[Reproduced]Key Match-Ups the New York Giants Must Win to Beat the Dallas Cowboys

He's not the one I'm worried about.
Eli Manning has matched him throw for throw in the past and will do it again when the New York Giants visit the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, September 8. The Giants' chances of beating the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, and running their record to a perfect 5-0 in that building, will come down to slowing down three key players: Dez Bryant, DeMarcus Ware and Jason Witten.
Here's a look at how Big Blue matches up against each of these play-makers:
DeMarcus Ware vs. Will Beatty -- With Jay Ratliff on the Physically Unable to Perform list and Anthony Spencer listed as doubtful for the game, the Cowboys' defensive line has lost some of its juice. But Ware, who has 111 career sacks, remains a huge threat. The QB-killer has 13.5 career sacks against the Giants.
Beatty has the difficult assignment of keeping Ware out of Manning's face. Last season, the Giants' steady left tackle allowed three of the New York's league-low 20 sacks and registered a stellar 96.3 pass-blocking efficiency rating, according to ProFootballFocus.com. The Giants rewarded Beatty with a five-year contract worth up to $38.75 million and here's where he can start earning his money.
Dez Bryant vs. Cornerbacks -- In years past, Corey Webster has drawn the opponent's top wide receiver, but Prince Amukamara may run with Bryant on Sunday.
There aren't many ball-catchers more dangerous than the dynamic Bryant. The Cowboys' rising star has improved in every major offensive category in each of his first three seasons, checking in last year with 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns. And he's poised for a monster campaign in 2013.
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Webster, on the other hand, is coming off his worst professional season. He surrendered 988 yards in coverage and a league second-most eight touchdowns, according to ProFootballFocus.com, as the Giants were burned for numerous big pass plays last year. Amukamara is coming off a strong training camp and preseason, but lacks the experience of Webster. With ball-hawking safety Stevie Brown out for the season, Webster and Amukamara must step up and take away the deep ball from Bryant. Robert Woods Authentic Jersey
Jason Witten vs. Outside Linebackers -- Big Blue had no answer for Witten the last time these two rivals played each other. The pass-catching tight end went crazy with 18 grabs and 167 yards, even though the Giants won, 29-24. The Jints may not be so lucky if Witten has another big game. nikebillsnflstore.com/10_robert_woods_jersey_authentic_black_limited_cheap.html
Antrel Rolle may slide down from his strong safety position to help defend Witten, who has 101 catches for 1,100 yards and six touchdowns in 20 career games against New York, but stopping him ultimately will be the responsibility of Big Blue's outside linebackers Keith Rivers, Jacquian Williams and Spencer Paysinger. Williams has the best range and speed of the group, but has struggled defending the run.
Taking away Romo's favorite target (and security blanket) may not totally disrupt Dallas' passing game, but allowing him to get loose will open up the field for the Cowboys' offense.
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[Reproduced]After 17 major titles, Williams wants to improve

Serena Williams won her first major title at the 1999 U.S. Open, when she was just 17.
She won her 17th at the same site, at age 31.
Given the way she's playing right now, and the way her game keeps evolving, there's every reason to believe that collection will grow some more.
"I'm already thinking about what I could have done better. I think I'm a little crazy in that (way), like something must not be right, because I don't even relish the moment enough," said Williams, who turns 32 on Sept. 26. "I just automatically think: What's next?"
After wasting a big lead in the U.S. Open final Sunday against Victoria Azarenka, Williams put aside all sorts of problems — including, she acknowledged later, some nerves — to regroup and regain control. Pulling away down the stretch, the No. 1-seeded Williams beat No. 2 Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 for her second consecutive championship at Flushing Meadows.
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"When you're always trying to write history — or join history, in my case — maybe you just get a little more nervous than you should. I also think it's kind of cool, because it means that it means a lot to you. It means a lot to me, this trophy," Williams said, pointing her right hand at her fifth silver cup from the U.S. Open, "and every single trophy that I have."
She has won four of the past six major tournaments. Her 17 Grand Slam titles are the sixth-most in history for a woman, only one behind Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, and the same total as the men's record-holder, Roger Federer.
"It feels really good to be in that same league as him," Williams said.
She earned $3.6 million in prize money to become the first woman to surpass $9 million in a season and $50 million in a career.
But that's not what excites her.
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"I don't play tennis for the money. I honestly love to play. I love Grand Slams. When I grew up playing tennis in Compton, I just never thought about any of this," Williams said. "I think my dad got me into tennis because of the money, but me being naive and silly, I never thought about it. I just thought, 'I want to win.'"
Sure doing a lot of that lately.
Williams is 67-4 with a career-high nine titles this season. Since a first-round loss at the French Open in June 2012, she is 98-5 with 14 titles.
"She's become a better player, a more intense player. Tougher overall," said Patrick Mouratoglou, the French coach who began working with Williams shortly after that defeat in Paris last year. "This year, every time she steps on the court, she's the favorite. Every time. And she's played so many matches with this on her back."
On Monday, No. 1 Novak Djokovic faces No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the men's title match for the third time in four years. It's the first time since 1996 that both U.S. Open singles finals were 1-vs.-2 matchups.
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Nadal has 12 major titles, Djokovic six. This is their 37th meeting, the most between any two men in the professional era.
Williams and Azarenka were facing each other for the 16th time, and Williams has won 13. But Azarenka is responsible for half of Williams' losses in 2013, including in the final of a hard-court tournament at Mason, Ohio, last month.
Plus, Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion and was 31-1 on hard courts this season until Sunday.
Oh, and then there's what happened last year in New York: Azarenka pushed Williams to three sets in the U.S. Open final back then, too.
So it should not have been surprising that Williams' edge evaporated. She went ahead by a set and two breaks in the second at 4-1, then served for the match at 5-4 and 6-5. But Azarenka kept breaking her, then pulled out the tiebreaker.
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For Williams, there were some jitters. Her usually trusty serve, which did produce nine aces at up to 126 mph, got shaky. Azarenka's powerful swings off both wings gave her fits. So did the gusting wind. A couple of foot-fault calls added to the angst.
As Williams headed to the sideline after dropping a set for the first time in the tournament, she chucked her racket, which ricocheted onto the court.
"I got a little uptight, which probably wasn't the best thing at that moment," Williams said. "I wasn't playing very smart tennis then, so I just had to relax and not do that again."
After that rough second set, Williams gave herself a pep talk.
"Serena really found a way to calm down and restart from zero and quickly erase what happened," Mouratoglou said.
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A year ago, Williams and Azarenka played the first three-set women's final in New York since 1995. This time, they went the distance again, playing a total of 2 hours, 45 minutes.
"She's a champion, and she knows how to repeat that. She knows what it takes to get there. I know that feeling, too. And when two people who want that feeling so bad meet," Azarenka said, pounding her fists together, "it's like a clash."
Williams added to her U.S. Open titles from 1999, 2002, 2008 and 2012.
Those go alongside five from Wimbledon, five from the Australian Open, and two from the French Open, which she won this year.
"Being older, it's always awesome and such a great honor, because I don't know if I'll ever win another Grand Slam," Williams said. "Obviously, I hope so."
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[Reproduced]Alabama snags top Class of 2014 OT away from LSU

Cameron Robinson, who grew up an LSU fan and attends LSU pipeline West Monroe High School (West Monroe, LA), chose to play his college football at Alabama instead of with the Tigers, the offensive lineman announced at a press conference on ESPNU Wednesday afternoon. Womens Steve Smith Jersey
The 6-5, 330-pounder, who is arguably the best offensive tackle in the Class of 2014, is very adept at both pass protection and run blocking. The son of former NFL and Louisiana-Monroe linebacker Steve Foley, Robinson will head to Tuscaloosa to play with good friend Cameron Sims, a wide receiver who recently gave his verbal pledge to the Tide as well.
Robinson, who visited Tuscaloosa twice since April, plans to graduate high school in December and enroll at Alabama in January. His commitment gives the Tide what appears to currently be the best Class of 2014 in the country. Steve Smith Jersey
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[Reproduced]Harvin targets earlier return

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin was not expected to return after hip surgery until at least November, but he hinted Wednesday that he could be back sooner than anticipated.
Harvin is eyeing a Thursday night game against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 17 for his possible debut with the Seahawks. That's the first game for which he's eligible to come off the reserve/physically unable to perform list. Womens Jon Beason Jersey
"What's goin 12th man just checkn in ...I'm making serious progress ...keep an eye on week 7...don't hang them 11's up.....we workn," Harvin tweeted.
The Seahawks have given no indication of a timetable in Harvin's recovery from a torn labrum. But he tweeted, "I'm starving so bad to get on this field my ribs showing....there's nothing worse then watching ur boys battle and u can do nothin.just wait" officialnikepanthersjersey.com/WOMENS-JON-BEASON-JERSEY.html
The Seahawks landed the 25-year-old Harvin in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings in March for a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Harvin had 280 receptions for 3,302 yards and 20 touchdown catches, four rushing TDs and five kickoff returns for scores in four seasons with the Vikings. Jon Beason Jersey
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[Reproduced]Buccaneers deal CB Talib to Patriots

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced minutes after Thursday's trade deadline that they completed a deal to send cornerback Aqib Talib to the New England Patriots.
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Pending a physical with his new team, Talib, a former first-round pick, can join the Patriots to begin learning the defense on Monday, Nov. 4.
He is serving a suspension for taking a prescription drug without a prescription, and is not eligible to play until Nov. 18. Talib is talented, but has found regular trouble off the field. Steve Smith Jersey
The Patriots are in the midst of their bye week following a win last week over the Rams in London.
New England is 29th in pass defense and Talib would immediately upgrade a secondary considered a team weakness. Womens Steve Smith Jersey
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[Reproduced]Paying attention to the right things

Whenever Peyton Manning takes the field, the superlatives come fast and furious from football commentators. As well they should, the future Hall of Fame QB has proven his superior cognitive and physical skills repeatedly over his 15 seasons. However, back in week 2 of the NFL season when the Broncos met the Falcons for a Monday Night Football game, the importance of a well designed and disguised defense was on display. The Atlanta defense highlighted the importance of cognitive skills in football, as the ability to force bad decisions was shown to be able to beat even an all-time great, like Manning. officialnikepanthersjersey.com/WOMENS-LUKE-KUECHLY-JERSEY.html
With three interceptions and a 58.5 passer rating, Manning was humbled by Atlanta’s Cover 3 scheme. As pointed out by Matt Bowen on NFP, Atlanta was able to disguise their pre-snap look and bait Manning into his third pick of the night. Even at the highest level of the game, one of the league’s most cerebral quarterbacks misdirected his attention to the wrong cues.
Fast forward to Week 8 with the Broncos facing Drew Brees and a recovering New Orleans Saints team. Manning passed for over 300 yards for the fifth straight game with three scores and a passer rating of 138.9 in a convincing 34-14 victory. What could account for such a drastic learning curve improvement, even for an experienced QB? According to cognitive researchers, it all starts in the head.
Whether it’s a QB reading a defense or a running back trying to anticipate a blitz, players have to combine what they see with what they’ve learned through repeated drills and practice.
If we could look inside Peyton’s brain when he walks up to the line, we would be impressed by the amount of information that is being processed. There is a combination of both overt and covert attention being paid to different targets on the defensive side of the ball. A quarterback’s overt eye movements dart from one defender to the next identifying the player and his pre-snap position on the field. Covert attention happens while staring at one defender or point on the field even though Manning’s attention might be focused on other cues such as subtle changes in a players position or the angle of their shoulders.
US PRESSWIREAs Peyton Manning's body and mind get back into football shape, the Broncos become more and more dangerous.
This ongoing comparison of what is being seen live and a prediction of what will happen next is the competitive edge that great players possess. Recently, neuroscience researchers at MIT shed some more light on how our brains accomplish selective attention, or the ability to focus on the cues important to the task and ignore the noise.
In their study, it was shown there are actually two different types of attention, bottom-up and top-down. Bottom-up attention highlights the objects in our visual field that pop out at us because of their movement or size or even color. They try to demand our attention and distract us from our top-down attention which is seeking out specific targets that we intentionally want to find to complete our task.
"It's as if the brain is using two different stops on the FM radio dial for different types of attention," said study co-author Earl K. Miller, Professor of Neuroscience at MIT. Kids Luke Kuechly Jersey
By training a player’s focus skills, they are able to improve their ability to rely on top-down attention to make better decisions on the field, and to make them faster. As was discussed in a previous NFP article, this ability allows System 1 thinking to capture the right information to make the best decision. Simulation-based cognitive training apps are now available to younger players to increase the number of reps they can experience off the field.
After the Falcons game, the Broncos’ QB said it had nothing to do with his physical condition, but rather, “three really poor decisions.” After the historic, Week 7 second half comeback against the San Diego Chargers, receiver Demaryius Thomas summed up Manning’s magic, “Peyton started clicking and seeing everything. It was like clockwork.” Apparently, the cognitive process of seeing, analyzing and acting remain critical to any player’s game, even a future Hall of Famer. Womens Luke Kuechly Jersey
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