Week 5 of the 2024 college football season began Thursday night with a showdown between the undefeated Army Black Knights and the Temple Owls.

Here are all the thrilling moments and highlights from Week 5’s matchup between Army and Temple:

Army remains unbeaten

Quarterback Bryson Daily leads Army past Temple and the Black Knights remain undefeated this season. Daily had his biggest impact on the ground, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. Daily completed two of six pass attempts for 54 yards.

Kayne Udoh contributed with 14 carries for 128 yards and a touchdown while the Black Knights’ defense had seven sacks and an interception.

The Black Knights improved to 4-0 this season.

Temple quarterback Evan Simon completed 19 of 30 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns and an interception. The Owls fall to 1-4 this season.

Army vs. Temple highlights

Bryson Daily scores again

The Army quarterback continues to cause havoc on the ground, scoring his third rushing touchdown against Temple.

Daily’s 12-yard touchdown run and Gronotte’s successful extra-point attempt was good enough to put the Black Knights up 35-14 with 7:36 left in the fourth quarter. Daily has rushed for 152 yards on 24 carries.

Evan Simon helps keep Temple in the game

Simon completed a pass to tight end Daniel Evert, which resulted in a 54-yard touchdown.

Simon would complete a pass to receiver Antonio Jones for a successful two-point conversion attempt. Temple is trying to keep this game interesting. Army leads Temple 28-14 with 11:19 left in the fourth quarter.

Temple finally scores

After the Owls defense allowed 28 unanswered points through the bulk of three quarters, quarterback Evan Simon connects with Dante Wright for a 29-yard touchdown. The Owls tried to be aggressive with a two-point conversion attempt but came up empty. The Owls trail Army 28-6 with 1:10 left in the third quarter.

Kanye Udoh adds to Army’s lead

Running back Kanye Udoh increased the Black Knights’ lead over the Owls with a 28-yard touchdown run with 5:22 left in the third quarter. Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good. Black Knights lead 28-0.

Not happy about the cheesesteaks

While ESPN broadcasters Dan Mullen, Matt Barrie and sideline reporter Harry Lyles Jr. enjoyed eating cheesesteaks on camera during the Army-Temple game, fans watching shared their reaction.

Army continues to roll

Daily keeps the ball on the ground to finish the opening drive in the second half with an 8-yard touchdown run, his second of the game. Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.

Key first-half stats

Daily completed two of six pass attempts for 54 yards in the first half, but he also contributed on the ground with 11 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. Noah Short leads Army’s rushing attack with 69 yards and a touchdown on two carries.

Temple quarterback Evan Simon completed 11 of 18 pass attempts for 85 yards.

Halftime: Army 14, Temple 0

Temple was unable to produce any points on the following drive and was forced to punt away for the fourth time in the first half.

Army took over at its own 20-yard line before quarterback Bryson Daily completed a 27-yard pass to Casey Reynolds.

On the next play, Daily was sacked and stripped by Temple’s Diwun Black but Temple’s fumble recovery was reversed after an official’s review.

Temple comes up with third-down stop

Linebacker D.J. Woodbury stops running back Jake Rendina on third down and forces a fourth down situation. Coach Stan Drayton calls his last timeout of the half, and Temple will get the ball back with 1:18 to go and a chance to cut into Army’s lead before halftime.

Army continues to hold all momentum

The two teams both put together eight-play drives on their final possessions before the end of the first quarter but neither had managed to score. The Black Knights will continue their current possession at the Temple 46-yard yard line to start the second quarter.

Army worked its way down the second half of the field before quarterback Bryson Daily had an 8-yard touchdown run. Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.

Army leads Temple 14-0 with 11:50 left in the second quarter.

Army wastes little time for early lead

Noah Short scores on the Black Knight’s third play of the drive with a 61-yard rush to take the first lead of the game against the Owls. Trey Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.

Army leads Temple 7-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.

Army has managed to score on all four of its opening drives this season. The only FBS team to do so this season.

Touchdown negated

Simon and the Owls had a 49-yard touchdown negated on the opening drive after lineman Diego Barajas was called for a holding penalty. Temple settled to punt.

Game is underway

Army kicks the ball to Temple to start the game. Army will begin with the ball in the second half. Quarterback Evan Simon and the offense start on offense and pick up a first down on the first play from scrimmage.

Temple’s captains named

Temple named safety Andreas Keaton, quarterback Evan Simon, receiver Dante Wright and tight end James Della Pesca as captains for the Owls.

When is Army-Temple game?

Kickoff is Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How to watch Army vs. Temple game

The game will be broadcast on ESPN, and also available on Fubo.

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College Football Week 5 schedule

Army vs. Temple kick off must-see action across the college football landscape. Here is a complete breakdown of the schedule for Week 5 across the FBS.

College football picks Week 5, Top 25

Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for all of Saturday’s ranked games. 

Army vs. Temple odds, line

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Odds as of Wednesday afternoon.

Spread: Army (-12.5)
Moneyline: Army (-500)
Over/Under: 46.5

Army vs. Temple predictions

ESPN: Army has a 82% chance to win

According to ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, the Army Black Knights have a 82.2% chance to beat the Temple Owls in Week 5.

Covers: Army Black Knights

Douglas Farmer writes: ‘Obviously, the Knights run often, 33.7% more than the average team does. The Owls struggle against the rush, ranking No. 130 in expected points added (EPA) per rush against at 0.199. Put that in simpler terms: When a team rushes against Temple, it adds an average of a fifth of a point to its likely final tally. Army averages 57 rush attempts per game. It will add plenty of points to its final tally against a defense giving up 5.73 yards per carry. The Knights should get out to an early lead and then keep running the ball through the Owls. Army would kill the clock if it could, but Temple’s defense will be too much of a turnstile for that short of a rout.’

Pickswise: Army Black Knights

Michael Petty writes: ‘Army may not have played any impressive teams so far but Temple doesn’t qualify as impressive either and they are 3-0 straight up and against the spread. The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in those games is 25 points, which is much higher than the spread in this game. They also are 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games. For my Army vs Temple best bet, I’m taking the Black Knights to win by at least 2 touchdowns.’

Winners and Whiners: Army Black Knights

Staff writes: ‘A clash of styles hits our televisions for college football on Thursday night. Army is averaging 356 rushing yards per game to start the season, they are well coached, give multiple looks, and QB Bryson Daily has been a handful for defenses as he has 340 rushing yards through three games. Army’s closest game so far was a 17-point road conference win over Florida Atlantic, Temple is overmatched in this one. Speaking of the line of scrimmage, Temple only had 35 rushing yards against Navy, they will need to rely on the pass, and Army’s tough pass defense is averaging over one interception per game. Temple cannot rely on 90-yard passes and 64-yard field goals every week, and won’t find any here. Army rolls. Take Army to cover.’

Army vs. Temple all-time record

In their most recent match in 2017, the Army Black Knights defeated the Temple Owls with a score of 31-28. However, Temple currently holds the historical record against Army with 7 wins and 6 losses dating back to their first matchup in 1943.

Army depth chart

Quarterback

Mitch Bolden
Dewayne Coleman
Bryson Daily
Cale Hellums
Luke Knight
Zach Mundell
Nehemiah Vann
Ethan Washington

Running back

Pookie Arterberry
Briggs Bartosh
Lloyd Benson III
Ty Brown-Stauffer
David Clerk
Jarel Dickson
Omari Embree
Brennan Fisher
Ben Gibbs
Samari Howard
Jack Kayser
Tim Kloska
Brady Mott
Randall Nauden
Seth Reece
Hayden Reed
Jake Rendina
Tyrell Robinson
Aden Self
Sabastian Shannon
Noah Short
Corey Singleton Jr.
Carson Smith
Miles Stewart
Trey Tremba
Kanye Udoh
Jayden Walker
AJ Williams
Bill Young

Wide Receiver

Brady Anderson
Bryce Davis
Dom Esposito
Liam Fortner
Josh Horton
Chance Knox
Nolan Munroe
Tobi Olawole
Kavon Pointer
Casey Reynolds
Cam Schurr
Kurt Thompson
Neo Vossschulte

Tight End

Grayson Baker
Tex Brannan
David Cossan
Brian Dyer
Landon Laskey
Will Montesi
Mack O’Halloran
Parker Poloskey
Noah Prior
James Rothstein
Max Stober
Nollenn Tabaska
Ryan Vanscoy
Teddy Williams

Offensive line

Henry Appleton
Xavier Archawski
Branden Bartosh
Tanner Bivins
Ned Brady
Everett Champlin
Ben Chaney
Conner Finucane
Paolo Gennarelli
Andrew Hardwick
Braeden Helmkamp
David Hoyt
Will Jeffcoat
Chuck Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Bill Katsigiannis
Tyler Klambara
Kyle Kloska
Jordyn Law
Tyler Lee
Josh Manecke
Nick Moore
Lana Parks
Lucas Scott
Wes Shaw
Brady Small
Sam Waters
Brandon Wraalstad
Jonah Zimmerman

Defensive line

Amir Ali
Jack Bousum
Ben Britton
Nick Buchys
Tyler Deleon
Sean Donovan
Matt Gemma
Deshontez Gray
Kody Harris-Miller
Aiden Jones
Jack Latore
Payton Ledford
Kyle Lewis
Liam McKenna
Dre Miller
Donovan Poe
Tyler Rafferty
Jake Rizzo
Javon Smith
Trey Sofia
Dillion Stowers
Jacob Tuioti
Cody Winokur
Russ Woodward

Linebacker

AJ Barbat
CJ Bowens
Caden Brungard
Adam Cash
Ryan Dunfee
Eric Ford
Kalib Fortner
Brett Gerena
Elo Modozie
Caleb Moran
Baylor Newson
Cael Newton
Noah Nixon
Sam Oppenheimer
Campbell Sager
Holden Sapp
Luke Sutphen
Andon Thomas
Khaled Waliagha
Elijah Walton
Christian Yousefzadeh
Same Zagame

Cornerback

Jaxon Hammond
Rob Houston
Jayden Mayes
Devan Moss
Cade Patton
Donavon Platt
Joseph Stephens
Ish Taylor
Damon Washington
Justin Weaver
Jabrii Williams

Defensive Back

Hamilton Baker
Josiah Banks
Isaiah Birl
Chance Keith
Casey Larkin
CJ Martin
Cole Searight

Safety

Max DiDomenico
Carlos Griffin
Jake Lindsey
Collin Matteson
Stephen Nnadozie
Daniel Ogordi
Larry Pickett Jr.
Gavin Shields
Caleb Williams
Christopher Williams
Tommy Zitiello

Special Teams

Kicker

Charlie Barnett
Anderson Britton
Trey Gronotte
Bryson Hosea
Jake Hulstein
Dawson Jones

Punter

Cooper Allan
Matthew Faulk
Mathew Gibbons
Matthew Rhodes
James Wagenseller

Long Snapper

Drew Prieto
Ryan Snipes
Owens Walter

Temple depth chart

Quarterback

Forrest Brock
Chris Dietrich
Tyler Douglas
Patrick Keller
Evan Simon

Running back

Antwain Littleton
Darius Morant
Joquez Smith
Tyrei Washington
E.J. Wilson
Terrez Worthy

Wide Receiver

John Adams
Ashton Allen
Zae Baines
Xavier Bryan-Boothe
Elias Collins
Preston Everhart
Bryson Goodwin
Kajiya Hollawayne
JoJo Huntley
Xavier Irvin
Kian Johnson
Antonio Jones
Shekuna Kamara
Kyle Madden
Cole Sprague
Ian Stewart
Tyler Stewart
James Taylor Jr.
Dante Wright

Tight End

Reese Clark
Peter Clarke
James Della Pesca
Daniel Evert
Kendell Gordon
Landon Morris
David Wise

Offensive Lineman

Diego Barajas
Evan Dailey
James Faminu
Giakoby Hills
Eric King
Linus Lindberg
Grayson Mains
Mausa Palu
Lucas Possenti
Jackson Pruitt
Wisdom Quarshie
Carter Sheehan
Melvin Siani
Chris Smith
Kevin Smithwick
Kevin Terry
Shane Toolan
Davray Venu
Luke Watson

Defensive End

Sultan Badmus
Diwun Black
Brandon Enarusai
Cameron Jones
Jordan Montgomery
Khalil Poteat
Cam’Ron Stewart
Russell Sykes IV
Tra Thomas
Tyrese Whitaker

Defensive Tackle

Joseph Auzenne
Hugo Gil
Conlan Greene
Allan Haye
Latrell Jean
Sekou Kromah
K.J. Miles
Demerick Morris

Line Backer

Tyree Alualu
Aiden Britton
Wesley Brown
London Hill
Reggie Jones
Tyquan King
David Kpeglo
Tyler Lepolo
Antwone Santiago
Eric Stuart
Katin Surprenant
Solomon Tripline
D.J. Woodbury Sr.
T.K. Wright

Corner Back

Denzel Chavis
Elijah Deravil
Jamel Johnson
Adrian Laing
Jaylen Lewis
Ben Osueke
DeVonta Owens
Torey Richardson
Darrell Sweeting

Safety

Louis Frye
Andreas Keaton
Javier Morton
Jack Paessler
James Paessler
Zyil Powell
Ihsim Smith-Marsette
Brandon Taylor

Kicker

Lucas Glassburn
Carl Hardin
Maddux Trujillo

Punter

Dante Atton

Long Snapper

Andrew Mcllquham
Brylan Noonan

US LBM Coaches Poll 

Nebraska and Memphis both dropped out of this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. The Georgia Bulldogs pulled ahead to take the top spot with the Texas Longhorns in a close second.

College football bowl projections 

There is still plenty of time left in the season for teams to continue vying for position, with the hope of securing a spot in the College Football Playoff or at the very least a bowl game. Here are Erick Smith’s USA TODAY Sports bowl projections following the results of Week 4 games.

College football Re-Rank 1-134 

Paul Myerberg provides this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134, where he ranks every team in college football, including Army and Temple before they meet this afternoon.

College football overreactions from Week 3

Reporter Eddie Timanus is back to offer some big-picture perspective in response to a bit of the buzz from Week 3, much of which was generated by members of one conference in particular.

College Football Fix podcast 

Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports discuss these topics and more in this week’s version of the College Football Fix.

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland Athletics fans braced themselves for this day since April, knowing the end was coming. But after spending all summer hoping for a miracle, or just a simple glitch that would save the team, they are now left with a raw and utterly helpless feeling.

They’ve been chanting “Sell the Team! Sell the Team!” louder with each game. They organized reverse boycotts and rallies. They’ve tried everything possible to break Athletics owner John Fisher’s spirit, even appealing to his morality, but nothing has worked.

They have been hanging signs over the railing in right field – “Rooted in Revenue Share” to “Goodbye MLB” to “Generational Robbery” – but have no idea whether Fisher actually sees them.

When they walk through the turnstiles Thursday morning for the final time in the 57-year history of Oakland Coliseum, this sold-out crowd of nearly 46,000 fans will have one final chance to vent their anger, show their affection, or simply wallow in sorrow with the franchise headed to Sacramento next season.

There will be 200 Oakland police officers on hand – about 180 more than normal – to make sure those sentiments are only verbalized, with security officials from the Athletics and Texas Rangers already having meetings with players to issue warnings, advising them to be cautious and leave the field as quickly as possible after the final out.

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There already have been recent incidents, officials say, in which fans have snuck wrenches and different tools into the facility to rip stadium seats out of the concrete to bring home for souvenirs.

“I don’t think there will be violence,” says East Bay native Jeff Lyon, who purchased tickets in Section 318 months ago and plans to take his seventh grade son out of school to see the historic finale. “We’ve been through the anger. The handwriting has been on the wall for a while. I think we’ll just enjoy it for what it is.”

The sentiments and feelings expressed by the fans really are no different for five longtime and instrumental former members of the A’s organization, who managed to suffocate their groundswell of emotions all season but no longer may be able to hold back.

Dave Stewart, the four-time 20-game winner who grew up just a few blocks from the Coliseum, will try to keep his eyes from watering while throwing out the ceremonial first pitch Thursday alongside Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson.

“I’ve had a lot of time to think about it, what’s taken place with the team,” Stewart tells USA TODAY Sports. “I’ve had a ringside seat to all of this stuff going on. So, it’s not a surprise. I kind of resigned myself the last few years that the A’s were moving.

“But, up until now, it didn’t really hit me. That’s why I didn’t talk about it before.”

Steve Vucinich, a local East Bay kid who became the longest tenured employee in the A’s organization before retiring a year ago after 54 years as their equipment manager, began crying earlier this week and will unashamedly let the tears stream down his face Thursday.

“I knew I had to be here,” Vucinich said, sitting on the A’s bench, staring across the field. “I grew up watching this place being built. I could see the light standards going up from my house. Now, to think there won’t be any baseball played here again, that’s tough to accept.

“You see all of these people who work here who are going to lose their jobs.

“It’s going to turn into a cry-fest.”

Lew Wolff, the 88-year-old real estate developer who was the A’s managing partner for 10 years with Fisher, wasn’t invited to participate in any of the festivities. He instead will be in Las Vegas and won’t try to hide his contempt toward the San Francisco Giants.

“People can blame whoever they want,” Wolff says, “but the real reason the A’s are going to Vegas is because of the San Francisco Giants. It’s that simple. It’s not right.”

Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame slugger who led the A’s to three consecutive World Series championships and lives in Monterrey, will spend the day believing he was wronged by former Commissioner Bud Selig when he tried to purchase the A’s 20 years ago, before anyone heard of Fisher.

“I love the team,” Jackson said. “I love the town. I’ve got no remorse in Oakland. The only remorse is I didn’t get the chance to buy the team when they said I could.”

Mark McGwire, who broke onto the scene in 1987 hitting 47 homers, joining teammate Jose Canseco to form the Bash Brothers, says he refuses to let any of those beautiful memories fade but just wishes they could be preserved forever in the Coliseum.

“I feel sad for the Bay Area, I really do,” McGwire says. “It’s very unfortunate the owner and the city and the state couldn’t come up with something, or that MLB couldn’t help. I know that people there are very, very upset. They should be. It’s a sad, sad day.”

If anyone is to blame for the A’s departure, McGwire believes it’s the city of Oakland for bringing the Raiders back and building the monstrosity in the outfield that’s called Mount Davis, dramatically altering the stadium’s beauty.

“It’s amazing the city bent over backwards to ruin the stadium, building Mount Davis so that the Raiders could play eight games a year,” McGwire says. “But for a team that plays 81 games, with a very good backing of fans, they let it go. It doesn’t make any sense. That stadium was absolutely gorgeous, and they ruined it.”

The A’s (68-90) again have the lowest attendance in baseball, averaging less than 11,000 fans a game. It has been five years since the A’s have drawn 1 million fans, and 10 years since they drew 2 million. Only once since 2006 have the A’s finished among the top 10 teams in attendance in the American League.

The A’s fans blame Fisher for not showing up, believing he was trying to drive the team out of the city by maintaining one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. They’ve had a player payroll exceeding $100 million just once, averaging a paltry $52 million payroll the past three seasons.

Yet even after reaching the postseason three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020, and seven times since Fisher purchased the team in 2005, the A’s haven’t finished among the top five AL teams since 1992.

“I don’t agree with everything John has done,” Wolff says, “but I don’t blame him for this not working out. The people that did come out were loyal, but we just didn’t have enough fans.

“The joke was that if we raised ticket prices a dollar, the stadium would be empty.”

The A’s attempted to move to five different sites in the Bay Area, but nothing ever came close to materializing with the city and county. Their dream site was San Jose, heart of Silicon Valley, but the Giants refused to share their territorial rights, despite receiving Santa Clara County from the A’s when the Giants nearly moved to Tampa in the early 1990s.

“That was so unfair,” Wolff said. “Even if we didn’t go there, just having that little inducement would have gotten the attention of Oakland. They had three different mayors when I was there. They all loved baseball. None of them lifted a finger to help.”

Now, the fans feel like Fisher is the one who flipped them the finger, leaving for West Sacramento for at least three years to share a minor league complex with the Giants’ Triple-A facility, and then off to Las Vegas.

It leaves Oakland with a decaying stadium, no tenants outside of two soccer league teams, and an area that’s becoming so desolate and crime-ridden that even the local In-N-Out was closed down because of carjackings and break-ins. It was the first time in the franchise’s 75-year history they closed a facility.

“I remember growing up blocks from the Coliseum, and when they built it, it economically changed our whole area,” Stewart says. “Hotels went up. Restaurants. A Costco. Walmart. Everything was generated because of the Oakland A’s. Economically, it did so much for the area.

“Now look what’s happening; it’s just like it used to be. The crime rate has gone up. Businesses have shut down. The hotels closed. Now that the Raiders have left, the Warriors are gone, and now the A’s, the lack of business at the Coliseum is going to have a big effect.”

When Jackson played in Oakland, from 1968 to 1985, it was the golden era of A’s baseball. They won three consecutive World Series titles, reached the playoffs five consecutive years, averaging 95 victories.

The team was loaded with stars like Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Blue Moon Odom, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers.

Eventually, owner Charlie Finley couldn’t afford to keep them with the advent of free agency, but no team was more dominant, or colorful, or even innovative.

“I remember Charlie the Mule being paraded around the field in pregame,” Stewart said, sneaking into the gates. “There was a (mechanical) bunny rabbit with a basket of balls behind home plate for the umpire. There were ball girls who wore hot pants and having hot pants nights. There were the green-and-gold uniforms with white shoes. It was unreal what they did, man. And it worked.”

It was the place to be, Jackson says, making the community proud to call the A’s their team.

“I loved playing there,” Jackson said. “It was really a Black town, that’s how people would refer it, and everyone made you feel like family. It was a special, special place. The people there were so genuine, many who are still there.”

It was this love affair for the organization, Jackson says, when he and his financial partners tried to buy the team from Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann when it came up for sale in 2005. Jackson vowed that no matter how high the bid got, his group would top it.

“But Bud (Selig) kept me out for some reason,” Jackson said. “He kept saying, ‘Reggie, I’ll take care of it.’ I never got a chance to bid. I don’t know what happened.

“All I know is that I was under the impression that Fisher and his group wanted to do a service for the area, but that didn’t happen. Now look what’s happened.

“That place is old. It hasn’t been updated or freshened up. But it will always have a special place in my heart.”

It was the people, they’ll tell you, who made it a special place. There are folks still working at the stadium when Stewart was 11 years old selling Coca-Cola in the stadium. Wolff would visit the A’s manager before each game, sit in his seats for three innings, and then spend the rest of the game hanging out with the fans and stadium workers. Vucinich, even after retiring and moving full time to Phoenix, planned to keep his East Bay condo to regularly visit until the A’s announced their move to Sacramento.

“There were a lot of reasons this didn’t work,” Stewart says. “The fan base today doesn’t like ownership, saying they had no interest in winning, and there are no players they can identify with. But even when they were winning 97 games in back-to-back years (2018-2019), they were averaging less than 20,000 a game. That’s tough to do business.”

Stewart pauses, still keeping his emotions in check, and wonders like everyone else what Thursday will bring at the Coliseum one last time.

“Everyone wants to blame someone for this,” Stewart says, “but nobody wants to point the finger at themselves.

“Now, everyone’s paying the price.”

Caitlin Clark broke several WNBA records in her rookie season, but how long might it take for her to break some of the league’s coveted career records?

The rookie sensation’s season ended in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs when the Indiana Fever were eliminated by the Connecticut Sun. It may have just been her first year, but Clark is already trending toward having one of the greatest careers in basketball history. Less than a year after she became the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader, Clark set the WNBA record for most points in a season by a rookie, most assists in a season and the single-season rookie record for 3-pointers, among several others.

After such a stellar start, it’s not crazy to think Clark will eventually become the career leader in stats like points, assists and 3-pointers. But how long would it take for her to do it?

Could Caitlin Clark break WNBA career points record?

In 2024, Clark averaged 19.2 points per game, playing in all 40 regular season games (playoff stats don’t count toward career stats). In total, she scored 769 points in her rookie season.

This record is tricky to predict because it all rests on how long the all-time points leader continues to play. The leader is Diana Taurasi at 10,646 points. The Phoenix Mercury legend has played 20 seasons in the league and has yet to announce if she’ll return for another one or retire.

In the scenario where Taurasi retires, Clark needs 9,878 points to break the record. If she kept at her current pace of 19.2 points per game, played in every game and the WNBA stays at 40 regular season games, Clark would become the WNBA all-time scoring leader in her 14th season − or the year 2037.

Of course, that accounts for her staying healthy and not missing a game, as an injury would prolong her chase toward the record. If she ups her scoring average and stays healthy, she could accomplish it before then.

Could Caitlin Clark break WNBA career assists record?

In 2024, Clark averaged 8.4 assists per game to achieve a total of 337, a WNBA season record.

The record holder for most assists in a WNBA career is Sue Bird at 3,234. If Clark kept at her current pace of 8.4 assists per game, played in every game and the WNBA stays at 40 regular season games, she would become the WNBA all-time assists leader in her 10th season − or the year 2033.

The caveat for this record is a player is close to breaking Bird’s record. New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot is 385 assists away from taking the record, which she is on pace to do in 2026 if she continues to play.

Could Caitlin Clark break WNBA career 3-point record?

In 2024, Clark averaged 3.1 made 3-pointers her game to knock down 122 shots behind the arc, the most in the WNBA this season.

Just like the points record, the 3-pointers made record belongs to Taurasi, who has a total of 1,447. If Taurasi retires and Clark kept at her current pace, played in every game and the WNBA stays at 40 regular season games, she would break the record in her 12th season − or the year 2035.

“I don’t know what type of player I’m going to be,” Rose told USA TODAY Sports then. “I just know that I’m going to be very good.”

Rose was good again in stretches but never great again – and Rose, who announced his retirement from pro basketball on Thursday, was great in his first four seasons.

