playing just 2 minutes at Michigan State.

Oakland punter Marquette Kings quick thinking and fast feet helped the Raiders start out 4-0 on the road for the first time since 2000. It was a rare gem on a weekend when the NFLs special teams didnt live up to the moniker.Dan Quinns gut betrayed him in another Atlanta loss, and Ryan Fitzpatrick has gone from tossing interceptions to throwing darts at his coach, owner and GM.Kings was among the best calls in the NFLs Week 7 that featured Tony Dungy calling for Jeff Fisher to give No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff a chance to kick-start his career already.Put him in now, the Hall of Famer and NBC analyst said after watching Case Keenum throw three fourth-quarter interceptions in the Rams 17-10 loss to the Giants in London. Its obvious Case Keenum cannot take this team to the playoffs.Fisher doesnt want to hear it.Jareds going to play when we feel Jareds ready, Fisher said.To which Dungy said, I believe theyve got to get him ready.FADING FALCONS: When the Falcons won at Denver two weeks ago, Quinn said there was no comparison between this years team and last years. In 2015, the Falcons won their first five but finished 8-8. We are mentally tougher this time around, he said.Quinn showed too much faith in them in overtime Sunday.The Falcons (4-3) lost their second straight game when Quinn went for it on fourth-and-1 at the Atlanta 45-yard line and Devonta Freeman was stuffed by linebacker Denzel Perryman . That set up Josh Lambos 42-yard winning field goal in the Chargers 33-30 win.It was just instincts, Perryman said. On fourth-and-1, it was a no-brainer that they were going to run the ball.Another no-brainer? Burying the Chargers deep with a punt right there.It was a gut feeling that I went with and it didnt work, Quinn said. We can second-guess it. Thats easy to do but it was more of a mindset. I have such belief in the guys to go and get that half a yard that we needed.In Quinns defense, special teams had a tough time Sunday, starting with Jets rookie punter Lachlan Edwards letting the ball slip through his hands on New Yorks first possession, handing Baltimore a quick 2-yard touchdown.The Raiders were leading the Jaguars by 10 with 3:35 left when King went in to punt on fourth-and-24. It looked like he was going to get smothered by the Jaguars when the snap skittered along the grass and he scooped it up. King, however, tucked the ball and darted 27 yards down the right sideline for the clinching first down.We feel like were a good football team thats learning how to win games and recognizing theres still a lot of things we need to work on, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said.His athletic punter isnt on his fix-it list.DREARY IN THE DESERT: Hours after 43-year-old kicker Adam Vinatieri sent his 43rd consecutive field goal attempt through the goal posts for Indianapolis, the Seahawks and Cardinals stumbled to a 6-6 tie. Arizonas Chandler Catanzaro clanked a 24-yard would-be winner off the left upright, and Seattles Stephen Hauschka hooked a 27-yarder with 7 seconds left in OT.I make that kick 999,999 times out of a million, Catanzaro said.Catanzaros miss came on third-and-6 after the Cardinals took a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty when they couldnt punch it in from inside the 1. Hauschka missed wide left on second-and-goal from the 10 with the clock ticking down.Sometimes bad luck oversteps good decisions.PRATFALL IN PITTSBURGH: The Steelers opted to try a 54-yard field goal on fourth-and-3 with about nine minutes left when trailing New England 27-16. Chris Boswell pushed it right and the Steelers never got close again.He made a similar kick a year ago in that same spot on the field when we tried him out. And the weather conditions were worse than they are tonight, coach Mike Tomlin said. We were down there, we had an opportunity to make it a one-score game. I took that chance.And the Steelers came away empty-handed for the second time after a takeaway in Patriots territory.THROWING DARTS: Fitzpatrick still believes in himself, even if the Jets decision makers dont. Just five days after being benched, the veteran quarterback came on in relief of an injured Geno Smith and helped lead the Jets on three scoring drives in a 24-16 comeback victory over the Ravens.The biggest thing in this game, in order to last, is to have belief in yourself, Fitzpatrick said. Because when the owner stops believing in you, the GM stops believing in you and the coaches stop believing in you, sometimes all you have is yourself.Yes, he added, he means he feels nobody believes in him anymore, not owner Woody Johnson, not GM Mike Maccagnan, not coach Todd Bowles.Yeah, when you get put on the bench, he said, I think thats the reason why.But with Smith now out with a knee injury, it looks like Fitz will be back behind center.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---AP Sports Writers Dennis Waszak Jr. and Will Graves contributed.---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton Cheap Titans Jerseys Authentic . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Wholesale Titans Jerseys . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. 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Fighting Irish coach Muffet McGraw believes this stretch of the season will pay off later this season and into the postseason.Brianna Turner had 19 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, leading Notre Dame to a businesslike 79-61 win over Michigan State on Tuesday night.The Fighting Irish (11-1) have won three straight, against then-No. 16 DePaul, Toledo and Michigan State. They will stay on the road for three more games before finally playing at home Jan. 5 against Wake Forest.Its going to prepare us for the ACC, and the NCAA Tournament, McGraw said. Its great for us.Notre Dames Marina Mabrey had 19 points and five assists, one of three players on her team with at least five assists. Kathryn Westbeld scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Reserve Arike Ogunbowale added 11 points. The Irish never trailed and led by as much as 13 in the first half and by 19 points in the second half.The Spartans (10-3) had won four straight since getting beat by No. 19 Syracuse.Michigan States Tori Jankoska had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists, but didnt get much help from her overmatched teammates.Shes trying to put this team on her back, Spartans coach Suzy Merchant said. Shes done a pretty good job of that.The only other player to score in double figures for Michigan State was reserve Victoria Gaines, who had 12 points.BIG PICTURENotre Dame: With poise, Notre Dame made 3-pointers on ensuing possessions after giving up 3-pointers to the Spartans early in the game to prevent them from keeping the game closer and quieting their fans that filled much of the lower level at the Breslin Center. After the Spartans made consecutive shots to pull within 10 to get their crowd fired up early in the fourth, Turner responded with a basket on tthe next trip down the floor to put Notre Dame back ahead by 12 points.dddddddddddd.We hung around but couldnt get over the hump, Merchant said.Michigan State: The Spartans saw up close how good an elite team is, and confirmed how far away they are from that level. If Aerial Powers was playing for them, instead of sitting in the stands after skipping her senior season to play in the WNBA, they wouldve likely been one of the top teams in the Big Ten and perhaps in the country. The Dallas Wings drafted Powers No. 5 overall and she averaged 10.4 points as a rookie.If they had her, she would have made a huge difference, McGraw said. They would be really unstoppable.Merchant said Powers wouldve likely scored 20 much-needed points against Notre Dame.We were one scorer away, she said.INJURY REPORTNotre Dame: Guard Jackie Young returned from a two-game absence because of an ankle injury, but aggravated it again after playing just 2 minutes at Michigan State. Its still not healed, McGraw said. Guard Ali Patberg has played sparingly in two games, 1 minute against the Spartans and 3 minutes at Toledo after missing eight games with a virus and being out last season with a knee injury.Michigan State: Forward Jenna Allen, who ranks third on the team in scoring, scored two points in 14 minutes despite having the flu.SPARTAN SUPPORTMembers of Michigan States mens basketball team, including Miles Bridges , who isnt wearing a walking boot on his injured left ankle, watched the first half of the game behind the Spartans bench.UP NEXTNotre Dame: The Irish play at Chattanooga on Dec. 27, their final nonconference game before opening ACC play Dec. 29 at North Carolina State.Michigan State: The Spartans have a long break before their next game on Jan. 1 at home against Illinois. ' ' '