Rapper Lil Durk was arrested Thursday in Florida by U.S. Marshals on a cost of homicide for rent, in response to reserving data.

The 32-year-old artist from Chicago, whose authorized title is Durk Devontay Banks, was booked into the Broward County jail, and is being held with out bail. 

NBC Information is out to the U.S. Marshals and reps for Lil Durk for remark.

It comes as 5 folks related along with his hip hop collective, “Solely the Household,” had been arrested on a federal indictment in California, accused of committing a homicide for rent that resulted in dying and was allegedly achieved in revenge for the dying of a fellow group member.

Three alleged OTF members — Kavon London Grant, referred to as “Cuz” or “Vonnie;” Deandre Dontrell Wilson, referred to as “DeDe;” Asa Houston, referred to as “Boogie” — had been charged by a grand jury for his or her alleged half within the homicide, in response to courtroom paperwork filed Oct. 17 and unsealed Thursday.

Keith Jones aka “Flacka,” and David Brian Lindsey aka “Browneyez,” each mentioned to be members of different gangs in Chicago, in response to the paperwork, had been additionally indicted.

The 5 males couldn’t be instantly reached for remark Friday.

OTF produces and sells hip hop music from artists primarily from Chicago. Lil Durk is the founding father of the collective, in response to The Chicago Tribune, and has a 2018 album beneath the identical title.

The charging doc mentioned that on Nov. 6, 2020 a high-ranking OTF member, described by the initials “D.B.,” received right into a bodily altercation with somebody referred to solely as “T.B.” at a nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout that struggle, prosecutors say, an affiliate of T.B. pulled out a gun and shot D.B. a number of instances, killing him. 

Although the sufferer was not named within the cost sheet, on that very same date in 2020 NBC Information lined the dying of Dayvon Daquan Bennett, a rapper who glided by “King Von,” in Atlanta who was a part of OTF and collaborated with Lil Durk on music.

After D.B.’s dying an individual, described as a “Co-Conspirator 1,” “made clear, in coded language” that they’d “pay a bounty or financial reward” to “anybody who took half in killing T.B. for his function in D.B.’s homicide,” the indictment mentioned. 

Then on August. 18, 2022, the “the conspirators discovered that T.B. was staying at a lodge in Los Angeles,” the submitting mentioned.

After studying of T.B.’s location, Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston and an individual described as “co-conspirator 2” traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles “for the aim of murdering T.B.” That day Grant additionally traveled by non-public jet from Florida to Los Angeles, in response to the indictment. 

On Aug. 19, 2022, Grant, Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston and Co-Conspirator 2 used two automobiles to “monitor, stalk and try to kill T.B. by gunfire — together with with a completely computerized firearm — ensuing within the dying of S.R.” who was a passenger in T.B.’s automobile.

The indictment mentioned on that day, Grant, Wilson Jones Lindsey and Houston and Co-Conspirator 2 tracked. T.B.’s black Escalade to a gasoline station on Beverly Boulevard and Houston rove their automobile to an alley behind the gasoline station and parked in order that “Jones and Lindsey and Co-Conspirator2 might try to homicide T.B.”

Jones, Lindsey and Co-Conspirator 2 allegedly fired a number of pictures at T.B. however ended up killing S.R., and Wilson paid the bounty/financial reward on behalf of co-conspirators, the doc mentioned.

The charging paperwork mentioned the 5 and co-conspirators used “amenities of interstate and overseas commerce” reminiscent of planes, automobiles, cell telephones and the web, “with intent that the homicide of T.B. be dedicated.”

Grant allegedly procured automobiles, ski masks and firearms that had been used to search out, monitor and kill T.B., the indictment mentioned.

The indictment for the 5 males is on costs of conspiracy and the usage of interstate amenities to commit homicide for rent leading to dying, use carry and discharge of firearms and machine-gun, possession of such firearms in furtherance of a criminal offense of violence leading to dying, possession of a machine gun and prison forfeiture. 

It’s not instantly clear if the lads have retained attorneys.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James turned the primary father and son to play within the NBA collectively Tuesday night time in the course of the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ season opener.

LeBron and Bronny checked into the sport along with 4 minutes left within the second quarter, prompting a giant ovation from a house crowd conscious of the enormity of the milestone. LeBron had already began the sport and performed 13 minutes earlier than he teamed up along with his 20-year-old son to make historical past.

LeBron James is the 39-year-old high scorer in NBA historical past, whereas LeBron James Jr. was a second-round decide by the Lakers final summer season. They’re the primary father and son to play on the planet’s high basketball league on the similar time, not to mention on the identical staff.

Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. had been courtside on the Lakers’ downtown area to witness the identical historical past they made in Main League Baseball. The 2 sluggers performed 51 video games collectively for the Seattle Mariners in 1990 and 1991 as baseball’s first father-son duo.

The Jameses and the Griffeys met up throughout pregame warmups for some images and a heat chat between two outstanding household strains.

LeBron, a four-time NBA champion and a 20-time All-Star, first spoke about his dream to play alongside Bronny a number of years in the past, whereas his oldest son was nonetheless in highschool. The dream turned actual after Bronny entered the draft as a young person following one collegiate season, and the Lakers grabbed him with the fifty fifth total decide.

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However U.S. District Choose Lewis Liman in Manhattan additionally mentioned Giuliani doesn’t have to offer the election staff three New York Yankees World Sequence rings or his Florida condominium — for now — noting these property are tied up in different litigation.

The property Giuliani should relinquish is predicted to fetch a number of million {dollars} for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. They gained the $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false poll fraud claims towards them associated to the 2020 presidential election. They mentioned Giuliani pushed Donald Trump’s lies in regards to the election being stolen, which led to demise threats that made them worry for his or her lives.

Beneath Tuesday’s order, Giuliani should relinquish inside seven days his Manhattan residence, estimated at greater than $5 million, in addition to his curiosity in about $2 million that he says Trump’s 2020 presidential marketing campaign owes him for his providers.

Additionally on the listing of property that should be given to Freeman and Moss are a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 beforehand owned by Bacall; a shirt and movie signed, respectively, by Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Reggie Jackson; a signed Yankee Stadium image; a diamond ring; costume jewellery and 26 watches together with a Rolex, 5 Shinolas, two Bulovas and a Tiffany & Co.

In court docket paperwork filed earlier this yr, Giuliani estimated the Mercedes was price about $25,000, and the watches, World Sequence rings and costume jewellery at about $30,000. He mentioned the worth of his sports activities memorabilia was unknown.

A kind of watches was given to Giuliani by his grandfather and he requested that he be allowed to maintain it due to its sentimental worth. However Liman rejected the request, saying Giuliani may have had it exempted if he had confirmed it was price lower than $1,000 — however he didn’t achieve this.

“The Courtroom additionally doesn’t doubt that sure of the gadgets could have sentimental worth to Defendant,” the choose added. “However that doesn’t entitle Defendant to continued enjoyment of the property to the detriment of the Plaintiffs to whom he owes roughly $150 million. It’s, in spite of everything, the underlying coverage of those New York statutes that ‘no man must be permitted to reside on the identical time in luxurious and in debt.’”

Liman wrote that Freeman and Moss could be allowed to dump the property and “be sure that the liquidation of the transferred property is completed rapidly.”

Giuliani had requested the choose to bar Freeman and Moss from promoting any of his property till after his attraction of the judgment is accomplished. Liman additionally rejected that request, saying Giuliani may have requested the federal court docket in Washington, D.C., the place Freeman and Moss gained their case, to remain any asset gross sales pending his attraction, however he didn’t.

Giuliani’s attorneys, Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski, mentioned in a press release Tuesday evening, “Keep tuned. When the judgment is reversed within the Courtroom of Appeals in Washington, D.C., these Plaintiffs can be required to return all this property to Mr. Giuliani. We repeat, keep tuned.”

Up to now, Giuliani has not paid Freeman and Moss something.

“We’re proud that our purchasers will lastly start to obtain among the compensation to which they’re entitled for Giuliani’s actions,” Aaron Nathan, a lawyer for Freeman and Moss, mentioned in a press release. “This consequence ought to ship a robust message that there’s a value to pay for many who select to deliberately unfold disinformation.”

As for the World Sequence rings, Giuliani’s son, Andrew, filed court docket paperwork earlier this month saying he really is the rightful proprietor. He mentioned his father gave him 4 rings — one for every of the Yankees’ championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 — as presents in 2018. Rudy Giuliani acquired the rings throughout his tenure as mayor of New York Metropolis. The youthful Giuliani’s declare is pending in federal court docket in Manhattan.

Freeman and Moss additionally requested Liman to order Rudy Giuliani to show over his condominium in Palm Seaside, Florida, estimated to be price greater than $3 million. However that property is tied up in different litigation, with Giuliani claiming it must be exempt as a result of it’s his major residence. Freeman and Moss have a lien on the Florida property.

Liman mentioned he would take up the Florida condominium at a listening to Oct. 28, and he barred Giuliani from promoting the property or taking any motion that will diminish its worth.

After the $148 million verdict, Giuliani filed for chapter, which froze makes an attempt by Freeman and Moss to gather the award. However a choose in July threw out the case citing repeated “uncooperative conduct,” together with a failure to adjust to court docket orders and disclose sources of revenue.

The legal professional for Lyle and Erik Menendez stated he thinks the brothers are “cautiously optimistic that they will see some actual aid” after the Los Angeles County district legal professional introduced he is recommending resentencing.

District Legal professional George Gascón stated he really helpful in a court docket submitting on Friday that the brothers’ sentence of life with out the potential of parole be eliminated, and they need to as a substitute be sentenced for homicide, which might be a sentence of fifty years to life. Due to the brothers’ ages — they each have been beneath 26 on the time of the crimes — they’d be eligible for parole instantly, Gascón stated at a Thursday information convention.

The ultimate resentencing resolution can be made by a decide and the parole board should additionally approve, Gascón stated.

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Whereas Gascón stated he hopes to get a court docket listening to on the docket inside the subsequent 30 to 45 days, the brothers’ legal professional, Mark Geragos, stated he thinks there can be a listening to “nicely earlier than that.” Geragos informed ABC Information’ “Good Morning America” that his aim is to have the brothers dwelling for Thanksgiving.

Nevertheless, in line with the California Division of Corrections, the method will take at the very least six months. If an inmate is resentenced to life with the potential of parole, the listening to earlier than the parole board is scheduled for no sooner than six months out, as required by discover provisions and different mandates that should be fulfilled earlier than a listening to, the division stated.

Almost two dozen of the brothers’ relations have been pushing for his or her resentencing.

“It’s thrilling, it’s past phrases,” the brothers’ cousin, Karen VanderMolen, informed “GMA.”

“We’re persevering with to be optimistic that Erik and Lyle can be launched quickly, and best-case situation could be for us to have Erik and Lyle dwelling for the busy week of Thanksgiving,” she stated, which additionally consists of three household birthdays.

“There isn’t any excuse for homicide,” Gascón pressured on the information convention, and he added that he does not “imagine that manslaughter would have been the suitable cost [to request in the resentencing filing] given the premeditation that was concerned.”

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been every sentenced to 2 consecutive phrases of life with out parole after they have been convicted in 1996 of fatally capturing their dad and mom.

Lyle Menendez was 21 and Erik Menendez was 18 once they killed Jose and Kitty Menendez on the household’s Beverly Hills dwelling in 1989. The brothers argued they acted in self-defense after enduring years of sexual abuse by their father; prosecutors alleged they killed their rich dad and mom for monetary acquire.

Gascón stated this month that his workplace was evaluating new proof: allegations from a member of the boy band Menudo who stated he was molested by Jose Menendez, and a letter Erik Menendez wrote to a cousin eight months earlier than the murders detailing his alleged abuse.

Erik Menendez’s cousin testified in regards to the alleged abuse at trial, however Erik Menendez’s letter — which might have corroborated the cousin’s testimony — wasn’t unearthed till a number of years in the past, in line with Geragos.

“I’ve by no means as soon as doubted Erik and Lyle. I imagine them,” the brothers’ cousin, Natascha Leonardo, informed “GMA.” “The brand new proof that has come out simply continues to help our perception.”

One other cousin, Tamara Goodell, added {that a} new swell of help from the general public is because of a youthful era’s understanding that boys and males are additionally victims of sexual abuse, which wasn’t as nicely acknowledged within the Nineteen Nineties.

“This new era is admittedly placing up a struggle to say, ‘This isn’t what ought to’ve been handed to them,'” she stated. “At this level, after nearly 35 years, they’ve served their time. … Now, it is time for them to return dwelling.”

One relative — the brothers’ uncle, Milton Andersen — is adamant about holding them behind bars, although. He stated he firmly believes his nephews weren’t sexually assaulted and have been motivated by greed.

“The jury’s verdict was simply, and the punishment suits the heinous crime,” he stated in an announcement.

Gascón informed ABC Information this month that any advice for resentencing would have in mind the a long time the brothers already served and their habits in jail.

The brothers made a constructive influence whereas incarcerated, regardless of “no hopes of ever getting out of jail,” Gascón stated. They centered on “creating teams to cope with handle untreated trauma, creating teams to cope with different inmates which have bodily disabilities and could also be handled in another way. Even in a single case, Lyle negotiating for different inmates as to the situations that they dwell beneath,” he stated.

Geragos stated Lyle Menendez acquired a school diploma behind bars whereas Erik Menendez gives hospice care to inmates.

“They’ve executed nice issues whereas in jail. I don’t see something that’s going to cease them from persevering with that work as soon as they’re out,” Geragos stated.

ABC Information’ Alex Stone contributed to this report.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams held on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 30-20 on “Thursday Evening Soccer.”

The Rams acquired two key starters — broad receivers Cooper Kupp (ankle) and Puka Nacua (knee) — again from damage and scored a season-high 30 factors towards a Vikings crew that entered the sport ranked No. 1 in defensive DVOA.

Los Angeles acquired only a glimpse of its prime two receivers on the sphere collectively in its season opener earlier than Nacua injured a knee within the loss. Kupp sprained an ankle the week after, and the offense struggled to seek out consistency with out the pair on the sphere.

The return of Kupp and Nacua opened up the sphere for the Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford, who accomplished passes to 9 totally different gamers within the victory. Nacua led the way in which with 9 targets, whereas Kupp had eight and operating again Kyren Williams had seven.

The win boosted the Rams’ document to 3-4, with two of these three victories coming 4 days aside. And regardless of the Rams’ 1-4 begin, Los Angeles enters the weekend tied with the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals at 3-4. The Rams are only one sport again from the division-leading Seattle Seahawks.

Los Angeles performs in Seattle in Week 9.

Most shocking efficiency: The Rams saved Nacua’s return quiet, activating him from injured reserve regardless of the actual fact he could not apply due to the quick week.

However Stafford went to Nacua early and sometimes on Thursday night time, and the second-year receiver led the Rams with seven catches for 106 yards on 9 targets.

Nacua performed 35 of 65 offensive snaps for Los Angeles.

QB breakdown: Stafford entered the sport with simply three passing touchdowns this season.

He greater than doubled that on Thursday night time, throwing two within the first half and two within the second half to broad receiver Demarcus Robinson.

Stafford had one among his greatest video games of the season, finishing 24 of 33 passes for 270 yards and an interception.

Greatest gap within the sport plan: Stopping Justin Jefferson.

Jefferson, the receiver Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula known as “the perfect on the earth” main as much as this sport, had eight catches for 115 yards on Thursday night time.

The Rams’ cross protection entered the sport ranked thirtieth in DVOA, and the group struggled to cease the Vikings’ greatest participant.

Subsequent sport: at Seahawks (4:25 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 3)

Who’re the Minnesota Vikings? The crew that dominated its first 5 video games of the season with the largest level differential within the NFL? Or the one which has now misplaced two video games in 5 days?

That is what Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and his employees might be fascinated with as they journey again to Minnesota after Thursday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

It is one factor to have dropped a two-point sport final Sunday to the Detroit Lions, who may effectively be the perfect crew in soccer. However the Rams had been 2-4 earlier than Thursday night time and reportedly have thought of buying and selling receiver Cooper Kupp, one of many cornerstones of the franchise, in a doable concession to the season.

The reply is usually someplace within the center. ESPN’s Soccer Energy Index projected the Vikings to win 6.8 video games for the season, they usually’re extremely more likely to eclipse that mark. And there might be quite a lot of dialogue in regards to the uncalled face masks penalty when the Rams sacked quarterback Sam Darnold for what turned out to be the game-sealing security.

