Michigan (78-0), No. 4 Washington (48-13) and No. 6 Ohio State (58-0).RED

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Victor Cruz broke free in the end zone and was wide open for the go-ahead touchdown pass from Eli Manning.Everybody knew what was coming next for the New York Giants receiver: the salsa .And it wasnt so much his trademark dance that brought back the joy after his first game, and first touchdown, in nearly two years. Just being out there was almost enough for the 29-year-old, who missed most of 2014 with a knee injury and all of last year with a bad calf.Then he scored what ended up being the game-winner in the fourth quarter of a 20-19 season-opening victory against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.You could sense everyone having me in their prayers, pushing for me, excited for me to get dressed and be out there for Game 1, Cruz said. And to score a touchdown, you just couldnt make up a story any better than that.The last time Cruz was on the field in a game that counted, he crumpled to the ground in pain diving for a throw from Manning on Oct. 12, 2014, at Philadelphia. He was carried off that day with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee.But he said that didnt occur to him as he celebrated with teammates after his first TD since Week 3 in 2014 -- his only score that season.Just to overcome so much, man, he said. Just to be able to get to this moment. A lot of people go through it and dont get through it, dont get this opportunity to claim what they once were or they once had.Odell Beckham Jr. blossomed into a star receiver while Cruz worked to get himself ready to play again. And he had a front row seat for his first live salsa, taking a knee to soak in Cruzs celebration.Beckham Jr. missed the first four games of his rookie season, so this was just the third time he played in the same game with Cruz.I just wanted to sit there, cross my legs, grab a bag of popcorn and just watch him salsa, said Beckham Jr., who had a 45-yard catch to set up New Yorks first touchdown and finished with four catches for a team-high 73 yards.Its been a long time coming to be able to play with him. And now hes finally back out here. It feels great for me. So I can only imagine what it feels like for him.Cruzs first catch was a simple 5-yarder just before the 2-minute warning in the first half, then he had a 23-yarder on the same drive to put the Giants in position for rookie Sterling Shepards first touchdown to put New York up 13-9 at halftime.He has so much experience finding windows, finding lanes, Manning said. Hes comfortable catching the ball and making guys miss. Im just so excited for him from the standpoint that its been a long time for him. Thats pretty special for him to get the game-winning touchdown on this day.Manning chided his seven-year veteran receiver for actually running the wrong route on the winning play. Cruz ended up in traffic, but slipped away from Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr. Mannings throw was beyond the reach of diving linebacker Justin Durant.Hes technically not supposed to do what he did, but well worry about that later, said Manning, who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns with an interception tht led the Cowboys only TD. Its a minus, good job, good touchdown.And its a lot more than that. It happened on the 15th anniversary of 9/11, and Cruzs father was a firefighter who helped at ground zero for days after the terrorist attacks. His dad died in 2007.Its a heavy-hearted day, Cruz said. You think about that moment, you think about where you were on that day, you think about the emotions that went through your body on that day and you relieve those moments.Now Cruz has another memory to go with it.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler Fausse Yeezy Pas Cher . U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan agreed that lawyers on both sides could make their formal requests by Nov. 8. A hearing is scheduled for a day earlier. Jordan Siev, a lawyer for Rodriguez, wrote in a joint letter to the judge from lawyers on both sides that MLB lawyers planned to ask that the lawsuit be dismissed. Basket Adidas Springblade Pas Cher . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. http://www.basketnmdpascher.fr/ . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. Basket Adidas Nmd r2 Pas Cher . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Adidas Human Race France . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- For Rutgers, this scenario is a disappointment.For Michigan State, it was unimaginable.The Scarlet Knights and Spartans will meet in East Lansing on Saturday in a matchup between the only two winless teams in Big Ten play. Michigan State, which went to the national semifinals last season, has lost seven games in a row -- yet is still favored by about two touchdowns. Thats how badly this season has gone for Rutgers.Chris Ash, in his first season as coach at Rutgers, was somewhat dismissive of the idea that the two teams are that similar.Were in year one, and theyre in year whatever, Ash said. Theyre a team that just came off a national playoff. Were not. So it is completely different from that standpoint. If you want to look at just this year and some of the close games, yeah, you could probably say there are similarities.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said recently he had a town hall meeting with each position group to take stock of things. The Spartans (2-7, 0-6) havent won since what seemed like an encouraging victory at Notre Dame in September.The only thing I can do is pick up the pieces every week and say, `Why havent we won? and try and address that, Dantonio said. Make sure we try and have do-over notes, so if you had to do it over again, what would you do?Rutgers (2-7, 0-6) has beaten Howard and New Mexico and nobody else.Here are a few things to know when the Spartans host the Scarlet Knights:QB SITUATIONSQuarterbacks Tyler OConnor and Damion Terry both played for Michigan State in last weekends loss to Illinois. The Spartans have lost Brian Lewerke for the season because of a broken leg.I thought Damion played pretty well in the game. I think Tyler played well in the game, Dantonio said. I thinnk Tyler is earning his stripes.dddddddddddd I think coming into this season, he was a guy that had quarterbacked one-and-a-half games. I think right now the way hes handled the situation thats been thrust upon him has been very mature.Rutgers has had five different players throw passes this season. Giovanni Rescigno threw for 258 yards in last weekends loss to Indiana.TOUGH SCHEDULERutgers is the only team in the nation to have faced three of the top six teams in the current AP poll. The Scarlet Knights lost to No. 2 Michigan (78-0), No. 4 Washington (48-13) and No. 6 Ohio State (58-0).RED ZONEThis season could actually be going even worse for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten with 12 stops in the red zone.RUNNING TANDEMLJ Scott is averaging 5.1 yards a carry for the Spartans, and Gerald Holmes is at 4.9. Holmes rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown against Illinois.SHUFFLINGMichigan State hasnt had great luck with injuries this season. In fact, the Spartans have had a different starting lineup in every game on both offense and defense.You just have to keep looking forward, thats what you have to do. If you look back at the things that have not gone our way over the course of the year -- theres a string of them, no doubt -- but thats not going to help our situation, Michigan State co-defensive coordinator Mike Tressel said. Twenty years down the road you look back and say, `Can you believe what happened in 2016? That was unbelievable. But right now, its: How do we prepare for Rutgers?---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '