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See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown. How do Jayden Daniels’ 2025 advanced stats compare to other quarterbacks? This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player’s percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player. Explain These Stats How does the Packers…

Courtney CroninCloseCourtney CroninESPN Staff WriterCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Kevin SeifertCloseKevin SeifertESPN Staff WriterKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He…

With the Wolfpack defense a major liability, Douglas Farmer is backing the Deacons to cover the spread at home on Saturday night. Sep 9, 2025 • 17:24 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Wake Forest Demon Deacons running back Demond Claiborne (1). Surrendering 31 points to Virginia was no way for the North Carolina State Wolfpack defense to engender any kind of faith this season.  Giving up anything more than 21 points to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will erase any lingering hope that Dave Doeren’s Wolfpack can return to his usually preferred identity. My NC…

Dominick Cruz reveals potentially significant issue with UFC’s current rankings. During a recent interview on the MightyCast podcast, Cruz was asked about the UFC’s rankings system and made some unique claims about how fighters are slotted. “My experience, the way the rankings are made are according to how you wrote your contract last,” Cruz said. “So if I wrote a big contract to fight you and I renegotiate at fight No. 4 and then they ask me for a favor to fight you on one week’s notice for a title, I have an opportunity to renegotiate my contract and I…

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip later this week, but the team expects him to be ready for spring training.The decision to have surgery came after an MRI on Monday revealed that Murphy has a labral tear in the hip.He’s expected to be sidelined for about four months once Thursday’s procedure by Dr. Thomas Byrd is completed.Editor’s Picks”It’s been bothering him the last three years,” Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos told reporters. “He said he would just grind through it and play through it and it would come and go. But…

Offensive lineman Cole Strange is headed back to the AFC East. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Strange is signing with the Dolphins’ 53-man roster off the Browns’ practice squad. Strange, 27, was waived by the Patriots at the end of August during roster cuts. The 2022 first-round pick started all 17 games as a rookie before suffering a torn patellar tendon 10 games into his second year. He was able to return from the season-ending injury late in 2024, playing three games with two starts.He joined Cleveland’s practice squad after New England let him go.With the Dolphins dealing with…

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is set to start in England’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Serbia.England boss Thomas Tuchel faces arguably the toughest test of his tenure so far in Belgrade later on Tuesday (19:45 BST) but will rotate his side following Saturday’s win over Andorra.Rogers and Anthony Gordon are expected to get the nod in attack, while Tino Livramento and Ezri Konsa are also in line to play.Dan Burn, Eberechi Eze and Marcus Rashford – who all started against Andorra – are expected to make way.Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly has not made the final 23-man squad for the match…

Imagn Images The NFL is off until Thursday, so the MLB will take center stage with roughly three weeks remaining in the regular season. There are several games on the Tuesday MLB schedule with playoff implications, including Rangers vs. Brewers at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Brewers have the best record in baseball while the Rangers have pulled to within 1.5 games of the Mariners for the final AL Wild Card spot. Texas is at home and is the -112 favorite on the money line, but Milwaukee -107 is one of our top MLB picks tonight with all 30 MLB teams…

Imagn Images Toraya Reid, the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, was shot and killed by her boyfriend at a New Jersey apartment complex last weekend, according to police. She was 28.Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said that police responded to reports of shots fired at the Paragon apartment complex in Jackson, New Jersey, around 11 a.m. on Saturday. When police responded, they found Reid unresponsive near the complex’s exit.Shaquille Green, 29, who was allegedly in a “dating relationship” with Reid, was found running down a nearby road near the apartment complex and taken into custody. He is charged with…

Breakout Candidate: Lian Bichsel, DThe obvious pick would be Mavrik Bourque, but with so much talent ahead of him, I fail to see how he would get the requisite minutes to be relevant in most fantasy leagues. Bichsel is not a high-ceiling player, but he is exceptional in one category: hits.AdvertisementAmong defensemen with at least 10 games played last season, Bichsel ranked first with 16.43 hits per 60 minutes, finishing with 155 hits and 41 penalty minutes in 38 games. If players such as Jeremy Lauzon and Luke Schenn can find their way onto fantasy rosters at various points throughout…