The midpoint of the season offers time for reflection of first-half performances -- even reflection about how those performances have impacted Madden NFL 17. While player ratings change week to week, now is as good of a time as any to check in on how production through the first nine weeks of the season have translated to the virtual playing field.Here are a few of the most notable players who have seen their ratings spike or plummet since the launch of the game in August.RisersTrevor Siemian: +14Current rating:?75 |?At launch: 61Filling in the shoes of a surefire Hall of Fame quarterback for a reigning Super Bowl champion is no short order, but Siemian has taken the challenge in strides. The young QB has helped steer the Denver Broncos to an unexpected 6-3 start, elevating his overall rating with a notable 22-point jump in awareness (from 57 to 79).Dak Prescott: +9Current rating: 80 |?At launch: 71Prescotts hot rookie campaign hasnt gone unnoticed. The Cowboys starter has a QBR of 83.8 (second in the league), while his double-digit leap in awareness in the game help get him an overall rating in the same neighborhood as Tyrod Taylor (81) and Kirk Cousins (82).?Terrelle Pryor: +9Current rating:?80 |?At launch: 71Pryors overall rating has been on a steady rise, in part to his improved catch rating. The Cleveland Browns wide receiver has jumped eight points in the sub-category with 51 receptions, 91 targets and two dropped passes this season.Jadeveon Clowney: +6Current rating:?89 |?At launch: 83Clowney had 4.5 sacks in 2015 but is on pace to eclipse that this season, with three through Week 9. He now ranks seventh among defensive ends in Madden NFL 17.Matt Ryan: +6Current rating:?90 |?At launch:?84Ryan is having an MVP-caliber season with a league-high 2,980 passing yards. His 9.52 yards per attempt and 82.3 Total QBR rank second only to Tom Brady. Hes now rated as the?fifth-best quarterback in Madden.FallersJohnathan Joseph: -11Current rating:?80 |?At launch: 91Josephs overall rating dropped from 87 to 80 after the Houston Texans Week 8 win over the Detroit Lions, when the cornerbacks coverage rating plummeted 13 points.Joe Thomas: -7Current Rating: 90 |?At launch:?97Thomas owned the second-highest overall rating among offensive tackles when Madden launched in August, but has since slid to fifth because of knocks on his run-blocking and pass-blocking.Kawann Short: -7Current Rating: 85 |?At launch: 92Shorts drop-off didnt happen overnight. It has been a steady decline, with chips to the defensive tackles block shedding, pursuit, power and finesse move subcategories. He had six sacks and 18 tackles through the first eight games of 2015, but has only two sacks and 15 tackles so far this season.Darrelle Revis: -6Current Rating: 85 |?At launch: 91Revis overall rating took its biggest dip (three points) after he allowed 10 receptions for 122 yards against the Cleveland Browns in Week 8. Theres no doubt Revis Island is shrinking, and the game reflects that.Cam Newton: -5Current Rating: 89 |?At launch: 94Newton was tied with Tom Brady for the second-highest Madden rating among QBs when the game launched, but the reigning MVP now sits sixth. Newtons accuracy ratings have taken the biggest hits, as he ranks 31st out of 32 qualifying quarterbacks in completion percentage. Rockies Jerseys 2019 . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. Colorado Rockies Gear . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. 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Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. OAKLAND, Calif. -- NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta isnt quite satisfied hes recovered his dominant stuff after a pedestrian July.He didnt look far off Saturday. Arrieta pitched eight innings of three-hit ball to get his first victory in over a month and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0.Really close, Arrieta said when asked if hes back to full strength.Arrieta (13-5) was 0-3 in his previous five starts and 1-4 since ending a 20-decision winning streak on June 22. He struck out four and walked one on 108 pitches.Emphasis (is) on sinking the ball down, middle down in the strike zone and forcing action early on, Arrieta said. Not worrying about strikeouts. Those will come in big situations. Maybe guy on third, a guy on second base, no outs, less than two, punchouts are more important. Im trying to get through the middle innings.The NL Central-leading Cubs have won five straight and 16 of 22, and they moved a season-best 27 games over .500 for a second time this season. They gave the As their seventh loss in eight games.Ben Zobrists two-out two-run single off former As teammate Sonny Gray broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third.Im watching them out there from the very first pitch ... theyre engaged, theyre present-tense, ready to go, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. The guys are very confident right now, and the pitching permits this all to happen. You cant get hot without good pitching and our starters have been fantastic.Were firing on all cylinders right now, Arrieta said. Does that mean we wont lose three in a row? Who knows? It doesnt matter to us. We want to come out tomorrow and keep the momentum on our side.Gray (5-11) left after five innings with soreness in the extensor muscle in his right forearm. He allowed two runs on five hits.He first felt the injury after striking out Dexter Fowler with a curveball in the top of the fourth.I was trying to go back out there for the sixth, Gray said. I told them after the fourth I had a little bit of an issue come up and when I went back out for the fifth it kind of felt the same.They kind of decided to shut it down there. I lobbied to go back out there. It obviously wasnt goiing to happen.ddddddddddddThe injury is the latest setback in a disastrous season for the 26-year-old right-hander, whos already been on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury. Gray, a 2015 All-Star who last season finished third in AL Cy Young balloting, had the highest ERA in the majors (5.84) going into Saturday.Zobrist and Addison Russell had two hits each for the Cubs.ROSTER MOVEThe As sent LHP Dillon Overton to Triple-A Nashville and called up LHP Patrick Schuster. Overton had a 10.97 ERA and allowed 11 homers in five starts. Schuster was 1-0 with a 1.16 ERA and seven saves in 32 appearances (all in relief) at Nashville.BILLY-BALL COMMEMORATEDThe As commemorated the early 1980s Billy-Ball era with former players Rick Langford, Mike Heath, Dwayne Murphy, Mike Norris and Mike Davis attending a pregame ceremony and Billy Martin Jr. throwing the first pitch. Former broadcaster Roy Steele and professional cheerleader Krazy George also attended. The As wore vintage gold jerseys and the Cubs sported powder blue from the same era.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: RHP John Lackey will take RHP Jason Hammels next turn in the rotation on Tuesday. Hammel, whos been on the bereavement list since Aug. 5, will make his next start on Wednesday.Athletics: RHP Henderson Alvarez, sidelined since spring training recovering from shoulder surgery last summer, has started plyometric workouts ahead of a throwing program after a recent doctors appointment cleared him. ... LHP Sean Doolittle threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Saturday. Hes been on the disabled list with a shoulder strain since June 26.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks has a 1.04 ERA over his last nine outings, including eight starts, since June 19. He threw 123 pitches in his last start, a shutout against Miami. Hendricks has never faced the Athletics.Athletics: Rookie LHP Sean Manaea is 1-2 with a 3.14 ERA in his last seven outings, including six starts, since coming off the disabled list June 29 with a forearm strain. Manaea is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA in two interleague starts. ' ' '