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ByAnneM.Peterson The Associated Press CORVALLIS, ORE. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich and Oregon State coach Mike Riley both grew up in the state where it's been said that on Civil War game day, everyone is either a Duck or a Beaver. Recent history in the ri- valry game that dates to 1894 will be this year on the side of the No. 3 Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Pac 12), who have won six straight in the se- ries against their neighbors to the north. But the Beavers (5-6, 2-6) have a history of pulling off big upsets at home, in- cluding a 35-27 victory over then-No. 7 Arizona State at Reser Stadium earlier this season. Helfrich grew up on the Southern Oregon Coast in Coos Bay. While both of his parents and his brother went to Oregon, Helfrich himself went to Southern Oregon University where he was starting quarter- back from 1992-95. He remembers going to then-Parker Stadium in Corvallis as a teenage and getting "just drenched in one of those low scoring games there." "As we sit today, I was always on the correct side of the rivalry," he joked. Riley has been tied to Oregon State and Corval- lis since his father Bud Ri- ley was an assistant for legendary Beavers' coach Dee Andros, also known as the Great Pumpkin for his girth and penchant for wearing orange wind- breakers. Riley attended his first Civil War as a seventh grader. "I remember Thurman Bell, who's still coaching here at Roseburg, mak- ing a great play to win the game," said Riley. "My dad was coaching the DBs. It was really fun to be a part of, and I feel thankful to this day to get involved in the game." The Civil War is tied for the fifth most-contested rivalry in football, and it's the oldest west of the Rocky Mountains. Here are a few other things to note about the annual game. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Coaches tied to history of t he C iv il W ar r iv al ry "He's quick, he's big, he throws the ball very ac- curately, has great vision down the field. He finds guys that there's not a lot of space, but he finds them and he hits them." Rodgers has thrown 30 touchdowns with just three interceptions this season, completing 66.7 percent of his passes for an NFL- leading 119.2 QB rating. Since a 1-2 start, he has 25 TDs to two INTs, matching Brady's 2007 record of four straight games of three or more TDs with no intercep- tions. "He's the best quarter- back I've seen on tape," said New England safety Devin McCourty, who has already faced Denver's Pay- ton Manning and Andrew Luck of Indianapolis this season. "He's the guy that com- mands that team," Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis said. Rodgers' run started af- ter he told Packers fans on his radio show in Septem- ber: "Five letters here, just for everybody out there in Packer land: R-E-L-A-X. Re- lax. We're going to be OK." He couldn't resist that answer when asked about the turnaround again this week. "I think we've been pretty relaxed," he said, smiling. Brady's season isn't much different. Following a blowout loss in Kansas City on Week 4, his ability was questioned. He was asked if time had passed him by. Instead, during the win- ning streak, the 37-year-old has connected for 22 TDs with only four intercep- tions, completing 67.3 per- cent of his passes. Packers FROM PAGE 1 punt formation 28 times. The "Music City Miracle" occurred on Fisher's watch as Tennessee coach in 2000, the Titans winning a playoff game on a kick- off return that featured a lateral. Last week, with the Rams trailing 27-17 to San Diego and facing fourth- and-3 on their own 26, punter Johnny Hekker threw a 19-yard pass to Stedman Bailey for a first down. The Rams went on to score a touchdown. (They were in position to win the game in the final minute when, down 27- 24, Shaun Hill threw an interception on second- and-goal.) In a Week 7 upset of Se- attle, another fake punt, 18 yards from Hekker to Cunningham, allowed the Rams to run out the clock. "I think they've faked seven times since Fisher has been there (in 2012), so they'll take some chances," Sparano said. "But their return units are really solid we'll be challenged that way as well." Fisher has a kindred spirit in special teams coordinator John Fassel, who was a special teams assistant with the Raiders and later the coordinator from 2008 through 2011. It was under Fassel that Rock Cartwright, serving as personal protector to punter Shane Lechler, sprinted 35 yards for a key first down in a 25-20 win over Houston. The next week, Lechler threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kevin Boss out of field goal formation in a 24-17 victory. Chimdi Chekwa, a rookie when Fassel was with the Raiders, said, "I remember he's not afraid to do anything, man. He gets the guys fired up to play special teams and he'll take some chances out there. We've got to be ready for anything." Chekwa, named by Sparano as one of the Raiders most consistent special teams players, said the Raiders can't af- ford a repeat of the return yardage surrendered to Kansas City. "I don't think we did what we were capable of doing on special teams and we have to raise our level of play this week," Chekwa said. Ray-Ray Armstrong, a Raiders linebacker and special teams player who was cut by the Rams on Oct. 6 and claimed by Oakland the next day, said, "We know if they've got the chance they're going to run a couple of fakes. We'll be ready." The Raiders will proba- bly be without one of their top special teams cover- age players as cornerback Neiko Thorpe has missed practice all week with a hand injury. Sparano said "it doesn't look good" re- garding his availability. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 ing game since a 35-14 vic- tory over the New York Gi- ants in its opener. Joique Bell ran for two touchdowns for the Lions, and Jay Cutler threw two TD passes for Chicago (5- 7). Detroit's Matthew Staf- ford went 34 of 45 for 390 yards with the two touch- down passes to Johnson. The Lions have now won back-to-back games on Thanksgiving after losing their previous nine. They beat Green Bay 40-10 last year. That victory over the Packers was Detroit's only win in its final seven games last season as the Li- ons frittered away a play- off spot. They are again in mix for the postseason this year, and Thursday's game was their first of three in a row at home — all against teams with losing records. "Every single week there's a new challenge. We have a new one next week," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. "The minute you get comfortable at any stage in our league you're going to have problems." Detroit came in with the league's top-ranked run defense, and Chicago barely even tried to test it. Matt Forte was a non- factor on the ground, fin- ishing with 6 yards on five carries. Cutler went 31 of 48 for 280 yards with two fourth-quarter intercep- tions. Chicago's imbalanced game plan came only a few days after New England re- lied heavily on the pass in its victory over the Lions last weekend. "I think they look at the numbers and make an assessment of what they think they can do," Caldwell said. "Not every- body looks at it the same way, but the last couple weeks it's been that way." Lions FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICANCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 8 3 0 .727 332 260 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 261 195 San Diego 7 4 0 .636 245 216 Oakland 1 10 0 .091 176 285 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 2 0 .818 357 227 Miami 