he end zone. Those possessions ended at the Cincinnati 4-, 2- and 6-yard lines -- and New York knew it blew some big chances for more points.The biggest thing for us is just finishing drives, wide receiver Eric Decker said. We had a couple of opportunities in the red zone that we didnt capitalize on.

CHICAGO -- A long, odd night turned into a frustrating early morning for a Chicago Cubs team that appears to have lost its swagger.Nick Markakis homered twice, including a tying solo shot in the ninth inning, and Tyler Flowers two-out single in the 11th early Friday morning gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory.A tough game, catcher Willson Contreras said in a nearly silent clubhouse after Chicagos 13th loss in 18 games.Contreras two-run triple in a three-run eighth inning put the Cubs up 3-2. But closer Hector Rondon blew his fourth save when he gave up the second homer to Markakis to lead off the ninth, Atlantas first hit since the second inning.Flowers then singled to right off Spencer Patton (1-1), and Freddie Freeman, who walked, barely beat Ben Zobrists throw home.Dario Alvarez (3-1) worked a perfect 10th before giving up consecutive singles to Contreras and Jason Heyward to lead off the 11th.Mauricio Cabrera came in and got his second save by getting Addison Russell to ground into a double play before Jeimer Candelario flied to center as the last-place Braves snapped a four-game skid.It was big to get a win, especially against a ball club like that, in ballpark like this, Markakis said.After starting 25-6, the Cubs have gone 27-27. Their three-game skid and losses in seven of eight games have dropped them a game behind San Francisco for the best record in the major leagues.It happens to everybody, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of his teams woes. For anybody out there who believes it doesnt happen to every team, youre wrong.Tensions boiled after Markakis fourth homer in the ninth. After Rondon struck out Adonis Garcia, Rondon threw an inside fastball to Jeff Francoeur. He and Contreras started jawing, and the benches and bullpens emptied. There was only some pushing and no ejections.I called a fastball in and he didnt appreciate that, Contreras said. After that he started talking to me and I stood in front of him.Before that, Cubs slugger Kris Bryant was twice hit by Lucas Harrell, one on a curveball, and Hunter Cervenka plunked Anthony Rizzo. Bryant didnt return to the field with stiffness in his left leg after his second hit by pitch.Markakis put Atlanta ahead with a two-run homer in the first off Jason Hammel. The right-hander settled down to retire 11 straight before he was lifted with cramping in his thumb on the humid night after a four-pitch walk to Gordon Beckham.Its annoying, said Hammel, who said he had the issue one other time in his career. For a thumb to pull me out of a game, it ticks me off.After Lucas Harrell threw 7 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his second straight impressive start, the Braves bullpen gave up the lead.Cervenka allowed an RBI single to Zobrist. Then Jim Johnson entered and the rookie Contreras hit a sinking liner to center that got by Ender Inciarte and scored two runs.But the Cubs couldnt bust out of a slump in the makeup of an April 30 rainout that was delayed 1 hour, 35 minutes by rain and included a scary pregame incident.A man was carted off Wrigley Field and hospitalized after he slipped and fell to the warning track while attempting to jump from the bleachers before the game. The Cubs didnt identify the man and didnt provide his condition.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP Julio Teheran, Atlantas lone All-Star, returned to the team after being treated for an infection due to ingrown hair on his right thigh. Teheran thinks hell start Saturday. I threw a bullpen today and I feel pretty good, he said. ... Beckham (hamstring) started at shortstop and went 0 for 4 after being activated off the disabled list before the game. Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment.Cubs: CF Dexter Fowler (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Friday as the DH for Class A South Bend. Maddon said Fowler will play in the field Saturday, then theyll determine whether hell be activated so he can play in his first All-Star Game.HENDRICKS RELIEVESNot scheduled to start before the All-Star break, Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks made his first career relief appearance in the sixth. 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This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Todd Bowles is on to Buffalo.Less than 24 hours after the New York Jets 23-22 season-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the coach had already put that in the past.With a short turnaround and a game Thursday night, Bowles focus is squarely on the Bills.Thats why he bristled when asked about his secondarys struggles, Darrelle Revis in particular, against the Bengals.We saw them and we worked things out and we moved on to Buffalo, Bowles said Monday. We talked about it and we corrected them, and we play two games in (five) days. We dont have time to sit there and go back.So everybody has moved on.Andy Dalton threw for 366 yards against the Jets, and A.J. Green caught 12 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown -- mostly with Revis covering him. Despite all that, Bowles insisted he had no concerns about his secondary.When asked specifically how he thought Revis played, the coach shut down the question the way his cornerback once routinely shut down opponents top receivers.I told you weve moved on to Buffalo, Bowles said. I dont have time to go over this. We went over it in the coaching staff meetings and we went over every play. We dont have time to talk about it now.Ive moved on. Theyve moved on.A reporter pointed out that Bowles was at his media availability, so he had to speak to reporters anyway, but the coach chose to not delve into any aspects of the loss to the Bengals.So unless youve got Buffalo questions, he said, I aint gonna be here long.It was a bit reminiscent of Bill Belichicks defiant Were on to Cincinnati press conference in 2014 after New Englands 41-14 loss to Kansas City.After one game, the Jets pass defense is ranked 28th in the league. Bowles said the performance didnt upset him, and he simply was done talking about the Bengals game.Like I told the players, win, lose or draw -- and we talked about this last week -- we were going to move on, he said.If I won yesterday, Id be giving you the same answers. Weve moved on. I said I wasnt going to talk about it, and Im keeping to my word.The Jets are in danger of falling to 0-2 to start the season, a position the team wants to try to avoid at all costs.Since the NFLs current playoff format was put in place in 1990, only 26 teams -- including Seattle andd Houston last season -- have made the postseason after losing at least its first two games.ddddddddddddOh, and the Jets will be playing against their former coach in Rex Ryan, who surely also will have his team fired up after a loss in Baltimore. The Bills also beat the Jets twice last season, including in the regular-season finale that kept New York out of the postseason.You cant really think about that, wide receiver Brandon Marshall said. Its a new year, a new situation, a new team. Weve got to take advantage of this opportunity. This is a big game for us, for the obvious reasons.Still, Marshall doesnt see this game as a must-win for the Jets. Not this early in the season.We have Buffalo, he said. I dont know why everyones talking about a sense of urgency. Its almost like the talk is (that) our backs are against the wall. Its Week 2. We lost by one point. We didnt get the job done. We believe in our team and think were a good team.Now, weve just got to go out there and prove it.While the secondary was leaky against Cincinnati, the offense was at fault, too, especially in the red zone .The Jets had two touchdowns inside the Bengals 20, but missed a field goal and made two others when it appeared all three drives could result in trips to the end zone. Those possessions ended at the Cincinnati 4-, 2- and 6-yard lines -- and New York knew it blew some big chances for more points.The biggest thing for us is just finishing drives, wide receiver Eric Decker said. We had a couple of opportunities in the red zone that we didnt capitalize on. It couldve been the difference in the game.After the Jets game at Buffalo, the schedule doesnt let up. Theyre at Kansas City, home against Seattle, at Pittsburgh, at Arizona and then home against Baltimore.For what we want to accomplish this season, every game is a win-type game, Decker said. I wouldnt put the pressure on, saying we have to win this game, but we have a good team, we have a good squad and maybe we fell short, if you want to call it that, yesterday. Lets see how resilient we are and just bounce back.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '