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Five days after trading cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in stunning moves, the Jets (2-7) came off their bye-week break to win their second game in a row, beating the Cleveland Browns 27-20.

Kene Nwangwu returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and moments later, Isaiah Williams brought back a punt 74 yards for a score. 

With the Jets leading 27-20, Fields scrambled on third-and-16 and Devin Bush was called for holding, giving New York a first down with 1:50 left at its 44.

Hall ran three times and the Jets lined up on fourth down to let the play clock run down before planning to call a timeout and punt, but Cleveland’s Cameron Thomas jumped — and New York had a fresh set of downs and the victory.

QB Fields, who started again after seeming to have a tenuous hold on the job, was only 6 of 11 for 54 yards with the TD to Hall and his first interception of the season.

Local 802 Broadway musicians were thrilled to announce that they reached an agreement with the Broadway League that will avert a strike.

A potential strike that threatened to halt many Broadway musicals has been averted after the musicians’ union reached an agreement with the Broadway League. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 and the Broadway League, a trade association for producers and theater owners, finalized the deal after an 18-hour bargaining session aided by a mediator. The agreement includes wage increases and enhanced contributions to the health fund, ensuring access to healthcare for musicians.

The agreement comes just days after the Broadway League reached a  separate tentative contract with the Actors’ Equity Association, the union representing performers and stage managers. The actors’ union’s deal includes a 3 percent salary increase each year over a three-year period, along with increased contributions to their health 

The Giants and 49ers both had to deal with some key injuries, but San Francisco’s superior depth made all the difference on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. New York trailed by double digits for the entire second half, on their way to a 34-24 loss.

Big Blue got off to a good start, driving for a touchdown on its opening possession with Jaxson Dart finding tight end Theo Johnson from 15 yards out. However, the 49ers soon took control with 20 unanswered points, starting on their next possession that ended with a Mac Jones touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey.

Jones added another passing score to Jauan Jennings and two field goals from Eddy Pineiro extended the lead to 13 halfway through the third quarter. Big Blue answered with a field goal from Graham Gano, but the 49ers still led 20-10 heading into the fourth quarter.

With 11:35 remaining, Brian Robinson’s 18-yard touchdown run extended the 49ers’ lead to 27-10, but the Giants put together a scoring drive to cut their deficit to 27-17 with roughly eight minutes left. Dart finished off the drive himself, with a 6-yard keeper.

McCaffrey’s short touchdown run with 4:13 to go extinguished any remaining hopes of a Giants comeback, although Dart, who ended up with 191 passing yards, threw a late 24-yard touchdown pass to Gunner Olszewski to bring the final margin back to 10 points.

Returning to McDonald’s menus is the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder With Cheese. The burger made its debut in 2022 and features a signature, 100% fresh beef Quarter Pounder patty, slices of melty American cheese, thick cut applewood smoked bacon, fresh Roma tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and a special, smoky BLT sauce. 

Serving as the star of the show, the smoky BLT sauce is seasoned with paprika, parsley, and black pepper. McDonald’s describes it as a “sweet and tangy, savory and garlicy sauce” that flaunts “a lingering smokiness.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions for the second consecutive year.

Miguel Rojas tied Game 7 in the top of the ninth inning, and both Rojas and Andy Pages made clutch defensive plays in the bottom half to keep the Dodgers alive.

Los Angeles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, silencing the Rogers Centre crowd and capturing back-to-back titles.

Manager Dave Roberts used six pitchers in the deciding game, including Game 6 starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Game 5 starter Blake Snell.

Ultimately, it was catcher Will Smith who delivered the biggest hit of the night. Smith’s solo home run in the top of the 11th inning gave the Dodgers their first lead, 5-4. Yamamoto then closed things out in the bottom of the inning, earning the victory for Los Angeles.

Despite throwing 96 pitches just one day earlier, Yamamoto came out of the bullpen to record the final 2 2/3 innings. He escaped a tense jam with runners on first and third by inducing Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk into a game-ending double play.

The New York Giants’ defense stumbled, as the Philadelphia Eagles rolled to a 38-20 win on Sunday afternoon.

— It was a scary scene in the second quarter, when Giants rookie sensation Cam Skattebo was carted off the field after suffering a gruesome ankle injury. He was later officially ruled out with an ankle injury, casting a major blow to the Giants’ offense.

— A pivotal moment came in the second quarter. With the game tied 7-7, the Eagles deployed their patented Tush Push to pick up the first down. As Jalen Hurts extended the ball forward, Kayvon Thibodeaux ripped it out for what should have been a Giants fumble recovery. However,forward progress was called, stopping the play and making the fumble not challenge-able. 

