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With five victories, Jonathan Byrd had such a productive PGA Tour career that spending any time on the developmental Web.com Tour never crossed his mind. His only stop in the minor leagues was in 2001, so long ago that it then was known as the Buy.com Tour.A year after his playoff victory in the 2011 Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, however, Byrd had wrist surgery. He missed three months to start 2013, and his game and confidence slowly eroded to the point that he was trying to make cuts, make money and keep his job.You stop trying to bring your best and youre trying just to stay out here, and thats no way to play, Byrd said last month at the RSM Classic. The tighter you hang on, the farther you get away from what youre doing.With nothing but past champion status that would offer him limited starts, his best option to regain a full PGA Tour card was to spend a year on the Web.com Tour. That can be a tough pill for someone who had never come close to losing his PGA Tour card before the injury.Byrd, who turns 39 in January, brought with him an attitude that is worth emulating for anyone who winds up in that spot.It was humbling, Byrd said. To go back to the Web was difficult. Theres so many reminders every week that youre not where you want to be. But I tried to embrace it. ... I didnt want to be the grumpy old tour player talking about how great it is on tour and how bad it is out here and how good I used to be. I made friends out there. I enjoyed it. I focused on enjoying the competition.Byrd event turned down a half-dozen exemptions to PGA Tour events last year. He finished 48th on the money list (the top 25 get PGA cards) and he didnt earn one of the 25 additional spots from the four-tournament series at the end of the year.Even so, he was upbeat about his progress. Besides, being around a bunch of kids in their early 20s has helped.Youve got to play good to beat these guys, he said. But what Ive learned from being out here so long is that Ive got what it takes. Guys who have won five times on the PGA Tour, its a short list. Ive got something in there thats good enough. And I still think its good enough.---OH, BROTHER: Jordan Spieth is headed to Rhode Island this week to watch Brown host Maine in college basketball. His younger brother, Steven, is a senior who is averaging 15.4 points a game for the Bears.The former Masters and U.S. Open champion is doing everything he can to prepare, because this apparently involves more than sitting in the stands to cheer on little brother. Spieth suggested that there might be a little contest Thursday morning before the Brown game.Im not sure. He kind of set up something, Spieth said. We might be playing horse, and it might be videoed. At the moment, Im starting my grind in the gym, shooting a thousand shots a day so I dont embarrass myself.Asked if he knew where the public might see this video, Spieth said: Even if I knew, I certainly would not be announcing that. I think its through ESPN. Im not sure.However it turns out, perhaps Steven might consider coming out to Augusta National early for a putting contest.---POWER MEMORIES: Jim Furyk is used to players smashing it by him off the tee. One of the shorter hitters in golf, he still has managed to win 17 times, including the U.S. Open. But there was something about the 2009 Cadillac Championship at Doral that he still remembers clearly.I was paired with Adam Scott and Rory (McIlroy) the first two days, and I was hitting it real short, Furyk said. Im already short anyway, but I had a driver that I was hitting straight but real short. Were playing Doral. You know, Adam and Rory are hitting it 30 (yards) by me all day and Im like, `I need to get a new driver.It got worse. The next day, he was paired with a 23-year-old named Dustin Johnson, who was in his second year on tour. Furyk didnt know anything about him.Hes hitting it like 50 by me, Furyk said. I was like, `Who is this guy? We got paired later in the year at Boston, and he had a good event. Hes always been impressive.By the way, Furyk played that fourth round with a tall Spaniard in a straw hat named Alvaro Quiros, one of longest players on the European Tour.Didnt know anything about him, Furyk said. And hes trying to drive the second green.---MIGUELS MEMORIES: Miguel Tabuena sure had a memorable year for not having won a tournament.The 22-year-old Filipino shot 64-68 at Lake Merced and Olympic to win his sectional qualifier and play in his first U.S. Open. He qualified for the Rio Olympics. He made it to his first World Golf Championships events at the HSBC Champions. He contended alongside Jordan Spieth in Singapore. During back-to-back weeks in Asia, he played with Ernie Els in Malaysia and Dustin Johnson in Shanghai.This is my best year so far, he said.Tabuena was only 4 when the only other Filipino made it to a World Golf Championship -- Frankie Minoza, who lost in the opening round to Nick Price in the inaugural Match Play Championship at La Costa.Hes a living legend back home, someone I look up to, Tabuena said. Hopefully, I can have the half the success hes had in his career. I like where I am now at 22. The sky is the limit if I keep improving.Tabuena, who turned pro when he was 16, certainly got the attention of Johnson in Shanghai.Hes real young, but hes got some game, Johnson said. Hes not a real big guy but he hits it pretty far.---DIVOTS: The Walker Cup will be played in Florida for the first time. The amateur matches are coming to Seminole Golf Club in 2021. The USGA also said the 2025 Walker Cup will be held at Cypress Point Club on the Monterey Peninsula, where it last was played in 1981. Next years matches will be on the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club. ... Seventeen players were outside the top 100 in the world when they won on the PGA Tour this year. ... Patrick Reed (No. 8) and Bubba Watson (No. 10) are the only players from the top 10 in the world who did not have multiple victories this year. Hideki Matsuyama (No. 6) had the most with five victories worldwide. ... Thongchai Jaidee is playing an Asian Development Tour event this week in Thailand, needing a victory to get into the top 50 and assure a spot at the Masters next year.---STAT OF THE WEEK: Only two PGA Tour events in 2016 were won by the No. 1 player in the world -- Jordan Spieth at the Tournament of Champions and Jason Day at The Players Championship.---FINAL WORD: Thats a very, very difficult hole that he made look very, very easy. -- Jordan Spieth on Dustin Johnsons birdie on the 18th hole at Oakmont. Schuhe Bestellen Großhandel . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. Schuhe Online Shop Schweiz . 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Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. The Broncos maintain an unblemished record and their hold on the No. 1 spot in this weeks ESPN NFL Power Rankings. Convincing Week 4 victories by Seattle and Pittsburgh pushed ESPNs power panel (a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities) to move both teams up to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.?Check out the rest of the league and where each team ranks.Previous rankings: Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 | PreseasonESPN Stats & Information contributed the following information, which this week focuses on the numbers to know for each team.1. Denver Broncos2016 record: 4-0 Week 4 ranking: No. 138.4: You can run but you really cant hide from this Broncos pass rush. Denver has pressured opposing quarterbacks on a league-best 38.4 percent of dropbacks. Next highest? 32.3 percent (Bills).2. Seattle Seahawks2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 320: The Seahawks have played four games this season and in each game, their opponents have failed to score 20 points. If this pace keeps up, Seattle could allow the fewest points for the fifth consecutive season.3. Pittsburgh Steelers2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 930: The Steelers offense wanted to average 30 points per game this season, and a 43-point effort in Week 4 will help erase the three-point effort from the week before. The Steelers are currently averaging 27 points per game.4. New England Patriots2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 212: If Tom Brady, who dons No. 12, had an entrance song, itd be time to cue his music. The Patriots are 3-1 as Brady returns to their lineup and the rest of the league is on notice. The Patriots have a .771 winning percentage under Brady since 2001.5. Minnesota Vikings2016 record: 4-0 Week 4 ranking: No. 4+10: The Vikings are 4-0 for the first time since 2009, and they are doing it behind a combo of solid offense and defense. The Vikings have committed one turnover with 11 takeaways, good for an NFL-best plus-10 turnover differential.6. Green Bay Packers2016 record: 2-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 61.8: So much of the talk surrounding the Packers revolves around QB Aaron Rodgers or the offense, but has anyone noticed what the defense has been doing? Specifically, the 1.8 yards per rush allowed so far? Every other team is allowing at least 3.1 yards per rush.7. Philadelphia Eagles2016 record: 3-0 Week 4 ranking: No. 727: Rookie QB Carson Wentz has been great, but dont forget the defense in Philadelphia, which has allowed 27 points in three games. The last Eagles team to allow that few points in the first three games was the 1992 squad that went 11-5.8. Atlanta Falcons2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 18152: The Falcons have scored at least 35 points in three straight games and have now scored 152 points on the season. The 2013 Broncos, 2002 Raiders and 2000 Rams are the only teams in the past 20 years to score that many points in the first four games of the season.9. Oakland Raiders2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 142002: The Raiders sit 3-1 through four games and you cant blame Raider Nation for being excited. The Raiders havent been 3-1 or better through four games since the 2002 season, which also happens to be their last Super Bowl appearance.10. Cincinnati Bengals2016 record: 2-2 Week 4 ranking: No. 13468: A.J. Green is somehow getting better. He has caught 76 percent of his targets this season and his 32 receptions and 468 receiving yards are his most through four games. He does have two drops though, so he is technically human.11. Dallas Cowboys2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 11131: It might be time to start believing the hype on Dak Prescott. Weve all heard he hasnt thrown an interception this season, but according to Elias Sports Bureau, his 131 attempts are tied with Warren Moon for second-most without a pick to start a career and trail only Tom Brady (162).12. New York Giants2016 record: 2-2 Week 4 ranking: No. 155: Odell Beckham Jr. hasnt found the end zone since Dec. 20, 2015. Thats five straight games played for Beckham without a touchdown, the longest streak of his career. In fact, prior to this stretch he had gone two games without a touchdown only once.13. Houston Texans2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 16-4: The Texans are 3-1, but do they feel like a team with a winning record thus far? They are one of two teams with a winning record and a negative point differential of minus-4 this season.14. Baltimore Ravens2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 1018: Can the Ravens avoid playing such close