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Tuesday 24 OcTOber 2017
Patriots and fog dominate Super Bowl rematch

By The Associated Press and give themselves a sig- session of the second half
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) nificant cushion over the to put away the 49ers (0-7).
— Tom Brady threw two rest of the underwhelming Elliott ran for 147 yards on
touchdown passes and AFC North. 26 carries to go with the
the New England Patri- The Bengals (2-4) came in big catch, setting a career
ots toyed with the Atlanta looking to add some street high in scrimmage yards in
Falcons — sound familiar? cred to their resurgence a game.
— 23-7 in a fog-filled Su- after their 0-3 start, but in- That performance spoiled
per Bowl rematch Sunday stead spent the second the starting debut of rookie
night that wasn’t particu- half reverting to the kind of quarterback C.J. Beath-
larly super. ineffective offense that got ard , who was sacked five
New England scored the fi- offense coordinator Ken times, lost two fumbles and
nal 31 points to win the NFL Zampese fired two weeks failed to lead the 49ers
championship in February. into the season. The Steel- into the end zone until he
Placards and shirts read- ers picked off Andy Dal- scored on a run with the
ing 28-3 were ever-present ton twice and sacked him game out of hand in the
in and around Gillette Sta- three times over the final fourth quarter.
dium as the Patriots (5-2) two quarters to pull away. CHARGERS 21, BRONCOS 0
scored the first 23 points Chris Boswell added five CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Tra-
in this prime-time mis- field goals for Pittsburgh, vis Benjamin returned a first-
match. The Falcons (3-3), which posted its highest quarter punt 65 yards for a
who led New England by points total and appears touchdown and caught
that 25-point margin in the to be rounding into form as a 42-yard TD pass in the
third quarter of the Super Halloween nears. fourth, and the Chargers
Bowl before folding, were COWBOYS 40, 49ERS 10 played a dominant defen-
outplayed throughout this SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) sive game in the first home
one. — Ezekiel Elliott gained victory of their relocation
While Atlanta looked ten- 219 yards from scrimmage season.
tative, if not intimidated, and tied a career high with Joey Bosa had two of the
Brady and his offense New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead, front, runs three touchdowns just days Chargers’ five sacks while
clinically tore apart the from Atlanta Falcons defenders during the first half of an NFL after a legal reprieve put they sent the Broncos (3-3)
Falcons. Mixing runs and football game, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. his suspension on hold. to the franchise’s first shut-
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passes, New England con- Elliott was granted his sec- out defeat since a 24-0 loss
trolled the clock and field touchdowns, including the fog for New England. ond temporary restraining to the Los Angeles Raiders
position. And its defense, winner, in the Super Bowl. STEELERS 29, BENGALS 14 order on Tuesday, putting on Nov. 22, 1992.
ranked at the bottom of It got so bad for Atlanta PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben his six-game suspension Philip Rivers passed for 183
the entire league through that the usually reliable Roethlisberger threw for over domestic violence yards in his 100th victory,
six weeks, stymied the NFL’s Matt Bryant had a field 224 yards and two touch- allegations on hold, and hitting Austin Ekeler for an
fifth-ranked offense. goal blocked and then put downs, Le’Veon Bell add- then gave the Cowboys (3- early TD and Benjamin for
Brady threw a shovel pass a 36-yarder off the left up- ed 192 total yards, and 3) a big boost on the field. the late clincher.
to Bradin Cooks that trav- right. That Super Bowl los- Pittsburgh’s defense domi- Elliott matched his sea- The Chargers (3-4) have
eled perhaps a foot, and ers’ malaise folks talk about nated Cincinnati in the son total of rushing touch- won three straight under
the receiver used his speed might have found a home second half. downs with two in the first new coach Anthony Lynn
to get into the left corner of in the ATL this year. Stephen The Steelers (5-2) relied on quarter, then took a short following a winless opening
the end zone. The other TD Gostkowski had no trouble their stars to take the lead, pass from Dak Prescott 72 month in their first season
was a 2-yarder to James sending field goals of 29, 21 then on their reinvigorated yards for another touch- back in Los Angeles after
White, who had three and 38 yards through the defense to blunt Cincinnati down on Dallas’ first pos- 56 years in San Diego. q
Lynch appeals one-game

suspension for shoving official

tion soon.“We expect to Kansas City’s Marcus Peters only been fined for mak-
hear something early in the midway through the sec- ing contact with an official,
week,” Del Rio said. “Hope- ond quarter. Several of the Lynch also left the sideline
fully by tomorrow would Raiders offensive linemen, to join the fray, making his
be the fairest thing for the including Kelechi Osemele infraction worthy of a sus-
team to prepare.”Lynch and Donald Penn, imme- pension, according to NFL
was suspended for next diately confronted Peters, vice president of football
Sunday’s game at Buffalo and Lynch sprinted onto operations Jon Runyan.
without pay for coming off the field from the bench to Lynch and Peters are both
the sideline during a scuffle join the fray. Line judge Ju- Oakland natives and are
In this Oct. 19, 2017, file photo, Oakland Raiders running back in the second quarter and lian Mapp tried to break up so close they consider
Marshawn Lynch (24) makes contact with back judge Greg then shoving a game offi- the fight, but Lynch pushed each other family. Some
Steed (12) during the first half of an NFL football game between cial during Oakland’s 31-30 him and grabbed his jer- of Lynch’s teammates said
the Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland, Calif., Thurs- victory over Kansas City last sey. Lynch was ejected he came out on the field
day, Oct. 19, 2017. Lynch was ejected after the play. Thursday. The ban will cost and got a personal foul.“I as a peacemaker looking
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him more than $100,000 in was disappointed we had to separate Peters from
By JOSH DUBOW NFL on Monday to overturn salary and per-game ros- a player leave the bench, the Oakland players.Lynch
AP Pro Football Writer his one-game suspension ter bonuses.The incident something we talk about,” came out of retirement this
ALAMEDA, California (AP) for bumping an official and started when Oakland Del Rio said. “Don’t leave season and was traded
— Marshawn Lynch pre- Oakland coach Jack Del quarterback Derek Carr the bench area.” from Seattle to the Raiders.
sented his appeal to the Rio hopes to get a resolu- was hit late on a run by While several players have q