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sports Wednesday 21 OctOber 2020
Seahawks keep top spot in AP Pro32; Steelers, Titans move up

By SIMMI BUTTAR ting routed 38-10 in Tampa
AP Pro Football Writer Bay. And the first-place
NEW YORK (AP) — As the NFC South Buccaneers
NFC's only 5-0 team, the Se- rocketed up seven spots
attle Seahawks had a quiet to No. 7. "Tom Brady out-
week on a bye. dueled Aaron Rodgers in
However, the Seahawks a statement game for the
didn't lose any ground and Buccaneers, who shook off
maintained the top spot in last week's disappointment
the latest AP Pro32 poll. in Chicago to produce a
The Seahawks received tour de force performance
nine of 12 first-place votes against the previously un-
for 377 points in balloting beaten Packers," News-
Tuesday by media mem- day's Bob Glauber said. "It's
bers who regularly cover Brady over Drew Brees so
the NFL. far in the NFC South's battle
The Seahawks head to Ari- of forty-somethings."
zona on Sunday to face the Another first-place NFC
NFC West rival Cardinals. team making a big climb
"The Seahawks still will have was the Chicago Bears in
to find some defense if they the North, who moved up
plan on winning it all," said five spots to No. 8.
Charean Williams of Pro "If The Associated Press had
Football Talk. "Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks' Bryan Mone (92) cheers on DK Metcalf (14) after Metcalf pulled in a long pass a Comeback Coach of the
and the offense are going near the end of the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Year award, Bears defen-
Oct. 11, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 27-26.
to need help at some point." Associated Press sive coordinator Chuck Pa-
The Kansas City Chiefs gano would be the front-
inched up a spot to No. 2 "They did so by centering the top matchup of Week feated and untied teams runner," said Alex Marvez of
after a 26-17 victory over the ground game, proving 7. The game was originally with at least five wins have SiriusXM.
the Buffalo Bills on Monday. that the Chiefs can win in scheduled for Oct. 4 before met in the regular season, "After a disappointing first
The Chiefs earned two first- myriad ways." it was postponed because the sixth such game since year under his purview,
place votes for 366 points, The unbeaten Pittsburgh of the Titans' COVID-19 out- the 1970 merger and only Chicago has held three of
while the loss dropped the Steelers also moved up a break. the fifth in the past 46 sea- its last four opponents un-
Bills one spot to No. 9. spot to No. 3 and the Ten- "Mike Vrabel is the coach- sons. der 20 points. Khalil Mack
"The Chiefs rebounded nessee Titans, the league's of-the-year leader right The Baltimore Ravens re- (4 1/2 sacks in the past five
from last week's loss to the other 5-0 team, received now," Fox Sports' John Czar- mained at No. 5 as they games) is looking like his old
Raiders by going into Buf- the remaining first-place necki said of Tennessee's enter their bye week after self as well."
falo and beating another vote and gained two plac- head coach. holding off the Philadelphia The New Orleans Saints
AFC contender," said Jen- es to No. 4. The Steelers-Titans game Eagles 30-28. rounded out the top 10 as
ny Vrentas of The Monday The Steelers and Titans will be just the eighth time The Green Bay Packers slid they come off a bye and
Morning Quarterback. meet Sunday in Nashville in in league history that unde- four spots to No. 6 after get- host Carolina this week.q

Tratnik earns 1st Giro stage win; Almeida stays in pink

SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, "I attacked so far from the to be on his way to a solo
Italy (AP) — Jan Tratnik finish and the last climb was attack before O'Connor
earned his first stage vic- very hard," the 30-year-old caught up to him on the
tory in a Grand Tour by win- Tratnik said. "I didn't think I last ascent.
ning the 16th leg of the Giro could do it, but in the end, Almeida led the group of
d'Italia on Tuesday, and it was a perfect day. overall favorites, nearly 13
João Almeida held onto "We are close to the Slove- minutes after Tratnik, and
the pink jersey. nian border so today my increased his lead slightly
Tratnik, a Slovenian rider brother and my girlfriend after attacking in the final
with the Bahrain–McLaren were here. Five hundred two kilometers (1.2 miles).
team, beat Ben O'Connor meters from the finish I saw The Portuguese cyclist, who
by seven seconds at the my girlfriend and I found rides for the Deceuninck-
end of the hilly 229-kilome- some extra energy that al- Quick Step team, is 17 sec-
ter (142-mile) route from lowed me to win." onds ahead of Wilco Kel-
Udine to San Daniele del Enrico Battaglin was third, derman.
Friuli. 1:14 behind his Bahrain– "Sometimes the best de- Slovenia's Jan Tratnik celebrates as he wins the 16th stage of the
Neither of them had ever McLaren teammate. fense is to attack," Almeida Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Udine to San Daniele del Friuli,
won a stage in a Grand All three were part of a said. "In the end I was feel- Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.
Tour and both entered the large breakaway of 30 rid- ing good and I attacked, Associated Press
final stretch together. How- ers who escaped early in gaining a few seconds. It ing the latest cyclist to test fied climbs, three of which
ever, it was Tratnik who the stage on the first of six went well." positive for the coronavirus. are the highest category.
crossed the line first, with classified climbs. Jai Hindley is third, 2:58 be- Wednesday's 17th stage is The race was rescheduled
his arms outstretched and Tratnik launched a deci- hind Almeida. a mountainous 203-kilome- from its usual May slot be-
tears streaming down his sive counterattack on the Colombian sprinter Fernan- ter (126-mile) leg from Bas- cause of the coronavirus
face. O'Connor thumped second of three finishing do Gaviria withdrew from sano del Grappo to Ma- pandemic. The Giro ends
the handlebars in frustra- circuits over the Monte di the race before the start donna di Campiglio. The on Sunday with an individu-
tion. Ragogna and appeared of the stage after becom- route features four classi- al time trial in Milan.q