Just like a flying miniature car accelerating towards the opponents goal posts, we are once again rapidly nearing the premier event of the Rocket League Championship Series. The Season 2 Grand Finals wrap up on December 3 and 4 in Amsterdam, and going into it every one of the eight teams will be hoping to outshine the others for the $75,000 prize. Heres how Europe and North Americas finest stack up.Finalist contenders: FlipSid3, Northern, NRGFlipSid3 TacticsI said it last time, and even at the risk of jinxing it: FlipSid3 is the best team in the world. The EU squad scores more goals and lets fewer goals in than anyone else in the world. FlipSid3 will be a top contender in the world again, and should do one better than last season this time.Northern GamingEuropes Northern underperformed at the last RLCS; a third place finish is not enough for a team of this caliber, and with the new look lineup it will be ready for a push at the championship. FlipSid3 will stand in its way, but thats always been the story for Northern. Now is the chance to surpass its longtime rival.NRG EsportsNRG come in as the surprise number-one seed from North America taking down Orbit in the NA Regionals to secure that coveted slot. If NRG cannot do better than the Season 1 Grand Finals where it finished dead last, there will have to be a lot of questions asked about its LAN performances.Great potential: Orbit, Mockit, GenesisOrbit EsportsOrbit was expected to be the number one team from North America for most of the season yet it fell at the last hurdle, dropping to NRG. If Orbit can play the way it played for most of the regular season, expect a deep run in the Grand Finals.Mockit AcesMockit Aces is an odd team. On its best day, the guys from Mockit are comfortably in the top three teams in the world; on its worst day, they lose to teams that didnt even make it this far. Mockit is one of the most volatile teams in the world; it would be equally unsurprising to see it win the whole thing as it would be to see it lose in the first round.GenesisGenesis is North Americas third seed and also the third-best team from the region. Barring a truly biblical performance, Genesis will likely struggle to make a deep run, but the potential is there. If a really great vein of form strikes them, Genesis will be competing in the later rounds.The underdogs: Precision Z, Take 3Precision ZPrecision Z is a very good team... sometimes. On a good day, Precision Z beats Mockit Aces and takes Flipsid3 to five games; on a bad day, Precision Z will not manage to win a game in the entire tournament. A performance in the middle still leaves them somewhere down here.Take 3Take 3 is an interesting conundrum, North Americas fourth seed lacks almost all consistency; truly, this team could show up as world-beaters or look totally incompetent. 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Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Chip Kelly is facing the unenviable task of getting his team ready for its next game to stop the worst losing streak in franchise history.Kellys 49ers have lost 12 straight , with the last two coming against teams with 18 losses combined while starting backup quarterbacks. Falling to the Matt Barkley-led Bears and Bryce Petty-led Jets has Kelly trying to pick up the pieces before traveling to Atlanta to play the Falcons (8-5) and MVP candidate Matt Ryan.I think you just have to stand up and fight again, Kelly said Monday.Despite the losing streak thats given San Francisco the second-worst record in the NFL, Kelly said his players are still playing hard.When you look at the tape, these guys play with great effort. They give you everything that they have, Kelly said.The effort wasnt enough Sunday against the Jets. The 49ers surrendered a 17-3 lead before losing 26-17 in overtime. The offense managed just two first downs and no points in the third and fourth quarters, allowing the Jets to wear down Kellys last-ranked defense.New York backup running back Bilal Powell, who scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime, ran for 145 yards on 29 carries, becoming the 10th 100-yard rusher San Francisco has allowed this season.The Jets had the time of possession advantage, 41:55 to 24:30, while the 49ers defense struggled to make tackles in the second half.Kelly attributed the issues on defense to his offense being unable to move the chains.We didnt stay on the field offensively, Kelly said. Thats the biggest thing, we need to convert, keep drives alive, and keep our defense off the field.The 49ers for the day converted two of 12 third downs, where they rank 27th in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick threw for 17 yards on just four-of-11 completions after halftime, continuing an ongoing trend of second-half struggles for Kellys offeense.ddddddddddddIt was a particularly dispiriting offensive effort after San Francisco jumped out a 14-0 lead, making Sunday the third time Kellys team blew a two-touchdown advantage at home this season.Kelly faced questions when the 49ers hired him last winter about his up-tempo offense and the effects it had on his defenses at his previous stops in Philadelphia and in college at Oregon. He said Monday the no-huddle offense is moving slower than it did previously.If you look at us, most of the time were into single digits on the play clock, said Kelly. Theres a lot of times where were working it down, making sure were in the right play and the right protection. So, its not like were playing fast football right now. Its just were not converting when we need to convert and thats the biggest thing.San Francisco also dealt with injuries to key players.The 49ers placed tight end Vance McDonald on injured reserve Monday after he sustained a shoulder injury in the first half. McDonald led the team with four touchdown receptions and was third with 24 catches for 391 yards.McDonald signed a five-year extension with San Francisco two days before playing the Jets. The 49ers remaining tight ends are Garrett Celek, Blake Bell and JeRon Hamm.Receiver Torrey Smith was lost in the second half with a concussion after jumping for a pass and slamming his head on the turf.Smith needed to be carted off to the locker room after lying motionless on the field. Kelly said Smith will begin the week in the concussion protocol. Smith Tweeted after the game, Thanks for all the prayers!Center Daniel Kilgore went down in the first half with a knee injury.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and -http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '