Peyton Manning continued re-writing the NFL record books, and the Dallas Cowboys continued to be the NFL's hottest team. Here's what we learned on Sunday:
Nick Folk's potential game-winning, 58-yard field goal with five seconds left was blocked, and the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets, 27-25, in Foxborough, Mass. on Thursday night.
Travis Ishikawa hit a game-winning, three-run homer off Michael Wacha in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, in San Francisco on Thursday night to win Game 5 of the National League Championship Series and advance to the World Series for the third time in five years.
Mississippi State has gone from unranked to No. 1 faster than any team in history. And that’s just one of the surprises from this week in college football.
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, as the Seattle Seahawks held off the Washington Redskins, 27-17, in Landover, Md. on Monday night.
Eddie Lacy ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers embarrassed the Minnesota Vikings, 42-10, at rainy Lambeau Field in Wisconsin on Thursday night.