SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 2
1. COWBOYS @ CHIEFS 3:47
2. VIKINGS @ BEARS 4:04
3. BROWNS @ RAVENS 2:36
4. RAMS @ FALCONS 3:01
5. REDSKINS @ PACKERS 3:10
6. CHARGERS @ EAGLES 3:53
7. JETS @ PATRIOTS 4:56
8. PANTHERS @ BILLS 3:08
9. TITANS @ TEXANS 3:34
10. DOLPHINS @ COLTS 3:32
11. LIONS @ CARDINALS 1:51
12. SAINTS @ BUCCANEERS :25
13. BRONCOS @ GIANTS 3:28
14. JAGUARS @ RAIDERS :27
15. 49ERS @ SEAHAWKS 3:03
TRT: 57:30 WITH BARS
01:10:15 – DALLAS COWBOYS @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
COWBOYS AND THE CHIEFS. TONY ROMO LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE COWBOYS TO 2-0. HE HAD 2 TDS. LAST WEEK. THE CHIEFS ONLY THREW FOR 2 TDS. OVER THE LAST 9 WKS. OF THE 2012 SEASON. BUT IT’S A DIFFERENT SHERIFF IN TOWN. FIRST QUARTER CHIEFS OPENING DRIVE. ALEX SMITH SCRAMBLES LEFT. DIVES OVER BRANDON CARTER. PICKUP 17 IN THE 1ST DOWN. SMITH HAD 40 YDS. RUSHING ON THE OPENING DRIVE. 4 PLAYS LATER 2ND & GOAL AT THE 2. SMITH LOOING FOR JAMAL CHARLES. THE 2 YD. TD. CHIEFS GO 77 YDS. ON 13 PLAYS. ANDY REID CONGRATULATORY WITH HIS QB ON THE SIDELINE. DEZ BRYANT. WHAT A 1ST HALF FOR HIM. HE JUST HAD 4 CATCHES IN WK. 1. I THINK HE HAD 4 CATCHES ON 1 PLAY. HERE HE IS 2ND & 12 AT THE COWBOYS OWN 18. ENSUING POSSESSION AFTER THE TD. BRYANT JUKES A DEFENDER. GOES FOR 53 YDS. DAN BAILEY WITHIN A 51 YARD F.G. COWBOYS TRAIL 7-3. NEXT COWBOYS POSSESSION. ROMO LOOKING DEEP. BRYANT FULLY EXTENDS TO REEL IN A 38 YD. PASS. WATCH IT AGAIN. THAT IS FULL TILT EXTENSION. DEZ BRYANT, A HUGE 1ST HALF. 3 PLAYS LATER, YEP, WHY NOT. IT’S WORKED THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES. ROMO, DEZ BRYANT, TD. BRYANT 5 CATCHES FOR 100 YDS. IN THE 1ST QUARTER. HIS 7TH CAREER 100 YD. GAME. COWBOYS WOULD LEAD 10-7. 2ND QUARTER, 2ND & 8 AT THEIR OWN 12. ROMO THROWS LEFT. HITS BRYANT FOR 22 YDS. BUT BRYANT GETS FLAGGED FOR OFF. PASS INTERFERENCE. A LITTLE CONTACT BETWEEN BRYANT AND BRANDON FLOWERS. BRYANT NOT A BIT FAN OF THE CALL. COWBOYS WOULD HAVE TO PUNT A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER. WHAT ME? I DIDN’T PUSH OFF! 3RD QUARTER CHIEFS BALL TRAILING 13-7. ALEX SMITH DOES WHAT ALEX SMITH DOES BEST. BUYS TIME IN THE POCKET. LOOKS DOWNFIELD. DONNIE AVERY BECOMING ONE OF HIS FAVORITES QUICKLY IN K.C. 31 YD. CATCH. CHIEFS GET THE 1ST DOWN. SMITH’S LONGEST THROW OF THE DAY. 5 PLAYS LATER SMITH LOOKING FOR DWAYNE BOWE. WELCOME BACK TO THE END ZONE DWAYNE BOWE. IT’S 2011. WE MISSED YOU. 12 YD. TD. BOWE FINISHED WITH 4 FOR 56 YDS. AND THAT SCORE. COWBOYS GET THE BALL BACK. ROMO DUMPS IT OFF TO LANCE DUNBAR. TRIES TO FIGHT FOR THE 1ST DOWN BUT HAKEEM JORDAN FORCES THE FUMBLE. ERIC BERRY RECOVERS. RETURNS IT 22 YDS. ALL THE WAY TO THE COWBOYS 31. DUNBAR CAN’T BELIEVE IT. FUMBLE WOULD LEAD TO A RYAN SUCCUPP F.G. CHIEFS LEAD IT 17-13. 4TH QUARTER, COWBOYS BALL. 2ND & 10 THEIR OWN 21. 2ND PLAY OF THE DRIVE. ROMO THROWS DEEP ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO BRYANT. HE’S GOT IT! IT’S A DROP! THE PERFECT THROW. JASON GARRETT, WHAT HAPPENED? I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. WE’RE GONNA LOSE. COWBOYS WILL PUNT. A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER COWBOYS GET THE BALL BACK AGAIN. ROMO LOOKING FOR JASON WITTEN. PICKED OFF BY BERRY. HE RETURNS IT 7 YDS. BUT BERRY GETS CALLED FOR HOLDING ON THE PLAY. THERE’S THE FLAG. TONY ROMO AGREES WITH THE CALL. HEY, HOMEY, HE GRABBED ME LIKE THAT! YEA, WE GOT IT! THERE IT IS BERRY DEFENDING WITTEN. GETS CALLED FOR THAT HOLD. COWBOYS WOULD HIT A 53 YD. DAN BAILEY F.G. THEY TRAIL 17-16. 2-1/2 MINS. LEFT TO GO. SMITH THROWS INCOMPLETE TO DONNIE AVERY BUT MAURICE CLAYBORNE GETS CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE. WATCH IT AGAIN. CLAYBORNE OVER THE BACK OF AVERY AND GETS CALLED FO RIT. CHIEFS GET A 1ST DOWN. THEY WOULD RUN ANOTHER 2:12 OFF THE CLOCK BEFORE THEY PUNTED. SO HERE’S THE COWBOYS LAST CHANCE. 16 SECS. LEFT, NO TIMEOUTS. ROMO, SHORT TO DEMARCO MURRAY. HE GETS 9 YDS. BUT HE’S TACKLED. CLOCK RUNS OUT BEFORE THEY CAN GET OFF ANOTHER PLAY. CHIEFS WIN IT 17-16. ROMO 298 AND THE SCORE, CHIEFS HAVE WON THEIR WIN TOTAL FROM LAST SEASON IN THE FIRST 2 GAMES AT 20-13.
01:14:11 – MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ CHICAGO BEARS
THIS ONE BETWEEN THE VIKINGS AND THE BEARS. JAY CUTLER’S LINE PLAYED PRETTY WELL LAST WEEK AS HE WAS NOT SACKED AGAINST THE BENGALS. LESLIE FRASIER 1-4 AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM, THE BEARS, AS A HEAD COACH. OPENING KICKOFF. DARRELL PATTERSON. REMEMBER HOW MANY 1ST ROUND PICKS THE VIKINGS HAD THIS YEAR? YES. THEY HAVE 3. OR WAS IT 7? IT FELT LIKE 7. IT EXPECTED.. THIS KID IS EXPECTED TO FILL THAT VOID BY THE LOSS OF, THE DEPARTURE OF PERCY HARVIN AND HE COULD DO IT. THEY SAID HE HAD THE SPEED. HE HAD THE SAME RHYTHM AS PERCY BUT A LITTLE BIGGER. BORDELL PATTERSON GOES 105 YDS. AND THAT’S HOW YOU START THE GAME WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR OFFENSE IS STRUGGLING. LATER IN THE 1ST. BRANDON MARSHALL OVER 100 YDS. IN THE 1ST GAME. PRETTY PASS FROM JAY CUTLER. BEARS ON TOP 14-7. IS IT ME OR WHATEVER TEAM’S PLAYING CHICAGO IT SEEMS LIKE THE GAME SLOWS DOWN? BECAUSE THE GRASS…YOU KNOW ABOUT THE GRASS. IT JUST FEELS…IT LOOKS SLOWER. WHERE’S JARED ALLEN? HOW ABOUT A JARED ALLEN PLAY. KNOCKS THE BALL OUT. IT KIND OF JUST ENDS UP RIGHT IN THE HANDS OF RYAN ROBERSON, AND THERE HE GOES. SCOOP AND SCORE, 61 YDS. AND THE VIKINGS TIED IT 14. RETURN FOR A SCORE AND A DEF. SCORE. THE COACHES OLD TOLD ME, YOU GET 2 SCORES, YOU HAVE A 92% CHANCE I THINK TO WIN IT? BUT YOU KNOW WHAT’S LEFT THOUGH JAMIE? THAT 8%! COME BACK TO BITE YOU. THAT 8%. JAY CUTLER HAS IT TIPPED BY STEVE MINARI AND HAD IT PICKED OFF BY KEVIN WILLIAMS. AND THAT’S KIND OF THE JAY CUTLER PLAY THAT KIND OF DRIVES PEOPLE A LITTLE NUTS THERE. BALL HOT…COMES OFF SOMEBODY ELSE’S HELMET. TOUGH PLAY. SO CHRISTIAN PONDER WAS SPOTTED 14 PTS. BY HIS SPECIAL TEAMS AND DEFENSE. GIVE 6 BACK. YOU GUYS CAN HAVE 6 HERE. HE’S FEELING GENEROUS AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND. BUT NOT TO RELATE TO THE OUTSIDE. BAD THINGS HAPPEN. YOU CAN’T THROW IT LATE ANYWHERE. BAD THINGS HAPPEN. 44 YD. PICK 6 AND THE BEARS LEADING 21-14. NEXT VIKINGS POSSESSION. HOW ABOUT AN ADRIAN PETERSON HIGHLIGHT, FINALLY. WAITING TO SEE MR. ALL DAY. IS HE ON YOUR TEAM TODAY? NO, AND I’M GLAD I’M NOT … 36 YDS. LED TO A KYLE RUDOLPH TD. AND THE BEARS LED 24-21 AT HALFTIME. INTO THE 3RD QUARTER. FIRST VIKINGS POSSESSION. HERE’S MORE ADRIAN PETERSON. TRIES TO SQUEEZE THROUGH BUT THERE’S THE BALL ON THE GROUND. NOT A TEAM BETTER IN THE LEAGUE LAST YEAR. NOT A DEFENSE BETTER THAN CREATING TURNOVERS. THEY’RE JUST FANTASTIC. VIKINGS 2ND TURNOVER OF THE DAY. INTO THE 4TH QUARTER. JAY CUTLER. YOU SAW 1 INTERCEPTION EARLIER AT THE GOAL LINE, AND THERE’S ANOTHER. I LIKE THE SAFETY HARRISON SMITH. THIS KID’S A GOOD BALLPLAYER. I LIKE HIM. PERFECT SKILLS FOR THAT SAFETY POSITION. RANGY. MAKES PLAYS ON THE BALL. GREAT PLAY. BLAIR WALSH F.G. MADE IT 27-24. MATT FORTE. TROY __ STRIPS IT. TRIPPED IT. … IN THE SOUTH. WILLIAM MARY’S IN THE SOUTH. FLORIDA ST. VIKINGS TAKE OVER AT MIDFIELD. NEXT POSSESSION. CHRISTIAN PONDER. FROM THE HARVARD OF THE SOUTH. THAT’S A NICE BALL. THAT IS. THEY’RE CLAIMING HIM ON THAT ONE, RIGHT? YES. HE’S ONE OF OURS REGARDLESS. IT GOES BACK AND FORTH. VIKINGS LED 13-24 AFTER A F.G. CUTLER BACK WITH IT TO BENNETT, 23 YD. GAIN. ONE OF THE BEST ACQUISITIONS IN THE OFFSEASON. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOWN ON BENNETT. THIS GUY CAN PLAY FOOTBALL. HE’S A 5 TOOL T.E. CAN DO IT ALL INCLUDING CATCH THE BALL. HE’S SEEN ONLY 14 SECS. AND COUNTING. CUTLER TO BENNETT. INCLUDING CATCH THE BALL; AND HE CAUGHT ONE OUT OF BOUNDS ONE-HANDED TOO. HOW ABOUT THIS CATCH? HE LOOKS LIKE A RECEIVER. TURN AROUND. PIROUETTE. HE’S ATHLETIC. CHICAGO BEARS MAKING IT EXCITING. ONE-POINT VICTORY OVER THE VIKINGS AT 31-30 AND CHICAGO IMPROVES TO 2-0.
01:18:26 – CLEVELAND BROWNS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS
WE’VE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE OFFENSE SO FAR DARREN. WE’RE GONNA BACK THAT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE GOT SOME BROWNS AND SOME RAVENS. WE’VE GOT JOE FLACCO COMING OFF THE OPENING NIGHT LOSS AT DENVER. PRESSURED AND SACKED. THAT’S 1ST ROUND SELECTION … THERE YOU GO KEE-KEE. GET AFTER THE PASSER. HE’S GOT SOME NATURAL PASS RUSHING ABILITIES. BRANDON WEEDEN HAS JORDAN CAMERON, THE T.E. HE HAS A PIVOT AND A RUN FOR 53 YDS. LED TO A CUNDITT F.G., AND CLEVELAND ON TOP 3-ZIP. ALRIGHT, 3-NOTHING. THAT WAS IT, 3-NOTHING. YOU DON’T NEED A COMMENT FOR THAT. F.G. O.K. NOT WORTHY. HOW ABOUT THIS? SACKED AGAIN. … … DROPS IT IN FOR A 5 YD. LOSS. THERE YOU GO DEFENSE. THIS GAME WAS A LITTLE BIT ROUGH. THERE WERE SOME PROTECTION ISSUES IN DENVER AS WELL. YEA HE DID, HE DID. HIS OFF. LINE. THEY’RE A VETERAN OFF. LINE. THEY’RE GONNA PICK IT UP. ANOTHER PASSING SITUATION 3RD & 6. THIS TIME HE’S GOT TIME AND HE’S GOT TORY SMITH, 23 YDS. GUY THAT’S TAKEN OVER TO BE THE #1 GO-TO RECEIVER. I DON’T KNOW IF THAT BODES WELL FOR THE RAVENS BUT, LIKE YOU SAID, A STRONG 2. HE’S DEFINITELY A STRONG 2. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT’S A STRONG YOUNG BACK THERE. BERNARD PEARCE 5 YD. TOUCH. SCORING PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED, THE RAVENS LEADING BY A POINT AFTER THE EXTRA POINT. 7-6. THAT’S A 12 PLAY, 80 YD. DRIVE. INTO THE 4TH QUARTER, SAME SCORE. RAY RICE GOES DOWN WITHOUT CONTACT. YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. WE SEE RAY GOING DOWN WITH NO ONE AROUND HIM AND APPEARS TO BE IN QUITE A BIT OF PAIN AFTER HE GOES DOWN. TAKEN TO THE L.R. AND DID NOT RETURN. YIKES. YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THAT. AND THIS IS THE GUY WHO’S YOUR WEAPON. BOY. MAN, THAT’S TOUGH. A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER 3RD & 10. FLACCO, NICE POCKET, AND THE VETERAN BRANDON STOKLEY HAS 16. THE AGELESS ONE. DOWN TO THE CLEVELAND 26. 5 PLAYS LATER FLACCO. MARLIN BROWN. THAT’S MARLIN BROWN GUYS. 5 YD. TD. JIMMY LOOKED AT ME LIKE WHAT? MARLIN. MARLIN BROWN. O.K. JUST MAKING SURE. RAVENS ON TOP 14-6. NEXT CLEVELAND POSSESSION. 4TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE, WEEDEN INTENDED FOR GREG LITTLE. THAT IS A BALL THAT JUST HAS TO BE CAUGHT. SEE YOU GOTTA CATCH THAT BALL BUT I THINK HE GOT LAID OUT THERE. THAT’S A LITTLE FRIENDLY FIRE. HE HIT HIS OWN PLAYER. HIT JIMMY SMITH. JASON CAMPBELL CAME IN AS WE WENT TO THE L.R. DID NOT COME BACK. RAVENS HOLD ON TO WIN 14-6. THEY ARE NOW 1-1 THE BROWNS ARE 0-2.
01:21:10 – ST. LOUIS RAMS @ ATLANTA FALCONS
RAMS AND THE FALCONS. LAST TIME ST. LOUIS STARTED 2-0 THEY WON THE NFC CHAMP. IN 2001. MEANWHILE STEPHEN JACKSON, PLAYING AGAINST THE RAMS, SPENT HIS FIRST 9 SEASONS IN ST. LOUIS. THERE WAS FIRE. THERE WAS DANCING. 1ST QUARTER NO SCORE. FALCONS OPENING POSSESSION. MATT RYAN FINDS JACKSON WHO DIVES INTO THE END ZONE. FALCONS LEAD IT BY THE SCORE OF 7-0. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. JACKSON STRETCHES FOR THE PYLON BUT INJURES HIS THIGH ON THE PLAY. HE WOULD HEAD BACK TO THE L.R. AND NOT RETURN. THOSE ARE HIS ONLY YDS. OF THE GAME. STILL 7-0. A COUPLE OF POSSESSIONS LATER. RIGHT IS JULIO JONES AND THERE HE GOES. 81 YDS. A CAREER LONG FOR JONES. FALCONS LEAD IT 14-NOTHING. THIS ONE COULD BE A ROUTE EARLY. 2ND QUARTER, ENSUING RAMS POSSESSION. 9TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE, 4TH & INCHES ON THE FALCONS 34. THEY’RE GONNA GO TO DARRELL RICHARDSON. HE FIGHTS HIS WAY FOR THE FIRST DOWN. FISHER’S DECISION EXTENDS THE DRIVE. NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10 ON THE FALCONS 32. SAM BRADFORD. PASS GETS TIPPED AND PICKED OFF BY OSI UMENYIORA. THERE GOES OSI. ALL THE WAY FOR THE TD. 21-0 ATLANTA. 68 YDS. FOR A OSI. 3RD QUARTER RAMS BALL TRAILING 24-3. FIRST & GOAL ON THE FALCONS 6. HERE’S SAM BRADFORD LOOKING FOR HIS 1ST ROUND PICK TAVON AUSTIN OUT OF WEST VIRGINIA. A VERY QUIET WEEK 1. WEEK 2 NOT SO MUCH. TAVON AUSTIN MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE 6 YD. TD. PASS. RAMS TRAIL 24-10. THIS COULD BE A BALL GAME. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. AUSTIN, GREAT JOB KEEPING HIS FEET INBOUNDS. THIS KIDS’ GONNA BE A STAR. 4TH QUARTER STILL TRAILING 24-10. NEXT RAMS POSSESSION 1ST & 10 ON THE 40. BRADFORD SCRAMBLING. NOWHERE TO GO. RUNS LEFT. THAT WAS A HORRENDOUS ATTEMPT AT A TACKLE. 23 YDS. FOR A 1ST DOWN. THE LONGEST RUN OF SAM BRADFORD’S CAREER. 4 PLAYS LATER 3RD & GOAL. BRADFORD LOOKING FOR AUSTIN PETTIS WHO DIVES IN FOR THE SCORE. RAMS TRAIL 24-17. SO NOW THE FALCONS, STILL 24-17. 3RD & 3. MATT RYAN LOOKS. FINDS JULIO JONES FOR 18 YDS. JONES FINISHED WITH 11 CATCHES, 182 YDS. A CAREER HIGH, AND THE EARLIER TD. 3 PLAYS LATER 1ST & 10 ON THE RAMS 11. JASON SNELLING MUSCLING HIS WAY INTO THE END ZONE FOR AN 11 YD. TD. FALCONS UP 31-17. SNELLING 16 TOTAL YDS. AND A TD. BUT SAM BRADFORD NOT DONE. TAVON AUSTIN THE TD. PASS FROM 10 YDS. OUT. RAMS DOWN BY A TD. BRADFORD FINISHED 352 AND 3 TDS. ENSUING FALCONS POSSESSION, TRYING TO SALT IT AWAY. RYAN FINDS SNELLING IN THE FLAT FOR A 1ST DOWN. THAT SEALS IT. MATT RYAN 374 YDS. AND 2 TDS. FALCONS WIN IT 31-24.
01:24:22 – WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS
REDSKINS AND PACKERS. PACKERS HOPING TO AVOID AN 0-2 START. AARON RODGERS WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS. R.G. III GOT GOING BUT HE GOT GOING LATE. HOW HE RESPONDED TO A TOUGHER ENVIRONMENT ON THE ROAD 1ST QUARTER. 2ND & 11 FROM THE PACKERS 37 YD. LINE. R.G. II UP THE MIDDLE FOR A GAIN OF 2. GETS TAKEN DOWN HARD EVERY TIME HE CARRIES THE FOOTBALL. YOU GOTTA HOLD YOUR BREATH. CLAY MATTHEWS FORCING THE PRESSURE AS THE HELMET COMES OFF. PACKERS DEFENSE VERY PHYSICAL. 2ND QUARTER, 2ND & 5 FROM THEIR OWN 42. GRIFFIN ON THE RUN. THROWS INCOMPLETE FOR SANTANA MOSS. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. R.G. III NOT 100% ON THE RUN. DANGEROUS PASS ACROSS THE MIDDLE OVER HIS BODY. NEARLY PICKED OFF. ASK BRETT FAVRE WHAT THAT WAS LIKE IN THE NFC TITLE GAME A FEW YEARS AGO. NEXT REDSKINS POSSESSION, GRIFFIN SACKED FOR A LOSS OF 6. 4 PLAYS LATER THE REDSKINS DECIDE THEY’RE GONNA GO FOR IT ON 4TH & 5 FROM THE PACKERS 29. GRIFFIN’S PASS TIPPED. INTERCEPTED BY MIKE NEAL WHO RETURNED IT TO THE PACKERS 26 YD. LINE. R.G. III WITH KYLE SHANAHAN ON THE SIDELINES. 2013 ISN’T LIKE 2012 SO FAR. THOUGH HE DID FINISH WITH 3 TDS. AND 320 YDS. MORE ON HIM IN A SECOND. AARON RODGERS. WELL HE COULD DO NO WRONG. THE MOST SACKED QB IN FOOTBALL LAST SEASON, BROUGHT DOWN 51 TIMES. THERE’S RYAN KERRIGAN. BRINGS HIM DOWN FOR A LOSS OF 9. HE SACKED RODGERS AGAIN ON THE NEXT PLAY. THERE’S BRIAN ORAKPO BRINGING RODGERS DOWN FOR A LOSS OF 12 YDS. SPELL THAT OUT ON A SCRABBLE BOARD. BUT WITH THE BAD CAME THE GOOD. THERE HE GOES. RANDALL COBB ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD GOES IN FOR THE 35 YD. TD. AND I CAN LEAP INTO THE END ZONE. HURRAH! NEVER GETS OLD IN G.B. PACKERS GO UP 10-ZIP. NEXT PACKERS POSSESSION, RODGERS, JORDY NELSON. 14 YD. TD. THE PACK WOULD TAKE A 17-NOTHING LEAD. EVERYBODY’S LEAPING AND BRIAN ORAKPO, “I TOLD YOU THAT’S NOT HOW YOU SPELL GEICO!” COME ON! NEXT PACKERS DRIVE IT’S JAMES JONES WHO DIDN’T CATCH A PASS LAST WEEK. 57 YDS. DOWN THE SIDELINE. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A 3 YD. TD. PASS TO JERMICHAEL FINLEY. RODGERS WENT FOR 335 AND 3 TD. IN THE FIRST HALF. 24-NOTHING 3RD QUARTER, RODGERS AGAIN TO JORDY NELSON. A CAREER HIGH 480 YDS. FOR AARON RODGERS TO GO WITH 4 TDS. BRANDON MERIWEATHER INVOLVED IN A COUPLE OF BIG INJURY PLAYS, FIRST QUARTER EDDIE LACEY. 1ST CARRY OF THE GAME GOES FOR 10 YDS. THE BIG HELMET-TO-HELMET HIT. LACEY SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. DID NOT RETURN TO THE GAME. A HUGE GAME FOR JAMES STARKS WHO MERIWEATHER GOES IN TO TRY TO TAKE A HIT ON HERE. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT HE TRIED TO DO TO EDDIE LACEY, EXCEPT MERIWEATHER KNOCKS HIMSELF OUT OF THE GAME….AND HE DID NOT COME BACK. 3RD QUARTER PACKERS BALL UP 31-7. 1ST & 10 FROM THE REDSKINS 32 YD. LINE. JAMES STARKS. WE MENTIONED HIM. HE HAD A HUGE GAME. THE RUNNING GAME WAS ALL HIS. NO JONATHAN FRANKLIN. NO EDDIE LEE IVORY. NO HARLAND HUCKELBEE. THERE HE GOES. STARKS BECOMES THE FIRST PACKER TO RUSH FOR 100 OR MORE YDS. IN THE LAST 45 GAMES. PACKERS WIN IT BY THE FINAL OF 38-20. AARON RODGERS STILL THROWING TDS.
01:27:43 – SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
WE HAVE SOME GOOD HIGHLIGHTS HERE GUYS. IF YOU LIKE OFFENSE, DARREN, BECAUSE PHILIP RIVERS WAS ON HIS GAME AND SO TOO WAS MICHAEL VICK. THE EAGLES LOOKING TO MOVE TO 2-0. EAGLES OFFENSE STRUGGLING EARLY. JARIS WYNN DROPPING THEM. HELLO. GOT SOME MORE LOWLIGHTS. THE PUMP FAKE PUT THE BALL ON THE GROUND. THEN DESEAN JACKSON, WHO WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE A HUGE AFTERNOON. DROPPED THAT ONE. HE DROPPED ANOTHER ONE WHERE HE RAN OUT OF BOUNDS NOT KNOWING WHERE HIS BODY WAS. ANOTHER BIG PLAY IN THE 1ST HALF. I CAME TO WORK WONDERING HOW PHILIP RIVERS WOULD BOUNCE BACK AFTER THAT DISAPPOINTMENT ON MONDAY NIGHT. I BELIEVE IN PHILIP RIVERS. NO REASON TO WORRY. HE WAS TREMENDOUS. EDDIE ROYAL, 11 YD. SCORE. CHARGERS UP 10-3. LATER IN THE 2ND QUARTER, S.D. DRIVING ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT’S 13-10. RIVERS TO ANTONIO GATES. IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S JUST MORE DECISIVE WITH THE FOOTBALL, UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. STRIPPED BY BRANDON BOYKIN. RECOVERED BY CASEY MATTHEWS AND MIKE MCCOY ON THE SIDELINE, NOT HAPPY. NEXT CHARGERS POSSESSION, RYAN MATTHEWS, AND HE FUMBLES. MICHAEL KENDRICKS RECOVERS. SOMETHING WE’VE SEEN IN THE PASTE. THINK ABOUT THIS. 2 RED ZONE TURNOVERS COULD HAVE LED TO 14 PTS. YES. STILL, 13-10 LEADING AT HALFTIME. FIRST PLAY OF THE 3RD QUARTER. PHILIP RIVERS WITH TIME AND LOOKING FOR MALCOLM FLOYD. PUTS IT RIGHT ON HIM BUT WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AND NATE ALLEN GONNA HIT MALCOLM FLOYD ON THE HELMET WITH HIS SHOULDER RIGHT THERE, AND FLOYD STAYED DOWN FOR A LONG TIME, TAKEN OFF THE FIELD ON A STRETCHER AND TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. AND THINK ABOUT IT. THAT WASN’T A MALICIOUS PLAY. NOTHING WAS CALLED THERE. BUT IT’S JUST A VIOLENT GAME SOMETIMES. I MENTIONED DESEAN JACKSON WOULD COME BACK AND HAVE A BIG GAME. PERFECT PASS FROM MICHAEL VICK. 61 YD. SCORE. YOU CANNOT SINGLE COVER THIS GUY. JUST TOO FAST. TOO FAST. TOO FAST. EAGLES TIE THE GAME AT 20. INTO THE 4TH. EAGLES NOW TRAILING 23-20. VICK FROM THE SHOTGUN. NOBODY OPEN. AND RIGHT THERE YOU KNOW HE’S IN. EAGLES ON TOP 27-23. YOU SEE 7:06 LEFT AND YOU SEE THE LOOK ON PHILIP RIVERS’ FACE. ENSUING KICKOFF. FOZIE WHITAKER RUNS IT 28 YDS. HOWEVER, THE FONZ. COUGH. BUT LOOK AT THIS. PHILA. CAN’T FALL ON THE BALL. YOU GET AN EXTRA 20 YDS. NOT BEING ABLE TO FALL ON THE FUMBLE. THAT’S WHY KICKERS AREN’T PLAYERS. AND EDDIE ROYAL, A COUPLE MOVES AND A BURST. TOUCHDOWN S.D. EDDIE ROYAL PLAYED A HECK OF A FOOTBALL GAME. 3 TDS. ON THE DAY. 7 CATCHES, 90 YDS. AND THOSE 3 PICKS. NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION. VICK TO BRENT CELEK. GOTTA MAKE THE CATCH. QB UNDER DURRES. THAT’S THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT HERE. VICK DOES A GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE BALL OUT. BAM! THAT HURT. SLAMMED BY JARUS WYNN AND VICK WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO LEAVE FOR A PLAY. WE’VE SEEN THAT TOO MANY TIMES. SO IN COME NICK FOLES AND HE’S BEEN ON THE SIDELINE WATCHING DESEAN JACKSON HAVE A BIG GAME. SO HE’S GOING RIGHT THERE. YOU GOTTA LEAVE THEM ON THE FIELD. YEA, YOU GOTTA KEEP THEM INBOUNDS. EAGLES SETTLE FOR A F.G. TO MAKE IT 30-30. VICK HAD 428 YDS. PASSING. PHILIP RIVERS ALSO OVER 400. 3RD & 4. THAT’S DANNY WOODHEAD FOR 6. ONE OF THE BEST OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS. DANNY WOODHEAD. A GUY WHO KNOWS HOW TO CATCH THE BALL OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. 4 PLAYS LATER, 46 YDS. OUT. A CHANCE FOR NICK NOVAK TO BE A HERO AND HOW MUCH DID THE CHARGERS NEED THAT, CONSIDERING THE WAY THEY LOST MONDAY NIGHT! THAT’S CALLED GETTING ONE BACK. MAN, COME BACK AND WIN AT PHILA. BACK AND FORTH GAME. CHIP KELLY WATCHES IT GO THROUGH. THERE’S A PAIR OF ONE-ON-ONE TEAMS. GOOD STAT LINE FOR PHILIP RIVERS. WOW. HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH?
01:31:45 – NEW YORK JETS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
THIS GAME WAS TOM BRADY’S HOME OPENER OF THE PATRIOTS COMING OFF OFF A LAST SECOND WIN IN BUFFALO AND GENO SMITH WITH A LAST SECOND WIN AT HOME AGAINST TAMPA. IT IS GENO SMITH GETTING THE BALL FIRST AND THE 2ND POSSESSION FOR GENO SMITH HE HITS STEPHEN HILL OVER THE MIDDLE AND STEPHEN HILL GRABS IT AND THEN POPPED THE BALL. POPS LOOSE. AKEB TALEB STRIPPED HIM AND DEVON MCCORDY PICKS IT UP AND RETURNS IT, AND THAT LED TO A STEPHEN GOSTOWSKI F.G. THIS WAS WAS OVER THE MIDDLE AND THE BALL COMES LOOSE. YEA, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE FOOTBALL. HANGING ONTO THAT THING AND THERE YOU GO. FIRST SERIES THEY GIVE IT RIGHT TO THE PATRIOTS. THEN GENO DOWN 10-NOTHING. FLIPS THIS ONE OUT TO SANTONIO HOLMES WHO STARTED TO MAKE SOME PLAYS. HE TOLD ME BEFORE THE GAME, …IT WAS JUST MY FIRST PRESEASON GAME LAST WEEK. HE FIGURED IT WAS A PRESEASON GAME. NOW HE’S IN WK. 2. AND GENO HELD IN THERE MARSHALL. HE HUNG IN THERE ON THAT THROW. HE DID RICH, AND THAT’S WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. YOU GOTTA STAND IN THERE. GUESS WHAT? YOUR TEAMMATES RESPECT YOU WHEN YOU DO THAT. THEN GENO SMITH BUYING TIME FINDS CLYDE GATES IN THE END ZONE. A DELAYED CALL FROM THE SIDE JUDGE WHO COMES IN AND RULES TD. BUT EVERY SCORE IT REVIEWED; AND AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THE BALL IS LOOSE ON THE GROUND. NO TD. THE JETS HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A F.G. THEY HAVE TO FAKE THAT CATCH RIGHT THERE. TO HELP OUT THE YOUNG QB YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT PLAY. NOW WITH ALL OF THE PATRIOTS OFF. WEAPONS EITHER ON DIFFERENT TEAMS OR INJURED, IT’S A NEW BUNCH OF GUYS FOR TOM BRADY. THIS WAS THE FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME. A TD. THROW FROM TOM BRADY TO AARON DOBSON. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH DOBSON’S LAST QUALITY CATCH OF THE NIGHT. RICH, I’M JUST GLAD HE CAUGHT THIS ONE. AS THE JETS DEFENSIVELY WERE CAUGHT ON THEIR HEELS WITH 9 GUYS ALL UP FRONT BUT NONE OF THEM WATCHING DOBSON GO FOR THE TD. IT’S 10-3, MIDDLE OF THE 2ND QUARTER. BRADY UP TOP TO DOBSON. OH BOY. THIS WAS KIND OF THE STORY OF THE GAME FOR THE PATRIOTS. THEY’RE TRYING TO THROW THE FOOTBALL AND THEY ARE JUST OUT OF WHACK, AND TOM GOT A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH THESE ALMOST CATCHES. 5 MINS. TO GO IN THE 2ND HALF. AND THERE IS KEMBREL TOMPKINS. THAT WAS A READ ROUTE. HE WAS … DOWN, AT THE GOAL LINE. THE PASS WOULD’VE BEEN RIGHT ON THE MONEY. SO IT’S INCOMPLETE THEY HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A F.G. IT’S 13-3 RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF. KEMBREL TOMKINS GRABS THIS ONE FOR A TD. THE ROUTE IS ON. THE PATRIOTS ARE UP 19-3. BUT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, THE BALL HITS THE GROUND BEFORE TOMKINS CAN CORRAL IT. IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT FOR TOMPKINS. HE REALLY LAID OUT TO GET THAT BALL. I KNOW TOM BRADY WISHES HE COULD TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF THAT. AND THEN GOSTOWSKI MISSES THE F.G. THEY GET NO POINTS. TEDY BRUSCHI HAD HIS MOMENT IN THE SUN, FIGURATIVELY; AND THEN THE RAIN, LITERALLY, AS HE WENT INTO THE PATRIOTS H.O.F. AT HALFTIME. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL, RICH. 2ND HALF, 13-3 IS THE SCORE. GENO SMITH BEGAN MAKING SOME NICE THROWS. SANTONIO HOLMES GETS 2 FEET IN ON THE SIDELINE AND NOW HE’S FIGHTING BACK. THIS GUY SHOWED A LOT OF GRIT TONIGHT. 5 PLAYS LATER … UP THE GUT AND IT IS A 3 PT. GAME. THE JETS TRAIL 13-10. 4TH QUARTER WE GO. GENO SMITH HAD THE BALL IN THE 4TH QUARTER. 3RD & 5. DOWN JUST 3. 11 & CHANGE TO GO PLUS SIDE OF THE FIELD AND GENO JUST …DON’T DO THAT. THROWS IT LATE AND BEHIND SANTONIO HOLMES. TIP DRILL AND THAT WAS AN INTERCEPTION BY KALEB TALEB. I WOULD’VE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN SANTONIO HOLMES FIGHT A LITTLE HARDER TO HELP HIS QB OUT TO MAKE SURE …AT TO TRY TO GET THAT BALL DOWN. AND THAT WAS BRADY SPRAYING HIS HANDS IN CASE THAT STONE HAND’S THING WAS CONTAGIOUS. LATER ON IN THE 4TH QUARTER 8:40 TO GO. THROWN OVER THE MIDDLE. BOUNCED PASS TO KEMBREL TOMKINS. 2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE JETS. STILL IN IT. STILL DOWN 3. 4-1/2 TO GO. 3RD & SHORT. SMITH PICKED OFF BY ALFONZO DENARD. THAT WAS A BAD THROW. BAD READ. BAD ROUTE. BAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. PATRIOTS ENSUING DRIVE. 3 MINS. TO GO. BRADY FINDS HIS MOST TRUSTED RECEIVER ON THE NIGHT. JULIAN EDDELMAN. 13 CATCHES BUT FOR 78 YDS. EVERY LAST CATCH AND YARD CRUCIAL AFTER THE 2 MIN. WARNING. A RUN BY STEPHEN RIDLEY AND WILKERSON GOES DOWN. FANS BOO THINKING THAT HE’S JAKING IT BUT, GUESS WHAT, THE CLOCK RUNS WHEN HE GETS UP ANYWAY. GENO SMITH COMES BACK OUT. LESS THAN A MINUTE TO GO. STILL DOWN 3 AND HE GOES TO THE SIDELINE; AND IT’S AKEB TOLEB PICKING HIM OFF ONCE AGAIN, WRAPPING THINGS UP FOR THE N.E. PATRIOTS ON THE NIGHT. THE PATRIOTS HAD AN UP AND DOWN GAME IN BUFFALO. THEY PLAYED IN THE FEUD IN THE END OF THE GAME. A COUPLE OF JETS GOT FLAGGED AND EJECTED AS GENO SMITH LEAVES DEJECTED. FINAL SCORE – THE PATRIOTS, DESPITE AN UP AND DOWN GAME IN BUFFALO AND THE TONIGHT LOOKING AS CHOPPY AS WE’VE SEEN THEM ON OFFENSE MAYBE ANYTIME IN THE BELICHICK ERA. THERE ARE NO PICTURES ON THE STANDINGS. THE N.E. PATRIOTS ARE
2-0.
01:36:53 – CAROLINA PANTHERS @ BUFFALO BILLS
PANTHERS AND THE BILLS. E.J. MANUEL MAKING HIS 2ND CAREER START. FROM THE HARVARD OF THE SOUTH… OH HERE WE GO AGAIN. STARTED EARLY. CAM NEWTON. TRYING TO GET THE PANTHERS. THEY ALMOST BEAT THE SEAHAWKS BACK IN WEEK 1. 2ND QUARTER, 3RD DOWN & 10. LOOKING DOWNFIELD BUT YOU NEED MORE TIME AND MARIO WILLIAMS DROPS IN FOR A 7 YD. LOSS. O.K. IS MARIO GONNA MAKE PLAYS THIS YEAR? EARN THAT 50 MILLION. GREG OLSEN MAKING A PLAY. THAT’S REALLY CAM NEWTON JUST FIRED A STRIKE. NEWTON 7 FOR 8, 71 YDS. ON THE DRIVE. INTO THE 3RD QUARTER. PANTHERS LEADING 7-6. THIS IS 3RD DOWN & 7. WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THERE’S YOUR GUY AGAIN THERE DARREN. MARIO WILLIAMS. 4TH SACK. 4. HE DIDN’T FINISH WITH 4-1/2 SACKS. DEF. LINE OF BUFFALO, THEY COULDN’T GET AFTER HIM. NOT WITH THAT MARIO. IF HE’S ON, THEY CAN GET AFTER YOU. PLENTY OF TIME HERE. RIPPING ONE TO TED GINN JR. YES. CAROLINA ON TOP 14-6. NEXT BUFFALO DRIVE 1ST DOWN AND 10 FROM THEIR OWN 45. E.J. MANUEL PLAYED PRETTY WELL TODAY. STEVIE JOHNSON, THE CATCH AND THE RUN FOR 45. THAT’S A GREAT PLAY. I LOVE THAT F-POST. THE F WILL BE THE SLOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO CREASE THAT DEFENSE A LOT OF TIMES. YOU CAN GET 1 STEP ON THE DEFENDER. FRED JACKSON JUST ACROSS THE STRIPE. 4 YD. SCORE. CAN’T GET RID OF OLD MAN FRED. YOU CAN TRY. YOU JUST CAN’T GET RID OF FRED. 2 PT. CONVERSION MADE IT 14-14. MANUEL STRIPPED BY QUINTEN MIKEL. … EDWARDS RECOVERS. GOTTA HOLD ONTO THE BALL. YOU GOTTA FEEL THAT PRESSURE. QUINTEN MIKEL WITH THE STRIP THERE. F.G. MADE IT 17014. INTO THE 4TH QUARTER, E.J. MANUEL. LOOKING OVER THE MIDDLE. 2ND YEAR PLAYER. LUKE KEIKLY WITH THE PICK. I LIKE LUKE KEIKLEY. PLAYING PRETTY WELL. HECK OF A MIDDLE LINEBACKER. BUT THE THING ABOUT IT, I DON’T BLAME THE QB MUCH. YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR THAT BALL WHEN YOUR QB PUTS IT IN THERE. C.J. SPILLER OFF AND RUNNING THERE. 46 YDS. A GUY THAT CAN TAKE IT THE DISTANCE ANYTIME. C.J. SPILLER. AND I STILL DON’T THINK THEY GET THE BALL TO HIM ENOUGH. I AGREE. DAN CARPENTER F.G. MADE IT 20-17. LAST CHANCE FOR THE BILLS TRAILING 23-17. MANUEL PICKED OFF BY COLIN JONES BUT WAIT. THERE’S A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE. FLAGGED DOWN. LUKE KEIKLEY CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE. OH WOW. YEA. ON STEVIE JOHNSON. TAKE A LOOK HERE. SEES HIM CROSSING AND EVENTUALLY GONNA GRAB HIM. RIGHT THERE. AND E.J. PUTS THE BALL RIGHT WHERE IT’S SUPPOSED TO GO. NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10. MANUEL…KEEPS IT HIMSELF. SCRAMBLES FOR 9 YDS. DOWN TO THE 2 YD. LINE. UP UNTIL NOW WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANY HIGHLIGHTS WHERE THESE QBS ARE USING THEIR FEET AND BOTH OF THESE GUYS ARE VERY MOBILE. 6 SECS. LEFT IS ALL. MANUEL, STEVIE JOHNSON. HOW OPEN IS HE? NICE LITTLE PICK ROUTE. YOU SEE THAT A LOT IN THE RED ZONE. THAT LITTLE QUARTER ROUTE.
01:40:10 – TENNESSEE TITANS @ HOUSTON TEXANS
TENNESSEE AND HOUSTON. ED REED WOULD WARM-UP IN PREGAME BUT WOULD NOT BE ACTIVE. MEANWHILE AT HALFTIME, THE GIRLEE’S ON STANDBY WAITING JUST TO SAY HI. DID YOU STOP? NO. I JUST DROVE BY. YES. VANILLA ICE MAKING AN APPEARANCE. 3RD QUARTER TEXANS BALL. DING, DING, DING. MATT SCHAUB LOOKING FOR OWEN DANIELS RIGHT CORNER OF THE END ZONE. RAGTOP DOWN SO HIS HAIR CAN BLOW. TOUCHDOWN. TEXANS LEAD 14-NOTHING. DANIELS LOVES IT. LOOK AT THIS. HE’S DOING THE RUNNING MAN. O.K., NOT REALLY. 4TH QUARTER SAME SCORE. TITANS BALL, 2ND & 21 ON THEIR OWN 1. CHRIS JOHNSON UP THE MIDDLE. NO GAIN. TEXANS WOULD CHALLENGE THE SPOT. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. CHRIS JOHNSON CLEARLY DOWN BEHIND THE GOAL LINE. DING, DING,…CHALLENGE PLAY REVERSED. IT’S A SAFETY. TEXANS LEAD 16-10. NEXT TITANS POSSESSION, 3RD & 2 FROM THE TITANS 46. LOCKER FINDS KENDELL WRIGHT WHO PICKS UP 14 YDS. 1ST & 10 FROM HOUSTON’S 40. ALRIGHT V.I.P. LET’S KICK IT. 4 PLAYS LATER 4TH & GOAL FROM THE TEXANS 10. LOCKER FINDS DELANEY WALKER. 10 YD. TD. TITANS LEAD 17-16. 9 PLAY, 99 YD. DRIVE, ENSUING TEXANS POSSESSION. 3RD & 21. MATT SCHAUB LOOKING FOR DEANDRE HOPKINS. INSTEAD IT’S PICKED OFF BY ALDERON VERNER. TAKES IT BACK FOR THE 23 YD. TD. OH YES THERE IS AN ALDERON. TITANS LEAD 24-16. MATT SCHAUB CAN’T BELIEVE IT. 2 TEXANS POSSESSIONS LATER. 1ST & 10 FROM THE TITANS 23. SCHAUB’S PASS INTENDED FOR ANDREW JOHNSON RULED INCOMPLETE. TEXANS WOULD CHALLENGE THE CATCH. ANDRE JOHNSON HURT ON THE PLAY. WATCH AGAIN. CATCHES THE BALL. ABSORBS THEN HIT FROM BERNARD POLLARD. CALL GETS REVERSED. 1ST & GOAL FROM THE TITANS 2. ANDRE JOHNSON WOULD LEAVE THE GAME. 3 PLAYS LATER 3RD & GOAL. ARIAN FOSTER UP THE MIDDLE. TD. VERY PEDESTRIAN DAY FOR FOSTER. NAMAS DAY. HE WOULD CONVERT THE 2 PT. CONVERSION RUNNING RIGHT. TEXANS TIE IT UP 24-24. NEXT TEXANS POSSESSION, SCHAUB. KEYSHAWN MARTIN. 32 YDS. 1ST & 10 FROM THE TITANS 46 YD. LINE. 4 PLAYS LATER, 4TH & 9 FROM THE TITANS 33. MY LEG IS SORE JUST FROM THIS WHOLE SEQUENCE. RANDY BULLOCK LINES UP FOR THE 51 YARDER TO WIN IT BUT…PLAY IS RULED DEAD. MIKE MUNCHAK CALLED TIMEOUT. O.K. NEXT PLAY BUT LOOK AGAIN. HERE’S THE KICK AND IT’S BLOCKED BY MICHAEL GRIFFIN BUT IT’S OFFSIDE ON GRIFFIN. NEXT PLAY 4TH & 4 NOW FROM THE TEXANS 28. BULLOCK’S LEG’S GOTTA BE REALLY TIRED. 46 YD. F.G. NO! BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE MUNCHAK CALLED ANOTHER TIMEOUT FOR THE TITANS. MATT SCHAUB SAYS, “I CAN’T LOOK.” BULLOCK SAYS, “I’M EXHAUSTED. I’M GONNA KICK LEFTIE. HIS 46 YARDER DOINKS OFF THE UPRIGHT. END OF REGULATION. OPENING TEXANS POSSESSION IN OVERTIME. 3RD & 10 FROM THE TITANS 26. 8TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE, SCHAUB, DEANDRE HOPKINS CONNECTS WITH THE ROOKIE FOR A 25 YD. GAIN. 1ST & GOAL FROM THE TITANS 1. IT WOULD BE 3RD & GOAL FROM THE TITANS 3. 11TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. SCHAUB SAYS, “I’M GOING TO HOPKINS.” TOUCHDOWN. TEXANS LOVE IT. SCHAUB LOVES IT. WATCH IT AGAIN. HOPKINS MAKES THE CATCH. GETS BOTH FEET INBOUNDS. TOUCHDOWN ON THE FIRST POSSESSION OF O.T. MEANS THE TEXANS ARE 30-24 WINNERS OVER THE TITANS.
01:43:53 – MIAMI DOLPHINS @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
DOLPHINS AND THE COLTS. ANDREW LUCK WENT FOR A CAREER-HIGH 433 THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET. RYAN TANNEHILL DRAFTED 8TH OVERALL IN 2012. BOTH QBS WOULD HAVE BIG DAYS, AS WOULD THIS GUY, MIKE WALLACE. UNHAPPY AFTER WEEK 1. TODAY, “GIVE ME THE FOOTBALL!” SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE. DOLPHINS OPENING DRIVE, 2ND & 4. TANNEHILL HITS WALLACE FOR 15 YDS. THESE 2 JUST GETTING STARTED. NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10, THE COLTS 18. TANNEHILL FINDS WALLACE AGAIN. HE TAKES IT ALL THE WAY FOR A TD. 18 YDS. 46 YDS. ON THE DRIVE FOR WALLACE. THAT WAS TRIPLE HIS PRODUCTION FROM WK. 1. HE FINISHED WITH 9 BALLS FOR A BUCK 15 AND A TD. HOW ABOUT ANDREW LUCK? COLTS UNDER JIM IRSAY TWEETED THIS WEEK, “DOLPHINS WOULD BRING PRESSURE AND THE COLTS WOULD NEED NASSAU-LIKE HEAT SHIELD PROTECTION OF ANDREW LUCK.” HEAT SHIELD WORKED O.K. SOMETIMES. 3RD COLTS DRIVE TRAILING 14-3. ANDREW LUCK HITS COBY FLEANER DOWN THE LEFT SIDE FOR 40 YDS. HEAT SHIELD IS WORKING FINE. 6 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & 7 AT THE 16. ANDREW LUCK SCRAMBLES UP THE MIDDLE FOR 9 YDS. KEEPING THE DRIVE ALIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE DOLPHINS 7. HE’S MOBILE, ANDREW LUCK. 2 PLAYS LATER 2ND & GOAL. LUCK. HE’S ALREADY HOOKED UP WITH FLEANER ONCE. FINDS FLEANER AGAIN FOR THE 3 YD. TD. COLTS TRAIL 14-10. 2ND QUARTER NOW, 2:10 BEFORE HALFTIME. 3 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE COLTS. THEY STILL TRAIL 14-10. 1ST & 10 THEIR OWN 40. ANDREW LUCK, T.Y. HILTON DOWN THE SIDELINE. LEAPING OVER THE D.B. FOR 47 YDS. THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN AHMAD BRADSHAW 1 YD. TD. RUN. COLTS TAKE A 17-14 LEAD. BRENT GRIMES…LOOKS LIKE LYNN SWANN IN THE S.B. THAT PLAY. 3RD QUARTER, COLTS BALL. SCORE TIED AT 17. 3RD & 4 AT THE DOLPHINS 15. ANDREW LUCK, COBY FLEANER. 15 YDS. IT’S A TD. BUT WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. FLAG ON THE PLAY. REGGIE WAYNE IN MOTION DURING THE SNAP. CALLED FOR ILLEGAL MOTION ON THE PLAY. THE TD. IS NULLIFIED. COLTS WOULD SETTLE FOR A 38 YD. ADAM VINATIERI F.G. THEY LEAD 20-17. DOLPHINS GET THE BALL BACK A COUPLE POSSESSIONS LATER. RYAN TANNEHILL, HEY LOOK! IT’S MIKE WALLACE. BETTER PASS GETS INTO THE END ZONE BUT WALLACE DOWN AT THE 1. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A CHARLES CLAY TD. HIS FIRST CAREER RUSH GOES FOR A SCORE. DOLPHINS TAKE A 24-20 LEAD. 4TH QUARTER NOW. 8-1/2 LEFT TO GO. COLTS HAVE A 1ST & 10 AT THE DOLPHINS 34. ANDREW LUCK LOOKING FOR REGGIE WAYNE. THIS TIME BRENT GRIMES WINS THE BATTLE. PICKS IT OFF. LUCK CAN’T BELIEVE IT. HIS FIRST INTERCEPTION IN HIS LAST 165 PASS ATTEMPTS. COLTS WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE. THEY GET THE BALL BACK. 3:57 LEFT. 1ST & 10 THEIR OWN 14. LUCK ESCAPES THE PRESSURE. LOOKS TO BE A SURE SACK. INSTEAD IT’S A 14 YD. PICKUP FOR LUCK KEEPING THE DRIVE ALIVE. 5 PLAYS LATER, A MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT TO GO. 3RD & 6 AT THE DOLPHINS 41. ANDREW LUCK NEEDS A BIG PLAY. FINDS REGGIE WAYNE FOR 18 YDS. TO THE DOLPHINS 23. BUT THE DOLPHINS WOULD STIFFEN. 4 PLAYS LATER, 4TH & 10 AT THE DOLPHINS 24. ANDREW LUCK SACKED BY PHILIP WHEELER. DOLPHINS BRING THE HEAT. THEY BREAK THE HEAT SHIELD. I DON’T THINK JIM IRSAY SHOULD WORK FOR NASSAU ANYTIME SOON. DOLPHINS WIN IT 24-20.
01:47:35 – DETROIT LIONS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
YEA WELL, AND WITH GOOD REASON BECAUSE WE GOT PLENTY TO GET TO IN THIS ONE. CARDINALS HOME OPENER FOR CARSON PALMER. BRUCE ARIANS TAKING ON DETROIT WHICH HASN’T WON THERE IN 20 YRS. CALVIN JOHNSON, 37 YDS. RECEIVING A WEEK AGO. DID A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON THIS PLAY. SEE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLAYS. YOU GOT HIM. I GOT HIM. NO I GOT HIM. AND HE SCORES. 72 YDS. ON THAT TOUCH. DETROIT UP 7-3. LATER ON IN THE FRAME CARDS, UP 10-7. STAFFORD TO JOBS. REAL NICE PICK PLAY. 6 CATCHES, A BUCK 16. THOSE 2 SCORES. 3RD QUARTER LIONS UP 14-10. NOW EARLIER IN THE GAME REGGIE BUSH INJURED HIS LEG. HE’S BACK IN AT THIS POINT. MAYBE HE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN. ENDS UP DROPPING IT. PLAY IS .. LED TO A ARIZONA F.G. SO THEY’RE BACK WITHIN 1. NEXT CARDS POSSESSION, CARSON PALMER. STILL HAVE LIFE IN THAT ARM, L.T.? OH YES SIR HE DID. HE STILL HAS A LIVE ARM BUT TO THE WRONG DEFENDER. DEANDREW LEVY PICKS IT OFF AND IMMEDIATELY NDAMUKONG SUH FELL TO THE GROUND TO SAVE HIMSELF 100K. I PROMISE YOU THAT. SO THE LIONS EXTEND THEIR LEAD. THEY’RE UP 21-13. BUT HERE COMES CARSON PALMER. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE HE’S GOT …LOOK AT THIS GUY. HE CAN RUN. HE CAN THROW… HEY PRIME, DID YOU EVER DO THIS? OH NO! I THREW THE BALL BUT I DIDN’T COMPLETE IT. YEA, IT WASN’T MY FAULT. IT WAS THE RECEIVER’S FAULT. IT ALWAYS IS. KERRY TAYLOR, 17 YDS. ON THAT. IT WOULD LEAD TO ANOTHER CARDINALS F.G. BUT 4TH QUARTER 2ND & GOAL FOR ARIZONA. RASHARD MENDENHALL. GET IN THERE! HE’S IN. HE’S IN AND THE CARDINALS HAVE A 4 PT. LEAD. SO HERE COMES MATTHEW STANFORD TO NATE BURLESON BUT …THERE’S YOUR GUY. THAT’S MY GUY. TOLD … “YOU BETTER DRAFT THIS KID. HE’S GONNA BE A STUD.” CARDINALS GET THE WIN, 25-21. 7 STRAIGHT OUT IN THE DESERT.
01:49:36 – NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
BUCS AND SAINTS HAD AN HOUR 9 MIN. LIGHTNING DELAY IN T.B. WE’LL PICK IT UP SAINTS DOWN ONE, UNDER 30 TO GO. DREW BREES TO MARCUS COLSTON GETTING ON THE INSIDE THE 10! THEY WOULD SPIKE IT, STOP THE CLOCK. GARRETT HARTLEY. NOW FOR THE GAME WINNER. AND THE SAINTS ARE 2-0. THEY DIDN’T WIN GAME #2 LAST YEAR UNTIL OCT. 21ST.
01:50:11 – DENVER BRONCOS @ NEW YORK GIANTS
BEATING BIG BRO 0-2. HOW YA DOING? ALRIGHT. HOW ARE YOU? I WONDER IF THEY FIGHT LIKE MY KIDS? LOGISTICALLY, IT’S GREAT FOR THOSE FOLKS. EMOTIONALLY, IT MUST BE TERRIBLE WATCHING YOUR KIDS PLAY LIKE THAT, RIGHT? THEY SAID THEY HATE IT. YOU DON’T THINK SO. I’M NOT SAYING THAT. THEY DON’T HATE IT FINANCIALLY. 3-NOTHING GIANTS. WE GOT A LITTLE DUMP-OFF PATTERN TO WES WELKER FOR 17 YDS. REMEMBER PEYTON ON OPENING NIGHT 7 TD. PASSES. TOM BRADY SAID, “HEY..” NOSHAWN MARINO. IS THIS A RUSHING TD, L.T.?! THIS IS A RUSHING TD. FOR NOSHAWN MARINO. HE’S STILL HAS THE SPEED TO GET AROUND A CORNER. GIANTS DOWN 10-9. LATER ON IN THE 2ND ELI LOOKING FOR HAKEEM NICKS BUT IT’S D.R.C. WHO’S COMING OFF BIG TIME SO FAR, PRIME. YES. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO BE ONE OF THE BETTER CORNERS IN THE GAME TODAY. 3RD QUARTER, BRONCOS STILL UP JUST 10-9. WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THIS? MANNING LOOKING FOR HIS 88, DENARIUS THOMAS. HE’S A STRONG MAN. YES HE IS. 2 PLAYS LATER MANNING LOOKING FOR..DON’T WATCH TOM BRADY. DON’T WATCH, GISELLE BUNCHEN IF YOU’RE WATCHING. PLAY ACTION INSIDE. DROP THE LINEBACKER AND THROW IT TO YOUR BUDDY WES. YEA, HE’S GOT 3 TDS. ON THE YEAR. THEY THEY JUST STARTED KICKING IN GEAR. GIANTS ENSUING POSSESSION. MANNING TO HAKEEM NICKS. IT’S INCOMPLETE BUT D.R.C. CALLED. GOTTA WIN. RECEIVER HAS THE WIN. ONE-ON-ONE. YOU GOTTA WIN IT. 2 PLAYS LATER, BRANDON JACOBS JUST SIGNED OFF THE SCRAPHEAP THIS WEEK. … BACK? YOU DID NOT JUST CALL HIM THE TIP-TOE… HE KNOWS THAT’S WHAT WE CALL HIM. YOU KNOW NOW. OH! YOU’RE GONNA PULL SOMETHING. I SWEAR THAT’S GONNA HAPPEN ONE OF THESE TIMES. SO THE GIANTS, THEY’RE WITHIN 1. BRONCOS NEXT POSSESSION. MANNING. LOOK AT THE ELUSIVENESS! I GOTTA GET AWAY FROM YOU SHAWN ROGERS. I’M GONNA THROW IT TO ERIC DECKER. CORY WEBSTER ACTUALLY FLAGGED FOR ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS. IT’S DECLINED. 5 PLAYS LATER MARENO. L.T. WHAT IS THIS?! THAT’S AROUND THE CORNER. HE’S GOT THE SPEED! GET IT! TOUCHDOWN!! AND IT’S AN 8 PT. LEAD FOR DENVER. SAME SCORE. ONTO THE 4TH. GIANTS BALL. ELI LOOKING FOR RUBIN RANDALL. ONE OF 3 RECEIVERS LAST WEEK OVER 100 YDS. FOR THE GIANTS BUT CHRIS HARRIS, “I’LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU.” NICE PLAY. FOR THE BRONCOS TAKING OVER. IF YOU TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WONDERING, “WHAT WOULD THIS DEFENSE LOOK LIKE WITHOUT VON MILLER?” THEY’VE DONE O.K. SO FAR. SO HERE WE GO. ENSUING POSSESSION FOR THE BRONCOS. MANNING LOOKING FOR THE HOTTEST FANTASY PICKUP THIS WEEK, JULIUS THOMAS. HE’S IN FROM 11 YDS. OUT. TOM COUGHLIN, THAT FACE IS GOING TO GET REAL RED VERY …TAKE THAT BASKETBALL PLAYER FROM PORTLAND STATE! THAT A WAY MOOCH. WAY TO DO YOUR RESEARCH. NICE. GIANTS NEXT POSSESSION. ELI LOOKING FOR HAKEEM NICKS BUT RAHEEM MOORE…HEY, GRANTED, IT’S 8 MTHS. TOO LATE BUT HE KNOCKED IT AWAY. SO HERE WE GO. IT’S TRENDON HOLLIDAY FIELDING THE PUNT. WE ONLY SHOW YOU THIS FOR 1 OR 2 REASONS. A BIG PLAY OR A BOO-BOO. NATL. CHAMPION THERE. L.S.U. TIGERS. I LIKE THAT KID MAN. 3RD TIME IN HIS CAREER HE’S RETURNED A KICK. YOU MAY SALUTE. REAL SALUTE. 13 STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON GAME. BRONCOS HAVE WON BY AT LEAST 7 PTS. THAT’S DOMINANCE FOLKS.
01:53:48 – JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS
BY THE BAY, 1ST QUARTER. TERRELL PRYOR. DO THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN THEM PRIME? YES THEY DO. HANDOFF TO MARCEL REESE. THE PRO BOWLER IN FROM 11 YDS. OUT. THEY’RE STARTING TO BELIEVE NOW CHRIS. LAMBEAU LEAP. NOT IN THERE. 3RD QUARTER DARREN MCFADDEN. BOY, IF HE EVER STAYS HEALTHY. PEOPLE SAY THAT EVERY YEAR. HE RAN FOR ALMOST…130 YDS. JACKSONVILLE’S LOST 14 OF 15.
01:54:27 – SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
AND TONIGHT’S 12TH MAN, THERE HE IS, SHAWN ALEXANDER, THE NFL MVP OF 2005. LED THE SEAHAWKS TO THEIR ONLY SUPER BOWL APPEARANCE, AND HE GETS TO HOIST THE FLAG TONIGHT. OH…AND THEY BLOCKED THE PUNT! CRAIG GALL CAME IN. BLOCKS IT, AND THE 49ERS ARE GONNA GET IT AT ABOUT THE 33 YD. LINE. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION UP FRONT WITH SEATTLE. A COUPLE OF GUYS WERE LOOKING BACK AS THEY GOT READY TO SNAP THE BALL AND IT WINDS UP AS A BLOCK, AND NOW CARROLL’S GONNA ASK FOR A PENALTY ON S.F. AL, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS. SOMEBODY IN THE STANDS OR SOMETHING BLEW A WHISTLE. THAT’S WHAT PETE CARROLL’S SAYING. OUR GUYS STOOD UP. YOU CAN SEE THE SEAHAWKS PLAYERS JUST STANDING UP THINKING THE PLAY HAD BEEN CALLED OFF AND INSTEAD THE 49ERS RUN RIGHT BY THEM AND BLOCK THE PUNT. JOHN PARRY APPARENTLY IS GOING TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE THERE’S WEATHER IN THE AREA. BASED ON THE WEATHER AND THE SAFETY OF THE PLAYERS AND THE FANS, THE GAME WILL TEMPORARILY BE SUSPENDED FOR WEATHER. WE’LL RESUME PLAY WHEN IT’S SAFE TO PLAY. LOOK AT THAT. THAT TOOK PLACE JUST A FEW MINS. AGO. CAUGHT THAT FREEZE FRAME. THE DECIBEL LEVEL WILL GO BACK TO OVER 100 AND WE GET READY TO PLAY AFTER A 1 HR. DELAY; AND THE GAME RESTARTS WITH A 1ST & 10. S.F. FROM ITS OWN 36 YD. LINE. ON A 2ND & 12, KAPAERNICK GETS OUT OF THE END ZONE AND THE PASS IS INCOMPLETE. THERE’S A FLAG DOWN. IF IT’S HOLDING IN THE END ZONE IT’S A SAFETY AND THAT’S WHAT IT’S GONNA BE. IT’S GONNA BE A SAFETY. HOLDING OFFENSE. THAT IS THE FULLBACK BRUCE MILLER … KAEPERNICK, LOOK OUT FROM BEHIND! LOSES THE BALL! STRIPED! SEAHAWKS RECOVER AT THE 28. LYNCH TO THE INSIDE. LYNCH INSIDE THE 5. TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS. HE IS IN BEAST-MODE TONGIGT. 19 CARRIES. 85 YDS. AND THE GAME’S FIRST TD. BLITZ COMING. PRESSURE ON, AND LYNCH GETS OPEN AND HE WILL WALK INTO THE END ZONE. FROM THE 19 YD. LINE. KAEPERNICK’S GONNA AIR IT OUT. IT’S GONNA BE PICKED OFF AT THE 50 YD. LINE BY RICHARD SHERMAN! SHERMAN OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 25. THERE AREN’T MANY CORNERS IN THE LEAGUE THAT ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO OUTMUSCLE VERNON DAVIS FOR THE BALL. SHERMAN HAD THEM ALL THE WAY.
(01:57:45 – END)