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Saints look to keep NFC South lead against Falcons The NFL has waited all season for the NFC South race to heat up, and entering Week 16, it finally has. The Atlanta Falcons travel to New Orleans this week to face the Saints in a matchup that has major implications of the division’s playoff spot. Despite being inactive against the Steelers in Week 15, Jones still ranks second in NFL receiving yards. The Falcons (5-9) sit one game behind the Saints in the standings, but with a win would take over the NFC South lead with a 2-0 head-to-head record against the Saints. With a victory, New Orleans can put themselves a win over the lowly Buccaneers next week away from a playoff home game. The Falcons have dropped two straight games and three of their last four, but a win over the Saints could allow their game against the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 to decide the division crown. The Falcons will receive a major boost if Julio Jones can suit up against the Saints, Atlanta’s leading receiver missed last week’s game against the Steelers with a hip injury. Panthers hope to keep pressure on Saints, Falcons The Carolina Panthers muddle the NFC South standings with their tie earlier in the season against the Cincinnati Bengals. Due to the tie, the Panthers sit second in the NFC South, half a game ahead of the Falcons and half a game behind the Saints. Newton practiced for the first time since the car accident on Wednesday. In order to have a chance at the playoffs, the Panthers need the Saints to lose at least one game. Their best chance of seeing that is likely this week against the Falcons. With a win this week over the Cleveland Browns, the Panthers can keep themselves in the hunt for a playoff spot. However, a Panthers loss and a Saints win would crown New Orleans as the champions. The Panthers could receive a major boost this week if quarterback Cam Newton returns from a back injury. Derek Anderson started for the Panthers last week as Newton was sidelined by injuries sustained in a car accident. Manziel tries to improve on woeful start Trying to put a major dent in the Panthers’ playoff hopes are Johnny Manziel’s Cleveland Browns. The Browns have lost three straight games to see their playoff hopes all but disappear and turned to Manziel last week looking for a spark. The plan appeared to backfire as the Browns were shut out by the Cincinnati Bengals in the team’s worst offensive game of the year. Manziel completed 10 of his 18 passes last week for just 80 yards in the loss. He also threw two interceptions and was sacked three times. Things likely cannot get any worse for the rookie in his second start, however. Though the Panthers have been an improved unit defensively in recent weeks, the team has allowed 24 passing touchdowns this season, 10th most in the NFL. With critics already questioning his NFL future, Manziel needs to show signs he can be Cleveland’s quarterback of the future. Cowboys need win to stay ahead of Eagles in NFC East The Dallas Cowboys earned a key victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week, but their road to the playoffs continues with a tough matchup against the AFC South champion Indianapolis Colts this week. Murray leads the NFL in rushing by more than 400 yards. With the Eagles owning the tiebreaker over the two teams, the Cowboys only sure path to the playoffs is consecutive wins, over the Colts and Redskins. The Eagles have an easier schedule ahead, facing the eliminated Redskins and Giants. To make matters worse for the Cowboys, star running back DeMarco Murray is set to be a game-time decision after undergoing surgery on a broken ring finger this week. The Colts will be playing to keep their hopes of a first-round bye alive, although the scenario to earn a bye over the Patriots and Broncos is unlikely. Steelers, Chiefs meet with playoff hopes on the line The Chiefs have to complete a touchdown pass to a wide receiver. All 18 of Alex Smith’s passing scores have gone to a running back or tight end. The Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) and Kansas City Chiefs (8-6) both currently sit in the thick of the AFC wild card race, with the Steelers holding the sixth and final playoff spot. The Steelers are also alive in the AFC North playoff race, half a game behind the Cincinnati Bengals. A win for either club would severely damage the playoff hopes of the other, but a Chiefs win would further muddle the Wild Card picture heading into Week 17 - as many as five teams could sit at 9-6. The Chiefs could have trouble contraining the Steelers offence, which has emerged as one of the best in the league and ranks first overall in total yards. Wide Receiver Antonio Brown also leads the NFL in receiving yards, while Le’Veon Bell and Ben Roethlisberger each sit second in rushing yards and passing yards, respectively. Cardinals turn to Lindley with NFC West lead on the line The Arizona Cardinals will be in the playoffs, where they will be playing remains to be decided. The Cardinals can clinch the NFC West and home field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The Cardinals will start their third quarterback of this season this week in Ryan Lindley, with Drew Stanton sidelined due to a knee injury suffered in Week 15 against the St. Louis Rams. Stanton took over the position when Carson Palmer tore his ACL earlier this season, in the Cardinals first meeting with the Rams. The Cardinals defeated the Rams last week, but Lindley completed just four of his 10 passes for 30 yards. 