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THE BREWERS ARE ONE WIN AWAY 🧹 Teams leading 3-0 in the World Series have completed the sweep 21 of 25 times.

Florida will not name its starting quarterback against Georgia until later in the week 👀 Aaron Philo has the experience and edges Tramell Jones Jr. in passing downfield and under pressure. However, Jones Jr. has the advantage against the blitz.

Battle for the North(s)‼️ All of the teams in the AFC North and the NFC North are over .500. Per Elias, it's the first time that two divisions have all four teams over .500 through Week 7 in the same season since the 2002 realignment.

The top 3 teams to make the playoff remained unchanged this week according to the Allstate Playoff Predictor. Biggest rises: 📈 LSU +16% 📈 Texas +16% Biggest falls: 📉 James Madison -38% 📉 Texas Tech -33%

On this date in 2002, Emmitt Smith broke the NFL's all-time career rushing record. He went on to total 18,355 yards. For perspective, Derrick Henry is the highest active leader with 13,597 yards - nearly 5,000 less!

ELITE company for Kiah Stokes 🔥 With her sixth straight game with 3+ blocks she tied Lisa Leslie (2003) for the longest streak in a single postseason in WNBA history 😤

Javonte Williams is in good company. 👟 He had 155 rushing yards on Monday to join Emmitt Smith (4x), Ezekiel Elliott, and Tony Dorsett as the only Cowboys to rush for 150+ yards against the Eagles. He found the gaps as he had 4.2 yards before contact per rush.

KEEP IT AWAY FROM KIAH!! Kiah Stokes has been the anchor on defense for the Valkyries, as the Dream are shooting just 9-48 (0-8 3-pt FG) when contested by Stokes in the WNBA Finals 💪

The Brewers scored 8 runs with 2 outs in the 5th inning, the most 2-out runs in an inning in World Series history 👏

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Cooper DeJean has allowed 4 Rec TD on 40 targets this season after allowing 1 Rec TD on 125 targets in the 2024 and 2025 seasons combined. 😬

"That's the matchup the Cowboys wanted. Cooper DeJean on CeeDee Lamb with no safety help!" Peyton thinks that's too easy for Dallas 👀

One thing separating J.J. McCarthy from Jameis Winston and Jaxson Dart is the deep ball 👀 On passes of 20+ air yards, J.J. McCarthy already has as many completions (8) and TDS (1) as Winston and Dart have combined this season.

Texas was the biggest mover in the latest AP Poll, rising 8 spots to No. 11 after beating No. 7 Ole Miss. The Allstate Playoff Predictor gives the Longhorns a 57.4% chance to make the CFB Playoff 👀

A chance to turn things around on Monday Night Football 🏈 The Cowboys are 1-7-1 in primetime under HC Brian Schottenheimer (most losses in NFL since 2025). The Eagles look to avoid losing 5 straight games since Weeks 11-15 in 2016.

If defense wins championships, then Kiah Stokes is doing her part 🔒 She has recorded 3+ blocks in 5 straight playoff games this year, which is the 3rd-longest streak in WNBA Playoffs history, trailing only Lisa Leslie ('03) and Margo Dydek ('02) who each had 6 straight games.

For the first time ever, the Rays trail 0-2 in a best-of-7 playoff series. With Freddy Peralta starting, they have exactly who they want on the mound in a pivotal Game 3 — in three starts this postseason, he has a 1.13 ERA with 12 Ks and Tampa has won all three games.

NFC East showdown on MNF! Dak is among the best starters in interdivision matchups in the NFL since 2000.

On this date in 2005, the White Sox ended their 87-year World Series drought with a 4-game sweep of the Astros. Chicago put together a historic postseason run going 11-1 on their way to the title.

Bo Nix did it all Sunday💪 With a 62-yard TD run and 52-yard TD pass, he's just the 5th player in NFL history with a 50 yard rush TD and pass TD in the same game! He's the first to do it on the road since Ace Parker of the 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers vs the Pittsburgh Pirates🤯