MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Barry Brown paused during Friday nights postgame press conference when it appeared something was wrong. He stood up and tried to get rid of an oncoming charley horse.For Brown, that charley horse was well earned.Brown had 11 of his 18 points in the first half, and Kansas State opened the season with an 82-55 win over Western Illinois on Friday night.The thing I like is that he was very efficient, head coach Bruce Weber said about Brown.Going 7 for 11, six rebounds, three assists ... there were some times where I thought he needed to pass the ball a little bit quicker when the offense got stagnant. Weve had a lot of guys who played well but Barrys probably been the most consistent day in and day out.After a slow start by both teams, Browns offense got the Wildcats going first and they relinquished the lead only once in the first half. At one point, Brown had as many points as Western Illinois with at 11 apiece.Xavier Sneed and Wesley Iwundu added 17 points each for Kansas State while Garret Covington was the high man for Western Illinois with 17 points as well.Wasnt too nervous before the game, said Sneed who was in his college debut. Had a couple of butterflies. I think Ill be clear of them by the next game.Despite struggling from the field for a majority of the contest, the Wildcats led by no less than eight in the second half. Kamau Stokes chipped in 11.Western Illinois struggled to be consistent from the field shooting 36.5 percent for the ballgame.STAT OF THE NIGHTAfter shooting 32 percent in the first half, the Wildcats shot 62.5 percent from the floor in the second, including 7 for 7 from the 3-point line.INJURIESKansas State forward Dante Williams was missing from Friday nights contest as he was going through the concussion protocol. 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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Defensive end Chris Long and his New England teammates know enough about the Pittsburgh offense to realize the Steelers can be potent even without Ben Roethisberger.One of the best, maybe the best wide receiver corps in the league, best 1-2 punch at running back in the league, good tight ends, best offensive line in the league, up there, ... a ton of weapons, Long said Thursday, as the Patriots prepared for Sundays visit to Pittsburgh. Really good offense.The running back pair of LeVeon Bell and DeAngelo Williams and the wide receiver group led by Antonio Brown will be without Roethlisberger, who underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery after getting hurt in last weeks loss at Miami.Landry Jones will be the starter for first-place Pittsburgh.Weve watched a lot of their offense, said Long, a free agent signing who has gotten off to a strong start with his new team.I feel like we know these guys pretty well. That having been said, it doesnt make it any easier. From top to bottom its a really good unit.Bell has run for 263 yards (12 fewer than Williams) but has also caught 20 passes out of the backfield for 177 yards. He is still, however, looking for his first touchdown of the season (Brown has five, Williams three).In short, Bell is tough for any defense to handle, with or without his quarterback.You can just turn on the film and see where hes at, New England linebacker Donta Hightower said. The guy plays running back, he plays receiver, they line him up everywhere, they motion him.Hes not a one-trick pony. He has an extended route tree. They do a good job of being able to get him the ball whether its screens, out of the backfield or passes. Weve have to do a good job of just knowing where hes at all times.How impressed is New England coach Bill Belichick with Bell?Oh my God. Oh yeah, tremendous player, Belichick said Wednesday. Great hands, catch the ball, very quick, makes people miss. Strong, breaks tackles, exxcellent balance, tough, doesnt run out of bounds, fights for extra yardage.dddddddddddd Great player.Said Long: Its impressive. Hes really a prolific receiver out of the backfield, so we have to do good job on him in that regard, too. It kind of makes it double the challenge.Hightower sacked Andy Dalton for a safety, had another shared sack and was in on 13 tackles in New Englands win over Cincinnati last Sunday -- earning him AFC defensive player of the week honors.He was the first Patriots linebacker since Mike Vrabel, in 2007, to win the award. His performance helped turn around an afternoon that wasnt going well for New England -- the Patriots winning to go to 5-1 and they head to Heinz Field.Very tough at home. They do play really well at home, Long said. Theyve got great fans that make it a wild atmosphere up there, so it should be a tough challenge.Game notes Patriots players were not commenting on the $75,000 fine -- and no suspension -- levied against Cincinnatis Vontaze Burfict for his low hit on Martellus Bennett last Sunday. Thats last week. Thats the rules. Im worried about Pittsburgh, wide receiver Julian Edelman said. Im not getting caught in that one. Asked if the rule is a bad one, he said, Im not here to talk about rules, Im here to play football. Said tight end Rob Gronkowski: Its all up to the league. Ive got really no say in anything. ... Gronkowski on playing at Heinz Field: The atmosphere is just football atmosphere. Youve got great high school football there, youve got great college football there, youve got great NFL football there. Its just a football atmosphere -- they love their Steelers, they love going to the game and its going to be a great atmosphere come Sunday.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '