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MIAMI GARDENS http://www.baltimoreravensteamauthentic.com/lamar-jackson-jersey , Fla. (AP) The Oakland Raiders headed home early Monday after a long trip, ready for a rest with their season back on track.

Derek Carr threw for 300 yards and Oakland completed a two-game East Coast swing Sunday night by beating the Miami Dolphins 27-24. It was only the Raiders’ second win since Week 2, but at 4-5 they’re still in the playoff chase.

”A real solid win on the road,” coach Jack Del Rio said. ”We’re ready to get home.”

The Raiders spent the week practicing in Sarasota, Florida, after losing a week ago at Buffalo. Following a bye, their next game is Nov. 19 in Mexico City.

The Dolphins fell to 4-4. Here are things to know about their second consecutive prime-time defeat Raiders Nick Nelson Jersey , and the Raiders’ change in direction:

DEEP THREAT

Carr went 21 for 30. His favorite target was tight end Jared Cook, who made eight catches for 126 yards.

Seldom-used Johnny Holton had the biggest catch, a 44-yard touchdown reception on a long pass from Carr. Holton’s only other catch this year went 64 yards for a score.

”When he gets in the game, people are pointing him out – `Oh, the fast guy is in,”’ Carr said.

”Johnny can go get it, man Cheap Kentavius Street Jersey ,” Del Rio said.

COMEBACK

Oakland’s Marshawn Lynch scored twice in his return from a one-game suspension for shoving an official. His 22-yard touchdown run was his longest gain this year, and he finished with 57 yards on 14 carries.

Carr said the offense was different with Lynch back.

”A lot more jokes, him talking trash to me,” Carr said. ”He’s our brother. We love him. The more we can run the ball, the more stress it takes off me. I’m all for that.”

SLIPPING TO .500

Jay Cutler returned to give Miami’s worst-in-the-NFL offense some life. After missing one game with cracked ribs, he completed his first 16 throws and finished with 311 yards passing and three scores.

The offense also overcame the recent trade of leading rusher Jay Ajayi. Running backs Kenyan Drake and Damien Williams each made six catches, and Drake had a 42-yard run to set up a touchdown.

But now the defense is showing cracks. The Dolphins have allowed 95 points in the past three games Cheap James Develin Jersey , and they’re the AFC’s lone .500 team.

”Nobody wants to be 4-4,” defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh said. ”Luckily it’s halfway. We still have opportunities.”

Miami plays its third consecutive prime-time game on Monday, Nov. 13.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY

Marshall Newhouse, the Raiders’ 330-pound tackle, briefly became an imposing ball carrier when he scooped up a Carr fumble and took off. He also fumbled when hit, and Miami recovered.

”I don’t really think he was thinking first down,” Del Rio said. ”He was thinking http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/baker-mayfield-jersey , `I’m going to score.”’

PROTEST

Dolphins players Julius Thomas, Michael Thomas and Kenny Stills knelt during the national anthem for the first time since coach Adam Gase established a rule requiring players either to stand for the anthem or stay in the tunnel.

Before recent games, the three players waited in the tunnel. But they told Gase the wait was interfering with their game preparation, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

The person said Gase told them he preferred they stand during the anthem but respected their right to express themselves and relaxed the team rule. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins didn’t comment on the latest protests.

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GRETNA Bills Taron Johnson Jersey , La. (AP) The trial in a road-rage shooting that took the life of former NFL football player Joe McKnight began Tuesday in a New Orleans suburb, where a judge and attorneys were questioning dozens of potential jurors.

Ronald Gasser, 56, is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 1 Jets Thomas Rawls Jersey , 2016, shooting of the player who began his career as a local high school football star. Initially charged with manslaughter, Gasser was indicted on the more serious charge last February. He has pleaded not guilty.

Gasser, who remains jailed with bond set at $750 http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/bradley-chubb-jersey ,000, was dressed in a dark blue pinstripe suit as he entered the courtroom, accompanied by sheriff’s deputies.

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A jury was seated late Tuesday in the courtroom of state District Judge Ellen Kovach but the trial will be delayed due to icy weather conditions. Opening arguments could begin Thursday. Gasser’s attorneys have cast McKnight as the aggressor and are expected to argue Gasser fired in self-defense.

If convicted as charged, Gasser would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Police said the confrontation took place as the men traveled across a Mississippi River bridge in New Orleans and on roads in neighboring Jefferson Parish.

Authorities said the shooting happened after both cars had stopped and McKnight approached Gasser’s vehicle. Gasser shot McKnight three times.

Defense attorneys said last year that they believe McKnight tried to enter Gasser’s car through the passenger window. They noted that Gasser stayed on the scene after the shooting and said he cooperated with police.

The case bore striking similarities to an earlier 2016 shooting death involving another former NFL player. Will Smith, who retired after starring on New Orleans Saints teams that inspired the city after Hurricane Katrina with winning seasons and a 2010 Super Bowl victory Cheap Robert Golden Jersey , was shot to death during a confrontation following a traffic crash. A 29-year-old New Orleans man, Cardell Hayes, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury convicted him of manslaughter.

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FLOWERY BRANCH Cheap Alan Branch Jersey , Ga. (AP) Even Julio Jones was caught off guard when someone mentioned all the various body parts he’s had to nurse back to health this season.

Ribs. Thumb. Knee. Hip. Back. Ankle.

The ankle twice, in fact.

”Whew! All that?” he asked, sounding a bit incredulous.

Then, with a slight smile and shaking his head, Jones added, ”Long season, man. Long season.”

He’s got a routine to cope with all the aches and pains.

During the week, Jones is often limited in practice or doesn’t even take the field. But by the time the game rolls around, he’s always ready to go.

”He has a real process to do that,” coach Dan Quinn said. ”We’re fortunate that he’s played with injuries and kind of knows the routine of how to do it.”

That will be the case again for Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game against the top-seeded Philadelphia Eagles .

After sitting out two days of practice with a sore ankle and going through a limited routine Thursday at the final full workout before the game Cheap Ryan Allen Jersey , the star receiver will be in the starting lineup for the 18th consecutive time this season.

”The thing with being injured, it’s really just blocking it out,” Jones said. ”Don’t use it as an excuse.”

Quinn noted that the Falcons usually have an extensive walk-through before each practice, and that’s a session that Jones rarely misses no matter how much he’s hurting. He uses the time to get familiar with the game plan, run some routes and hone his timing with quarterback Matt Ryan.

If Jones is limited during the actual practice, he focuses on plays in which he’ll likely be the primary receiver.

”We try to feature him on plays that are unique for him and Matt to be at full speed,” Quinn said. ”When he goes, it’s these full-speed, aggressive routes. So that helps him as far as the timing goes.”

Jones has been on the injury report eight of the last 10 weeks, along with two other weeks early in the season.

None of the injuries were serious enough to keep him from playing http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/saquon-barkley-jersey , but they did require plenty of tender loving care to make sure there were no setbacks. That’s why, over the course of the last four months, the injury report has listed him as limited or out of practice more times than he’s fully participated.

Game day is a different story.

”If you say you’re gonna go, go. Don’t bring it up in the middle of the game,” he said. ”We know it hurts. Don’t let your mind be negative. Just stay positive. If something’s hurting or anything like that, I never relay it back to (the sideline). I know it hurts. You don’t want to talk about it and bring that stuff up during the game. If I suit up, I’m going. I’m not saying anything about it.”

A turning point in Jones’ pain threshold came during his sophomore season at Alabama. He broke his left hand in a game, had surgery the next day and was cleared to play the following week.

He wasn’t at his best.

”I was a little timid to catch just because of the pain,” Jones recalled. ”It was messing with me mentally.”

Since then, he’s learned to block out his various injuries.

”It’s gonna hurt Bills Taron Johnson Jersey ,” Jones said. ”But I’m out here. I made the decision to be out here. I don’t care about it hurting.”

Jones’ production dipped this season, part of a wider drop-off under first-year offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, and there have been a few more drops than previous seasons – most notably, what should have been an easy 39-yard touchdown catch in a November loss at Carolina .

But, overall, it’s been another huge season for Jones. He had 88 catches for 1,444 yards – an average of 90.3 per game – and earned second-team honors on The Associated Press All-Pro team.

He’s usually even better in the playoffs.

Last week, he had nine catches for 94 yards and a touchdown with just under 6 minutes remaining that finished off a 26-13 upset of the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round.

”It’s win or go home,” Jones said. ”I’m not a numbers guy. Whatever it takes to get the win.”

Jones also got to do a bit of gloating this week after his alma mater won another national championship with a 26-23 overtime victory over Georgia.

Not that he had any doubt about the outcome. Jones didn’t attend the game, even though it was held at the Falcons’ home stadium Cheap Josh Allen Jersey , and insisted that he went to bed before halftime.

”I was out,” he said. ”I didn’t learn (the score) until the next morning. I was like, `Oh, that was a good game.”’

Someone noticed he wasn’t wearing any Alabama gear.

No need to rub it in, he quipped.

”When you’re accustomed to things,” Jones said, trying to hold back a smile, ”you don’t brag.”

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FRISCO http://www.sanfrancisco49ersteamonline.com/tarvarius-moore-jersey , Texas (AP) Kellen Moore is the new quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys after spending the previous three seasons as the backup to Tony Romo and then Dak Prescott.

Moore’s move is part of a significant overhaul to coach Jason Garrett’s staff. Although offensive coordinator Scott Linehan and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli are returning, eight new coaches and two promotions were announced Friday.

Sanjay Lal, who has worked with receivers for four NFL teams over the past 11 seasons, is the new receivers coach in what could be a crucial year for 2014 All-Pro Dez Bryant’s future in Dallas. After spending last season with Indianapolis, Lal replaces Derek Dooley Eagles Paul Worrilow Jersey , who left to become offensive coordinator at Missouri.

The other newcomers are Paul Alexander (offensive line), Ken Amato (defensive assistant), Doug Colman (assistant special teams), Doug Nussmeier (tight ends), Markus Paul (assistant strength) and Kris Richard (passing game coordinator/defensive backs).

Ben Bloom was promoted to linebackers coach http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/mike-hughes-jerseyy , and former special teams assistant Keith O’Quinn will take over that unit.

The staff shake-up came after the Cowboys finished 9-7 in a season marred by 2016 All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension a year after Dallas had an NFC-best 13 wins.

The 29-year-old Moore spent six seasons in the NFL, the first three with Detroit as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State. He ended up as the backup in Dallas because of his ties to Linehan with the Lions.

Moore played just three regular-season games in his career, all of them after Romo broke his collarbone for the second time during the 2015 season and the Cowboys had benched both of Romo’s other backups, Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel.

Moore likely would have started in 2016 when Romo broke his back in a preseason game, but Moore broke an ankle during practice in training camp.

The injury to Moore made Prescott the backup Chiefs Derrick Nnadi Jersey , and the former Mississippi State star went on to have one of the best rookie seasons for a quarterback in NFL history. Moore was Prescott’s trusted confidant as his backup last season.

The Cowboys gave the QB coaching job to Moore after deciding not to bring back Wade Wilson, who held the job for 11 seasons. Linehan also works closely with quarterbacks.

Matt Eberflus also was among the coaches who left the Dallas staff. The former linebackers coach and passing game coordinator agreed to become defensive coordinator for the Colts when they were planning to hire Josh McDaniels.

After McDaniels changed his mind and returned to New England, the Colts said they would honor the deals with the assistants who had agreed to come and hired new coach Frank Reich.

Former Dallas special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia took the same job under Jon Gruden in Oakland. Alexander replaced Frank Pollack, the new offensive line coach in Cincinnati. Other coaches who didn’t return were Joe Baker (secondary) and Steve Loney, who retired after one season in charge of the tight ends.

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FRISCO http://www.sanfrancisco49ersteamonline.com/tarvarius-moore-jersey , Texas (AP) Kellen Moore is the new quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys after spending the previous three seasons as the backup to Tony Romo and then Dak Prescott.

Moore’s move is part of a significant overhaul to coach Jason Garrett’s staff. Although offensive coordinator Scott Linehan and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli are returning, eight new coaches and two promotions were announced Friday.

Sanjay Lal, who has worked with receivers for four NFL teams over the past 11 seasons, is the new receivers coach in what could be a crucial year for 2014 All-Pro Dez Bryant’s future in Dallas. After spending last season with Indianapolis, Lal replaces Derek Dooley Eagles Paul Worrilow Jersey , who left to become offensive coordinator at Missouri.

The other newcomers are Paul Alexander (offensive line), Ken Amato (defensive assistant), Doug Colman (assistant special teams), Doug Nussmeier (tight ends), Markus Paul (assistant strength) and Kris Richard (passing game coordinator/defensive backs).

Ben Bloom was promoted to linebackers coach http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/mike-hughes-jerseyy , and former special teams assistant Keith O’Quinn will take over that unit.

The staff shake-up came after the Cowboys finished 9-7 in a season marred by 2016 All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension a year after Dallas had an NFC-best 13 wins.

The 29-year-old Moore spent six seasons in the NFL, the first three with Detroit as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State. He ended up as the backup in Dallas because of his ties to Linehan with the Lions.

Moore played just three regular-season games in his career, all of them after Romo broke his collarbone for the second time during the 2015 season and the Cowboys had benched both of Romo’s other backups, Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel.

Moore likely would have started in 2016 when Romo broke his back in a preseason game, but Moore broke an ankle during practice in training camp.

The injury to Moore made Prescott the backup Chiefs Derrick Nnadi Jersey , and the former Mississippi State star went on to have one of the best rookie seasons for a quarterback in NFL history. Moore was Prescott’s trusted confidant as his backup last season.

The Cowboys gave the QB coaching job to Moore after deciding not to bring back Wade Wilson, who held the job for 11 seasons. Linehan also works closely with quarterbacks.

Matt Eberflus also was among the coaches who left the Dallas staff. The former linebackers coach and passing game coordinator agreed to become defensive coordinator for the Colts when they were planning to hire Josh McDaniels.

After McDaniels changed his mind and returned to New England, the Colts said they would honor the deals with the assistants who had agreed to come and hired new coach Frank Reich.

Former Dallas special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia took the same job under Jon Gruden in Oakland. Alexander replaced Frank Pollack, the new offensive line coach in Cincinnati. Other coaches who didn’t return were Joe Baker (secondary) and Steve Loney, who retired after one season in charge of the tight ends.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Just call them the unopportunistic Jets.

New York forced three turnovers in quick succession against the Saints and scored a total of three points off of them on Sunday. The 31-19 loss – their seventh in nine games – officially eliminated them from the playoffs.

”When you get three turnovers Cheap Logan Woodside Jersey , normally you win the game,” Jets coach Todd Bowles said. ”We fought, but we just didn’t make enough plays.”

The offense and third-year quarterback Bryce Petty, making his first start of the season in place of the injured Josh McCown, really came up empty when the defense gave them a boost.

When defensive lineman Leonard Williams returned Drew Brees’ interception to the New Orleans 11 with 1:19 left in the first half Cheap Derek Rivers Jersey , the Jets responded by gaining zero yards in three plays, settling for a 29-yard field goal that cut their deficit to 17-10.

When Jets defensive backs Jamal Adams and Buster Skrine forced fumbles from Saints wide receiver Brandon Coleman on back-to-back drives in the second half, New York’s offense went three-and-out the first time and picked up one first down on the next possession. Even the first down came on an unnecessary roughness penalty on Saints cornerback Ken Crawley.

New York’s longest gain on any possession after the turnovers was a 6-yard run by Matt Forte.

”We couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity,” Petty said. ”We just have to capitalize.”

Petty improved a week after going 2 of 9 for 14 yards in relief of McCown during an ugly 23-0 loss to Denver. Still, he completed fewer than half of his passes http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/martavis-bryant-jersey , going 19 of 39 for 179 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

In a meeting of quarterbacks who wear No. 9, he came up short in his matchup with Saints quarterback Drew Brees despite having a 3-inch height advantage. New Orleans defensive end Cameron Jordan knocked down four of Petty’s throws-three times on third down.

”I feel like I’m a little bit taller than their No. 9,” Petty said. ”It’s just one of those things. The defensive linemen are good at reading that kind of stuff. It’s just little things like moving your head right or left or arm angle, that kind of stuff. It comes with being in there.”

Even his best possession — a 12-play, 75-yard

drive in the first half that ended in a 2-yard touchdown run by Bilal Powell — was aided by back-to-back penalties on the Saints.

”He was high on some balls and low on some others Cheap Tremaine Edmunds Jersey ,” Bowles said of Petty, but added that he’ll start again next week.

”The plays we needed to make to win the game, he didn’t make them, but he’ll get better.”

New York was unable to overcome a slow start defensively. The Saints scored 17 points on their first three possessions, going ahead 17-7. After holding New Orleans without a point on its next seven series Bills Tremaine Edmunds Jersey , the Jets still trailed 17-13.

New Orleans regained a double-digit lead on Mike Thomas’ 4-yard touchdown catch with 7:39 left in the game and sealed the victory on Mark Ingram’s 50-yard touchdown run with 1:33 to go.

Before that play, the Jets had held the Saints to 81 yards rushing on 27 attempts despite missing benched defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson.

”It’s very frustrating when you get off the field after a turnover and it feels like things should be different when you are in that position,” cornerback Morris Claiborne said. ”But coming out of the gate, we gave up two touchdowns on the first three drives. It’s hard to beat those type of teams when you do that.”

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DALLAS (AP) Now that Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys has become the first NFL owner with a public suggestion of repercussions for displays during the national anthem Eric Wood Jersey , players are opening up more about the delicate balance of team chemistry and politics in the locker room.

And they’re not necessarily slamming the powerful and outspoken Jones for suggesting his players will be benched if they disrespect the flag.

”He’s the owner. Either you listen or you don’t,” Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis said Monday. ”And if you don’t listen, then you won’t play. It’s all up to each and every individual.”

Jones was responding Sunday night to questions about Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to leave an Indianapolis home game in protest of about a dozen San Francisco players who kneeled during the anthem. President Donald Trump tweeted after Pence’s walkout that he had told his vice president to leave if any players kneeled.

On Monday night, Trump also tweeted his support for Jones.

”A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag,” the president tweeted. ”`Stand for Anthem or sit for game!”’

Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the movement early last season when he sat on the bench, and later kneeled, during the anthem to protest racial inequality and police mistreatment of black males. He remains unsigned and wants to resume his career.

The 74-year-old Jones Colton Schmidt Jersey , also the team’s general manager, said after a loss to Green Bay on Sunday that the NFL cannot leave the impression that it tolerates players disrespecting the flag and said any Cowboys doing so will not play.

They were the most provocative comments so far from Jones, a powerful behind-the-scenes force in the NFL and recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who had already been clear in his support of standing for the anthem.

The NFL players’ union had a swift rebuke Monday. Executive director DeMaurice Smith said Jones contradicted assurances last week from Commissioner Roger Goodell and New York Giants President John Mara that players could express themselves without reprisals.

”I look forward to the day when everyone in management can unite and truly embrace and articulate what the flag stands for, liberty and justice for all, instead of some of them just talking about standing,” Smith said. ”We look forward to continuing our talks with them on this very issue.”

Many of the NFL’s 32 teams have held meetings in various forms to discuss the issue since Trump said more than two weeks ago during a rally in Alabama that owners should fire players who kneel for the anthem.

In some cases, teams have struggled with their responses.

After Trump’s criticism, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to stay off the field before the anthem. But Army veteran Alejandro Villanueva, an offensive lineman Cordy Glenn Jersey , stood at the edge of a tunnel with his teammates in darkness behind him during the anthem two weeks ago.

Villanueva said he was not making a political statement or defying his teammates, calling it a misunderstanding that was ”very embarrassing on my end.”

Miami coach Adam Gase recently created a team policy requiring players either to stand or wait in the tunnel. Three chose to stay off the field Sunday at home against Tennessee – Michael Thomas, Kenny Stills and Julius Thomas. All three have kneeled in the past.

Asked why he was responding to questions on the topic after previously declining to comment, Gase said, ”Because I thought it was time for us to address it.”

After several meetings over two days before a Monday night game in Arizona two weeks ago, the Cowboys and Jones kneeled arm-in-arm before the anthem. All of them stood during the anthem, with arms still locked. Otherwise, the Cowboys have stood on the sideline.

The Denver Broncos decided two weeks ago that they would stop kneeling after coach Vance Joseph met with his leadership group. The Broncos stood before their most recent game against Oakland, with linebacker Brandon Marshall raising a fist. Denver was off Sunday.

”We just feel like as a team Jerry Hughes Jersey , it’s bringing more negative attention … than it is positive,” safety Justin Simmons said. ”So, we made our point the one time we did it. The awareness of the social injustices are out there.”

During their bye last week, Atlanta players and coaches had a discussion mediated by a representative from the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality. Falcons owner Arthur Blank invited the outside perspective, and the team has decided to stand during the anthem.

”There’s no policy that was written or spoken about,” coach Dan Quinn said. ”It’s more one that was really in the heart of brotherhood, that what we do, we’ll do it together.”

Jones isn’t the only owner who feels strongly about players standing for the anthem, but there have been no indications of teams requiring their players to stand. Mara has told Giants players he wants them to stand but supports their right to do otherwise.

”As a team we’ve had our talks about it and we’re good to go Preston Brown Jersey ,” said Redskins running back Chris Thompson, among several Washington players to deny reports that they are required to stand. ”Our ownership, we’ve all talked about it. I think on our end, we’re good.”

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ALAMEDA Eric Wood Jersey , Calif. (AP) Marshawn Lynch’s appeal of his one-game suspension for shoving an official was denied Tuesday and the running back will miss Oakland’s game this week at Buffalo.

Appeals officer James Thrash, who was appointed jointly by the league and the NFLPA, upheld the one-game ban without pay.

Lynch will not be allowed to be with the Raiders until Oct. 30, clearing the way for second-year backs Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington to carry the load for the Raiders (3-4) against the Bills (4-2).

”We’re going to miss him but it’s the next-man-up mentality,” Richard said. ”It’s the NFL. We can’t whine about it because if that’s the case we’ll go out this week and end up losing because we’re not being focused. Me and D-Wash are confident in ourselves and the offense and our teammates have confidence in us so we’ll do everything we can to impact the game against Buffalo.”

Lynch was suspended for coming off the sideline during a scuffle in the second quarter and then shoving a game official during Oakland’s 31-30 victory over Kansas City last Thursday night. The ban will cost him more than $100 Colton Schmidt Jersey ,000 in salary and per game roster bonuses.

The incident started when Oakland quarterback Derek Carr was hit late on a run by Kansas City’s Marcus Peters midway through the second quarter. Several of the Raiders offensive linemen, including Kelechi Osemele and Donald Penn, immediately confronted Peters, and Lynch sprinted onto the field from the bench to join the fray. Line judge Julian Mapp tried to break up the fight, but Lynch pushed him and grabbed his jersey. Lynch was ejected and got a personal foul.

While several players have only been fined for making contact with an official Cordy Glenn Jersey , Lynch also left the sideline to join the fray, making his infraction worthy of a suspension, according to NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan.

Lynch and Peters are both Oakland natives and are so close they consider each other family. Some of Lynch’s teammates said he came out on the field as a peacemaker looking to separate Peters from the Oakland players.

Lynch came out of retirement this season and was traded from Seattle to the Raiders. Lynch said he wanted to make a comeback so he could give something back to his hometown of Oakland before the Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020.

After a promising start, Lynch hasn’t provided much production for Oakland. He had just two carries for 9 yards before his ejection and has rushed for 266 yards on 72 carries (3.7 yards per carry) with two touchdowns so far this season.

After gaining 121 yards the first two weeks, he is averaging just 29 yards per game the past five weeks.

With Lynch sidelined Jerry Hughes Jersey , the Raiders will rely heavily on the smaller backs Richard and Washington. Richard has rushed for 158 yards on 35 carries this season, while Washington has 53 yards on 23 runs and scored a touchdown last week after Lynch was ejected.

