NFL's Week 3 includes Pennsylvania battle, Saints-Falcons

Posted September 25, 2016 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton wears a shirt with a quote by Martin Luther King as he warms up before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone) The Associated Press

The third week of the NFL season includes a battle between two solid Pennsylvania teams, a rematch of the biggest regular-season game in Saints history and a game in Charlotte, North Carolina, where there is a heavy police presence outside the stadium after a fifth day of protests prompted by the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer.

Carolina quarterback Cam Newton warmed up while wearing a T-shirt quoting Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." He has said the shooting is embarrassing.

In Philadelphia, the Steelers play the Eagles with both teams looking strong even though Pittsburgh is without its top running back Le'Veon Bell and Philadelphia has leaned on a strong debut by rookie quarterback Carson Wentz.

New Orleans hosts Atlanta 10 years after returning to the Superdome in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina a year earlier.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers stand guard outside Bank of America Stadium before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. Increased security is in place for the game after five nights of protests over Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) The Associated Press

Fans tailgate outside Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer) The Associated Press

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