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PHILADELPHIA -- Yo, Philly: Book that trip to Houston in February.Carson Wentz is the real deal and hes taking the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl.Wentzs latest impressive performance came in a convincing 34-3 victory over Pittsburgh. Beating the Browns (0-3) and Bears (0-3) got fans excited. But dominating Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers (2-1) has them making reservations for the Big Game.Nevermind its only three games. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania now is Carson City, Wentzylvania.Now, time for a reality check. Its September. Not for nothing, as they say in Philly, but theres a long way to go.Here are other overreactions following Week 3:OVERREACTION: The Browns are going 0-16. They lost in overtime to Miami because Cody Parkey missed three field goals, including a 46-yarder on the final play of regulation.REALISTIC REACTION: Maybe Brian Billick was right. He said Cleveland go winless.---OVERREACTION: The Panthers (1-2) wont make the playoffs. Theyve already lost more games this season than last year.REALISTIC REACTION: They play in the NFC South and they have Cam Newton.---OVERREACTION: Ryan Fitzpatrick will break the NFL record for most passes intercepted in a season. Fitzpatrick had six picks in the Jets loss to Kansas City.REALISTIC REACTION: George Blanda threw 42 interceptions in 1962. Despite the six-pack of picks, Fitzpatrick is on pace for 37.---OVERREACTION: The Rams will give Los Angeles an NFC West title. A win over Tampa Bay has the Rams (2-1) off to their best start in 10 years.REALISTIC REACTION: Seattle (2-1) and Arizona (1-2) still play in the same division.---OVERREACTION: The Broncos are better off with Trevor Siemian this season than they were with Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler. Siemian became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 yards and four TDs without an interception in his first road start.REALISTIC REACTION: He had one TD and three picks in his first two games at home.---OVERREACTION: The Ravens will win the AFC North. Theyre 3-0 a year after finishing 5-11.REALISTIC REACTION: The teams they beat are 1-8. The Raiders (2-1) present a tougher test this week.---OVERREACTION: Blake Bortles will get benched. The Jaguars are 0-3 and Bortles has seven turnovers in three games.REALISTIC REACTION: Jacksonville has no run game to help Bortles so its not all his fault.---OVERREACTION: Ezekiel Elliott is the next Emmitt Smith. The No. 4 overall pick leads the NFC with 274 yards rushing.REALISTIC REACTION: Hes averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Smith is a Hall of Famer. 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When Williams finally appeared on Court 1, she stumbled on the lush turf -- and not necessarily because of the court conditions -- falling to Magdalena Grzybowska in three sets.At the time, the tournament was about 120 matches behind schedule and had to make up ground by playing on a usually match-free middle Sunday.Williams didnt appear bothered by the extended wait, going as far as saying she wasnt disappointed at all.Perhaps, but when it rains at todays All England Club, which has one roof under Centre Court, the rich get richer.On Wednesday, during one of several rain delays, ESPN analysts Chris Evert, Pam Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez weighed in.It pays to be a top-ranked player when it rains and theres a roof, said Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion. Is it fair? No, its not. But thats one of the perks of being a top player.Pam Shriver, who won 21 major doubles titles, said there are more positives than negatives. One show can go on, TV can broadcast live and fans who bought a Centre Court ticket can watch, she said. Guess what? Everyone whos left behind, they have to figure it out.Said Mary Joe Fernandez, a longtime WTA player, Getting some matches done is better than none.No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic, playing his second consecutive match on Centre Court and his first under the roof, vaulted into the third round just about the time they were serving tea.Meanwhile, out on water-logged Court 8, John Isner was nine minutes into his first-round match with Marcos Baghdatis. After rain washed out play Tuesday, there was a more than four-hour delay between Wednesdays second and third games.More evidence the balance of power has shifted to the elite players?Eight players have yet to hit a single ball, while Djokovic and Roger Federer, who won under the roof late Wednesday, are into the third round.Were the only match played at the time, Djokovic explained. I was fortunate I was scheduled for Centre Court, which helps on days like this. When the roof is closed, it is more special, it gets loud. It was fun.Especially enjoyable now that he can sleep in Thursday, practice leisurely and watch for the result of the Sam Querrey-Thomaz Bellucci, who were only in the second set of their match on Court 7.Weather permitting, of course.After losing a first-set tiebreaker to Isner, Baghdatis complained to a supervisor that he didnt feel safe on the court.Teenager Alexander Zverev won his first-round match but said, It was tough to move. The court was quite fast.dddddddddddd Im just happy to get it done.The rain also gives the All England Club the discretionary power to grant favors to their favorites. Case in point: Belinda Bencic got the golden ticket when her match against Tsvetana Pironkova was added to the Centre Court card.After the outside matches were suspended for the day, Eugenie Bouchard was permitted to finish up her match with Magdalena Rybarikova?in Centre Court. It might be a coincidence, but Bouchard was famously named after Great Britains Princess Eugenie by her mother, Julie Leclair, a self-avowed Royals fanatic.Championships Referee Andrew Jarrett has been frantically busy, canceling matches with an eye to the sky and keeping in touch with his on-court supervisors via walkie-talkie.The final count after three extended rain delays Wednesday: 62 matches were scheduled but only 16 completed. Twenty-six matches never began.One decision was made to keep things moving once the skies clear: to reduce the mens doubles first-round matches to best-of-three sets. This was the eighth time its happened here and the first since 2011. In theory, the remainder of the doubles will be best-of-five affairs, something that happens only at Wimbledon.Australian Bernard Tomic was about to enter into the fifth set Tuesday evening against Fernando Verdasco when rain intervened.It was just a pain, Tomic said. The last 24 hours was just very tough because you have to go to sleep, you have one set to go, and then to come out playing well.After breaking Verdasco Wednesday and holding to take a 4-3 lead, rain forced the players from the court again, this time for four hours. Tomic eventually served out the match. His reward? He plays his second-round match Thursday against qualifier Radu Albot.Back in the mid-80s, when the Australian Open was held in Kooyong, Evert and Shriver experienced similar delays. Bored, they raided the mens locker room.Attacked it, actually, Evert said. Stefan Edberg was standing there with only a towel around his waist.As was ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert.Thank god he was dressed, Evert quipped.The other women in the locker room caught wind of this and joined Shriver and Evert, about five or six in total.But we were the ringleaders, Shriver said forcefully. Evert said the guys love it, but conceded they didnt see anyone naked.Yeah, we didnt see anyone, but when we left, we at least got to tell each other dirty jokes for about a half hour, Shriver said.But dont expect anything like that to happen today.Wed have to get past at least five security guards, Evert said. ' ' '