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It was around this time last year that the San Francisco 49ers found themselves in a difficult spot heading into their bye week. Brock Purdy is NOT the Answer for the 49ers, says Shannon Sharpe Brock Purdy is NOT the Answer for the 49ers, says Shannon Sharpe Brock Purdy is NOT the Answer for the 49ers, says Shannon Sharpe The Kansas City Chiefs had just beaten them soundly at Levi's Stadium to drop to 3-4 on the season. But the biggest solution to that team's problems was already in the building. The Niners acquired running back Christian McCaffrey in a blockbuster trade a couple days earlier with the idea that he could spark a second-half run. He did, and the Niners ripped off 10 straight wins to close the season on the way to an NFC Championship Game appearance. Little more than a year later, the Niners head into their bye and Tuesday's NFL trade deadline with a much better record but just as much urgency to right the ship after Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. After a 5-0 start, the loss to the Bengals was San Francisco's third in a row, dropping them to 5-3 and out of first place in the NFC West division. "No, none of this changes anything with the trade deadline," Shanahan said. "How we played today or how we played these last three weeks. ... I do believe we have the answers in our building. I believe we have good players. I believe we have good coaches. It's up to me to get them to do better. Sunday's loss was the Niners' first three-game losing streak since the 2021 season and comes on the heels of a stretch in which they had won 15 straight regular-season games (tied for a franchise record) and beat their first five opponents this season by an average of 19.8 points per game. Even during their early season domination, Shanahan had alluded multiple times to the mistakes his team was making but able to get away with because it had jumped out to big leads. Penalties and red zone woes had been problematic but the Niners offset many of those by making big plays on offense (21 plays of 20-plus yards was sixth most in the NFL) and giving up few on defense (10 20-plus yard plays allowed were fewest in the NFL). They'd also been dominant in the turnover battle, going plus-7 with a league-low two giveaways. The past three weeks have offered a dramatic shift in the opposite direction for most of those categories. The Niners have been outscored by an average of 7 points per game, outgained by an average of 62 yards per game and have given up 15 plays of 20-plus yards (the second most in the NFL in that span). What's more, the Niners have turned the ball over seven times (tied for fourth most) and are minus-3 in turnover margin (also tied for fourth worst) in that span. After not throwing an interception the first five weeks, Niners quarterback Brock Purdy has thrown five in the past three games, including four in opposing territory, one of which came inside Cincinnati's 10 on Sunday. The compounding mistakes have also limited the Niners' ability to run the ball often or effectively. That was the case the first five weeks but hasn't been of late. As the schedule and quarterbacks they face have gotten tougher, the Niners have given up almost 70 passing yards more per game through the air and opposing quarterbacks have a QBR nearly 16 points higher over the past three weeks. Those issues combined with a pass rush that has struggled to get home and a controversial blitz call before halftime of last week's loss to the Minnesota Vikings have put Wilks under the microscope. But Shanahan said Sunday that there's plenty of blame to go around. "This isn't on any one coach or any one side of the ball," Shanahan said. "We haven't scored over 20 points here in three weeks, too. So, I think our defense needs to do better. I think our offense needs to do better. I think our team needs to do better. When I say our team, I mean every single player in there and I think every single coach." Now, the 49ers head into a long layoff that should allow left tackle Trent Williams' sprained right ankle and Deebo Samuel's injured shoulder to heal. That should help but it's going to take much more to make a run as the Niners enter a stretch in which they'll play Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Philadelphia and Seattle again in the five weeks coming out of the bye. "We've got to sit here and wait about 14 days to deal with this feeling that we have, which nobody wants, but I think we need to," Shanahan said. "I think our guys need to be pissed off a little bit. I think we need to come back with a little better focus because it hasn't been enough and we haven't been getting it done." vis @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC

The Buffalo Bills entered Thursday night's battle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in need of a win that would erase the sting of last week's humbling loss to the cellar-dwelling Patriots -- and to also keep the pressure on the AFC East-leading Miami Dolphins. The Bills got that victory, taking down the Bucs by a 24-18 score to move to 5-3 on the season. The Buccaneers, meanwhile, fell to 3-4 and a full game behind the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons, with the early promise of Baker Mayfield and the offense giving way to deeper concerns. Here's what to know about each team's performance: Buffalo Bills The tone of what the Buffalo Bills offense wanted to accomplish was set on the first drive of the game. The Bills quickly went down the field, using some no-huddle -- something that was saved for late in games in recent weeks -- and allowing Josh Allen to use his legs on the second play with an eight-yard gain. The 10-play, 77-yard drive ended in a 37-yard field goal by kicker Tyler Bass, but it more importantly showed a shift in what the Bills offense could do early. EDITOR'S PICKS Josh Allen, Dalton Kincaid score touchdowns in prolific second quarter for Bills 11hAlaina Getzenberg Stefon Diggs leads the way for Thursday night fashion 12hESPN staff Baker Mayfield touchdown pass to Chris Godwin helps Bucs tie Bills 11hJenna Laine After scoring 10 points combined in the first halves of the last three games, the Bills scored 17 against the Buccaneers. A variety of offensive players got involved, the offense put together five drives of eight or more plays, controlling the game early -- something that was also absent consistently in recent weeks and became more of an issue late in the game. Allen used his legs effectively with seven rushes for 42 yards, including a rushing touchdown. The quarterback had his best passing performance in weeks as well, completing 31 of 40 passes (77.5%) for 324 yards, two passing touchdowns and an interception, just his third 300-yard passing game of the season. While this was a step in the right direction for the Bills' trend of slow starts, this remains a unit with work to do with some of the issues flipping to the second half. Three straight punts allowed the Buccaneers opportunities to get within striking range and the downfield passing game remains something to work on. But against Tampa Bay, with tougher opponents still to come, it was enough. Describe the game in two words: Greatly needed. It wasn't perfect or even close to it with the defensive issue of giving up big drives late in games popping up yet again, but after recent struggles against beatable opponents, all three units stepped up at times and earned the win. Promising trend: Things are going up for Dalton Kincaid. With tight end Dawson Knox (wrist) placed on injured reserve earlier Thursday and Quintin Morris (ankle) out of the game, the rookie was the only active tight end, and he took advantage, including scoring the first touchdown of his career in the second quarter on a 22-yard pass from Allen and a great sideline catch in the third quarter. Kincaid didn't have as many receptions as last week, but he continues to get more involved in the offense, playing a career high 83.8% of snaps. Buy on a breakout performance: Wide receivers Gabe Davis and Khalil Shakir. This isn't a simple one as Davis has a history of big games and hasn't yet strung together these types of performances consistently, but his involvement in the offense vs. the Buccaneers was key and that success is something that this unit can build off. Both players stepped up on a lighter night for Stefon Diggs, with Davis setting a career high with nine receptions on 12 targets for 87 yards and a touchdown, while Shakir was involved from the start and had the best game of his career with six catches for 92 yards. Four different players recorded at least five receptions and 50 receiving yards, tied for the most in a game in franchise history (last in 2011). Pivotal play: Sam Martin's punt with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. It might not be the flashiest play or even a game-decider, but it's a good example of the role Martin and special teams played in Thursday's game, punting the ball 48 yards to the Buccaneers' three-yard line with the drive resulting in a three-and-out. Martin had three straight punts within the 10-yard line, and two within the five, setting up the Bills' defense. -- Alaina Getzenberg Next game: at Bengals (8:20 p.m. ET, Nov. 5) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC shannon sharpe shannon sharpe nfl gmiasworld

MINNEAPOLIS -- Just more than two weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers were undefeated and the talk of the league after demolishing the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night football. Inside the Niners' locker room after Monday night's sloppy 22-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, that game might as well have been two years ago. Among the 49ers' mistakes Monday: three turnovers, Minnesota's 60-yard touchdown just before halftime on a situationally rare all-out blitz and a missed 40-yard field goal. The result was their second consecutive loss, something San Francisco hadn't experienced since this day one year ago, and an overwhelming sense that it had all come crashing back to Earth after a dominant 5-0 start. "The NFL will humble you every step of the way," defensive end Nick Bosa said. "And getting off to a 5-0 start you kind of get that confidence that we are who we need to be, but the NFL does that. Good players, good schemes and we're going to face another good team this week, so we've got to be ready." In order to turn it around, the Niners must find a way to pull out games like Monday's and last week's loss to the Cleveland Browns. In both contests, the Niners struggled to play the complementary football they did in the first five weeks but still had opportunities to win in the closing minutes. That the Niners came up short both times has left them frustrated that they seem to be fine when they control the game from the start -- they won the first five games by an average of 19.8 points -- but struggle when things get hairy. As linebacker Fred Warner was quick to point out, teams that advance deep into the postseason can win any type of game they play. "I think the thing right now is we've got to find ways to win the grimy games, the ones where it's not looking great and find a way," Warner said. "Obviously, we can win, 30-10, but who are we and what are we going to do when we're down and we've got to come back and win a game?" There were multiple opportunities Monday night for the Niners to put themselves in much better position to get their sixth win. For starters, they could have made life more difficult for Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who torched them for 378 yards and two touchdowns while not being sacked and only pressured on 25% of his 45 drop backs. When it was over, running back Christian McCaffrey lamented his first quarter fumble deep in Minnesota territory, kicker Jake Moody wished he could have back the 40-yard field goal he didn't convert and quarterback Brock Purdy shouldered the blame for a pair of late-game interceptions when San Francisco was driving for the potential winning score. But the oddest play of the night might have been the most backbreaking for the 49ers. Facing third-and-6 at their 40 with 16 seconds left and no timeouts, the Vikings appeared poised to take a pass underneath that might help set up a field goal. Instead, Niners defensive coordinator Steve Wilks dialed up an all-out blitz, sending seven defenders at Cousins. According to Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, Cousins recognized the pressure and checked into a deep shot for rookie wideout Jordan Addison. As the ball flew toward Addison, Niners cornerback Charvarius Ward stepped in front for what looked like his second interception of the night. But Addison wrestled it away from him and, with no help behind Ward, raced into the end zone for a 60-yard touchdown to give Minnesota a 16-7 lead. "That was a game-changing play," O'Connell said. It was also an unusual call by Wilks. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, it was the first 7-man pass rush in the last 30 seconds of a half in opposing territory since Week 11 of 2020. Asked after the game if he was OK with the call, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said it would be a topic his staff will talk about in the coming days. From there, the Niners will have their bye then travel to play the Jacksonville Jaguars, followed by games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles and the Seahawks again. It is, at least on paper, the most difficult stretch on the Niners' schedule and will go a long way in determining how serious they should be taken as contenders. "We can't sit here and worry about what's happened before this," Shanahan said. "We have got to make sure that we do everything from now all the way until Sunday when the game is over to find a way to beat the Bengals. And then we go into our bye week. I just looked at our guys right now and we've got 5½ days left and we have to focus all on that and make sure we go into that bye week 6-2 and not 5-3." via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC 49ers Vikings NFL Monday Night Football #nfl #gmiasworld NFL

PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts played the second half of Sunday night's 31-17 win over the Miami Dolphins with a brace on his left leg. Hurts did not go into much detail postgame, but a source said it's believed to be a knee injury. "I'll be fine," Hurts said, though when asked if it's something that will affect him moving forward, he responded, "I hope not." Hurts on Sunday rushed 11 times (including three kneel downs) for 21 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 279 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He rushed three times in the second half. Hurts appeared to be grimacing as he jogged off the field after the game. Teammates indicated he played through pain. "I don't want to put his business out there, but he's a tough individual," receiver A.J. Brown said. "Our style of play, sometimes he scrambles out and may get nicked up," added right tackle Lane Johnson. "But he does a good job. He never really shows it or complains or anything." Hurts was late coming out of the tunnel for the second half, and backup Marcus Mariota warmed up on the sideline in his absence, creating some confusion about who would be under center when the offense retook the field. Coach Nick Sirianni, though, said it wasn't in doubt that Hurts would continue playing. "He played the rest of the game and played at a very high level," Sirianni said. "I thought he played really outstanding. Man, he is a competitor. There is nobody else I would rather be our quarterback. He played his butt off tonight. He's tough." Hurts had a pair of giveaways in the game, including a pick-six, upping his turnover total to 10 on the season -- second highest in the NFL behind Desmond Ridder of the Atlanta Falcons. Hurts has thrown an interception in a career-high three straight games. But he continues to generate points, and Philadelphia keeps winning, improving to 6-1 on the year. On a night when the Eagles donned the throwback kelly green jerseys, Hurts tied Randall Cunningham for most rushing touchdowns by an Eagles quarterback (32). "It's crazy," Hurts said. "Kind of cool to do that wearing his old jersey." When asked what's in store this week in terms of following up on his injury, Hurts said: "Nothing too much. Just get ready for the next opponent." via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

"Derek USED Carr Is NOT Clutch" says Skip Bayless NEW ORLEANS -- After a lot of speculation on playing status, quarterback Trevor Lawrence led the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 31-24 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday at Caesars Superdome. Lawrence, who came into Week 7 dealing with a sprained knee he suffered Sunday, threw a game-winning, 44-yard touchdown to Christian Kirk with 3:08 remaining, as Kirk took the short crossing route to the end zone. Lawrence led the Jags on a 10-play touchdown drive to open the game before Travis Etienne Jr. punctuated things with a 2-yard score, his first of two. The Saints struggled to get their offense going, as they fell to under .500 for the first time this season, but they were able to knot the game at 24-24 after trailing by 15. After getting a stop, New Orleans had a chance to tie or take the lead with a 2-point conversion, but the Saints were stopped on fourth down on the Jacksonville 6-yard line with 21 seconds remaining. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) The Jaguars' offense was supposed to be the team's strength this season. It was the second season in coach Doug Pederson's offense and the team added receiver Calvin Ridley to a unit that ranked 10th in points scored and yards per game last season. Things just haven't clicked consistently, however, and what happened against the Saints was what's been happening pretty much all season: Early success followed by stagnation. And it has almost cost them the last three weeks. The Jaguars put up 17 points and 226 yards in the first half but managed just 14 yards on three plays in the third quarter. The defense had to be on the field for almost 13 minutes in the third, and the Saints were able to erase the deficit in the fourth. When the Jaguars did get something going in the final quarter, the short-yardage woes showed up again, highlighted by Etienne being stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 on the New Orleans 47-yard line. At one point the Jaguars either punted or turned the ball over on downs on six of seven possessions. The offense made one play in the fourth quarter, and it turned out to be what saved the victory. The defense has played lights out the past month and entered the game with an NFL-high 15 forced turnovers and added one more against the Saints, but the offense's inability to find any kind of rhythm was the reason they almost completely blew the lead. Pivotal play: Coach Doug Pederson's decision to try a fake punt paid off with a late first-half field goal that gave the Jaguars a 17-6 lead late in the first half. Punter Logan Cooke threw a 13-yard pass to receiver Tim Jones on fourth-and-2 from the New Orleans 46-yard line, giving Jones just his fourth catch of the season, his first since Sept. 24. It was the first fake punt the Jaguars have run since Andrew Wingard carried the ball for 4 yards on fourth-and-2 against the New York Jets on Dec. 26, 2021. Cooke is a perfect 4 for 4 passing in his career. This was his first pass since 2019, and it gave the Jaguars some much-needed momentum after their previous two drives had been three-and-outs. Buy/sell: Buy on linebacker Foyesade Oluokun. The sixth-year linebacker led the NFL in tackles the last two seasons, but one thing he said last offseason was he wanted to make more big plays. He came into the game with two fumbles recoveries (he had two all last season) and added an interception return for a touchdown Thursday off a tipped pass. That was the first touchdown of Oluokun's career. Troubling trend: After having their first turnover-free game of the season against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 1, the Jaguars have turned the ball over five times in their last three games, including two fumbles against the Saints. Both came in the first quarter: Receiver Christian Kirk fumbled while being tackled and cornerback Tevaughn Campbell, promoted from the practice squad earlier in the day, was blocked into punt returner Jamal Agnew and the ball bounced off Campbell. The defense held the Saints to just three points off those turnovers, but eventually that kind of sloppy ball security catches up to teams. Next game: at Pittsburgh Steelers (1 p.m. ET, Oct. 29) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

"Dak Prescott is trash" says LeSean McCoy After a game filled with miscues and penalty flags, the Dallas Cowboys defense came up big in the final two minutes to seal a 20-17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers on "Monday Night Football." With quarterback Justin Herbert playing through a fractured middle finger on his non-throwing hand, the Chargers dropped to 2-3 on the season as the Cowboys moved to 4-2. Dallas Cowboys After what happened last week against the San Francisco 49ers, a win of any kind was required by the Cowboys. Monday's win certainly wasn't pretty, but the Cowboys enter their bye week with a 4-2 record and still within striking distance of the Philadelphia Eagles and 49ers, who suffered surprising losses Sunday. Everything was in question after last week. Mike McCarthy's playcalling, Dak Prescott's ability, the defense's toughness. Nothing was perfect -- too many penalties, too many big plays allowed, not enough big plays made, special teams' turnover -- but when it mattered, they made the necessary plays. Starting with three key third-down conversions on a game-winning drive that ended with a Brandon Aubrey field goal, a sack -- the first of the game for the Cowboys -- by Micah Parsons and a sealing interception by Stephon Gilmore. The Cowboys are now 10-1 after a loss over the last two seasons. Maybe they're not dead after all. QB breakdown: Let's forget the passing numbers for Prescott. Let's talk about his rushing. He had the longest touchdown run of his career (18 yards) in the first quarter and the longest by a Cowboys QB since 2010. Prescott has not used his feet as much in recent years. He had 18 rushing touchdowns in his first three years and now nine in the last five. He had 45 yards rushing in the first five games and 33 in the first half versus the Chargers. He's not a running quarterback, but he can be effective with his feet and may need to do more of it. Promising trend: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had 84 receiving yards in the first half -- more than he had in four of the first five games. He acknowledged during the week his body language needed to be better after he was salty in the San Francisco game. All five of his catches in the first two quarters covered 10 or more air yards. In the New England game, he had eight completions with air yards of 10 or more. Silver lining: Maybe it's not a trend, since it's only one game, but the Cowboys were solid in their first outing without linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. Markquese Bell moved from safety to linebacker late in training camp after DeMarvion Overshown was lost for the year with a torn ACL. He was able to come up with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in the first half on 17 snaps when the Cowboys had two linebackers in their personnel group. When the Cowboys lost Vander Esch late last season, the run defense suffered. On Monday, the Chargers had just 50 yards on 22 carries in Austin Ekeler's return from injury. Next game: vs. Rams (Oct. 29, 1 p.m. ET) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

"Saquon Barkley to the Ravens = SuperBowl" - Bart Scott Buffalo 14, N.Y. Giants 9 Bills What does the Bills' offense need to correct? After scoring 37-plus points in three straight games earlier this season, the Bills have been held to 20 points or fewer in two straight. There isn't just one problem to fix. While Sunday's second half was a big improvement (quarterback Josh Allen completed all but one of his second-half passes), the first half was a mess as Allen struggled with pressure (0-of-4 under duress) and going downfield (1-of-6 for 28 yards and an interception on throws with 15 or more air yards). Buffalo also needs to get more players involved. Receiver Stefon Diggs had 16 targets, and everyone else combined had 12. Stock up after the win: Red zone defense. The Giants' offense had multiple opportunities to build a big lead, but Buffalo's defense stepped up when it was needed most and held the Giants 0-for-4 on trips to the red zone. Stock down after the win: The offense, especially early in games. Slow starts are becoming a problem for Buffalo as the offense was held scoreless through three quarters for the first time since Allen's rookie season (2018 vs. the Packers).The Bills' franchise-best streak of 60 straight halves with points was snapped just a week after scoring only seven points in the first three quarters against the Jaguars. -- Alaina Getzenberg Next game: at Patriots (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET) Giants Can the Giants build off this performance? The Giants led into the fourth quarter and would've been in a commanding position had they not botched the end of the first half. But at least this team showed some fight. The Giants' defense also has played well. In this game, it shut out the Bills in the first half. We'll also see a healthier Giants team in the upcoming weeks. Running back Saquon Barkley flashed in the second half, quarterback Daniel Jones has a chance to return next week from a neck injury and left tackle Andrew Thomas might be only a few weeks off. The schedule also gets a bit easier (vs. Washington, vs. Jets, at Raiders). EDITOR'S PICKS How nine injuries from Sunday could affect the NFL playoff race: Barnwell ranks them 1 to 9 37mBill Barnwell Let's overreact to NFL Week 6: Graziano on the Lions' dominant win, Browns' elite D and Jets' playoff hopes 14mDan Graziano 'Don't poke the bear': An oral history on how PJ Walker and the Browns shocked the 5-0 49ers 43mJake Trotter and Nick Wagoner Stock up after the loss: LB Bobby Okereke. He was all over the field Sunday night, making 11 tackles, forcing a fumble and tipping a pass that was intercepted by linebacker Micah McFadden. He's the one free-agent acquisition who has been an unequivocal hit for this regime. Stock down after the loss: Game management. With 13 seconds left in the first half, the Giants ran the ball from the Bills' 1-yard line but were stopped short with no timeouts. They came away without points, which falls on veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor and coach Brian Daboll. -- Jordan Raanan Next game: vs. Commanders (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

