The Daily Fives for Nov. 8, 2010 From the Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         Week 9 of the NFL sees the Falcons and Raiders win big divisional match-ups while the Browns pull off their second upset in a row, this time beating the Patriots at home.

2.         Oregon and Auburn remain in the top two spots in the BCS Standings while TCU can only move to No. 3 despite their big blowout road win over Utah.

3.         The defending champion Lakers remain undefeated after winning at home over the Trail Blazers.

4.         The Capitals get a win in overtime over the Flyers in Washington in a match-up of two of the hottest teams in the league.

5.         Denny Hamlin wins the Sprint Cup race in Texas and, more importantly, takes the lead in the Chase with just two races remaining.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.         Vikings 27, Cardinals 24, Overtime: Brett Favre rallied Minnesota, who came from 14 points down early in the fourth to tie and the win the game in OT on a Ryan Longwell FG.

2.         Capitals 3, Flyers 2, Overtime: Mike Green scored on the power play 30 seconds into the extra session to give Washington the big home win over streaking Philadelphia.

3.         Jets 23, Lions 20, Overtime: New York scored 10 points in the last three minutes to force the tie and won it in the extra period on a Nick Folk 30-yard field goal.

4.         Raiders 23, Chiefs 20, Overtime: Sebastian Janikowski made field goals of 41 yards to send it to overtime and then from 33 yards to give Oakland a huge AFC West divisional win.

5.         Bears 22, Bills 19: Jay Cutler threw a TD pass to Earl Bennett with less than 7 minutes left to get Chicago the “road” win over Buffalo in Toronto.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Brett Favre, Vikings QB: 36 of 47 for 446 yards and 2 TDs in Minnesota’s 27-24 overtime victory over Arizona

2.         Peyton Hillis, Browns RB: 29 carries for 184 yards and 2 TDs in Cleveland’s 34-14 win over New England

3.         Pau Gasol, Lakers PF: 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in Los Angeles’s 121-96 win over Portland

4.         Jacoby Ford, Raiders WR: 6 catches for 148 yards in Oakland’s 23-20 overtime win over Kansas City

5.         Ty Conklin, Blues G: 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 15th of his career in St. Louis’s 2-0 win over the Rangers

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         Minnesota Timberwolves: suffered their fifth straight double-digit loss to the Rockets in Houston 120-94

2.         Seahawks running game: ran the ball only 14 times for just 49 yards in Seattle’s 41-7 loss to the Giants

3.         Jonas Hiller, Ducks G: allowed four goals on only 24 shots in Anaheim’s 5-4 win over Nashville

4.         Panthers QBs: three of them, Jimmy Clausen, Tony Pike, and Matt Moore combined to go just 17 of 36 and throw one touchdown passes in Carolina’s 34-3 loss to New Orleans

5.         Cowboys running game: ran just 14 times for only 39 yards in Dallas’s 45-7 loss to Green Bay

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NBA: Hawks (6-1) at Magic (4-1), 7:00 PM: Atlanta is trying to prove the Southeast Division will be a three-team race and will get a chance to prove it in Orlando.

2.         NCAA BB: Rhode Island at No. 4 Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM, ESPNU: The first game of the 2010-2011 college hoops season features the preseason pick in the Big East in the Panthers.

3.         NHL: Coyotes (4-5-4) at Red Wings (8-3-1), 7:30 PM, Versus: A rematch of their great Western Conference playoff series is the only game in the NHL tonight.

4.         NFL: Steelers (5-2) at Bengals (2-5), 8:30 PM, ESPN: Pittsburgh tries to bounce back from the loss last week by traveling to reeling Cincinnati.

5.         NCAA BB: Navy at No. 25 Texas, 9:00 PM, ESPNU: The Longhorns get an early jump on their hoops season by welcoming the Midshipmen to Austin.