The Detroit Lions visit the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. ET from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

The Lions enter 2-1 and are scoring 31 points per game while allowing 31.7. The Panthers are 1-2 and averaging 29.7 points per game while allowing 27.7.

The Lions are 3.5-point favorites over the Panthers, with a total of 51.5 and a moneyline of -194 for the Lions and +162 for the Panthers.

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How to Watch Lions vs. Panthers

• When: Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. ET
• Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
• TV: NBC
• Stream: Peacock
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Carolina has leaned hard into the pass through three games, and Young has been at the center of it. He leads the Panthers with 939 passing yards, second in the NFL behind Aaron Rodgers (999), and 7 touchdown passes, tied for fifth in the league. In the Week 3 loss to Cleveland he completed 26 of 48 passes for 291 yards and a touchdown. Carolina also ranks first in the NFL in passing yards per game at 295.7.

Detroit’s defense has given him a reason to keep throwing. The Lions have allowed 31.7 points per game, worst in the league. That volume of production against that kind of defense should keep the ball in Young’s hands often on Sunday night.

In the Week 3 loss to Cleveland, Hubbard carried 19 times for 82 yards and added four catches for 28 yards, more than 100 yards from scrimmage in a losing effort. Through three games, Carolina is averaging 97.0 rushing yards per game as a team.

Detroit’s defense has been shaky in more than one way. The Lions rank 31st in total defense and 22nd in rushing yards allowed per game, which could set up a bigger workload for Hubbard on the ground and through the air.

Goff hasn’t turned the ball over yet this season. He has 802 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 116.1 rating through three games, and in the Week 3 win over the Jets he went 25 of 32 for 269 yards and two touchdowns.

Carolina has forced its share of takeaways without solving everything else. The Panthers are tied for sixth in the league with three defensive interceptions and tied for fourth in turnover margin at plus-3. Goff’s clean season meets a defense built to create turnovers.

Few backs are doing more across the board right now. In the Week 3 win over the Jets, Gibbs ran 20 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns, then added seven catches for 65 yards and a third score. Through three games he has 463 yards from scrimmage and six total touchdowns, four rushing and two receiving.

Carolina’s run defense has been the league’s worst against the run this season, allowing 193.3 rushing yards per game, tied to a 32nd-ranked mark. Detroit, meanwhile, ranks ninth in rushing yards per game at 120.7 and is tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns. That combination lines up for more work for Gibbs on Sunday night.

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The San Diego Padres visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET from American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI.

The Brewers finished the regular season 103-59 (.636), while the Padres went 91-71 (.562). Milwaukee leads the series 1-0 after a 3-2 Game 1 win and hands the ball to Logan Henderson, who went 11-3 with a 2.47 ERA. San Diego starts Michael King.

Jackson Chourio led Milwaukee with a .291 average, just ahead of Fernando Tatis Jr. at .289 for San Diego. On the mound, Jacob Misiorowski posted a 1.80 ERA for the Brewers, while Michael King finished at 3.21 for the Padres. Milwaukee collected 1,422 hits, the most in MLB this season, and San Diego posted an .815 OPS in September and October, the highest in the league over that stretch.

William Contreras is three singles shy of 500 for his career, a milestone within reach at American Family Field on Sunday.

Below, we’ll give you all the details you need to know about how to watch this game.

How to Watch Padres vs. Brewers Game 2

• When: Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET
• Where: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
• TV: FS1
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One

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Jackson Merrill went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts in NLDS Game 1, a 3-2 Brewers win, and is hitting .333 this postseason after a .571 Wild Card sweep. He went 2 for 4 with two RBI in the opener and 2 for 3 with a run scored and a walk in the clincher, after hitting .254 with 26 home runs and 87 RBI in the regular season.

Milwaukee’s pitchers held opponents to a .221 average this season, 21 points below the .242 mark San Diego’s staff allowed.

Milwaukee starts Logan Henderson in Game 2, with the Brewers up 1-0 in the series, after an 11-3 season with a 2.47 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP. In his last regular-season start, September 23 at Philadelphia, the right-hander got the win while allowing one run on four hits over five innings with three strikeouts.

He starts at American Family Field against San Diego’s Michael King, who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 7 postseason innings. The Padres hit 183 home runs in the regular season, 29 more than the Brewers.

Wild Card Game 1 opened with a Fernando Tatis Jr. leadoff home run on the Cubs’ first pitch, and he finished 2 for 3 with three runs scored and a walk. He went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in the clincher and 1 for 5 with two strikeouts in NLDS Game 1, leaving him 3 for 12 this postseason.

Tatis led San Diego with a .289 average in the regular season and added 25 home runs and 83 RBI. Milwaukee finished 103-59, 12 wins better than the Padres’ 91-71.

Joey Ortiz’s status was in question after a knee and abdominal injury late in the regular season, but he started NLDS Game 1 at third base, batting ninth, going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.

Ortiz hit .270 with nine home runs and 47 RBI this season. San Diego’s pitchers allowed one run across two Wild Card games against the Cubs.

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The Atlanta Braves visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET from UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.

The Dodgers finished the regular season 100-62 (.617), while the Braves went 94-68 (.580).

Matt Olson paced the Braves with 41 home runs and 93 RBI, and Michael Harris II led Atlanta with a .294 average. For the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani hit 30 home runs, Andy Pages drove in 85 runs and Freddie Freeman hit .288.

Chris Sale won 14 games with a 2.16 ERA for Atlanta, while Blake Snell, who starts Game 2 for Los Angeles, went 4-1 with a 1.90 ERA over 42.2 innings.

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How to Watch Braves vs. Dodgers Game 2

• When: Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET
• Where: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
• TV: FS1
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One

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Atlanta trails the series 1-0 after a 5-3 Game 1 loss and has not named its Game 2 starter. Chris Sale struck out nine over 6.1 innings in the Wild Card opener and three more over 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in the clincher.

Sale went 14-9 with a 2.16 ERA and 200 strikeouts in the regular season. The Dodgers hit .257 as a team this season, against .246 for Atlanta.

Freddie Freeman led the Dodgers with a .288 average this season and added 16 home runs and 70 RBI. He went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored in Game 1. He entered the series 4 for 20 over his last five regular-season games, the best of them a two-hit, three-RBI game against San Diego on September 22.

Atlanta’s pitchers held opponents to a .234 average in the regular season, 16 points higher than the .218 mark for Los Angeles.

Austin Riley went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in NLDS Game 1, a 5-3 Dodgers loss for Atlanta. A three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning flipped Wild Card Game 1 for Riley, with Atlanta trailing 3-2. He finished the series 2 for 9 with three RBI and drew three walks over the last two games.

Riley hit .219 with 19 home runs and 72 RBI in the regular season. Los Angeles finished 100-62, against 94-68 for Atlanta.

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The Dodgers and Braves have combined for four of the last six World Series titles, and the Dodgers are chasing MLB’s first three-peat since the Yankees won three straight from 1998 to 2000.

The two teams now meet again in a highly-anticipated NLDS showdown.

Let’s check out the Dodgers-Braves divisional series odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 4, along with what to know about the matchup.

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Dodgers: -350 (bet $10 to win $12.86 total)
Braves: +280 (bet $10 to win $38 total)

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Dodgers win 3-0: +230 (bet $10 to win $33 total)
Dodgers win 3-1: +235 (bet $10 to win $33.50 total)
Dodgers win 3-2: +360 (bet $10 to win $46 total)
Braves win 3-2: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Braves win 3-1: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)

   Game 1 — LAD 5, ATL 3

Spread: Dodgers -1.5 (LAD covers)
O/U: 8.5 (Under hits)

   Game 2 (Oct. 4)

Spread: Dodgers -1.5
Moneyline: Dodgers -157, Braves +130
O/U: 7

Here’s what to know about the Dodgers-Braves odds:

Divisional Series: The Dodgers’ bid at a three-peat got off to a great start, as they won Game 1 at home against the Braves, 5-3. The game wasn’t as close as the score indicates, considering Atlanta hit a 2-run homer in the top of the ninth. Tarik Skubal, in his first postseason start in L.A., was dominant, allowing one run and two hits in six innings. Kyle Tucker also got off to a much-needed hot start, blasting a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth.

Playoff History: The Dodgers and Braves have met four times in the postseason since 2013. Los Angeles won the 2013 and 2018 NLDS, both 3-1, then rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the 2020 NLCS in seven games en route to a World Series title. Atlanta got its revenge in the 2021 NLCS, winning 4-2 on its way to a championship of its own. The Braves beat the NL East rival Phillies in Game 3 of the wild-card series to advance to the NLDS.

Game 2 of this series is Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on FS1.

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AL Divisional Series

Divisional Series: The White Sox lead the series 1-0 after stealing Game 1 in Cleveland, 3-0. Chicago’s pitching staff allowed just three hits, and Munetaka Murakami hit a 2-run blast in the fourth inning. Game 2 is set for Monday.

What To Know: The White Sox swept the Astros in the wild-card round, winning both of those games on the road. The last time Chicago won a playoff series — back in 2005 — it went on to win the World Series. 

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The upset-minded White Sox continued their momentum with a Game 1 win.

Divisional Series: Game 1 of this series was a pitching duel for the ages. The Yankees managed one hit, and the Rays managed five hits and one run, which was enough to give Tampa Bay the win. Drew Rasmussen struck out 10 in eight innings of one-hit baseball. 

What To Know: The Rays went 5-2 against the Yankees at home during the regular season. Will home-field advantage play a part here? It’s possible. Consider this: Tampa Bay was tied with Milwaukee for the best home record in baseball during the regular season, while the Yankees had the third-best road record in baseball, behind Milwaukee and the Dodgers. Buckle up.

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NL Divisional Series

Divisional Series: Milwaukee is out to a 1-0 lead after an intense Game 1. A Wilson Contreras solo home run in the bottom of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Brewers a 3-2 win. However, it was Jacob Misiorowski only lasting four innings that was the story of the night. He gave up four hits and two runs in that short outing.

What To Know: Last season, the Brewers beat the Cubs in the NLDS before getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS. Meanwhile, since 2020, the Padres have now made the playoffs five times. But like Milwaukee, San Diego has continued to fall short, as it has only made the championship series once, back in 2022. 

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Divisional Series: The Dodgers lead the series 1-0, after winning Game 1, 5-3. L.A. got a scare late, when the Braves scored two runs in the top of the ninth. Besides that, however, Tarik Skubal was lights out, giving up two hits and one run in six innings, striking out seven.

What To Know: L.A. has won the last two World Series and three of the last six. If it is able to win it all again this year, it will be the first three-peat since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. 

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After suffering a scary neck injury against the New York Jets in Week 2, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed’s 2026 season is officially over.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters on Wednesday that Reed is going to miss the remainder of the season to undergo neck surgery. He also said the injury isn’t believed to be career-ending, but Reed will need to miss the rest of the year to recover.

Reed enters this setback after signing a three-year, $50.3 million contract extension this past offseason. He was slated to play an expanded role in the Packers offense following Romeo Doubs’ departure to the New England Patriots in free agency.

With Reed sidelined for the year, the spotlight turns to Christian Watson and second-year receiver Matthew Golden to step up for the Packer’s offense. Reed has been one of quarterback Jordan Love’s most trusted targets and filling that void certainly won’t be easy.

Filling in for Reed in Week 3 was Skyy Moore, who signed with Green Bay this offseason after previous stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Moore was on the field for 52% of the offensive snaps, turning seven targets into three catches for 31 yards.

While Reed was off to a quiet start early this season, his overall track record in Green Bay is hard to overlook. Selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Michigan State, he has consistently proven to be a dynamic playmaker for the Packers’ offense.

Over his four seasons with the Packers, Reed has recorded 142 receptions for 1,881 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns. But his value extends far beyond the passing game as he has established himself as a versatile weapon on offense, adding 310 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

Sitting at 1-2 in a crowded, highly competitive NFC North, losing Reed for the season comes at the worst possible time for the Packers. All eyes will be on Love and the rest of the offense to see if they can turn things around and stay in the division race.

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Pep Guardiola says he’s staying “behind my club” Manchester City after it was found guilty of dozens of financial violations during his coaching tenure in what is widely viewed as the biggest scandal in English soccer history.

While he was in charge from 2016-26, Guardiola’s expensively assembled team won six Premier Leagues, the 2023 Champions League and three FA Cups among other trophies.

In his first public comment since an independent panel published its bombshell report on Tuesday, Guardiola wrote on social media Wednesday that he backs the club.

“I want every single Man City fan to know I am here; more than ever. I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters. Let me be clear: we will get through this together,” Guardiola wrote on X. “I love you all.”

The post was accompanied by pictures of him in a Man City shirt celebrating with club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, lifting the Champions League trophy, applauding the fans and celebrating the Premier League title in 2023.

City’s alleged financial wrongdoing — made possible in part through what the league said were “sham” commercial deals — was worth more than 900 million pounds ($1.19 billion). 

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The Premier League shared that figure in a statement published on Sept. 29, in which Chief Executive of the EPL, Richard Masters, also stated that, “This disciplinary case, and this decision, are the most significant in Premier League history. There are elements of the case that remain to be decided, including, importantly, what sanction must follow for these breaches. 

“Now we have the Commission’s decision, we are committed to moving swiftly through the remainder of the process, to provide certainty for the League, our clubs and fans.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The Tennessee Titans never made an offer to keep their franchise leader in rushing touchdowns, who was also second in rushing yards?

According to now-Baltimore Ravens star running back Derrick Henry – who rushed for 90 TDs and 9,502 yards with Tennessee – that is indeed the case.

“They shipped me out,” Henry said while laughing about his 2024 free-agent exit from the Titans at a Wednesday press conference. “It’s always love, but they didn’t offer me a contract. … It was bittersweet. I knew the writing was on the wall throughout that season, and they were ready to move on. Good things don’t last forever, so it was time for me to find a new home, and I knew what I wanted that home to be, and it was here, so God is good.”

Baltimore hosts Tennessee on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. ET).

In 2023, Henry’s last season with the Titans, he rushed for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns on a career-low 4.2 yards per carry. Then, following eight seasons in Nashville — a stint highlighted by leading the NFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in both 2019 and 2020, and joining the now nine-member, 2,000-yard, single-season rushing club in 2020 — Henry signed a two-year, $16 million deal with the Ravens, with whom he rushed for 1,921 yards and an NFL-high 16 touchdowns on a career-high 5.9 yards per carry in 2024.

Tennessee signed former Dallas Cowboys running back and 2022 Pro Bowler Tony Pollard to a three-year, $24 million deal in that same offseason to replace Henry. For what it’s worth, Pollard has been a force for the Titans, rushing for 1,080.5 yards and five touchdowns per season from 2024-25. At the same time, despite appearing in just 37 regular-season games for the Ravens, Henry is already second in franchise history with 38 rushing scores and fourth with 3,817 rushing yards.

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After Henry’s terrific debut year in Baltimore, the Ravens signed the now-five-time Pro Bowler to a two-year, $30 million extension. Henry proceeded to rush for 1,595 yards and 16 scores on 5.2 yards per carry in 2025 and has rushed for 301 yards and a league-high six touchdowns through three games this year.

Since Tennessee let Henry walk on the open market, the Titans have posted back-to-back 3-14 seasons and are 0-3 this year, while the Ravens made the AFC Divisional Round in 2024 and are 2-1 this year.

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A few teams we’ve grown accustomed to playing well in recent years have opened the 2026 NFL season 3-0. And then there are a pair of surprises that have also gotten off to an undefeated start, including the Las Vegas Raiders.

What should we make of the Raiders’ 3-0 start? Well, in the most recent edition of Tom Brady’s power rankings, the seven-time Super Bowl champ wasn’t afraid to put them in his top 10. In fact, he went as far as placing them in the top five, claiming that there was “no hometown bias.”

We’ll see if the Raiders can continue their hot streak in Week 4, when they host one of the four other undefeated teams: the Kansas City Chiefs. As the Chiefs are out to a 3-0 start, were they able to move into the No. 1 spot in Brady’s power rankings following the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 3 loss?

Here’s Brady’s full top 10. 

Record: 2-1

Previous ranking: Unranked ↑

Brady’s thoughts: Tyler Loop, a walk-off 56-yarder in Rio? The trio in Rio? That’s what Jim Nantz said — I loved that. Another incredible performance by Lamar Jackson. Week in and week out, he’s unstoppable. I think they’ve got to sustain some of those drives in the second half to put these teams away.

I think you’ve got to play to win and do what you need to do to continue to put points on the board until midway through the fourth quarter, when the clock becomes an issue. I think momentum swings are so huge in the NFL. If you take your foot off the gas for just a little bit and the other team gains a little momentum and the snowball starts going downhill, you may not be able to stop the other team. 

Record: 2-1

Previous ranking: Unranked ↑

Brady’s thoughts: Huge win against the Rams, and having already played one of the NFL’s toughest schedules, give this team a lot of credit. Bo Nix gets it done once again in the fourth quarter — insane the way he plays down the stretch — and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and this defense, I give them a lot of credit for keeping them in the game, too. They did it last year, and they’re doing it in the early part of this year, too.

One thing Nix can do to elevate his game as a passer is this: having your feet planted in the right place to get to your first and second read, and then knowing when the play is over and not trying to make every play a hero-type play. Find the open guy, cut it loose. If it’s not there, move onto the next play. No negative plays, keep your team on track.

Record: 2-1

Previous ranking: 10 ↑

Brady’s thoughts: Jared Goff has eight touchdowns and no picks. They’re squeaking by in some tough wins. They show a lot of toughness in Detroit; that’s what that city is made of.

I love Jahmyr Gibbs, and I love Saquon Barkley and I love Bijan Robinson. I saw James Cook the other day in person, and he’s pretty ridiculous, too. The NFL’s stacked right now at the halfback position. 

Record: 2-1

Previous ranking: Unranked ↑

Brady’s thoughts: Incredible, back-to-back games holding teams in single digits? How about Dennis Allen and that defense? And a veteran quarterback who hasn’t started in like, a million days? Case Keenum said it in the locker room after the game: It’s not his first f—ing rodeo.

It’s still early in the season, and Keenum got a lot of training camp reps. So, it’s not quite like it would be in December, where he’s basically been sitting on the sideline the whole time. But I give him a lot of credit; it’s still hard to do. He hasn’t started in a long time, and he came in and delivered for his team.

Record: 2-1

Previous ranking: 1 ↓

Brady’s thoughts: Someone finally beat the best. The Seahawks drop from No. 1, but outgained the Commanders by almost 200 yards. The run game vanished, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba can only do so much. The Seahawks have got to find a way to get back on track. 

I always liken JSN’s shoulder plane to Greg Maddux’s pitching exhibition: When the ball comes out of his hand, everything looks the same and it’s all late movement. It’s a lot like what JSN does. Shoulders are low, arms are driving and he’s such a smooth route runner. His start and stop is so difficult to know. He’s always got them on their heels. 

Record: 3-0

Previous ranking: 9 ↑

Brady’s thoughts: No hometown bias here. Listen, undefeated gets you in the top five. That’s just the way my power rankings work. You can only be who you play, and when you’re undefeated, you’re better than the teams that have lost games. That’s just the way it works for me. 

The Raiders had four takeaways against the Saints. How about their fourth-quarter performance on defense? Taking the ball away, knocking it off, interceptions, fumble returns — they did it all. That’s how you secure a win on the road in the NFL. 

Kirk Cousins’ nine touchdown passes are tied for the league lead. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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I think the culture is always about your teammates. I always think it’s about “We” over “Me.” And I think if you go out there and you play for your teammates every single game, you try not to let your teammates down. I love the culture that’s being built in Las Vegas right now.

Record: 3-0

Previous ranking: 8 ↑

Brady’s thoughts: No one would’ve guessed this, certainly not with the injuries at quarterback. But the Vikings had six sacks, 12 QB hits, a punt return touchdown and winning in all phases of the game against the Buccaneers. I’m excited to see how Kyler Murray grows in this Kevin O’Connell offense. 

I would say that probably for most quarterbacks, it takes half a season to get acclimated to a new offense. Possibly a season or two, depending on how complicated the offense is and how familiar the quarterback is with some of those things that are being done. Football is football. Concepts are concepts. But it’s really about the verbiage, the vernacular, and how things really just come out of your mouth over the course of the game. These are all different languages from these teams and everybody coaches their offenses a little differently, but I’m really impressed with what the Vikings are doing right now. 

Record: 3-0

Previous ranking: 3

Brady’s thoughts: That was a lot of ugly football. I mean, look, there were a lot of crazy plays happening. It was really fun to call, and I love seeing the Bills play and I love seeing the Chargers play. But the Bills, they had five turnovers. Five turnovers, and a win! That shows the talent the Bills team has. They’re not going to be able to get away with that later in the season, though.

Record: 3-0

Previous ranking: 4 ↑

Brady’s thoughts: Winning by 14 while losing the time of possession by nine minutes against the Dolphins. What? That rarely ever happens. But Miami, that’s a tough place to play; believe me, I know. In September, regardless of record, when it’s hot, it feels so good to go in there and get a win. 

I think what serves every team well is when you have continuity. When you have continuity at head coach, quarterback, GM and defensive coordinator, so many of the culture drivers that the Chiefs have, they’re on their stuff. They can solve problems quickly. There’s so much variation on offense. And because K9 (Kenneth Walker) is doing so much for them, the passing game doesn’t need to be what it was five or six years ago. They can win a balanced game. They can win defensively. That’s a tough team to beat. 

Record: 3-0

Previous ranking: 2 ↑

Brady’s thoughts: They were pretty much unheralded all offseason because everyone was talking about Seattle and the Rams. But it’s the 49ers at No. 1. Why? They’re undefeated. We know that. But they have the best point differential in the league. Brock Purdy’s playing as well as anybody; anybody. He should be considered in the Tier 1 QB discussions. At least he is in my eyes.

It sure looks like Purdy is an elite quarterback now. He’s playing within the system, throwing the ball accurately, no negative plays, getting his team in and out of the right plays — I love the way he’s managing every single game. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo has walked out of Portugal’s training camp on Wednesday, hours after coach Jorge Jesus said the star forward would not start the game against Denmark in the Nations League on Thursday.

Ronaldo said that “in time” he would “tell the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons” behind his departure.

“Following the national team coach’s news conference, and after a conversation with the president of the Portuguese football federation, I decided to leave the national team’s training camp,” he said on Instagram, adding that he has always “dedicated” himself to the side.

Jesus had said in the pre-game news conference he was not planning to start Ronaldo, but dismissed the notion there was a feud between the pair.

Jesus said every player knows the coach makes the decisions, and that Ronaldo told him he would abide with whatever choices he makes.

The coach added the “rules are the same for everyone” and that Gonçalo Ramos would start up front against Denmark if everything went to plan.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the game,” Jesus said. “If we need him (Ronaldo) to play (at some point), he’ll play. If not, he won’t.”

Ronaldo, the all-time leading scorer in men’s international soccer with 146 goals and pursuing the milestone of 1,000 career goals, didn’t play on Sunday in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway. He has not trained with the rest of the group since, sparking widespread rumors about a possible feud with Jesus.

Reporting by The Associated Press. 
 

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