SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 14

  1. BILLS @ BUCCANEERS  2:54

  2. BROWNS @ PATRIOTS  3:56

  3. LIONS @ EAGLES  5:00

  4. COLTS @ BENGALS  3:36

  5. CHIEFS @ REDSKINS  2:11

  6. VIKINGS @ RAVENS  3:50

  7. FALCONS @ PACKERS  3:18

  8. JETS @ RAIDERS  2:27

  9. DOLPHINS @ STEELERS  4:00

  10. TEXANS @ JAGUARS  3:04

  11. GIANTS @ CHARGERS  :36

  12. SEAHAWKS @ 49ERS   3:35

  13. TITANS @ BRONCOS  2:30

  14. RAMS @ CARDINALS  :41

  15. PANTHERS @ SAINTS  2:48

           TRT:     57:03     WITH BARS

 

1:10:16:02 - BUFFALO BILLS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

BILLS AND THE BUCS.  BUFFALO'S LOST 4 OUT OF 5.  STILL ALIVE IN THE WILD CARD HUNT.  E.J. MANUEL SAYING, "YEA IT'S FLORIDA STATE IN THE NATL. CHAMP. GAME."  FIRST QUARTER BUCS OPENING POSSESSION, MIKE GLENNON HANDS THE BALL TO BOBBY RAINEY, AND THERE GOES BOBBY RAINEY.  80 YDS. LATER, YOU THINK HE'S IN THE CLEAR.  OH HANG ON A SECOND.  THERE'S ONE GUY LEFT TO JUKE.  I'LL JUST GET AROUND HIM.  THE LONGEST RUSHING TD. IN BUCS HISTORY.  RAINEY WENT FOR 127 AND A TD. ON THE DAY.  7-0 BUCS.  2 BUCS POSSESSIONS LATER.  GLENNON LOOKS FOR VINCENT JACKSON.  JACKSON MAKES THE LEAPING GRAB FOR 22 YDS.  3 PLAYS LATER IT'S 3RD & 14 FROM THE BILLS 38.  GLENNON AVOIDS THE RUSH.  HE THROWS A PEYTON MANNING PASS.  THAT MEANS IT'S DEEP AND IT'S WOBBLY.  BUT VINCENT JACKSON COMES DOWN WITH IT FOR THE 38 YD. TD.  WATCH IT AGAIN.  GLENNON ESCAPES THE RUSH.  VINCENT JACKSON, EVEN THOUGH HE'S BEING HELD ON THE PLAY, STILL COMES DOWN WITH THE BALL.  TD. BUCS.  2ND QUARTER BILLS BALL.  2ND & 3 ON THEIR OWN 34.  E.J. MANUEL LOOKING FOR STEVIE JOHNSON OVER THE MIDDLE.  TIPPED OFF OF JOHNSON’S HANDS.  INTERCEPTED BY LAVANTE DAVID.  DAVID RETURNS IT 25 YDS.  HIS 4TH INTERCEPTION IN 213.  NEXT BILLS POSSESSION.  2ND & 6 FROM THEIR OWN 43. E.J. MANUEL PICKED OFF BY CORNERBACK JONATHAN BANKS.   BANKS HAS AN 18 YD. RETURN.  E.J. MANUEL 2 PICKS IN THE 1ST HALF AND RIGHT NOW BILLS FANS ARE SAYING, "JAMUS WINSTON WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT."  SO THE NEXT TIME THE BILLS GET THE BALL, E.J. MANUEL. AT LEAST THIS ISN'T GONNA BE A PICK.  INSTEAD IT'S A SACK BY DERRELLE REVIS.  IT'S REVIS' 1ST SACK WITH THE BUCS.  HE'S GOT 2 PICKS THIS YEAR BUT HIS FIRST SACK.  2 BUCS POSSESSIONS LATER.  20 SECS. LEFT IN THE HALF.  GLENNON BACK OF THE END ZONE.  TIMOTHY WRIGHT WHO'S COME ON AS A BIG PLAYMAKER FOR T.B.  GLENNON THREW FOR JUST 90 YDS. BUT HE HAD 2 TDS. AND A PICK IN THE 1ST HALF.  3RD QUARTER, BILLS NOW TRAILING 24-6.  2ND & 10 ON THE BUCS 31 YD. LINE.  THIS IS TO GET BACK IN IT.  MANUEL LOOKS FOR STEVIE JOHNSON INSTEAD.  INTERCEPTED BY MASON FOSTER.  3RD PICK OF THE GAME FOR MANUEL.  BILLS GET THE BALL BACK.  1ST & 20 FROM THEIR OWN 36.  THIS TIME E.J. MANUEL SAYS STEVIE JOHNSON’S NOT WORKING OUT SO WELL.  I'M GONNA GO FOR ROBERT WOODS.  WOODS HIT AS SOON AS THE BALL GETS THERE.  IT'S TIPPED.  CAUGHT BY LAVANTE DAVID.  HE RETURNS IT 32 YDS.  FOR DAVID HIS 2ND INTERCEPTION IN THE GAME.  A LONG DAY FOR E.J. MANUEL.  184 YDS. PASSING, 4 INTERCEPTIONS AND HE WAS SACKED 7 TIMES.  BUCS WIN IT BY THE FINAL OF 27-6.  T.B. HAS NOW WON 3 OUT OF THEIR LAST 4.

 

1:13:13:29 - CLEVELAND BROWNS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS.  ALWAYS A GOOD STORY WITH THE PATRIOTS.  BILL BELICHICK'S PATS COULD CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT WITH THE WIN OVER THE BROWNS TODAY AT HOME.  TOM BRADY...HAD TO COME FROM BEHIND AT HALFTIME TO WIN THE LAST 2 GAMES, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE THEME AGAIN TODAY.  DOWN 12-NOTHING.  LOOKING FOR ROB GRONKOWSKI. OOH.  OUR ALBERT GRIER REPORTING NOW GRONK WAS TAKEN OFF THE FIELD ON A CART.  ALBERT GRIER REPORTING THAT GRONK IS BELIEVED TO HAVE A TORN ACL.  KID CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.  SEEMS LIKE THE PATRIOTS THIS YEAR; ALL THE STAR POWER.  VINCE WILFORK, JAROD MAYO AND NOW GRONKOWSKI AGAIN APPEARS TO BE DONE FOR THE YEAR.  MEANWHILE JOSH GORDON, PROBABLY THE HOTTEST WIDE RECEIVER IN THE NFL THE LAST MONTH.  I AM TELLING YOU.  I MEAN THIS KID; BIG AND FAST IS WHAT COMES TO MIND BUT HIS HANDS ARE GETTING MORE CONSISTENT.  HE JUST SEEMS REALLY TO BE GETTING THE HAND OF THE MENTAL SIDE OF PLAYING WIDE RECEIVER IN THIS BUSINESS.  TOUCHDOWN FROM 80 YDS. OUT.  LOOKING GOOD FOR THE BROWNS AT THAT POINT BUT BACK COME THE PATRIOTS AND, MAN, DID THEY WEAR OUT VAREEN.  OH MY GOSH, I MEAN JUST TODAY RECEPTIONS 12 BALL.  12 RECEPTIONS FOR THE R.B. OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.  130, 153 YDS. TO GO WITH IT.  SHANE VAREEN WOULD SCORE ON THAT DRIVE.  19-11 CLEVELAND.  SETTING UP.  MATTHEW MULLIGAN FOR A 15 YD. GAIN.  BIG BOY.  KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND T.E.  TOO MANY HURDLES WE'VE BEEN SEEING ON TV BY THESE BIG BOYS.  AND YOU MENTIONED WORRY ABOUT THIS OFF. LINE.  BRADY SACKED BY PAUL KRUGER.  YEA, I'M TELLING YOU.  I JUST THINK WE'VE SEEN THE STRUGGLE.  BRADY MAKES THEM RIGHT SO MANY TIMES BUT THERE'S LOT OF TIMES TOMMY'S SITTING BACK THERE RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE.  1ST DOWN & 17.  I GUESS IT'S NOT AN ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE JOSH GORDON, 19 YD. GAIN.  USE THAT BIG BODY TO BODY UP THE DEFENDER.  I THINK THAT WAS AKEB TALEB ON HIM, AND KEB JUST COULDN'T GET AROUND HIM TO GET HIS HAND ON THE BALL.  IT'S 7 CATCHES FOR 151 YDS. AND JORDAN CAMERON HAS A TD. TO MAKE IT 26-14 CLEVELAND.  YEA, JORDAN HAD A NICE DAY AGAIN TODAY.  THIS KID'S BEEN CONSISTENTLY GROWING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND 121 YDS. TO GO WITH IT TODAY.  HERE COME THE PATRIOTS.  BRADY TO VAREEN UP THE MIDDLE FOR 15 YDS.  AND AS YOU MENTIONED 12 CATCHES FOR 153 YDS.  3 PLAYS LATER 3RD & GOAL.  EDELMAN BACK OF THE END ZONE.  TD.  AND NOW IT'S JUST 26-21.  WELL YOU ADD WHAT THEY CALLED WAS A DEF. PENALTY THERE ON THE HIT.  SO YOU'RE KICKING OFF FROM THE 50 INSTEAD OF THE 35 WHICH ADDS TO THE ONSIDE KICK BY STEVEN GOSKOWSKI RIGHT HERE, PAUL, AND THEY GET IT.  YEA, THE BROWNS TOUCHED IT RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT TO 10 YDS.  RECOVERED BY KYLE ARRINGTON.  YOU WATCH THIS RIGHT HERE.  YOU SEE THE TOUCH BY THE CLEVELAND PLAYER.  KYLE ARRINGTON SCOOPS IT UP THERE AT THE 41.  THEN YOU SAY, UH OH, TOM BRADY TIME.  BRADY LOOKING FOR JOSH BOISE.  DROPPED IT.  HOWEVER, FLAG ON THE PLAY.  PASS INTERFERENCE NO LEON MCFADDEN.  YOU SEE, YOU GET A TUG THERE.  YOU GET ANOTHER TUG ON THE LEFT ARM.  MAY BE A LITTLE TICKY-TACKY.  THE CALL IT THOUGH.  1ST & GOAL FROM THE 1.  ROOKIE ON ROOKIE.  A COUPLE OF VETERANS HERE.  BRADY TO AMENDOLA.  THERE'S THE GO AHEAD SCORE TO MAKE IT 27-26.  NOW THE BROWNS DID COME BACK A BIT.  CAMPBELL LOOKING FOR JORDAN CAMERON.  GOT HIM. YOU SEE THE CLOCK TICKING SO CAMPBELL'S GOTTA GET THE BROWNS UP THERE IN A HURRY TO SPIKE IT.  3, 2, 1 AND HE STOPPED IT JUST ON 1.  SO THAT MEANS BILLY CUNDIFF CAN ATTEMPT A 58 YD. F.G.  IN THE COLD.  THAT BALL'S HARD AND COLD.  PROBABLY A LITTLE WIND.  IT LOOKS GOOD BUT IT'S SHORT.  LOOKED GOOD FROM THAT ANGLE FOR A MOMENT, DIDN'T IT?  YES, IT DID. IT DID.  IT DID.  TOM BRADY SAID, "NOPE, THAT'S SHORT AND WE DID IT AGAIN."  3 TIMES IN A ROW.  TRAILING AT HALFTIME TO COME BACK AND WIN.  THIS TIME TRAILING DEEP IN THE 4TH QUARTER, 26-14.

 

1:17:20:06 - DETROIT LIONS @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

 

LIONS AND THE EAGLES.  RIGHT NOW MATTHEW STAFFORD'S SAYING THE SNOW'S NOT SO BAD.  LOOK.  YEA, WE'RE INDOORS.  IT'S FINE.  NICK FOLES, LOOK, I'M ON THE FIELD.  IT'S GREAT.  AHH, NOT SO MUCH.  MACK, CHARLIE, DENNIS, SWEET D.  DAY'S NOW, FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT SNOW.  TONS OF IT ON THE FIELD.  SNOWED ALMOST 6 INCHES DURING THE GAME.  MATTHEW STAFFORD HAD A TOUGH TIME HOLDING ONTO THE FOOTBALL.  SO DID NICK FOLES.  AND CALVIN JOHNSON, I'M PRETTY SURE HE WOULD BE A GREAT SANTA CLAUS AND HERE'S WHY.  YEA, FACE FULL OF SNOW BUT LOOK HOW HE COMES UP?  LOOK AT THAT.  HE'S GOT SANTA'S BEARD.  THERE HE IS.  HO, HO, HO.  HEY CALVIN, HOW ABOUT SOME TDS. IN FANTASY?  O.K.  2ND QUARTER, NO SCORE.  SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN ALL SEASON LONG.  A NICK FOLES INTERCEPTION.  MAYBE THE LIONS WERE JUST CAMOUFLAGED WITH SNOW.  FIRST PICK AFTER 19 TD. PASSES.  THAT WOULD LEAD TO A JOIK BELL TD.  A 2 PT. CONVERSION.  2 TOUGH TO KICK IN THE SNOW.  LIONS LED IT 8-0.  3RD QUARTER, DONNIE JONES PUNTING TO JEREMY ROSS.  AND THE FOOTING MEANS GREAT THINGS FOR ROSS.  58 YDS. LATER HE'S IN THE END ZONE; AND WHEN YOU SCORE A TD. IN THE SNOW YOU GOTTA MAKE A SNOW ANGEL.  LOOK, I'M GONNA TACKLE YOU SO YOU CAN MAKE A SNOW ANGEL.  THERE WE GO.  14-NOTHING LEAD.  THEY DO NOT GET THE 2 PT. CONVERSION.  ENSUING EAGLES DRIVE.  1ST & 10 THEIR OWN 37.  NICK FOLES LOOKING FOR RILEY COOPER.  RILEY COOPER CATCHES IT, FALLS DOWN INTO THE SNOW.  44 YDS.  WATCH IT AGAIN.  A GREAT ADJUSTMENT BY COOPER OVER THE SHOULDER TO COME DOWN WITH THE CATCH.  NICK FOLES PUMPED UP.  ON THE LIONS 19.  NEXT PLAY, NICK FOLES LOOKING FOR DESEAN JACKSON IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.  AT LEAST IT LOOKS LIKE THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.  TOUCHDOWN.  LOOKS LIKE HE CAME OUT OF THE STANDS TO CATCH IT.  EAGLES WOULD GO FOR 2 BUT NOT GET IT.  THEY WOULD TRAIL 15-6.  4TH QUARTER, NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION AFTER A LIONS PUNT AND SUDDENLY THE EAGLES DECIDE, "IF WE GIVE IT TO LESEAN MCCOY MAYBE GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.  THERE GOES LESEAN MCCOY.  40 YD. TD. RUN.  EAGLES NOW TRAIL 14-12.  EAGLES GONNA GO FOR 2 ON THIS.  CONSIDERING NO ONE CAN KICK.  