Its not difficult to pinpoint the teams that have unexpectedly prospered or just as stunningly plummeted halfway through the 2016 season.Yep, were looking at you, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals. Last January, you played for a spot in the Super Bowl. Right now, youre hanging with the mediocrities (or worse) of the NFL.Nor is it hard to spot the surprisingly successful teams putting themselves in the championship mix, from the Dallas Cowboys to the Oakland Raiders.But what about the individuals who are rising or flopping? The Associated Press sports writers who cover the 16 AFC teams suggest the following.BALTIMORESurprise: LB Zachary Orr leads the team in tackles as a third-year player.Disappointment: QB Joe Flacco has looked tentative in the pocket and has more interceptions than TDs. Granted, the Ravens have no running game and the left side of the O-Line has been injured, but still ...BUFFALOSurprise: LB Lorenzo Alexander, maybe the most pleasant development in the NFL this season. The free-agent addition, a journeyman in his 10th season, is among the league leaders in sacks.Disappointment: WR Sammy Watkins (left foot) is hobbled by injury for the third straight season and is on IR, though he could return this month.CINCINNATISurprise: WR A.J. Green was leading the NFL in receptions when Cincinnati went on its bye despite being the focus of opposing defenses on every passing play.Disappointment: DT Geno Atkins had 42 tackles and 11 sacks last season. Through eight games, he has only 16 tackles and 3+ sacks, and the Bengals are 3-4-1.CLEVELANDSurprise: WR Terrelle Pryor only made the conversion from quarterback last season and has quickly developed into a playmaker. Through the first nine games, Pryor had 46 catches and four touchdowns.Disappointment: QB Robert Griffin III. Not his fault, but he broke a bone in his shoulder in the season opener that deprived him of a chance at a comeback and the Browns from seeing if he could be their long-term answer.DENVERSurprise: QB Trevor Siemian was an afterthought when Peyton Manning retired. Now hes the starting QB on a playoff contender.Disappointment; OT Russell Okung, who went through a stretch of five holding calls in three games and gave up a sack-strip.HOUSTONSurprise: DE Jadeveon Clowney, finally healthy after two injury-filled years. His move from outside linebacker has helped the Texans make up for the loss of J.J. Watt.Disappointment: QB Brock Osweiler got a $72 million contract and has thrown the same number of interceptions (nine) as touchdowns. Houstons passing game ranks among the worst in the league.INDIANAPOLISSurprise: TE Jack Doyle, claimed off waivers from Tennessee in 2013, has steadily progressed each season and already surpassed his previous career totals in yards and TD catches.Disappointment: Coach Chuck Pagano. After signing a four-year deal, being given more authority over some decisions and armed with a healthy Andrew Luck, it looked as if Pagano would take his second chance and run with it. Instead, the Colts have gotten stuck in neutral.JACKSONVILLESurprise: DE Yannick Ngakoue, a third-round pick from Maryland who has four sacks and three forced fumbles and has replaced Dante Fowler in the starting lineup.Disappointment: QB Blake Bortles has been so inaccurate and inconsistent that he brought in a mechanics coach for a two-day refresher course, a last-ditch effort to turn his season around.KANSAS CITYSurprise: WR Tyreek Hill, a fifth-round pick expected to be primarily a kick returner, already has 19 catches for 223 yards and four touchdowns.Disappointment: OLB Tamba Hali signed a three-year, $21 million contract when the Chiefs realized they would be without Justin Houston most of the season, but hes aging before their eyes.MIAMISurprise: RB Jay Ajayi has turned a weak ground game into a strength by averaging 6.0 yards per play and has six TDs.Disappointment: WR DeVante Parker, a 2015 first-rounder, has done little to establish himself as a complement to top target Jarvis Landry.NEW ENGLANDSurprise: RB LeGarrette Blount, whose production over the first four games coming off hip injury last season helped take the pressure off Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett.Disappointment: CB Cyrus Jones, a second-rounder, has struggled in his limited action returning punts, was ejected at Cleveland and hasnt played since.NEW YORK JETSSurprise: WR Quincy Enunwa, a sixth-rounder in 2014, has blossomed into a legitimate playmaker in Chan Gaileys offense. With Eric Decker out, Enunwa has stepped up as the No. 2 receiver behind Brandon Marshall.Disappointment: CB Darrelle Revis, a former shutdown defender, has looked mostly mediocre this season, no longer resembling the guy who left opposing teams best receivers stranded on Revis Island.OAKLANDSurprise: RB Jalen Richard, an undrafted free agent, has helped provide depth behind Latavius Murray.Disappointment: CB Sean Smith, a major free agent addition who got benched in the opener and struggled earlier in the season before showing some improvement of late.PITTSBURGHSurprise: WR Sammie Coates led the league in yards per reception (21.3) before injuring his left index finger. Hes been a long-distance threat.Disappointment: LB James Harrison is hardly the only disappointment on an underwhelming defense, but the 38-year-old got his first two sacks of the season this past weekend. Hes seen his playing time slowly decrease.SAN DIEGOSurprise: Top draft pick DE Joey Bosa. After a holdout and hamstring injury that cost him four games, he has become a force on the Chargers defense, particularly in opposing backfields.Disappointment: That the team couldnt get the rookie defensive end signed in time for training camp. A squabble over money he was due and offset language caused the No. 3 overall pick to miss camp. After signing, Bosa pulled the hamstring and the Chargers went 1/3 without him.TENNESSEESurprise: RB DeMarco Murray. For a player who looked washed up in Chip Kellys offense in Philadelphia last season and cost the Titans only swapping 13 spots in the fourth round of the draft, what a bargain.Disappointment: Rookie LB Kevin Dodd, the 33rd pick overall, has been a minimal contributor. 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The first one cost him the WBO belt, and the second led to a one-year suspension by Puerto Rican boxing officials when he accused the referee who stopped the fight of betting on the match. Lopez, who is known as Juanma, has said several times the fight with Garcia is the biggest of the Puerto Ricans career. "It is a very important fight and one that I had to take at this point in my career," Lopez, who is 33-2 with 30 knockouts, said through an interpreter in a conferennce call.dddddddddddd "I know this fight can get me back to where I want to be." Lopez showed a little gamesmanship by essentially trying to take credit for Garcias win over Salido. Lopez said Salido was "beat up by me," and that the Mexican fighter "wasnt as fresh when he fought Mikey as when he was fighting me." Not surprisingly, the California-born Garcia had a different view of his win in a fight that was stopped after the eighth round when an accidental head butt by Salido broke Garcias nose. Garcia was dominating the fight. "I thought I fought a really good Orlando Salido," Garcia said. "I never let him get into his fight. I knew what I needed to do against him and I think that was the difference. I was able to control the fight." Lopez has won twice since his one-year ban ended, beating Aldimar Silva Santos in February and knocking out Eugenio Lopez in an undercard bout in Mexico City in April. "I think those two fights I had were very important because after the long layoff I was able to get in the gym, get on my diet, get a rhythm of training and fighting," Lopez said. Wholesale NFL Gear Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Jerseys Throwback NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Outlet Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys NFL T-shirts From China ' ' '