games? Since the start of the 2015 season, Baltimore has played 18 games decided by eight or fewer points, including all four games this season. The Ravens have come out on the winning end three of four times, but its a slippery slope.15. Carolina Panthers2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 8831: Cam Newton is going through concussion protocol this week after he continued to take big hits. In his career, he has been sacked, hit while throwing or hit while rushing 831 times, which is 298 more than the next closest quarterback.16. Los Angeles Rams2016 record: 3-1 Week 4 ranking: No. 2246-2: There are five quarterbacks who have posted a 6-2 record since Week 14 of last season: Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, Alex Smith, Kirk Cousins?and .dddddddddddd.. Case Keenum. He might not be doing a lot, but hes doing enough.17. Arizona Cardinals2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 55: Committing five turnovers in a game once is bad enough, but doing it in back-to-back weeks? Youd have to go back to 1992, when they were called the Phoenix Cardinals, to find the last instance of back-to-back five-turnover games for the franchise.18. Kansas City Chiefs2016 record: 2-2 Week 4 ranking: No. 1270.9: With Jamaal Charles back in the mix and a mobile quarterback to utilize, the Chiefs are a team thats built to run. But Andy Reid has had QB Alex Smith drop back to pass 70.9 percent of the time this season, tied with the Jaguars for highest in the NFL.19. Washington Redskins2016 record: 2-2 Week 4 ranking: No. 2080 percent: Jordan Reed has been quiet this season, but when he gets involved -- like he did in Week 4 -- good things happen. Washington is 10-0 under QB Kirk Cousins when he completes at least 80 percent of his passes to Reed in a game (2-8 in all other games the two have played).20. Buffalo Bills2016 record: 2-2 Week 4 ranking: No. 221: After falling to 0-2 to start the season, the Bills made a shake-up and we questioned it. Since then, the Bills have beaten the Cardinals, who entered their game No. 1 in NFL Football Power Index, and the Patriots, who entered their game No. 1 in NFL FPI.21. New York Jets2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 1910: The Fitz-magic is waning in New York as Ryan Fitzpatrick has been intercepted 10 times this season, including nine in the past two games. Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper in 2005 (10) was the last quarterback with as many picks through four games.22. San Diego Chargers2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 21-32: The Chargers have led in the fourth quarter in each of their three losses this season. San Diego has outscored opponents by 51 in the first three quarters this season (second best) but has a league-worst minus-32 point differential in the fourth.23. Jacksonville Jaguars2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 298,532: Its about an 8,532-mile round trip from Jacksonville to London, but maybe the Jags should consider doing it more? The Jaguars are 2-0 in London the past two seasons, 3-6 in Jacksonville and 1-8 in road games.24. New Orleans Saints2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 2728.5: The Saints have scored 30 points in three games this season and have lost two of them. Only three teams have a higher scoring average than the Saints (28.5), yet New Orleans is 1-3 overall. The Saints badly need a defense.25. Detroit Lions2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 177: Dating back to last season, the Lions past five losses have all been by a touchdown or less. Through four games this season, the Lions have been outscored by seven points total but still sit 1-3.26. Indianapolis Colts2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 2315: No player has been sacked more than Andrew Luck this season. The Colts QB had never taken more than 10 sacks through the first four games of the season prior to 2016. How does he have 15 now and how has his protection only gotten worse in his career?27. Tennessee Titans2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 2632.9: Marcus Mariota was selected second overall in the 2015 draft and while the team he plays for doesnt help, it might be time to start questioning his play. Mariota has a 32.9 Total QBR this season, second worst in the NFL.28. Chicago Bears2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 3115.5: The Bears won their first game in Week 4, but if they want more wins theyll likely need a stronger defense. The Bears are averaging 15.5 points per game this season, tied for worst in the NFL with the Titans.29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 288: Jameis Winstons eight interceptions are tied for second most in team history through four games, but the strange thing is that he has thrown all eight when not pressured. When he is pressured, he has five touchdowns to no picks. Thats ... not typical.30. Miami Dolphins2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 2524:58: The Dolphins are off to a 1-3 start and have averaged just under 25 minutes of possession time this season (worst in the NFL) despite playing an overtime game! A league-worst third-down conversion rate doesnt help matters.31. San Francisco 49ers2016 record: 1-3 Week 4 ranking: No. 3029: Blaine Gabbert has some speed, but is it the best idea to have him run so much? His 29 rushes this season are tied for most in the NFL with Cam Newton, but Gabbert is averaging only 3.5 yards per rush.32. Cleveland Browns2016 record: 0-4 Week 4 ranking: No. 320: The winless Browns have to play host to the Patriots in Week 5 for Tom Bradys return. Stranger things have happened, but the Browns are very likely to remain the only winless team through Week 5. ' ' '