— Dart didn’t have a spectacular game, but he didn’t make any costly mistakes either. The Eagles defense got to him for 5.0 sacks, and Dart ended up throwing for 193 yards and a touchdown, while adding another touchdown on the ground.

Giants

• Jaxson Dart: 14 of 24, 194 yards, 1 TD; 17 yards rushing, 1 TD
• Tyrone Tracy: 10 carries, 39 yards
• Defense: 276 rushing yards allowed, 8.4 yards per carry

Eagles

• Jalen Hurts: 15 of 20, 179 yards, 4 TDs
• Saquon Barkley: 18 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 24 yards, 1 TD
• Tank Bigsby: 9 carries, 104 yards

After starting the season 0-7, the New York Jets finally won a game — and in wild fashion. The Jets defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 on Sunday, erasing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Breece Hall rushed for two touchdowns and threw — yes, threw — the game-winning touchdown in the final two minutes. Jets quarterback Justin Fields, one week after being benched, threw a key two-point conversion to get the Jets within six points before Hall’s touchdown pass.

For Fields, it was something of a moment of redemption after a difficult week, and an even more difficult season. Earlier this week, Jets owner Woody Johnson slammed Fields and his team during league meetings after the team’s winless start, saying that wins were hard “when you have a quarterback with the rating that we’ve got.”

After Johnson’s comments, things got to the point that head coach Aaron Glenn refused to say whether Fields would be the starter despite backup Tyrod Taylor being out with a knee injury. But Fields had a much better game on Sunday, going 21 of 32 for 244 pass yards, plus a passing touchdown and the two-point conversion that turned out to be a difference-maker.

Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the US and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.

The recall covers some of the the automaker’s top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. Also included is the Acura RDX from the 2019 and 2020 model years.

Honda says that the surface coating on the channel for the buckle can deteriorate over time. The release button can shrink against the channel at lower temperatures, increasing friction and stopping the buckle from latching.

If the buckle doesn’t latch, a driver or passenger may not be restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Wil Lutz kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Denver Broncos to a thrilling 33-32 win Sunday over the stunned New York Giants, who took a shutout into the fourth quarter.

The Broncos (5-2) trailed 26-8 with just over 5 minutes remaining but scored on a 7-yard Bo Nix scamper, R.J. Harvey’s 2-yard catch, an 18-yard keeper by Nix and Lutz’s game-winner after Jaxson Dart seemingly broke the Broncos’ hearts with a 1-yard TD with 37 seconds left that gave New York a 32-30 lead.

Jude McAtamney missed his second extra point of the afternoon, however, and after Tyler Badie returned the kickoff 19 yards to the 23, Nix found Marvin Mims for 29 yards and Courtland Sutton for 22.

With no timeouts remaining, Nix and the offense raced to the line of scrimmage at the Giants 21 and spiked the ball with 2 seconds left.

The snap was high but Lutz nailed the field goal to secure Denver’s fourth consecutive win overall and NFL-best eighth straight at home.

Giants

• Jaxson Dart: 15 of 32, 283 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 96.2 passer rating
• Cam Skattebo: 16 carries, 60 yards; 3 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD
• Tyrone Tracy Jr.: 9 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
• Daniel Bellinger: 3 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD
• Theo Johnson: 3 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD
• Wan’Dale Robinson: 6 catches, 95 yards

Broncos

• Bo Nix: 25 of 47, 228 yards, 2 TD; 5 carries, 48 yards, 2 rushing TDs
• J.K. Dobbins: 14 carries, 81 yards
• Courtland Sutton: 5 catches, 65 yards

In a game that saw the Jets and the Panthers play four quarterbacks, points were hard to come by on both sides as Carolina escaped MetLife Stadium with a 13-6 victory on Sunday. The Jets fell to 0-7 while the Panthers moved to 4-3 with their third consecutive win.

The Jets turned to backup QB Tyrod Taylor in the second half. With the Jets facing a 13-3 deficit, Taylor entered with 10:36 remaining in the third quarter. HC Aaron Glenn decided to make the QB change after Justin Fields went 6 of 12 in the first half for 46 yards and was sacked 3 times.

Backup Andy Dalton finished the game for the Panthers after Bryce Young exited with an ankle injury in the third quarter.

After the game, Glenn was non-committal on whom will start for the Jets next week in Cincinnati against the Bengals.

“I understand the nature of the quarterback change,” Glenn said. “We needed a spark. At that time, I felt like it was the right time to do it. Obviously, a tough situation for both of those guys. But it was my call and I felt like it was the right time to do it.”