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The Detroit Lions are the second team in NFL history to score 30+ points in each of their first 3 games of a season while also having a negative total point differential over those games (1994 New England Patriots).
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Today against the Fever, A'ja Wilson recorded 38 points while having shooting splits of 78.9/100/85.7.
No other player in WNBA or NBA history has had a playoff game with that many points and such high FG%/3PT%/FT%.
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How good has Kenneth Walker III been for the Kansas City Chiefs? Through two weeks, Walker has forced 31 missed or broken tackles on his rushing attempts. That's more than Isiah Pacheco (13) or Kareem Hunt (27) had all of last season.
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The Saints have been reliant on Tyler Shough's arm and quick-concept play calls. The Raiders are generating pressure on the line that goes beyond Maxx Crosby.
Two overlooked teams entering the season make for one of Week 3's more interesting matchups: theanalyst.com/articles/new-…
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Indiana has not committed more turnovers than an opponent in any of its last 27 games.
That is tied for the longest such streak by any FBS team over the last 30 seasons (Air Force 2007-2009).
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The Guardians currently have:
no qualifying .300+ hitters
no players with 20+ HR
no players with 75+ RBI
no players with 40+ SB
No MLB team has ever finished a non-shortened season without having any players accomplish any of those feats and yet still made the playoffs.
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For the first time since 1987, both ALCS participants from the previous year will finish with a losing record.
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The Astros and Rangers are tied for the AL West division lead at 78-79 (.497).
The only later dates in MLB history that a division leader was under .500 were on September 25-27, 2005 when the Padres led the NL West with a losing record.
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The 49ers have the best chance of winning their Week 3 game, while Vikings-Bucs is the closest call.
Win probabilities for the entire Week 3 slate:
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Follow our NFL TRACR rankings and probabilities throughout the season.
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In his first season playing in the NL, Pete Alonso hit 53 homers.
In his first season playing in the AL, he has hit 40.
He's the only player all-time to hit 40+ homers in his first season in each league.
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Matthew Stafford sits at 423 career passing touchdowns, two shy of tying Philip Rivers (425) for the sixth most all-time.
He has 141 passing touchdowns as a Ram, one away from tying Jim Everett (142) for the second most in franchise history (Roman Gabriel, 154).
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The WNBA regular season concludes on Thursday, with the playoffs set to tip off on Sunday.
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2026 FBS team-by-team TRACR and playoff probability.
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The @Chiefs are the first team in NFL history to have a 30+ year old QB with 300+ passing yards and a 35+ year old TE with 100+ receiving yards in the same game.
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All five AL West teams have a negative run differential this season: Astros (-54), Rangers (-33), Mariners (-55), Athletics (-216) and Angels (-80).
The AL West could become the fourth division in MLB’s “divisional era” to have all teams finish with a negative run differential.
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Over the last 30 years, one FBS or NFL QB has had three straight games with at least 3 passing touchdowns and an 80.0% completion percentage.
That player is Darian Mensah, who has done so in the first three games this season for @CanesFootball.
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The top 3 RBI men in MLB this year are Alec Burleson (111), Sal Stewart (109) & Pete Crow-Armstrong (105).
Never have the top 3 finishers in RBI in a given season all been from the same division (since divisional play began in 1969).
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The Brewers are No. 1 in TRACR and slightly above the Dodgers with the highest World Series win probability.
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