Matthew Stafford outduels Tom Brady as Los Angeles stays undefeated
Sunday's clash between the Buccaneers and Rams figured to be one of, if not the most explosive, of the week. That proved correct, but more for one side than the other. While Tom Brady finished his first trip to Los Angeles with gaudy numbers, eclipsing 400 yards through the air and several times tying the game early on, it was Matthew Stafford and the Rams who owned the anticipated matchup and a potential NFC Championship preview. With Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and an emergent DeSean Jackson finding space against Tampa Bay's secondary, L.A. had little trouble staying undefeated with a 34-24 victory at home.
Here are some immediate takeaways from Sunday's big win for the Rams, who handed the Bucs their first loss of the year:
Why the Rams won
The Stafford-Sean McVay connection is presently one of the most lethal in the league, and that remained the case against a Bucs defense that's proven vulnerable to the pass this year. Stafford was off the mark a bit early, but once he got in stride, he never looked back, finding Kupp on countless key downs and launching a pair of beautiful deep balls to the still-electric Jackson. Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee also contributed acrobatic and timely catches to round out one of the NFL's most dangerous offenses, even without much of a run game. The defense, meanwhile, stepped up regularly against Tampa Bay's one-dimensional attack, with Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Taylor Rapp among those chipping in to get after Brady or disconnect his rhythm with guys like Rob Gronkowski.
Why the Buccaneers lost
For one, they weren't their normal explosive selves with the ball in their hands. While L.A. enjoyed flashy bombs to an ex-Buc in Jackson, Brady and Co. were left to chip away slowly at the Rams defense, with Giovani Bernard among the most reliable targets for TB12 on a day in which Antonio Brown was absent and Bruce Arians' club ran the ball just 13 times, with one of those carries going to Chris Godwin. On "D," things were arguably even worse, though perhaps more predictable considering how Tampa Bay was occasionally gashed in the first two weeks. Stafford consistently had his way passing the ball against the Bucs' secondary, and only William Gholston actually got to Stafford in the pocket.
Turning point
On 3rd-and-10 early in the second half, with the Rams up seven, the Buccaneers had a chance to get their defense off the field and give Brady a shot at knotting the ball game once again. Instead, Jackson blazed past the entire Tampa Bay secondary, and Stafford found him easily for a 75-yard score, putting the Rams up 21-7 and putting all the momentum in the home team's favor.
Play of the game
Give it to DeSean, who looked more like 24 than 34 on his few but dangerous deep shots, including the 75-yarder that gave him his first TD as a Ram:
What's next
The Rams (3-0) will stay at home in Week 4 with a chance to take care of business against a divisional opponent, as they host the similarly unbeaten Cardinals (3-0) on Oct. 3. The Buccaneers (2-1), meanwhile, will stay on the road for a "Sunday Night Football" showdown with Brady's old team, the Patriots (1-2).
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JULIAN DRAXLER AND IDRISSA GUEYE MAKE IT EIGHT WINS FROM EIGHT FOR PSG AGAINST MONTPELLIER
JULIAN DRAXLER AND IDRISSA GUEYE MAKE IT EIGHT WINS FROM EIGHT FOR PSG AGAINST MONTPELLIER
Paris Saint-Germain finished second in Ligue 1 last season and they appear determined not to let the league title slip this time around. They have eight wins from eight matches in the league and beat Montpellier 2-0 on Saturday night. Goals from Idrissa Gueye and then Julian Draxler earned Mauricio Pochettino's men the victory.
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CANELO ALVAREZ, CALEB PLANT GET INTO HEATED PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION
Things got heated between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant.
Typically, press conferences to announce a significant fight are boring. But, unfortunately, that didn't happen at Tuesday's presser to promote the undisputed super middleweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant.
At the beginning of the press conference, Alvarez and Plant were introduced. They went face-to-face, and in a matter of seconds, the WBA (super), WBC, and WBO 168-pound champion took off his sunglasses and stared deeply into Plant's eyes. The IBF titlist put his hands behind his back and started talking to Alvarez, who proceeded to talk back at the Nashville native.
With no one in between them, Alvarez and Plant continued to jaw at one another, with neither guy giving up an inch. Then, Alvarez gave Plant a hard shove and calling him a motherf— er three times. Plant walked up to Alvarez and threw a looping left hook, which Alvarez backed to avoid the shot.
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Neymar Jr spoke after his his first goal for Paris in this season!
Lionel Messi's home debut for Paris Saint-Germain ended in victory, the Ligue 1 leaders rallying for a 2-1 win over Lyon thanks to Neymar's penalty and a late goal from Mauro Icardi.
Lyon took the lead nine minutes after the break when Karl Toko Ekambi's teasing cross was met by a first-time finish from Lucas Paqueta.
PSG got themselves back on level terms with a 66th-minute penalty, Neymar converting from the spot after he was deemed to have been fouled in the box by Malo Gusto.
Substitute Icardi then popped up in added time at Parc des Princes to secure the points for the home side with a brilliant header from Kylian Mbappe's cross.
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PSG-OL : Rai débarque au Parc des Princes
Un moment d'émotion à venir pour le Brésilien car il devrait communiquer avec les supporters lors de son passage sur le plateau d'avant-match du club, très souvent placé au bas de la tribune Boulogne, comme cela était le cas lors de la première à domicile cette saison où Javier Pastore était passé aux micros tout comme Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe WILL start tomorrow against Club Brugge in PSG's first UCL match
Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe WILL start tomorrow against Club Brugge in PSG's first UCL match of the season (via L'Equipe) 😳
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The Ultras Paris Collective unveiled a banner thanking Belmondo
The Ultras Paris Collective unveiled a banner thanking Belmondo for his career and actions for the club. "1933-2021: Ander Herrera scored twice and Kylian Mbappe added another as French league leader Paris Saint-Germain routed promoted Clermont 4-0 on Saturday to make it five straight wins.
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye came off the bench to add the fourth goal midway through the second half.
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Nuno Mendes first training session after joining Paris St Germain from Sporting
Saint-Germain from Sporting Lisbon on loan for the season.
The Ligue 1 giants will pay Sporting £6million for the 19-year-old's services and will have the option to make the deal permanent for £34m when it ends,
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Segundo maior artilheiro da história da Seleção BRASILEIRAAA!
NEYMAR JR:
“The collective is more important, but at the same time I'm happy to be the top scorer in qualifiers, top assister with Brazil & soon, God willing, it will be an honor to pass Pelé. I don't know what else I can do in this shirt to make people respect Neymar.”
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Neymar Jr and the Brazilian national team arrived in Recife for World Cup qualifier vs peru
Players not released for an international window can be banned for five days after the window ends under the Fifa regulations.
The decision covers 10-14 September.
Brazil invoked the bans after the Premier League stopped players from appearing for their country if it meant travel to red list countries.
Players travelling to red list countries would have had to miss several games on their return because of the 10-day isolation period required under UK rules.
In addition to missing their sides' weekend games, Chelsea defender Thiago Silva and Manchester United midfielder Fred will also not be allowed to play in their teams' opening Champions League games against Zenit St Petersburg and Young Boys next Tuesday.
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Brazil and Argentina's World Cup qualifier was abandoned just minutes after kick-off
The dramatic intervention came hours after Brazil's health authorities had said four England-based players for Argentina had to quarantine.
Although it did not name the four, the players with English Premier League clubs are Emiliano Buendia and Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa and Giovani lo Celso and Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur.
Martinez, Lo Celso and Romero all started the game in Sao Paulo.
No date for the rearranged fixture has been set with Argentina players leaving to prepare for their next World Cup qualifier - at home to Bolivia on Friday, 10 September.
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Neymar Jr and Brazil teammates training session
Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr faced criticism on social media forums as mean trolls were targeted at him recently, labelling him fat, out of shape and overweight.
All of this started when a shirtless picture of Neymar on a yacht surfaced online and social media users started ridiculing it, suggesting Neymar has put on some weight.
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Paris Saint-Germain beats Lyon to win League Cup final
French champion Paris Saint-Germain edged out Lyon on penalty kicks to win a tightly contested last edition of the League Cup on Friday and complete a domestic treble, denying Lyon its first trophy since the French Cup in 2012.
The match finished 0-0 and Lyon was a save away from winning it, leading 5-4 in the shootout.
But Neymar held his nerve well, slotting the ball into the bottom corner to draw PSG level and Lyon winger Bertrand Traore’s subsequent penalty was saved by Keylor Navas.
Winger Pablo Sarabia confidently placed the next penalty past goalkeeper Anthony Lopes to give PSG the win to follow up on last Friday’s 1-0 win against Saint-Etienne in the French Cup. Join with this link: http://wix.to/BMByC88. Got the app? Use the invite code: DMAD6P
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Neymar jr join Brazil’s squad in preparations for the World Cup qualifying matches in Chile
Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup qualifying matches in Chile later on Thursday, Argentina in Sao Paulo on Sept. 5 and Peru in Recife on Sept. 9.
The Brazilian Football Federation said it had filed a formal complaint with the world governing body FIFA. Paste):
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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes highest-scoring man in international soccer history
Portugal -- Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-scoring man in the international soccer history with his 110th goal for Portugal on Wednesday.
The Portugal captain scored in the 89th minute against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier, moving ahead of former Iranian striker Ali Daei. He added a second -- another header -- minutes later in a 2-1 victory. Earlier in the game, he had a penalty saved in the 15th minute.
The 36-year-old Ronaldo, who finalized his return to Manchester United on Tuesday after leaving Juventus, was playing in his 180th game for Portugal. The forward made his debut for the national team in 2003 and began his historic scoring run at the 2004 European Championship in a 2-1 loss to Greece in the group stage.
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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Ali Daei’s world record of 109 international goals
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the world record holder for most goals scored in internationals after his header against the Republic of Ireland.
Ronaldo’s 89-minute strike in Portugal’s World Cup qualifying match on Wednesday night means he now has 110 goals in 180 appearances for his country, breaking Ali Daei’s record of 109 goals for Iran.
Ronaldo had the chance to break the record earlier in the game after Portugal were awarded a penalty but Ireland's 19-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, who is on loan at League One Portsmouth from Manchester City, saved Ronaldo's spot kick.
Bazunu denied Ronaldo a second time late into the second half after Ronaldo's free kick made it past the wall but Bazunu palmed it wide convincingly.
The 36-year-old equalled Daei’s record with two converted penalties in Portugal’s final Euro 2020 group match against France.
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France pre game warm up host to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Seeking to maintain their unbeaten start to World Cup 2022 qualifying, France play host to Bosnia-Herzegovina at Strasbourg's Stade de la Meinau on Wednesday evening.
Les Bleus resume action following a dismal last-16 exit at Euro 2020, while Bosnia are winless in their first two matches of Group D during the road to Qatar.
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Wesley Safadão and Neymar Jr onstage performance Barra Grande, Bahia,
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