”We feed off each other’s energy, big play after big play, we get juice off that,” Washington said. ”I get juiced up seeing him go out and make plays. Last year we had a couple of times we had to carry the load. I think we’ll be fine.”

Washington and Richard were the primary backs for two games last year when Latavius Murray was injured and give the Raiders better threats in the passing game even if they may lack the power running that Lynch provides.

”We’ll be able to spread out the defense and defenses won’t know what’s coming Preston Brown Jersey ,” Richard said. ”We’ll use that to our advantage.”

NOTES: The Raiders signed CB Tevin Mitchell to the practice squad.

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ATLANTA (AP) The Dallas Cowboys knew it would be tough to get by without Ezekiel Elliott.

Turns out Eric Wood Jersey , they missed Tyron Smith even more.

With their starting left tackle sidelined by back and groin injuries, the Cowboys surrendered six sacks to Adrian Clayborn in one of the greatest pass rushing performances in NFL history.

The result: an ugly 27-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday .

”The next man up has to be ready on a moment’s notice,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. ”We didn’t handle the adversity of the day.”

After three legal reprieves, Elliott finally began serving a six-game suspension for allegations of domestic abuse . There was certainly no replacing a dynamic back who led the league in rushing as a rookie.

Alfred Morris started in Elliott’s place and broke off a 20-yard run, but the former Pro Bowler really didn’t have much of an impact. He finished with 11 carries for 53 yards.

Rod Smith carried three times for 14 yards, while Darren McFadden was stuffed for a 2-yard loss on his lone run.

”We became one-dimensional Colton Schmidt Jersey ,” Morris said. ”We got behind. I take full ownership of that. We’ll learn from this game.”

Chaz Green certainly has a lot to learn.

The third-year lineman stepped in for Smith – and spent most of the game grasping at air.

Clayborn was simply too quick off the edge, blowing by Smith time after time.

”It was more me not sticking to what I know,” Green said. ”A lot of my issues were self-inflicted. It just hurts because I feel I let the team down.”

Clayborn, who had two sacks on the season and 22.5 in his seven-year career before Sunday, broke the Atlanta team record and equaled the second-most sacks by any player in a game.

Only the great Derrick Thomas has ever been credited with more, recording seven sacks for the Kansas City Chiefs in a 1990 game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Clayborn also forced two fumbles by Dak Prescott and recovered one of them Cordy Glenn Jersey , simply ripping the ball out of the quarterback’s hands .

”Give them a lot of credit for completely compromising everything we did offensively,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.

With the running game bogged down and Prescott running for his life, the Cowboys (5-4) never got much going offensively against an Atlanta team that has lost four of five games.

Dallas finished with just 233 yards, its worst showing of the season.

In all, Prescott was sacked eight times – just two fewer sacks than he endured through the Cowboys’ first eight games. The second-year quarterback had never been sacked more than four times in a game.

”When we got in those passing situations, we couldn’t slow them down Jerry Hughes Jersey ,” Garrett said. ”We didn’t protect well enough, and they put too much pressure on Dak.”

The dismal performance in Atlanta capped a tumultuous week for the Cowboys , who had been riding a three-game winning streak.

Jones is upset about a contract extension for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and didn’t dispute reports that he has threatened to sue the league.

While unhappy about with the way Goodell handled Elliott’s case, Jones said he is mainly at odds with the league over a committee of six owners, chaired by Arthur Blank of the Falcons, negotiating an extension without another vote of all 32 owners. Blank was also at Sunday’s game Preston Brown Jersey , but there was no indication that he spoke with Jones about their differences.

As for Elliott’s case, the Cowboys are moving on.

”He intends to come back with a fresh approach,” Jones said. ”He’s learning things every day. What I want for Zeke is that he is a better person.”

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PITTSBURGH (AP) The words slipped out of Mike Mitchell’s mouth and the Pittsburgh Steelers safety couldn’t help but shake his head.

Asked to describe rookie defensive back Mike Hilton Eric Wood Jersey , Mitchell settled on ”feisty” and ”fiery.” And even as Mitchell said it, he recognized the trap he’d fallen into.

”I hate to use those words because you usually use them with small people,” Mitchell said. ”Mike is a shorter guy, but his heart is super big and he puts it on display every Sunday for us and you can see it.”

Considering the impact the 5-foot-9, 184-pound Hilton is making for the NFL’s second-ranked defense, he’s kind of impossible to ignore. The 23-year-old had his first career sack and his first career interception in Pittsburgh’s surprisingly easy 26-9 romp over Baltimore last week.

The former practice squad player took down 6-foot-6 Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in the third quarter and then found himself in the right spot to catch linebacker Ryan Shazier’s tipped pass in the fourth to turn back an ultimately toothless rally by the Ravens. He figures to see the field plenty on Sunday in passing downs when the Steelers (3-1) host Jacksonville (2-2).

”I didn’t play much last year. I didn’t play at all last year,” Hilton said. ”So this whole game is new to me. I’m slowly getting comfortable and my confidence is getting hype.”

Not that it ever really wavered even as he wandered the fringes of the league after graduating from Mississippi in 2016. He spent a week on the practice squad with New England before being cut, continuing to work out believing the phone would ring even though the market for undersized cornerbacks isn’t exactly a thriving one.

”I’m not the first one that’s been through this Colton Schmidt Jersey , I know I wasn’t going to be the last,” Hilton said. ”I’ve trained with guys that have been in the NFL, they broke it down to me, said it was just about being confident in your ability and confidence that there’s always going to be a shot out there.”

The shot came last December with the Steelers, who made him a late addition to the practice squad then signed him to a futures contract shortly after the season ended.

On a roster dotted with self-made men – linebacker James Harrison (undrafted), wide receiver Antonio Brown (sixth round) and left tackle Alejandro Villanueva (undrafted) chief among them – Hilton understood once he got in the door, he had as good a chance as anyone to make the final 53-man roster.

”They brought me out here for a reason,” Hilton said. ”The time they spent looking into me Cordy Glenn Jersey , I want to give them that time back and show them they made the right choice giving me a shot and putting me out there.”

Even if that shot came at the expense of a former teammate.

The Steelers first noticed Hilton while visiting Ole Miss to scout defensive back Senquez Golson, whom they ended up taking in the second round of the 2015 draft. Golson’s NFL career ended before it began. He spent 2015 and 2016 on injured reserve and didn’t make it out of camp this year before being cut.

Golson became expendable in part because of Hilton’s relentlessness, a trait that propelled him from an academically risky recruit coming out of high school to a three-year starter with the Rebels. He started at all four defensive back positions during his college career, though what set him apart was his tenacity. It didn’t go unnoticed.

Hilton wore No. 38 during his senior year after teammates voted him the Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner in 2015, annually to the player who best represents the spirit of Mullins, a former Ole Miss defensive back who was paralyzed while making a tackle during a game in 1989 against Vanderbilt but overcame his injuries to return to the classroom before passing away in 1991.

”Anyone that knows anything about Ole Miss football, the guys that they recognize with that jersey, it speaks to their football character and the way that they play the game Jerry Hughes Jersey ,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said.

A way that fits right in with the Steelers, who threw Hilton onto special teams and use him at nickel back, where he’s developed a reputation for impeccably timed blitzes off the edge.

His first NFL sack was no different. Hilton took off at the snap, ran around 6-foot-7 right tackle Austin Howard and tripped up Flacco for a 6-yard loss.

”Quick little thing isn’t he?” Pittsburgh defensive end Stephon Tuitt said.

One who studies film for clues in an effort to pick up a quarterback’s cadence, though there’s more to it than that. Hilton will check to see when an offensive lineman reaches out to tap a teammate, a dead giveaway the snap is coming.

”I wouldn’t say it’s a specialty,” Hilton said. ”I just have a knack for things.”

Many things. Hilton understands he doesn’t have the resume or the experience to go asking to be placed in a specific role. So he doesn’t even try.

”He is one of the easiest dudes to play with and work with because his attitude is, `Whatever you need me to do Preston Brown Jersey , I can do it,”’ Mitchell said. ”If he doesn’t know how to do it, then he asks. I love playing with the guy.”

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