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Geno Smith (QB NYJ). This is a revenge game for Smith playing again a bad Raiders team. Mason Taylor (TE NYJ). He is playing over 60% of offensive snaps and becoming a reliable receiver for Geno. Plus matchup is good against Las Vegas.  Kyler Murray (QB MIN). Murray has been getting some extra yards rushing. He's a dual threat plus he has Justin Jefferson to throw to. A monster game has to be coming for Murray soon and it might happen against the bad secondary in Detroit.  Jacoby Brissett (QB ARI). He plays against Dallas and they give up a lot of points to quarterbacks (6th most this season). Blake Corum (RB LAR). Corum has been playing more offensive snaps. He played 43% to Kyren Williams 53%. Corum had two TDs called back last week as well. He plays the Chargers who have been one of the most disappointing teams this year. Keenan Allen (WR IND). Allen has 9 targets in 3 of his last 4 games plus Josh Downs requested a trade. If Downs gets traded, Allen will be the Colts numbe...

Kendre Miller (RB NO) had 8 carries for 6 yards, 3 catches for 22 yards. He only played 39% of the offensive snaps. Omar Cooper (WR NYJ) had another 100 yards and a TD. Michael Mayer (TE LV) 3 catches for 32 yards. He played 82% of offensive snaps. Konata Mumpfield (WR LAR) 1 catches for 15 yards. He did not take advantage of Adams being out. Roschon Johnson (RB CHI) 2 carries for 13 yards. He only played 14% of offensive snaps. CJ Stroud (QB HOU) threw for 2 TDs and 153 yards. 2 for 6 for week 7 waiver wire pickups.

Trading two first round picks is a high price, but Jeffery Simmons is a very good defensive tackle. The Bears have to do what they can being in the best division in football.  The Bears and Packers both don't have first round picks in next year's draft.

The Packers beat the Panthers. The Panthers are mediocre team in a bad division. Even losing last night, the Panthers sit atop the NFC South with a 3-4 record. The Packers sit in last in a very competitive NFC North with a record of 5-3. If the playoffs started today, all four teams from the NFC North would be in the postseason.  The reason Green Bay won't go far in the playoffs is because their wide receivers drop too many balls, they can't run block even with Josh Jacobs back, and their kicker misses too many field goals and extra points. The days of Aaron Rodgers going out and winning the game for the green and gold 45-35 are over.  The Packers defense is really good, but their offense and special teams are not.

 The Green Bay Packers look to bounce back in Thursday Night Football against the Carolina Panthers.  Packers defense is still looking good and aggressive, holding the Lions to only 20 points. The offense can be explosive with Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and Tucker Kraft. Josh Jacobs is back which helped the run game. He was a little rusty dropping a touchdown catch. Offensive guard, Aaron Banks is back. The Packers to get the win tonight. 

The Milwaukee Brewers can make history by winning Game 4 of the World Series tonight. They would join the 2005 White Sox and 1999 New York Yankees as best post season run with an 11-1. Let's see if they can top their 5th inning in Game 3 where they scored 8 runs all with two outs. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds are the only MLB team to sweep the LCS and World Series.  Brewers swept the Dodgers in the NLCS. Will they sweep the Rays tonight?

There are a lot of intriguing match-ups and stats heading in the Packers Lions game today. Jonathon Gannon is the Packers defensive coordinator. Gannon was the Arizona Cardinals head coach. Drew Petzing is the Lions offensive coordinator. Petzing was Gannon's offensive coordinator in Arizona.  Detroit offense has only turned the ball over once this year.  Packers defense has 11 takeaways this year.  Jahmyr Gibbs has 58 touchdowns. That is the most touchdowns by a player ever under the age of 25. That beat the record previously held by Barry Sanders (57). Gibbs doesn't turn 26 until next March. Gannon vs Petzing. Packers defense vs Lions offense. 

Who are the Chicago Bears? They score 59 points in their win against the Panthers, they follow that up with only scoring 3 points against the Vikings, and they lose by 24 against the Packers.  You have to bring it every week in the NFL. The Bears are 5-2. Bad news is that their two losses have been against their division rivals Vikings and Packers. Is the NFC North the best division in football?

The Minnesota Timberwolves open up their season tonight against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat. We'll be able to see the additions of LaMelo Ball and Jonathon Kuminga. With Ball coming over from Charlotte, that should help Antony Edwards play more shooting guard. Ball should help with Ant's three point shots as well.  Jaden McDaniels gets an extension and Rudy Gobert will continue to protect the rim and get boards. I would like to see Gobert be more of a threat down low.  Most reports say Joan Beringer is looking good enough to give Gobert a breather. Ayo Dosunmu will continue coming off the bench to provide a spark. Minnesota is hopeful Terrance Shannon Jr and Bones Hyland continue to develop and even steal minutes.  Ant also said that the camp standout was forward, Cody Williams. Can Minnesota get past the Spurs, Thunder, and Nuggets to get to their first NBA Finals? Impact-Site-Verification: dd92af66-860f-488b-ad4c-8695a1f14c06

Most people aren't very high on the Milwaukee Bucks heading into the 2026-27 season. In fact, some think they'll be the worst team in the NBA. I think the Bucks will surprise some people and be better than projected. Last season with Giannis Antetokounmpo the Bucks were 17-19. So they went 15-31 without him. Giannis was traded to Miami and Milwaukee got some good young players.  Ryan Rollins is underrated throughout the league as a point guard, Tyler Herro can be a borderline superstar (on offense), and Jaime Jacquez Jr is good and only getting better. Kyle Kuzma has been a disappointment, but he is in a contract year. Myles Turner is part of the pieces the Bucks tried to keep Giannis happy, but he knows what it takes to make it to an NBA Finals.  Brayden Burries may be the steal of the draft and possibly rookie of the year. Fellow rookie, Nate Ament has raw athletic potential. Kasparas Jakucionis is a young guard the Bucks wanted included in the trade with the Heat. Kel'el...

Kendre Miller (RB for NO). He us splitting carries with Alvin Kamara, but Miller had 20 carries last week. That volume is enough to put in a waiver claim. Omar Cooper (WR for NYJ). The rookie wide out was back from injury and had 7 targets, 6 catches, and 103 yards. Geno Smith has to throw to someone.  Michael Mayer (TE for LV). He is still the number two tight end behind Brock Bowers, but the last three weeks Mayer has had 20 targets, 16 catches, and 179 yards. I'll take that in a tight end on my fantasy football team. Konata Mumpfield (WR for LAR). Davante Adams is out 6-10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring. Matthew Stafford can't throw to Puka 24 times a game all season. Many of Adams' targets will go to Mumpfield.  Roschon Johnson (RB for CHI). With Kyle Monangai, Johnson played 40% of the Bears' offensive snaps. He had 15 touches and a touchdown. Claim him for this weekend. CJ Stroud (QB for HOU). Stroud has thrown for 9 touchdowns and ran for another this year. He i...

All the big market news outlets have been saying how this is going to be the least watched Wolrd Series. Guess what? The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Ray's were the best two teams in the NL and AL all season.  The Brewers won a franchise record 103 games this season. At the beginning of the year most "experts" didn't even have the Brewers winning their division.  The Brewers swept the LA Dodgers in the NLCS, returning the favor from last year, ending the Dodgers' hope of a three peat.  This Wolrd Series will be watched by many baseball fans.