gave game balls to Simmons and DeCamillis in the jubilant locker room.Also Sunday

Sunderland can guarantee their Premier League survival if they beat Everton on Wednesday night, live on Sky Sports 1. The Black Cats twice came from behind to secure a stunning 3-2 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, while relegation rivals Newcastle and Norwich picked up just a point between them.Victory in front of the Sky cameras would see Sunderland safe - and relegate fierce rivals Newcastle, alongside Norwich - but a loss against the 12th-placed Toffees would send the scrap for survival to the final day. Roberto Martinezs men are winding down what has been widely regarded as a disappointing season and they never looked like crashing Leicesters title-winning party on Saturday, conceding an early goal and slipping to a 3-1 defeat.However, Allardyce says he will be wary of Everton and thinks criticism of their recent displays will spur them on. Sam Allardyce looks ahead to Wednesdays match against Everton I hope there is not a feeling out there that this game is a foregone conclusion, said the Sunderland boss in the pre-match press conference. It will be anything but.Everton have been criticised for their performance against Leicester and I think that will get a reaction from their players and Roberto here on Wednesday.I think we will see Everton trying their best to spoil our evening. We must be in top form and be as committed as we were on Saturday, if we are to get the result we are looking for. Team newsSunderland defender Lamine Kone is fit after being replaced during the second half of Saturdays 3-2 victory over Chelsea with a thigh problem. Full-back Billy Jones, who did not make the 18 at the weekend because of a hip injury, remains a doubt, but Allardyce otherwise has a full squad from which to select.Everton welcome back Ramiro Funes Mori from suspension and could also have Gareth Barry available. Roberto Martinez wants Everton to respond to their defeat at Leicester by beating Sunderland Funes Mori has served a three-match ban following his red card in the Merseyside derby while Barry has been sidelined by a groin injury.But the Toffees remain short in defence with Phil Jagielka, Seamus Coleman (both hamstring) and Tony Hibbert (ankle) out along with Gerard Deulofeu (knee).Opta Stats Romelu Lukaku has not scored in his last seven top-flight appearances Sunderland have won just one of their last 10 Barclays Premier League home matches against Everton (W1 D4 L5).The Black Cats have netted just six goals in that run of 10 matches.Jermain Defoe netted just three goals in 17 Premier League games against Everton before joining Sunderland but has scored in both games for the Black Cats against the Toffees. Hear more from Allardyce and Martinez on Sunderlands crucial Premier League match with Everton Everton netted six goals from eight shots on target in the reverse fixture earlier this season at Goodison Park, while Sunderland scored twice from nine efforts on target.Arouna Kone has netted three goals in two top-flight meetings with Sunderland (all via a hat-trick in the 6-2 win in November), against no side has he scored more Premier League goals (also three v West Brom). Jermain Defoe scored the winner in the 3-2 victory over Chelsea Sunderland have lost just one of their last nine Premier League games, winning two and drawing six.The Toffees have registered just one win in their last nine top-flight games, drawing three and losing five.With 143 goals in total in the Premier League, Defoe is just one away from joining Robin van Persie (144) as the joint-10th highest scorer in the competition.Romelu Lukaku is without a goal in his last seven top-flight appearances, his longest goal drought in the Premier League since January 2015 (eight).Paul Mersons prediction Paul Merson predicts a win for Sunderland and Sam Allardyce Everton have shot a bolt. I watched them against Leicester and they were atrocious. They still have something to play for - they are playing for their managers job!Victory for Sunderland, meanwhile, condemns Norwich and Newcastle to relegation and the way they are playing at the minute I cant see past them. The job will be done and Big Sam keeps a club up once again... if anyone else had been appointed, Sunderland simply wouldnt have survived.PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1 (Sky Bet odds 12/1)BettingSunderland go into Wednesdays game as 8/11 favourites to get the all-important win, with Everton priced up at 18/5 and the draw at 14/5. The Black Cats were pushed out from 5/6 to 11/2 to face relegation following their 3-2 victory over Chelsea, with Newcastle and Norwich now short odds to go down. Jermain Defoe, who has three goals in his last five including the weekend winner, is the 3/1 favourite to score the games first goal, which Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp is backing in a 2-1 win at 18/1. See all the odds and tips from the Sky Sports pundits here. Kent Bazemore Blazers Jersey .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. 