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CLEVELAND - Brian Hoyer has had some wild work week.The Browns quarterback held off hotshot rookie Johnny Manziel again to keep his starting job and now faces a must-win situation to keep Clevelands playoff hopes alive.All he has to do is outscore Andrew Luck and the high-flying Indianapolis Colts and their No. 1-ranked offence.All he has to do is outduel Luck while missing his most consistent wide receiver, playing behind a backup centre and with two rookie running backs who have had trouble holding onto the ball.And, all Hoyer has to do is appease a divided home crowd, with thousands ready to break into John-ny, John-ny chants the moment one of his passes wobbles off target.Maybe playing for your hometown team isnt all what its cracked up to be.Still Hoyer, who has put the Browns (7-5) in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2002, believes he and his teammates can snap out of a three-week slump.Weve done it before, he said. This is the NFL. Not every week is going to be easy, and youre going to play tough teams. Thats not something that we havent done before and something I havent done before. I have total confidence in myself and in my teammates and in our offence. We just need to get back to what we do best. You see it in games, and when were on, were on.Hoyer certainly wasnt on last week in Buffalo.After throwing his second interception — and sixth in three games — he was yanked in the fourth quarter for Manziel, who came in and led the Browns to their only touchdown in a 26-10 loss.Browns coach Mike Pettine considered switching this week to Johnny Football, but decided that Hoyer gave the Browns the better chance to beat the Colts (8-4), who can wrap up the AFC South title with a win and if Houston loses to Jacksonville.Pettines choice prevented the Browns from making yet another quarterback change. Theyve already had 20 quarterbacks since 1999, and remarkably, Hoyer (10-5) is the only one with a winning record.Colts linebacker DQwell Jackson rode Clevelands QB carousel during eight seasons with the Browns, and feels Hoyer is under appreciated.Hes a winner, Jackson said. Guys follow him. Hes a great student of the game. He understands his strengths. He moves the ball around. Im pretty sure its been a tough road for him trying to block out all the noise and just play football. In my opinion, I think hes done a phenomenal job with just playing football and making the best out of his opportunity.Unless he wins, Hoyers chance could end Sunday.While much of the focus will be on Hoyer, who lost clutch wide receiver Miles Austin with a season-ending kidney injury, here are some other things to watch as the Browns host the Colts:JOHNNY PACKAGE: Manziels showing last week — 5 of 8 for 63 yards in two series — has the Browns considering using him more during games. Manziel said he took more snaps during practice, and Jackson figures No. 2 will make an appearance.I think at some point theres a good chance we could see Johnny Manziel, he said. If I were to put my offensive co-ordinator hat on, I would probably sprinkle him in a little bit just to keep us honest, just to keep us on our heels.LUCKS NUMBERS: Luck hits milestones each week, and hes on the cusp of doing it against the Browns, too. He needs five completions to reach 1,000 in his career, nine attempts to reach 500 for the third straight year, 20 completions and 81 yards passing to break Peyton Mannings NFL records for the most by a player in his first three NFL seasons (1,014 completions and 12,287 yards).WELCOME HOME: For several Colts, the trip to Cleveland is a homecoming. Jackson, return specialist Josh Cribbs, running back Trent Richardson, safety Mike Adams and Indy coach Chuck Pagano spent time with the Browns. Cribbs enjoyed a tight bond with Browns fans and was disappointed the team wouldnt re-sign him. Hed like nothing more than to take a kick or punt back all the way and celebrate with a leap into the Dawg Pound.BALL SECURITY: Fumbles have been a problem for Browns rookie backs Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West, who had the ball stripped by the Bills and returned for a game-changing TD.I let my team down, but its a big opportunity this week to redeem myself, said West. Im looking forward. Im past that point.TYING PEYTON: Colts receiver Reggie Waynes run as second-best could come to an end Sunday. Barring a surprise, the 36-year-old will tie Manning for the most games played in Colts history (208). A win would allow Wayne to tie Manning for another franchise record — most wins in Colts history (141).___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Chase Headley Jersey . 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Lakers, spoke as a representative of current NBA players at a press conference assembled by Sacramento mayor and National Basketball Players Association adviser Kevin Johnson.BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Ravens security director is accused of groping a woman and pressing up against her at the teams stadium after a December game, according to police and court documents obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.Charging documents filed in Baltimore City District Court said 48-year-old Darren Sanders also is accused of kissing the 34-year-old womans neck and attempting to force her to grab his genitals.Ravens senior vice-president Kevin Byrne said Wednesday that Sanders has been placed on paid leave, per the NFLs personal conduct policy. He isnt with the team and wont travel to Pittsburgh for the Ravens playoff game Saturday night.Sanders lawyers say he denies the allegations.Sanders had a role in the domestic violence case involving former Ravens running back Ray Rice, who is pursuing a grievance against the team over his release for hitting his then-fiancee in a casino elevator in Atlantic City. Sanders launched the teams investigation of the incident, and Rices grievance centres on how much the Ravens knew about the situation while the team decided how to punish the player. Rice is seeking to recoup back pay beyond his initial two-game suspension.A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the grievance hearing will be held Jan. 15 and 16. The person spoke to the AP on Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the dates havent been announced.The woman worked in security at M&T Bank Stadium and was asked to escort Sanders to his vehicle outside the stadium the same day the Ravens beat the Jaguars on Dec. 14, court and police documents said. Police were called and interviewed the woman several hours after the game ended.A police incident report said the woman said Sanders made several comments to her while they walked together, that hed seen here around and she looked very pretty. The woman said he then grabbed her breasts and touched her buttocks, the report said.He hit and/or groped her buttocks more than once as they walked down the third level hallway, the woman told Baltimore police Sgt. Kerry Snead, who outlined the accusations in court documents.The documents said after the grabbing and other advances, the woman told Sanders to get away from her and walked away, then told several co-workers what had happened. A witness also saw part of their interaction, the documents said.A hearing is set for Feb. 9.We are investigating this case thoroughly, Byrne said Wednesday.Byrne said the woman is not a team employee. The Associated Press does not generally identify people who make allegations of sex crimes.ddddddddddddThe charge against Sanders lists his address as that of the Ravens team headquarters in Owings Mills. Normally, defendants in a criminal case are required to list a home address.Sanders lawyers said he did nothing wrong.He is innocent and looks forward to his day in court, the firm of Alperstein & Diener said in a statement.Mr. Sanders has worked his entire career to keep others safe as a police officer and as a detective with the Baltimore City Police Department and currently as the senior security director for the Baltimore Ravens, the statement said. He is a man who possesses tremendous integrity, and he has worked to ensure public safety by protecting the health, welfare and security of the community.A spokesman for the Baltimore City States Attorneys Office on Wednesday declined comment, saying the office does not comment on active cases.In Maryland, a fourth-degree sex offence is the lowest level of such a charge. Its punishable by a maximum one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.News of the summons was first reported by the Baltimore Sun.This year, Sanders launched the Rice investigation after being told by a police officer details of a video that showed Rice hitting his then-fiancee in an elevator.Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said in a news conference in September that the officer described the scene from video inside the casino to Sanders, who relayed the information to other team officials, including coach John Harbaugh and general manager Ozzie Newsome.Sanders first year as a full-time employee with the Ravens was 2004.In 2004, Sanders was charged with bringing a concealed pistol into an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament game in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was shot in the hip when the gun accidentally fired. Sanders, identified in archived accounts of the incident as an off-duty Baltimore police detective, was working at the game as a bodyguard for Bisciotti.Sanders pleaded no contest to a misdemeanour charge of carrying a concealed gun, Guilford County clerk of court Lisa Johnson-Tonkins said. He received a prayer for judgment and was ordered to pay court costs. In North Carolina, a prayer for judgment generally is considered a conviction without a sentence imposed.__Associated Press Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi and AP writers Amanda Lee Myers in Washington and Martha Waggoner in Raleigh, North Carolina, contributed to this report.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '