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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- All of a sudden, the 76ers are a handful on the road.Three days after ending a long losing streak away from home, Philadelphia showed another glimpse of its potential.Playing without center Joel Embiid (rest), the Sixers used balanced scoring to beat the Detroit Pistons 97-79 on Sunday night for their second consecutive road victory after going nearly a year without one.Robert Covington had 16 points and Ersan Ilyasova scored 15 to lead five players in double figures for Philadelphia, which raced to a 25-point advantage in the first half.The 76ers had matched a franchise record by losing 23 straight road games before beating New Orleans last Thursday. That was their first win away from home since Jan. 20 last season at Orlando.Were a young team and we have so many offensive and defensive weapons, said Covington, who also had seven rebounds and two steals. Once we lock in and do what were supposed to do, this team can become really scary.Jahlil Okafor had 14 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. McConnell added 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Sixers, who snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pistons.All over the place, people contributed, 76ers coach Brett Brown said. It was a Philly-hard effort.Marcus Morris scored 28 points and Andre Drummond finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which fell behind 32-12 in the first quarter and never led.They were playing way too fast for us, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. We werent the least bit ready to play.The 76ers shot 72 percent in the opening quarter, including 57 percent from 3-point range, to open a commanding lead. Philadelphia continued to dominate, taking a 58-35 edge into halftime.That was by far one of our best starts, Covington said. We were assisting on the offensive end and executing on the defensive end.The Pistons fought back in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 80-64 heading into the final period.Detroit used an 8-0 run, capped by Morris 3-pointer, to get to 87-79 with 4:23 left. Philadelphia, however, scored the final 10 points to seal it.Hats off to them, said Pistons guard Reggie Jackson, who scored 10 points on 5-of-17 shooting. They ran circles around us and kicked our butts.TIP-INS76ers: Embiid and Jerryd Bayless (left wrist) did not travel with the team. Philadelphia rookie Ben Simmons (right foot) remains out.Pistons: Starting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (bruised right knee) was a late scratch and did not play. ... Stanley Johnson returned to the Pistons after playing Saturday with the teams D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids and finishing that game with 26 points, five rebounds and four assists. Johnson had six points and four assists against the 76ers. ... The Pistons have not allowed an opponent to score more than 100 points in 12 games at the Palace.EMPTY SEATSThe announced attendance was 7,244, and it was a sparse crowd. Aside from the Pistons facing the Eastern Conferences worst team in Philadelphia, there was a major snowstorm moving through Michigan and the driving conditions were poor.HOMETOWN CONNECTIONSMorris was born in Philadelphia and played high school basketball at Prep Charter. ... Sixers G Nik Stauskas played college ball at Michigan from 2012-14. He had 10 points and four assists Sunday.UP NEXT76ers: At home vs. Toronto on Wednesday.Pistons: At Dallas on Wednesday. Guillermo Heredia Rays Jersey . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Brandon Lowe Jersey . 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They stood bravely in the pocket, stared down defenders, and made precise throws.And sometimes they froze, or fumbled, or were picked.Through decisions good and decisions bad on Sundays first full day of NFL action, the young quarterbacks displayed their wares.Jameis Winston looked terrific in Tampa Bays victory at Atlanta. Jimmy Garoppolo did a pretty fine Tom Brady imitation in the clutch in a prime-time Patriots win at Arizona.Carson Wentz showed plenty of zip on his throws and vigor in the huddle as Philadelphia beat Cleveland. Derek Carr led a sensational Raiders rally in New Orleans -- capped by a 2-point conversion pass with 47 seconds remaining.Brock Osweiler, in his fifth pro season but really a relative novice after sitting behind Peyton Manning for most of his stint in Denver, threw for two scores as Houston downed Chicago.Things went less positively for Marcus Mariota, Blake Bortles and Dak Prescott.WINSTONThe second-year QB demonstrated all the reasons he went atop the 2015 draft. Beginning in the second quarter, he was magnificent, throwing for four touchdowns and 281 yards, showing touch on some throws, power on others.Many people in Tampa expect Winston to make a huge leap this season. This was quite a start.Its not often that you have young guys like him with that kind of poise at such an important position with all the eyes on him, Bucs center Joe Hawley said. He really shows a lot of poise for such a young player.GAROPPOLOThe third-year passer demonstrated why the Patriots arent exactly quivering without the suspended Tom Terrific. Garoppolo had only nine incompletions in 33 passes and engineered a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter that was Bradyesque.If you have confidence in your teammates and they have confidence in you, its easy to stay poised, I guess, Garoppolo said.WENTZFor one hot Sunday in September, the City of Brotherly Love could be renamed Carson City. Yes, the second overall draft pick in April -- No. 1 Jared Goff might not even be active for the Rams on Monday night -- was that impressive.We know it was against the beleaguered (already) Browns, but still, Wentz showed the Eagles might know what theyre doing by anointing him so early, with only one half of an exhibition games work on his resume.He has a maturity about him that even if its not crunch time, hes always treating it like it is, said receiver Jordan Matthews, who had seven catches for 114 yards and one of two Wentz TD throws. So then when you come out into a game, he just goes and plays and its easy for him.CARRThe Big Easy was challenging for Carr only because the third-year QB was up against Saints star Drew Brees, who smoked Oakland for 423 yards and three toouchdowns.dddddddddddd Carr wore the final smile, though, rallying the Raiders from a 24-10 third-quarter hole. Much is projected for Carr and his team this season, and squeezing through in New Orleans has to be a huge lift.OSWEILERJust as much is expected from Osweiler, to the tune of a four-year, $72 million contract from Houston. He earned some of it with two TD passes and a solid performance against Chicago. Backed by a strong defense, Osweiler doesnt have to be, well, Peyton Manning in his prime. He merely needs to be better than recent Texans quarterbacks, and he was Sunday.There were no nerves there because I knew what kind of football team I had behind me, he said.MARIOTAThe good news is that the strong Vikings D had only two sacks of Tennessees franchise QB, who went down 38 times in 12 games last season. Not so good: Mariota threw a pick-6 and also fumbled for another Minnesota TD.The turnovers obviously were catastrophic, coach Mike Mularkey said.Still, barring injury, Mariota rightfully will get to work his way through such missteps.BORTLESBortles should not be too disappointed in the opening loss to Green Bay. He went 24 of 39 for 320 yards with one TD and one interception against one of the NFC favorites. His efficiency was similar to Aaron Rodgers, with one massive difference: Rodgers got the Packers into the end zone three times, once on a run and twice on his throws.Bortles might always be a big numbers guy who will make some mistakes on the way to those stats. Ben Roethlisberger has been like that, and Bortles would likely accept a similar career.For now, on a team some have pegged as a sleeper, such defeats really hurt.Obviously, Im irritated, Bortles said.PRESCOTTThis one was there for the taking against the Giants. Prescott couldnt get the ball to star wideout Dez Bryant (one catch, 8 yards) and the Cowboys wound up with four field goals by Dan Bailey. Yet it was others, particularly veterans, making errors around Prescott, who was good enough to give Dallas hope it can stop the Tony Romo-less loss trend that has seen it go 1-12 without Romo since the first of his two broken collarbones in Week 2 of 2015.I really liked his poise, his composure, his decision making throughout, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett. He handled different situations that came up over the course of the game very well (and) came back from adversity when things werent going well.Things might not go well for a while for Prescotts Cowboys, but Romo didnt build Dallas in a day, either.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '