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Big plays and game-changing developments have been divided sporadically throughout most of this NFL season.Not on Sunday.From the Meadowlands to Miami, from Green Bay to the Bay Area and points in between, Week 9 brought a flood of standout performances. Maybe even something to lift the TV ratings, too.Do you like big-time kick returns? The Colts Jordan Todman had one to open their win at Lambeau Field. And the Dolphins Kenyan Drake had one to finish off their victory over the Jets.It is a very rare play, Todman said. This is my sixth year in the league and it is my first return to the house. It is huge. It is very rare, but when it does happen you see the results. When things click in the right way, when all blocks are there and it is set up in the right way, you can house it.Todmans 99-yarder got things started for Indy, putting the host Packers in an early hole. Drakes 96-yarder provided the winning points for Miami.Im just a little sick after that, the rookie from Alabama said. Kind of had to run back and forth like from kickoff return, then kickoff, then punt. Just a little winded still, but hey, that win makes it a lot better I guess.The NFL might be on the way to legislating kick runbacks out of the game for safetys sake, but while they remain, they sure do thrill.So do momentum-creating defensive plays, and there were plenty of those Sunday, as well.The Giants picked off two of Carson Wentzs first three throws, and quickly they were up 14-0 on two TD passes by Eli Manning. Those plays were critical in New Yorks 28-23 victory because the Eagles eventually got into position to grab the win.On the other side, had Philly scored any points off its two interceptions -- or off Darren Sproles 66-yard punt return -- the result in New Jersey could have been different.The thing that got us was the big plays, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said. Everything else other than that we felt really good about. The big plays hurt us.There were six plays of at least 30 yards in the first half alone at MetLife Stadium. The game also featured a blocked field goal and four fourth-down tries by Philadelphia, only one of them successful.The Saints Mark Ingram , who appeared headed to losing his starting job, broke a 75-yard touchdown run during his 158-yard day at the 49ers. That matchup also was highlighted by touchdown passes of 32, 47, and 65 yards. Two of those were produced by offensively challenged San Francisco.Weve got plenty more, all of which ratcheted up the excitement quotient:- Todman added a 61-yard kickoff runback.- Baltimores Chris Moore returned Javorius Allens blocked punt 14 yards for a TD in a win over Pittsburgh.- Dwight Lowery and Brandon Flowers of the Chargers each scored defensive TDs against the Titans. Lowery returned a fumble 43 yards and Flowers had a 33-yard interception return for a score.Nothing tops what went on at the only overtime game of the day, though. In Detroits 22-16 victory at Minnesota, Tyrunn Walker blocked Blair Walshs 46-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter. Then Matt Prater nailed a 58-yarder -- 58 yards! -- as regulation time expired. Not that Prater was new to such achievements: it was the second-longest tying field goal in the final minute of the fourth quarter in NFL history, behind Praters 59-yader in 2011 with Denver against Chicago.Im confident, Prater said. More than likely Im not worried about missing it short. ... I expect to make every kick. I dont overanalyze it or think too much. I just kick it and hope it goes straight.It did. But wait, theres more.Golden Tate took a pass along the left sideline, shook off two attempted tackles by the Vikings vaunted defense, then vaulted into the end zone to win it.At that point, I think God took over and pushed me into the end zone, Tate said. 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LOS ANGELES -- Even in a jersey with USA on the chest, Kevin Durant got some boos at Staples Center on Sunday night.Hell probably need to get used to that sound in this building for the rest of his basketball career.When he suits up in Oakland on Tuesday for the first time since joining the Golden State Warriors, hell get another reception entirely.But no hate or love from the stands is going to deter Durant from trying to win a gold medal or an NBA title.The crowd here tonight was great, so hopefully its just as good at Oracle, Durant said after scoring 19 points at a packed Staples Center during the Americans 106-57 victory over China in the second stop of a five-game pre-Olympics showcase.When told he had been booed in pregame introductions, Durant seemed surprised: No, I didnt hear it. I did? Huh. I didnt hear it.The Los Angeles fans were gathered to cheer for the Americans during an exhibition blowout, but some of them couldnt resist jabbing at the newest member of the Warriors and his two-team teammate, Draymond Green. The Clippers fans in the crowd supported the red, white and blue -- but those colors represent something else to them for most of the year, and they let their new nemesis know it.Golden State general manager Bob Myers was in attendance to see his newest signings performance alongside Green and Klay Thompson, who scored 17 points in another impressive exhibition victory for the gold medal favorites.Myers was surprised by the boos, but only to a point.I think its Clipper fans, because they cheered DeAndre (Jordan), Myers said. Thats just my guess.The Clippers have a fierce rivalry with the Warriors, but it seems increasingly likely Durant will be a magnet for boos throughout the league after spurning Oklahoma City to chase a championship with Stephen Curry in Oakland.Hell return to his new homme in the East Bay for whats likely to be a less hostile reception before the Americans next exhibition, also against China.ddddddddddddHe wont get booed on Tuesday, Myers said dryly.Durant isnt taking anything for granted. He is just beginning to grasp the enormity of his move in the eyes of fans and opponents. The gifted scorer and former MVP has been widely popular around the game for most of his career, but his decision this month has made him a target of jealousy, frustration and even derision -- and not even a Team USA jersey can deflect it.Im excited to go to Oakland as a member of the Warriors, Durant said. Well see. I dont know what to expect. Im just going to go up there, be my normal self and do my normal routine.Durant could need months to feel normal in a Warriors uniform, but hes getting a valuable head start during this six-week attempt to win his second gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.While Curry decided to skip the Olympics, Green and Thompson will be with Durant for the duration, building chemistry and togetherness as the second trio of NBA teammates to play Olympic hoops together since the NBA joined the Games in 1992.Durant, Green and Thompson were all on court together for the first time last Friday during the U.S. blowout of Argentina in Las Vegas.When youre out there right now, you dont even think about the fact that we are teammates, Green said. I didnt even notice that me, Klay and K.D. were out there together. ... To be on the same team competing for the same goal, its definitely something that at first is weird, but then when you get around all these guys, and it is such a great group of guys, down-to-earth, fun to hang around with, it makes everything more fun. ' ' '