunday Night Football victory in San Francisco.
     
  • This is the eighth-career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Crosby:
    • 2007: Week 1
    • 2010: Week 1
    • 2011: Weeks 5, 7
    • 2013: Week 5
    • 2015: Week 11
    • 2018: Week 6
    • 2021: Week 3
  • Crosby becomes the third player to win at least eight Player of the Week awards with Green Bay, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (12-time winner) and Aaron Rodgers (18-time winner).

2021 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offense Defense Special Teams
Wk 1 QB Matthew Stafford, L.A. Rams LB Chandler Jones, Arizona P Bradley Pinion, Tampa Bay
Wk 2 QB Kyler Murray, Arizona S Mike Edwards, Tampa Bay P Mitch Wishnowsky, San Francisco
Wk 3 QB Matthew Stafford, L.A. Rams CB Byron Murphy, Arizona K Mason Crosby, Green Bay

AFC Players of the Week – Week 3

NFL Editor
-
0
AFC Players of the Week – Week 3

BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN, BROWNS DE MYLES GARRETT & RAVENS K JUSTIN TUCKER NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 3

Quarterback JOSH ALLEN of the Buffalo Bills, defensive end MYLES GARRETT of the Cleveland Browns and kicker JUSTIN TUCKER of the Baltimore Ravens are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 3 (September 23, 26-27).

OFFENSE: QB JOSH ALLEN, BUFFALO BILLS

  • Allen completed 32 of 43 pass attempts (74.4 percent) for 358 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 129.8 rating and added a rushing touchdown in Buffalo’s 43-21 victory over Washington.
  • This is the seventh-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Allen:
    • 2018: Week 17
    • 2019: Week 11
    • 2020: Weeks 2, 9, 13, 15
    • 2021: Week 3
  • Allen trails only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (10-time winner) for the most Offensive Player of the Week awards by a Buffalo quarterback.
  • He joins Patrick Mahomes and Derrick Henry as the only players to win a Player of the Week in each of the past four seasons (2018-21).

DEFENSE: DE MYLES GARRETT, CLEVELAND BROWNS

  • Garrett recorded seven tackles and a franchise-record 4.5 sacks in Cleveland’s 26-6 win over Chicago.
  • This marks the second Defensive Player of the Week award for Garrett (Week 4, 2020).
  • He becomes the first Brown to win multiple Defensive Player of the Week awards since defensive end Courtney Brown (Week 5, 2003 and Week 3, 2000).

SPECIAL TEAMS: K JUSTIN TUCKER, BALTIMORE RAVENS

  • Tucker converted four of five field goals, including an NFL-record 66-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Detroit, 19-17.
  • This is the 12th-career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Tucker:
    • 2013: Week 10, 12, 15
    • 2014: Week 3
    • 2015: Week 4, 8
    • 2016: Week 12
    • 2018: Weeks 3, 17
    • 2019: Weeks 5, 6
    • 2021: Week 3
  • He is now tied with Jason Hanson (12) and Matt Prater (12) for the third-most all-time by a kicker. Only Adam Vinatieri (19) and John Carney (13) have earned the honor more.

2021 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offense Defense Special Teams
Wk 1 QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City DE Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas K Evan McPherson, Cincinnati
Wk 2 RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee LB Odafe Oweh, Baltimore K Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas
Wk 3 QB Josh Allen, Buffalo DE Myles Garrett, Cleveland K Justin Tucker, Baltimore

CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Conference-USA

NCAAFB Editor
-
0
CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Conference-USA

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

Charlotte at Illinois (Big Ten Network) 11 am

FIU at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 2:30 pm

UNLV at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 pm

LA Tech at No. 23 NC State (ACC Net Extra/ESPN+) 5 pm

Southern Miss at Rice (ESPN3) 5:30 pm

Liberty at UAB (CBSSN) 6 pm

Marshall at Middle Tennessee (Stadium) 6 pm

WKU at No. 17 Michigan State (Big Ten Network)6:30 pm

Old Dominion at UTEP (ESPN+) 8 pm

QUICK HITTERS

A LOOK AT WEEK FIVE

Thirteen Conference USA teams are in action in Week Five on Saturday, with league play kicking into gear. There are four conference games slated for Saturday, Oct. 2, in addition to five non-conference tilts, which are highlighted by Charlotte traveling to Illinois, and a pair of 3-1 teams in UAB and Liberty doing battle in
Birmingham, as the Blazers open Protective Stadium. North Texas is the lone C-USA school with a bye this week.

Charlotte (3-1), fresh off a thrilling 42-39 win over Middle Tennessee, travels to Champaign to take on Illinois (1-4) on Big Ten Network at 11 a.m. CT. The 49ers picked up a win over a power-five opponent to open the season, knocking off Duke in Week 1, and are looking to make it 2-for-2 in 2021. Illinois, who opened the season with a win over Nebraska, have lost four straight, including a 37-30 defeat at the hands of UTSA, also in Champaign.

The Shula Bowl, a battle between FIU (1-3) and Florida Atlantic (2-2) kicks off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Stadium. FIU has dropped three straight, and despite holding a 17-point fourth quarter lead last week on the road at Central Michigan, fell 31-27 in Mount Pleasant. Florida Atlantic made a cross country trip to Colorado Springs, and fell 31-7 at Air Force. This is the C-USA opener for both teams.

At 5 p.m. CT UTSA (4-0), who is receiving votes in both primary national polls, hosts UNLV (0-4) on ESPN+. The Roadrunners continue to rise, knocking off Memphis on the road 31-28 after trailing 21-0 in the first quarter. The win was the second massive road victory for UTSA in 2021 thus far, and ended a 17-game home winning streak for the Tigers, dating back to 2018. UTSA K Hunter Duplessis made a game-winning 42-yard FG as time expired to push the Roadrunners to 4-0. UNLV is winless in head coach Marcus Arroyo’s tenure (0-10 dating back to 2020), but the Rebels were extremely competitive last week on the road at No. 22 Fresno State, eventually falling 38-30 last Friday night.

Louisiana Tech (2-2) concludes its non-conference schedule Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. CT, when the Bulldogs travel to take on No. 23 NC State (3-1) on ACC Network Extra/ESPN+. The Bulldogs held off a rally by North Texas and won 24-17 at home in their C-USA opener, despite being without starting QB Austin Kendall, who missed the game due to medical reasons. NC State defeated No. 9 Clemson 27-21 in double overtime at home last week.

Southern Miss (1-3) travels to Houston to take on Rice (1-3) in each team’s C-USA lidlifter at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN3. The Golden Eagles lost at No. 1 Alabama 63-14 last week, and are led by freshman QB Ty Keyes. Rice picked up its first win of 2021 last week, defeating Texas Southern 48-34 in Houston. Rice RB Jordan Myers found the end zone four times last week for the Owls, carrying 26 times for 160 yards in the win.

UAB (3-1) is set to open its brand new 45,000 seat Protective Stadium on Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT when the Blazers host Liberty (3-1) in a non-conference tilt on CBS Sports Network. UAB picked up an impressive 28-21 win at Tulane, while Liberty fell 24- 21 on the road at Syracuse last week.

Marshall (2-2) travels to Murfreesboro to take on Middle Tennessee (1-3, 0-2 C-USA) on Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT on Stadium. The Thundering Herd fell 31-30 on the road at Appalachian State last Thursday, and have dropped two straight. Middle Tennessee fell in a thriller in Charlotte, 42-39, and certainly appear to have found their new starting QB in Chase Cunningham, who threw for 379 yards and five touchdowns, and added 65-yards on the ground in his first career start.

WKU (1-2) nearly came back to beat Indiana last week in front of 25,171 at Houchens-Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, falling 33-31. The Hilltoppers take a swing at another Big Ten team, No. 17 Michigan State (4-0) in East Lansing at 6 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network. The Spartans held off Nebraska 23-20 in overtime at home last week.

