Good Morning. Kicking things off today with highlights from Russell Westbrook’s 8th triple double (including 41 points and 16 assists) of the season in last night’s game:

QUIPS FOR THIS WEEK

NFL

Another week in the NFL and much to discuss.  The Dallas Cowboys topped the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-30 after a great performance from Ezekiel Elliot (114 yards, 2 TDs) and Dak Prescott (319 yards, 2 TDs). Of note, Dak Prescott will likely be the starter next week even with the return of Tony Romo to the line-up.

In other news, the Philadelphia Eagles topped the Atlanta Falcons 24-15 with the help of Ryan Matthews’ 2 TDs and 108 yards, and the Minnesota Vikings had their fourth straight loss of the season, this time against Washington in a 26-20 game.

In Sunday night’s game, the Seattle Seahawks topped the New England Patriots — Seattle’s Doug Baldwin had 3 TDs in the the impressive 31-24 win.

Monday Night Football features the New York Giants versus the Cincinnati Bengals on ESPN at 8:30pm EST.

College Football

As we head closer to the playoffs, college football was all about upsets this past weekend. On Saturday, 3 of the top 5 teams lost to their opponents, creating a bit of a shake-up in the rankings. While #1 Alabama had a convincing win over Mississippi State 51-3, #2 Clemson lost a very close game to Pittsburgh 43-42, #3 Michigan was defeated by Iowa 14-13, and #4 Washington fell to #20 USC 26-13.

On the other hand, #5 Ohio State had a dominating win over Maryland 62-3 in College Park.

What does all of this mean for the rankings? Well, in the new top 5, we see #1 Alabama per last week followed by Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan and Clemson.

Basketball

What a night for Andrew Wiggins. The Minnesota Timberwolves star had a career high 47 points on Sunday in a game against the LA Lakers.

This week, college basketball begins to really heat up with two great games — Kentucky versus Michigan State and Duke versus Kansas  — both at MSG on Tuesday night.

 

JUST FOR FUN

Thirteen
Take a shot by shot look of Steph Curry’s record 13 3-pointers in one game

STORIES FOR INSIGHTS, COOL FACTOR + DEBATE

College Basketball Predictions
Now that the season has started…
We can start to guess who’s going to win it all

Must Win
World Cup watch
Will Team USA qualify for the World Cup?

After Hoops
Kobe Bryant moves on
Micah Peters interviews Kobe Bryant on the next phase of life in The Ringer