usatoday--2020-10-18--NFL Week 6 roundtable: Who will be last undefeated team standing?

The NFL 's group of unblemished teams is down to an elite quartet .
After five weeks , the Green Bay Packers , Seattle Seahawks , Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans are the last remaining outfits yet to be dealt a defeat this season .
But the road for all of them is about to get significantly more difficult , with the Steelers facing the 4-1 Cleveland Browns on Sunday and the Packers take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Even if all of the groups remain perfect through this week ( the Seahawks are on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only be one AFC unbeaten team left standing after Week 7 , when the Titans host the Steelers .
With that in mind , we asked NFL reporters and columnists from USA TODAY Sports : Who will be the last unbeaten NFL team standing in the regular season ?
Green Bay .
I like the chances for a team that has put up at least 30 points in each game .
If the Packers get out of Tampa on Sunday with a victory , their next four opponents – Houston , Minnesota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combined record of 5-15 .
This team could not only take a 9-0 record into a late-November game at Indianapolis , but along the way can get some symbolic revenge by showing that they can indeed beat the 49ers in Santa Clara while touring the landscape of 2019 playoff teams suffering through hard times .
Balance is the ticket .
Surely , Aaron Rodgers is on fire , rolling back the clock to his NFL MVP season in 2011 .
Yet the supporting cast has been on point , too .
This includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rusher that every team needs .
And the Packers still haven ’ t committed a turnover .
How about a bonus question : If not the Pack ?
Seahawks mojo .
Seattle is the only team to win five games – despite nearly losing to the Patriots , Cowboys and Vikings , and getting a whale of a scare from the Dolphins .
The defense keeps them in games , and Russell Wilson wins ‘ em .
That ’ s a risky combination .
But so far , it ’ s worked .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ just living right .
No particularly strong feeling here … so given I ’ ve got Packers perched atop USA TODAY Sports ’ NFL power rankings , may as well stick with them .
Sunday ’ s game at Tampa Bay is hardly a given , but I think Aaron Rodgers and Co. get it done coming off a bye week .
After that ?
It ’ s Texans , Vikings , Niners and Jags for the Pack – a stretch that seems pretty conducive to a 9-0 start .
And when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has played a particularly impressive schedule to date – meet in Week 7 , while the by-the-skin-of-their-beaks Seahawks are about to run into the Cardinals ( twice ) , Bills and Rams ?
# GoPackGo seems like the most likely group to make an extended run at perfect .
To state the obvious : The Seahawks , on a bye week this week , are statistically most likely to be the last team undefeated on Monday .
But I expect the Titans to beat a 1-4 Texans team , the Steelers to drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Aaron Rodgers to win the not-yet-washed battle with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay .
That moves us to Week 7 , when the Steelers and Titans face off and aren ’ t both emerging with a win .
Seattle ’ s traveling to Arizona , whom I anticipate will be riding momentum from a win at JerryWorld on national television .
Kyler ’ s mojo from a hometown return will be just enough to edge a Seattle team getting back into its groove after 14 days off .
Meanwhile , Green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will flash but won ’ t keep pace with Rodgers ’ explosiveness .
All of which is a roundabout way to say : Give me Green Bay .
I really think it 's the Packers .
When you look at their schedule , the upcoming slate features the Bucs ( 3-2 ) , the Texans ( 1-4 ) , Vikings ( 1-4 ) and 49ers ( 2-3 ) .
They definitely have a chance to win the next three , and possibly the fourth .
Depending on San Francisco 's health , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matchup of the four because the Niners coaches have such a good understanding of Green Bay 's schemes .
The Seahawks have some divisional games coming up , and they will be challenging .
The Titans and Steelers play each other in a couple of weeks , so one of them will fall from the ranks .
But Green Bay 's level of play , plus the way the schedule shakes out seems to best suit them for a long unbeaten stretch .
I ’ m going to go with the Packers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be underrated this season .
And if there ’ s one thing I ’ ve learned about Aaron Rodgers , much like with many of the most competitive athletes out there , a little motivation to silence the haters goes a long way .
As Davante Adams returns to health , the offense will be even better .
The defense does have a few concerns , but this is more about remaining schedule .
The toughest remaining opponents are the Buccaneers ( this weekend ) and the Titans ( Week 16 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Tampa Bay on Sunday , they should be able to cruise until their matchup against Tennessee .
And while the Bears are 4-1 and Green Bay faces them twice , I just don ’ t have as much confidence in Chicago being a legitimate threat in the conference .

NFL Week 6 roundtable: Who will be last undefeated team standing?
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The NFL's group of unblemished teams is down to an elite quartet.
After five weeks, the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans are the last remaining outfits yet to be dealt a defeat this season. But the road for all of them is about to get significantly more difficult, with the Steelers facing the 4-1 Cleveland Browns on Sunday and the Packers take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Even if all of the groups remain perfect through this week (the Seahawks are on a bye), there's guaranteed to only be one AFC unbeaten team left standing after Week 7, when the Titans host the Steelers.
With that in mind, we asked NFL reporters and columnists from USA TODAY Sports: Who will be the last unbeaten NFL team standing in the regular season?
Their answers:
Jarrett Bell
Green Bay. I like the chances for a team that has put up at least 30 points in each game. If the Packers get out of Tampa on Sunday with a victory, their next four opponents – Houston, Minnesota, San Francisco and Jacksonville -- have a combined record of 5-15. This team could not only take a 9-0 record into a late-November game at Indianapolis, but along the way can get some symbolic revenge by showing that they can indeed beat the 49ers in Santa Clara while touring the landscape of 2019 playoff teams suffering through hard times. Balance is the ticket. Surely, Aaron Rodgers is on fire, rolling back the clock to his NFL MVP season in 2011. Yet the supporting cast has been on point, too. This includes Za’Darius Smith, the edge rusher that every team needs. And the Packers still haven’t committed a turnover. How about a bonus question: If not the Pack? Seahawks mojo. Seattle is the only team to win five games – despite nearly losing to the Patriots, Cowboys and Vikings, and getting a whale of a scare from the Dolphins. The defense keeps them in games, and Russell Wilson wins ‘em. That’s a risky combination. But so far, it’s worked. Then again, maybe the Seahawks are just living right.
No particularly strong feeling here … so given I’ve got Packers perched atop USA TODAY Sports’ NFL power rankings, may as well stick with them. Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay is hardly a given, but I think Aaron Rodgers and Co. get it done coming off a bye week. After that? It’s Texans, Vikings, Niners and Jags for the Pack – a stretch that seems pretty conducive to a 9-0 start. And when you consider the Titans and Steelers – neither has played a particularly impressive schedule to date – meet in Week 7, while the by-the-skin-of-their-beaks Seahawks are about to run into the Cardinals (twice), Bills and Rams? #GoPackGo seems like the most likely group to make an extended run at perfect.
To state the obvious: The Seahawks, on a bye week this week, are statistically most likely to be the last team undefeated on Monday. But I expect the Titans to beat a 1-4 Texans team, the Steelers to drop Cleveland to 17 straight losses in Pittsburgh, and Aaron Rodgers to win the not-yet-washed battle with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. That moves us to Week 7, when the Steelers and Titans face off and aren’t both emerging with a win. Seattle’s traveling to Arizona, whom I anticipate will be riding momentum from a win at JerryWorld on national television. Kyler’s mojo from a hometown return will be just enough to edge a Seattle team getting back into its groove after 14 days off. Meanwhile, Green Bay will host a Texans squad that will flash but won’t keep pace with Rodgers’ explosiveness. All of which is a roundabout way to say: Give me Green Bay.
I really think it's the Packers. When you look at their schedule, the upcoming slate features the Bucs (3-2), the Texans (1-4), Vikings (1-4) and 49ers (2-3). They definitely have a chance to win the next three, and possibly the fourth. Depending on San Francisco's health, that could wind up being their most challenging matchup of the four because the Niners coaches have such a good understanding of Green Bay's schemes. The Seahawks have some divisional games coming up, and they will be challenging. The Titans and Steelers play each other in a couple of weeks, so one of them will fall from the ranks. But Green Bay's level of play, plus the way the schedule shakes out seems to best suit them for a long unbeaten stretch.
I’m going to go with the Packers. For some reason, they seem to be underrated this season. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Aaron Rodgers, much like with many of the most competitive athletes out there, a little motivation to silence the haters goes a long way. As Davante Adams returns to health, the offense will be even better. The defense does have a few concerns, but this is more about remaining schedule. The toughest remaining opponents are the Buccaneers (this weekend) and the Titans (Week 16). As long as the Packers take care of Tampa Bay on Sunday, they should be able to cruise until their matchup against Tennessee. And while the Bears are 4-1 and Green Bay faces them twice, I just don’t have as much confidence in Chicago being a legitimate threat in the conference.


usatoday--2020-10-19--32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season

The 32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season : 1 .
I like to think I know the NFL – admittedly , some of my favorite Tweeps love to disagree – but days like Sunday serve a needed reminder that one just never knows in this most unpredictable league .
Green Bay got trounced by Tampa Bay , the second week in a row the No .
1 team in my power rankings ( first the Chiefs , now the Packers ) lost .
The supposedly resurgent Browns appeared fraudulent .
The Dan Quinn-less ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playoff team .
The Patriots fell to 2-3 for the first time since 2001 .
The Ravens showed why they might be the best team in the league for three quarters ... and then gave up 22 to the Eagles in the final one .
Go figure – I 'll certainly continue trying .
2 .
The Seahawks , Steelers and Titans ( barely ) are now the only remaining unbeatens .
Which one should be power ranked No .
1 ?
I 'll throw a dart and let you know Tuesday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1-11 , the Giants breaking through for their first win of the season .
The Jets , however , dropped to 0-6 .
4 .
The Colts trailed the Bengals 21-0 in the second quarter but stormed back to prevail 31-27 .
At least one team in all six weeks of this season has surmounted at least a 16-point deficit to win , something that never happened in the league 's first 100 seasons .
5 .
The Jets got throttled by Miami , the first team to be shut out in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16-8 in South Florida while coaching the Dolphins .
But , no surprise , he 's 0-2 at Miami since becoming coach of the Jets .
8 .
The Battle of the Bays was anything but as the Buccaneers humiliated the Packers 38-10 .
Aaron Rodgers , who had n't been intercepted all season entering the game , threw two in a span of three passes – including the third pick-six of his career .
9 .
Nice to see TE Rob Gronkowski reach the end zone for the first time since he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's first TD catch since he and Tom Brady last hooked up for the Patriots on Dec. 9 , 2018 – 679 days ago .
10 .
Need to win a game ?
Fire your coach .
Interim HCs are now 2-0 in their 2020 debuts , the Falcons ' Raheem Morris following the Texans ' Romeo Crennel into the win column .
11 .
The Bucs ' rout of Green Bay means the Packers and Bears are now tied atop the NFC North at 5-1 .
I know you 're loving it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
12 .
The Bears continue to struggle mightily while running the ball – averaging 2.5 yards per carry Sunday at Carolina – but QB Nick Foles punched in a TD on 1-yard sneak , making Chicago the last NFL team to score points in the third quarter this season .
13 .
The Browns still have n't won in Pittsburgh since 2003 .
14 .
Which is to also say , Steelers QB ( and Ohio native ) Ben Roethlisberger has never lost to Cleveland at Heinz Field .
15 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second time in franchise history , the other being 1978 – when the Steel Curtain went on to win Super Bowl XIII .
But though Pittsburgh thrashed the Browns ( now 4-2 ) 38-7 on Sunday , the Steelers ' other four wins have come against opponents with a combined five wins .
16 .
Congrats to Giants rookie head coach Joe Judge , the last of the five new head coaches in 2020 to notch a win .
His special teams background surely helped , the G-Men covering an onside kick in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , say , the Falcons would .
17 .
The Titans ' 601 yards of offense in their 42-36 overtime defeat of the Texans were the most in franchise history , besting the previous mark of the 1991 Houston Oilers ( 583 yards ) .
18 .
Tennessee is the only team in the last 70 years to win a game after playing the previous Tuesday .
Of course , the 2010 Vikings were the only other club since 1950 that had the opportunity to pull that off .
19 .
After racking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RB Derrick Henry became the first man in NFL annals to post a 200-yard effort on the ground in three successive seasons .
19a .
Houston has allowed an opposing rusher to gain at least 130 yards three times this season .
20 .
Ravens DL Calais Campbell produced at least three sacks in a game for the fourth time in his career Sunday .
However Campbell did n't get a ton of help from his Baltimore teammates , who entered Week 6 with the NFL 's No .
1 scoring defense .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ yards in Philadelphia , most they 'd surrendered on either front in any of their five wins of 2020 .
20a .
Good thing Baltimore scored 30 points – the 29th consecutive regular-season game in which the Ravens notched at least 20 .
Only Peyton Manning and the 2012-2014 Broncos have a longer streak ( 30 games ) in NFL history .
21 .
Given the seeming volatility of this season , do n't count out Detroit just yet .
The Lions handled the Jaguars 34-16 , Jacksonville the only team they 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three wins in the first five weeks .
22 .
Bummer to see Andrew Siciliano 's Favre-ian streak of 260 consecutive starts on DirecTV 's Sunday Ticket Red Zone Channel , which launched in 2005 , come to an end due to a positive COVID-19 test .
Siciliano subsequently had a negative retest Sunday morning but chose to stay home in deference to the safety of the Red Zone Channel 's production team .
Siciliano is one of the nicer guys you 'll meet on the media side of this industry – here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... or a speedy recovery if need be .
22a .
Siciliano remains safely ahead of Colts QB Philip Rivers , whose streak of 230 consecutive regular-season starts began in 2006 and reached 230 Sunday – a figure that allowed him to pass Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews for fourth most in league history ... though still 30 shy of Siciliano 's Iron man streak .
23 .
Sunday was only the fifth time in the last five regular seasons that Falcons WR Julio Jones had two TDs in one game .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vikings QB Kirk Cousins has 20 multi-interception games in his career after throwing three picks Sunday .
His team is 0-20 on such days .
25 .
Jon Brown became the fifth kicker to score for the Jags this year , connecting on a 31-year field goal and an extra point .
What makes that performances unique for Brown ?
It marked the first time the 27-year-old , a former college soccer player , had ever attempted a FG or PAT during a game at any level of football .
Maybe Jacksonville should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or even coach .
26 .
Speaking of kickers , Denver 's Brandon McManus 18 , New England 12. Who says special teams is only one-third of the game ?
27 .
Patriots WR Julian Edelman , who played quarterback at Kent State , attempted two passes in an NFL game for the first time in his 12-year career – completing both for 38 yards , including a 16-yarder to QB Cam Newton .
Edelman , who was far more effective Sunday than Newton ( 2 INTs ) – apparently rusty following his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all six of the regular-season throws he 's attempted as a pro .
28.Dolphins rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa made his NFL debut Sunday , completing two throws for 9 yards .
He 's got a ways to go to be as good a passer as Edelman .
29 .
The Jets seem to have very few players to build around , but S Marcus Maye – unsigned beyond this season – might be one .
He snared one of the crazies interceptions you 'll ever see Sunday .
30 .
Give Washington Football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points for consistency .
He went for two rather than kick a game-tying extra point with 36 seconds remaining in his team 's 20-19 loss to the Giants .
Rivera benched starting QB Dwayne Haskins two weeks ago because he felt Washington could conquer a weak NFC East .
Rivera 's assessment may be off , but at least the message is unwavering .
31 .
Giants QB Daniel Jones has a team-high 204 rushing yards after bolting for a career-high 74 on Sunday .
Good thing he can run for his life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never ran for more than 80 yards ... in a season .
32 .
This seems apropos given the Jets are pretty clearly the NFL 's 32nd-best team – and the league 's only winless outfit after the Giants and Falcons both won .
New York now officially owns the inside track to the No .
1 pick of the 2021 draft , which will almost certainly be spent on Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence .
Of course , the only time the Jets previously started 0-6 was 1996 , when they finished 1-15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the top pick of the 1997 draft on Peyton Manning ... because he opted to play his senior season for the University of Tennessee .
New York ultimately dealt the No .
1 selection to the Rams , who used it on Ohio State OT Orlando Pace .
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32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season
Show Caption Hide Caption NFL Week 6 overreactions: Tom Brady, Tampa look like Super Bowl contenders SportsPulse: In a battle of the Bays it was Tampa that looked like the superior team. Mackenzie Salmon overreacts to all the biggest storylines from Week 6 in the NFL. USA TODAY
The 32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season:
1. I like to think I know the NFL – admittedly, some of my favorite Tweeps love to disagree – but days like Sunday serve a needed reminder that one just never knows in this most unpredictable league. Green Bay got trounced by Tampa Bay, the second week in a row the No. 1 team in my power rankings (first the Chiefs, now the Packers) lost. The supposedly resurgent Browns appeared fraudulent. The Dan Quinn-less (and previously winless) Falcons resembled a playoff team. The Patriots fell to 2-3 for the first time since 2001. The Ravens showed why they might be the best team in the league for three quarters ... and then gave up 22 to the Eagles in the final one. Go figure – I'll certainly continue trying.
2. The Seahawks, Steelers and Titans (barely) are now the only remaining unbeatens. Which one should be power ranked No. 1? I'll throw a dart and let you know Tuesday morning.
3. New York improved to 1-11, the Giants breaking through for their first win of the season. The Jets, however, dropped to 0-6.
4. The Colts trailed the Bengals 21-0 in the second quarter but stormed back to prevail 31-27. At least one team in all six weeks of this season has surmounted at least a 16-point deficit to win, something that never happened in the league's first 100 seasons.
5. The Jets got throttled by Miami, the first team to be shut out in 2020.
6. Adam Gase was actually 16-8 in South Florida while coaching the Dolphins. But, no surprise, he's 0-2 at Miami since becoming coach of the Jets.
7. 2020 scoreboard: Tom Brady 4, Bill Belichick 2.
8. The Battle of the Bays was anything but as the Buccaneers humiliated the Packers 38-10. Aaron Rodgers, who hadn't been intercepted all season entering the game, threw two in a span of three passes – including the third pick-six of his career.
9. Nice to see TE Rob Gronkowski reach the end zone for the first time since he joined Tampa Bay. It was Gronk's first TD catch since he and Tom Brady last hooked up for the Patriots on Dec. 9, 2018 – 679 days ago.
679 days since @gronk's last TD... The moment we’ve all been waiting for 😎 pic.twitter.com/tWF4XtVEK1 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 18, 2020
10. Need to win a game? Fire your coach. Interim HCs are now 2-0 in their 2020 debuts, the Falcons' Raheem Morris following the Texans' Romeo Crennel into the win column.
11. The Bucs' rout of Green Bay means the Bears have seized the NFC North lead at 5-1. I know you're loving it, Chicago fans ... as you should.
11a. The Bears continue to struggle mightily while running the ball – averaging 2.5 yards per carry Sunday at Carolina – but QB Nick Foles punched in a TD on 1-yard sneak, making Chicago the last NFL team to score points in the third quarter this season.
12. Don't bury the 49ers yet. Their defeat of the Rams means no NFC West team owns a losing record.
13. The Browns still haven't won in Pittsburgh since 2003.
14. Which is to also say, Steelers QB (and Ohio native) Ben Roethlisberger has never lost to Cleveland at Heinz Field.
15. The Steelers are 5-0 for only the second time in franchise history, the other being 1978 – when the Steel Curtain went on to win Super Bowl XIII. But though Pittsburgh thrashed the Browns (now 4-2) 38-7 on Sunday, the Steelers' other four wins have come against opponents with a combined five wins.
16. Congrats to Giants rookie head coach Joe Judge, the last of the five new head coaches in 2020 to notch a win. His special teams background surely helped, the G-Men covering an onside kick in the final minute far more effectively than, say, the Falcons would.
17. The Titans' 601 yards of offense in their 42-36 overtime defeat of the Texans were the most in franchise history, besting the previous mark of the 1991 Houston Oilers (583 yards).
18. Tennessee is the only team in the last 70 years to win a game after playing the previous Tuesday. Of course, the 2010 Vikings were the only other club since 1950 that had the opportunity to pull that off.
19. After racking up 212 rushing yards Sunday, Titans RB Derrick Henry became the first man in NFL annals to post a 200-yard effort on the ground in three successive seasons.
19a. Houston has allowed an opposing rusher to gain at least 130 yards three times this season.
20. Ravens DL Calais Campbell produced at least three sacks in a game for the fourth time in his career Sunday. However Campbell didn't get a ton of help from his Baltimore teammates, who entered Week 6 with the NFL's No. 1 scoring defense. The Ravens allowed 28 points and 364 yards in Philadelphia, most they'd surrendered on either front in any of their five wins of 2020.
20a. Good thing Baltimore scored 30 points – the 29th consecutive regular-season game in which the Ravens notched at least 20. Only Peyton Manning and the 2012-2014 Broncos have a longer streak (30 games) in NFL history.
21. Given the seeming volatility of this season, don't count out Detroit just yet. The Lions handled the Jaguars 34-16, Jacksonville the only team they've faced that didn't have at least three wins in the first five weeks.
22. Bummer to see Andrew Siciliano's Favre-ian streak of 260 consecutive starts on DirecTV's Sunday Ticket Red Zone Channel, which launched in 2005, come to an end due to a positive COVID-19 test. Siciliano subsequently had a negative retest Sunday morning but chose to stay home in deference to the safety of the Red Zone Channel's production team. Siciliano is one of the nicer guys you'll meet on the media side of this industry – here's hoping for a confirmed false positive ... or a speedy recovery if need be.
I’m going to just be a fan today.@RedZoneChannel pic.twitter.com/X5NHM9b1mT — Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 18, 2020
22a. Siciliano remains safely ahead of Colts QB Philip Rivers, whose streak of 230 consecutive regular-season starts began in 2006 and reached 230 Sunday – a figure that allowed him to pass Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews for fourth most in league history ... though still 30 shy of Siciliano's Iron man streak.
23. Sunday was only the fifth time in the last five regular seasons that Falcons WR Julio Jones had two TDs in one game. He's never had three.
24. Vikings QB Kirk Cousins has 20 multi-interception games in his career after throwing three picks Sunday. His team is 0-20 on such days.
25. Jon Brown became the fifth kicker to score for the Jags this year, connecting on a 31-year field goal and an extra point. What makes that performances unique for Brown? It marked the first time the 27-year-old, a former college soccer player, had ever attempted a FG or PAT during a game at any level of football. Maybe Jacksonville should let Brown play quarterback, too ... or even coach.
26. Speaking of kickers, Denver's Brandon McManus 18, New England 12. Who says special teams is only one-third of the game?
27. Patriots WR Julian Edelman, who played quarterback at Kent State, attempted two passes in an NFL game for the first time in his 12-year career – completing both for 38 yards, including a 16-yarder to QB Cam Newton. Edelman, who was far more effective Sunday than Newton (2 INTs) – apparently rusty following his COVID-19 quarantine – has now connected on all six of the regular-season throws he's attempted as a pro.
28. Dolphins rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa made his NFL debut Sunday, completing two throws for 9 yards. Still a ways to go yet to be as good a passer as Edelman.
Tua Tagovailoa went back to the field and he’s sitting around the 15-yard-line in full uniform. It looks like he’s soaking this moment in.
On November 16, 2019, Tua suffered a potentially career-ending injury. On October 18, 2020, he threw his first NFL passes. pic.twitter.com/q5OHSNQe2c — Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) October 18, 2020
29. The Jets seem to have very few players to build around, but S Marcus Maye – unsigned beyond this season – might be one. He snared one of the crazies interceptions you'll ever see Sunday.
30. Give Washington Football Team coach "Riverboat" Ron Rivera points for consistency. He went for two rather than kick a game-tying extra point with 36 seconds remaining in his team's 20-19 loss to the Giants. Rivera benched starting QB Dwayne Haskins two weeks ago because he felt Washington could conquer a weak NFC East. Rivera's assessment may be off, but at least the message is unwavering.
31. Giants QB Daniel Jones has a team-high 204 rushing yards after bolting for a career-high 74 on Sunday. Good thing he can run for his life – unlike predecessor Eli Manning, who never ran for more than 80 yards ... in a season.
32. This seems apropos given the Jets are pretty clearly the NFL's 32nd-best team – and the league's only winless outfit after the Giants and Falcons both won. New York now officially owns the inside track to the No. 1 pick of the 2021 draft, which will almost certainly be spent on Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence. Of course, the only time the Jets previously started 0-6 was 1996, when they finished 1-15. But they didn't get to use the top pick of the 1997 draft on Peyton Manning ... because he opted to play his senior season for the University of Tennessee. New York ultimately dealt the No. 1 selection to the Rams, who used it on Ohio State OT Orlando Pace.
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usatoday--2020-10-18--2020 election live updates: Pelosi says 48-hour deadline to get stimulus done by Nov. 3; Trump gives

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the White House has 48 hours to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief before the Nov. 3 election .
`` I ’ m optimistic , '' Pelosi told ABC News `` This Week '' host George Stephanopoulos .
`` Because again , we ’ ve been back and forth on all of this . ''
When pressed on whether Americans would see a COVID relief package passed before the Nov. 3 election , Pelosi said “ that depends on the administration .
“ With all due respect to some of the people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not legislators , ” Pelosi said .
The speaker then said that “ we now have agreement in the language , ” though talks remained ongoing .
“ When you say ‘ may ’ you give the president a slush fund .
When you say ‘ shall , ’ you are going with what the science tells us must happen , ” Pelosi said to explain the legislative semantics .
Pelosi also admonished President Donald Trump ’ s leading a crowd to chant “ Lock her up !
” about Gov .
Gretchen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan on Saturday evening as “ irresponsible.
” The president ’ s calls come a little over a week after federal agents said they thwarted a plot to kidnap the governor .
“ The president has to realize that the words of the president of the United States weigh a ton .
And in our political dialogue , to inject fear tactics into it , especially a woman governor and her family , is so irresponsible , ” the speaker said .
`` The biggest antidote to his poison is the vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director John Brennan is worried about the social and political havoc Trump may unleash if he loses on Election Day .
• Both Trump and Biden are working hard to win over crucial older voters in their campaign ads .
• Thursday 's competing town halls between Trump and Biden provided the perfect inspiration for the opening skit on `` Saturday Night Live . ''
• Sen. Ben Sasse , R-Neb.
, has ramped up his criticism of Trump 's election strategy drawing the ire of the president who called Sasse `` stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until Election Day , four days until the final presidential debate , 94 days until Inauguration Day , 76 days left in 2020 .
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As Las Vegas churchgoers prayed for good political fortune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the collection bucket came around .
Trump placed what witnesses called a handful of $ 20 bills into the bucket during a friendly service at the International Church of Las Vegas .
`` The Lord said , ‘ he is ready for the next four years and he will have a second wind , ’ ” preached church leader Denise Goulet .
At one point , she asked Trump , seated in the front row , “ do you love your job ? ''
The service also featured music performances with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flags .
The event began a busy for Trump .
After church , he headed to Newport Beach , Calif. , for fundraisers .
Later Sunday , it 's back to Nevada for an airport rally in Carson City .
Biden pushes Democrats in NC to get out and vote Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a voter mobilization event in Durham , North Carolina on Sunday .
The visit comes as Democrats invest deeply in the battleground state , seeing strong pickup opportunities down the entire ballot .
`` Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris , '' Biden told a socially distant crowd .
“ You ’ ve got a governor ’ s race , a senate race , a record number of black women on the ballot.
” Biden emphasized his policy plans for health care and jobs , linking them with his criticisms of the Trump administration ’ s response to the COVID-19 pandemic .
`` Folks are worried about making their next mortgage payment , whether their healthcare will be ripped away during a pandemic , worried about sending their kids to school … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s presidency , ” Biden declared .
Biden also addressed the protests and civil unrest still apparent in the country , asserting that “ We have no need for militias to be patrolling our streets.
” The former vice president also referenced some of Durham ’ s history while speaking about the need for greater economic opportunity .
“ It was right here in Durham , on Parrish Street , that an oasis of Black-owned businesses thrived , even during Jim Crow , '' Biden said .
`` Place that offered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become if we chose to live up to our founding values . ''
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the race in North Carolina , causing a record number of absentee ballots to be requested in the state .
Republican incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis contracted COVID-19 in early October , just as it was revealed his Democratic rival , Cal Cunningham , was had exchanged apparently romantic texts with a woman who was not his wife .
Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer , the target of a recent alleged kidnapping plot , accused President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on NBC News ' `` Meet the Press , '' in her strongest criticism of Trump to date .
`` It 's incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States , 10 days after a plot to kidnap , put me on trial , and execute me … is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism , '' Whitmer said .
During a Trump campaign appearance in Michigan Saturday , the crowd chanted `` lock her up '' when Trump criticized the Democratic governor .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump said .
On Sunday Trump campaign adviser told CNN her father-in-law did n't do anything `` to provoke people to threaten this woman at all . ''
`` He was having fun at a Trump rally , '' she said on `` State of the Union . ''
WASHINGTON – More and more people are attending President Donald Trump 's airport rallies , many of the supporters packed together without masks despite a resurgence of COVID-19 .
Do n't expect that to change during the last two weeks of the campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ living in fear , '' Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said when asked about the rallies during an appearance on Fox News Sunday .
Trump survived a bout with COVID-19 earlier this month .
There is evidence some of his supporters contracted the coronavirus after attending his campaign events .
The Minnesota Department of Public Health reported it has traced 16 COVID cases to a Sept. 18 Trump rally in Bemidji ( plus four more to an anti-Trump rally just outside that event ) .
Three more cases have been traced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 , less than two days before Trump tested positive for the virus .
In the Fox interview , Miller said `` we do pass out masks at the rallies . ''
He also said the campaign conducts temperature checks on attendees and give out hand sanitizer – and will continue to do so right up to the election .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admonished President Donald Trump ’ s leading a crowd to chant “ Lock her up !
” about Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer during a rally in Muskegon , Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president ’ s calls come a little over a week after federal agents said they thwarted a plot to kidnap the governor .
“ The president has to realize that the words of the president of the United States weigh a ton .
And in our political dialogue , to inject fear tactics into it , especially a woman governor and her family , is so irresponsible , ” the speaker said Sunday on ABC News ' `` This Week . ''
`` The biggest antidote to his poison is the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whitmer said Trump 's incendiary tone needs to stop .
`` This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me , my family , and other government officials ’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans , '' the governor tweeted after Trump 's rally .
With only sixteen days before the Nov. 3 presidential election , there is no shortage of drama in the final stretch as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden make their final pitches to voters as campaigns up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ key races .
Both candidates will continue to stump around the country today .
Trump , once again on the campaign trail after being hospitalized for COVID-19 , will attend a church service in Las Vegas at 9:00 a.m. PDT , then a campaign fundraiser in Santa Ana , California at mid-day .
He will finish his Sunday at a campaign rally in Carson City , Nevada at 7:00 p.m. PDT .
Biden will travel to North Carolina Sunday , where he will attend an event in Durham encouraging North Carolinians to plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ’ s early voting period , which began Thursday and ends Oct. 31 .
Trump goes after NBC reporter Welker , moderator for final debate WASHINGTON – The next ( and final debate ) is n't until Thursday , but President Donald Trump is already trying to pressure and intimidate the moderator , NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker .
`` She ’ s always been terrible & unfair , just like most of the Fake News reporters , but I ’ ll still play the game , '' Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! ''
Welker has n't commented , but plenty of colleagues and competitors testified to her fairness and professionalism .
They said she will do great when moderating Thursday 's showdown between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden in Nashville , Tenn. '' Kristen is one of the toughest , fairest reporters you ’ ll ever meet , '' tweeted Kathryn Watson , a White House reporter for CBS News .
Trump , who criticized moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News ahead of the Sept. 29 debate with Biden , also went after Welker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Wisconsin .
Yet many people have praised Welker 's reporting during the Trump administration – including Trump himself .
Calling on Welker during a news conference in Switzerland in January , Trump complimented her for landing a weekend anchor gig on NBC 's Today show .
GOP senators try to save majority by distancing themselves from Trump Senate Majority Leaders Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have taken deliberate steps to distance themselves from Trump as recent polls and independent analyses show Democrats with a better than 50-50 chance of flipping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden wins , four if Trump does ) to retake the upper chamber .
It 's a balancing act for Republican Senate candidates running for re-election in battleground states who need the GOP base to win as well as a significant share of independents who may be turned off by Trump 's rhetoric , behavior and policies .
`` These senators are pulled in two different directions , '' said Jessica Taylor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report .
`` They can ’ t irritate the very conservative Trump base but they also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a no-win situation for them in many regards .
”

Matthew Brown, David Jackson and William Cummings, USA TODAY

2020 election live updates: Pelosi says 48-hour deadline to get stimulus done by Nov. 3; Trump gives wad of $20s at church
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the White House has 48 hours to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief before the Nov. 3 election.
"I’m optimistic," Pelosi told ABC News "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos. "Because again, we’ve been back and forth on all of this."
When pressed on whether Americans would see a COVID relief package passed before the Nov. 3 election, Pelosi said “that depends on the administration.
“With all due respect to some of the people in the president’s administration, they are not legislators,” Pelosi said. The speaker then said that “we now have agreement in the language,” though talks remained ongoing.
“When you say ‘may’ you give the president a slush fund. When you say ‘shall,’ you are going with what the science tells us must happen,” Pelosi said to explain the legislative semantics.
Pelosi also admonished President Donald Trump’s leading a crowd to chant “Lock her up!” about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer during a rally in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday evening as “irresponsible.” The president’s calls come a little over a week after federal agents said they thwarted a plot to kidnap the governor.
“The president has to realize that the words of the president of the United States weigh a ton. And in our political dialogue, to inject fear tactics into it, especially a woman governor and her family, is so irresponsible,” the speaker said.
"The biggest antidote to his poison is the vote,” Pelosi said.
– Matthew Brown
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Trump drops a fistful of $20s into Las Vegas church collection bucket
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As Las Vegas churchgoers prayed for good political fortune, President Donald Trump was not shy when the collection bucket came around.
Trump placed what witnesses called a handful of $20 bills into the bucket during a friendly service at the International Church of Las Vegas.
"The Lord said, ‘he is ready for the next four years and he will have a second wind,’” preached church leader Denise Goulet.
At one point, she asked Trump, seated in the front row, “do you love your job?"
"Yes," Trump replied, "I love my job."
The service also featured music performances with a band on stage and members twirling U.S. flags.
The event began a busy for Trump. After church, he headed to Newport Beach, Calif., for fundraisers. Later Sunday, it's back to Nevada for an airport rally in Carson City.
– David Jackson
Biden pushes Democrats in NC to get out and vote
Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a voter mobilization event in Durham, North Carolina on Sunday. The visit comes as Democrats invest deeply in the battleground state, seeing strong pickup opportunities down the entire ballot.
"Don’t just vote for me and Senator Harris," Biden told a socially distant crowd. “You’ve got a governor’s race, a senate race, a record number of black women on the ballot.”
Biden emphasized his policy plans for health care and jobs, linking them with his criticisms of the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Folks are worried about making their next mortgage payment, whether their healthcare will be ripped away during a pandemic, worried about sending their kids to school … well, that’s Donald Trump’s presidency,” Biden declared.
Biden also addressed the protests and civil unrest still apparent in the country, asserting that “We have no need for militias to be patrolling our streets.” The former vice president also referenced some of Durham’s history while speaking about the need for greater economic opportunity.
“It was right here in Durham, on Parrish Street, that an oasis of Black-owned businesses thrived, even during Jim Crow," Biden said. "Place that offered the country a glimpse of what we could become if we chose to live up to our founding values."
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the race in North Carolina, causing a record number of absentee ballots to be requested in the state. Republican incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis contracted COVID-19 in early October, just as it was revealed his Democratic rival, Cal Cunningham, was had exchanged apparently romantic texts with a woman who was not his wife.
– Matthew Brown
Whitmer: Trump rhetoric is inciting 'domestic terrorism'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the target of a recent alleged kidnapping plot, accused President Donald Trump of inciting domestic terrorism Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press," in her strongest criticism of Trump to date.
"It's incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States, 10 days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me … is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism," Whitmer said.
During a Trump campaign appearance in Michigan Saturday, the crowd chanted "lock her up" when Trump criticized the Democratic governor.
"Lock 'em all up," Trump said.
On Sunday Trump campaign adviser told CNN her father-in-law didn't do anything "to provoke people to threaten this woman at all."
"He was having fun at a Trump rally," she said on "State of the Union."
– William Cummings
Campaign adviser: Packed Trump rallies won't stop, despite COVID-19 resurgence
WASHINGTON – More and more people are attending President Donald Trump's airport rallies, many of the supporters packed together without masks despite a resurgence of COVID-19.
Don't expect that to change during the last two weeks of the campaign.
"People don't want to be living in fear," Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said when asked about the rallies during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
Trump survived a bout with COVID-19 earlier this month. There is evidence some of his supporters contracted the coronavirus after attending his campaign events.
The Minnesota Department of Public Health reported it has traced 16 COVID cases to a Sept. 18 Trump rally in Bemidji (plus four more to an anti-Trump rally just outside that event). Three more cases have been traced to a Trump event in Duluth on Sept. 30, less than two days before Trump tested positive for the virus.
In the Fox interview, Miller said "we do pass out masks at the rallies." He also said the campaign conducts temperature checks on attendees and give out hand sanitizer – and will continue to do so right up to the election.
– David Jackson
Pelosi slams Trump 'irresponsible rhetoric on Whitmer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admonished President Donald Trump’s leading a crowd to chant “Lock her up!” about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer during a rally in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday evening as “irresponsible.” The president’s calls come a little over a week after federal agents said they thwarted a plot to kidnap the governor.
“The president has to realize that the words of the president of the United States weigh a ton. And in our political dialogue, to inject fear tactics into it, especially a woman governor and her family, is so irresponsible,” the speaker said Sunday on ABC News' "This Week."
"The biggest antidote to his poison is the vote,” Pelosi emphasized.
On Saturday Whitmer said Trump's incendiary tone needs to stop.
"This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans," the governor tweeted after Trump's rally.
– Matthew Brown
Trump heads to Nevada, Biden to North Carolina
With only sixteen days before the Nov. 3 presidential election, there is no shortage of drama in the final stretch as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden make their final pitches to voters as campaigns up and down the ballot pour resources into key races.
Both candidates will continue to stump around the country today. Trump, once again on the campaign trail after being hospitalized for COVID-19, will attend a church service in Las Vegas at 9:00 a.m. PDT, then a campaign fundraiser in Santa Ana, California at mid-day. He will finish his Sunday at a campaign rally in Carson City, Nevada at 7:00 p.m. PDT.
Biden will travel to North Carolina Sunday, where he will attend an event in Durham encouraging North Carolinians to plan to vote by mail and in-person during the state’s early voting period, which began Thursday and ends Oct. 31.
– Matthew Brown
Trump goes after NBC reporter Welker, moderator for final debate
WASHINGTON – The next (and final debate) isn't until Thursday, but President Donald Trump is already trying to pressure and intimidate the moderator, NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker.
"She’s always been terrible & unfair, just like most of the Fake News reporters, but I’ll still play the game," Trump tweeted Saturday. "The people know!"
Welker hasn't commented, but plenty of colleagues and competitors testified to her fairness and professionalism. They said she will do great when moderating Thursday's showdown between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden in Nashville, Tenn.
"Kristen is one of the toughest, fairest reporters you’ll ever meet," tweeted Kathryn Watson, a White House reporter for CBS News.
Trump, who criticized moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News ahead of the Sept. 29 debate with Biden, also went after Welker during a Saturday night rally in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Yet many people have praised Welker's reporting during the Trump administration – including Trump himself.
Calling on Welker during a news conference in Switzerland in January, Trump complimented her for landing a weekend anchor gig on NBC's Today show.
"They made a very wise decision," Trump told Welker.
– David Jackson
GOP senators try to save majority by distancing themselves from Trump
Senate Majority Leaders Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have taken deliberate steps to distance themselves from Trump as recent polls and independent analyses show Democrats with a better than 50-50 chance of flipping the necessary number of seats (three if Biden wins, four if Trump does) to retake the upper chamber.
It's a balancing act for Republican Senate candidates running for re-election in battleground states who need the GOP base to win as well as a significant share of independents who may be turned off by Trump's rhetoric, behavior and policies.
"These senators are pulled in two different directions," said Jessica Taylor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. "They can’t irritate the very conservative Trump base but they also need independents to win the general election. It’s a no-win situation for them in many regards.”
– Phillip M. Bailey and Ledyard King
Contributing: Bart Jansen and Sean Rossman, USA TODAY; Paul Egan. Detroit Free Press


usatoday--2020-10-18--Adele to make rare public appearance hosting 'SNL' for the first time: 'Absolutely terrified!'

Adele is returning to the world of `` Saturday Night Live , '' but , no , the 15-time Grammy Award winner is n't the musical guest .
`` SNL '' announced Sunday that the notoriously private singer , 32 , would host its Oct. 24 episode , joined by musical guest H.E.R .
Though Adele supposedly is n't singing , this seems to be her first performance – musical or otherwise – and first major appearance in the world of entertainment since 2017 , when she performed at the Grammy Awards before a summer world tour .
`` Bloooooody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this !
! ''
Adele wrote on Instagram .
`` And also absolutely terrified !
My first ever hosting gig and for SNL of all things !
!
!
!
I ’ ve always wanted to do it as a stand alone moment , so that I could roll up my sleeves and fully throw myself into it , but the time has never been right .
But if there was ever a time for any of us to jump head first into the deep end with our eyes closed and hope for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
The singer noted that the episode 's date almost exactly hits the 12-year anniversary of her first `` SNL '' appearance ( also during an election year ) , which she credited with helping to `` break my career in America . ''
`` It feels full circle and I just couldn ’ t possibly say no ! ''
she added .
`` I am besides myself that H.E.R will be the musical guest !
!
I love her SO much I can ’ t wait to melt into a flaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ See you next week . ''
She added heart and fingers crossed emoji .
She last performed on `` SNL '' in 2015 , alongside host Matthew McConaughey .
Opinion : Can we please stop talking about Adele and Rebel Wilson 's weight loss ?
Adele 's last album , `` 25 , '' was released in 2015 .
Though fans continue to fill the comments sections of her social media posts asking about her future music plans , she does n't have any updates to share yet .
`` I honestly have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one fan who asked in August when a new album might be coming .
Last year on her birthday , Adele talked about her evolution on Instagram , revealing that she 's `` changed drastically in the last couple years and I ’ m still changing . ''
The singer and her entrepreneur/philanthropist husband Simon Konecki announced their split in April 2019 .
They share 7-year-old son Angelo .
Following her breakup , the singer committed to spending the year `` all on myself . ''
She added , `` For the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to feel the world around me and look up for once .
… Learning to REALLY truly love yourself is it , and I ’ ve only just realized that that is more than enough . ''
Fans ask Adele , 'Where 's the album ' ?
She 's sharing more on social media but no word on new songs

Adele to make rare public appearance hosting 'SNL' for the first time: 'Absolutely terrified!'
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Adele is returning to the world of "Saturday Night Live," but, no, the 15-time Grammy Award winner isn't the musical guest.
"SNL" announced Sunday that the notoriously private singer, 32, would host its Oct. 24 episode, joined by musical guest H.E.R. Though Adele supposedly isn't singing, this seems to be her first performance – musical or otherwise – and first major appearance in the world of entertainment since 2017, when she performed at the Grammy Awards before a summer world tour.
"Bloooooody hellllll I’m so excited about this!!" Adele wrote on Instagram. "And also absolutely terrified! My first ever hosting gig and for SNL of all things!!!! I’ve always wanted to do it as a stand alone moment, so that I could roll up my sleeves and fully throw myself into it, but the time has never been right. But if there was ever a time for any of us to jump head first into the deep end with our eyes closed and hope for the best it’s 2020 right?"
The singer noted that the episode's date almost exactly hits the 12-year anniversary of her first "SNL" appearance (also during an election year), which she credited with helping to "break my career in America."
"It feels full circle and I just couldn’t possibly say no!" she added. "I am besides myself that H.E.R will be the musical guest!! I love her SO much I can’t wait to melt into a flaming hot mess when she performs. ... See you next week." She added heart and fingers crossed emoji.
She last performed on "SNL" in 2015, alongside host Matthew McConaughey.
Opinion: Can we please stop talking about Adele and Rebel Wilson's weight loss?
Adele's last album, "25," was released in 2015. Though fans continue to fill the comments sections of her social media posts asking about her future music plans, she doesn't have any updates to share yet.
"I honestly have no idea," Adele responded to one fan who asked in August when a new album might be coming.
Last year on her birthday, Adele talked about her evolution on Instagram, revealing that she's "changed drastically in the last couple years and I’m still changing."
The singer and her entrepreneur/philanthropist husband Simon Konecki announced their split in April 2019. They share 7-year-old son Angelo.
Following her breakup, the singer committed to spending the year "all on myself." She added, "For the first time in a decade I’m ready to feel the world around me and look up for once. … Learning to REALLY truly love yourself is it, and I’ve only just realized that that is more than enough."
Contributing: Sara M. Moniuszko
Fans ask Adele, 'Where's the album'? She's sharing more on social media but no word on new songs


usatoday--2020-10-18--Disneyland fans, cast members protest park closure: 'Tell the guards to open up the gates'

A few dozen Disneyland enthusiasts and cast members gathered outside the park Saturday to protest its closure , which has meant the loss of more than 28,000 jobs across both of Disney 's U.S. theme parks .
Disneyland has been closed since March because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Walt Disney World in Florida reopened with reduced capacity in July .
There have been more than 8.1 million cases and 219,600 deaths in the USA , according to Johns Hopkins data .
`` Cast members do n't want to lose their dream jobs , '' Natasha Ramirez , co-organizer for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It 's better to have Disneyland open just like all the other ones are and allow the cast members to choose if they want to return or not , instead of not having a choice at all and being laid off . ''
As one protester 's sign read , `` If the other parks have opened safe , why ca n't Disneyland do the same ? ''
USA TODAY was unable to reach a Disneyland representative for comment .
Some protesters , donning Mickey Mouse masks or mouse-ear headbands , held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the guards to open up the gates , '' one sign read , quoting a line from `` Frozen . ''
`` Oh bother !
Why is Disney still closed ? ''
another asked with a picture of Winnie the Pooh .
Ramirez , a former cast member , launched the protest along with Desi d'Amani , one of the thousands of Disney workers laid off last month .
`` We started this event in response to the layoff in hopes of getting Disneyland back open so no more layoffs will happen and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off might be able to go back , '' Ramirez said .
Though some on social media criticized those protesting as people who just `` miss taking pictures in Disneyland , '' Ramirez maintains that was n't the spirit of the event .
`` People ... think we just want Disneyland open so we can go buy a churro , '' she said .
`` The cast members , who are the people we did it for , have been reaching out to thank us because they want to go back to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a job there do n't want to lose theirs . ''
The group is discussing plans for a second protest , a date for which has not been set .
When will Disneyland reopen ?
Disney slams California governor after he slows reopening of California theme parks This month , California Gov .
Gavin Newsom said Disneyland and surrounding large theme parks would n't reopen anytime soon .
The state `` is in no hurry in putting out guidelines , '' he said , referring to the rules that theme parks would need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The pronouncement marked a turnabout from last month , when Newsom said he expected the guidelines to be issued `` very , very shortly '' as the state negotiated with the industry .
`` We do n't anticipate in the immediate term any of these larger theme parks opening until we see more stability , '' Newsom said at a news conference .
A trade group representing theme parks , the California Attractions and Parks Association , said in a statement there 's no reason for the attractions to remain closed when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safely .
`` We find it disconcerting that Governor Newsom has no planned timeline for issuing guidance for theme parks , and of great concern that he does not anticipate theme parks opening soon , '' Executive Director Erin Guerrero wrote .
Disneyland and Anaheim city officials have tried to step up pressure on Newsom to issue the guidelines .
`` As soon as a date and those guidelines are set , I can tell you , we ’ re ready , '' Josh D'Amaro , chairman of Disney 's parks , experiences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CEO of the U.S. Travel Association trade group , in August .

Disneyland fans, cast members protest park closure: 'Tell the guards to open up the gates'
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A few dozen Disneyland enthusiasts and cast members gathered outside the park Saturday to protest its closure, which has meant the loss of more than 28,000 jobs across both of Disney's U.S. theme parks.
Disneyland has been closed since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Walt Disney World in Florida reopened with reduced capacity in July. There have been more than 8.1 million cases and 219,600 deaths in the USA, according to Johns Hopkins data.
"Cast members don't want to lose their dream jobs," Natasha Ramirez, co-organizer for the protest, told USA TODAY. "It's better to have Disneyland open just like all the other ones are and allow the cast members to choose if they want to return or not, instead of not having a choice at all and being laid off."
As one protester's sign read, "If the other parks have opened safe, why can't Disneyland do the same?"
USA TODAY was unable to reach a Disneyland representative for comment.
Some protesters, donning Mickey Mouse masks or mouse-ear headbands, held signs with Disney references. "Tell the guards to open up the gates," one sign read, quoting a line from "Frozen." "Oh bother! Why is Disney still closed?" another asked with a picture of Winnie the Pooh.
Ramirez, a former cast member, launched the protest along with Desi d'Amani, one of the thousands of Disney workers laid off last month.
"We started this event in response to the layoff in hopes of getting Disneyland back open so no more layoffs will happen and so that those who were recently laid off might be able to go back," Ramirez said.
Though some on social media criticized those protesting as people who just "miss taking pictures in Disneyland," Ramirez maintains that wasn't the spirit of the event.
"People ... think we just want Disneyland open so we can go buy a churro," she said. "The cast members, who are the people we did it for, have been reaching out to thank us because they want to go back to work, and the ones that still have a job there don't want to lose theirs."
The group is discussing plans for a second protest, a date for which has not been set.
When will Disneyland reopen? Disney slams California governor after he slows reopening of California theme parks
This month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Disneyland and surrounding large theme parks wouldn't reopen anytime soon. The state "is in no hurry in putting out guidelines," he said, referring to the rules that theme parks would need to operate safely as the pandemic rages.
The pronouncement marked a turnabout from last month, when Newsom said he expected the guidelines to be issued "very, very shortly" as the state negotiated with the industry.
"We don't anticipate in the immediate term any of these larger theme parks opening until we see more stability," Newsom said at a news conference.
A trade group representing theme parks, the California Attractions and Parks Association, said in a statement there's no reason for the attractions to remain closed when there's ample evidence they can reopen safely.
"We find it disconcerting that Governor Newsom has no planned timeline for issuing guidance for theme parks, and of great concern that he does not anticipate theme parks opening soon," Executive Director Erin Guerrero wrote.
Disneyland and Anaheim city officials have tried to step up pressure on Newsom to issue the guidelines. "As soon as a date and those guidelines are set, I can tell you, we’re ready," Josh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney's parks, experiences and products unit, told Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association trade group, in August.
Contributing: Chris Woodyard


usatoday--2020-10-18--Coronavirus updates: Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell face stimulus deal deadline; Sturgi

Crucial talks scheduled for Monday could determine the fate of a COVID-19 stimulus package as the nation grapples with a rising number of new infections and hospitalizations .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are scheduled to discuss terms of a package that finds Democrats and President Donald Trump pushing for an expansive and expensive bill in the area of $ 2 trillion .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many congressional Republicans , however , are opting for a `` targeted '' and much cheaper solution .
Pelosi has set a deadline of Tuesday if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day .
Average daily U.S. infections have climbed above 60,000 .
Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are rising steadily , the daily number now up more than 30 % from just four weeks ago .
Among the hardest hit states is New Mexico , where Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham said hospitalizations have more than doubled in less than three weeks .
`` Does n't matter if you 're young , does n't matter if you do n't believe in it , '' Grisham said Saturday .
`` The virus is real and it continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' lives . ''
The Upper Midwest continues to struggle .
The ripple effect of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August is hard to decipher .
In Wisconsin , Friday was the biggest single day for infections yet .
On Saturday , Trump visited the state , urging Gov .
Tony Evers to ease restrictions .
`` I wish you had a Republican governor because frankly you 've got to open your state up , '' Trump said in Janesville , 40 miles south of Madison .
`` You 've got to open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to school . ''
• Kamala Harris , the Democratic vice presidential nominee , will resume in-person campaigning Monday with stops in Florida .
Harris suspended attending events this week after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for COVID-19 .
• More than 6 million households failed to make their rent or mortgage payments in September , according to the Mortgage Bankers Association 's Research Institute for Housing America .
• Alabama football coach Nick Saban was cleared to resume normal activities after testing positive earlier this week for COVID-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the No .
2 Crimson Tide played No .
3 Georgia .
📈 Today 's numbers : The U.S. has reported more than 8.1 million cases and almost 220,000 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins data .
Ten states set records for new cases in the week ending Saturday : Colorado , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Minnesota , New Mexico , North Dakota , Ohio , South Dakota and Wyoming , and also Guam and Northern Mariana Islands .
Worldwide , there have been almost 40 million confirmed cases and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus : Track the U.S. outbreak in your state This file will be updated throughout the day .
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One of the nation 's largest Christian megachurches resumed in-person services on Sunday in Texas after months of holding only online services due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Lakewood Church in Houston opened at 25 % capacity under new city guidelines .
People had to sign up online to attend services at the non-denominational megachurch run by Joel Osteen .
A recording @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's services showed people complying with requirements that they wear face masks and sit spaced apart inside the church 's cavernous arena , the former Compaq Center , once the home of the Houston Rockets .
`` So awesome to have you back .
We 've missed you guys .
We love you .
It 's not the same without you here , '' Osteen said .
Number of infections , deaths tied to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a mystery More than 330 coronavirus cases and one death have been directly linked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Dakota City two months ago , according to a Washington Post survey of health departments in 23 states that provided information .
But the Post says many experts believe the 10-day event , which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers , was responsible for many times that number of infections .
They say contact tracing often doesn ’ t capture the source of an infection , and asymptomatic spread often goes unnoticed .
Attendees came from every state , packing bars , restaurants and tattoo parlors in the area .
“ Holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic is emblematic of a nation as a whole that maybe isn ’ t taking ( the pandemic ) as seriously as we should , '' Josh Michaud , an epidemiologist and associate director for global health policy for the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation , told the Post .
Donald Trump touts his own recovery from COVID-19 in new reelection ad President Donald Trump is claiming victory over the virus in his reelection campaign ads .
One ad claims that Trump `` is recovering from the coronavirus and so is America , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus head-on , as leaders should . ''
Though the ad claims the U.S. is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic , nearly 70,000 new cases were reported across the nation Friday , the highest number since July , during the peak of the mid-summer surge .
And while the vast majority of those who have become infected recover , about 2.7 % of the more than 8 million confirmed cases in the U.S. have died – leading to a death toll of nearly 220,000 Americans that grows each day .
“ Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be afraid of it , ” said Trump , who suggested he might be immune .
“ You ’ re going to beat it.
” 6M households missed their rent or mortgage payment in September Persistent layoffs are slowing momentum in the labor market , which bodes poorly for the broader U.S. recovery as millions of out-of-work Americans delay their mortgage and rent payments .
More than 6 million households failed to make their rent or mortgage payments in September , according to the Mortgage Bankers Association 's Research Institute for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic fallout from the pandemic is weighing on jobless Americans as Congress stalls on relief measures .
In the third quarter , the percent of homeowners and renters behind on their payments fell slightly from the prior quarter .
Still , the overall amount remains high , experts caution .
New York movie theaters can reopen with limited capacity , Cuomo says New York will start allowing movie theaters to reopen with limited capacity Friday in areas of the state where COVID-19 rates are low , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo announced .
Theaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City in counties that are below a 2 % infection rate on a 14-day average and have no COVID hot spots , which would rule out Rockland and Orange counties , as well as a few counties upstate , including Broome .
Theaters will be allowed to reopen at 25 % capacity with up to 50 people per screen .
The announcement comes after movie theaters have been pressing to reopen in New York , where infection rate is among the lowest in the nation .
Nearly 10 % of Vatican 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says someone who lives in the same Vatican hotel as Pope Francis has tested positive for the coronavirus , adding to the 11 cases of COVID-19 among the Swiss Guards , who serve as ceremonial guards at papal Masses , guard the Vatican City gates and protect the pope .
The Vatican said Saturday that the resident of the Domus Sanctae Marthae has moved out temporarily and is in isolation , as are all the people who came into direct contact with him .
The hotel serves as a residence for Vatican-based priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Francis chose to live there permanently after his 2013 election , shunning the Apostolic Palace , because he said he needed to be around ordinary people .
The hotel has a communal dining room and chapel where Francis celebrates Mass each morning .
At 83 and with part of a lung removed when he was in his 20s due to illness , the pope would be at high-risk for COVID-19 complications .
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Coronavirus updates: Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell face stimulus deal deadline; Sturgis rally linked to cases; 219K US deaths
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Crucial talks scheduled for Monday could determine the fate of a COVID-19 stimulus package as the nation grapples with a rising number of new infections and hospitalizations.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are scheduled to discuss terms of a package that finds Democrats and President Donald Trump pushing for an expansive and expensive bill in the area of $2 trillion. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many congressional Republicans, however, are opting for a "targeted" and much cheaper solution.
Pelosi has set a deadline of Tuesday if a deal is to be cut by Election Day.
Average daily U.S. infections have climbed above 60,000. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are rising steadily, the daily number now up more than 30% from just four weeks ago. Among the hardest hit states is New Mexico, where Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said hospitalizations have more than doubled in less than three weeks.
"Doesn't matter if you're young, doesn't matter if you don't believe in it," Grisham said Saturday. "The virus is real and it continues to spread, wreaking havoc on New Mexicans' lives."
The Upper Midwest continues to struggle. The ripple effect of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August is hard to decipher. In Wisconsin, Friday was the biggest single day for infections yet. On Saturday, Trump visited the state, urging Gov. Tony Evers to ease restrictions.
"I wish you had a Republican governor because frankly you've got to open your state up," Trump said in Janesville, 40 miles south of Madison. "You've got to open your state up, get everyone back to school."
Some significant developments:
Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will resume in-person campaigning Monday with stops in Florida. Harris suspended attending events this week after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for COVID-19.
More than 6 million households failed to make their rent or mortgage payments in September, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America.
Alabama football coach Nick Saban was cleared to resume normal activities after testing positive earlier this week for COVID-19, and he was on the sideline when the No. 2 Crimson Tide played No. 3 Georgia.
📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 8.1 million cases and almost 220,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data. Ten states set records for new cases in the week ending Saturday: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wyoming, and also Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. Worldwide, there have been almost 40 million confirmed cases and more than 1.1 million deaths.
🗺 Mapping coronavirus: Track the U.S. outbreak in your state
This file will be updated throughout the day. For updates in your inbox, subscribe to The Daily Briefing newsletter.
One of the nation's largest Christian megachurches resumed in-person services on Sunday in Texas after months of holding only online services due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lakewood Church in Houston opened at 25% capacity under new city guidelines. People had to sign up online to attend services at the non-denominational megachurch run by Joel Osteen.
A recording on Lakewood's Facebook page of Sunday's services showed people complying with requirements that they wear face masks and sit spaced apart inside the church's cavernous arena, the former Compaq Center, once the home of the Houston Rockets.
"So awesome to have you back. We've missed you guys. We love you. It's not the same without you here," Osteen said.
More than 330 coronavirus cases and one death have been directly linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally centered in the South Dakota City two months ago, according to a Washington Post survey of health departments in 23 states that provided information. But the Post says many experts believe the 10-day event, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers, was responsible for many times that number of infections. They say contact tracing often doesn’t capture the source of an infection, and asymptomatic spread often goes unnoticed. Attendees came from every state, packing bars, restaurants and tattoo parlors in the area.
“Holding a half-million-person rally in the midst of a pandemic is emblematic of a nation as a whole that maybe isn’t taking (the pandemic) as seriously as we should," Josh Michaud, an epidemiologist and associate director for global health policy for the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, told the Post.
President Donald Trump is claiming victory over the virus in his reelection campaign ads. One ad claims that Trump "is recovering from the coronavirus and so is America," adding that he "tackled the virus head-on, as leaders should."
Though the ad claims the U.S. is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 70,000 new cases were reported across the nation Friday, the highest number since July, during the peak of the mid-summer surge. And while the vast majority of those who have become infected recover, about 2.7% of the more than 8 million confirmed cases in the U.S. have died – leading to a death toll of nearly 220,000 Americans that grows each day.
“Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it,” said Trump, who suggested he might be immune. “You’re going to beat it.”
– Bart Jansen
Persistent layoffs are slowing momentum in the labor market, which bodes poorly for the broader U.S. recovery as millions of out-of-work Americans delay their mortgage and rent payments.
More than 6 million households failed to make their rent or mortgage payments in September, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America, a sign that the economic fallout from the pandemic is weighing on jobless Americans as Congress stalls on relief measures.
In the third quarter, the percent of homeowners and renters behind on their payments fell slightly from the prior quarter. Still, the overall amount remains high, experts caution.
– Jessica Menton
New York will start allowing movie theaters to reopen with limited capacity Friday in areas of the state where COVID-19 rates are low, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Theaters will be able to reopen outside New York City in counties that are below a 2% infection rate on a 14-day average and have no COVID hot spots, which would rule out Rockland and Orange counties, as well as a few counties upstate, including Broome. Theaters will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity with up to 50 people per screen.
The announcement comes after movie theaters have been pressing to reopen in New York, where infection rate is among the lowest in the nation.
– Joseph Spector, New York State Team
The Vatican says someone who lives in the same Vatican hotel as Pope Francis has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to the 11 cases of COVID-19 among the Swiss Guards, who serve as ceremonial guards at papal Masses, guard the Vatican City gates and protect the pope. The Vatican said Saturday that the resident of the Domus Sanctae Marthae has moved out temporarily and is in isolation, as are all the people who came into direct contact with him.
The hotel serves as a residence for Vatican-based priests as well as visiting clerics and lay people. Francis chose to live there permanently after his 2013 election, shunning the Apostolic Palace, because he said he needed to be around ordinary people. The hotel has a communal dining room and chapel where Francis celebrates Mass each morning. At 83 and with part of a lung removed when he was in his 20s due to illness, the pope would be at high-risk for COVID-19 complications.
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usatoday--2020-10-18--GOP Sen. Perdue and Perdue chicken? Company firmly says no link after threat of boycott

SALISBURY , Md .
— Perdue Chicken and Sen. David Perdue might share a name , but that 's where the affiliation ends , according to the national chicken company .
Social media users called for a boycott of Perdue Chicken over the weekend thinking it was associated with the Georgia Republican .
The chicken company says that is n't the case .
Perdue , the senator , is facing backlash after it appeared he purposefully mispronounced the name of Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris during a rally for President Donald Trump in Macon , Georgia , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden are trying to perpetuate , and Bernie ( Sanders ) and Elizabeth ( Warren ) and Kamala – Kah-ma-la , or Kah-mah-la , or Kamala-mala-mala – I do n't know , whatever , '' Perdue said .
Perdue has been in the Senate with Harris for three years , and serves with the California senator on the budget committee .
Perdue 's staff insisted the senator 's comments were unintentional , but criticism of the remark grew on social media .
Harris ' spokesperson Sabrina Singh called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and Andrew Bates , spokesman for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said America can do `` so much better than David Perdue . ''
The backlash continued to grow , and eventually , social media commenters started a hashtag calling for Americans to boycott Perdue Chicken , believing the company was connected to the Georgia senator .
Perdue Chicken quickly responded to the call for a boycott by explaining that David Perdue has no affiliation with the chicken company .
`` David Perdue has no affiliation with our Perdue brand , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend trying to clarify the misconception .
The chicken company 's efforts did n't go unnoticed by some on Twitter .
Many of Perdue Chicken 's tweets were signed by an individual named Eliza , and Twitter commenters began to circulate `` Poor Eliza '' as the chicken company continued to clarify its non-affiliation with David Perdue .
Perdue Chicken is headquartered in Salisbury and was founded by Arthur Perdue in 1920 , according to the company 's website .
Since then , the company has been handed down through the family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chicken product producers in the United States .
Although Sen. Perdue is the cousin of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue , according to the senator 's campaign , he has no relation to the Perdues who started the national chicken company .
The senator is locked in a tight reelection battle with his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff , according to recent polls .
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GOP Sen. Perdue and Perdue chicken? Company firmly says no link after threat of boycott
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SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Chicken and Sen. David Perdue might share a name, but that's where the affiliation ends, according to the national chicken company.
Social media users called for a boycott of Perdue Chicken over the weekend thinking it was associated with the Georgia Republican. The chicken company says that isn't the case.
Perdue, the senator, is facing backlash after it appeared he purposefully mispronounced the name of Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris during a rally for President Donald Trump in Macon, Georgia, on Friday.
"The most insidious thing that Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden are trying to perpetuate, and Bernie (Sanders) and Elizabeth (Warren) and Kamala – Kah-ma-la, or Kah-mah-la, or Kamala-mala-mala – I don't know, whatever," Perdue said.
Perdue has been in the Senate with Harris for three years, and serves with the California senator on the budget committee.
Perdue's staff insisted the senator's comments were unintentional, but criticism of the remark grew on social media.
Harris' spokesperson Sabrina Singh called Perdue's comments "incredibly racist," and Andrew Bates, spokesman for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said America can do "so much better than David Perdue."
The backlash continued to grow, and eventually, social media commenters started a hashtag calling for Americans to boycott Perdue Chicken, believing the company was connected to the Georgia senator.
Perdue’s history in Georgia anyway! Go ahead, have fun on your “farewell chicken-head comedy tour!” Also, this is a good time for Blacks to “#BOYCOTT PERDUE CHICKEN” while we’re at it! #Vote4Osoff #boycottperduechicken — Taylor-Made (@ejtaylor23) October 17, 2020
Perdue Chicken quickly responded to the call for a boycott by explaining that David Perdue has no affiliation with the chicken company.
"David Perdue has no affiliation with our Perdue brand," the company tweeted multiple times throughout the weekend trying to clarify the misconception.
The chicken company's efforts didn't go unnoticed by some on Twitter. Many of Perdue Chicken's tweets were signed by an individual named Eliza, and Twitter commenters began to circulate "Poor Eliza" as the chicken company continued to clarify its non-affiliation with David Perdue.
Perdue Chicken is headquartered in Salisbury and was founded by Arthur Perdue in 1920, according to the company's website. Since then, the company has been handed down through the family, and today is one of the largest chicken product producers in the United States.
Although Sen. Perdue is the cousin of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, according to the senator's campaign, he has no relation to the Perdues who started the national chicken company.
The senator is locked in a tight reelection battle with his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, according to recent polls.
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usatoday--2020-10-15--Soldier serves up Thanksgiving surprises

Spc .
Ryan McAllister was n't supposed to be home for Thanksgiving .
So when he walked into the family @ @ @ @ @ home , his mom could n't believe it !

Soldier serves up Thanksgiving surprises
Spc. Ryan McAllister wasn't supposed to be home for Thanksgiving. So when he walked into the family's Long Island, NY home, his mom couldn't believe it!
Militarykind, USA TODAY