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Thursday 27 sepTember 2018
Rams are unanimous top team in latest AP Pro32 poll
By SIMMI BUTTAR which is yielding more than another big test this week
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los 30 points and 474 yards per when they travel to Foxbor-
Angeles Rams continue to game," said Jenny Vrentas ough to face the sudden-
be box office gold for the of The Monday Morning ly slumping Patriots, who
NFL. Quarterback. have lost two in a row and
The Rams are off to a 3-0 The Philadelphia Eagles fell five spots to No. 10.
start after handling the continued to bounce The Patriots have over-
Chargers 35-23 in an all-LA around the top 10 in the come slow starts before
matchup on Sunday. poll. The Eagles were No. and still reached the Super
They also are the unani- 2 after the first week of the Bowl, and they now have
mous top team in the latest regular season. They fell three consecutive home
AP Pro32 poll . to No. 7 after losing to the games to try to make up
The Rams received all 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers but ground in the division.
first-place votes and 384 rose to No. 3 after edging Another team making a
points in balloting Tuesday the Indianapolis Colts 20-16 big climb was the Carolina
by media members who in Carson Wentz's first game Panthers, who jumped five
regularly cover the NFL. since December, when he spots to No. 7 after defeat-
They open Week 4 by host- tore two ligaments in his ing Cincinnati 31-21.
ing the Minnesota Vikings knee. "Found a running game,"
on Thursday night in a The Jacksonville Jaguars Fox Sports' John Czarnecki
matchup of NFC power- dropped two places to No. said of the Panthers, who
houses. 4 after their field goal-filled finished with 230 rushing
"Jared Goff is looking like 9-6 loss to AFC South rival yards in the victory. Chris-
a Pro Bowl quarterback Tennessee. tian McCaffrey led the
under wunderkind coach Led by Drew Brees, the way with a career-high 184
Sean McVay, and the New Orleans jumped 10 yards.
Rams are looking like a Su- spots to No. 5 after topping The Vikings went in the op-
per Bowl contender after a the Atlanta Falcons 43-37 in posite direction as they
splendid early season run," overtime. dropped five spots to No.
said Newsday's Bob Glau- Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley, top, breaks away "As Drew Brees closes in on 8 after getting routed at
from Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James dur-
ber. ing the second half in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 23, the NFL record book, it ap- home by Buffalo 27-6.
The unbeaten Kansas City 2018, in Los Angeles. pears New Orleans has re- And the Baltimore Ravens
Chiefs moved up two spots Associated Press covered nicely from that regained their footing as
to No. 2. The Chiefs close Week 1 stunner vs. Tampa they climbed seven spots
out Week 4 with a prime- Monday night. Chiefs get the second spot Bay," said Ira Kaufman of to No. 9 after handling the
time matchup at Denver "Patrick Mahomes has behind the Rams because Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida. Broncos 27-14.
against the Broncos on been a revelation, but the of their porous defense, The Miami Dolphins, who The Ravens have a key
are off to a surprising 3-0 game in Week 4 as they
start, also made a major head to Pittsburgh on Sun-
move. The AFC East lead- day night to face the Steel-
ers moved up seven places ers in one of the NFL's fierc-
to No. 6. The Dolphins face est rivalries.q
