Martin Maldonado finished 1-for-2 with three RBI and Carlos Correa added two RBI in the team’s comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5, 9-5.
The Astros needed to dig deep to get back into the game. Braves outfielder Adam Duvall hit a first-inning home run could have put the nail into the coffin for any team, but not the Astros.
Atlanta Braves' Adam Duvall celebrates his grand slam home run during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Houston scored two runs in the second inning thanks to a Maldonado sac fly and an Alex Bregman RBI double. The Astros would tie the game up again in the third inning thanks to a Correa double that scored Michael Brantley and a Yuli Gurriel ground out scored Jose Altuve. The game was tied at that point 4-4.
Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado catches a bunt by Atlanta Braves' A.J. Minter during the fourth inning in Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Freddie Freeman would wake up in the bottom of the third inning with a 460-foot solo shot to put Atlanta back up one run. But that would be the last run scored for the Braves.
A two-run single from Marwin Gonzalez and a Maldonado walk with the bases loaded put the Astros up two runs. Maldonado would strike again in the seventh and Correa in the eighth to go up four runs.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 31: Martin Maldonado #15 of the Houston Astros hits an RBI sacrifice fly ball against the Atlanta Braves during the second inning in Game Five of the World Series at Truist Park on October 31, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Houston’s bullpen came up strong against the Braves in the latter part of the game.
Yimi Garcia got the Astros out of the third inning as Framber Valdez was getting shelled, Jose Urquidy pitched an inning, Phil Maton went two innings and struck out three, Ryan Stanek held Astros hitless and Kendall Graveman bounced back after allowing a hit. He would close out the game for Houston.
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher A.J. Minter wipes his face after giving up a 2-RBI double to Houston Astros' Marwin Gonzalez during the fifth inning in Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Braves started Tucker Davidson for Game 5. He went two inning and allowed four runs, two earned, on two hits. A.J. Minter would be hit up for three runs on three hits while Drew Smyly went three innings and let up two more runs on five hits.
Atlanta had eight hits in the game but failed to push more runs across the board when they needed it. Austin Riley was 3-for-4 and Travis d’Arnaud was 2-for-4.
In a Halloween upset that no one saw coming, the New York Jets didn't just put a scare into the Bengals, they took them to the graveyard and buried them.
With Zach Wilson out, the Jets were a popular pick to get blown out this week -- the oddsmakers had them pegged as a double-digit underdog -- but backup quarterback Mike White had other ideas. In one of the most impressive performances ever by a QB making his first start, White threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns as the Jets stunned the Bengals 34-31.
White has been in the NFL since 2018, but he didn't make his first start until Sunday and he definitely made the most of it. The Jets quarterback had the Bengals' defense on its heels all day as he completed his first 11 passes. White showed off uncanny accuracy -- he completed 82.2% of his passes -- and the only two mistakes he made weren't his fault as both his interceptions bounced off the receiver he was targeting.
The backup quarterback showed off a toughness that the Jets haven't really shown this season. After leaving the game to enter concussion protocol in the third quarter, he ended up returning to the game and he might have been even better: He completed 11 of his final 13 passes for for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
White's biggest throw, which ended up being the game-winner, was emblematic of his day: He stayed patient in the pocket and waited for his receiver to break open. The receiver in this case ended up being tight end Tyler Kroft, who caught a 13-yard touchdown to give the Jets the lead for good.
White capped off the TD by CATCHING the two-point conversion on a throw from Jamison Crowder.
Basically, there was nothing White didn't do against the Bengals. Besides throwing and catching passes, he also made a great defensive play that might have saved the game for the Jets. After throwing an interception to Bengals safety Jessie Bates in the first quarter, it looked like Bates might return it for a TD, but as you can see below, White ran him down and forced the play back inside, which allowed Elijah Moore (the No. 8 referenced in the tweet below) to make the tackle at the Jets' 1-yard line.
That ended up being a huge tackle because the Bengals ended up coming away with zero points on the drive because the Jets' defense would make a goal-line stand at the 1-yard line.
Overall, White's 405-yard day makes him the first QB in NFL history to hit the 400-yard mark while also throwing at least three touchdowns in his first start. He's also just the second quarterback since 1985 to win a game in his first start after trailing by double digits with less than five minutes left to play (Steve Young is the other).
One other thing that made White's debut so impressive was that he did it against a Bengals defense that was surrendering just 251.3 yards per game over the past four weeks.
The Jets might not be headed for the playoffs this year, but they've proven that you absolutely can't afford to overlook them. With wins over the Bengals and Titans this season, it won't be surprising if we see the Jets pull off a few more upsets before the end of the year.
Alright, let's get to the grades for every game from Week 8. If you're looking for a deeper dive on Green Bay's wild 24-21 win over the Cardinals that was played on Thursday, be sure to click here.
Patriots-Chargers grades by Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 36-27 over Tampa Bay
Buccaneers-Saints grades by Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Dallas 20-16 over Minnesota
Cowboys-Vikings grades by Jared Dubin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
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Go ahead and start the speculation that Drew Brees will return to the quarterback-needy Saints. And then end it.
During halftime of Sunday night’s Cowboys-Vikings game on NBC, Brees said that he won’t be emerging from retirement to join the Saints, if (as expected) Winston will miss the rest of the season.
The Saints apparently will stick with Trevor Siemian and Taysom Hill. As reportedly during Football Night in America, Hill is expected to be cleared to play this week after suffering a concussion in Week Five.
The AFC is a glorious mess, a paragon of parity that is possible largely because the Kansas City Chiefs' struggles have swung wide open the door to the conference they have mostly lorded over for the last three seasons. The Chiefs play at home Monday night against the Giants, and they are trying to -- it feels like this has to be a mistake -- get out of the AFC West basement. For now, the Titans, Ravens, Raiders and Bills are atop their divisions by themselves. Write that in pencil, though.
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Titans widen division lead
The Tennessee Titans, who beat the Indianapolis Colts in overtime Sunday to go to 6-2, are virtually assured of winning the AFC South, with a three-game lead and a season sweep of their only functional division rival. They are the AFC's top seed, but a loss to the Jets earlier this season proves they are far from indominable, as does the fact that the Colts held Derrick Henry to just 68 rushing yards. After the game, Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said Henry, who has already carried the ball 219 times this season and who looked to lack his usual burst on Sunday, needs some rest and recovery. Unfortunately, the Titans still have four games -- including next week's against the Rams on Sunday Night Football -- until their bye. Still, this was an impressive victory on the road, with the Titans coming back from an early 14-point deficit with Ryan Tannehill connecting with A.J. Brown for 155 yards and the Titans' defense forcing two hideous interceptions of Carson Wentz, who entered the game having thrown just one this season.
"Just enjoy the victory and the heart of this football team," Vrabel said.
The loss puts the division even further out of reach for the Colts and their path to even a wild-card spot (they are currently the 12th seed) has to pass through the Bills, Bucs, Patriots, Cardinals and Raiders in the second half of the season. Coach Frank Reich was asked if the team's playoff hopes are slipping away, and he said he is not wired to think that way. The Colts play the Jets on Thursday night and that brings us to the AFC's current giant-killer.
Jets stun Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals were understandably flat after their emotional victory over the Ravens last week. But this? The fifth-ranked scoring defense, a unit that was the only one in the league to hold every opponent to 25 or fewer points, allowed the Jets -- who were humiliated by the Patriots last week -- to score 34 points in an offensive explosion helmed by backup quarterback Mike White, who became the first Jets quarterback to throw for 400 yards since Vinny Testaverde did it 21 years ago. The Bengals lost an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead in the stunning upset, and the 34-31 loss not only handed the Jets the possibility of a delightfully weird quarterback controversy but raised all kinds of questions about the Bengals' ability to build off their strong start to make a run to the postseason. The offense was shaky early, but it was the defense that was most concerning.
"Defensively, the tackling was as bad as it's been in a long time," Zac Taylor said.
He wasn't wrong. The Bengals had invested in rebuilding the defense to superb results until Sunday. This clunker dropped the Bengals from first in the AFC into the deep pool of teams competing for a wild-card spot. The more immediate issue, though, is righting their defense for an important division game against the Browns next weekend before the Bengals have a bye. Good teams have bad days, but a performance like this means the Bengals will have to prove all over again that they should be considered not just a good team, but a playoff team.
Steelers rising, Browns falling
Just behind the Bengals in the AFC North and in the AFC standings are the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers started the season 1-3, but, after beating the Browns 15-10, have now won three in a row, with Chicago and Detroit up next. And they won this one without a place kicker, but with a defense that held the Browns' top-flight running game to fewer than 100 yards rushing, and produced a late defensive stand that forced the Browns to turn the ball over on downs.
"Whew man, AFC North football," coach Mike Tomlin said.
The Steelers aren't pretty but they are resilient, and that has them in the wild-card mix. In fact, three of the four AFC North teams would be in the playoffs if they started right now. The odd team out? The Browns, who entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations, but have lost three of their last four games. The passing game is a mess, with Baker Mayfield battling a torn labrum in his left arm and Odell Beckham a complete non-factor, and the offense couldn't stay on the field (3 of 10 on third down, 0 of 2 on fourth down).
"It is always out of sync when you go three-and-out," coach Kevin Stefanski said. "That is just how it is. We have to get to the bottom of it."
Pats finally notch impressive win
No team is more inscrutable than the New England Patriots, who are 4-4, but finally got an impressive victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Chargers, who have now lost two in a row (they lost to the Ravens before their bye) and suddenly have to be worried about the offense, although coach Brandon Staley was pleased with the progress of the previously-porous run defense, a hopeful sign for the remainder of the season.
Until Sunday, the Patriots' three wins had come against the Jets (twice) and Texans. But their victory over the Chargers, punctuated by a pick-six of Justin Herbert, was further confirmation that the Patriots steadily improved throughout October and that Bill Belichick still knows how to tie young quarterbacks in knots. There are still big games to come for the Patriots -- two against Buffalo and one against Tennessee (in Foxborough) -- but those are the only games remaining against opponents with winning records. The Patriots are just outside the playoff bracket at the eighth seed right now, just behind the Chargers, who are in what would be the third wild-card slot, and just ahead of the Browns. It's too early to rule out a run at the division title for the Patriots. The Bills are 5-2 and lead the AFC East after an unexpectedly difficult victory over the Dolphins, but those December games against the Patriots loom large. In addition to games against the Saints and the Bucs, the Bills also have two games remaining against the team that has done more to scramble the AFC landscape than any other -- in Weeks 10 and 18, the Bills have to play the Jets.
Emergency workers and police officers are seen at a train station in Tokyo on Sunday, after a man brandishing a knife on a commuter train stabbed several passengers before starting a fire. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO — A man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed at least one passenger on a Tokyo commuter train before starting a fire, injuring passengers and sending people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witnesses said.
The Tokyo Fire Department said 17 passengers were injured, including three seriously. Not all of them were stabbed and most of the other injuries were not serious, the fire department said.
The attacker, whom police identified as 24-year-old Kyota Hattori, was arrested on the spot after Sunday's attack and was being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, the Tokyo metropolitan police department said Monday.
The attacker, riding an express train headed to Tokyo's Shinjuku station, abruptly took out a knife and stabbed a seated passenger — a man in his 70s — in the right chest, police said. Injury details of other 16 passengers are still being investigated, police said.
Police said he told authorities that he wanted to kill people and get the death penalty. Nippon Television said he also said that he used an earlier train stabbing case as an example.
Witnesses told police that the attacker was wearing a bright outfit — a green shirt, a blue suit and a purple coat — like the Joker villain in Batman comics or someone going to a Halloween event, according to media reports.
A video posted by a witness on social media showed the suspect seated, with his leg crossed and smoking in one of the train cars, presumably after the attack.
Tokyo police officials said the attack happened inside the Keio train near the Kokuryo station.
Television footage showed a number of firefighters, police officials and paramedics rescuing the passengers, many of whom escaped through train windows. In one video, passengers were running from another car that was in flames.
NHK said the suspect, after stabbing passengers, poured a liquid resembling oil from a plastic bottle and set fire, which partially burned seats.
Shunsuke Kimura, who filmed the video, told NHK that he saw passengers desperately running and while he was trying to figure out what happened, he heard an explosive noise and saw smoke wafting. He also jumped from a window but fell on the platform and hurt his shoulder.
"Train doors were closed and we had no idea what was happening, and we jumped from the windows," Kimura said. "It was horrifying."
The attack was the second involving a knife on a Tokyo train in three months.
In August, the day before the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony, a 36-year-old man stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo in a random burst of violence. The suspect later told police that he wanted to attack women who looked happy.
While shooting deaths are rare in Japan, the country has had a series of high-profile knife killings in recent years.
In 2019, a man carrying two knives attacked a group of schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo, killing two people and injuring 17 before killing himself. In 2018, a man killed a passenger and injuring two others in a knife attack on a bullet train. In 2016, a former employee at a home for the disabled killed 19 people and injured more than 20.
Leaders at the G20 summit of the world’s biggest economies reached a compromise agreement on Sunday to achieve carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century,” laying a foundation for a United Nations conference in Scotland on climate change.
The Group of 20 leaders released a communique on Sunday, the second and final day of the summit, that called for halting the financing of coal-fired power generators abroad by the end of the year but did not set a target for phasing out coal domestically – a concession to top polluters China and India, the Associated Press reported.
The G20 countries – including the US, China, Brazil, Germany and India – represent more than three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The final document said current plans to contain emissions will have to be strengthened “if necessary.”
The Group of 20 leaders called for halting the financing of coal-fired power generators abroad by the end of the year.AM Pool/Getty Images
They also called for a cap on global warming at 1.5 Celsius, the threshold that UN experts say must be met to slow the quickening of catastrophic climate events like droughts, storms and floods.
The G20 decision laid a foundation for a United Nations conference in Scotland on climate change.Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
“We recognize that the impacts of climate change at 1.5°C are much lower than at 2°C. Keeping 1.5°C within reach will require meaningful and effective actions and commitment by all countries,” the communique said, according to Reuters.
The climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, begins Sunday.
President Joe Biden once again appeared to call on a pre-approved list of reporters after meeting with the press following the G20 summit in Rome.
On Sunday, Biden discussed meeting with other world leaders in Rome to enact climate change initiatives. After his talk, he opened the floor to questions but admitted that he was told to start with the Associated Press.
"And now I’m happy to take some questions. And I’m told I should start with AP, Zeke Miller," Biden said.
Biden has previously alluded to the idea that he had a list of pre-approved reporters to call on back in June following his Geneva visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I’ll take your questions, and as usual, folks, they gave me a list of the people I’m going to call on," Biden told the press.
U.S President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters)
The same interaction continued in August when Biden took questions for the first time following the Kabul terror attacks that killed more than a dozen U.S. servicemen.
"Ladies and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell from NBC," Biden said.
U.S President Joe Biden looks up during a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters)
This pattern has been noticed by reporters since Biden’s first formal press conference in January where he seemed to call on a pre-selected list of journalists from The Associated Press, The Washington Post, NBC News, Reuters, and Bloomberg News.
When Fox News originally asked about this pattern in January, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded: "In an effort to make sure we are rotating through reporters in the pool, the president took questions from wire reporters, one print outlet and a few network correspondents today and will look forward to taking additional questions again soon."
President Joe Biden speaks during the first formal press conference of his presidency in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA) (Reuters)
This began what many people viewed as evidence that Biden is not actually in charge of when or where he can take questions from the press. He has frequently garnered criticism from journalists on both political parties for ignoring questions and refusing to respond to ongoing issues.
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Winston left the game after he was tackled by Buccaneers linebacker Devin White on a running play. White was penalized on the play for making a horse-collar tackle. Winston tried to leave the field under his own power before falling on the turf. He was carted off of the field after spending time in the team's medical tent.
Following the game, Saints coach Sean Payton described the injury as "significant," and NFL Network's Jane Slater reported that the injury was to Winston's ACL.
With Taysom Hill (concussion) inactive, Winston was replaced by backup Trevor Siemian, a seven-year veteran who had not previously attempted a pass since the 2019 season. A seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft, Siemian made 24 starts for the Broncos during the 2016 and '17 seasons. He has a 13-12 record as a starter with 30 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. Siemian entered Sunday's game with a 59.2% career completion percentage.
Winston won his position battle over Hill after sitting behind Drew Brees during his first season in New Orleans. Through six games, Winston had completed nearly 59% of his throws with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions. Winton's play helped the Saints get out to a 4-2 start.
Despite the loss of Winston, the Buccaneers Saints held on to defeat the defending champions, 36-27. If Winston has to miss time, Hill would presumably step into the lineup as the starter, though Siemian could get a chance if Hill is unable to return from his concussion just yet.
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The Atlanta Braves are one win away from securing their first World Series crown since 1995. The players understand the magnitude of the moment but they are still taking a one game at a time approach. The Houston Astros now have their backs against the wall but won’t go away quietly. Sunday’s start would have gone to Charlie Morton before he suffered a fractured fibula in Game 1. Instead, it will be rookie left-hander Tucker Davidson who made just four starts at the major league level before suffering a forearm injury that essentially wiped out the remainder of the regular season.
The Braves went with an opener in Game 4, but Brian Snitker said that Davidson would start Game 5 and that they will go with him as long as they can.
“He’s going to start the game, and we’ll just go with him as long as he’ll let us take him,” Snitker said when asked about Davidson’s role for Sunday. “It’s pretty much like Kyle, just progress he had made in Gwinnett. He’d had some outings, was throwing the ball well, feels good, got stretched out. Like I say, very similar to the discussions we had about Kyle.”
Wright came up big for the Braves in Game 4 allowing one run over 4 2/3 innings despite pitching in and out of trouble. He gave the team a chance to win and they are looking for something similar from Davidson.
Snitker said that he called Davidson Sunday morning to tell him he was starting.
“Honestly, I called him this morning,” Snitker said. “Again, these young guys that are going through this for the first time, for their benefit, like I said with Dylan yesterday, and I know their phones have been blowing up and would be and processing a lot. I called Tucker, and he said,”let’s do it.”
“He’s ready. He’s another one that he’s been through all the levels of all our organization, and we really liked what we saw out of him early in the year before he had his problems.”
Davidson made a rehab start at Gwinnett the final weekend of the season and continued to work at the alternate training site throughout the postseason just in case he was needed. His call came when Morton was lost to injury. It is a huge spot for a rookie to find himself in, but his teammates think he will do just fine.
“He’s kind of loose right now,” Will Smith said when asked about Davidson. “He actually walked in and said good morning, and we’re like, Tucker, it’s 3:15, so good afternoon. He’s the way he is. We’ve got a loose group. Nobody is going to put a ton of pressure on themselves. We know what we have to do. It’s as simple as that.
Lost in the heroics of the back-to-back home runs by Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler in Game 4, was an unbelievable catch by Eddie Rosario at the wall on a deep drive by Jose Altuve. Luke Jackson was on the mound when Rosario made that catch and he was asked for his reaction.
“I mean, at first I thought like, okay, fly ball to left — because I saw him reach out a little bit for it,” Jackson said. “Then he kept getting closer to the wall, closer to the wall and I don’t have good eyesight in general, so I have no idea even if he caught the ball or not. But I saw him jump up. I saw Dansby put his hands up. I was like, yeah, third in line on the reaction.
You know, he’s a good hitter. I tip my cap. What a play by Rosario. I think that’s why he’s got the nickname Super Rosario right now.”
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Justin Herbert has been outstanding over his first season and a half in the NFL, but he'll definitely want his fourth-quarter throw against the Patriots back. With Jared Cook head still upfield, Herbert's pass fell into the hands of a diving Adrian Phillips, who quickly got up and returned his second interception of the day 26 yards for the touchdown. A subsequent two-point conversion gave New England a 24-17 lead.
Heinicke drops a dime
Washington has finally found the end zone, and it came on a beautiful throw from Taylor Heinicke to DeAndre Carter from 20 yards out. All tied up in Denver!
Fullback TD
I can say with confidence that Trevor Siemian to Alex Armah will be the unlikeliest touchdown connection in Week 8. The 1-yard score, which gave the Saints a 16-7 lead, marked Siemian's first touchdown pass since 2017 and Armah's first-ever receiving score and first overall score since 2019.
Gordon dives for game's first TD
Denver and Washington went without a touchdown for almost 29 minutes before Melvin Gordon caught a pass out of the backfield. beat a defender to the sideline, cut up the field and dived into the end zone.
Saints strip Brady
Despite Jameis Winston being carted off the field with a knee injury, the Saints have still hung tough against the Buccaneers on both sides of the ball. With Tampa Bay threatening to go ahead, Cameron Jordan not only stripped Brady but recovered the fumble. Then backup quarterback Trevor Siemian led the offense on a 10-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a short go-ahead field goal.
Broncos block FG
They should start calling Chris Blewitt "Chris Blockedit" because out of his three field goals since signing with Washington's active roster Oct. 21, he's had two of his attempts blocked. Shelby Harris got his hand on this one to keep Washington off the board.
DK snags TD
Geno Smith threw a laser toward the front-right pylon, and DK Metcalf, with a defender draped all over him, picked it out of the air and got both feet in bounds for the 16-yard touchdown. Great coverage, but a better throw and an even better catch.
Game-winning FG!
The Titans took a huge step toward winning the AFC South with a 34-31 win over the Colts in overtime. Randy Bullock was the hero, as his 44-yard field goal gave Tennessee the win and a three-game lead in the division.
Just because Russell Wilson is sidelined doesn't mean Tyler Lockett stops making beautiful over-the-shoulder grabs. His latest came via Geno Smith for a 27-yard gain that set up the Seahawks' first touchdown.
Jets lead!
All hope looked lost for the Jets down, 31-20, in the fourth quarter, but after a touchdown, interception from defensive end Carl Lawson, and another touchdown, and a Mike White catch for the two-point conversion, New York took a three-point lead with just under four minutes to play. The Jets held on to win, 34-31, as White threw for 405 yards.
Magical TD scramble
There was nothing, and I mean nothing, there for Justin Fields on fourth-and-one from the 49ers' 22-yard line. But Fields is no ordinary quarterback, capable of making defenders look silly, and that's what he did, avoiding several 49ers on his way to the end zone for by far the biggest highlight of his young NFL career.
Darnold takes massive hit
Sam Darnold has had tremendous success running the ball against the Falcons (team-high eight carries for 66 yards), but sometimes it's just better to slide. Darnold tried to run through the Atlanta defense on his way to the end zone. Instead, he took a massive hit that nearly took his helmet off and resulted in him leaving the game.
Burrow, Higgins connect deep
We know Tee Higgins can make the most contested of catches, so the wide-open ones are almost automatic for the Clemson product. He got behind the defense late in the third quarter, and Burrow found him in stride for a massive pickup.
Scoop and score!
The Eagles deserve all the candy for how they're playing, albeit against the winless Lions. Philadelphia tacked on yet another touchdown thanks to the defense, as Darius Slay picked up a fumble and waltzed across the goal line from 33 yards out.
Josh Allen has been discarding Dolphins defenders all afternoon, but through the majority of three quarters, he and the Bills have managed just a single field goal. That changed on first-and-goal from the eight, when Allen shed a face mask before looping a pass to a wide open Gabriel Davis.
3rd-and-20 = 83-yard gain?!
Facing 3rd-and-20 from their own 16-yard line, the 49ers were probably thinking, "Let's just get this ball out to Deebo Samuel behind the line of scrimmage and let him help out our punter." But Samuel is no ordinary receiver, so when he caught the ball, he stepped out of one tackle, weaved through the Chicago defense and was off to the races, bringing the ball down to the 1-yard line before finally being knocked out of bounce. San Francisco scored a few plays later to pull within a point.
Jets WRs making tough catches
Despite three first-half turnovers, the Jets only trail by three at halftime against the Bengals. That's because of this sweet Braxton Berrios touchdown grab, which came moments after Keelan Cole's catch of the year candidate was overturned.
The Colts should have had the ball in plus territory after an interception. Instead, Tyquan Lewis fumbled, the Titans recovered, and on the next play, A.J. Brown tied up the game with a 57-yard catch and run into the end zone.
Insane grab!
I don't know how Tee Higgins came down with this pass down the right sideline in the second quarter against the Jets. Watch for yourself as Higgins set up the go-ahead score.
Eagles trickery
The Eagles dug into their bag of tricks in the second quarter against the Lions, as Kenneth Gainwell took the pitch and then threw back to Jalen Hurts, who hit a tightly covered Dallas Goedert for a sizable gain. It wasn't pretty, but it was effective, and it led to Philadelphia's second touchdown of the game to go ahead 17-0.
He's here, he's there, he's everywhere. No it's not Roy Kent; it's Falcons weapon Cordarrelle Patterson, who's been hurting defenses in a variety of ways this season. He scored his seventh touchdown of the year Sunday, catching a short pass from Matt Ryan and doing the rest for a 15-yard score.
Fields fires pretty TD
Bears rookie Justin Fields is making up for his miserable performance against the Buccaneers last week. He's completed seven of his first eight passes for 72 yards and this smooth touchdown throw on the run to put Chicago ahead.
Wentz + Pittman = Titans' nightmare
The Titans cruised against the Chiefs last week, but they're in trouble early against their division rivals. A Ryan Tannehill interception set up the Colts inside the 10-yard line, and on the next play, Carson Wentz hit Michael Pittman Jr. for the duo's second touchdown connection of the day.
Jets lead!
Hardly anyone gave the Jets a chance to hang with the Bengals after both teams' performances last week, but New York came out firing in front of their home crowd this afternoon. Ten plays, 75 yards and rookie Michael Carter's eight-yard touchdown has New York in front.
4th-down TD
The Colts know field goals will not be enough to beat the Titans, so on fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, they kept their offense on the field. Their aggressiveness was rewarded, as Carson Wentz found Michael Pittman in the middle of the end zone for a score on the opening drive.
First-play fumble!
The Panthers are looking to get back into the win column after three straight defeats, but their Week 8 game against the Falcons started about as bad as it could have. Chuba Hubbard fumbled on the first play from scrimmage, allowing the Falcons to take over just outside of the red zone. They couldn't do anything offensively but took the early lead on a field goal.
Saints, Colts look to close in on division leaders
The eye test casts the New Orleans Saints as an underwhelming team, but despite their offensive struggles (fourth-worst in the NFL in total offense), they sit just a game and a half behind the reigning Super Bowl champion Buccaneers with a chance to pull even closer this afternoon in front of their home crowd (4:25 p.m. ET on Fox, stream on fuboTV, try for free).
The Colts, who lost four of their first five games, have their own golden opportunity against the AFC South-leading Titans, coming off the most-impressive back-to-back wins (vs. Bills and Chiefs) of any team this year. With a healthy Carson Wentz and a nearly unstoppable Jonathan Taylor (5.5 yards per carry in 2021), Indianapolis will look to get back to .500 and climb within a game of Tennessee while splitting the season series (1 p.m. ET on CBS, stream on Paramount+).
The final crucial division battle comes in the AFC North, though neither team is vying for the top spot as their campaigns reach the midway point. A win for either the Cleveland Browns or Pittsburgh Steelers would allow them to stay within striking distance of the Ravens and Bengals, while a loss would cement their last-place standing, making it more and more likely that their playoff hopes would be tied to making the wild card. Expect a physical, low-scoring affair at the Dawg Pound at 1 p.m. ET on CBS (stream on Paramount+).
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NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston was carted back to the locker room with a knee injury during the second quarter of Sunday's game against his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He was officially ruled out after halftime.
Winston was injured during a horse-collar tackle by Buccaneers linebacker Devin White -- who was flagged 15 yards for pulling Winston down by the shoulder area of his jersey, forcing Winston to land awkwardly. Winston's left leg got pinned behind him as he hit the turf.
Trainers and medical staff looked at him on the field before helping him limp slowly to the sideline and into the medical tent. He was later assisted onto a cart and driven back to the locker room. Several teammates hugged Winston on his way off the field, including injured receiver Michael Thomas, who was watching the game on the sideline in street clothes.
Winston was replaced by veteran backup Trevor Siemian -- the only other QB available for the Saints. Backup Taysom Hill has been sidelined with a concussion since Week 5, and rookie Ian Book was a healthy inactive.
Winston completed 6 of 10 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown and scrambled four times for 40 yards before leaving the game with the score tied 7-7.
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Winston was drafted by the Bucs with the No. 1 overall pick in 2015 and instantly became the team’s starting quarterback. After a solid rookie season, with several franchise records, Winston slowly began to decline.
In his final season with the Bucs, he threw an astounding 30 interceptions and was eventually released to make room for Tom Brady, who led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl that same season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston looks to pass during the first half against the Tennessee Titans in Tampa, Florida, on Sept. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Both sides will face off on Sunday evening for the first time since Winston took over as starter but he told reporters this week that it’s not about revenge.
"I’m trying to go out there and beat everybody that we play no matter who it is," he said, via WWL Radio. "I think that’s the most important thing … that I’ve learned in this league. It’s about winning games. And any way that I can do that, win games, I’m up for that."
New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston throws a pass in the first half against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Landover, Maryland. ((AP Photo/Julio Cortez))
Winston played just four games behind Drew Brees last season but has led the team to a 4-2 record, just second in the NFC South behind the Bucs.
"I’ve always been an emotional football player. I think that’s something that I’m trying to work on, being present instead of being stuck in my feelings," Winston continued. "As a quarterback, we have to be present at all times and aware of everything that’s going on. Sometimes too much emotion can lead us to places that we don’t want to go. I come from a level of gratitude and optimism."
Jameis Winston of the New Orleans Saints looks on against the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field on Oct. 25, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Winston has thrown 1,114 yards for 13 touchdowns and 3 interceptions and has 11 sacks this season.
President Biden on Sunday held a press conference in Rome to conclude a two-day meeting with G20 leaders before heading to a United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
The G20 leaders made a vague commitment during their meeting to seek carbon neutrality "by or around mid-century," which some claimed is not enough to stymie the threats of climate change.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the commitments made by G20 leaders were only "drops in a rapidly warming ocean," which was a sentiment echoed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who tweeted, "While I welcome the #G20′s recommitment to global solutions, I leave Rome with my hopes unfulfilled — but at least they are not buried. Onwards to #COP26 in Glasgow."
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron wave prior to a meeting at La Villa Bonaparte in Rome, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The United States and the European Union set 2050 as their goal to achieve net-zero emissions. China, Russia and Saudi Arabia, whose leaders did not attend the G20 summit in Rome, have set 2060 as the year they hope to achieve the same. China leads the emerging economies whose emissions are increasing along with their economic growth.
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The G20 leaders also achieved "broad support" for a landmark deal to establish a 15% global minimum corporate tax intended to deter multinational countries from eluding taxes by shifting their profits to low-rate havens where they might do little actual business.
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From Rome, Biden will go to Scotland for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
As the COP26 climate change conference gets under way in Glasgow on Sunday, world leaders will likely have their last chance to curtail the deadliest consequences of human-induced planetary warming.
Time is of the essence for unified global action as studies suggest as little as nine years remain before the most catastrophic effects of climate change take hold and are impossible to stop.
“The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible on the timescale of people alive today, and will worsen in the decades to come,” the US space agency NASA said in a brief.
Here are five things to know about the climate emergency as COP26 begins:
‘Catastrophic’ warming worse than ever
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat near Earth’s surface and when they become too concentrated, global warming results.
The landmark Paris climate accord in 2015 resulted in nations around the world agreeing to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with the period before the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1760 in Europe and the United States.
The globe has already warmed 1C (1.8F) above preindustrial levels, and climate disasters are a result. The United Nations estimates to keep warming under 1.5C (2.7F), countries need to reach “net-zero” gas emissions by 2050. But efforts to decarbonise have badly faltered since the Paris agreement.
Global emissions would be 16 percent higher in 2030 than they were in 2010 under current national commitments – nowhere close to a 45 percent reduction by 2030 that scientists say is needed to halt climate catastrophe.
A 16 percent rise would lead to warming of 2.7C (4.9F) by the end of the century – a figure meaning life on Earth would be disastrous for millions, if not billions, of people.
Many countries – including the US, the world’s second-largest gas polluter behind China – have pledged to meet the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 or 2060. But a report issued in September by the UN noted climate commitments were so weak that even if pledges are fulfilled temperatures will still rise about 2.7C this century.
This would unleash far more devastating effects than those already hammering countries around the world, from raging floods to out-of-control wildfires and super-storms.
“The world is on a catastrophic pathway to 2.7-degrees of heating,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted.
Grim future without rapid action
COP26 comes after another year of extreme weather disasters, including unprecedented heatwaves around the globe, deadly flooding in the US, Europe, and China, raging wildfires in Greece and Turkey, and deadly storms.
But the future could be far worse if world leaders fail to act to achieve zero emissions. The World Bank warned recently more than 216 million people could be forced from their homes and rendered climate refugees by 2050.
Water scarcity will become a serious problem, decreasing crop productivity, while rising sea levels will lead to uninhabitable environments.
According to one study, envisioning the potential worst scenarios, the world’s most populous cities — including Chennai, Mumbai, Jakarta, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Lagos, Bangkok and Manila — could be abandoned by 2050.
Scorching temperatures will also wreak havoc on people’s lives.
About 35 percent of the global land area and 55 percent of the world’s population would be subject to more than 20 days a year of lethal heat conditions, “beyond the threshold of human survivability”, the paper noted.
Climate adaptation now inevitable
While mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero has long been the goal of scientists, the reality is now inescapable that human beings will have to learn to live with the effects of a changing Earth. Planetary warming is here to stay for the foreseeable future and people will have to learn to deal with it.
Efforts to protect societies against the increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events are now under way around the globe. These include minimising the effects of sea level rise, ocean acidification, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing temperatures.
“Adaptation can range from building flood defences, setting up early warning systems for cyclones, and switching to drought-resistant crops, to redesigning communication systems, business operations and government policies,” said the UN’s climate change agency.
But critics say much more needs to be done. Current finance from donor countries and multilateral development banks dedicated to climate adaptation is about $16.7bn a year, a fraction of the current costs of an estimated $70bn annually.
Adaptation costs are projected to rise to as much as $300bn by 2030. Funding for adaptation must be rapidly scaled up to at least 50 percent of total public climate finance expenditure.
“Far greater efforts are needed to build resilience in vulnerable countries and for the most vulnerable people. They do the least to cause climate change – but bear the worst impacts,” the UN noted.
Activists take part in a ‘climate strike’ demonstration in Parliament Square in London in September [David Cliff/AP Photo]
‘Time rapidly running out’
Leading climate scientists have warned for decades that human activities were filling the atmosphere with heat-trapping gases. However, it has only been in the last few years that plans for action have been developed.
Less than 10 years remain to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from the world’s top scientists.
The next 10-20 years will be critical to the survivability of the human species on the planet.
About 70 countries so far have indicated they plan to achieve carbon neutrality goals by 2050.
However, the world’s biggest economies – responsible for 80 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions – must lead the way in taking urgent action to avoid climate catastrophe.
“Saving this and future generations is a common responsibility. We are on the verge of the precipice. Wake up. Step back. Change course. Unite,” UN chief Guterres told world leaders in September.
Reasons for hope
While the grim reality of the climate emergency continues to become ever clearer, there is optimism its worst effects can still be avoided.
“The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was a code red for humanity. But it also made clear that it is not too late to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5-degree target. We have the tools to achieve this target. But we are rapidly running out of time,” said Guterres.
Immediate and drastic improvements in climate action plans are desperately needed from most countries.
However, the tools are there with increasingly affordable technology to help reach net-zero emissions by the middle of the century.
Renewable energy – such as solar or wind farms – is now not only cleaner but sometimes cheaper than fossil fuels. Plans for the mass production of electric vehicles is under way. New forms of food production are also coming online – a positive development to end major emissions from livestock.
Efforts to increase “nature-based solutions” to suck up greenhouse gases have been launched, including mass tree-planting and underwater seaweed forests. Carbon capture technology is improving with some facilities already operating and others soon to open.
But it remains up to politicians around the world to make the transformation to the green economy.
“No more ignoring science. No more ignoring the demands of people everywhere,” said Guterres. “It is time for leaders to stand and deliver, or people in all countries will pay a tragic price.”
Activists take part in a ‘climate strike’ demonstration in Parliament Square in London in September [David Cliff/AP Photo]
