Sentences with phrase «in a duel against»

He took on as much pressure as a rookie can, down three scores in a duel against one of history's best pure passers, and did more than any quarterback — even a Hall of Famer — could have been expected to do.

After such preparations, you can use the dragons in arena battles or in duels against other players from better leagues.

Not exact matches

Watson put on a show in a quarterback duel against Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, with the Seahawks narrowly edging out the Texans, 41 - 38.

The criticism came a day after dueling demonstrations drew thousands of protesters for and against the law, ending with the arrests of 54 people voicing their opposition to the law in the Legislative Building.

Muchembled explains both the development of dueling among the nobility and rural revolts against the centralization of authority as reactions against state repression of traditional codes of violence: «In each case, the participants claimed an eminent right to a straight fight, even if it resulted in the death of the adversary.&raquIn each case, the participants claimed an eminent right to a straight fight, even if it resulted in the death of the adversary.&raquin the death of the adversary.»

His Game 7 duel against LeBron James in the second round of the playoffs was worthy of Bird and Dominique.

Willie Mosconi proposed a pool match against him, and one Margaret Clemons, president of the Girls Rodeo Association, invited him to duel her in a goat - tying competition at the Casey Tibbs Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo.

Indeed, the final was a pitchers» duel, Arkansas» Steve Krueger against Fullerton's Dave Weatherman, who had been knocked out in the first inning by Pepperdine the night before.

«He's very good in a duel, one against one.

He's ok in duels as he's strong and quick, but he doesn't have the experience, when to step up when to drop back, it's not his position so against good opposition it's not a clever move.

Mitchell's first 40 + game against the Pellies (17 points in the 4th), his duel with Lebron to close out the Cavs game (11 points in the 4th, including a game - saving driving layup against James), and forcing OT on the road against the Spurs (14 points in the 4th, including three 3s and a driving layup in the last 90 seconds to force extra time) were performances that few players in the league — let alone rookies — have been able to give.

Gab for me has not convinced, Mert, we can't expect him to turn into Usain and Kos, we cant expect opposing managers to stop pitting the likes of Kouyate, Van Dijk, G Mccauley, Benteke against him at set pieces and hope he can come out on top in their aerial duel every time....

That stinging shot by Rosicky reminded me of that rocket against spuds at the lane last season!!!! And Le Coc, well, he showed those cave - dwellers another side of our game with him in the side... not as immobile as flamini and not as soft as Arteta... a combination of a good passer and a tough tackler... and he wins over 80 % of headed duels... i loved that step - over that resulted to a yellow to some rugby player too... what a win!!!

Guardiola won the tactical battle because he put muller to roam untracked in the middle and replaced alaba with javi Martinez at cb to win more aerial duels against giroud and at the same time terrorizing our fragile right side at left back.

The visitors are aiming for their first away win against a top - six side since Jose Mourinho joined the club, while Arsene Wenger is hoping to gain only his second ever win over the Portuguese boss in what will be their 18th duel.

-- Fair play to Wenger sticking with Ospina, but against a team that thrives in aerial duels you would think Cech would be picked.

In our pre-match Talking Points, we signposted Toure v Matic as the crucial individual duel City had to come out on top in for victory against ChelseIn our pre-match Talking Points, we signposted Toure v Matic as the crucial individual duel City had to come out on top in for victory against Chelsein for victory against Chelsea.

While Chelsea FC's match against rivals Manchester United at Stamford bridge ended in an exciting 1 - 1 draw, the Blues defender was stretchered off the pitch screaming in pain, after he landed awkwardly while challenging for an aerial duel in the second half.

From Men in Blazers: Ahead Friday's seismic clash against Mexico to open up the Hex, Rog sat down with USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann to discuss the big picture state of U.S. Soccer, the transition between the old guard and the new, the goalkeeping «Quarterback Duel,» and what he would've done differently in his... Continue -LSB-...]

With more interceptions, blocks, and aerial duels won per game in Spain, Krychowiak holds up the best against Matic than the other options.

He also enjoyed success in aerial duels winning two out of 3 (67 %) against Harry Kane & Moussa Dembele.

The three points takes Athletic back up to fourth in La Liga, in their personal duel against Villareal for a Champion's League spot.

Bournemouth have an attacking philosophy which is reflected in their stats: they are mid table with 12 shots per game, they try to own possession against smaller teams and have 50 % on average this season, they are 8th in passing success rate with 81 %, they are second to last in aerial duels with just 12 per game... they are 19th in tackles, 16th in interceptions, they are 8th in dribbles, and 3rd in drawing fouls.

