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🎉 Yahoo! It's Friday! You made it. In today's edition: College fandom map, the last days of LIV, QB1 to head coach, how the Braves make money, Weekend Watchlist, This Week in Sports History (new game!), and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy, with contributions from Neil Paine and Dylan Dittrich. Let's sports...

🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES ⛳️ RIP, LIV: Five years after its controversial launch, LIV Golf has officially begun winding down via bankruptcy, "bringing an end to the most disruptive era of any major American sport in decades," writes Yahoo Sports' Jay Busbee. 🏈 Jaguars 33, Ravens 10: Jacksonville (6-2) blew out Baltimore on a rainy night in Charm City, making life miserable for undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano (10/18, 60 yards, 2 INT) and handing the reeling Ravens (4-5) their fourth straight loss. ⚽️ End of an era: Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portuguese national team on Thursday, ending a 23-year career in which he scored a record 146 goals, played in a record six World Cups and won Euros in 2016. 🏈 Coaches to Canton? Bill Belichick, snubbed from the Hall of Fame on his first ballot last year, is among the five NFL coaches under consideration for the Class of 2027, joining Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves and Mike Shanahan. ⚾️ Silver Slugger finalists: The finalists for MLB's best hitters by position have been announced. The White Sox led all teams with four finalists, followed by the Brewers, Cubs, Tigers and Royals with three.

📍 MAPPED OUT COLLEGE FANDOM: HOOPS VS. FOOTBALL The heart of college basketball fandom beats in the heart of America. But unlike in college football, basketball fandom extends toward the American coasts. Fan in the arena: Nielsen released the Nielsen Scarborough Local College Basketball Fandom Index this week, which measures fandom avidity across metrics like attendance, viewership, and social media activity. The release follows similar market rankings for college football published in September. Sport schism: Despite overlapping cores, college hoops fandom is more geographically dispersed than football, with voracious fanbases in Washington, New York, Connecticut, and Arizona. None of those markets cracked basketball's top 10, though. Substantial overlap: 11 markets appear in the top 20 on both lists, illustrating the intense avidity of college-focused markets like Lexington, Omaha, and Birmingham. However, no market bested Iowa, with Des Moines/Ames ranking 2nd in college football fandom and third in college basketball. No pros: Of the top 20 basketball markets, only three (Indianapolis, Memphis, Oklahoma City) are situated within 100 miles of an NBA franchise. This story was written by Dylan Dittrich, author of our Yahoo Sports Biz newsletter.

🏈 COLLEGE REUNION FROM QB1 TO HEAD COACH? Wilson and Rivers after a game in 2018. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) You rarely see two former Pro Bowl QBs competing for the same job, but that appears to be the case at NC State, where Russell Wilson and Philip Rivers are both interviewing to fill the head coaching vacancy on the campus they once roamed. Wilson, 37, starred for three years in Raleigh (2008-10) before transferring to Wisconsin and eventually becoming a Super Bowl champion in Seattle. The 10-time Pro Bowler has never coached at any level, and only retired from playing five months ago. Rivers, 44, rewrote the Wolfpack record books (2000-03) before embarking on a legendary pro career. He's coached high school ball since 2021 at St. Michael in Alabama, where his son, Gunner, is a four-star senior QB committed to… NC State. Rethinking the résumé: Most schools still want an experienced head coach, but the changing demands of the job may give leadership and star power more weight. In the NIL and transfer portal era, a respected former NFL player can bring credibility to the locker room and be the face of a program, attracting recruits, donors and attention. Meanwhile, coordinators, analysts and expanded support staff can shoulder more of the tactical work than ever before. The Deion Sanders Effect: Coach Prime, like Rivers, had only high school coaching experience when Jackson State hired him in 2020. His success there ultimately landed him a much bigger gig at Colorado, and also paved the way for more such hires to follow. Eddie George, now at Bowling Green, joined Tennessee State in 2021 despite no previous coaching experience. Same goes for Eddie Robinson Jr. (Alabama State, 2022) and Michael Vick (Norfolk State, 2025). DeSean Jackson spent one year as a high school OC before taking over at Delaware State in 2025, and Marshall Faulk is the new head coach at Southern after spending last season as Sanders' running backs coach in Boulder. Next in line? Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor is the defensive ends coach at Miami; Hines Ward is the associate head coach at Arizona State; C.J. Spiller is the running backs coach at Clemson; James Laurinaitis is the linebackers coach at Ohio State. Perhaps one day they'll become head coaches who do have the relevant experience.

💯 STAT SHEET BIG NUMBERS ⚾️ 49.1%   The Braves reported their third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, providing the public with its lone quarterly look at MLB financials. One number that might surprise you? Over the past year, less than half (49.1%) of the team's revenue came from Baseball Events (ticket sales, concessions, advertising, suites, premium seats, etc).   The other half: The Braves' other revenue sources are Broadcasting (23%), which was down from last year, and Mixed-Use (14.5%), which was up thanks to The Battery district adjacent to the ballpark. Making up the final chunk: Retail and Licensing (7.2%) and Other (6.3%), which includes things like concerts.   🏀 +8.4 points   How prolific has Luka Dončić been scoring the basketball this season? The gap between him (38.5 ppg) and second-place Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30.1 ppg) is currently the same as the gap between SGA and 28th-place Nickeil Alexander-Walker (21.7 ppg).   Another stat-stuffing start: Dončić is the only player in NBA history to record 250 points, 50 rebounds and 50 assists through the first seven games of a season… and he's now done it three times.   🇺🇸 50 marathons, 50 states   Completing a single marathon is a bucket-list accomplishment for most people. But it's just another day at the office for British endurance athlete William Goodge, who just set a Guinness World Record by running 50 marathons in 50 states… in just 23 days!   Hawaii to New York: Goodge ran 50 marathons (or marathon-length runs) from Oct. 9th in Hawaii through Sunday's NYC Marathon, all while raising money for cancer research in honor of his late mother.

