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Sunday looks like a favorable matchup Steve Grogan Jerseys Stitched , too.The Patriots have maintained their dominating position at the top of the AP Pro32 poll by rolling over their first two opponents by a combined 76-3. Next up is the winless New York Jets this weekend.The Jets are a 22-point underdog against the defending champions and will start third-stringer Luke Falk at quarterback in Foxborough.For the second consecutive week, New England received 11 of the 12 first-place votes for 383 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL."Bill Belichick shows no mercy on former Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores against the Dolphins, and the New England machine rolls on," Newsday's Bob Glauber said. "There's already talk of an unbeaten season, a testament to how well they're playing."The Kansas City Chiefs stayed at No. 2, collecting the remaining first-place vote and 368 points.The Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in one of the top matchups of Week 3. The Ravens, off to a 2-0 start, jumped three places to No. 5."The league's No. 2 defense faces quite a challenge Sunday at Arrowhead, where Patrick Mahomes is waiting," said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida.The Los Angeles Rams moved up a spot to No. 3 after routing the New Orleans Saints 27-9 in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game. The Saints, who will be without quarterback Drew Brees for the next six to eight weeks with a torn ligament in his throwing thumb, fell seven spots to No. 10."I'm not optimistic about the Saints in Brees' absence," said Alex Marvez of Sirius XM.The Dallas Cowboys Youth John Hannah Jerseys , Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, three NFC teams off to 2-0 starts, all made solid climbs in the poll.The Cowboys moved up two spots to No. 4, and the Seahawks and Packers each jumped four places to Nos. 6 and 7, respectively.The Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings, each coming off close losses, lost some ground. The Eagles fell three spots to No. 8 after Sunday night's loss to Atlanta, and the Vikings dropped two places to No. 9."That loss all on (Kirk) Cousins," Fox Sports' John Czarnecki said of the Vikings quarterback who was 14 for 32 for 230 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in Minnesota's 21-16 loss to Green Bay. LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — Given their team’s success, die-hard fans of the New England Patriots have made Las Vegas like a winter home during Super Bowl week so they can enjoy a fair-weather party while placing bets on the team’s chances.Their destination this time around is a lot closer.Rhode Island was one of six states that legalized betting on sporting events last year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it, ending the effective sports gambling monopoly that Nevada had enjoyed for decades. It is the only state in New England that allows sports betting, making it a focal point for Patriots fans from around the Northeast.“If you don’t have to invest $1,000 going across the country John Hannah Jerseys Stitched , you’re not going to,” said Zack Natola, a 30-year-old Patriots fan from Watertown, Massachusetts.He has traveled to Las Vegas three times to bet on the Super Bowl. For the game this Sunday, he is planning to make the short trip south across the state line to the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, one of two places in Rhode Island that offers sports betting.He’s excited about being able to watch his team and place bets without having to spend the money on a Las Vegas trip.“It makes it a good weekend,” he said.The states that jumped into sports betting last year and the casinos that offer it are hoping it’s a profitable weekend.In addition to Rhode Island, Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia legalized sports betting after the high court’s ruling last spring, as did the District of Columbia. Although New Mexico has not passed a sports betting law, an American Indian casino run by the Santa Ana Pueblo started taking bets without the need for additional state approval. Lawmakers in several other states have filed bills this year to allow sports betting.In Rhode Island, the state receives 51 percent of the revenue from sports betting — the highest percentage of any state that has legalized it. Revenue from the Super Bowl is expected to boost the state’s coffers Infant Joejuan Williams Jersey , but the state lottery and the casino management group aren’t making projections on how much.Gamblers placed about $13 million in wagers on professional sports in December, the first full month of legalized sports betting in the state.During the regular NFL season, casino customers complained about waiting an hour or more to place a bet. Since then, the Twin River Casino added betting windows, changed the way staff takes breaks and ran promotions asking people to come early to make Super Bowl wagers, said Craig Sculos, the casino’s vice president and general manager.He said the casino is ready for a big crowd Sunday, which he called the “ultimate indoor tailgating party.”“A Super Bowl is an important event anyway,” he said. “A Patriots Super Bowl becomes a mega event in New England.”It is exactly that for Sebastian Scardocci, who went to Twin River Casino on Monday to place bets on his favorite player, Rob Gronkowski.Scardocci, 50, lives in Foxboro, near the home of the Patriots’ star tight end and close to the team’s Gillette Stadium. In one of hundreds of bets gamblers can place on individual players and outcomes within the Super Bowl Joejuan Williams Jersey Draft , he wagered that Gronkowski would outperform predictions.Scardocci has traveled to Las Vegas and placed bets through local bookies. He said he and others he knows are excited to be able to have betting so close to home, especially with their team returning to the big game.“It’s neat to have it nearby,” said Scardocci, who plans to watch the Super Bowl from home. “We haven’t had that option.”Another fan, Tyrone Foster, bet on sports for the first time when he visited Las Vegas last year, but the Twin River Casino is just a few minutes from his home in Central Falls. He was there this week to wager $50 on which team will win the coin toss and other in-game events, known among gamblers as proposition bets.“It’s awesome that Rhode Island has it,” said Foster, 27. “It helps with tourism, too. All the benefits really go to the state that has sports betting, and I don’t really see much in the way of downsides.”Even a downside in the outcome for New England fans — a Patriots loss — would turn into a win for the state.That’s because Rhode Island casino officials say most of the action has been on New England so far. Beyond Rhode Island, about two-thirds of wagers and three-fourths of the money bet has backed the Patriots, according to Pregame.com Joejuan Williams NFL Jersey , though that could change over four more days of betting.The Patriots, winners of two of the last four Super Bowls, are 2 1/2-point favorites against the Los Angeles Rams. Los Angeles opened as a 1-point favorite when the matchup was set.“God forbid the Patriots lose on Sunday, but it would be a windfall for the state,” Gerry Aubin, the lottery’s executive director, told state lawmakers who visited the Lincoln casino on Monday.“Wait, easy now!” replied Rep. William O’Brien.After the meeting, O’Brien headed for a betting window and put $100 on the Patriots to win.