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Kyle Hamilton wasn’t trying to stay late.

The Ravens weren’t supposed to win this one. With QB Lamar Jackson out with a sprained ankle, backup Tyler Huntley started, and Baltimore trailed the Atlanta Falcons 23-15 after Nick Folk’s 48-yard field goal with 2:31 left on Sunday night.

Huntley hit wide receiver Devontez Walker for a seven-yard touchdown with 40 seconds remaining, and running back Derrick Henry ran in the two-point conversion to force overtime. Baltimore then took the opening possession of the extra period 63 yards in 14 plays, burning 7:03 of the 10-minute period before Huntley scored on a one-yard run.

Atlanta needed a touchdown to keep the game going. Two plays in, QB Tua Tagovailoa, who was in for Michael Penix Jr. after Penix left late in regulation with a rib injury, threw for Drake London on first-and-10 near midfield. Hamilton jumped the route, and the Ravens had a 30-23 win.

On NBC afterward, Hamilton explained his urgency.

“I don’t get paid overtime, so we’re out here for free,” he said. “So I was trying to get back home as quick as possible.”

The play meant a little more to Hamilton than most. The Atlanta native starred at the nearby Marist School and said he probably knew 500-plus people in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

It was his first game there. He was supposed to play in the building once before, in his high school state championship, but snow moved the game and his team lost. He said that one still bugs him.

It was also Hamilton’s first interception since Christmas Day 2024.

“Tua tried to look me off, but I was just looking off the quarterback’s eyes, and [I] just caught the ball,” he told reporters after the game.

The bigger point, Hamilton said, was how the Ravens finished. Baltimore has let plenty of fourth-quarter leads slip away in recent seasons, and he called this one a turning point.

“That is a game that we have lost many times,” Hamilton said. “That is just us getting over some sort of hump or dark cloud. I am excited for the future.”

The win moved the Ravens to 4-1 for the first time since 2021 and into sole possession of first place in the AFC North. They visit the Cleveland Browns next Sunday.

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Alabama fell on the field, but not in my heart and mind.

College football rankings time, with odds from DraftKings Sportsbook.

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LW: NR
To Make CFP: +500
Title Odds: +9000

Missouri was a bit of a punch line earlier in the season, hanging around the rankings while having beaten nobody. But the Tigers got Florida in a perfect spot and then backed it up with a dominant win over slumping Texas A&M. Austin Simmons will have to keep his emotions in check as he heads back to Oxford, but I give him, Cayden Lee and Missouri a great chance to pull off the upset. 

9.

LW: NR
To Make CFP: +150
Title Odds: +2500

Kind of here by default right now, but the Rebels’ only loss came in a terrible scheduling spot, and they have handled their business otherwise. Could see this going either way.

8.

LW: 9
To Make CFP: +105
Title Odds: +6600

The Utes have crushed everyone in their way so far and the offense looks like it is going to be a problem. Utah should have a cakewalk in Boulder this week before the schedule gets real, starting with a visit from Houston next week. 

7.

LW: 1
To Make CFP: -450
Title Odds: +900

We knew Texas wasn’t the best team in the country, but the Longhorns had two high-level wins vs. Ohio State and Tennessee, so the résumé had to be respected. Still, that was a shocking loss on Saturday, and it’s not going to get easier moving forward. The run game needs to be better, Arch Manning needs to be better and the offensive line needs to be better. Despite the head-to-head win over Ohio State, I have the Longhorns behind the Buckeyes because OSU led for essentially the entire game and kinda gave it away. Couple that with the form Texas has shown for most of the season outside that fourth quarter against the buckeyes, I have to give OSU the nod in the rankings for now. Four straight ranked teams await Texas after a visit from slumping Florida. 

6.

LW: 7
To Make CFP: -800
Title Odds: +1050

It looked like IU was done last week, and then Nick Marsh and Josh Hoover made the plays to keep the Hoosiers’ win streak alive. Credit the Indiana defense for doing a good job, especially in the second half, on shutting down Anthony Colandrea, giving the Hoosiers a chance to stay in the game. IU is a home ‘dog this week against Ohio State, just like Curt Cignetti likes it. 

5.

LW: 4
To Make CFP: -750
Title Odds: +400

I can’t wait for this one in Bloomington. It’s somewhat of the rubber match of the last couple of seasons between the last two national champs. IU controlled the line of scrimmage last year in Indianapolis and it clearly affected Julian Sayin. Can the Hoosiers rattle the Buckeyes’ QB again? An OSU loss here will continue the narrative of Sayin in big games, and the the conversation becomes, “Could the Buckeyes survive a third loss?” So much at stake here. 

4.

LW: 6
To Make CFP: -700
Title Odds: +900

I came out of that game against Georgia with immense respect for the Bama. Had a couple of things go against it and still had a chance to win. Yes, Alabama needs to get better up front, but as Keelon Russell grows up and gets better, the Tide should be in the mix nationally. However, be careful this week in Knoxville, where the Tide have lost the last two visits. 

3.

LW: 5
To Make CFP: -3000
Title Odds: +500

Another week, another double-digit win. Jonaz Walton has emerged as the go-to back, complementing C.J. Carr and the passing game. The toughest test to date this year comes in Provo, albeit against a shorthanded BYU, which is down its best offensive player in LJ. Martin. Still, it’s a road game at night in a hostile environment, in what will be the Cougars’ biggest home game since upsetting Miami in 1990. 

2.

LW: 3
To Make CFP: -1500
Title Odds: +700

A much-needed off week for injury-ravaged Miami. This week is a potential pink slip game for Mike Norvell and Florida State. Mario Cristobal has dominated Florida opponents the last few years and, given how poor the FSU defense has been, we could be looking at a 50-burger for Darian Mensah and the Canes’ offense here. 

1.

LW: 2
To Make CFP: -2500
Title Odds: +500

A helluva win for the Dawgs on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa cements their spot here. Georgia dominated the line of scrimmage in the run game and appears headed for another SEC Championship Game appearance. Yes, there were some calls that went the Bulldogs’ way, and they had some amazing fumble luck, but they deserved to win the game. It could be a little bit of a flat spot this week against a bad Auburn team ahead of the off week into the Cocktail Party. 

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. is expected to miss “at least a couple of weeks” with the hamstring injury he suffered Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters.

Samuel was ruled out with a hamstring injury in the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. The injury occurred when Samuel was running toward the sideline when he fell to the ground, fumbling in the process, before being seen by training staff. 

Samuel was eventually able to make his way off the field, holding his right leg before being ruled out.

It was the second loss of the day for the 49ers in Seattle after linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected in the second quarter after he headbutted Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV during a sideline scuffle following a late hit on Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold.

Samuel is in his first season back in San Francisco after spending last season with the Washington Commanders, where he had 72 catches for 727 yards and five touchdowns. He rejoined the 49ers on a one-year deal this past offseason.

With Samuel sidelined, Brandin Cooks, who had a receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter, could be the next in line to absorb his workload. 

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Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.) — The Team Penske drivers would need a lot to go their way in order to win a Cup title.

But from where they were midway through the season, the fact that they even remain in contention is an accomplishment. 

Struggles earlier this year on the intermediate tracks suggested that Ford would not be a factor at all in The Chase.

Instead, Ryan Blaney sits fifth in the standings at 85 points behind and Joey Logano is 92 points back.

Joey Logano (L) and Ryan Blaney are both still mathematically in the hunt for The Chase.

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Blaney finished fifth, fifth and third in the Kansas-Vegas-Charlotte stretch. Earlier this year, he was 24th at Kansas, 16th at Vegas and seventh at Charlotte. 

Logano’s ninth-place finish gave him back-to-back top 10s and his combined points at these three tracks were 85, compared to 59 at those tracks earlier this year.

Austin Cindric wasn’t great late at Charlotte but earned back-to-back top fives at Kansas and Vegas.

Austin Cindric sits eighth in The Chase standings ahead of Phoenix.

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“There’s no secret of early in the year and then the summer, it’s like, ‘Oh boy, we’re in big trouble. They really have a leg up on us,’” Blaney told me and other reporters after the race. “And these three tracks were super important, and I think our whole building has done a really good job of getting better.

“I think we’ve gained a step. We’re still about half a step behind. Their fire-off speed is just unbelievable. It’s just hard to keep up with them taking off, and I gain about half of it back at the end of a run. But obviously, the math does the math there. So we’ve still got a little work to do.”

The question will be how they build on this so they don’t start behind next year. Ford will have a new body in 2027.

“It’s not really the body that the gains have come from,” Logano told me and other reporters on Saturday. “A lot of it is the setup and finding something finally that kind of seems to fit what I want, what I need in the car.

Joey Logano admits that there will be a learning curve driving the new Ford body in 2027.

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“Yes, there’s going to be somewhat of a learning curve with a new body, but the things that we have found and the things we like and what I need in the car isn’t really body-dependent.”

Blaney believes they can build on it.

“There’s things you can take, and a lot of people that are a lot smarter than me are going to do the right work to figure out just overall balance,” Blaney said. “How Ford built this new body, it was a lot of discussions on where do we need to be better — front downforce, rear downforce, side force, all the little things.

“And Ford kind of went to work and tried to do the best they can. You can always learn.”

Ford officials will obviously be coy on exactly what they are working on for the new body. Ford Racing Global Director Mark Rushbrook told me in an interview last week that 2027 will bring some unknowns.

Ryan Blaney is looking forward to learning as Ford transitions to new body.

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“You go to the new body because it has greater potential in terms of what is designed into it. And as much as we know from CFD [computational fluid dynamics] and the wind tunnel, as with the past homologation and approval from NASCAR, we still don’t know how it is going to race on track on all these different style of tracks,” Rushbrook said.

“We’ll learn more as we start the season. We’ve made some very good improvements in the body, and I think we have a good understanding to start. But until we get out there with 40 cars, we don’t know everything yet.”

There are even more unknowns as far as 2027 and Ford, including how the departure of Brad Keselowski from RFK Racing will impact that organization.

“We have confidence in how RFK will go forward in their commitment to continuing to improve, continuing to put three cars on the race track as well,” Rushbrook said. “So we look forward to what their future is.”

Would he like that future to include Keselowski?

Is Ford in Keselowski’s future now that he’s out at RFK?

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“At this point, it’s what is the opportunity given how late in the season this has developed,” Rushbrook said.

Keselowski also left the door open.

“We’ll see. If Ford wants me, I would certainly listen to that,” Keselowski said.

It certainly has been a long roller-coaster season for much of the Ford camp. And even with the improved performance at Penske, it seems like they are ready for a break and a little bit of a reset.

“The season is plenty long,” Logano said. “I wish we found this speed earlier in the year. Things would look a little different right now. But it is what it is. That is how racing goes.”

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Did Chris Gabehart violate his non-compete clause?

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A hearing in the Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit against Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports is scheduled for Tuesday. The suit is regarding whether Gabehart and Spire have violated the restraining order that enforces Gabehart’s non-compete clause now that he’s moved to Spire from JGR.

Gabehart, the team’s Chief Motorsports Officer, was recently put on administrative leave, which JGR cites as an example that Spire has acknowledged a violation. Gabehart and Spire contend he did not violate the order and Spire has reiterated, adamantly, that it has not received any JGR “trade secrets” from Gabehart.

JGR contends that there are two separate issues, the restraining order and the taking of its trade secrets. 

“JGR is not required to prove that Gabehart’s comments were brilliant, novel or outcome-determinative,” JGR said in a court filing. “Instead, JGR must only show that Gabehart provided prohibited services.”

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Austin Dillon will run a tire test for Goodyear in Charlotte.

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— Haas Factory Team confirmed that Cole Custer will remain in its No. 41 Cup car next season. Custer is 32nd in the Cup standings.

— In O’Reilly Series moves, the Burton cousins announced their next steps. Harrison Burton will move from Sam Hunt Racing to Peterson Racing next year, while Jeb Burton will go from Jordan Anerson Racing to RSS Racing. 

— The Kaulig Racing free agent truck will have familiar drivers who currently race other disciplines in its trucks over the next two weeks. INDYCAR driver Conor Daly will drive this weekend at Phoenix and three-time Cup champion and current NHRA driver Tony Stewart will be in the truck at Talladega.

— Team Penske, Arrow McLaren and ECR announced multiyear extensions to remain as Chevrolet teams in INDYCAR.

— Austin Dillon, Zane Smith and Erik Jones will conduct a tire test for Goodyear on Tuesday and Wednesday in Charlotte.

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Monte Dutton was a pivotal member of the NASCAR media corps for decades, writing for the Gaston (N.C.) Gazette and other racing outlets. He died Oct. 8 at age 68.

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Game 2 belongs to Yamamoto, who threw 7.0 innings on 98 pitches in the Division Series at Atlanta on Oct. 6, allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run with 10 strikeouts and 1 walk. Opponents hit .160 against him in that start, and his postseason ERA stands at 1.29.

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Game 2 belongs to Yamamoto, who threw 7.0 innings on 98 pitches in the Division Series at Atlanta on Oct. 6, allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run with 10 strikeouts and 1 walk. Opponents hit .160 against him in that start, and his postseason ERA stands at 1.29.

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Contreras went 3 for 4 with a home run at San Diego on Oct. 6 and has reached base in four of five postseason games. He is hitting .316 with a .409 on-base percentage and a .632 slugging percentage over that stretch, with 6 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks in 22 plate appearances.

The catcher went 0 for 3 with a walk in Game 1 of the NLCS. During the regular season he hit .270 with 18 home runs and 94 RBI in 147 games.

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Buffalo is 3-1 with a quarterback who is both its passer and its short-yardage runner. Josh Allen has 13 touchdowns, seven of them rushing, and leads the Bills with 78 points. He has thrown for 1,039 yards, and he finished with 253 in the 29-26 loss to New England on Oct. 4.

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I played offensive line for eight seasons in the NFL, and before that I spent my Saturdays in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, blocking for guys who ended up on lists like this one. So when I watch college football now, I watch for the stuff that signaled to me in the huddle whether a guy was for real.

I’m picking the 10 players who impressed me most during the previous weekend. Not just the gaudiest stat lines, but the performances that hold up when you turn the tape on. Some weeks, that’ll be an edge rusher wreaking havoc. Other weeks, it’ll be a lineman you’ve never heard of who didn’t lose a rep all afternoon. I have a soft spot for those guys. 

Let’s take a look at this week’s group. 

If you’re in the mood to watch someone be an ass-kicker on offense then I’d watch No. 99 for the Utes. Semi is a TE and backup defensive tackle who plays a fullback/second tight end role for the Utes offense. He’s like a flex player. He will line up attached to the tackle. He will also align in a wing or in the backfield. He’s a monster in the run game and this weekend against Kansas, he caught a one-yard touchdown pass. Taulanga is so much fun to watch.

Another game, another Oregon State impressive offensive output behind this remarkable freshman. Ten catches for 191 yards, three touchdowns with a long of 71 yards. Legree is up to 38 catches with 932 yards and 12 touchdowns in just six Beavers games. 

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Gio Lopez continues his fantastic season for Wake Forest. His Demon Deacons offense is 11th in points per drive this season. He threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns against in-state rival North Carolina State this past weekend. He’s completing 67%of passes this season with 13 touchdowns to just one interception. Watch out for the Demon Deacons with him under center. 

Iowa put up an impressive rushing performance against Washington on Friday night that was led by Moulton. He forced a whopping 16 missed tackles, including what felt like 11 on his long touchdown run. The senior had 26 carries for 208 yards and two touchdowns in a dominant 41-24 vs. Washington for the Hawkeyes.

The Nebraska quarterback was a fun watch this weekend, as the Huskers almost pulled off the upset against Indiana. He wasn’t as efficient throwing the football as other quarterbacks on this list, but he was able to move the ball when needed. He also added 17 carries for 47 yards with a long of 39 for a touchdown.

Oregon was upset by UCLA, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort or play from the Ducks defense. The front seven was outstanding and Matayo was a big factor. He had four pressures, two sacks and an important run-stuff on the goal line. He’s difficult to block for an offensive tackle in pure pass protection situations. This guy will play on Sundays.

Wayne Knight has been the focal point of UCLA’s offense, powering the Bruins to a 5-0 start. His 10 rushing touchdowns are tied for third in college football, while his eye-popping 7.7 yards per carry ranks third among running backs with at least 50 carries. With starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava out for the season, the Bruins will need to lean on Knight even more going forward.

CJ Baxter put Kentucky on his back in the 35-34 win over LSU. Baxter rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns and has now rushed for 120+ yards in two of his last three games. His eight rushing touchdowns are also tied for seventh in the entire country.

Peyton was in the right place at the right time to catch the duck that Texas quarterback Arch Manning threw into the air. Bowen was able to secure the interception and then run 42 yards for the touchdown. Bowen was also second on the Oklahoma defense in tackles (seven) in their upset win. 

Georgia’s Offensive Line

This group was outstanding against Alabama on Saturday. They controlled the line of scrimmage which helped them control the game. The Dawgs put up 200 yards on the ground and allowed just two pressures the entire game. Let’s not forget, entering the game, Alabama’s offensive was averaging a whopping 49.6 points per game along with 186.4 rushing yards per outing. This was an absolutely incredible performance by Kirby Smart and Glenn Schumann’s group. 

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How to Watch Bills vs. Rams

• When: Monday, October 12, 2026 at 8:15 p.m. ET
• Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• TV: ABC, ESPN
• Stream: ESPN Unlimited – Get the FOX One / ESPN Bundle

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Buffalo is 3-1 with a quarterback who is both its passer and its short-yardage runner. Josh Allen has 13 touchdowns, seven of them rushing, and leads the Bills with 78 points. He has thrown for 1,039 yards, and he finished with 253 in the 29-26 loss to New England on Oct. 4.

Los Angeles has allowed 83 points through four games, 20.75 per game. Los Angeles has to account for both the pass and the keeper on every down.

The Bills rank sixth in the NFL at 139.0 rushing yards per game, and James Cook III is the biggest reason. He has 421 yards on 70 carries, 6.0 per attempt, and has scored a rushing touchdown in three of Buffalo’s four games. He ran for 75 yards against New England on Oct. 4.

Los Angeles has a turnover margin of minus-5, tied for 26th in the NFL. Extra possessions would mean more carries for Cook.

With Matthew Stafford leading a passing offense that ranks second in the NFL at 290.3 yards per game, Puka Nacua is the receiver the Rams look for most when he is on the field. He has 14 catches for 199 yards in two games and had nine catches for 125 yards in the 24-20 win at Philadelphia on Oct. 4.

Buffalo has allowed 107 points through four games, 26.75 per game. That number leaves room for Nacua to keep getting targets.

Kyren Williams has given Los Angeles steady ground production, with 294 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 54 carries, 5.4 per attempt. He ran for 80 yards at Philadelphia on Oct. 4 and has at least 80 in each of the last three games.

Buffalo’s turnover margin is minus-2, tied for 20th in the NFL. The Rams’ 11th-ranked ground game, at 126.8 yards per game, gives Williams a way to keep the ball and shorten the game.

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