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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The odds are once again stacked for Joe Gibbs Racing, the team with all four of its drivers in NASCARs playoffs.Throw in Martin Truex Jr., who is aligned with the team, and the numbers point to a Toyota winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for a second consecutive year.Kyle Busch gave Toyota its first Cup title last season, and the first championship for team owner Joe Gibbs in a decade. His bid to repeat begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, where the 10-race Chase begins.His top competition could again come from within his own organization.Including Truex, who drives for Furniture Row Racing in an alliance with JGR, the five Toyota drivers have combined for 13 wins through the first 26 races. Theyve led over 4,000 laps and again routed the field in the regular-season finale at Richmond by leading 385 of 407 laps in a Denny Hamlin win.So can anyone beat their effort?Well, Gibbs isnt preparing any championship speeches just yet.Theres so many, I think, well prepared cars. This is going to be a battle, Gibbs said. Theres no way that you can pick a favorite right now. Everybody thats in there is going to have a shot.I think its the greatest reality show going.So who can beat the Toyota contingent?- KEVIN HARVICK: Although he has only two wins this year, Harvick should have been in victory lane a few more times.The 2014 champion has been plagued by recurring pit crew problems, and Stewart-Haas Racing last week made two changes to his team after a slow final stop at Darlington cost him the win.He doesnt have the finishes to show for how good hes been, but Harvicks 1,211 laps led this year trails only Busch (1,244) and Truex (1,234). He also leads the series in top-five finishes (13) and top-10s (21).Theres nothing at all to suggest Harvick wont be in the final four at the Nov. 20 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He made it last year, only to finish second to Busch in his bid to repeat his title.Few are as hell-bent on winning as Harvick, who takes no prisoners and spares no feelings in his pursuit of a title.- BRAD KESELOWSKI and JOEY LOGANO: Theres no doubt that Team Penske was deeply disappointed not to win the title the last two years.Keselowski had six wins in 2014 and a strong Chase until a mechanical failure in the first race of the third round put him against the ropes. A pair of top-four finishes wasnt enough to get him into the finale, and he settled for fifth in the final standings.Last year was Loganos year and he seemed unbeatable, particularly when the Chase began. Like Keselowski the year before, he too won six races, including three straight in the Chase.But a feud with Matt Kenseth that wouldnt go away blew up badly at Martinsville Speedway (same place as Keselowskis problem a year earlier) and Kenseth intentionally wrecked Logano in a race Logano seemed poised to win.Logano didnt recover and failed to make the finale as Penske was denied in yet another season it had dominated.- KYLE LARSON: So, Larson may be a stretch, and definitely not a favorite. But its hard to count him out considering the way hes running.Larson has hit a groove this year, especially since winning his Chase-clinching race at Michigan last month. The third-year driver followed it with a third-place finish at Darlington, then hustled from 12th to second on a two-lap overtime sprint Saturday night at Richmond.Its Larsons first appearance in the Chase, but he raced like a participant during his 2014 rookie year. He wasnt eligible that season, but reeled off five consecutive top-six finishes in the first half of the Chase.He hasnt hit career numbers this year in many categories, but his 241 laps led is his best to date.Larsons biggest fight will be advancing through the first three rounds, but should he somehow make it to the final four, he considers Homestead one of his favorite race tracks. Hes not finished lower than 15th there, and was a career-best fifth last season.Jim Fregosi Rangers Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Ivan Rodriguez Rangers Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. https://www.cheaprangersbaseball.com/3112h-jon-matlack-jersey-rangers.html .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Ted Williams Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Al Oliver Jersey .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras.(STATS) -- It likely wouldnt be an FCS season without Fordham running back Chase Edmonds being named a national player of the week.This past Saturday, Edmonds was exceptional even for his high standards.But it also was a good weekend for freshmen, who grabbed two of the four STATS FCS National Player of the Week awards.Edmonds, Nichols Sully Laiche, Daytons William Will and Yales Alan Lamar earned the honors for games played Oct. 6-8:---=OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK=Chase Edmonds, Fordham, RB, Jr., 5-9, 205, Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaEdmonds needed only 17 carries to rack up a Patriot League-record 359 rushing yards in Fordhams 58-34 victory over Lafayette. His 21.1-yard average set the FCS single-game record by more than two yards per carry. The All-American also scored four touchdowns for the third straight game on runs of 29, 19, 74 and 67 yards, and he set the leagues career record for points with 372 in only two and a half seasons of action. He ranks first in the FCS in rushing yards (944), rushing yards per game (188.8), all-purpose yards per game (215.6), touchdowns (13) and points per game (15.6).Honorable Mention: Corey Avery, RB, Sam Houston State; Taryn Christion, QB, South Dakota State; Tarik Cohen, RB, North Carolina A&T; Lenorris Footman, QB, Alcorn State; Gage Gubrud, QB, Eastern Washington; Wes Hills, RB, Delaware; Devlin Hodges, QB, Samford; Jonah Hodges, RB, San Diego; Lance Lenoir, WR, Western Illinois; Anthony Philyaw, RB, Howard; Tyrell Maxwell, QB, Gardner-Webb; Terryon Robinson, WR, Western Carolina---=DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK=Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls, Fr., 6-2, 255, Gramercy, LouisianaNicholls nearly beat two FBS opponents this season, Georgia and South Alabama, and, behind Laiches lead, broke through with its biggest win by defeating Stephen F. Austin 35-28 in double overtime in the Southland Conference. The true freshman has been one of the top first-year players in the FCS and he anchored the Colonels defense with a career-high 14 tackles, including seven solos, 2.5 for loss and his fifth sack of the season. He saved his best for last when in the second OT, he got into the SFA backfield aand forced a fumble at the 12 to end the game.dddddddddddd Nicholls had lost its previous eight meetings with the Lumberjacks.Honorable Mention: Siupeli Anau, DE, Northern Arizona; Josh Buss, LB, Montana; Ryan Francis, LB, VMI; Lorenzo Jerome, FS, Saint Francis; David Johnson, DE, Eastern Illinois; Montrell Pardue, DB, Chattanooga; Donald Payne, S, Stetson; Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State; Jaheem Woods, DB, Stony Brook---=SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK=William Will, Dayton, PK, R-Sr., 6-0, 205, Mokena, IllinoisThe Flyers fourth-year place-kicker tied the Pioneer Football League career record for field goals in a 51-27 victory over Morehead State. He was 3-for-3 with field goals of 20, 38 and a career-high 49 yards, which gave him 49 in his career and tying the league record held by longtime NFL kicker Billy Cundiff from Drake. Will also was 6-for-6 on PATs to finish the game with 15 points. The two-time all-league first-team selection averaged 61.4 yards on 10 kickoffs, including five that went for touchbacks.Honorable Mention: Colby Blanton, P, Florida A&M; Gatlin Casey, WR/KR, Lehigh; Jaylen Harris, KR, Sam Houston State; Tate Lewis, P, Southern Utah; Oren Milstein, PK, Columbia; Dante Satcher, KR, Robert Morris---=FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK=Alan Lamar, Yale, RB, Fr., 5-9, 185, Olive Branch, MississippiAfter not having a carry in his first three career games, Lamar helped lead Yale to its first victory, 21-13 over Dartmouth in the 100th meeting between the Ivy League programs. He carried the ball 23 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter and had a 43-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in which he broke three tackles over the first 15 yards before beating three defenders to the end zone. The 2015 Parade All-American also had a 14-yard kickoff return.Honorable Mention: Jaylan Foster, DB, Gardner-Webb; DaJon Lee, LB, Saint Francis; Joe Logan, RB, Northern Arizona; Mark Schuler, P, Youngstown State; Deontez Thompson, RB, Richmond ' ' '