“I was predicting Donald Trump would never under any circumstances concede and yet here we are with a tweet from Donald Trump saying that Biden won,” Ms Manigault-Newman told Today.

25 min readNov 15, 2020

“But Donald Trump isn’t going to go quietly. We know him so well,” she said.

The Latest on Week 10 in the NFL (all times EST):

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4:15 p.m.

The Detroit Lions beat Washington on a buzzer-beating field goal, while the NFC North-rival Green Bay Packers avoided what would have been a major upset loss to Jacksonville.

Detroit blew a 21-point lead to Washington on a career by Alex Smith, who was making his first NFL start in almost two years, and was then saved by Matt Prater’s kicking leg.

Prater gave the Lions the lead back with 2:27 left, and after Washington tied it again on a Dustin Hopkins field goal, Prater was good from 59 yards as time expired. The final was 30–27 Detroit.

Green Bay got receiver Davante Adams back from an ankle injury in time for him to catch the go-ahead touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers. The Packers improved to 7–2 and handed the Jaguars their eighth consecutive loss.

In the other early games, Cleveland beat Houston 10–7, Tampa Bay bounced back from a bad loss to win 46–23 at Carolina and the New York Giants moved into second place in the NFC East by defeating Philadelphia 27–17.

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4 p.m.

The New York Giants have won consecutive games to move into second place in the lowly NFC East with a record of 3–7. The Giants beat Philadelphia 27–17 on Sunday, though the Eagles remain atop the division at 3–5–1.

Wayne Gallman rushed for two touchdowns, and quarterback Daniel Jones ran for one.

Washington erased a 21-point deficit to tie Detroit at 24 midway through the fourth quarter before the Lions reclaimed the lead on a field goal by Matt Prater. Alex Smith is attempting to lead Washington on a game-tying or winning drive in the final minutes.

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3:40 p.m.

Alex Smith has led Washington back from a 21-point deficit to tie Detroit at 24 with 6:09 left in the fourth quarter. Smith engineered touchdown drives of 82, 84 and 66 yards in his first start in almost two years.

The 36-year-old hadn’t started an NFL game since Nov. 18, 2018 when he broke his right tibia and fibula. Smith is 32 of 39 for 321 yards.

Antonio Gibson has two of Washington’s three rushing TDs, while J.D. McKissic has the other.

The Lions built the big lead on three TD passes by Matthew Stafford.

— Noah Trister reporting from Detroit

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3:10 p.m.

The Philadelphia Eagles trail the New York Giants 21–17 after failing on a 2-point conversion attempt late in the third quarter. Eagles coach Doug Pederson chose to go for 2 despite an extra point making it a three-point game.

Philadelphia made a 2-point conversion earlier in the game.

The Eagles will remain in first place in the NFC East regardless of results Sunday. Washington trails Detroit 24–10 in the second half

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3:05 p.m.

Keelan Cole’s second touchdown of the day has enabled the Jacksonville Jaguars to tie the Green Bay Packers at 17 early in the third quarter.

Green Bay lost a fumble for just the second time all season when CJ Henderson knocked the ball loose from Davante Adams at the end of a pass completion. Myles Jack returned the fumble 16 yards to give the Jaguars the ball at Green Bay’s 16.

Although a holding penalty on James O’Shaughnessy nullified a 16-yard touchdown run by James Robinson, Jacksonville regrouped and reached the end zone on Jake Luton’s 12-yard pass to Cole.

Cole had scored on a franchise-record 91-yard punt return in the second quarter.

— Steve Megargee reporting from Green Bay, Wisconsin

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2:55 p.m.

Mother Nature is beating the Texans and Browns.

Playing in windy conditions after a severe thunderstorm delayed the opening kickoff, Cleveland leads Houston just 3–0 — the lowest scoring first half in the NFL this season.

The start was delayed 35 minutes after the hail-producing storm barreled into FirstEnergy Stadium. Each team struggled to move the ball, with Cleveland’s Cody Parkey accounting for the only scoring with a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter.

Houston was stopped on a fourth-and-goal play when Myles Garrett wrapped up Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for a 2-yard loss.

The Texans lined up for a 48-yard field goal try but faked it and pooch punted inside the 5 as coach Romeo Crennel played field position in the challenging conditions.

Tampa Bay leads Carolina 20–17 in the third quarter in the highest-scoring game of the day so far.

— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland.

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2:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay-Carolina is the only one of the five early NFL games to be tied at halftime.

Tom Brady and the Buccaneers put up 17 points in the first half against the Carolina Panthers. They were held to three in last week’s blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints, the worst defeat of Brady’s career.

Brady threw touchdown passes to Cameron Brate and Mike Evans. Carolina’s Teddy Bridgewater connected with Colin Thompson and D.J. Moore for touchdowns.

The New York Giants lead the Philadelphia Eagles 14–3 on rushing TDs by Daniel Jones and Wayne Gallman. Green Bay leads Jacksonville 17–10, and Detroit is up 17–3 on Washington.

Cleveland leads Houston 3–0 in a game that started 35 minutes late because of a severe thunderstorm.

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2:25 p.m.

Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers has moved into 11th place in the NFL’s career passing list.

Rodgers’ 22-yard pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the second quarter improved his career total to 49,341 yards. He passed Warren Moon, who threw for 49,325 yards from 1984–2000.

Rodgers capped that series with a 5-yard touchdown run that gave the Packers a 14–10 lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars with 2:15 left in the first half. Rodgers is 13 of 16 for 175 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown to Valdes-Scantling.

— Steve Megargee reporting from Green Bay, Wisconsin

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2:05 p.m.

Keelan Cole has given the Jacksonville Jaguars a 10–7 lead over the Green Bay Packers by scoring on a franchise-record 91-yard punt return. Cole blew by would-be tacklers and made a step-back move on punter J.K. Scott to go untouched into the end zone.

The Jaguars’ longest punt return before Cole’s touchdown had been an 85-yarder by Reggie Barlow in 1998.

After an opening field goal by Jacksonville’s sixth kicker of the season, Chase McLaughlin, Green Bay pulled ahead when Aaron Rodgers threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling on the first play of the second quarter.

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1:50 p.m.

Alex Smith’s first NFL start in almost two years is off to a rough start in large part because of Washington’s defense.

Smith started for the first time since Nov. 18, 2018, when he broke his right tibia and fibula. He underwent 17 surgeries and survived a life-threatening infection before rehabbing to get back on the field.

The 36-year-old made two relief appearances earlier this season. But his latest milestone was quickly overshadowed by two touchdown passes from Detroit’s Matthew Stafford that put the Lions up 14–3 on Washington early in the second quarter.

Smith started the game 5 of 9 for 60 yards.

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1:40 p.m.

The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans are underway after a 35-minute delay because of a severe thunderstorm. Houston’s Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked off at 1:37 p.m. to get the game going.

The teams were sent back to their respective locker rooms when a storm blew through FirstEnergy Stadium. Fans were already seeking shelter under the stadium’s decks and on concourses when the storm hit, right at the start of the national anthem.

There are only four other early games today with most of the schedule shifted to the late window because of the Masters.

— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland

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The Cincinnati Bengals say three more coaches have been added to the COVID-19 list and are unavailable for Sunday’s game at unbeaten Pittsburgh.

Linebackers coach Al Golden, secondary/cornerbacks coach Steve Jackson and senior defensive assistant Mark Duffner joined wide receivers coach Bob Bicknell, who on Friday learned he would be ruled out because of virus protocols.

Defensive quality control coach Jordan Kovacs will stand in for Golden; secondary/safeties coach Robert Livingston for Jackson; and defensive assistant Gerald Chatman for Duffner. Assistant wide receivers coach Troy Walters is assuming Bicknell’s responsibilities for the game.

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1:10 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm has delayed the start of the Houston Texans’ game at the Cleveland Browns.

Shortly before kickoff, a nasty storm blew into FirstEnergy Stadium and both teams, who had come out for the national anthem, were forced to return to their respective locker rooms. The Browns said the start will be delayed for at least 15 minutes with more updates coming.

High winds are in the forecast for the remainder of Sunday’s game.

— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland

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For the first time all season, the Green Bay Packers didn’t score on their opening drive.

Green Bay instead took the opening kickoff and went three and out, as Aaron Rodgers couldn’t connect with tight end Robert Tonyan on a deep pass on third and 3.

The Packers had scored four field goals and four touchdowns on their opening drives through their first eight games of the season. The 2007 New England Patriots were the only other team since 2000 to score on their opening drive in each of their first eight games of a season.

— Steve Megargee reporting from Green Bay, Wisconsin

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12:55 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a long travel adventure before their game at the Carolina Panthers.

Their flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed about 6 1/2 hours Saturday because of mechanical issues, and the team didn’t arrive at its hotel until just before midnight, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the team does not release details of its travel itinerary.

The flight was scheduled to leave at an executive airport connected to Tampa International Airport at 2:30 p.m., but players remained on the tarmac for more than five hours waiting for the plane to depart. They eventually deplaned and boarded a different plane and left immediately for Charlotte, arriving at 11:15 p.m., where they were taken to a downtown hotel.

It was a rough start to the weekend for the Buccaneers, who are looking to bounce back from a 38–3 shellacking last week at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. The Panthers are looking to snap a four-game losing streak.

— Steve Reed reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina

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12:40 p.m.

Weather could have an impact on today’s Jaguars-Packers game.

The forecast in Green Bay today calls for a 90% chance of rain with winds at 20–30 mph. There could be occasional gusts of over 40 mph.

The Packers also had to deal with strong winds at their last home game, a 28–22 upset loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 1. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after that game that the Packers didn’t handle the elements as well as they had in previous seasons.

Jacksonville also has a new kicker in Chase McLaughlin, signed off Minnesota’s practice squad after starter Josh Lambo was placed on injured reserve with a hip problem. McLaughlin s the team’s sixth kicker this season, following Lambo, Brandon Wright, Aldrick Rosas, Stephen Hauschka and Jon Brown.

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12 p.m.

The NFL backloaded the Week 10 schedule in light of a conflict it doesn’t usually have to deal with: The Masters in November instead of April.

Only three teams with a winning record (Tampa Bay, Cleveland and Green Bay) play in the early window today. The showcase games also happen to be in the West: Buffalo (7–2) at Arizona (5–3), Seattle (6–2) at the Los Angeles Rams (5–3) and Pittsburgh (8–0) looking to stay unbeaten against AFC North rival Cincinnati (2–5–1).

Baltimore (6–2) visits New England (3–5) in the nightcap.

“I was predicting Donald Trump would never under any circumstances concede and yet here we are with a tweet from Donald Trump saying that Biden won,” Ms Manigault-Newman told Today.

Written by Jessica