Even up against someone as strong in the air as Mbemba and Coloccini, Pelle won 72 % of his aerial duels at the weekend and brought something that no other Southampton striker brought to their game.

This is an ideal opportunity for the United team to move to eight points in relation to the City if they beat QPR before Mancini teams plays a duel against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and its sure that this will be the primary goal of Manchester United.

The right - back scored in successive league games against Sunderland and Crystal Palace, but he has struggled at times defensively and has won just 42 % of his overall duels, registering a concerning performance score of -46.

He has had constant duels on the training ground, with right - back Micah Richards, captain Vincent Komapny, and with Aleksandr Kolarov, in a league game against Sunderland, and Yaya Toure, thereafter.

New Yorkers for Growth, the conservative political action committee that has launched a crusade against the Working Families Party, and GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line in November.

A judge on Friday threw out a former radio host's case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a backstage meet - and - greet and whether she and her team ruined his career.

Dueling demonstrations — in favor of and against Planned Parenthood — were held Saturday in New York and across the nation.

Currently churning in Hawaii: weather woes, potentially two historic political blows and duels between Democrats - one of which pits President Obama's wish against a senator's deathbed request.

1996 Pedro G. Espada, the oldest of his three sons, runs in a special election for a vacant Assembly seat against Rúben Díaz Jr., son of an influential Bronx minister, setting in motion a duel of the dynasties.

As a rookie pilot, you must demonstrate your courage against enemy planes by fighting in aerial duels.

Duel against friends via Nintendo Wi - Fi Connection in addictive card battles featuring popular FINAL FANTASY creatures in a unique 3D pop - up book style.

Hitting monster combos in Tony Hawk, or pitting historic figures against each other in fantasy duels to the death?

In an attempt to win back the heart of icy school mistress Louise (Amanda Seyfried, Lovelace), he must face off against the moustachioed Foy (Neil Patrick Harris, The Smurfs 2) in a good, old - fashioned dueIn an attempt to win back the heart of icy school mistress Louise (Amanda Seyfried, Lovelace), he must face off against the moustachioed Foy (Neil Patrick Harris, The Smurfs 2) in a good, old - fashioned duein a good, old - fashioned duel.

Some may find it hard as the game tries to balance out both characters in duel mode, which means that your buffed up hero will not be that powerful against the supposedly lowly enemy officer.

The film drives home its cautionary message against childishness with an increasing immaturity — it's the equivalent of burying a toddler up to the neck for throwing a tantrum, and though it will predictably (and fairly) be compared against The Hitcher and Duel, the most telling stolen moment in Joy Ride is a cornfield intrigue that substitutes the evil crop duster from North by Northwest for a rumbling semi tractor - trailer that somehow locates its prey in the dead of night amongst concealing stalks.

Mario Party 7 and 8 had you playing against a computer in a no minigames, duel to fulfill that board's objective first.

After the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and four years after the events of Thor: The Dark World, Thor, held captive on the planet Sakaar without his hammer, must win a gladiatorial duel against an old friend — the Hulk — in order to return to Asgard in time to stop the villainous Hela and the impending Ragnarök, the doom of the Asgardian civilization.

PlayStation 4 owners with PS Plus subscribers will get Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, a fighting game that lets you finally figure out which DC heroes & villains would win in a fight, and Secret Ponchos, a wild west arcade - style duel where you'll face off against friends or team up to take down other players.

The Duel (R for profanity and graphic violence) Classic Western, set in the 1880s, pitting a Texas Ranger (Liam Hemsworth) against the deranged preacher (Woody Harrelson) terrorizing a frontier town.

DARTH MAUL: The deadly Darth Maul uses his double - bladed Lightsaber ™ and dark side Force ™ powers in death - defying duels against his enemies.

The Brits over at Autocar decided to get the range - topping version of the Panamera and make it duel in a drag race against a significantly different machine, a fully fledged supercar.

Then, train against it in a 1 - on - 1 duel.

Minutes later, in my second chainsaw battle of the round, I came up against a worthy opponent who was able to turn our epic duel into a disappointing draw.

Live multiplayer: Play fast, action - packed duels against your friends in real time.

Then there are the 2 v 2 Brawl matches, which follow the same «best of 5» format as the Duels; last on this list is the 4 v 4 Dominion game mode, which pits 8 players in two teams (obviously) against one another in a small, 3 - objective domination format battle.

The underlying mechanics in Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel are sound and I was able to pull off some pretty sick moves while playing against the computer after only a couple of hours.

Duel against live players in this 3D Fantasy Action Strategy game.