All Things Basketball with GD podcast, hosted by GD That Sports Dude

Early games (00:30)

CIN 41, PIT 10

Joe Burrow a ho-hum game; very accurate though

Joe Mixon stellar top 5 RB play; a Tee Higgins week

Whispers about Big Ben nearing the end; Najee Harris a rare bad outing

Diontae Johnson one of the most targeted WRs

Next up: CIN hosts LAC; PIT hosts BAL

TB 38, IND 31

Tom Brady slumping as of late

Leonard Fournette's monster game (4 TDs, 3 rush, 1 pass)

Old Gronk is back; Mike Evans & Chris Godwin quiet

Solid game for Carson Wentz; Jonathan Taylor still good despite TB's best efforts to contain him

A Jack Doyle appearance; Michael Pittman Jr underwhelms

Next up: TB goes to ATL; IND goes to HOU

MIA 33, CAR 10

Myles Gaskin quietly hot lately; Jaylen Waddle's impressive rookie season

Cam Newton's stinker

Christian McCaffrey goes down (ankle); 2 yrs in a row finishing on IR; enter Chuba Hubbard & Ameer Abdullah

Next up: MIA hosts NYG; CAR on a bye

NE 36, TEN 13

Mac Jones on a roll

Timeshare in effect: Damien Harris & Rhamondre Stevenson

Pecking order in receivers: Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, everyone else

Ryan Tannehill's awful game; Dontrell Hilliard & D'Onta Foreman's great game

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine the guy with no AJ Brown or Julio Jones

Next up: NE travels to BUF; TEN on a bye

NYG 13, PHI 7

Daniel Jones turnover free; needs more weapons

Saquon Barkley slowly acclimating himself

Jalen Hurts' terrible game; Miles Sanders one of the most frustrating players in fantasy

Dallas Goedert's absolute stinker

Next up: NYG visits MIA; PHI travels to NYJ

ATL 21, JAC 14

Cordarrelle Patterson the total offense; Teams taking Kyle Pitts out of the offense

Who Trevor Lawrence is at this stage of season?; Laquon Treadwell making an impression

Next up: ATL hosts TB; JAC visits LAR

NYJ 21, HOU 14

Zach Wilson back as the starter; run game a hot mess without Michael Carter (IR, ankle)

Tyrod Taylor not great here; HOU run attack underachieves

Brandin Cooks good game despite bad offense

Next up: NYJ hosts PHI; HOU hosts IND

Late games (40:39)

DEN 28, LAC 13

Teddy Bridgewater does just enough; reversal of fortunes: Javonte Williams with the TD this week

Justin Herbert solid despite the 2 INTs

Austin Ekeler's solid game; Mike Williams fading a bit now

Next up: DEN goes to KC (Sun night); LAC visits CIN

GB 36, LAR 28

Aaron Rodgers' nice one despite fractured toe

Aaron Jones is back (MCL); being worked back in slowly

Davante Adams & Randall Cobb getting it done

Matthew Stafford piling on the stats; great games from Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson & Odell Beckham Jr

Next up: GB on a bye; LAR hosts LAC

SF 34, MIN 26

Elijah Mitchell's terrific game; fade Jeff Wilson Jr

Brandon Aiyuk really coming on; George Kittle not good; Deebo Samuel day to day (groin)

Dalvin Cook goes down (shoulder); out 2 wks (Alexander Mattison a must add)

Justin Jefferson & Adam Thielen both with terrific games

Next up: SF goes to SEA; MIN visits DET

BAL 16, CLE 10 (Sun night)

Lamar Jackson's subpar game but did win

Devonta Freeman BAL's RB1 over Latavius Murray; Mark Andrews stellar

Can Baker Mayfield be that guy?

Bad game from Nick Chubb & Kareem Hunt

Jarvis Landry edging out as the WR1 for CLE

Next up: BAL hosts PIT; CLE on a bye

WAS 17, SEA 15 (Mon night)

Antonio Gibson with type of volume we've been waiting for

Logan Thomas is back; check waiver wire

Russell Wilson's much better game; no support in the run game

Tyler Lockett & Gerald Everett both coming on late

Next up: WAS visits LV; SEA hosts SF

Week 6 roundup (00:32)

Mon, 11/22

LeBron James suspended 1 game & Isaiah Stewart 2 games; questioning whether other players fear LeBron as opposed to Jordan

Jaylen Brown return from hamstring injury

Alvin Gentry loses debut as SAC coach after Luke Walton firing

Tue, 11/23

NYK beating LeBron-less LAL

Tyler Herro impressive for MIA; Most Improved Player & 6th Man of the Year winner?

Luka Doncic returns (knee & ankle sprains)

Wed, 11/24

LeBron James 39 pts in his return in OT

Disappointed in being suspended & "devastated" missing NYK game

There's a difference: coming in as a visitor vs. playing 41 home games

BKN blows out BOS; Kevin Durant passes Allen Iverson for 25th on all time scoring list

No games for Thu, 11/25 (Thanksgiving)

Fri, 11/26

HOU's rookie Jalen Green to miss at least one week (hamstring)

NOP's Zion Williamson cleared to practice fully (foot)

PHO blows out NYK at MSG 118-97; 15th straight win

Ja Morant (MEM) suffers a left ankle sprain; out several weeks

LAL lose 3-OT thriller to SAC 141-137

Sat, 11/27

PHI's Joel Embiid returns after missing 9 games (COVID); 42 pts & 14 rebs

CLE's Evan Mobley returns (elbow) being out 4 games

NYK travels to ATL getting the win 99-90

PHO goes to BKN & beat them 113-107; 16 straight wins

MIA goes to CHI & wins 107-104

Sun, 11/28

MIL, thin at center, signs DeMarcus Cousins

ATL's Bogdan Bogdanovic out 2 wks (ankle) & Cam Reddish (wrist) day-to-day

Goran Dragic leaves TOR to deal with personal matters

John Wall talks with HOU & his return to lineup unlikely

GSW's Klay Thompson & James Wiseman rehabbing in G League

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Phoenix Suns (3-0)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephen Curry (GSW)

UPCOMING GAMES

GSW at PHO

NYK at BKN

CHI at NYK

PHI at ATL

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Pete Maravich (24:13)

Born in Aliquppa, PA on 6/22/47

Son of Press Maravich, former NBA player

Played HS ball in NC before attending LSU to play for his father

Averaged 43.6 PPG for freshman team; moved to varsity club averaging 43.8, 44.2 & 44.5 PPG before the 3pt shot advent; his records still stands

Playing style looked down upon during his day

Perfect player comparison: an offensive minded Jason Williams

Drafted 3rd overall in 1970 draft

Not well received because of rookie contract ($1.9M overall)

Played with Lou Hudson, Walt Bellamy & Walt Hazzard

As a rookie: 23.2 PPG (9th in league) & a 36-46 record

Sophomore season: 19.3 PPG & leaned more on Hudson but same record

Dealt to the expansion team New Orleans Jazz for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman & future draft picks (David Thompson & Alex English)

Needed a marquee player to sell tickets; already a legend from LSU days

1st season for NOJ: shot only 41.9% FG

1975-76 season: in only 62 games shot a career best 45.9% & 25.9 PPG (3rd overall)

1976-77 season: led the league with 31.1 PPG; 68 pt game against NYK

1977-78 season: played in only 50 games due to knee issues; 27 PPG

1978-79 season: play diminishing (knees); 22.6 PPG & made All Star team

Moved from New Orleans to Utah; phased out of him in favor of Adrian Dantley (LAL)

Waived in mid-season; picked up by BOS

Transformed into a more complementary player getting to playoffs with rookie Larry Bird

Retired from the game (bad knees)

Struggled with bouts of depression & alcoholism before coming to Christ

Inducted to the Hall of Fame (1987)

Died 1/5/88 of a heart attack brought on by unidentified heart condition while playing pick-up ball in Pasedena, CA

Week 12 roundup, Thanksgiving games (00:28)

CHI 16, DET 14

Andy Dalton makes the CHI pass catchers viable in fantasy

David Montgomery a so-so game but the volume was there

Darnell Mooney is pretty much QB proof; has a connection with both Dalton & Justin Fields

Cole Kmet coming on late in the season; check the waiver wire to see if he's available

Jared Goff is who he is; seems like DET may be looking for a franchise QB when all is said & done

D'Andre Swift leaving the game early with a shoulder sprain; enter Jamaal Williams

Next up: CHI hosts ARI; DET hosts MIN

LV 36, DAL 33 (OT)

LV, who many left for dead, somehow gets the win

Derek Carr with a masterful performance

Josh Jacobs brilliant in the run game

Darren Weller leaves this game early with a minor knee injury

Hunter Renfrow was the direct beneficiary of Weller's injury

DeSean Jackson playing the Henry Ruggs III role in this offense

Dak Prescott with a fine game which makes this loss even more perplexing given that he was without Amari Cooper (COVID) & Ceedee Lamb (concussion)

Ezekiel Elliott could possibly sit in the coming weeks with his knee ailment

Michael Gallup & Cedrick Wilson steps up in the absence of Cooper & Lamb

Next up: LV hosts WAS; DAL travels to NO (Thurs)

BUF 31, NO 6

Josh Allen with a very good game bouncing back from last week's debacle

Zach Moss was a healthy scratch in this contest; seems like Matt Breida is the RB of choice

Stefon Diggs continues his hot play lately; Dawson Knox viable in a big way

Trevor Siemian has his ups & downs; this game was a downer

Without Alvin Kamara & Mark Ingram II both out with knee injuries, Tony Jones Jr got the start; didn't play so great

Now may be the time to pick up Tre'Quan Smith although the QB play makes it a bit tricky

Next up: BUF hosts NE (Mon); NO hosts DAL (Thurs)

GD's Rock Solid DFS Picks (20:47)

QB: Jimmy Garoppolo (SF) vs MIN: he's been playing well at QB as of late & the SF offense has come on also; MIN pass defense just got torched by Aaron Rodgers (GB)

RB: Darrell Henderson (LAR) @ GB: a forgotten man since his team was on a bye; GB run defense giving up the 7th most fantasy points to opposing RBs

David Johnson (HOU) vs NYJ: a multi-faceted RB who can easily exploit the NYJ awful run defense, even despite the presence of running mate Rex Burkhead

WR: DJ Moore (CAR) vs MIA: now very much playable with Cam Newton at QB; MIA pass defense allowing the 3rd most fantasy points to opposing WRs

Michael Pittman Jr (IND) vs TB: in a game where Carson Wentz will have to air it out, MPJ has a chance at a monster game especially given the fact that TB will do their best to shut down Jonathan Taylor in the run game; plus TB's pass defense can be suspect

TE: Dallas Goedert (PHI) at NYG: NYG pass defense ranked 26th; could be a game where he & DeVonta Smith can feast off of that defense

D/ST: HOU vs NYJ: with Zach Wilson back at QB after his PCL injury & Michael Carter Jr out with a high ankle sprain, this NYJ offense seems bound to struggle mightily in this game

JAC vs ATL: they get an ATL offense that has had a rough time especially without the services of Calvin Ridley who's still out on leave due to mental issues he's dealing with; this JAC defense could very well exploit their weaknesses

Week 11, late games and waiver wire picks (00:34)

SF 30, JAC 10

Jimmy Garoppolo still manning the fort

Jeff Wilson Jr filling in for Elijah Mitchell (finger)

Deebo Samuel being used in a multitude of ways; George Kittle & Brandon Aiyuk playing much better

Trevor Lawrence not further along as most of us would have imagined

James Robinson back from his heel injury

Jamal Agnew (hip) out for rest of the season; Dan Arnold has a miserable game

Next up: SF hosts MIN; JAC hosts ATL

CIN 32, LV 13

Joe Burrow not such a good game but thanks to the run game he wasn't needed that much

Joe Mixon continues his stellar campaign as the workhorse RB

The bloom has officially come of the rose for LV

Derek Carr not a good one for him The LV run game pretty much lackluster

Solid game finally for Darren Waller 

Next up: CIN hosts PIT; LV goes to DAL (Thurs)

KC 19, DAL 9

Not the greatest of games for Pat Mahomes

Clyde Edwards-Helaire back & had a terrific game; Darrel Williams a hold for now just in case

Tyreek Hill & Travis Kelce with solid outings all things considered

Not what you wanted from Dak Prescott in this one; oddly enough neither Prescott & Mahomes had a TD pass

Ezekiel Elliott leaves the game with a lower body injury (knee actually); Tony Pollard the next man up

Amari Cooper (COVID) out this game & probably Week 12 as well

CeeDee Lamb in concussion protocols coming out of this game; Week 12 in question so fire up Michael Gallup

Next up: KC on a bye; DAL hosts LV (Thurs)

ARI 23, SEA 13

Still no Kyler Murray (ankle), DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) & Chase Edmonds (IR, ankle)

Colt McCoy with a better outing after a stinker last week

James Conner takes over this backfield with the absence of Edmonds

Zach Ertz continues to put up TE1 type numbers

Russell Wilson still getting acclimated from his finger injury

SEA run game not showing up as of late, particularly with Chris Carson (neck) done for the year

Bounce back game for Tyler Lockett; bad outing for DK Metcalf

Next up: ARI on a bye; SEA goes to WAS (Mon)

LAC 41, PIT 37

Fine game for Justin Herbert

Austin Ekeler with a monster performance (2 rush TDs, 2 pass TDs)

Keenan Allen a target monster; bounce back game for Mike Williams who's been slumping lately

Pretty good game for Big Ben

Najee Harris doing Najee Harris things

Diontae Johnson & Chase Claypool with much better performances as opposed to last week

Next up: LAC goes to DEN; PIT goes to CIN

TB 30, NYG 10

Tom Brady had a world of time passing the football

A down game for Leonard Fournette

Rob Gronkowski back & had a solid outing

Daniel Jones should be much better than what he's shown

Saquon Barkley returns from ankle injury

Kadarius Toney coming to life; Kenny Golladay makes his return & puts up a stinker

Next up: MIN travels to SF; GB hosts LAR

WAIVER WIRE PICKS

QB: Cam Newton (CAR)

RB: Dontrell Hilliard (TEN), D'Onta Foreman (TEN), Jamaal Williams (DET), Devonta Freeman (BAL), Rhamondre Stevenson (NE), Ty Johnson (NYJ), Tevin Coleman (NYJ), JD McKissic (WAS)

WR: Tre'Quan Smith (NO), Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (TEN), Robby Anderson (CAR), Michael Gallup (DAL), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (GB), Elijah Moore (NYJ)

TE: Dawson Knox (BUF), Dan Arnold (JAC)

Week 11, Thurs night & Sun early games (00:28)

NE 25, ATL 0

Jones a nearly perfect night aside from one INT

Run game a timeshare between Rhamondre Stevenson & Damien Harris

Kendrick Bourne deployed in a variety of ways

ATL QBs a horror show: Matt Ryan, Josh Rosen & Feleipe Franks

Run game now a dumpster fire without Cordarrelle Patterson

Russell Gage emerging as WR1; still no Calvin Ridley

Next up: NE hosts TEN; ATL goes to JAC

IND 41, BUF 15

League's #1 RB Jonathan Taylor the story (4 rush TDs, 1 pass TD)

Josh Allen a subpar game by his standards

Run game a 3 headed attack: Matt Breida, Devin Singletary & Zach Moss

Stefon Diggs coming on past few weeks; Dawson Knox fully recovered (hand)

Next up: IND hosts TB; BUF goes to NO (Thurs)

BAL 16, CHI 13

Lamar Jackson (illness) out just prior to game; Marquise Brown (hamstring) inactive

Tyler Huntley's rough debut but got the win

Devonta Freeman the guy now; a must-add

Huntley relied heavily on Mark Andrews

Justin Fields left game (bruised ribs); enter Andy Dalton who nearly rallies CHI to victory

David Montgomery back in full command

Allen Robinson II (hamstring) inactive; Darnell Mooney emerging as the WR1

Next up: BAL hosts CLE (Sun night); CHI goes to DET (Thurs)

CLE 13, DET 10

Nick Chubb a top 5 RB with no Kareem Hunt (IR, calf)

Send Donovan Peoples-Jones to the waiver wire for now

Jared Goff (oblique) out; Tim Boyle started & played miserably

D'Andre Swift only saving grace for this offense

Can't trust any DET pass catchers besides TJ Hockenson

Next up: CLE goes to BAL (Sun night); DET hosts CHI (Thurs)

HOU 22, TEN 15

Biggest upset of the day

Tyrod Taylor doing just enough to secure the win

HOU run game still an utter mess; passing game entering same category

Ryan Tannehill's dreadful game

Dontrell Hilliard/D'Onta Foreman backfield now; Adrian Peterson released

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine filling in for Julio Jones (IR, hamstring)

Next up: TEN goes to NE; HOU hosts NYJ

MIN 34, GB 31

Kirk Cousins' impressive game

Dalvin Cook the engine that makes this offense go

Justin Jefferson & Adam Thielen dominates

Aaron Rodgers' great game, despite a possible turf toe

AJ Dillon still getting the lion's share of the work

Marquez Valdes-Scantling with a 75 yard TD; Davante Adams rock solid

Next up: MIN travels to SF; GB hosts LAR

MIA 24, NYJ 17

Tua Tagovailoa's solid game

Coach Brian Flores realizing Myles Gaskin as his bellcow RB

Mack Hollins' fine job filling in for DeVante Parker (shoulder)

Joe Flacco in at QB ending the Mike White experiment

Michael Carter leaves game (high ankle sprain) & out 2-4 weeks; enter Tevin Coleman & Ty Johnson

Elijah Moore taking over as WR1 in recent weeks; a must add

Next up: MIA hosts CAR; NYJ goes to HOU

PHI 40, NO 29

Jalen Hurts doesn't do much via the pass but has 3 rush TDs

Miles Sanders back; Jordan Howard sprains knee & unlikely to play Week 12

DeVonta Smith & Dallas Goedert the only pass catchers of note

Trevor Siemian again the QB of choice

Mark Ingram II getting the action with no Alvin Kamara (knee)

Tre'Quan Smith coming along as WR1; Adam Trautman out for year (MCL sprain)

Next up: PHI goes to NYG; NO hosts BUF (Thurs)

WAS 27, CAR 21

Taylor Heinicke in a groove now; a must add if you need help

Antonio Gibson still of value despite JD McKissic

Terry McLaurin's bounce back game

Cam Newton in his 1st start offers up a typical Cam type game

Christian McCaffrey absolutely viable with Cam back

Next up: WAS hosts SEA (Mon); CAR goes to MIA

Week 5 roundup (00:29)

TEAM OF THE WEEK:

MIL 3-0 (EAST), GSW 4-0 (WEST), PHO 4-0 (WEST)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giannis Antetokounmpo

runner up: Stephen Curry

HIGHLIGHTS:

GSW travels to BKN & soundly beats them 117-99, fans chanting MVP for Steph Curry

Stephen A. Smith of First Take scolds Kevin Durant for decision going to BKN (Kyrie Irving vaccine fiasco)

LAL pretty much a .500 team without LeBron

LeBron back on Friday; has altercation with Isaiah Stewart (DET); suspension or a fine?

Luke Walton fired as SAC coach; Alvin Gentry takes over

INJURIES:

TOR: OG Anunoby (hip pointer) out "for a while" CHI: according to coach Nick Nurse

CHI: Nikola Vucevic (COVID) no return date yet; already missed 5 games

GSW: Klay Thompson (knee) practicing 5-on-5 drills; could be back before Christmas; James Wiseman (knee) could be back even sooner

DEN: Nikola Jokic (wrist) out "a while" according to coach Mike Malone

CLE: Collin Sexton (meniscus tear) out for the season; rookie Evan Mobley (elbow) out 2-4 weeks; Lauri Markannen (COVID) due back Monday

ATL: De'Andre Hunter (wrist) out for 2 months

BOS: Jaylen Brown (hamstring) available to play Monday; Robert Williams II (knee) missed last week's games

NYK: Mitchell Robinson in the concussion protocols; will miss some games

DAL: Luka Doncic (knee, ankle) out all last week; may be back Tue

LAL: LeBron James (abdomen strain) back this past Friday; missed 8 games prior

PHI: Joel Embiid (COVID) still out; missed past 7 games (went 1-6 over that span)

HIGHLIGHTED UPCOMING GAMES:

NYK vs LAL (Tue), BOS vs BKN (Wed); NYK vs PHO (FRI), GSW vs POR (Fri), BKN vs PHO (Sat); ATL vs NYK (Sat), CHI vs MIA (Sat), LAC vs GSW (Sun)

FANTASY ADDS:

Lauri Markkanen (CLE), Kevin Huerter (ATL), Jalen Brunson (DAL), Aaron Gordon (DEN), Scottie Barnes (TOR)

Player spotlight: Julius Erving (21:07)

Born in Roosevelt, NY (Feb 22 1950)

A regular playing in Rucker Park in Harlem delighting the crowd

College: UMass, 3 years

Left UMass early to sign with Virginia Squires of the ABA (1971)

Drafted: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA - 1st rd, 12th pick overall)

Although drafted by MIL, tried to link up with Atlanta Hawks but to no avail thanks to VAS filing court injunctions against him signing there

Goes back to VAS to play his 2nd season with them 4 games in

Dealt to NY Nets (ABA) after season

In 1st season with NYN he, along with young players like Larry Kenon & Billy Paultz, led the team to an ABA title & his first of 3 MVP awards

His dunking prowess helped revolutionize both leagues; influenced by Connie Hawkins

Participated in 1st ever dunk contest (ABA) beating David Thompson, George Gervin, Kenon & Artis Gilmore

After the 1975-76 season the ABA folded with NBA taking in NYN, SAS, DEN & IND

In a salary dispute with NYN leading them to trade him to PHI for $3 million

Rumor: wanted to play for the NY Knicks; coach Red Holtzman didn't think he'd be a good fit

Lead them all the way to the NBA FInals in his 1st season with players like George McGinnis, Lloyd B. Free & Doug Collins; ended up losing to POR 4 games to 2 after a 2-0 lead

PHI mgmt decided to build winning team around Erving; traded for defensive stalwart Bobby Jones & later Moses Malone

Acquisition of Malone was the catalyst that would take the Sixers over the top to help Erving get his lone NBA championship beating their rivals BOS & then LAL

Decided that 1986-87 season would be his last as a player; teams paid tribute to the beloved legendary star on his farewell tour

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993

Before Michael Jordan's Space Jam Erving had his own fiim in 1979, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Week 10 roundup, late games (00:29)

CAR 34, ARI 10

Although they just acquired Cam Newton, PJ Walker started this game

Cam Newton's 1st 2 touches: 1 rushing TD, 1 TD pass

Christian McCaffrey looks prime to have a great finish to the season

Robby Anderson comes to life; a sign of things to come???

For ARI, they were without Kyler Murray (ankle), DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) & Chase Edmonds (ankle)

With Colt McCoy, this performance is why he's merely a backup at this point

James Conner the clear-cut RB1 for ARI; Eno Benjamin trying to fill the Edmonds role

Christian Kirk is the WR1 when Hopkins is down

Next up: CAR hosts WAS; ARI travels to SEA

MIN 27, LAC 20

As the run game goes, so goes Kirk Cousins

Dalvin Cook solid all & all; Alexander Mattison a hold just in case something happens to Cook

Justin Jefferson getting it done; Adam Thielen good game; Tyler Conklin a hot TE right now

Justin Herbert hits a snag in this game after last week's brilliant performance

A decent game from Austin Ekeler

Keenan Allen getting the volume but just not getting in the endzone

Next up: MIN hosts GB; LAC hosts PIT (Sun night)

PHI 30, DEN 13

PHI offense coming together in this one

A good game for Jalen Hurts here

Seems like an even split among Jordan Howard & Boston Scott in the backfield

DeVonta Smith has been hot as of late

Teddy Bridgewater with not such a great one in this game

Same tune, different with for the DEN backfield of Melvin Gordon III & Javonte Williams

Efforts were made to get Jerry Jeudy more involved but Bridgewater not sharp to take advantage

GB 17, SEA 0

Aaron Rodgers makes his return after the COVID debacle; has a mediocre performance

Aaron Jones suffers a MCL injury; out for 1-2 weeks so fire up AJ Dillon

Davante Adams back to his old self with A-Rod back at QB

Russell Wilson (finger) makes his return off the IR

Alex Collins not so great here; Chris Carson's return still unknown

Nothing much happening with the receivers outside of Gerald Everett

Next up: GB goes to MIN; SEA host ARI

KC 41, LV 14

Pat Mahomes is back; rumors of his demise a bit premature

Darrell Williams may have carved his way into getting touches even when Clyde Edwards-Helaire returns

All is right with the world for both Travis Kelce & Tyreek Hill

The bloom may be coming off the rose for LV

Derek Carr with a valiant effort here

The LV run game didn't show up for this one

Need to find a way to get Darren Waller going in this offense

Next up: KC hosts DAL; LV hosts CIN

SF 31, LAR 10

Jimmy Garoppolo hanging in there at QB

Elijah Mitchell solid here: Jeff Wilson makes his debut

Deebo Samuel a terror in the passing & rushing game; George Kittle officially back to his old self

Matthew Stafford coming back down to earth

Darrell Henderson also an average type performance for him

Lost Robert Woods earlier in the week to a torn ACL; did acquire Odell Beckham Jr

Cooper Kupp continues to lead all WRs

Next up: SF visits JAC; LAR on a bye

WAIVER WIRE:

QB: Cam Newton (CAR), Taylor Heinicke (WAS)

RB: Jordan Howard/Boston Scott (PHI), Rhamondre Stevenson (NE), D'Onta Foreman/Adrian Peterson (TEN), Wayne Gellman (ATL), Mark Ingram II (NO)

WR: Jamal Agnew (JAC), Rashod Bateman (BAL), Michael Gallup (DAL), Marcus Johnson (TEN), Tre'Quan Smith (NO), Corey Davis (NYJ), Christian Kirk (ARI), Amon-Ra St Brown (DET), Robby Anderson (CAR)

TE: Tyler Conklin (MIN), Dan Arnold (JAC), Tommy Tremble (CAR), Gerald Everett (SEA)

Week 10 Roundup, Thurs night & early games (00:26)

MIA 22, BAL 10

Jacoby Brissett goes down with knee injury; enter Tua Tagovailoa

MIA run game still a nightmare

Mike Gesicki goes MIA (0 rec, 7 Targ)

BAL offense, particularly Lamar Jackson, held in check

LeVeon Bell's release could open up things for Devonta Freeman & soon Latavius Murray

Marquise Brown blanketed very well in this one

Next up: MIA visits NYJ; BAL goes to CHI

DAL 43, ATL 3

Mike McCarthy does the smart thing by taking Dak Prescott out when the game was out of reach

Ezekiel Elliott's 2 TDs salvages a below par performance for him

CeeDee Lamb has the stellar game in this one; Michael Gallup back so Dalton Schultz can be benched

A surprisingly bad performance for Matt Ryan

Wayne Gallman may have played his way into getting some touches in the future

WRs struggling with still no Calvin Ridley

DAL travels to KC; ATL hosts NE (Thurs)

TEN 23, NO 21

Even without Derrick Henry TEN humming along

Ryan Tannehill solid; still not throwing it as much as I'd imagine

TEN RB pecking order: D'Onta Foreman, Adrian Peterson, Jeremy McNichols

Marcus Johnson emerges with Julio Jones still sidelined; AJ Brown with a stinker

Trevor Siemian seems to be the QB of choice for Sean Payton;

Mark Ingram does nice job subbing for Alvin Kamara

Tre'Quan Smith quietly becoming the WR to own for NO

Next up: TEN hosts HOU; NO goes to PHI

IND 23, JAC 17

Thought Carson Wentz would have a better outing which wasn't the case

Jonathan Taylor playing top 5 RB football right now

Not much happening in terms of the WRs other than Michael Pittman Jr

Growing pains continue for Trevor Lawrence

James Robinson back after the heel injury & played well

Jamal Agnew right now is the WR to own for JAC; Dan Arnold also with a nice game

Next up: IND travels to BUF; JAC hosts SF

NE 45, CLE 7

Mac Jones a must own QB??? Yes!

Rhamondre Stevenson stars as Damien Harris (concussion) sits this one out

Hunter Henry scored a TD in 6 of last 7 games; WR N'Keal Harry back from injury

Baker Mayfield started the game but couldn't finish

D'Ernest Johnson the only RB to see touches in this one

CLE pass catchers a dry well except for Austin Hooper

Next up: NE goes to ATL (Thus); CLE host DET

BUF 45, NYJ 17

Josh Allen back to doing Josh Allen things after wetting the bed last week

Each BUF RB scored a TD (Devin Singletary, Zach Moss, Matt Breida)

Stefon Diggs with a monster game; Dawson Know back from hand injury so bench Cole Beasley

Mike White not quite ready for the Hall of Fame just yet; Joe Flacco could end up the starter at QB

Michael Carter in full command of the NYJ backfield

Corey Davis back from hip injury & plays well

Next up: BUF hosts IND; NYJ hosts MIA

DET 16, PIT 16

A very weird game that ends in a tie

Jared Goff continues to be an enigma at QB

D'Andre Swift the clear workhorse

Seems like Amon-Ra St Brown is emerging as the WR1 for DET; TJ Hockenson with a lousy game

Mason Rudolph subbing for Big Ben (shoulder) had a bit of a middling performance

Najee Harris dominates the touches yet again

Diontae Johnson & Pat Freiermuth with costly fumbles

Next up: DET travels to CLE; PIT goes to LAC

WAS 29, TB 19

Taylor Heinicke to be the starter the rest of the season with Ryan Fitzpatrick not expected back

Antonio Gibson with a solid game

DeAndre Carter making his way as the WR2 for WAS

Tom Brady with a subpar game for his standards

Still no Gronk (back) or Antonio Brown (ankle) in this game

Next up: WAS goes to CAR; TB hosts NYG

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NBA Next 26 players, Part 2 (00:35)

Grant Hill - sensational talent coming out of Duke who could have been more if not for ankle injuries

Dwight Howard - dominant center for his 1st 10 seasons; mostly everyone agrees that he was robbed of a spot on the NBA 76 list

Kyrie Irving - mercurial oft-injured star who is his own worst enemy at times

Nikola Jokic - quite accomplished big man for only 6 seasons in the league; won an MVP unlike Shaq who made the top 50 with only 4 seasons played

Bernard King - dynamic scorer who also was robbed of being more because of major knee injuries

Bob Lanier - center often overshadowed by the likes of Kareem, Cowens & Walton

Tracy McGrady - another underrated great scorer whose also overlooked

Yao Ming - phenom from China who globally impacted the NBA & basketball in general

Dikembe Mutombo - defensive dynamo from the center position; ultimate team player

Tony Parker - the lightning quick quarterback of those San Antonio Spurs dynasty teams

Derrick Rose - former league MVP whose knee injuries kept him from being the player he could've been

Klay Thompson - one of the greatest shooters the league's ever seen; key component of the Golden State Warriors championship squads

Ben Wallace - another defensive stalwart who was the last line of defense for the 2003-03 champs Detroit Pistons

Chris Webber - former #1 overall pick who lived up to the billing & then some; put Sacramento on the NBA map with his outstanding play

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My NBA next 26 players, part 1 (00:39)

Upon the announcement of the NBA's top 76 players of all time, I compiled 26 players who you could make a case for being on the list.

My list contains the following:

3 league MVPs

9 Rookie of the Year winners

2 Finals MVPs

13 Hall of Famers

11 players who won championships (6 multi winners)

3 Defense Players of the Year winners

8 who made the All-Defense team

4 scoring champs

2 Most Improved Player of the Year winners

7 number 1 picks overall in their respective drafts

So here we go (in alphabetical order)...

LaMarcus Aldridge - model of consistency for 13 seasons (18.6 PPG, 8.5 R, 49% FG in that span)

Walt Bellamy - great player in his own right but played in the shadow of giants Wilt Chamberlain & Bill Russell

Chauncey Billups - Mr Big Shot; a late bloomer but the maestro of 2003-04 champion Detroit Pistons

Chris Bosh - unsung member of the Miami Big 3; a dynamic player with Toronto who altered his game during his time with the Heat

Vince Carter - high flyer who was dominant his 1st 11 seasons but bounced around the league his last 11

Adrian Dantley - phenomenal scorer (4 straight seasons averaging 30+ PPG) who is often overlooked given his height & ability

Joe Dumars - great 2 way player for the Detroit Pistons of the late 80s & the GM & architect of those early 2000s Piston teams

Alex English - a fantastic scorer many said was snubbed from the NBA 50 list & snubbed yet again

Pau Gasol - Spanish phenom who was as consistent a big man for his 1st 15 seasons (18 PPG, 9.5 R, 1.7 BK, 51% FG)

Paul George - current 2 way player who could very well make the NBA 100 list when all is said & done

Artis Gilmore - intimidating big who played in the era of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dave Cowens & Bill Walton

Manu Ginobili - slept-on Argentinian star who was the catalyst from the bench for the San Antonio Spurs dynasty