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Lucas Duda had five RBIs and series MVP Daniel Murphy homered in a record sixth straight postseason game, as the New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Wednesday night.

DeMarco Murray ran for 109 yards and a touchdown, and the Eagles routed the New York Giants, 27-7, in Philadelphia on Monday night.

It wasn't always easy, but the five unbeaten NFL teams who played on Sunday won their respective games. Here's what we learned in Week 6 of the 2015 NFL season.

Daniel Murphy hit a tie-breaking solo home run off Zack Greinke in the sixth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Dodgers, 3-2, in Los Angeles on Thursday to win Game 5 of the National League Division Series and advance to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2006.

Jose Bautista hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in an absolutely wild seventh inning, and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers, 6-3, in Toronto on Wednesday and win a turbulent, decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series.

Johnny Cueto retired the final 19 batters he faced, and the Royals beat the Astros, 7-2, in the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Kansas City on Wednesday night.

Le'Veon Bell scored on a 1-yard run off a direct snap as time expired, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Chargers, 24-20, in San Diego on Monday night.

A handful of overtime games and several close finishes highlighted the action in Week 5 of the 2015 NFL season. Here’s what we learned this week.

The NFL heads into its fifth week of the 2015 season with six unbeaten teams and just one looking for its first win (sorry, Lions fans). Here’s what to watch for this week.

Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdowns to Andre Johnson, and the Indianapolis Colts held off the Texans, 27-20, in Houston on Thursday night.

Cubs' ace Jake Arrieta threw a four-hit shutout, as Chicago beat the Pirates, 4-0, in the National League Wild Card game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Dallas Keuchel threw six shutout innings and Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered to lead the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees, 3-0, in the American League Wild Card game in the Bronx on Tuesday night.

Kam Chancellor forced a Calvin Johnson fumble at the 1-yard line with 1:45 to play and the Seahawks held on to beat the Lions, 13-10, in Seattle on Monday night.

Every NFL team’s kicking game is under scrutiny after Week 4 of the 2015 NFL season featured several contests decided by kickers. Here’s what we learned this week.

Justin Tucker succeeded after Josh Scobee failed. Tucker kicked the game-tying and game-winning field goals and the Ravens beat the Steelers — and Scobee — 23-20 in overtime in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Randall Cobb, and the Green Bay Packers held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-28, at Lambeau Field on Monday night.

Eli Manning threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns, and the New York Giants defeated the mistake-prone Washington Redskins, 32-21, in East Rutherford, NJ on Thursday night.

The Jets defense forced five Colts turnovers, including four by Andrew Luck, and New York easily beat Indianapolis, 20-7, on the road Monday night.

The Seahawks are winless, and the Cowboys are Tony Romo-less. For now. Here’s what we learned in Week 2 of the NFL.

Bradley Roby returned a Jamaal Charles fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds left and the Denver Broncos continued their dominance of the Chiefs with a 31-24 win in Kansas City on Thursday night.