NEW YORK -- Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are rounding into playoff form as usual.Brady threw for 406 yards and three touchdowns in New Englands 30-23 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. The Patriots (11-2) have won four games in a row and are tied for the best record in the NFL.The Patriots also returned to the top spot in the AP Pro32 poll released on Tuesday.The Patriots are back at No. 1 after receiving 11 first-place votes for 383 points from balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL.With Derek Carr stumbling in Kansas City and with Tom Brady putting up sensational numbers against the NFLs No. 1 defense, there is now a clear path to the MVP for the Patriots quarterback ... again, Newsdays Bob Glauber said.The Patriots are also in the drivers seat for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs ... again.The Cowboys received the other first-place vote and slipped to No. 2 with 367 points. The Cowboys had their 11-game winning streak broken by their 10-7 loss to the rival Giants on Sunday night.With Dak Prescott struggling, Tony Romo supporters are out in force. Jerry Jones is turning a deaf ear ... for now. said Ira Kaufman of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The Chiefs and Raiders switched spots to No. 3 and 4 respectively after Kansas Citys win over Oakland last Thursday. Both teams are tied at 10-3 in the AFC West, but the Chiefs own the tiebreaker for sweeping the season series.The Chiefs success might come as a surprise, but certainly not in Kansas City, said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback.They came into this season expecting to take a step forward from last year: win the division, and secure a home playoff game, which is exactly what they are on track to do.The Lions (9-4) moved up two spots to No. 5 after edging the Bears, and the Giants (9-4) jumped five places to No. 6 after cooling off the Cowboys.(Giants) Defense dominated Dak (Prescott), Fox Sports John Czarnecki said.The Seahawks (8-4-1) slipped two spots to No. 7 after they were routed 38-10 at Lambeau Field.The Steelers (8-5) and Falcons (8-5) remained at No. 8 and No. 9 respectively for the second consecutive week.And the Broncos (8-5) dropped four spots to round out the top 10 and now face a tough road to get back to the playoffs starting Sunday with the Patriots.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLStitched Mariners Jerseys . 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Seattle Mariners Store . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era.LOS ANGELES -- Coach Luke Walton claimed his Los Angeles Lakers never really got into an offensive flow, even if the 125 points they dropped on the Brooklyn Nets suggested otherwise.Imagine what might happen if Waltons surprising young squad actually finds its groove.DAngelo Russell scored 32 points and Julius Randle added 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double in Los Angeles 125-118 victory Tuesday night.Timofey Mozgov had 20 points and six rebounds for the Lakers, who maintained a steady lead down the stretch of their fourth win in five games at Staples Center this season. With six wins in eight games overall, the Lakers (7-5) are two games above .500 for just the second time since April 2013.We all love to play this game together, even on nights when it isnt all clicking, said forward Tarik Black, who had 12 points and nine rebounds in just 13 minutes. We didnt care what people were saying about this team before the season started. Its about this locker room. We knew what we had.Russell hit seven 3-pointers and had eight rebounds for the Lakers, who didnt win seven games until New Years Day last season, the worst in the 16-time NBA champion franchises history.Russell had the highest-scoring individual performance by any player this season for the Lakers, whose 10-deep player rotations and balanced production have made them particularly tough to play. Russell lit up Brooklyn again after scoring a career-high 39 on the Nets last year, including eight 3-pointers that prompted his now-famous Ice in My Veins celebration of big shots.While Mozgov had his highest-scoring game for his new team, Randle added another balanced floor game in his first triple-double since March 25.He is continuing to get better and really realize what he is capable of doing, Walton said of Randle.Brook Lopez had 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 29 points as Brooklyn rebounded solidly from a 32-point thrashing delivered by the Clippers in the same building one night earlier while Lopez sat out to rest.We bounced back from last nights tough loss, Nets coach Kennyy Atkinson said.dddddddddddd We just have to sustain it a little longer and do a little better on the defensive end.But the Lakers shot 43 free throws to the Nets 20, and Los Angeles solidly controlled the boards.Down the stretch, I dont want to comment too much on the calls, but we did foul too much and put them on the line, said Lopez, who hit four 3-pointers. That made it tough for us. We still had great looks. I want our guys to take those shots. They just didnt go down.BENCH BATTLEThe NBAs two most productive benches had big games. Led by Jordan Clarksons 13 points, the Lakers reserves outscored the Nets bench 43-40. Yogi Ferrell led the Brooklyn bench with 11 points.BLOCK PARTYLopez became the Nets franchise leader in blocked shots, passing George Johnsons 863 blocks with three against the Lakers. Johnson played for the franchise from 1977-80 and 1984-85. Lopez has blocked at least three shots in four consecutive games. He has accomplished that feat in five straight games just once, in November 2012.STEEP SCHEDULEThe Lakers just returned from a road trip that showcased their young rosters potential and limitations. They won at Sacramento and New Orleans, but were then routed by Minnesota on Sunday after their third long-distance flight in four nights.The Lakers will have to get used to learning on the court: Starting Friday, they will play 18 games in 30 days with five back-to-backs and no consecutive days off.TIP-INSNets: Former Lakers G Jeremy Lin missed his sixth straight game with a hamstring injury. ... Former Nets forward Andrei Kirilenko watched the game from courtside.Lakers: Clarkson had a career-high five steals. ... LA has beaten Brooklyn three straight times. ... The Lakers scored 120 points for the fourth time this season after managing the feat just three times in the previous two seasons combined.UP NEXTNets: The road trip ends Friday at Oklahoma City.Lakers: After their final back-to-back days off for an entire month, they host San Antonio on Friday. ' ' '