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The most anticipated story of the day was Tua Tagovailoa’s first career start in Miami. The day got off to an inauspicious start – Tagovailoa was hit and fumbled on the first snap, but things picked up after that. Buoyed by two non-offensive touchdowns, Tagovailoa played most of the game with a double-digit lead, as Miami cruised to a 28-17 win. Tagovailoa’s final line was 12-for-22 for just 93 yards, with his first career touchdown pass. Every quarterback’s numbers get dinged by drops, by 4 drops by Miami receivers on 10 incompletions definitely distorted Tagovailoa’s final numbers. Afterwards, Tagovailoa felt he could have played better, and sounded relieved that he took a hit right away and came away unscathed. Links to some game columns here, here, here, and here.
Speaking of Tua, here are a couple of examples of efforts by squatters to register trademarks using Tagovailoa’s name.
Three very large individuals posed for a photo before the Rams / Dolphins game.
If you don’t live in a battleground state, you may have been fortunate enough to see this commercial instead of a political ad today. Nice to see Procter and Gamble flexing for Alabama Football.
Josh Jacobs (128 yds), Derrick Henry (112 yds), and Damien Harris (102 yds) all went over 100 yards rushing on the day. Harris’ total was a career high, and he also scored his first touchdown.
Kareem Jackson set the defensive tone in the second half for Denver, recording 12 tackles and some big hits (one of which he’ll likely be fined for), as Denver erased a 24-3 deficit to win 31-30. Jackson spoke to the media after the game:
Isaiah Buggs was pressed into heavy rotation due to an injury, and responded with a career-best 5 tackles, including a 4th down stop inside the red zone.
Trevon Diggs recorded his first two career interceptions in a Dallas loss.
Ronnie Harrison had another big week defensively, making a team-high 10 tackles for Cleveland.
Anton McKee set another new personal best / Icelandic national record in the 200m breaststroke at the International Swimming League meet today. McKee posted a time of 2:01.65, which shaved 0.08 seconds off the PB / national record that he swam a week earlier.
Arinn Young made her professional debut in Germany this weekend, where the Rhine River Rhinos opened its season with a 74-60 loss to Baskets 96 Rahden. Young scored 9 points for the Rhinos.
Krystal Rivers made her return to the volleyball court today in grand fashion, recording 26 kills and earning MVP honors, as Stuttgart defeated Münster in 4 sets. Stuttgart had three games postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests.
Dicky Pride continued his streak of Top 25 finishes on the Champions Tour with a T-15 finish at the TimberTech Championship. Pride is 6-for-6 in Top 25 finishes (including 4 Top 15 finishes) this year, despite having no status on the tour at the beginning of the year. Pride has earned a spot in next week’s tour championship.
GolfTV aired this clip of Justin Thomas for College Golf Week.
Some highlights from today’s NFL action:
Transactions
- Mark Ingram – deactivated for Week 8 by Baltimore Ravens.
- Jonah Williams – deactivated for Week 8 by Cincinnati Bengals.
- A’Shawn Robinson – deactivated for Week 8 by Los Angeles Rams.
- T.J. Yeldon – deactivated for Week 8 by Buffalo Bills.
Game Results
GOLF Timber Tech Championship final: Dicky Pride – 71-68-66, -11, T15 BASKETBALL Anyang 96, Wonju 87. Justin Knox (WON) – 22 minutes, 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 foul. SOCCER Atlético de Madrid 2, Logroño 0. Merel Van Dongen (ADM) – started, subbed out at 74’. Vålerenga 4, LSK 2. Maruschka Waldus – DNP VOLLEYBALL Stuttgard 3, Münster (25-19, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20) Krystal Rivers (STU) – Game MVP; 29 points (13 break points), 26 kills, 5 blocks, 3 errors SWIMMING International Swimming League – Match 6. Men’s 200m Breaststroke: Anton McKee – 2:01.65, 2nd (new PB, new Icelandic record) International Swimming League – Match 6. Men’s 50m Breaststroke: Anton McKee – 26.44 seconds, 6th International Swimming League – Match 6. Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay: Toronto Titans – 3:24.78, 3rd Anton McKee – 56.67 seconds on the breast segment FOOTBALL Buffalo 24, New England 21. Levi Wallace – 2 tackles Damien Harris – 16 rushes, 102 yds, 1 TD Anfernee Jennings – no stats Las Vegas 16, Cleveland 6. Josh Jacobs – 31 rushes, 128 yds; 0 catches (1 target) Henry Ruggs – 2 catches, 8 yds Ronnie Harrison – 10 tackles, 1 PD Mack Wilson – 6 tackles Kansas City 35, New York Jets 9. Quinnen Williams – 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 QBH Indianapolis 41, Detroit 21. Da’Shawn Hand – 4 tackles, 1 TFL Reggie Ragland – 2 tackles Minnesota 28, Green Bay 22. Irv Smith – 1 catch, 16 yds JK Scott – 1 punt, 38 yds; In 20 – 1, OB – 1; 4 kickoffs, 0 TB, 16.5 ret avg. Cincinnati 31, Tennessee 20. Tony Brown – 1 tackle Derrick Henry – 18 rushes, 112 yds, 1 TD; 0 catches (1 target) Rashaan Evans – 6 tackles Pittsburgh 28, Baltimore 24. Minkah Fitzpatrick – 7 tackles, 1, PD, 1 FF Isaiah Buggs – 5 tackles, 1 QBH Marlon Humphrey – 4 tackles Miami 28, Los Angeles Rams 17. Tua Tagovailoa – 12-22, 93 yds, 1 TD, 1 sack, 1 fumble lost, 80.3 rating; 2 rushes, 0 yds Raekwon Davis – 4 tackles Terrell Lewis – no stats Denver 31, Los Angeles Chargers 30. Jerry Jeudy – 4 catches, 73 yds Kareem Jackson – 12 tackles Damion Square – 1 tackle Seattle 37, San Francisco 27. Jarran Reed – 2 tackles New Orleans 26, Chicago 23 (F/OT). Eddie Jackson – 8 tackles, 1 PD, 1 FF Philadelphia 23, Dallas 9. Jalen Hurts – 1-1, 9 yds, 104.2 rating Amari Cooper – 1 catch, 5 yds Trevon Diggs – 7 tackles, 4 PD, 2 INT (33 yds) Saivion Smith – no stats
