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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - No Brady vs. Manning XVII this post-season. Now its Brady vs. Luck IV. Translation: After 16 matchups with Peyton Manning, Tom Brady will face Andrew Luck for the fourth time when the star quarterbacks lead the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. At stake in this budding rivalry is a spot in Super Bowl XLIX (thats 49) — one year after Mannings Broncos beat Bradys Patriots in last seasons AFC championship game. The Patriots (13-4) are much more familiar with Manning. But his struggles in Denvers 24-13 AFC divisional game loss against Indianapolis on Sunday accentuated his recent decline. The Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-31, overcoming two 14-point deficits as Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran for one Saturday. The steadily rising Luck is more of a puzzle than Manning even though the Patriots are 3-0 against the third-year veteran with every win by more than 20 points. Still, their lack of experience against him — and his growth as a quarterback — could mean extra time for defenders in the film room and on the practice field getting ready for the strong-armed Luck and the Colts (13-5). In the National Football League you just prepare for your next opponent, Patriots defensive co-ordinator Matt Patricia said Monday. I dont think you worry about who is hard (to prepare for) or whos not. The Patriots prepared for both quarterbacks in the regular season. And they beat both by 22 points in consecutive games. They routed the Broncos 43-21 on Nov. 2 in Foxborough with Manning throwing for 438 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. The loss dropped him to 5-11 against Brady. After a bye, the Patriots went to Indianapolis and beat the Colts 42-20 on Nov. 16. Luck threw for 303 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck, both of them present very difficult, extreme problems that you have to defend, Patricia said of the top picks in the NFL draft, both by the Colts, in 1998 and 2012. The Brady-Manning rivalry began with the Patriots second-year quarterbacks first NFL start, a 44-13 win over Mannings Colts on Sept. 30, 2001. Luck was a rookie when he first faced Brady on Nov. 18, 2012. And he played like one in New Englands 59-24 win. He threw three interceptions with two returned for touchdowns covering 87 and 59 yards. He also lost a fumble one play before Brady hit Rob Gronkowski with a 34-yard touchdown pass. Theyre good enough, Luck said after the game. They dont need those gifts. In his next game against the Patriots, he threw four interceptions in a 43-22 AFC divisional playoff loss last season, one week before Manning and Denver eliminated New England. Before this seasons loss to the Patriots, Manning said, You know youd better not be going three-and-out, turning the ball over, trying to figure out what theyre doing on defence. Because you know Brady & Co. are capable of putting up a lot of points and youre going to find yourselves behind, especially up there. Luck learned that quickly and repeatedly. Im just disappointed in myself, he said after the Patriots beat the Colts two weeks later. Its up to us to fix what we did wrong and move on. They did that, winning five of their remaining six regular-season games, albeit against a weak schedule, before beating Cincinnati and Denver in the playoffs. That last game ruined chances for another Brady-Manning reunion. The NFL is a very competitive league, Brady said Monday during his weekly appearance on WEEI radio. Peyton is an incredible player. Andrew Lucks a great player. Weve got one of the great young quarterbacks coming into our stadium, so weve got to be able to figure out a way to slow those guys down. The Patriots did that well enough to beat Manning 11 times in Bradys career. Now theyll try to go 4-0 against Luck. Its the National Football League. Its the playoffs, Patricia said. Every game is very difficult. Marquese Chriss Jersey .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings take aim at an eighth straight victory on Monday night as they wrap up a road trip versus the Calgary Flames. Devin Booker Jersey . Future Hall of Famer Ricky Ray is in his prime and back for a third season in double blue. The 34-year old was magnificent in 2013, throwing for just under 2,900 yards despite missing eight games, tossing an impressive 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions, completing 66 per cent of his passes in the process. http://www.cheapsunsjerseys.com/?tag=che...-johnson-jersey. -- The Minnesota Vikings released reserve cornerback A. 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While Kessel denied such a conversation even took place, Spott only expressed regret that the star winger had to deal with questions about the situation. "Its our job as assistant coaches to get to know what these guys want to do and areas they think we can improve on," Spott said Thursday at the teams practice facility. "Phil and I talked about a number of things with regard to power play and where he wants to be. But those are things, thats my job. "To think we dont have conversations about golf and some simple things about the power play, thats what were paid to do. At the same time, its a very light-hearted conversation that I had some fun with in a coaches clinic." The Star quoted three anonymous minor-league coaches who attended that clinic and re-told what Spott said. Spott, promoted to join Randy Carlyles staff after being head coach of the AHLs Toronto Marlies, didnt refute the report. "I think we had a very general conversation that took place, talking about his drive, and also talking about different things on the ice, and thats part of my job," he said. "Get to know these guys, things they like to do on the ice, things that they think we can improve on, and just getting to know them." Kessel said he didnt read the article but insisted the conversation in question didnt happen. "Ive obviously talked to Spotter a couple times, but its not about that," Kessel said. "Its more about golf and stuff. I dont really talk about hockey in the summer, to be honest, if you really want to know the truth." Kessel was all smiles as he talked about the 11-foot, 450-pound shark he and teammate Tyler Bozak caught while in Florida and appeared to be in a jovial mood at the beginning of training camp.dddddddddddd He laughed off a question about whether he hated his coach and deferred to Carlyle about whether the reverse was true. When Kessel got serious about coaching techniques, he said he believed deviating from team structure was "how you lose games." But he added that he doesnt get any input. "I have opinions, but I have nothing to do with how this team is run, coached or any of the systems, no matter what you guys think," Kessel said. General manager Dave Nonis said the disagreement was "not an issue in the dressing room at all." Carlyle sought to emphasize Spotts "tongue-in-cheek" tenor but move on from the entire discussion. Carlyle, however, conceded that Kessel gets coached in a different way than other players. "I think there is a double-standard in sports that talented people have to be given a bit more of a rope," Carlyle said. "Talented people have to have some freedom to take their artistic values and go paint the picture. He is that type of player. Hes a very talented player." Kessel, who last season matched a career high with 37 goals to finish fifth in the NHL in that category, agreed. "I think Randy lets me get away with stuff that other guys might not get away with," he said. "Obviously I play different than someone else on the team. I think me and Randy have a pretty good relationship in that, and we get along real well in that sense." When it comes to what Carlyle likes to refer to as the "white noise" around the Leafs in hockey-mad Toronto, Kessel passed up an opportunity to say extra scrutiny bothered him. In the first season of a US$64-million, eight-year contract, the 26-year-old said theres nowhere hed rather play. For Spott, who previously coached the OHLs Kitchener Rangers before the Marlies, this was a "Welcome to the Leafs" moment. "People had asked me earlier what I thought the biggest adjustment would be going from the head coach of the Toronto Marlies to an assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs," he said. "I just found that out real quick." ' ' '