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Sep 15, 2025

From NFL drama to WNBA playoffs to MLB chaos, Sunday had a little bit of everything.

Ready for three things?

1️⃣ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 🏈

It was a busy Sunday in the NFL!

The good?

We’ve got eight teams at 2–0: the Bengals, Bills, Cardinals, Colts, Eagles, 49ers, Rams, and Packers. (Tonight, the Buccaneers join them if they beat the Texans. And the winner of Chargers vs. Raiders is in the 2–0 club, too.)

The Eagles took down the Chiefs… beating them 20–17 in a Super Bowl rematch.

Eagles vs. Chiefs: Dominant Philadelphia defense drops Mahomes, Kansas City to 0-2 - The Athletic — Eagles QB Jalen Hurts; image courtesy The New York Times

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts didn’t have the flashiest stats (just 101 passing yards). But he got it done again when it mattered against Patrick Mahomes.

And while the Bengals are feeling good about their record, things may not be good for long. Star QB Joe Burrow injured his toe and could be out for a while.

Joe Burrow injury: Latest update spells bad news for Bengals QB - masslive.com — Burrow; image courtesy MassLive

The bad?

We’ve got nine teams at 0–2: the Bears, Browns, Chiefs, Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Panthers, Saints, and Titans. (The Texans join them if they lose tonight.)

The most painful Week 2 loss probably goes to the Giants, who lost to the Cowboys 40–37.

How do you lose a game where your QB has 450 yards passing?!

By giving up a 64-yard field goal to send it to overtime and a 46-yard field goal in overtime. Yep, Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey became the first player in NFL history to make a game-tying kick at the end of the fourth quarter and a game-winning kick at the end of overtime.

[Highlight] NYG vs DAL - Brandon Aubrey 64 yard game-tying FG

The ugly?

We’re giving it to the Broncos and the Dolphins.

First, Denver. The Colts lined up for a last-second, 60-yard field goal to win… and missed.

But wait! A flag. The Broncos were called for “leverage,” an illegal push by a lineman trying to jump over the center. That penalty gave Indianapolis another shot, this time from 45 yards.

And this time? They drilled it. Broncos lost, in the most brutal way possible.

Colts beat Broncos thanks to controversial 'leverage' penalty — The leverage penalty; image courtesy Larry Brown Sports

Then, Miami’s special teams turned into a roller coaster.

The Dolphins returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown. But then, on the very next kickoff, the Dolphins gave it right back with New England’s 90-yard return for a touchdown.

In a blink, the celebration flipped to heartbreak, and the Dolphins walked away with a loss.

Back-to-Back Returns! Dolphins and Patriots score on kick returns in sequential order - YouTube — The kickoff return TD; image courtesy YouTube

That’s the glory and heartbreak of the NFL.

Let’s just hope we have even more drama to talk about tomorrow after Monday Night Football!

🎥 Until then, want to watch the best plays from yesterday? You can play a game of I Spy for the plays we read about!

2️⃣ Crossroads 🏀

The NFL wasn’t the only game in town yesterday! Yep, the WNBA playoffs also started!

Eight teams. Three rounds. One champion.

Here’s what the bracket looks like:

WNBA playoff bracket; image courtesy Bleacher Report

Round 1 is a best-of-three series where the first team to win two games moves on. It’s going to fly by!

So who got off to a fast start in Game 1? Let’s go in a big circle, starting in the top left of the bracket:

The Minnesota Lynx dominated Golden State 101–72. Napheesa Collier dropped 20!
The Las Vegas Aces crushed Seattle 102–77 behind A’ja Wilson’s 29 points.
The Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 80–68. Must have been hard for Caitlin to watch from the bench…
The Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty came down to the last few minutes…

🎥 Hit play on these fourth-quarter highlights!