Dwayne Stephens about him three

Dwayne Stephens about him three

23.08.2019 17:22

ARIZONA (4-5-1) at ATLANTA (6-4)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE -- Falcons by 3RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Cardinals 3-7, Falcons 6-4SERIES RECORD -- Cardinals lead 16-13LAST MEETING -- Falcons beat Cardinals 29-18, Nov. 30, 2014LAST WEEK -- Cardinals lost to Vikings 30-24; Falcons had bye, lost to Eagles 24-15 on Nov. 13AP PRO32 RANKING -- Cardinals No. 21, Falcons No. 9CARDINALS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (9), RUSH (13), PASS (11).CARDINALS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (10), PASS (1).FALCONS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (3), RUSH (14), PASS (2).FALCONS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (28), RUSH (16), PASS (31).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is back with team after brief hospitalization. Series of tests showed no major issues, clearing him to be on sideline against Falcons. ... Cardinals RB David Johnson has 863 yards rushing and 510 yards receiving, leaving him just behind Dallas Ezekiel Elliott for NFL lead in yards from scrimmage. Elliott has 1,382. ... Johnson has scored more touchdowns in past two seasons (25) than any player in NFL. ... Playing behind inexperienced line, Arizona QB Carson Palmer was hit 15 times in loss at Minnesota, four of them resulting in sacks. For season, hes been sacked 30 times, more than any other quarterback except Andrew Luck of Colts with 35. ... Falcons play four of last six games at home, and face one opponent that currently has winning record (Kansas City at 7-3). ... Atlanta QB Matt Ryan is on pace for highest passer rating of career (115.1) and trails only New Englands Tom Brady (123.3). ... Ryan is also second in league in passing yards with 3,247, just behind New Orleans Drew Brees with 3,277. ... Falcons OLB Vic Beasley already has 9 1-2 sacks, more than doubling rookie performance and most by Falcon since John Abraham had 10 in 2012. ... RB Tevin Coleman is expected to return for Falcons after missing last three games with hamstring injury, but TE Jacob Tamme is out for season after undergoing shoulder surgery. Rookie Austin Hooper will take over Tammes spot. ... Beyond top WR Julio Jones, Falcons have seven other players with double-figure receptions this season. ... Fantasy Tip: Cardinals have top-ranked pass defense, could make things difficult for Jones.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Liverpool Jerseys . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Roberto Firmino Jersey .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. http://www.footballliverpoolstore.com/Women-Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Liverpool-Jersey/ . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Rhian Brewster Liverpool Jersey . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Sadio Mane Liverpool Jersey . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Tom Izzo insists he has no idea what to expect from his team this season.Its easy to see why.Michigan States coach, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last month, has not had his program turn over as much as it has in 15 years. The Spartans are without seven players from last years team, which won 29 games, including the Big Ten tournament final, before being stunned in the opening round of the NCAA tournament to Middle Tennessee State.Denzel Valentine, The Associated Press national player of the year, was one of four players who moved onto professional basketball. Another player graduated and is in medical school at Vanderbilt. Two more players chose to transfer, seeking more playing time.The last time Izzo had that many departures was 2001, when the Spartans went to a third straight Final Four and also had to replace seven players.Instead of being anxious about the challenge, he is fired up.Thats invigorating, to be honest, Izzo said Thursday at his teams media day.In addition to the departures, the Spartans have to cope with the losses -- for at least the start of the season -- of two senior forward due to injuries. Ben Carter, a graduate transfer from UNLV, had knee surgery last week and Gavin Schilling will have knee surgery soon.That will put even more pressure on perhaps Izzos best recruiting class led by possibly the best player he has brought to campus since taking over the program in 1995.Highly touted Miles Bridges leads the group that includes Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston and Nick Ward.I could see us starting four freshmen sooner than later, Izzo said.Bridges, a 6-foot-7 forward from Flint, is ready for the challenge of producing with all eyes on him.Its a lot of pressure, he said. But I dont let it get to me.Winston, a 6-foot point guard from Detroit, has lived up to high praiise Izzo gave while talking to assistant coach Dwayne Stephens about him three years ago.ddddddddddddI said he could be the best passer since Magic Johnson in this state, Izzo recalled telling Stephens. Two weeks or three weeks of practice has not changed my opinion.Langford, a 6-5 guard from Alabama, will get a chance to play a lot in part because Izzo plans to put two guards, two wings and one post player on the court to play small ball, out of necessity.Ward, a 6-8, 250-pound forward from Ohio, has a chance to play a pivotal role in the post without Schilling and Carter. Ward has lost more than 20 pounds to prepare him for the opportunity.I feel a lot lighter, he said. I jump a little higher and I can get up and down the court better.While Izzo will lean on his freshmen to play early and often, senior guard Eron Harris will get the green light to shoot much more than he did last season in his first year with the team after being a high-scoring guard as a freshman and sophomore at West Virginia. Senior Alvin Ellis, who said he didnt consider transferring as Javon Bess and Marvin Clark did, junior Tum Tum Narin and sophomore Matt McQuaid give the team some relatively experienced options in the backcourt. Like Ward, 6-6 sophomore Kenny Goins is going to get every chance to play on a team that has a thin frontcourt.As usual, Michigan State will have a tough schedule. For the first time, though, they may play three or more top-15 teams in November for the first time. And, they will fly more than 13,600 miles over a 22-day stretch that will include games in Hawaii, New York, the Bahamas and North Carolina at Duke.Were going to find out a lot in the first month, which might not be healthy for me, Izzo said. ' ' '


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