Five days after the free-agent market opened, virtually every player of note looking for a home has found one. Before we turn our attention to the games again—and as we not-so-patiently await Giannis’s decision on an extension and what the hell the Rockets will do with two disgruntled superstars—our staff assesses the landscape after a whirlwind of deals.

There are worse movies to base a worldview on than Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In addition to its many virtues as an action film, a special-effects showcase, and a royalty-generator for George Thorogood and the Destroyers, James Cameron’s 1991 sci-fi epic contains a number of potentially excellent personal mantras, ranging from existential statements (“There is no fate but what we make for ourselves”) to everything-Zen affirmations (“chill out, dickwad”).

[Join Adam Nayman as he reviews the Oscar-bait Netflix adaptation of the bestselling memoir.]

If the 2020 NFL regular season ended today, the Ravens would miss the playoffs. Luckily for Baltimore, it’s only Week 11 and assessing teams based on playoff seeding now is kind of like assessing game performance after three quarters, at which point the Ravens were beating the Titans 21-13 on Sunday. That was before three defenders—Chuck Clark, Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey—each whiffed on their attempts to tackle Titans receiver A.J. Brown on a 14-yard touchdown reception and before running back Derrick Henry ran free for a 29-yard score in overtime to win the game. The point is, a lot can happen in a short time.

[Read Nora Princiotti on the Ravens' struggling offense.]