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Stephen A. Smith announced today that he tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, the previously slated November 2 edition of NBA in Stephen A’s World will be rescheduled. The date is to be determined.
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The NHL season continues this week with six exclusive games on ESPN and ESPN+/Hulu, beginning with an ESPN doubleheader Tuesday night featuring the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins visiting the Sidney Crosby-led Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Points Arena. The traditional game feed and a special Star Watch presentation – with isolated cameras and stats focused on the Bruins’ Brad Marchand, returning from injury last week with a three-point performance in his season debut, and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby – will also be available on ESPN+. Led by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry, the Anaheim Ducks visit the San Jose Sharks and Erik Karlsson at SAP Center as both teams try to climb back up the standings in a Pacific Division matchup.
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Live Coverage Begins with the Women’s Team Final Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET & Continues Throughout the Week on Peacock
Peacock To Exclusively Present Live Coverage of All Final Events
Encore Presentation on NBC on Saturday at Noon ET
Top Three Nations in Team Finals Automatically Qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
STAMFORD, Conn. – October 31, 2022 – 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey, 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles, and 2021 world bronze medalist Brody Malone headline NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships, beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. ET live exclusively on Peacock from Liverpool Arena in England.
Peacock will exclusively present live coverage of all finals throughout the week, concluding with the live apparatus finals on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 8:15 a.m. ET. NBC will present an encore presentation of highlights from the event on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Noon ET.
The U.S. women’s team is led by Carey, the Tokyo Olympics floor exercise gold medalist, and Chiles, who won a silver medal in the Tokyo team event and finished third in the all-around at the 2022 U.S. Championships. The U.S. team also features Paris Olympic hopeful Shilese Jones, who along with Carey qualified in the top three for the women’s all-around final this week.
On the international side, 2021 world vault champion and Tokyo Olympic vault champion Rebeca Andrade (Brazil), Tokyo Olympic beam silver medalist Tang Xijing (China), and Great Britain’s Jessica Gadirova and Alice Kinsella, both team bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, are all expected to compete.
Tokyo Olympian and 10-time NCAA champion Malone highlights the U.S men’s team. Malone, the 2021 and 2022 all-around U.S. champion, will be up against a competitive international field that includes two-time Olympic gold medalist Daiki Hashimoto (Japan) and defending world all-around champion Zhang Boheng (China). 2021 Pommel Horse world champion Stephen Nedoroscik is also expected to compete for the Americans.
The top three nations in Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s team finals will automatically qualify for team spots in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Terry Gannon will provide play-by-play for all events. 2008 Beijing Olympic silver medalist Sam Peszek will serve as analyst for women’s team and all-around events, while 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist Tim Daggett will serve as analyst for men’s team and all-around events. 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez will provide analysis for the apparatus finals, while three-time Olympian John Roethlisberger will serve as reporter for all events.
NBC & Peacock Broadcast Team
How To Watch – Tuesday, November 1 – Sunday, November 6 (all times ET)
2022 World Gymnastics Championships LIVE Schedule
All times Eastern, check local listings, subject to change.
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Platform |
| Tues., Nov. 1 | Women’s Team Final | 2:35-5 p.m. | Peacock |
| Wed., Nov. 2 | Men’s Team Final | 1:45-5 p.m. | Peacock |
| Thurs., Nov. 3 | Women’s All-Around Final | 2:50-5:15 p.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | Men’s All-Around Final | 2:05-5:15 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | Apparatus Finals | 9:30 a.m.-2:10 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | Women’s Competition | 12-1:30 p.m. | NBC* |
| Sun., Nov. 6 | Apparatus Finals | 8:30 a.m.-1:10 p.m. | Peacock |
*Encore presentation
–NBC SPORTS–
STAMFORD, Conn. – October 31, 2022 – NBC’s Sunday Night Football, featuring a star-studded quarterback matchup as Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills hosted Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, last night delivered its largest Week 8 audience since 2015, averaging a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of approximately 21.0 million viewers. The Bills jumped out to a 24-7 halftime lead, enroute to a 27-17 victory.
The 21.0 million viewers, based on preliminary data, across NBC TV, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms tops last year’s Week 8 SNF game by 24% (Cowboys-Vikings, 16.9 million).
Additional viewership notes:
Viewership figures are based upon preliminary data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Official national data for NBC will be available Tuesday.
