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SEATTLE -- Andreas Ivanschitz knew a game like this was coming for the Seattle Sounders.It came in a big way Wednesday night against the best team in MLS.Clint Dempsey, Ivanschitz and Jordan Morris scored during a 15-minute span of the first half and the Sounders routed league-leading FC Dallas 5-0 to snap a four-game winless streak.Joevin Jones and Cristian Roldan added second-half goals for the Sounders (6-10-2), who started the night with the lowest goal total in the league (14).Ivanschitz, an Austrian midfielder, helped set up the first goal when his shot led to a Seattle penalty kick, then scored the second, and assisted on the fifth.It was a perfect night. It feels great for us, Ivanschitz said. After so many games where we ended up losing and were pretty disappointed because we played great and didnt score, it was a frustrating time for us. But this win tonight is well deserved because we started pretty well, we were on our front foot, we pressed them pretty high, and we finished up our chances.Dempsey scored in the 6th minute when he drilled a penalty kick past goalkeeper Chris Seitz for his third goal of the year. The PK was set up when defender Maynor Figueroa was called for an intentional hand ball on a shot by Ivanschitz just outside of the 6-yard box and shown the red card. Dempseys kick went high into the right side of the net, with Seitz leaping the opposite way.That halted a 321-minute shutout streak for Dallas (11-6-4).Seattle had not scored on its home field since a 2-0 victory against San Jose on May 7 -- a drought of 277 minutes.Ivanschitz increased the lead to 2-0 in the 18th minute. Osvaldo Alonso sent a long through ball toward the top of the penalty area. Ivanschitz and Dallas Atiba Harris both went for it, Ivanschitz got there first and chipped a shot over the onrushing Seitz and watched it bounce into the net for his third of the season.Just four minutes later, Morris pushed it to 3-0 with his team-leading seventh. Dempsey sent a ball into the box, and Morris met it at the top right corner of the 6, sending it into the far left corner.It was very important to have those moments to have a good start at home, Ivanschitz said. In the last games, we always had the first chances in the game, but didnt score.Jones scored in the 61st, his second of the sesaon, followed by Roldan in the 73rd. Roldan, who played his college ball at nearby University of Washington, notched his first MLS goal.We always felt if we got a goal, maybe those floodgates would open up, said Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, whose team hadnt scored that many since a 6-2 win against Columbus in August 2011. And they opened up a little bit for us today.Dallas coach Oscar Pareja, whose team played its second game in six nights on the road, didnt start three of his leading scorers: Michael Barrios (six goals), Fabian Castillo (five) and Maximilano Urruti (four). Barrios came in to start the second half, and Castillo entered in the 61st minute.We needed to choose tonight. We have a game in three days at home, and we just came from San Jose, Pareja said. We have a (U.S.) Open Cup game in the middle of next week, and thats an important tournament for us, and after that, we have Colorado away.Seattle had a lot of intensity and did a lot of good things, Pareja added. And for those moments, we couldnt find the rhythm of the game. We have to give them credit.The Sounders also finished with 10 men after Dempsey was sent off in the 34th minute. Wholesale Custom Jazz Shirts . 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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- One glance at the Buffalo Bills 4-4 record was all safety Corey Graham needed in assessing the state of his inconsistent team.Right now, were exactly where we are: A mediocre team, Graham said bluntly.As injuries pile up, a sense of demoralization is beginning to set in after Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (7-1) exposed many of the Bills weaknesses in a 41-25 rout on Sunday.Buffalos defense was unable to keep Brady in check in allowing the quarterback to convert nine of 13 third-down chances, throw four touchdowns and engineer five consecutive scoring drives spanning halftime.Brady improved to 26-3 against Buffalo to match an NFL record of most wins by a quarterback against one team. Brett Favre was 26-9 against Detroit.And the Bills injury-depleted offense was in no position to keep up. Playing minus top threat, running back LeSean McCoy (left hamstring), Buffalo punted three times in the first half and was unable to convert two fourth-down chances in the second half.The Bills were also down three of their top four receivers, including Sammy Watkins (left foot), and then lost backup Brandon Tate to a possible concussion Sunday.This resembled nothing of the boastful team that was flying high during a four-game winning streak, which included a 16-0 victory at New England on Oct. 2 in a game Brady sat out while serving his four-game Deflategate suspension.The Bills have now lost two in a row and dropped to 1-4 against AFC teams.Coach Rex Ryan isnt giving up, but concedes Buffalos chances of catching the Patriots are all but over.I think its unrealistic to think youre going to win your division when you just got beat by -- how many games are they up by? Three? Ryan said. I dont see that changing. But I never said it was going to ruin our season.The margin for error is getting thinner for a team attempting to snap a 16-season playoff drought -- the NFLs longest active streak.We just need to calm down, linebacker Zach Brown said, before looking ahead to a Nov. 7 prime-time showdown at Seattle. Weve got to play to win. We all signed up to win this thing.A number of things that stood out Sunday:RED FLAGRyan acknowledged he threw a challenge flag out of frustrration in the final minute when Jonathan Williams was stopped for no gain on first-and-goal from the 1.ddddddddddddhat was on me. Im a little ticked off because I was showing them like, `Guys, just look at the replay, Ryan said. The Bills would have been penalized for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, but were instead allowed to use one of their two remaining timeouts. Williams scored on the next play.GRONK MILESTONEPatriots tight end Rob Gronkowski set two franchise scoring records with his 53-yard touchdown catch, which put New England ahead 21-10 in the second quarter. The Buffalo native scored his 69th touchdown and 68th receiving, breaking the previous career record held by Stanley Morgan.Gronkowskis father, Gordie, enjoyed the moment in a stadium suite with about 80 family members and friends.We were all on our barstools and had a big celebration for him, Gordie Gronkowski told The Associated Press, noting he anticipated his son would score.When he comes here, he gets all wired up and hyped up and everything to play in front of his fans, he said. It was a fantastic moment for us.ON THE RUNBills backup RB Mike Gillislee had 12 carries for 85 yards and scored on 3-yard run filling in for McCoy. Ryan said hes not sure about McCoys playing status for next week. Third-string running back Reggie Bush didnt finish the game because of a groin injury.HOGAN HOMECOMINGPatriots receiver Chris Hogan scored on a 53-yard touchdown catch in beating Bills top cornerback Stephon Gilmore up the left sideline.Busted coverage, said Gilmore, who was spotted yelling at safety Jonathan Meeks following the play.Hogan spent the previous four seasons in Buffalo before signing an offer sheet with New England which the Bills declined to match last spring.SACK STREAK SNAPPEDBills linebacker Lorenzo Alexanders seven-game sack streak was snapped when he left the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury. Alexander was hurt during a punt return. The 10-year journeyman entered with an NFL-leading nine sacks.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '