NFL and NBA and NHL results for Sunday, October 25, 2026: the day in numbers
A day of season highs that had been years in the making ended with Deshaun Watson throwing for 308 yards in CLE's 27-24 win at TEN. According to our database, that is his highest passing total since January 3, 2021. It was also well above his usual output: he came in averaging 195.7 passing yards, so he beat that by more than 112. He threw no touchdown passes, but he ran for 19 yards and a score. The win moved CLE to 5-2 with two straight victories.
NFL
CLE needed all of Watson's yards because Tony Pollard had a huge day for TEN. He ran 25 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns, 71 yards above his season average of 58.2. He had scored 0.2 rushing touchdowns per game coming in. He also caught three passes for 26 yards, his most receiving yards since October 19, 2025, according to our database. He had been averaging 4 receiving yards a game. TEN fell to 1-6 anyway. CLE got help from several players. KC Concepcion caught eight passes for 129 yards, 98 above his average of 31. Harold Fannin Jr. had 91 receiving yards, 63 above his average. Quinshon Judkins ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns after averaging 44.2 yards. The game's 51 combined points were well above the league's season average of 46.3.
The biggest upset by records was in SF's 29-20 loss at ATL. SF's six-game winning streak is over and it is now 6-1, while ATL improved to 3-4. MIN is now the team with the long streak. Its 16-10 win over IND was its sixth straight to open the season, putting it at 6-0 and dropping IND to 2-5 with three straight losses. That game produced just 26 combined points, 20.3 below the season average. PIT and NO also combined for only 26 in PIT's 16-10 win at a neutral site, PIT's third straight.
TB had its highest-scoring game in almost two years. It beat CAR 43-13, and according to our database, 43 points are TB's most since December 29, 2024. That was also an upset by records: TB improved to 2-5, while CAR dropped to 3-3. MIA had another upset. Its 28-25 win at NYJ ended a five-game losing streak and gave MIA its first win of the season, at 1-5.
The Ravens' team site reported that BAL started Tyler Huntley at quarterback in place of an injured Lamar Jackson for a third straight game. Huntley threw for 298 yards, 155 above his season average of 143. Zay Flowers caught eight passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. It wasn't enough, because CIN won 35-13. CBS Sports wrote that the Bengals came back from a first-half deficit with a dominant second half. Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes after averaging 2.2 per game, going 22-of-30 for 292 yards. CBS also quoted him after the game: "That second half is who we have to be." Tee Higgins caught six passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, 63 yards above his average. CIN is now 4-2, and BAL has lost two straight to fall to 4-3.
GB's three-game winning streak ended in a 20-17 loss at DET. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught nine passes for 153 yards, about double his 74.4-yard average. Jared Goff threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, very close to his 297-yard average. Jahmyr Gibbs carried 29 times for 116 yards, eight more carries than his average of 21.
Two more players were far above their usual numbers. Bo Nix ran for 73 yards and a touchdown in DEN's 30-16 win at ARI, 67 yards above his rushing average. DEN has now won three straight. Cam Skattebo ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, 65 above his average, as NYG won 27-21 at HOU to reach 4-2-1. LA beat LV 35-21 and handed LV its fourth straight loss.
NBA
Luka Doncic had the night's best individual game. He scored 52 points on 17-of-30 shooting, made eight 3-pointers and added 8 rebounds and 10 assists as LAL won 132-123 at UTAH to reach 3-0. Austin Reaves scored 29 on 7-of-12 shooting, and Lauri Markkanen led UTAH with 28. The 255 combined points were 24.8 above the season average of 230.2.
Our database also shows that teams playing the second night of a back-to-back against a rested opponent have won 43% of 3,090 games over the last 10 seasons. Last night, those teams went 0-2.
DET held PHI to 93 points in a 106-93 win, which ended PHI's three-game winning streak. The 199 combined points were 31.2 below the season average. Tyrese Maxey scored 29 with three steals, almost exactly his 28.7-point average. DET, MIN and OKC all improved to 3-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 in OKC's 108-101 win over LAC. In the East, BKN and NY both fell to 0-3. Jalen Brunson scored 28 on 12-of-28 shooting in NY's 111-102 loss to ORL.
NHL
DAL beat NYI 6-3 for its fifth straight win and moved to 7-3-1. Jason Robertson scored two goals after averaging 0.3 per game. The 9 combined goals were 2.7 above the league average of 6.3. WPG's losing streak reached five games in a 2-1 loss to MTL, which has won two straight. FLA won 3-2 at CHI, which has now lost three in a row and is 3-8-0.
Numbers to know
Deshaun Watson's 308 passing yards were his most since January 3, 2021.
TB's 43 points were its most since December 29, 2024.
MIN is 6-0 after its sixth straight win.
Teams on the second night of a back-to-back against a rested opponent went 0-2 last night, compared with a 43% win rate over the last 10 seasons.
Two NFL games, TB-CAR and LA-LV, combined for 56 points, 9.7 above the season average.
Sources
Context beyond our own data comes from:
- Ravens vs. Bengals takeaways: Cincinnati erases 13-point deficit with dominating second-half
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens Live Score and Stats - October 25, 2026 Gametracker - CBS Sports
- Jesse Minter and Ravens Address Collapse After Bengals Win 35-13 - Time News
NFL final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| CIN @ BAL | 35-13 | CIN 4-2 (W2) · BAL 4-3 (L2) |
| CLE @ TEN | 27-24 | CLE 5-2 (W2) · TEN 1-6 (L1) |
| DEN @ ARI | 30-16 | DEN 5-2 (W3) · ARI 2-5 (L1) |
| GB @ DET | 17-20 | GB 4-3 (L1) · DET 4-2 (W2) |
| IND @ MIN | 10-16 | IND 2-5 (L3) · MIN 6-0 (W6) |
| LA @ LV | 35-21 | LA 3-4 (W1) · LV 3-4 (L4) |
| MIA @ NYJ | 28-25 | MIA 1-5 (W1) · NYJ 2-5 (L2) |
| NYG @ HOU | 27-21 | NYG 4-2-1 (W1) · HOU 2-5 (L1) |
| PIT vs NO | 16-10 | PIT 5-2 (W3) · NO 2-5 (L1) |
| SF @ ATL | 20-29 | SF 6-1 (L1) · ATL 3-4 (W1) |
| TB @ CAR | 43-13 | TB 2-5 (W1) · CAR 3-3 (L1) |
NFL standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Tony Pollard TEN vs CLE | 25 car, 129 rush yds, 3 TD; 3 rec, 26 yds rushing leader, 3 touchdowns, 71 rushing yards over his season average |
| Tyler Huntley BAL vs CIN | 23/34, 298 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; 3 car, 12 rush yds passing leader, 155 passing yards over his season average |
| Cam Skattebo NYG vs HOU | 17 car, 124 rush yds, 1 TD; 1 rec, -3 yds rushing leader, 65 rushing yards over his season average |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET vs GB | 1 car, -1 rush yds; 9 rec, 153 yds receiving leader, 79 receiving yards over his season average |
| Tee Higgins CIN vs BAL | 6 rec, 148 yds, 1 TD receiving leader, 63 receiving yards over his season average |
| Deshaun Watson CLE vs TEN | 25/36, 308 pass yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; 3 car, 19 rush yds, 1 TD passing leader |
| Jared Goff DET vs GB | 22/32, 303 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT; 2 car, -1 rush yds passing leader |
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET vs GB | 29 car, 116 rush yds; 5 rec, 27 yds rushing leader |
| Zay Flowers BAL vs CIN | 8 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD receiving leader |
| Joe Burrow CIN vs BAL | 22/30, 292 pass yds, 4 TD, 0 INT; 2 car, 12 rush yds 4 touchdown passes |
| Harold Fannin Jr. CLE vs TEN | 6 rec, 91 yds 63 receiving yards over his season average |
| Quinshon Judkins CLE vs TEN | 17 car, 96 rush yds, 2 TD; 1 rec, 8 yds 2 touchdowns |
| KC Concepcion CLE vs TEN | 3 car, 23 rush yds; 8 rec, 129 yds 98 receiving yards over his season average |
| Bo Nix DEN vs ARI | 15/29, 222 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT; 7 car, 73 rush yds, 1 TD 67 rushing yards over his season average |
NBA final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| LAL @ UTAH | 132-123 | LAL 3-0 (W3) · UTAH 1-2 (L1) |
| IND @ BKN | 136-109 | IND 2-1 (W1) · BKN 0-3 (L3) |
| ORL @ NY | 111-102 | ORL 1-2 (W1) · NY 0-3 (L3) |
| TOR @ MIN | 94-117 | TOR 2-1 (L1) · MIN 3-0 (W3) |
| LAC @ OKC | 101-108 | LAC 1-2 (L2) · OKC 3-0 (W3) |
| DET @ PHI | 106-93 | DET 3-0 (W3) · PHI 3-1 (L1) |
NBA standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Luka Doncic LAL vs UTAH | 52 pts, 8 reb, 10 ast (17-30 FG, 8 3PM) scoring leader, 7+ threes |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC vs LAC | 34 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast (13-26 FG, 1 3PM) scoring leader |
| Austin Reaves LAL vs UTAH | 29 pts, 1 reb, 4 ast (7-12 FG, 4 3PM) scoring leader |
| Tyrese Maxey PHI vs DET | 29 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl (11-24 FG, 1 3PM) scoring leader |
| Jalen Brunson NY vs ORL | 28 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast (12-28 FG, 1 3PM) scoring leader |
| Lauri Markkanen UTAH vs LAL | 28 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast (9-20 FG, 5 3PM) scoring leader |
NHL final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| MTL @ WPG | 2-1 | MTL 6-3-2 (W2) · WPG 4-4-3 (L5) |
| FLA @ CHI | 3-2 | FLA 6-4-2 (W1) · CHI 3-8-0 (L3) |
| NYI @ DAL | 3-6 | NYI 5-4-2 (L2) · DAL 7-3-1 (W5) |
NHL standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Jason Robertson DAL vs NYI | 2 G, 0 A, 3 shots two goals |
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