Local market ratings will be issued on Tuesday afternoon when all 56 metered markets are available.
–SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL–
ESPN features two doubleheaders this week as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell host the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum on Wednesday, November 2 at
7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN followed by the Portland Trail Blazers and Anfernee Simons hosting the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant at 10 p.m.
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“Daboll might be the modern-day (Bill) Parcells. He and his coaches have schemed a team with C talent to play at a B-plus level for two months.” – King on Giants head coach Brian Daboll
“They’re the clear Super Bowl favorites as November dawns.” – Peter King on the Bills
“Teams can change a lot from October to January. Andy Reid has time to turn that around and catch Buffalo, but it’ll be a chore.” – King on the Chiefs
“I can’t even put into words how happy I am. It’s a crazy journey in the NFL. You see this stuff happen and you never think it’ll happen to you. But it has. I’m glad it did.” – 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey to King on being traded to San Francisco
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 31, 2022 – Peter King speaks with 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey and assesses the best teams and players at the NFL’s midseason point in this week’s edition of Football Morning in America, available now exclusively on NBCSports.com. King also discusses the Bills’ dominance, Bill Belichick’s legacy, A.J. Brown’s impact on the Eagles, and more.
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The following are highlights from this week’s edition of Football Morning in America:
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY & 49ERS
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey to Peter King on throwing a touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk: “Let it rip. Let it rip, you know? It’s there. The play’s there. You just gotta make it…I just thought, if (Aiyuk) is open by a step, let it rip. I knew when the corner came up a little [and Aiyuk had a step on two safeties], he was gonna make the catch if I put it out there. That’s not an easy catch. He had to turn his shoulder for the ball, and he made me look really good.”
McCaffrey to King on being the fourth player since 1970 to throw, catch, and run for a touchdown in the same game: “It feels good. Really good. It’s a cool stat, but there’s a bigger stat. The win. To be able to go into a winning locker room, with great players, on a new team with so many guys who can make plays, it’s just exciting.”
McCaffrey to King on being traded from the Panthers to the 49ers: “This has been such a weird two weeks. I grew up in the business so I understand it’s a business but you don’t really know how to act until you experience the actual event. I didn’t think about where I’d go till I got the call from [Carolina GM] Scott Fitterer.”
McCaffrey to King: “It was weird. I practiced that Thursday, went to meetings that Thursday, went home, and [Fitterer] called, and the next day, early, I was on a flight and practiced with the 49ers Friday. It’s a crazy league. But I loved the 49ers run game.”
McCaffrey to King: “I can’t even put into words how happy I am. It’s a crazy journey in the NFL. You see this stuff happen and you never think it’ll happen to you. But it has. I’m glad it did.”
KING’S MIDSEASON RANKINGS
| 1. | Buffalo | 17. | Atlanta |
| 2. | Philadelphia | 18. | New Orleans |
| 3. | Kansas City | 19. | Green Bay |
| 4. | Dallas | 20. | Tampa Bay |
| 5. | Minnesota | 21. | Washington |
| 6. | Tennessee | 22. | Arizona |
| 7. | San Francisco | 23. | Indianapolis |
| 8. | Seattle | 24. | Las Vegas |
| 9. | Baltimore | 25. | Denver |
| 10. | Cincinnati | 26. | Pittsburgh |
| 11. | Miami | 27. | Chicago |
| 12. | New York Giants | 28. | Carolina |
| 13. | Los Angeles Rams | 29. | Jacksonville |
| 14. | Los Angeles Chargers | 30. | Cleveland |
| 15. | New England | 31. | Detroit |
| 16. | New York Jets | 32. | Houston |
King on the Bills at No. 1: “They’re the clear Super Bowl favorites as November dawns.”
King on the Eagles at No. 2: “There’s a pretty big line of demarcation between the Bills and everyone. I’ll take the Eagles as the biggest threat, with a defense that’s allowed 17 points or fewer in five of their last six, and a quarterback that’s pretty damn ready for the big stage.”
King on the Chiefs at No. 3: “Teams can change a lot from October to January. Andy Reid has time to turn that around and catch Buffalo, but it’ll be a chore.”
King on the Cowboys at No. 4: “This is the one team at or near the top that could win a playoff game in January 13-9 if it had to. And in a season when scoring is down, that matters.”
King on the Ravens at No. 9: “The Mark Andrews shoulder injury is concerning, but Lamar Jackson loves rookie alternative Isaiah Likely. Here’s an edge: None of Ravens’ next eight foes are over .500.”
King on the Dolphins at No. 11: “Dolphins are 5-0 when Tua Tagovailoa starts and plays at least three quarters of the game…Averaging just 1.9 sacks per game, I wonder how motivated they’ll be to go chase Bradley Chubb before the trade deadline.”
King on the Giants at No. 12: “Craziest team in this crazy season. Maybe we should just accept that smart coaches—Brian Daboll, of course, and underrated Mike Kafka and Wink Martindale—can put players in position to win late in games.”
King on the Jets at No. 16: “I don’t see how the Jets compete at a high level with a quarterback playing like Zach Wilson.”
King on the Packers at No. 19: “I don’t see it turning around, but I might change my mind if GM Brian Gutekunst gets a trusted receiver (Chase Claypool? Nelson Agholor?) before Tuesday’s deadline.”
King on the Buccaneers at No. 20: “I don’t see it turning around.”
KING’S MIDSEASON AWARDS
MVP: 1. Josh Allen, Buffalo, 2. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia, 3. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City, 4. Geno Smith, Seattle, 5. Saquon Barkley, New York Giants
King on Allen: “Allen, best player on the best team having his best season, beat the former MVP and Super Bowl winner (Patrick Mahomes) on his turf in week six (“Josh Allen feels impossible to play against,” the former Kansas City tackle, Mitchell Schwartz, tweeted Sunday night. Schwartz is right.).”
Coach of the Year: 1. Brian Daboll, New York Giants, 2. Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia, 3. Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota, 4. Mike Vrabel, Tennessee, 5. Robert Saleh, New York Jets
King on Daboll: “Daboll might be the modern-day (Bill) Parcells. He and his coaches have schemed a team with C talent to play at a B-plus level for two months.”
Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1. Kenneth Walker, Seattle, 2. Dameon Pierce, Houston, 3. Chris Olave, New Orleans, 4. Drake London, Atlanta, 5. Robert Hainsey, Tampa Bay
Defensive Player of the Year: 1. Micah Parsons, Dallas, 2. Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams, 3. Matt Milano, Buffalo, 4. Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants, 5. Von Miller, Buffalo
King on Parsons: “Parsons strikes me as the most impactful defender of the first half, the player who does the most to keep offensive coordinators up at night, with eight sacks and at least four near-misses for more.”
Defensive Rookie of the Year: 1. Sauce Gardner, New York Jets, 2. Jaquan Brisker, Chicago, 3. Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit, 4. Jack Jones, New England, 5. Kyler Gordon, Chicago
Executive of the Year: 1. Howie Roseman, Philadelphia, 2. John Schneider, Seattle, 3. Joe Schoen, New York Giants, 4. Joe Douglas, New York Jets, 5. Brandon Beane, Buffalo
King on Roseman: “Roseman’s trade for A.J. Brown and draft of Jordan Davis on the same day last April made this a good year to begin with, and that’s before considering the addition of four defensive starters—linebackers Kyzir White and Haason Redick and corner James Bradberry in free-agency, and corner-turned-safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson in trade.”
KING’S WEEK 8 AWARDS
Offensive Players of the Week: A.J. Brown, Philadelphia, Derrick Henry, Tennessee, Tyreek Hill & Jaylen Waddle, Miami, & Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco
King on Brown’s performance against the Steelers: “In the first half alone against Pittsburgh, (Jalen) Hurts and Brown linked up five times for 113 yards—including touchdown receptions of 39, 27 and 29 yards in the first 25 minutes of the half. Pretty good trade, Howie Roseman.”
King on Hill and Waddle: “These guys are superior beings. They are on the way to having the best year a receiving tandem has ever had, averaging 14 catches and 211 yards per game in the Dolphins’ 5-3 start.”
Defensive Players of the Week: Za’Darius Smith, Minnesota, Devin McCourty, New England, Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans, & Lorenzo Carter, Atlanta
Coach of the Week: Bill Belichick, New England
Special Teams Players of the Week: Nick Folk, New England, & Leki Fotu, Arizona
Goats of the Week: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville, & Zach Wilson, New York Jets
King on Wilson’s performance in the Jets’ loss to the Patriots: “The reason the Jets lost a 13th straight game to the team every Jet fan loves to hate is on one person: Zach Wilson.”
NEWS & NOTES
King on Patriots head coach Bill Belichick moving into second place on the all-time coaching wins list: “Part of Belichick’s greatness has been his ability to rally a down team and gameplan with odds against him and his players… Now what will mean something to Belichick is figuring a way with very shaky quarterback play to get this team into the playoffs.”
King on Cowboys RB Tony Pollard: “I think I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again in the wake of his 131-yard, three-TD performance against Chicago on Sunday: Tony Pollard is the best running back on the Cowboys.”
A top NFL club official to King on their predictions for this week’s trade deadline: “This deadline will be disappointing. I don’t see the desperate buyers, and the sellers want way too much. And some of the teams that should be selling, at least right now, aren’t.”
King on Bradley Chubb potentially being traded at the deadline: “A well-plugged-in GM told me over the weekend the Jets and Dolphins are interested, and interested enough to consider dealing a first-rounder for Chubb. But to make that deal for a significant price, Miami or New York, or any team, would have to have a deal done with Chubb beyond this year.”
King on the Rams at the trade deadline: “I can’t see them trading two first-round picks, or maybe a first- and a second-, for Carolina’s (Brian) Burns without getting a contract done for the 24-year-old first.”
King on the Giants trading WR Kadarius Toney to the Chiefs: “In the right offense and motivated to be a big outside threat for Patrick Mahomes, (Toney) could well come alive there. But he was an attitude problem and injury problem pretty consistently with the Giants…I think GM Joe Schoen did well in getting a second-day pick plus a late choice for such a tarnished player.”
King on the 2021 QB draft class: “I think this is the hazard of picking quarterbacks: Of the five who have played prominent roles since being drafted in 2021—Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Mac Jones, Davis Mills – zero are sure franchise players and a year-and-a-half into their careers. That’s scary.”
King on the NFL’s handling of the Daniel Snyder investigation: “How there hasn’t been a discussion about Snyder in private owner sessions is more surprising. And (Colts owner Jim) Irsay is not the only owner unhappy that the whole Snyder issue has been shrouded in secrecy. That part of the story is not over either.”
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Episode 1 of the latest season of Peyton’s Places is now available exclusively on ESPN+. Peyton Manning returns to host a third season of the popular and Emmy-nominated football-themed docuseries, which features Manning exploring football’s history and cultural impact through conversations with players, coaches and other key figures. The first episode of the season is available now on ESPN+.
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“When you see a broken table in Orchard Park, it can only mean one thing: Bills Mafia is absolutely ready to roll.” – Maria Taylor on the atmosphere at Highmark Stadium
“My coach in Pittsburgh, Chuck Noll, always said champions do the ordinary things better than everybody else, and that’s what I’m seeing with Josh Allen this year.” – Tony Dungy
“Talk about impressive all year long. We’ve been banging this drum…They’ve been the best team, they’re the most complete team.” – Jason Garrett on the 7-0 Eagles
“This is the second-best team in the NFC…they showed their explosive ability on offense today.” – Chris Simms on the Cowboys
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 30, 2022 – NBC Sports’ presentation of Week 8 of the 2022 NFL season began tonight from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., with Football Night in America leading into coverage of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills facing Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
Football Night in America was hosted by Maria Taylor, who was on site in Buffalo along with Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, fantasy sports industry pioneer Matthew Berry, and co-host Jac Collinsworth. Co-hosting from NBC Sports’ Studio 1 in Stamford, Conn., was Ahmed Fareed, who was joined by former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms and NFL Insider Mike Florio.
In advance of tonight’s game, Buffalo safety Jordan Poyer spoke with NBC Sports’ Michael Smith and discussed his road trip to the Bills’ Week 6 game in Kansas City after he wasn’t medically cleared to fly due to injury. Click here for a link to the entire interview.
Jac Collinsworth also spoke with WWE superstars Omos and MVP from outside Highmark Stadium.
Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) are calling tonight’s game. Tirico also reported from the field during FNIA.
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Following are highlights from tonight’s edition of Football Night in America on NBC and Peacock:
ON BILLS
Taylor on the atmosphere at Highmark Stadium: “When you see a broken table in Orchard Park, it can only mean one thing: Bills Mafia is absolutely ready to roll. And to be honest, there is nothing in the NFL quite like a Bills home game.”
Simms: “I think they’re one of the best teams in football along with the Philadelphia Eagles. We knew they had the best quarterback in the game along with (Patrick) Mahomes, but I think the other thing you look at is their defense is different this year. Last year it was No. 1 in football, but it was really a paper defense. This year, they legitimately have a front four that’s scary, along with a lot of other parts that make them a legit in-reality No. 1 defense.”
Dungy on Allen: “My coach in Pittsburgh, Chuck Noll, always said champions do the ordinary things better than everybody else, and that’s what I’m seeing with Josh Allen this year…We’re seeing (fundamentals)…but of course, when you need an extraordinary play, this guy can do it as well as anybody.”
Garrett on Allen: “To me, he’s Roy Hobbs from The Natural. We talked about Aaron Rodgers making it look easy – this guy makes it look easy. We’ve seen these amazing plays he’s made from year one, but the maturity level is the thing for me. He sees the field, he goes through his progressions, he makes great decisions time and time again.”
Dungy on LB Von Miller: “A leader on the field, a leader off the field, but what he has brought is that, ‘We can get pressure, we don’t have to blitz, we can use our seven coverage guys and mix things up and we’re going to get that quarterback throwing fast because of Von.’”
Bills S Jordan Poyer to Michael Smith on driving from Buffalo to Kansas City to play in Week 6: “I didn’t do it for [anybody] else but those guys. But at the same time, I’ll be able to look back at this and know that I did everything I could to help this team win football games…The trip was smooth, we had a good time, but I’ll never do it again (laughs).”
Bills LB Von Miller to Smith on Poyer’s travel: “The Jordan Poyer that I know, he didn’t want to let his teammates down. Fifteen, 16 hours in a van to go play a football game? That just shows you the type of guy that he is.”
ON PACKERS
Dungy on the Packers’ offensive struggles: “I think it starts up front. I don’t think (Rodgers) has confidence in his offensive line and has moving parts in and out. Haven’t run the ball as effectively, so that’s put a lot more pressure on the passing game, and they aren’t getting anything down the field.”
Dungy on the Packers’ offense: “When they’ve really been good in Green Bay, they’ve been balanced. They’re not running the ball as much…they’ve got to get back to that running game. They’ve got to make some big plays up the field…I think Aaron Rodgers has to take this ball up the field more. That’s not the Aaron Rodgers we’re used to seeing.”
Garrett on Rodgers: “I’ve never seen a guy playing the quarterback position make it look easier than Aaron Rodgers. The guy is Superman, it’s like recess out there. That’s not what’s happening right now – it looks like a struggle. The challenge for him is take the young offensive linemen, take the young receivers, and reach down and lead them and try to bring them to his level. He’s done that throughout his career.”
ON EAGLES
Garrett: “Talk about impressive all year long. We’ve been banging this drum…They did it in all phases today…They’ve been the best team, they’re the most complete team.”
Garrett on QB Jalen Hurts: “Nobody throws the deep ball better than this guy. You leave A.J. Brown by himself in press coverage, he’s going to wear you out.”
ON COWBOYS
Simms on the Cowboys: “This is the second-best team in the NFC…they showed their explosive ability on offense today. Dak Prescott on third downs, the ability to push the ball down the field to (Michael) Gallup and CeeDee Lamb, it opened up the run game, big plays for (Tony) Pollard. I thought Dallas looked really good.”
Garrett on the Cowboys’ offense: “I simply loved how (offensive coordinator) Kellen Moore dressed it all up with some motion and some formation…When Dak gets out in space, he sees well, he can deliver strikes. Great balance throughout, and he was orchestrating it all.”
Simms: “They’ve got everything on offense. We know the defense can make plays. Offensively, they got weapons at receiver that are hard to match up with. Then you add in the Tony Pollard thing at running back and it makes them scary – and Dak (Prescott), I think he’ll get better and better as the season goes on here.”
Garrett on LB Micah Parsons: “Micah’s got elite ability, rare skills. What I love most about him is the relentlessness…The spirit that he brought to that defense, it’s incredible. It’s contagious.”
ON 49ERS
Simms: “I think the 49ers are a team to watch out for. They’re not healthy, (but) I think we would look at them and go they are one of the teams that could challenge maybe the Eagles as one of the better teams in the NFC.”
Simms on RB Christian McCaffrey: “This is why they traded for this guy, he’s dangerous in all facets of the game, he’s a homerun hitter. This is a team we know that likes to run the football and throw to the running back out of the backfield, and we saw the full variety of the (Kyle) Shanahan system using McCaffrey…Watch out. They’re going to have everybody’s heads going in every which direction. They’ll be dangerous.”
Garrett on McCaffrey: “Talk about a guy doing it all. Credit to John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan to go get this guy. Recognized the environment, where we are as a team, we need to get guy like this. They bring him in, they get him in the mix right away. He was the difference in this ballgame today.”
ON VIKINGS
Simms on the Vikings: “They’re good…Minnesota is just on the outside of Philadelphia and Dallas (of the being the best teams in the NFC).”
ON DOLPHINS
Simms on the Dolphins’ offense: “They’ve got it all going. They’re creative on that side of the ball, they can run the ball, (Tua Tagovailoa) is wheeling and dealing, and then of course those two receivers (Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle) are scary.”
OM SEAHAWKS
Simms on the Seahawks and QB Geno Smith: “One of the best stories of the NFL season so far…Nobody would’ve guessed this guy is tearing up the league. Geno Smith, just throwing dimes all over the place.”
Simms on if rookie RB Kenneth Walker III is already among the best running backs in the NFL: “I think he’s in that conversation.”
ON TITANS
Garrett on RB Derrick Henry: “Handed to this guy 32 times in the game, and why not? Again and again and again, it’s a great formula for the Titans.”
Simms on the Titans: “It’s amazing what they did today. The defensive line dominated, (Henry) dominated. Me and Jason Garrett could play quarterback for that team!”
ON RAMS
Florio on Rams WR Cooper Kupp’s injury suffered in the Rams’ loss to the 49ers: “He suffered an ankle injury and limped off the field with about a minute left and down 17. After the game, coach Sean McVay said he’s not sure of the severity but he’s kicking himself for not running the ball in that spot. Kupp was spotted in the locker room after the game with his ankle wrapped, he was limping. He told reporters that he has to see how the ankle responds in the next few days, but he believes for now he may have dodged a bullet.”
ON COMMANDERS
Simms on QB Taylor Heinicke’s game-winning drive: “Unbelievable, just hangs around and then it’s the fourth quarter and it’s Heinicke time.”
ON JETS
Garrett on QB Zach Wilson’s performance in the Jets’ loss to the Patriots: “One of the biggest things for a young quarterback to learn is don’t turn a bad play into a disastrous play…He was too frivolous with the ball, and it came back to bite him. That was the difference – New England taking the ball away and poor decisions by Zach.”
Simms on Wilson: “It wasn’t a good day. They were on a four-game win streak because they’ve been smart, playing team football, defense, let’s run it, let’s take care of the ball and not throw risky passes down the football field. This looked like rookie Zach Wilson.”
ON CARDINALS
Garrett on Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins’ impact on the offense: “What a difference (DeAndre) Hopkins made coming back. Twelve catches today, he was all over the place. Ignited that Cardinals offense.”
ON UPCOMING NFL TRADE DEADLINE
Florio on the Cowboys: “There are plenty of names out there at the receiver position, but the Cowboys won’t likely want to give up a lot to get one. Here’s a name to watch: Cedrick Wilson. Plays for the Dolphins, used to play for the Cowboys. Not playing much in Miami, maybe could be coming back to Dallas.”
Florio on the Broncos and Saints: “Bradley Chubb…there’s been a lot of talk about him being traded, but the Broncos won today and that could end the trade speculation. Same thing for Alvin Kamara, the Saints running back. Chatter about him being traded, Saints win, they’re very much alive in the NFC South. I spoke with Cam Jordan, the Saints’ pass rusher, after the game and he said that he said to Alvin Kamara, ‘Are you worried about being traded?’ And he said, ‘Whatever happens, I’m bleeding black and gold.’”
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Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2022 season. The show is hosted by NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms, who provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews. Football Night in America co-host Jac Collinsworth and analyst Rodney Harrison also provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments from the site of each week’s SNF game. NFL Insider Mike Florio provides injury and news updates. Matthew Berry provides fantasy football analysis and an early look at the fantasy waiver wire.
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The Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, October 26, was ESPN’s most-watched NBA regular season weeknight early game in four years – since November 2018 – according to Nielsen. The game generated 2,001,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN2 combined. Viewership peaked with 2,523,000 at 10 p.m. ET.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Jackson, Miss., for the first time this weekend for Jackson State’s rivalry game against Southern. The visit is the show’s fourth to a game featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)…
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