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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

The New Orleans Saints have a chance to add to NFL history when they play the only team to start a season 0-4 and make the playoffs. Maybe fate is at work for the boys.

Thursday, Oct. 4

NFL (7-10 p.m. NFL Network) the surprising and undefeated Arizona Cardinals hit the road to face Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams. …High school football (7-10 p.m. Fox Sport South) Picayune at Pascagoula in a primetime game spotlighting undefeated teams.

Friday, Oct. 5

College football (6 p.m.-12 a.m.) ESPN has a college football double header on Friday night with Pittsburgh at Syracuse and followed by Utah State at BYU. (Check listings for MLB wild card playoff games played on TBS.)

Saturday, Oct. 6

College football (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CBS) MSU puts their undefeated season on the line against SEC opponent Kentucky in Lexington. … College football (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Fox Sports South) USM looks for their first win of the at home against Boise State. … College football (6-9 p.m. ESPN U) Ole Miss welcomes SEC newcomer Texas A&M to Oxford in a game where both teams could use a win.

Sunday, Oct 7

NFL (7:30-11 p.m. NBC) San Diego hopes to extend the New Orleans Saints losing streak to five games.

Monday, Oct. 8

NFL (7:30-11 p.m. ESPN) The undefeated Houston Texans travel to the Big Apple to face a dragging New York Jets.

Tuesday, Oct. 9

Documentary (7-8:30 p.m. ESPN) ESPN 30 for 30 continues with 9.79* on Ben Johnson’s steroid-tainted 100m final at the 1988 Seoul Games.

Wednesday, Oct. 10

MLB (all day, TBS and MLB Network) Teams and times TBA, but TBS will show three games from the ALDS and NLDS. MLB Network has the fourth.

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