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ALLEN PARK Womens Graham Glasgow Jersey , Mich. (AP)Matt Patricia worked in relative obscurity in New England.The burly man with a bushy beard, baseball cap on backward, with a pencil above his right ear was noticed only occasionally while coordinating the Patriots‘ defense.As a first-year NFL head coach with the Detroit Lions, his every move and word have been watched and listened to while reporters have had access to him and his team during minicamp and offseason workouts. Patricia’s past has also been scrutinized.What does Patricia know about the job now that he didn’t know a few months ago?”Kind of everything,” Patricia said Monday. ”Everything is new. Everything is different.”A Detroit News report last month shed light on allegations against Patricia from 1996, when he and a friend were indicted 22 years ago by a Texas grand jury on one count each of aggravated sexual assault. The accuser did not testify and the case was dismissed.Patricia has said he was falsely accused. The Lions have said a pre-employment background check did not reveal the incident, adding they are standing by Patricia. The NFL determined allegations against Patricia are not subject to its personal conduct policy.While not referring specifically to the fallout from the allegations, Patricia acknowledged his job description includes more than Xs and Os on the football field.”The requirements are different,” he said. ”So, that’s kind of the biggest adjustment from that standpoint.”The Lions are making adjustments, too, under Patricia after practicing and playing for Jim Caldwell the previous four seasons.”He’s a guy that’s going to push you and try to get the best out of you every day,” cornerback Nevin Lawson said.Patricia lashed out at his players last week, screaming for them to move faster from one drill to another with words not fit to print even if team policy allowed it. Caldwell wasn’t heard yelling at players when the media was around and players didn’t hear him use profanity even privately.”Coach Patricia is an intense guy,” tight end Michael Roberts said. ”He’s a smart guy. Obviously Miles Killebrew Jersey , he knows what he is doing. Things were done differently last year. He comes in with his way of doing things. … If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse. He says that a lot.”Return specialist Jamal Agnew was one of the many players who mentioned, ”high expectations,” when asked about Patricia. And, Agnew doesn’t have a problem trying to live up to lofty goals with the Lions under their new, hard-driving coach.”He’s won,” Agnew said. ”He’s played winning football.”The 43-year-old Patricia helped New England win three Super Bowls over 14 years, working as its defensive coordinator the previous six seasons. He was hired by Lions general manager Bob Quinn, who had his eye on Patricia as a candidate to replace Caldwell after working together for a dozen years with the Patriots.Lions linebacker Jonathan Freeny, one of a handful of former Patriots playing on Detroit’s roster, said Patricia looks and sounds like the same coach he was in New England.”He brings the same enthusiasm – same intensity – to the game every day,” Freeny said.— Games between AFC North rivals are usually heated affairs, but tonight’s Week 4 tilt features two teams trying to find their first win. The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers have had dreadful starts to their seasons, though they are fortunate that the other two teams in the division — the Ravens and Browns — are both 2-2. Both teams are at the bottom of the league’s DVOA ratings, with the Bengals at 31st and Steelers at 30th Womens T.J. Jones Jersey , just ahead of the Dolphins.The Bengals were expected to be the bottom team in the AFC North, and so far, they have fulfilled those expectations. They lost two close games to the Seahawks and Bills, but were walloped by the 49ers. Quarterback Andy Dalton continues his mediocrity, and with one of the worst defenses in the league, the Bengals are primed for a last place finish.Challenging them for that title, however, are the hapless Steelers. Their star quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, suffered a season-ending injury, and his replacement Mason Rudolph looks like a disaster so far. On paper, his stats look decent: two close losses, and two touchdowns each game, only a pair of interceptions. However, his yardage total and PFF grades tell a different story. Coming into the week Darius Slay Jersey White , Rudolph had the third-worst PFF grade of all quarterbacks this season, listed as QB42 ahead of only Trevor Siemian and Jarrett Stidham — who have combined for 12 dropbacks. The Steelers defense is slightly below average, and without a sufficient passing attack to feed JuJu Smith-Schuster, they will likely have to rely on running back James Conner. Conner had a successful 2018 campaign in Le’Veon Bell’s stead, but 2019 has been a struggle so far, having accumulated a mere 97 rushing yards.It is not a pretty matchup on paper, but hey, it’s football. Let’s close out Week 4 of the National Football League season.Date: Monday, September 30, 2019Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Location: Heinz Field—Pittsburgh, PATV: ESPN Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland & Lisa SaltersOnline Stream/Replay: Watch ESPN, NFL Gamepass