an remember all the way back to my second or third year when we played them, Whitworth said. We prepared for them to be one thing the entire week and

Louisville winds up ACC play this weekend pretty much knowing that a win over Wake Forest isnt going to be enough to get the Cardinals into the conference championship game.That would take a complete collapse by undefeated Clemson over the next two weeks.But the No. 6 Cardinals (8-1, 6-1 ACC) still harbor hopes of snagging one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff as they prepare to host Wake Forest Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET with ESPN2 telecasting from Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium in Louisville.After the Demon Deacons (6-3, 3-2 ACC) the Cardinals go out of conference play with a trip to Houston and a home game against instate rival Kentucky winding up their regular season.Impressive wins in their last three games could provide them with an argument to be included in the playoff, but Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino wants his players to focus only on the Deacons, who nearly upset the Cardinals last year in Winston-Salem.All I told them was we can only control how we play, how we go out and perform, and how we win games, Petrino said. That is the only thing we can control right there.How they win games is usually big. The Cardinals romped past Boston College 52-7 last week and earlier whipped North Carolina State 54-13, Florida State 63-20, and Syracuse 63-28.Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been the main catalyst and early on established himself as the favorite for the Heisman Trophy. He has rushed for over 131 yards a game, passed for nearly 306, and has accounted for 45 touchdowns -- 19 on runs and 26 on passes -- while throwing just six interceptions in 288 pass attempts.But the Cardinals also have had some close calls.They scored a late touchdown that came with the help of a late penalty against Duke for a 10-point win at home over the Blue Devils, and they scored with just 13 seconds left for a 32-25 win at Virginia after falling behind 25-24 with just over two minutes left. The Cardinals lost by six at Clemson after falling behind by 18 points.The close calls could have affected Louisvilles placement when the first CFP rankings came out last week. The Cardinals were No. 7 then.I know that last week when the rankings came out our players were upset about it, Petrino said. Really what we talked about was that we really just need to go out and play well and execute and play the type of ball that we know how to play.I do think it motivated us.The result was the 45-point destruction of Boston College.Wake Forest, with its aggressive and veteran defense, could be a different matter.Their defensive front will be as active as anybody we have played this year, Petrino said. What I mean by that is they really rush the passer, they play great technique on the run, their linebackers are fast and sprint to the football, and very experienced secondary.While the Cardinals came into the season looking to compete for a national championship, the Deacons have already achieved their goal. Coach Dave Clawson made no secret of the fact he was intent on getting his team into the postseason. With six wins already and a plethora of bowls, that seems a certainty.I was very open about it and very frank about it at the beginning of the year, that I thought it was a very realistic expectation to go to a bowl game this year, he said. I would have been very disappointed if we didnt get into a bowl.Quarterback John Wolford, who has started since his freshman year, has been a key figure. He had a 64-yard touchdown run in Wakes 27-20 win over Virginia last week and is second on the team in rushing with 456 yards, behind running back Matt Colburns 463. The Deacons have already rushed for more yards in nine games (1,476) than they had all of 2015 (1,262).This was a big goal for us going into the year, Wolford said of reaching bowl eligibility. But we cant be satisfied. Cheap Yeezy 700 Utility Black . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Buy Yeezy 350 V2 Online . 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Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. CINCINNATI -- The Bengals passed it off as an opening-game aberration when Andy Dalton was sacked a career-high seven times in a win over the Jets. It turned out to be the start of a trend.Dalton has been sacked 17 times in five games, tied for second most in the NFL. Indianapolis has allowed 20 sacks.Dalton has been sacked once every 12 pass attempts this season, which would be the worst rate of his career if it holds for a season. He was sacked a career-high 46 times in his second season of 2012. His best showing was 2014, when he went nearly 24 attempts between sacks.Dalton was at 20 sacks last season before breaking his right thumb against Pittsburgh in the 13th game. Hes three sacks away from matching that total.Whats surprising is that the line is virtually intact from last season and has been generally healthy. The only switch is Cedric Ogbuehi, a first-round draft pick in 2015, taking over at right tackle for Andre Smith, who went to Minnesota. Even when hes not getting sacked, Dalton has been under steady pressure.Ive got to get the ball out of my hands quicker, said Dalton, who leads the AFC with 1,503 yards passing. There are a lot of things that we could do to fix it up. Theres an importance on it, and we know that.The Cowboys got consistent pressure on Dalton last Sunday without blitzing much during a 28-14 win, which was surprising given the depth of experience on the offensive line. The Bengals fell to 2/3 for the first time in six years, and the sacks are one of the most glaring issues.Youve seen teams win Super Bowls with makeshift offensive lines and figure out ways to get it done, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. 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When the Bengals played there in 2014, they got drubbed 43-17 as the Patriots held the Bengals to 0 for 7 on third-down conversions.I can remember all the way back to my second or third year when we played them, Whitworth said. We prepared for them to be one thing the entire week and the first snap they were, the next 68 snaps they werent. I was just in shock. Never really seen that before. They have a great ability to do that.Game notes Everyone except TE Tyler Eifert fully practiced Friday and is expected to play Sunday. Eifert didnt practice all week and has been ruled out for his sixth game. Hes recovering from offseason ankle surgery and a back injury suffered this month while practicing. ... The last time the Bengals fell to 2-4 was 2010, when they finished 4-12. They drafted Dalton and receiver A.J. 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