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Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 6 lineups!

Wilson ranks top-five in rush yards over expectation, sandwiched between Saquon Barkley and Nick Chubb. He lost some playing time to Tevin Coleman last week, but that mostly came with the game out of hand; hes averaged 17.8 touches over the last four games. The extremely run-heavy 49ers are favored against an Atlanta defense allowing the second-most EPA/rush this season, making Wilson undervalued in DFS.

London ranks top-three in target share among all receivers this year, but thats resulted in more than seven targets in just one game, and Kyle Pitts is returning Sunday. The 49ers elite run defense will almost certainly force the Falcons to throw more than usual (especially with no Cordarrelle Patterson), but San Franciscos secondary is also incredibly strong (although Emmanuel Moseley was just lost for the season, and Nick Bosa not expected to play this week).

SF has allowed just 5.2 YPA, an NFL-low two passing scores and the seventh-fewest fantasy points to wide receivers this season (theyve faced Cooper Kupp, Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf over the last three weeks).

Stevenson led all backs in snap percentage last week when he handled all 27 RB opportunities after Damien Harris left with a hamstring injury. Other RBs will contribute in Week 6, but Stevenson will be featured again with Harris unlikely to go no matter who starts at quarterback for New England. The Patriots get a Browns run defense allowing 5.3 YPC, the most EPA/rush (0.17) by a wide margin and the third-most fantasy points to running backs. Cleveland has also averaged the fourth-most combined points during their games this season. Stevenson is an emerging star and hes my No. 1 ranked RB this week.

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After a slow start, Njoku has recorded 5+ catches for 70+ yards in three straight games, making him as good as any fantasy tight end not named Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews. In fact, Njoku joins the big two as the only tight ends to rank top five in route and target share, as increased volume has followed his big offseason contract (as many expected).

New Englands heavy usage of man coverage helps Amari Cooper more on paper, but Njoku should be heavily involved with Bill Belichick focused on stopping Nick Chubb.

Hall was the No. 4 back last week, and he still doesnt have a top-15 RB DFS salary. The rookie had the most snaps inside the five-yard line among all running backs last week, as Michael Carterssnap% continues to decline each game. Hall remarkably ranks top three among all running backs this season in targets, receiving yards, yards per route run, breakaway run rate, missed tackles/attempt and yards per touch. The Jets have gone run-heavy with Zach Wilson and get a Packers run defense that ranks 30th in DVOA this week.

I still have Dillon as an RB3 given the positions issues, but you could easily have a better FLEX option this week even in a matchup with the Packers more than touchdown favorites. The Jets have been more vulnerable through the air than the ground, and while Green Bay may compensate Sunday, Dillon is coming off playing a season-low 31% snaps last week. Dillons target share has also decreased every game this year.

James Robinson deserves bench consideration in this matchup, but Engram is a fine start versus a pass-funnel Colts defense. Engram saw 10 targets last week and the second-highest air yards share among all tight ends. He gets a Colts defense Sunday thats tough against the run yet allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to tight ends this season.

Consider Evan Engram in fantasy lineups this week. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Pierce quietly ranks top-40 in targets per route run, and the rookie is set to see more action moving forward. Pierce led the Colts in targets last week despite running a dozen fewer routes than Michael Pittman, and Indianapolis could easily be forced to pass more than preferred while facing a stingy Jacksonville run defense and with Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines out due to injury.

Cousins has one of the best matchups on paper this week, and if Mike McDaniel is truly choosing to start Skylar Thompson over an available Teddy Bridgewater, theres hope this game doesnt become as sluggish as originally feared. Xavien Howards possible return would help, but the Dolphins have allowed both the fourth-most EPA/pass and fantasy points to quarterbacks this season.

Mostert was given a rest day mid-week after carrying the majority of Miamis rushing workload last week but is expected to be ready Sunday. He can be a real difference-maker when healthy, and the Dolphins figure to be run-heavy while a seventh-round rookie QB makes his first NFL start. Chase Edmonds snap share has dropped each week, and he appears to have fallen behind Myles Gaskin on the depth chart. Mostert should be treated as a top-15 fantasy RB this week.

Boyd has lost slot snaps to JaMarr Chase this season, but he should see an expanded role this week with Tee Higgins either sidelined or severely limited by an ankle sprain. The Bengals offense ranks bottom-five in EPA/rush while the Saints defense is second-best in EPA/rush allowed, so Joe Burrow figures to be busy in a matchup indoors Sunday.

Chase also becomes an intriguing DFS option ($30) with Marshon Lattimore out.

Hill is the No. 3 (!) fantasy tight end with one catch for two scoreless yards on the season, and he also didnt record a touch during one game. Last week he saw a season-high 31% snap share, so that type of production (six touchdowns on 22 carries/passes) seems highly unsustainable even with some valuable red-zone carries.

Hills ECR is the TE8 this week, and while he absolutely may be your best option at a thin tight end position (injuries to New Orleans WRs Chris Olave, Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry also increase his chances for opportunities), just realize how low Hills floor is when comparing alternatives.

Rashod Bateman is out again, and Duvernay recorded a healthy 26.9% TPRR last week when he was also top-10 in air yards share (45.3%). Facing ex-DC Wink Martindale, Lamar Jackson could easily find himself having to pass more than usual this week. Duvernay is a solid flex option.

What once appeared to be a deep WR position in New York has quickly become one of the leagues thinnest groups, with Slayton going from preseason cut candidate to seeing more than twice as many targets as any other NYG player last week (when he also ranked top-five in air yardage share among all receivers). Slayton is plenty capable, and hes set to be the Giants clear WR1 again Sunday against a Ravens defense allowing the third-most fantasy points to wide receivers this season.

Cameron Brate is set to return against the Steelers, but Otton should remain part of Tampa Bays offense anyway. The rookie ran the most routes among all tight ends last week, with more than a third coming from the coveted slot. Otton also led Tampa Bay in targets, and its becoming clear none of Chris Godwin, Julio Jones nor Russell Gage are close to fully healthy right now. Otton is an option at the DFS minimum, especially at the weak tight end position.

Rookie Jaylen Warren has been getting buzz, but Harris had an 11-1 carry and 4-0 target advantage over the rookie before the fourth quarter of a blowout last week. Harris has been a big fantasy disappointment and will likely continue to fail to come close to paying off his ADP. But he remains Pittsburghs lead back and has a matchup this week against a Tampa Bay defense that ranks first against the pass in DVOA yet middling versus the run, so leave Harris in starting lineups. The game script could easily not match the misleading point spread here.

Brown has seen double-digit targets in four straight games, averaging an NFL-high 12.3 over that span (tied with Cooper Kupp). He should be busy again Sunday with DeAndre Hopkins serving the final game of his suspension and facing a Seahawks defense allowing by far an NFL-high 8.6 YPA and the second-most EPA/pass (0.25) this season. This game has the weeks second-highest total at 50.5 points the next highest is 4.5 points lower. Seahawks matchups are essentially tied for the second-most combined points scored in 2022.

Expect one more big fantasy performance from Brown before Hopkins returns.

Hollywood Brown should have another big game on Sunday. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Moreover, with James Conner and Darrel Williams out, treat Eno Benjamin as a top-15 RB this week. Hes $15 in Yahoo DFS.

Its shocking Smith has been the No. 6 fantasy QB to open the year, but it also hasnt been fluky. Seattle is throwing at a higher rate than they did with Russell Wilson, and the Seahawks schedule hasnt been easy already facing the Broncos, 49ers and Saints. Smith has been incredibly accurate on deep passes, benefits from two terrific receivers (DK Metcalf looks far healthier than last season) and leads the NFL in CPOE and Passer Rating. The Seahawks remarkably rank first in offense in DVOA.

Sunday looks like a good matchup Arizonas defense ranks among the league leaders in EPA/rush yet is toward the bottom of the NFL in EPA/pass and has produced the highest pass rate over expectation against this season. Moreover, Seattle is getting the second-most yards per play while simultaneously allowing the most. Smith has become a fantasy starter and looks especially attractive in DFS this week.

Allen was fantasys top scoring QB last week if you just counted his first half, and Buffalo isnt going to let up after halftime versus a Chiefs team that knocked them out of the playoffs. Theres a real chance no punts occur in this game, and KC has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Allen is somehow averaging more rushing yards and is getting 1.5 more yards per pass attempt than last season. Youre only fading him in this DFS matchup to be contrarian in tournaments.

Valdes-Scantling led Kansas City in routes run and targets last week, while JuJu Smith-Schuster looks completely washed, and Mecole Hardman is battling a heel injury. MVS is the near DFS minimum despite getting good targets from Patrick Mahomes in a matchup with this weeks highest over/under by a wide margin.

Moore has been one of the bigger fantasy busts this season but may have ironically become more valuable with the Panthers now down to their third-string quarterback. Moore has averaged three more targets with PJ Walker starting throughout his career, as the two appear to be a good match. The Rams have been gashed for the most fantasy points to Moores primary side this season.

During his career, Moore has somehow caught twice as many touchdowns while playing indoors in 36 fewer games!

The defending Super Bowl champions are getting the fewest yards per play (4.8) in the NFL to open the season, and Carolinas defense is better than average and getting healthier. But with Cam Akers ruled out Sunday for personal reasons and potentially done with the team, Henderson suddenly becomes a top-20 RB this week (at worst) and maybe longer. Even if LA mixes in others, Henderson is well worth starting in fantasy leagues with the Rams 10-point home favorites.

Gallup will be worth using once Dak Prescott returns (and absolutely start him should CeeDee Lamb unexpectedly miss Sunday nights game), but hes in a tougher spot against an Eagles defense allowing the third-lowest EPA/pass and getting healthier in the secondary. Game script could force increased passing volume from the Cowboys this week, however.

Dallas keeps winning thanks to a dominant defense, but Cooper Rush has quietly struggled during obvious passing downs. Playing just his second game outdoors this year, Rush will be facing an Eagles defense that ranks top five in pressure rate; Dallas has allowed the third-highest pressure rate on offense this season.

Wilson is dealing with a shoulder injury, but assuming hes good to go after a PRP injection, expect a nice bounce-back performance Monday night. Hes been a big fantasy disappointment having been outscored by Jacoby Brissett while not being a top-15 QB so far this season, but Wilson is due for major touchdown regression with some wild red-zone issues.

Wilson has gotten 8.6 YPA with four of his five TDs coming during two road games this year. The Chargers rank in the bottom quarter of the league in pressure rate and have allowed multiple passing TDs in all but one game this season during a schedule thats included Davis Mills, Trevor Lawrence and Jacoby Brissett. With Melvin Gordon and Mike Boone both dealing with injuries over the course of the week, expect a big game from Wilson in primetime.

Everett is coming off a quiet performance last week but saw a target inside the 10-yard line for the third game this season. He should be busier Monday night facing a Denver defense thats tough to run against and with Keenan Allen likely out again.

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(Bloomberg) -- Investors are looking beyond a looming global recession and they see one country and its financial markets emerging strongest on the other side.

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US stocks and bonds will lead the way out of the current wave of market turmoil, according to respondents in the latest MLIV Pulse survey. Meanwhile they reckon its close to an even bet as to whether the UK economy or the euro area will fall into a slump first.

About 47% of the 452 respondents expect the UK to win that unwelcome prize, perhaps reflecting greater financial stability risks in that country, compared with 45% who said Europe. Only 7% saw the US becoming the first economy to crack. And both an American rebound and a prolonged European downturn will pose different sets of risks for wealth and income inequality.

The trans-Atlantic gap reflects the war in Ukraine and energy crunch adding long-run economic pressures across Europe that are less prevalent in the US. Even so, investors indicated that the Federal Reserve is just about as likely as the European Central Bank or the Bank of England to stop its cycle of interest-rate hikes first.

Whats more, the survey also indicates that any downturn may end up being a long slog for Europe and the UK while an overwhelming majority of investors, a full 69%, say the US will weather the storm best and emerge as the relative winner among major economies from this years serial crises.

The survey highlights the clear implications for asset allocation. Some 86% of investors expect US markets to recover first, with respondents slightly favoring stocks over bonds.

That result suggests the longstanding premium for US stocks will remain in place and that as peak hawkishness becomes apparent, investors are prepared to return to US Treasury markets in droves.

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US equity futures advanced in early Monday trading while Treasury yields fell after UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he would ditch the tax plans that investors considered harmful for the economy.

There are at least three potential reasons that could explain why so many investors see the US as likely to halt rate hikes first allowing the economy and asset markets to recover even though recession risks are much more severe elsewhere.

The first is global financial stability concerns. Given the dollars status as the worlds major reserve currency, the US may be loath to continue rate hikes in the face of rising global turmoil, even if its main locus is outside of the US.

A second idea to consider is that the Fed started aggressive jumbo rate hikes first, suggesting its job may be done first as well. Thats supported by the survey data, as a majority of investors see the US as most likely to quell inflation.

And a third important reason to believe the Fed may stop first is simply because it has said so. The US central bank has telegraphed its desire to front-load rate hikes so that it can hold for a considerable period, at a restrictive level, beginning early next year. Neither the Bank of England nor the ECB have been so explicit in their forward guidance.

The survey found some interesting splits between retail and professional investors. For example, US stocks were more favored by retail than US bonds, suggesting a buy-the-dip mentality has not been permanently broken by the recent bear market in equities. Retail investors were also more likely to tip the UK as going into recession first.

One caveat to think about: inequality. The (unspoken) downside risk for the US if the surveys outcomes come to pass could be a widening of income and wealth gaps.

The Fed's rate hikes have hit interest-rate sensitive sectors like housing the hardest. Some potential first-time homeowners have already been forced to give up on building wealth via buying, and rent instead.

And the central banks explicit goal is to cool the economy via a softening of the labor market. If that happens, while US financial markets are first to recover, it could magnify wealth differences. Rebounding financial assets owned disproportionately by wealthier households would be juxtaposed with stagnating labor income from wages, and renters trapped by rising rates.

Europe and the UK are unlikely to escape increasing inequality. While almost everyones wealth goes down in a slump, the least wealthy tend to lose the most. And inflationary recessions are the worst of both worlds, because inflation is a de-facto regressive tax hitting the poorest who spend the greatest proportion of their disposable income.

Survey respondents are much more pessimistic that the UK and euro area can get the cost of living under control, with only 11% and 16% respectively expecting the BOE or the ECB to succeed in quelling inflation in 2023, versus 65% in the US.

In the UK, the so-called squeezed middle may be in for a particularly torrid time, if the 73% of survey respondents who believe the country will face a housing crash next year are correct. Housing is a powerful driver of wealth effects, and falling home prices tend to impede any trickle-down into the rest of the economy. The upshot could be worsening inequality even as the middle-income group sees a fall in asset prices.

In the end though, the survey brings to mind Warren Buffett's dictum: I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.

For those seeking to benefit from US economic and asset-market outperformance, the time to do so is not after the coast is clear and the path is obvious. It is when peak hawkishness and fear pervades.

So one reading of the overall survey results is this: At some point much sooner than in the UK or Europe buying the dip in the US will make sense, even if that time is not quite now.

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Saquon Barkley had a good fantasy day in the New York Giants' upset win over the Baltimore Ravens. But it could have been even better.

Barkley slid right before the end zone on a six-yard run with 1:17 left on the clock to effectively end the game following a Giants' strip-sack of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the previous possession. The wise clock management let the Giants run out the game and take home their third consecutive victory this one a 24-20 win but it left fantasy managers wanting more.

To his credit, Barkley still finished with 83 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown and three receptions for 12 yards. That's a nice 17.0 points in half-point PPR formats. He also had the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give the Giants the lead.

Lament all you want, fantasy managers, but Barkley's decision was the correct one. A touchdown would have put the Giants up by at least 10 points but it would have given the Ravens the ball back with time to score.

Remember the New York Jets' comeback win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 2? That was only possible because running back Nick Chubb scored a touchdown with 1:55 left in the game that gave the Browns just a 13-point lead. That decision, which Chubb owned up to later, gave the Jets enough time for a quick touchdown, an onside kick recovery and then another touchdown to pull off the upset.

Barkley didn't let that happen here, and now the Giants are sitting pretty at 5-1 and potentially tied for first in the NFC East depending on what happens between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Credit should also be given to the Giants' defense, whose strip-sack and fumble recovery on the ensuing Ravens drive after the Barkley score set up New York to end the game on its terms.

Saquon Barkley's savvy clock management secured the Giants' fifth win of the year. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. There arent many moments in your life that you know, without a doubt, that youll remember them for the rest of your days. Saturday night in Knoxville will live on in the hearts and memories of 100,000 fans in Neyland Stadium and countless thousands more in Tennessee and beyond. This 52-49 victory, this hard-won triumph over hated Alabama this will live on forever in the minds of thousands.

But just to be sure, Tennessee fans wanted souvenirs.

Chase McGraths game-winner turned through every point of the compass as it traveled 40 yards and not a whole lot more through the goalposts at the south end of Neyland. Before the ball had even landed in the hands of some lucky Vols fan, to vanish into memory forever, Tennessee fans were streaming over the brick walls and onto the field.

This was release and relief, pure and simple. Tennessee had vanquished Alabama for the first time in 15 years, had come through huge on the national stage for the first time in a generation. The Vols had pushed around Alabama in the first half, then withstood the relentless march of the Tide. Tennessee had watched its 18-point lead turn into a seven-point deficit, had sweated out what could have been Alabamas game-winning 50-yard field goal with 15 seconds on the clock.

This was the exultation of staring oblivion in the face and surviving to tell the tale. On the packed field, fans and players alike lit up victory cigars, the sweet thick haze of smoke mixing with sweat and grass. Parents held their children on their shoulders. Couples and families posed for shots that will end up on 2022 Christmas cards all over East Tennessee. Chants, some profane, some joyous, all at throat-searing volume, filled the air. And, in an extra twist of the knife, the Neyland Stadium public address system blasted Dixieland Delight, the Tennessee-based song that Alabama has co-opted as its own.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, one fan said, pointing to everyone in his field of vision. Another, so overcome with the moment, sprawled headlong on the grass, his phone flying like the fumble that could have but didnt cost Tennessee the game. Fans took a glance at the coolers still filled with water bottles alongside both benches, then hustled along as security growled at them.

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And then the fans went to work on the goalposts.

This game could have gone south for Tennessee so many different times. There was the blown 18-point lead, a crusher that silenced the Rocky Top-singing crowd. There was McGraths missed extra point early in the third quarter. There was the interception thrown by Tennessee's Hendon Hooker late in the third, with Alabama leading for the first time all game. There was Hookers disastrous fumble that Dallas Turner scooped and scooted in for a touchdown to put Alabama up 7. And then there were those final field goals one miss, one make, heartbreak and exultation mere feet apart.

Every time, Tennessee found a way through. Every problem had a solution.

Tennessee defensive lineman Omari Thomas tackles Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Henry To'oTo'o (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)

Your average goal post weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 900 pounds, impossible for most to lift alone but an easy task for a motivated, dedicated crowd. The delirious Vols fans first brought down the south goalpost the one through which McGrath had kicked the game-winner pulling the center post up out of the ground and detaching the two uprights. At the other end of the stadium, fans ripped the crossbar right off the post.

The posts disappeared into the crowd, resurfacing every so often like a swimmer in a rough tide. They presented a unique problem: how exactly do you get 30-foot-high, 18-foot-wide goalposts out of a stadium?

Somehow, the uprights on the south goalpost separated from the crossbar. Its much easier to move a single upright than an entire goalpost array, so those quickly disappeared into the night. The intact U-shaped north goalpost circled the field, and even journeyed up through the stands, unable to fit through any of the exits.

The south crossbar, though, that was just wide enough to get out the northeast exit as long as Tennessee fans could work together for the greater good.

This could be one of those gateway wins, a single victory that unlocks so much more. Hooker should leap to the top of the Heisman conversation, and the Volunteers will loom large in the rear-view mirrors of Georgia and Ohio State. SEC championship, playoff berth, national championship its all in the picture now.

Hooker finished with 385 yards on 21-of-30 passing, with five touchdowns and that one, ultimately inconsequential, interception. Jalin Hyatt caught six passes, five of them for touchdowns. Any time you can hang half a century on an Alabama team, youve done a fine days work.

The fans working the south crossbar out the northeast entrance demonstrated some impressive common sense, working the bar up and over an eight-foot fence and negotiating it through the steel girders that held up the northeast stands. Several Vols fans rode atop the crossbar, attempting to guide it like Santa leading his sleigh. The crossbar-carrying crew reached the outer gate of the stadium, and, working as one, negotiated the two ends of the crossbar out a gate far too narrow for it to go through head-on.

Alas, not every Tennessee drive ended in victory. Right as the crossbar reached Middle Drive outside the stadium, local law enforcement put an end to the fun, forcing the crew to drop the crossbar and disperse. One of the crossbar riders, a student covered in end-zone orange paint who gave his name as both Alexander and Joseph I dont want to get arrested summed up the chaos. When asked what hed wanted to do with the crossbar, he said, simply, I dont know.

Back inside the stadium, as carts blew the trash of thousands into the center of the field, the north goalposts sat in the southeast corner of the stadium. Fans posed by them like hunters with a trophy. At the other end of the stadium, others wrote their names and other messages (F Bama!) on the still-standing orange upright. A few enterprising fans tore up some chunks of checkerboard turf before getting run off by security.

The south crossbars uprights fared better. They made their way to The Strip, circulating up and down Cumberland Avenue for an hour or so before the crowd guided them toward the Tennessee River.

The hollow upright bobbed on the water as the crowd cheered. Soon enough, itll be fished out and almost surely cut up into souvenirs, a tangible memory of one of the truly great victories in Tennessee football history.

One way or another, every Vols fan in Tennessee will carry a piece of this night for the rest of their lives.

Tennessee fans tear down the goalpost after the Tennessee defeated Alabama 52-49 at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)

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Sauce Gardner had himself a day on Sunday.

The Jets cornerback locked down Packers receivers in the secondary as the New York defense anchored a 27-10 win at Lambeau Field. After the game, he chose disrespect.

The first-round rookie found a cheesehead, then sported the iconic symbol of Packers fandom while celebrating with some Jets fans in the stands. When he walked to the tunnel, Packers receiver Allen Lazard knocked it off his head.

Lazard just so happened to be on the receiving end of Gardner's defensive prowess earlier Sunday. Gardner knocked away an Aaron Rodgers pass to Lazard late in Green Bay's failed comeback effort.

But it turns out that there were no hard feelings. Lazard told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that Gardner played a good game and that he appreciate's Gardner's style.

Its a cool name too," Lazard said. "Sauce. I cant even be mad.

Gardner's not shy. This is the same man who wore a jewel-encrusted bottle of hot sauce to the NFL draft in April before the Jets selected him with the No. 4 pick.

Sauce Gardner's living up to the hype on and off the field. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Through six games, he's lived up to the hype and his bold style. He's developed into one of the league's brightest young stars as New York's defense has been a force amid a 4-2 start. Expect plenty more from Sauce on and off the field.

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Yahoo Sports Dan Wetzel, and Sports Illustrateds Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger discuss Tennessees 52-49 win over Alabama on Saturday, and compare the Volunteers to the 2019 LSU team that Joe Burrow led to a national championship.

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DAN WETZEL: Could not be more impressed with Hendon Hooker. Could not be more impressed with Josh Heupel. Could not be more impressed with the whole Tennessee team. And this is why. And this is why I thought Alabama would win. And at different-- not only win, but cover.

And at different times, they were gonna win and cover. But every time Alabama did their Alabama thing and stomped-- about to stomp on the heart, the scoop and score being the biggest one, Hooker blows that handoff, and it's a scoop and score. Alabama's gonna win this game. And this is when the other team crumbles.

PAT FORDE: Yup.

DAN WETZEL: They had pressure. It's like that old Mike Tyson line, everyone's got a play till they get punched in the mouth. And that's when Alabama wins the game. And Tennessee said, not today.

Josh Heupel coached like he was-- not a fourth-year head coach, but like he was Nick Saban's equal, 'cause he was. He was his superior on Saturday. No fear. This is a guy who won a national championship as a quarterback, and that-- he doesn't carry himself with that kind of, like, bravado.

ROSS DELLENGER: No.

DAN WETZEL: But it's in there. And he just said, hell, no, we're gonna call these plays. And Hooker said, hell, no, I'm not falling apart. That was the part about this game that was so exciting, I think, for Tennessee fans because it was like, we're standing up.

And even when we start Tennesseeing or whatever you want to call it, or just succumbing to what Alabama is, we said, we're gonna stand up and outdo you. And that, to me, blew me away about this game, beyond all the individual performance and everything. They called-- they scored a 78-yard touchdown after that scoop and score.

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That, nine times out of 10 in the last 15 years, that's a pick. They throw a pick. And Alabama scores again, and they end up winning by 24. And you're going, yeah, yeah, but it was really close. Yeah, sure it was.

ROSS DELLENGER: Like the Arkansas game. It would have been like, you know, Arkansas came all the way back. And then a couple of things happened, and that was it. And they fell a-- they kind of fell apart.

Yeah, after the scoop and score, I think everybody in the press box thought, whoop, that's it. And you could kind of see everybody just started writing. Everybody started writing their story. That was it. And you look up, and boom!

They tied the game with a 70-plus-yarder. Heupel is-- you know, I spent a week-- almost a week in Knoxville and spent time with him. And he-- I think, Dan, you described it right. He is super humble, quiet, mild-mannered, just kind of boring. Goes about the business.

Man, every time I looked on the sidelines, that dude was jumping up and down or running toward the end zone. He almost made it to the pylon one time, like, celebrating. He was in it, man. He was in it. And he obviously called the game that way as well.

DAN WETZEL: Brilliant

ROSS DELLENGER: And I think, in the last throw of the game, Hendon Hooker-- I think there was nine seconds left. He was at right around midfield or so, or maybe on the 45. They needed to get about 20 more yards. He stood in the pocket almost like a statue, just stood there.

It was kind of started to collapse, started to collapse, and just stood right in there. Fired a freaking missile. And his receiver took one step up. I think it was Bru McCoy, USC transfer. Took one step up to grab it perfectly.

And it was just-- to me, it was like this-- that's just a Heisman moment, you know? And he had a lot of them there. And that was another one. And the freakin' Jalin Hyatt five touchdowns and--

DAN WETZEL: Oh my god.

PAT FORDE: Look at this guy.

ROSS DELLENGER: --200 yards, it was unbelievable. I mean, Alabama, number 2 for Alabama. I'm missing on his name, but he could not-- I felt bad for him by the end of the game. He just could not stay with Jalin Hyatt.

DAN WETZEL: Alabama, no one who could. Or they would have put him on him.

ROSS DELLENGER: Yeah.

PAT FORDE: Well--

ROSS DELLENGER: Yeah.

PAT FORDE: --here's my theory. Let me test this out on you guys. You tell me what you think. Second-year transfer quarterback comes in. First year, very good. Second year, takes it up to another level.

You get an offensive wiz calling plays for him. You get this stable of receivers that's unbelievable. And you go say, we're gonna go take down Alabama. Sounds like LSU 2019--

ROSS DELLENGER: I know what you're--

PAT FORDE: --to me.

ROSS DELLENGER: --I was about to say I know what you're getting at. Yeah.

PAT FORDE: I'm not sure any of them are as good. I don't know whether Hendon Hooker is gonna be Joe Burrow. I don't know whether they have a Ja'Marr Chase. But my gosh, between Hiatt--

DAN WETZEL: Didn't look like it.

PAT FORDE: --Bru McCoy, Cedric Tillman, who's first--

ROSS DELLENGER: It's a good comparison. It's a good comparison.

PAT FORDE: --and they may not have a Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

ROSS DELLENGER: I don't think they--

PAT FORDE: But Joe Brady and Josh Heupel could dial it up.

DAN WETZEL: They don't have the talent that LSU had.

ROSS DELLENGER: Yeah, they don't have the defensive talent, for sure.

DAN WETZEL: But--

ROSS DELLENGER: But I think it's a good comparison offensively. I do.

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We lost six undefeated teams over the course of Week 7.

With three matchups of unbeaten teams, we knew we were going to officially end the middle week of the 2022 season with no more than 12 undefeated teams remaining. And that number officially stands at nine at the conclusion of the weekend thanks to a heartbreaking one-point loss by USC in Salt Lake City and losses by the Sun Belt's Coastal Carolina and James Madison.

With nine undefeated teams left ahead of the final six weeks of the season we figured it'd be a good time to rank them. How many of the teams on the list below will make up the playoff? Will it be all four playoff teams or just two or three? We'll find out over the final six weeks of the season.

The Orange are bowl eligible halfway into the season and undefeated through the first six games for the first time since 1987. Syracuse moved to 6-0 on Saturday with a 24-9 win over NC State and things get tougher over the next two weeks with games against Clemson and Notre Dame. The Orange may not be undefeated for too much longer and its a shame theyre in the ACC Atlantic. If Syracuse was in the Coastal it would have a very good chance to make the ACC title game. Instead, its in the same division as Clemson, Florida State and Wake Forest.

The Rebels have put up 100 points over the last two weeks after a 22-19 slugfest win over Kentucky. The Rebels run game is fantastic as Quinshon Judkins and Zach Evans have combined to rush for over 1,200 yards and 17 touchdowns so far and Ole Miss has rushed the ball 339 times and thrown it just 184 times. Can Ole Miss continue that 65/35 run/pass ratio over the course of the season? The schedule has been favorable to this point too. The games against Kentucky and Auburn were at home. Three of the Rebels final five games are on the road and the home games are against Alabama and Mississippi State.

The Bruins entered Pac-12 play on the heels of a 1-point win over South Alabama. They blew out Colorado to open the conference slate and have scored big home wins over Washington and Utah over the course of the last two weeks. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson has thrown for 1,510 yards and has 19 total touchdowns while RB Zach Charbonnet is averaging over seven yards a carry. A matchup against No. 12 Oregon next week is the only game against a team above .500 before the Bruins play USC on Nov. 19.

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The Horned Frogs are the only undefeated team in the Big 12 and, at the moment, the only team that seems to have a shot at the playoff from the conference. Theres a long way to go, however, and the Big 12 is the deepest and most fun league in the country over the first six weeks of the season. The TCU rebound has been fueled by a three-headed offensive monster in QB Max Duggan, RB Kendre Miller and the emergence of WR Quentin Johnston as TCU has scored at least 38 points in all six of its games this season. A big game looms in Week 8 against Kansas State; TCU and KSU are the only two teams without a conference loss.

TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston (1) runs with the ball against Oklahoma State in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

The Tigers look to be in control of the ACC Atlantic after a one-year hiatus from the ACC title game. QB D.J. Uiagalelei has improved significantly from a poor 2021 season and Will Shipley is a running back every team in college football would love to have. The defensive line is talented and deep if everyone is healthy at the same time later this season, watch out. Syracuse is the only ranked team remaining on Clemsons schedule too. Thats both good and bad. It increases the chances of an undefeated season for the Tigers. It also hurts Clemsons chances of a playoff spot with a loss if there are more than four undefeated and one-loss teams at the end of the season.

The Volunteers have finally climbed Nick Saban Mountain after a 52-49 win on Saturday to get their first win over an Alabama team coached by Saban. The Tennessee offense can put up points in a hurry; just ask Alabamas secondary. Hendon Hooker threw five TDs to Jalin Hyatt on Saturday as the UT offense ran 70 plays for 567 yards in just 22 minutes. After a breather against Tennessee-Martin in Week 8, the Vols get Kentucky and Georgia in back-to-back games that will determine the course of their season. And Tennessee is going to likely have to win them both to make the SEC title game for the first time since 2007.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) leaves the field after his team defeated Alabama 52-49 Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

The Wolverines bludgeoned Penn State on Saturday in a 41-17 win. Penn State was overmatched in nearly every facet of the game as Michigan ran for 418 yards and four touchdowns on 55 carries. Michigans schedule hasnt been the toughest but the defense has allowed more than 17 points just once through seven games and there isnt a noticeable drop-off after a change in defensive coordinators and the departures of Aidan Hutchinson and Dax Hill to the NFL. With games against Michigan State, Rutgers and Nebraska over the next four weeks, Michigan looks poised to be 10-0 ahead of games against a ranked Illinois team and the season finale against Ohio State.

The Bulldogs have snapped out of their funk. After struggling a little too much with Kent State and then needing a late comeback to beat a Missouri team tied for last in the SEC East, Georgia has won its last two games by a combined score of 97-10. Granted, those games were against Auburn and Vanderbilt, but this is the Georgia that weve come to expect. The Bulldogs are the favorites to win the SEC and get back to the College Football Playoff again and should get Jalen Carter back from injury soon. It also helps that Georgia gets Tennessee at home in a game on Nov. 5 that could be for both the playoff and a spot in the SEC title game.

The Buckeyes were off on Sunday after cruising through the first half of the season. The Buckeyes have won their three Big Ten games by a combined score of 150-51 and those blowouts have come largely without the services of Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He has just four catches for 36 yards and hasnt played since Week 3. Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr. have stepped up in his absence and QB C.J. Stroud has thrown for 24 TDs and three interceptions and is completing 70% of his passes. The offense is just as good as it was a year ago and the defense looks a lot better after the addition of former Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud throws against Rutgers on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Here are this week's winners and losers:

Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt: Along with Hendon Hooker, Jalin Hyatt will forever be a Tennessee legend for his performance in Saturdays win over Alabama. Hooker threw five touchdown passes, and all five went to Hyatt. He caught touchdowns of 36 and 11 yards in the first quarter, 60 yards in the third quarter and then 78 and 13 yards in the fourth. The 78-yarder gave Tennessee the lead and the 13-yarder tied the score at 49-49 with 3:26 left in regulation. In all, Hyatt caught six passes for 207 yards in a legendary performance that was Peyton Manning approved.

Michigan RBs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards: Corum and Edwards were unstoppable in Michigans 41-17 victory over Penn State. The two combined for 339 yards and four touchdowns on 44 carries. Thats 7.7 yards per carry for the duo. Edwards had a career high 173 yards in the win while Corum went for 166 yards. After PSU took a 17-16 lead early in the second half, Edwards reeled off a 67-yard touchdown run before Corum had a 61-yard touchdown. Those plays summed up a dominant day for the Wolverines in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Clemson: It looks like Clemson is kicking into high gear. The Tigers were short road favorites at Florida State on Saturday and things were tight early before they seized control late in the first half. In the final two minutes of the second quarter, Clemson turned a game that was tied 14-14 into a 24-14 halftime lead. Clemson then scored again in the first minute of the second half, and it was too much for FSU to overcome in an eventual 34-28 victory. Now 7-0, Clemson has won 13 consecutive games and is back to looking like a legitimate College Football Playoff contender.

Utah: On a night where they were honoring two fallen teammates, the Utes pulled out a thrilling 43-42 win over previously unbeaten USC at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Utah quarterback Cam Rising scored a fourth-down touchdown with 48 seconds remaining in regulation to cut USC's lead to 42-41. Instead of tying the game, Kyle Whittingham kept the offense on the field for a two-point conversion. Rising kept it once again to put the Utes in front. From there, a defense that had been torn apart by USC all night, got the stop it needed to preserve the win. Rising threw for 415 yards, rushed for 60 yards and had five combined touchdowns in the win. Dalton Kincaid had a monster game as well with 16 catches, 234 yards and a score.

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is 7-0 for just the second time since 1962. The Rebels were dominant on the ground in a 48-34 win over Auburn on Saturday, posting a whopping 448 rushing yards and snapping a six-game losing streak to the Tigers. Lane Kiffin made a gutsy call to assure victory. With his team up 31-24 in the third, the Rebels successfully recovered an onside kick, leading to another touchdown. Five of Ole Miss seven games so far this season have been at home, but now Kiffins Rebels will enter an extremely challenging stretch, beginning at LSU next weekend. From there, the Rebels go to Texas A&M, host Alabama, travel to Arkansas and then get a visit from rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

Illinois: Illinois is officially the favorite in the Big Ten West. The Fighting Illini improved to 6-1 with an impressive 26-14 home win over Minnesota on Saturday. Chase Brown, the nations leading rusher, was a workhorse yet again. Brown rushed for 180 yards on 41 carries to help his team win its fifth consecutive game. There were a lot of injury questions for Illinois entering the game, but QB Tommy DeVito and several other starters considered questionable during the week were able to suit up. Now the Illini enter the bye week with a 3-1 record in conference play. Bret Bielema, who is now 9-0 against Minnesota as a head coach, is doing a wonderful job in his second season in Champaign.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema gestures on the sidelines during a game agianst Minnesota, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Syracuse: Syracuse won 10 games back in 2018 but had just 11 wins combined over the past three seasons. Dino Babers job status looked shaky at best. But things have changed since then. The Orange beat NC State 24-9 on Saturday to improve to 6-0 and clinch bowl eligibility. Syracuse is 6-0 for just the third time since 1935 and will have a huge chance to show its for real next week when it visits Clemson for an ACC Atlantic showdown.

Kentucky: Kentucky bounced back in a big way. Having Will Levis back in the lineup at quarterback helped that cause, of course. Without Levis, Kentucky struggled mightily in last week's loss to South Carolina. This week, the Wildcats upset Mississippi State at home 27-17. MSU was playing at a high level, but UK limited the Bulldogs' high-powered offense to only 220 yards. Kentucky has a bye next week before a big trip to Tennessee on Oct. 29.

Oklahoma: It wasnt always pretty, but Oklahoma found a way to get back in the win column. With Dillon Gabriel back in the lineup at quarterback, the Sooners had 701 yards of offense in a 52-42 victory over No. 19 Kansas that snapped a three-game losing streak. Gabriel threw for 403 yards and two touchdowns while Eric Gray rushed for 176 yards and two scores. OU had three turnovers and allowed Kansas to score 42 points with its backup quarterback, but it was still a step in the right direction for a team that needed some positivity after getting blasted 49-0 by Texas. OU is now 4-3 entering a bye week.

Colorado: The final winless team in the FBS is winless no more. Colorado fired Karl Dorrell after a lifeless 0-5 start and then had a bye week to change some things under interim coach Mike Sanford Jr. The result was a spirited effort in a 20-13 overtime victory over Cal. Despite the terrible start to the season, the Buffs still got plenty of support from the home crowd in Boulder. And once the final whistle sounded, the fans joined the Buffs on the field to celebrate.

Tulane: Tulane is going to play a part in this AAC title race. The Green Wave beat South Florida 45-31 on Saturday to improve to 6-1 on the year with a 3-0 mark in conference play. The Green Wave, who posted a big upset over Kansas State earlier this year, had 561 yards of offense in the win. Tulane is the lone 3-0 team in the AAC at this point in the season. Cincinnati and UCF are both 2-0 and Tulane has both the Bearcats and Knights on the schedule in November. Next week, Tulane will host Memphis before a bye week.

Alabama: Alabama showed earlier this year that it has some flaws and Tennessee was ready to expose them. The Vols carved up the Crimson Tide for 567 yards in a monumental 52-49 victory in Knoxville. Alabama just had no answers for Tennessees passing attack as Hendon Hooker carved up the Tide secondary for 385 yards and five touchdowns. It was the most points Alabama has ever allowed during Nick Sabans historic tenure as head coach. Alabama needs to turn the page quickly with No. 22 Mississippi State coming to Tuscaloosa next week. It could be a huge game in the SEC West.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban looks on during the first quarter against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)

Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State let a major opportunity slip away. In a battle of Big 12 unbeatens with TCU, the Cowboys had an early 24-7 lead and then a 30-16 advantage entering the fourth quarter. With the offense going into a shell throughout the second half, Oklahoma State proceeded to blow that lead and then lose 43-40 in double overtime, leaving TCU as the only undefeated team remaining in the Big 12. OSU still can play a major part in the conference title race, but this was a significant setback.

Penn State: PSU was exposed on Saturday in Ann Arbor. Coming off a bye, the Nittany Lions had a chance to pull off an upset over Michigan. Instead, James Franklin's team got dominated in a 41-17 loss. Both teams entered the game undefeated but Michigan looked like it was in a completely different league. PSU mustered only 268 yards of offense while getting gashed for a whopping 418 rushing yards. It was an ugly showing for a program that has backslid in the Big Ten hierarchy in recent years. Now 5-1, PSU has the chance to get right at home vs. Minnesota next week for the annual whiteout game.

Notre Dame: After an 0-2 start, things were looking up for Notre Dame after wins over Cal, North Carolina and BYU. That momentum came to a crashing halt on Saturday. The Irish were upset at home by Stanford, a team that had lost 11 consecutive games vs. FBS opponents. It was ugly. In the 16-14 loss, Notre Dame didn't score until the 6:22 mark of the third quarter. The Irish actually took a 14-13 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter, but Stanford responded with a field goal and held on for the win thanks to a fumble by Notre Dame RB Audric Estime deep in Stanford territory. Notre Dame is now 3-3 in its first season under Marcus Freeman. He's got a lot of work to do.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman looks at the scoreboard during the first half against Stanford in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Wisconsin: The honeymoon for Jim Leonhard was short-lived. Wisconsin demolished Northwestern in Leonhards first game after the surprising firing of Paul Chryst. But on Saturday, the Badgers were upset on the road by a reeling Michigan State team 34-28 in double overtime. MSU had lost its previous four games all by a double-digit margin, but the Spartans usually leaky defense limited Wisconsin to just 283 yards of offense. UW was able to force overtime with a fourth-and-goal touchdown with 2:04 to play, but MSU prevailed in 2OT after a Wisconsin fumble. The Badgers dropped to 3-4 on the year and this loss wont feature prominently on Leonhards resume as he campaigns for the full-time job.

Florida: The Gators allowed over 500 yards of offense in a 45-35 home loss to LSU on Saturday. LSU QB Jayden Daniels threw for 349 yards and three scores while rushing for three other TDs as the Tigers scored touchdowns on their first six drives of the game. Florida made a late comeback attempt and cut LSUs lead to seven in the fourth quarter before a field goal with less than two minutes to go ended Floridas chances of a comeback. The Gators enter their pre-Cocktail Party bye week at 4-3 and will be significant underdogs to No. 1 Georgia in two weeks.

Iowa State: The Cyclones are 3-4 after a 24-21 loss to Texas on Saturday. Iowa State took a 21-17 lead in the fourth quarter and had a chance to take the lead again but Xavier Hutchinson dropped a wide-open pass inside the Texas 10 and then Hunter Dekkers fumbled on an extremely hard hit. Dekkers also threw a costly interception in the end zone in the first half. ISUs four losses have all come in the last four weeks and have been by a combined 14 points. The Cyclones may be on pace to be the tough luck team of 2022, though dont be surprised when they pull off an upset somewhere in the second half of the season.

Texas Longhorns defensive back Anthony Cook (11) and Texas Longhorns linebacker Jaylan Ford (41) hit Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers (12), causing a fumble on October 15, 2022, at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX. (Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Coastal Carolina: The Chanticleers entered this weekend with a 6-0 record, but they had won by narrow margins against some bad teams. Those fortunes flipped on Saturday as Old Dominion trounced the Chanticleers 49-21. ODU, coming off a bye, had 525 yards of offense, including 324 rushing yards. This Coastal Carolina team is nowhere near as good as it has been in the past two seasons.

Marshall: Remember when Marshall upset Notre Dame in South Bend? Well, the Thundering Herd are just 1-3 since and the lone win during that span came over an FCS opponent. In fact, two of the teams three wins came vs. FCS teams. The other came over the Fighting Irish. Go figure. Marshall (now 3-3) was a 10-point home favorite over Louisiana on Wednesday night but fell 23-13. The Thundering Herd went 1-of-11 on third down, missed a field goal, had two turnovers and twice turned it over on downs.

James Madison: JMUs time in the Top 25 is about to come to an end. JMU cracked the rankings at No. 25 thanks to a 5-0 start in its first season at the FBS level, but the Dukes undefeated run came to an end on Saturday. JMU fell 45-38 on the road to Georgia Southern despite putting up 675 yards of offense. It was a wild second half. JMU had a 24-14 lead, fell behind 34-24 and then went ahead 38-37 with 2:28 to play. Georgia Southern responded with the winning TD a minute later and sealed things by intercepting JMUs Todd Centeio for the third time.

Akron: With the game tied 21-21 with 2:00 to go, Akron was driving with the chance to beat Central Michigan. Instead, disaster struck. With the ball at the CMU 33, DJ Irons and Clyde Price III had a botched exchange on an RPO play. The ball bounced loose and CMUs Thomas Incoom picked it up and ran 63 yards for the winning touchdown. The Zips are now 1-6 in their first season under Joe Moorhead, but three of those losses came by single-digit margins.

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Retirees steer clear: These 15 US cities have the worst weather for living your best life in retirement

Brace yourself for smoky skies and a twister or two if you plan to live out your golden years in one of these cities.

Location is a big factor while building your retirement plans as the last thing you want to risk is your wellbeing or your home by settling down in one of these areas, no matter how large their nest egg.

We pulled together cities that have a reputation for extreme weather conditions or are at high risk for natural disasters for this list.

With devastating storms like this year's Hurricane Ian, many people think of Florida when it comes to dangerous weather. But it is not the only state with residents that are no stranger to wind warnings and evacuation orders and you won't find any of the Sunshine State's cities on this list.

Here are 15 U.S. cities that deal with harsh heat, heavy snowfall or severe weather events or all of the above each year, ranked in no particular order.

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The Big Easy suffers the worst from urban heat, according to a recent report from nonprofit research group Climate Central.

The study found that the citys abundance of dark, impermeable surfaces, like asphalt roads which absorb and then radiate back heat largely contribute to extreme heat events in the city.

For a retiree, this means putting yourself at further risk for heat-related illnesses, which disproportionately affect people who are 65 or older or who have chronic health conditions.

And thats not all that residents have to deal with. New Orleans residents have learned to live with the dreaded annual hurricane season. Most seasons are rather quiet, but everyone prepares for these storms which require evacuation, says Beth Taylor on Quora.

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Sure, residents get stunning views of the Aurora Borealis in the Last Frontier state, but your average retiree would probably prefer sunshine and beaches to the norths perpetual cold.

Fairbanks hit record lows for the month of April this year, at a chilly -24 degrees, and also experienced a late-season 13-inch snowstorm.

Theres the horrible freezing weather in a very small city that's pretty far from any large cities with things to do. It gets like -50,-60. People throw hot cups of water out the window to watch it freeze before it hits the ground, says Kelli L Port on Quora.

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Hot and humid Houston recorded temperatures of 100 degrees in June the earliest that mark has reached in a decade, according to Bloomberg.

The citys also considered one of the worst urban heat islands in the nation and has dealt with several extreme weather events over the years, from tornadoes to snowstorms in February, the entire states power grid collapsed.

The higher temperatures, the more money retirees spend on cooling their homes down as well. Cost of electricity, and we use a lot of it to cool our homes in this climate, is really high in comparison to other places. In the summer we pay at least $300 a month for our remodeled 100-year-old house, says Wayne Evans on Quora.

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Bismark in North Dakota certainly gets chilly, with temperatures falling as low as -45 degrees and snowfall averaging 51 inches each year and, as if thats not enough, the citys no stranger to twisters either.

In 2000, five tornadoes touched down in Bismarck and its surrounding areas, damaging over 40 homes. A blizzard reportedly stormed through the city not long after.

The city air is currently clogged up with smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada. The elderly and anyone with an existing heart or lung condition should stay well away for the time being.

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Often named one of the hottest cities in the country, the Valley of the Sun might lure tourists and vacationers to its high-end spa resorts and desert landmarks, but its not ideal for retirees.

Last year, Phoenix contended with its two hottest back-to-back months on record. In August 2020, temperatures soared up to an average high of 110.7 degrees. And 2021 saw Phoenix break its record for hottest June in history.

The Washington Post says the citys temperatures have been escalating over the years due to urban sprawl and greater use of heat-absorbing surfaces, like asphalt and concrete. On top of that, greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere across the world have risen as well, making Phoenix even more susceptible to major heat events.

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Oklahoma Citys nestled near the heart of Tornado Alley between 1893 to 2020, 171 tornadoes have racked the area in total so make sure youve got a good home insurance policy to cover any related damages.

May is considered a peak month for all tornadoes, while more dangerous tornadoes are more likely to occur in April. The Washington Post dubbed OKC one of the worst cities for extreme weather this year.

A vicious ice storm in October 2020 disrupted power lines and toppled trees, while flash flood warnings are issued quite frequently.

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Grand Forks in North Dakota gets its fair share of blizzards one of the most recent being Blizzard Aaliyah, which landed in December 2020.

Theyre so common, in fact, that the Grand Forks Herald names each snowstorm for a local resident or a famous or mythical figure.

Grand Forks is considered the Peace Garden States coldest city the winter months can drop to subzero temperatures.

Several super cell thunderstorms also hammered North Dakota and northwest Minnesota in August this year, ripping branches and limbs off trees and damaging a couple structures across Grand Forks.

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Wildfires have been ravaging the state of California for years the states fire record reportedly dates back to 1932 and the city of Santa Cruz and its surrounding areas are no exception.

This city is prone to both wildfires, flooding and the occasional earthquake. In 2017, mudslides and flooding cost the city over $10 million in damages, and the CZU Lightning Complex fire last year resulted in widespread devastation across the entire Santa Cruz county.

Almost 1,500 homes were damaged or destroyed in the 37-day CZU fire and around 65,000 people were evacuated.

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Las Vegas has plenty to entertain a retiree, its true, but beyond its (air-conditioned) casinos and vibrant nightlife, the city struggles with an intense heat problem.

In the summer of 2021, Sin City underwent a massive heat wave, with temperatures shooting up to 117 degrees in July. Dust and smoke from nearby wildfires also settled over the valley in a brown haze, says The Guardian.

The citys reportedly warming faster than almost any other area in the U.S. and its bustling crowds, concrete and overheating vehicles are only contributing to whats becoming a serious environmental concern. Heat-related deaths in Southern Nevada are on the rise as well.

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Retirees better dig out their shovels and prepare for the winters if theyre settling down in Denver for the remainder of their golden years.

The Mile High City is known for its heavy snowfall averaging about 54 inches each year, according to The Washington Post.

Its also prone to volatile temperature swings. During Labor Day weekend in 2020, the city broke a heat record at 101 degrees on the Saturday before swinging into a snow storm a few days later with temperatures in the 30s. Snowfall ended up continuing all the way through May, not uncommon for the area.

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Tucson hit a record high for the fifth day in a row in June 2021 at 114 degrees the previous record was 109 degrees in 1985, over 35 years ago.

The Old Pueblo experiences dry heat for most of the year and humidity during the monsoon season. The Guardian says the elderly who live in the city are especially at risk of heat-related illnesses and deaths.

Your skin will suffer due to the heat, dry climate and sun use a lot of moisturizer, lip balm and hand lotion. Even with that expect dry skin and more wrinkles, warns Kent Thornell on Quora about retiring in Tucson.

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According to FEMA, the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino land in one of the riskiest areas in the country for natural disasters.

The San Andreas Fault, which inspired the 2015 disaster film San Andreas, runs through San Bernardino and has triggered several real earthquakes in the past.

Wildfires arent uncommon in the area either. A 30-acre brush fire in Jurupa Valley this summer prompted evacuations and caused damage to around 20 homes thankfully, it wasnt as widespread as the 150-acre fire that broke out the previous year.

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Remember the infamous blizzard blitz of 2015? Boston managed to get nearly an entire seasons worth of snow in just 10 days.

The New England citys not just pricey to live in, its often racked with bad weather, even through the summer. This year marked Bostons third wettest July in history, with nearly 9 inches of rainfall logged in the books.

Since the citys situated on the coast, its also at a higher risk of flooding, particularly as climate change worsens. And while hurricanes are nowhere near as common as snowstorms, Sandy pummeled trees and triggered power outages throughout Boston in 2012.

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The City of Angels poses several weather hazards to its residents due to its geography it has many fault lines running through the area and lies near ravines and basins, as well as dry hillsides and brushes.

Los Angeles County overall received the highest score on FEMAs National Risk Index. It ranked highly in particular for earthquake and wildfire risk, but also relatively highly for tornadoes, heat waves, flooding and lightning.

2017s fire season hit the city directly in Bel-Air, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents.

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The Capital of Silicon Valley is not only expensive to live in and its also prone to natural disasters.

No retiree wants to worry about getting caught in a flood or losing their home to a wildfire insurance website Insurify says San Jose, which lies on the southern shore of the San Francisco Bay, is one of Americas riskiest cities for flooding, and like much of the rest of California, the citys susceptible to wildfires.

A large brush fire broke out just this summer, starting in Milpitas before making its way over to Coyote Creek and San Jose. It has been made worse by the ongoing drought conditions in the region.

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The world should be worried: Saudi Aramco the worlds largest oil producer just issued a dire warning over 'extremely low' capacity. Here are 3 stocks for protection

The global oil market remains tight according to Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer in the world. And that does not bode well for a world that still relies heavily on fossil fuels.

Today there is spare capacity that is extremely low, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says at a conference in London. If China opens up, [the] economy starts improving or the aviation industry starts asking for more jet fuel, you will erode this spare capacity.

Nasser warns that oil prices could quickly spike again.

When you erode that spare capacity the world should be worried. There will be no space for any hiccup any interruption, any unforeseen events anywhere around the world.

If you share Nassers view, here are three oil stocks to bet on. Wall Street also sees upside in this trio.

Headquartered in London, Shell is a multinational energy giant with operations in more than 70 countries. It produces around 3.2 barrels of oil equivalent per day, has an interest in 10 refineries, and sold 64.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas last year.

Its a staple for global investors, too. Shell is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam, and the New York Stock Exchange.

The companys NYSE-listed shares are up 13.6% year to date.

Piper Sandler analyst Ryan Todd sees an opportunity in the oil and gas supermajor. Last month, the analyst reiterated an overweight rating on Shell while raising his price target from $75 to $80.

