SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 8
1. PANTHERS@BUCS 2:33
2. 49ERS@JAGS 2:11
3. BILLS@SAINTS 3:19
4. GIANTS@EAGLES 2:15
5. BROWNS@CHIEFS 3:15
6. DOLPHINS@PATS 3:33
7. COWBOYS@LIONS 4:35
8. REDSKINS@BRONCOS 5:34
9. FALCONS@CARDS 1:55
10. JETS@BENGALS 1:25
11. STEELERS@RAIDERS 1:59
12. PACKERS@VIKES 3:53
TRT: 48:32 WITH BARS
01:10:15 – CAROLINA PANTHERS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
19 DIFFERENT SIGNS THAT SAYS POSTING THAT SAYS, “FIRE SCHIANO” HAVING LOST 11 OF THEIR LAST 12 GAMES COMING IN. THIS IS THE SORT OF NUMBER OF SIGNS THROUGHOUT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM THAT WE SAY; AND THEN CAM NEWTON CAME IN AND, IN THE FIRST QUARTER, AND STARTED MATRICULATING THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD FINDING STEVE SMITH ON 3RD & 9 TO MOVE IT ON THE PLUS SIDE OF THE FIELD FOR CAROLINA FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE NIGHT, AND THEN 6 PLAYS LATER IT’S 3RD & 12 AND CAM DOES IT WITH HIS FEET STEVE. YEA, THIS IS AN IMPROVISE. HE SEES THERE’S NO CONTAINMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OVER THERE SAPP, AND IT’S A LONG YARDAGE SITUATION, AND HE GOES AND CONVENIENTLY PICKS THAT THING UP. IT WAS A 15 PLAY DRIVE CAPPED OFF ON 3RD & GOAL BY CAM NEWTON, EXTENDING THE PLAY AND THEN FINDING ONE OF HIS 2 WIDE OPEN WIDE ENDS IN THE END ZONE. HE CHOSE THE GREG OLSEN OPTION THERE. NEWTON, 57 PASS YDS., 23 RUSH YDS. ON THE DRIVE; AND DARRELLE REVIS IN THE FIRST HALF? DEION, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU SAW OF DARRELLE REVIS TONIGHT? I LIKE THE REAL REVIS, WHAT HE’S DOING. THAT COULD GO EITHER WAY RIGHT NOW. BUT HE LOOKS GOOD AS A CORNERBACK. HE KEEPS HIS BALANCE. HE MADE SOME PLAYS ON THE BALL AND HE FALLS. HE’S A TOUGH, TENACIOUS CORNERBACK. I LIKE WHAT HE DID. BUT HE PLAYED A LOT OF ZONE TONIGHT WHICH WE CAN’T UNDERSTAND EITHER. 2ND QUARTER OF THIS GAME, 0 RUSHING TDS. FOR DEANGELO WILLIAMS ON THE SEASON COMING IN. THAT CHANGED TO A #1 RIGHT HERE ON THIS RUN MARSHALL. I TALKED ABOUT IT. T.B. BUCS HADN’T GIVEN UP MANY RUSH TDS. DEANGELO WILLIAMS HADN’T HAD ONE AND HE’S A FRANCHISE LEADER. SO, THAT WAS A GREAT RUN BY HIM. WELL BLOCKED PLAY. ALL 7 GAMES THIS YEAR CAROLINA’S DEFENSE HAS NOT GIVEN UP A 1ST HALF TD; AND THEN CAM NEWTON UP 14-6 IN THE 2ND HALF. PICKING HIM UP, PUTTING THEM DOWN. 19 YD. GAIN FOR NEWTON WHO HAD 50 RUSH YDS. ON THE NIGHT. AND THEN DOWN TO THE BUCS 7 THEY GO. CAM NEWTON RUNS IT IN FOR THE 25TH RUSHING TD. OF HIS CAREER. NO CONTAIN. 1ST NFL PLAYER IN HISTORY TO HAVE 50 OR MORE PASSING TDS. OR 25 OR MORE RUSHING TDS. OVER A 3 SEASON SPAN IN ANY PART OF THEIR CAREER. WARREN? WHAT IS THIS? I MEAN THEY RUNNING THE GAME AND ALL QBS GET COVERAGE IN THE RED ZONE; AND ESPECIALLY CAM NEWTON WHO ONLY 3 RBS HAVE MORE RUSH TDS. THAN HIM SINCE HE CAME IN THIS LEAGUE. UNFORGIVEABLE. THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD SORT OF STOP CAM WAS ONE OF HIS OWN TEAMMATES. SOME FRIENDLY FIRE WARMING UP ON THE SIDELINE RIGHT THERE. THE FINAL SCORE OF THIS GAME 31-13. THAT WAS THE HARDEST HIT ALL NIGHT.
01:12:58 – SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
NINERS AND THE JAGUARS. 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON AT WEMBLY STADIUM. CHAD HENNE AND THE JAGUARS AVERAGING JUST OVER 10 PTS. PER GAME. THAT’S OVER 5 FEWER THAN THE 2008 0-16 DETROIT LIONS. FIRST QUARTER, NINERS OPENING DRIVE IT’S FRANK GORE UP THE MIDDLE. 19 YD. TD. GORE 71 YDS. RUSHING AND 2 TDS. ON THE DAY. HOW ABOUT COLIN KAEPERNICK? JAGUARS ON DEFENSE HAD NO ANSWER FOR HE AND THE NINERS OFFENSE. 3RD & 9 FOR THE JAGUARS 48. KAEPERNICK SCRAMBLES LEFT. GETS A 9 YD. 1ST DOWN. NINERS HAVE CHANGED THEIR OFFENSE A LITTLE BIT THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. GET KAEPERNICK GOING MORE IN THE RUNNING GAME. 4 PLAYS LATER 2ND & 9 IT’S KAEPERNICK, RUNS LEFT. 12 YD. TD. CAPPING AN 8 PLAY 80 YD. DRIVE. 2 DRIVES, 2 STRAIGHT TDS. IT DOESN’T MATTER FOR S.F. ..ACROSS THE POND. 2ND QUARTER, NINERS NEXT POSSESSION. 3RD & 9 FROM THE JAGUARS 33. KAEPERNICK AGAIN SCRAMBLES LEFT. 17 YDS. AND ANOTHER 1ST DOWN. 2 PLAYS LATER AT 2ND & GOAL FROM THE JAGUARS 2. KAEPERNICK, IS HE GONNA KEEP IT? PLAY ACTION. VERNON DAVIS. THERE HE IS. MIGHT WANT TO COVER THAT GUY. 10 PLAYS, 72 YD. DRIVE. 14-0 S.F. STILL 2ND QUARTER. THEY’RE UP 21-ZIP. ALL PLAY ACTION AGAIN. VERNON DAVIS WIDE OPEN FOR A GAIN OF 19 YDS. 3 PLAYS LATER IT’S 3RD & GOAL FROM THE JAGUARS 9. THE 6TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. KAEPERNICK DECIDES, “THIS ONE I’M GONNA GET IN THE END ZONE MYSELF.” RUNS LEFT FOR 9 YDS. 2 TDS. ON THE GROUND. 2 TDS. THROUGH THE AIR FOR KAEPERNICK. 4TH QUARTER JAGUARS BALL. 2ND & 10 FROM THEIR 39. CHAD HENNE LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF POSITIVE TO GO THROUGH THIS GAME. OVER THE MIDDLE TO MERCEDES LEWIS. HOWEVER IT IS STRIPPED BY PATRICK WILLIS. RETURNED BY DAN __ FOR A 47 YD. TD. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLAYS THAT TOOK LIKE 45 YRS. TO DEVELOP. SOMEHOW HE GETS DOWN INTO THE END ZONE. NINERS WIN IN A ROUTE. 42 TO 10. KAEPERNICK, 10 OUT OF 16 THROWING THE FOOTBALL WITH THOSE 4 TDS.
01:15:20 – BUFFALO BILLS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
BILLS AND THE SAINTS. SAINTS HAVE THE 6TH RANKED OFFENSE IN THE NFL. FORMER COLLEAGUE SEAN PAYTON, DOUG MARONE MEETING AT MIDFIELD. DOUG MARONE SAYS, “YOU’RE GONNA TAKE IT EASY ON ME HERE, RIGHT?” PAYTON SAYS, “YEA RIGHT!” 1ST QUARTER NO SCORE. THAD LEWIS KEEPS IT ON THE READ OPTION. TAKES A HUGE HIT FROM DAVID HAWTHORNE AND FUMBLES. RECOVERED BY JR. GOLETTE. THAD LEWIS SLOW TO GET UP. SAINTS TAKE OVER AT THE 22. THEY WOULD MISS A GARRETT HARTLEY F.G. SO A COUPLE OF BILLS POSSESSIONS LATER NO SCORE. LEWIS DROPS BACK. HIT BY CAMERON JORDAN. NOT JORDAN CAMERON. CAMERON JORDAN. LEWIS FUMBLES ON THE PUMP FAKE. IT’S RECOVERED BY JORDAN. WATCH IT AGAIN. SINCE THE TUCK RULE WAS CHANGED, THE PLAY WOULD BE RULED A FUMBLE. SO SAINTS BALL AT THE 21 YD. LINE. 3 PLAYS LATER, SAINTS BALL. 3RD & 4 AT THE BILLS 15. DREW BREES, WELCOME BACK LANCE MOORE FOR THE 15 YD. TD. AND THE …DON’T QUITE KNOW WHAT THAT IS. KEEPING HIS FEET TOGETHER THOUGH. THAT’S GOOD MOVEMENT. I LIKE THAT MOVEMENT. SAINTS LEAD 7-0. 2ND QUARTER, 2 BILLS POSSESSIONS LATER, 1ST & 10 IN THEIR OWN 28. LEWIS OVER THE MIDDLE TO STEVIE JOHNSON WHO HAD A BIG DAY. THE ACROBATIC CATCH. THAT FIRST DOWN WOULD KEEP THE DRIVE ALIVE. SAME DRIVE 6 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & 2 AT THE SAINTS 13. LEWIS LOOKING FOR JOHNSON AGAIN. 13 YD. TD. THESE 2 HAVE PRETTY GOOD CHEMISTRY TOGETHER. JOHNSON, 4 RECEPTIONS ON THE DRIVE. BILLS TIE THE GAME AT 7. SAINTS BALL NOW TRAILING 10-7. BREES LOOKING DEEP. KENNY STILLS, AND THERE HE GOES. STILLS IS GONE. NASH WILL NOT CATCH HIM. YOUNG WILL NOT CATCH HIM. EVEN CROSBIE WON’T CATCH HIM. SAINTS LEAD 14-10, 69 YD. TD. SOMEONE’S GONNA WRITE A SONG ABOUT THAT ONE DAY. NEXT SAINTS POSSESSION, 2ND & 10 AT THE BILLS 15. BREES. LOOK AT JIMMY GRAHAM. WHAT FOOT INJURY? TOUCHDOWN JIMMY GRAHAM. BREES’ 3RD TD. OF THE DAY. SAINTS LEAD 21-10 AT THE HALF. 3RD QUARTER NOW, SAINTS 2ND POSSESSION. BREES LOOKING FOR JIMMY GRAHAM AGAIN. HE’S GOT HIM AND JIMMY GRAHAM DOES WHAT JIMMY GRAHAM DOES BEST. INTO THE END ZONE FOR THE 13 YD. SCORE. HIS 2ND TD. OF THE DAY. SAINTS LEAD IT 28-10. BILLS TRYING TO GET BACK IN IT. 3RD & 9 AT THE SAINTS 39 YD. LINE. LEWIS THROWING DEEP FOR MARQUIS GOODWIN. THE LEAPING CATCH AND THE 26 YD. GAIN. BILLS MIGHT NOT BE FINISHED YET. 4TH QUARTER, SAME DRIVE. 5 PLAYS LATER. HOW ABOUT FRED JACKSON. C.J. SPILLER INACTIVE FOR THE DAY. THIS MEANS IT’S FRED JACKSON’S BACKFIELD AND THIS MEANS FRED JACKSON GETS IN THE END ZONE. HE HAD 45 YDS. AND THE SCORE ON THE DAY. IT’S A 28-17 SAINTS LEAD. NEXT BILLS POSSESSION TRYING TO CLAW BACK IN. 3RD & 7 AT THE BILLS 33. GOODWIN’S PASS FOR GOODWIN. THIS ONE’S PICKED OFF BY KEENAN LEWIS. PRETTY EASY THROW. SAINTS BALL AT MIDFIELD. LEWIS WENT FOR 234 BUT HAD 3 TURNOVERS ON THE DAY. SO NOW HERE ARE THE SAINTS TRYING TO SALT IT AWAY. 3RD & 20 AT THE BILLS 42. BREES DROPS BACK AGAIN. CAN’T THROW IT TO CROSBIE. CAN’T THROW IT TO NASH. CAN’T THROW IT TO YOUNG. THIS MEANS IT’S STILLS! TD. KENNY STILLS! HIS 2ND TD. ON THE DAY. A HUGE GAIN FOR THE BRAND NEW SAINTS WEAPON. BREES 318 YDS. AND 5 TDS. SAINTS WIN IT, 35-17.