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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Just last month, Joe DeCamillis, the Denver Broncos special teams coach, vehemently defended the NFL rule that allows players to leap over the snapper to block a field goal or extra point attempt so long as any contact is incidental.DeCamillis shared his thoughts after Arizona coach Bruce Arians complained about Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagners leaping block of a 39-yard field goal attempt in a frustrating 6-6 tie.The reason that is a prevalent play in my opinion is because of what theyve done to field goals as far as your restrictions in trying to block things, DeCamillis said. The way people are doing it now, they bury their heads and they cut block you so you cant go through them. The only way to get a field goal blocked, against certain teams, is to go over top.He begged the leagues gatekeepers to keep this particular gate open and not to succumb to the notion that its an unsafe play.In my opinion, I think it would be a mistake to take that play out, DeCamillis said. I think you have to play it on the other side. I think the more you make things easy on people, the less coaching is involved.The antidote, he said, was the same mantra coaches tell kids from the time they first strap on shoulder pads and a helmet: Heads up!The snapper has to see whats happening, DeCamillis said, adding teams have to vary their snap count to keep opponents from timing their leap just right.Theres things you have to do, in my opinion, for that to not happen to you, DeCamillis said. I just think its another thing that doesnt need to be taken out of the game. I dont see thats any bigger of a deal with safety than any other play thats going on, a receiver going across the middle, whatever it is.The Broncos (7-3) pulled off the perfect block Sunday when the Saints lined up for the potential game-winning extra point. New Orleans (4-5) had just tied the game at 23 on Drew Brees 32-yard TD toss to Brandon Cooks with 1:22 remaining.Justin Simmons timed his leap perfectly, cleared seventh-year long snapper Justin Dresher and blocked Wil Lutzs kick. Fellow rookie safety Will White Shoes Parks scooped up the football and raced 84 yards for the first game-winning defensive 2-point conversion in NFL history.Im just glad he had the right cleats on, safety Darrian Stewart said. I think thats what saved us.The play was upheld because officials couldnt determine whether Parks stepped out of bounds as his white cleats blended in with the white sideline and no CBS angles were available to prove otherwise.Twitter blew up with fans wondering if Parks had gone out of bounds or whether it was even legal for Simmons to leap the snapper or for defensive lineman Jared Crick to push the snapper toward the ground just as Simmons jumped over him.Dean Blandino, the NFLs senior vice presiddent of officiating, said it was all legal .ddddddddddddBlandino explained that Simmons cleared the line without using his hands or arms and didnt land on a player, so his action is legal.Cricks was, too. Lined up over the right guard, he twists at the snap and pushes the snapper toward the ground.Thats legal, open-hand push: legal, Blandino said. If there was a grab and a pull, that would be defensive holding. This is a similar concept as an offensive lineman blocking a defensive player. If he can get up on top of that defensive player and push him toward the ground its legal versus grabbing and pulling him.Then, the return.There was a question as to whether the defender steps out of bounds with the right foot at about the Saints 35-yard line. White shoe, white sideline, very difficult to tell from all available angles, Blandino said. ... We need something looking right down the line from either end zone, thats going to be your best look. And unfortunately, we just dont get that look.It looks like the foot could be out but you just cant tell, Blandino said, adding, Its important to remember in replay, were not re-officiating the play. Replay is designed ... to fix obvious mistakes. And if its not an obvious mistake, then the call on the field must stand.NBC affiliate WDSU had an end zone angle of Parks racing down the Saints sideline but even that was inconclusive.Coach Gary Kubiak gave game balls to Simmons and DeCamillis in the jubilant locker room.Also Sunday, two big-time quarterbacks called out their respective teams following demoralizing losses that continued monthlong slumps by two of the early-season Super Bowl favorites.After Zeke Elliotts 32-yard touchdown sprint in the closing seconds gave Dallas a 35-30 win over Pittsburgh, Ben Roethlisberger said the Steelers, who havent won since Oct. 9, were undisciplined and not accountable. Pressed for specifics, he said, Just a feel.Following Green Bays 47-25 loss at Tennessee, the Packers fourth in five games, Aaron Rodgers criticized his teams focus and energy for the second straight week.There has to be that healthy fear as a player that if you dont do your job theyll get rid of you, Rodgers said. So, I think weve all got to go back and the urgency has got to pick up, the focus has to pick up and we got to play better.Such comments by the quarterback can galvanize a team, but Roethlisberger and Rodgers also risk losing the locker room for the home stretch with their teams just one game out of first in their division.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '