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WASHINGTON — One night after his team exploded for a 7-3 win at the New York Islanders http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/cody-latimer-jersey , all eyes will be on Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby when the teams play the second of back-to-backs Friday at Capital One Arena.

Philipp Grubauer has started Washington’s previous four games, the last three of the which the Capitals (40-23-7) have won.

Holtby, the 2016 Vezina Trophy winner, is 3-6-2 record with an .872 save percentage and a 3.73 goals-against average going back to Feb. 2 and was pulled early four times.

His 3.03 goals-against average and .907 save percentage on the season are the worst numbers of his career and led head coach Barry Trotz to provide what he called a “reset” for Holtby.

“Phil’s playing extremely well right now,” Holtby told the Washington Post. “He’s giving us the best chance to win every night. It’s one of those fortunate things in an unfortunate situation. He’s been able to play extremely well. And I can take a little time to clean up a couple of things Cheap Anthony Averett Jersey , and can clear my head, clear the team’s head with that kind of stigma that’s kind of going on with me in net.”

Grubauer allowed three goals while making 35 saves in Thursday’s win, but the offense more than covered for him as T.J. Oshie (19 games) and Dmitry Orlov (14 games) ended scoring droughts, with Oshie scoring twice.

Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists and Evgeny Kuznetsov had three assists.

Washington is tied with Pittsburgh at 87 points atop the Metropolitan Division but has played two fewer games.

The last-place Islanders (30-30-10) fell to 1-5-4 in their last 10 games.

They are 10 points behind the New Jersey Devils for the second Eastern-Conference wild card spot.

“We didn’t get any bounces, but we also had breakdowns that weren’t very good Authentic Ed Dickson Jersey ,” defenseman Johnny Boychuk told Newsday. “This time of year, when you’re fighting for your life and we don’t get those bounces you’ve got to have a little bit of anger and drive. Playoff hockey. It just wasn’t there.”

Christopher Gibson allowed five goals on 12 shots before being relieved by Jaroslav Halak.

Brock Nelson, Andrew Ladd and Ryan Pulock scored the Islander goals. Ladd’s was his first in 26 games.

“When it goes that long, it’s something you think about,” Ladd Authentic John Smoltz Jersey , who has 10 goals this season, told NHL.com. “It’s nice to get the monkey off the back. Hopefully from there, confidence builds, and you can pop a few more.”

Holtby is 13-4-3 with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage versus the Islanders, while Halak is 9-8 with a 2.64 GAA and .907 save percentage when facing the Capitals.

“You know you’re going to get a real good response; they’ve got a lot of good character people in that Islander dressing room Wholesale Chase Edmonds Jersey ,” Trotz told NHL.com regarding Friday’s rematch. “We’re going to have to earn everything (Friday). I thought it came easy for us today. Some games it does, and other games you play well, and you don’t get rewarded. We’ve played well the last little while here.”

Prior to Friday’s game, the Capitals will honor Alex Ovechkin, who scored his 600th goal on Monday when he netted two against Winnipeg. Ovechkin’s 600th goal came in his 990th NHL game J'Mon Moore Super Bowl LI Jersey , trailing only Wayne Gretzky (718 games), Mario Lemieux (719) and Brett Hull (900) as the fastest to reach 600 goals.

After scoring 33 goals a year ago, the 32-year-old Ovechkin leads the NHL in goals (42) this season and is looking to become the third player in NHL history to record eight 50-goal seasons, joining Gretzky (nine) and Mike Bossy (nine).

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OPENING LINE – Jaguars by 4

RECORD VS. SPREAD – Jacksonville 3-3, Indianapolis 3-3

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LAST MEETING – Colts beat Jaguars 24-20, Jan. 1

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STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Jaguars enter Week 7 with share of division lead for first time since 1999 when team was in AFC Central. … They have lost four straight at Indy since September 2012. … Jags lead NFL in sacks (23), takeaways (16) http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/tanner-lee-jersey , interceptions (10) and points off turnovers (77). … DE Calais Campbell leads team and is second in NFL with eight sacks. Campbell needs 1+ sacks to set career single-season best. … RB Leonard Fournette and former New England RB Robert Edwards are only rookies in league history to score in first six games of career. … Fournette has 130 carries for 596 yards and six TDs on ground, has one TD catch, and needs 145 yards rushing to pass T.J. Yeldon for third most by Jags rookie. … LB Paul Posluszny needs one interception to tie Derek Cox (12) for No. 4 in franchise history. … Blake Bortles has thrown 170 passes and has QB rating of 79.3, but has league’s highest rushing average (6.63 yards) among QBs. … CBs Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye have not allowed TD pass this season and are tied for league lead in passes defensed with 17 combined. … Indy’s wins have come against only winless teams in league, San Francisco and Cleveland. … Colts are 12-4 at home all-time vs. Jaguars. … QB Andrew Luck (shoulder) will miss seventh consecutive game Cheap Terrell Edmunds Jersey , matching longest streak of career. … K Adam Vinatieri needs 12 points to pass Gary Anderson (2,434 points) for No. 2 in career scoring. … RB Frank Gore needs 13 carries to pass Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (3,062) for No. 6 on league’s career list. … WR T.Y. Hilton’s next catch will make him sixth player in franchise history with 400 receptions. Hilton has 52 catches for 851 yards and three TDs in 10 career games vs. Jacksonville. … Rookie S Malik Hooker has three interceptions, tied for No. 2 in league. … Fantasy Tip: It’s obvious. Even though Colts have been solid against run, Fournette will test their mettle time and again Sunday. And he could be in line for another big game.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) Maybe Mike Tomlin called it.

Maybe it was Todd Haley.

Maybe Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Rogers went rogue.

The chaos surrounding Pittsburgh’s decision to go for the win instead of force overtime late in a 27-24 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday doesn’t lead to easy answers.

Roethlisberger initially said he was told to run a play rather than spike the ball to set up an easy field goal.

Roethlisberger later backed off Authentic Jimmie Foxx Jersey , offering ”maybe I should have clocked it” regardless of what was going on.

”We’re not going to look back and second guess anything or anybody,” Roethlisberger said.

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter.

Pinning a fifth straight loss to the Patriots on everything that wrong for the AFC North champions in the final 35 seconds – from Jesse James’ lunging touchdown grab that was overturned on review to Roethlisberger’s fake spike that turned into a game-ending pick – the Steelers are aware they had plenty of chances in the first 59 minutes to end years of frustration at the hands of Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and company.

”They’re beatable,” safety Sean Davis said. ”It’s a tough game. We had some bad calls Adidas Gabriel Landeskog Jersey , but I ain’t going to put it on the refs. But we can’t leave the game in the ref’s hands. We was up big. We’ve got to bury them next time.”

Covering Gronkowski effectively would help. Davis got an up-close look at the seemingly unsolvable matchup problem the 6-foot-6 Gronkowski offers when the 6-foot-1 Davis spent Pittsburgh’s final drive fruitlessly chasing Gronkowski downfield.

Gronkowski caught three passes for 69 yards as well as the 2-point conversion that put the Patriots up three, a sequence Pittsburgh (11-3) could have avoided if Davis had held onto a tipped Tom Brady pass that smacked off Davis’ hands on the first play of New England’s penultimate possession.

”Brady was throwing it right in there, man,” Davis said. ”He just made more plays than us. They made more plays than us.”

But did they really?

The Steelers outgained New England 413-360, picked off Brady for the first time in 12 years Authentic Yan Gomes Jersey , held the ball for 35 minutes and did it all without much from wide receiver Antonio Brown.

The only player to have five consecutive 100-catch seasons left in the second quarter with a left calf injury and didn’t return.

Pittsburgh offered no update on Brown’s status Monday, though he hardly seemed despondent in a Twitter post.

”This is a minor setback for me but not this team,” Brown tweeted. ”The goal is still the same & I’m confident that we can & will achieve it. We may not have won the game yesterday but this TEAM made a statement.”

Yet hanging with the Patriots is one thing. Beating them is another matter.

The Steelers let several chances to put the game away disappear, from Davis’ near pick to a three-and-out late in the fourth quarter while clinging to a five-point lead.

Pittsburgh needed 4 yards on third down and instead got just 3 when rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster was dragged to the ground a yard short.

Pittsburgh punted and the Patriots went right down the field.

The missed opportunities, however Authentic Cliff Avril Jersey , began almost from the outset. On New England’s first drive of the game, the Steelers appeared to get off the field after stopping the Patriots on third down.

Defensive end Cam Heyward was flagged for holding. Three plays later, New England was in the end zone.

”We had a lot of chances to close the door in that game, we didn’t,” Heyward said. ”We learned (and) we lived.”

Pittsburgh has an extra day to recover emotionally before going to Houston to face the Texans on Christmas Day.

A victory and another over Cleveland on New Year’s Eve would secure a first-round playoff bye and maybe home-field advantage if the Patriots stub their toe at home against Buffalo or the Jets.

It’s possible. It’s just not likely. Heyward knows this Authentic Vita Vea Jersey , but he’s not going to let it define what has been a special season.

There may be a rematch against the Patriots in January.

If it has to be in New England, so be it.

”I don’t look at it anything crazy but five games, I mean, four to the Super Bowl,” Heyward said. ”I’m looking forward to all of it. We can be dejected about this Cheap Kevin Hogan Jersey , but I like where we are at.”

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Vikings would have traveled anywhere to play in their first Super Bowl since 1977.

This year Authentic Manny Ramirez Jersey , though, the game is in their stadium. They won’t be in it.

”I mean, we would’ve loved to play in the Super Bowl if it was in China,” coach Mike Zimmer said Sunday night after the Philadelphia Eagles humbled Minnesota 38-7 for the NFC championship. ”But we didn’t play good enough to win. I know that’s cliché, but it’s true.

”We have to give them a lot of credit, they played great on defense Authentic Dallas Goedert Jersey , played good on offense. Some of our strengths they attacked on third downs, which was one of our strengths all along. They got after us tonight.”

Sure did. After the Vikings (14-4) took a 7-0 lead on the game’s opening drive, it was all Philadelphia (15-3). One place the Eagles dominated was third downs, converting 10 of 14 against the league leader on defense in that category.

Two of those conversions were for touchdowns on Nick Foles’ passes to Alshon Jeffery for 53 and 5 yards.

Was Zimmer surprised by how his team couldn’t handle such situations?

”No. Actually most of the things they did, we practiced,” he said. ”They ran them just a little better than we covered them.”

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Philly also won the turnover battle 3-0, another significant contribution to one of Minnesota’s worst playoff defeats.

”One of the things we preached coming in was turnovers,” said Case Keenum, who threw a pick-6 to Patrick Robinson that tied the game 7-7 and began the Eagles onslaught.

”They took care of the football and we didn’t. We were still winning at that point, obviously, but we couldn’t execute on the critical situations that we needed to on third downs or scoring in the red zone.”

The outcome pretty much was decided by halftime Authentic Auston Matthews Jersey , when it was 24-7. Philadelphia was winning in the trenches, the Vikings couldn’t cover tight end Zach Ertz, and the secondary was torched for a 53-yard TD catch by Alshon Jeffery and a 41-yarder by Torrey Smith.

It all made for a long night two weeks before Minneapolis hosts the Super Bowl that the Eagles and Patriots now have reached.

”They’re all hard to swallow,” Keenum said of the loss. ”Once you get a game away from playing in the Super Bowl, that’s going to be hard to swallow. The way it happened, I mean Authentic Quenton Nelson Jersey , they played really well and we didn’t. It’s unfortunate.”

Zimmer praised his team’s performance this season, and rightfully so. For portions of the schedule, the Vikings were as good as anyone, particularly on defense, where they allowed a league-low 252 points.

But they also were extremely fortunate to get to the NFC title game, winning on a last-play 61-yard TD pass to Stefon Diggs.

”I love this football team http://www.baltimoreravensteamauthentic.com/anthony-averett-jersey , they’re great kids, great competitors,” Zimmer said. ”I love how they go about their business. I love everything about this football team. I love the organization. We just didn’t get it done tonight.

”I’m not going to grade anybody’s performance tonight. I think there’s a lot of performances that could’ve been a lot better, including myself.”

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Drew Brees passed for 376 yards and two touchdowns Authentic Nolan Ryan Jersey , and the New Orleans Saints held off Carolina’s late comeback bid to seal a 31-26 victory in their NFC wild-card game on Sunday.

The Panthers had a first down on the Saints 26-yard line with 58 seconds left, but heavy pressure by All-Pro defensive end Cameron Jordan a couple plays later induced an intentional grounding penalty on Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, making it third-and-25 on the Saints 34 and a required 10-second runoff left 22 seconds on the clock.

After an incompletion in the end zone on third down, Vonn Bell sacked Newton on a safety blitz, ensuring the Saints (12-5) swept all three meetings with Carolina (11-6) this season, in addition to winning their first playoff game in four seasons.

Brees’ touchdowns went for 80-yards to Ted Ginn and 9 yards to tight end Josh Hill. Fullback Zach line and running back Alvin Kamara each ran for short touchdowns.

JACKSONVILLE Authentic Breeland Speaks Jersey , Fla. (AP) – Blake Bortles put together one decent drive all day, doing as much with his legs as his arm, and the defensive-minded Jacksonville Jaguars eked out an ugly and sometimes unwatchable 10-3 victory against the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card game Sunday.

In the postseason for the first time since January 2008, the third-seeded Jaguars (11-6) advanced to play at No. 2 seed Pittsburgh next week.

The sixth-seeded Bills (9-8) will head home after ending the longest, current playoff drought in North American professional sports.

Bortles was a big reason Jacksonville won the game and a big reason it was so close. This was far from a passing clinic. It was more like a painful exercise in overcoming poor passing.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Marcus Mariota led Tennessee to three second-half touchdowns Oren Burks Super Bowl LI Jersey , incredibly throwing one of his TD passes to himself , and the Titans rallied from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 on Saturday for their first playoff win in 14 years.

Mariota threw for 205 yards and two scores, including the 22-yard go-ahead strike to Eric Decker with just over six minutes left that ushered the Titans into the divisional round of the playoffs.

They’ll head to New England or Pittsburgh next week.

Derrick Henry had a career-high 156 yards rushing and another score for Tennessee (10-7), while a defense that was fileted by Alex Smith and the Chiefs (10-7) during the first half pitched a shutout in the second half – dooming the Kansas City franchise to another humiliating postseason defeat.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons showed the upstart Los Angeles Rams what playoff poise is all about.

Ryan passed for 218 yards and hit Julio Jones for an 8-yard touchdown with 5:48 to play, and the defending NFC champion Falcons advanced from the wild-card round with a methodical 26-13 victory over the Rams on Saturday night.

Devonta Freeman rushed for an early score and Matt Bryant kicked four field goals for the Falcons (11-6), who spoiled the Rams’ first playoff game in 13 years while showing off the postseason poise they earned from last season’s journey to the Super Bowl.

Atlanta never trailed at the Coliseum while winning playoff games in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history.

The Falcons advanced to face the top-seeded Eagles on Saturday in Philadelphia.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Brandon Ingram had 20 points and seven assists http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/m.j.-stewart-jersey , and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 132-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

Julius Randle had 15 points and nine rebounds in this sixth straight start, while Lonzo Ball finished with 13 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.

Los Angeles led by as many as 26 points – its biggest margin this season – and enjoyed a strong shooting night. The Lakers made 55.8 percent of their field goals, and shot 44.4 percent from 3-point range. Even free throws went in for the Lakers, who came into Sunday as the worst team in the league in that category. Los Angeles made 20 of 25.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 32 points http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/kerryon-johnson-jersey , and Ohio State stunned No. 1 Michigan State 80-64 on Sunday.

The overachieving Buckeyes put together an electrifying 12-0 run to finish the first half and kept their foot on the gas to give first-year coach Chris Holtmann a signature win.

Ohio State (13-4, 4-0 Big Ten) won for its third straight in taking down the best team it is likely to see this season. The mistake-prone Spartans (15-2, 3-1) lost for the first time in the last 15 games, dating back to a seven-point loss to then-No. 1 Duke on Nov. 14.

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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – A new year brought out the best in Dustin Johnson, who powered his way to an 8-under 65 and an eight-shot victory in the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

In a field that featured the top five players in the world Cheap Deadrin Senat Jersey , Johnson made a strong opening statement that a No. 1 ranking he has held for nearly a year might be difficult to take away.