01:18:49 – NEW YORK GIANTS @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
THE RED HOT GIANTS AND THE EAGLES, DESPITE JUST 1 WIN THE GIANTS I THINK CAN TAKE CONTROL OF THE NFC EAST IF THEY BEAT THE EAGLES IN THIS GAME. MICHAEL VICK BACK IN ACTION AFTER MISSING THE PAST 2 WKS. WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY. 1ST QUARTER, EAGLES FIRST POSSESSION. NO SCORE. 3RD & 6. VICK HAS TIME IN THE POCKET. THROWS RIGHT TO BRENT CELEK BUT PICKED OFF BY ANTRON ROLLE WHO DIVES FOR THE BALL. GIANTS WOULD KICK A F.G. ON THE ENSUING POSSESSION. GIANTS LEAD 3-0. HOPE YOU LIKE A LOT OF JOSH BROWN. NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION, VICK ROLLS LEFT. HE IS SACKED BY ROLLE WHO FORCES A FUMBLE BUT VICK DOES RECOVER THE FOOTBALL. EAGLES WOULD PUNT 3 PLAYS LATER. GIANTS WITH A F.G. ON THE NEXT POSSESSION AGAIN. NEXT TIME EAGLES HAVE THE BALL, HERE’S VICK. HE RUNS LEFT FOR A 1 YD. GAIN BUT NOT FEELING GREAT AFTER THAT RUN. HE WOULD PLAY 1 MORE DRIVE AND THEN SIT OUT THE REST OF THE GAME. MICHAEL VICK FINISHED 6 OUT OF 9 FOR 31 YDS. AND 1 INTERCEPTION. VERY SAD ON THE SIDELINE. MATT BARKLEY WOULD COME IN FOR THE EAGLES. THINGS DIDN’T GET MUCH BETTER. PLAYED IN IN HIS 2ND STRAIGHT GAME. HE HAD 3 INTERCEPTIONS LAST WEEK. 2ND QUARTER, EAGLES POSSESSION TRAILING 12 ZIP. BARKLEY, IT’S JASON AVANT FOR 14 YDS. NOW DOWN TO THE GIANTS 2. SO THINGS ARE LOOKING O.K. NEXT PLAY, BARKLEY FLUSHED OUT OF THE POCKET. GERELLE THOMAS HITS HIM FROM BEHIND. FORCES A FUMBLE. NO BREAK FOR THE EAGLES. THE BALL STAYS INBOUNDS ON A LITTLE SQUIB. BALL RECOVERED BY PHILA. A BALL RECOVERED BY THE GIANTS. THEY GO INTO THE HALF DOWN 12-NOTHING. ALL VICK CAN DO IS WATCH. 4TH QUARTER GIANTS BALL. THEY LEAD 15-0. IT IS 4TH & 15. THIS IS THE BEST PALY THE EAGLES HAD ALL DAY. STEVE WEATHERFORD. BALL GOES OVER HIS HEAD. NODGE GOOD RECOVERS IN THE END ZONE FOR A TD. FOR THE EAGLES. IT’S 15-7. MATT BARKLEY SAYS, “HEY WAIT A MINUTE. WE’RE NOT OUT OF THIS!” IT’S THE BIGGEST THING WE’VE DONE ALL DAY BUT, HEY, WE’RE DOING O.K.! ALRIGHT!” NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION, SAME SCORE. IT’S A 1 SCORE GAME. BARKLEY GOING DEEP FOR DESEAN JACKSON. INSTEAD, WILL HILL PICKS IT OFF. THAT SEALS THE WIN FOR THE GIANTS. THEY WIN 15-7. EAGLES HAVE NOW LOST THEIR LAST 10 HOME GAMES AND HAVEN’T SCORED AN OFF. TD. IN 8 QUARTERS. 15-7 THE FINAL, AND THEY’RE DANCING WITH A WIN STREAK IN N.Y.
01:21:13 – CLEVELAND BROWNS @ K.C. CHIEFS
BROWNS AND THE CHIEFS. JASON CAMPBELL THE 20TH STARTING QB FOR THE BROWNS SINCE 1999. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, BRIAN SIPE WOULD BE THE NEXT QB. ALEX SMITH, MEANWHILE, HASN’T THROWN A TD. PASS SINCE WK. 4 AGAINST THE GIANTS. 2ND QUARTER, CHIEFS BALL LEADING 6-0. 3RD & 5 ON THE BROWNS 35. ALEX SMITH RUNS LEFT. 23 YDS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BROWNS 12. LOOK AT HIM TIPTOE DOWN THE SIDELINE. 1ST DOWN CHIEFS. 3 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & 10 ON THE BROWNS 12. SMITH LOOKING FOR ANTHONY SHERMAN. IS THIS GONNA BE HIS FIRST TD. SINCE THE GIANTS? YES! 12 YDS. OUT. CHIEFS LEAD 13-0. THE FIRST CAREER TD. FOR SHERMAN. 2 BROWNS POSSESSIONS LATER, TRAILING 13-0, 1ST & 10. IT’S CAMPBELL TO WILLEST MCGAHEE WHO LATERALS BACK TO CAMPBELL ON THE FLEA-FLICKER, AND THERE’S JOSH GORDON. JUST HOW THEY DREW IT UP. A 39 YD. TD. BROWNS TRAIL 13-7. ANDY REID SAYS, “FLEA-FLICKER. I WASN’T QUITE READY FOR THAT ONE. ALRIGHT.” ENSUING CHIEFS POSSESSION, 1ST & 10 ON THE BROWNS 28. SMITH FINDS DEXTER MCCLUSTER DEEP FOR A 28 YD. TD. MCCLUSTER, A TON OF TARGETS IN THIS GAME. ALEX SMITH’S FAVORITE WIDE RECEIVER/R.B./DO IT ALL/WEAPON TARGET OF THE DAY. CHIEFS LEAD 27. JOE HADEN SAYS, “THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN ON US. NO ONE THROWS ON US. WE’RE THE BROWNS.” 3RD QUARTER, BROWNS BALL TRAILING 20-10. ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL IT’S CAMPBELL TO JOSH GORDON FOR 23 YDS. 4 PLAYS LATER ROB CHAZINSKY SAYS, “WE’RE GOING FOR IT. 4TH & 1 ON THE CHIEFS 19. THEY GIVE IT TO WILLEST MCGAHEE. IS MCGAHEE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE 1ST DOWN? HE DOES. 1ST DOWN CLEVELAND. NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10 ON THE CHIEFS 17 YD. LINE. IT’S FOZZY WHITAKER. LOOK AT FOZZY GO. 17 YD. TD. BROWNS TRAIL 20-17. THEY WENT 9 PLAYS IN 85 YDS. IN 5 MINS. 4TH QUARTER, CHIEFS BALL LEADING 20-17. 3RD & 18 ON THE BROWNS 49. SMITH IS PRESSURED. SACKED BY DESMOND BRYANT FOR A LOSS OF 10. ALEX SMITH NOT HAPPY. ENSUING BROWNS POSSESSION. 2ND & 20 THEIR OWN 18. CAMPBELL SACKED BY JUSTIN HOUSTON. FORCES A FUMBLE. RECOVERED BY DERRICK JOHNSON. PENALTY FLAG ON THE PLAY BUT TOMBA ALI IS CALLED FOR OFFSIDES. BROWNS MAINTAIN POSSESSION. THE BROWNS ARE STILL IN IT. 3 PLAYS LATER, 4TH & 7 THEIR OWN 31. CAMPBELL FLUSHED OUT FO THE POCKET. PASS FALLS INCOMPLETE, INTENDED FOR DEVON BESS RIGHT HERE. CHIEFS WOULD’VE HAD A F.G. ON THEIR ENSUING POSSESSION. BROWNS GET TH BALL BACK 1 LAST CHANCE. LESS THAN 20 SECS. LEFT TO GO. CAN JASON CAMPBELL TURN INTO BRIAN HOYER REVISITED? JOSH GORDON GETS HIT 9 YDS. BUT GORDON DOESN’T GET OUT OF BOUNDS AND THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN. TIC, TIC, TIC. 5 SECS. COME ON, 4. WE’RE GONNA SPIKE IT. WE’RE GONNA GET IT. COME ON, LINE UP. LINE UP. OH, THIS IS NOT GOING WELL AND THAT IS THE BALL GAME. CHIEFS WIN IT BY THE SCORE OF 23-17.
01:24:39 – MIAMI DOLPHINS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
MIAMI AND N.E. DOLPHINS HOPING TO END THEIR 3 GAME LOSING STREAK. MEANWHILE TOM BRADY AND THE PATS 1-2 IN THEIR LAST 3 GAMES. TOM BRADY PLAYING WITH A SWOLLEN HAND. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTED HIM THROUGHOUT THE 1ST HALF. LOOK AT THAT. LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN PUT A PIN IN THAT AND JUST…. WOULD TAKE ALL THE SWELLING OUT. PATS OPENING POSSESSION, 2ND & 8. BRADY LOOKING FOR ROB GRONKOWSKI. INSTEAD, INTERCEPTED BY DIMITRI PATTERSON. BRADY’S 4TH PICK IN HIS LAST 4 GAMES. LATER IN THE GAME, 3RD & 2 FROM THE PATRIOTS OWN 31. BRADY SACKED BY JARED AUDRICK. 25 PASSING YDS. IN THE 1ST HALF FOR BRADY. HIS FEWEST SINCE 2003. BACK WHEN WE WERE STILL USING LIQUID SOAP INSTEAD OF FOAMY SOAP IN BATHTUBS. 2ND QUARTER, DOLPHINS GO FOR IT ON 4TH & 1 FROM THE PATRIOTS. 38. DANIEL THOMAS GETS THE CARRY. 15 YDS. FOR A 1ST DOWN. MIAMI TAKING ADVANTAGE OF VINCE WILFORK’S ABSENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. 4 PLAYS LATER, IT’S 3RD & GOAL FROM THE PATS 3. RYAN TANNEHILL FAKES. INSTEAD GETS IT TO DANIEL THOMAS IN THE END ZONE FOR THE 3 YD. SCORE. MIAMI WITH THE 17-3 LEAD AT HALFTIME. COULD BE A DOLPHINS ROUTE. NOT SO FAST. 3RD QUARTER, DOLPHINS 2ND & 2 FROM THE PATS 19. TANNEHILL. HIS PASS TO A WIDE OPEN MIKE WALLACE. TURNS HIM AROUND AND FALLS INCOMPLETE. DOLPHINS MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE LEAD TO 24-3. SO NOW THE PATRIOTS MAYBE FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF MOMENTUM. 2ND & 10 FROM THE DOLPHINS 41. BRADY TO ROB GRONKOWSKI DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR A GAIN OF 18. GRONK 2 CATCHES, 27 YDS. 2 PLAYS LATER 2ND & 6 ON THE DOLPHINS 14. IT’S AARON DOBSON IN THE END ZONE FOR THE SCORE. 14 YDS. OUT. PATRIOTS CUT THE DEFICIT TO 17-10. WATCH AGAIN. DOBSON WITH THE DOUBLE MOVE TO GET OPEN. PATRIOTS 1ST TD. IN THE 3RD QUARTER THIS SEASON. TO SAY THEY’VE COME OUT OF THE GATE IN THE 2ND HALF SLOW IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. ENSUING DOLPHINS POSSESSION, 2ND & 8 FROM THEIR OWN 23. TANNEHILL SACKED BY LOGAN RYAN AND FUMBLES. IT’S ROB __ AT THE 13 YD. LINE. PLAY WOULD BE RULED DOWN BY CONTACT. SO THE PATRIOTS TAKE OVER DEEP IN MIAMI TERRITORY. 3 PLAYS LATER, IT’S BRANDON BOLDEN IN FOR THE SCORE FROM 2 YDS. OUT AND THE LEFTY SPIKE. PATS TIE THE GAME AT 17. 4TH QUARTER DOLPHINS BALL, TRAILING NOW 20-17. 1ST & 10 FROM THE PATS 46. TANNEHILL. PASS GETS DEFLECTED BY DEVON MCCORDY. INTERCEPTED BY MARQUES COLE. THAT IS HOW YOU DO THE TIP DRILL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WHEN YOU LEARN THAT IN H.S. THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND. TIP DRILL! MCCORDY ABLE TO TAP THE BALL BACK TO COLE WHO KEEPS HIS FEET INBOUNDS. OUTSTANDING PLAY. MAYBE THE DEF. PLAY OF THE YEAR AS FAR AS WHAT THEY HAD TO PULL OF BY N.E. 8 PLAYS LATER, 2ND & 7 FROM MIAMI 23. BRADY SACKED BY JIMMY WILSON. BALL COMES LOOSE. GOES BACK TO THE 45 YD. LINE. RECOVERED BY NATE SOLDON BUT THE REFS CALL OLIVEA VERNON FOR ILLEGAL BATTING OF THE BALL. WATCH IT AGAIN. I’M GONNA BAT IT UP FORWARD. VERNON ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER BUT THE BALL BATS FORWARD. PATRIOTS GET THE BALL AT MIAMI’S 13 YD. LINE. JOE PHILBIN CAN’T BELIEVE IT. MEANWHILE, THE PATRIOTS SAY “COME ON WE HAD THAT PUSH PLAY LAST WEEK ON THE F.G. AND WE HAD THE OBSTRUCTION CALL LAST NIGHT IN THE WORLD SERIES. WE’RE DUE TO GET ONE AND THEY GET ONE. STEVEN RIDLEY RUNS IT IN FOR THE 3 YD. TD. PATS WIN 27-17. THEY FINISH THE GAME WITH 2 UNANSWERED POINTS. TOM BRADY JUST 116 YDS. PASSING AND A TD. IN THE VICTORY.
01:28:21 – DALLAS COWBOYS @ DETROIT LIONS
COWBOYS AND THE LIONS FROM DETROIT. WHAT A GAME AND DEZ BRYANT GONNA BE PART OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE LOWLIGHTS. HEY MEGATRON. CALVIN JOHNSON IN FOR A HUGE GAME, EVEN BY HIS STANDARDS. IT’S GONNA START RIGHT HERE. GET OFF ME! CALLED THE STIFF-ARM. THE MAN SWAT AT THE BALL. A GUY THAT’S 6’5, 245 LBS. I’M JUST GONNA SWAT AT THE BALL. LISTEN, HE WAS COVERING LIKE WITH 2 STRIDES. I THINK HE COVERED ABOUT 6-1/2. THAT WAS 87 YDS. 4 PLAYS LATER, CALVIN JOHNSON FOR 2. GETS A 2 YD. TD. ABSOLUTE.. I KNOW WHAT TO DO DOWN THERE WITH THEM. LIONS ON TOP 7-0. TONY ROMO NOT HAPPY. DEZ BRYANT SAID, “SEE, THAT’S THE KIND OF RECEIVER I CAN BE.” YEA. HE’S TELLING, YOU KNOW, MILES AUSTIN…WHO’S IN CIVVIES TODAY. BUT DID YOU SEE THIS CATCH? WOW. YES. R8IDICULOUS. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. BODY CONTROL. ONE HAND. PUTS HIS FEET IN. YOU SEE IT ALL. I MEAN LEFT HAND. THIS KID CAN PLAY MAN. I’M TELLING YOU. HE’S A VOLATILE, VERY VOLATILE WIDE RECEIVER WHO’S GOT HANDS THAT ARE …I MEAN HE’S A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER. 3 CATCHES TODAY FOR DEZ BRYANT. 4TH QUARTER. COWBOYS NOW LEADING 14-10. ROMO TO TERRANCE WILLIAMS. HOW ABOUT THE SEASON THIS ROOKIE IS HAVING? I SAY PICK HIM UP. PUT HIM DOWN. DOES A GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE SHOVING A GUY DOWN TO THE GROUND AT THE VERY END THERE. HE IS CLEARLY THE #2 MAN IN DALLAS. COWBOYS ON TOP 20-10 AND SEEMINGLY IN CONTROL THERE EARLY IN THE 4TH QUARTER. LIONS COMING BACK. 8:09 LEFT. THAT CONNECTION AGAIN. STAFFORD TO JOHNSON. THAT LED TO A 1 YD. JOINT BELL TOUCHDOWN. THE LIONS TRAILING ONLY BY 3 AT 20-17. NEXT COWBOYS POSSESSION. 2ND DOWN & 8. ROMO LOOKING TO DEZ BRYANT. BARELY GETS IT IN THERE AND THERE HE GOES. RASHEN MATHIS YOU’RE NOT GONNA CATCH THAT MAN. THE HONOR OF HAVING ALMOST…50 YD. DEZ BRYANT TD. THAT LEAD FOR THE COWBOYS BACK TO 10 AT 27-17. AGAIN, SEEMINGLY IN CONTROL. SEEMINGLY. SEEMINGLY IN CONTROL BECAUSE MATTHEW STAFFORD AND CALVIN JOHNSON HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE DAY. LOOK AT THIS. HE’S JUST THROWING IT UP. IT’S NOT THROWING IT UP WHEN YOU’RE BATTING ABOUT LIKE 600% RIGHT HERE. I’M NOT BEING FACETIOUS. I’M JUST SAYING WHEN YOU HAVE A GUY THAT HAS THAT KIND OF UNIQUE SKILLSET, IT’S A MAN AMONGST BOYS BACK THERE. I’M TELLING YOU. THAT WAS A 54 YD. GAIN. NEXT COWBOYS POSSESSION, ROMO TO BEASLEY. INCOMPLETE. THAT WAS 3RD DOWN & 12. COWBOYS FORCED TO PUNT. JASON GARRETT COULD HAVE TO RUN THE BALL TO KILL SOME CLOCK TO FORCE THE LIONS TO USE A TIMEOUT. NEXT LIONS DRIVE, 4TH DOWN & 12. IT’S NOT GONNA BE CALVIN JOHNSON. THIS IS CHRIS DURHAM. AND I’M TELLING YOU, CHRIS HAS BEEN HUGE FOR THEM BUT, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? INTERCEPTION. SO MATTHEW STAFFORD GOTTA GO BACK TO THE SIDELINE. NEXT COWBOYS POSSESSION 3RD & 14. DEZ BRYANT NOT ON THE FIELD AND NOT HAPPY. PHILIP TANNER NICE GAIN BUT ON 3RD & 14 9 YDS. NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH. OH, THE TACKLE, TYRON SMITH. TERRIBLE HOLDING CALL ON TYRON SMITH. DETROIT WAS OUT OF TIMEOUTS. SO THE CLOCK WOULD’VE CONTINUED TO WIND. INSTEAD, THE CLOCK HAS STOPPED AND NOW MATTHEW STAFFORD’S GOING TO WORK! LIONS HAD TO DECLINE THAT PENALTY. LOOK AT THAT THROW TO CHRIS DURHAM DOWN THE LEFT SIDE FOR 40 YDS. TO THE COWBOYS 23. SINCE NATE BURRESS WENT OUT WITH THAT INJURY, I’M TELLING YOU, CHRIS DURHAM HAS STEPPED UP AND PLAYED SOME GOOD FOOTBALL. IF YOU NOTICED, CALVIN JOHNSON THE HIGHLIGHTS A LOT TODAY? LOOK AT THAT PASS PLAY. STAFFORD BY THE WAY. HE HAD 329 YDS. RECEIVING. 2ND BEST INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING GAME OF ALL TIME. MATTHEW STAFFORD GET UP NO THE BALL SO I CAN KILL THE CLOCK. AT THIS POINT, HE SAID AFTER THE GAME, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA KILL THE CLOCK BUT I SAW AN OPENING TO DO THIS. GREAT JOB. SMART THINKING RECOGNIZING. MATT STAFFORD SAVVY FOOTBALL PLAYER. DALLAS FINDS A WAY TO BLOW THIS GAME. WELL WE BASICALLY SAW DALLAS NOT PLAYING SITUATIONAL FOOTBALL. THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT. THE LIONS TAKE A 31-30 LEAD AFTER THE EXTRA POINT BUT LOOK AT DEZ BRYANT GETTING LECTURED BY JASON WITTEN, AND THEN BY DEMARCUS WARE. OH, DEMARCUS WARE GOT A FISTFUL OF JERSEY THERE AND KIND OF GAVE HIM THAT, “HEY, HEY YOUNGSTER. SETTLE DOWN OR IT’S GONNA BE ME AND YOU.” STAFFORD WITH AN EXCELLENT AFTERNOON. I’M A GROWN MAN. YES HE IS. 488 YDS. PASSING BUT THE MAN TODAY, CALVIN JOHNSON 329 YDS. RECEIVING.
