| | | | | | | Presented By Yieldstreet | | | | Axios Sports | | By Kendall Baker ·Sep 20, 2021 | | 👋 Good morning! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Today's word count: 1,475 words (6 minutes). Let's sports... | | | | | | 1 big thing: 🏈 Another primetime thriller |  | | | Lamar Jackson flips in for the score. Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images | | | | The Ravens beat the Chiefs, 36-35, in a Sunday night thriller that continued a streak of highly-entertaining primetime games. - Lamar Jackson (18/25, 239 yds, TD, 2 INT; 16 car, 107 yds, 2 TD) put on a show and sealed the win with a clutch run. This was his fifth game with 200 pass yards and 100 rush yards. No other player has three.
- Patrick Mahomes (24/31, 343 yds, 3 TD, INT) finally threw a September interception and finally lost a September game.
The big picture: The NFL comes alive at night. And so far this season, the Thursday, Sunday and Monday night matchups — the games where the league's star power and pageantry peak — have more than delivered. - Rewind: The Cowboys-Bucs kickoff game was electric, Bears-Rams was SoFi's coming out party, Ravens-Raiders was insane, Giants-Washington was a nail-biter and Chiefs-Ravens was a barnburner.
- Next up: Lions at Packers tonight (8:15pm ET), with Aaron Rodgers looking to rebound from the worst loss of his career. I'm intrigued.
|     | | | | | | 2. 🏈 Sunday notes: Bucs fly, Jets crash |  | | | Jets fans leaving MetLife Stadium early. Photo: Elsa/Getty Images | | | | It's not an NFL Sunday without the Jets getting embarrassed and Tom Brady making some wild history. Welcome back, football! Headlines: - Still undefeated: Seven teams are 2-0, hailing from just three divisions: NFC West (49ers, Rams, Cardinals), NFC South (Bucs, Panthers) and AFC West (Raiders, Broncos).
- Jets get bullied: The Patriots beat the Jets for the 11th straight time, tied for the longest active win streak vs. a single opponent (Chiefs over Broncos, Eagles over Jets). Zach Wilson threw four picks in his home debut.
- Two makes, one miss: Three kickers had a chance to win it at the buzzer. Dallas' Greg Zuerlein and Tennessee's Randy Bullock succeeded, while Minnesota's Greg Joseph failed.
By the numbers: - 30 x 9: The Bucs are the first team in history to score 30+ points and win in nine straight games. Brady was also the QB for the only other streaks that reached eight games (2007 and 2010 Patriots).
- 100-yard machine: Julio Jones had his 59th game with 100+ receiving yards, tying Marvin Harrison for third all-time. Only Jerry Rice (76) and Randy Moss (64) have more.
- 14-11: Cowboys-Chargers featured the first 14-11 halftime score in NFL history. Scorigami!
Scoreboard: - Away team won (8): Titans 33, Seahawks 30 (OT); Cowboys 20, Chargers 17; Broncos 23, Jaguars 13; Raiders 26, Steelers 17; 49ers 17, Eagles 11; Bills 35, Dolphins 0; Rams 27, Colts 24, Patriots 25, Jets 6
- Home team won (6): Ravens 36, Chiefs 35; Bucs 48, Falcons 25; Cardinals 34, Vikings 33; Panthers 26, Saints 7; Browns 31, Texans 21; Bears 20, Bengals 17
Go deeper: | | | | | | | | 3. 🏈 AP poll: Penn State, Michigan on the rise |  Data: AP; Table: Axios Visuals A pair of Big Ten teams made statements on Saturday, while two perennial title contenders struggled against inferior opponents, Axios' Jeff Tracy writes. - No. 6 Penn State and No. 10 Michigan vaulted up this week's rankings, with the Nittany Lions beating No. 23 Auburn and the Wolverines manhandling Northern Illinois.
- No. 9 Clemson and No. 10 Ohio State fell following uninspired wins over Georgia Tech and Tulsa. It's the first time in seven years they've both been ranked below No. 8.
Notes: - In: No. 20 Michigan State, No. 22 Fresno State, No. 25 Kansas State
- Out: Miami, Virginia Tech, Arizona State
- Conference call: SEC (7), Big Ten (6), Big 12 (3), ACC (2), Pac-12 (2), Independents (2), American (1), Mountain West (1), Sun Belt (1)
Wild stat: Alabama narrowly beat Florida, 31-29, but it was a win nonetheless. It marked the Tide's 32nd straight victory against the SEC East, a streak that dates back to Oct. 9, 2010. Crazy. 📆 Coming up: Saturday features two ranked-on-ranked matchups, both at NFL stadiums. - Chicago (Soldier Field): No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Wisconsin
- Arlington (AT&T Stadium): No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 16 Arkansas
Go deeper: What's next for each ranked team? (ESPN) | | | | | | | | A message from Yieldstreet | | How to diversify your portfolio like the ultra-wealthy | | |  | | | | You can diversify your investment portfolio while generating passive income with Yieldstreet. Here's how: The platform lets savvy investors go beyond crypto and the stock market, giving them access to alternative investments such as art, real estate and more. Put your money to work. | | | | | | 4. ⚡️ Lightning round |  | | | Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images | | | | 📺 "Ted Lasso" shines: The soccer-centric series scored big at The Emmys, winning best comedy, best actor (Jason Sudeikis), best supporting actor (Brett Goldstein) and best supporting actress (Hannah Waddingham). 🏒 Year 24: Zdeno Chara, 44, has signed with the Islanders for his 24th NHL season, rejoining the team that drafted him in 1996. 🏈 Epic comeback: Arizona's Hamilton High School scored 18 points in 70 seconds to upset Nevada powerhouse Bishop Gorman. ⛳️ Homa wins opener: A week after ending his popular "Get A Grip" podcast to focus less on content and more on his craft, Max Homa won the season-opening Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. ⚾️ Awesome moment: Mookie Betts went out of his way to get a Reds rookie's first home run ball back from a fan. Great stuff all around. | | | | | | | | 5. 🏀 The WNBA playoffs are set |  | | | Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios | | | | The WNBA's 25th season ended Sunday, with the eighth and final playoff spot decided at the eleventh hour, Jeff writes. Driving the news: The Liberty, who won just two games in 2020 and lost 11 of their last 13 this year, squeaked into the field thanks to losses by both the Mystics and Sparks on Sunday. What's next: The eight-team postseason starts Thursday with two single-elimination rounds followed by the best-of-five semifinals and Finals. - 1-2 seeds (double-bye): Sun, Aces
- 3-4 seeds (first-round bye): Lynx, Storm
- 5-8 seeds: Mercury, Sky, Wings, Liberty
Of note: Since the current format was adopted in 2016, every champion has been a top-two seed. So yeah, that double-bye is pretty important! Season stat leaders: - Points: Tina Charles, Mystics (23.37 ppg) — the sixth-best mark in WNBA history
- Rebounds: Jonquel Jones, Sun (11.2 rpg) — her second season to land in the top 10 all-time
- Assists: Courtney Vandersloot, Sky (8.59 apg) — she now owns the five best single-season marks ever, coming in each of the past five years
| | | | | | | | 6. 🇺🇸 Photos across America | | Photo: Scott Taetsch/Getty Images STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Penn State White Out is the best atmosphere in college football, and Saturday's edition was a sight for sore eyes after last year's game was mostly cardboard cutouts. Courtesy: Premier Lacrosse League WASHINGTON, D.C. — After starting the season o-3, the sixth-seeded Chaos beat the two-time defending champion Whipsnakes, 14-9, to win the 2021 Premier Lacrosse League title. Full highlights. Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — Eddie Rosario recorded the fourth cycle of the season (on five total pitches!), lifting the Braves past the Giants. Atlanta leads Philadelphia by two games atop the NL East. | | | | | | | | 7. 🎙 Thursday's event: Sports and climate |  | | | Graphic: Aspen Institute | | | | Climate change affects every walk of life, and sports are no exception, Jeff writes. State of play: Shorter winters pose a threat to snow sports; rising tides could submerge beaches and golf courses alike. Just this summer, the Tokyo Olympics had to move multiple events to avoid stifling heat. The big picture: Rather than sit by and hope for the best, what if the sports world took action on the climate crisis? - Climate Pledge Arena, home of the Seattle Kraken, will be the world's first zero-carbon certified arena when it opens this year.
- What role can sports play if more organizations commit to the UN's Sports for Climate Action Framework?
📆 Coming up: We'll dive deeper on Thursday (12–1pm ET) as part of our Future of Sports virtual event series in partnership with the Aspen Institute. This week's guest speakers: Register here. | | | | | | | | 8. 📆 Sept. 20, 1913: Ouimet wins the U.S. Open |  | | | Photo: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images | | | | 108 years ago today, Francis Ouimet beat Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to become the first amateur to win the U.S. Open. The backdrop: Ouimet, 20, lived across the street from The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, which hosted its first of three U.S. Opens that year. - Growing up, he caddied at TCC and taught himself how to play, eventually becoming the state's best high school golfer.
- Months after competing in his first U.S. Amateur Championship, Ouimet was added to the U.S. Open field as the USGA president wanted a local amateur to participate.
- Vardon and Ray were widely considered two of the best golfers in the world, having won a combined seven majors to that point.
The big picture: Ouimet's victory was the talk of the nation, helping popularize the previously British-dominated sport in the U.S. - Within 10 years, the number of American golfers tripled and more accessible public courses began springing up.
- In 2005, Shia LaBeouf starred as Ouimet in Disney's "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
Go deeper: Remembering Ouimet (Golf Channel) | | | | | | | | 9. 🥊 Muhammad Ali trivia |  | | | Ali on the winners' podium in 1960. Photo: Central Press/Getty Images | | | | "Muhammad Ali," Ken Burns' eight-hour documentary, is airing on PBS this week (8pm ET, Sunday–Thursday) and streaming on the PBS Video app. Muhammad Ali won gold at the 1960 Olympics. - Question: What city were those Games held in?
- Hint: Europe.
Answer at the bottom. | | | | | | | | 10. 🎥 Top plays: Weekend edition | | Source: Giphy - 🏈 What a pick!
- 🏈 What a Hail Mary!
- ⚽️ What a volley!
- 🏈 What a catch!
- ⚾️ What a grab!
- 🏈 What a stiff arm!
- 🏈 What a run!
- ⚽️ What a shot!
- ⚾️ What hustle!
- 🏈 What a hit!
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