Caleb Williams returns as the Bears beat the Falcons, the Titans get their first win, and ALCS Game 5 is tonight

Final Caleb Williams returns, and the Bears hold off the Falcons

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The wait is over in Chicago. The Bears announced that Caleb Williams was active for today's game at Atlanta, his first since Sept. 20 after a torn hamstring kept him out for three games, according to ESPN. He had been officially listed as questionable after a full week of practice.

He looked sharp from the start. Williams completed 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 win, according to ESPN's box score. Chicago built a lead of more than three touchdowns before Atlanta scored twice in the fourth quarter to make it a one-score game. Receiver Luther Burden III led the Bears with eight catches.

The Bears went 2-1 with backups while Williams was out, ESPN noted, and they face a short week, hosting New England on Thursday. Atlanta started Michael Penix Jr., who had been dealing with a rib injury.

Sources: ESPN (Bears announcement of Williams' status); ESPN box score; ESPN inactives tracker (Michael F. Florio).

Final Titans win their first, and the Browns beat the Ravens at the gun

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Tennessee is finally on the board. The Titans trailed Indianapolis 13-0 at halftime, then rallied for a 26-20 win, their first of the season, according to ESPN's box score. Joey Slye kicked four field goals, two of them in the closing minutes, and the Titans also scored on a blocked punt return and a Cam Ward touchdown pass to Carnell Tate.

In Cleveland, Andre Szmyt made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Browns a 13-10 win over Baltimore, which again started Tyler Huntley in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, according to ESPN. New England held off the Jets 26-19 behind three Drake Maye touchdown passes.

Philadelphia, with Tanner McKee starting for the injured Jalen Hurts, lost to Carolina 25-14, according to ESPN's scoreboard. New Orleans beat the Giants 34-27, and Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay 26-19 in overtime after the teams were tied 19-19 at the end of regulation.

Sources: ESPN box scores and scoring summaries; ESPN scoreboard.

Final Fairbairn's kick at the gun lifts the Texans past the Jaguars in London

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Houston won a wild one at Wembley Stadium. Ka'imi Fairbairn made a 49-yard field goal as time expired to give the Texans a 34-31 win over Jacksonville in the morning game, according to the Associated Press. C.J. Stroud threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to tight end Foster Moreau, and then led the winning drive after his only interception of the season had let the Jaguars back in.

That interception belonged to Travis Hunter. The Jaguars' two-way player picked off Stroud in the end zone in the fourth quarter, which led to Cam Little's 60-yard field goal to tie it with under two minutes left, and he also caught a 7-yard touchdown pass. ESPN reported that he is the first player since Philadelphia's Brian Dawkins in 2002 to catch a touchdown pass and make an interception in the same game. Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes in the loss.

Marvin Harrison Jr. made his Texans debut days after a trade from Arizona and caught three passes, the AP reported. Houston, playing without running back David Montgomery, has now won two straight and sits at 2-4. Jacksonville, at 4-2, still leads the AFC South and goes into its bye week.

Sources: Associated Press recap (via ESPN); ESPN (Michael DiRocco); ESPN box score.

Tonight Rays and Guardians meet in a pivotal Game 5 tonight in Cleveland

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The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three. Tampa Bay and Cleveland play Game 5 at Progressive Field at 5 PM ET on TBS and truTV, with the winner moving one victory from a World Series date with Milwaukee, according to ESPN.

Drew Rasmussen starts for the Rays and Parker Messick for the Guardians, ESPN's lineup tracker shows. It is a second turn in the series for both: Rasmussen started Game 1 in Tampa Bay, which Cleveland won, and Messick started Game 2, which the Rays won. Yandy Díaz leads off for Tampa Bay, with Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero, who broke out in Saturday's Game 4 win, again in the heart of the order. Steven Kwan and José Ramírez top Cleveland's lineup, and Chase DeLauter stays in right field after his costly error on Saturday.

The forecast is much kinder than it was this weekend, with mild temperatures and no rain expected at first pitch, according to ESPN's game page. After tonight, the series moves to Tampa Bay for Game 6 on Monday at 8 PM ET and, if needed, Game 7 on Tuesday at 8 PM ET.

Sources: ESPN (probable pitchers, lineups and schedule); ESPN scoreboard.

New Miami rises to No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time since 2002

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After a weekend that upended the top of college football, the new Associated Press Top 25 has a new leader. Miami moved up two spots to No. 1, its first time at the top since the 2002 season, after surviving Florida State in double overtime, the AP reported. The Hurricanes received 40 of the 70 first-place votes.

BYU jumped six spots to No. 2 after beating Notre Dame, its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season, according to the AP. Ohio State is third, with Notre Dame fourth and Georgia, which lost at home to Auburn, fifth. Indiana, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah round out the top 10.

Tennessee climbed to No. 11 after its win over Alabama, which slid to No. 13. Texas fell to No. 19, Florida entered the poll at No. 20 after its win in Austin, and Arizona is also new at No. 25, according to ESPN's poll listing. Miami is the first ACC team at No. 1 since Clemson in 2020, the AP noted.

Sources: Associated Press (via ESPN); ESPN AP Top 25 rankings.

Live Every Week 6 game, as of about 5:55 PM ET

Final: Seattle Seahawks 14, Denver Broncos 17 (OT, Thursday night). Houston Texans 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 31 (London). Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23. Baltimore Ravens 10, Cleveland Browns 13. Tennessee Titans 26, Indianapolis Colts 20. New York Jets 19, New England Patriots 26. New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27. Carolina Panthers 25, Philadelphia Eagles 14. Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 (OT).

Live (current score, per ESPN): Arizona Cardinals 12, Los Angeles Rams 9, third quarter. Los Angeles Chargers 3, Kansas City Chiefs 19, halftime. Buffalo Bills 13, Las Vegas Raiders 13, halftime.

Still to come: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers, tonight at 8:20 PM ET on NBC. Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers, Monday, Oct. 19, at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN and ABC.

Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota are on bye this week. Scores and statuses are from ESPN's scoreboard and change as games finish.

Sources: ESPN NFL scoreboard.

Live Late games: DJ Moore and Rashee Rice out as the afternoon window opens

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Buffalo is without receiver DJ Moore (shoulder) at Las Vegas, and Kansas City is without Rashee Rice (hamstring) against the Chargers, according to ESPN's inactives tracker. Arizona ruled out running back Jeremiyah Love (ankle) before its game against the Rams, and Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. is listed as out on ESPN's injury report. Cardinals-Rams was in the second half and Chargers-Chiefs and Bills-Raiders were at halftime as of about 5:50 PM ET, according to ESPN's scoreboard.

Sources: ESPN (Michael F. Florio, inactives tracker); ESPN scoreboard and injury reports.

Final Patriots beat the Jets but lose Romeo Doubs to a shoulder injury

New England Patriots

New England got A.J. Brown back from injured reserve and lost its other top receiver in the same afternoon. Romeo Doubs hurt his shoulder landing on a diving 42-yard touchdown catch from Drake Maye in the first quarter of the 26-19 win over the Jets and was ruled out early in the third, ESPN's Mike Reiss reported. Left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and right tackle Morgan Moses (ankle) were also ruled out. The Patriots play at Chicago on Thursday.

Sources: ESPN (Mike Reiss); ESPN scoreboard.

Report Report: Saints' Tyler Shough has been playing with two broken bones in his hand

New Orleans Saints

New Orleans quarterback Tyler Shough has been playing through two broken bones in his left, non-throwing hand since an Oct. 5 loss to Atlanta, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The team has not publicly confirmed the injury, and Shough has not missed practice or game time. The Saints play Pittsburgh next Sunday in Paris before their bye.

Source: ESPN (Adam Schefter).

New NFL says Steelers-Saints in Paris is still on despite unrest in France

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The league said next Sunday's game between Pittsburgh and New Orleans at Stade de France is going ahead as planned, even as violent clashes broke out during nationwide protests across France on Saturday, ESPN's Katherine Terrell reported, with the Associated Press contributing. The Saints said their security staff on the ground has seen no disruption at team sites.

Sources: ESPN (Katherine Terrell); Associated Press (via ESPN).

Cowboys visit Green Bay on Sunday night

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Dallas plays at Green Bay at 8:20 PM ET on NBC, the latest chapter in a long rivalry that ESPN's Todd Archer and Rob Demovsky revisited this weekend, from the Ice Bowl to last season's 40-40 overtime tie in Dallas in Micah Parsons' first game against his former team. The Cowboys have listed linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and cornerback Cobie Durant as out, according to ESPN's injury report.

Sources: ESPN (Todd Archer, Rob Demovsky); ESPN scoreboard and injury reports.

Florida State loses leading rusher Ousmane Kromah for the season

Florida State Seminoles

Florida State's tough weekend got worse. Running back Ousmane Kromah, the team's leading rusher with 609 yards, will miss the rest of the season after hurting his left ankle in Saturday's double-overtime loss to Miami, a source confirmed to ESPN. CBS Sports first reported the news. Texas transfer Quintrevion Wisner is now expected to lead the Seminoles' backfield.

Source: ESPN.