UTEP (3-1) hosts Old Dominion (1-3) to wrap up Saturday night for C-USA teams, as both teams open league play in El Paso at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN+. The Miners came back to knock off rival New Mexico 20- 13 last week at home, while Old Dominion’s furious second half rally at home against Buffalo fell just short. ODU trailed 35-7 and scored what appeared to be a game-tying touchdown in the final minute – however a penalty pushed the extra point back, and it was eventually missed, as the Monarchs fell 35-34 in heartbreaking fashion.

Games Recap: Redblacks down Elks for second win of the season

CFL Editor
-
0
Games Recap: Redblacks down Elks for second win of the season

OTTAWA — Led by rookie quarterback Caleb Evans, the Ottawa REDBLACKS notched their second win of the season with a victory over the Edmonton Elks.

With injuries at the quarterback position heading into the contest, Evans was thrust into his first CFL start on Tuesday night and helped Ottawa to a 34-24 win. The REDBLACKS pivot threw three touchdown passes in the game to Kenny Stafford, Ryan Davis and Timothy Flanders. Evans completed 15 of his 22 passes for 191 yards and rushed for 59 yards on seven carries.

R.J. Harris led all REDBLACKS receivers with 80 yards on four catches while Ryan Davis had five catches for 67 yards.

Ottawa’s special teams got in on the action as well with electrifying returner DeVonte Dedmon scoring on a punt return. The team’s defensive effort included four sacks on Elks’ quarterback Taylor Cornelius and two timely interceptions from Antoine Pruneau and Brandin Dandridge. SAM linebacker Don Unamba led the way for the home team on defence as well, tallying one of the aforementioned sacks along with a forced fumble and a game-high nine tackles.

Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius completed 22 of 31 passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in his team’s loss. Greg Ellingson scored a touchdown, his first of the season, and caught 126 yards on seven catches for the Elks while Shai Ross hauled in two major scores.

Caleb Evans started the game for the home team, leading his REDBLACKS down the field and scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the evening. It was Ryan Davis who hauled in the 20-yard touchdown pass from Evans but not before the receiver threw a 37-yard pass to Kenny Stafford on the previous play, as Ottawa dug into their bag of tricks early. With the point after, the REDBLACKS took an early 7-0 lead.

Taylor Cornelius then hit the turf for the Elks looking to respond but Don Unamba stripped the ball from Greg Ellingson on the first play of the drive. Ottawa recovered and brought their offence right back onto the field.

And the scoring didn’t stop there for Ottawa. Evans connected with Timothy Flanders (after Evans scampered 17 yards himself on the drive) and the running back rumbled his way into the end zone for the 15-yard score. With Lewis Ward’s point after, the REDBLACKS took a 14-0 lead just five minutes into the contest.

The big plays kept coming for the REDBLACKS from their rookie QB as the game was progressing. Ottawa was pinned in their own zone and Evans decided to stretch the field with a 44-yard pass to R.J. Harris as the first quarter was coming to a close. However, the Elks defence held strong on the drive and Ottawa had to punt the ball away to finish out the first frame.

To start the second quarter, Dakota Prukop was under centre for Edmonton. Once Prukop helped the team get a first down, Cornelius was back into the game but Ottawa’s defence got the stop and forced the Elks to punt the ball away for the third time on the night.

DeVonte Dedmon‘s ensuing return, along with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Edmonton, moved Evans and co. deep into Elks territory. After missing Anthony Coombs in the end zone and completing an eight-yard pass to Harris, the REDBLACKS settled for a field goal on third down, as Ward connected on his 15-yard attempt. That increased Ottawa’s lead to 17-0 midway through the second frame.

Ottawa’s defence continued to flex their muscles when Edmonton hit the field on their ensuing drive. Cleyon Laing stopped James Wilder Jr. on the first play of the drive, holding him to a two-yard gain, and that was followed by a Davon Coleman sack on Cornelius for a loss of seven yards, forcing the visitors to punt once again.

The Elks defence responded with a sack of their own, with Nyles Morgan getting to the REDBLACKS QB to end Ottawa’s drive. Ward missed his 50-yard field goal attempt, as the three minute warning was approaching.

Edmonton got on the scoreboard with under three minutes left in the half. Cornelius aired things out, finding Shai Ross down field for the 77-yard touchdown score. With the completed convert, the Elks cut the REDBLACKS lead to 17-7.

That would be the final scoring play as the first half came to a close.

To start the second half, the Elks went two-and-out as their first drive ended with Unamba getting the sack on Cornelius. On the ensuing punt, Dedmon did what Dedmon does best and took it all the way to the house for the 73-yard return touchdown. That score, along with the convert, extended Ottawa’s lead to 24-7.

Edmonton responded with a score of their own when they got the ball back, as Cornelius moved the Elks offence down the field 77 yards on seven plays to set up Ellingson’s first touchdown of 2021. The 18-yard touchdown and the completed convert cut Ottawa’s lead to 24-14.

Momentum continued to swing the Elks way late in the third frame, as Cornelius moved the chains into field goal range. Sean Whyte booted a 48-yarder with four minutes left in the quarter, cutting the REDBLACKS lead to 24-17.

On Ottawa’s next possession, they responded with a field goal, as Ward connected on his 32-yard attempt to cap the six-play, 30-yard drive that was highlighted by a 17-yard catch-and-run from Davis. That score increased the REDBLACKS lead to 27-17 as the third quarter came to a close.

Just as Edmonton was moving down the field and into scoring range to start the final frame, Cornelius was looking for Mike Jones in the end zone but the REDBLACKS defence was right there for the timely interception. Brandin Dandridge picked off the Elks pivot, bringing Evans and co. back into the game.

Edmonton’s defence did their part, however, not allowing the REDBLACKS to capitalize on the turnover as Richie Leone had to punt the ball away.

The REDBLACKS defence continued their strong play late in the contest as they tallied their third sack of the night, with Avery Ellis getting to the Elks QB. That sack forced Edmonton to punt the ball away with 10 minutes left in the game.

When Evans got back on the field on the next drive, he called his own number twice (a 14-yard gain followed by a one-yard pick up) and then tossed an 18-yard pass to Davis. That moved the REDBLACKS deep into Edmonton’s zone. Following a two-yard gain from Davis, Stafford hauled in his first touchdown as a REDBLACK. The five-play, 42-yard drive, along with the convert, extended Ottawa’s lead to 34-17.

Edmonton wasn’t done scoring, however. With five minutes left in the game, Cornelius moved his team’s offence down the field to set up Ross’ second touchdown of the evening. That score, along with the point after, cut the REDBLACKS lead to 34-24.

With under two minutes left on the clock, the Elks were hoping to move down the field to try for a comeback but Antoine Pruneau intercepted Edmonton’s pivot to seal the deal for the home team.

Up next for the REDBLACKS is a trip to Toronto to take on the Argonauts next Wednesday while the Elks head to Winnipeg to play the Blue Bombers next Friday.

CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Mountain West Conference

NCAAFB Editor
-
0
CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Mountain West Conference

NEXT UP

Friday, October 1 TV/Digital Time
#15/13 BYU at Utah State CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. MT

Saturday, October 2 TV/Digital Time

Nevada at Boise State* FS1 1:30 p.m. MT

UNLV at UTSA ESPN+ 5 p.m. CT

Air Force at New Mexico* FS2 4:30 p.m. MT

New Mexico State at San José State MWN/NBC Sports California 7:30 p.m. PT

#21/18 Fresno State at Hawai‘i* CBS Sports Network 5 p.m. HT

*Mountain West game

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Fresno State is ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll. At least one Mountain West program has been nationally ranked each year since the league’s inception in 1999. Furthermore, the MW has had a team ranked in the top-20 in six consecutive seasons.

• Fresno State junior WR Jalen Cropper tied a Mountain West single-game record with four receiving touchdowns against UNLV on Sept. 24. The last Bulldog to haul in four touchdown passes in a game was Davante Adams (2013).

• Through Week 4, the Mountain West has five victories over autonomous-5 opponents, the most of any non-autonomous-5 conference in 2021. Including all 10 FBS conferences, the MW is tied for the third-most A5 victories with the ACC, and trails only the Big Ten and SEC.

• The league has a .500 record against opponents from the Pac-12 in 2021.

• In nonconference play, the Mountain West has compiled a 25-16 (.610) record, the fifth-best win percentage nationally and best among the non-autonomous-5 conferences.

• San Diego State has opened the 2021 season with a 4-0 record, which includes a pair of victories over autonomous-5 opponents (Arizona and Utah). The Aztecs are the only non-autonomous-5 team with multiples wins over autonomous-5 opponents this season.

• Wyoming is off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1996 (9-0). The Cowboys and San Diego State are two of 26 undefeated teams nationally.

• San José State is riding a nine-game win streak in Mountain West play, which is tied for the third-longest active league win streak nationally. In 2020, the
Spartans were 7-0 in MW play, and they haven’t lost a league contest Nov. 23, 2019.

• Fresno State RB Ronnie Rivers is the nation’s active FBS leader with 48 career touchdowns, setting the program career record on Saturday, Aug. 28. Rivers is four touchdowns shy of tying for fifth-most in Mountain West history, a spot currently held by San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny (2014-17).

• Dating back to the 2019 season, the Mountain West has won 16 games against autonomous-5 opponents, including 14 against the Pac-12.

• In the past 17 years, the Mountain West has been the top nonautonomous 5 conference nine times and second five times.

• The Mountain West has been nationally-ranked in 21 of the last 28 College Football Playoff Rankings.

• The Mountain West produced the first non-automatic-qualifying FBS team into a BCS bowl game (Utah – 2005 Fiesta Bowl) and into the College Football Playoff (Boise State – 2014 Fiesta Bowl).

CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: SEC Conference

NCAAFB Editor
-
0
CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: SEC Conference

SEC OPENS OCTOBER WITH SIX CONFERENCE GAMES

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

Arkansas (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Series: UGA leads, 11-4
Noon ET • ESPN Last: UGA, 37-10 (2020 at Fayetteville)
Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) Sirius: 121/81 • XM: 191/81

Tennessee (2-2, 0-1 SEC) at Missouri (2-2, 0-1 SEC) Series: MIZ leads, 5-4
11 a.m. CT • SEC Network Last: UT, 35-12 (2020 at Knoxville)
Columbia, Mo. • Faurot Field (62,621) Sirius: 103/132 • XM: 192/190

Ole Miss (3-0, 0-0 SEC) at Alabama (4-0, 1-0 SEC) Series: UA leads, 52-10-2
2:30 p.m. CT • CBS Last: UA, 63-48 (2020 in Oxford)
Tuscaloosa Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Sirius: 121/81 • XM: 191/81

Troy (2-2) at South Carolina (2-2, 0-2 SEC) Series: SC leads, 3-0
3:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559) Sirius: 132 • XM: 190

Florida (3-1, 1-1 SEC) at Kentucky (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Series: UF leads, 53-18
6 p.m. ET • ESPN Last: UF, 34-10 (2020 at Gainesville)
Lexington, Ky. • Kroger Field (61,000) Sirius: 106/103 • XM: 235/182

Mississippi State (2-2, 0-1 SEC) at Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1 SEC) Series: Tied 7-7
6 p.m. CT • SEC Network Last: TAMU, 28-14 (2020 at Starkville)
College Station, Texas • Kyle Field (102,733) Sirius: 81 • XM: 388/81

UConn (0-5) at Vanderbilt (1-3, 0-1 SEC) Series: VU leads, 2-1
6:30 p.m. CT • ESPNU
Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Sirius: 121 • XM: 191

Auburn (3-1, 0-0 SEC at LSU (3-1, 1-0 SEC) Series: LSU leads, 31-23-1
8 p.m. CT • ESPN Last: AU, 48-11 (2020 at Auburn)
Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321) Sirius: 138/132 • XM: 202/190

 

THIS IS SEC FOOTBALL
• Fourteen times in the last 15 seasons, a team from the SEC has advanced to the national championship game. The SEC has won 11 of those contests, with two of the losses coming in the game’s final seconds. The winner of the SEC Championship Game has advanced to the National Championship Game all but once since 2006.

• The SEC finished 7-2 in the postseason in 2020 to lead the nation in bowl wins, with all seven wins coming against Top-25 competition – the most in history for the conference. In the four bowl games where an unranked SEC team played a Top-25 opponent, the SEC went 3-1.

• Since Florida in January 2009, five different teams from the SEC have played for the national championship. Four of those five have multiple appearances and at least one victory since 2007.

• Not counting games versus each other, the SEC is 10-3 all-time in College Football Playoff games, playing in six of the seven CFP Championship Games (winning four of those six). Since 2006, the SEC has posted a 27-14 (.659) record in BCS/CFP games, more wins, appearances and winning percentage than any other A5 conference.

• More than 350 players from Southeastern Conference schools were listed on the initial 53-man NFL rosters to begin the 2020 season. Seven SEC schools were represented by at least 25 former players on active rosters, including Alabama with a league-high 57. In addition to the 53-man active rosters, more than 100 former SEC players are listed on reserve lists or practice squads for NFL teams. A total of 25 former SEC players were on active rosters of the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Bucs.

• The SEC is 97-55 (.638) in bowl games since 2006, the only FBS league with a .600 or better winning percentage and 30 wins more than the next closest conference.

• The SEC has now won 47 games in the last seven postseasons and has sent no less than eight teams to post-season bowls in each of the last 14 seasons.

• In the seven seasons of the College Football Playoff era, only six programs nationally have been ranked No. 1 in the weekly CFP Top-25 Poll (which begins in late October each year) – four of those six programs (Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State) are from the SEC.

• Nine different SEC teams, including all seven from the SEC Western Division, have made BCS/New Year’s Six bowl game appearances since 2006: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Since the formation of the College Football Playoff in 2014, six of the seven schools in the Western Division have advanced to a New Year’s Six bowl.

• With Georgia and Alabama both earning victories in the CFP Semifinals in 2017, the national championship game featured two SEC teams for the second time in the last nine seasons.

CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Big 12 Conference

NCAAFB Editor
-
0
CFB Week 5 Conference Notes: Big 12 Conference

THIS WEEK IN THE BG 12

Saturday, October 2
Texas at TCU (ABC) 11:00 a.m.
Series: UT 63-27-1
Last Meeting: TCU 33-31 in Austin on Oct. 3, 2020.

No. 6/4 Oklahoma at Kansas State (FOX) 2:30 p.m.
Series: OU 76-21-4
Last Meeting: K-State 38-35 in Norman on Sept. 26, 2020.

Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m.
Series: WVU 6-4
Last Meeting: TTU 34-27 in Lubbock on Oct. 24, 2020.

No. 21/24 Baylor at No. 19/18 Oklahoma State (ESPN2) 6:00 p.m.
Series: OSU 21-18
Last Meeting: OSU 42-3 in Waco on Dec. 12, 2020.

Kansas at Iowa State (FS1) 6:00 p.m.
Series: KU 50-44-6
Last Meeting: ISU 52-22 in Lawrence on Oct. 31, 2020.

All Times are listed as Central. Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today Coaches.

