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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Terrance Knighton has experienced quite a growth spurt in Denver this season. Granted, that sounds outlandish for a 331-pound guy known as Pot Roast.However, hes a huge reason the Broncos (11-3) are more than just the Peyton Manning Show. Hes the fulcrum of Denvers fourth-rated defence thats second in the league against the run.Hes got a big presence, said defensive co-ordinator Jack Del Rio. Hes really matured as a football player. I had him when he was a youngster in Jacksonville and hes grown up a lot. Hes a dominant presence for us in the middle of our defence. And he does take on that role of leadership and take it seriously.The teams outspoken defensive captain recently proclaimed the Broncos will once again beat the Patriots in the playoffs even if its in Foxborough, where Denver hasnt won since 2006.After coach John Fox admonished him afterward, Knighton didnt back down from the promise he made in the jubilation of Denvers fourth straight divisional title last weekend.I feel like our defence right now is playing the best of any defence in the NFL, and we want to carry this team to a Super Bowl victory, Knighton said. I stand by what I said — I dont care who we play, where we play. Put the ball down and were going to come out with a victory.After coming up big for the Broncos in their Super Bowl run last season, the loquacious Knighton said he wanted a bigger leadership role this year and his teammates elected him a captain.So, it was no surprise when he pulled a Joe Namath.Yeah, he guaranteed it. And they won it. I mean, hes a little more in control of the game than I am, Knighton said. But I believe that when players make guarantees, you have to be at a certain level to say that. And when you have a top-5 offence and a top-5 defence, and me being one of the main reasons why we have a top defence, shoot, I felt like I had the floor and I could say it.His Super Bowl pledge quickly crawled across TV screens everywhere and created a stir on Twitter. Yeah, all Patriots fans, about 500 to 600 comments from Patriots fans, he said.Im pretty sure there are guys on this team who agree with me that wont say anything and probably dont want to get involved in being a headline or getting caught up in that, Knighton said. Peytons not that type of guy; he just goes out and plays. But Im a vocal guy. I speak my mind.Obviously, thats why you guys talk to me, but coach Del Rio always told me, since my rookie year, Youre a grown man. If you want to say something, put your name by it. And I put my name by it.Its that accountability and accessibility that earned Knighton the Darrent Williams Good Guy Award, presented annually by the Denver chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America.Obviously, theres been a lot of talk about me talking about winning other things but this just means a lot, Knighton said. A lot of my characteristics, my character, I get it from my mom, Rochelle Knighton. Ive got to say that. She always teaches me to be respectful and give more respect to the people that respect you.She also taught him never to back down from anyone he faces or anything he says.Its an overall consensus in the locker room. Guys might not say it but we all feel the same way, Super Bowl or bust, really, Knighton said. Mr. (John) Elway put together a team that he feels should win the Super Bowl. We dont want to let him down, and we dont want to let ourselves down.We dont want to come up short like we did last year and we want to improve and the only way to improve from last year is actually winning the title.Notes: WR Emmanuel Sanders was sent home during practice Saturday with flu-like symptoms. Hes listed as questionable for Monday nights game at Cincinnati. So is Manning, but both are expected to play. Aside from the season he missed because of spinal fusion surgery, Manning has never missed a start in his 17-year career. ... Manning is 13-4 on Monday nights and 10-2 on Thursday nights.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Ray Lewis Jersey . 98 jersey in a game yet, and already its a big seller. Custom Baltimore Ravens Jerseys .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills will head into the regular season short on experience at quarterback after trimming the roster on Friday. http://www.officialbaltimoreravenspro.co...-ravens-jersey/. 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Williams, who is 7-0 on the Game 7 stage with seven goals and 14 points, scored high to the stick side to complete a Kings comeback from 2-0 down. It was his first career playoff overtime goal. "Ive said this many times, Justin is the most underrated player on our team by a mile," said Kings defenceman Drew Doughty, who had a roller-coaster night. "He doesnt get enough credit for what he does. "Theres two guys on this team that I want to give the puck to and thats him and Kopie (Anze Kopitar). When they have the puck, plays happen." Added coach Darryl Sutter: "Our best right-winger every night consistently." Williams eighth goal of the playoffs marked the third straight year that Game 1 of the final has gone to OT. Game 2 goes Saturday at the Staples Center with advantage Los Angeles. Teams winning Game 1 have gone on to claim the Cup 77 per cent of the time (57-of-74 series) since the final went to a best-of-seven format in 1939. Benoit Pouliot and Carl Hagelin scored for the Rangers before a crowd of 18,399, the Kings 118th straight sellout. Kyle Clifford and Doughty also scored for Los Angeles, which trailed 2-0 after 15 minutes. "Its a great result for us definitely but we have a lot of things to clean up," said Williams, who has nine points (three goals, six assists) in the last seven games. "Certainly not our best game by any standards especially ours. But we were able to get it done and thats the most important thing." "Weve got a lot to clean up but (we are) happy with the win," said Doughty. After going down early, the Kings tied it up at 2-2 in the second period and then came on like a freight train --outshooting New York 20-3 in the final period. The Rangers held on and then threatened late in a wild ending to regulation time. "I liked the way we played in the first two periods," said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. "I thought it was a hard-fought first 40 minutes by both teams. "Not quite sure what happened there in the third." New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the Kings Jonathan Quick both lived up to their reputations on the night, with Quick busy early and Lundqvist late in an entertaining end-to-end game. "He was the reason why we went to overtime," Vigneault said of Lundqvist. "I mean, he gave us a chance. When you get to overtime, a lot of times its a bounce, its a shot. Tonight they got it." "Our best player tonight," Sutter said of Quick. The Rangers managed 25 shots in regulation time. The shots were 2-2 in OT. "Quick didnt have many saves in the third period, but he had some Grade-A ones," said Williams. The Kings registered 13 straight shots in the third before the Rangers finally forced Quick into action 11 minutes 58 seconds into the period. The Kings werent good early on. New York, which had been off since disposing of Montreal last Thursday, came out buzzing. The speedy Rangers played with a purpose after the puck dropped. It was like little brother taking it to big brother -- they scored some knockdowns but eventually the bigger Kings began to claw back control. The Kings, who edged the Blackhawks in overtime Sunday in Chicago to win the Western Conference crown, finished with 455 hits to the Rangers 33.dddddddddddd "They come at you hard," said Vigneault. "When you make a play, you got to be willing to take the hit to make the play. Thats something we knew coming into the series. "I thought for 40 minutes we handled it real well. Not quite sure what happened in the third there." New York -- the best road team in the East this season with 25 wins -- had two good scoring chances in the first three minutes. Quick had to poke-check Chris Kreider to end one threat and then stopped Hagelin from in front after a giveaway. It was an entertaining start, albeit a sloppy one. Quick was a busy man as the Rangers probed for an opening. New York went ahead at 13:21 when Doughty tried to be cute at the New York blue-line, attempting to drag the puck past an onrushing Ranger and lost possession. Things went from bad to worse when defence partner Jake Muzzin fell down and Pouliot scored to the stick side on the ensuing breakaway. The Rangers made it 2-0 the penalty kill at 15:03 as the Roadrunner-like Hagelin outraced Slava Voynov and headed to goal. Quick made the save but the puck bounced in off Voynovs skate for Hagelins seventh of the playoffs. While the bounce was unfortunate, it was the Rangers second scoring chance on the penalty. Hagelin, who also scored on the penalty kill against Montreal, is the sixth player in Rangers history to record more than one short-handed goal in one playoff year and the first since Mark Messier scored two in 1992. Los Angeles pulled one back at 17:33 on a good forecheck. Derek Stepan failed to clear the puck, turning it over and the Kings crashed the net, with Clifford jamming it in top shelf to revive the Staples Center crowd. It was Cliffords first post-season goal since April 23, 2011, snapping a 37-game playoff drought. The Kings outshot the Rangers 14-13 in a first period that belonged to the visitors. Doughty made up for his earlier turnover with a sweet goal that featured almost the same move that tripped him up before. Taking a nifty Williams backhand pass, a trailing Doughty toe-dragged the puck between his legs to evade Derek Dorsett and then snapped a shot through Lundqvists legs for his fifth of the playoffs at 6:36. While Doughty put on the brakes to score from in close, two Rangers and two Kings jostled on the other side of Lundqvist. It was Doughtys 17th point of the post-season, breaking the club record for a defenceman he set two years ago. Clifford made a fine pass to trigger the attack. On the bench, rugged Kings defenceman Matt Greene got treatment for a nasty gash by his left eye that looked like someone had taken a box-cutter to him. The game was getting nasty with Doughty complaining bitterly he had been butt-ended. Later in the game, he got a penalty for embellishment. The shots were 22-21 for the Rangers after 40 minutes. Both teams have travelled marathon journeys to get here. The Kings played 21 games, a league-record maximum, while the Rangers saw action in 20. The record for most playoff games in a single season is 26, set by the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers and 2004 Calgary Flames. The most by a Cup winner is 25, by the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes and 2011 Boston Bruins. Los Angeles finished 10th overall in the league during the regular season with 100 points, four ahead of No. 12 New York. The Kings are looking to win their second Cup in three seasons while the Rangers are after their first championship in 20 years. It was the Kings first playoff OT win at home since May 6, 2001, against Colorado. NOTES: Celebs at the game included Will Ferrell, Kate Bosworth, Jon Hamm, Ellen Page, Jim Carrey, Matthew Perry, Steve Carell, David Boreanaz, Kevin Connolly, Larry David, Catherine Keener, Spike Jonze, and Flea and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. 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