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24	Dezember 2018

The Jacksonville Jaguars might have lost their No. 1 rece

iver for the season.Marqise Lee http://www.authenticsindianapoliscolts.com/cheap-jabaal-sheard-jersey , who led the team in receptions in 2017, injured his left knee in a 17-6 victory against Atlanta in the preseason Saturday night and could be out for the year.Lee was carted off the field in the first quarter after Falcons cornerback Damontae Kazee twisted his leg making a tackle. Lee fumbled on the play, but it was overturned because Kazee was flagged for tackling with his helmet.Teammates and coaches offered well-wishes to Lee as he left the field. Nonetheless, it was the kind of preseason injury that leaves players, coaches and fans shaking their heads.It also reaffirmed Falcons coach Dan Quinn's decision to rest two of his biggest offensive stars, receiver Julio Jones and running back Devonta Freeman.Lee had 56 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns last season. He signed a four-year, $34 million contract in March that included $16.5 million guaranteed.A second-round draft pick from USC in 2014, Lee has 171 catches for 2,166 yards and eight touchdowns. He missed games because of various injuries in three of his four seasons.If Lee misses extended time in 2018, the Jaguars would rely on second-year pros Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook, one-year rental Donte Moncrief, and rookie DJ Chark to pick up the slack.BEARS 27, CHIEFS 20CHICAGO (AP) � Bears coach Matt Nagy decided to rest starters for the next-to-last preseason game rather than use it as the customary regular-season tuneup.And the backups proved that they're also ready for the regular season as Chase Daniel directed touchdown drives on the first three possessions.The Bears played in the Hall of Fame Game and have been practicing since July 20, and Nagy liked what he'd seen from the starters in practices. So he decided Friday to keep starters out of what normally would be a dress rehearsal for the regular-season opener at Green Bay.Daniel replaced Mitchell Trubisky against his mentor, Andy Reid, and the Chiefs, the team Nagy last year served as the offensive coordinator.Playing against both the Chiefs' starting defense and then the backups, Daniel led the Bears to a 24-10 halftime lead. Daniel, a Chiefs backup quarterback from 2013-15, finished 15 of 18 for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The first two Bears touchdown drives came against Kansas City's starting defense, minus injured safety Eric Berry and four other injured players.RAMS 21, TEXANS 20LOS ANGELES (AP) � Rookie John Kelly rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and the briefly debuted their new defensive stars.Although the Rams rested 10 presumptive offensive starters for the third straight preseason game, the Los Angeles defense's three big offseason acquisitions played at the Coliseum. Ndamukong Suh and cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib got some action early in the first quarter before sitting.J.J. Watt also started and made a tackle in his first on-field action since breaking his leg in the Texans' fifth game last season. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year didn't get to see the current holder of the award, Aaron Donald, who is deep in his second consecutive contract holdout from the Rams.Alfred Blue rushed for an early score for Houston, and Braxton Miller caught a TD pass from Brandon Weeden, who went 10 of 17 for 108 yards with an interception after Deshaun Watson's brief action. Quan Bray caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Joe Webb with 5:54 to play for the Texans, but Ejuan Price sacked Webb on the ensuing 2-point conversion attempt.Nick Rose then missed a 57-yard field goal at the gun.STEELERS 16, TITANS 6PITTSBURGH (AP) � Ben Roethlisberger made the most of his brief preseason cameo, throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown.New Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner didn't let Roethlisberger's lone scheduled exhibition appearance ahead of the Sept. 9 season opener at Cleveland go to waste. Roethlisberger completed 11 of 18 passes during his three drives, including a 32-yard rainbow to Justin Hunter for a score late in the first quarter.Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, meanwhile White Joe Haeg Jersey , struggled against Pittsburgh's starting defense. Mariota completed 5 of 8 passes for 43 yards while playing most of the first half. He missed a wide-open Corey Davis for what would have been a long touchdown on Tennessee's opening drive and his afternoon ended late in the second quarter when Steelers rookie safety Terrell Edmunds picked off a floater intended for Taywan Taylor.The Titans didn't do much in the run game to take any of the pressure off Mariota. Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis combined for 23 yards rushing on eight carries. Tennessee's lone touchdown came on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Blaine Gabbert to tight end Anthony Firkser in the fourth quarter.COLTS 23, 49ERS 17INDIANAPOLIS (AP) � Andrew Luck threw a touchdown pass on what will probably be his last preseason drive, and Christine Michael scored on a 1-yard plunge late in the third quarter.Luck looked much sharper than he did in Monday night's loss to Baltimore. He wound up 8 of 10 with 90 yards and produced the only TD in the first half. He also had four carries for 27 yards before leaving midway through the second quarter.Otherwise, it was a struggle for the Colts. They had trouble establishing the run � and stopping the run, too.Alfred Morris carried 13 times for 71 yards in the first half as San Francisco piled up 99 yards on the ground. Morris finished with 17 carries for 84 yards.Still, the Colts managed to keep the 49ers out of the end zone until late in the fourth quarter and nearly picked off Jimmy Garoppolo on back-to-back plays near the goal line late in the first half. Garoppolo was 9 of 19 with 135 yards before giving way to C.J. Beathard midway through the third quarter.RAVENS 27, DOLPHINS 10MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) � First-round pick Lamar Jackson led touchdown possessions of 84, 62 and 73 yards against mostly deep reserves.Jackson entered the game at the start of the second half and had his best performance yet for the Ravens. He went 7 for 10 for 98 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 39 yards on three carries, including a 19-yard scoring run.Kenyan Drake sparked one scoring drive with a 30-yard run and another with a 36-yard reception for the Dolphins, whose starters reached the end zone for the first time this preseason.Ryan Tannehill fumbled twice early, and the Dolphins drew boos from the small crowd when they went three-and-out on the first series. But the offense began to click in the second quarter against a mix of Ravens starters and reserves, and Tannehill finished 11 of 16 for 115 yards.Danny Amendola made a nifty cutback to juke past two defensive backs and score on a 16-yard pass from Tannehill. It was the first touchdown by Miami's starters during the preseason in 10 possessions.On the next series, Tannehill hit Drake deep for a big gain to set up a field goal, and the Dolphins led 10-3 at halftime before both teams emptied their benches.SAINTS 36, CHARGERS 7CARSON, Calif. (AP) � Alvin Kamara ran for a 2-yard touchdown, and New Orleans capped a productive week in Southern California with a preseason win over Los Angeles.Saints quarterback Drew Brees was 7 of 9 for 59 yards with an interception in three series, while Philip Rivers was 5 of 7 for 29 yards in a brief tuneup appearance for the Chargers.New Orleans did not get its initial first down until late in the first quarter when third-string quarterback and special teams contributor Taysom Hill moved the chains by running a direct snap on a fake punt around the left side. That helped set up Kamara's short touchdown plunge seven plays later. The Saints took an 8-7 lead on a 2-point pass from Brees to Michael Thomas, the last throw Brees would make before giving way to Tom Savage.Wil Lutz kicked field goals of 25 and 35 yards in the final two minutes of the first half, and Hill scrambled for an 11-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion on a keeper late in the third quarter. Cornerback Marcus Williams added a 59-yard interception return for a touchdown, which came seven plays after a pass interference penalty against Williams negated a ricochet TD return by linebacker Craig Robertson.Stampede Blue�s NFL Week 5 staff picks The NFL�s Week 5 slate kicks off with our own Indianapolis Colts on the road to the New England Patriots tonight on Thursday Night Football. Chris Ballard said �the rivalry is back on� and Colts fans want to see some evidence of that from kickoff to the final whistle.Luck is coming off of his most attempts, completions and touchdowns of the season and is completing the ball at a 67.2% clip as well. Is there a better test than the Patriots in Week 5 for the franchise quarterback coming back from a season off? It�s rhetorical. According to Pro Football Reference, Luck is 80-of-139 (57.6%), has thrown 7 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, has been sacked only 5 times and has an 83.3 quarterback rating in his three regular season games against the Patriots. The Colts will need his best game of the year, and maybe his regulars season career to pull it off in Foxboro.As for the rest of the matchups this week, there are 5 divisional games on the docket and a host of sneaky competitive games at least at face value. So many games this year have shown that the league is very much a league with most of the teams near the median of the pack. Great games one week, then throwing up a random stinker against a perceived bottom-dwelling team.We�ll see Ben Roethlisberger and the inconsistent Steelers facing Matt Ryan and the Falcons who�ve lost their three games by a total of 13 points and have put up 30 points in three of their four games thus far. The Browns, who are finally fun again to watch are hosting the Ravens who have been clicking lately, but the game of the week very well could be Patrick Mahomes facing off against the Jaguars� defense.Mahomes is the most explosive quarterback right now and the Jags are as physical a team against the pass that there is. If the Chiefs� running game isn�t on point, it could get really interesting how Mahomes goes toe to toe with that pass rush White Chester Rogers Jersey , and physical coverage down field. In the afternoon slots there are a couple of solid matchups as well. The Vikings and Eagles is a fun game to look forward to, and the Rams who are putting up 35 points per game are traveling to the Seahawks and has the potential to either be a great, nip-and-tuck type game, but also � and maybe more realistically � has some serious blowout potential. I think that everyone at least hopes that the Cowboys can play like they did in Week 4 Sunday night in order to make for some good television as they travel to the Texans in primetime. The Texans tasted blood for the first time last week against the Colts, and could gain some momentum off of that or they could look like they did the first few weeks of the season as well. And to round out the Week 5 slate, there�s a quiet interest with this one in New Orleans with the Saints hosting the Redskins on Monday Night Football. The Saints are third in points per game (34.2) while the Redskins are second in the league in points per game allowed with just 14.7 ppg and are coming off a lengthy break and their last game in Week 3 being a 31-point output against the Packers. Here are our staff picks for the week and as you can see, there are a lot of these picks that are very split. Just goes to show you how competitive the league is this season I think. Matt Danely: 33-29 | Chris Shepherd: 34-28 | Chris Blystone: 33-29 | Stephen Reed: 36-26 | Brett Mock: 34-28 | Jared Malott: 28-34 | Elliot Denton: 35-27 | Andrew Aziz: 34-28 | Zach Hicks 14-17Thursday 8:20 pm ETColts (5) @ Patriots | Contrarians: Matt Danely, Brett Mock, Andrew Aziz, Chris ShepherdSunday 1:00 pm ETPackers (7) @ Lions | Contrarians: Chris Blystone, DanelyBroncos (7) @ Jets | Contrarians: Zach Hicks, BlystoneGiants @ PanthersTitans (5) @ Bills | Contrarians: Danely, Mock, Shepherd, BlystoneFalcons (6) @ Steelers | Contrarians: Jared Malott, Aziz, MockRavens (6) @ Browns | Contrarians: Danely, Aziz, BlystoneDolphins @ Bengals Jaguars @ Chiefs (5) | Contrarians: Danely, Aziz, Shepherd, HicksSunday 4:05 pm ETRaiders @ ChargersSunday 4:25 pm ETVikings (6) @ Eagles | Contrarians: Stephen Reed, Shepherd, MockRams @ SeahawksCardinals (6) @ 49ers | Contrarians: Eliott Denton, Hicks, BlystoneSunday 8:20 pm ETCowboys (5) @ Texans | Contrarians: Danely, Shepherd, Reed, MalottMonday 8:15 pm ETRedskins @ Saints (7) | Contrarians: Danely, HicksWhat are your picks for Week 5?