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Good morning, everyone! Carter Bahns here with your weekend recap. Thanksgiving week is upon us, and the last three days gave us countless sports storylines to be thankful for. That includes some monster performances in the NFL, more drama across the collegiate football landscape, a career to be remembered in the NBA and some offseason MLB trade buzz.
Let’s get right to it.
🏈 Five things to know Monday
Week 12 in the NFL was not light on chaos. The trio of overtime games was evidence of that. The Lions needed extra time to defeat the Giants, the Jaguars outlasted the Cardinals and the Chiefs walked off the Colts to complete a late comeback and, very likely, save any realistic hopes of reaching the playoffs. The same can be said about the Cowboys — minus the overtime — after they spotted the Eagles three touchdowns, and managed to escape with a sorely needed win. But for all of the playoff implications and outstanding individual performances, one of the biggest highlights of the day was Shedeur Sanders leading the lowly Browns to a victory in his starting debut. Astonishingly, he is the first Cleveland quarterback to do so in 30 years.Oregon and Oklahoma inched closer to the College Football Playoff with statement wins. The Ducks are up to No. 5 in the AP Top 25 poll, and the Sooners cemented their spot at No. 8 with victories over ranked teams in the penultimate week of college football’s regular season. Tuesday’s CFP rankings should offer more clarity on both teams’ margin for error, but the calculus after their wins over USC and Missouri is quite clear — win your regular-season finale, and you’re pretty much guaranteed a spot in the 12-team field.The Mets and Rangers will swap Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien in an offseason trade. The veterans will be on the move with this transaction reportedly set to be finalized. Semien figures to be the Mets’ Opening…..
