FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Devin McCourty wont allow himself to get caught up in Peyton Mannings pre-snap antics on Sunday.New Englands Pro Bowl safety cant afford to. Hell end up losing.I would say the chess game is pretty one-sided. Its like being a kid going against a father in chess, McCourty said of trying to anticipate Mannings moves. Hes a very smart quarterback. He knows what he wants to do. Most of the time he knows what the defence is in, so if what he had planned isnt going to work, hes going to get the offence in something else.You dont want to try to overthink yourselves and really dont want to try to outsmart Peyton Manning.Its been quite some time since anybody has done that.New Englands second-ranked passing defence gets its chance Sunday afternoon when Manning and the Denver Broncos (6-1) travel to Gillette Stadium for a midseason showdown with the Patriots (6-2).Seven teams have tried to slow down Manning this season. None have succeeded. In Denvers only loss, Seattle held Manning to 303 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.One of the best quarterbacks in history weve got to face and he doesnt make it easy. He wants to make sure theyre in the perfect play every snap, said Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork. We have to play an A-plus game to be successful. Anything other than that, were going to have problems.Just ask the Chargers, 49ers, Jets or Cardinals, Mannings last four victims since his only loss of the year in the third game of the season.Since then, hes thrown 14 touchdown passes and sits near the top of league in almost every major passing category.But whats new?Obviously, hes a great quarterback — the best quarterback Ive coached against, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. I see no weaknesses in his game.The 16-year veteran, who two weeks ago set the new standard for passing touchdowns in a career, has thrown for 2,134 yards and 22 touchdowns, tied with Indianapolis Andrew Luck for the league lead. He has completed 69 per cent of his passes, the second-best rate in the league, and has been intercepted just three times while guiding the leagues highest-scoring offence at 32 points per game.He faces perhaps his stiffest test of the season this week, though, as New Englands defence is yielding just 211 passing yards per game and is the only unit in the league not to allow a completion of more than 40 yards.But as he typically does, Manning most likely will manoeuvr around that.It helps that he has one of the leagues most dangerous receiving corps with Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Wes Welker and tight end Julius Thomas.Mix in running back Ronnie Hillman and the Patriots defence is in for one of its tallest tasks of the year.Isnt it the most prolific offence in the history of the NFL — last year and then you bring most of those weapons back this year and then add Emmanuel Sanders? McCourty said. I guess you can go back and forth and debate, but the offence is probably a little better than it was last year and it was easily the best offence in the NFL last year.Manning most definitely will make his checks at the line of scrimmage, reading the defence and screaming out audibles before almost every snap, but dont expect McCourty or Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis to enter into a guessing game with the chess master.Youve always got to be careful with thinking you know something, thinking you know a check, McCourty said, then next thing you know an 80-yard pass is over your head.And dont think for one second that Manning has forgotten last seasons meeting at Gillette, when the Broncos jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead before falling 34-31 in overtime.McCourty knows that Manning will try and replicate what worked in that first half and change what didnt in the second.If you do something well, a teams probably going to come back to it in some shape or form, maybe not the same exact look, he said. 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Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, Shawn Marion had 22 and the Mavericks beat undermanned Philadelphia 124-112 Friday night, handing the 76ers their 10th straight loss.Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - DeMarcus Cousins was at his best on Wednesday, pouring in 30 points with 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes of action as his Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets for the second time this week with a 131-109 decision. Cousins shot 10-of-14 from the floor and made 10 of his 11 free throws for the Kings, winners in four straight after opening the season with a home loss to Golden State. They topped the Nuggets in Denver on Monday, 110-105. Playing defense, I believe, helps build chemistry. We trust in one another and its going over to the other side of the floor, Cousins said. Rudy Gay continued his hot start to the season with 29 points, and Carl Landry added 18 off the bench. Randy Foyes 19 points led the way for Denver, which got 13 points and nine assists from Ty Lawson. Every game is going to be a tough game for us, weve not that good right now, Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said. Denvers only lead of the game came early on, when Chandlers triple made it 3-2. Ben McLemore hit two freee throws and a turn-around jumper at the other end, and Sacramento led the rest of the way.dddddddddddd Cousins nearly matched the Nuggets by himself in the first quarter, scoring 16 to their 19. Gay chipped in with nine, Darren Collison scored seven and the Kings led 40-19 after one. Denver controlled the second quarter, opening the frame on a 6-0 run and pulling back within nine points midway through after Foyes 3-pointer. Twice the deficit reached eight, but Cousins dunk seconds before halftime made it 68-54. The third quarter played out much like the first, with the Kings asserting their dominance. Two Gay free throws at 7:09 capped a 14-4 run, and the rout was back on. Sacramento led 105-72 after three and cruised with its reserves down the stretch. Game Notes The Kings won the rebounding margin, 40-32 ... Omri Casspi scored 11 off the Kings bench. Collison had 10 points and eight assists ... Sacramento kicks off a four-game road trip in Phoenix on Friday. ' ' '