who met in the Super Bowl, switched places on Tuesday in the latest AP Pro32 poll
who met in the Super Bowl, switched places on Tuesday in the latest AP Pro32 poll
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Well that didn't take long.The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots Womens Johnny Hekker Jersey ,.The defending champion Eagles opened the season on top, with the Patriots a close second.After the first week of the regular season, it's the Patriots on top with three of the 12 first-place votes and 367 points in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL.The Patriots opened the season with a 27-20 win over the Houston Texans. Tom Brady threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns."Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski put away any offseason speculation about their futures in New England by picking up where they left off," said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback. "Just as notable was the much improved performance by the Patriots' defense."The Eagles received six first-place votes for 366 points despite their sluggish 18-12 win over the Atlanta Falcons.The Minnesota Vikings remained at No. 3 with 363 points. In his first start with the Vikings, Kirk Cousins had 244 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-16 victory over the San Francisco 49ers."Solid start for Kirk Cousins at quarterback," said John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle.The L.A. Rams are close behind again at No. 4. The Rams earned the other three first-place votes for 360 points."After a shaky first half, Rams put on a clinic against the overmatched Raiders and show that (coach) Sean McVay's team looks ready to live up to the Super Bowl hype," Newsday's Bob Glauber said of the Rams' opening 33-13 rout of the Raiders on Monday night.The Jacksonville Jaguars moved up two spots to No. 5 and face a big test on Sunday when they host the Patriots in a rematch of last season's AFC championship game."The Jags have waited almost eight months to avenge a bitter loss in Foxborough that cost them a Super Bowl berth," said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida.The Green Bay Packers jumped three spots to No. 6 after Aaron Rodgers led a remarkable comeback from a 20-0 deficit to a 24-23 victory on Sunday night after briefly leaving the game with a knee injury.The Packers will host the Vikings on Sunday in one of the top matchups of Week 2."Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were impressive in the second half Sunday, but let's be honest http://www.ramsfootballauthentics.com/austin-blythe-jersey-authentic , the real test comes against the Vikings," said Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.The Kansas City Chiefs moved up six spots to No. 7 after beating the AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers 38-28. The Chiefs will get another road challenge this week as they head to Heinz Field to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.The Carolina Panthers rose three spots to No. 8 after topping the Dallas Cowboys 16-8.The Baltimore Ravens leaped five places to No. 9 after routing the Buffalo Bills 47-3.The Ravens will open Week 2 when they head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Thursday night."(The Ravens) look like AFC North favorites," Fox Sports' John Czarnecki said.The Falcons fell two spots to No. 10. They are scheduled to host the Panthers on Sunday in their home opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of the next Super Bowl.The New York Jets, who opened the season in last place, soared to No. 17 after their 48-17 rout of the Detroit Lions, who fell from No. 19 to No. 30."Either the Detroit Lions are that bad or the Jets are going to be a lot better than I thought," said Alex Marvez of The Sporting News. Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips found a box of doughnuts at his desk on Monday morning as a reward for shutting out Arizona 34-0.The treats have become a tradition for Phillips when his defense keeps the opposition scoreless, one that has even extended to West Sioux High School in Hawarden, Iowa, as the Falcons let Phillips know on Twitter this week after their varsity and junior varsity teams each recorded shutouts.Earning another box of doughnuts this week will be a much more difficult task when the Rams host quarterback Philip Rivers and the Chargers on Sunday.Phillips was the defensive coordinator in San Diego when the Chargers drafted Rivers in 2004. Now in his 14th season starting for the Chargers, Rivers is the same savvy player Phillips remembers working with in the Senior Bowl at the start of the evaluation process."You can't fool him Womens Dominique Easley Jersey ," Phillips said Thursday. "He's going to know what you are in, and that's where he excels over most quarterbacks and makes him an elite quarterback."Any kind of blitz you run, he'll audible to the right protection, all those things. He basically throws to the weakness of the defense on every play. He's been doing that for a long time and he continues to do that."Rivers' understanding of defenses negates some of the advantage Phillips' tactical acumen provides and puts more pressure on Rams players to win their one-on-one matchups.Phillips hopes his defensive front can take advantage of a Chargers offensive line that will be without right tackle Joe Barksdale because of a knee injury, allowing the secondary to keep Rivers, who has completed 73.1 percent of his passes for 680 yards and six touchdowns with one interception, in check.While the defensive line of Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh and Michael Brockers have combined for one sack through two games, Phillips is largely pleased with how they are performing.Phillips said the trio is creating pressure, but Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford and Oakland's Derek Carr were effective in throwing the ball quickly to prevent sacks.Phillips is also getting contributions from outside linebackers Samson Ebukam, Dominique Easley and Matt Longacre. Ebukam brought down Bradford for the Rams' second sack of the season, and Easley drew a holding penalty.Knowing that Rivers will be more willing to test the Rams with a vertical passing game than their first two opponents http://www.ramsfootballauthentics.com/rob-havenstein-jersey-authentic , Phillips hopes his pass rush will be able to impose themselves more forcefully."He's like every quarterback that gets a lot of pressure, it's going to be tougher for him," Phillips said. "Sometimes those windows are down the field and take some time. If we get in the right defenses where he has to throw down the field and we get some pressure, then it's an advantage for us."The Rams had the edge against Arizona, limiting them to 137 yards and five first downs. The defense has not allowed a point in six consecutive quarters, but Brockers said the streak has not been a factor in their performance."We haven't really focused on the 'oh man, let's keep them scoreless,'" Brockers said. "We just going out there to execute. If we execute the calls, coaches feel like they should get anything, and that's what's been happening."Instead, Phillips believes the quality of Rivers and the Chargers offense has been the best motivation for the Rams this week."I think them having such a prolific offense, it's not as hard to say 'these guys can really play' because you can see it on the film Youth Andrew Whitworth Jersey ," Phillips said. "That challenge for good players and guys that want to be good players, they want to play against somebody that is a challenge. And this is going to be a huge challenge."If it leads to more doughnuts, Phillips will take it."They're hard to come by, those zeros in this league are hard to come by," Phillips said. "I haven't had very many in my career, and I've had a long career. It's an accomplishment, no matter who you are playing, to hold somebody to zero in this league."NOTES: C John Sullivan (ankle) did not practice, and Brockers (shoulder) was limited. However, coach Sean McVay expects both Sullivan and Brockers to play this week. "It's more just maintenance with these guys," McVay said.
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