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HOUSTON - Ryan Malletts wait to be a starter is over.After toiling in the shadow of Tom Brady for three seasons in New England and backing up Ryan Fitzpatrick for nine games this year, coach Bill OBrien said Wednesday that the Houston Texans will bench Fitzpatrick and start Mallett at Cleveland on Nov. 16.Ive been waiting four years for this, Mallett said. Now its my time to have an opportunity to show what I can do.OBrien made the announcement as the Texans prepare to take time off during their bye week. He lauded Fitzpatrick for his hard work, but said the team needed a change.I might be wrong, OBrien said of the move, but I think this might be the thing that helps our team.The coach made it clear that this isnt a one-game experiment and that Mallett will be Houstons starter for the rest of the season.Were going to give Ryan a shot to play, OBrien said. Were going to make sure that hes given a good opportunity to lead this football team.Fitzpatrick joined the team in the off-season after the Texans traded Matt Schaub and he started the first nine games. But he struggled to move the offence as the team fell to 4-5.He wasnt happy with the move.I didnt like it, he said. I dont really agree with it, but I respect the (heck) out of coach OBrien.The Texans traded for Mallett on Aug. 31, reuniting him with OBrien, who was the offensive co-ordinator for the Patriots when he was a rookie in 2011. Mallett didnt see much action in New England, and didnt take a single snap in two of his three seasons there. He appeared in four games in 2012, but completed just one of four passes for 17 yards with an interception.OBrien insisted that he isnt concerned about Malletts lack of experience and said hes been impressed with Malletts development and maturity since joining the Texans.Youve got to start somewhere, he said when questioned about his inexperience. Its his turn to get a shot and lets see how he does.Mallett was a third-round draft pick after throwing for 7,493 yards with 62 touchdowns and 19 interceptions in his career at Arkansas. He was an eager student in his time spent with Brady, soaking up everything he could from the nine-time Pro Bowler.I learned how to be a professional, Mallett said. How to work with your teammates, how to communicate. Its not a one guy thing. Its all 11 guys on offence doing what we want to do to be successful. You cant have one guy not doing the right thing and 10 other guys doing it, because that can hurt the offence.Despite his strong ties to Brady, the Texans are careful not to place too much pressure on Mallett by expecting him to be something hes not.We are not asking him to go out there and be Tom Brady, OBrien said. We are asking him to go out there and be Ryan Mallett and be the best Ryan Mallett he can be, which is trying to go out there and be the best quarterback he can be for our team.Mallett thinks some people might underestimate him, but thats OK with him.My football IQ is a lot higher than a lot of people give me credit for, he said. I like that. If you think Im a dumb player, fine. My advantage there.Though OBrien hopes this move helps turn things around for the offence, he is also looking for everyone on the unit to improve after the break to help Mallett be successful. The first-year coach also noted that he and the rest of the coaching staff need to get better, too.He doesnt expect a lot of changes with Mallett under centre, but did note one of his deficiencies.I wouldnt call him a speed demon, OBrien said with a laugh. Hes 6-foot-7, hes a pocket passer. So theres certainly some things that were going to have to do that are a little bit different, but at the end of the day our system is what it is.Receiver Andre Johnson said he feels comfortable with both quarterbacks, but otherwise didnt have much to say about the move. The team has talked often about needing a spark on an offence that is 28th in the league in yards passing a game. Could this be that spark?Well see what happens, Johnson said.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL . Anderson shook off some unusually poor shooting and hit two clutch 3-pointers in overtime that carried the New Orleans Pelicans to a 111-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. . Two-time Olympic bronze medallists Savchenko and Szolkowy received 79.02 points to finish ahead of world bronze medallists Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, who had 77.01 points. http://www.footballsteelerstore.us/Blac ... on-Jersey/. It was the quickest three-goal sequence in Olympic history, with the latter two coming just eight seconds apart. Kessel, Lamoureux and Kendall Coyne all scored twice for the Americans, and Molly Schaus made 10 saves in her Sochi debut. . Costa injured his right thigh muscle against Barcelona last Saturday and had sought treatment in Belgrade from a doctor specializing in using fluid derived from horse placenta to repair damaged cells. . -- Patrick Kueng of Switzerland was nearly flawless as he captured his first World Cup and halted Aksel Lund Svindals streak of four straight super-G victories on Saturday.CALGARY - Things didnt look too good for Jonas Hiller playing against his old team for the first time.Down 2-0 at the second intermission, the Calgary Flames mounted a furious comeback in the third period on their way to a wild 4-3 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks.It feels great to get the win, said Hiller, who made 24 saves in regulation and overtime before allowing just one goal in the shootout, while the Flames scored twice. Especially after being down after two periods and not playing our best game and finding a way to step it up. I think it shows a lot of character on this team.After Sean Monahan scored in the third-round of the shootout, Hiller stood his ground to force Corey Perry to shoot wide of the net to preserve the victory for Calgary (12-6-2).I think everyone in here is believing that we can turn games around, said Hiller, who signed as a free agent with the Flames on July 1 after seven seasons with the Ducks. A lot of times, third periods have been our best periods.That was the case on Tuesday as the Ducks (11-4-5) led 2-0 after two periods, while holding the Flames to just seven shots on net.I dont know how you can be so great and so bad all in the same game, lamented Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau after the loss. We beat ourselves. Theres no doubt in my mind. I think it was evident that after two periods, we had total control of the game and then we do stupid stuff in the third period and get lazy. It doesnt take much to get the crowd back into it and the next thing you know its 3-2.Dennis Wideman had a pair of goals for the Flames, who have come back to win four games when trailing after two periods this season. They accomplished that same feat just four times all last season.Weve done a good job this year so far of sticking to our game and when we havent had the first and second period that wed like … weve found a way to find our legs in the third, said Wideman, whos now tied for the NHL lead in goals by a defenceman at seven with Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks. Its early in the year for a statement game, but its a big win for us because it gives the young guys the confidence to know they can go up against the best and we can win games.Jiri Hudler also scored for Calgary, while Markus Granlund had two assists.Sami Vatanen had a goal and two assists for the Ducks, who also lost 6-2 at home to the Florida Panthers two nights earlier.We made some mental mistakes that cost us the game tonight, said Anaheim captainn Ryan Getzlaf.dddddddddddd We should have been out of that game and on our way.Matt Beleskey and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Ducks, while goalie Frederik Andersen made 16 saves in a losing cause.Anaheim opened the scoring at 15:54 of the first when Vatanen snapped a shot from the point that deflected off Calgary defenceman Raphael Diazs stick and through Hillers legs.During an early man advantage for the Ducks in the second, Hiller made a nice glove save on a shot from the slot by Getzlaf before also making a pad save to deny Palmieri.Beleskey put the Ducks up 2-0 at 12:29 of the second with a power-play goal when he tipped a point shot by Hampus Lindholm past Hiller.Hudler pulled the Flames within a goal at 3:25 of the third when he deposited a shot from the slot into the net behind Andersen, who was out of position.Wideman then blasted a pair of slap shots — at 9:03 of the third and again at 13:43 — past Andersen to put the Flames up 3-2.Palmieri scored another power-play goal for the Ducks at 15:05 of the third. Hiller made the initial save, but the puck bounced up and over him and across the goal line to send the game to overtime.I just took it to the net, said Palmieri, whose tying goal helped him atone for taking two penalties early in the third. I saw it in slow motion. It just kind of popped up and over Hillsys shoulder. I was lucky enough for it to pop back into the net.The Flames had a great chance to win the game in overtime when Ryan Kesler was penalized for cross-checking Calgary defenceman T.J. Brodie.Wideman nearly completed his hat trick on the ensuing power play, but Andersen stuck out his right pad to turn aside the point shot.Notes: The Flames honoured Hall of Fame broadcaster Peter Maher with a pre-game ceremony. Maher was the radio voice of the Flames from 1981-82 until his retirement at the end of the 2013-14 season. In total, Maher called 2,954 Flames games. … In his seven seasons with Anaheim, Hiller compiled a record of 162-110-32 to go with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage while wearing a Ducks uniform. … Heading into the game, Flames captain Mark Giordano had recorded at least a point in nine straight games to match a personal best which he set last season. Giordano had five goals and nine assists during that stretch before failing to record a point against the Ducks.Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version had the wrong score in the headline. ' ' '