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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Sometime late Sunday afternoon, barring an upset or injury, Tom Brady is expected to become the winningest quarterback in the history of the National Football League.If he doesnt get the win, his rival quarterback, Jared Goff, would get his first.Bradys Patriots host the 4-7 Los Angeles Rams as New England looks to go to 10-2 -- and Brady looks to break his recently created tie with Peyton Manning and post his 201st NFL victory, counting postseason.Brady, who always downplays individual accomplishments, is dealing with a knee injury that had him hobbling a bit in last Sundays win over the New York Jets.Brady didnt start strong but managed the 50th fourth-quarter comeback of his career and said after the game his knee actually felt better than it did after the game the week before.In his regular WEEI radio appearance, he didnt indicate this Sunday would be a problem.Its better than last Monday, so Im very happy about that, Brady said. I think Im pretty optimistic.Goff became the LA starter two games ago and has thrown for 348 yards and three touchdowns, all the scores in last weeks 49-21 loss to the New Orleans Saints -- in two games as a starter.You have a big guy, hes a tall quarterback, hes long, Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia said. He has an extremely strong arm and a very accurate arm in a lot of the different throws that they ask him to make.Hes a very good quarterback from the standpoint of arm strength and the ability to get the ball downfield. He has some tremendous skill players -- Kenny Britt, Tavon Austin, Brian Quick.When Brady looks across the line, he will see former teammate Dominique Easley, a first-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2014. Injuries cut his time in New England short and he comes into this game with 2.5 sacks for the season -- and probably a whole lot to prove.And he has help, with Aaron Donald (six sacks) developing into one of the best players in the league.Both Easley and Donald will apparently have to do it against Brady this week. However, tight end Rob Gronkowski wont play and might not play again this season after undergoing back surgery Friday..Meanwhile, Brady has been nothing short of sensational overall since returning from his four-game Deflategate suspension. He has completed 68.4 percent of his passes, thrown for 18 touchdowns and been picked off once in seven games -- and last week became the fifth NFL quarterback to throw for 60,000 yards in his career.Brady is 2-1 lifetime against the Rams. He is 98-17 in his career at Gillette Stadium and is 50-10 in December, when the Patriots are usually very tough to beat.Beleaguered Rams coach Jeff Fisher, speaking to New England media via conference call Wednesday, didnt seem to know the names of the Patriots running backs. He lauded LeGarrette Blount but overlooked Dion Lewis and James White and talked about Brandon and Danny.Theyre all different, he said. Ive got a place in my heart for LeGarrette because I gave him his start. I have great respect for him.Hes a big back and hes hard to get down. And then, as they rotate through, different guys play in different situations. They do a good job with it. He knows where the balls going to go.The guys are very, very disciplined. Im impressed with Brandon, and what hes done out of the backfield. Youve got to deal with him, in addition to Danny. And youve got playmakers all around. Weve just got to play sound defense. Tommy Edman . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Paul DeJong . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-gussie-busch-jersey-large-331q.html .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. Jose Martinez . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Vince Coleman . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. WACO, Texas -- The longest-played series for both No. 13 Baylor and TCU really cant get any tighter.Going into their 112th meeting Saturday, the Bears have won 52 times -- and the Horned Frogs have won 52 times. Their other seven matchups have ended in ties, including a scoreless game in their inaugural meeting in 1899.Things havent changed much since the old Southwest Conference rivals reunited in the Big 12 four years ago. They have split those four games, and the last three have been decided by a combined 13 points.While TCU (4-4, 2/3 Big 12) is still trying to get bowl eligible, the Bears (6-1, 3-1) are still in control of their Big 12 fate despite coming off their first loss of the season.Its a hard thing to get over a loss, but I think that were determined to get back to the winning record, Baylor linebacker Aiavion Edwards said. I think that the loss wont change much, and were going to be a very determined team coming into this week.Baylor quarterback Seth Russell has been cleared to play after having to go through concussion protocol early in the week. He started feeling nauseated at dinner after the 35-34 loss at Texas, where he took plenty of hits while running a career-high 21 times and getting sacked six times -- he had been sacked only three times combined in the first six games.I dont think we took a step back at all, center Kyle Fuller said. We played very physical football and that was really the whole point of that game.TCUs defense is coming off its best performance of the season, holding national passing leader Patrick Mahomes to 209 yards and the Red Raiders to only 17 points in regulation. But the Frogs fell 27-24 in their second double-overtime loss this season.The Frogs have lost consecutive games for the first time since 2013, and their Big 12 wins have been over Kansas and Iowa State -- neither of which has won a conference game. Three of their losses this season have been by six points or fewer.We need to find a way to win a close one, TCU coach Gary Patterson said. Youve goot to find a way.dddddddddddd.Some other things in the latest meeting between the Big 12s two private schools:BACK TO THE BRAZOS: This is only TCUs second trip to Baylors campus stadium on the banks of the Brazos River. In the stadiums inaugural season two years ago, the Frogs had a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears rallied and won 61-58 on a game-ending field goal. That was TCUs only loss that season. The Frogs and Bears ended up as Big 12 co-champs, but both one-loss teams were bypassed for the first four-team College Football Playoff that season.HEALING HORNED FROGS: TCU leading rusher Kyle Hicks injured his ankle early on the opening series last week against Texas Tech, and defensive end Josh Carraway missed that game with an ankle injury. Both are expected to play against Baylor. Plus, sophomore playmaker KaVontae Turpin should get more involved in the offensive game plan after being limited last week in his return from a left knee injury.SWITCHING BACK? TCU made an in-game quarterback switch last week with struggling starter Kenny Hill getting replaced by Foster Sawyer. Patterson said more than once this week that Hill would probably be the starter again, but he also said both quarterbacks could play. Patterson also said more consistent play from the outside receivers would help either quarterback be better.NO ART: Much of the intrigue in the rivalry the past decade centered around Pattersons defense against Art Briles offense, and the fact that the two coaches really didnt like each other. But Briles is no longer at Baylor, and Bears acting head coach Jim Grobe considers Patterson a friend. Well enjoy seeing each other before the game, Grobe said. But during the game well try to knock each other down as much as we can. Patterson believes the TCU-Baylor rivalry has helped the Big 12 and both schools.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '