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STARKVILLE, Miss. Eric Berry Chiefs Jersey . -- Alabama looked lethargic, uninspired, sloppy and downright ordinary against a middling Southeastern Conference team on Saturday. And the top-ranked Crimson Tide still found a way to win by nearly two touchdowns. T.J. Yeldon rushed for 160 yards and A.J. McCarron threw two touchdown passes as Alabama overcame four turnovers to beat Mississippi State 20-7 on Saturday night. "We typically struggle here and we did again tonight," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "But give Mississippi State credit, they had a good gameplan. They played very physical and we couldnt control the line of scrimmage." It was the lowest scoring game of the season for Alabama (10-0, 7-0 SEC), which led 10-7 midway through the third quarter before pulling away. Alabama has seemed invincible over the past two months, winning seven straight games by at least three touchdowns. But that aura wasnt anywhere to be found at Davis Wade Stadium, with Sabans bunch looking curiously mortal after last weeks emotional victory over LSU. "We came out sluggish and we were sluggish to the end." Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood said. Mississippi State (4-6, 1-5) kept the game far closer than most anticipated, but couldnt take advantage of Alabamas mistakes. Tyler Russell started for the injured Dak Prescott and completed 15 of 24 passes for 144 yards and an interception before leaving with a shoulder injury when the Bulldogs were trying to rally in the fourth quarter. McCarron tossed two rare interceptions and Yeldon had a costly fumble that led to Mississippi States only touchdown, but Alabama survived to set up a much-anticipated Iron Bowl with Auburn. Mississippi State had two chances to get back into the game in the fourth quarter after McCarrons second interception and a fumble by Kenyan Drake gave the Bulldogs field position in Alabama territory. But without Russell, Mississippi States offence went nowhere. Freshman Damian Williams didnt connect on any of his five pass attempts -- though two of them were good passes that were dropped. "If youre going to beat that team, youve got to make plays," Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said. Mullen said Russell felt his throwing shoulder "pop" after trying to make a tackle following his interception late in the third quarter. He played the next series, but struggled to throw and Mullen made the switch. McCarron completed 18 of 32 passes. His first interception in the second quarter was his first in 139 pass attempts. It was the third 100-plus streak without an interception during his career. Alabama parlayed a methodical 14-play, 59-yard opening drive into Cade Fosters 33-yard field goal and a 3-0 lead. But the next four drives were brutal for the Crimson Tides offence, which managed just two first downs during that span. Mississippi State tried to take advantage with a long drive midway through the second quarter, but it bogged down on the 7 and Evan Sobiesk missed a 24-yard field goal that could have tied the game. A few minutes later, the Tide finally broke through with Yeldons 50-yard run down the sideline to Mississippi States 28. McCarron hit Brian Vogler five plays later for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give Alabama a 10-0 halftime lead. The 6-foot-7, 260-pound Vogler made a nifty move at the goal line, catching the pass and sidestepping a Mississippi State defender before diving into the end zone. It was his first career touchdown. It looked like that would be all the breathing room Alabama needed, but the mistakes continued in the second half. Yeldon fumbled after a 10-yard run and Mississippi States Beniquez Brown recovered at Alabamas 48. The Bulldogs then drove downfield and scored thanks to Russells timely passes and a stroke of luck. Russell fumbled just short of a touchdown, but right tackle Charles Siddoway fell on the ball in the end zone to pull Mississippi State within 10-7. McCarrons 11-yard pass to Norwood pushed the Tide ahead 17-7 with 5:46 left in the third quarter. Alabamas defence held an opponent to seven points or less for the sixth time this season. The Tides punter Cody Mandell might have been the team MVP, averaging 55 yards on four punts to constantly put Mississippi State in bad field position. "He did a fantastic job," Saban said. "He had a fabulous night on a windy night. One of those big kicks was into the wind." Mitch Morse Chiefs Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Husain Abdullah Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. http://www.chiefsteamprostore.com/Youth-Tony-Gonzalez-Elite-Jersey/ . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov.(Sports Network) - The past meets the future in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Perhaps the greatest quarterback in Eagles history, Donovan McNabb, will have his No. 5 jersey retired and will be inducted into the franchises Hall of Fame on the same night his old coach, Andy Reid, returns to the city he called home for 14 years. Reid, the winningest coach in Eagles history, will be on the opposite sideline of Lincoln Financial Field for the first time when he leads his 2-0 Kansas City Chiefs against his former team. The veteran coach piloted the Eagles to a 140-102-1 record, notching six NFC East division titles along with five NFC Championship Game appearances, and a Super Bowl berth before family problems kicked in and familiarity began to breed contempt. "I have great respect for Andy," his successor in Philadelphia, Chip Kelly, said Tuesday. "He was a head coach here for 14 years and if youre a coach in the NFL, anybody that coaches in one spot 14 years, you kind of look to them and say, Holy smokes. "You just walk down these hallways (at the NovaCare Complex) and look at the championships that were won here -- the division championships, conference championships, and what hes done -- hes had a huge impact on this organization. Ive got a ton of respect for him." As badly as things ended for Reid in the City of Brotherly Love, time tends to heal all wounds and he will eventually be recognized for what he was in Philly -- a great football coach. That said, enough time hasnt passed yet and while Reid will likely get a warm reception, this is the game everyone in town has circled. Call it the "Big Red Bowl." "In this business youre focused in on getting your team ready to play, and so thats where my energy is going to go," Reid said. "I havent really thought about that other part at all. I dont necessarily plan on thinking about that. I want to make sure I concentrate on the game at hand and anything else becomes a distraction and Im not going to let that happen." Reid comes in riding high after Alex Smith finished 21-of-36 for 223 yards and a pair of touchdowns last Sunday, while Ryan Succop hit the deciding field goal early in the fourth quarter as Kansas City nipped Dallas, 17-16, in a Week 2 matchup from Arrowhead Stadium. "When youre trying to build something, you need to win games like this," said Smith. "These are the games you look at in November and December. You need these types of wins, not only the caliber of the win but the style of win." Dwayne Bowe and Jamaal Charles combined for 104 yards and two scores on 12 receptions for the Chiefs, who were coming off an easy win at Jacksonville to begin their 2013 slate. Under Reid Kansas City has already equaled its win total from last season, which was a dismal 2-14 campaign under Romeo Crennel, and the team has a chance to advance to 3-0 for the first time since 2010. Kelly, wowed people during a season-opening win over Washington which featured a high-tempo offense that had everyones head spinning. The rookie head coach, though, stumbled with some game management problems in a Week 2 home loss to San Diego, failing to utilize the clock to his advantage late in the game and also admitting he didnt understand calling a timeout could have enabled him to keep QB Michael Vick on the field for a key play after the veteran was dinged up. With the Eagles trailing by a field goal and just over two minutes remaining Vick, who threw for a career-high 428 yards in the game, was slammed violently to the turf by Chargers defensive lineman Jarius Wynn. The hit came inside the San Diego 20 and forced Vick to leave for one play, a 2nd-and-10 try from the 14 with 2:09 left. "The referee said I had to come off," he said. "I was back up and standing, ready to play (but) the referee told me to come out." Backup Nick Foles came on and lofted a fade pass into the arms of DeSean Jackson, a nice outcome except it came three yards outside the field of play. No doubt groggy and behind the 8-ball on 3rd-and-10, Vick couldnt get anything done and the Eagles were forced to settle for a 32-yard Alex Henery field goal to even things. "I wont say I wasnt hurt," Vick continued. "I wasnt hurt, hurt. If I am standing up Im not hurt. Im ready to go. I think that was unfortunate for my team but the referees are doing their jobs." "I actually said we couldnt (call a timeout and get Vick back in the game)," Kelly admitted on Monday. "I didnt think we could." After the kickoff San Diego QB Philip Rivers had 1:45 to work with and that meant game, set and match against a porous Philadelphia defense which allowed 539 yards in the contest. "When you look at it in hindsight we didnt score. We kicked a field goal so it was tied. We wanted to try to score a touchdown, go up four, and then make them have to drive the entire field at that point in time," Kelly said. "So obviously when you look back at it, we probably should have ran the clock down." Jackson hauled in nine balls for 193 yards for Philadelphia while LeSean McCoy registered 114 yards receiving on five catches and ran for 53 yards on 11 carries in defeat. The Eagles lead their all-timee series with the Chiefs 4-2, including a 2-0 mark in Philadelphia. Christian Okoye Chiefs Jersey. In their only meeting at the Linc, the Eagles won 34-14 in 2009. WHAT TO WATCH FOR The honeymoon for Kelly in Philadelphia lasted all of six days. He was the toast of the town after thumping Washington with his innovative offense in Week 1 but some fundamental coaching flaws, along with his undermanned defense cost his team a very winnable game against a lightly-regarded Chargers team. "Ive made mistakes," Kelly said. "I think weve all made mistakes. Thats what this game is all about. No one coaches a perfect game, no one plays a perfect game. But youve got to learn from those mistakes and hope that they dont happen again. Weve been in these situations and say, hey, weve been in this before, what did we do in that situation, didnt work out for us, so next time when we come back, we dont want to do it again." The Philadelphia team we all expected to see showed up against San Diego. The Eagles offense remained dynamic but left a number of plays on the field while the defense -- especially the pass defense -- struggled mightily against Rivers and his favorite target, Antonio Gates. The 539 yards allowed against San Diego were the most the franchise has allowed at home since Nov. 11, 1962 when Vince Lombardis Packers put up 628. Its also the first time the Philadelphia D has given up more than 500 yards at home since 1971 against the 49ers. The final line of defense for the Eagles -- safeties Patrick Chung, Nate Allen and rookie Earl Wolff -- was particularly bad and couldnt contain a receiving group which lost its biggest asset, Malcom Floyd, to a scary looking DeMeco Ryans shot to the head early in the third quarter. "Right now there arent any safeties on the street, I can tell you that," Kelly said. "So were going to play with the ones weve got." Some Philadelphia players privately groused that Rivers knew exactly what defenses they were in, casting doubts on the inventiveness of defensive coordinator Billy Davis schemes. "Theyd get up, take a look, then come back, sometimes they checked, we checked, and then they checked again," Kelly explained. "I think when youre playing a quarterback like Philip Rivers, I think basically they put the game in his hands and he was making a lot of checks at the line of scrimmage depending on the looks we were presenting. Thats what you get when youre going against someone as talented as him." Smith may not be quite as talented as Rivers but he is 21-5-1 in last 27 NFL starts so the Eagles will be facing another savvy signal caller who is going to key and diagnose rather quickly. The problem for the Chiefs, however, is they dont have the type of dynamic offensive unit that can win a shootout like San Diego did against Philly. Bowe is a solid receiver and Charles is a home run threat out of the backfield but Reid is using a more conventional approach to offense in Kansas City and that means playing it close to the vest, limiting turnovers and winning games late, a philosophy that may be untenable against the Eagles. "It means a lot, so I hope we go out there and play for our coach," Charles told ESPN. "You know what Im saying? I know he has a lot of love for his Eagles, he worked there a lot of years and he probably wishes he was still coaching there." Philadelphias 954 total yards on offense currently ranks second in the league, only 11 behind the Packers, and the team boasts the NFLs leader in receiving, Jackson, as well as rushing, McCoy. "This is a really good offensive system, and I think Chip proved that at Oregon and its based on really solid things," Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said. "You get caught up in the tempo, which they do a great job of, but really the way the system is run is really good." Disrupting Vicks timing is paramount and thats where the Chiefs impressive front seven comes in. Big nose tackle Dontari Poe has 3 1/2 sacks already this season and has really elevated his game, while Kansas City features three Pro Bowl linebackers: veteran Derrick Johnson and pass rushers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali. OVERALL ANALYSIS There is a growing concern in Philadelphia that Kelly might be the bizarro Buddy Ryan in that he only cares about offense. So far, it looks like Kellys vaunted offensive schemes are translating well but he rarely had to worry about "silly things" like the defensive side of the ball or clock management at Oregon. The learning curve is going to be much steeper than most thought in those aspects. That said, even though Reid seems rejuvenated in Kansas City, the Chiefs just dont have the firepower to win the type of game you can win against the Eagles. Meanwhile, the short week of preparation works against a defense trying to catch up to Kellys tempo. "There are great coaches in this league, and I think every coach probably tells you on these Thursday nights that it is a quick turnaround and you just have to go," Reid said. "Its something you have to do. You buckle down and make sure that you get it done. Chip (Kelly) has done a great job there, obviously, the numbers are phenomenal. It should be an exciting game." Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '