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In Atlanta, the quarterback situation keeps getting messier. Cooper Rush is expected to get the start again for the Falcons in Week two against Carolina, and with Michael Penix Junior also sidelined, Atlanta is essentially rolling out a third-string option as their signal caller. That is not a recipe for confidence heading into the season.
Meanwhile in New York, the Jets are dealing with a troubling storyline of their own. Already mired in the longest interception drought in NFL history, they now head into Sunday's matchup against Green Bay without Minkah Fitzpatrick, their most decorated ball-hawk, ruled out with a groin injury. That secondary has been starving for a turnover, and losing Fitzpatrick only makes that drought harder to end.
Shifting over to the octagon, UFC three thirty one is locked and loaded for Saturday night in Los Angeles, where Joshua Van defends the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja. The experts at CBS Sports are weighing in with their picks and the odds are tight, making this one of the more compelling title fights the promotion has put together in recent memory.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