6 5 0 .545 285 219 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 238 207 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 177 303 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 333 256 Houston 5 6 0 .455 242 226 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 192 293 Jacksonville 1 10 0 .091 161 305 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 7 3 1 .682 246 234 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 295 208 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 288 263 Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 242 219 NATIONALCONFERENCE WESTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 240 195 Seattle 8 4 0 .667 298 221 San Francisco7 5 0 .583 231 244 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 209 285 EASTDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 375 285 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 302 273 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .273 233 294 Washington 3 8 0 .273 217 273 SOUTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 262 281 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 288 286 Carolina 3 7 1 .318 215 300 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .182 207 300 NORTHDIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 354 246 Detroit 8 4 0 .667 231 207 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 253 337 Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 202 244 Thursday'sgames Detroit 34, Chicago 17 Philadelphia 33, Dallas 10 Seattle 19, San Francisco 3 Sunday'sgames Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m. Oakland at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Washington at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Buffalo, 10 a.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. New England at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Denver at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Monday'sgame Miami at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m. Thursday,Dec.4 Dallas at Chicago, 5:25 p.m. Philadelphia33,Cowboys10 Philadelphia 14 9 7 3 — 33 Dallas 0 7 3 0 — 10 Firstquarter Phi— Sanchez 2 run (Parkey kick), 11:55. Phi— J.Matthews 27 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick), 4:08. Secondquarter Dal— Murray 1 run (Bailey kick), 14:56. Phi— FG Parkey 31, 12:10. Phi— FG Parkey 22, 1:35. Phi— FG Parkey 26, :21. Thirdquarter Dal— FG Bailey 28, 9:12. Phi— McCoy 38 run (Parkey kick), 7:20. Fourthquarter Phi— FG Parkey 25, 11:01. A— 91,379. Phi Dal First downs 26 16 Total net yards 464 267 Rushes yds 45-256 25-93 Passing 208 174 Punt returns 3-32 0-0 Kickoff returns 0-0 6-167 Int ret 2-1 0-0 Comp-att-int 20-29-0 18-29-2 Sacked yds lost 1-9 4-25 Punts 3-49.0 5-45.6 Fumbles lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties yds 4-20 6-42 Time of poss. 30:25 29:35 INDIVIDUALSTATS Rushing— Philadelphia, McCoy 25-159, Polk 11-49, Sanchez 7-28, Sproles 1-13, Huff 1-7. Dallas, Murray 20-73, Dunbar 2-15, Randle 2-6, Romo 1-(minus 1). Passing— Philadelphia, Sanchez 20-29- 0-217. Dallas, Romo 18-29-2-199. Receiving— Philadelphia, Maclin 8-108, J.Matthews 4-51, Cooper 4-32, Sproles 3-19, Celek 1-7. Dallas, Murray 6-40, Bryant 4-73, Beasley 4-41, Williams 2-38, Witten 1-8, Randle 1-(minus 1). Missedfieldgoals— None. Seahawks19,49ers3 Seattle 7 6 3 3 — 19 SanFran 0 0 3 0 — 3 Firstquarter Sea— Turbin 13 pass from Wilson (Haus- chka kick), 1:29. Secondquarter Sea— FG Hauschka 21, 11:07. Sea— FG Hauschka 36, 5:40. Thirdquarter Sea— FG Hauschka 35, 8:05. SF— FG Dawson 40, 1:06. Fourthquarter Sea— FG Hauschka 46, 10:11. A— 70,799. Sea SF First downs 16 16 Total net yards 379 164 Rushes yds 34-157 18-64 Passing 222 100 Punt returns 4-29 2-12 Kickoff returns 1-23 3-62 Int ret 2-6 0-0 Comp-att-int 15-22-0 16-29-2 Sacked yds lost 4-14 4-21 Punts 4-44.5 5-47.6 Fumbles lost 3-0 1-1 Penalties yds 14-105 3-20 Time of poss. 35:19 24:41 INDIVIDUALSTATS Rushing— Seattle, Lynch 20-104, Wilson 7-35, Michael 3-10, Turbin 4-8. San Francisco, Gore 10-28, Hyde 5-19, Kaepernick 3-17. Passing— Seattle, Wilson 15-22-0-236. San Francisco, Kaepernick 16-29-2-121. Receiving— Seattle, Willson 4-39, Kearse 3-34, Turbin 2-47, Baldwin 2-28, Moeaki 1-63, Michael 1-12, Lynch 1-7, Richardson 1-6. San Francisco, Hyde 3-38, S.Johnson 3-28, Boldin 3-18, Crabtree 3-10, V.Davis 2-13, Gore 1-8, Lloyd 1-6. Missedfieldgoals— None. Lions34,Bears17 Chicago 14 0 3 0 — 17 Detroit 3 21 0 10 — 34 Firstquarter Chi— Jeffery 10 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 10:33. Det— FG Prater 46, 6:51. Chi— Jeffery 6 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 3:35. Secondquarter Det— C.Johnson 25 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 12:55. Det— Bell 1 run (Prater kick), 3:18. Det— C.Johnson 6 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), :24. Thirdquarter Chi— FG Gould 35, 8:54. Fourthquarter Det— Bell 1 run (Prater kick), 14:57. Det— FG Prater 40, 6:16. A— 64,175. Chi Det First downs 18 28 Total net yards 269 474 Rushes yds 8-13 23-91 Passing 256 383 Punt returns 2-25 2-14 Kickoff returns 1-24 3-65 Int ret 0-0 2-0 Comp-att-int 31-48-2 34-45-0 Sacked yds lost 3-24 2-7 Punts 6-48.0 3-51.0 Fumbles lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties yds 5-41 5-38 Time of poss. 26:35 33:25 INDIVIDUALSTATS Rushing— Chicago, Carey 2-8, Forte 5-6, Cutler 1-(minus 1). Detroit, Bell 23-91. Passing— Chicago, Cutler 31-48-2-280. Detroit, Stafford 34-45-0-390. Receiving— Chicago, Jeffery 9-71, Bennett 8-109, Forte 6-52, Marshall 6-42, Carey 1-7, Perry 1-(minus 1). Detroit, C.Johnson 11-146, Tate 8-89, Riddick 6-54, Ebron 3-23, Bell 2-16, Ross 1-31, Fuller 1-21, Fauria 1-8, Pettigrew 1-2. Missedfieldgoals— None. COLLEGEFOOTBALLTOP-25 No. 5 TCU 48, Texas 10 COLLEGEFOOTBALLPLAYOFF RANKINGS Nov. 25, 2014 Record 1. Alabama 10-1 2. Oregon 10-1 3. Florida St. 11-0 4. Mississippi St. 10-1 5. TCU 9-1 6. Ohio St. 10-1 7. Baylor 9-1 8. UCLA 9-2 9. Georgia 9-2 10. Michigan St. 9-2 11. Arizona 9-2 12. Kansas St. 8-2 13. Arizona St. 9-2 14. Wisconsin 9-2 15. Auburn 8-3 16. Georgia Tech 9-2 17. Missouri 9-2 18. Minnesota 8-3 19. Mississippi 8-3 20. Oklahoma 8-3 21. Clemson 8-3 22. Louisville 8-3 23. Boise St. 9-2 24. Marshall 11-0 25. Utah 7-4 The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 7. The playoff semifinals will match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The championship game will be on Jan. 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas. Basketball NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PacificDivision W L Pct GB Golden State 12 2 .857 — Clippers 9 5 .643 3 Phoenix 10 6 .625 3 Sacramento 9 6 .600 3½ Lakers 3 12 .200 9½ SouthwestDivision W L Pct GB Memphis 13 2 .867 — Houston 12 3 .800 1 San Antonio 10 4 .714 2½ Dallas 11 5 .688 2½ New Orleans 7 6 .538 5 NorthwestDivision W L Pct GB Portland 12 3 .800 — Denver 7 8 .467 5 Utah 5 11 .313 7½ Oklahoma City 4 12 .250 8½ Minnesota 3 10 .231 8 EASTERNCONFERENCE AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB Toronto 13 2 .867 — Brooklyn 6 8 .429 6½ Boston 4 8 .333 7½ New York 4 12 .250 9½ Philadelphia 0 15 .000 13 SoutheastDivision W L Pct GB Washington 9 5 .643 — Atlanta 7 6 .538 1½ Miami 8 7 .533 1½ Orlando 6 11 .353 4½ Charlotte 4 12 .250 6 CentralDivision W L Pct GB Chicago 9 6 .600 — Milwaukee 9 7 .563 ½ Cleveland 7 7 .500 1½ Indiana 6 9 .400 3 Detroit 3 12 .200 6 Wednesday'sgames Brooklyn 99, Philadelphia 91 Golden State 111, Orlando 96 Portland 105, Charlotte 97 Cleveland 113, Washington 87 Dallas 109, New York 102, OT Toronto 126, Atlanta 115 Clippers 104, Detroit 98 Oklahoma City 97, Utah 82 Houston 102, Sacramento 89 Milwaukee 103, Minnesota 86 San Antonio 106, Indiana 100 Phoenix 120, Denver 112 Memphis 99, Lakers 93 Thursday'sgames No games scheduled Friday'sgames Chicago at Boston, 10 a.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Clippers at Houston, 5 p.m. Orlando at Indiana, 5 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAAMEN'SCOLLEGETOP-25 Thursday 1. Kentucky (6-0) did not play 2. Wisconsin (6-0) 68, Georgetown 65 3. Arizona (6-0) did not play 4. Duke (6-0) vs. Army, (n.) 5. North Carolina (4-1) 78, No. 22 UCLA 56 6. Louisville (5-0) did not play 7. Texas (5-0) did not play 8. Virginia (5-0) did not play 9. Wichita State (3-0) did not play 10. Gonzaga (5-0) did not play 11. Kansas (3-1) 76, Rhode Island 60 12. Villanova (5-0) did not play 13. Iowa State (3-1) did not play 14. VCU (4-1) did not play 15. San Diego State (5-1) did not play 16. Ohio State (4-0) did not play 17. Miami (6-0) did not play 18. Florida (3-2) 56, UAB 47 19. Michigan (4-1) did not play 20. Michigan State (4-1) 77, Rider 45 21. West Virginia (6-0) did not play 5. North Carolina (4-1) 78, No. 22 UCLA 56 23. Creighton (5-0) did not play 24. UConn (3-1) did not play 25. Arkansas (4-0) did not play MEN'SCOLLEGEFARWEST Austin Peay 79, Brown 58 Illinois 88, Indiana St. 62 NCAAWOMEN'SCOLLEGE TOP-25 Thursday 1. South Carolina (4-0) 67, Wisconsin 44 2. Notre Dame (6-0) did not play 3. UConn (2-1) did not play 4. Tennessee (4-1) did not play 5. Stanford (3-1) did not play 6. Texas (4-0) did not play 7. Texas A&M (6-0) did not play 8. Duke (4-0) did not play 9. Kentucky (4-1) 77, Illinois 71 10. Maryland (5-0) did not play 11. North Carolina (4-0) did not play 12. Louisville (5-0) did not play 13. Baylor (1-1) did not play 14. California (4-0) did not play 15. Nebraska (4-0) did not play 16. Michigan State (3-1) did not play 17. Iowa (5-0) did not play 18. DePaul (4-1) did not play 19. Oregon State (4-0) 85, Butler 53 20. Oklahoma State (4-1) did not play 21. Rutgers (4-0) did not play 22. Georgia (6-0) did not play 22. Syracuse (4-0) 69, East Carolina 58 22. West Virginia (3-1) did not play 25. Mississippi State (5-0) did not play WOMEN'SCOLLEGEFARWEST BYU 73, BYU-Hawaii 52 Cent. Michigan 61, Richmond 56 Oregon St. 85, Butler 53 NHL WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 23 14 4 5 33 63 56 Vancouver 22 15 6 1 31 67 61 Calgary 24 14 8 2 30 75 64 Los Angeles 23 12 6 5 29 64 53 San Jose 24 10 10 4 24 62 66 Arizona 23 9 11 3 21 57 71 Edmonton 23 6 14 3 15 51 78 CENTRALDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 22 15 5 2 32 62 45 St. Louis 22 14 6 2 30 59 46 Chicago 22 13 8 1 27 66 46 Winnipeg 24 12 9 3 27 51 54 Minnesota 21 12 9 0 24 58 48 Dallas 22 9 9 4 22 64 74 Colorado 23 8 10 5 21 59 73 EASTERNCONFERENCE ATLANTICDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 23 16 6 1 33 61 57 Tampa Bay 23 15 6 2 32 81 63 Detroit 22 12 5 5 29 64 54 Boston 23 13 9 1 27 59 57 Toronto 22 11 8 3 25 70 67 Ottawa 21 10 7 4 24 58 56 Florida 20 8 6 6 22 42 51 Buffalo 22 6 14 2 14 37 72 METROPOLITANDIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 21 15 4 2 32 76 49 N.Y. Islanders 22 16 6 0 32 72 59 Washington 21 9 8 4 22 58 57 N.Y. Rangers 21 9 8 4 22 60 62 New Jersey 22 9 10 3 21 53 63 Philadelphia 21 8 10 3 19 59 66 Carolina 21 6 12 3 15 48 63 Columbus 21 6 13 2 14 51 76 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday'sgames Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 2, OT Detroit 5, Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Florida 1, Carolina 0 Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 3, OT Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 0 Chicago 3, Colorado 2 Calgary 2, San Jose 0 Thursday'sgames Nashville 1, Edmonton 0, OT Friday'sgames N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 1 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 2 p.m. Winnipeg at Boston, 4 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Columbus, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Soccer MLSPLAYOFFS ConferenceChampionship EASTERNCONFERENCE Leg1— Sunday, Nov. 23: New England 2, New York 1 Leg2— Saturday, Nov. 29: New York at New England, noon WESTERNCONFERENCE Leg1— Sunday, Nov. 23: LA Galaxy 1, Seattle 0 Leg2— Sunday, Nov. 30: LA Galaxy at Seattle, 6 p.m. MLSCup Sunday,Dec.7: New England-New York winner at LA Galaxy-Seattle winner,noon Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For Nov. 28 NFL SUNDAY Favorite Today(O/U) Underdog at Indianapolis 9½ (51) Washington at Houston 7 (42½) Tennessee at Buffalo 3 (42) Cleveland at Baltimore 6 (46) San Diego N.Y. Giants 3 (44½) at Jacksonville Cincinnati 3½ (44) at Tampa Bay at St. Louis 7 (43) Oakland at Pittsburgh 4½ (53½) New Orleans at Minnesota 2½ (42½) Carolina Arizona 2½ (44½) at Atlanta at Green Bay 3 (58½) New England Denver 2 50 at Kansas City MONDAY Miami 7 (42) at N.Y. Jets NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Chicago 3 (200) at Boston Golden State 7½ (199½) at Charlotte at Atlanta 3 (204½) New Orleans at Toronto 3 (208½) Dallas at Detroit 3 (192) Milwaukee at Indiana 4½ (191½) Orlando Clippers 3 (197) at Houston at Ok. City 6½ (187) New York at San Antonio 8½ (194½) Sacramento at Denver 3 (219½) Phoenix at Portland 4 (195½) Memphis at Lakers 4 (212) Minnesota NHL Favorite Line Underdog at Philadelphia -120/+100 N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim -110/-110 Chicago at Washington -120/+100 N.Y. Islanders Montreal -190/+165 at Buffalo Detroit -120/+100 at New Jersey at Pittsburgh -250/+210 Carolina at Boston -155/+135 Winnipeg Vancouver -130/+110 at Columbus at Florida -110/-110 Ottawa at St. Louis -280/+230 Edmonton at Dallas -125/+105 Minnesota are buddies. It's a hard thing to do, winning on their turf," Wilson said. "The NFC is not easy to win against. We are excited about that opportunity." After his second pick, Sherman looked at those fans still remaining in half-empty stadium on a Thanksgiving night and waved. The Seahawks won by the identical score they beat first-place Arizona five days earlier. "Their fans were saying some pretty vulgar things to us earlier, you never want to hear that," Sher- man said. Kaepernick was 16 for 29 for 121 yards and the 49ers were outgained 379-164. Sherman and Crab- tree were at the center of the decisive play in Janu- ary's NFC title game, when Sherman deflected a pass headed his way in the end zone and Malcolm Smith intercepted it with less than a minute remaining to seal the Seahawks' 23- 17 victory. Sherman later called Crabtree "mediocre." San Francisco's offense might have earned that dis- tinction after its latest dud snapped the Niners' three- game winning streak. In the waning mo- ments with thousands of red seats already empty, 49ers CEO Jed York posted on Twitter: "Thank you (hashtag)49ersfaithful for coming out strong to- night. This performance wasn't acceptable. I apolo- gize for that." The 49ers were held to three points or fewer for the first time since a 29-3 Week 2 loss at Seattle last year. Sherman got things started when he inter- cepted Kaepernick's deep third-down pass on the right sideline in the first quarter to help set up Wil- son's 13-yard touchdown pass to Robert Turbin. A wide-open Turbin easily took the ball down the left sideline on a pretty catch- and-run before beating cornerback Chris Culliver into the end zone. Hauschka kicked field goals of 21, 36, 35 and 46 yards. Phil Dawson provided San Francisco's lone points on a 40-yard field goal late in the third. 49ers FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 2 B