However after watching the Vikings’ protection surrender 4 landing passes to Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and massive chunks of yards in between, and figuring out the tough job they’ve of enjoying within the NFC North, it is clear we do not but understand how good this crew will be.

Describe the sport in two phrases: Jefferson breakout.

Jefferson entered the sport with 531 receiving yards in six video games, fifth most within the NFL, however he had just one 100-yard efficiency earlier than Thursday night time.

The truth is, he mentioned final week: “I am undoubtedly sick of getting these 80-, 90-yard video games. I’ve undoubtedly acquired to recover from that hump over 100 yards. It is going to be one among these video games that we will present the world what we’re actually able to, and hopefully it is Thursday night time.”

Jefferson eclipsed the 100-yard mark with a juggling 27-yard reception within the third quarter and completed with 115 yards on eight catches.

Troubling development: Left sort out Christian Darrisaw was dominated out after struggling a left knee damage late within the second quarter.

There was no quick phrase on the severity of the damage, however he wanted help from medical employees to get off the sphere and into the locker room.

The Vikings have a reliable veteran backup in David Quessenberry, they usually’ll have a number of additional days to arrange for his or her Week 9 sport towards the Colts. However make no mistake, Darrisaw is among the NFL’s prime left tackles, one who’s price each penny of the five-year, $140 million contract extension he signed final week, and it could be an unlimited loss if he misses prolonged time.

Greatest gap within the sport plan: The Vikings could not discover a technique to get to Stafford for a lot of the sport.

They pressured him on solely three of 34 dropbacks. And even then, he accomplished a cross towards all three of these pressures, together with a 7-yard landing cross to Kupp within the second quarter by which he eluded defensive sort out Harrison Phillips and linebacker Jonathan Greenard.

Cross rush had been a key to the Vikings’ scorching begin this season, and earlier than Thursday they’d managed at the very least a 24.6% strain fee in each sport.

Subsequent sport: vs. Colts (8:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 3)

Netflix’s newest drama Lady Of The Hour stars Anna Kendrick as Cheryl Bradshaw. (FYI, it’s additionally the actor’s directorial debut.) The chilling story is ready in California in 1978, and follows Cheryl, an aspiring actor, as she appears for love on the TV present The Relationship Recreation.

Confronted with selecting between three males, Cheryl finally picks bachelor quantity three, Rodney Alcala, who describes himself as a profitable photographer and an novice skydiver. However it seems, Rodney’s artistic ardour is much more sinister than it first appeared. Living proof? He’s really a prolific serial killer who pictures his victims after murdering them.

Within the viewers, a girl acknowledges Rodney as one of many final recognized folks to be seen along with her pal earlier than she was killed. As she desperately tries to talk to somebody in cost, the film follows what occurs as Cheryl senses that one thing may be very, very fallacious along with her match.

So what actually occurred on set, and the place is Cheryl Bradshaw now? Right here’s every little thing we all know.

Lady of the Hour is completely based mostly on a real story. And whereas the film doesn’t stick with the details 100% of the time, the primary storyline *is* terrifyingly correct.

Identical to within the film, Cheryl Bradshaw appeared on the TV present The Relationship Recreation in 1978, which ran on and off from 1973 to 2021. She quizzed three bachelors who had been shielded with a display so she couldn’t see what they appeared like. Cheryl picked Rodney Alcala as her winner, who was really bachelor primary (not quantity three like he’s in Lady of the Hour).

Within the movie, Anna Kendrick’s portrayal of Cheryl is daring, ditching the innuendo-based questions on her cue playing cards for questions like “What are ladies for?” In actual life, Cheryl requested the lads, “I’m serving you for dinner. What are you referred to as and what do you appear to be?” Rodney’s creepy reply? “I’m referred to as the banana and I look good,” he stated earlier than including, “Peel me.” When Cheryl requested “What’s your finest time?” he answered “Nighttime is when it will get actually good,” which may have been a darkish reference to his crimes.

A picture of the actual Rodney Alcala

Rodney had reportedly already been linked to a number of homicide circumstances earlier than his look on the present, even serving time in jail for sexually assaulting and beating two folks, together with an eight-year-old woman in 1972. He was later convicted of crimes that killed no less than 5 folks earlier than the present’s filming.

Whereas solely convicted of killing six girls and a 12-year-old woman, Rodney is usually recommended to be chargeable for as much as 130 deaths, with the true quantity maybe unattainable to know.

Known as into custody in 1979, Rodney was convicted of a number of crimes and sentenced to demise, earlier than his first conviction was overturned. His second demise sentence was additionally thrown out in 2003, earlier than new DNA proof linked Rodney to different murders. In 2010, he was convicted of 5 counts of first-degree homicide and re-sentenced to demise. He continued to be charged with additional murders till 2016, dying of unspecified pure causes in jail in 2021.

Cheryl Bradshaw was an aspiring actor dwelling in LA in 1978 and dealing as a drama trainer. She was chosen by producers to participate within the present however fortunately referred to as off her date with Rodney after the filmed portion of The Relationship Recreation.

After assembly Rodney, Cheryl referred to as contestant coordinator Ellen Metzger to say she didn’t wish to undergo with the date, which was a tennis match the next day. Ellen advised the information present 20/20 that Cheryl confessed to her, “I can’t exit with this man, there’s bizarre vibes which might be coming off of him. He’s very unusual. I’m not comfy.”

Her intuition almost definitely saved her life.

We don’t know a lot about the place Cheryl is now, simply that she probably narrowly averted a grim destiny.

‘Lady of the Hour’ is formally out there to stream on Netflix.

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1. Kupp, Nacua returns spark Rams’ season-changing win. Puka Nacua was — shock! — energetic for Thursday’s sport, and he was additionally surprisingly energetic within the victory, fueling the Rams’ upset of the Vikings with seven catches for 106 receiving yards. Matthew Stafford regarded for Nacua early and infrequently, feeding him the ball on three of the primary 5 performs. It was just like the second-year professional, who hadn’t performed since struggling a knee damage in Week 1, had by no means left the lineup. Additionally again was Cooper Kupp; he began a bit slower, however drew two pass-interference flags within the pink zone and labored to get open after Stafford brilliantly evaded a sack, permitting the quarterback to search out Kupp for a welcome-back landing within the second quarter. Nacua and Kupp entered Thursday having performed collectively for simply 24 snaps this season, and the Rams’ offense suffered due to it. However even Demarcus Robinson flourished with the band again collectively, as each of his receptions went for second-half TDs. Stafford simply regarded totally different Thursday — not the sometimes-frazzled, harried model we noticed with out his prime two targets enjoying. The Rams have turned their season round prior to now 5 days with the return of L.A.’s dynamic duo.
2. Vikings endure second loss in 5 days, damage to Darrisaw. The Vikings’ trajectory has modified in lower than every week after struggling their first two losses of the season and probably dropping stud left deal with Christian Darrisaw to a big damage. Late within the first half, Darrisaw was rolled up on and ultimately dominated out. Even worse, it got here on a play the Vikings didn’t even technically must run, backed up in opposition to their very own finish zone with below a minute remaining within the second quarter. Darrisaw was changed by David Quessenberry, who allowed six pressures on 14 pass-block snaps, per Subsequent Gen Stats, and was a minimum of partially answerable for Jared Verse’s 13-yard sack with 5 minutes left and the Vikes down. Minnesota began out sharply, as Sam Darnold ripped the Rams’ protection early with precision, however issues had slowed down earlier than Darrisaw left the sport. Even whereas displaying some life in a number of field-goal drives within the second half, it wasn’t sufficient. The Rams bought away with a facemask that was missed on the game-sealing security by Byron Younger, however the safety broke down on a key play with an opportunity to tie the sport late.
3. Why couldn’t the Vikings discover Jefferson late? In the course of the early offensive fireworks, Justin Jefferson was the Vikings’ go-to man, shredding the Rams’ protection within the first half and persevering with with catches for 27 and 14 yards on the third-quarter field-goal drive that put the Vikings up, 17-14. Darnold missed Jefferson, who stumbled ultimately zone on third-and-goal previous to that kick, after which … he by no means noticed the ball once more. The Vikings tried seven extra passes, none in Jefferson’s route. Granted, the Rams had been attempting their finest to make the ball go anyplace however Jefferson’s arms, nevertheless it felt like Darnold didn’t even look the star receiver’s means on most of these late throws. A couple of of them labored. Not sufficient did. Darnold was correct a lot of the night time however struggled on third downs. He hit Aaron Jones on a reasonably fade however couldn’t convert any first downs on his different 5 third-down throws. The third-and-goal cross was Jefferson’s solely third-down goal of the sport. He completed along with his first 100-yard outing since Week 2, which was nice. However the Vikings clearly wanted him, particularly with T.J. Hockenson nonetheless every week away from returning, within the second-half drives that got here up quick.
4. Did this sport make each groups trade-deadline consumers? There had been some Rams-related rumors floating on the market (no, not the foolish one about Stafford) about them probably seeking to offload a few of their higher-priced veterans. At 1-4 lower than every week in the past, that concept made extra sense. However at 3-4 all of a sudden — particularly on this 12 months’s jumbled-up NFC West — the Rams’ season has life once more. A lot in order that they may be inclined to be customers as an alternative of sellers earlier than the Nov. 5 commerce deadline. The returns of Nacua and Kupp have lit a hearth below the offense once more and reignited Stafford, a minimum of by one sport. With Rams basic supervisor Les Snead, something is feasible. In the meantime, Minnesota now has misplaced two straight and dangers getting caught within the wash of the extremely aggressive NFC North. I don’t get the sense that the Vikings view two defeats because the earth caving in; that is nonetheless a staff that feels forward of the sticks when it comes to projection, they usually have a variety of salary-cap house subsequent 12 months, with 2025 trying like a giant 12 months. So it feels a bit untimely to explode their future property. Then once more, if the NFC is as extensive open because it feels, possibly Minnesota considers a focused transfer or two — maybe OT assist, if Darrisaw is out for an prolonged interval.
5. McVay vs. KOC proved to be present early on. Should you’re a fan of fairly offensive soccer — and who isn’t? — then this sport was for you. The primary 20 minutes or so, anyway. Issues slowed down a bit in a second quarter marred by penalties, however the opening quartet of drives was simply surgical. A stupendous deep comeback to Jefferson for 17 yards; an over path to J.J. for 17 extra; the misdirection on Nacua’s first 13-yard catch; a throwback display to Nacua for 21 extra. And on and on. It was an offensive artwork show on these first 4 sequence, all of which led to 70-yard TD drives. Nice teaching and nice execution early, particularly for a short-week sport. That’s to be anticipated with two of the higher younger coaches within the sport in Sean McVay and Kevin O’Connell. Did O’Connell want to start out a drive on the play Darrisaw bought damage? Undecided you possibly can blame the coach on that fluky play up in opposition to his personal finish zone, nevertheless it was an unlucky end result. McVay cranked his offense again up on the go-ahead TD drives, with a number of fairly designs, together with the fade to Robinson. On this night time, the trainer — McVay, though he’s youthful — bought one of the best of his former pupil of their first head-to-head assembly as head coaches.

Subsequent Gen Stats Perception for Vikings-Rams (by way of NFL Professional): After producing one strain on 13 cross rushes within the first half (7.7%), Jared Verse produced three pressures on 10 cross rushes within the second half (30.0%) in opposition to the Vikings. Verse did not generate a single strain on six matchups in opposition to Christian Darrisaw earlier than the left deal with suffered an damage on the Vikings’ second-to-last play of the primary half. Within the second half, Verse generated three pressures and 0.5 sacks throughout eight matchups in opposition to backup left deal with David Quessenberry.

NFL Analysis: Justin Jefferson has handed WR Jake Reed (6,433) for the fifth-most receiving yards in Vikings historical past. Jefferson now has 6,545 profession yards, trailing solely Adam Thielen (6,682), Anthony Carter (7,636), Randy Moss (9,316) and Cris Carter (12,383).

Netflix’s Lady Of The Hour isn’t your typical serial killer film. It is primarily based on the true story of a serial killer who appeared on The Courting Sport within the Seventies. Nevertheless it’s additionally concerning the girls who turned — or nearly turned — his victims. Directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, it is a tense, considerate movie that has a lot to say concerning the programs that make life simpler for harmful and in any other case crummy males.

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