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In Week Four of National Football League action:

Houston 16
Atlanta 26

NY Jets 14
Buffalo 17

Baltimore 13
Cleveland 27

St. Louis 7
Dallas 35

Chicago 27
Detroit 37

Oakland 35
Miami 17

Green Bay 23
Minnesota 16

Tampa Bay 20
Carolina 7

Seattle 23
San Francisco 3

Pittsburgh 14
Arizona 21

Denver 20
Indianapolis 38

Kansas City 30
San Diego 16

Philadelphia 3
NY Giants 16


And, in Major League Baseball, the NY Mets completed a late season collapse that is variously being described as “monumental,” “historic,” and “stunning,” losing 8-1 to the Florida Marlins and becoming the first team in baseball history to miss the playoffs after having a seven game division lead with just 17 games yet to play.

Which left the playoff contenders as follows:

NL East – Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central – Chicago Cubs
NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks
And the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres will play a one-game playoff to see which one gets the National League wild card spot.

AL East – Boston Red Sox
AL Central – Cleveland Indians
AL West – Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card – NY Yankees
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