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Monday Night Football is on deck tonight and it's a divisional clash with real weight behind it. The Dallas Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles, both teams sitting at two and four on the season. Philadelphia will again be without Jalen Hurts, who remains sidelined with deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in his lungs — a serious situation that goes well beyond football. Vegas likes Dallas tonight.
Shifting to Formula One, and the sport is on the verge of a historic moment. Twenty-year-old Kimi Antonelli needs just two points at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix to become world champion. That means a ninth-place finish or better gets the job done, assuming George Russell and Lewis Hamilton don't both win — which, mathematically, only one of them can. Mexico City could be throwing a coronation party by Sunday afternoon.
And in the NFL, the Dan Campbell fourth-down debate is making the rounds after Detroit's loss to Green Bay. Campbell went for it on fourth and one from the Detroit twenty-four with under five minutes left, the play lost two yards, and the Packers had a short field from there. Mike Tomlin, for one, backed the call completely — saying aggressive coaches make aggressive decisions, and he respects that philosophy.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
