The Jets show life and beat the Texans behind Garrett Wilson's record catch; NFL, college football picks this weekend

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GARRETT WILSON AND THE NEW YORK JETS

For the Jets To climb out of their significant hole at the start of the season they will need an extraordinary effort. Thursday, Garrett Wilson One and one vintage were delivered Aaron Rodgers-To-Davante Adams Connection did the rest with a much-needed 21-13 victory over the Texan. It ends the Jets' five-game losing streak.

• Wilson made two one-handed touchdown catches, the second of which is are some of the best catches you will ever seea leaping one-handed jab that seemed impossible until replay proved that he had in fact achieved the impossible. It gave the Jets a 14-10 lead.
• Then, on a third-and-goal late in the game, Adams was seething Jalen Pitre from the line, and Rodgers placed it perfectly for a 37-yard touchdown.
• Rodgers in the second half when targeting Wilson/Adams: 10 for 11 for 147 yards, three touchdowns, perfect passer rating of 158.3

The defense, on the other hand, was excellent and limiting CJ Stroud to an 11-for-30 passing game (the worst of his career) for 191 yards. Houston's offensive line remains a mess in pass protection — Stroud recorded a career-best eight sacks — and Stroud deserves his fair share of the blame. Don't have Nico Collins still Stefon Diggs in a short week made things even more difficult. I'm worried about Houston's offense, but not officially yet. Collins' return next week will be a huge help.

Long story short, the Jets absolutely needed this. At 3-6 there's still a long, long climb ahead, but this is a glimmer of hope that could turn into something more.

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🏈 NFL Week 9 Picks: NFC North leads again

Two weeks ago it was Lions That was enough Vikings their first loss of the season and took the lead of the NFC North. But there is no rest for the weary in this historically strong division, and the Lions (6-1) will look to maintain that lead when they visit the game this weekend packer (6-2), who Looks like they did Jordan love. John Breech says …

• Closure: “This game will be at Lambeau Field, which I only bring up because this week's game will be the FIRST TIME all season that the Lions will play outdoors. … They're playing so well right now that I'm not.'' Certainly it will play a role. The Lions are coming off a game in which they scored 52 points, they've averaged 38.4 points over their last five games, and they have MORE TOUCHDOWS (25) than incomplete passes (20) since Week 3. The choice: Lions 30-23 over Packers“

Also in this late afternoon window Bear cardinals And Rams-Seahawks (which Will Brinson has best choice So expect plenty of action throughout Sunday evening. Here are our expert tips:

Pete Prisco | Will Brinson | John Breech | Tyler Sullivan | Jordan Dajani

CBS Sports HQ's AM newsletter went 1-2 last week, with blown losses by the Dolphins and Bears giving us our first losing week all season. Still, we're 16-6 for the year overall and this weekend we'll…

• Browns over Chargers
• Eagles over jaguars
• Vikings instead of Colts

🏈 College Football Week 10 Preview: Can Penn State get over the hurdle against Ohio State?

Something has to give No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State. The Buckeyes are 2-6 against top-five teams Ryan Day. The Nittany Lions are 1-12 against top-five teams below James Franklin and losing seven straight games to Ohio State.

This is a very big event, the latest in a series of big events this season. It is already the fifth duel between the top five teams; Last year there was only one such game in the regular season. Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (Lower body) will be a Game time decisionand Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard will hope not to get beaten up behind a shaky offensive line against one of the most fearsome pass rushes in the country. In The six pack of best betssays Tom Fornelli…

• Fornelli: “To put it as kindly as possible, the Buckeyes offensive line looked bad Nebraska. … Well, Penn State's defensive line is much better than Nebraska's, and I have a hard time imagining a scenario where Ohio State's offensive line recovers enough to hold Abdul Carter and keep society in check. I'm well aware of Franklin's story against Ohio State, and while it scares me, I have more confidence in Penn State's offense than Ohio State's offense right now. The Pick: Penn State +3.5 (-115)“

Speaking of Penn State's offense, that's the offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki'S Big hitwrites Dennis Dodd. Here's our full preview.

The Keystone State is involved in both ranking games this weekend, with No. 18 Pittsburgh opposite No. 20 SMU (preview) in what becomes one wild ACC race. Brandon Marcello Details a A fantastic start for SMU in the first year of a new conference.

November features lots of huge games in the College Football Playoff race, and this weekend's lineup is the perfect start to a crucial month. Here's more:

⚾ MLB offseason: What's next for Dodgers, Yankees and top free agents?

We are less than 48 hours into the MLB offseason and we already have one remarkable trade as well as early odds for next year's World Series champs.

1. Dodgers (+400)
2. Yankees (+700)
3. Brave (+750)
4. Phillies (+1000)
5. Oriole (+1100)

It's no surprise that the Dodgers are on top. They have been excellent for years, and as Matt Snyder writes: This could be the beginning of even higher dynastic reaches.

• The pitching staff could include: Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin And Dustin May all returning from injury to join Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
• Ohtani, Mookie Betts And Freddie Freeman (who won the World Series MVP despite playing through even more injuries than we thought and sits down quietly one of the best decades ever) lead a loaded lineup.
• There is a great, opportunistic front office that is willing and able to spend money.
• The player development is second to none.

Yes, the Dodgers are doing well. The Yankees have now done it big decisions for this offseason.

The biggest thing is of course Juan Soto. He says the Yankees have no inherent advantageSo it could be a wild winter. He is undoubtedly No. 1 in RJ Anderson's Top 25 Free Agents. Here are the top 5:

1. BY Juan Soto
2. RHP Corbin Burnes
3. 3B Alex Bregman
4. LHP Blake Snell
5. LHP Max Fried

RJ has potential landing sites for all 25 players.

📺 What we see this weekend

Friday

🏒 Panthers vs. Stars (in Finland)1 p.m. on NHL Network
🏀 Magic at Cavaliers7 p.m. on ESPN
🏈 San Diego State at No. 15 Boise State8 p.m. on FS1
🏀 Nuggets at Timberwolves9:30 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday

🏒 Stars vs. Panthers (in Finland)11 a.m. on NHL Network
🏈 No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn StateNoon on Fox
🏈 Duke at No. 5 MiamiNoon on ABC
🏈 No. 19 Ole Miss at ArkansasNoon on ESPN
🏈 Air Force in the 21st ArmyNoon on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 No. 1 Oregon at Michigan3:30 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+
🏈 Florida ranked #2 Georgia3:30 p.m. on ABC
🏈 Texas Tech at No. 11 Iowa State3:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏈 No. 10 Texas A&M at South Carolina7:30 p.m. on ABC
🏈 Louisville, No. 11 Clemson7:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏈 No. 18 Pittsburgh at No. 20 SMU8 p.m. on ACC Network
🏀 Heat vs. Wizards (in Mexico City)9:30 p.m. on NBA TV

Sunday

🏈 Dolphins at Bills1 p.m. on CBS
🏈 Broncos at Ravens1 p.m. on CBS
🏈 Cowboys at Falcons1 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Bears at Cardinals4:05 p.m. on CBS
🏈 Lions at Packers4:25 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Rams at Seahawks4:25 p.m. on Fox
🏈 Colts at Vikings8:20 p.m. on CBS