"Jerry Juedy Is Trash" - Steve Smith SR Sean Payton got his first taste of the streak Thursday night. That anchor every Denver Broncos head coach since Gary Kubiak has had tossed into his lap. From Vance Joseph to Vic Fangio to Nathaniel Hackett and now on to Payton. The Chiefs beat the Broncos Thursday night in Arrowhead because the Chiefs always beat the Broncos in Arrowhead, in Denver and seemingly would beat them in Munich if the NFL asked them to play there. That's 16 in a row for Kansas City. And nothing may sum up the Broncos' current lot in football life more than the Chiefs' 28-year-old quarterback completing pass after pass to his All-Pro tight end as the rest of the Chiefs supporting cast flourishes in the jetwash. The Broncos actually wasted, especially over the first three quarters, a good effort from their beleaguered defense. But the Chiefs and Mahomes took short field after short field -- their first five drives of the game started on the Chiefs' 38-yard line or better -- and cashed in just enough. The Chiefs don't need to take their best shot to beat the Broncos anymore, and it's been that way for a long time. Biggest hole in the game plan: As it has been for much of the season, rookie wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. spends too much time on the sideline watching an offense that needs his explosiveness. Mims came into Thursday's game leading the Broncos with a 24.6 yards-per-catch average. He has the team's longest touchdown reception this season -- 60 yards -- longest punt and longest kickoff return. Yet the Broncos repeatedly worked out of three-wide receiver sets that mostly did not include him, especially in the first half, when the Broncos' defense had actually kept them in the game. Deep into the fourth quarter, Mims still had not had a target. Coming in, Mims had not played more than 21 snaps in any of the Broncos' first five games, and he had not played more than 17 snaps in four of those games. QB breakdown: For much of the season, Wilson looked as if his comfort level in the offense was growing by the day. But that progress looked stymied this past Sunday in the loss to the New York Jets in a choppy 196-yard effort, and Thursday against the Chiefs also had a 2022 feel to it. Wilson looked unsettled against the Chiefs as he had passes tipped, spun into trouble instead of away from it -- two of the Chiefs' three sacks before the end of the third quarter were on third down, another on a fourth-down attempt -- and Wilson hadn't cleared 60 yards passing by the time the fourth quarter began. Before a too-little, too-late flourish in the closing minutes that included a one-handed touchdown grab by Courtland Sutton, Wilson held the ball a little too long, like last year, and saw his footwork deteriorate as the pressure came. And Payton needs to stop that regression soon or the offense will continue to suffer. Pivotal play: A pivotal two plays, really. Trailing just 10-0, with the ball on their own 44-yard line with 22 seconds left in the first half and a timeout still in hand, the Broncos might have gained much-needed momentum by scoring some points. No one will ever know, though, as Wilson took a sack for a 7-yard loss on third-and-5. Riley Dixon followed with a 29-yard punt and Denver rookie cornerback Riley Moss was penalized for illegal touching, so the Chiefs ended up with the ball on their own 39-yard line with two timeouts. One Mahomes completion and scramble later, Harrison Butker kicked a 60-yard field goal to end the half. A demoralizing field goal, a 13-0 Chiefs lead at half and the Broncos never really pushed back the rest of the night. Next game: vs. Packers (4:25 p.m. ET, Oct. 22) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

Jordan Love is Still Throwing Picks right NOW! For the first time since the Reagan administration, and when the Raiders called Los Angeles home, the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Green Bay Packers, who had won eight straight games in the series. All it took was an end zone interception by Robertson on a deep ball to Christian Watson after Raiders All-Pro kicker Daniel Carlson missed two field goals for the first time since the second game of his rookie season, when he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings. The Raiders ended a three-game losing streak, and the schedule looks promising with the woeful New England Patriots coming to Las Vegas on Sunday before the Raiders head to the equally inept Chicago Bears a week later. Promising trend: Spillane preached takeaways throughout the offseason, into training camp and throughout the start of the season ... despite never having an interception and only recovering one fumble in his five-year career. Two picks against the Packers sent a message for a defense in desperate need of big plays. His first INT set up a Carlson field goal late in the second quarter and was the Raiders' first score off a turnover this season. Las Vegas entered the game as one of two teams -- next week's opponents, the Patriots, were the other -- without a point off a turnover this season. Troubling trend: Jimmy Garoppolo turning Davante Adams into an invisible man and essentially ignoring him in the first half, when the Raiders had an opportunity to jump to a big lead. Consider: Adams had just one target before halftime, a catch that went for 12 yards. Before facing his old team in the Packers, Adams had accounted for 39% of Raiders targets this season, highest in the NFL. QB breakdown: It wasn't his prettiest outing but Garoppolo, back after missing last week's loss at the Chargers with a concussion, did just enough even though he threw an interception for a fourth straight game, the longest such streak of his career. The Raiders have also committed a turnover in 12 straight games, the longest active streak in the league. Garoppolo passed for 208 yards while completing 22 of 31 attempts with a touchdown pass to Jakobi Meyers and one interception for an 86.5 quarterback rating in his return. -- Paul Gutierrez Next game: vs. Patriots (4:05 p.m. ET, Sunday) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld

Dallas Cowboys DESTROYED on SNF! Micah Parsons Says Its a "Blessing" "Didn't see it coming," Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said. "Put everything into it and got punched in the mouth. Called it a couple weeks ago humbling against Arizona, but this may be the most humbling I've ever been a part of. Felt good about the preparation and felt good about everything, honestly, coming into this game, matchups, and they beat us in every aspect." It was the second-worst loss of Mike McCarthy's head-coaching career; only a 35-0 shutout against the New England Patriots in his first year with the Green Bay Packers in 2006 was worse. It was the largest defeat of Prescott's career, going back to a 39-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 19, 2017, during his second season as the Cowboys' starting quarterback. "It's a punch in the gut, it's a kick in the ass, whatever phrase you want to put on it," McCarthy said. "We've been knocked down, clearly. They beat us in all three phases. We will clearly acknowledge it. I've never been a burn-the-tape guy. I think that is a crock of s---. We're going to go through it, make sure we're clear on exactly what the expectations are and make sure we're giving the players what they need to be successful. They played extremely well, and we did not. "I thought we had taken a step as a team. I didn't see this coming. I thought the prep was good this week. I thought we had one of our better Friday and Saturdays of the year. But it's like we talked about before: Sometimes you have a great week of preparation and it doesn't go so well. We did not hit the mark at all." A defense that allowed a league-low 10.3 points per game through four weeks gave up 21 points through six possessions. A defense that allowed two touchdown passes in the first four games saw Brock Purdy throw four. A defense that recorded 14 sacks in four games sacked Purdy just once. The run defense was hit for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 41 carries. Offensively, it was worse for the Cowboys. Prescott completed 14 of 24 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown pass with three interceptions before he was pulled with 8:47 left to play. Running back Tony Pollard lost his first fumble since 2019, his rookie year, in the first quarter. Of the 11 possessions with Prescott at quarterback, nine of them lasted three plays or fewer. "I don't foresee a whole lot of winning grades coming out of this performance," McCarthy said. "I think the most important thing for all of us, and I expressed it, just be accountable for what you did tonight, how you played. We've got to clean our own house up." The Cowboys also lost linebacker Leighton Vander Esch in the fourth quarter to a neck injury. Receiver KaVontae Turpin, who scored their only touchdown, did not return following a second-quarter ankle injury. Special teams ace C.J. Goodwin exited in the first half after sustaining a shoulder injury. "This game is not indicative of who we are as an offense," Dallas left guard Tyler Smith said. "This game isn't indicative of who we are as a defense. It's not indicative of who we are as a team." "I don't foresee a whole lot of winning grades coming out of this performance. I think the most important thing for all of us, and I expressed it, just be accountable for what you did tonight, how you played. We've got to clean our own house up." Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy The Cowboys will return to California next week for "Monday Night Football" against the Los Angeles Chargers. "It's still early in the season," Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons said. "I need to help bring these guys together, and we just need to get better. There's no such thing as losing. So tonight we just learned a lesson. We were the team at the end of the stick." The Cowboys have dropped their past three matchups with the 49ers, including twice in the postseason. For the 10th time since Jerry Jones took over as owner and general manager in 1989 the Cowboys are 3-2; three times they failed to make the playoffs, including 2019. On Sunday, the gap between the Cowboys and the Niners -- who along with the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas' NFC East rivals, are undefeated -- looked wider than ever. "I mean, obviously, they're further ahead than us right now," Prescott said of the 49ers. "Yeah, so we've got to close that gap and be ready. To get to where we want to get, we know we're going to have to go through this team and most likely come back to this place." via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #nfl #gmiasworld