LONDON -- Chelsea scored four goals in the second half to thrash 10-man Tottenham 4-0 and provisionally move seven points clear in the Premier League on Saturday. Jose Mourinhos side was unconvincing before halftime but Samuel Et sparked a stunning revival by taking advantage of Jan Vertonghens slip and ill-judged back pass to nip in and score in the 56th minute. Et was then felled by Younes Kaboul in the area, earning the defender a straight red card, and Eden Hazard converted the 60th-minute penalty. Substitute Demba Ba completed a crushing win with two late goals in the space of 75 seconds. Chelsea has played a game more than second-placed Liverpl and third-placed Arsenal, who are both seven points adrift and not in league action this weekend. Fourth-placed Manchester City is nine points behind with three games in hand. This was meant to be one of Chelseas toughest matches of its run-in and a win -- coming despite a pr first half -- can only strengthen belief inside Stamford Bridge that the title could be theirs in Mourinhos first season back in charge. Chelsea has Arsenal at home and Liverpl away in its final nine matches; otherwise the schedule lks straightforward. And although City is in striking distance, points on the board are what matter at this stage. Chelsea has had the knack this campaign of winning without necessarily playing well and this was another case in point, taking its unbeaten run in the league to 14 games in the process. Spurs had drawn or lost on their previous 26 visits to Stamford Bridge, dating back to February 1990 when Gary Lineker scored the winning goal, but they lked in gd shape to end that dreadful record in a first half that they edged. Hazard may have missed an open goal in the fifth minute after rounding goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, but most of the action was at the other end where Nabil Bentaleb dragged a shot wide, Sandro had a superb volley saved and Tottenhams fluid midfield caused all sorts of problems. But the visitors failed to make their dominance count and the inevitable happened at the start of the second half -- Chelsea tk full advantage. The first goal can be put down to Vertonghens unfortunate slip, although the Belgium defender compounded his error by trying to hk the ball back to Lloris while scrambling on the ground. Et intervened and slotted a low finish into the corner. Et, who was only playing because Fernando Torres was injured in the warmup, was then bundled into by Kaboul from behind as he latched onto Hazards square ball. Kaboul was shown a straight red card and Hazard rolled home the penalty. From then on, it was damage limitation for Spurs and they resisted until the final two minutes. 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Every once in awhile, it seems like life lets dreams become real - and that is a gift.There are the 2007 Patriots, a juggernaut, and the 2014 not-so-dominant version.There are the current Seahawks, not quite as fearsome as last years championship edition.Throw in a Packers team that doesnt much resemble the Lombardi squads, and a group of Colts who have experienced more ups and downs this season than the rest of this Final Four.Yes, its been a long and winding road to the conference title games for New England, Seattle, Green Bay and Indianapolis.Its been quite gratifying because of the challenge of answering the Super Bowl accomplishment, said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, whose Seahawks were 3-3 and fighting off the championship hangover in October.Theyve won 10 of 11 since, and their defence became immovable once All-Pro inside linebacker Bobby Wagner returned from a right ft injury.When I went into this year with the thought that this is a very unique chance at showing that you can handle all of that — its been difficult for people and the history of it shows you that its hard to come back and get yourself back into this kind of position again. So this is exactly where wed hoped we would be right now. So thats something that weve accomplished; its rewarding to this point.It should be. Until the Seahawks beat Carolina last Saturday, the last defending Super Bowl to win its next post-season game was New England — nine years ago.Just as much in the doldrums back in early autumn as the Seahawks: Tom Brady and the Patriots. They were 2-2, coming off an ugly loss at Kansas City in prime time.The three-time Super Bowl winner had little cohesion with a mediocre group of wideouts other than Julian Edelman. Star tight end Rob Gronkowski was slowly coming back from injuries that basically wiped out his previous season. Questions abounded concerning the running game, the offensive line, and a defence that had been torched in two of the first four games.In the next 12 weeks, the Patriots won 10 times. Between Oct. 5 and Nov. 23, they never scored fewer than 27 points and averaged more than 39 points in a seven-game winning streak.Think New England straightened things out?Its hard to be oblivious to things, Brady said of commentaries that the Patriots were no longer elite. We all have TVs or the Internet, or the questions I get and the emails that I get from people that are concerned. Nobody died or anything. Its just a loss and I think weve always done a great job putting losses behind us quickly.Coach Bill Belichick sees no magical formula ffor getting on the straight and narrow.ddddddddddddI think at this point really its just about everybody doing their job, he said. I dont think it really matters how many games youve played or how long youve been here.Green Bays issues in a 1-2 start — spotty offence, weak blocking, questions about the secondary — sn disappeared as the Packers won nine of 10.But one bugab that never truly was answered could be especially damaging on Sunday at imposing CenturyLink Field: Green Bays road performances.Consider that the Packers had only one truly memorable performance in going 4-4 away from Lambeau Field, a 38-17 rout of Chicago in Week 4. And pretty much everyone did that to the Bears at Soldier Field.The Packers journey truly has been winding on the road.Not that theyre backing down when theyve travelled so far.Its a great opportunity, its kind of you against ... you and your guys, the people you bring with you, in a hostile environment, All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. Its kind of an all-in against their team and the elements, the crowd and the noise. So yeah, you feed off that.Indianapolis has fed off being considered an outsider in the AFC, and especially among the remaining quarter. The other three have Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks, for instance.Then again, the Colts might have the best bet for the future at the position in Andrew Luck.Indys losses (to Denver and Philadelphia to open the season, routs against Pittsburgh, Dallas and, yes, New England) were more notable than its victories, the best of which was a 27-0 romp past Cincinnati. The Colts lked vulnerable heading into January.Then came the latest twist: wins over the Bengals and at Denver.Thats the whole point of playing every single week, defensive end Cory Redding said. We dont want to be the best team Week 1 and then basically shut it down for the remainder of the season. We want to grow and get better week in and week out, and in doing so youre going to take some tough losses, and you have to learn from them and bounce back. That shows you the resiliency of this team. That shows you the heart of this team. That shows you the character of this team.Those are the things that we continue to keep doing and were just playing at a high level right now because everybodys fighting for one another.___AP Sports Writers Michael Marot, Howard Ulman, Tim Bth and Genaro C. Armas contributed to this story.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '
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