📺 VIEWING GUIDE WEEKEND WATCHLIST (Dillon Minshall/Yahoo Sports) 🏈 College Football Saturday   It's been three days since the first CFP rankings dropped and we already have seven ranked matchups. Is that good? That seems good. Clear your calendar: Early: No. 9 BYU at No. 3 Utah (12pm ET, ABC); No. 7 Texas at No. 18 Missouri (12pm, ESPN) Late: No. 5 Alabama at No. 14 LSU (3:30pm, ABC); No. 23 Oregon at No. 12 Ohio State (3:30pm, CBS) Evening: No. 6 Kentucky at No. 13 Tennessee (6:15pm, ESPN); No. 1 Miami at No. 11 Notre Dame (7:30pm, NBC); No. 2 Georgia at No. 10 Ole Miss (7:30pm, ABC) Heisman Watch: Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith (+160) and Miami QB Darian Mensah (+165) are the current favorites to win the Heisman Trophy, followed by Notre Dame QB CJ Carr (+550) and Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss (+950).   Reminder: Don't forget to lock in your Week 10 picks in our College Football Challenge.   ⚽️ MLS Decision Day   Saturday marks the final day of the regular season, with half the league's teams kicking off at 4pm and the other half at 7pm (Apple).   Where it stands: The Eastern Conference field is already set, but the West has six teams fighting for the final three spots: LA Galaxy (44 points), Portland (43), Colorado (43), Seattle (43), Salt Lake (42) and Minnesota (41).   ⚽️ NWSL Playoffs   The postseason kicks off with a quartet of games across the country: No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 7 Utah (Fri. 10pm, Prime); No. 4 Kansas City vs. No. 5 Angel City (Sat. 12pm, CBS); No. 1 Gotham vs. No. 8 Seattle (Sun. 12:30pm, ABC); No. 3 Washington vs. No. 6 Portland (Sun. 3pm, ABC).   "Worst" to first: Gotham made a historic run from the No. 8 seed to the title last year, and that momentum carried through to this season's first-place finish. Can they keep it rolling and become the third back-to-back champion in league history?   🏈 NFL Sunday   The Bengals and Falcons get things started on Sunday in Madrid (9:30am, NFL) as the NFL returns to the Spanish capital for the second straight year.   Best of the rest: The first-place Panthers host the first-place Broncos (1pm, CBS); The Patriots host the Packers in a matchup of 5-3 teams (4:25pm, Fox); The 49ers host the Raiders in the erstwhile Battle of the Bay (4:25pm, Fox); The Bears host the Bucs in the nightcap (8:20pm, NBC).   🏁 NASCAR Finale   The Chase ends on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway (3pm, NBC), where Kyle Larson is almost certain to win his second consecutive Cup Series championship, and third since 2021.   Comfortable lead: Only Christopher Bell (67 points back) and Denny Hamlin (70) are within striking distance of Larson, but just barely. Neither can catch him unless they win the race outright, and even if they do, Larson would still clinch the title as long as he finishes no worse than 28th.   More to watch: 🏀 NBA: 76ers at Cavaliers (Fri. 7:30pm, Prime); Trail Blazers at Lakers (Fri. 10pm, Prime); Nuggets vs. Pacers in Mexico City (Sat. 5pm, NBA) … The first of three international games this season. 🏒 NHL: Sharks at Wild (Fri. 8pm, NHL); Panthers at Bruins (Sun. 1pm, NHL) … Minnesota (11-3-3) is first in the Central, Boston (12-4-1) is first in the Atlantic. 🏀 NCAAM: No. 4 UConn vs. No. 16 Michigan in Boston (Fri. 8pm, TNT); No. 9 Virginia vs. No. 12 Arkansas in Washington, DC (Sun. 1pm, ESPN) 🏀 NCAAW: No. 10 Iowa at No. 2 UConn (Sun. 2pm, FS1); No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 12 UNC in Charlotte (Sun. 5:30pm, ESPN) 🎾 ATP: Paris Masters (Fri-Sun, Tennis) … Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz headline the quarterfinals. Plus: 🏎️ F1 Brazilian GP (Sun. 12pm, Apple); ⚽️ Premier League, Matchday 10 (Fri-Sun, Peacock/USA); ⛳️ World Wide Technology Championship (Fri-Sun, Golf); 🏒 Women's Hockey Worlds (Fri-Sun, NHL); 🏍️ MotoGP Qatar (Sun. 11am, FS1)   Got plans this weekend? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.

📸 PHOTOGRAPHY BEHIND THE LENS (Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Yahoo Sports AM goes "Behind the Lens" with Getty Images to tell the stories behind the best photographs in sports. This week's photo: Packers guard Laken Tomlinson, illuminated only by a spotlight, takes the field during player introductions. Date: Oct. 29, 2026 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Camera: Canon R1 Behind the Lens: Here's photographer Stacy Revere… Setting exposure for the spotlight rather than the crowd allowed me to "isolate" the player and keep the rest of the very crowded stadium in the dark. I went with a wide lens to show the size of the venue, and the lights from the suites and phones helped create a theatrical look. Shooting a game at Lambeau Field is always special, but being there the night after the Brewers won the World Series only added to the moment. It's the loudest I've ever heard that stadium in the nine years I've been shooting there regularly. Being able to make a really nice picture was almost like my gift back.

📆 LET'S PLAY THIS WEEK IN SPORTS HISTORY (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) This Week in Sports History, the following six events happened. Can you put them in chronological order? The Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years Alexander Ovechkin set the NHL record for most goals with one team Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV and was retiring from the NBA American Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon George Foreman became boxing's oldest heavyweight champ The expansion Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in the World Series Your task: Can you put them in chronological order? This Week in Sports History was created by Patrick Hunter, a longtime Yahoo Sports AM reader and data analyst who spends his free time creating sports games and writing about the moments that make sports memorable. Let me know what you think!

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👋 Good morning! Welcome back. In today's edition: NFL Sunday rewind, Alcaraz wins in Paris, Nashville makes MLS history, the cost of CFP expansion, Larson repeats as NASCAR champ, Highlight Zone, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy, with contributions from Neil Paine and Dylan Dittrich. Let's sports...

🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🎾 Alcaraz wins in Paris: Carlos Alcaraz defeated Ben Shelton to win the Paris Masters, putting him two 1000-level titles shy (Canada, Shanghai) of winning all nine. It was also his fifth win of the year despite missing over four months with an injury. ⚽️ Last four standing: Three favorites (No. 1 Gotham, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Kansas City) and one big underdog (No. 7 Utah, which hadn't scored in over a month) won their postseason openers to advance to the NWSL semifinals. ⛳️ Brown makes history: Blades Brown, 19, beat Ben James in a playoff on Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship, making him the youngest PGA Tour winner in nearly a century (since 1931) and the fourth-youngest ever. 🏈 College coaching news: NC State is finalizing a deal to hire Philip Rivers as its next head coach 23 years after he became the Wolfpack's all-time passing leader; Michigan fired OC Jason Beck following an ugly 15-6 loss to Michigan State. He's set to be owed up to $10 million. ⚾️ Baseball's best fielders: Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yankees LF Cody Bellinger won MLB's Platinum Glove awards as each league's top overall defender, while the Cubs and Blue Jays won the seventh annual Team Gold Gloves.

💯 STAT SHEET BIG NUMBERS The Bears took down the Buccaneers on "Sunday Night Football." (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images) 25-8   The Bears (7-2), Lions (6-2) and Packers (6-3) were all victorious on Sunday as the mighty NFC North improved to 25-8 on the season — and 20-3 against teams outside the division. The Vikings (6-1) will look to add to the win column tonight.   Wild stat: The 0-8 Chargers have the same number of losses as the entire NFC North.   +230   Joe Burrow joined Josh Allen atop the MVP race (+230 at DraftKings) after putting on another masterclass (24/29, 271 yards, 4 total TD) in the Bengals' 34-17 win over the Falcons in Madrid. Allen could pull ahead with another big game tonight, while Brock Purdy (+450), Jordan Love (+650) and Trevor Lawrence (+900) aren't far behind.   Exclusive club: Burrow is just the fifth player in NFL history with at least four touchdowns (passing and rushing) in four consecutive games. The others? Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Dan Marino. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo) 3 sacks   Myles Garrett showed no signs of rust in his first game back since Week 1, sacking Jayden Daniels three times (and forcing one fumble) in the Rams' 20-13 win over the Commanders.   Dynamic duo: This was Garrett's first time lining up alongside fellow future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald. The results? In the 30 plays they shared the field, the Rams had four sacks and a 44% pressure rate.   16 straight   The Broncos beat the Panthers, 26-21, to win their 16th straight one-score game in the regular season dating back to last year. That breaks a tie with the 2008-09 Colts for the longest such streak in NFL history.   Nothing easy: The Broncos beat the Cardinals by 14 points last month, which is their version of a blowout. Their other six wins have come by 7 points, 6 points, 5 points, 4 points (twice) and 3 points. (Michael Owens/Getty Images) 45 points   The Packers torched the Patriots, 45-27, for their fifth win in six games. It's the most points New England has allowed in a regular-season contest since 1993, and the most points they've allowed at home since 1970.   (Another) dynamic duo: Jordan Love connected with Christian Watson and Matthew Golden 17 times for 335 yards and a pair of scores. Watson (879 yards) and Golden (783) rank third and fourth in the NFL in receiving yards.   13 years   The Giants held on to beat the Eagles, 19-11, for their first win in Philadelphia in 13 years. New York (5-2-1) is in first place, while the last-place Birds (2-7) have dropped seven straight games.   Helping hand: J.J. McCarthy won his sixth straight game as a starter (longest active NFL streak), but it was Jameis Winston who led New York's only touchdown drive when McCarthy briefly exited with an injury.   Sunday recap: Scoreboard Notable plays Winners and losers

⚽️ MLS CUP PLAYOFFS THE CURSE OF BEING FIRST (Tanner Pearson/Getty Images) Nashville SC wrapped up a record-breaking regular season on Saturday, finishing with 77 points (23-3-8) to break the MLS mark set by Inter Miami two years ago (74 points). Now comes the hard part: turning a historic campaign into a championship. The field is set: Nashville — which also set the record for best winning percentage (.794) and fewest goals allowed (25) — leads the 18-team field for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which kick off next week. East: Nashville, Miami, New England, Chicago, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Columbus qualified for Round One (best-of-three), while Orlando and Cincinnati will face off in the Wild Card Round (single-elimination). West: Vancouver, Dallas, St. Louis, San Jose, Houston, LAFC and Portland qualified for Round One, while Seattle and Salt Lake are the wild cards. Into the record books, out of the playoffs? Nashville's pursuit of its first title comes with a warning: Teams that have posted the best regular season in their league's history (most wins) have rarely seen that dominance carry over to the playoffs. ⚽️ MLS: 2024 Inter Miami (22-4-8) lost to Atlanta in the first round. 🏒 NHL: The 2022-23 Bruins* (65-12-5) lost to the Panthers in the first round. ⚽️ NWSL: 2025 KC Current (21-3-2) lost to Gotham FC in the first round. ⚾️ MLB: The 1906 Cubs (116-36) lost to the White Sox in the World Series, and the 2001 Mariners (116-46) lost to the Yankees in the ALCS. 🏈 NFL: The 2007 Patriots (16-0) lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl. 🏀 NBA: The 2015-16 Warriors (73-9) lost to the Cavaliers in the Finals. The outlier: The WNBA's best regular-season teams have been crowned champs. The 1998 Comets (27-3) won the title with the best winning percentage in league history, and the 2023 Aces (34-6) won the title after setting the record for most wins. *The 2022-23 Bruins, unlike the other teams listed above, do not also hold their league's record for best winning percentage. In the NHL, that mark belongs to the 1929-30… Bruins (38-5-1), who lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Canadiens.

🏈 PLAYOFF EXPANSION WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LOSING MATTERS LESS? Notre Dame stormed the field in South Bend. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Saturday's college football slate featured seven matchups between ranked teams, offering a fascinating glimpse at how much the sport's regular season could change under an expanded College Football Playoff. Big picture: The current 12-team format raised Saturday's stakes for several top programs. But what if there were 24 playoff spots up for grabs instead? Let's revisit all seven games through both lenses. Notre Dame 31, Miami 24: This was a potentially season-saving victory for the Fighting Irish, who entered Saturday on the playoff bubble. In a 24-team format? This game would have been largely about seeding. Alabama 31, LSU 13: The Tide may have ended the Tigers' playoff hopes with a convincing win in Baton Rouge. Under a 24-team format, LSU would still be in the mix and Lane Kiffin wouldn't be feeling quite as much heat. Utah 28, BYU 20: The undefeated Utes delivered a "Holy War" haymaker, ensuring a very anxious rest of the season for their rivals. With a 24-team field? BYU would be just fine. Oregon 41, Ohio State 28: The Buckeyes are now firmly on the outside looking in, while the Ducks were already cooked. In a 24-team race, both three-loss teams would still be contending. Georgia 42, Ole Miss 7: The Bulldogs moved up to No. 1 while dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Rebels' playoff hopes. No such drama if the playoff field was double the size. Tennessee 34, Kentucky 6: The Volunteers thrust themselves back into the 12-team mix, while the Wildcats are now in a precarious position. With a 24-team field, both would have been just fine no matter happened. No. 7 Texas 34, No. 18 Missouri 20: The Longhorns won a game they couldn't afford to lose, while Missouri lost a game they desperately needed to win. Another case where the 24-team playoff neuters a meaningful matchup. Utah fans as far as the eye can see. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images) The cost of expansion: Would Notre Dame students have stormed the field with quite as much gusto if Saturday's win had merely improved their playoff seeding? Would Alabama have celebrated as proudly if they hadn't killed LSU's playoff hopes in Death Valley? Would Utah's triumph have felt quite as sweet if there was a chance they'd meet BYU again in the CFP? Maybe. Rivalries are rivalries, after all. But there's something uniquely thrilling about a regular season when every Saturday can make or break a team's championship dreams. Bottom line: Expanding the playoff will create more meaningful games in December. The question is how many meaningful games we'll lose in September, October and November.

🏁 BACK-TO-BACK LARSON REPEATS AS NASCAR CHAMP (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Kyle Larson clinched his third NASCAR Cup Series title (2021, 2025, 2026) on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, becoming the first driver to win back-to-back championships since Jimmie Johnson capped his historic five-year run in 2010.   On track: The back-to-back titles keep Larson, 33, on a strong pace to contend with the winningest champions in NASCAR history by the time his career is over. Consider the sport's three 7-time champs: Johnson was 32 when he won his third title, "King" Richard Petty was 33 and Dale Earnhardt Sr. was 36. Aging with grace: Unlike in other sports — such as, say, the NBA — an elite NASCAR driver peaks later, with about half of their career wins coming from age 34 onward. So Larson's three titles (and 35 career wins) through age 33 actually have him ahead of schedule to assail some big names on the all-time list. (Even if nobody is catching Petty's 200 Cup Series victories.) The agony of defeat… on repeat: Three titles for Larson. Still zero for Denny Hamlin, whose third-place finish extended his unfortunate reign as the Greatest Driver Never to Win a Championship. In 22 Cup seasons, Hamlin has now finished second or third in the title standings six times — but never first.

📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: MONDAY, NOV. 9 U.S. Bank Stadium before the Vikings' home opener. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) 🏈 Bills at Vikings   Minnesota hosts Buffalo on "Monday Night Football" (8:15pm ET, ABC/ESPN) in a game between 6-1 Super Bowl hopefuls with very different strengths.   Offense vs. defense: Buffalo scores an NFL-best 33.3 points per game, but its porous defense allows 25.9 (bottom 10); Minnesota allows an NFL-best 13.3 points per game, but its woeful offense scores just 20.0 (bottom 10).   🎾 WTA Finals, Day 2   The season-ending championship is underway at Indian Wells, where the top eight women — well, eight of the top nine, after No. 1 Elena Rybakina withdrew for medical reasons — are competing for an $8 million purse.   Today's slate: No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 7 Karolína Muchová (3pm, Tennis) and No. 3 Mirra Andreeva vs. No. 6 Elina Svitolina (4:10pm) in their opening round-robin matches.   More to watch: 🏀 NBA: Wizards at Pistons (7pm, NBCSN); Pelicans at Warriors (10pm, NBA) … Steph Curry (31.3 ppg) ranks second in scoring… at age 38. 🏒 NHL: Rangers at Oilers (8pm, ESPN+) … Connor McDavid has 47 points… in 18 games. 🏒 Women's World Championships: USA vs. Austria (1pm, NHL) … Group stage in Denmark. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.

🏈 LET'S PLAY NFL TRIVIA Bills WR James Lofton after losing to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images) The Bills and Vikings, who square off tonight, are tied for the most Super Bowl appearances without a win (4). Question: Which team is next on that list, with three winless appearances? Hint: One appearance this century. Answer at the bottom.

🍿 TOP PLAYS HIGHLIGHT ZONE (ESPN+) Bang!!! Brandon Stores Jr. hit a buzzer beater from half court on Sunday to lift NJIT past Saint Peter's, 54-52. More highlights: Did you see Harold Fannin Jr. go "Beast Mode" in overtime? Or how about this 86-yard punt from Philadelphia's Braden Mann? Carlos Alcaraz may have hit the drop shot of the year, and Hulk smashed a free kick from 40 yards out.

Trivia answer: Bengals (1982, 1989, 2022)