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The sporting weekend

Seven seconds give Jackson, Flowers and Loop enough time to beat Dallas in Rio

Baltimore wins 34–31 on a 56-yard field goal after the Cowboys fail to turn a late goal-line chance into a touchdown.

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Aerial view of Maracanã Stadium with surrounding neighborhoods and green hills.
File photograph · December 2016 · Diego Baravelli / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
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