{"id":193107,"date":"2025-10-06T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193107\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:55:14","slug":"five-weeks-into-the-nfl-season-not-a-single-undefeated-team-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193107\/","title":{"rendered":"Five weeks into the NFL season, not a single undefeated team remains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yahoo Sports AM<\/a> is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here<\/a> to get it every weekday morning.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 Headlines<\/p>\n

\u26be\ufe0f Rangers replace Bochy: The Rangers are hiring Skip Schumaker as their next manager<\/a>. The former Marlins skipper spent the 2025 season as a special advisor to Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young.<\/p>\n

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\u26bd\ufe0f Philly secures the Shield: The Philadelphia Union (20 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses) clinched the MLS Supporters’ Shield<\/a> (best record) on Saturday with a game to spare. Quite the accomplishment for a club that didn’t even make the playoffs last year.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4a Back on top: Brazil’s Alex Pereira obliterated Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev<\/a> at UFC 320, knocking him out just 80 seconds into their bout to reclaim the light heavyweight title that he lost seven months ago to\u2026 Ankalaev.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc1 The Final 8: Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano advanced to the semifinal round of the NASCAR playoffs<\/a> following Sunday’s road course race in Charlotte.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 Sanchez hospitalized, arrested: Former Jets QB and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was stabbed on Saturday in Indianapolis, and then arrested at the hospital for allegedly (and drunkenly) starting the confrontation<\/a> by attacking a 69-year-old truck driver. He is in stable condition.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 Any given Sunday\"The<\/p>\n

The Patriots went into Buffalo on Sunday night and handed the Bills their first loss. (Adrian Kraus\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n

The 1972 Dolphins \u2014 the only NFL team to complete a perfect season \u2014 are popping champagne earlier than usual this year.<\/p>\n

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No more unbeatens: With the Eagles and Bills both losing on Sunday, the NFL has no undefeated teams just five weeks into the season \u2014 the earliest that’s happened since 2014. Meanwhile, only one team (the Jets) remains winless. You want parity? You got it.<\/p>\n

You want comebacks? You got that, too. Five teams climbed out of double-digit holes to win on Sunday, just one shy of the all-time single-week record.<\/p>\n

The Titans overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Cardinals, 22-21<\/a><\/p>\n

The Panthers overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Dolphins, 27-24<\/a><\/p>\n

The Broncos overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Eagles, 21-17<\/a><\/p>\n

The Saints overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Giants, 26-14<\/a><\/p>\n

The Commanders overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the Chargers, 27-10<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsewhere: Baker Mayfield outdueled Sam Darnold<\/a> in a battle of former first-round QB castoffs \u2026 Drake Maye and Stefon Diggs balled out on “SNF”<\/a> \u2026 The Ravens fell to 1-4<\/a> after getting smoked by the Texans \u2026 The Vikings beat the Browns in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday recap: Scoreboard<\/a> | Winners and losers<\/a> | Fantasy notebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u26be\ufe0f Yesavage, Blue Jays take control\"(Vaughn<\/p>\n

(Vaughn Ridley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays took a 2-0 ALDS lead<\/a> over the Yankees on Sunday behind a gem from rookie Trey Yesavage, who began the season in Single-A.<\/p>\n

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From Yahoo Sports’ Jake Mintz:<\/p>\n

The first start of Trey Yesavage’s 2025 season took place in front of a paying crowd of 327 people. Two tickets, according to the Jupiter Hammerheads’ Instagram page, could be purchased for the low, low sum of $15.<\/p>\n

And considering how Yesavage pitched that night, it was probably a good thing that so few ball fans rolled through the turnstiles at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.<\/p>\n

Making his minor-league debut for the Low-A Florida State League Dunedin Blue Jays, the 2024 first-rounder walked six hitters across 3 2\/3 disjointed innings, surrendering just one hit alongside two unearned runs.<\/p>\n

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Nothing about that inauspicious performance could have foretold how Yesavage’s campaign would unfurl. On Sunday, less than six months removed from that humdrum showing against the Hammerheads, Yesavage shined on a slightly bigger stage.<\/p>\n

With 44,764 souls packed into Toronto’s Rogers Centre, the 22-year-old righty absolutely tyrannized the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS. Facing the sport’s best lineup this regular season in just his fourth big-league start, Yesavage did not allow a single hit across 5 1\/3 masterful innings.<\/p>\n

Leaning on a dastardly split-finger fastball, he punched out 11 and walked just one. He struck out the side in the third and the fourth. The Yankees swung at 31 of his 78 pitches and whiffed 18 times. The Blue Jays’ offense backed up his brilliance by scoring 11 runs before the end of the fourth inning.<\/p>\n

“I was just doing what I feel comfortable doing, throwing splits late in the count, and it just so happens they were swinging and missing at a bunch of them and chasing them down,” Yesavage said postgame. “I didn’t change anything.”<\/p>\n

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Where it stands: The Yankees are the 72nd team in the division series era (since 1994) to lose the first two games in a best-of-five series. Only eight of the previous 71 rattled off three straight victories to swipe the series. The most recent team to do it? The Yankees, back in 2017 against Cleveland.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Seattle\u2026 Jorge Polanco (2 HR) and the Mariners beat the Tigers, 3-2, on Sunday to even the series<\/a> and notch their first home playoff win in 24 years.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf0e The world in photos\"(Ian<\/p>\n

(Ian Maule\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Las Vegas, Nevada \u2014 The Aces have taken a commanding 2-0 lead over the Mercury in the WNBA Finals, following up Friday’s narrow Game 1 victory with a decisive 91-78 win on Sunday<\/a>. The best-of-seven series heads to Phoenix for Game 3 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Historic performance: Aces guard Jackie Young led the way in Game 2, scoring 21 of her 32 points in the third quarter \u2014 the most ever scored in a single quarter in WNBA Finals history.<\/p>\n

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(Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f London, England \u2014 Chelsea took down Liverpool<\/a>, 2-1, on a stoppage-time goal from 18-year-old Est\u00eav\u00e3o Willian, sending Stamford Bridge into delirium<\/a> and sending the Reds to their third straight loss across all competitions.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere: Manchester City’s win over Brentford was the 250th of Pep Guardiola’s career in just his 349th game, making him the fastest manager in Premier League history<\/a> to reach that milestone.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore, Singapore \u2014 McLaren clinched its second straight Constructors’ Championship<\/a> at the Singapore Grand Prix, marking the first time they’ve captured consecutive titles since winning four straight from 1988-91.<\/p>\n

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What to watch: Attention can now be turned solely to the individual title race between McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who are separated by just 22 points with six races left. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, lurking in third, would need a miracle to win his fifth straight title.<\/p>\n

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(Lintao Zhang\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Beijing, China \u2014 Amanda Anisimova beat Linda Noskov\u00e1, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, to win the China Open<\/a> and clinch her second WTA 1000 title of the year.<\/p>\n

Points leaders: Anisimova (5,908 points) has overtaken Coco Gauff (5,574) as No. 3 in the WTA Race, trailing only Iga \u015awi\u0105tek (8,153) and Aryna Sabalenka (9,610).<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 AP poll: Preseason vs. now\"(Yahoo<\/p>\n

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Texas and Penn State began the season as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the AP poll. Six weeks later, they’re both unranked<\/a> after the Longhorns fell to Florida<\/a> and the Nittany Lions lost to previously winless UCLA<\/a>.*<\/p>\n

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Preseason vs. now: With Clemson also unranked, three of the top four teams in the preseason poll have fallen out entirely.<\/p>\n

*Historic upset: Teams to enter 0-4 (or worse) and defeat a Top 10 opponent in the last 70 years: Tulane in 1958, UTEP in 1985 and UCLA on Saturday. The Bruins were 24.5-point underdogs! The level of disaster here is unfathomable for Penn State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Good read: With Carson Beck and ‘Baby Jesus’ leading the way, Miami may be the best team in America <\/a>(Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports)<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa Watchlist: Monday, Oct. 6\"(Rob<\/p>\n

(Rob Tringali\/MLB Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u26be\ufe0f Dodgers at Phillies, Game 2 | 6pm ET, TBS<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Luzardo (15-7, 3.92 ERA this season) gets the start for the Phils as they try to even the series against Blake Snell (5-4, 2.35 ERA) and the defending champs, who rode Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez’s bat and Shohei Ohtani’s arm to a 5-3 victory in Game 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u26be\ufe0f Cubs at Brewers, Game 2 | 9pm, TBS<\/p>\n

Southpaw Shota Imanaga (9-8, 3.73 ERA this season) makes his first-ever MLB playoff start for the Cubs as they look to rebound from a lopsided 9-3 loss in Game 1<\/a>. The Brewers are countering with reliever Aaron Ashby (5-2, 2.16 ERA) as the opener.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 Chiefs at Jaguars | 8:15pm, ABC\/ESPN<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (2-2) bring their two-game winning streak into Jacksonville, where Trevor Lawrence and the Jags (3-1) are off to their best start since 2018.<\/p>\n

More to watch:<\/p>\n

\u26bd\ufe0f NWSL: Angel City vs. KC Current (10:30pm, CBSSN) \u2026 Kansas City (18-2-2) is one victory away from setting a new NWSL record for wins in a season.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc0 NBA Preseason: Guangzhou at Spurs (8pm, NBA) \u2026 San Antonio hosts the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.<\/p>\n

Today’s full slate.<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc6 NHL trivia\"(Scott<\/p>\n

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The 2025-26 NHL season begins tomorrow with three games.<\/p>\n

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Question: Can you name the past five Stanley Cup champions?<\/p>\n

Answer at the bottom.<\/p>\n

\u26be\ufe0f Highlight of the weekend\"(Mark<\/p>\n

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Vladdy Jr. with one of the coldest bat flips ever <\/a>after demolishing a grand slam in Game 2 against the Yankees. Elite camera work, too.<\/p>\n

Trivia answer: Panthers (2025), Panthers (2024), Golden Knights (2023), Avalanche (2022), Lightning (2021)<\/p>\n

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