r game. But Washington showed a potential weakness against Arizona, giving up 308 yards rushing to the Wildcats last weekend.ON THE ROAD AGAIN: While Stanfor

SEATTLE -- Chris Petersen would like this to be all about what David Shaw has done in building Stanford into the class of the Pac-12 Conference.Stanfords an awesome program. Ill start with that -- program, Washingtons coach said this week. This isnt just an awesome team. Theyve had an awesome program for a while now. They know how to do it.In reality, this is all about No. 10 Washington when the Huskies (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) face No. 7 Stanford on Friday night. Now in his third season in charge at Washington, is Petersen ready to have the Huskies enter the national conversation the same way his Boise State teams did when they were at their peak?Because if the Huskies knock off Stanford (3-0, 2-0) and take command of the Pac-12 North race, they wont just be in contention for a conference crown. Washington would immediately join a loftier conversation.This is a rare opportunity for Washington. Its just the fourth matchup of AP Top 10 teams ever at Husky Stadium and the first since the second-ranked Huskies were taken down by No. 7 Nebraska 19 years ago.It comes with all the trappings of a big game that have become standard for Stanford: prime-time national television audience; sellout crowd; star players all over the field.Obviously, it would be kind of ignorant to say theyre not the team to beat a little bit right now in the Pac-12, Washington quarterback Jake Browning said.No player is likely to shine brighter than Stanfords Christian McCaffrey, who was held to only 109 yards rushing by Washington last year, but made up for the lack of running production by catching five passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, and having 79 yards in kick returns to finish with exactly 300 all-purpose yards in the 31-14 win.McCaffrey is coming off a relatively quiet performance in last weeks comeback win over UCLA, rushing for 138 yards but only catching two passes for 13 yards.We are unbelievably spoiled that when this kid doesnt get 300 yards of total offense we say he got bottled up, Shaw said. He was phenomenal. He was phenomenal. Those 2-yard runs became 7-yard runs. Those 8-yard runs became 12-yard runs.The bigger concern for Stanford is who will be missing. The Cardinal will be without starting cornerbacks Quenton Meeks and Alijah Holder, starting wide receiver Francis Owusu and starting fullback Daniel Marx.Here are other things to watch as the Huskies and Cardinal meet for the 87th time with the series tied 41-41-4:MR. BURNS: Which Ryan Burns will show up for Stanford? The quarterback who was 5 of 8 for 66 yards passing on Stanfords final offensive drive as the Cardinal took the lead over UCLA, or the one who was 8 of 17 for 71 yards and an interception for the first 3 + quarters? Washingtons secondary is among the best in the country, led by safety Budda Baker, and will likely challenge Burns to beat them through the air with all the attention McCaffrey will receive.MONTLAKE JAKE: Browning can write his own little piece of history with a win over the Cardinal. In the past 20 seasons, Washington is 8-28 when facing Top 10 opponents. The Huskies last win over a Top 10 team came in a 2012 upset of then-No. 7 Oregon State.Browning leads the Pac-12 and is third-best in the country in pass efficiency. Hes thrown 14 touchdowns -- after throwing 16 all of last season -- and is completing nearly 71 percent of his passes. And now Browning gets to face a depleted Stanford secondary with Alameen Murphy and Terrence Alexander the likely starters in place of Meeks and Holder.GETTING DEFENSIVE: The top two scoring defenses in the Pac-12 reside at Washington and Stanford. The Cardinal are allowing just 12 points per game, the Huskies giving up 14.5 per game. But Washington showed a potential weakness against Arizona, giving up 308 yards rushing to the Wildcats last weekend.ON THE ROAD AGAIN: While Stanford has left the comforts of the Bay Area a number of times in the past year, this will be the first game outside the state of California for the Cardinal since Nov. 7, 2015, at Colorado. Theyll also be trying to get McCaffrey in the end zone for the first time on the road. In 12 career road games, McCaffrey has not scored a touchdown running or receiving. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Hockey Jerseys China .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. http://www.cheapnhljerseysusa.com/ . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Cheap NHL Jerseys China . PAUL, Minn. BALTIMORE -- The Pittsburgh Steelers hurried Ben Roethlisberger back onto the field after surgery, hoping he would inspire the team to a much-needed win over its biggest rival.Afterward, the 34-year-old quarterback was limping noticeably in the locker room. What hurt more was that the Steelers didnt have a victory to show for his effort.Roethlisbergers tough performance wasnt enough to keep the Steelers alone in first place in the AFC North. After struggling for three quarters, he got hot too late to prevent Pittsburgh from absorbing a 21-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.Barely three weeks after Roethlisberger underwent surgery on his right knee, coach Mike Tomlin put him back in the lineup.Ultimately, it was his call. He is the head coach, Roethlisberger said. We waited until the 11th hour, as he is allowed to do. He made the decision, and rock and roll.For three quarters, the 13-year pro looked rusty. Then, after Pittsburgh fell behind 21-0, Big Ben brought the Steelers back.He threw for one score and ran for another. He finished 23 for 45 for 264 yards, with the majority of the positive numbers coming over the final 15 minutes.I appreciate his efforts and his will, coach Mike Tomlin said.Roethlisberger might have pulled out a win if he had any backing at all from the Pittsburgh running game. LeVeon Bell got 32 yards, Roethlisberger was second with three yards and DeAngelo Williams contributed one yard on one carry.Thats two yards a carry. Pittsburgh also converted only four of 17 third-down tries, andd its pretty evident the Steelers are not yet approaching playoff form.ddddddddddddIts frustrating, Roethlisberger said. Taking away nothing from them, theyre a good defense. But we didnt make plays. I didnt make plays. I didnt convert third downs. I turned the ball over. Its frustrating because (I) hold myself to a higher standard.Roethlisberger might have fared better if the Steelers didnt accumulate 99 yards in penalties or didnt get bunched up at the line by Baltimores impressive front four.I think it was just us not executing, Bell said. You have to give those guys credit. They kind of kept us off our rhythm.The Steelers (4-4) have lost four straight with a game against Dallas upcoming. The game plan will be the same it always is: Run first, then pass.Its a fine line, Roethlisberger said. Weve talked in weeks past that we were scrapping the run game too soon. We had a game plan and stuck with it.There at the end, we had to go, so we picked up the pace and went no-huddle and had to throw it. I give the line a lot of credit for keeping the guys out while we were trying to do that.Although the Steelers lost, Roethlisberger said he got through it without damaging his knee. That was perhaps the most uplifting aspect of the afternoon for the Steelers.I feel fine, he said with a grin. Thank you for asking.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '