Bill Belichicks crazy game plan has Patriots in control of AFC plus ranking every bowl game

Happy Tuesday, folks! I hope this newsletter finds you in good position to make your fantasy football playoffs after picking up a crucial win this week.And if it doesn't, well, there's always next year. CBS Sports HQ Newsletter Your Ultimate Guide to Every Day in Sports We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would Tristan Thompson Jersey like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Let's get right to it.Good morning to everyone but especially to...THE Forty-six carries, three pa s attempts, two completions...and one ma sive win for the New England Patriots.How ma sive, you ask?On a cold, windy night in Buffalo, the Patriots gashed the for 222 rushing yards and made two crucial fourth-quarter redzone stands in. It was their seventh straight victory, and one that .Wind gusts made pa sing extremely difficult, and Belichick was more than happy to rely on the ground game and the defense, as he has done all year. The Patriots' three pa s attempts in the entire game were the fewest by any team since 1974. had 111 rushing yards, including a 64-yard dash to open the scoring. added 78 rushing Dylan Windler Jersey yards.must feel like the guy who contributed nothing to the group project but still got an "A."Buffalo scored just once on four redzone trips. The Bills' second-to-last drive ended on mi sing a 33-yard field goal, and their last drive ended on misfiring on three consecutive pa ses from inside the New England 20-yard line.It may not have been pretty, but New England's gameplan sure was effective, :Sullivan: Whatever works, right?Honorable mentions:We have ! Alabama QB Bryce Young, Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud, Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson and Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett will head to New York for Saturday night's announcement. Young is the ma sive, ma sive favorite; his odds to win sit at -4000 at Caesars Sportsbook.And not such a good morning for...THE OREGON DUCKSJust hours after as its head football coach,Miami announced it is .Cristobal was 35-13 in his time in Eugene and won the Rose Bowl to cap the 2019 season. It looked as if the Ducks might climb to even greater heights in 2021 after they won at Ohio State in September and had a path to the College Football Playoff just a month ago...Instead, they got blown out at Utah in mid-November, squeaked by in-state rival Oregon State and Kevin Porter Jersey then, with a Rose Bowl bid on the line, got shellacked again by Utah in the Pac-12 Championship.And now Cristobal, who not only was a solid coach but an outstanding recruiter, has left --. Oh, did I mention Pac-12 rival USC now has Lincoln Riley in charge, too?As for a list of , our college football scribe Shehan Jeyarajah isn't ruling out a potential reunion with a big name:Jeyarajah: "Not so honorable mentions: , 69-54, in Florida last night. Now, you may think, "So what? It's still early, and every team takes their lumps." Well, not these kinds of Marques Bolden Jersey lumps. Texas Southern entered the game 0-7 this season and lost by 27 at Louisiana Tech just last week. It's the first time ever that a SWAC team has beaten an AP-ranked SEC team.COVID-19 is rearing its ugly head in pro sports. On Monday alone, , including , who tested positive for the virus. Over in the NBA, DeMar DeRozan and LaMelo Ball wereMedina Spirit, the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, in California. Medina Spirit is the 20th horse to die at Santa Anita this year alone.The best bowl game? The worst? We ranked all 42 (and made early playoff picks) Before I go any further, let me reiterate what my colleague Tom Fornelli has to say, loud and clear: Fornelli:Now that that's out of the way, there has to be some way to rank all 42, just so you can know which games belong on the big TV, which ones belong on the small TV/computer and which ones belong on the phone. Just me? Ok, anyway, . We'll focus on the top three:3. Rose Bowl: (6) Ohio State vs. (11) Utah --2. Cotton Bowl semifinal: (1) Alabama vs. (4) Cincinnati --1. Orange Bowl semifinal: (2) Michigan vs. (3) Georgia --Now, who's going to win it all? Well, I don't have a crystal ball, but I can provide , which is the next-best thing.We're still three-and-a-half weeks away, : Dodd: Is Damian Lillard at the center of the Blazers' problems? If the only news Dante Exum Jersey you've heard about Portland this season is well, you haven't mi sed much. Portland is the definition of mediocre, with a record floating around .500 and the worst defensive rating in the NBA.The roster and coaching are deeply flawed, writes our NBA expert Brad Botkin, but the problems go beyond that. Botkin:What we're watching Tuesday , 7:30 p.m. on TNT 8 p.m. on ESPN , 10 p.m. on TNT
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