The Seattle Seahawks didn’t have a perfect day, and neither did their opponent, the New York Jets. But in the end, Geno Smith’s homecoming in New York was a triumph for the Seahawks, as they gutted out a 26-21 win over a Jets team that has gotten use to losing.

Both teams had big plays. For starters, we finally saw the Aaron Rodgers-Davante Adams connection that was promised after the Jets traded for Adams. On the other side of the ball, special teams players for the Seahawks were collectively out to lunch, fumbling three kickoffs and allowing the Jets to score on a 99-yard TD return. The Jets had 21 points by halftime.

But it seemed like the Seahawks might have a little magic in them today. Midway through the second quarter, with the Jets at the Seahawks’ 10-yard line, Rodgers threw an interception right to Seattle DE Leonard Williams. The big man ran it all the way back for a touchdown. 

After halftime, both teams had trouble scoring, but the Seahawks finally broke through with around five minutes left in the game. The offense drove them ahead 26-21, and in the final minute, the defense stopped the Jets on fourth down. The Jets didn’t score a single point after halftime.

It took six tries and nearly three months of the season, but for the first time in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys are winners at home.

Dallas flustered and frustrated New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock in a 27-20 win.

The win was a second straight for the Cowboys in a season marked by disappointment. It was the first win at home after going 0-5 at AT&T Stadium. It comes against a Giants team (2-10) that’s in the midst of a worse season than the Cowboys.

Lock got his first start on Thursday since signing with the Giants in the offseason. It did not go well.

The Cowboys sacked Lock six times. They forced one interception and a forced fumble. Lock finished the day completing 21 of 32 passes for 178 yards with no passing touchdowns and the pick-6.

On offense, the Cowboys controlled the game on the ground and got 112 yards and a touchdown from Rico Dowdle. Cooper Rush completed 21 of 36 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers.

The Giants’ season goes from bad to worse with the loss. Lock is New York’s third quarterback to start this season after the benching and release of Daniel Jones. Tommy DeVito started last week in a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Neither provide hope of making the Giants competitive. New York’s 2-10 record is the worst in the NFL.

Aaron Judge won his second career American League MVP award.

The New York Yankees star was voted the unanimous winner by the 30-person BBWAA voting body, his first time receiving every first-place vote.

The voting was also unanimous for second place, with Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals sweeping the second-place votes. Judge’s teammate Juan Soto, Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles and José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians all received third-place votes.

Judge joins Mickey Mantle (1956) as the only Yankees players to win MVP unanimously.

It was an extraordinary season for Judge, who posted career highs in all three slash line numbers at .322/.458/.701 while clubbing 58 home runs, four short of his AL season record and what many consider to be the clean record.

Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani won the National League MVP award, garnering all 30 first-place votes for a unanimous decision.