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Miami Dolphins' De'Von Achane and Raheem Mostert scored four touchdowns each in a single game, tying the record with Kansas City Chiefs' Priest Holmes and Derrick Blaylock in 2004.

🏈🏈🏈🏈 NOTABLE HEADLINES

🏈 Taylor Swift Accepted Travis Kelce’s Invite to Sunday’s Game and Left with Him Post-Game

• Bill Belichick weighed in on the situationship saying, “It’s the biggest catch he’s had in his career”

• Kelce caught 7 of 8 passes for 69 yards and 1 touchdown in Sunday’s 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears

🏈 Miami Dolphins Just Scored the Most Points in an NFL game since 1966

• The Dolphins scored more points than ever in their franchise history and came within two points of breaking the NFL's regular-season scoring record, which was set back in 1966 when Washington scored 72 points against the Giants

• They’re the fourth team in NFL history to score at least 70 points in a regular-season or playoff game

🤕 Los Angeles Chargers WR Mike Williams has a Season-Ending Torn ACL

• Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams suffered a season-ending ACL Tear in L.A.'s 28-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the team announced Monday

• Williams was having his best game of the season with seven catches for 121 yards and one touchdown before the injury

💪 Haley Van Voorhis Becomes First Female Non-Kicker in NCAA Football Game

• In the first quarter of a game where Shenandoah University was already leading by 26 points, safety Haley Van Voorhis, a junior from The Plains, Virginia, became the first woman, excluding kickers and punters, to play in an NCAA football game when she rushed the Juniata quarterback on a third-down play

🏈 NFL WEEK 3 TOP GAMES

Cincinnati Bengals: 19 | Los Angeles Rams: 16

👉 Joe Burrow (26/49, 259 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT) still wasn’t 100% healthy in this game but finally gave the Bengals their first win of the season

👉 Joe Mixon (19 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 REC, 5 YDS, 1 TD) held the heavy lifting for the ground game

👉Ja’Marr Chase (12 REC, 141 YDS, 0 TD) and his former college teammate connected all night, with his longest reception of 43 yards

Philadelphia Eagles: XYZ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: XYZ

👉 Jalen Hurts (23/37, 277 YDS, 2 Tot TDs, 2 INT) led the Eagles to back-to-back 3-0 starts since the early 1900’s

👉 A.J. Brown (9 REC, 131 YDS, 0 TD) was active all night despite not getting in the endzone yet this season

👉 Baker Mayfield (15/25, 146 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) couldn’t do what Tom Brady also couldn’t do in Tampa Bay: start the season 3-0

Miami Dolphins (3-0): 70 | Denver Broncos (0-3): 20

👉 The Dolphins came close to breaking the NFL's single-game scoring record set in 1966 by the Redskins with a score of 72 points, ultimately scoring 70 points

👉 Key players in this historic game included Tua Tagovailoa (23/36, 309 YDS, 4 TDs), De'Von Achane (18 CAR, 203 YDS, 4 REC, 30 YDS, 4 TDs), Raheem Mostert (13 CAR, 82 YDS, 7 REC, 60 YDS, 4 TDs), and Tyreek Hill (9 REC, 157 YDS, 1 TD)

👉 Miami's offensive explosion resulted in a total of 726 yards gained, the second-most yards gained by a team in a single game

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1): 23 | Las Vegas Raiders (1-2): 18

👉 Kenny Pickett (16/28, 235 YDS, 2 TDs) boosted the Steelers to a 23-7 lead in the fourth quarter

👉 Despite a strong performance from Davante Adams (13 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TDs), the Steelers chose a 26-yard field goal from their eight-yard line, making it 23-18 with just 2:21 left

👉 The game ended with Jimmy Garoppolo throwing his third interception, securing the Steelers' Sunday Night Football victory

👉 Reports suggest Garoppolo is being evaluated for a possible concussion

Arizona Cardinals (1-2): 28 | Dallas Cowboys (2-1): 16

👉 In his seventh NFL season, Joshua Dobbs (17/21, 244 Tot. YDS, 1 TD) secured his first career win

👉 James Conner (14 CAR, 98 YDS, 1 TD) contributed on the ground big time

👉 Dak Prescott (25/40, 249 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) couldn’t find the endzone in the second half 

👉 Dallas never held the lead and racked up 13 penalties, resulting in a loss of 107 yards

LA Chargers (1-2): 28 | Minnesota Vikings (0-3): 24

👉 The Chargers notched their first win of the season against the winless Vikings from the 2022 playoffs

👉 Justin Herbert (40/47, 405 YDS, 3 TDs) connected with Keenan Allen (18 REC, 215 YDS) who set career high with 18 receptions for 215 yards and a touchdown

👉 Kirk Cousins (32/50, 367 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT) looked solid but threw a late game interception to end the game

Seattle Seahawks (1-1): 37 | Detroit Lions (1-1): 31

👉 The Seahawks bounced back after being embarrassed by the LA Rams in Week 1

👉 Jared Goff (28/35, 323 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT) trailed 31-21 with four minutes left in the game and forced OT

👉 Geno Smith (31/41, 328 YDS, 2 TDs) threw Tyler Lockett (8 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TDs) a pass for a six-yard walk-off touchdown to win the game

Cleveland Browns (2-1): 27 | Tennessee Titans (1-2): 3

👉 The Browns dominated the Titans

👉 Ryan Tannehill (13/25, 104 YDS) couldn’t find the endzone all day and Derrick Henry (11 CAR, 20 YDS) looked like a 3rd string running back

👉Deshaun Watson (27/33, 289 YDS, 2 TDs) delivered two touchdown passes in a lopsided victory

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💪 ON THIS DAY IN SPORTS

Serena Williams turns 42 years old today. Shout out to one of the Goats to ever play the game of tennis!

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