His ascent into NBA stardom was rapid, joyful, entertaining and rare: Rookie of the Year in 2008-09, All-Star in 2009-10 and MVP, first-team All-NBA and All-Star in 2010-11. In that MVP season, Rose, just 22, averaged 25 points, 7.9 assists 3.4 rebounds and shot 43.5% from the field, leading the Bulls to a 62-20 record. He remains the youngest player to win MVP.

Nearly 18 months after that torn ACL and 10 games into the 2013-14 season, Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee, requiring another surgery which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.

Rose, who turns 36 Oct. 4, returned in 2014-15 and had solid seasons with Chicago, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves but he was never the same player.

It was a 16-year career marked by flashes of brilliance but also devastating knee injuries that robbed him of realizing his full potential as an NBA star.

What was truncated by what-ifs.

Rose bounced from team to team following his time with the Bulls and played for Memphis last season, appearing in 24 games.

He was explosive, tough to defend with his speed and strength, finished at the rim and had a mid-range jump shot. For his career, he averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds and shot 45.6% from the field.

It’s easy to wonder what a career without injuries – or without as many – would’ve looked like for Rose. It was a Hall of Fame start, but he likely will be the only player to win NBA MVP but not make the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Rose, who was the No. 1 pick by his hometown Bulls, did his best to eliminate those what-ifs. He maintained a positive attitude, always believing in himself no matter the circumstance. If he had a woe is me attitude, he hid it well.

In his retirement announcement, Rose showed injuries did not ruin his love for a game that gave and took so much.

In a love letter to basketball, Rose wrote, ‘Thank you, my first love … You believed in me through the highs and lows, my constant when everything else seemed uncertain. You showed me what love truly meant. You turned the court into my sanctuary, a home where I could express myself freely. You made every early morning and late night we spent together worth every drop of sweat. You reminded me that I could always rely on you, that in every moment of doubt, you would show me what I’m capable of.

“You introduced me to new places and cultures that a kid from Chicago could have never imagined. You taught me that every loss was a lesson and every win was a reason to be grateful. You offered wisdom that was not just about the game, but about life, discipline, hard work, perseverance. You showed me that passion is something to cherish, ensuring that I pour my heart into every dribble, every shot, every play. You stood by me even when the world seemed against me, unconditionally, waiting for me to pick you up. You gave me a gift, our time together, one that I will cherish for the rest of my days. You told me it’s okay to say goodbye, reassuring me that you’ll always be a part of me, no matter where life takes me.”

Derrick Rose, at peace with what was, what could’ve been and what is.

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Andrew Vaughn and Lenyn Sosa both delivered two RBIs during a seven-run fifth inning and Chris Flexen pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as the host Chicago White Sox topped the Los Angeles Angels, 7-0, on Thursday to earn a series sweep.

Chicago (39-120) again avoided surpassing the expansion 1962 New York Mets for the most single-season losses in Major League Baseball since 1901.

A mark for futility fell upon the Angels, however, as Los Angeles (63-96) set a club record for losses in a season, breaking a tie with the 1968 and 1980 teams.

Swept 24 times this season, the White Sox collected just their second home sweep and first since taking three in a row from Tampa Bay from April 26-28.

Chicago rolled behind its largest rally of the year. The White Sox sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth, which featured a pair of hits from Dominic Fletcher.

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Vaughn opened the scoring against Angels starter Tyler Anderson with a two-run single and scored when Sosa followed with a two-run double. Five straight White Sox reached base during one sequence. Bryan Ramos, Zach DeLoach and Fletcher also drove in runs.

Los Angeles managed six hits, all singles. Logan O’Hoppe went 2-for-4.

Flexen allowed a leadoff single to Taylor Ward but erased him on Zach Neto’s double-play grounder to third base one batter later. The veteran right-hander retired the next eight batters before Neto singled with one out in the fourth.

Flexen (3-15) won for the first time since May 8. He spaced five hits, one walk and seven strikeouts over a season-high-tying 6 1/3 innings.

Anderson (10-15) allowed five runs (four earned) and four hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three, struck out two and hit one batter.

Vaughn led the White Sox attack with three hits. Sosa, DeLoach and Fletcher had two apiece.

Neto left the game with right shoulder irritation.

Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who left Wednesday’s loss with a lower right leg contusion after fouling a pitch off his leg, was out of the lineup.

Chicago took the season series against Los Angeles 4-2.

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Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps are the latest clubs to qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.

Inter Miami earned a berth into the continental tournament for the second consecutive year, qualifying because of its place in the MLS Supporter Shield Standings.

Inter Miami leads the standings with 64 points with four games remaining in the 2024 MLS season. The Supporters Shield winner and conference champions qualify, along with the next-best team in the supporters shield standings that has not already qualified. Miami has enough points that it is guaranteed to be that next-best team if it doesn’t qualify by winning the shield or the Eastern Conference.

If Messi’s team wins the 2024 MLS Cup, it would secure a bye to the Round of 16 in the Champions Cup.

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC qualified for the tournament after winning the Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC on Wednesday night, when a scoreless game was won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.

So far, 12 of 27 teams have qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, which features team from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The tournament will be held during select weeks from February to June next year.

Which 12 clubs have qualified for 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup?

So far, six MLS teams and six LIGA MX teams have qualified for the tournament:

Columbus Crew (Leagues Cup champion)
LAFC (Leagues Cup runner-up)
Colorado Rapids (Leagues Cup third-place)
Sporting Kansas City (U.S. Open Cup finalist with LAFC)
Inter Miami (MLS next-best in Supporters’ Shield standings)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2024 Canadian Championship)
Club America (LIGA MX champions)
Tigres UANL (Liga MX Apertura 2023 runner-up)
Cruz Azul (Liga MX Clausura 2024 runner-up)
CF Monterrey (highest-ranked in the 2023–24 Liga MX aggregate table)
CD Guadalajara (next-best in LIGA MX table)
Pumas UNAM (third-best in LIGA MX)

Which teams will qualify for 2025 Champions Cup?

Here are the paths to 2025 Champions Cup. An asterisk means the team receives a buy to the Round of 16.

Canadian Premier League (two clubs): 2024 Champion and Shield Winner
Concacaf Caribbean Cup (three clubs): 2024 champion*, runner-up, and third place
Concacaf Central American Cup (six clubs): 2024 champion*, runner-up, two losing semifinalists, and two play-in winners.
MLS (four clubs): 2024 MLS Cup champion*, MLS Supporters’ Shield winners, non-Supporters’ Shield winning conference champion, and the next best club in the Supporters’ Shield standings that has not already qualified.

Who won the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup?

LIGA MX side Pachuca beat reigning MLS champions Columbus Crew in the June 1 final earlier this year.

Week 5 of the 2024 college football season is set to deliver a thrilling showdown between the undefeated Army Black Knights and the Temple Owls in a must-watch Thursday night game.

The Black Knights have started the season with a 3-0 record. Quarterback Bryson Daily led Army to a convincing 37-14 win over the Rice Owls in last week’s matchup. Daily completed six of nine attempts for 107 yards with two passing touchdowns. He also added 145 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Despite their 1-3 record heading into Week 5, the Temple Owls are not to be underestimated. They secured their first win of the season in Week 4, defeating the Utah State Aggies with a 45-29 victory. Quarterback Evan Simon put on an impressive performance, completing 17 of 27 attempts for 271 yards and scoring five touchdowns, showcasing his versatile skills.

With the strong performance from their Week 4 victory, the Temple Owls are in a strong position to challenge the Black Knights. If they can maintain this momentum, they have a real chance of handing the Black Knights their first loss of the season.

Follow live for all the thrilling moments from Week 5’s matchup between Army and Temple.

Temple comes up with third-down stop

Linebacker D.J. Woodbury stops running back Jake Rendina on third down and forces a fourth-down situation. Coach Stan Drayton calls his last timeout of the half, and Temple will get the ball back with 1:18 to go and a chance to cut into Army’s lead before halftime.

Army continues to hold all momentum

The two teams both put together eight-play drives before the end of the first quarter but neither had managed to score. The Black Knights will continue with possession at the Temple 46-yard yard line to start the second quarter.

Army worked its way down the second half of the field before giving the ball to Bryson Daily for an 8-yard touchdown run. Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.

Army leads Temple 14-0 with 11:50 left in the second quarter.

Army wastes little time for early lead

Noah Short scores on the Black Knight’s third play with a 61-yard rush to take the first lead of the game against the Owls. Trey Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.

Army leads Temple 7-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.

Army has managed to score on all four of its opening drives this season. The only FBS team to do so this season.

Touchdown negated

Simon and the Owls had a 49-yard touchdown negated on the opening drive after lineman Diego Barajas was called for a holding penalty. Temple was settled to punt.

Game is underway

Army kicks the ball to Temple to start the game. Army will begin with the ball in the second half. Quarterback Evan Simon and the offense start on offense and pick up a first down on the play.

Temple’s captains named

Temple named safety Andreas Keaton, quarterback Evan Simon, receiver Dante Wright and tight end James Della Pesca as captains for the Owls.

When is Army-Temple game?

Kickoff is Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How to watch Army vs. Temple game

The game will be broadcast on ESPN, and also available on Fubo.

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College Football Week 5 schedule

Army vs. Temple kick off must-see action across the college football landscape. Here is a complete breakdown of the schedule for Week 5 across the FBS.

College football picks Week 5, Top 25

Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for all of Saturday’s ranked games. 

Army vs. Temple odds, line

The Army Black Knights are favorites to defeat the Temple Owls in Saturday’s college football matchup, according to the BetMGM college football odds. Looking to wager? Check out the top college football betting apps in 2024 offering the top NCAA football betting promos and bonuses in 2024. 

Odds as of Wednesday afternoon.

Spread: Army (-12.5)
Moneyline: Army (-500)
Over/Under: 46.5

Army vs. Temple predictions

ESPN: Army has a 82% chance to win

According to ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, the Army Black Knights have a 82.2% chance to beat the Temple Owls in Week 5.

Covers: Army Black Knights

Douglas Farmer writes: ‘Obviously, the Knights run often, 33.7% more than the average team does. The Owls struggle against the rush, ranking No. 130 in expected points added (EPA) per rush against at 0.199. Put that in simpler terms: When a team rushes against Temple, it adds an average of a fifth of a point to its likely final tally. Army averages 57 rush attempts per game. It will add plenty of points to its final tally against a defense giving up 5.73 yards per carry. The Knights should get out to an early lead and then keep running the ball through the Owls. Army would kill the clock if it could, but Temple’s defense will be too much of a turnstile for that short of a rout.’

Pickswise: Army Black Knights

Michael Petty writes: ‘Army may not have played any impressive teams so far but Temple doesn’t qualify as impressive either and they are 3-0 straight up and against the spread. The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in those games is 25 points, which is much higher than the spread in this game. They also are 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games. For my Army vs Temple best bet, I’m taking the Black Knights to win by at least 2 touchdowns.’

Winners and Whiners: Army Black Knights

Staff writes: ‘A clash of styles hits our televisions for college football on Thursday night. Army is averaging 356 rushing yards per game to start the season, they are well coached, give multiple looks, and QB Bryson Daily has been a handful for defenses as he has 340 rushing yards through three games. Army’s closest game so far was a 17-point road conference win over Florida Atlantic, Temple is overmatched in this one. Speaking of the line of scrimmage, Temple only had 35 rushing yards against Navy, they will need to rely on the pass, and Army’s tough pass defense is averaging over one interception per game. Temple cannot rely on 90-yard passes and 64-yard field goals every week, and won’t find any here. Army rolls. Take Army to cover.’

Army vs. Temple all-time record

In their most recent match in 2017, the Army Black Knights defeated the Temple Owls with a score of 31-28. However, Temple currently holds the historical record against Army with 7 wins and 6 losses dating back to their first matchup in 1943.

Army depth chart

Quarterback

Mitch Bolden
Dewayne Coleman
Bryson Daily
Cale Hellums
Luke Knight
Zach Mundell
Nehemiah Vann
Ethan Washington

Running back

Pookie Arterberry
Briggs Bartosh
Lloyd Benson III
Ty Brown-Stauffer
David Clerk
Jarel Dickson
Omari Embree
Brennan Fisher
Ben Gibbs
Samari Howard
Jack Kayser
Tim Kloska
Brady Mott
Randall Nauden
Seth Reece
Hayden Reed
Jake Rendina
Tyrell Robinson
Aden Self
Sabastian Shannon
Noah Short
Corey Singleton Jr.
Carson Smith
Miles Stewart
Trey Tremba
Kanye Udoh
Jayden Walker
AJ Williams
Bill Young

Wide Receiver

Brady Anderson
Bryce Davis
Dom Esposito
Liam Fortner
Josh Horton
Chance Knox
Nolan Munroe
Tobi Olawole
Kavon Pointer
Casey Reynolds
Cam Schurr
Kurt Thompson
Neo Vossschulte

Tight End

Grayson Baker
Tex Brannan
David Cossan
Brian Dyer
Landon Laskey
Will Montesi
Mack O’Halloran
Parker Poloskey
Noah Prior
James Rothstein
Max Stober
Nollenn Tabaska
Ryan Vanscoy
Teddy Williams

Offensive line

Henry Appleton
Xavier Archawski
Branden Bartosh
Tanner Bivins
Ned Brady
Everett Champlin
Ben Chaney
Conner Finucane
Paolo Gennarelli
Andrew Hardwick
Braeden Helmkamp
David Hoyt
Will Jeffcoat
Chuck Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Bill Katsigiannis
Tyler Klambara
Kyle Kloska
Jordyn Law
Tyler Lee
Josh Manecke
Nick Moore
Lana Parks
Lucas Scott
Wes Shaw
Brady Small
Sam Waters
Brandon Wraalstad
Jonah Zimmerman

Defensive line

Amir Ali
Jack Bousum
Ben Britton
Nick Buchys
Tyler Deleon
Sean Donovan
Matt Gemma
Deshontez Gray
Kody Harris-Miller
Aiden Jones
Jack Latore
Payton Ledford
Kyle Lewis
Liam McKenna
Dre Miller
Donovan Poe
Tyler Rafferty
Jake Rizzo
Javon Smith
Trey Sofia
Dillion Stowers
Jacob Tuioti
Cody Winokur
Russ Woodward

Linebacker

AJ Barbat
CJ Bowens
Caden Brungard
Adam Cash
Ryan Dunfee
Eric Ford
Kalib Fortner
Brett Gerena
Elo Modozie
Caleb Moran
Baylor Newson
Cael Newton
Noah Nixon
Sam Oppenheimer
Campbell Sager
Holden Sapp
Luke Sutphen
Andon Thomas
Khaled Waliagha
Elijah Walton
Christian Yousefzadeh
Same Zagame

Cornerback

Jaxon Hammond
Rob Houston
Jayden Mayes
Devan Moss
Cade Patton
Donavon Platt
Joseph Stephens
Ish Taylor
Damon Washington
Justin Weaver
Jabrii Williams

Defensive Back

Hamilton Baker
Josiah Banks
Isaiah Birl
Chance Keith
Casey Larkin
CJ Martin
Cole Searight

Safety

Max DiDomenico
Carlos Griffin
Jake Lindsey
Collin Matteson
Stephen Nnadozie
Daniel Ogordi
Larry Pickett Jr.
Gavin Shields
Caleb Williams
Christopher Williams
Tommy Zitiello

Special Teams

Kicker

Charlie Barnett
Anderson Britton
Trey Gronotte
Bryson Hosea
Jake Hulstein
Dawson Jones

Punter

Cooper Allan
Matthew Faulk
Mathew Gibbons
Matthew Rhodes
James Wagenseller

Long Snapper

Drew Prieto
Ryan Snipes
Owens Walter

Temple depth chart

Quarterback

Forrest Brock
Chris Dietrich
Tyler Douglas
Patrick Keller
Evan Simon

Running back

Antwain Littleton
Darius Morant
Joquez Smith
Tyrei Washington
E.J. Wilson
Terrez Worthy

Wide Receiver

John Adams
Ashton Allen
Zae Baines
Xavier Bryan-Boothe
Elias Collins
Preston Everhart
Bryson Goodwin
Kajiya Hollawayne
JoJo Huntley
Xavier Irvin
Kian Johnson
Antonio Jones
Shekuna Kamara
Kyle Madden
Cole Sprague
Ian Stewart
Tyler Stewart
James Taylor Jr.
Dante Wright

Tight End

Reese Clark
Peter Clarke
James Della Pesca
Daniel Evert
Kendell Gordon
Landon Morris
David Wise

Offensive Lineman

Diego Barajas
Evan Dailey
James Faminu
Giakoby Hills
Eric King
Linus Lindberg
Grayson Mains
Mausa Palu
Lucas Possenti
Jackson Pruitt
Wisdom Quarshie
Carter Sheehan
Melvin Siani
Chris Smith
Kevin Smithwick
Kevin Terry
Shane Toolan
Davray Venu
Luke Watson

Defensive End

Sultan Badmus
Diwun Black
Brandon Enarusai
Cameron Jones
Jordan Montgomery
Khalil Poteat
Cam’Ron Stewart
Russell Sykes IV
Tra Thomas
Tyrese Whitaker

Defensive Tackle

Joseph Auzenne
Hugo Gil
Conlan Greene
Allan Haye
Latrell Jean
Sekou Kromah
K.J. Miles
Demerick Morris

Line Backer

Tyree Alualu
Aiden Britton
Wesley Brown
London Hill
Reggie Jones
Tyquan King
David Kpeglo
Tyler Lepolo
Antwone Santiago
Eric Stuart
Katin Surprenant
Solomon Tripline
D.J. Woodbury Sr.
T.K. Wright

Corner Back

Denzel Chavis
Elijah Deravil
Jamel Johnson
Adrian Laing
Jaylen Lewis
Ben Osueke
DeVonta Owens
Torey Richardson
Darrell Sweeting

Safety

Louis Frye
Andreas Keaton
Javier Morton
Jack Paessler
James Paessler
Zyil Powell
Ihsim Smith-Marsette
Brandon Taylor

Kicker

Lucas Glassburn
Carl Hardin
Maddux Trujillo

Punter

Dante Atton

Long Snapper

Andrew Mcllquham
Brylan Noonan

US LBM Coaches Poll 

Nebraska and Memphis both dropped out of this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. The Georgia Bulldogs pulled ahead to take the top spot with the Texas Longhorns in a close second.

College football bowl projections 

There is still plenty of time left in the season for teams to continue vying for position, with the hope of securing a spot in the College Football Playoff or at the very least a bowl game. Here are Erick Smith’s USA TODAY Sports bowl projections following the results of Week 4 games.

College football Re-Rank 1-134 

Paul Myerberg provides this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134, where he ranks every team in college football, including Army and Temple before they meet this afternoon.

College football overreactions from Week 3

Reporter Eddie Timanus is back to offer some big-picture perspective in response to a bit of the buzz from Week 3, much of which was generated by members of one conference in particular.

College Football Fix podcast 

Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports discuss these topics and more in this week’s version of the College Football Fix.

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Tony Finau hit the first tee ball Thursday morning to kick off the 2024 Presidents Cup. Teamed with Xander Schauffele, the American duo went out against Byeong Hun An and Jason Day of the International squad at Royal Montreal Golf Club in fourballs, the first of five matches on the first day.

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes was one of the two International players getting the day off but he made his presence felt on home soil, by chugging a morning beer on the first tee to get the fans fired up.

While this event doesn’t have the drama of the Ryder Cup, there were some friendly sparks flying after Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler made back-to-back huge putts.

Through nine holes, there was a lot of red on the board but all the matches were tightly contested throughout but the Americans pulled away late in all of them.

