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BALTIMORE (AP) — Gino Marchetti http://www.steelerscheapauthenticstore.com/diontae-johnson-jersey-cheap , a Hall of Fame defensive end who helped the Baltimore Colts win consecutive NFL championships in the late 1950s, has died.The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Marchetti was 93. He passed away Monday at Paoli Hospital in Paoli, Pa., hospital spokeswoman Mary Kate Coghlan said.Marchetti was named to the Pro Bowl during 11 of his 14 NFL seasons. 6-foot-4, 244-pounds — Marchetti effectively tracked down quarterbacks and stuffed the run.“I was small, but big guys never scared me,” he once said. “I was quick and agile.”In terms of stature, Marchetti was enormous.“They called him Gino the Giant because he was one of the biggest people in the league,” former NFL general manager Ernie Accorsi said. “He was quick, he had great athleticism and he would just throw you.”Gino John Marchetti was born in 1926 in Smithers, West Virginia. He broke into the NFL as an offensive lineman in 1952 with the Dallas Texans, who became the Colts in 1953.After being moved to the other side of the line, Marchetti became a star.With Marchetti charging from the left side Justin Layne Jersey , the Colts were NFL champions in 1958 and 1959. He broke his leg in the fourth quarter of the so-called “Greatest Game Ever Played” — the sudden-death duel between the Colts and New York Giants in 1958 — but refused to be taken into the locker room.He watched from behind the end zone until agreeing to being taken to the locker room early in overtime, a concession to the freezing temperatures and fear that the crowd would rush onto the field at game’s end.Not long after that, Johnny Unitas guided the Colts to the winning touchdown to end a 23-17 duel that came to be known as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”Though sacks were not recognized as a statistic in those days, Marchetti brought fear to quarterbacks.“I’ve been asked the most sacks I had in one game. I know I had nine,” he once said. “It’s a great feeling because it was a challenge, 1-on-1. You feel like, ‘Man, I got him. I got him.'”Marchetti was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972 along with college teammate Ollie Matson.“Rest in peace, Gino Marchetti,” Colts owner Jim Irsay posted on Twitter. “The son of immigrants — and a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge against the Nazis — Marchetti was one of the greatest to play the game, Gino was a player who helped turn the nation’s attention toward the ‘new sport’ on television.”Marchetti fought in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II before playing for the 1951 University of San Francisco team that went 9-0. The roster had eight players who would go to the NFL, including two African-Americans: Matson and Burl Toler. After the season, the squad unanimously voted to reject a bid from the Orange Bowl that was contingent on USF participating without its African-American players.“Nobody on that team ever said that they regretted the decision that we had made http://www.steelerscheapauthenticstore.com/benny-snell-jr.-jersey-cheap ,” Marchetti said. “It was 100 percent in favor of not playing. So, we didn’t go. I went home and went back to work.”Not long after that, he was drafted by the Texans. Though the team went 1-11, Marchetti caught a touchdown pass during a very brief stint as a tight end.Marchetti retired after the 1964 season to start a hamburger chain that became a huge success. Its best-selling burger was aptly named “The Gino Giant.”Marchetti’s biggest paydays came from the restaurant business. He made millions of dollars before Gino’s Hamburgers was sold to Marriott Corporation in 1982.Colts coach Don Shula persuaded Marchetti to return in 1966. He played in four games at age 39 before retiring for good.“Gino Marchetti dominated the football field during his career in the 1950s and ’60s as a leader of the great Baltimore Colts teams of that era,” said David Baker, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame.“His ferocious style of play defined the character of a man who possessed a strong desire to succeed, passion, and determination that made him a great teammate.”He remained popular in Baltimore long after his retirement, and while the city embraced its newest team, the Ravens, who relocated from Cleveland in 1996.The Ravens posted on Twitter: “A giant of a man with a giant heart who helped many in need, Gino Marchetti is at or near the top in Baltimore athletic and football history. Beloved in Baltimore, this Pro Football Hall of Famer loved our community and the fans who were so special to him.” CHICAGO (AP)Matt Prater booted the go-ahead field goal through the gusting wind right down the middle with enough room to clear the crossbar. He also gained some revenge against a coach who cut him. Prater kicked a 52-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining Zach Gentry Jersey , Matthew Stafford threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 on Sunday.Article continues below ... Detroit (6-4) took the lead after Tarik Cohen had tied it for Chicago (3-7) with a 15-yard touchdown run that ended with him leaping across the goal line. Prater kicked the winner after Stafford led a 42-yard drive to the 34. The Lions escaped with their third straight win when the Bears’ Connor Barth was wide right on a 46-yarder in the closing seconds. ”It was pretty difficult, just with the winds gusty, couldn’t really tell what it was doing,” said Prater, a two-time Pro Bowl selection. ”Good thing I had (holder) Sam (Martin) kind of caddie me, said play it at the left upright. Then I think he was almost jumping on me. And I kind of lost it. I don’t know, I started yelling at coach Fox maybe, but it was fun.” Fox was coaching Denver in 2014 when the Broncos cut Prater. They did that just days before he was to rejoin the team following a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy to start that season. As for Barth? He wasn’t even close as he attempted to force overtime. He is now 11 of 16 on the season, all five misses from 40 and beyond. ”I think I hit the ground a little bit and just didn’t make good contact,” he said. ”So, it was a tough one.” Stafford completed 21 of 31 passes. Marvin Jones Jr. had four receptions for 85 yards and a TD. DJ Hayden ran back a fumbled snap for a touchdown to give Detroit seven return TDs this season, tying a team record. And the Lions beat the Bears for the eighth time in nine games. Detroit also improved to 3-0 against the NFC North. All those wins are on the road, with one coming at division leading-Minnesota. The Lions host the Vikings on Thursday. ”I think we’re a confident group no matter what time of the game it is Chris Lindstrom Jersey ,” Stafford said. ”Fourth quarter, first quarter, it doesn’t matter. We go out there and just try to play as good a football as we can. I’ve got confidence into the fourth quarter with the guys around me.” Chicago dropped its third straight even though Jordan Howard ran for 125 yards and a touchdown. Mitchell Trubisky faded after a strong start, throwing for 179 yards and a TD. His 19-yard scramble on fourth-and-13 in the final minute put the ball on the Detroit 43. He then hit Dontrelle Inman with a 15-yard pass, giving Barth a chance to force overtime. But the Bears once again came up short after a rough loss to Green Bay that reignited the heat on Fox. ”It’s always frustrating losing,” Cohen said. ”It adds to that when you know you’re right on the fringe of being a successful team. More than not a couple games we’ve lost have come right down to the wire. Weknow that if we do certain things right the game could come out totally different.” FLOYD INJURED Bears linebacker Leonard Floyd was taken from the field on a cart early in the fourth quarter with what Fox described as a ”fairly serious” knee injury he suffered trying to defend a run. Several teammates kneeled nearby as the medical staff tended to him on the field. Cornerback Kyle Fuller was seen bleeding from his left wrist after the play, though he returned to the game. Moments after Floyd went down, Prater kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 24-17 with about 10 minutes left. QUOTABLE ”I liked the fight we had in us. I think we all recognize the fact that we put ourselves in that position, but I liked the way we came out of it. Oftentimes, particularly on the road, some teams take a nosedivewhen they get behind and don’t come back.” – Coach Jim Caldwell on the Lions rallying from 10 down to take a four-point halftime lead. INJURIES Lions: DE Ezekiel Ansah (back) missed his second straight game. … RB Dwayne Washington (hip) was inactive. Bears: WR Josh Bellamy got shaken up blocking on a pass play in the third quarter and entered the concussion protocol. … RG Kyle Long (finger) was back in the lineup after being limited to one special-teams play last week. … LB Danny Trevathan (calf) and TE Dion Sims (illness) were inactive for the second straight week. UP NEXT: Lions: Host the Vikings on Thursday. Bears: Visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 26. —