How India’s Online Marketplaces Brought Start-Ups To The Bazaar - Forbes

It is fair to say that India was a little late to the e-commerce party. Until recently, low rates of internet penetration among both consumers and smaller businesses alike held back online sales. Now, however, business is booming, particularly for marketplaces – new research suggests India’s online marketplaces could be making sales worth as much as $350 billion a year by 2027.

That forecast, from a new report published jointly today by consultant Bain & Company and the global venture capital investor Accel, would represent a tripling of the size of the market from current levels. Online marketplaces currently generate a little over $100 billion of sales, Bain and Accel say.

Such growth represents a tremendous opportunity for start-ups and existing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to sell their products and services through online marketplaces. The research estimates that as many as 15 million of these enterprises could be selling online through marketplaces by 2027; that would help drive the creation of 7 million new jobs in India, and could increase the size of the country’s economy by 5%.

“Increasingly rapid internet penetration, particularly on mobiles, a fall in the cost of data, and the fact that people have become more comfortable with transacting online are all driving e-commerce,” explains Prabhav Kashyap, a partner at Bain. “SMEs have had to go on that journey too, but we’re seeing more and more of them start to digitalise now.”

India also has structural tailwinds at its back, points out Anand Daniel, a partner at Accel. “We have a very large younger generation, who have grown up online and on mobile,” he points out. “We also have a sophisticated financial infrastructure, with some of the best payments rails in the world.” Logistics, previously a challenge as marketplaces sought to fulfill customers’ orders, has also improved dramatically, he argues.

The result, the researchers say, is a rapidly-maturing online marketplace sector that is now seeing growth across multiple niches. They have documented more than 300 such marketplaces across categories including retail, education, healthcare, travel and financial services. Almost 20 marketplaces have now reached annual sales of $1 billion or more, with a growing number of ventures now profitable.

Bain and Accel expect growth to be especially rapid among business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces over the next five years, with online food delivery also accelerating at a very rapid pace.

While consumer-facing marketplaces will continue to lead the way – the research estimates they will account for 40% of total sales by 2027, the contribution of B2B e-commerce marketplaces is expected to grow to five times to its current size to reach $55 billion. The research suggests the online food delivery sector will almost triple in size to nearly $22 billion.

“The B2B sector is less mature so there is naturally more headroom for growth,” adds Kashyap. “But there is also so much potential for this type of marketplace to add value – to take some of the intermediaries out of the value chain and to drive down margin leakage for businesses.”

Such appeal, along with the opportunities across the online marketplace sector, continues to capture investors’ attention. Funding raised by Indian marketplaces reached $16 billion last year, four times more than in 2018. The pace of fund raising appears to have slowed somewhat in 2022, in line with increasing global caution on the economic outlook, as well as falls on public markets, but investors continue to circle the sector.

Daniel expects any fall-off in investment to be a relatively minor blip in the ongoing success story of online markets. “India is a country where trust and confidence is especially important, but we are beginning to see customers show that trust and confidence to online marketplaces,” he argues. “We’re effectively replicating the experience and relationships that people have enjoyed in their local bazaars.”

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NFL Fantasy 2022 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 13: Running backs - NFL.com

You have lineup questions. We have answers. At least we hope. Start 'Em & Sit 'Em has helped fantasy managers for years make those pressing lineup decisions. And you know what is a good decision? Starting Patrick Mahomes. But that's too obvious, so you won't see that here. Instead here are some of the most-pressing questions. And, if you can't find a player you are looking for, please check out latest NFL Fantasy lineup rankings right here.

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2022 · 3-9-0

Full disclosure, this was fully going to be Josh Jacobs. I put together the names the previous Sunday and Jacobs was picked before he went off in Week 12. Then, I fully wrote him up before we found out that he is dealing with a calf injury and very much so up in the air for Week 13. Fun! The same thing happened with Najee Harris this week. Maybe I am a curse after all! Either way, we will go with Jones against the Bears instead. Jones has been up and down, but he has been much more reliable than not this season. The last time he faced the Bears in Week 2, he went off for 132 rushing yards, another 38 as a receiver, and two touchdowns. He finished with a season high 32 fantasy points. And Jones isn’t the only RB who has had success against Chicago this season. The Bears have allowed 25.9 fantasy PPG to backs this season, the eighth most in the NFL. Jones is a must start option this week.

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2022 · 8-3-0

As mentioned above with Aaron Jones, this was originally going to be Najee Harris, but then he suffered an injury in Week 12. Full disclosure, this was a hard week to find some Start 'Em RBs, as pretty much every backfield is dealing with injuries at this point of the season. That, or the back is too obvious to include, like Nick Chubb. But we will move on with Stevenson, who it is easy to feel good about right now. Stevenson topped 20 fantasy points without a touchdown last week -- it was his third time scoring at least 19.5 fantasy points without finding pay dirt. That is the sign of an elite fantasy asset. He has done so because of how much involvement he has seen in the passing game. Since Week 8. Stevenson leads RBs with a 25% target share. He is no worse than second among RBs in targets, catches and receiving yards in that span. He has topped 12 fantasy points in every game since Week 3, but the ceiling has been much higher with him routinely topping 20 fantasy points. Now with Damien Harris banged up again there is even more opportunities for Stevenson. Plus, this week he gets the Bills who have been ran all over against as of late. In the past month the Bills have allowed 26.1 fantasy PPG to backs, which falls inside the top 10. Expect the Pats to try and grind the clock out against Josh Allen and the Bills, which means a lot of Stevenson. He is a must start option moving forward.

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2022 · 4-8-0

Montgomery played 68% of the snaps with 14 carries and four targets, finishing with 113 total yards in Week 12. He finished with 14.3 fantasy points, which was enough for him the RB21 on the week. That was without Justin Fields, which only led to more running opportunities for Montgomery in a tough matchup against the Jets. He has been dominating the workload out of the Bears backfield since Khalil Herbert landed on the IR and that should continue moving forward. It’s not necessarily a bad thing for him if Fields plays next week, as it forces the defense to pay attention to someone else, but if he sits it likely means more touches for Montgomery. Either way, he is in play this week this week against the Packers who have been ran all over as of late. They have allowed 31.4 fantasy PPG to RBs in the past month, the third most in that span. Look for the Bears to exploit the Packers run defense struggles and feed Montgomery, especially if Fields can’t suit up. Montgomery is in play as an RB2 or flex option in this great matchup.  

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2022 · 4-7-0

Pierce has officially hit a slump. He rushed just five times for eight yards, while catching three of six targets for eight yards. It is now two straight games with fewer than five fantasy points for the rookie. Its also been two straight games in tough matchups for Pierce. You can easily make the case that Pierce has had the toughest schedule amongst any RB over the last month. In his last five games he faced three teams in the bottom 10 in fantasy points allowed to RBs. But his schedule luck, or lack thereof, changes this week against Cleveland, making it a week to give Pierce one more chance. Cleveland has allowed the second most fantasy PPG to RBs this season (29.2). The Browns have especially struggled on inside carries allowing the fourth most yards and fifth most touchdowns on those. Pierce has dominated inside carries for the Texans this season, seeing 77% of them on the season. I know Pierce has struggled, but this is sort of matchup that if you are sitting him you have to question why he is on your roster anymore. Its been rough, but this is a chance to give him one more shot in a potential get right spot.  

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2022 · 7-4-0

Wilson disappointed in a smash spot last week against the Texans, scoring just 12.2 fantasy points -- half of which came off a touchdown. He turned 13 carries into just 39 yards, averaging 3.0 YPC. He has a much tougher matchup this week against the 49ers. It will be a revenge game for Wilson as the Niners traded him at the deadline to Miami. However, the Niners have allowed just 15.9 fantasy PPG to RBs, the second fewest in the NFL. In the past month they’ve allowed just 12.7 per game, which includes shutting down Alvin Kamara last week. No offense to Wilson, but he is not at those backs level. In fact, the Niners defense has allowed the fewest rush yards per game (79.5), fewest yards per carry (3.3), fewest big plays allowed (46) and the fewest PPG to opposing offenses (15.7). The floor is lower than normal in this matchup and the upside is not much higher given the opponent. If you have other options, it’s a week to get away from Wilson if you can.  

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2022 · 4-7-0

Patterson is officially splitting this backfield. In Week 12, Patterson played 58% of the snaps and had 11 carries -- the same number as Tyler Allgeier. Patterson was targeted five times and the pass game usage did help salvage his day to get him just over 10 fantasy points. It is three straight games now with Patterson below 12 fantasy points, and in Week 11 he only reached double figures because of his return touchdown. Patterson’s high on the ground since returning is 52 yards and he has topped double-digit receiving yards just once -- never eclipsing 20 yards -- showing that he is touchdown dependent on a team that doesn’t score many each week. The Steelers are middle of the pack against backs, but this is more about Patterson’s role in this offense. He is sharing work in a slow-paced offense and has not shown to have a high floor or ceiling since returning. With just two teams on bye this week, you likely have other options you can go with this week.  

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2022 · 6-5-0

Singletary flopped last week in a great matchup against the Lions, scoring just nine fantasy points. While he has been getting more carries as of late, he has scored single-digit fantasy points in three of his last five games. He also has to worry about James Cook and Nyheim Hines stealing some work, primarily in the passing game. Singletary has just two targets or fewer in three straight games. And now he has a tough matchup this week against the Patriots who have been tough on running backs. They have allowed the fewest fantasy PPG to RBs this season (15.96) and in the last month (9.1). Singletary faced the Patriots twice last season and rushed for under 40 yards each time. In fact, he has topped 50 yards just once in five career games against the Pats. This is a week to keep Singletary on the bench.  

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2022 · 7-4-0

Pacheco scored a season-high 15.6 fantasy points against the Rams, finding his first touchdown since Week 1. Some may look at Pacheco and see an ascending player. He is -- I do not want to take that away from him -- but he is also a low floor and ceiling type of player for fantasy. He only has four catches on the season, so he hardly adds any fantasy points through the passing game. Meaning that he gets the bulk of his fantasy points from rushing yards -- a tough life for a back who does not have breakaway speed. This week he faces the Bengals who have been stingy to RBs allowing just 21.5 fantasy PPG, just outside the bottom 10 in the NFL. Plus, this has the potential to be a game where both teams are relying more on the QB than the run game. I would look to go in another direction this week.  

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Dope Sheet: Packers play at division-foe Bears - Packers.com

Packers S Adrian Amos was drafted by Chicago in 2015 and played with the Bears for four seasons (2015-18)…P Pat O'Donnell was drafted by Chicago in 2014 and played with the Bears for eight seasons (2014-2021)…Packers players with connections to Illinois include: DL Dean Lowry (Rockford, Northwestern), G/T Royce Newman (Nashville) and TE Robert Tonyan (McHenry)…Bears LB Jack Sanborn attended the University of Wisconsin from 2018-2021…Bears WR Equanimeous St. Brown was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round in 2018 and played for the team in 2018 and 2020-21…Bears DL Mike Pennel Jr. played for the Packers from 2014-16...Bears LB Joe Thomas played for the Packers from 2015-17...Packers offensive line coach Luke Butkus served as an offensive assistant/assistant offensive line coach for the Bears from 2007-09 and was an offensive line coach at the University of Illinois in 2012 and from 2016-18…Butkus, who attended Bloom Trail High School (Chicago Heights, Ill.), also was signed as a rookie free agent by the Bears in 2002 and is the nephew of Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus…Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry was born in Murphysboro, Ill. ...Packers tight ends coach John Dunn was a football assistant for the Bears in 2016 and an offensive assistant for the team in 2017…Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy was with the Packers as an offensive quality control coach from 2014-15, wide receivers coach from 2016-17, a quarterbacks coach in 2019 and the pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2020-21…Bears assistant tight ends coach Tim Zetts was an offensive quality control coach for Green Bay in 2021…Bears offensive quality control coach Omar Young was an offensive quality control coach for Green Bay from 2017-18…Packers defensive quality control coach Justin Hood was a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois from 2013-14…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Bears offensive line coach Chris Morgan coached on the staff together in Washington from 2011-13 and Atlanta from 2015-16…LaFleur also coached with Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower in Houston in 2008 and in Washington from 2010-13…Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia and Bears head coach Matt Eberflus coached together on the staff in Dallas from 2013-17…Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry and Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams were on the staff together in Tampa Bay in 2001…Packers defensive quality control coach Wendel Davis coached Bears LB Roquan Smith while serving as a defensive graduate assistant at Georgia during the 2016-17 seasons…Packers player personnel executive Lee Gissendaner played wide receiver at Northwestern from 1990-93…Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy was the athletic director at Northwestern from 2003-07…Former college teammates include: Bears DB Eddie Jackson and Packers DL Jarran Reed (Alabama); Bears DL Angelo Blackson and Packers S Rudy Ford (Auburn); Bears RB David Montgomery and Packers WR Allen Lazard (Iowa State); Bears DB Jaylon Jones and Packers G/T Royce Newman (Mississippi); Bears QB Trevor Siemian and Packers DL Dean Lowry (Northwestern); Bears QB Justin Fields and Packers C/G Josh Myers (Ohio State); Bears DB Jaquan Brisker and Packers T Rasheed Walker (Penn State); Bears TE Trevon Wesco and Packers CB Rasul Douglas (West Virginia).

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American consumers got holiday shopping off to a strong start - CNN

New York CNN Business  — 

Americans dished out for toys, televisions and clothing on Black Friday and into the holiday weekend, despite decades-high inflation and a potential recession looming in 2023.

The National Retail Federation, a trade group for the retail industry, said a record 196 million Americans shopped in stores and online over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a 10% increase from last year.

“As inflationary pressures persist, consumers have responded by stretching their dollars in any way possible,” NRF chief executive Matthew Shay said in a news release Tuesday.

Shoppers at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, hunt for bargains on Black Friday, the symbolic start of the holiday shopping season, on November 25, 2022.  Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis for CNN.

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The mall where Black Friday refuses to die

Shoppers returned to physical stores on Black Friday after avoiding much of in-person shopping the last two holidays due to Covid-19 concerns.

Mastercard said in-store sales increased 12% on Black Friday from last year.

Consumers also spent a total of $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday, representing 5.8% growth year-over-year, according to Adobe Analytics. Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and this year set a new annual sales record.

“With oversupply and a softening consumer spending environment, retailers made the right call this season to drive demand through heavy discounting,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe. “It spurred online spending to levels that were higher than expected.”

Retailers have dangled promotions to drive consumer demand and unload excess inventory. It appears the discounts were deep enough to convince many customers to buy.

Consumers making more than $100,000 a year drove spending over the holiday weekend, Shay said on a call with reporters Tuesday.

Lower-income consumers spend a larger share of their income on necessities and have pulled back some of their discretionary spending to afford groceries and essentials, analysts say.

Overall, the National Retail Federation projects holiday sales to increase up to 8% from a year ago. While that figure would be slower growth than last year, it’s above historical averages.

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Kane, Toews to play on same line when Blackhawks host Oilers - NHL.com

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews will play together on the top line in an attempt to get the struggling Chicago Blackhawks going when they host the Edmonton Oilers at United Center on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; TNT, SN360, SNW, TVAS).

"It's been done before, but I haven't done it, so let's try it and I think that's makes the most sense," Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. "I saw a lot of speed out of both those lines (at practice) and let's see what they're going to be able to bring in a game."

The Blackhawks have lost seven in a row (0-6-1) and are last in the Central Division (6-11-4). They are 31st in the NHL in goals scored per game (2.48). 

Chicago is searching for answers. Its dressing room remained closed to reporters for approximately 15 minutes after a 7-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

"I'm never going to get into the specifics about what's being said in the locker room," Toews said Sunday. "But all in all, yeah, I think we all agree that as a group we need to be more mentally prepared, even if there's nights where, it's a long season and sometimes you don't have the energy and you don't have it. You've just got to find ways to play a better team game and keep yourself in games, and sometimes when you work to do that, things start going your way, you get a couple goals, and all of a sudden it gives you that little burst of energy that you're looking for."

Kane leads the Blackhawks with 16 points (three goals, 13 assists) in 21 games. Toews leads the Blackhawks with eight goals and is third with 13 points. They have not played on the same line at even strength since late last season. Forward Andreas Athanasiou is expected to play on the line with Kane and Toews on Wednesday.

Kane and Toews won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010, 2013 and 2015, and each is in the final season of an eight-year contract he signed with Chicago on July 9, 2014. Kane is second in Blackhawks history in points (1,196) and assists (763), and third in goals (433). Toews is sixth in points (865) and goals (365), and eighth in assists (500).

"I mean, we've played together before so I kind of know his tendencies of course and what he likes to do out there and where he's good on the ice," Kane said of Toews Tuesday. "Even with Max, I think we've been snake-bitten a little bit. We've had some looks, we've had some chances, it just hasn't went in for us so hopefully we can get some bounces and get back on track."

Defenseman Jarred Tinordi (hip) and forward Sam Lafferty (back) did not practice Tuesday. Richardson said both could be out at least a week. Tinordi played 14:33 in Chicago's 3-2 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 25. Lafferty played 7:07 but did not see the ice in the third period in a 6-4 loss to the Dallas Stars on Nov. 23. 

"It could be longer [on Tinordi]. He's getting a second opinion," Richardson said. "[Lafferty] is getting better but they were hoping it was better after two days. But it's progressing slower than they thought."

Alex Stalock (concussion protocol) did not practice with the Blackhawks on Tuesday after he did so on Sunday. Richardson said the goalie, who was injured following a collision with New York Islanders forward Casey Cizikas in the first period of a 3-1 loss Nov. 1, "wasn't doing as great as he was a few days ago."

