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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A.J. Green is first up on this seasons Revis Island itinerary.While Darrelle Revis is looking forward to the season-opening showdown, the New York Jets might make defending the Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver a group excursion.Thats just one of many matchups, coach Todd Bowles said. Its a team effort, and weve got to pick our spots, and Im sure they have to pick their spots. Its not even about Revis and Green. Its about us against them.Still, how the Jets handle Green on Sunday will get lots of attention -- particularly how often he and Revis end up going one-on-one against each other.Green led the Bengals with 86 catches and 1,297 yards receiving last season, and joined Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with five or more consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to begin their career.Uh, every challenge possible, Revis said when asked how difficult Green is to face. Ive definitely got a lot of respect for the guy.Thats high praise from a player who has long been considered a shutdown cornerback, and one of the best to have played his position.The last time the two squared off was in 2014, when Green caught four passes for 64 yards with Revis -- playing for New England -- defending him, before the cornerback left with a hamstring issue.Hes one of the top receivers in the league, Revis said. He definitely is.Thats why the Jets might take a different approach with Green by giving Revis safety help with Calvin Pryor and/or Marcus Gilchrist.As we look at it, it wont just be Revis, itll be a lot of people, defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said. A.J. is a tremendous player. We have to have 11 sets of eyes kind of knowing where he is. In looking at the way were playing, its not necessarily a 1-on-1 matchup that way.That doesnt mean, however, that there wont be some moments Sunday when its simply Green vs. Revis. But sharing the load is certainly OK with Revis.I think the game plan this week is very comfortable for everybody, Revis said. I think were going to try to switch things up a little bit this week for us to maybe just wear their key guys on offense down a little bit.That approach, according to Revis, could make the Jets defense less predictable.Its a lot of confusion, it could be, and it will be to our benefit, he said. Thats one of the things, coming into this week, were trying to accomplish.While Revis is still regarded as one of the NFLs top cornerbacks, the mystique that surrounded his weekly shutdowns of teams No. 1 receivers -- which prompted the Revis Island nickname -- is perhaps not as strong as it once was.The respect remains, though. But theres also the reality that Revis is now 31 and perhaps a slight step slower than he was a few years ago.Its going to be a good matchup, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said. Were going to trust that our guys going to win, and thats the mindset you have to have. When you have one of the best receivers in the league, thats what you expect from him. Thats what A.J. expects from himself, and we wouldnt want anything less.Revis still relies on an impeccable work ethic and his smarts to put himself in great position while defending receivers. In fact, the numbers-crunching site ProFootballFocus.com rated Revis the No. 1 cornerback last season in terms of completion percentage when targeted at just 44.2 percent -- more than 2 points better than Arizonas Patrick Peterson (46.8 percent).But a wrist injury early last season sapped Revis ability to jam receivers at the line of scrimmage, one of the strengths of his game. Then, some younger and faster receivers had big games against him in Buffalos Sammy Watkins and Houstons DeAndre Hopkins.That caused the doubts about Revis to begin seeping in to some fans and media. Opponents, however, know better.Hes so instinctive, Dalton said. Hell give you different looks, hell play off, hell press, hes got great ball skills. Just his understanding of routes and concepts is what makes him such a good player. His instincts are some of the best out there.Revis wrist is healthy again, and the star cornerback has seen a difference being able to play in bump-and-run coverage in training camp and the preseason.Its definitely good to feel good and be able to strike at the line of scrimmage and be able to jam guys, Revis said. For me, it took time and patience, and now Im finally at a point where I can actually do that.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLNike Vapormax Damske . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. Vapormax Flyknit Pánská . 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Nike Vapormax Panske .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit.In a week in which there has been mild consternation in Australia about the state of the Galle surface, Angelo Mathews has made no apologies about what the visitors can expect at the SSC: It will turn again, he said - get used to it.With the islands ground curators directly employed by the board, Sri Lanka has long catered pitches to the teams needs. Against India last year, surfaces at the P Sara Oval and the SSC had seam and bounce, as it was hoped those qualities would enhance Sri Lankas chances of winning (as it happened, India won both matches).Against teams from further afield, and particularly Australia, tracks are made to spin, spin, spin.Australias cricketers have focused almost solely on their own performances. But it is clear that reports in the Australian press about pitch doctoring in Galle, have prompted indignation within the Sri Lankan team.We had to work really hard to win those two games, Mathews said. We played better cricket than them. Im hearing that the Aussies have not played good cricket, and the wickets were poor - I mean, come on, youve got to grow up. We play on the same wicket. Theyve got spinners and weve got spinners. Theyve fought really hard, but its just that our spinners have bowled extremely well. Our spinners have exploited the conditions and bowled better than them. Credit should go to the whole team, the way theyve worked extremely hard.Home-team advantage appears to be increasingly sought in Test cricket. Over the past two years, Sri Lanka has played on pitches in Christchurch and Hamilton that were so thickly layered in grass, they were almost indistinguishable from the remainder of the square. The pitch at Headingley, in May, had been another green top. And often forced to tour temperate climates in their early summer (thanks largely to economic considerations), Sri Lanka have also been made to play in the colder foreign venues, like Dunedin, Leeds and Chester-le-Street, to cite three examples from the past eight months.The SSC surface has lately ceased to be the wellspring of runs it has been in the past, and on the eve of the Test, appears at least as dry as the pitch at Galle. Sri Lanka have already confirmed their triple-spin attack - with allrounder Dhananjaya de Silvas offspin in support - will be set loose in the third Test as well.Its going to be a turner once again, Mathews said. SSC has traditionally been a very good, batting-friendly wicket. But in the last few games against South Africa and Pakistan, it did take a lot of turn. We hope that it will take a loot of turn again from day one, and we hope that it will be a spinners paradise.ddddddddddddn the batting front, the series win - and possibly some good catching - has bought openers Kaushal Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne another opportunity. Sri Lanka has recently become the most difficult country in the world to score runs as an opener, but Sri Lankas incumbent pair has nevertheless fallen short of the teams expectations. So far in this series, neither Silva nor Karunaratne has scored more than seven, in four innings apiece. Still, given their history of better performances overseas, Mathews said he and the selectors would grant them another chance.What the management and selectors think is that we can give opportunities to players who we believe can deliver, Mathews said. When it was tough in England, Kaushal fought really hard and showed his character. After two games, we dont want to throw a character like him away.Dimuth didnt score runs in England, but he had got a big hundred in New Zealand and he showed his character there as well. Hopefully, he can deliver and everyone will get through that rough patch.Dhananjaya de Silva had been one of the standout openers in first-class cricket this year, but as he is already settling in at No. 7, no other obvious opening candidates have presented themselves either. Mathews said the decision to retain Silva and Karunaratne had been made with a view to forthcoming foreign tours as well.If we have guys who have scored heavily outside the team, we can consider replacing the openers - but that has not happened, Mathews said. We have got to keep in mind that the South African series is coming in a few months time. We believe that this set of players can go to South Africa and do well. They are talented, and if they are given opportunities, they can come good.Mathews now has the opportunity to effect perhaps the most high-profile 3-0 whitewash for any Sri Lanka captain. They have three other 3-0 results, but those came against weaker Zimbabwe and Bangladesh teams, and a modest West Indies outfit propped up by mountains of Brian Lara runs. A whitewash against the worlds top-ranked team will likely be remembered fondly for years to come.We are extremely excited at the prospect, Mathews said. Weve trained harder than we had over the past two weeks, because we want to win it 3-0. Everyone is all geared up, and we havent taken the foot off the gas. ' ' '