Boise State (10-2, Mountain West) vs. Baylor (6-6, Big 12), Dec. 27, 10:15 p.m. ESTLOCATION: Phoenix.TOP PLAYERSBoise State: QB Brett Rypien, 3,341 yards, 23 TDs passing.Baylor: QB Zach Smith, 1,151 yards, 10 TDs passing.NOTABLEBoise State returns to the Phoenix area, where it has played some memorable games in the Fiesta Bowl.Baylor opened the season 6-0 to reach No. 8 in the AP Top 25, then lost its final six games. Smith took over after Seth Russell broke his ankle against Oklahoma on Nov. 11.LAST TIMEFirst meeting.BOWL HISTORYBoise State is playing in its 16th straight bowl. The Broncos beat Northern Illinois 55-7 in the Poinsettia Bowl a year ago.Baylor is playing in a bowl game for the seventh straight season. The Bears set the all-time bowl rushing record with 645 yards in a 49-38 win over North Carolina. New England Patriots Jerseys . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. John Hannah Youth Jersey . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.patriotsjerseysauthentic.com/Sony-Michel-Super-Bowl-Jersey/ . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. John Hannah Patriots Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Andre Tippett Patriots Jersey . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. LAS VEGAS -- The New England Patriots stayed atop the NFL Vegas Rankings, but the Seattle Seahawks closed the gap, while the Dallas Cowboys continue their rise.The Patriots were rated 4 points higher than the Seahawks last week in our panels power ratings -- which are compiled by taking the average of the power ratings of ESPN Chalk handicappers, including Erin Rynning and yours truly, and ESPNs Football Power Index -- so it wasnt too shocking that the Patriots were favored by 7.5 with home-field advantage. But after the Seahawks went into New England and won 31-24, the Patriots are now just 2.5 points ahead of the Seahawks and the line would clearly be under a touchdown if they were to play the game agaiin (or around a field goal if meeting on a neutral field).ddddddddddddRemember, the main purpose of the NFL Vegas Rankings is to use the power ratings to compare two teams as if they were to meet on a neutral field (after which most teams get 2.5 points for home-field advantage) and can be used to compare to the current point spread. Weve also added the FPI and Massey-Peabody rankings to our chart for comparative purposes.Heres a look at the teams making the biggest moves up and down the rankings, and then well look for some Week 11 value plays using this weeks power ratings: ' ' '