Considering that Shell trades at around $50.50 per share today, Todds new price target implies a potential upside of 58%.

Chevron is another oil and gas supermajor thats benefiting from the commodity boom.

For Q2, the company reported earnings of $11.6 billion, which more than tripled the $3.1 billion in the same period last year. Sales and other operating revenues totaled $65 billion for the quarter, up 81% year over year.

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In January, Chevrons board approved a 6% increase to the quarterly dividend rate to $1.42 per share. That gives the company an annual dividend yield of 3.6%.

The stock has enjoyed a nice rally too, climbing 32% in 2022.

Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott has an equal weight rating on Chevron (not the most bullish rating) but raised the price target from $187 to $193 last month. That implies a potential upside of 23% from the current levels.

Commanding a market cap of over $400 billion, Exxon Mobil is bigger than Shell and Chevron.

The company also boasts the strongest stock price performance among the three in 2022 Exxon shares are up 55% year to date.

Its not hard to see why investors like the stock: the oil-producing giant gushes profits and cash flow in this commodity price environment. In the first six months of 2022, Exxon earned $23.3 billion in profits, a huge increase from the $7.4 billion in the year-ago period. Free cash flow totaled $27.7 billion for the first half, compared to $13.8 billion in the same period last year.

Solid financials allow the company to return cash to investors. Exxon pays quarterly dividends of 88 cents per share, translating to an annual yield of 3.6%.

Wells Fargo analyst Roger Read has an overweight rating on Exxon and a price target of $109 around 10% above where the stock sits today.

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One thing you might not know about Detroit is how big it is. At 142.9 square miles, its not as vast as Houston, (599.6 miles), but you can spend hours motoring around the Motor City.

The auto industry still dominates here, including GM (GM), which has its headquarters downtown and assembly plants in the area. In addition, theres GMs Technical Center, the cradle of GMs engineering efforts for almost 70 years. It is a campus befitting of an auto giant. Designed by Eero Saarinen, the grounds cover 710 acres, with 11 miles of roads, over a mile of tunnels, and a pair of lakes (one is some 22 acres) that are used as emergency fire reservoirs.

The campus also houses 38 buildings, including the famed GM Design Center with its distinctive Design Dome, a secret, enclosed room where the company's leaders evaluate designs and decide which vehicles to build, as the Detroit Free Press put it back in 2015. Its also where I sat down with GM CEO Mary Barra (pronounced BAR-ah) on Wednesday.

Barra, whos been CEO for eight and a half years, has a tough job. GM, once the biggest company in America and the world, is now the 25th biggest by sales in the U.S., according to Fortune. It's No. 64 on Fortune's global list. Its the eighth-biggest automaker by sales in the world behind VW, Toyota, Stellantis (the old Fiat Chrysler plus Peugeot), Mercedes-Benz, Ford, BMW, and Honda.

GM is still large enough to be a massive global puzzle to manage, which keeps Barra plenty busy. I last checked in with Barra in May at the Milken Conference, where she was focused on coming out of COVID and mitigating the global semiconductor shortage. Those challenges remain, but now Barra is even more intent on moving past all that and transforming GM into an EV company.

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra during a visit to the Detroit Auto Show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing in America, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Here are some highlights of the interview (edited and condensed), which will air in its entirety at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit this Monday, Oct. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. EST.

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I started off by asking Barra about the companys new GM Energy business, but we also delved into GMs EV product line-up, its stock price (roughly $33 a share, as of this week) and the overall economy.

Serwer: GM Energy, can you tell us what that's all about?

Barra: Well, sure. One of the things we want people to understand is not only is an electric vehicle your mode of transportationhow you get from point A to point Bbut it can also be a power source. And I think that's going to be very important as we strengthen the grid in whatever country we're doing work in. And in addition, we can leverage the technology. We have the battery technology to provide clean energy, energy storage, and can also supplement the grid. So we're really excited about the business opportunity.

Serwer: How big is that business opportunity?

Barra: You know, we haven't put those numbers out yet, but we see it being significant. Not only are we moving into electric vehicles that we think in the near to medium term will be growth areas, we have an opportunity to perform better on the coasts because that's where EV adoption is happening more quickly. Getting into the electric commercial vehicle business is also a growth area for us.

[Travis Hester, vice president of GMs EV growth operations, told CNBC the total addressable market here is is between $125 billion and $250 billion And yes this is business that both Ford and Tesla have entered.]

Serwer: What GM vehicles on the road right now are EVs and which ones are coming out next year?

Barra: Well, right now we have the Bolt EV and the Bolt EUV, which I'm driving. We also have the GMC Hummer EV and we have the Cadillac LYRIQ that is just starting production. So that's all out right now. We've had such strong demand for the Hummer and the LYRIQ that we're into next year from an order perspective, in some cases beyond. But then in the first quarter we'll launch the Silverado EV, and then if you go a little bit longer into the second and third quarter, we'll have both the Chevrolet Blazer EV as well as the Chevrolet Equinox EV. So when we get to this point next year, we have a lot of models in the heart of the market, the largest segments in the market.

Serwer: Mary, GM stock has lagged a bit over the past year or so, and I'm wondering what you would say to shareholders. Why should someone buy the stock, or own the stock going forward?

Barra: I think there was so much attention earlier this year to how many EVs are you selling today? And we were in a difficult situation because we did the right thing for the consumer and for safety. When we found there was a manufacturing defect in the Bolt [battery] cell, we stopped producing so we could do the replacement cells for our customers. As we've moved through the year, we were able to, to start building the Bolt again. And we've actually had two record months in a row of sales of the Bolt, but I think that impacted the early view.

What I would say to shareholders is, take a little bit longer view, because this is not a one-year race. We are at the very early stages of driving EV adoption. And when you look at the vehicles that we have coming out next year with the Silverado EV, the Equinox and the Blazer, I think it is going to allow us to grow. And that's why we're confident that we're going to produce a million units and see strong demand for our vehicles by the time we're at 2025.

Serwer: Switching gears, where is the economy right now Mary, based on where you sit, and what do you see going forward?

Barra: It's very hard to know exactly what's happening in the market because we have been supply constrained for so long. So we know there's pent-up demand, but also there's challenges in logistics and moving vehicles once they're built. Were still dealing with semiconductor shortages, but getting vehicles moved to get to the dealers has been challenging, as well. We still see strong demand for many of our products, especially our full-size trucks that are mid-size crossovers. So it's an interesting time.

We're preparing next year for a year that will actually have more demand, but a little less demand than what we would think. We're going to be conservative. Make sure we set our cost structure up that way, so then if things turn out better, we're well positioned. But most importantly, because we have so many important EV launches next year, we want to make sure that we can fund our future regardless of where the economy isdownturn, recession, all those words that are being used. We want to be prepared regardless of the environment.

Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors Company speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Serwer: You mentioned the chip shortage and supply chain. Is that improving? And then what about some other supply chain issues you might have with batteries and the inputs there?

Barra: We do see semiconductor supply improving quarter by quarter, but we still see more volatility than we're used to. I think one of the reasons for that is the supply chain has been stretched so thin, so we're looking for improvement as we go forward. But it's still an issue. One of the things that's going to be key to unlocking more Hummers, more LYRIQs and all of our vehicles, is battery plants. And we're actually running the battery plant in Ohio now. And as that is able to ramp up, more cells will provide us with more ability to provide more electric vehicles. We actually have signed agreements for the production that we need between now and 2025 to get to our million units in 2025 in the United States and more than that in China.

Serwer: You are an engineer and my understanding is you really get down in the details when it comes to the specs and making sure that the cars features are something that you think consumers will like. Right?

Barra: Well, absolutely. We have a very talented team at General Motors and we do the right amount of research, but yes, I'm also a consumer. So our leadership team comes into this room or at the plant. And we're looking at the vehicles to make sure that they're going to be what the customer is looking for, and that we're going to win the segment.

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