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Broncos Over Cardinals – Defense Can’t Hold on Forever
Despite the big numbers, Peyton Manning did throw a couple of interceptions as the Denver Broncos won in a misleading 41-20 score over the Arizona Cardinals, resorted to play with their third quarterback, Logan Thomas, after Drew Stanton left with a concussion. Their defense is good, but there comes a point when staying on the field for so long makes it impossible to stop the best offense in the NFL.
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MLB Playoffs – Baltimore Orioles Hang On, Detroit Tigers Can’t Score
A close series for the most part that ends in a sweep, which seems to be the trend in the American League. The Baltimore Orioles move on to the ALCS after a 3-0 sweep and a 2-1 win in game 3 over the Detroit Tigers thanks to a Nelson Cruz home run, while their opponents, backed by the home crowd, got close in the ninth inning but couldn’t complete the turnaround.
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Dallas Cowboys – DeMarco Murray Making Things Easier for Tony Romo
Legend says that Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys crumble in crunch time. But the quarterback, along with DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant, was nothing but clutch in the biggest moments of the game, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 20-17 overtime win over the Houston Texans, improving to a shocking 4-1 record, tied for the lead in the NFC East.
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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals Complete Sweep, Los Angeles Angels Going Home
Momentum is a special kind of thing which is impossible to quantify or measure. The Kansas City Royals have it on their side, taking advantage of it to complete a stunning three game sweep in the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels, a team with the best record in baseball during the regular season. Game 3 ended in yet another blowout, with the underdogs advancing after winning 8-3.
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New England Patriots – Tom Brady Slays the Last Undefeated Team
Not perfect, but dominant and most importantly victorious. The New England Patriots put the rumors and criticism behind them, led by a much improved Tom Brady to beat the last of the undefeated teams in the 2014 NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals, 43-17.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao
These are the matches that make the La Liga boring, as Real Madrid run all over the sliding Athletic Bilbao, beating the visitors 5-0 with two goals from Karim Benzema and a hat trick from Cristiano Ronaldo, including scoring one of them illegally, using his elbow.
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ESPN Probably Inventing Stuff About Tom Brady & the New England Patriots
The conditions to go at the New England Patriots are perfect, so ESPN don’t actually wait with their version of the falling empire, suggesting Tom Brady and the coaching staff aren’t exactly on good terms, even putting the quarterback’s future with the franchise in doubt.
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Match Highlights – Juventus vs Roma
The early edition of match of the season in the Serie A ended with Juventus getting outplayed by Roma, but thanks to two controversial penalty calls and a brilliant winner from Leonardo Bonucci gave the defending champions a 3-2 victory, setting them apart from their rivals at the top of the table.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Arsenal
No handshake between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho who had an interesting moment as Chelsea remain the only unbeaten team in the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Arsenal to open a five point lead at the top, getting a goal in each half from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa.
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NFL – Bengals vs Patriots Predictions
Offense, more than anything, has been the biggest problem for the New England Patriots so far this season, with the focus being on Tom Brady looking bad, normal and old on more than one occasion. The timing of meeting the Cincinnati Bengals is less than ideal, but maybe facing a hyped up defense will be an excellent opportunity to prove that the bashing they took over the week from the media was misplaced and premature.