SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 3

1.         BENGALS @ panthers   2:22
2.         BILLS @ PATriotS   2:47
3.         49ERS @ CHIEFS   3:13
4.         TITANS @ GIANTS   2:54
5.         BROWNS @ RAVENS   2:37
6.         STEELERS @ BUCCaneerS   3:01
7.         FALCONS @ SAINTS   3:32
8.         LIONS @ VIKingS   3:57
9.         COWBOYS @ TEXANS   3:08
10.        REDSKINS @ RAMS   1:42
11.        RAIDERS @ CARDinalS   1:27
12.        EAGLES @ JAGuarS   1:36
13.        COLTS @ BRONCOS    2:36
14.        CHARGERS @ SEAHAWKS   2:36
15.        JETS @ DOLPHINS     5:00

 

01:10:16 – CINCINNATI BENGALS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS

 

JIMMY CLAUSON MAKING HIS FIRST CAREER START FOR CAROLINA AGAINST THE BENGALS IN A RAINY CHARLOTTE N.C.

 

FIRST POSSESSION OF THE GAME IT’S ALREADY A BAD START FOR CAROLINA.  CLAUSON FUMBLES THE SNAP.  ROY WILLIAMS PICKS IT UP FOR THE BENGALS.  BIG DAY FOR ROY WILLIAMS.  CLAUSON JUST LOST IT RIGHT AT THE START.  FIRST GAME JITTERS THERE, AND THE BENGALS GET THE BALL.

 

THEIR 3RD POSSESSION, THEY HAVE IT 1ST & GOAL FROM THE 1.  CEDRIC BENSON GOES AROUND THE END AND INTO THE END ZONE FOR A 1 YD. SCORE PUTTING CINCY UP 7-NOTHING.  ONE OF THEIR ONLY BRIGHT SPOTS FROM THE 1ST HALF.

 

ROUGH DAY FOR CARSON PALMER.  INTERCEPTED BY ____, PICKED UP BY CHARLES GODFREY.  ALMOST INTERCEPTED BY __ __.  SHOULD’VE BEEN A PICK AND ALMOST PICKED OFF AGAIN BY JAMES ANDERSON.  AND IF IT’S NOT AN INTERCEPTION IT’S DROPPED; 1ST BY OCHOCINCO THEN BY BRIAN LENDER.  A 22.2 1ST HALF.  QB RATING FOR CARSON PALMER.

 

3RD QUARTER NOW, JIMMY CLAUSON STARTING TO FIND A RHYTHM.  HE THROWS COMPLETE TO DAVID GETTIS.  THAT’S A PICKUP OF 14 FOR CAROLINA.  THEY’RE DOWN 10-0.  3 PLAYS LATER HE COMPLETES IT TO JONATHAN STEWART ON A CHECK-DOWN.  STEWART SLIPS A MAN.  HE’S ABLE TO GET THE 1ST DOWN STAYING ON HIS FEET.  A 15 YD. GAIN FOR JONATHAN STEWART.  3 PLAYS LATER AND IT’S STEWART PUNCHING IT INTO THE END ZONE BRINGING THE PANTHERS WITHIN 3.  10-7 CINCY WITH THE LEAD.

 

JUST UNDER 10 MINS. IN THE 4TH QUARTER.  PANTHERS DOWN 13-7 BUT STEWART FUMBLES IT!  BIG TURNOVER.  CINCY GETS IT.  ROBERT GAITHERS SCOOPS IT UP.  4TH CAROLINA TURNOVER IN THE GAME.  NEXT PLAY FOR CINCY, CARSON PALMER.  HE THROWS TO TERRELL OWENS FOR A PICKUP OF 13.  T.O. TAKING IT DOWN INSIDE THE 25.  VERY NEXT PLAY CARSON PALMER.  HIS PASS IS COMPLETE.  1ST ROUND PICK GERMAINE GRESHAM GETS A GAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 7.  A PICKUP OF 17 FOR GRESHAM.

 

NEXT PLAY 1ST & GOAL, AND THAT IS THE FIRST CAREER RECEIVING TD. FOR CEDRIC BENSON.  PUTS THE BENGALS UP 20-7.  CARSON PALMER 2 PICKS, 195 YDS. IN THE GAME.  4TH QUARTER.  A 4TH DOWN PLAY.  AND JIMMY CLAUSON’S PASS IS BLOCKED.  INCOMPLETE.  BENGALS WIN IT 20-7.

 

 

 

 

01:12:48 – BUFFALO BILLS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

 

DOMINATION FOR THE PATRIOTS.  13 STRAIGHT WINS OVER THE BILLS.  THEY ONLY GOT 1 RED ZONE DRIVE THIS ENTIRE YEAR.  SO THEY ARE SWITCHING OVER TO RYAN FITZPATRICK.  1ST QUARTER, PATRIOTS ALREADY DOWN 3-0.  TOM BRADY FINDS 81.  RANDY MOSS FOR A 7 YD. SCORE OFF THE WICKED PLAY FAKE.  PUTS THE PATRIOTS UP 7-3.

 

2 BILLS POSSESSIONS LATER, 7TH PLAY OF THEIR DRIVE, THE GO IS RIGHT OUT TO T.J. STEWART OFF THE SHORT PASS FROM FITZPATRICK.  1ST CAREER TD. FOR THE ROOKIE.  PUTS THE BILLS UP 13-7.  ON THE ENSUING PATRIOT POSSESSION, THE HANDOFF GOES TO DANNY WOODHEAD.  LOOK AT THE CUT.  EXCELLENT JOB BY WOODHEAD.  HE GETS HIS FIRST CAREER TD.  A 22 YD. GAIN FOR WOODHEAD.  PUTS THE PATRIOTS UP 14-13.  THEY WOULD TO INTO THE HALF UP 17-16.  3RD QUARTER, PATRIOTS WITH THE BALL.  TOM BRADY FINDS WES WELKER OVER THE MIDDLE.  A GAIN OF 27 TO THE BILLS 41.

 

3 PLAYS LATER, BRADY IN THE SHOTGUN AGAIN, AND HE HAS PLENTY OF TIME.  LOBS ONE INTO THE END ZONE.  PLENTY OF TRAFFIC THERE BUT RANDY MOSS COMES DOWN WITH IT AGAIN.  A 35 YD. SCORE.  PRACTICAL DAY FOR RANDY MOSS WHO CATCHES 2 TDS. IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BUT 81 GETS THE GRAB.  THAT PUTS THE PATRIOT UP 24-16.  MOSS 5TH ALL TIME IN RECEIVING YDS. PASSING MARVIN HARRISON.

 

ENSUING PATRIOTS KICKOFF, AND THAT IS C.J. SPILLER THE ROOKIE.  BOUNCES OFF A MAN.  TAKES IT DOWN TO THE SIDELINE.  OUTRACES EVERYBODY TO THE END ZONE.  C.J. SPILLER MAKING PLAYS.  THE 1ST ROUND PICK WITH 2 TDS. IN THE GAME.  BILLS WITHIN 1 AT 24-23.  2 PATRIOTS POSSESSIONS LATER, TOM BRADY ROLLING RIGHT, AND HE WILL BRING IT DOWN AND SLIDE PICKING UP THE 1ST DOWN.  EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

 

DOWN TO THE BILLS 46.  10 PLAYS LATER A LONG DRIVE FOR N.E. AND IT IS CAPPED OFF BY A 5 YD. TD. PASS FROM BRADY TO __ GRONKOWSKI’S, THE ROOKIE, GETTING INTO THE END ZONE.  PUTTING THE PATS UP 31-23.

 

ONTO THE 4TH QUARTER.  1ST & GOAL AT THE 7.  __ GREEN ELLIS INTO THE END ZONE.  A 7 YD. SCORE.  HE HAD 98 YDS. ON THE GROUND.  PUT THE PATRIOTS UP 38-23.  LATE IN THE 4TH QUARTER, BUFFALO WITH THE BALL.  RYAN FITZPATRICK.  HE HITS STEVE JOHNSON OVER THE MIDDLE.  A GAIN OF 14 TO THE BILLS 48.  2 PLAYS LATER, BRIAN FITZPATRICK ROLLING TO HIS RIGHT.  HE LOOKS DEEP.  HEAVES IT INTO THE END ZONE AND STEVE JOHNSON BRINGS IT IN THERE FOR A 37 YD. SCORE.

 

BILLS DOWN 8 AT THAT POINT.  38-30.  STILL INTERESTING.  NEXT BUFFALO POSSESSION.  1ST & 10 AT THEIR 35.  INTERCEPTED BY BRIAN MERRYWEATHER.  PATRIOTS WOULD HOLD ON FOR THE WIN, 38-30.

 

 

 

 

01:15:43 – SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

 

LET’S GO TO K.C.  THE CHIEFS COMING INTO THIS ONE.  A SURPRISING 2-0.  MIKE SINGLETARY LOOKING TO BUILD OFF WHAT WAS A PRETTY STRONG PERFORMANCE.  I WANT TO SEE HIS POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE.  THINK HE MIGHT BE UPSET?  HE MIGHT HAVE THAT ONE RACKED-UP.

 

JAMAL CHARLES.  YOU CAN LABEL HIM A PLAYMAKER AT THIS POINT.  12 YD. GAIN UP THE LEFT SIDE EARLY.  DRIVE CONTINUES INTO THE 2ND QUARTER.  8 PLAYS LATER, DEXTER MCCLUSTER, ALSO PLAYMAKER.  THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO DESCRIBE BOTH OF THOSE GUYS.  JAMAL CHARLES, DEXTER MCCLUSTER; BOTH SMALLER, NIMBLE, QUICK.  CASSEL A LOT BETTER.  HOW EVER, THIS ONE INTERCEPTED BY SHANTE SPENCER.  CASSEL 3 TD. PASSES.  JUST 1 INTERCEPTION.  THIS TEAM’S GOING TO GO AS FAR AS THEIR QB TAKES THEM.  I’M NOT SURE THEY’RE READY FOR PRIMETIME JUST YET.  OH, THEY’VE GONE FARTHER THAN THAT ALREADY.  HE’S LAID 2 EGGS THE FIRST 2 GAMES.  THIS GAME HE DID COME AROUND AND PLAY.

 

ALEX SMITH, POOR DECISION.  BOTH TIPPED BY BRANDON FLOWERS AND PICKED OFF.  THERE’S A TEAM WHERE YOU TRULY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GO AS FAR AS THEIR QB WOULD TAKE THEM.  THEY ARE!  BUT, DEFENSIVELY, THEY DIDN’T SHOW UP.  THE 49ERS DID NOT SHOW UP TODAY.  WELL YOU CAN’T KEEP PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR DEFENSE GETTING NOTHING OFFENSIVELY.  THEY GAVE UP 457 YDS. OF TOTAL OFFENSE TO THE CHIEFS TODAY.

 

AND TO EVERYONE WHO QUESTIONED WHY THE CHIEFS WOULD TAKE DEXTER MCCLUSTER, UNDERSIZED IN THE 2ND ROUND; THEY SAY LOOK AT THIS PLAY RIGHT HERE.  DIDN’T, I DIDN’T …I EXPECTED HIM TO BE A PLAYMAKER, I KNOW. BUT JUST 2ND ROUND PICK?  THAT’S WHAT KIND OF PUZZLED ME.  THAT BALL SNAPPED TO THOMAS JONES.  HAND IT TO MCCLUSTER.  PITCHES IT BACK TO CASSEL TO DWAYNE BOW.  45 YDS.  TD. CHIEFS.  CHARLIE WEISS, NICE CALL.  VERY NICE CALL.  THIS OFFENSE…  IT’S NOT WORKING AT A HIGHER LEVEL TOM.  IT IS WORKING AT A HIGHER LEVEL.  LOOK AT THIS PLAY.  GOOD JOB KEEPING AN EYE ON THE BALL AND GETTING HIS FEET DOWN TOO!  DISCIPLINE FROM THE S.F. 49ER DEFENSE.  NOT THERE TODAY.

 

CASSEL UNDERNEATH OF JAMAL CHARLES.  1ST DOWN & THEN SOME.  A K.C. GAIN OF 22.  YEA, YOU  MAY WANT TO GUARD HIM.  YOU MAY WANT TO COVER HIM WITH SOMEBODY.  YEA, BUT YOU’RE JUST LOST AND BEWILDERED AT THIS POINT.  YOU’RE GETTING NOTHING FROM YOUR OFFENSE, THE DEFENSE.  YOU’RE ON THE ROAD.  YOU’VE HAD A HEARTBREAKING LOSS.  OH, TONY __ , ANOTHER ROOKIE PASSING THE PASS GAME.  I’D THINK LOST AND BEWILDERED AVENUE IS WHERE I LIVE.  YES.

 

TONY __, LATE PICK OUT OF IOWA…DISGUISED TO GO UP AND GET IT.  MUST BE THE GLOVE.  THAT’S A CATCH.  WHY DON’T YOU GIVE THESE GUYS CREDIT?  I AIN’T TALKING ABOUT ………..

 

4TH QUARTER, __ CHARLES OFF THE RIGHT SIDE.  GAIN OF 17.  CHIEFS WOULD RUSH FOR OVER 200 YDS.  THIS IS THE TEAM OF THE AFTERNOON.  HE RUSHED FOR WHAT, 1100 YDS. IN THE LAST 12 OR 13 GAMES?  THEY’VE ALSO GOT THOMAS JONES, 27 YDS. HERE.  OLD MAN STILL GOT IT.  HE RUSHED FOR 95 YDS. TODAY.  207 TOTAL RUSHING YDS.  MONDAY NIGHT LETDOWN MAN.  3RD GOAL, GIVE IT TO JONES AGAIN.  LEFT SIDE.  LEAP ACROSS THE GOAL LINE.  THE CHIEFS WERE UP 31-3, AND THAT IS HOW THEY WIN.  MATT CASSEL, STRONG PERFORMANCE.  COME ON, SHOW US THE MIKE SINGLETARY PRESS CONF. PLEASE.  IT’S ON THE WAY.  IT IS?  CASSEL 3 TDS.  AS WE MENTIONED, THE TEAM, RUSHING THE TEAM BEING THE CHIEFS, OVER 200 YDS, AND K.C. IS 3-0.  ONE OF THE BIGGEST IF NOT THEE BIGGEST SURPRISE ON THE YOUNG SEASON, YES?  YES IT IS.

 

01:19:07 – TENNESSEE TITANS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

 

A COUPLE OF 1-1 TEAMS GETTING TOGETHER.  THE GIANTS, 7 TURNOVERS ON THE SEASON.  NEED TO PROTECT THE FOOTBALL.  OPENING POSSESSION.  4TH PLAY OF THEIR DRIVE.  ELI MANNING.  HIS PASS BOUNCES OFF OF AKEEM NIX.  INTERCEPTED BY DERRICK MARX.  THAT WOULD LEAD TO A T.E. F.G. PUTTING THEM UP 3-0.  ENSUING GIANTS POSSESSION.  WACKY PLAY.  ELI MANNING ESCAPES THE PRESSURE.  TRIES TO LOFT IT INTO THE END ZONE.  BOUNCES AROUND.  INTERCEPTED BY JASON MCCORDY OF TENN.  TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  ELI ESCAPES THE RUSH; TRIES TO LEFT HAND IT INTO THE END ZONE.  BAD IDEA.  IT IS BOUNCED AROUND.  INTERCEPTED.  9 TURNOVERS ON THE SEASON FOR THE GIANTS.  THEY WOULD HAVE 3 IN THE GAME, AND THE WORST IN THE NFL.  WHEN THEY’RE NOT GETTING TURNOVERS THEY’RE GETTING SACKED.  ELI MANNING BROUGHT DOWN BY DAVE BALL.  GIANTS MISSED A F.G.; AND AFTER A CHRIS JOHNSON TD. RUN THEY WERE TRAILING 10-3 WHEN MANNING FINDS MANNINGHAM FOR A GAIN OF 20.  HE KEEPS HIS FEET INBOUNDS.  NICE PICKOFF AND CATCH.  VERY NEXT PLAY, THE GAME IS AMONT BRADSHAW WALKING INTO THE END ZONE FOR A GIANTS TD.  THAT WOULD TIE THE GAME AT 10.  THAT WOULD BE THE HALFTIME SCORE.  GIANTS GOT AWAY WITH A HOLDING CALL ON THE PLAY.  MANNINGHAM GRABS A HOLD OF CORDLAND FINNEGAN.  BREATHES THE EASY TD.  JEFF FISHER NOT HAPPY.  HE’S GOT HIS EYES ON THE REF. AFTER THAT.  GIANTS IN THE HOLE.  3RD & 10 FROM THEIR OWN 1 YD. LINE.  MANNINGHAM TRYING TO GET THEM OUT OF IT WITH THE GRAB.  A 43 YD. PICKUP FROM MARIO MANNINGHAM.  BUT WAIT A SECOND.  LAUNDRY ON THE FIELD.  AN ILLEGAL CHOP BLOCK IS CALLED ON AHMONT BRADSHAW.   HE TRIES TO GET DOWN.  HE UNDERCUTS TONY BROWN.  THE PENALTY WAS ENFORCED IN THE END ZONE AND RULED A SAFETY GIVING THE TITANS A 12-10 LEAD.

 

ON THEIR ENSUING DRIVE, A 1ST & 10.  VINCE YOUNG FINDS __ __ OVER THE MIDDLE.  THE 2ND YEAR RECEIVER…IN THE GAME.  5 PLAYS LATER VINCE YOUNG LOOKING BACK IN THE END ZONE.  NICE GRAB!  KENNY __ COMES DOWN WITH THE TD. CATCH.  HIS 1ST OF THE YEAR.  THAT PUTS TENN. UP 19-10.

 

GIANTS TRAILING NOW 22-10.  ELI MANNING THROWING IN COMPLETE FOR AKEM NICKS.  FLAG DOWN ON THE PLAY.  KAREM MCKENZIE GETTING INTO IT, SHOVING JASON __ IN THE BACK.  CALLED FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS.  11 PENALTIES FOR THE GIANTS IN THE GAME, INCLUDING 4 PERSONAL FOULS.  2 PLAYS LATER, IT’S A 4TH & 14.  MANNING THROWING FOR AKEEM NICKS INTO A LOT OF TRAFFIC.  INCOMPLETE.  A MICROCOSM OF THE GIANTS DAY.  ENSUING T.E.’S DRIVE.  CHRIS JOHNSON BOUNCES IT TO THE LEFT SIDE, GOING UP THE SIDELINE.  HE IS FINALLY PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS BUT HE PICKED UP 42 YDS. ON THE PLAY DOWN TO THE 22.  2 PLAYS LATER, THE EASY TD. FOR CHRIS JOHNSON.  32 CARRIES, 125 YDS., 2 TDS. FOR C.J.  TITANS WIN IT 29-10.

 

01:22:11 – CLEVELAND BROWNS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS

 

A AFC NORTH BATTLE.  BALT. WITH ITS HOME OPENER.  CLEVELAND WINLESS ON THE SEASON.  JOE FLACCO COMING OFF A CAREER-WORST 4 INTERCEPTION DAY LAST WEEKEND.  2ND RAVENS POSSESSION, RAY RICE TAKES THE HANDOFF. CUTS LEFT.  GOES PAST DEFENDERS.  HE STUMBLES BUT HE PICKS UP 25 YDS. ON THE PLAY.  HAD 80 YDS. IN THE GAME.  6 PLAYS LATER AS THE RAVENS ARE DRIVING.  JOE FLACCO PLAY ACTION FAKE.  HE FINDS A WIDE OPEN TODD HEAP WHO MAKES THE CATCH FOR A GAIN OF 16.

 

2 PLAYS LATER, FLACCO AGAIN WITH THE PLAY FAKE.  HE THROWS A DART TO ANQUAN BOLDEN WHO DIVES FOR THE TD.  BOLDEN.  THAT WOULD BE THE THEME OF THE GAME.  FASTEST PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY TO 600 CAREER CATCHES.  ANQUAN BOLDEN.

 

RAVENS BALL ON THE BROWNS 43.  STILL UP 7-3.  THE PASS COMPLETES.  ANQUAN BOLDEN MAKES A LEAPING GRAB FOR A GAIN OF 27.  HUGE GAME FOR ANQUAN.  2 PLAYS LATER FLACCO FINDS ANQUAN BOLDEN IN THE END ZONE WIDE OPEN AGAIN!  GET A BODY ON THIS GUY!  HIS 2ND TD. GRAB OF THE GAME PUTS THE RAVENS UP 14-3.

 

ENSUING CLEVELAND POSSESSION.  THE GIVE TO PAYDEN HILLIS!  PIG SUEY CRUSHING DEFENDERS ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR A GAIN OF 25.  BIG GAIN FOR PAYDEN HILLIS.  2 PLAYS LATER, SENECA WALLACE THIS TIME FINDS SOME TIME.  PLENTY OF TIME.  HE FINDS JOSHUA CRIBBS FOR A PICKUP OF 17.  5 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & GOAL FROM THE 1.  PAYDEN HILLIS INTO THE END ZONE.  BREAKS THROUGH FOR THE TD.  BIG GAIN FOR PAYDEN HILLIS.  IT PUTS THE BROWNS BACK IN IT.

 

DOWN 14-10 GOING INTO HALFTIME.  LATE 3RD QUARTER, HILLIS THIS TIME TAKES THE GIVE.  1ST DOWN TO …  LOOK AT THE MAN FROM ARKANSAS GO.  MOVING ALL THE WAY PAST MIDFIELD DOWN INSIDE THE 40.  48 YD. RUN FROM PAYDEN HILLIS PLUS A 15 YD. PENALTY FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS.

 

HILLIS, 124 YDS. IN THE GAME.  JOSH CRIBBS IN AS THE WILDCAT QB.  GOES AROUND THE LEFT HAND FOR A GAIN OF 19 INSIDE THE RAVENS 5 YD. LINE.  THE DRIVE CONTINUES INTO THE 4TH QUARTER.  2ND & GOAL FROM THE RAVENS 1.  SENECA WALLACE, PLAY FAKE AND ROLLS.  FINDS BEN WATSON, HIS T.E., FOR A TD.  CLEVELAND TAKES THE LEAD 17-14.

 

141 YDS. PASSING FOR SENECA WALLACE.  ENSUING DRIVE.  FLACCO LOBS IT INTO THE END ZONE AND BOLDEN, 3RD TD. CATCH OF THE GAME!  RAVENS GO ON FOR THE WIN.  24-17.

 

01:24:59 – PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

 

ONE OF THE ONLY MATCHUPS BETWEEN UNDERRATED TEAMS THIS WEEK.  MIKE TOMLIN USED TO BE A DEF. BACKS COACH IN TAMPA.  CHARLIE BATCH GETTING THE START IN FAVOR OF BYRON LEFTWICH.  FIRST POSSESSION FOR PITTS.  CHARLIE BATCH.  HE IS LOOKING FOR MIKE WALLACE.  THAT PASS IS PICKED OFF BY __ __.  2ND GAME OF THE SEASON FOR __.  2ND PICK.  BUCCANEERS WOULD GO ON TO KICK A F.G. TO TAKE A 3-NOTHING LEAD.

 

VERY NEXT POSSESSION, CHARLIE BATCH BACK AT WORK ON A 2ND & 11.  PLENTY OF TIME.  BOMBS WENT DOWN DEEP OVER THE MIDDLE.  AND THAT IS MIKE WALLACE IN THE END ZONE.  THE 2ND YEAR RECEIVER GETS THE TD. GRAB.  BATCH’S 1ST TD. PASS SINCE 2007.  7-3 LEAD FOR PITTS.

 

ENSUING T.B. POSSESSION, AND THAT IS A PASS LOFTED BY JOSH FREEMAN.  ONE-HANDED GRAB BY KELLEN WINSLOW.  TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  IT IS TIPPED.  WINSLOW, VELCRO HANDS, GETS 2 FT. IN BOUNDS AS WELL.

 

WINSLOW AND THE BUCS WILL GET A F.G. CUTTING THE LEAD TO 7-6.  2ND QUARTER, RASHARD MENDENHAL WITH THE NICE SPIN MOVE.  PICKS UP A GAIN OF 15.  TACKLED BY CODY GRAHAM AT THE 48.  3 PLAYS LATER CHARLIE BATCH WILL LET LOOSE.  HE SCRAMBLES.  SEES NOTHING BUT GREEN IN FRONT OF HIM.  HE IS RUNNING ALL THE WAY DOWN 24 YDS. FOR A 1ST DOWN DOWN TO THE BUCS 24.  NEXT PLAY IT’S CHARLIE BATCH.  THIS TIME PLENTY OF TIME AGAIN.  HE FINDS HIS T.E. AGAIN, HEATH MILLER, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 3 YD. LINE.

 

VERY NEXT PLAY FOR PITTS.  RASHARD MENDENHAHL.  BOOM!  INTO THE END ZONE.  A TD. BARRELING THROUGH.  HE HAD 143 YDS. IN THE GAME.  A 14-6 LEAD FOR PITTS.  ENSUING POSSESSION.  THAT’S MIKE WILLIAMS.  ON THE SCREEN PASS HE IS HIT.  HE FUMBLES.  RYAN CLARK PICKS IT UP. CLARK RUNNING AND HE TAKES IT DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE 44 YD. LINE.  TURNOVER FOR THE STEELERS.

 

2 PLAYS LATER CHARLIE BATCH, AN HE WILL DO THE PLAY FAKE.  LOOKING DEEP AGAIN.  INTO THE CORNER FOR MIKE WALLACE.  IT IS TIPPED!  WALLACE COMES DOWN WITH IT FOR A 2ND TD. GRAB OF THE GAME  __ TALIB GOT A HAND ON IT.  IT GOES RIGHT INTO MIKE WALLACE FOR HIS 2ND TD. CATCH OF THE GAME.  A 21-6 LEAD FOR PITTS.

 

01:27:08

ON THE STEELERS NEXT POSSESSION, CHARLIE BATCH GOING TO WORK AGAIN.  HE FINDS THE TRUSTY VETERAN HINES WARD, WHO GOES DOWN 19 YDS. TO THE BUCS 16.  PITTS. CALLS A TIMEOUT AFTER THAT.  2 PLAYS LATER, CHARLIE BATCH LOOKING ONCE TO GET INTO THE END ZONE.  HE FINDS HINES WARD.  A 9 YDS. TD CATCH.  FIRST TIME SINCE ’99.  CHARLIE BATCH HAD 3 TD. PASSES IN THE HALF.  A 28-6 HALFTIME LEAD FOR PITTS.  BUT, THEY WOULD GO RIGHT BACK AT IT.  ANOTHER TURNOVER BY T.B.  THIS TIME IT IS BRETT __ RETURNING IT ALL THE WAY.  LOOK AT HIM STILL ON HIS FETE.  CONVOY OF BLOCKERS INTO THE END ZONE.  A 79 YD. INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TD. FOR BRETT __; AND THE STEELERS GO ON FOR A ROUTE AND A VICTORY, 38-13 OVER TAMPA.

 

01:28:09 – ATLANTA FALCONS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

 

BIT NFC SOUTH BATTLE.  MIKE TURNER WITH THAT SUFFERED GROIN INJURY LAST WEEKEND.  FALCONS HAVE LOST 7 OF THEIR LAST 8 AGAINST THE SAINTS.  WITH REGGIE BUSH OUT FOR 6 WKS., WHO WOULD REPLACE HIM AND TAKE HIS SPOT?  I THINK WE HAVE OUR ANSWER.  LANCE MOORE RETURNING A PUNT.  TAKING IT 72 YDS.  BREAKING TACKLES ON THE WAY.  ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 6 YD. LINE.  LANCE MOORE MAKING AN IMPACT ON THIS ONE EARLY AND OFTEN AT THE SUPERDOME.  IT WOULD SETUP A TD. 7-NOTHING LEAD FOR N.O.  ENSUING POSSESSION, MATT RYAN.  HE HITS TONY GONZALEZ FOR A 13 YD. SCORE.  GONZALEZ HAD 61 YDS. RECEIVING ON THAT DRIVE ALONE.  ENSUING POSSESSION FOR N.O., A FLEA-FLICKER.  DREW BREES LOOKING DEEP FOR DEVORY HENDERSON.  EXCELLENT INTERCEPTION BY HANK GRIMES; AND HE TAKES IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS MIDFIELD, AND HE IS BROUGHT DOWN AT THE 49.  FIRST INTERCEPTION FOR DREW BREES IN HIS LAST 242 PASSING ATTEMPTS.  FALCONS COULDN’T TURN THAT INTO POINTS.  STILL TIED A 7.  ENSUING POSSESSION.  DREW BREES.  HE FINDS LANCE MOORE WHO IS GONE.  LANCE MOORE ALREADY WITH THE BIG PUNT RETURN WITH AN 80 YD. TD. RECEPTION ON THAT PLAY.  LANCE MOORE.  HE IS COVERED BY A LINEBACKER.  NOT EXACTLY WHAT ATLANTA WANTS.  THOMAS __, THE SAFETY, IS SLOW TO GET OVER THERE LEAVING LANCE MOORE WIDE OPEN.  HE SPLITS THE DEFENSE AND TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE.  SAINTS REGAIN THE LEAD 14-7.  GOES INTO HALFTIME TIED-UP AT 14.

 

SAINTS TRAILING 17-14.  AWKWARD FUNNY PLAY AS THIS PUNT WILL HIT A PLAYER IN THE FOOT.  IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.  SAVED BY N.O. THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE BALL.  INITIALLY RULED OUT OF BOUNDS WITH ATLANTA GETTING THE BALL BUT SEAN PAYTON SAYS, “LET’S CHALLENGE THIS ONE.”  IT HITS AN ATLANTA PLAYER’S FOOT.  STILL INBOUNDS.  JIMMY GRAHAM WILL TRY AND SAVE IT, AND HE WILL TOSS IT LATERALLY TO HIS TEAMMATE.  2 FEET IN.  IT IS OVERTURNED.  THE BALL GOES TO N.O. ON THE PLAY; AND THEY WOULD CAPITALIZE AFTER THAT.  5 PLAYS LATER, DREW BREES HITS LANCE MOORE FOR THE TD.  HIS 2ND TD. OF THE GAME.  149 YDS. FOR MOORE.  SAINTS BACK ON TOP 21-17.  ONTO THE 4TH.  MATT RYAN LOOKING FOR HIS FAVORITE TARGET, RODDY WHITE.  A 22 YD. TD. CATCH.  228 YDS.  2 TDS. FOR RYAN.  THEY GO UP 24-21.  2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR N.O.  DREW BREES.  HE WILL FIND JEREMY SHOCKEY FOR A PICKUP OF 6 A 1ST.  DREW BREES, 365 & 3 TDS.  NOW TO TRY AND TIE THE GAME, GARRETT HARTLEY MAKES IT FROM 32 YDS. OUT.  WE ARE HEADED TO OVERTIME.

 

TIED UP AT 24.  N.O. SETTING UP FOR A GAME-WINNING 29 YD. F.G.  HARTLEY SHANKS IT TI O THE LEFT! MIKE SMITH AN THE FALCONS ECSTATIC!  A NEW LIFE FOR THEM.  THAT GAME SHOULD’VE BEEN ENDED RIGHT THERE BUT ATLANTA WILL SETUP.  MATT RYAN ATTEMPTING THE F.G.  IT IS BLOCKED.  SEAN PAYTON CALLED THE TIMEOUT BEFORE THE PLAY.  ICING THE KICKER.  SO ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ATLANTA.  MOVE BACK 5 YDS. WITH THE FALSE START.  MATT RYAN 2ND TIME AROUND.  46 YARDER.  HE NAILS IT!  ATLANTA GETS THE BIG OVERTIME WIN; 27-24 OVER THE SAINTS!

 

01:31:50 – DETROIT LIONS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS

 

NFC NORTH BATTLE IN MINN.  THE LIONS AT THE VIKINGS.  BRAD CHILDRESS AND HIS VIKES LOOKING TO AVOID AN 0-3 START.  BRETT FAVRE 4 INTERCEPTIONS THROUGH ONLY 2 GAMES.  NO SCORE.  VIKINGS 3RD POSSESSION.  FAVRE LOOKING AT TOBY GERHARDT.  THAT IS BRETT FAVRE’S FAULT.  O.K. ARE YOU SURE?!  ABSOLUTELY.  ARE YOU SURE?!  THE BIG GUY OUT THERE AND PICKING IT OFF.  NIMBLE TOO.  HOLD IT UP!  LIONS TAKE ADVANTAGE.  SEAN HILL TO TONY SHEFFLER.  5 YD. TOUCH.  LIONS ON TOP 7-0.  AT THE HOP SHEFFLER WITH THE …YEA.  AND IF YOU’RE A VIKINGS FAN YOU JUST GOTTA BE ..FEARING THE WORST AT THIS POINT, DON’T YOU?

 

THIS IS A PLAY THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO YOU, TOM, RIGHT HERE.  NO QUESTION.  WE WATCHED THIS PLAY AND I SAID TO YOU, PAUL BURMEISTER.  THIS COULD BE THE CHANGE.  THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE INFLECTION POINTS IN A SEASON.  WATCH, BRETT FAVRE WILL THROW A TD. PASS ON THE VERY NEXT PLAY.  AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW?  HE REALLY DIDN’T SAY THAT.  I DID.  HE DID.  HE DID?  I SAID, “HOW COULD THIS CHANGE YOUR SEASON?”  THAT TURNOVER MOMENTUM.  I ACTUALLY SAID TO BERNARD BERRY AND VASANTE SHANKO.  I DID NOT PREDICT PERCY HARMONS BUT TO THE VIKINGS, EVEN BETTER THAT IT’S HARMON.  GET HIM INVOLVED.

 

2ND QUARTER ALL TIED AT 7.  FAVRE’S SACKS AND FUMBLES RECOVERED BY THE LIONS.  THERE’S THAT OFF. LINE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.  ABSOLUTELY SIEVE UP FRONT.  THIS TEAM’S JUST NOT BUILT TO DO THAT.  AND SO THERE’S A LOT OF WORK THAT’S GOTTA BE DONE BUT YOU SEE THE PENALTY RIGHT THERE?  YEA.  GRABBED HIS HELMET AND THEY GET THE BALL BACK WHICH IS A HUGE PLAY.  FAVRE ONLY SACKED TWICE BUT HE HAD TO HAVE BEEN HIT 10 OR 12 OTHER TIMES.

 

7 PLAYS LATER ADRIAN PETERSON 6 YDS. IN FOR THE SCORE.  VIKINGS LEAD 14-7.  WELL THIS IS WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, IS IT NOT, UNTIL THEY GET THEIR RHYTHM IN THE PASSING GAME, IS JUST CONTINUE TO TURN AROUND AND HAND IT TO ADRIAN?  YES, ABSOLUTELY.  MORE PRESSURE ON FAVRE.  THIS TIME CLIFF AVERALL.  AND WHO’S FAULT IS THAT?  THAT ONE IS ON THE OFF. TACKLE.  I BELIEVE PHIL __ DID NOT PROTECT HIS QB.  INTERCEPTION BY ALFONZO SMITH LED TO A F.G.  LIONS TRAILING ONLY 14-10 AT HALFTIME.

 

3RD QUARTER FAVRE LOOKING FOR GREG LEWIS.  INTERCEPTED BY CHRIS HOUSTON.  BUT, A PENALTY FLAG THAT WORKS IN THE FAVOR OF BRETT FAVRE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST A  MISCOMMUNICATION WITH GREG LEWIS.  GREG LEWIS DIDN’T LOOK LIKE HE KNEW WHAT THE PLAY WAS.  NO.  HE GOT BEAT TO THE SPOT, AND THAT’S THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECEIVERS HAVE HAD.  YOU KNOW THAT.  HE GOT MUSCLE TO THE SPOT AND HE LET THE GUY BEAT HIM ON THE INSIDE.  THAT’S IF IT WAS A HOOK ROUTE.  MAYBE IT WAS GO-ROUTE AND BRETT JUST THREW THE BALL.  SPEAKING OF GO, HOW ABOUT THAT?  A.P.!  80 YDS. GO.  VIKINGS LEAD 24-10.  THAT’S NOT A BAD FALLBACK PLAN, IS IT?  WHEN YOUR PASSING GAME ISN’T WORKING, THAT YOU COULD TURN AROUND AND HAND IT TO HIM?  THAT SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY PLAN AT THIS POINT.

 

VIKINGS LEADING BY 14 AT THAT POINT;’ AND ON THE NEXT DETROIT POSSESSION, LIONS OFFENSE IN A TOUGH SPOT FACING 3RD & 20.  SHAWN HILL SACKED BY BRIAN ROBINSON.  SCRUM ENSUES FOR THE BALL.  RAY EDWARDS KNOCKS ROB SIMMS.  JARED ALLEN THROWS SHAWN HILL.  HILL GETS BACK UP.  GAME ON  GAME ON.  NICE TACKLE BY THE OFF. LINEMAN.  OH, SHAWN HILL WANTS A PIECE TOO.  THAT’S NOT A FIGHT YOU’RE GONNA WIN SHAWN.  SHAWN FIGHTING FOR HIS BOYS.  I LIKE IT BUT JARED ALLEN’S NOT THE GUY YOU PROBABLY WANT TO SQUARE-OFF WITH.  BRETT FAVRE ON THE SIDELINE LIKING THE FIGHT HIS TEAM IS SHOWING.  HE SAID, “THAT’S RIGHT FIGHT.  NOW BLOCK FOR ME.”  THAT’S A LEADER RIGHT THERE.  WOW.

 

4TH QUARTER, HERE’S A BALL ON THE GROUND.  TOBY GERHARDT FUMBLES.  RECOVERED BY LOUIS __.  LIONS BALL THROWN 22.  IT WAS STILL WAY TOO MANY MISTAKES FOR THE VIKINGS.  12 PENALTIES, 3 TURNOVERS.  ENSUING DETROIT POSSESSION, 2:51 LEFT.  SHAWN HILL INTERCEPTED BY BEN LEBER IN THE END ZONE, AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT FOR DETROIT.

 

NOW THEY’VE GOT 2 WKS. TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS, RIGHT?  NOW THEY GO TO TRAINING CAMP.  SEE, FAVRE DIDN’T HAVE A TRAINING CAMP.  KNOCK OFF THAT AERIAL RUST.  WELL, THE WAY YOU KNOCK THAT AERIAL RUST OFF IS YOU GET SOMEBODY TO STEP UP AND MAKE SOME PLAYS IN THE PASSING GAME.  VIKINGS WIN, 24-10.  BRETT FAVRE 23 OUT OF 34 TD.  BUT ALSO HAD THE 2 INTERCEPTIONS.

 

01:35:59 - DALLAS COWBOYS @ HOUSTON TEXANS

 

HUGE MATCHUP IN THE LONE STAR STATE.  TONY ROMO, HIS FIRST CAREER NFL ACTION CAME AGAINST THE TEXANS IN 2006.  HOUSTON LOOKING FOR ITS FIRST 3-0 START IN FRANCHISE HISTORY.  VERY LOW-SCORING GAME.  MOVE AHEAD TO THE 2ND QUARTER.  ARIAN FOSTER GETS THE GIVE.  CUTS BACK TO THE LEFT.  HE TAKES IT 21 YDS. DOWN FOR A 1ST DOWN.  FOSTER WOULD HAVE YET ANOTHER BIG GAME.  2 PLAYS LATER MATT SCHAUB FROM THE SHOT GUN.  HE’LL FIND ANDRE JOHNSON ON THE QUICK SCREEN.  JOHNSON WILL TAKE IT 26 YDS. INSIDE THE 10 DOWN TO THE 6 YD. LINE.  NEAL RACKERS WOULD HIT A F.G.  TEXANS WOULD GO UP 3-NIOTHING.  COWBOYS ON THEIR FOLLOWING POSSESSION, AND THAT IS ROMO THROWING TO ROY WILLIAMS FOR A PICKUP OF 21.  IT WOULD BE A BIG GAIN FOR ROY.

 

7TH PLAY, THEY DRIVE FOR DALLAS AS THEY’RE MOVING THE BALL.  ROMO THIS TIME FINDS DEZ BRYANT STRETCHING FOR THE 1ST DOWN MARKER AND HE GETS IT AFTER BREAKING A TACKLE.  A PICKUP OF 10 ON THE PLAY.  12TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE FOR DALLAS.  ROMO THIS TIME LOOKS FOR MILES AUSTIN.  HE MAKES THE 1 GRAB.  POWERS HIS WAY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 1 YD. LINE.  A 1ST DOWN.  MARION BARBER WOULD PUNCH IT IN ON THE NEXT PLAY GIVING THE COWBOYS A 7-3 LEAD.

MOVING AHEAD, MATT SCHAUB HAVING A ROUGH DAY.  RIGHT OFF THE PLAY ACTION, HE JUST WENT DOWN THE LEFT SIDELINE.  IT IS PICKED OFF.  MIKE JENKINS GETS THE INTERCEPTION FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS.  NOT A GOOD DAY FOR SCHAUB.  PICKED OFF TWICE.  TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  ANDRE JOHNSON STUMBLES.  SCHAUB OVERTHROWS HIM, AND JENKINS COMES UP WITH THE PICK.  ENSUING POSSESSION FOR DALLAS.  A PUMP FAKE BY ROMO, AND HE FINDS DEZ BRYANT FOR A PICKUP OF 30 YDS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HOUSTON 26.

 

PERFECT THROW BY ROMO OVER THE SHOULDER.  DEZ BRYANT COMES DOWN WITH A NICE GRAB.  EXCELLENT PLAY BY THE ROOKIE.  ROMO 23 OF 30 IN THE GAME.  2 PLAYS LATER HE WILL FIND ROY WILLIAMS INTO THE END ZONE.  THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN FROM 15 YDS. OUT.  TONY ROMO TO ROY WILLIAMS.  17-3 DALLAS GOES UP.  A 7 PLAY 90 YD. DRIVE.  HOUSTON’S NEXT POSSESSION, ARIAN FOSTER GETS THE GIVE.  HE WILL TAKE IT AND CUT BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN.  26 YD. PICKUP.  HE IS PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS.  THE 1ST 100 YD. RUSHER AGAINST THE COWBOYS IN 20 GAMES.  ARIAN FOSTER.

 

MATT SCHAUB ONTO THE 4TH QUARTER, ROLLING TO THE RIGHT AND HE’LL FIND OWEN DANIELS WHO IS BROUGHT DOWN AT THE 1.  HE FUMBLES IT AND JACOBY JONES WILL JUMP ON IT.  INITIALLY RULED A TD.  BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE REPLAY, THEY RULED THAT HE WAS DOWN AT THE 1.  OWEN DANIELS.  THAT WOULD RESULT IN HOUSTON STALLING OUT THEIR DRIVE.  3 PLAYS LATER ON 3RD & GOAL.  BROUGHT DOWN BY KEITH BROOKING.  MATT SCHAUB SACKED IN THE BACKFIELD.  A 9 YD. LOSS.  HOUSTON WOULD HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A F.G.  THEY WERE DOWN 17-6.

 

TONY ROMO HITS ROY WILLIAMS ON THE NEXT POSSESSION.  WILLIAMS TAKES IT ALL THE WAY TO THE HOUSE.  A 63 YD. TD. CATCH FOR WILLIAMS.  BEATS HIS MAN RIGHT OFF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, AND HE IS JUST GONE TO THE HOUSE.  5 CATCHES; 117 YDS.; 2 TDS. FOR ROY.  COWBOYS GO ON TO TO WIN 27-13.

 

01:39:16 – WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ ST. LOUIS RAMS

 

RAMS PLAYING HOST TO THE REDSKINS.  STEPHEN JACKSON AND THE RAMS HAVE LOST 27 OF THE LAST 28 GAMES . OPENING POSSESSION, 8TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE, STEPHEN JACKSON FINDS ROOM UP THE RIGHT SIDE.  MAKING PEOPLE MISS.  42 YD. TD. RUN AFTER THE EXTRA POINT.  ST. LOUIS LEADING 7 TO NOTHING.

 

NEXT ST. LOUIS POSSESSION, SAME SCORE.  2ND PLAY ON THIS DRIVE.  IT’S 2ND & GOAL FROM THE REDSKINS 3.  BRADFORD WITH THE PLAY ACTION.  ROLLING TO HIS RIGHT.  IT’S DANIEL FELLS.  NICE JOB BY THE ROOKIE.  3 YD. TD.  THAT PUSHED THE RAMS LEAD TO 14 TO NOTHING.  BRADFORD 23 OUT OF 37; 235 YDS., A TD. AND NO INTERCEPTIONS.  REDSKINS NOW WITH THE BALL.  DONOVAN MCNABB OFF THE PLAY ACTION TO A WIDE ON SANTANA MOSS.  REDSKINS CUT THE LEAD TO 4.  IT’S 14-10 ST. LOUIS.

 

INTO THE 2ND QUARTER, A COUPLE OF RAMS POSSESSIONS LATER, STEPHEN JACKSON RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.  2 YDS. IN FUMBLES.  THE PLAY WAS CHALLENGED; AND AS WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, JACKSON WAS RULED DOWN BY CONTACT.  THE RAMS RETAIN POSSESSION.  JACKSON LOOKED AT ON THE SIDELINE BEFORE GOING TO THE L.R.  DID NOT RETURN.  FINISHED WITH 58 RUSHING YDS. AND A TD.  14-13 ST. LOUIS AT HALFTIME.  INTO THE 3RD QUARTER.  JACKSON’S BACKED-UP.  KENNETH DARBY FINDS HIS WAY TO THE END ZONE, AND THE RAMS RETAKE THE LEAD AT 21-16.

 

INTO THE 4TH QUARTER IT’S NOW 27-16 RAMS.  2ND & 15.  DONOVAN MCNABB LOOKING FOR SANTANA MOSS BUT INTERCEPTED BY BRADLEY FLETCHER.  THREW IT RIGHT TO HIM.  HE TAKES IT BACK 4 YDS.  MCNABB 187 YDS. BUT IT’S THE RAMS WINNING 30-16.

 

01:41:08 – OAKLAND RAIDERS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS

 

IS THAT __ ?  THAT’S BRUCE GRADOWSKI.  OH.  BUT THERE’S DOC __ OPERATING ON A PATIENT KNOWN AS THE ARIZONA CARDINALS DEFENSE WITH THE HELP OF __ MCFADDEN.  THE THING THAT SEPARATES MCFADDEN THIS YEAR IS HE’S SO PATIENT OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.

 

HE GOT – YDS. LAST WEEK.  HERE HE GOES AGAIN.  105 YDS. TODAY.  3RD QUARTER WITH THE RAIDERS UP 20-17.  LARRY FITZGERALD IS FOUND BY DERRICK ANDERSON MAKING HIS FIRST HOME START AS THE FULLTIME STARTER OF THE ARIZONA CARDS, 24-20.  SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI FROM DOWNTOWN PHOENIX.  58 YARDER WITH 4-1/2 TO GO DOWN 1.  IT’S NO GOOD.  SO QUALITY FIELD POSITION FOR THE CARDS.  RAIDERS DO GET THE BALL BACK AN THAT’S WHEN GRADKOWSKI FINDS DARIUS HEYWARD BAY WITH A MINUTE TO GO.  GETS OUT OF BOUNDS.  HE’S A DRAFT PICK FROM LAST YEAR EARLY.  HE’S GOTTA SHOW UP.  NEXT PLAY, BRUCE GRADKOWSKI TO DARIUS HEYWARD BAY.  IT’S INCOMPLETE ON DARIUS HEYWARD BAY, BUT HE’S NOT THE ONLY 3 NAME HYPHEN ON THE PLAY.  __ ROGERS CROMARTY IS THERE TOO AND HE’S CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE.  MIKE CAREY’S NOT GONNA HAVE ANY OF THAT.  4 TICKS LEFT.  HERE’S JANIKOWSKI FROM 36 YDS. AWAY.  OH, COME ON.  GOTTA HAVE IT.  GOODNESS GRACIOUS.  TOM CABLE THOUGHT HE HAD IT BUT HE DOESN’T, AND THAT IS A CRUSHING LOSS FOR THE RAIDERS.

 

01:42:45 – PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

 

EAGLES AT THE JAGUARS.  THE BIG STORY, MICHAEL VICK NAMED THE STARTING QB ON TUESDAY OVER KEVIN KOLB.  1ST QUARTER, NO SCORE, AND NO RUSH ON MICHAEL VICK.  ALL KINDS OF TIME.  FLICKS IT TO DESEAN JACKSON.  PERFECTLY THROWN BALL.  NO ONE’S GONNA CATCH JACKSON FROM THERE.  61 YD. EAGLE TD.  EAGLES LONGEST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE THIS YEAR.  EXTRA POINT LATER, 7 NOTHING.  KEVIN KOLB SUPPORTING HIS TEAM.

 

INTO THE 1ST HALF, ONLY 12 SECS. LEFT.  VICK ONCE AGAIN HANGING TOUGH IN THE POCKET.  BUY HIM SOME EXTRA TIME.  FINDS JEREMY MACKLIN WIDE OPEN.  ANOTHER EAGLES TD. AND THEY LED 14-3 AT HALFTIME.

