Tale of the tape: Antonio Brown vs. Brandon Marshall

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LATROBE, Pa. — When word spread of Brandon Marshall’s high-stakes bet directed at Antonio Brown, most agreed that challenging the game’s best receiver is a futile proposition.

But Marshall is no chump. The Jets’ receiver quietly put together one of the league’s best receiving performances of 2015. Grabbing 109 passes for 1,502 yards and 14 touchdowns with Ryan Fitzpatrick as your quarterback is truly impressive.

At the least, he’s a worthy foe for a handful of games. Anything can happen. What if Ben Roethlisberger gets hurt again? What if Fitzpatrick decides to target Marshall 20 times a game?

Precedent says Brown will take the white Porsche that Marshall is offering by accumulating anything close to last year’s 1,834 receiving yards. But to make sure we’re not missing anything in …

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