Sports this 'n' that

 The post-season baseball awards are being handed out this week, and we're starting with the Rookies of The Year.

In the American League, Seattle outfielder Julio Rodriguez was a runaway winner. In the National League, Atlanta's Michael Harris II, a mid-season call-up, earned the honors.

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Mets fans are salty that none of their players had earned a Gold Glove, but utility ace Jeff McNeil won a Silver Slugger last week. That may be the start of a post-season bounty for the Mets, who were eliminated in the first round of the NL playoffs last month.

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Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis is being second and third guessed after the Raiders lost to Indianapolis and first-time coach Jeff Saturday on Sunday.

Coach Josh McDaniels, who infamously ankled the Colts four years ago after a disaster coaching Denver in 2010, is on the hot seat with the loss dropping the Raiders to 3-7.

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Saturday had been roundly criticized, or, more specifically, Colts management had been criticized for the hire, including some scathing words from CBS' Bill Cowher on Sunday. For now, Saturday is making owner Jim Irsay look like a genius. Emphasize "for now".

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The Buffalo Bills fell out of first place in the very tight AFC East with an overtime loss to Minnesota on Sunday, but the media would rather talk about-----what else?----the ineptitude of the refs late in the game.

First, there was a 4th quarter completion that should've been ruled incomplete, but with Buffalo in a no-huddle offense, the officials never had a chance to review it, and should've. In overtime, Buffalo had 12 men on the field as Minnesota was driving for what would be a game winning field goal, and that wasn't called.

Luckily for the graduates of the Quincy Magoo Officiating Academy, Minnesota DB Patrick Peterson came to the rescue, intercepting Josh Allen with under two minutes remaining in the extra frame to preserve the win for the Vikings (8-1).

Buffalo (6-3) now falls into a 2nd place tie with the Jets, as Miami (7-3) moves into 1st after thumping Cleveland. The Dolphins have the bye next week, while the Jets & Patriots (5-4) have their rematch, and the division could get even tighter by Thanksgiving. New England travels to Minnesota that night, which could blunt the momentum generated from a season sweep over the Jets.

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Pending the outcome of tonight's game between Philadelphia and Washington, the Giants could be at least a game out of 1st in the NFC East after beating Houston on Sunday. Dallas is now in 3rd after losing in overtime to Green Bay, which snapped its losing streak. The Giants & Cowboys will have a rematch on Thanksgiving Day, and Big Blue still has to play Philadelphia, which they'll do twice in December.