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NHL Investigation Regarding Evander Kane Completed; No Evidence of Gambling on League Games Uncovered

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NHL Investigation Regarding Evander Kane Completed; No Evidence of Gambling on League Games Uncovered

Investigation Into Separate Allegations of Wrongdoing Ongoing

 

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that it had concluded its investigation of allegations that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane gambled on League games, having found no evidence to support those allegations, or allegations that Mr. Kane made any effort to negatively impact his own Club’s games.

 

The extensive investigation of the allegations, which were made in social media posts by Mr. Kane’s wife Deanna, was conducted by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP in conjunction with NHL Security.

 

The report states: “The investigation included a detailed review of social media, public data, and court filings from the bankruptcy proceeding initiated by Mr. Kane in January 2021 and his pending divorce proceeding; a review of sports betting data and analysis; and in person and virtual interviews of members of the Sharks organization and others, including Mr. Kane. It should be noted that Ms. Kane refused to participate in the investigation.

 

“The investigation uncovered no evidence to corroborate Ms. Kane’s accusations that Mr. Kane bet or otherwise participated in gambling on NHL games, and no evidence to corroborate the allegations that Mr. Kane ‘threw’ games or did not put forward his best effort to help the Sharks win games. To the contrary, the evidence raises doubts about the veracity of the allegations.

 

“While Mr. Kane denied the accusations, our findings are not based on these denials but instead on other evidence uncovered during the investigation.

 

The investigators analyzed relevant gambling information provided by Sportradar, a leader in the fields of sports data collection and analysis.

 

“We requested and received from Sportradar bet monitoring reports and analyses on Sharks games from the latter part of the 2018-19 season, including the 2019 Playoffs, and the 2020-2021 season.”

 

The report concludes: “Our review of public and non-public documents relating to Mr. Kane, including data and analysis from a leading sports integrity service, and our interviews of those individuals most familiar with Mr. Kane’s on-ice performance over the past three seasons yielded no evidence to corroborate Ms. Kane’s allegations that her husband gambled on NHL games or ‘threw’ hockey games.”

 

Additional unrelated allegations, however, involving potential wrongdoing by Mr. Kane have been brought to our attention. These allegations are being thoroughly investigated and the National Hockey League will have no further comment regarding their substance pending completion of that process.

 

While reserving the right to investigate any new information that might arise relating to the gambling allegations, the National Hockey League now considers that specific matter closed.

Canucks Sign Alex Chiasson to PTO

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Canucks Sign Alex Chiasson to PTO

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed right wing Alex Chiasson to a professional tryout contract.

 

Chiasson, 30, played 45 games for the Edmonton Oilers last season, recording 16 points (9-7-16) and 33 penalty minutes. He ranked fourth on the Oilers in power play goals (5) and tied for fifth in power play points (7) last season.

 

In 564 career NHL regular season games with Dallas, Ottawa, Calgary, Washington, and Edmonton, Chiasson has registered 202 points (101-101-202) and 329 penalty minutes. The 6’4″, 208-pound forward has also appeared in 37 career NHL playoff games (4-3-7), including a Stanley Cup victory with the Washington Capitals in 2018.

 

A native of Montréal, Québec, Chiasson was originally drafted in the second round, 38th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Sounders FC falls short in Leagues Cup Final, losing 3-2 to Club Leon in Las Vegas

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Sounders FC falls short in Leagues Cup Final, losing 3-2 to Club Leon in Las Vegas

Despite Cristian Roldan’s opening goal at Allegiant Stadium, Rave Green succumb to three goals from Liga MX’s Club León; After falling in the club’s first international final, Seattle returns immediately to league play with critical Western Conference matchup at Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, September 26 (4:00 p.m.)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Playing in its first international championship in club history, Seattle Sounders FC came up just short in the 2021 Leagues Cup Final, falling by a final score of 3-2 to Liga MX side Club León at Allegiant Stadium. All five of the match’s goals came in the second half of play, with Cristian Roldan’s opening tally in the 48th minute being nullified by three goals from León to seal the match. Seattle midfielder Nicolas Benezet netted a second strike in second-half stoppage time, but it was not enough for the Rave Green to wrestle control of the match back from the Liga MX side.

Roldan’s 48th minute strike was his first of the tournament and third overall in 2021. Raúl Ruidíaz played Jimmy Medranda down the left flank with a chipped through-ball, and the Colombian wingback found Roldan with a cross for a clean finish. Roldan has two goals and two assists in regular-season play this season, and he recorded a pair of assists in Seattle’s win over Tigres in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.

León equalized in the 61st minute courtesy of Ángel Mena, who slotted a shot past Stefan Frei after a cross from the left wing. It marked the first goal surrendered by Seattle in 2021 Leagues Cup play. Mena doubled his tally with an 81st-minute penalty kick, while teammate Emmanuel Gigliotti netted León’s third strike four minutes later.

Will Bruin played a ball to fellow substitute Nicolas Benezet at the top of León’s area in the 92nd minute, with the Frenchman hitting a deflected shot into the back of the net, making the score 3-2. Seattle ran out of time to find an equalizer, ending the club’s inaugural run in Leagues Cup.

Seattle reached the Leagues Cup Final after defeating Tigres UANL 3-0 in the quarterfinals and Santos Laguna in the semifinal round. The Rave Green are 6-9-2 all-time against Liga MX sides, with all matches prior to this season coming in Concacaf Champions League play. Leagues Cup is the official annual single-elimination tournament that features clubs from MLS and Liga MX, Mexico’s topflight league. MLS announced yesterday that the tournament is being expanded beginning with the 2023 season.

Brian Schmetzer’s side now shifts its focus back to MLS regular-season action, as the club prepares for Sunday’s critical matchup with Western Conference-leading Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park (4:00 p.m. PT / FS1, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). Sounders FC enters that contest one point behind Sporting KC.

Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Club León 3

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Venue: Allegiant Stadium

Referee: Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros

Assistants: Ismael Cornejo, David Moran

Fourth Official: Juan Zumba

VAR: Tatiana Guzman

Attendance: 24,824

Weather: Indoors

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Cristian Roldan (Jimmy Medranda) 48’

LEO – Ángel Mena (Elías Hernandez) 61’

LEO – Ángel Mena (PK) 81’

LEO – Emanuel Gigliotti 85’

SEA – Nicolas Benezet (Will Bruin) 90+2’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

SEA – Xavier Arreaga (caution) 10’

SEA – João Paulo (caution) 15’

LEO – Santiago Colombatto (caution) 23’

SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 27’

SEA – Cristian Roldan (caution) 82’

LEO – Luis Montes (caution) 90+3’

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei – captain; Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga, Shane O’Neill (Nico Benezet 83’), Jimmy Medranda (Brad Smith 68’); João Paulo, Kelyn Rowe (Josh Atencio 83’), Cristian Roldan, Fredy Montero (Will Bruin 77’); Raúl Ruidíaz

Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Spencer Richey, AB Cissoko, Nouhou, Danny Leyva, Reed Baker-Whiting, Ethan Dobbelaere, Léo Chú

Total shots: 10

Shots on goal: 2

Fouls: 17

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 2

Saves: 1

Club León – Rondolfo Cota; Osvaldo Rodriguez, William Tesillo, Jaine Barreiro, Andres Mosquera (José David Ramírez 59’); Santiago Colombatto, José Rodríguez, Omar Fernández (Luis Montes 71’); Jean Meneses (Elías Hernández 60’), Víctor Dávila (Emanuel Gigliotti 60’), Ángel Mena

Substitutes not used: Iván Vázquez, Pablo Rangel, Ramiro González, Jesse Zamudio, Gil Burón, Oscar Villa, Fidel Ambríz, Santiago Ormeño

Total shots: 8

Shots on goal: 4

Fouls: 13

Offside: 0

Corner-kicks: 3

Saves: 0

Toronto FC advances to the 2021 Canadian Championship Semi-Finals – Post Game Summary

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Toronto FC advances to the 2021 Canadian Championship Semi-Finals – Post Game Summary

TORONTO FC (4) – (0) YORK UNITED FC POST GAME SUMMARY

Toronto FC advances to the 2021 Canadian Championship Semi-Finals

SCORING SUMMARY

TOR – Jonathan Osorio 34′ (Jacob Shaffelburg)

TOR – Ifunanyachi Achara 41′ (Jacob Shaffelburg)

TOR – Yeferson Soteldo 84′ (penalty kick)

TOR – Noble Okello 89′ (Michael Bradley)

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

TOR – Mark Delgado 30′ (caution)

YRK – Michael Petrasso 55′ (caution)

LINEUPS

TORONTO FC – Alex Bono; Auro Jr., Omar González, Chris Mavinga, Richie Laryea; Michael Bradley (C), Mark Delgado, Ifunanyachi Achara (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 61′), Jonathan Osorio (Noble Okello 87′), Jacob Shaffelburg; Yeferson Soteldo (Patrick Mullins 86′)

Substitutes Not Used: Quentin Westberg, Eriq Zavaleta, Kemar Lawrence, Dom Dwyer

YORK UNITED FC – Nathan Ingham; Chrisnovic N’sa, Dominick Zator, Roger Thompson (C), Diyaeddine Abzi; Isaiah Johnston (Cédric Toussaint 77′), Noah Verhoeven, Max Ferrari (Nicholas Hamilton 77′), Sebastián Gutiérrez (Jordan Wilson 59′), Michael Petrasso (Álvaro Rivero 76′); Lowell Wright (Ijah Halley 87′)

Substitutes Not Used: Niko Giantsopoulos, Julian Ulbricht

MEDIA NOTES

Jacob Shaffelburg registered multiple assists (two) in a single game for the first time in his Toronto FC career.

Yeferson Soteldo and Noble Okello each scored a goal at BMO Field for the first time in their Toronto FC careers.

Toronto FC recorded back-to-back wins at BMO Field for the first time since a pair of wins against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 18 and August 21, 2020 (3-0 and 1-0).

Toronto FC advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 Canadian Championship and will take on the winner of Cavalry FC versus Pacific FC next week.

JAVIER PÉREZ – HEAD COACH, TORONTO FC

Opening comments.

Thank you, yes, I think it’s been a solid performance. We needed this. Everybody was engaged. And I think it’s one of these games that we knew from the beginning that we needed to match the intensity. We need to match the level of effort, and then get the result at the end.

It looks like it’s an easy game but it’s not; it’s far from that. All the credit to the players that they took it really serious, this game, and they wanted badly to go to the next round.

  1. Pretty miserable night out there but was it an evening where your team’s quality just shone through?

Yes, the night, it was rainy, and you know, for fans that were here, it’s greatly appreciated. We’re happy to see that everybody was engaged.

And at the end, as you mentioned, the quality imposed, but the quality comes after the effort. I think the effort, the intensity, the mentality of the team was there tonight like I think it was in the past few games.

Really good performance. I think the team starts to click. Thankfully now towards the end of the season, it’s been a difficult season for us. And we need it. We need it because I see that the players really want it. We go every day to train, and everybody is making good training sessions. Everybody is engaged and I think it’s time to be rewarded for that.

  1. Obviously you watched game film so you had some idea how they played. Now that you saw them in the flesh, what did you make of them?

Yeah, I think it’s exactly what I thought about they were going to be, because it was a lot of speculation that maybe they were going to come and they would sit back. But it’s against their DNA. It’s a team that they have like a good flavor of football. They like to play good football, and tonight they were faithful to their style.

And to be honest, I think they gave a good game. At the end, the result reflects maybe the difference in quality but I admire that they came and they presented a game that is faithful to their style and they gave us a really, really good and strong game.

  1. I wanted to get your thoughts on Jacob, two performances in the League back-to-back that were strong performances and he comes out tonight and bags a couple assists and was dangerous tonight in the left wing. What can you say about his performance tonight?

Jacob I think is in the same boat as many of the younger players. I said previously that this is probably my toughest season in my career, so it’s for many of the experienced players and coaching staff in this locker room. And I think it’s not that bad for younger players to go through an experience like the one this season because I can see many of them, they are maturing, and one of them is Jacob.

I think this season he is maturing a lot, and I think now that he has been putting consistent, good performances, one game after the next, and tonight I think is the first time that he gives two assists in one game. He was a threat from the first minute and creating a lot much 1 v. 1 situations. I think when he gets the assist, to Achara for the goal, it’s an excellent cross. The other one, he made a really good cross, as well, to Yeferson inside the box when the pair of the center backs from York United, they are all a bit deeper. I think it’s he’s becoming a really class player. So I’m looking forward to seeing more of him in the next matches.

  1. Wondering how important it was sending out the message to put out a strong lineup like that on a night like tonight.

Yes, it was very important. I think putting a strong lineup, send the message to everybody in the team, in the club, how important this competition is for us, how important was the game for us, and there is no small opponent. To take it seriously, you have to send that message. You have to put the strongest team and let them know that we have to go and get the result, get the job done.

And I think the players tonight, they show up and I’m very happy because it’s another game that they show a strong performance, and as I said before, the team looks to start clicking. If you want to see results and win titles, you need to have solid and consistent performances one after the next.

JONATHAN OSORIO – MIDFIELDER, TORONTO FC

Congratulations on tonight’s result. Can you take us through how the match played out from your perspective?

It was good. I think we started on the front foot. I think our plan was to get a goal early, much earlier than we actually got but we stayed with it. We stayed with it. I think we did a good job to stay with it and not panicking or anything. Those games are easier when 15, 20 minutes goes by. It’s easy for the other team to gain confidence and get themselves in the game.

But I think our team, we are an experienced team out there on the field and we stuck with it. After we got the first goal, we knew that it would open up and that’s what happened, and I think we took advantage of those chances. Then we did a good job of closing out in the second half.

  1. In light of how things are going in MLS, how big of a victory is this for the club and how confident are you that the team can hopefully build off this and build some momentum going down the season stretch?

It’s a big win. We knew it was a big game for us this season, the way the season’s gone everything and. This trophy means a lot to us. It was a big game for us. You know, these games against the CPL teams haven’t gone easy for MLS teams. We saw Montréal struggled a little bit and we saw what happened with Vancouver. We knew this wasn’t going to be easy.

But to win like this, I way the way we are supposed to, yeah, it’s a big confidence boost. I think the last two games have been very good in the season. I think we win the last game, and it’s the second-place team in the east, and then you know, the game before that, I think was a little bit of controversy and we deserved to win that game as well even with a man down.

These are all three positives performances in a row. This is good for the team and we just want to end the season strong, and then of course, in this championship we are looking to bring it home. Yeah, very important win for us today.

  1. In the Canadian Championship, you always seem to find your scoring touch. Can you tell us what you saw on your opening goal there?

Yeah, just the ball went out wide and I knew Shaffelburg is very good in the 1v1 and he always puts in a good ball. So I just tried to put myself in a space that was difficult for the defense and so I put myself between the center back and their left back. Shaff put in a good ball — a great ball, perfect ball, and I got the jump and redirected it into the net.

Yeah, honestly, it was a good goal by the team, great by Shaff, made it really easy for me, and it was good to get that first goal I think. It was important with the way the game was going. Time had been passing and we did want the early goal. Didn’t come, but in the first goal, it was important to get us going and then the game — for us to close it.

  1. I know you were focused on the win and the performance tonight, it has to be a good night for Canadian soccer, and you Richie and Jacob combined nicely and you were playing against a young side with ten Canadians in the starting lineup. That has to bode well for the future.

Of course, this is great. It’s great. It’s a great night. It’s great that their team got to experience playing against a team like the MLS even though this season maybe it’s not going well for us, but still, in the MLS, any team can beat any team, and the level is pretty high.

So it’s a good chance — I think it was a good chance for them to feel that, feel the players and feel the atmosphere, the little bit of atmosphere that was there in BMO. These are experiences that these players are going to take and get better from. Yeah, great.

Actually I like a few of their players. They have really young players on that team and I see the sport is growing here. The sport is growing. The CPL keeps growing. The level of the CPL is growing each year. You know, I keep — this result went the way it went, but you know, York, they are doing well. They are right there in the mid-table fighting in the league, and there’s other teams that are doing well against the MLS teams in this tournament.

This tournament is really great for that I think and for the growth of the sport here in our country and yeah, like I said, I am for the CPL — if I had to choose a team, I spoke with Jim Brennan and got to catch up with him a little bit and told him good luck for the rest of the season and if there’s a team I support, it’s them. Yeah, happy with the win. Happy, also, for the young players on their team to get that experience.

  1. In terms of the young Canadians, we talked about Jacob and the job that he did tonight, as well as Jahkeele and Noble coming on and scoring a goal, what can you say about their involvement and what they were able to continue tonight?

It was good. It’s very positive for our team for the club to see those young players being productive for our team in a game like this. This is what we want from them, and this is what we need to do, you know, moving forward each game, taking it as an opportunity to show that they need to be on the field, and yeah, so obviously we are all really happy with them.

Jacob has been in a good form the last few games and he’s gaining confidence and he needs to improve a lot still, and he needs to improve and he can. As long as he keeps working hard and learning from every game.

Then Jahkeele is a very young kid, I think he has so much potential. You know, we saw today him winning the penalty for us was great.

And then Noble coming on in the little minutes that he has and finding the goal, that’s what you need to do as a young player. These are the things that gets you playing time and little by little, you need to be productive and earn the trust of the coach and the club. So this is a great game. It was a great game by the young players, and you know, they have to keep going, though. They can’t be just satisfied with this happening. They need to look to do this every game.

Dodgers activate AJ Pollock

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Dodgers activate AJ Pollock

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder AJ Pollock from the 10-day injured list and designated right-handed pitcher Shane Greene for assignment.

 

Pollock, 33, returns after being sidelined with a right hamstring strain since September 5. On the season, he has appeared in 107 games, batting .297 (105-for-354) with 16 homers and 58 RBI for the Dodgers. The former Notre Dame standout is in his third season with the Dodgers and has amassed 47 homers and 137 RBI with a .281/.335/.507 slashline. In his 10 Major League seasons, the 2015 All-Star is a combined .281 (881-for-3135) with 121 homers and 403 RBI. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round (17th overall) of the 2009 First Year Player Draft.

 

Greene, 32, appeared in nine games for the Dodgers, posting an 0-0 record with a 4.05 ERA and recording one save. On the season, he is 0-1 with a 7.23 ERA (19 ER/23.2 IP) and 24 strikeouts. The Florida native has been in the Major Leagues for eight seasons with New York (2014), Detroit (2015-2019), Atlanta (2019-2021), Los Angeles (2021) and he is a combined 23-29 with a 4.52 ERA (235 ER/467.2 IP) and 437 strikeouts in 341 games. He was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round of the 2009 First Year Player Draft out of Daytona Beach Community College.

SGJ Week 3 NFL Selections

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Last Week’s Results: 2-2-0

Season Record: 5-3-0

 

New Orleans / New England Over 42

Buffalo – 8.5

Cincinnati / Pittsburgh Over 44

Tampa Bay – 1

Seattle / Minn Under 55.5

SGJ Week 4 CFB Selections

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Last Week’s Results: 5-1-0

Season Record: 5-1-0

 

Army – 7.5

Toledo – 5

Maryland – 14.5

Texas Tech / Texas Over 61.5

UCLA/Stanford Under 58.5

CFB Week 4 Previews: American Athletic Conference

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CFB Week 4 Previews: American Athletic Conference

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • NOON • FS1

SMU at TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium (47,000/Natural Grass)
Fort Worth, Texas
Television
FS1
Dan Hellie and Robert Smith
Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU flagship)
SiriusXM 380/970

THE GAME • THE IRON SKILLET
Saturday’s game will be the 100th meeting between SMU and TCU as the Metroplex rivals battle for the Iron Skillet … TCU holds a 51-47-7 series lead, but SMU won the last meeting with a 41-38 decision in Fort Worth in 2019 … The teams did not meet in the pandemic-adjusted 2020 season.

-/rv SMU
3-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech ‘93)
25-14, fourth season at SMU
66-59, 11th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
SMU is off to a 3-0 start for the third consecutive season after the Mustangs won a 39-37 decision at Louisiana Tech in Week 3 … SMU started the season with wins against Abilene Christian (56-9) and North Texas (35-12) … The Mustangs have averaged 43.3 points and 524.3 yards through their first three games … QB Tanner Mordecai has led the way with 1,023 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes … Mordecai has five more TD passes than any other NCAA FBS player … RB Ulysses Bentley IV is averaging 6.6 yards per carry and has 219 rushing yards on 33 attempts … WR Danny Gray and WR Rahsee Rice have four touchdowns each … S Isaiah Nwokobia has two interceptions to lead the defense … LB Delano Robinson has a team-high 21 tackles.

rv/rv TCU
2-0, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Gary Patterson (Kansas State ’83)
179-74, 21st season

Notes
SMU took a 2-0 record into last week’s early open week … The Horned Frogs opened with a 45-3 win against Duquesne and edged Cal 34-32 in Week 2 … TCU is 2-0 for the 13th time in 21 seasons under Gary Patterson … The Horned Frogs are looking for their 10th 3-0 start under Patterson … TCU has gone 148-57 since 2005 … The .722 winning percentage since then is the best among private schools in FBS … TCU is led offensively by RB Zach Evans, who rushed for a career-high 190 yards in the win against Cal, turning in his third 100-yard performance in his last four games … Evans has 217 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in 2021 … QB Max Duggan has completed 31 of 50 passes for 441 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions … WR Quentin Johnson has nine catches for 133 yards and two TDs.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • NOON • ESPN+

WAGNER at TEMPLE
Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television
ESPN+
Bill Spaulding and Barrett Brooks
Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple flagship)
SiriusXM 381/971

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Temple and Wagner, which are located about 90 miles apart … The Owls last faced an FCS opponent in the 2019 season-opener, when they took a 56-12 win against Bucknell in Rod Carey’s first game with Temple … The last loss to an FCS opponent was a 19-17 setback to Villanova in 2018.

WAGNER
0-3, 0-2 NEC
Head Coach
Tom Masella (Wagner ’82)
0-5, second season at Wagner
44-69, 12th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Wagner has struggled to an 0-3 start against a schedule that has already included one FBS opponent … The Seahawks fell 69-7 to Buffalo in the season-opener before dropping games to Central Connecticut (21-19) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (39-24) … Wagner played two games in the spring of 2021, falling to Duquesne and Bryant … The Seahawks are looking to snap a 12-game losing streak that dates to 2019 … The last win was a 24-14 decision against Long Island Sept. 28, 2019 … Head coach Tom Masella is in his first full season at his alma mater after previously serving as head coach at Boston University, Central Connecticut and Fordham … QB Jaalon Frazier has thrown for 454 yards and three touchdowns on 33-of-55 passing this season.

TEMPLE
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Rod Carey (Indiana ‘93)
10-13, third season at Temple
62-43, ninth season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Temple looks to bounce back from a 28-3 loss to Boston College in the Owls’ home-opener last week … Temple opened the season with back-to-back road games, falling 61-14 at Rutgers before rebounding with a 45-24 win at Akron … QB Justin Lynch, a true freshman, made his second career start last week against Boston Colege after Opening Day starting QB D’Wan Mathis went down with an injury against Rutgers … Temple ranks fifth nationally in pass defense (123.3 ypg) … The Owls have limited their first three opponents to 320.0 yards per game … Lynch has completed 72.0% of his passes (36 of 50) for 406 yards and two touchdowns with one interception … WR Randle Jones has 14 receptions for 240 yards and two TDs … LB William Kwenkeu has 2.0 sacks to lead the defense.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPNU

UTSA at MEMPHIS
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
ESPNU
John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
Radio
WKIM-FM 98.9 (Memphis flagship)
SiriusXM 380/970

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Memphis and UTSA … The schools were originally supposed to play last season in San Antonio in a game that was canceled due to the pandemic … The Tigers are 67-89-3 all-time against current members of Conference USA, while UTSA is 3-1 against teams in The American.

-/rv UTSA
3-0, 1-0 Conference USA
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90)
10-5, second season

Notes
UTSA has built a 3-0 start after a 27-13 win against Middle Tennessee last Saturday in San Antonio … The Roadrunners opened with a 37-30 win at Illinois before handling Lamar 54-0 in Week 2 … UTSA enters Saturday’s game ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing only 244.3 yards per game … UTSA has won six of its last seven games dating to last season after the Roadrunners closed the 2020 regular season with three straight wins … UTSA held Middle Tennessee to eight rushing yards in last week’s win … LB Trumane Bell II was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week after he had four tackles, 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against Middle Tennessee … RB Sincere mcCormick has 268 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while QB Frank Harris has passed for 662 yards and three TDs.

-/rv MEMPHIS
3-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hamden-Sydney ’03)
11-4, second season at Memphis
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Notes
Memphis takes a 17-game winning streak at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the fourth-longest homefield streak nationally, into Saturday’s game … Memphis is 3-0 following a 31-29 win against Mississippi State last Saturday … The Tigers have averaged 42.7 points and 504.3 yards in their first three games … Memphis has been led by WR Calvin Austin III, who has 21 catches for 391 yards and six touchdowns and is averaging 130.3 receiving yards per game, ranking fifth nationally … Austin also is a special teams threat with 107 yards and a touchdown on two punt returns … RB Brandon Thomas leads The American in rushing at 140.3 yards per game … Thomas has 421 yards and four TDs on 50 carries … QB Seth Henigan has thrown for 841 yards and eight touchdowns as a true freshman … CB Greg Rubin leads the nation with 10 passes defended.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 5 P.M. • ESPN+

ARKANSAS STATE at TULSA
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Television
ESPN+
Courtney Lyle and Brandon Weeden
Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship)
SiriusXM 382/972

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Tulsa and Arkansas State … The Red Wolves hold a 3-2 series lead after a 29-20 win in Tulsa in 2018 that saw the Red Wolves get two offensive touchdowns, a defensive TD, two field goals and a safety … Tulsa has won two of the three previous games at Chapman Stadium.

ARKANSAS STATE
1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt
Head Coach
Butch Jones (Ferris State ’90)
1-2, first season at Arkansas State
85-56, 12th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Arkansas State began the season with a 40-21 win against Central Arkansas, but looks to snap a two-game slide after losses to Memphis (55-50) and Washington (52-3) … The Red Wolves went 4-7 in 2020, ending a streak of nine straight winning seasons, but scored a notable road win against Kansas State … Head coach Butch Jones is in his first year in Jonesboro after spending the last three seasons on the staff at Alabama … Jones was formerly the head coach at Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Tennessee … The Red Wolves have used two quarterbacks as QB James Blackman has 651 passing yards and four touchdowns, while QB Layne Hatcher has 470 yards and five TDs … WR Corey Rucker has 17 receptions for 257 yards and four touchdowns.

TULSA
0-3, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
31-43, seventh season

Notes
Tulsa trailed No. 9 Ohio State 13-6 at halftime and 27-20 late in the fourth quarter before the Buckeyes got two late touchdowns in a 41-20 victory in Columbus … Tulsa is looking for its first win of the season after a season-opening setback to UC Davis (19-17) and a 28-23 loss at Oklahoma State … The game against Arkansas State is the first of three straight home games for Tulsa, which plays on the road only once until Nov. 6 … Tulsa reeled off 508 yards against Ohio State as QB Davis Brin threw for a career-high 428 yards with two touchdowns against the Buckeyes … Brin has completed 65 of 109 passes (59.6%) for 853 yards and two TDs … RB Deneric Prince has rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns, while WR Josh Johnson has a team-high 14 catches for 190 yards and a TD … S Kendarin Ray leads the team with 23 tackles.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 6 P.M. • ESPN+

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at EAST CAROLINA
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass)
Greenville, North Carolina
Television
ESPN+
Connor Onion and Stanford Routt
Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (East Carolina flagship)
SiriusXM 387/977

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between East Carolina and Charleston Southern … Pirates head coach Mike Houston has faced the Buccaneers three times in his head coaching career, all while Houston was at The Citadel … Houston went 0-3 against Charleston Southern … East Carolina is 27-3 all-time against FCS opponents.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
1-1, 0-1 Big South
Head Coach
Autry Denson (Notre Dame ’99)
9-9, third season

