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Newspaper Page TextFriday, October 25, 2019 East Oregonian FOOTBALL PREVIEW NO. 11 OREGON DUCKS (6-1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-2) Aug. 31: No. 16. Auburn 27 No. 11 Oregon 21, Sept. 8: Seattle 21, Cincinnati 20 Sept. 7: No. 16 Oregon 77, Nevada 6 Sept. 15: Seattle28, Pittsburgh 26 Sept. 14: No. 15 Oregon 35, Montana 3 Sept. 21: No. 16 Oregon 21, Stanford 6 Oct. 5: No. 13 Oregon 17, California 7 Oct. 11: No. 13 Oregon 45 Colorado 3 Oct. 19: No. 12 Oregon 35, No. 25 Washington 31 Saturday vs. Washington State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sept. 22: New Orleans 33, Seattle 27 Visit from former boss Carroll ﬁ nds Quinn on HOT SEAT Nov. 23 at No. 24 Arizona State, TBA Nov. 30 vs. Oregon State, TBA AP File Photo/David Goldman Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn (right) says he never backs down from a challenge. Just in time for a visit from his mentor, Seattle coach Carroll (left), Quinn is facing the biggest challenge of his career as the Falcons will try to stop a ﬁ ve-game losing streak when they face the Seahawks on Sunday. Aug. 30: Oklahoma State 52, Oregon State 36 Sept. 7: Hawaii 31, Oregon State 28 Sept. 14: Oregon State 45, Cal Poly 7 Sept. 28: Stanford 31, Oregon State 28 Oct. 5: Oregon State 48, UCLA 31 Oct. 12: No. 15 Utah 57, Oregon State 7 Oct. 19: Oregon State 21, California 17 Nov. 2 at Arizona, 1:30 p.m. (PAC12) Nov. 8 vs. No. 25 Washington, 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Nov. 16 vs. No. 24 Arizona State, TBA Nov. 23 at Washington State, TBA Nov. 30 at No.12 Oregon, TBA AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE THURSDAY No. 16 SMU at Houston, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY No. 1 Alabama vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m. No. 2 LSU vs. No. 9 Auburn, 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Wisconsin, Noon No. 4 Clemson vs. Boston College, 4:30 p.m. Falcons’ Dan Quinn may be coaching to save his job just in time for visit from his former boss A TLANTA — Dan Quinn says he never backs down from a challenge. Just in time for a visit from his mentor, Seattle coach Pete Carroll, Quinn is fac- ing the biggest challenge of his career. Quinn’s Atlanta Falcons will try to stop a ﬁ ve-game losing streak that threatens his job security when they face the Seahawks on Sunday. Quinn worked in two stints as an assistant with Carroll, including as defen- sive coordinator from 2013-14, before he was hired as Atlanta’s coach. Quinn has been unable to sustain momentum from a 2016 Super Bowl season and return trip to the play- offs in 2017. After a 7-9 ﬁ nish last year, Quinn could be coaching to protect his job as the ﬂ oundering Falcons (1-6) face the Seahawks (5-2). “For sure it’s been challenging, but I’ve never been one who felt like I’m out of the ﬁ ght,” Quinn said Wednesday. “Some of the best things I’ve done, my back was against the wall. I don’t ever mind being in that position.” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner, one of the few remaining Seahawks veterans who played under Quinn, said it’s strange to see the Falcons at such a low point. “It’s deﬁ nitely a little surprising,” Wagner said. “It’s one of those teams that you can’t take lightly. You can’t look at their record and think that that’s what it is, the way D.Q. is, the way that he gets those guys prepared.” Quinn said Carroll “meant more to me on the coaching side and has had the biggest impact on me than anyone in my career.” Carroll also has warm feelings for the former assistant he calls “Danny.” He said the friendship, or Quinn’s hot-seat status, can’t get in the way of an important game for Seattle. DAMAGING LOSS Atlanta’s lopsided 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last week may have been the low point of an ugly season. Quarterback Matt Ryan hobbled off the ﬁ eld with a sprained right ankle, which could force him to miss a start for the ﬁ rst time since 2009. Running back Devonta Freeman was ejected for attempting to punch the much larger Aaron Donald, who at one point picked Freeman off the ground. The boxing mismatch was about as close as the game. Veteran Matt Schaub, 38, took ﬁ rst-team snaps in practice this week. He would make his ﬁ rst start since 2015 with Baltimore if Ryan is held out. COMING AND GOING Each team made trades on Tuesday. The Falcons sent wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to New England for a 2020 second-round pick. The Seahawks acquired safety Quandre Diggs from the Detroit Lions for a 2020 ﬁ fth-round pick. FIND THE RUSH Seattle continues to wait for its pass rush to make the kind of impact that was expected with Ziggy Ansah and Jadeveon Clowney added to the mix. The Seahawks have just 11 sacks on the season and only one in the past three games. This could be a week for Seattle to break out. The Falcons have given up 19 sacks, including ﬁ ve last week. RIDLEY’S TIME Sanu’s exit could lead to a bigger role for Cal- vin Ridley as the Falcons’ undisputed No. 2 wide receiver behind Julio Jones. “In the last 16 or 17 months you’ve seen that development and where he’s headed,” Quinn said. “It’s that time for him to get more opportunities.” Ridley said he will miss Sanu. “Mo meant a lot to me,” Ridley said. “I learned a crazy amount from him, all about my game. He was the juice, the energy in our room.” BOBBY, THE BEST Wagner needs just two tackles to move into ﬁ rst place on the team’s all-time list, passing former safety Eugene Robinson. Wagner is third in the NFL with 69 combined tackles this season. The four-time ﬁ rst-team All-Pro has taken on an even larger role as the leader of Seattle’s defense, even though he was unaware of how close he was to the record. “It’s kind of a testament to hard work,” he said. “When you ﬁ rst enter the league, you kind of don’t know what your career is going to look like, and I still feel like I have a lot left, but to be at the top of a list like that with all the players that played here would deﬁ nitely be a blessing.” No. 5 Oklahoma at Kansas State, Noon No. 6 Penn State at Michigan State, 12:30 p.m. No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 Michigan, 4:30 p.m. No. 11 Oregon vs. Washington State, 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Utah vs. California, 7 p.m. No. 15 Texas at TCU, 12:30 p.m. No. 17 Minnesota vs. Maryland, 12:30 p.m. No. 20 Iowa at Northwestern, Noon No. 21 Appalachian State at South Alabama, Noon No. 23 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. No. 24 Arizona State at UCLA, 4:30 p.m. FAR WEST SCHEDULE FRIDAY Southern Cal (4-3) at Colorado (3-4), 6 p.m. SATURDAY Nevada (4-3) at Wyoming (5-2), 11 a.m. Eastern Washington (3-4) at Montana (5-2), 11:05 a.m. Arizona (4-3) at Stanford (3-4), 12:30 p.m. Hawaii (4-3) at New Mexico (2-5), 1 p.m. Idaho State (3-4) at Southern Utah (1-7), 1:05 p.m. Portland State (5-3) at Northenr Arizona (3-4), 3 p.m. Weber State (5-2) at UC Davis (4-4), 4 p.m. Colorado State (2-5) at Fresno State (3-3), 4:30 p.m. Sacramento State (5-2) at Cal Poly (2-5), 5 p.m. California (4-3) at Utah (6-1), 7 p.m. Utah State (4-2) at Air Force (5-2), 7:15 p.m. San Diego State (6-1) at UNLV (2-5), 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3: Seattle 30, LA Rams 29 Oct. 13: Seattle 32, Cleveland 28 Oct. 20: Baltimore 30, Seattle 16 Nov. 3 vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 11 at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 17 BYE By CHARLES ODUM Associated Press OREGON STATE BEAVERS (3-4) Sept. 29: Seattle 27, Arizona 10 Sunday at Atlanta, 10 a.m. (FOX) Nov. 2 at Southern Cal, 5 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 16 vs. Arizona, TBA B3 Oregon looks to extend 6-game streak Line: Oregon by 14. Series record: Oregon 49-40-7. leads WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oregon is on a six-game winning streak since its loss to Auburn in the opener. If the Ducks stay the course they’ll claim the Pac-12 North title and a spot in the conference champi- onship game. After a 35-31 victory at Washington, the Ducks jumped to No. 11 in the AP poll, their highest regu- lar-season ranking since 2015. Wash- ington State was considered among Oregon’s primary challengers in the North but three straight losses to open conference play hurt. The Cougars rebounded last week and beat Colo- rado 41-10 at home. KEY MATCHUP Washington State QB Anthony Gordon vs. the Ducks’ improved defense. Gordon threw for four touch- downs against the Buffaloes to up his total to 29. He has four games with four touchdowns or more and leads the nation in passing yards per game (425.9) and completions per game (35.14). Oregon’s defense under new defensive coordinator Andy Avalos is only allowing 11.9 points per game. Nine different Ducks have had inter- ceptions this season, led by Jevon Hol- land with three. PLAYERS TO WATCH Washington State: Running back Max Borghi rushed for 105 yards against Colorado for his third 100- AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert, right, reaches over Johnny Johnson III (3) to congratulate Mycah Pittman (4) on Pittman’s 36-yard touchdown reception against Washington in the second half Oct. 19 in Seattle. Oregon won 35-31. yard rushing game this season. He also had nine catches for 57 yards. He’s got the most 100-yard rushing games for the Cougars since Jerome Harrison had eight in 2005. He’s got nine total touchdowns this season, tied for second most in the Pac-12. Oregon: As always, quarterback Justin Herbert. The senior has thrown a touchdown pass in 35 straight games, the longest current streak in the nation. Oregon averages 44.5 points per game when Herbert starts at home. He has just one interception so far this season. FACTS & FIGURES Washington State has a four-game winning streak against the Ducks. It’s the longest winning streak over Ore- gon by a Pac-12 opponent since Wash- ington won ﬁ ve straight from 1989- 93. The Cougars have never won ﬁ ve straight against Oregon. ... A win would give the Ducks their ﬁ rst 5-0 start in Pac-12 play since 2013. ... Jay- lon Redd leads Oregon with eight touchdowns, seven via pass and one on the ground. — Associated Press Nov. 24 at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. (NBC) Dec. 2 vs. Minnesota, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 8 at Los Angeles Rams, 5:20 p.m. (NBC) Dec. 15 at Carolina, 10 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 22 vs. Arizona, 1:25 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 29 vs. San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. (FOX) SEAHAWK- FALCONS CAPSULE OPENING LINE — Seahawks by 3½ RECORD VS. SPREAD — Seahawks 3-4, Falcons 1-6 SERIES RECORD — Seahawks lead 10-8. LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Seahawks 34-31, Nov. 20, 2017 LAST WEEK — Seahawks lost to Ravens 30-16, Falcons lost to Rams 37-10 AP PRO32 RANKING — Seahawks No. 9, Falcons No. 29 SEAHAWKS OFFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (12), PASS (10) SEAHAWKS DEFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (17), PASS (19) FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (29), PASS (2) FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (20), PASS (28) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Falcons have playoﬀ wins over Seahawks in 2012, 2016. ... Falcons coach Dan Quinn worked for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as Seattle’s defensive line coach and assistant head coach from 2009-10 and defensive coordinator from 2013- 14 before he was hired by Atlanta. ... QB Russell Wilson needs 11 yards passing to move past Eli Manning for 10th most in ﬁ rst eight seasons. ... DK Metcalf second among rookie WRs with 389 yards receiving. NFL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct New England 7 0 0 1.000 Buﬀ alo 5 1 0 .833 N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 Miami 0 6 0 .000 PF 223 121 63 63 PA 48 91 156 211 SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee PF 143 185 144 121 PA 138 164 148 112 NORTH W L T Pct PF Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 PA 156 154 131 186 WEST Kansas City Oakland Denver L.A. Chargers W 4 4 3 3 W 5 3 2 2 L 2 3 4 4 PF 202 127 112 140 PA 150 165 136 141 NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct Dallas 4 3 0 .571 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 Washington 1 6 0 .143 PF 190 171 132 90 PA 124 186 187 176 SOUTH New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta PF 164 166 173 145 PA 147 133 185 223 NORTH W L T Pct PF Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 184 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 192 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 PA 139 123 105 160 WEST San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona PA 64 176 164 192 W 6 5 4 3 L 1 2 4 6 L 0 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .667 .571 .429 .429 Pct .714 .500 .286 .286 W 6 4 2 1 L 2 3 5 5 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 1 Pct .857 .667 .333 .143 Pct 1.000 .714 .571 .500 PF 156 181 190 161 NFL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAME Washington at Minnesota, 5:20 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Arizona at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 10 a.m. Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams in London, UK, 10 a.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Buﬀ alo, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Seattle at Atlanta, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Chicago, 10 a.m. Carolina at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 1:25 p.m. Cleveland at New England, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 5:20 p.m. Open: Dallas, Baltimore MONDAY’S GAME Miami at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m.