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Google Play Consumer Suit Over Fees Expands to 21 Million Users - Bloomberg

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Spadaro: Red zone success a key to Eagles' 10-1 start - PhiladelphiaEagles.com

In other news and notes, with one eye on cleaning up after the Green Bay game and one eye on Tennessee, Sunday's opponent at Lincoln Financial Field ...

1. The Injury Update

Nothing new to report, really. The Eagles are monitoring safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who left Sunday's win with a rib injury. Defensive tackle Jordan Davis is eligible to come off Injured Reserve and practice, but there has been no decision made – publicly, at least – so we will learn more Wednesday when the players return to the NovaCare Complex for practice.

2. The Derrick Henry Factor

"King Henry" has 1,048 rushing yards this season and there is no question that every bit of preparation for the Titans' offense starts with figuring out a way to contain their superstar running back. Henry has five 100-yard games this season, including a 216-yard effort to beat the Texans, yet his numbers the last three games haven't been up to his All-Pro standards – 19 carries for 53 yards against Denver, 28-87-1 TD at Green Bay, and 17-38 in Sunday's home loss to Cincinnati. Defenses are stacking the box and ganging up on Henry because that is the only way to control a man who is 6-feet-3 and 247 pounds and who runs a 4.54 40-yard dash. The Bengals did an excellent job on Sunday of reaching Henry in the backfield and stopping him before he starts. Henry is a beast and there is no doubt about that, so it's going to take the entire defense to slow him down.

3. Tennessee's failures vs. Bengals in the red zone

For whatever reason, Tennessee's offense has struggled the last three games in the red zone, converting possessions into touchdowns just 45.4 percent of the time. Three games ago, in a narrow win over Denver, Tennessee scored one touchdown in two red-zone trips. They were 4 for 6 in a Thursday night win at Green Bay. And then in Sunday's loss to the Bengals, Tennessee went 0 for 3 in the red zone, kicking two field goals. Additionally, a late-game drive ended at the Cincinnati 20-yard line, resulting in a third field goal. If you hold the Titans to field goals instead of touchdowns, you are going to have a significant advantage. Titans center Ben Jones is in concussion protocol and didn't play against Cincinnati, so having him back this week is critical for the Titans.

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Packers QB Rodgers will start Sunday if he can, LaFleur says - ESPN

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are not Jordan Love's team quite yet.

A day after Love's productive performance in Sunday's 40-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Packers coach Matt LaFleur made it clear that Aaron Rodgers will start on Sunday against the Chicago Bears if his rib injury allows it.

Rodgers, who left the game against the Eagles in the third quarter because of pain and trouble breathing, underwent additional tests on Monday. However, LaFleur was vague about the results.

"Sometimes there's stuff that doesn't show up on all the scans," LaFleur said. "All I can tell you is he's feeling a little bit better."

Rodgers also has played with a broken right thumb for the past seven weeks, yet LaFleur said they won't go with Love unless it's an injury-related move even if the third-year backup is in better shape physically than Rodgers.

"I don't think that's what we're arguing here," LaFleur said. "It's just, we've got a lot of faith, quite frankly, in both those guys. But you know, Aaron's the starting quarterback. He's battled through a lot throughout the course of his career. It's pretty well documented, and I think he's been able to play at a pretty high level through a lot of different situations. So again, we'll take it one game at a time and make the best decision moving forward."

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The Packers have their bye the following week, and LaFleur said that could also factor into whether they hold out Rodgers to give him more time to heal.

"I think all those conversations, we'll have those conversations," LaFleur said. "If that's what we feel is best, then that's what we'll do."

Rodgers completed 11 of 16 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions (one on a tipped ball and another when tight end Tyler Davis ran the wrong route) before departing against the Eagles. In Love's two drives, he went 6-of-9 for 113 yards and a touchdown, and the Packers totaled 10 points while he was at the helm.

The inability by the Packers' defense to get a stop after they got to within 40-33 prevented Love from ever getting a chance at a game-tying or game-winning drive. The Eagles, who totaled 363 rushing yards, ran out the final 1 minute, 8 seconds of the game.

The quarterback situation wasn't the only issue LaFleur faced on Monday. Another poor defensive showing, which included more than 20 missed tackles by the coaches' count and helped lead to a 363-yard rushing game by the Eagles, forced LaFleur to answer questions about coordinator Joe Barry's future.

LaFleur made it clear that he wasn't considering a change to the defensive staff at this point despite continued struggles from Barry's unit.

"We're not going to go down that road," LaFleur said. "So, again, if I thought there was an issue there, then I would certainly, we'd make the change. But we work as a staff and collectively we're all in this sucker together and it's never just one person. It's never one person. It starts with myself and then it goes to our assistant coaches and then our players."

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Fantasy Basketball: Start/Sit for Week 7 - NBA.com

Bam Adebayo has turned in some monster performances in the last two games with Jimmy Butler unavailable.

We’re set for a fantasy-friendly Week 7 in terms of scheduling, as there is only one team with a two-game week after multiple squads were saddled with especially light schedules in Week 6. There’s a solid pool of four-game teams to choose from, and some players that have turned in particularly impressive performances lately are set to benefit from those full schedules.

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Each week, we’ll aim to highlight a pair of Start candidates for your Fantasy rosters – usually from teams with four games — that may shape up as some of the tougher calls of the week to make, with the focus generally being on players with a start rate (when available) or roster rate of 50% or less in Yahoo leagues. 

Likewise, we’ll also spotlight one Sit candidate at each position that would typically not be a consideration for a spot on your bench, with the focus there often on players with fewer game opportunities during the coming week.

TEAMS WITH FOUR GAMES: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards

TEAMS WITH THREE GAMES: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs

TEAMS WITH TWO GAMES: Miami Heat                              

Without further ado, let’s examine some of the tougher start/sit decisions for Week 7:

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Guards    

Start: Josh Hart, Trail Blazers

35% start rate 

Hart is guard-eligible but starts at small forward for the Blazers, offering him the opportunity to compile more rebounding production than you’d typically get out of a player in this position. Hart pulled in a career-high 19 boards two games ago against the Knicks, averaging a career-best 8.5 for that category. The veteran is also distributing at a career-high level with 4.2 assists per game, while 1.4 steals per contest are also a high-water mark. Hart’s usage has gone down over last season, but he’s still shooting a tidy 47.6% and has posted double-digit scoring tallies in eight of 20 games thus far.

Start: Seth Curry, Nets 

34% roster rate 

Curry has gotten hot after struggling in his first two games following a delayed start to the season, averaging 15.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 52.9%, including 49.0% from three-point range. The veteran is thriving in a bench role that’s still affording him minutes in the mid-20s on average each night, and he’s encouragingly put up double-digit shot attempts in three of his last four games. With his prowess from deep, Curry can pile up points in a hurry. He’s already scored over 20 on three occasions despite not yet having logged 30 minutes in any contest. The four games he’ll have to work with this week should give him ample opportunity to boost your scoring and shooting categories.

ALSO CONSIDER: Lonnie Walker IV, Lakers (43% start rate)

Sit: CJ McCollum, Pelicans  

49% start rate 

McCollum remains in COVID-19 protocols entering Monday’s game against the Thunder, automatically leaving him with a maximum of three games this coming week. McCollum had been scuffling a bit before his absence began as well, as he’d scored 15 or fewer points – including a trio of single-digit tallies – in the prior eight games. If you have more certainty in the form of a similarly talented four-game option, feel free to leave McCollum on your bench this week.

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Forwards         

Start: RJ Barrett, Knicks

44% start rate 

Barrett’s offensive efficiency remains a work in progress in his fourth season, as he’s shooting only 40.0% overall. However, with 16.5 shot attempts per game, he’s still putting up solid lines on most nights, averaging 18.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and a career-high 3.1 assists across 34.8 minutes per contest. With a coach in Tom Thibodeau that’s never been hesitant to give his starters plenty of run, Barrett, who comes into the new week having eclipsed the 20-point mark in two of the last five games and having hit at least 20 in nine contests overall this season, should be able to offer you strong multi-category production over his four games.

Start: Jerami Grant, Trail Blazers

51% start rate 

Grant exploded for a career-high 44 points two games ago, a performance he followed up with a 29-point tally against the Nets on Sunday. While Damian Lillard’s ongoing absence due to a calf injury has undoubtedly helped bump up Grant’s usage, the big man has essentially been on fire all of November. He’s averaging 24.3 points (on 48.7% shooting, including 52.6% from distance), 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 blocks over 36.9 minutes in 12 games. Lillard could well sit out Portland’s entire four-game week, and Grant’s upcoming opponents include the defensively vulnerable Jazz and Lakers, making him a great start candidate this week. 

ALSO CONSIDER: Patrick Williams, Bulls (33% roster rate)

Sit: Michael Porter Jr. Nuggets

68% start rate

Porter is dealing with a heel injury that’s already cost him two games, and he appears to be on track to miss at least the first of Denver’s four games this coming week on Monday. The talented but oft-injured fourth-year pro has also been inconsistent at times this season with a couple of single-digit scoring tallies and four games at 11 points or less overall, so his potential production isn’t irreplaceable by any stretch, especially if he’s going to play less than the full complement of games.

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CENTERS            

Start: Jarred Vanderbilt, Jazz

52% start rate 

Vanderbilt has been an unsung hero for the Jazz during their solid start to the season. While the likes of Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen have rightfully garnered much of the headlines, Vanderbilt has put in solid work down low while churning out averages of 8.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 56.9% in the process. The fifth-year pro will have four more games to work with this coming week, and he may play at least one of them – Monday’s contest against the Bulls – without Markkanen in the lineup due to his teammate’s knee injury. That naturally could heap more scoring and rebounding opportunity on Vanderbilt, who already has a pair of double-doubles and four double-digit scoring efforts this season.  

Start: Ivica Zubac, Clippers

51% start rate 

Zubac only has three games this coming week, but the combination of slim pickings on centers with four-game weeks with modest start rates and the big man’s recent production make him a clear Start recommendation. Zubac’s numbers Sunday against the Pacers were jaw-dropping, as the veteran generated a 31-point, 29-rebound double-double that included three blocks. While that was an outlier performance, Zubac does have eight double-doubles overall in 20 games and is averaging a career-high 11.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per contest. Paul George remains out for at least the Clippers’ first two games this week, and Kawhi Leonard continues to cycle in and out of the lineup, which means Zubac always has a chance for a bump in offensive usage. 

Sit: Bam Adebayo, Heat 

65% start rate 

Adebayo has turned in some monster performances the last two games with Jimmy Butler unavailable, but the Heat’s upcoming two-game week is going to make it hard for even the red-hot big man to eclipse what a similarly talented four-game option could offer you. Butler is projected to be available for Wednesday’s game against the Celtics, Miami’s first of the week, which will surely lead to a hit in Adebayo’s usage if that return comes to pass.    

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Winner of the FSWA 2016 Newcomer of the Year Award, Juan Carlos Blanco has been playing fantasy sports for over 20 years and covers NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL and Arena Football for Rotowire.com, including serving as the beat writer for teams in multiple sports. He has previously written for KFFL.com and remains an avid season-long and daily fantasy player in multiple sports as well.

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Offensive Play Calls 'Need to Be Faster' - BaltimoreRavens.com

Far too often, the Ravens were rushing to beat the play clock before snapping the ball during Sunday's 28-27 loss to Jacksonville.

The problem has cropped up in other games over the past several years, and Head Coach John Harbaugh wants it to stop.

"It's on us," Harbaugh said. "We did a lot of substituting in the first half. We ran more complicated plays and formations, in terms of shifting. I don't think we got off the field as quick as we can.

"(Offensive Coordinator) Greg (Roman) told me, 'I got to call the play faster.' Communicate it better in the huddle or whatever. The whole thing needed to be faster. The rhythm and tempo was not like we needed it to be at all."

Harbaugh said the Ravens did a better job in the second half and ran more no-huddle plays. But the overall crispness of the offensive operation is something Baltimore will examine closely after a game in which they struggled in the red zone and squandered opportunities to score more points.

Another sequence they'd like to do over occurred early in the second quarter, when Lamar Jackson was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-one at midfield. The officials originally ruled that Jackson had made a first down on his third-down run. But the ball was re-spotted and placed short of the first down marker, setting up fourth-and-one.

The Ravens were late getting to the line on fourth down and the play overall looked disjointed. Instead of calling timeout or punting, the Ravens ran a quarterback sneak and Jackson was stoned. The Jaguars quickly answered with a four-play touchdown drive to take the lead – another costly change of momentum in a frustrating game for the Ravens.

"I'd like to have that one back," Harbaugh said of the fourth-down play. "We didn't run it well. We didn't communicate it well. It was just a bad play.

"I don't want to make excuses. We thought it was a first down, then it wasn't a first down, then the play clock's running. We've still got to be on top of it. I think Lamar has been really good at that over the years, he's one of the best guys at dealing with the play clock and getting the ball snapped. We have to adjust as coaches on that. It's up to us to organize it in a way that we don't get in that situation."

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MBB To Play Alabama In PKI Third-Place Game Sunday - University of North Carolina Athletics - UNC Athletics

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GAME 7: ALABAMA
• The Tar Heels look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they play No. 18 Alabama Sunday in the third place game at the Phil Knight Invitational.
• The game tips at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (12:30 p.m. local time) on ESPN at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• Carolina is 7-1 all-time in Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• The Tar Heels beat Portland, 89-81, in the first round of PKI and lost a late lead and fell to Iowa State, 70-65, in the semifinals.
• Alabama is also 5-1. The Tide beat Michigan State, 81-70, and lost to UConn, 82-67, in the first two games at PKI.
• The Alabama game is Carolina's third of five straight away from Chapel Hill.
• Carolina will leave Portland on Monday and fly to Bloomington, Ind., where the Tar Heels will play No. 11 Indiana in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
• Following the PKI and Indiana, UNC opens ACC play at Virginia Tech on Dec. 4.
• The Tar Heels' next home game isn't until Dec. 10 vs. Georgia Tech.

5-1
• Carolina's loss to Iowa State was its first in six games this season.
• That marked the fourth straight time UNC began a season 5-0 and lost its sixth game (also in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20).

UNC IN OREGON
• The Tar Heels are 9-2 all-time in the state of Oregon. That includes a 2-1 record in the Moda Center and 7-1 in Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• UNC went 2-1 in PK80 in November 2017, The Tar Heels defeated Portland, 102-78, in round one in the Moda Center, beat Arkansas, 87-68, in the semifinals in the Coliseum and  lost to Michigan State, 63-45, in the championship game in the Moda Center.
• Carolina went 3-0 and won the Far West Classic in Portland in 1967-68 and 1976-77.
• In 1967, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels beat Stanford, Utah and Oregon State. In 1976, ninth-ranked UNC defeated Oral Roberts, Oregon and Weber State.

UNC VS. ALABAMA
• UNC is 8-4 all-time against Alabama.
• This is just the second game between UNC and Alabama in the last 30 seasons.
• UNC beat the Tide, 76-67, in the Bahamas on 11/27/2019. Alabama native Garrison Brooks led UNC with 20 points, freshman Armando Bacot had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Leaky Black had nine points, nine rebounds and two steals.
• Hubert Davis went 2-1 as a player vs. the Tide. He scored 19, 14 and 16 points in the three games. His final victory in a Tar Heel uniform came against an Alabama team that featured Robert Horry and Latrell Sprewell in the 1992 NCAA second round in Cincinnati, Ohio.

LOVE JOINS THE 1,000-POINT CLUB
• Junior guard Caleb Love became the 80th Tar Heel to score 1,000 points, surpassing the mark in the opening moments of Thursday's win over Portland.
• Love, who now has 1,032 points, scored his 1,000th point in his 73rd game, the fewest games needed since Harrison Barnes hit the mark in his 61st game as a Tar Heel. Love was the 12th Tar Heel to score 1,000 since Barnes got there in 2012.
• Love was the 29th-fastest Tar Heel to score 1,000 points among the program's 80 1,000-point scorers.
• Carolina has an NCAA-record 80 1,000-point scorers, including Love and Armando Bacot, who scored his 1,000th point on 1/29/22 against NC State.
• Bacot has 1,397 points.
• Louisville is second all-time with 69 1,000-point scorers.

NO. 1
• Carolina was No.1 in the nation in the Nov. 21 Associated Press poll.
• UNC was also No. 1 in the nation in the first two Associated Press polls this season.
• The Nov. 21 poll is the 113th time UNC is ranked No. 1 in an AP poll, fourth most in NCAA college basketball history.
• This was the 10th time the Tar Heels have been ranked No. 1 to begin a season (1977-78, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1993-94, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2015-16 and 2022-23).
• UNC's 10 preseason No. 1 rankings are the most all-time, breaking a tie with Duke. UCLA is third with eight, Kentucky is fourth with six and Arizona, Indiana, Kansas and Michigan are tied with three.
• The season opener vs. UNCW was the Tar Heels' first as the AP's No. 1 team since 11/21/15, when it lost at Northern Iowa without injured senior guard Marcus Paige.
• Carolina's No. 1 ranking in the 2022-23 preseason poll marked the 66th season UNC has been ranked at least once in the 75-year history of the Associated Press poll. In 58 of those 66 seasons, the Tar Heels have been ranked at least one time in the top 10.
• This is the 21st season UNC has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll at some point in the season. It's the first time UNC is the preseason No. 1 team since 2015-16; the Tar Heels played in the national championship game that year.
• Carolina also was preseason No. 1 this year in the coaches poll and Sports Illustrated, No. 2 in CBSSports.com and the Sporting News and No. 9 in KenPom.
• This was the 10th time UNC is No. 1 in the first coaches' poll (1957-58, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2015-16 and 2022-23).
• Head coach Hubert Davis's Tar Heels were picked to finish No. 1 in the ACC at the conference's preseason media day in Charlotte.

TAR HEELS AS NO. 1
• Carolina is 193-32 as the No. 1 team in the AP poll.
• Dean Smith led UNC to 100 wins (100-18) in games as the No. 1 team in the AP poll.
• The Tar Heels were 50-7 as No. 1 under Roy Williams.
• UNC is 5-1 under Hubert Davis as No. 1.

RETURNING TAR HEELS
• Carolina returns four starters from last season's team that went 29-10 overall, 15-5 in the ACC, was the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament, No. 8 seed in the East Regional in the NCAA Tournament, won the NCAA East Regional and advanced to the national championship game.
• The four returning starters include graduate student small forward Leaky Black, senior forward/center Armando Bacot and junior guards RJ Davis and Caleb Love.
• UNC returns 71.2% of the scoring from a year ago in addition to 58.5% of its rebounding, 82.3% of its assists and 58.5% of its three-point field goals.
• Brady Manek, a fifth-year grad student from Oklahoma, averaged 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds, made 98 threes, the second most in UNC single-season history, and led the ACC in three-point percentage (.403). Manek is currently playing professional basketball in Australia.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES
• Carolina is one of three teams (with Duke and Kentucky) with three players on the John R. Wooden Award preseason top 50. Armando Bacot, RJ Davis and Caleb Love are among the preseason players to watch.
• Bacot was one of five players named to the Associated Press's 2022-23 Preseason All-America team. Bacot is joined on the AP team by Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky), Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana) and Marcus Sasser (Houston).
• Bacot was chosen the Preseason ACC Player of the Year at the league's media day.
• Bacot also was named a preseason first-team All-America by The Sporting News, The Athletic, CBSSports.com, Fox, Blue Ribbon Yearbook, Dick Vitale, College Hoops Today and Field of 68.
• Davis was named preseason first-team All-America by Lindy's. He received second-team All-America recognition from Dick Vitale and third team from College Hoops Today.
• Davis was selected to the All-ACC third team at the league's media day and was also chosen by Lindy's as part of the No. 1 backcourt in the country with junior guard Caleb Love.
• Love was named to the preseason All-ACC team and a second-team All-America by The Athletic, CBSSports.com, College Hoops Today and Dick Vitale.
• Lindy's tabbed Love as the top playmaker and most entertaining player in the ACC.
• Field of 68 chose Pete Nance as the No. 2 transfer player to watch. Nance previously played four seasons at Northwestern, where he led the Wildcats last season in scoring, rebounding, three-point percentage and blocks. He scored 1,025 points (9.6 per game) in 107 career games.
• The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced preseason watch lists for its positional awards and four Tar Heels were named to the respective lists: Caleb Love (Bob Cousy Award for point guards), Leaky Black (Julius Erving Award for small forwards), Pete Nance (Karl Malone Award for power forwards) and Armando Bacot (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for centers).
• Bacot (No. 3), Love (No. 10), Davis (No. 31) and Black (No. 95) were named among CBSSports.com's top 100 players.
• Three Tar Heels – Bacot, Davis and Love – are among 20 players on the NABC Player of the Year watch list. UNC is the only team with three players on the NABC list (Baylor has two).

IN THE RECORD BOOK
• Carolina has an NCAA-record 80 1,000-point scorers, including Caleb Love and Armando Bacot. RJ Davis needs 137 to reach the 1,000-point mark.
• Bacot set UNC single-season records last year with 511 rebounds, 31 double-doubles, five 20-rebound games (tied), 32 games with 10 or more rebounds, rebounds in an NCAA Tournament and rebounds by a Tar Heel in the Elite 8, national semifinal and national championship games.
• Bacot became the first player in NCAA Tournament history with six double-doubles in one year and tied the NCAA single-season record for double-doubles with 31 (Navy's David Robinson also had 31 in 1985-86).
• Bacot grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds in UNC's 80-64 win over previously unbeaten James Madison. Bacot's 23 rebounds (and Leaky Black's career-high 12 boards) helped the Tar Heels out-rebound the Dukes, 50-34, on Nov. 20. JMU had entered the game with a plus 18.3 rebound margin in its first four games.
• Bacot's 23 rebounds marked his sixth career game with 20 or more and 18th with 15 or more.
• Bacot added 13 rebounds against Portland, his 58th game with 10 or more. Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham is the only Tar Heel with more games with 10 or more rebounds – Cunningham accomplished that 61 times.
• Bacot is tied for second in UNC history in double-doubles (51), third in offensive rebounds per game (3.46), fourth in rebounds (1,070) and sixth in rebounds per game (10.1). The Richmond, Va., native is one of eight Tar Heels to average a career double-double (13.2/10.1).
• Sean May and Bacot are the only Tar Heels to average a double-double over a career in the last 50 seasons.
• Bacot passed Billy Cunningham for fourth in UNC history with his nine rebounds vs. Iowa State on Friday.
• Leaky Black has played in 128 games in four-plus seasons. He could break Deon Thompson's school record for games played (152).
• Black is one of two Tar Heels to start at least 100 career games. Bacot has made 105 starts and Black has 103.
• RJ Davis and Caleb Love rank fifth and tied for eighth, respectively, in UNC history in free throw percentage.

MILLER, WILLIAMS INDUCTED INTO COLLEGE HALL
• Larry Miller, the only Tar Heel to twice earn ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP honors, and three-time national championship winning head coach Roy Williams were inducted in the NABC College Basketball Hall of Fame Nov. 20 in Kansas City.
• Williams has been a member of the College Hall of Fame since it opened in 2009 by virtue of his being enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2007, but was formally inducted in the college hall.
• Miller joined a class that included John Beilein, Jim Calhoun, Richard Hamilton, Jerry Krause, Lon Kruger, Frank Selvy and Jimmy Walker.
• Miller and Williams are among 13 Tar Heels in the College Basketball Hall of Fame with Larry Brown, Ben Carnevale, Billy Cunningham, Phil Ford, Antawn Jamison, Bob McAdoo, Frank McGuire, Sam Perkins, Charlie Scott, Dean Smith and James Worthy.
• In September, George Karl was inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame. Karl, who played at UNC from 1970-73, became the 12th Tar Heel enshrined in Springfield with Brown, Carnevale, Cunningham, Bobby Jones, Michael Jordan, McAdoo, McGuire, Scott, Smith, Williams and James Worthy.
 

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QB Darnold lifts Panthers, will get another start - ESPN

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks didn't need an extra day to evaluate the film to say quarterback Sam Darnold played well enough in Sunday's 23-10 victory over the Denver Broncos to get another start in two weeks against the Seattle Seahawks.

"Yes, he does start at Seattle,'' Wilks said without hesitation.

Darnold, making his first start since last year's season finale at Tampa Bay, completed 11 of 19 pass attempts for 164 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a touchdown, rolling into the end zone after recovering his own fumble at the 2.

Most importantly to Wilks, Darnold didn't commit a turnover and he wasn't sacked for only the third time in 51 career games since entering the NFL in 2018 as the third-overall pick by the New York Jets.

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Baker Mayfield, who won the starting job over Darnold in training camp, had six interceptions to six touchdowns in going 1-5 as the starter. PJ Walker had three interceptions to three touchdowns in going 2-3.

"He did a good job,'' Wilks said of Darnold. "He managed the game, ran the offense efficiently, connected down the field at times, moved the pocket and he did a great job of getting outside.''

Managing the game is all Wilks wants with his defense playing at a high level.

All Darnold wants to do is win and feel comfortable doing it.

"It took a couple of plays for me to finally feel comfortable out there,'' said Darnold, who began the season on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. "Once I got my feet wet a little bit and threw my first completion, it was smooth sailing, especially with the way we were running the ball.''

The Panthers rushed for 185 yards on 46 carries against a defense giving up only 115.3 yards rushing a game. The defense did the rest, holding the Broncos to 246 yards and only three points until a late touchdown.

Wilks believes that's the formula that will help the Panthers (4-8), who have a bye next week, stay relevant in the NFC South, which is led by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6).

"We talk about it all the time,'' said Wilks, who is 3-4 since Matt Rhule was fired after a 1-4 start. "When I say manage the game, I'm talking about being smart, not forcing it in there. Always ready to take your check down, particularly when get in field goal range, not taking a sack. Just being aware of the situations. He did a good job of that today.''

Darnold's performance likely meant Mayfield has played his last snap for the Panthers, barring injuries. Walker should be ready to return from a high ankle sprain after the bye and is expected to be Darnold's backup.

That means Mayfield, unless the Panthers opt to release him, would be inactive against the Seahawks.

Darnold, in the final year of his rookie deal, on Sunday began putting himself in position to at least be considered for a role with Carolina next year. The Panthers are expected to select a quarterback with a first-round pick.

"As long as I get to play football, I'm happy,'' Darnold said.

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Watch Panthers vs. Broncos: TV channel, live stream info, start time - CBS Sports

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Denver @ Carolina

Current Records: Denver 3-7; Carolina 3-8

What to Know

The Denver Broncos will take on the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Denver has a defense that allows only 17.1 points per game, so Carolina's offense will have their work cut out for them.

The Broncos fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Las Vegas Raiders last week but wound up with a less-than-desirable result, falling 22-16. Denver's only offensive touchdown came from RB Latavius Murray.

Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, which contributed ten. K Brandon McManus delivered a perfect 3-for-3 game.

Meanwhile, Carolina came up short against the Baltimore Ravens last week, falling 13-3. One thing holding Carolina back was the mediocre play of RB D'Onta Foreman, who did not have his best game: he rushed for 24 yards on 11 carries.

This next matchup is expected to be close, with the Broncos going off at just a 1-point favorite. But bettors beware: they are 0-4 against the spread when favored.

After a nothing to nothing draw in their first fixture last year, Denver came out ahead of the Panthers 32-27 in their second. It'll take a full 90-minute effort to come away with a similar result.

How To Watch

• When: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Bank of America Stadium -- Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: FOX
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Broncos are a slight 1-point favorite against the Panthers, according to the latest NFL odds.

Over/Under: -111

See NFL picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Get picks now.

Series History

Denver won one game and tied two games in their last three contests with Carolina.

• Dec 13, 2020 - Denver 32 vs. Carolina 27
• Sep 08, 2016 - Carolina 0 vs. Denver 0
• Feb 07, 2016 - Carolina 0 vs. Denver 0

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Michigan's Blake Corum sees limited action vs. Ohio State - ESPN

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Michigan star tailback Blake Corum, with an air of ambiguity hanging over his potential effectiveness because of a knee injury, started against rival Ohio State on Saturday but did not return after the Wolverines' first offensive series.

He had two carries for 6 yards on Michigan's first series Saturday before hobbling off. He didn't return in the Wolverines' 45-23 victory.

Corum, one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy, injured his left knee late in the first half of last week's game against Illinois. He returned in the second half for only two plays, and coach Jim Harbaugh said Corum's knee was "structurally good" following the comeback win vs. the Illini.

Corum, who entered the game tied No. 1 nationally in touchdowns scored (19) and No. 4 in rushing yards (1,457), wasn't expected to be 100% against the No. 2 Buckeyes.

Here's a closer look at Corum's knee brace. It appears that it will impact him today. Very bulky. pic.twitter.com/1PHbCGFlt1

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 26, 2022

During warm-ups, the Michigan staff closely monitored Corum, who was wearing a bulky brace on the left knee, prior to making the decision for him to play.

Last season, Michigan dominated the line of scrimmage against Ohio State in a 42-27 mashing. That included the Wolverines rushing for 297 yards and 7.2 yards per carry. Corum carried the ball six times for 87 yards in that game.

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This year, Michigan boasted the country's No. 4 rushing offense entering Saturday's game, running for 243.8 yards per game.

Michigan backup tailback Donovan Edwards also returned vs. the Buckeyes after missing time with a hand injury. The dynamic sophomore missed the Illinois game last week and a majority of the Nebraska game the weekend before, when he was limited to two carries because of the injury.

He finished with 216 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 22 attempts against the Buckeyes.

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