Notes
Charleston Southern evened its record at 1-1 after the Buccaneers dropped a 41-14 decision to Monmouth last Saturday … The Buccaneers opened with a 38-21 victory against The Citadel … The game against East Carolina is the first of two games against FBS opponents for Charleston Southern, which closes the regular season at Georgia Nov. 20 … QB Jack Chambers has passed for 454 yards and four touchdowns through two games and has completed 37 of 61 attempts (60.7%) … Chambers has two rushing touchdowns as well … WR Garris Schwarting has eight receptions for a team-high 158 yards with four touchdowns … LB Garrett Sayegh leads the team with 17 tackles, while LB Anton Williams has 2.0 sacks … Charleston Southern went 2-2 during a four-game spring season, closing with wins against Robert Morris and Gardner-Webb.

EAST CAROLINA
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Mike Houston (Mars Hill ’94)
8-16, third season at East Carolina
88-41, 11th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
East Carolina picked up its first win of the season as the Pirates rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to top Marshall 42-38 last Saturday … East Carolina opened with a 33-19 setback to Appalachian State and fell 20- 17 to South Carolina in Week 2 … QB Holton Ahlers has completed 63 of 112 passes for 740 yards and four touchdowns against three interceptions … Ahlers has added a team-high two rushing touchdowns … RB Keaton Mitchell leads the team with 277 rushing yards and is averaging 7.1 yards per carry … WR Tyler Snead has 14 receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown and has thrown two TD passe … The defense is paced by CB Ja’Quan McMillian, who has a team-high two interceptions with four pass breakups … LB Myles Berry leads the Pirates with 19 tackles.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 7 P.M. • ESPNU

NAVY at HOUSTON
TDECU Stadium (40,000/FieldTurf)
Houston, Texas
Television
ESPNU
Tiffany Greene and Hutson Mason
Navy Radio Houston Radio
WBAL-AM 1090 KPRC-AM 950
SiriusXM 133/207/967 SiriusXM 380/970

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the eighth meeting between Navy and Houston … The Cougars hold a 5-2 series lead after a 37-21 win last year in Annapolis … Navy’s biggest win in the series was a 46-40 decision in 2016, when Houston was ranked No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll … Houston beat a No. 15-ranked Navy squad 52-31 in 2015.

NAVY
0-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ‘89)
101-69, 14th season

Notes
Navy returns from an early open week in search of its first win of the season as the Midshipmen have opened with a 49-7 loss to Marshall and a 23-3 setback to Air Force … Navy is looking to snap a seven-game losing streak that dates to last year and began with a 37-21 setback to Houston Oct. 24, 2020 … The Midshipmen begin a stretch in which they face the top five teams in The American’s preseason media poll followed by a road game against No. 10 Notre Dame … Navy has gone 30-17 all-time in conference games since joining The American in 2015 … Navy has averaged 186.5 rushing yards per game, led by QB Xavier Arline, who has a team-leading 107 yards with a touchdown on 32 carries … Navy’s quarterbacks have completed 8 of 26 passes (30.8%) … WR Mychal Cooper has three receptions for 45 yards.

HOUSTON
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan ‘93)
9-14, third season at Houston
70-55, 11th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Houston improved to 2-1 with a 45-0 win against Grambling State last Saturday … The Cougars opened 2021 with a 38-21 loss to Texas Tech and took a 44-7 win at Rice in Week 2 … The Cougars have outscored their first three opponents by a 38-0 margin in the first quarter … Houston has limited its opponents to 15.0 points and 230.3 yards per game … Houston is seventh nationally in total defense and third in pass defense (122.0 ypg) … The Cougars have scored 10 touchdowns in 11 red zone opportunities and have gone 5-for-5 in fourth down conversions … QB Clayton Tune has thrown for 474 yards and four touchdowns, but Tune left last week’s game against Grambling State with an injury … WR Nathaniel Dell has 22 receptions for 301 yards and three touchdowns.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 8 P.M. • ESPN+

UAB at TULANE
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Spee Series 5M)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Television
ESPN+
Richard Cross and Brian Kinchen
Radio
KVDU-FM 104.1 (Tulane flagship)
SiriusXM 381/971

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 11th meeting between Tulane and UAB in a series that dates to 1999 … The series is tied at 5-5 after the Blazers’ 31-24 win in Birmingham in 2018 … UAB had served as Tulane’s makeshift home base this season after the Green Wave left New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Ida.

UAB
2-1, 1-0 Conference USA
Head Coach
Bill Clark (Jacksonville State ’90)
53-27, sixth season at UAB
156-133, 15th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
UAB improved to 2-1 following an impressive 40-6 win against North Texas last Saturday … The Blazers are playing their seventh consecutive game away from home as they prepare to open Protective Stadium next week against Liberty … The Blazers have gone 21-1 at Legion Field since the restoration of the program in 2017 … UAB has won two of the last three Conference USA titles, claiming the championships in 2018 and 2020 … The Blazers are 25-7 against Conference USA teams since 2017 … WR Gerrit Prince earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors after he had three receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns against North Texas … Prince leads the nation with an average of 29.1 yards per reception (seven catches, 204 yards, three TDs).

TULANE
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
30-35, sixth season at Tulane
184-104, 25th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Tulane has faced two top-25 opponents in its first three games as the Green Wave looks to rebound from a 61-21 setback to No. 16 Ole Miss … Tulane opened with a 40-35 loss at No. 2 Oklahoma and rolled to a 69-20 win against Morehead State in Week 2 … Saturday’s game against UAB will be Tulane’s first at Yulman Stadium this season … QB Michael Pratt has completed 45 of 75 passes for 586 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception … RB Cameron Carroll has 106 rushing yards with a touchdown, while Pratt has a team-high two touchdown runs … WR Tyrick James has been the top receiver with 11 catches for 189 yards and two TDs … The defense is led by LB Kevin Henry, who has a team-high 18 tackles with an interception.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • 10:15 P.M. • ESPN2

SOUTH FLORIA at BYU
LaVell Ewards Stadium (63,470/Natural Grass)
Provo, Utah
Television
ESPN2
Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport
Radio
WHNZ-AM 1250 (South Florida flagship)
SiriusXM 143

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between South Florida and BYU, completing a home-and-home series that began with the Bulls’ 27-23 win in Tampa in 2019 … RB Jordan Cronkrite led the Bulls with 158 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in that game as South Florida overcame a 23-14 fourth-quarter deficit.

SOUTH FLORIDA
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Jeff Scott (Clemson ’03)
2-10, second season

Notes
South Florida snapped a 10-game slide with a 38-17 win against Florida A&M last Saturday at Raymond James Stadium … The Bulls opened the season with losses to NC State (45-0) and No. 9 Florida (42-20) … South Florida is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since the Bulls defeated UConn and BYU in succession in the 2019 season … Freshman QB Timmy McClain made his first career start against Florida A&M and passed for 163 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 51 yards on 14 carries … McClain has 372 passing yards in three games in 2021 … The leading rusher is RB Brian Battie, with 142 yards on 22 carries … WR Xavier Weaver is averaging 24.2 yards per reception with nine catches for 218 yards and a TD … LB Andrew Mims has a team-high 23 tackles to lead the defense.

15/16 BYU
3-0
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake (BYU ’00)
41-26, sixth season

Notes
BYU has been one of the more impressive teams nationally in 2021 as the Cougars stand at 3-0 with wins against Arizona (24-16), Utah (1-2) and Arizona State (2-1) despite the loss of 11 starters from last year, including No. 2 overall draft pick QB Zach Wilson … BYU finished last year ranked No. 11 nationally, going 11-1 … The Cougars have won their last three games against American Athletic Conference opponents, defeating Navy, Houston and UCF last season … QB Jaren Hall has completed 51 of 85 passes for 561 yards and seven touchdowns against two interceptions … RB Tyler Allgeier has rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns on 65 carries, while WR Gunner Romney has nine catches for 108 yards and two TDs … The defense is led by LB Payton Wilgar, who has 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks … LB Keenan Pili has 31 stops with 3.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks.

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

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Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 2021 // 8:15 PM ET // AT&T STADIUM // REFEREE: BRAD ROGERS

 

ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
SIRIUS: 81 (Phi.), 83 (Dal.) | XM: 226 (Phi.), 225 (Dal.) | SXM App: 825 (Phi.), 808 (Dal.)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 67-53
STREAKS: Eagles have won 2 of past 3
LAST GAME: 12/27/20: Eagles 17 at Cowboys 37
LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/27/20

 

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES LEADERS DALLAS COWBOYS

L 17-11 vs. San Francisco LAST WEEK W 20-17 at L.A. Chargers
Nick Sirianni: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 6-3
21.5/11.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.5/24.0
381.0 OFFENSE 435.0
Jalen Hurts: 39-58-454-3-0-108.0 PASSING Dak Prescott: 65-85-640-3-2-99.1
Jalen Hurts (QB): 17-144-8.5-1 RUSHING Tony Pollard: 16-123-7.7-1
DeVonta Smith (R): 8-87-10.9-1 RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 16 (T1L)-163-10.2-2
283.0 DEFENSE 419.5
Javon Hargrave: 2 SACKS Leighton Vander Esch, Micah Parsons (R): 1
– INTs Trevon Diggs: 2 (T1L)
0 (0/0) TAKE/GIVE +4 (6/2) (1L)
Arryn Siposs: 49.1 (41.1) PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 47.8 (41.0)
Jake Elliott: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 19 (4/5 PAT; 5/7 FG)

 

EAGLES NOTES 

• QB JALEN HURTS passed for 190 yards & rushed for 82 yards & TD in Week 2. Has 60+ rush yards in 5 of his 6 career starts. Passed for career-high 342 yards & rushed for 69 yards in last meeting. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of his 3
career road starts.

• RB MILES SANDERS aims for his 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 240 scrimmage yards (120 per game) & 2 rush TDs in his past 2 vs. Dal. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with rush TD. Has 686 scrimmage yards (85.8 per game) in 8 career games vs. division. Since 2019, ranks 4th among RBs with 4.9 yards per rush attempt (min. 300 atts.).

• WR QUEZ WATKINS had career-high 117 rec. yards in Week 2, his 1st-career 100-yard game. Had 57 rec. yards in last meeting. TE DALLAS GOEDERT has rec. TD in 2 of his 3 career games at Dal.

• DT FLETCHER COX has sack in 2 of his past 3 on MNF. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at Dal. DT JAVON HARGRAVE had 7 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 11 tackles last week. Aims for his 14th in row with 5+ tackles. LB ERIC WILSON had 10 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row in 2021 with 9+ tackles. S ANTHONY HARRIS had 10 tackles in Week 2, his 3rd-career game with 10+ tackles. CB DARIUS SLAY had INT in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at Dal. with PD. Since entering NFL in 2013, leads league with 111 PD.

 

COWBOYS NOTES

• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 23 of 27 atts. (85.2 pct.) in Week 2, his 4th-career game with 85+ comp. pct. Has 8 TDs (6 pass, 2 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 93.9 rating in his past 5 vs. Phi. Has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 vs. Phi. Has 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 118.9 rating in 4 career starts on MNF. Aims for his 5th in row on MNF with 2+ TD passes.

• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 97 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 26 rec.) & rush TD in Week 2. Has 1,111 scrimmage yards (138.9 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 8 career games vs. Phi. Aims for his 5th in row at home vs. Phi. with 135+ scrimmage yards. Has 517 scrimmage yards (103.4 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 5 career games on MNF. RB TONY POLLARD had 140 scrimmage yards (109 rush, 31 rec.) & rush TD in Week 2, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rush yards.

• WR AMARI COOPER has 19 receptions for 444 yards (148 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 3 career home games vs. Phi. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Phi. with 100+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 5 of his 6 career games on MNF & aims for his 4th in row on MNF with TD catch. WR CEEDEE LAMB had 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in last meeting.

• LB MICAH PARSONS (rookie) had first career sack last week. LB JAYLON SMITH led team with 9 tackles in Week 2. Had 11 tackles & FR in last meeting. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH had 1st sack of season in Week 2. CB TREVON DIGGS is 1 of 2 (JUSTIN REID)  with INT in each of 1st 2 weeks of season.

Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers

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Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers

SUNDAY, SEPT. 26, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // LEVI’S STADIUM // REFEREE: JEROME BOGER

ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Rod Woodson
SIRIUS: 81 (GB), 211 (SF) | XM: 226 (GB), 225 (SF) | SXM App: 811 (GB), 827 (SF)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 33-28-1
STREAKS: Packers have won 3 of past 4
LAST GAME: 11/5/20: Packers 34 at 49ers 17
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/5/20

 

GREEN BAY PACKERS LEADERS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

W 35-17 vs. Detroit (Mon.) LAST WEEK W 17-11 at Philadelphia
Matt LaFleur: 1-2 COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 2-2
19.0/27.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.0/22.0
276.0 OFFENSE 374.0
Aaron Rodgers: 37-55-388-4-2-96.7 PASSING Jimmy Garoppolo: 39-55-503-2-0-111.4
Aaron Jones: 22-76-3.5-1 RUSHING Elijah Mitchell (R): 36-146-4.1-1
Davante Adams: 13-177-13.6-0 RECEIVING Deebo Samuel: 15-282 (1L)-18.8-1
333.0 DEFENSE 379.0
– SACKS Nick Bosa: 3
De’Vondre Campbell: 1 INTs Dre Greenlaw: 1
-1 (2/3) TAKE/GIVE -1 (1/2)
Corey Bojorquez: 45.1 (41.9) PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 43.1 (41.3)
Mason Crosby: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG) KICKING Robbie Gould: 16 (7/7 PAT; 3/4 FG)

 

PACKERS NOTES

• QB AARON RODGERS passed for 255 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 145.6 rating in Week 2. Has 51,633 pass yards & surpassed HOFer JOHN ELWAY (51,475) for 10th-most pass yards ever. Became 3rd QB (TOM BRADY & DREW BREES) with 25+ games (25) with 4+ TD passes & 0 INTs. Passed for 305 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 147.2 rating in last meeting. Has 2,336 pass yards (292 per game) & 18 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.9 rating in 8 career reg. season starts vs. SF. Has 66 TDs (62 pass, 4 rush) vs. 11 INTs for 107.3 rating in 26 starts on SNF. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with 3+ TDs & 120+ rating.

• RB AARON JONES had 115 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 48 rec.) & 4 TDs (career-high 3 rec., 1 rush) in Week 2. Became 8th RB since 1950 & 1st RB since DANNY WOODHEAD (12/20/15) with 3+ rec. TDs & rush TD in single game. Has 4 games with 3+ TDs since 2019, most in NFL.

• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 8 catches for 121 yards last week. Had 10 catches for 173 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. SF with TD catch. Since 2016, leads NFL with 58 rec. TDs. Has 12 rec. TDs in his past 9 on SNF & aims for his 10th in row on SNF with 5+ receptions & TD catch. TE ROBERT TONYAN had 1st TD catch of season in Week 2. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on SNF.

• LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL had team-high 13 tackles & 4thcareer INT in Week 2. CB JAIRE ALEXANDER has 6 PD in his past 5 on SNF. Rookie CB ERIC STOKES aims for 3rd in row with PD.

 

49ERS NOTES

• QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO passed for 189 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 100.6 rating & had 3rd-career rush TD last week. Is 1 of 3 NFC QBs (KIRK COUSINS & RUSSELL WILSON) with 0 INTs & 100+ rating in each of 1st 2 games of season. Passed for 253 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 145.8 rating in only career reg. season start vs. GB (11/24/19). Is 4-0 as starter on SNF with 1,070 pass yards (267.5 per game) & 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122.8 rating. Aims for his 5th in row on SNF with 100+ rating.

• RB ELIJAH MITCHELL (rookie) had 53 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 11 rec.) last week.

• TE GEORGE KITTLE had 6 catches for 129 yards & rec. TD in his last game vs. GB (11/24/19). Has 35 receptions (8.8 per game) for 507 yards (126.8 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 4 career games on SNF. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. WR DEEBO SAMUEL had team-high 6 catches for 93 rec. yards last week. Leads NFL with 282 rec. yards. Has TD in 3 of his 4 career games on SNF. WR JAUAN JENNINGS had 1stcareer TD catch last week. WR BRANDON AIYUK aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with TD.

• DL NICK BOSA had 2 sacks & FF last week, his 3rd-career game with 2+ sacks. Incl. playoffs, has 2 sacks & FF in 2 career games vs. GB & aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB, incl. playoffs, with sack. LB FRED WARNER had team-high 7 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row in reg. season vs. GB with 10+ tackles. Rookie CB DEOMMODORE LENOIR had career-high 3 PD last week.

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