PRESIDENTS CUP:  Picks and odds | Leaderboard | Gala photos | Photos

2024 Presidents Cup: Thursday scores

➤ U.S. leads, 5-0

Xander Schauffele/Tony Finau (USA) def. Jason Day/Byeong Hun An (INTL) — 1 up
Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (USA) def. Sungjae Im/Tom Kim (INTL) — 3 and 2
Collin Morikawa/Sahith Theegala (USA) def. Adam Scott/Min Woo Lee (INTL) — 1 up
Patrick Cantlay/Sam Burns (USA) def. Hideki Matsuyama/Corey Conners (INTL) — 2 and 1
Wyndham Clark/Keegan Bradley (USA) def. Taylor Pendrith/Christiaan Bezuidenhout (INTL) — 1 up

Sitting out for the U.S.: Brian Harman and Max Homa. Sitting for the Internationals: Si Woo Kim and Mackenzie Hughes.

How to watch 2024 Presidents Cup:

Friday, Sept. 27

Time: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
TV/Streaming: Golf Channel, Peacock

Saturday, Sept. 28

Time: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
TV/Streaming: Golf Channel, NBC, Peacock

Sunday, Sept. 29

Time: 12 – 6 p.m.
Network: NBC, Peacock

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NFL Week 4 gets underway with ‘Thursday Night Football’ when the New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys.

Both teams are 1-2 entering this NFC East clash. New York is coming off an impressive 21-15 win on the road against the Cleveland Browns. Meanwhile, Dallas dropped their second consecutive game, losing to the Ravens 28-25. Dallas is favored tonight at MetLife Stadium despite two straight losses at home.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has an outstanding 32-8 record against NFC East opponents, including 12 consecutive victories against the Giants. Meanwhile, Daniel Jones is 8-12-1 against divisional foes.

Through the first three weeks, the Cowboys are last in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game (185.7) and per carry (5.4). They have allowed three rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games. The Giants running game has a new look, which will be spearheaded by Devin Singletary tonight, after Saquon Barkley signed with Philadelphia during the offseason.

CeeDee Lamb and Malik Nabers are the top receiving options for their teams. Lamb is coming off his first All-Pro season but has yet to reach 100 receiving yards in a game, something he accomplished eight times in 2023. Giants rookie Malik Nabers has taken the league by storm, currently ranking second In receptions (23), fifth in receiving yards (271), and tied for first in receiving touchdowns (3).

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USA TODAY Sports will provide highlights, analysis and score updates throughout the Cowboys-Giants game. Follow along:

Cowboys at Giants TV channel

Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
TV channel: Fox 5 (New York market) | Fox 4 (Dallas-Fort Worth market)

‘Thursday Night Football’ will be exclusively available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Viewers in the New York market can tune to Fox 5 to watch the matchup. For those in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you can tune to Fox 4.

Watch’Thursday Night Football’with a Prime Video subscription

Who are the Thursday Night Football announcers for Amazon Prime Video?

Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage.

The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.

Taylor Rooks is the feature reporter for Prime Video’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis.

Giants vs. Cowboys start time

Date: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

The Cowboys and Giants game will kick off Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season with ‘Thursday Night Football’ at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Giants vs. Cowboys predictions, picks

Here are the USA TODAY Sports staff’s predictions for the Cowboys-Giants matchup on ‘Thursday Night Football’:

Lorenzo Reyes: Cowboys 21, Giants 20
Tyler Dragon: Cowboys 26, Giants 17
Richard Morin: Cowboys 35, Giants 12
Jordan Mendoza: Cowboys 20, Giants 16

Giants vs. Cowboys odds, moneyline, over/under 

The Cowboys are favorites to defeat the Giants, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promos in 2024 including the ESPN BET app and Fanatics Sportsbook promo code. 

Spread: Cowboys (-5.5) 
Moneyline: Dallas (-250); New York (+200) 
Over/under: 45 

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NFL rookie WR receiving record: Giants’ Malik Nabers could join elite list 

Puka Nacua holds the current record for the most receiving yards by a rookie wide receiver in NFL history, with 1,486 yards in 2023 with the Los Angeles Rams. Nacua exceeded fifth-round expectations: He finished second behind C.J. Stroud for Offensive Rookie of the Year. 

Before Nacua’s historic season, Bill Groman held the rookie receiving yard record for 62 years, reaching 1,473 yards in the AFL. Groman accumulated his rookie stats in just 14 games, while Nacua took 17 games to break the record. Puka passed his fellow active wide receiver, Ja’Marr Chase (1,455 yards, 2021) and Justin Jefferson (1,400 yards, 2020), for the most receiving yards in the Super Bowl era. 

Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams, 2023): 1,486 receiving yards 
Bill Groman (Houston Oilers, 1960): 1,473 receiving yards 
Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati, 2021): 1,455 receiving yards 
Justin Jefferson (Minnesota, 2020): 1,400 receiving yards 
Anquan Boldin (Arizona, 2003): 1,377 receiving yards 
Randy Moss (Minnesota, 1998): 1,313 receiving yards 
Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants, 2014): 1,305 receiving yards 
Michael Clayton (Tampa Bay, 2004): 1,193 receiving yards 
Michael Thomas (New Orleans, 2016): 1,137 receiving yards 
Terry Glenn (New England, 1996): 1,132 receiving yards 
Bill Brooks (Indianapolis, 1986): 1,131 receiving yards 
Garrett Wilson (New York Jets, 2022): 1,103 receiving yards 

Malik Nabers has accumulated 271 receiving yards through the first three weeks of the 2024 season. This terrific start puts him on pace to break Nacua’s record. 

Trevon Diggs vs. Malik Nabers: Cowboys CB and Giants WR feud, explained

‘Thursday Night Football’ will mark the first time that Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers and Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will face off in the NFL, but there’s already some beef being grilled between them. Here’s why. — Ayrton Ostly

Cowboys and Giants injury reports

Dallas Cowboys injury report 

OUT 

TBD 

QUESTIONABLE 

CB Caelon Carson 
S Markquese Bell 
DE Demarcus Lawrence 

New York Giants injury report 

OUT 

CB Adoree Jackson 
CB Andru Philips 

QUESTIONABLE 

WR Darius Slayton 

NFC East standings 

The winner of ‘Thursday Night Football’ in Week 4 will move into third behind the Washington Commanders in the NFC East. The loser will be in sole possession of last place with a 1-3 record. 

Eagles — 2-1 

Commanders — 2-1 

Giants — 1-2 

Cowboys — 1-2 

Giants vs. Cowboys weather update 

The weather in East Rutherford, N.J., could affect the Giants and Cowboys ‘Thursday Night Football’ game in the second half. Temperatures are expected to be in the 70s during game time. However, there is a chance of rain from 9-11 p.m. in the MetLife Stadium area. 

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