 

INTO THE 3RD QUARTER, JAGUARS STILL TRAILING BY THAT SCORE OF 14-3.  DAVID GARRARD LOOKING FOR MIKE SIMMS WALKER BUT INTERCEPTED BY ASANTE SAMUEL.  SAMUEL’S FIRST INTERCEPTION OF THE SEASON.  GARRARD TOUGH DAY.  ONLY 13-30 FOR 105 YDS.  HE WAS ALSO SACKED 6 TIMES.

 

VERY NEXT PLAY, VICK LOOKING TO JEREMY MACKLIN AGAIN, AND THAT IS A 45 YD. PHILLY TD.  EAGLES LED 21-3, AND MACKLIN HAD 4 CATCHES FOR 83 YDS. AND 2 TDS. ON THE DAY.

 

NEXT PHILA. POSSESSION, VICK TO DESEAN JACKSON.  RAINBOW OF A BALL BUT JACKSON CATCHES IT AT THE JACKSONVILLE 30.  THAT’S A GAIN OF 42.  JACKSON HAD 5 CATCHES FOR A BUCK 53.  5 PLAYS LATER, DARRELL SMITH MISSES AND THE EAGLES WOULD PAY.  VICK SPRINTS IN FOR A TD.  HE AND HIS TEAM VERY IMPRESSIVE.  PHILLY WINS 28-3.

 

01:44:31 – INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ DENVER BRONCOS

 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS PLAYING AT THE DENVER BRONCOS.  MOMENT OF SILENCE AT THE STADIUM BEFORE THE GAME FOR FORMER DENVER WIDE RECEIVER, KENNY MCKINLEY, WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK.

 

2ND QUARTER, BRONCOS, WHILE TRAILING 6-NOTHING.  KYLE ORTON THROWS TO DEMARIUS THOMAS.  INTERCEPTED BY JACOB LACEY.  RETURNED TO THE DENVER 26 YD. LINE.

 

PEYTON MANNING KNOWS HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.  7 PLAYS LATER ON THE COLTS POSSESSION, 2ND ..FOR 5.  MANNING TO AUSTIN COLLIE.  WHAT A HUGE DAY.  INDY TD. AND THEY LEAD 13-NOTHING.  THEY SCORE 10 PTS. OFF 2 BRONCO TURNOVERS IN THE 1ST HALF.  NEXT DENVER POSSESSION, ORTON TO JABAR GAFFNEY.  THE CATCH AND THE RUN UP THE SIDELINE.  26 YD. DENVER GAIN.

 

7 PLAYS LATER SAME DRIVE.  4TH & GOAL FROM THE COLTS 1.  BRONCOS DECIDE TO GO.  LAWRENCE MALONEY OFF THE LEFT SIDE.  JUST ACROSS FOR A DENVER TD.  MCDANIELS LOVES IT BUT THE COLTS CHALLENGE IF MARONEY GOT IN.  HIS KNEE IS DOWN BEFORE THE BALL IS ACROSS.  TURNOVER ON DOWNS.  THE COLTS MAINTAIN THAT 13-3 LEAD AT HALFTIME.

 

3RD QUARTER, DENVER’S OPENING POSSESSION.  STILL TRAILING 13-3.  PLAY ACTION.  ORTON WITH TIME, AND A BIGGER ARM THAN SOME PEOPLE THINK.  PERFECT PASS.  48 YDS.  THE BRONCOS TRAILING ONLY BY 3.  13-10.

 

2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR INDY, SAME SCORE.  MANNING TO AUSTIN COLLIE.  WEAVES HIS WAY THROUGH THAT DENVER DEFENSE FOR A 27 YD. GAIN DOWN TO THE DENVER 40 YD. LINE.  8 PLAYS LATER WITH 2ND & 5.  MANNING TO BLAIR WHITE.  RIGHT SIDE OF THE END ZONE FOR ANOTHER COLTS TD.  IT’S NOW 20-10.  INDIANAPOLIS.  THAT’S WHITE’S FIRST CAREER TD.

 

4TH QUARTER, ORTON DUMPING DOWN TO LAWRENCE MARONEY.  GONNA BREAK A COUPLE OF TACKLES.  TAKE IT 28 YDS. DOWN TO THE INDIANAPOLIS 19 YD. LINE.

 

SAME DRIVE FOR THE BRONCOS.  4 PLAYS LATER IT WAS 4TH & 3 FROM THE COLTS 12.

 

ORTON THROWING SHORT TO BRANDON LLOYD.  INCOMPLETE.  NOT EVEN CLOSE.  TURNOVERS ON DOWNS.  THE BRONCOS HAVE 5 RED ZONE TRIPS AND DID NOT SCORE A TD.  NEXT COLTS POSSESSION.  NAIL IN THE COFFIN. MANNING THROWING TO AUSTIN COLLIE.  48 YD. GAIN.  AND MANNING AND COLLIE NOT QUITE DONE.  COLLIE OVER 100 YDS. ON THE DAY.  MANNING WITH 3 TD. PASSES, INCLUDING THIS ONE.  LOOKING LEFT.  BACK TO THE RIGHT TO COLLIE.  THAT MADE IT 27-13, AND THAT’S HOW THE COLTS FINISH.  THEY ARE NOW 2-1 AFTER A 27-13 WIN.

 

01:47:17 – SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

 

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  S.D. IN SEATTLE.  NO RYAN MATTHEWS.  THE ROOKIE R.B. OUT WITH AN ANKLE INJURY.  BUT LOOK WHO IS UP AND RUNNING.  THAT WOULD BE FORMER JET LEON WASHINGTON.  UH, OH.  LITTLE LEON’S GETTING LARGER.  RUNNING THE OPENING KICKOFF…2ND HALF.  101 YDS.!  SCORED FOR THE TD.!  SEATTLE UP 17-NOTHING…ON S.D.!  AND WONDERING, IS THIS A DIFFERENT TEAM ON THE ROAD?  THEY LOST THE OPENER IN K.C.  HERE THEY ARE DOWN 17-NOTHING BUT PHILIP RIVERS 4 PLAYS RIGHT DOWN THE FIELD.  MALCOLM FLOYD BRINGS THEM UP TO 10 AGAIN.

 

THEIR PASSING GAME IS AS GOOD AS ANYBODY’S IN THE LEAGUE, AND THEY’RE GONNA SHOW YOU THAT IN THIS GAME.  17-12.  PHILIP FOR ANTONIO GATES.  PICKED BY EARL THOMAS ON THE TIPPED THROW. T HE ROOKIE FROM TEXAS.  THE FIRST OVERALL DRAFT CHOICE AFTER RUSSELL __.  NO ONE IN.  SO ONE OF THEIR FIRST ROUNDERS COMING UP BIG RIGHT HERE.  SEATTLE HAD TO SETTLE FOR A F.G. SINCE THEY’RE JUST A 1 POSSESSION GAME; AND THE CHARGERS 10 PLAYS LATER GO RIGHT DOWN THE FIELD.  ANTONIO GATES IN THE END ZONE.  CHARGERS ARE DOWN BY 2.  WHAT DOES THE CHART SAY STEVE?  OH, YOU PROBABLY WANT TO GO FOR 2.  AH, CERTAINLY YOU HAVE 2.  WHEN THERE’S JUST 6 & CHANGE TO GO IN THE GAME.  PHILIP RIVERS FINDS LEGA……. WIDE OPEN.  YEA, JUST LEAVE HIM OPEN.  YEA.  SO THEY KICKOFF.  DON’T KICK TO LEON!  LEON’S GETTING LARGER AGAIN!  WE ONLY SHOW YOU THIS FOR 1 OR 2 REASONS.  AS .. POINTED OUT, THE JETS TRADED THIS GUY FOR JOE MCKNIGHT; AND ON THE DAY THAT MCKNIGHT IS INACTIVE FOR THE 3RD STRAIGHT GAME TO START THE SEASON, LEON WASHINGTON WITH HIS 2ND KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TD. IN THE SAME GAME.  ONE FOR 101 YDS.  THIS ONE FOR 99.  PHILIP RIVERS NEEDING SOME MORE MAGIC WITH ANTONIO GATES TO PULL THIS ONE OUT OF THE FIRE; AND HE FINDS GATES FOR 19 YDS.  7 PLAYS LATER, PHILIP RIVERS GOING FOR ..HERE COMES THE BLITZ!  PATRICK CRAYTON ON 4TH & 15.  TURN IT OVER ON DOWNS.  BUT THE CHARGERS HAVE SOME TIMEOUTS TO USE AND A 2 MIN. WARNING, AND THEY DO GET THE BALL BACK WITH 48 SECS. TO GO ON THE PLUS SIDE OF THE FIELD.  PHILIP RIVERS TO MALCOLM FLOYD.  RIVERS, A CAREER HIGH 455 PASSING YDS., WITH ALL THE MISTAKES, ALL THE RETURNS AGAINST THEM.  THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO TIE THIS GAME AND SEND IT INTO OT. WITH 15 TICKS TO GO.  PHILIP RIVERS FOR LEGADOO… NO!  IT’S OVER!  GO DOWN!  TAKE IT BACK!  SO, THE NEW SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TAKE CARE OF THE CHARGERS; AND THE SEAHAWKS ARE THE ONES WHO IMPROVE TO 2-1, AND THE CHARGERS ARE THE ONE WHO FALL TO 1-2.

 

01:50:03 - NEW YORK JETS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS

 

BRAYLON EDWARDS AND THE JETS CAME OUT BEFORE THE GAME AND SAID HE WOULDN’T PLAY AT ALL IN THE 1ST QUARTER.  SO HE SAT AND IT’S SANCHEZ TO DUSTIN KELLER.  YEA.  I LIKE THEIR OPENING SCRIPT. T HEIR FIRST 2 DRIVES THEY WERE WIDE OPEN THROWING THE BALL ALL OVER THE PLACE.  DUSTIN KELLER WAS INVOLVED EARLY AND OFTEN.  24 YDS. FOR THE 7-NOTHING JETS LEAD.  O.K.  SO HERE COMES EDWARDS, 2ND QUARTER, 2ND POSSESSION HERE.  JETS STILL UP 7-0.  LADAINIAN TOMLINSON RUNNING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF NEW LIFE.  A LITTLE PEP IN HIS STEP.  A LITTLE SPRING.  RUNNING AS IF HE ALMOST HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE.

 

21 YDS. THERE AND NOW IT’S SANCHEZ.  A DART TO KELLER.  I CAN’T UNDERSTAND FOR THE LIFE OF ME, AFTER YOU WATCH WHAT BALT. RAVENS DID WITH DUSTIN KELLER.  DO YOU HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY ON HIM EVERY TIME BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE SANCHEZ WANTS TO THROW THE BALL.

 

JETS UP 14-NOTHING.  14-10 NOW, AND IT’S CHAD HENNE AND BRIAN HARTLINE 15 YDS.  SOME OF THE OTHER RECEIVERS FROM MIAMI STEPPED UP AND STARTED MAKING SOME PLAYS.  12TH PLAY OF THIS DRIVE AND IT’S HENNE TO BRANDON MARSHALL.  THAT’S A MAN.  NOW THAT’S A MAN.  YEA, HENNE SHOWED UP TODAY AND MADE.. PLAYS.  AN 11 YD. TD. THERE.  HERE COME THE JETS.  SANCHEZ TO BRAYLON EDWARDS.  WE’LL SEE YOU.  WELL KEEP IN MIND THEY SODDED THE REST OF THE INFIELD.  SO USUALLY THERE’S DIRT DOWN THERE.  THEY PUT SOME SOD DOWN THERE; AND THE DEFENDER TRIPPED UP.  JASON ALLEN AND EDWARDS HAS GONE 67 YDS.  YEA, WHEN YOU SEE THAT.  FIRST OF ALL, ONCE YOU MAKE THAT SPAN ..MAKE THAT SPIN.  YOU GOTTA MAKE THAT SPIN IN THERE.  DON’T ATTACK ANYBODY.  KEEP YOUR FEET UP.  DOLPHINS COMING RIGHT BACK.  HENNE LAYS IT UP FOR MARSHALL!  THAT’S THE WAY TO MAKE ALL THE THROWS.  FROM THE POCKET AND OUTSIDE THE POCKET.  YOU GOT OUTSIDE COVERAGE RIGHT HERE, AND HE’S EXPECTING HELP FROM THE INSIDE FROM THE SAFETY; BUT HE NEEDS TO STAY ON TOP AND SHOW THE OTHER RECEIVER.  NOW YOU GOT THIS PLAY DEFENDED AND THAT’S NOT WHAT CROMARTY DID.  THAT WAS A JUMP BALL RIGHT THERE.  MARSHALL’S GONNA WIN THAT EVERY TIME.  HENNE LOOKING FOR MARSHALL.  GREAT PLAY FOR MARSHALL TO __ CROMARTY.  CROMARTY WAS WAY DOWN INSIDE.  BRANDON TRIED TO GET UP CLOSE TO HIS FACE.  WOULD’VE BEEN BETTER IF THEY HAD ..FADE ON THAT.  LED TO A F.G., 21-20.  …BLOCKED HERE BY ERIC SMITH.  SO THE JACKS ARE IN BUSINESS BUT PENALTIES ENDED UP BEING A HUGE ISSUE HERE.  SHAWN BRADY FOR 6 YDS. BUT BRAYLON EDWARDS CALLED FOR TRIPPING AT THE 8.  ALRIGHT 2ND & 9.  SANCHEZ TO EDWARDS.  DOWN TO THE 5 YD. LINE.  THAT’S TRIPPING.  THAT’S LOSS OF GOAL FOR HOLDING.  4TH QUARTER SAME DRIVE.  3RD & 15.  BRAD SMITH TAKES THE SNAP.  16 YDS. TO THE 6.  THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY.  3RD & GOAL HERE AND IT’S SANCHEZ SCRAMBLED.   OH…CALLED BACK FOR HOLDING.  KIDS, DO NOT READ HIS LIPS.  REX RYAN ON FIRE.  JETS ENDED UP GOING UP ON A F.G. 24-20.  LOOKING FOR L.T. RIGHT THERE.  KENDELL __ HIT 6 THE OTHER WAY.

 

ALRIGHT, NEXT PLAY HERE.  IT’S SANCHEZ TO BRAYLON EDWARDS.  HE COMES BACK HERE ON 3RD & 10.  THAT WAS A HUGE THROW.  KEEP IT ON TIME AND OUTSIDE.  BAM!  THEY HIT ON 3RD DOWN.  BAM!  I’M SORRY I DID THAT THIS WEEK.  30 YD. GAIN.  2ND & 3 HERE.  TOMLINSON GETS TO THE CORNER.  …BRAYLON EDWARDS ON THE CORNER TO GIVE LADAINIAN TOMLINSON AROUND THAT CORNER.  18 YDS. TO THE 5.  SANCHEZ NOW FOR EDWARDS.  IT’S INCOMPLETE BUT JASON ALLEN CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE.  HE HAD A TOUGH DAY ALL DAY LONG.

 

SO HERE WE GO.  2 PLAYS LATER AT THE GOAL LINE.  TOMLINSON GETS IN.  HE HAD 7 YDS. ON THE GROUND PLUS A RUSHING TD.  SO THE JETS ARE UP 8.  BUT HERE COME THE DOLPHINS.  HENNE TO BRANDON MARSHALL.  MARSHALL WITH A HUGE DAY.  10 CATCHES, 106 YDS.  ON THE VERY NEXT PLAY HERE ON A 1ST & 10 IT IS HENNE TO MARSHALL AGAIN.  NICE BLOCK.  GET IN!  42 SECS. LEFT NOW.  6TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE, 3RD & 9, AND CHAD HENNE ..DUMPS IT OFF TO RONNIE BROWN.  SO DOLPHINS FORCED HERE TO BURN THEIR FINAL TIMEOUT, AND THIS IS THE FINAL GAME OF THE PLAY HERE.  HENNE PICKED OFF BY DREW BOWMAN.  TAD LATE.  THIS BALL WAS UP FOR GRABS.  WOULD’VE TIED THE GAME WITH A 2 PT. PLAY, AND LET’S GIVE JASON TAYLOR A SHOWER.  LOOK AT REX.  LOOK AT REX.  SHOULDN’T THAT LAST BALL GET THROWN TOWARDS BRANDON MARSHALL.  I DON’T CARE IF HE’S IN THE BATHROOM.

 

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