The Precedent Daily: Monday, November 2, 2026

The Precedent Daily: Monday, November 2, 2026

Detroit hands Minnesota its first loss, and Denver takes over No. 1

The NFL's last unbeaten team falls in Detroit, Arsenal finally wins at Anfield, and Edmonton climbs to the top of the NHL.

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Sunday's top five

  1. Minnesota's perfect start is over. The Vikings, first in The Precedent's Rating yesterday, lost 19-15 at Detroit. Minnesota went ahead in the fourth quarter, and Jared Goff answered with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams with 4:35 left. Detroit jumped from 12th to fifth. Minnesota is 6-1 and fourth, and the NFL has no unbeaten team left.
  2. Denver is the NFL's new No. 1. The Broncos trailed Kansas City by 11 entering the fourth quarter, scored 15 points in it and won 28-24. Denver moved up from second. Its own win counted, and so did wins by Jacksonville, the LA Rams and Arizona, three teams it had already played.
  3. Arsenal won at Anfield. Kai Havertz scored in the 16th minute from a Declan Rice cross, and Arsenal held on to beat Liverpool 1-0. It was the Gunners' first league win at Anfield in 14 years. Arsenal is 8-0-1 and still No. 1 in The Precedent's Rating.
  4. Edmonton is first in the NHL. The Oilers won 4-1 at the NY Rangers and moved from third to first. Washington, No. 1 yesterday, lost 5-1 at home to Minnesota, and Utah, second yesterday, lost 6-3 at Philadelphia, the 31st-ranked team. Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist for the Flyers in his return to the lineup.
  5. Nashville came back from two goals down. Red Bull New York led 2-0 before Nashville pulled even, and Sam Surridge headed in the winner in the first minute of stoppage time for a 3-2 win. Nashville is 22-8-3 and stays first in MLS by The Precedent's Rating.

NFL

Chart of the Day

Detroit climbed 7 spots. Chicago fell 6.

Detroit made the biggest climb in the NFL since last week, from 12th to fifth, and Buffalo rose from seventh to second. Chicago had the biggest fall, from third to ninth, and Minnesota slipped from first to fourth after its first loss.

Full NFL Ratings →

Detroit's 19-15 win over Minnesota was the day's only upset by Rating, No. 12 over No. 1. The Lions went ahead in the third quarter, lost the lead in the fourth and took it back for good. Detroit's own win counted, and so did wins by Buffalo and Arizona, two teams it had already played. Denver's comeback against Kansas City put the Broncos on top of The Precedent's Rating at 6-2.

Buffalo had the biggest day of anyone. The Bills beat Baltimore 36-10 and climbed from seventh to second. Four of the teams they had already played won yesterday, and the winning percentage of their schedule rose from .400 to .453. San Francisco moved up to third without playing.

Chicago, also idle, had the biggest fall, from third to ninth. Four of the five teams the Bears have played lost yesterday. Jacksonville beat Indianapolis 42-7 and still dropped from fourth to seventh: the Colts are 2-6, and the Jaguars' schedule fell from .537 to .500.

Two games went to overtime. Arizona scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to erase a seven-point deficit and beat Dallas 33-30 on a field goal in overtime. Cincinnati beat Tennessee 43-36 with a touchdown in overtime. Tampa Bay shut out Atlanta 16-0, and Washington scored the last 24 points of its 27-10 win over Philadelphia.

Sunday's results

Final (away first)Away rankHome rank
Minnesota 15 @ Detroit 191 → 412 → 5
Kansas City 24 @ Denver 2811 → 112 → 1
Indianapolis 7 @ Jacksonville 4225 → 274 → 7
New England 24 @ Miami 196 → 830 → 30
Baltimore 10 @ Buffalo 3617 → 177 → 2
Cleveland 6 @ Pittsburgh 2710 → 128 → 6
Tennessee 36 @ Cincinnati 43 OT31 → 3113 → 14
Atlanta 0 @ Tampa Bay 1615 → 1921 → 18
LA Chargers 9 @ LA Rams 2432 → 3216 → 15
Las Vegas 38 @ NY Jets 3320 → 2026 → 28
Arizona 33 @ Dallas 30 OT24 → 2222 → 24
Philadelphia 10 @ Washington 2729 → 2928 → 25

Ranks are The Precedent's Rating, yesterday → today.

Biggest upsets by Rating

Winner (rank yesterday)Loser (rank yesterday)ScoreGap
No. 12 DetroitNo. 1 Minnesota19-1511

Rating Top 5

RankTeamRecordRatingMoveSOSSOS rank
1Denver6-20.414▲10.2668
2Buffalo6-10.388▲50.22324
3San Francisco6-10.380▲20.23520
4Minnesota6-10.379▼30.23520
5Detroit5-20.371▲70.25911

Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.

Full NFL Ratings →

Biggest risers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Detroit5-2125+70.371won
Buffalo6-172+50.388won
Tampa Bay3-52118+30.221won
Washington2-4-12825+30.158won
Arizona3-52422+20.207won

Biggest fallers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Chicago5-239-60.343idle
Atlanta3-51519-40.213lost
Jacksonville5-247-30.357won
Minnesota6-114-30.379lost
Cleveland5-31012-20.302lost

Rating vs record

TeamRecordRecord rankRating rank
New England5-3128
Carolina3-41916
NY Giants4-2-11120
Cincinnati5-2614

Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.

Full NFL standings and playoff picture →

Premier League

Arsenal scored early at Liverpool and kept a clean sheet through a scoreless second half. The Gunners are 8-0-1 and first in The Precedent's Rating, ahead of Brighton and Hove Albion. Liverpool is 4-3-2 and stays third. It was the only Premier League match on Sunday.

Sunday's results

Final (away first)Away rankHome rank
Arsenal 1 @ Liverpool 01 → 13 → 3

Ranks are The Precedent's Rating, yesterday → today.

Rating Top 5

RankTeamRecordRatingMoveSOSSOS rank
1Arsenal8-0-10.422—0.2558
2Brighton and Hove Albion6-1-20.379—0.2692
3Liverpool4-3-20.348—0.2692
4Manchester City7-0-20.341—0.23217
5Chelsea5-1-30.336—0.2665

Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.

Full Premier League Ratings →

Biggest risers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Aston Villa3-3-376+10.287idle
Hull City2-5-21211+10.234idle

Biggest fallers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Manchester United1-4-41516-10.175idle
Newcastle United3-2-31112-10.233idle

Rating vs record

TeamRecordRecord rankRating rank
Tottenham Hotspur3-3-3713
Newcastle United3-2-3712

Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.

Full Premier League standings →

NHL

Edmonton took over first place at 11-4. The Oilers' own win counted, and so did wins by Anaheim, Minnesota and Carolina, three teams they had already played. Minnesota beat Washington 5-1 and jumped from seventh to a tie for third with Carolina, which shut out Winnipeg 7-0. Washington slipped to second.

Philadelphia's 6-3 win over Utah was the biggest upset by Rating, No. 31 over No. 2, and Utah fell to fifth. Anaheim fell behind Ottawa by three goals in the first period at home, then scored the last six to win 6-3. Ottawa dropped from 11th to 14th.

Sunday's results

Final (away first)Away rankHome rank
Minnesota 5 @ Washington 17 → 31 → 2
Utah 3 @ Philadelphia 62 → 531 → 31
Edmonton 4 @ NY Rangers 13 → 117 → 19
Winnipeg 0 @ Carolina 729 → 294 → 3
Ottawa 3 @ Anaheim 611 → 1426 → 24

Ranks are The Precedent's Rating, yesterday → today. In The Precedent's Rating, an overtime or shootout winner gets a win and the other team a loss, so records here are W-L.

