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Commanders (2-5-1) are +7 in turnover margin, tied with Tampa Bay for third-best in the NFL.
The Giants are -2 in the turnover margin, they lead the NFC East at 5-2-1.
Teams that win the turnover battle are 76-21-1 this season and Washington specifically is 2-2-1 in those games. One game was the Week 5 tie with New York, when the Giants lost two fumbles and Washington didn't turn it over at all.
They meet again tonight.
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This is ACTUALLY insane.
Through nine games last season, the Broncos were 7-2 and had outgained opponents by 607 yards.
Through nine games this season, they're 7-2 again. They've been outgained by 699.
Only the Titans and Eagles, a combined 3-14, have a worse yardage differential this season.
Denver's worst yardage game of the year wasn't its 31-10 loss to the Chiefs (outgained by 216). It was a 30-26 win over the Rams (outgained by 225).
Per CBS Sports Research, it's the worst yardage differential ever for a team with at least seven wins through nine games. The previous low was the 2010 Patriots at minus-469.
Through nine games last season, the Broncos were 7-2 and had outgained opponents by 607 yards.
Through nine games this season, they're 7-2 again. They've been outgained by 699.
Only the Titans and Eagles, a combined 3-14, have a worse yardage differential this season.
Denver's worst yardage game of the year wasn't its 31-10 loss to the Chiefs (outgained by 216). It was a 30-26 win over the Rams (outgained by 225).
Per CBS Sports Research, it's the worst yardage differential ever for a team with at least seven wins through nine games. The previous low was the 2010 Patriots at minus-469.
In the offseason, this game was easily considered a must-watch game.
Preseason:
Ravens: 11.5-win total, Lamar Jackson +850 for MVP
Chargers: 9.5-win total, Justin Herbert +1000 for MVP
Now:
Chargers 0-8, last in ESPN's power rankings
Ravens 4-5, four straight losses, Lamar on IR
No NFL starter has been worse between his own 21 and midfield this season than Justin Herbert.
Own 21 to the 50:
8 INT (most)
6.8% INT rate (highest)
54.4 passer rating (lowest)
20 sacks (tied for most).
Second among starters in interceptions in that zone: Jacoby Brissett, with 6, all thrown for Arizona.
Monday night, Brissett makes his Ravens debut against Herbert and the 0-8 Chargers.
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Monday night flexing doesn't start until Week 12.
So in primetime we get the NFL's only winless team, and a Ravens team starting its fourth different QB in four weeks.
Cool cool cool cool cool cool
No NFL starter has been worse between his own 21 and midfield this season than Justin Herbert.
Own 21 to the 50:
8 INT (most)
6.8% INT rate (highest)
54.4 passer rating (lowest)
20 sacks (tied for most).
Second among starters in interceptions in that zone: Jacoby Brissett, with 6, all thrown for Arizona.
Monday night, Brissett makes his Ravens debut against Herbert and the 0-8 Chargers.
No NFL starter has been worse between his own 21 and midfield this season than Justin Herbert.
Own 21 to the 50:
8 INT (most)
6.8% INT rate (highest)
54.4 passer rating (lowest)
20 sacks (tied for most).
Second among starters in interceptions in that zone: Jacoby Brissett, with 6, all thrown for Arizona.
Monday night, Brissett makes his Ravens debut against Herbert and the 0-8 Chargers.
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Bills rookie punter Tommy Doman kicks off, then lays a hit that pops the ball out of Myles Price's hands.
It bounces straight to Vikings tight end Ben Yurosek. Vikings keep it. #BUFvsMIN
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The Bears are 7-2 and first in the NFC North. They're on a bye this weekend, and they can still lose first place.
Lions win, Vikings win: Detroit is first.
Lions win, Packers win: Detroit is first.
Lions lose, Vikings win: Minnesota is first.
Lions lose, Packers win: Chicago stays first.
Bears fans are rooting for the Patriots and… the Packers?
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The Steelers and Bengals are both 6-2, both on four-game winning streaks.
They have not been winning the same way.
Pittsburgh flipped a minus-10 start into a plus-46 streak by running the ball and taking care of it. Cincinnati is scoring 35.8 a game in its last four, while giving up 5.44 yards per carry in that stretch.
Sunday night in Cincinnati, the winner has the North to itself.
7:20 p.m. CT.
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Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have connected for 9,365 regular-season yards, the most by a quarterback and tight end in NFL history.
Mahomes-Kelce: 9,365
Rivers-Gates: 9,352
Brady-Gronkowski: 9,286
Rivers and Gates were teammates for 15 seasons, 13 with Rivers as the starter. Mahomes and Kelce did it in nine seasons with Mahomes as the starter.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 1,036 receiving yards through 9 games.
To pass Calvin Johnson's single-season record of 1,964, he needs 929 more in Seattle's last 8.
That's 116.1 a game. He's averaging 115.1.
Last week against Arizona: 51
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Now JSN hands out a stiff arm and gets down inside the 10!
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Fernando Mendoza's only regular-season action so far was 6 of 8 for 48 yards in Week 5 at New England.
Sunday he makes his first start, against the defending Super Bowl champions. Seattle has allowed 168.8 passing yards per game, fewest in the NFL, and ranks first in total yards allowed.
3:05 p.m. CT, Las Vegas.
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Luther Burden went 7/9 for 97 and a touchdown on Sunday, still with zero drops all year (49 of 49 catchable) and elite YAC, and he moved up to 2nd through week 9.
Rome Odunze slipped, from 2nd to 4th (128.6 to 123.9) from last week. He went 4/7 for 60 yards and a touchdown, but the two drops hurt him.
Through nine weeks, getting the ball and using it well are not the same thing.
Drake London is the clearest two-way name on this chart: 129.6 efficiency and 113.4 usage.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most usage and is still efficient.
Luther Burden, DeMario Douglas and Rome Odunze are high in efficiency without high usuage.
DK Metcalf is the other extreme: high usage, 77.5 efficiency.
Matthew Golden and Christian Watson just had massive games against New England, but barely moved their full season numbers.
Through nine weeks, getting the ball and using it well are not the same thing.
Drake London is the clearest two-way name on this chart: 129.6 efficiency and 113.4 usage.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the most usage and is still efficient.
Luther Burden, DeMario Douglas and Rome Odunze are high in efficiency without high usuage.
DK Metcalf is the other extreme: high usage, 77.5 efficiency.
Matthew Golden and Christian Watson just had massive games against New England, but barely moved their full season numbers.
Thank you to every man and woman who has served this country, and to the families who served alongside them.
Steve Smith Sr. on Get Up:
"Dan Quinn really has to ask himself, is he fit to be a head coach or a permanent coordinator?"
Washington is 2-5-1, 0-3 on the road, and last in the NFL on third down (33 of 106). Thursday is a rematch of the 27-27 tie that ended with the Commanders out of timeouts and unable to spike the ball.
Quinn also took Washington to the NFC Championship Game in 2024 after a 12-5 regular season. The Commanders are plus-7 in turnover margin this year, fourth in the NFL.
Is he right?
(via @SteveSmithSr89, @GetUpESPN)
No team had two ties in a season since the NFL added regular-season overtime in 1974 - and the Giants and Commanders are back at it Thursday after their 27-27 deadlock in Week 5. Rare territory whichever way this one lands. xitter.twitterapi.xyz/ProFootballPost/status…
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No team has had two ties in a season since the NFL added regular-season overtime in 1974.
The Giants and Commanders tied 27-27 in Week 5. They play again Thursday night.
It's the third time the two have had a rematch after a tie. The Giants won the first two, 30-10 in 1997 and 20-12 in 2022.
The Steelers and Bengals are both 6-2, both on four-game winning streaks.
They have not been winning the same way.
Pittsburgh flipped a minus-10 start into a plus-46 streak by running the ball and taking care of it. Cincinnati is scoring 35.8 a game in its last four, while giving up 5.44 yards per carry in that stretch.
Sunday night in Cincinnati, the winner has the North to itself.
7:20 p.m. CT.