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The Colts offence clicks, Washingtons does with a backup QB, the Falcons can fligh high and Murray is running away from the competition; all this and more in Scott Cullens 20 Points on NFL Week Three. 1. Colts QB Andrew Luck (31-for-39, 370 YDS, 4 TD) had his way against the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Luck threw for 330 yards in the first half. RB Ahmad Bradshaw (83 YDS, 1 TD, 11 touches) was slightly more productive than Trent Richardson (80 YDS, 17 touches), even on one of Richardsons more efficient days. 2. Washington QB Kirk Cousins (30-for-48, 427 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT) started making a case to keep the starting job in his first start this season in place of an injured Robert Griffin III. The best thing for fantasy players is that Cousins got his work done down the field, hitting wide receivers Pierre Gardon (11 REC, 138 YDS, 1 TD, 16 targets) and DeSean Jackson (5 REC, 117 YS, 1 TD, 11 targets) for much of his yardage. TE Niles Paul (6 REC, 68 YDS, 9 targets) continued to get a lot of looks as Jordan Reeds injury replacement too. 3. Falcons WR Julio Jones (9 REC, 161 YDS, 2 TD, 11 targets) had a monster game against the Bucs, getting even more action with Roddy White out, and since the start of last season (among those with at least eight games played), Jones 118.1 yards per game is best among wideouts. 4. He lost another fumble, but Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray still found his way to 131 yards and a touchdown on 28 touches at St. Louis. Hes leading the league in rushing attempts (75) and his 385 rushing yards is 99 more than second-place Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants. Jennings rushed for a career-hgih 176 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries against Houston, 5. Eagles QB Nick Foles (27-for-41, 325 YDS, 3 TD) was strong against Washington and now lead the league with 978 yards passing through three weeks (326.0 per game), leaing Atlantas Matt Ryan by 13 yards. Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin (8 REC, 145 YDS, 1 TD, 10 targets) continued his strong start and rookie WR Jordan Matthews (8 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD, 9 targets) was getting more looks than anyone else in the Philadelphia passing game. 6. Ravens WR Steve Smith (5 REC, 101 YDS, 7 targets) is off to a great start in a new city; his 290 receiving yards ranks sixth in the league, though it seems to be coming at the expense of Torrey Smith, who has been targeted 18 times in three games (6.0 per game), down from 8.56 targets per game last season. 7. Chiefs RB Knile Davis, running in place of Jamaal Charles, had 132 yards and a a touchdown, on 32 carries, at Miami. He lost one of his two fumbles, but still a strong showing overall. In Knowshon Morenos spot with Miami, RB Lamar Miller gained 132 yards on 19 touches against Kansas City. With Doug Martin still out, Bucs RB Bobby Rainey gained 105 yards on 18 touches against Atlanta. He lost a pair of fumbles, and it was a lot of garbage time production, because in that rout, there was a lot of garbage time, but Rainey is a good option as long as Martin is sidelined. Donald Brown got the bulk of the action in the Chargers backfield, gaining 89 yards on 36 touches against Buffalo. Not very efficient and with Danny Woodhead now out with a broken fibula, Brown is even more important to the Chargers hopes. Starting in place of an injured Arian Foster, Texans RB Alfred Blue, a rookie sixth-round pick, had 88 yards on 14 touches against the Giants. Vikings RB Matt Asiata had 71 yards on 15 touches at New Orleans. While there is talk that Minnesota really likes rookie Jerick McKinnon, he had eight yards on four touches. With Ray Rice gone and Bernard Pierce (thigh) out, Justin Forsett (65 YDS, 15 touches) and Lorenzo Taliaferro (91 YDS, 1 TD, 18 carries) handled the running game for the Ravens at Cleveland. Browns RB Terrence West (41 YDS, 1 TD, 14 touches) and Isaiah Crowell (5 YDS, 1 TD, 11 carres) split the backfield duties against Baltimore in the absence of Ben Tate. 8. Eagles RB LeSean McCoy, who took a big hit against Washington Sunday, struggled on his way to 22 rushing yards on 20 carries. Through three games, McCoy has 175 rushing yards (58.3 per game), down from last seasons average of 100.4 rushing yards per game. 9. Bucs QB Josh McCown has a sprained thumb, giving Mike Glennon an opportunity next week. Vikings QB Matt Cassel broke a bone in his foot, opening the door for rookie Teddy Bridgewater (12-for-20, 150 YDS; 27 YDS, six carries) to get into the lineup. Jaguars QB Chad Henne was pulled at halftime of the blowout loss to Indianapolis, giving Blake Bortles the ball for the Jags. Bortles (14-for-24, 223 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT) will start for Jacksonville moving forward. 10. The Miami Dolphins arent happy about the performance of Ryan Tannehill (21-for-43, 205 YDS, 1 TD) against the Chiefs, to the point that head coach Joe Philbin wouldnt assure that Tannehill will start against Oakland next week. Matt Moore is the current backup, and doesnt really offer much reason to believe hell be an improvement, even if Tannehill has struggled a bit in the early going. 11. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch (128 YDS, 2 TD, 29 touches) had a successful grind-it-out game against Denver. The Seahawks are leaning heavily on Lynch, who has 52 of the teams 62 running back carries through the first three games. 12. Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders (11 REC, 149 YDS, 15 targets) is becoming a solid alternative for Peyton Manning in Denver and ranks third in targets, with 33, through the first three games. Good thing, since Demaryius Thomas has 13 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown through three games. Wes Welker had six catches for 60 yards, on nine targets, at Seattle in his first appearance of the season. 13. Time-shares: Bills RB Fred Jackson (112 YDS, 1 TD, 14 touches) had a more productive day than C.J. Spiller (62 YDS, 13 touches) in the Buffalo backfield. Lions RB Reggie Bush (99 YDS, 1 TD, 18 touches) was more productive against Green Bay than he had been in the first couple weeks. Joique Bell (33 YDS, 15 carries) was decidedly less productive than he had been. Saints RB Khiry Robinson had 69 yards on 18 carries against Minnesota, while Pierre Thomas (51 YDS, 1 TD, 11 touches) was still a valuable part of the offence. 14. The Saints again gave rookie WR Brandin Cooks (8 REC, 74 YDS, 10 targets) a bigger role in the passing game than Marques Colston (2 REC, 25 YDS, 1 TD, 5 targets). 49ers WR Stevie Johnson (9 REC, 103 YDS, 9 targets) and Michael Crabtree (10 REC, 80 YDS, 11 targets) were productive in a losing effort at Arizona. 15. With QB Brian Hoyer off to a strong start, there is value in WR Andrew Hawkins (21 REC. 244 YDS) and even Miles Austin (14 REC, 115 YDS, 2 TD), who are getting the bulk of Hoyers targets. 16. Jaguars WR Allen Robinson (7 REC, 79 YDS, 10 targets) is emerging as a big part of the offence, particularly with Cecil Shorts and Marqise Lee out of the lineup the past couple weeks. 17. Titans rookie RB Bishop Sankey (70 YDS, 11 touches) got more action in a blowout loss at Cincinnati. Does that give him a better chance to sooner unseat Shonn Greene from the starting lineup? 18. Rams QB Austin Davis (30-for-42, 327 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT) had a strong game against Dallas, even if the Rams couldnt hold the lead. That kind of production gives Davis a chance to keep Shaun Hill from returning to the starting job. 19. Steelers RB LeVeon Bell (157 YDS, 23 touches) had a monster Sunday nighter at Carolina and second-stringer LeGarrette Blount (118 YDs, 1 TD, 10 carries). 20. Dolphins OLB Jelani Jenkins (15 tackles, 1.5 sacks), Cowboys OLB Bruce Carter (12 tackles, 1 INT for TD), Texans ILB Brian Cushing (17 tackles), Panthers MLB Luke Kuechly (14 tackles), Bills FS Aaron Williams (14 tackles), Cowboys ILB Anthony Hitchens (13 tackles), Bills ILB Nigel Bradham (13 tackles), Broncos LB Nate Irving (13 tackles), Cardinals FS Tony Jefferson (10 tackles, 1 sack), Colts ILB DQwell Jackson (10 takcles, 1 sack), Seahawks SS Kam Chancellor (9 tackles, 1 INT), Broncos OLB Brandon Marshall (12 tackles), Dolphins MLB Jason Trusnik (9 tackles, 1 FR), Rams CB Janoris Jenkins (5 tackles, 1 INT for TD), Colts CB Greg Toler (4 tackles, 1 INT for TD) Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Jakub Zboril Jersey . 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Atletico Madrid made it three wins from three thanks to a double from in-form striker Diego Costa in a 3-0 victory at Austria Vienna, leaving the Spanish side on the brink of the last 16 already to continue its brilliant start to the season.Britains national weather service announced this week they had suffered their wettest winter ever. Yet, when Arsenals players woke up on Saturday morning, the calendar had turned to March and the sun was shining. In Stoke, of all places. The white ball was back, a sign that the harshest conditions were behind us, but also a stark reality that the final stretch of the season was now here. Arsenals journey, in the marathon that is the Premier League season, had so far been a success with them spending much of the race out in front. Many onlookers expected them to hit a wall but here they were in March, now, and the only thing remotely looking like a wall was a brief meltdown as they passed through the red half of Merseyside last month. Four points against Manchester United and Sunderland, plus a win over Liverpool in the FA Cup, had put them back on track, sprinting into March with more and more believing they could be the first across the line when their race is run in Norwich on May 11. Yet, still there were the non-believers. "They have always been an outstanding team and they have great ability within their ranks," said Stoke manager Mark Hughes on Friday before going on to tell us what he really thinks: "but I just felt maybe they wouldnt have the ability to sustain a challenge. I think there are possibly stronger challengers, stronger teams that could take it away from them." Arsenals match with Stoke was only one of 38 encounters that will define their league season but given the time of the year and their history with this opponent, it felt much more than that. It proved to be a test they failed miserably. The result went against them, losing 1-0, as did the decisions, a questionable penalty call and a missed red card for Stokes Charlie Adam amongst them, but if Arsenal want the jury to make a decision on whether they are genuine title contenders, this would not be evidence theyd want to present them. The Gunners were unimaginative in attack, too narrow and slow in tempo. They lacked the creative brilliance that has so often helped them this season and the sharpness in possession. As often happens when they struggle going forward, they look to have too many similar players; ball treasurers who demand it and flock towards it. Oh, how they missed a Theo Walcott, someone in attack who can sprint on to a ball rather than run towards it. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is showing he will one day be a fine player, offered this in all-too-brief substitute appearance late on. Stoke, of course, deserved credit for defending well and it should be noted that Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have also not won there this season, but the concerns for Arsenal didnt start and end with the final result. "Its a defeat that hurts," said Wenger after the match. He added: "The consequences of this defeat could be very difficult to take and we will have to respond very quickly." Wenger is not a man that allows a conclusion to be reached based on one game but the choice of consequence as a word shows he has a concern that the league challenge could slip away. Arsenal ended the day in third place on 59pts after 28 games, four points off leaders Chelsea. On this same weekend four years ago, Wenger also met with the media at the Brittania Stadium after his team had won 3-1 against Stoke (to this day their only victory there in eight attempts). It was a sad day for the Frenchman after Aaron Ramsey had broken his leg but, despite being visibly angry and upset, Wenger admitted that he felt his team was very much in the title race after the win.dddddddddddd Arsenal ended that day in third place on 58pts after 28 games, three points off leaders Chelsea. Arsenal faded down the stretch, going from an average of 2.07 points per game (PPG) to 1.70 in the last ten games, with 17 added to 58 to give them a total of 75. They finished third, 11pts back of winners Chelsea and they were out of the race with a month to go. Two years earlier, on this weekend during the 2007-08 season, Arsenal led the league with 10 games to go, sitting on 65pts to Manchester Uniteds 64 and Chelseas 61. At the end of the season, United won the title on 87pts (23 in their last 10 games), Chelsea finished second on 85pts (24 in their last 10 games) and Arsenal finished third on 83pts, going from an average of 2.32 PPG to 1.80 PPG (18pts in their last 10 games). With 10 games remaining in the 2010-11 season, Arsenal were second on 57pts, just three points off leaders Manchester United. Once again they faded down the stretch, going from an average of 2.04 PPG to 1.10 PPG, achieving just 11pts in their last 10 games to with a total of 68, in fourth, and 12pts back of winners Manchester United.Arsenal hit their wall while the best got stronger. 2009-10 -- Chelsea 25pts from a possible 302010-11 -- Manchester United 20pts from a possible 30 That is the nightmare scenario that Arsenal fans are concerned about happening again. The fixture list will ensure the Gunners will have their answer to this by early April. Of their last 10 league games, the four most difficult happen next - Tottenham (a), Chelsea (a), Man City (h), Everton (a) with the first three all happening this month, which also includes a trip to Bayern Munich and an FA Cup match against Everton. Talk about March Madness. After that, Swansea, West Ham, Newcastle and West Brom all come to the Emirates while Hull and Norwich welcome the Gunners. Last season, Arsenal achieved just 13pts from these 10 games (using Hull as Reading) losing at Tottenham, Chelsea and Norwich and at home to Man City and Swansea. It is their difficulties against these teams, coupled with their recent history, as title contenders through 28 games, that leads many to believe Arsenals pursuit of the finish line will fade quickly. Ironically, last season they ended the season extremely strongly, gaining 28pts from a possible 30 to qualify for the Champions League. Unfortunately, for them, at this time last season, they were already 24pts behind leaders Manchester United. In the nine seasons since Arsenal last won the Premier League, the average number of points achieved by the champions in the last 10 matches has been 22, with the lowest being 19 coming by two teams who were running away with the league - Chelsea of 2004-05 and Manchester United last season. Should Arsenal get 22pts from their last 10 games, that would give them 80pts, perhaps not enough to win the title but, likely, enough to maintain their challenge into May, and a haul that would show significant improvement considering they havent gotten over the 75. Arsenal players and fans are regularly told they have not won a trophy in eight years and, soon, that needs to change but, above all else, Arsenal finally need to be relevant title contenders into May, no matter who wins the league. Recent history suggests even that moderate, achievable goal could be beyond them. Upon the marathons completion, we wont just know if Arsenal were worthy title contenders, we will know if they were much better than their unsuccessful teams of the recent past. Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Discount NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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