 

CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES

For the first time this season, the Big 12 has a full slate of conference games on Saturday to welcome in the month of October.

The Big 12 has a .793 (23-6) win percentage in non-conference outings, good for second among FBS leagues. One game remains with Baylor hosting future Big 12 member BYU on Oct. 16. Four of the six losses were to other autonomy leagues and two were to ranked opponents.

No. 21/24 Baylor jumped into the national rankings for the first time this season, joining No. 6/4 Oklahoma and No. 19/18 Oklahoma State. While they have been ranked in the coaches’ poll each week, the Cowboys entered the AP ledger for the first time. Texas is the top vote-getter outside the top 25 with Iowa State and K-State also
receiving points.

Among FBS leagues, the Big 12 is second in scoring (33.7) and rushing yards per game (182.87), as well as third in fewest yards allowed (339.2).

Fifty percent of Big 12 teams are in the top 23 nationally for rushing defense, allowing less than 100 yards a game on the ground: 7. Iowa State (68.8), 9. Oklahoma (74.2), 11. K-State (75.2), 19. Oklahoma State (87.0) and 23. West Virginia (90.5).

Fifty percent of offenses are in the top 29 in scoring: 3. Texas (46.8), 10. Baylor (42.8), 20. Oklahoma and Texas Tech (38.8) along with 29. TCU (37.7).

Big 12 players of the week were awarded to Texas’ Casey Thompson (offensive) and Xavier Worthy (newcomer), Baylor’s Trestan Ebner (special teams) and Garmon Randolph (co-defensive), as well as Oklahoma State’s Malcolm Rodriguez (co-defensive).

Baylor is 4-0 for the sixth time in the last nine seasons and collected its first win over a ranked opponent since Dec. 29, 2015, when the Bears beat No. 10 North Carolina in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Iowa State running back Breece Hall broke a pair of records last Saturday, taking over the top spot in the Big 12 with 16 consecutive games with a rushing touchdown. Missouri’s Corby Jones (1997-98) previously held the record with 15. Hall also set a Cyclone school record with 40 career TDs.

Kansas’ Ra’Mello Dotson intercepted a Duke pass and returned it 65 yards. The interception marked the first of his career and the first by a Jayhawk this season.

The nation’s leader in non-offensive touchdowns since 1999 with 123, K-State got its first one of the year on a 99-yard kickoff return by Malik Knowles in the first quarter at Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic’s game-winning 30-yard field goal as time expired is believed to be OU’s first game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock. Brkic converted all three of his field goal attempts and his lone extra point attempt. He has scored at least 10 points in 15 of his 25 career games.

Oklahoma State won its sixth straight game, its longest winning streak since 2016. Since the beginning of the 2016 season, the Cowboys are 9-3 when unranked in the AP Top 25 and facing a ranked opponent.

TCU running back Zach Evans had 113 yards rushing on 15 carries last week, topping 100 yards for the fourth time in the last five games. He added a 46-yard touchdown catch for the first receiving score of his career.

Josh Thompson’s 27-yard interception return for a touchdown was the first defensive touchdown for Texas since 2017. The Longhorns scored 70 points for the first time since the 2005 Big 12 Championship Game.

Texas Tech QB Henry Colombi threw a single-game and career-high three touchdown passes last week. He matched a career-long 75- yard pass to Kaylon Geiger for a touchdown.

With Jackie Matthews’ interception in the second quarter, the Mountaineers have now forced a turnover in 67 of the last 87 games. West Virginia’s opening drive of the first quarter was its longest of the season in both plays (17) and time (9:07).

1...4,1774,1784,179...4,325Page 4,178 of 4,325

Contact us: info@sportsgamingjournal.com

* PLEASE NOTE: THE INFORMATION CONTAINED AT THIS SITE IS FOR NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION IN VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS IS PROHIBITED.

FOLLOW US

TODAY"S TOP CATEGORIES

© Copyright 2024, Sports Gaming Journal. All rights reserved.