quarterback.Loggains saw the team benefit from Cutler to a greater extent than his passing.I thought he played very inspired football, Loggains said. It went back to his preparation, the way that he dealt with the injury

ATLANTA -- Grambling State (10-1, Southwestern Athletic Conference) vs. North Carolina Central (9-2, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), noon (ABC)Line: Grambling State by 14 1/2Series Record: Grambling State leads 3-0WHATS AT STAKEThe game between champions of the historically black college conferences SWAC and MEAC will determine the HBCU national championship.KEY MATCHUPThe North Carolina Centrals high-scoring offense, which has averaged 30.7 points per game -- second-most in school history -- will be tested by Grambling States defense that ranks first in the nation in red-zone defense and sixth in scoring defense. The Tigers held nine opponents to 20 or fewer points.PLAYERS TO WATCHGrambling State: QB Devante Kincade, third in the nation in passing efficiency, threw for 2,957 yards with 33 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He was named SWAC offensive player of the year.North Carolina Central: QB Malcolm Bell is the first player in school history with at least 6,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing for his career. He threw for 2,191 yards with 16 touchdowns. His nine rushing touchdowns leads the Eagles and he is second on the team with 544 yards rushing. HeFACTS & FIGURESThe games full name is Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. ... Grambling State lost to Arizona 31-21 on Sept. 10 after leading 21-3 at halftime. ... Coach Broderick Fobbs was a running back for coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling from 1992-96. ... Kincade began his career at Mississippi. ... The Tigers won SWAC games by an average of 31.7 points. ... North Carolina Central shared the last two MEAC titles and is the first team in school history to win three straight conference championships. ... The Eagles are playing in their first bowl game. ... 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Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. NMD Sale . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. Yeezy 350 Sale . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Jay Cutler already had his break and it lasted five long weeks while his sprained thumb healed.He hardly needed more inactivity during Chicagos bye week, but now the Bears quarterback is eager to seize on momentum he sees building ahead of Sundays game at Tampa Bay.A win can do that.During a 20-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 31, Cutler displayed rust early but recovered to complete 20 of 31 for 252 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. He had been 28 for 46 for 373 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions before his thumb injury and long layoff.Guys went out there, they played extremely hard, Cutler said. It was `Monday Night Football, I feel like our backs were up against the wall a little bit. And guys responded, which was awesome to see.Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains saw a different Cutler than the one who ran the offense for 1 + games until spraining his thumb against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2.I thought Jay played very inspired football, showed a lot of emotion, and he was excited to be back out there with his teammates, Loggains said. I thought the biggest thing he did was the plays he made on third down.Cutler moved around in the pocket long enough for receivers to come open and the Bears (2-6) converted 7 of 14 third downs. They went into the game ranked 27th converting third downs (35.1 percent).His ability to extend plays on the third downs really shows up and helps, Loggains said.The Bears also scored two touchdowns in the red zone, the first time theyd had as many since backup Brian Hoyer led a 17-14 victory over the Detroit Lions Oct. 2.The game was the first Cutler played with running back Jordan Howard starting. The Bears ran for 158 yards on 29 attempts to complement the passing game, but in Cutlers first two starts they failed to crack 20 rushing attemptss.ddddddddddddI think any quarterback alive, even guys wearing gold (Hall of Fame) jackets, will tell you thats a quarterbacks best friend, coach John Fox said of the running game. You dont want to become one-dimensional. Sometimes when youre throwing the ball 50-55 times a game its not very good regardless of how talented you are as a quarterback.Loggains saw the team benefit from Cutler to a greater extent than his passing.I thought he played very inspired football, Loggains said. It went back to his preparation, the way that he dealt with the injury and staying involved and helping Hoyer. When his number was called, when he was cleared to be the starter again, he was ready to play; he didnt miss a beat. I thought he played his best game of the season. And we expect the Tampa game to be the next best.Cutler anticipates a more efficient offense that will be healthier than it has been since the opener. He could have starting guards Josh Sitton (ankle) and Kyle Long (triceps) back after both missed the last game. They practiced without restrictions on Thursday. Slot receiver Eddie Royal could return from a toe injury.Now weve had a bye so everyone has to knock off some rust, Cutler said.The last time the Bears won a road game was at Tampa last Dec. 27. They havent had consecutive victories since Nov. 9 and 15 last year.This leagues all about putting together wins, Cutler said. If you go win-loss throughout the whole year, youre not going to be where you want to be. So being able to stack two, three, four, five wins -- not have back-to-back losses -- thats how you make the playoffs and thats how youre successful in this league.--------For more AP NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '