CINCINNATI (AP) — For the first time all season, Joe Burrow found his top form against the San Francisco 49ers last week for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Just in the nick of time.

The franchise quarterback had struggled through much of the early season because of a calf injury that had sidelined him for the entirety of training camp. One of the NFL’s best signal-callers just wasn’t at his best.

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An uneven 17-13 win over Seattle on Oct. 15 pushed the Bengals to a manageable 3-3 before their bye week.

“Joe is Joe, man,” said safety Micah Hyde whose Buffalo Bills (5-3) will face the Bengals on Sunday night in Cincinnati. “Last week was a big indication of what they’re able to do on offense with the weapons he has around him. We know that’s their team, that’s their offense, and they go when Joe goes.”

In the previous meeting of the teams, Burrow threw two touchdown passes and Cincinnati’s defense swarmed quarterback Josh Allen on snow-slicked field in Orchard Park, New York, as the Bengals prevailed 27-10 in an AFC divisional playoff game Jan. 22.

The most recent time Buffalo played at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium, during “Monday Night Football” last Jan. 2, is seared in the memory of everyone who was there because of a terrifying incident that brought the game to a halt.

Hamlin recovered and is back with the Bills, although he is not expected to play on Sunday night.

“I think what happened is in the past,” Burrow said when asked about it this week. “I think everybody remembers it, but is not going to dwell on it. I know he’s not dwelling on it, either.”

Allen has been bothered by a sore shoulder, but his 71.7% completion rate leads the league. His favorite option, Stefon Diggs, averages 93.5 receiving yards per game.

HAMLIN EXPECTED TO BE INACTIVE ON SUNDAY

As much as he’d like to play, Hamlin told The Associated Press he has no problem with having been inactive for seven of Buffalo’s first eight games this season.

“Since I first got drafted by the Buffalo Bills, I think the first interview that I did, with whomever I spoke to, I told them I don’t care if I had to carry the water,” Hamlin said. “I just want to do my part to win games. … A team is never ‘I.’ It’s always ‘we.’ So that’s my mission.”

The third-year player’s only game this season was against Miami on Oct. 1, and he was limited to special teams.

The Bills shored up their roster this week by acquiring cornerback Rasul Douglas in a trade with Green Bay and signing free agent defensive tackle Linval Joseph. It’s unclear whether they’ll be available to play on Sunday, though Douglas is a likely candidate to suit up against the Bengals.

Douglas, who had 10 interceptions during the past two-plus seasons with the Packers, is taking over the starting spot for Tre’Davious White (torn right Achilles tendon). And Joseph, who has 13 seasons of NFL experience, will fill in for DaQuan Jones, who is out indefinitely with a torn pectoral muscle.

Buffalo also signed running back Leonard Fournette to their practice squad with backup Damien Harris on injured reserve with a neck injury.

WANTED: AN AFC WIN FOR BENGALS

The Bengals beat the two top teams in the NFC West in consecutive weeks, but haven’t managed to beat an AFC team yet. They opened the season by losing to AFC North rivals Cleveland and Baltimore. It was in the Ravens game that Burrow aggravated his calf injury. Then they lost to Tennessee in Week 4 before winning the past three straight against NFC teams.

“There’s a lot of guys on this team who have experienced continued success before, and they know how hard it is,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “And so they’re not going to be fooled by having a big road win and thinking, ‘Oh, we’ve arrived, here in a Week 8.’ Not even close. And so that is the benefit of having the team that we have. They know how hard it is going to be going forward to continue this, and I know that they’re willing to put in the work for it.”

AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Orchard Park, New York, contributed.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O’Hearn hit a home run as the AL East leaders Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday to secure three of four games in a weekend series.

The Orioles have a two-game lead over the Rays after winning for the 12th time in 15 games.

Mike Baumann (7-0) scored the win in 2 2/3 innings without a hit. Félix Bautista conceded singles to Manuel Margot and Yandy Díaz in the ninth inning before earning his 28th save.

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Four Baltimore pitchers combined a three-hitter. The Baltimore pitchers went six and hit two batters.

Díaz hit a home run for the Rays, who were down 4:14 in the AL in July. Colin Poche (7-3) had to get the defeat.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 36th major league home run in the two-way superstar’s last home game before the close and the Angels hit a strong home run.

Ohtani is eligible for free agency this winter and could be on the road before the August 1st trade deadline. But general manager Perry Minasian said the Angels (51-49) are highly unlikely to be able to handle Ohtani if ​​they remain in playoff contention.

Tyler Anderson (5-2) scored eight hits while pitching in the seventh inning for the Angels. Carlos Estévez scored the ninth goal for his 23rd save.

Bryan Reynolds scored for the Pirates, who lost seven of nine games at the break. Mitch Keller (9-6) had to get the defeat.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras each hit a two-run double and the Rangers defeated Max Muncy’s grand slam in the first inning.

Heim cut LA’s lead to 4-2 by the end of the first set before RBI singles from Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung put Texas ahead in the second set.

Missing All-Star hitters Corey Seager (sprained right thumb) and Adolis García (sore right hand) saw the Rangers avoid a three-game win in a division-leaders’ duel.

Texas left-hander Martín Pérez (8-3) allowed six hits in six innings. Dodgers freshman Emmet Sheehan (3-1) allowed eight runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since May 20, going 4-4 ​​as the Yankees wrapped up their third straight win of the season.

Gleyber Torres’ two-run home run set off New York’s first four-run inning against Jordan Lyles (1-12). Torres extended his winning streak to 13 games and was eliminated in the seventh game with a strain in his left hip.

Luis Severino (2-4) won for the first time in four starts since June 24.

It was Rizzo’s 15th four-hit game of his career and first since August 4, 2019.

Salvador Perez, Michael Massey, Freddy Fermin and Kyle Isbel earned Kansas City a fifth straight loss.

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a home run, Adam Duvall drove in two runs and Boston beat New York, clinching two runs from three in their weekend streak.

Boston opened a third inning with four runs with seven straight hits, chasing an ineffective Carlos Carrasco (3-4). Connor Wong had three goals for the Red Sox, who ended up scoring 15.

The win kept Boston (53-47) level with the rival last-place Yankees in the rough AL East. Both are two games away from a playoff spot.

Boston pitched seven pitchers, with Chris Murphy (1-0) throwing 3 2/3 innings to offload opener Brennan Bernardino for his first major league win.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Atlanta star Ozzie Albies hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, ending Milwaukee’s bullpen dominance.

Albies’ 407-foot shot to left center following a first-pitch sinker by Elvis Peguero (1-3) ended a run of 28 2/3 straight innings scoreless by Brewers-Reliefs.

Atlanta slugger Austin Riley went 0-4 and ended his five-game streak with a Braves-record home run.

Daysbel Hernández (1-0) scored a goalless seventh to secure victory on his big league debut after being called up by Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day. Raisel Iglesias knocked the team out of the field for the 18th time in the ninth round.

SEATTLE (AP) — Pinch hitter Santiago Espinal hit the winning goal in the seventh inning and Toronto closer Jordan Romano avoided a jam in the ninth inning.

Seattle took the runners to second and third with an out in the ninth, but Romano knocked out Julio Rodríguez with a 2-2 slider and knocked out Eugenio Suárez with a flyout for his 27th save.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Brandon Belt each hit home runs for the second straight season and helped the Blue Jays recover from late leads in one-run losses on Friday and Saturday. Tim Mayza (2:1) got the win.

Mike Ford scored a two-run shot for the Mariners. Bryan Woo (1-3) was blamed for the loss.

PHILLIES 8, GUARDIANS 5, 10 ININGS

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bryce Harper started with a single in the 10th inning and put on more solid defense in his second career start at first base, leading Philadelphia to the win.

Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel (6-1) failed with his first save in 17 chances of the season when David Fry hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth game.

Kyle Schwarber started the 10th as an automatic runner on second base. Trea Turner went for a walk before Harper hit a single in the middle against Tim Herrin (1-1). JT Realmuto hit a sacrifice fly and Alec Bohm had a two run single to make it 8-4.

Cleveland threatened to come back all the way in the bottom half. Steven Kwan’s single against Jeff Hoffman hit a run and a walk to Tyler Freeman loaded the bases with no outs. Yunior Marte replaced Hoffman and got out of trouble with his second save.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lane Thomas equaled a Nationals record with four stolen bases and Washington recorded its first series sweep in nearly two years.

Riley Adams hit a home run and MacKenzie Gore (6-7) threw five shutout innings for Washington, completing his first sweep since taking on two games against Toronto in August 2021. It was the Nationals’ first three-game series sweep since June 2021 against Pittsburgh.

Joc Pederson hit a home run for San Francisco, which lost its fifth straight game. Scott Alexander (6:1) had to get the defeat.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his first career leadoff home run and Nick Senzel scored for a two-run shot, helping the Reds finish the three-game sweep.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two hits and two RBIs as Cincinnati earned their fifth straight overall win. It was the Reds’ first win over the Diamondbacks since July 6–8, 2007 at Great American Ball Park.

Cincinnati (55-46) was just a half game ahead of NL Central leaders Milwaukee. The Reds open a three-game set at the Brewers on Monday night.

Derek Law (4-4) secured the win with a scoreless inning. Lucas Sims got two outs for his second save.

Corbin Carroll hit his 21st home run for the Diamondbacks and Ketel Marte went 2 for 2 with three walks. Tyler Gilbert (0-1) suffered the loss.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a home run and drove three runs for the Cubs, and Jameson Taillon threw a pitch in the sixth inning.

Dansby Swanson had two hits and Yan Gomes had two runs as Chicago completed a 6-4 home draw. The Cubs won the last three games of their four-game set against the Cardinals.

Taillon (4-6) was burdened with one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Nolan Arenado scored three for the disappointing Cardinals, who could be one of baseball’s most active sellers before the Aug. 1 close. Jordan Montgomery (6-8) allowed seven runs, five earned and six hits in six innings.

MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 2, 10 INNINGS

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez scored the winner in the 10th inning with loaded bases and the Marlins ended an eight-game losing streak.

With the Rockies playing five infielders, Arraez hit a line drive into an empty right field in front of Pierce Johnson (1-5). Arraez went 3 for 4, taking his top major league average to a .379.

Huascar Brazoban (4-2) secured the win for Miami, who picked up their first win since the All-Star break.

Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle hit home runs for Colorado.

TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 4, 12 ININGS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning to cap a late upswing by the Twins that gave them a series win over the White Sox.

Jesse Scholtens (1-3) loaded bases with no one out before enticing Christian Vázquez to hit a 2-0 fastball in a shortstop-to-home-to-first doubleplay. That left a third-place runner for Jeffers, who gave the Twins (53-48) a three-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central, their widest lead in more than five weeks.

Emilio Pagán (5-1) scored a perfect 12th for the win, leaving the automatic runner in his last solid performance in third after a difficult season and a half early in his Twins career.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mauricio Dubón hit a home run with two outs in the ninth inning to give Houston the win.

Yainer Diaz hit his 11th home run for the Astros, who have won four of five and remain three games behind AL West leaders Rangers. Hector Neris (6-2) secured the win and Bryan Abreu made his third save.

Jeremy Pena grabbed a one-out walk against Chad Smith (1-2) but was caught trying to grab second place. Subsequently, Dubón hit his fifth home run of the season.

JJ Bleday hit a home run and two goals for the last-place A’s.

DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibañez hit a home run and the Tigers avoided a weekend win.

Alex Faedo (2-4), who started with a 6.98 ERA, threw six shutout innings for Detroit. The right-hander allowed one hit and went four.

Beau Brieske and Jason Foley each worked an inning before Alex Lange hit a rainy ninth for his 17th save. With the runners in second and third place, Lange flyballed Gary Sánchez in the middle for the final out.

San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove (9-3) lost for the first time since May 20 in a 10-start span. He allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

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San Francisco Giants (38-32, 3rd in NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (39-32, 2nd in NL West)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABIES: Giants: Logan Webb (5-6, 3.45 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin (4-1, 1.93 ERA, .94 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)

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Bottom line: The San Francisco Giants are playing the Los Angeles Dodgers after Brandon Crawford scored four goals against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Los Angeles is 22-13 at home and 39-32 overall. The Dodgers have a 24-11 record in which they hit at least two homers.

San Francisco has a 20-15 record away from home and a 38-32 record overall. The Giants batsmen have an overall on-base percentage of .330, the third-ranked percentage in the Netherlands.

Sunday’s duel is the sixth meeting of these teams this season. The Giants have a 3-2 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMER: Freddie Freeman has a .330 batting average to lead the Dodgers and has 24 doubles, one triple and 13 home runs. Mookie Betts has a 14-43 record with two homers and seven RBI in their last 10 games.

Michael Conforto is fifth in the Giants with 16 extra base hits (four doubles and 12 home runs). Thairo Estrada has 11 of 45 with two doubles, three homers and 10 RBI in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 4-6, .231 batting average, 5.33 ERA, eight runs surpassed

Giants: 8-2, .287 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outperformed opponents by 37 runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Chris Taylor: daily (knee), David Peralta: daily (hamstring), Max Muncy: 10-day IL (hamstring), Trayce Thompson: 60-day IL (oblique), Noah Syndergaard: 15-day -IL (fingers), Phil Bickford: 15-day IL (back), Tyler Cyr: 60-day IL (shoulder), Dustin May: 60-day IL (forearm), Julio Urias: 15-day IL ( thighs), Jimmy Nelson: 60-day IL (elbow), Alex Reyes: 60-day IL (shoulder), Daniel Hudson: 60-day IL (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 60-day IL (oblique) , Gavin Lux: 60-day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 60-day IL (elbow), Blake Treinen: 60-day IL (shoulder), JP Feyereisen: 60-day IL (shoulder)

Giants: Wilmer Flores: 10-Day IL (Foot), John Brebbia: 15-Day IL (Wide), Mitch Haniger: 10-Day IL (Forearm), Ross Stripling: 15-Day IL (Back), Heliot Ramos: 60-day IL (oblique), Roberto Perez: 60-day IL (shoulder), Thomas Szapucki: 60-day IL (left arm), Luis Gonzalez: 60-day IL (back)

The Associated Press created this story using technology and data provided by Sportradar by Data Skrive.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) – A day after Elly De La Cruz jokingly called himself “the fastest man alive,” the rookie backed that up with St. Louis in the series finale.

De La Cruz showed his pace, scoring two hits, hitting base four times and getting the go-ahead with a headfirst sliding grounder in the eighth inning that led the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Cardinals on Sunday.

“Yeah, I’m faster,” De La Cruz said with a smile through a translator. “Anytime they don’t approach me, I have an opportunity to contribute when I’m on base. Whenever I’m on base, I can score.”

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De La Cruz hit an infield single in the first inning at a sprint speed of 31.2 feet per second, with the 21-year-old reaching base ahead of 41-year-old pitcher Adam Wainwright.

“I knew I could do it,” De La Cruz said. “We’re hectic every time.”

De La Cryz equalized the score with an RBI single in the third round to make it 2-2. He De La Cruz went in the sixth, stealing second place and scoring after a single from Tyler Stephenson to equalize 3-3.

Then, in the eighth, De La Cruz took the lead on a full-count push from Jordan Hicks (1-4), advanced through Spencer Steer’s groundout and finished third through Willson Contreras’ passball.

With the infield in, Stephenson hit a two-hopper at Paul DeJong, and the shortstop’s throw landed slightly over first baseline and in the dirt. The ball bounced off Contreras’ mitt as the catcher attempted to score a swipe tag, and De La Cruz slammed the plate with his left hand.

“Right here, I was just trying to get a run for the team and help the team win,” De La Cruz said. “I’m glad I was able to score this run.”

Stephenson said: “I was just as shocked when I turned around and saw it was safe. He’s an incredible talent. Exactly what he can achieve with his speed.”

Cincinnati manager David Bell was impressed.

“That run there was full speed,” Bell said. “It’s a different speed to be able to beat this game. It was a solid batter for a shortstop with a really good arm. He just escaped the throw. It’s pretty incredible.”

De La Cruz is .364 (8 for 22) with five walks, three stolen bases, a .481 on-base percentage and a 1.117 OPS in six games since his debut Tuesday. He has a double, triple, home run and four RBIs.

“He’s a good player and he uses his speed appropriately and in different ways,” said St. Louis coach Oliver Marmol. “He beat us.”

Ian Gibaut (6-1) allowed a hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings for relief. Alexis Díaz threw a 1-2-3 ninth to keep 15 save chances perfect while the Reds held off the Cardinals two of three.

“It was a great show,” Bell said. “It’s always difficult to play against this team here. All three were hard fought matches. We felt we had to play really well to get two wins here.”

St. Louis went 1-for-11 with runners in goal position and is 9-for-70 (.129) in its last 12 games. The bottom-ranked Cardinals are 7-15 in one-run games and are eight games behind NL Central leaders Pittsburgh. St. Louis has lost seven of its last nine games.

“We are all very upset with the way things are going. “We keep showing up and expecting it to be different, and it doesn’t stay that way,” Wainwright said. “The only common denominator we had is that we found ways to lose. We lose every game in different ways.”

Jonathan India hit a home run in the first round, but in the second the Cardinals went 2-1 through a runs-scoring single from Jordan Walker and an RBI grounder from Tommy Edman.

Nolan Arenado hit an RBI triple in the third set.

Wainwright gave up three runs and a right run in 5 2/3 innings and is 0-1 in his last three outings. He made his 397th start for Wainwright, third for St. Louis behind Bob Gibson and Bob Forsch…. Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene made his first start since June 1, allowing three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. His fastball averaged 98 mph, 0.6 mph slower than his season average. Due to a stiffness in his right hip, he canceled his scheduled start.

Edman made his tenth appearance at the center this season. He also appeared as shortstop (27 games), second (21), and right (eight). The only other Cardinal in franchise history to appear at second base, shortstop and centerfield in more than 10 games was Dave Brain for the 1904 Cardinals.

Paul Goldschmidt was caught stealing in the seventh inning. This ended a streak of 30 consecutive stolen bases without being caught since 2019.

Reds: Option for RHP Kevin Herget after Triple-A Louisville. Herget pitched 1 1/3 innings Saturday after being called off earlier that day. He allowed three runs and four hits.

Reds: RHP Casey Legumina (bruised right ankle) returned from rehabilitation and was reinstated on Sunday from the 15-day injury list. He is 1-0 with a 4.35 ERA in eight assists this season. … 3B Nick Senzel (right knee injury) is on course to join the Houston team and be activated on Friday.

Cardinals: OF Tyler O’Neill (low back strain) received two injections in his back on June 1 in Los Angeles: a cortisone and lidocaine injection and an epidural for nerve block. He is scheduled to meet with the doctor who administered the injections on Thursday and may be able to resume his baseball activities the next day.

Reds: RHP Luke Weaver (1-2, 6.27) will be making his second career appearance and will face the Royals on Monday, who will play with RHP Zack Greinke (1-6, 4.59). On opening day, Weaver was on the 15-injured list with a right elbow flexor strain and made his season and Reds debut on April 20. Greinke is 8-2 with a 2.38 ERA in 14 career starts against Cincinnati.

Cardinals: LHP Matthew Liberatore (1-2, 6.00) meets San Francisco’s RHP Logan Webb (4-6, 3.09) on Monday. In his last start, Liberatore only lasted four innings and allowed five runs and his first home run of the year.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell below .500 with a stunning 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers, who won their second game of the season Sunday despite playing with a third-string quarterback and interim head coach.

Brady was 32-of-49 passing for 290 yards for the Bucs (3-4). One of those incompletions came when a wide-open Mike Evans dropped what would have been a 64-yard touchdown on the third play of the game.

Brady hasn’t had a losing record this far into a season since the 2002 New England Patriots dropped four straight games to reach 3-4.

P.J. Walker threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns for Carolina (2-5) in place of injured Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold. The Panthers won for the first time under interim coach Steve Wilks, who replaced Matt Rhule when he was fired Oct. 10.

Tampa Bay’s defense allowed the Panthers to rush for 173 yards. D’Onta Foreman ran for 118 yards, adn Chuba Hubbard added 63 yards and a touchdown.

Carolina came in as a 13 1/2-point underdog and having lost 12 of 13 games. It’s now one game behind the Bucs and Atlanta Falcons for first place in the NFC South.

COMMANDERS 23, PACKERS 21

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay offense sputtered and Washington handed the Packers their third straight loss.

Nursing a sore thumb and out of sync with receivers, Rodgers was 23 of 35 for 194 yards and the Packers went 0 of 6 on third down. Green Bay (3-4) had just 232 total yards of offense to Washington’s 364 and lost Allen Lazard to a shoulder injury, making him the team’s third wide receiver to go down during the first losing streak under coach Matt LaFleur.

Rodgers finished the game face down on the turf after a failed final play that ended with him throwing a lateral out of bounds.

Washington’s front four also played a role in frazzling Rodgers and making him look more like a rookie than a 38-year-old four-time MVP. Only a series of penalties on the Commanders (3-4) made the game close in the final minutes.

Taylor Heinicke, making his first start of the season in place of injured Carson Wentz, threw for two touchdowns — including a perfect 37-yard pass to Terry McLaurin — and was 20 of 33 for 200 yards.

Heinicke got off to a rough start, going 1 for 7 — including an interception that De’Vondre Campbell returned 63 yards for a touchdown.

DOLPHINS 16, STEELERS 10

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa got Miami off to a fast start in his return from a concussion, and the Dolphins held on throughout a scoreless second half to beat Pittsburgh.

The Dolphins (4-3) snapped a three-game skid that began on Sept. 29, when Tagovailoa was concussed in a loss at Cincinnati.

Miami coach Mike McDaniel opted not to have Jason Sanders kick his fourth field goal of the game midway through the third quarter for a two-score lead. Chase Edmonds was stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-3 from the Pittsburgh 13.

The decision loomed large as Miami punted on its next five possessions. But the Dolphins intercepted rookie Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett twice in the closing minutes to seal it.

The Steelers (2-5) fell short a week after they held off Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home.

Tagovailoa finished 21 of 35 for 261 yards and an 8-yard touchdown pass to Raheem Mostert on the Dolphins’ opening drive. Miami added two field goals by Sanders to lead 13-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Pickett, who was cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol Friday, was 32 for 44 for 257 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.

CHIEFS 44, 49ERS 23

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 423 yards and three touchdowns as Kansas City rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat San Francisco.

Mahomes got off to a rough start in this Super Bowl rematch with his early interception putting Kansas City (5-2) in a 10-0 hole. But he led the Chiefs to touchdowns on six of the next seven drives.

Mecole Hardman scored on two TD runs and an 8-yard catch, Justin Watson caught a 4-yard TD, and JuJu Smith-Schuster finished it off with a 45 yard catch-and-run. Clyde Edwards-Helaire also scored on a 16-yard run.

Kansas City improved to 13-9 with Mahomes when falling behind by at least 10 points, including the Super Bowl win over the 49ers (3-4) following the 2019 season.

The Niners (3-4) dropped back-to-back games despite getting a boost from the addition this week of running back Christian McCaffrey, who had 62 yards on 10 scrimmage touches in his San Francisco debut.

But San Francisco settled for three field goals and came up empty on another chance when Jimmy Garoppolo threw an interception at the goal line before Kansas City ran away with it in the second half.

GIANTS 23, JAGUARS 17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two New York defenders tackled Christian Kirk inside the 1-yard line as time expired to preserve the win over Jacksonville.

The Giants matched their best start since 2008. Quarterback Daniel Jones ran for a career-high 107 yards and a touchdown, turning to his legs to carry the Giants (6-1) down the stretch. He ran for 35 yards on a go-ahead drive and capped it with a 1-yard plunge after consecutive penalties by Jacksonville moved the ball inches from the goal line.

Jacksonville had a final shot and reached the New York 1-yard on Trevor Lawrence’s pass to Kirk. But Julian Love and Xavier McKinney stopped Kirk short of the goal line, even as Jaguars players tried pushing the pile into the end zone.

Lawrence finished 22 of 43 for 310 yards for reeling Jacksonville (2-5), which lost its fourth straight.

Saquon Barkley finished with 107 yards on 24 carries, and Graham Gano kicked three field goals for New York. Gano’s last one gave the Giants some breathing room.

JETS 16, BRONCOS 9

DENVER (AP) — Rookie Breece Hall ran for a 62-yard touchdown before leaving with a knee injury and surprising New York won its fourth straight by beating backup quarterback Brett Rypien and punchless Denver.

The Jets (5-2) are off to their best start since 2010, have their first four-game winning streak since 2015 and have already surpassed their win total from last year when they went 4-13. New York improved to 4-0 on the road.

The Broncos (2-5) lost their fourth straight despite another outstanding defensive performance as starting quarterback Russell Wilson sat out with a pulled hamstring.

Zach Wilson was held without a touchdown for the second straight week. He was 16 of 26 for 121 yards but did enough for the Jets to win.

Rypien went 24 for 46 for 225 yards and no touchdowns and threw a second-half interception. Rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner broke up Rypien’s fourth-down pass into the end zone to Courtland Sutton with just under 2 minutes remaining.

The Jets lost Hall to a left knee injury in the second quarter when he was tackled by Patrick Surtain II and Jonas Griffith after a short run. He was helped off the field and carted to the locker room. Coach Robert Saleh said after the game the initial diagnosis for Hall is an ACL injury.

RAVENS 23, BROWNS 20

BALTIMORE (AP) — Gus Edwards ran for two touchdowns in his first game back from a major knee injury, and Baltimore avoided another fourth-quarter collapse thanks to a couple huge Cleveland penalties.

The Ravens (4-3) led 23-13 after Justin Tucker’s 55-yard field goal with 11:24 remaining, but the Browns responded with a 2-yard touchdown run by Kareem Hunt to make it a three-point game. Then a fumble by Baltimore’s Justice Hill gave Cleveland the ball at its own 16 with 3:12 to play.

With the Browns driving, Amari Cooper was called for offensive pass interference, and a false-start penalty on a field-goal attempt forced Cade York to try it from 60 yards. His attempt was blocked by Malik Harrison with 1:59 remaining.

Cleveland (2-5) has lost four in a row.

Edwards missed all of last season and the first six games of this one, but he rushed for 66 yards scored on runs of 7 and 1. Baltimore remained tied with Cincinnati atop the AFC North.

The Ravens’ Lamar Jackson was sacked three times and threw for only 120 yards. The Browns’ Jacoby Brissett was 22 of 27 for 258 yards, but he was sacked five times and fumbled on one of them.

COWBOYS 24, LIONS 6

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while Dallas leaned on its defense to beat Detroit.

The Cowboys (5-2) recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers — he threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles.

Prescott was predictably ragged after missing five games with a fractured right thumb. He was 19 of 25 for 207 yards, while Goff was 21 of 26 for 228 yards. Goff’s first three turnovers led to the three Dallas touchdowns.

The Lions (1-5) got a solid showing for three quarters from the NFL’s worst defense, but coach Dan Campbell fell to 0-11-1 on the road with the Lions.

Elliott had 57 yards on 15 carries, and Tony Pollard rushed 12 times for 83 yards.

SEAHAWKS 37, CHARGERS 23

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, Marquise Goodwin caught a pair of scores, and Seattle jumped out to a 17-point first-quarter lead and beat Los Angeles.

Geno Smith completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, his fifth multi-TD game of the season. Jason Myers added three field goals for the Seahawks (4-3), who have won three of four and took a half-game lead in the NFC West.

Seattle led 17-0 late in the first quarter, its largest lead after 15 minutes since a win over New Orleans in Week 13 of 2013. It was the Seahawks’ largest road lead at the end of the first since 2000.

It was the third straight week the Chargers (4-3) fell behind by double digits in the first quarter. They rallied against Cleveland and Denver, but were unable to pull it off this time and had a three-game winning streak snapped. LA now trails Kansas City by one game in the AFC West.

Justin Herbert was 33 of 51 for 293 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, marking the second time in his career he has thrown at least 50 passes in consecutive games. Austin Ekeler had 127 scrimmage yards (96 receiving, 31 rushing) and a pair of touchdowns, giving him eight over the last three games.

TITANS 19, COLTS 10

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and Tennessee never trailed while completing its second straight sweep of AFC South rival Indianapolis.

The reigning two-time division champion Titans (4-2) won their fourth straight overall, and they’ve now beaten the Colts five straight times.

Randy Bullock made four field goals, the last two providing Tennessee’s first points this season in the fourth quarter. Bullock’s 48-yarder provided the final margin with 4:47 remaining.

The Titans forced three turnovers, the last on Michael Pittman Jr.’s fumble with 3:22 left. Jeffery Simmons also had one of three sacks for Tennessee.

Derrick Henry helped seal the win with his third straight 100-yard rushing game, finishing with a season-high 128 yards on 30 carries.

Matt Ryan went 33 of 44 for 243 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice. The Colts (3-3-1) saw their two-game win streak end.

BENGALS 35, FALCONS 17

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as Cincinnati scored on its first four possessions to roll past Atlanta.

The Cincinnati quarterback played his best game of the season, finishing 34 of 42 for 481 yards and three touchdowns and running for a 1-yard score as the defending AFC champion Bengals (4-3) moved above .500 for the first time this season.

Receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd both eclipsed the 100-yard mark in the first half. Boyd finished with a career-high 155 yards on eight catches. Chase also caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

Marcus Mariota completed just eight passes for the Falcons (3-4), whose strong running game was also stymied by Cincinnati. Mariota threw for 124 yards and Atlanta generated only 214 yards of offense to the Bengals’ 537.

RAIDERS 38, TEXANS 20

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Jacobs rushed for 143 yards and three second-half touchdowns as Las Vegas ran away from Houston.

In a battle of one-win teams coming off byes, the Raiders (2-4) dominated the Texans (1-4-1) after halftime, outscoring them 28-10 behind 227 yards of offense, including 98 from Jacobs on the ground.

Las Vegas, which erased a three-point, fourth-quarter deficit, scored on four straight possessions before safety Duron Harmon sealed the win by intercepting Davis Mills and returning it 73 yards for a touchdown.

Jacobs has rushed for 441 yards in his last three games. He became the first Raider to rush for more than 100 yards in three straight games since Napoleon Kaufman in 1997. It was his second career game with three rushing TDs.

Derek Carr completed 21 of 27 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams had eight receptions for 95 yards.

Mills completed 28 of 40 attempts for 302 yards and two touchdowns, along with his pick-6 to Harmon. Dameon Pierce led the Texans’ rushing attack with 92 yards on 20 carries.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL will enter the final quarter of the season with this week’s games.

Week 14 is the last weekend in which teams have a bye. After Monday night, every team will have played 13 games with four left on their schedule. Weeks 15-18 will feature a full slate of 16 games.

Our “Big Game Bound” marquee matchup this week is Tampa Bay at San Francisco as the 49ers try to win their sixth straight game.

BGB host Chris Hagan talks with KRON’s Kate Rooney about whether or not the Niners can keep the good times rolling now that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is out with a foot injury.

This week’s show features reports from the Raiders, Bills and Giants. We’ll also check in with former NFL running back Jarrett Payton for his weekly picks.

“Big Game Bound” streams every Thursday at 12 pm ET leading up to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona.

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It wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was ugly.

Really ugly.

It was a good old-fashioned beat down of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the hands of a rookie, third-string quarterback, Brock Purdy, and a talented San Francisco 49ers team.

The very first drive of the game resulted in a Deebo Samuel touchdown, which if anything was a sign of things to come. Earlier on that opening drive, a fantastic safety blitz by Keanu Neal was negated for a helmet–to–helmet hit on San Francisco’s quarterback, Brock Purdy. This ended up being costly, and although Keanu Neal’s aggressiveness has been a welcome addition for a banged-up Bucs’ secondary these past couple of weeks, there was no need for Neal to go high on the play considering he had a free run at Purdy .

7-0, 49ers.

With the Bucs’ first chance to respond on offense, after a solid drive consisting of several first downs, Brady threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans which was called back due to a Donovan Smith holding penalty. Shortly thereafter, on third down, Bucs’ head coach, Todd Bowles, inexplicably opted to send out his accurate but light-footed kicker, Ryan Succop, to attempt a 55-yard field goal. It didn’t come anywhere close to the uprights.

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On the following possession for San Francisco, an eight play 62-yard drive by Brock Purdy resulted in the quarterback putting an exclamation mark on the drive with a rushing touchdown.

14-0, 49ers.

The Bucs responded with a drive that consisted of a predictable screen pass to Chris Godwin, a check down to White, and an incompletion on third down with the pocket collapsing before another punt by Jake Camarda.

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The man with the illustrious title of ‘Mr. Irrelevant’, Brock Purdy picked up right where he left off on the next drive, eventually connecting on a 27-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, which upon video review, revealed that McCaffrey bobbled the ball. It didn’t appear to be clear whether he was able to regain possession prior to getting both feet in bounds. It was an impressive recovery by Logan Ryan who was initially burned on the play, but managed to knock the ball loose. After the review, the officials ruled it a touchdown.

21-0, 49ers.

With five minutes remaining in the first half, and the 49ers just passed midfield, Deebo Samuel took a handoff up the middle, and was folded up awkwardly when gang tackled by Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Devin White. Unfortunately, Samuel had to be carted off the field, and it appeared to be serious injury suffered by the San Francisco star.

The play resulted in a fumble, which was recovered by the Bucs, who then took over at their own 40-yard line.

With just under four minutes left in the game, Tom Brady connected on a 30+ yard pass to Chris Godwin to bring the Buccaneers into the red zone. Two plays later, on third down, Brady was furious with the officials after Godwin appeared to be dislodged from his route illegally, without a flag. On 4th and one, the Bucs stayed in shotgun to go for it from the San Francisco 9-yard line, and Brady missed a wide open Mike Evans in the endzone – firing the ball at his feet – resulting in a turnover on downs.

With San Francisco marching down the field yet again, Buccaneers’ defensive end Anthony Nelson dropped into coverage and picked off Purdy. But in a cruel twist of fate, and true to the way things have gone for the Bucs’ this season, the play was called back for a terrible defensive holding call on Carlton Davis – one that the announcers and officials expert all agreed was a bad call on the broadcast.

On the very next play, Purdy delivered a 32-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk who was wide open after burning Jamel Dean on a double move.

28-0, 49ers.

The best way to summarize what was a first half from hell for the Buccaneers is to take a quick look at Brock Purdy’s numbers heading into the locker room.

The last pick in the 2022 NFL draft went 14/18 for 185 yards passing, with 2 passing TD’s, a rushing TD, and a quarterback rating of 146.5 against the Buccaneers’ top-5 scoring defense.

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One bright spot for the Bucs was Deven Thompkins. He was effective as a punt and kick returner for most of the game. Bringing some juice to a role that had previously been nothing but vanilla.

Thompkins started the second half off with a big return, taking the ball all the way to the San Francisco 44-yard line.

Just a few plays later, under duress in the pocket, Brady overshot Mike Evans on another poorly delivered pass attempt which resulted in an interception. To make matters worse, Brady appeared to have suffered a hand injury on the previous play.

San Francisco responded quickly, with Christian McCaffrey taking a handoff to the house from the Buccaneers’ 39-yard line.

35-0, 49ers.

On the Buccaneers’ ensuing drive, they were able to march the ball into San Francisco territory. With Scotty Miller streaking down the far sideline on third down, Brady under shot the speedy receiver, forcing a fourth down. The Bucs converted 4th down on a pass from Brady to Fournette over the middle. On the next play, Brady threw an interception to 49ers linebacker, Dre Greenlaw, in the middle of the field.

With 2:48 left in the third quarter, the Buccaneers finally found the end zone. That said, it was more of an accident than a well executed play. Godwin couldn’t secure a pass in the front of the end zone, which popped into the air, and Russell Gage found himself in the right place at the right time, plucking the ball just before it hit the turf, and rolling into the end Zone.

35-7, 49ers.

After the Buccaneers’ traded ugly possessions with a mostly second string San Francisco 49ers team for the majority of the fourth quarter, the clock eventually struck zeros. For Bucs fans, the final whistle more than likely resulted in a feeling of relief, knowing it wouldn’t be possible for their team to experience any more embarrassment at the hands of a team that is expected to be a suitor for Tom Brady’s services next season.

For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this season has seen a lot of really poor play and execution. Their quarterback had not been a source of that poor play, by any means.

Until today.

Tom Brady was inconsistent, inaccurate, and very shaky throughout the vast majority of this football game. His two interceptions, and countless missed throws throughout the contest clearly support this claim.

That said, it’s not Tom Brady’s fault that the Buccaneers are collapsing before our very eyes. Considering what’s gone on around him, whether it be the litany of injuries, penalties, or terrible coaching decisions that have plagued this team, he’s been fighting an uphill battle all year. Although Tom Brady did not play well today, he’s played more than well enough for this Buccaneers’ team to have a lot more wins than they do.

The craziest part about all of this? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still sitting in first place in the NFC South, and are set to host a home playoff game at Raymond James Stadium within next month or so.

If the playoffs started today, the Bucs would host the 10-3 Dallas Cowboys in that first-round wild card game.

Although it feels like the football gods want to see Tom Brady play at least one more postseason game in his illustrious career, the Bucs are going to have to correct an extensive list of issues if they have any hope of not being embarrassed in that game.

And if today’s performance in San Francisco is any indication of what is to come, then I wouldn’t put my money on the Buccaneers’ hanging onto their current spot atop the NFC South.

I guess they’ll have to take it one week at a time, and work to build some positive momentum to close out the season. Hopefully that process won’t be as ugly as what we saw today at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.

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New data from Clearwater-based moving and storage company PODS suggests people are moving to Central Florida in droves.

The company recently analyzed data from nearly half a million moves during 2021 and early 2022, and determined that the No. 1 destination for PODS customers, in terms of more people moving in than out, was the Sarasota area. Tampa Bay came in at No. 4, Ocala at No. 5 and Orlando at No. 9.

Sarasota and Ocala ranked high on the same list last year, but Tampa Bay and Orlando are newcomers. Jacksonville (No. 11) and Melbourne (No. 15) also made this year’s list.

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While Florida’s cost of living is on the rise, the PODS study pointed out that it’s still generally lower than in places like New York or San Francisco, and the lack of a state income tax adds to the appeal. The study also drew a connection between remote work and retirees, as some workers might be looking to relocate closer to their aging parents.

Filling out the top 10 destinations: Dallas-Fort Worth (No. 2), Nashville (No. 3), Myrtle Beach-Wilmington, SC (No. 6), Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 7), Atlanta (No. 8) and Phoenix (No. 10).

Where are those movers coming from? According to PODS, the top 10 sites where more people are moving from than to are, in order: Los Angeles; the San Francisco bay area; Chicago; Long Island, NY; Central New Jersey; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; Stockton-Modesto, Calif.; Hudson Valley, NY; and Philadelphia.

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Sarasota topped the list in 2021, according to PODS’ moving trends.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Since the COVID-19 pandemic set in, many Americans have packed up and moved to states in the Southeast.

Whether it be due to working remotely, the desire to live closer to family or simply looking for a new ZIP code, moving and storage company PODS says Americans are packing up and settling in new cities.

While the moving company cannot predict the future, based on 2021 trends, PODS has comprised a list of the top 20 cities where people are moving to, and the Tampa Bay area tops the list.

Coming in the No. 1 spot, Sarasota led the nation in the highest increase in resides from January 2021 through March 2022. The Dallas-Fort Worth area ranked second and Nashville followed behind. In the fourth spot is the Tampa Bay region among US cities that have seen the most growth.

PODS says the move could be influenced by less volatile seasonal weather changes and more space to access nature — have you seen Clearwater Beach?

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But what about where people are moving from? According to PODS, three California cities are among the Top 10 cities where residents are making a grand exit in 2021, and it’s continued in 2022.

Officials said the move could stem from high state taxes and the cost of living. In addition, PODS believes permanent remote policies could be another factor for the high number of moves out of the cities on the list.

The top cities people are moving out of include Los Angeles, the San Francisco area, Chicago, Long Island, NY, and Central New Jersey.

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The return of the Talisman of Tampa Bay for his 23rd campaign has big chances for the Buccaneers to secure another Super Bowl run in 2022. Tom Brady has some unfinished business and may very well achieve it all. The substantial dose of joy also brings in some Concern about his future. However, GM Jason Licht has made some clarity over the athlete’s stay in the Bay.

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Despite the Bucs’ collective bargaining agreement renovation and salary-cap wizardry over the last 2 weeks, one agreement remains intact; The same one that enables quarterback Tom Brady to become a top free prospect in the offseason. Brady just has one campaign left with Tampa Bay, and he may become a free agent by 2023. As for rumors circulating that he may want to end his career with the San Francisco 49ers, everything seems to be an enigma.

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Tom Brady’s chances in 2023

The media asked Buccaneers GM, Jason Licht, at the NFL Owners’ Meet; Questioning if there had been any discussions about elongating Brady’s tender further than this season. To no one’s surprise, he could not even say.

According to Mike Florio of the Pro Football Talk, Licht said to reporters on Monday, “We’re just happy that we have him back. We’ll see where it goes from here. We’re just happy he’s going to be playing for us this year, and we’ll see where it goes.”

Jan 24, 2021; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with his teammates after beating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

According to heavy.com, reporters asked Jason Licht as a follow-up if Tom-Terrific wants to be a free agent after this season. He responded clearly and unambiguously, saying that Brady should ask these questions.

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Tom Brady earns $10,395,588 this year, with a cap charge of $20.27 million. Whether or not he’s on the team, he’ll be getting $24 million against the cap in the year 2023.

More rumors surround the return of Tom Brady

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Fans have been speculating about Tom Brady’s actions. During Brady’s retirement and ever since his return, there have also been some speculations that he wanted to play again for the next team, whether it was the 49ers, or in recent times, the Dolphins.

The athlete has reportedly headhunted numerous members to join him in Tampa Bay, implying that he is not considering playing for another team at this time. Tom Brady robbed Rob Gronkowski when he made his way to the Buccaneers in 2020. However, in recent times, the TE’s return in the 2022 season is still undecided.

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If Brady will leave the Buccaneers in 2023, it will intrigue fans to see what the Buccaneers’ next move might be. Given the fact that Brady’s contract includes a no-tag clause. So, unless he signs a new contract, he’ll be a free agent in 2023. As of now, the Bucs management will be happy with the return of the GOAT, making the Tampa Bay line-up a legitimate Super Bowl contender for the upcoming 2022 season.

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