Biggest upsets by Rating

Winner (rank yesterday)Loser (rank yesterday)ScoreGap
No. 31 PhiladelphiaNo. 2 Utah6-329
No. 26 AnaheimNo. 11 Ottawa6-315

Rating Top 5

RankTeamRecordRatingMoveSOSSOS rank
1Edmonton11-40.345▲20.23722
2Washington8-50.325▼10.2558
3Carolina12-40.317▲10.21931
3Minnesota10-60.317▲40.25312
5Utah9-60.310▼30.25411

Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.

Full NHL Ratings →

Biggest risers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Minnesota10-673+40.317won
Anaheim6-82624+20.207won
Edmonton11-431+20.345won
Buffalo7-71817+10.247idle
Carolina12-443+10.317won

Biggest fallers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Ottawa9-71114-30.260lost
Utah9-625-30.310lost
NY Rangers7-81719-20.243lost
Boston10-556-10.309idle
Detroit6-82425-10.200idle

Rating vs record

TeamRecordRecord rankRating rank
Washington8-572
Utah9-695
Florida8-61118
Montreal9-548

Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.

Full NHL standings and playoff picture →

MLS

Nashville trailed Red Bull New York at halftime and won 3-2 with a goal in stoppage time. Inter Miami won 2-1 at New England with both of its goals in the second half and moved up to second. New England slipped to fourth. Vancouver routed Seattle 5-1 and still fell from second to third.

Three teams lower in the Rating won by two goals. Portland beat Houston 3-1 and jumped from 23rd to 17th. Minnesota United won 3-1 at Los Angeles FC and climbed from 22nd to 17th. Atlanta United beat Toronto FC 3-1, and Toronto fell from 16th to 20th.

Sunday's results

Final (away first)Away rankHome rank
Red Bull New York 2 @ Nashville SC 325 → 251 → 1
Seattle Sounders FC 1 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC 515 → 152 → 3
Inter Miami CF 2 @ New England Revolution 13 → 23 → 4
Houston Dynamo FC 1 @ Portland Timbers 38 → 923 → 17
Minnesota United FC 3 @ Los Angeles FC 122 → 1711 → 11
Toronto FC 1 @ Atlanta United 316 → 2028 → 28

Ranks are The Precedent's Rating, yesterday → today.

Biggest upsets by Rating

Winner (rank yesterday)Loser (rank yesterday)ScoreGap
No. 23 Portland TimbersNo. 8 Houston Dynamo FC3-115
No. 28 Atlanta UnitedNo. 16 Toronto FC3-112
No. 22 Minnesota United FCNo. 11 Los Angeles FC3-111

Rating Top 5

RankTeamRecordRatingMoveSOSSOS rank
1Nashville SC22-8-30.380—0.24229
2Inter Miami CF16-11-60.317▲10.24426
3Vancouver Whitecaps FC18-7-80.315▼10.24130
4New England Revolution18-4-110.303▼10.25011
5FC Dallas15-10-80.299—0.24524

Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.

Full MLS Ratings →

Biggest risers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Portland Timbers12-7-142317+60.235won
Minnesota United FC10-11-122217+50.235won
Inter Miami CF16-11-632+10.317won
New York City FC9-12-121817+10.235idle
Orlando City12-7-141716+10.237idle

Biggest fallers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Toronto FC9-12-121620-40.234lost
Colorado Rapids12-7-142022-20.231idle
Real Salt Lake12-6-152123-20.228idle
Columbus Crew13-5-151920-10.234idle
Houston Dynamo FC14-9-1089-10.277lost

Rating vs record

TeamRecordRecord rankRating rank
New York City FC9-12-122117
Colorado Rapids12-7-141622
Columbus Crew13-5-151620

Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.

Full MLS standings →

NBA

The LA Lakers led Toronto by 22 after three quarters, then gave up 43 points in the fourth and held on 131-125. The Lakers moved into the top 10. Golden State beat the LA Clippers 124-112 and rose to seventh. Boston won 108-97 at Orlando and climbed from 14th to 12th.

Brooklyn won for the first time this season, 98-90 at Indiana. Houston, 6-1, stays first. Memphis is the league's only unbeaten team at 6-0 but sits 11th in the Rating, the widest gap in the league between a team's record and its Rating.

Sunday's results

Final (away first)Away rankHome rank
LA Clippers 112 @ Golden State 12426 → 278 → 7
Toronto 125 @ LA Lakers 13114 → 1611 → 10
Boston 108 @ Orlando 9714 → 1220 → 20
Brooklyn 98 @ Indiana 9029 → 2823 → 24

Ranks are The Precedent's Rating, yesterday → today.

Rating Top 5

RankTeamRecordRatingMoveSOSSOS rank
1Houston6-10.448—0.3003
2Detroit5-10.416▲10.22619
3Dallas4-20.410▼10.3152
4Oklahoma City4-20.373—0.2864
5Philadelphia6-10.370—0.22818

Teams tied on Rating share a rank. SOS = average Rating of the opponents played.

Full NBA Ratings →

Biggest risers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Boston5-11412+20.277won
Charlotte3-41816+20.224idle
Atlanta3-41615+10.239idle
Brooklyn1-52928+10.090won
Detroit5-132+10.416idle

Biggest fallers

TeamRecordYesterdayTodayMoveRatingResult
Minnesota4-31014-40.266idle
Toronto3-31416-20.224lost
Chicago1-52829-10.088idle
Dallas4-223-10.410idle
Denver3-21213-10.269idle

Rating vs record

TeamRecordRecord rankRating rank
Golden State4-3137
Dallas4-283
Memphis6-0111
Boston5-1412

Record rank is by winning percentage. The gap comes from the records of the teams each has played.

Full NBA standings →

Men's College Basketball

The men's college basketball season opened Sunday. Notre Dame trailed Villanova at halftime and won 74-72 on a neutral floor. High Point beat Liberty 72-57, pulling away in the second half. With every team still tied in The Precedent's Rating, the games shown are those with an AP Top 25 team.

Full Men's College Basketball standings →

Coming up today

NFL · 1 game

Monday Night Football has Chicago, ninth in the Rating at 5-2, at Seattle, 12th at 4-3, at 7:15 PM on ESPN. The Bears try to stop a slide that cost them six places on Sunday without playing.

Time (CT)Game (Rating rank, record)
7:15 PMNo. 9 Chicago (5-2)
@ No. 12 Seattle (4-3)
ESPN

Men's College Basketball · 18 games with a top-25 team

The second day of the season has 182 games. Among the power-conference matchups, Miami (FL) plays Florida in Tampa at 5:00 PM on ESPN2, Army visits Duke at 5:30 PM on ESPNU, and Memphis meets Iowa State in Sioux Falls at 6:00 PM on FS1.

Time (CT)Game (Rating rank, record)
5:00 PMNo. 5 Oakland (0-0)
@ No. 5 Michigan (0-0)
BTN
5:00 PMNo. 5 Miami (FL) (0-0)
vs No. 5 Florida (0-0)
ESPN2
5:30 PMNo. 5 Monmouth (0-0)
@ No. 5 St. John's (0-0)
ESPN+
5:30 PMNo. 5 Army (0-0)
@ No. 5 Duke (0-0)
ESPNU
6:00 PMNo. 5 Quinnipiac (0-0)
@ No. 5 Michigan State (0-0)
B1G+
6:00 PMNo. 5 Bellarmine (0-0)
@ No. 5 Vanderbilt (0-0)
SECN+
6:00 PMNo. 5 Jackson State (0-0)
@ No. 5 Texas Tech (0-0)
CBSSN
6:00 PMNo. 5 Memphis (0-0)
vs No. 5 Iowa State (0-0)
FS1
6:30 PMNo. 5 Gonzaga (0-0)
vs No. 5 Purdue (0-0)
TNT
7:00 PMNo. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson (0-0)
@ No. 5 Illinois (0-0)
BTN
7:00 PMNo. 5 Fordham (0-0)
@ No. 5 Kansas (0-0)
ESPN+
8:00 PMNo. 5 La Salle (0-0)
@ No. 5 Houston (0-0)
CBSSN
8:00 PMNo. 5 Chattanooga (0-0)
@ No. 5 Louisville (0-0)
ACC Network
8:00 PMNo. 5 Ohio State (0-0)
vs No. 5 BYU (0-0)
FS1
8:00 PMNo. 5 Gardner-Webb (0-0)
@ No. 5 UConn (0-0)
Peacock
8:00 PMNo. 5 Chicago State (0-0)
@ No. 5 Texas (0-0)
SEC Network
9:00 PMNo. 5 Arizona (0-0)
vs No. 5 UCLA (0-0)
TNT
9:30 PMNo. 5 Milwaukee (0-0)
@ No. 5 USC (0-0)
B1G+

NBA · 15 games

Oklahoma City, fourth, visits Cleveland, ninth, at 6:00 PM in a top-10 matchup. Unbeaten Memphis puts its 6-0 record on the line against New Orleans at 7:00 PM, and No. 1 Houston hosts Boston at 7:30 PM.

Time (CT)Game (Rating rank, record)
6:00 PMNo. 4 Oklahoma City (4-2)
@ No. 9 Cleveland (4-2)
NBCSN
At stake: Top-10 matchup
6:30 PMNo. 2 Detroit (5-1)
@ No. 16 Charlotte (3-4)
TV not listed
6:30 PMNo. 15 Atlanta (3-4)
@ No. 24 Indiana (2-5)
TV not listed
6:30 PMNo. 28 Brooklyn (1-5)
@ No. 18 New York (2-4)
TV not listed
6:30 PMNo. 19 Washington (3-3)
@ No. 20 Orlando (2-4)
TV not listed
6:30 PMNo. 29 Chicago (1-5)
@ No. 5 Philadelphia (6-1)
TV not listed
7:00 PMNo. 30 Sacramento (0-6)
@ No. 3 Dallas (4-2)
TV not listed
7:00 PMNo. 25 New Orleans (2-4)
@ No. 11 Memphis (6-0)
TV not listed
At stake: Memphis unbeaten at 6-0
7:00 PMNo. 26 Milwaukee (1-5)
@ No. 14 Minnesota (4-3)
TV not listed
7:30 PMNo. 12 Boston (5-1)
@ No. 1 Houston (6-1)
TV not listed
At stake: No. 1 Houston plays
7:30 PMNo. 23 Utah (1-5)
@ No. 8 San Antonio (4-2)
TV not listed
8:00 PMNo. 6 Portland (4-1)
@ No. 13 Denver (3-2)
TV not listed
9:00 PMNo. 22 Phoenix (1-3)
@ No. 7 Golden State (4-3)
TV not listed
9:00 PMNo. 16 Toronto (3-3)
@ No. 27 LA Clippers (1-5)
TV not listed
9:00 PMNo. 20 Miami (2-4)
@ No. 10 LA Lakers (5-2)
TV not listed

NHL · 4 games

Four games tonight. Vegas visits Boston, sixth in the Rating, at 6:00 PM, and Colorado plays at Chicago at 7:00 PM.

Time (CT)Game (Rating rank, record)
6:00 PMNo. 12 Vegas (9-6)
@ No. 6 Boston (10-5)
NHL Net
6:00 PMNo. 25 Detroit (6-8)
@ No. 18 Florida (8-6)
ESPN+
7:00 PMNo. 13 Colorado (8-6)
@ No. 30 Chicago (4-10)
ESPN+
8:00 PMNo. 22 Calgary (6-8)
@ No. 20 San Jose (7-8)
ESPN+

Premier League · 1 match

Everton, ninth in the Rating at 2-4-2, visits Newcastle United, 12th at 3-2-3, at 2:00 PM.

Time (CT)Game (Rating rank, record)
2:00 PMNo. 9 Everton (2-4-2)
@ No. 12 Newcastle United (3-2-3)
USA Net, Universo
The Precedent's Rating measures how well a team has done against the teams it has played. Ratings and results through Sunday, November 1, 2026. Times are Central.
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