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Belfort was originally schedule to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 173 on May 24, but a Nevada State Athletic Commission ban on testosterone replacement therapy forced the former light heavyweight champ to withdraw.DENVER -- Patrick Roy was at a rare loss for words. The subject that silenced the Hall of Fame goaltender? Himself and possible records. These days, Roy is far more interested in keeping his team rolling than setting records. But they sort of go hand-in-hand at the moment. The Colorado Avalanche won their sixth straight with a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night, allowing Roy to tie the NHL mark for victories to start a coaching career. He shares the record with Mario Tremblay, who won his first six games with Montreal in 1995-96, a team Roy played for before being traded to the Avalanche later that season. Tremblay played a big role in the trade after not pulling Roy out of a game soon enough in a lopsided loss. Now, theyre linked -- again -- in league history. For the moment, anyway. Roy can break that mark Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, one of Roys biggest rivals as a player. "I dont know what to say. And that doesnt happen to me very often," Roy said. "I certainly appreciate more the way our guys played than appreciate breaking a record or something like this. "Im not really excited about that record, to be honest with you. Im excited about looking at the way the team has been playing, how hard the team has been working." Matt Duchene scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots as the Avs moved within a win of tying the franchises best start. The organization was 7-0 in 1985-86 as the Quebec Nordiques. Another possible mark to set. Not that Roy looks at it quite like that. "Were playing with a lot of confidence," he said. "We dont want to lose our confidence." Rich Peverley and Cody Eakin had goals for the Stars, who dropped their second straight road game despite outshooting Avs 41-26. Dallas pulled Dan Ellis with more than a minute remaining, but couldnt score the equalizer on Varlamov, who turned back Alex Chiassons final shot with 1 second remaining. Varlamov came up big all third period, including a point-blank stop of Tyler Seguin. "I guess goaltending is crucial in this league," Roy said, grinning. "You need some good goaltending every night, thats what weve been lucky with. ... Thats a game where Varly -- that was a steal from him." Jamie Benn couldnt agree more. "He playeed another great game and sometimes you have to give them credit," Benn said.dddddddddddd Duchene earned the 200th point of his NHL career with the winning goal 14:18 into the second period. With Varlamov on the bench for an extra skater following a delayed penalty against Dallas, Duchene flew into the zone and beat Ellis with a shot just inside the top of the net. That goal came 3:20 after Eakin tied the game with a power-play goal, the first the Avs have allowed this season. Jan Hejda gave the Avs a 2-1 lead with 7 seconds left in the opening period when the defenceman took a shot from near the blue line and it deflected through the legs of Ellis. A few minutes earlier, Duchene intercepted an errant pass down low and beat Ellis with a shot over the goalies right shoulder. Dallas also capitalized on a turnover for its first goal, when Gabriel Landeskog lost the puck while making a move toward the net. Seguin quickly corralled it and sent a perfect pass ahead to Peverley, who beat Varlamov with a low liner 4:18 into the game. It was the first goal Colorado has allowed in the first period all season. "It was probably our best skating game, probably our best game on a chance sheet and Varlamov came up with beauties," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. Varlamov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere have been difficult to beat this season in net. The duo earned the NHLs second star of the week after combining for three wins. Energized by the excitable Roy, the Avalanche have been playing with plenty of confidence this season. Hes given them a simple message -- play with passion -- and theyve run with it. "You can tell hes been a player, because he yells the same stuff were yelling to each other," Landeskog said. "The passion and how calm he is, both on the bench and here, in meetings -- he spreads that calm." Roy, calm? He nearly knocked over a glass partition when he was screaming at Anaheims Bruce Boudreau after a 6-1 win to open his Colorado coaching career. "He might raise his voice, but hes still calm," Landeskog said. NOTES: The Stars placed G Kari Lehtonen on injured reserve, retroactive to Friday. ... The two goals are the most Colorado has allowed this season. ... The Avalanche are now 6-0 like Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. ' ' '