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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons are the NFLs top-scoring team, because of quarterback Matt Ryans recharged passing attack.Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers are right behind.Ryan and the Falcons will face the Rivers-led Chargers on Sunday in a showdown of the leagues top scoring offenses.The Falcons (4-2) have had good balance and a surprising downfield passing attack while averaging 33.2 points per game.They also lead the league with 441.5 yards per game, almost 40 more than the second-place Saints.San Diego (2-4) is averaging 28.8 points despite ranking only in the middle of the pack in total yards (355.2).Perhaps the biggest surprise is Atlantas NFL-best 30 passes of at least 20 yards.Ryan has 15 TD passes with only three interceptions while leading the NFL with 2,075 yards passing. He already is closing in on his 2015 total of 21 TD passes.Julio Jones, averaging 21.2 yards on his team-leading 31 catches, says defenses still dont respect Ryans arm strength.They dont think hes going to throw the ball down the field, Jones said Thursday.Weve got to continue to make them pay. They underestimate us ... Were making believers out of a lot of people now that were going to throw the ball down the field. Matt has been phenomenal this year with deep balls.Jones said second-year offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is letting it loose.If we see something in the game and we tell him, he dials it up, Jones said. Theres no second-guessing. He believes in us and we believe in him.The Chargers snapped a three-game losing streak with last weeks 21-13 home win over Denver.Winning against Denver was big, Rivers said. We needed to feel whats its like to finish out a game and win ... so were coming to Atlanta with a ton of confidence. We know were playing a good team. ... We know theyve got a heck of an explosive offense and were excited about the challenge.Here are some things to watch when the Chargers visit the Falcons:OLD FRIEND: The Chargers will face defensive end Dwight Freeney, who played with San Diego during the 2013-14 seasons. Freeney has three sacks for Atlanta. Hes still going, Rivers said. He still rushes the passer, has his spin move and is doing his deal. Hes certainly always a guy youve got to be aware of.BACK IN BLACK: The Falcons will wear their black throwback jerseys in what they say will be a blended 1966 replica uniform that pays tribute to the first Atlanta team. The original 1966 uniform included a red helmet, but the Falcons will stay with their black helmets. The helmets will feature the original Falcons logo used from 1966 to 2003.The Falcons will wear white pants, though Ryan said receiver Mohamed Sanu pushed for black pants to match the jerseys. We wore that my rookie year, Ryan said. ... I like those as well.ROAD WOES: The Chargers have lost 10 of their past 11 road games going back to the final game of 2014. Now they face tough tests at Atlanta and Denver. The Chargers can help their chances in the AFC West by winning on the road after beating Denver at home on Oct. 13.FIND THE BALL: The Falcons forced six fumbles the past two weeks, but had no recoveries. Coach Dan Quinn said thats the next step for his defense.Our mindset defensively is definitely improving, Quinn said. He said recovering fumbles is a mix of luck and a real technique.HUNTING FOR TDS: Tight end Hunter Henry is looking to become the first Chargers rookie to score touchdowns in four straight games since Paul Lowe and Don Norton did it in the franchises inaugural season of 1960 in Los Angeles. 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Chen landed four quads in his long program last season.He is the epitome of what skating has become, Chan said. (My perspective) has somehow switched now, because I see it every day. I see how technically stronger he is than I am. Ive learned just to accept it and be amazed by the ability of these kids.Hes just strolling in and. . . quad Lutz. Its like `Oh my god. Are you kidding me? I never thought this would be possible. But it also makes me go into my quad salchow thinking, `All right, this is just another jump. I wont make a big deal out of it. It just normalizes everything.Not much has been normal for Chan recently. Coach Kathy Johnson left him in August, and so he moved to Canton, Michigan, to train with Marina Zoueva, the Russian coach who guided Canadas Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to Olympic icee dance gold and silver.ddddddddddddTo have Patrick in the skating arena, its like having a Rembrandt in your home. Its a piece of art, Zoueva said. The ice is my home, and hes like a piece of art, how he skates and how he trains. Its a real privilege.Zoueva said confidence is the key with Chan, who landed two beautiful quads in practice Thursday morning at the Hershey Centre. He frets about being old.Marina has told me many times, `Dont say youre 25, dont say you cant do this. Its ridiculous, said Chan.Zoueva tells him about Zhao Hongbo, who won pairs gold for China at the Vancouver Olympics at age 36. Or George Foreman, who came back from a lengthy retirement to regain the world heavyweight boxing title at age 45.He needs just to believe he can do it, Zoueva said. Because he really can do anything.Skate Canada is a good early test for Chan. Hell be pushed by Japans Yuzuru Hanyu, the Olympic gold medalist in Sochi.The event also marks the first major competition for Virtue and Moir in more than two years. The ice dancers are making a comeback after taking two seasons off.In a lot of ways, its very familiar to us, weve done this a lot of times, and in a lot of ways were coming at it with a fresh perspective and a new team, and things feel different, Virtue said.The two moved to Montreal to train with Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, and have set their sights on claiming Olympic gold in Pyeongchang.The sports grown, so we know we have to be better than weve ever been, Moir said. And thats part of the challenge. We cant come back two years later and try and be the same athlete and win. It just doesnt work. ' ' '