The Cowboys remain 0-for-3 in the red zone, but they have regained the lead with their first touchdown of the night. Dak Prescott threw a 22-yard strike to running back Rico Dowdle to give the Cowboys a 13-10 lead with 13:51 remaining. It completed a 16-play, 90-yard drive. The Cowboys have 347 yards, but points have been hard to come …
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Big 12 power rankings: Kansas State football keeps No. 1; Iowa State, Texas Tech move up
There wasn’t a lot of must-see football in the Big 12 last weekend. Three of the top four in last week’s power rankings — Kansas State, Utah and Brigham Young — had open dates. Among the notable outcomes, Texas Tech football pulled an upset at Arizona, West Virginia extended Oklahoma State’s swoon, Arizona State won a thriller against Kansas and …
Read More »DeMarvin Leal doubtful to return with stinger
The Steelers now are as thin as the Cowboys at edge rusher. They began the night without Alex Highsmith, who is inactive with a groin injury. They lost Nick Herbig with a hamstring injury in the third quarter. Now, they have lost DeMarvin Leal, who is doubtful to return with a stinger. Leal was injured with 10:55 remaining, leaving the …
Read More »Love him or loathe him, Diego Pavia has our attention
Oct. 6—When I began crafting this week’s Peerman Power Rankings — the top five things in New Mexico sports — I knew Diego Pavia would be No. 1. Because there’s so much to write about Pavia — a New Mexican who is on top of the sports world — it became clear the Vanderbilt quarterback would not only be No. …
Read More »Dak Prescott makes mistakes but comes up clutch to lead Cowboys to a win over Steelers
The biggest play of the Dallas Cowboys’ season to date was made by Dak Prescott, and it wasn’t his go-ahead touchdown with 20 seconds left. It was Prescott diving on a fumble. In the final minute Sunday night, with the Cowboys facing second-and-goal inside the 1-yard line, the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to come up with a massive play when linebacker …
Read More »Penn State moves into top 5 of updated US LBM Coaches Poll
With four teams in the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll taking a loss this weekend, there was bound to be a fresh look at the top-10 this week. And sure enough, the rankings got a little bit of a makeover, and Penn State was among the teams benefitting from the changes. Penn State moved up two spots …
Read More »Brilliant but beaten: the historical, searing misfortune of Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow’s Bengals lost in overtime to the Ravens on Sunday.Photograph: Jeff Dean/AP It’s official: Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals is one of the unluckiest quarterbacks we’ve ever seen. The Bengals lost 41-38 to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime on Sunday, sending Cincinnati to 1-4 on the season. It certainly hasn’t been Burrow’s fault – through the first five …
Read More »See how far Michigan football falls in polls after Week 6 loss to Washington
SEATTLE — Michigan football plummeted in the latest polls on the heels of its first Big Ten loss in nearly three years. Washington defeated Michigan 27-17 at Husky Stadium on Saturday evening — earning revenge of sorts after the Wolverines defeated the Huskies in January to claim the 2023 College Football Playoff title — and as a result, U-M fell …
Read More »NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand after bad loss to Cardinals
NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand after bad loss to Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — If you’re a fan of offense, this was the week for you. Nine teams scored 30-plus points and three games combined for 60 or more. Captain Kirk Cousins threw for a whopping 509 passing yards, Joe Burrow tossed five …
Read More »Football: A milestone game for BOLD’s top back
Oct. 6—OLIVIA — Fifth-year star Hudson Vosika continues to add career milestones to his arsenal. The senior running back eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards in the BOLD football team’s 71-6 victory against Yellow Medicine East in the Southwest North District game on Saturday. The Warriors, ranked No. 6 in Class A, are 5-1 and YME is 0-6. Vosika rushed for …
Read More »Sunday Night Football: Cowboys score fourth-down TD with 20 seconds left for 20-17 win
The Cowboys dominated the Steelers statistically, but Dallas kept shooting itself in the cleat. It took a comeback for the Cowboys to leave Pittsburgh with a win. Jalen Tolbert caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott on fourth down with 20 seconds remaining to give the Cowboys a 20-17 victory. Both teams are 3-2. There were four lead changes …
Read More »Updating LSU rankings in college football polls after Week 6
BATON ROUGE – LSU football didn’t play a game in the first weekend of October. And that may have been one of the best things for it as a couple of teams were upset to kick off the month, headlined by No. 1 Alabama going down at Vanderbilt and No. 4 Tennessee falling at Arkansas. Because of the shocking results …
Read More »Week 5 recap: Cowboys win late, Ravens win classic shootout, Caleb and Jayden shine | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast Week 5’s Sunday slate is in the books and there were performances and injuries that will have long term fantasy implications. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon to breakdown all the action and place the games in three categories: Games we care about the most, games we …
Read More »Former Alabama RB Derrick Henry scores 100th career NFL touchdown vs Bengals
This story was updated to add new information Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry continues to be one of the top running backs in the NFL, and is showing he is not hanging the cleats up anytime soon. And with that has come another NFL record and “Milestone Day” for “King Henry.” In the first quarter of Sunday’s Baltimore Ravens …
Read More »Sky is falling for Jets & Browns, Bills & 49ers choke: Week 5 instant reactions | Inside Coverage
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to give their instant reactions and takeaways from every game of the Week 5 Sunday NFL slate. The dynamic duo start with the most intriguing matchups of the day, including takeaways from the Dallas Cowboys’ victory, whether we may have …
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