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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Darius Slay took a look at six names written on a notebook, an unofficial ranking of the NFLs top six shutdown corners: Patrick Peterson, Richard Sherman, Chris Harris, Josh Norman, Darrelle Revis and Slay.Oh, thats a good list, the Detroit Lions cornerback said Wednesday.Indeed.While some may think the 31-year-old Revis has lost a step, Charles Woodson said the New York Jets star deserves to be mentioned among the leagues top cover corners.Revis is still in discussion, Woodson, a recently retired NFL great, wrote in a text message.As the 2016 NFL season kicks off, heres a look at the leagues best cornerbacks:PETERSON: The Arizona Cardinals drafted him No. 5 overall in 2011 and he has provided a return on their investment, getting top billing as the best in the league at blanketing wide receivers on at least one list. Im very honored to be recognized as the top shutdown corner in the game, Peterson said. He has been a first-team, All-Pro player three times in his five-year career. Peterson made just two interceptions last year, matching a career low. That shows the statistic isnt always an accurate measure for the effectiveness of a cornerback because shutdown corners arent challenged by quarterbacks as often as mediocre ones.SHERMAN: Like Peterson, he has been a first-team, All-Pro player three times in his five-year career. Unlike Peterson, he lasted until the fifth round and the No. 154 selection overall in 2011 to get drafted by the Seattle Seahawks . Sherman made eight interceptions in 2013 during the regular season and then went on to help Seattle win the Super Bowl. Sherm has got to be at or near the top of the list because he has made plays on the biggest stage, Slay said.HARRIS: He was also a rookie in 2011 along with Peterson and Sherman. Harris, though, was not among the 254 players taken in the seven-round draft. The Denver Broncos gave Harris a chance as an undrafted free agent, giving him a $2,000 bonus, and he ran with it. Denver awarded him with a five-year contract extension worth $42.5 million late in the 2014 season. Harris intercepted just two passes and defended six last year, evidence that shows quarterbacks respect him enough to throw the ball in other directions.NORMAN: He cashed in on the high price teams are willing to pay for a shutdown cornerback, getting a $75 million, five-year deal with the Washington Redskins . Norman had career highs with four interceptions and 18 passes defended last season, his fourth year in the league and with the Carolina Panthers. The Redskins are expected to put him on in one-on-one coverage more than he was in Carolina. Normans cover skills will be put to an ultimate test against Antonio Brown and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. I welcome every challenge, Norman said.REVIS: Entering his 10th season, Revis is still regarded be peers and Woodson as one of the best and is just two years removed from his fourth selection as a first-time All-Pro. He had five interceptions, one shy of his career high, last season in his return with the New York Jets perhaps because teams threw his way more than they did earlier in his career. Houstons DeAndre Hopkins used his superior speed to have his way with Revis last season. He played with a torn ligament in his right wrist, hurting his ability to jam receivers. Revis will get a chance to show on Revis Island, that hes still got it Sunday against A.J. Green and the Cincinnati Bengals.SLAY: The pride of the Lions is the newcomer in the group. Detroit selected Slay 36th overall Mississippi and he has steadily gotten better each year, shadowing No. 1 receivers and showing hes potentially a future star. 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Joey Bosa came in a whole lot later than day one but was more than ready to sack NFL quarterbacks.The former Big Ten Conference rivals square off Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego when Conklins Tennessee Titans meet Bosas San Diego Chargers, and the winner of this individual matchup between ballyhooed rookies could decide the games winner.By most metrics, Conklin has been one of the top right tackles in football this year, enabling Tennessee (4-4) to establish its first real offensive identity in years.With Conklin and Taylor Lewan bookending the line at tackle, DeMarco Murray is on pace to rush for more than 1,500 yards and the Titans are only a game behind the idle Houston Texans for first place in the AFC South.Bosa was the last first-round pick to sign, his agent feeling that San Diego was squeezing him on contract language. It took Bosa until Week 5 to get into the lineup, but he already has four sacks in four games and has forced opponents to double-team him.Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey is confident in Conklins ability to neutralize Bosa, pointing to Conklins work against him in last years Michigan State-Ohio State game.Thats one thing we saw about Jack -- there werent a lot of guys that gave him problems or a lot of mismatches at all, Mularkey said. We like what Jacks done for us against some very good pass rushers that weve faced this year.Conklin and his teammates up front definitely had their way with hapless Jacksonville in last weeks Thursday night game, rolling up a 27-0 halftime lead and cruising to a 36-22 win.It guaranteed the Titans of upping their win total for the second straight year and gave them multiple home wins for the first time since 2013.Thats also the last time Tennessee played any kind of meaningful football in the seasons second half. Mularkey is telling his team to treat the final eight games like theyre starting a game.Were starting from scratch, he said. We cant watch what anybody else is doing. All we have control over is this game, and lock in..dddddddddddd Whatever we have to do, see if we can repeat, continue to make the progress that were making.While the Titans are shooting for their first playoff berth since 2008, the Chargers (3-5) are at best longshots for a wild card. They trail Denver and Oakland by three games in the AFC West, thanks largely to their inability to close out games.San Diego coughed up fourth quarter leads in their first three losses, including a 14-point advantage at Kansas City in Week 1 and a 13-point margin three weeks later to New Orleans.The Chargers also botched the hold on a potential tying field goal late in the fourth quarter in Week 5 at Oakland, and failed on four plays from the Denver 2-yard-line last week in a 27-19 defeat.Despite the steep odds, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers says the team can still make a run at the playoffs.Im fired up, Rivers said. We have two at home to get 5-5, get the bye and we go have a six-game season. This feels a little bit like our 2007 season to me. We hem-hawed around and found a way to get to 5-5 and never looked back.Of course, that 2007 team was loaded with talent, deep enough that it finished 11-5 and reached the AFC championship game despite a spate of injuries to key players.This team lost key starters to season-ending injuries after Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, leaving them with little margin for error.But any team with Rivers, who is on pace to throw 30 touchdown passes, has a chance in any game.Rivers has mismatch possibilities in the passing game if he can find running back Melvin Gordon or tight ends Hunter Henry and Antonio Gates against Tennessee linebackers and safeties who have not covered receivers well this year.Guard Matt Slauson looks at last years Kansas City Chiefs, who started 1-5 and won 10 straight games to reach the playoffs, as an example San Diego can follow.Its the same thing, he said. We can still accomplish everything we need to accomplish. Weve just got to play better as a group. ' ' '