If you thought last weekend was busy, this one’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of sports chaos. We’ve got international football that starts before your coffee, college rivalries that spill into the night, playoff baseball holding America hostage, and an F1 sprint weekend deep in the heart of Texas.
Oh — and if none of that moves the needle, there’s a regatta featuring people racing in hollowed-out pumpkins. Let’s dive in.
NFL — Week 8
- Rams vs Jaguars (London, Wembley) — Sunday 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network
The NFL international games roll on. Stafford vs. Lawrence with tea and scones. - Patriots at Titans — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, CBS
Mike Vrabel faces his old team, and Tennesse plays its first game since firing his replacement. You can practically smell the awkward. - Eagles at Vikings — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, FOX
Two of the best receiving duos in the NFL, if Hurts decides to use his receivers again. - Colts at Chargers — Sunday 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Two teams with plenty of talent, let’s just hope nobody on the Colts has to go to the hospital pregame. - Falcons at 49ers — Sunday 4:25 PM ET, FOX
Motion on motion on motion. Somewhere, an analytics intern is having a breakdown. - Monday Night Football Doubleheader — 7:00 PM ET (Buccaneers @ Lions, ABC) and 10:00 PM ET (Texans @ Seahawks, ESPN)
Baker and Dan Campbell sure to bring plenty of entertainment. Texans still trying to figure out who they are while Darnold is looking legit in the Pacific Northwest.
College Football — Rivalries and Ranked Drama
- Louisville at Miami (FL) — Friday 7:30 PM ET, ESPN
Friday-night humidity meets ACC volatility. - LSU at Vanderbilt — Saturday 12:00 PM ET, ESPN
Vandy is no longer the SEC dormat of the past, this is no cakewalk for LSU. - Ole Miss at Georgia — Saturday 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Rebels air raid vs. Bulldogs brick wall. - Tennessee at Alabama — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, ABC
The Third Saturday in October: cigars, grudges, and one coach crying in the tunnel. - USC at Notre Dame — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Not Catholics vs. Convicts, but the tension’s familiar. - Utah at BYU (Holy War) — Saturday 10:15 PM ET, FOX
You’ll be watching at midnight. Don’t lie.
MLB Postseason — One Ticket to Toronto, One to L.A.
Friday, Oct 17
- Blue Jays @ Mariners — Game 5 (ALCS) — 6:08 PM ET, FS1
- Brewers @ Dodgers — Game 4 (NLCS) — 8:38 PM ET, TBS/truTV/Max
Saturday, Oct 18 — Game 5 Brewers–Dodgers (if necessary)
Sunday, Oct 19
- Blue Jays vs. Mariners — Game 6 (ALCS) — 6:03 PM ET, FS1
October baseball — because your blood pressure wasn’t high enough already.
NHL — Early-Season Showdown
- Bruins vs Avalanche — Saturday 8:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN+
Two heavyweights skating like it’s April already. Someone’s goalie gets embarrassed.
Soccer — Cups, Classics, and Chaos
- U-20 World Cup: Third Place — Colombia vs France — Saturday 2:00 PM ET, FS2
- *Final — Argentina vs Morocco — Sunday 4:00 PM ET, FS2
- Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund — Saturday 12:30 PM ET, ESPN+
- Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester United — Sunday 11:30 AM ET, NBC/Peacock
Racing — Two Flavors of Mayhem
NASCAR Playoffs — Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday 2:00 PM ET, NBC/USA Network
Restrictor-plate roulette: half the field finishes upside down, the other half finishes furious.
Formula 1 — United States Grand Prix (COTA, Austin)
Sprint Weekend Schedule (ET):
- Friday: Practice 1 (1:30 PM, ESPN2), Sprint Quali (5:30 PM, ESPN)
- Saturday: Sprint Race (1:00 PM, ESPN), Grand Prix Qualifying (5:00 PM, ESPN/ABC)
- Sunday: Grand Prix (3:00 PM, ABC)
McLaren’s dominance, Ferrari’s optimism, Mercedes’ confusion — all served with brisket.
Wildcard Window — West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta (Tualatin, Oregon)
Sunday, Oct 19 — Heats at 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM ET
Competitors climb into 1,000-pound pumpkins and paddle across the lake in costume.
Part race, part fever dream, all glory
The Stain Viewing Plan
Friday: Louisville–Miami, then Game 5 in Seattle.
Saturday: Ole Miss–Georgia, F1 Sprint, and nighttime chaos in South Bend and Tuscaloosa.
Sunday: London football breakfast → Talladega mayhem → F1 COTA → MLB ALCS → Pumpkin boats.
Your remote deserves hazard pay.
The Stain Sports 