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Mike Florio says that the New York Jets’ dysfunction, most recently on display with the team’s decision to fire Robert Saleh, starts with their owner Woody Johnson.
There’s a big shakeup in this week’s CFP projections. Alabama’s out, and Indiana and Boise State hop in.

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  • MIN Running Back #33
    O’Connell did note that it “looks like we’ve avoided a long-term injury.” Minnesota is on bye in Week 6, but Ty Chandler could be in line for a starter’s load in Week 7 against the Lions. Jones left early in Week 5 with the hip injury and did not return. Chandler would be on the RB2/FLEX line in Week 7 if he drew the start.
  • PIT Running Back #30
    Warren is likely to be sidelined once again as he recovers from a knee injury he suffered in Week 3. It could still be a few weeks before Warren returns to the lineup, and even then, his workload could be limited. Najee Harris will continue operating as the lead back in the massively run heavy Pittsburgh offense.
  • PIT Wide Receiver #14
    Pickens plays just 57 percent of the team’s snaps in last week’s loss to the Cowboys and ran a pass route on 20 of the Steelers’ 31 drop backs. Pickens had three catches for 26 yards and appeared disinterested throughout. Tomlin is almost certainly providing cover for the Steelers’ mercurial No. 1 receiver. Pickens will look to get back on track against an exploitable Raiders secondary in Week 6. Pickens has a 28 percent target share and the 19th most air yards among wideouts on the season.
  • PIT Quarterback #3
    Wilson is expected to be a full participant in practice this week after dealing with a calf injury for almost two months. Tomlin will likely play rhetorical games about Wilson’s status throughout the week, following a miserable performance from Justin Fields in Week 5 against a poor Dallas defense missing their two best defensive linemen. Fields is likely to get another start in Week 6, though nothing is guaranteed beyond that.
  • NYJ Coaching Staff
    The Jets shocked the football world on Tuesday morning when they fired head coach Robert Saleh, who was 20-32 over three and a half seasons at the helm. It appears they’ll stick with Hackett — a longtime member of the Aaron Rodgers orbit — for now despite the team’s offensive struggles over the past few weeks. New York has the league’s seventh lowest EPA per play and 11th worst drop back success rate. The Jets run an uncreative offense that uses play action at a low 20 percent rate. It looks like the team will try to grind their way to victory in a deeply inefficient, outdated system devised by Hackett and Rodgers.
  • FA Head Coach
    Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will take over as interim head coach. Apparently the Jets had seen enough after three lackluster seasons and a sputtering start to the 2024 campaign. Saleh has had a dicey relationship with Aaron Rodgers, including a couple well-documented sideline interactions that did not appear entirely friendly. Saleh’s defense was elite throughout his time with the Jets. Since the start of the 2021 season, Saleh’s Jets defense has allowed the sixth lowest offensive success rate and has been stellar against the pass over the past two seasons. Saleh had the misfortune of being tied to the success or failure of Zach Wilson, the team’s first round draft pick in 2022 who flamed out immediately. Rodgers’ Week 1 Achilles tear in 2023 was another blow for Saleh, who once again had to lean on Wilson. A defensive coordinator before landing the Jets top job, Saleh, 45, will likely be a popular coordinator prospect during the offseason. He ends his Jets tenure with a 20-32 record.
  • NO Quarterback #4
    Carr left in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the Chiefs with the oblique injury and did not return. He told reporters after the game that he sustained the injury not on a hit from a KC defender, but on his throw downfield on fourth down. Carr said he would make every effort to get right before the Saints’ Week 6 game against the Bucs. “You know me, I’m going to do anything I can to be there,” he said. Jake Haener, a rookie who had 17 yards on 2-of-7 passing Monday night against the Chiefs, would get the start if Carr is sidelined next week.
  • KC Wide Receiver #1
    The Chiefs continue to look for ways to get their speedy youngster involved on offense and it is clear they are starting to open up the playbook for him. Mahomes attempted three deep passes to Worthy, two falling incomplete and one drawing a defensive pass interference penalty in the second half. Worthy scored from three yards out on a direct snap to tight end Travis Kelce, who operated a read option and handed the ball off to the rookie for the touchdown. Worthy could further expand his involvement after the Chiefs come out of their Week 6 bye.
  • KC Tight End #87
    Kelce led the team in targets and narrowly scored a touchdown on an inside shuttle pass from four yards out in the third quarter. He was tackled at the one and Patrick Mahomes was picked off on the following play. Only Kelce and JuJu Smith-Schuster saw more than six targets, making it likely this offense continues to operate over the short-to-intermediate areas of the field in the absence of Isiah Pacheco and Rashee Rice. Kelce and the Chiefs get a breather in Week 6 before traveling to San Francisco to face the 49ers in Week 7.
  • KC Wide Receiver #9
    Smith-Schuster appeared to soak up most of the routes previously run by alpha wide receiver Rashee Rice, paving the way for a potential waiver wire darling as the Chiefs head to their bye week. His eight targets trailed only tight end Travis Kelce’s 10, with only Xavier Worthy’s six looks anywhere near the duo up top. There definitely could be something here considering the state of the Kansas City roster and their recent propensity to work the short areas of the field.

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How much did Rodgers have to do with Saleh firing?
Mike Florio wonders what role -- if any -- Aaron Rodgers played in the New York Jets' firing of Robert Saleh.

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NFL Week 5
The Dallas Cowboys pulled ahead late in the fourth quarter to pick up a 20-17 road victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5.
Jayden Daniels hops on FaceTime with Mike Florio to break down the Commanders’ win vs. the Browns and his name being in MVP talks just five games into his rookie season.
Dak Prescott throws to Jalen Tolbert for the game-winning touchdown in the final minute for the Dallas Cowboys against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jalen Tolbert joins the PSNFF crew to break down his game-winning touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers and discuss the lengthy weather delay to begin the game.
Matthew Berry & Co. look ahead to Cowboys vs. Steelers on Sunday Night Football, explaining why Dallas’ offense is “one-dimensional” outside of its stars and how Justin Fields can step up.
Chris Simms and Ahmed Fareed unpack the Baltimore Ravens’ overtime victory over the Bengals in Week 5, and why it’s time to sound the alarms on Cincinnati.
The FNIA crew run through their favorites to win the NFC South, NFC North and AFC East, making the case for teams such as the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions to come out on top.

Premier League

Robbie Earle and Danny Higginbotham assess the state of the bottom of the Premier League table as multiple teams already find themselves in big trouble following Matchweek 7.
Robbie Earle and Danny Higginbotham discuss the current three-horse race for the Premier League title between Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal following Matchweek 7.
Kelly Cates, Ian Wright, and the rest of the crew unpack Tottenham’s stunning 3-2 loss to Brighton at the Amex this past weekend after squandering a 2-0 halftime lead.

NFL

The Browns got David Njoku back in the lineup in last Sunday’s loss to the Commanders and they’re parting ways with another tight end as they head toward their Week Six matchup with the Eagles.
After Vikings running back Aaron Jones left last Sunday’s win over the Jets with a hip injury, word was that he was expected to be ready to play after the team’s bye in Week Six.
Two weeks and five days ago, the Jets moved to 2-1.
The Steelers are set to be shorthanded at running back and edge rusher again this week.

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Denny Carter looks at offensive shifts for the Falcons and Chiefs, and examines production profiles for Alec Pierce, Terry McLaurin, and more
Eric Samulski breaks down his DST rankings for Week 6 of the fantasy football season.
Nick Shlain breaks down Paul Skenes’ rapid ascension as an ace as part of the Pirates’ 2024 season recap.

College Football

Kalen DeBoer knows fans who celebrated six national titles in Nick Saban’s 17 seasons won’t soon forget the 40-35 loss in Nashville, but the players can’t afford to dwell.
Both players had diminished roles this season and appeared in only three of five games.
A season that began with plenty of question marks has provided a handful of promising answers through five weeks. Pat Narduzzi is encouraged but hardly satisfied.
Coach Kirby Smart was disappointed in the somewhat muted performance of home fans in No. 5 Georgia’s 31-13 win over Auburn.

Motor Sports

Christian Craig announced a two-year deal to return to Star Racing Yamaha last week. A timeline for his return has not yet been announced.
Ernée France has hosted three Motocross of Nation events, the most recent of which was won by Team France in 2023.
William Byron and Denny Hamlin are the biggest movers in this week’s rankings.
Team USA finished second to Team Australia by only three points in a battle that came down to the final laps of Race 3.

Golf

The PGA Tour hasn’t played an official event in the Beehive State since 1963.
Keegan Bradley chats with the Golf Today team about the concept of being a playing captain at the 2025 Ryder Cup, the challenges facing the U.S. team at Bethpage Black and more.
Jay Don Blake joins Golf Today ahead of his 500th start on the PGA Tour, coming at the Black Desert Championship, and shares the emotions of this milestone and his expectations for the event at 65 years old.
The GT roundtable discusses Ryder Cup topics ranging from Keegan Bradley as a potential playing captain to the LIV Golf issue facing the European team.
Luke Donald chats with the Golf Today team about how he’s continuing to grow after leading the European team to a Ryder Cup win
The PGA Tour is playing an inaugural event in Utah, but Finau will be in Texas. And for good reason.

MLB

Bob Costas dissects the playoff format and schedule and how it may impact the teams that make it to the World Series, the success of the MLB season so far as a whole, bad blood between the Dodgers and Padres, and more.
Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night.

NBA

What player do GMs want if starting a franchise today? Victor Wembanyama. Duh.
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Betting

BTE reviews fresh MVP odds after a wild Week 5 in the NFL, including Josh Allen’s “tough path” to the award and which quarterbacks could challenge Patrick Mahomes atop the board.
Bet the Edge examines the Washington Commanders four-game winning streak and why Jayden Daniels has the team in great position to take home the NFC East title in 2024.
With Dan Quinn and Kevin O’Connell taking their teams to new heights, Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick assess where both head coaches stand in this year’s NFL Coach of the Year race.

College Basketball

The 73-year-old Doug Bruno is at home recovering and will return to the team when he’s able.
UCLA, Southern California, Oregon and Washington start their first year in the Big Ten in a few weeks on the basketball court.
The NCAA is sticking with two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028.
South Carolina already is on the way to leading women’s college basketball in average attendance for an 11th straight season.

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Pursuing a 100th career title, Novak Djokovic had an easier time in his second match at the Shanghai Masters in ousting Flavio Cobolli.
Uchenna Nwosu was just able to get back on the field for the first time this season on Sunday.
Robert Saleh is no longer the head coach of the Jets and it doesn’t look like he has eyes on joining any other team for the rest of the 2024 season.
Commanders defensive lineman Jonathan Allen shared a blunt assessment of Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Tuesday.