Johnson stretched a two-shot lead to six shots at the turn, then delivered the biggest moment of the week with a drive on the par-4 12th hole that stopped 6 inches from the cup for a tap-in eagle. He also drove the par-4 14th hole.

He finished at 24-under 268. The eight-shot margin of victory was his largest ever, and it was one short of the tournament record set by David Duval since this event moved to Kapalua in 1999. Jordan Spieth also won by eight shots in 2016.

BUFFALO Authentic Ian Thomas Jersey , N.Y. (AP) Leading the Bills to their first playoff appearance in 18 years wasn’t enough for Tyrod Taylor to secure his long-term future in Buffalo.

The Bills are starting over at quarterback after agreeing to trade their three-year starter to the Cleveland Browns on Friday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the trade. Cleveland is sending its first pick in the third round to Buffalo.

They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because NFL rules prohibit trades from being announced until next week when free agency opens and the league’s new calendar year begins.

The Browns added a proven starter in Taylor a year after going 0-16 on a day they also traded quarterback DeShone Kizer to the Green Bay Packers.

The Bills, by comparison, elected to move on from a quarterback who didn’t fit their long-term plans.

The Bills were preparing to release Taylor a year ago Markus Wheaton Super Bowl LI Jersey , before he agreed to restructure his contract by reducing it from a five-year to a two-year term.

General manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott provided no assurances over the past two months that Taylor would remain the team’s starter entering next season.

The trade was made a week before the Bills were due to pay Taylor a $6 million roster bonus.

Taylor’s departure leaves the Bills with a significant hole at the position with Nathan Peterman – a fifth-round draft pick last year – the only quarterback left on their roster.

One option is adding one of the many experienced quarterbacks expected to be available once the free agency period opens.

And then there’s the growing possibility of the Bills selecting one in the draft in April. With the addition of Cleveland’s third-round selection, Buffalo now has two picks in each of the first three rounds, including the 21st and 22nd overall.

The large haul of draft picks provides Beane plenty of assets to use in trades in the event he elects to move up higher in the draft order.

Beane said at the NFL’s rookie combine in Indianapolis 10 days ago that he planned to meet with every quarterback prospect available to be drafted.

The Browns were expected to target a quarterback in free agency, but instead have landed the dynamic Taylor. Cleveland is still expected to take a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.

Earlier Authentic Phil Rizzuto Jersey , the Browns worked out a trade with Miami for three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

Though noted for his mobility, Taylor was never able to overcome questions about his deficiencies as a passer and performing in the clutch in posting a 23-21 record in Buffalo.

Following two consecutive losses that dropped Buffalo’s record to 5-4 last season, McDermott made what he called a ”calculated risk” to bench Taylor in favor of the raw and untested Peterman. The decision backfired immediately after Peterman threw five interceptions in the first half of a 54-24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers.

Taylor regained the starting job the following week and finished the season winning three of his final five starts, with both losses coming against New England. He then went 17 of 37 for 134 yards passing and an interception before being sidelined by a concussion in the final minutes of Buffalo’s 10-3 loss to Jacksonville in an AFC wild-card playoff game.

As recently as the rookie combine 49ers Jeremiah Attaochu Jersey , McDermott hedged when asked to provide Taylor a vote of confidence.

McDermott said that while cutting Taylor was not part of the team’s current plans, he wouldn’t rule out trading the quarterback.

Taylor’s mobility was his strength. He set Bills records for yards rushing among quarterbacks in each of his first two seasons.

He was, however, inconsistent in the passing attack in drawing criticism for being hesitant in the pocket and failing to find open receivers downfield. Including his one playoff start DJ Moore Super Bowl LI Jersey , Taylor was 2-14 when attempting 30 or more passes.

Taylor was at least an efficient quarterback by throwing 51 touchdowns versus just 14 interceptions in 44 games with Buffalo.

The Bills finished last season 29th in total yards and 31st in yards passing.

Not all of Buffalo’s offensive struggles could be blamed entirely on Taylor given the Bills’ patchwork and injury-depleted group of receivers. Jordan Matthews and Kelvin Benjamin, both acquired in trades, missed significant stretches because of injuries.

The quarterback change comes at a time McDermott has shuffled his offensive coaching staff. Rick Dennison was fired after just one season as coordinator and replaced by Brian Daboll, who spent last season overseeing national champion Alabama’s offense. Daboll also has extensive NFL experience Breeland Speaks Jersey Elite , including offensive coordinator jobs with the Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins.

Taylor signed with Buffalo as a free agent in 2015 after spending his first four NFL seasons serving as Joe Flacco’s backup in Baltimore. He then emerged as the Bills season-opening starter after winning a three-way competition between Matt Cassel and returning starter EJ Manuel.

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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.

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PITTSBURGH — Two AFC playoff contenders will put their four-game winning streaks on the line when the Tennessee Titans visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night at Heinz Field.

Pittsburgh (7-2) has built a three-game lead over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North as it aims for a fourth consecutive playoff appearance. The Steelers are 2-1 at home this season.

Meanwhile Jalyn Holmes Super Bowl LI Jersey , Tennessee (6-3) is even with the Jacksonville Jaguars atop the AFC South. A victory away from home would significantly boost the Titans’ chances of snapping an eight-season playoff drought. Tennessee is 2-2 on the road this season as it prepares for a game on three days’ rest.

“It’s a short week for both teams,” Titans coach Mike Mularkey told reporters this week. “Both teams will be well prepared in the short time. We’ve done this before.”

A spate of injuries, combined with a condensed practice schedule, will add to Tennessee’s challenge. Quarterback Marcus Mariota (1,783 passing yards, seven touchdowns, six interceptions) is battling ankle and shoulder injuries but expects to play through the pain. The third-year signal-caller never has faced the Steelers.

If Mariota is limited Authentic Jose Quintana Jersey , the Titans could lean on a two-pronged rushing attack featuring DeMarco Murray (433 yards, four TDs) and Derrick Henry (409 yards, three TDs). Wideout Rishard Matthews (36 receptions, 513 yards, two TDs) offers the most reliable option downfield in the passing game.

For Pittsburgh, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (2,298 yards Authentic Daryl Worley Jersey , 12 TDs, 10 INTs) could climb even higher up the all-time record books with a strong performance. The 35-year-old ranks No. 9 in NFL history with 49,112 passing yards, and he needs 214 yards to pass Warren Moon (49,325 yards) for No. 8 on the list.

Roethlisberger has no shortage of playmakers on the field. Running back Le’Veon Bell has 1,091 yards from scrimmage (840 rushing, 251 receiving) to lead the NFL entering Week 11. Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown (60 receptions Sylvester Williams Jersey Elite , 882 yards, three TDs) and rookie sensation JuJu Smith-Schuster (29 receptions, 521 yards, five TDs) have the ability to find the end zone on any given play. Smith-Schuster has caught a touchdown pass in each of his last three games and will try to stretch it to four on Thursday.

Bell has exceeded 1,000 yards from scrimmage four times in his career, including each of the past two seasons. He has notched at least 100 yards from scrimmage in 36 career games for Pittsburgh.

On defense, veteran linebackers Derrick Morgan (five sacks) and Brian Orakpo (three forced fumbles) set the tone for the Titans. Free safety Kevin Byard leads the NFL with six interceptions.

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The Steelers rank No. 10 in total offense and No. 18 in scoring with an average of 20.8 points per game. They meet a Titans group that ranks 17th in total defense and No. 23 with 23.7 points allowed per game.

On the opposite side of the ball, Tennessee’s offense is No. 19 with 328.7 yards a game. They will face a Steelers unit that boasts the No. 2 total defense and scoring defense (16.4 points allowed per game).

“Their pass defense is their rush — you have to block these guys,” Mularkey told reporters this week. “They have a complicated scheme like we do. We have our hands full.”

The Steelers will be without veteran cornerback Joe Haden, who broke his fibula last week in a win over Indianapolis. Cornerback Coty Sensabaugh will make his first start of the season in place of Haden.

“We’ll do a great job of rallying around Coty Sensabaugh and helping him prepare, and we look forward to him doing the job,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told the team’s official website. “I know (Haden’s) injury will get a lot of attention and rightfully so, because Joe is a significant component for us and a new guy Authentic Nyheim Hines Jersey , plus he’s been playing well, but injuries are very much a part of the game.

“We’ve dealt with them all year, and we’ll deal with this one the same.”

This marks the first meeting between the teams since Nov. 17, 2014. The Steelers won that game 27-24.

LANDOVER http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/randall-telfer-jersey , Md. (AP) Now that C.J. Beathard has thrown his first NFL pass and accounted for his first touchdown, the rookie quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers will get a chance to make his first NFL start.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said that Beathard did enough to earn the team’s QB job for next weekend’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Beathard replaced the benched Brian Hoyer in the second quarter of what became a 26-24 loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

Beathard, a third-round draft pick from Iowa, was 19 of 36 for 245 yards, one touchdown and a final-throw interception, coming up just shy of leading the 49ers (0-6) to their first victory under rookie coach Shanahan.

”Just couldn’t get the job done,” Beathard said.

Nothing new for his club Authentic Bo Scarbrough Jersey , of course.

The 49ers are the first team in NFL history to lose five consecutive games by three points or fewer. They’re also the first to fall five times in a row by a combined 13 points.

”What’s this going to make us? Is it going to make us worse or is it going to make us better in the long run?” Shanahan said. ”There is absolutely no doubt in my mind – and I don’t know when it’ll be, but – going through stuff like this will make us better.”

He took out Hoyer with their team trailing 14-0 Sunday. Hoyer was 4 of 11 for 34 yards. During his four drives, San Francisco managed two first downs – and one came via a defensive penalty.

But with Beathard in the game, the 49ers went from down 17-0 to tied at 17. Then, after the Redskins (3-2) pulled ahead 26-17 on a 7-yard TD run by quarterback Kirk Cousins, Beathard’s 45-yard scoring toss to Aldrick Robinson made it a two-point game with about 2 minutes left.

As Beathard tried to drive the 49ers to the go-ahead points, they were headed toward the end zone below a sign in the Redskins’ Ring of Fame honoring their former GM Bobby Beathard. He just happens to be the QB’s grandfather.

”Really cool. You look up and you see Grandpop’s name right on the stadium Trenton Cannon Jersey Elite ,” the younger Beathard said. ”I got so much from him and I try to be just like him.”

Other things to know about the Redskins’ victory over the 49ers:

ANTHEM

A half-dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem – about half as many 49ers as protested last week, when Vice President Mike Pence then left their game. Safety Eric Reid, who was one of the kneelers both weeks and has been a longtime supporter of former teammate Colin Kaepernick, said he thought miscommunication led to the reduced number of players taking part Sunday. Reid said he initially wanted to have all players stand this week, because of the game’s proximity to the nation’s capital and ”to finally put to bed the accusations that we don’t respect the military.” When he then tried to change course and have folks kneel, he wasn’t able to spread the word well enough, Reid explained. He also said it is clear to him that Kaepernick Authentic Roger Maris Jersey , who is currently unemployed, is ”being blackballed. I think all the stats prove that he’s an NFL-worthy quarterback.”

EAGLES SHOWDOWN

In their next game, the Redskins could be forced to try to stop the Eagles (5-1) and quarterback Carson Wentz with an inexperienced secondary given injuries to top cornerbacks Josh Norman and Bashaud Breeland, who hurt his left knee in the second half against San Francisco. Wentz was 26 of 39 for 307 yards, two TDs and an interception in Week 1, when Philadelphia beat host Washington 30-17.

THOMPSON TIME

Without starter Rob Kelley because of an ankle injury, Redskins third-down back Chris Thompson had a career-high 16 carries while making his first NFL start Sunday. As usual http://www.philadelphiaeaglesteamonlines.com/josh-sweat-jersey , Thompson was more effective in the passing game (four catches, 105 yards) than running (33 yards). ”I’ve been given some 1-on-1 opportunities and just winning those matchups,” said Thompson, who surpassed 100 yards receiving for the second time in his career. ”It’s on me to make plays and be a playmaker.”

REDSKINS RUSH

Led by second-year defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis, Washington had three sacks of Beathard and Hoyer. But when Gruden said he wanted his team to play better, that’s an area he emphasized. ”Probably didn’t get as much pressure on the quarterback as I’d like to see, so we have to try to fix that Wholesale Daryl Worley Jersey ,” Gruden said. The Redskins missed on at least four potential sacks of Wentz in the teams’ season opener.

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AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.

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