01:33:06 – WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ DENVER BRONCOS
EARLY ON, MIKE SHANAHAN TALKING TO JOHN ELWAY. MAKING HIS FIRST RETURN TO MILE HIGH STADIUM IN QUITE SOME TIME. PEYTON, I ALMOST CALLED HIM ELI MANNING. HOW WOULD I DO THAT? PEYTON MANNING NURSING A COUPLE OF SORE ANKLES THIS WEEK. PEYTON HERE TO JULIUS THOMAS FOR A 19 YD. GAIN. THIS T.E. IS NOT DISAPPOINTED AT ALL THIS YEAR. 1ST DOWN BRONCOS, AND 2 PLAYS LATER PEYTON GOING TO WES WELKER. YOU’VE SEEN THIS A FEW TIMES THIS YEAR. WE SEE THIS EVERY WEEK. THAT’S HOW YOU START A FOOTBALL GAME. BACK UP OFF THE GUYS AND GO ON THE INSIDE AND OUT. WHAT IS GOING ON DEFENSE? THAT’S HIS 26TH TD. PASS OF THE SEASON. LATER IN THE 1ST, R.G. III. OH MY GOODNESS. GOOD CATCH. PIERRE GARCON WITH THE ONE-HANDED STAFF. I SEEN MOOSE CATCH A SANDWICH LIKE THAT EARLIER. YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN HIM. CRUMBS ALL OVER HIM. CRUMBS ALL OVER HIS CHEST HAIR! ALRIGHT. 2ND QUARTER NOW. REDSKINS HAVE THE BALL. NOT ENOUGH TO KICK THE F.G. BUT THERE’S A PENALTY ON THE BRONCOS FOR 12 MEN ON THE FIELD. THE PENALTY RESULTS IN A 1ST DOWN FOR THE REDSKINS. COUNT THEM. A LITTLE CONFUSING. COUNT THEM. FOLLOW THE NUMBERS. YOU DON’T NEED TO COUNT. SOMEBODY ALREADY DID IT FOR US. 1ST & GOAL ON THE BRONCOS 7. R.G. III FEELING THE PRESSURE HERE. WAITS AND THEN FINDS LEONARD HANKERSON FOR THE SCORE. LOOK AT THE ACCURACY AND THE ZIP. THROWS IN THE ROAD BY R.G. III. SO IT’S TIED AT 7. IN THE 3RD, STILL TIED AT 7. MANNING BACK TO PASS AND THEN HE’S STRIPPED HERE BY RYAN KERRIGAN. BRIAN ORAKPO RECOVERS IT. THERE’S A PENALTY ON MANNING FOR HOLDING. HE’S TRYING TO GRAB…WATCH PEYTON MANNING NOW BECAUSE THE BALL’S UP AND HE’S TRYING TO GRAB THIS GUY WHO’S GONNA RECOVER. YOU CAN’T IT. THAT’S SMART. YEA BUT IT’S A PENALTY. THAT’S PROBABLY HIS FIRST TACKLE OF HIS CAREER. FIRST AND LAST. FIRST AND GOAL, ALFRED MORRIS PUNCHES IT IN FOR THE TD. THE REDSKINS CAPITALIZE ON THE TURNOVER AND TAKE A 14-7 LEAD. THERE’S PEYTON. SAID, “COME ON GUYS. LET’S GET IT GOING HERE.” THAT WAS THE FIRST DRIVE AND THIS IS THE 2ND DRIVE OF THE 3RD QUARTER. YEA, AND LOOK AT THAT. RECEIVER FALLS DOWN. EVERY WEEK THIS GUY DRAWS OPPOSING TEAM’S BEST RECEIVER AND HE’S BEEN BALLING. ONE OF THE BEST DEF. BACKS IN THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR BY FAR. SOMETHING THAT HAS CLICKED ON IN HIS MIND, L.T., BECAUSE HE’S BEEN SOUGHT AFTER AND BEATEN OVER THE COUPLE YEARS. BUT HE IS PLAYING BALL THIS YEAR. WELL HERE’S NOSHAWN MARINO GOING UP THE MIDDLE FOR A 5 YD. GAIN. THE BRONCOS KEEP IT GOING. THEY WENT ON FOR 4TH & 2 THERE. 3 PLAYS LATER 2ND & GOAL. MONTE BALL TAKES IT IN FOR A 4 YD. TD. SO IT’S 21-14 NOW. THAT’S BALL’S FIRST CAREER TD. BY THE WAY, BALL WAS IN FOR RONNIE HILLMAN. KEEP THAT BALL. YEA, KEEP THAT BALL, BALL. BRONCOS NEXT DRIVE, 1ST & 10 ON THE 49. ERIC DECKER! BRONCOS DRIVING. 7 PLAYS LATER IT’S 3RD & GOAL ON THE REDSKINS 1; AND MARINO COMES UP JUST SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE. LET’S GO FOR IT. AH, D. HALL AND PEYTON MANNING. GOOD PICK 6. WAY TO PICK ME OFF THERE. 4TH QUARTER. ALRIGHT PEYTON AND THE BRONCOS. 4TH & GOAL, HERE IT IS. A LITTLE PICK… THEY’RE MARCHING AND WIDE OPEN IN THE END ZONE AS THE BRONCOS TIE IT UP AT 21. PEYTON MANNING KNOWS THAT HE’S STARTING TO HEAT UP A LITTLE BIT. AFTER REDSKINS 3 AND OUT AND A BAD PUNT, MANNING’S SCREEN PASS TO NOSHAWN MARINO. THAT’S TASTY. THAT’S THE WAY L.T. USED TO READ THAT THING. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE GREEN GRASS IN FRONT OF YOU. SEE SPACE! LOVE IT. MANNING’S 3RD TD. PASS OF THE DAY. SO HERE COMES R.G. III OR MAYBE NOT. SACKED BY VON MILLER. YEA, HE’S GOT FRESH LEGS. HE WAS BACK LAST WEEK, AND THAT’S WHAT HE BRINGS TO YOU NOW. THAT GUY WILL COME AND SACK THE QB. YEA, DERRICK WOLFORD COVERS THE FUMBLE. SO ON THE REDSKINS NEXT DRIVE HE’S SACKED BY DERRICK WOLFE. REDSKINS FORCED TO PUNT. JACK DELRIO WAS LOVING THAT. PEYTON MANNING LOOKING FOR WES WELKER. HE’D LIKE TO HAVE THIS ONE BACK BECAUSE THAT WAS COVERAGE. HE THROWS THE BALL INTO COVERAGE. IT SHOULD’VE BEEN INTERCEPTED BY THE NICKELBACK BUT THE SAFETY ENDED UP ON THE TIP DRILL. MANNING’S 3RD TURNOVER OF THE GAME. REDSKINS TAKE OVER ON THEIR OWN 22. HERE’S R.G. III LOOKING FOR PIERRE GARCON BUT PICKED OFF BY CHRIS HARRIS. HE GIVES IT RIGHT BACK. THE BRONCOS TAKE OVER AT THE REDSKINS 25. SO HERE COMES PEYTON AGAIN TO DEMARIUS THOMAS. LOOK AT THAT. THEY RUN THIS PLAY EVERY GAME? YES. SUCCESSFULLY? NOBODY TOUCHED THEM. 35 YD. SCORE. THE BRONCOS ADD TO THEIR LEAD, 38-21. PEYTON’S OVER 300 YDS. FOR THE 79TH TIME IN HIS CAREER. REDSKINS TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. R.G. III PICKED OFF BY RAHEEM… DOES R.G. III NOT SEE THOSE GUYS BLITZING? I DON’T KNOW WHAT R.G. III’S SEEING. HE GOT HIT A LOT IN THIS GAME. OOH, IT’S GONNA LEAVE A MARK. GRIFFIN’S GRABBING HIS KNEE. NOT THE ONE THAT WAS SURGICALLY REPAIRED WITH THE KNEE BRACE BUT THE OTHER ONE. SO, HE’S CARTED OFF THE FIELD. HERE COMES KURT COUSINS. HE WANT TO GET IN RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT PIERRE GARCON. WHOA. ICE COLD IN DENVER AND HE WANTS TO GET IN THE GAME? COLD MEANING, HAVEN’T EVEN STRETCHED. HE HIGH-STEPPED HIM BY 66…DOMINIC ROGERS-CROMARTY, 75 YDS. FOR THE TD.
01:38:49 – ATLANTA FALCONS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
IT’S THE CARDINALS AND THE FALCONS TODAY. YOU SEE THEM LOOKING TO KIND OF GET BACK INTO THAT NFC PLAYOFF RACE. 1ST & 20 AFTER THE PENALTY. BACKSIDE PRESSURE. … IT’S SAMUEL! ASANTE SAMUEL’S GOT 51 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS! MAYBE IT’LL HELP THIS ARIZONA OFFENSE. HERE’S PALMER. GONNA UNLOAD IT DEEP. HE’S GOT A MAN WIDE OPEN! AND A COMPLETION DOWN AT THE 10! FITZGERALD’S IN THE SLOT LEFT. BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN YOU SEE HIM, #11. PALMER’S GOT TIME. END ZONE!! HE’S GOT A TOUCHDOWN! LARRY FITZGERALD! AS YOU SEE ANOTHER ROOKIE IN ELLINGTON. AND ELLINGTON HAS SOME ROOM! AND THE SPEED!! ANDRE ELLINGTON 80 YDS.! ARIZONA DRIVING AGAIN. PALMER FIRES! TOUCHDOWN ARIZONA!! A BULLET FROM PALMER! CARDINALS RUSH 4. RYAN UNLOADS IT. IT’S INTERCEPTED!! DARRELL WASHINGTON! BLITZ PICKED UP. RYAN GOING DEEP INTO DOUBLE COVERAGE. IT’S INTERCEPTED!! PICKED OFF BY JOHNSON WHO’S TRIPPED UP ACROSS THE 20! RYAN INTERCEPTED AGAIN!! THE 3RD TIME THEY GOT HIM! IT’S MATTHEW!! PRESSURE. RYAN LETS IT FLY AND IT’S GONNA BE INTERCEPTED BY THE 4TH TIME!! RASHAD JOHNSON! IT’S AMAZING. THE CARDINALS HAVE THE RECIPE TO PICKING OFF MATT RYAN. 4 INTERCEPTIONS TODAY! DANSBY GOT THE PRESSURE AND ARIZONA’S GONNA LOCK THIS ONE UP.
01:40:55 – NEW YORK JETS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS
TAKING ON THE CINCY BENGALS, HERE’S GENO SMITH AND THE JETS LOOKING TO WIN 2 GAMES IN A ROW FOR THE 1ST TIME ALL SEASON. ANDY DALTON AND THE BENGALS 3-0 AT HOME TRYING TO MAKE IT 4. HOW ABOUT MARVIN JONES? ENTERED THE GAME WITH 16 CATCHES FOR 247 YDS. AND 3 TDS. IN THE SEASON. WONDERFUL THROW AND CATCH. THAT’S HIS FIRST TD. OF THE GAME. BENGALS UP 7-0. DALTON TO JONES AGAIN FOR A 6 YD. SCORE. MAKES IT 21-3. YOU GOT THE BEST CORNER GOING OVER TO GUARD A.J. GREEN, AND JONES IS TAKING, HAVING HIS WAY WITH THE SECOND BEST GUY ON YOUR TEAM. AND HERE’S JONES AGAIN. HE FINISHES THE DAY WITH 8 CATCHES FOR 122 YDS. AND 4 TDS. 4 TDS.! WOW. LOOK AT FANTASY DAY FOR JONES. GENO SMITH LOOKING FOR THE COMEBACK. WE’VE SEEN HIM DO IT BEFORE. HERE HE’S LOOKING FOR JEREMY CURLY. INSTEAD CHRIS CROCKER…HE TRYING TO GO PRIMETIME ISN’T HE?!! BENGALS TAKE A 35-6… LOOK AT GENO. YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GO THAT WAY. NOW GENO AGAIN. WHO’S THIS GUY PRIME? ADAM __. THAT’S MY BABY! HE’S GONNA HIGH-STEP! YES HE’S GOING PRIME TOO. WE’RE WATCHING THIS LIVE AND PRIME CALLED THE HIGH-STEP ABOUT 5 SECS. BEFORE IT HAPPENED. YES I DID BECAUSE I KNOW HE WAS GONNA DO IT.
01:42:29 – PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ OAKLAND RAIDERS
ALWAYS A GOOD ONE BETWEEN THE STEELERS AND THE RAIDERS. BIG BEN AND THE STEELERS HAVE WON THEIR LAST 2. TAKING ON AN ALWAYS TOUGH OAKLAND RAIDERS. TERRELL PRYOR. HE’S GOT THE TALENT TO BE THE GUY IN OAKLAND. THEY TAKE OFF. IT’S PRYOR! A LOT OF REAL ESTATE TO THE 30! PRIOR’S OFF AND RUNNING INSIDE STEELERS TERRITORY!! 20! 10! AND PRYOR IS IN!! 93 YDS.! NOW THEY FIND THEMSELVES BEHIND 7-0 TO THE RAIDERS. __’S KICK IS BLOCKED! AS HE TRIES TO GET DOWNHILL AGAINST THIS VAUNTED STEELERS DEFENSE. 2ND & 5. HANDOFF! MCFADDEN LUNGES END ZONE! TOUCHDOWN! 3RD & 8. ROETHLISBERGER AVOIDING THE SACK! FINDING HIS MAN IN SANDERS! MASTERFUL PLAY BY ROETHLISBERGER. 3 TIMEOUTS LEFT. FOLDING 31 IT IS NO OFFICIAL CALL. IT WAS THROUGH. THE OFF. PLAY IS HIS AND IT IS INTERCEPTED! TRACY PORTER WITH A MONSTROUS DEF. PLAY. WITH JUST A BUCK 27 LEFT, THIS IS 1ST & GOAL. ROETHLISBERGER ON THE GIVE BILL AND THE STEELERS STILL NOT GOING AWAY. A COUPLE OF MISSED KICKS FROM INSIDE 35 YDS. THEY CAN MAKEUP FOR IT RIGHT HERE. ONSIDE KICK. THE RAIDERS FIELD IT. NOT THE BOUNCE SUISSEM WAS LOOKING FOR, AND IT IS OVER. SANDERS, A DESPERATION PLAY AS THE PITTS. STEELERS SEE THEIR 2 GAME WINNING STREAK COME TO AN END IN OAKLAND.
01:44:39 – GREEN BAY PACKERS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
THAT MEANS SOMEBODY’S LOOKING OUT FOR ME. THANKS SIR. TONIGHT AARON RODGERS AND THE PACKERS TRY TO WIN THEIR 4TH IN A ROW. GREG JENNINGS FACING HIS OLD TEAM FOR THE 1ST TIME. CHRISTIAN PONDER GETS THE START WITH JOSH FREEMAN OUT WITH A CONCUSSION. BUT KORDELL PATTERSON TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS HERE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING, PRIME? ONE THING ABOUT WHEN WE SHOW YOU A SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY, IT’S EITHER A BIG PLAY OR A BOOBOO. THIS IS A BIG PLAY. AND ONE THING THAT AN ELUSIVE RETURN MAN HAS TO DO IS MAKE SOMEONE MISS AND OUTRUN HIS DEFENDERS, AND HE DID JUST THAT. NFL RECORD. 109 YDS. WHAT’S YOUR LONGEST? I DON’T KNOW. I HAD SO MANY. JUST CAN’T KEEP UP WITH IT. JORDY NELSON HAD A PRETTY GOOD GAME … WHAT A START THAT WAS RIGHT HERE. THAT BALL WENT RIGHT BY THAT DEF. BACK. RIGHT BY HIS EAR. LOOK AT … RIGHT INTO JORDY NELSON. HE DIDN’T GIVE HIM TIME TO REACT. WHAT A SEASON HE’S HAVING. 11 YD. TD. THERE. LET ME DO IT AGAIN. AND JORDY GOING TO WORK 1 MORE TIME. HOW ABOUT IRV? AND THIS IS THE PART. THEY KEEP LOSING RECEIVERS. 3 OF THE TOP 4 RECEIVERS ARE OUT. JORDY NELSON’S THE ONLY GUY, AND HE’S DOING HIS DO. 76 YD. TD. 17-10. THEY’RE ON TOP. THEY LOOK HERE. JEFF LOCK PUNTS AND MIKE __ TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. HE ALMOST LOST IT RIGHT HERE. IF HE WOULD’VE … THE, HE WOULD’VE BEEN CUT. YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO HIGH-STEP IN, RIGHT PRIME? YOU GOT TO. YEA. WELL THEN YOU WOULDN’T TRIP IF YOU HIGH-STEPPED IN. IT’S MANDATORY. ON THE ENSUING VIKINGS POSSESSION, CHRISTIAN PONDER DEEP TO GREG JENNINGS BUT JENNINGS JUST CAN’T GET THERE. THERE IS A FLAG ON THE PLAY. THAT WAS A BAD CALL. TAKE ANOTHER…THIS WAS A BAD CALL? THAT WAS A BAD …WHERE’S THE PENALTY? HE TOUCHED HIM JUST A LITTLE BIT. IT’S FOOTBALL. YOU CAN’T CALL THAT. YOU CAN TOUCH. NO, THAT’S NOT A GOOD CALL. 2 PLAYS LATER 2ND & 4 FROM THE VIKINGS 8. ADRIAN PETERS. MY GOD. STRETCHES IN FOR THE TD. … AFTER HE RAN OVER. OH, HOW MANY PEOPLE DID HE RUN OVER ON HIS WAY IN THERE? A COUPLE. SO IT’S 24-17 HEADING INTO HALFTIME. ADRIAN AND THE GUYS STARTING TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THINGS. 3RD QUARTER. RODGERS LOOKING FOR WHO ELSE? WHAT ARE YOU DIALING UP HERE COACH? I THINK JORDY NELSON’S GONNA BE OPEN FOR THE 1ST DOWN. THAT’S HIS GUY RIGHT THERE. THAT’S HIS GUY RIGHT THERE. JORDY NELSON. ONE OF THE BEST IN THE LEAGUE AT THAT BACK SHOULDER FADE. THIS COMBINATION RIGHT HERE. AARON RODGERS TO JORDY NELSON. SO 3 PLAYS LATER, RODGERS AGAIN GOING TO WORK OUT OF THE SHOTGUN. CAN’T FIND AN OPEN RECEIVER SO HE JUST SAYS, “YOU KNOW WHAT, I’M GONNA TUCK IT AND I’M GONNA RUN.” THAT’S WHY HE’S SO DANGEROUS. HE’S SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE HE CAN DO THAT RIGHT THERE. THAT WAS 3RD & 2. SO HE KEEPS THE DRIVE ALIVE AND THEN A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER, SCRAMBLING AGAIN! A LITTLE PUMP FAKE AND IN. HE GOT HIT ON THIS ONE THOUGH. OH MAN. YEA, YEA, YEA, HE GOT ION THERE THOUGH. ON ACCOUNT OF HIS OFF. LINEMAN. HE WAS CLOSE. AND NO THE NEXT PLAY THEY JUST GIVE IT TO THE ROOKIE. EDDIE LACY PUTS HIS HEAD DOWN AND GETS IN. YEA, I LIKE LACY TOO. A LOT OF GUYS DON’T WANT TO TACKLE HIM. MANTI TAO! 31-17, PACKERS ON TOP. CHRISTIAN PONDER DROPPING BACK BUT HERE COMES MIKE DANIELS WILLIE! BIG FELLA MAN. WHEN YOU GET PENETRATION, YOU HAVE A BODY OPEN DOWN THE FIELD, YOU GIVE THESE BIG GUYS THAT MUCH TIME TO JUMP ON YOU LIKE THAT? THAT’S UNFAIR. WELL AARON RODGERS GETTING CHASED AGAIN. HE ELUDES THE SACK AND LOOK WHO HE FINDS HERE. ACROSS HIS BODY TO JARET BOINKON. HE FALLS DOWN. YOUNG QBS DON’T TRY TO THROW THE BALL ACROSS THE FIELD AT HOME. ONLY AARON RODGERS CAN MAKE A PLAY LIKE THAT. WE ALWAYS SAY IT BUT SOMETIMES IT WORKS. RIGHT. THEN IN THE 4TH QUARTER, JAMES STARK’S TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS UP THE GUT. BREAKS A COUPLE OF TACKLES. ISN’T IT AMAZING HOW THAT WORKS. JAMES STARKS PLAYED GREAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THEN KIND OF GOT LOST. BUT LACY SHOWS UP AND SO DOES HE.
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