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              Wednesday 31 OctOber 2018
            Undefeated Rams make splash at deadline trading for Fowler



            NASHVILLE,  Tenn.  (AP)  —                                                                                          GIF  of  fictional  Philly  icon
            The NFL's lone undefeated                                                                                           Rocky  Balboa  jumping  up
            team has just made an al-                                                                                           and  down  on  the  steps  of
            ready  dominant  defensive                                                                                          the  Art  Museum  with  the
            front even deeper.                                                                                                  caption: "Mood."
            The  Los  Angeles  Rams                                                                                             The  Packers  made  a  cou-
            swapped  a  pair  of  draft                                                                                         ple of moves, trading away
            picks for Jaguars pass rush-                                                                                        Ty  Montgomery  two  days
            er  Dante  Fowler  on  Tues-                                                                                        after  his  late  fumble  on  a
            day, adding the third over-                                                                                         kickoff kept Green Bay and
            all pick in 2015 to a defense                                                                                       Aaron Rodgers from a late
            already stocked with Aaron                                                                                          chance to hand the Rams
            Donald,  Ndamukong  Suh,                                                                                            their  first  loss  this  season.
            Michael Brockers and Mark                                                                                           They sent the running back
            Barron for the most surpris-                                                                                        and  kick  returner  to  Balti-
            ing move at the NFL trade                                                                                           more.
            deadline.                                                                                                           They also sent safety Ha Ha
            Denver  sent  wide  receiv-                                                                                         Clinton-Dix  to  Washington
            er  Demaryius  Thomas  to                                                                                           for a fourth-round draft pick
            Houston  in  a  deal  giving                                                                                        in 2019 as the Redskins (5-2)
            the  Broncos  some  salary                                                                                          boosted a stingy defense.
            cap  relief,  and  Philadel-                                                                                        Now  Washington  can  pair
            phia  gave  Carson  Wentz                                                                                           Clinton-Dix,  who  will  be  a
            another  target  picking  up                                                                                        free agent after this season,
            receiver Golden Tate from     In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler (56)   with  D.J.  Swearinger.  Clin-
                                         during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in
            Detroit. Washington added    Tampa, Fla.                                                                            ton-Dix, a first-round pick in
            safety  Ha  Ha  Clinton-Dix  ,                                                                     Associated Press  2014  out  of  Alabama,  has
            while Green Bay shipped Ty                                                                                          started 65 of his 71 games,
            Montgomery  to  Baltimore  has  a  salary  cap  figure  of  household  name  around  that  our  foot  is  always  go-  and  he  has  14  intercep-
            two  days  after  fumbling  $15.53  million  for  2019,  the  here  for  a  long  time  and  ing to be on the gas."  tions,  including  three  this
            a  kickoff  late  against  the  last  year  of  his  deal,  while  done a lot of great things,  Tate, 30, has 44 catches for  season.  Swearinger  leads
            Rams.                        rookies  Courtland  Sutton  not only on the football field  517 yards and three touch-  the NFL with four intercep-
            The Rams gave up a third-    and  DaeSean  Hamilton  but also in the community,  downs this season and joins  tions this season.
            round  pick  in  2019  and  a  and  second-year  Tim  Pat-  and is a good man," Elway  an  offense  that  already  Clinton-Dix is just the latest
            fifth-rounder  in  2020  for  rick are much cheaper.      said.                        has  Alshon  Jeffery,  Nelson  former Alabama player on
            Fowler, who is a free agent  The Texans (5-3) have won  "Plus,  it's  a  good  spot  for  Agholor  and  Jordan  Mat-  the Washington roster, join-
            at  the  end  of  this  season.  five  straight  to  take  the  Demaryius. He's going to a  thews and tight ends Zach  ing  recent  first-round  picks
            Fowler  became  expend-      lead in the AFC South and  good  football  team  that's  Ertz  and  Dallas  Goedert.  Jonathan Allen and Daron
            able  with  Yannick  Ngak-   had  to  replace  Will  Fuller  in  a  pennant  race.  So,  it'll  Tate  can  help  the  Eagles  Payne along the defensive
            oue's success, and the Jag-  who  tore  a  knee  ligament  be good for him, too."      be less predictable with his  line,  and  second-round
            uars already opted in 2017  i  n  a  win  over  Miami  last  The  defending  Super  Bowl  ability to play in the slot.  pick Ryan Anderson at line-
            not to pick up the fifth-year  week. Houston sent a 2019  champions  Eagles  (4-4)  He  averaged  93  catches,  backer.
            option  on  Fowler's  rookie  fourth-round  pick  to  Den-  have  their  bye  this  week  1,056  yards  receiving  and  The Ravens sent a seventh-
            deal.                        ver  with  the  teams  swap-  and  could  lose  Tate  after  five  TDs  the  past  four  sea-  round  pick  to  Green  Bay
            Fowler  has  two  sacks  in  ping  seventh-rounders  in  this  season  if  he  leaves  in  sons in Detroit after spend-  (3-3-1)  for  Montgomery  ,
            seven games while playing  next year's draft.             free agency.                 ing  his  first  four  with  Seat-  who had been told to take
            behind Ngakoue.              Thomas  is  a  nine-year  vet-  "We're  not  going  to  sit  on  tle. If Tate leaves after the  a  touchback  if  the  kickoff
            With  the  Broncos  at  3-5,  eran  with  36  catches  for  our  hands,"  Eagles  person-  season,  Philadelphia  likely  with about two minutes left
            Denver  general  manager  402 yards this season. Elway  nel  boss  Howie  Roseman  would  receive  a  compen-       in a 29-27 loss to the Rams
            John Elway made a move  said  the  Texans  beat  out  said.  "It's  hard  to  find  re-  sation pick.               went into the end zone. A
            to  clear  both  some  sal-  three  or  four  other  teams  ally  good  players  and  this  Tate  wrote  on  Twitter  :  "It's  third-round  pick  in  2015,
            ary  cap  space  and  more  for the veteran.              is a really good player. The  been  real  DETROIT!  I'll  love  Montgomery   has   1,676
            playing time for some of his  "It's  never  easy  when  you  message to our players, our  ya  forever.  Philly  Philly  let's  yards  from  scrimmage  for
            younger  receivers.  Thomas  trade  a  guy  that's  been  a  coaches  and  our  fans  is  get  it!!"  He  then  posted  a  his career.q

            World Series 4th-least-watched, averaging 14.1M viewers



            NEW YORK (AP) — Boston's  10.7  rating,  20  share  and  win  over  Tampa  Bay  in  viewers.  The  opener  aver-
            five-game    World   Series  18,909,000  average  view-   2008 (13,062,000), San Fran-  aged  18,314,000,  followed
            victory  over  the  Los  An-  ers  for  the  Houston  Astros'  cisco's  four-game  sweep  by  13,507,000  in  Game  2,
            geles  Dodgers  averaged  seven-game  win  over  the  of Detroit in 2012 (12.7 mil-    13,250,000  in  Game  3  and
            14,125,000  viewers  on  Fox,  Dodgers  last  year  and  40  lion) and the Giants' seven-  13,563,000 in Game 4.
            down 25 percent from last  percent  from  23,386,000  game win over Kansas City  Ratings  represent  the  per-
            year and the fourth-lowest  average  viewers  for  the  in  2014  (13,825,000).  The  centage  of  U.S.  television
            ever.                        Cubs'   seven-game     win  rating was the third-lowest,  households  tuned  into  a
            The  Series  featuring  a  pair  over  Cleveland  two  years  ahead of only a 7.6 in 2012  program  and  shares  rep-
            of  large-market  teams  av-  ago  —  Chicago's  first  title  and an 8.2 in 2014.     resent   the   percentage
            eraged  an  8.3  rating  and  since 1908.                 Boston's  5-1  win  in  Game  watching   a   broadcast
            17 share, Nielsen said Tues-  The  only  Series  with  few-  5  on  Sunday  was  the  among  homes  with  TVs  in
            day.                         er  average  viewers  were  most-watched  of  the  Se-    use at the time.q
            That  was  down  from  a  Philadelphia's      five-game  ries,  averaging  17,634,000
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