NICK FOLES LOOKING FOR ZACH ERTZ.  INCOMPLETE IN THE END ZONE.  BUT A FLAG ON THE PLAY.  IT LOOKED LIKE CLEAN COVERAGE, NO?  IT WAS ON NDAMAKONG SUH RIGHT HERE.  THE HANDS TO THE FACE.  SO THE EAGLES WOULD GET 1 MORE CHANCE AT THE 2 PT. CONVERSION.  THEIR 2ND ATTEMPT THEY DON'T MESS AROUND.  THEY GIVE IT TO BRYCE BROWN.  BRYCE BROWN TD.  LOOK HOW CLEAN HIS UNIFORM IS.  GAME IS TIED AT 14.   EAGLES KICKOFF.  ALL THE MOMENTUM IN THE WORLD.  STILL A LOT OF MOMENTUM KICKING IT TO JEREMY ROSS.  STILL FEELING THE MOMENTUM.  HE STOPS AT THE 20.  STILL FEELING...NO, NOT SO MUCH.  ALEX HENRY, NO.  98 YDS. FOR A TD.   ROSS' 2ND TD. OF THE GAME.  LIONS 2 PT. CONVERSION FAILS THOUGH.  THEY STILL LEAD 20-14.  SO NOW IT'S THE ELATES.  THEY DECIDE, "WELL WE GAVE IT TO LESEAN MCCOY AND HE RAN FOR A 40 YD. TD.  CAN HE GET THERE FROM 57 YDS. OUT?  YES HE CAN.  THROUGH THE LINE. THE LIONS MISS CONTAINMENT.  57 YDS. FOR THE SCORE.  HIS 2ND OF THE GAME.  MCCOY IS PUMPED.  EAGLES TIE THE GAME AT 20.  PHILADELPHIA, THEY GO FOR.  NICK FOLES LOOKING FOR RILEY COOPER. AND HE COMES DOWN WITH IT.  GREAT CATCH.  EAGLES LEAD 22-20.  SO NOW THE EAGLES GET THE BALL BACK AFTER A LIONS PUNT.  LESEAN MCCOY.  UH OH, WE'VE SEEN THIS A LOT BEFORE.  THERE HE GOES.  BREAKS FREE.  MAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE MISS FOR A 26 YD. GAIN.  WATCH THIS ONE AGAIN.  GLOVER QUINN AND OH...  THAT ONE GOES DOWN TO THE 45 YD. LINE.  MCCOY FINISHED WITH 217 YDS. AND 2 TDS.  NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION AFTER A LIONS PUNT.  4TH & GOAL AT THE 1.  OFFICIALS ASK THE CREW TO CLEAR E GOAL LINE SO THEY CAN SEE IT.  NICK FOLES SNEAKS UP THE MIDDLE FOR A TD.  EAGLES 2 PT. CONVERSION TRY FAILS BUT THEY LEAD 28-20.  SHADES OF THE SNOW PLOW GAME.  NOW IT'S THE LIONS TRYING TO GET BACK IN IT.  STAFFORD HITS JOIK BELL.  JUMP OVER NATE ALLEN.  THERE YOU GO JOIK.  HE PICKS UP 28 YDS.  REGGIE BUSH DID NOT PLAY TODAY.  FLARED UP HIS CALF DURING WARM-UPS.  SO JOIK BELL COULD DO THINGS LIKE THIS.  YOU CAN JUMP LIKE THAT 6 INCHES INTO THE SNOW?  THAT GOES DOWN TO THE EAGLES 24.  NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10.  MATTHEW STAFFORD....MICHAEL KENDRICKS RECOVERS FOR THE EAGLES.  THEY WOULD SCORE AGAIN TO WIN 34-20.  CHIP KELLY VERY HAPPY FOR WIN NUMBER 8.

 

1:22:30:17 - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS

 

COLTS/BENGALS FROM CINCY.  THE COLTS CAN CLINCH THE AFC SOUTH WITH THE WIN OR A TITANS LOSS.  MARVIN LEWIS TEAM ALSO LEADING HIS DIVISION.  THAT IS THE AFC NORTH.  WE HAD THE GOOD ANDY DALTON TODAY, HEATH.  YES WE DID.  HE WAS REAL GOOD.  AND THE ALWAYS GOOD A.J. GREEN.  HE'S GOOD EVERY SINGLE TIME OUT.  HEY, ANDY DALTON'S GOT SOME WEAPONS ON OFFENSE NOW.  R.B., WIDE RECEIVER, T.E.  THERE'S THE YOUNG MARVIN JONES, 29 YD. TOUCH.  10TH PLAY, 83 YD. DRIVE AND CINCY ON TOP 7-0.  4TH DOWN & 1 CINCY GOES FOR IT.  IT LOOKS LIKE BEN-JARVIS GREEN-ELLIS IS DOWN.  IN FACT HE WAS RULED DOWN AT THE 1 YD. LINE.  BUT THE PLAY UNDER REVIEW.  JEFF TRIPLETT GOING TO REVERSE THIS CALL.  HE CALLED A TD.  JOSH CHAPMAN APPEARS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH GREEN-ELLIS' FOOT FORCING HIM DOWN BY CONTACT.  THAT'S A PART OF THE PLAY THAT'S DISPUTED BUT, ONCE AGAIN, THE CALL REVERSED.  IT'S CALLED A TD. AND THE BENGALS GO UP 14-0 HEADING INTO HALFTIME.  CINCY OFFENSE GOOD ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS TODAY INCLUDING 3RD DOWN WHERE THEY CONVERTED 50% OF THE TIME.  3RD DOWN & 5, DALTON TO GREEN 22.  YEA, YOU LIKE 50% ON 3RD DOWN.  THOSE ARE WINNING NUMBERS.  7 PLAYS LATER 1ST & GOAL.  THERE'S BEN JARVIS GREEN-ELLIS.  THERE'S ANOTHER CINCY TD.  THE BENGALS ON TOP 21-NOTHING.  YEA, THIS INDY DEFENSE HASN'T BEEN WHAT IT WAS EARLY IN THE SEASON.  3RD DOWN & 5 TO RICK ROGERS BREAKING TACKLES AND THEN SPRINTING 69 YDS. FOR INDY'S FIRST TD. OF THE AFTERNOON.  THE COLTS CUT THAT LEAD TO 21-7.  THAT WAS A REGGIE WAYNE-TYPE PLAY THERE.  BREAK A TACKLE AND HIT THE RACES.  THEY NEED SOME, A NUMBER OF RECEIVERS TO STEP UP AND TAKE HIS PLACE THERE.  PLAY ACTION NOW.  INDY'S NEXT POSSESSION.  ANDREW LUCK IN TROUBLE BUT WE ALWAYS...ALWAYS GOTTA POINT OUT THIS GUY CAN RUN.  IT SEEMS LIKE 1 OR 2 HIGHLIGHTS EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY.  YOU SEE THE HIGH-STEP OUT OF THE POCKET BREAKING THROUGH FOR SOME TACKLES FROM THE D-LINE?  LOOKS COMFORTABLE OUT THERE RUNNING THE BALL.  THE KID CAN MOVE.  EXCEPT 29.  HERE'S WHAT HE DOES BEST THOUGH, THROWING THE BALL TO LAVON BRAZIL BREAKING TACKLES.  OH Y GOSH.  WHAT WAS THAT 6 COUNT ON THERE?  6 DIFFERENT DEFENDERS LEFT GRABBING AIR?  HOW DO YOU THINK MIKE ZIMMER, DEF. COORD., FELT ON THE SIDELINE THERE?  YEA, NOT HAPPY.  21-14.  3RD DOWN & 2.  MORE 3RD DOWN SUCCESS.  GIOVANI BERNARD.  OH, GIOVANI BERNARD.  YOU SEE THE STIFF-ARM?  I LIKE IT.  21 YDS. SETTING UP.  PLAY ACTION.  JERMAINE GRESHAM WIDE OPEN.  T.E.'S ALWAYS GET THOSE EASY TD. CATCHES.  RIGHT, DOWN NEAR THE GOAL LINE.  THE GUY WITHIN 4 YDS. OF HIM.  DOUBLING UP ON THE COLTS ONCE AGAIN.  THIS TIME 28-14.  4TH QUARTER NOW, STILL 28-14.  MORE 3RD DOWN AND MORE SUCCESS.  MARVIN JONES.. THAT WAS A PRETTY BALL THERE PAUL.  PRETTY BALL.  NICE JOB OF JONES GOING UP AND GETTING IT.  A COUPLE OF PLAYS LATER, THERE'S A.J. GREEN.  IT'S NOT FAIR.  TO HAVE THAT GUY OUT WIDE?  YEA, THAT'S...6'3 AND CAN JUMP OUT OF THE GYM.  THAT WAS HIS 3RD TD. OF THE GAME.  ANDREW LUCK NOT DONE.  THERE'S BRAZIL.  29 YD. SCORE.  THE COLTS WON'T GO AWAY, CUTTING THAT LEAD TO 35-21.  BUT THE BENGALS WOULD PUT THEM AWAY.  ANDY DALTON ALREADY WITH 3 TD. TOSSES, GONNA PICKUP A TD. RUN.  SHOWING HE'S GOT A LITTLE WHEELS TOO.  ANDREW LUCK'S NOT THE ONLY QB IN THE GAME THAT CAN GET IT DONE ON THE GROUND.  BENGALS WIN 42-28.  THEY CONTINUE TO LEAD THAT AFC NORTH AT 9-4, AND THE COLTS HAVE LOST 2 OUT OF 3.  ONLY 3-3 SINCE REGGIE WAYNE OUT OF THE LINEUP WITH THE TORN ACL.

 

1:26:21:15 - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS

CHIEFS AND THE REDSKINS.  DID MIKE SHANAHAN REALLY WANT TO QUIT BACK IN 2012?  THAT'S THE BACKDROP TO THIS GAME.  ALEX SMITH AND THE CHIEFS LOOKING TO END A 3 GAME LOSING STREAK IN THE SNOW.  1ST QUARTER.  DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF WEATHER FOR JAMAL CHARLES.  2 YD. TD. RUN.  HE HAD A BUCK 51.   PUT THE CHIEFS UP 10-ZIP.  NEXT REDSKINS POSSESSION, R.G. III STARES DOWN PIERRE GARCON.  INSTEAD IT'S DERRICK JOHNSON GOES 40 YDS. DOWN TO THE REDSKINS 25 YD. LINE.  R.G. III'S 12TH PICK OF THE SEASON.  3RD & 6 FOR THE CHIEFS AT THE REDSKINS 21.  DWAYNE BOWE.  DWAYNE BOWE BREAKS 2 TACKLES AND SUDDENLY DWAYNE BOWE IS BACK.  ANOTHER WEEK WITH A TD.  BOWE HAD 4 CATCHES, 69 YDS. AND THAT SCORE.  MIKE SHANAHAN SAYS, "OH BOY, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR US."  2ND QUARTER REDSKINS POSSESSION.  THE PUNT TO DEXTER MCCLUSTER, AND THERE GOES DEXTER MCCLUSTER AND NO ONE'S GONNA CATCH HIM.  74 YDS. FOR THE TD.  MCCLUSTER HAD 175 YDS. WORTH OF PUNT RETURNS IN THE GAME.  ALEX SMITH SAYS HEY, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING IN THIS ONE.  THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.  THIS IS ALL ON DEXTER MCCLUSTER.  ALRIGHT!  CHIEFS LEAD 31-NOTHING.  NEXT TIME THE REDSKINS HAVE THE BALL, R.G. III SACKED BY TOMBA HALI.  HALI HAD 2 SACKS IN THE GAME.  2 PLAYS LATER IT'S 3RD & 5.  GRIFFIN DROPS BACK AND IT'S ERIC BERRY UP THE MIDDLE.  GRIFFIN SACKED 5 TIMES IN THE GAME.  REDSKINS WOULD PUNT A PLAY LATER.  SO THE REDSKINS GET THE BALL BACK.  THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A BACK THING FOR THE REDSKINS.  EVERY TIME THEY GOT THE BALL...EXCEPT FOR HERE.  GRIFFIN THROWS A PRETTY TD. PASS TO LOAN PAULSEN.  TREMENDOUS CATCH FOR THE 7 YD. TD.  REDSKINS TRAIL 31-7.  THEN THEY KICKED IT OFF.  AND THERE GOES QUINTEN DEMPS.  HE FINDS A SEAM AND HE IS GONE DOWN THE LEFT SIDELINE. HE GOES INTO THE END ZONE.  A 95 YD. TD.  THE CHIEFS CRUNCH THE REDSKINS 45-10.  THEY'RE NOW 10-3 OVERALL, SNAPPING THAT 3 GAME LOSING STREAK.

 

1:28:39:13 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS

MINNESOTA/BALTIMORE.  THE SNOW WOULD COME DOWN HARD.  SNOW PLOW ALMOST TAKES OUT THE VIKINGS BRANDON FRESCO.  HEY WATCH OUT.  WATCH OUT.  WATCH OUT!  GOTTA STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SNOW PLOW AS TOUGH AS YOU ARE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.  HOW DID ADRIAN PETERSON DO TODAY?  2ND QUARTER VIKINGS BALL DOWN 7-ZIP.  MATT CASSEL THROWS RIGHT FOR PETERSON.  MAKES THE GRAB FOR 4 YDS. BUT DIVES OUT OF BOUNDS.  APPEARS TO INJURE HIS ANKLE.  PETERSON IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN.  YOU WATCH THIS AGAIN.  HE LANDS AWKWARDLY ON THAT ANKLE.  HE WOULD BE CARTED INTO THE L.R. FOR X-RAYS.  WOULD NOT RETURN.  3RD QUARTER RAVENS BALL.  UP 7-6, 2ND & 5 FROM THEIR OWN 36.  JOE FLACCO LOOKING FOR ED DIXON BUT INSTEAD PICKED OFF BY ANDERSON DAHO.  STEPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF DIXON AND MAKES THE PLAY.  EUGENE MONROE WOULD BE CALLED FOR HOLDING BUT THE VIKINGS WOULD DECLINE.  WE MOVE AHEAD DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE LACK OF OFFENSE IN THE 4TH QUARTER.  MATT CASSEL FINDS JEROME SIMPSON BACK OF THE END ZONE FOR AN 8 YD. TD.  TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  DOES SIMPSON GET ALL HIS TOES INBOUNDS?  GOT IT DOWN.  THERE'S THE DIGITS.  VIKINGS WOULD NOT CONVERT THE 2 PT. CONVERSION.  THEY TAKE A 12-7 LEAD.  NEXT RAVENS POSSESSION.  1ST & 20 FROM THEIR OWN 46.  FLACCO THROWING DEEP FOR MARLIN BROWN.  THIS WOULD FALL INCOMPLETE BUT, YEA, THERE'S A FLAG ON THE PLAY.  ROBERT BLANTON GETS CALLED FOR DEF. PASS INTERFERENCE.  RAVENS MOVE DOWNFIELD TO THE VIKINGS 17.  7 PLAYS LATER, IT'S 4TH & GOAL.  FLACCO TAKES THE SNAP AND FINDS DENNIS PITA OFF THE INJURED IST AND INTO THE RAVENS LINEUP!  1 YD. TD. RAVENS WOULD HAVE TO GO FOR 2.  2 PT. TRY.  FLACCO SCRAMBLES FOR TORRY SMITH IN THE END ZONE.  I'M JUST GONNA THROW IT UP AND IT'S GONNA COME DOWN.  HARBAUGH FIRED-UP.  RAVENS BACK ON TOP 15-12.  ENSUING VIKINGS POSSESSION.  1ST & 10 FROM THE 41.  TOBY GERHARDT, AND THERE GOES TOBY GERHARDT THROUGH 2 RAVENS.  PAST 2 MORE!  41 YD. TD.  RUN!  ADRIAN PETERSON LOVES IT.  LOOK AT GERHARDT.  VIKINGS BACK ON TOP, 19-15.  ENSUING KICKOFF.  IT'S JACOBY JONES.  IT'S A POOCH KICK.  POOCHING IT TO JACOBY JONES.  I THINK THEY'RE GONNA THROW THAT ONE OUT OF THE PLAYBOOK.  GOES UP THE SIDELINE FOR A 77 YD. TD.  LOOKED LIKE BLAIR WALSH TRIED TO TELL HIM A JOKE TO GET HIM TO RUN OUT OF BOUNDS.  22-19 RAVENS.  SO NOW THE VIKINGS HAVE THE BALL.  MATT CASSEL CORNER L. PATTERSON.  AND THERE GOES PATTERSON.  IF YOU SQUINT HE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE RANDY MOSS EXCEPT WITH LONGER HAIR.  79 YD. TD.  THAT'S GONNA DO IT, RIGHT?  48 SECS. LEFT TO GO, BALTIMORE?  NOW DOWN.  OH BOY.  26-22 MINN.  JOHN HARBAUGH'S SAYING, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS."  ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION.  1ST & 10, FLACCO THROWS DEEP FOR PITA.  SENDAHO COMES UP WITH THE INTERCEPTION BUT FLAG ON THE PLAY.  CHAD GREENWAY CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE.  SO THE RAVENS GET THE BALL AT THE VIKINGS 27.  3 PLAYS LATER IT'S 1ST & GOAL.  FLACCO FOR MARLIN BROWN WHO COMES DOWN.  GETS BOTH FEET DOWN FOR THE 9 YD. TD.  THEY WOULD REVIEW THE PLAY.  LET'S WATCH IT TOGETHER. BALL, FOOT, FOOT, FOOT.  MAINTAINS POSSESSION DOWN.  THE BALL WOULD HIT THE GROUND BUT HE MAINTAINED POSSESSION THROUGH THE CATCH.  THE PLAY WOULD BE CONFIRMED.  TD.  BALTIMORE WINS IT BY THE FINAL OF 29-26.

 

1:32:43:06 - ATLANTA FALCONS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS

FALCONS AND THE PACKERS.  THE FROZEN TUNDRA.  THIS COULD BE FROM 1967.  COULD BE FROM THE ICE BOWL.  8 DEGREES AT KICKOFF.  MATT FLYNN MAKING HIS 2ND STRAIGHT START IN PLACE OF AARON RODGERS.  1ST QUARTER PACKERS OPENING POSSESSION.  THEY DECIDE, "YOU KNOW, THIS LACEY GUY IS PRETTY GOOD.  LET'S GET THE BALL TO HIM.  THERE HE GOES ON THE DUMP OFF.  HE GOES 16 YDS. DOWN TO THE FALCONS 8 YD. LINE.  3 PLAYS LATER 3RD & GOAL FROM THE FALCONS 1.  18TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE.  IT'S EDDIE LACEY.  HE SPINS ONCE.  SPINS TWICE.  TOUCHDOWN.  DOES THE LAMBEAU LEAP.  PACKERS LEAD 7-ZIP.  THEY TOOK OVER 9 MINS. OFF THE CLOCK.  2ND QUARTER NOW FALCONS TRYING TO GET EVEN.  MATT RYAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BE HARRY DOUGLAS.  IT'S NOT RODDY WHITE.  IT'S NOT ALFRED JACKSON.  IT'S DREW DAVIS!  36 YDS. LATER DAVIS IS IN FOR THE SCORE.  7-7.  PACKERS GET THE BALL BACK.  PACKERS GET THE BALL BACK.  FLYNN DROPS BACK.  SACKED BY WILLIAM MOORE.  FUMBLES.  IT'S RECOVERED BY THE FALCONS.  THEY HAVE THE BALL ON THE PACKERS 13 YD. LINE.  4 PLAYS LATER IT'LL BE 1ST & GOAL FROM THE PACKERS 2.  RYAN, TONY GONZALEZ JUST A LITTLE OPEN.  GETTING SOME LOVE FROM HIS TEAMMATES.  THANKS FOR STAYING TONY.  WE APPRECIATE IT.  14-7, ATLANTA.  2 PACKERS POSSESSIONS LATER, THEY'RE TRAILING 14-10.  FLYNN LOOKING TO FIND JOHN KUHN.  DEFLECTED UP IN THE AIR.  SOMEHOW INTERCEPTED BY SEAN WITHERSPOON, AND WITHERSPOON TAKES IT 71 YDS. ALL THE WAY INTO THE END ZONE.  HE RUNS OUT OF GAS AT ABOUT THE 30.  YET SOMEHOW STILL FINDS A WAY TO MAKE IT INTO THE END ZONE.  IT WAS LIKE THAT TANK HIT EMPTY RIGHT AT THE 30 YD. LINE.  LOOK AT THIS.  TIPPED UP.  IT'S KICKED UP INTO THE AIR.  PAUL WARLOW JUST DECIDES I'LL PLAY A LITTLE HACKY SACK.  SEE KIDS, THIS IS WHERE HACKY SACK CAN PAY OFF FOR YOU.  MAYBE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE NFL LIKE THAT ONE DAY. FALCONS LEAD AT THE HALF 21-10.  4TH QUARTER.  FALCONS BALL LEADING 21-16.  RYAN DROPS BACK.  SACKED BY MIKE NEAL.  FUMBLES.  JOHNNY JOLLY RECOVERS.  THAT'S THE PACKERS FOOTBALL.  WATCH IT AGAIN.  MIKE NEAL FORCES THE FUMBLE.  THE BALL BOUNCES RIGHT UP IN THE AIR.  JOHNNY JOLLY, YEA SWELL.  GETTING THIS CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS IF YOUR NAME IS JOLLY YOU BETTER BE PLAYING WELL.  4 PLAYS LATER 2ND & GOAL.  MATT FLYNN ANDREW CORLIS FOR THE 2 YD. TD.  PACKERS WOULD NOT GET THE 2 PT. CONVERSION THOUGH.  SO THEY WOULD LEAD 22-21.  3 FALCONS POSSESSIONS LATER.  LESS THAN 30 SECS. LEFT.  RYAN LOOKING DEEP FOR RODDY WHITE.  21 YDS. GETS OUT OF BOUNDS.  1ST & 10 FROM THE FALCONS 43.  NEXT PLAY 21 SECS. LEFT.  RYAN LOOKING FOR JACOBY JONES.  RYAN LOOKING FOR JAQUIZ RODGERS.  INCOMPLETE.  2ND & 10.  RYAN LOOKING FOR HARRY DOUGLAS.  THIS PASS AND IT'S DROPPED.  WOULD’VE BEEN A HUGE GAIN.  INSTEAD IT'S 3RD & 10 FROM THE FALCONS 43.  RYAN LOOKING FOR DOUGLAS AGAIN.  THIS TIME INTERCEPTED BY JARED BUSH AND THE HUGE COVERAGE.  RYAN FINISHED THE DAY 206 AND 2 TDS.   FLYNN WENT FOR 258 AND A SCORE.  IT CLINCHES IT FOR G.B.  THEY WIN IT BY THE FINAL OF 22-21.

 

 

 

1:36:01:01 - OAKLAND RAIDERS @ NEW YORK JETS

RAIDERS AND THE JETS.  JETS OWNER WOODY JOHNSON SAID PREGAME HE HAS ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD IN GENO SMITH.  LIKES THE DIRECTION THE JETS ARE HEADING.  WAS HE SAYING IT AFTER THIS PLAY?  GENO SMITH PICKED OFF EARLY IN THE 1ST QUARTER.  KEVIN BURNETT.  RAIDERS WOULD BE FORCED TO PUNT.  THEY WOULD STILL TRAIL 3-0.  NEXT JETS POSSESSION STILL LEADING 3-ZIP, 2ND & 7.  SMITH DROPS BACK.  DEEP LEFT TO JEREMY CURLY.  NOT AT ALL HOW THEY DREW IT UP WITH 2 RECEIVERS IN THE SAME SPOT BUT IT STILL GOES FOR A TD.  HIS FIRST TD. PASS SINCE BEFORE HALLOWEEN.  MY DAUGHTER STILL HAS CANDY LEFT SO WE GOT IT IN JUST UNDER THE WIRE.  2ND QUARTER, 2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE RAIDERS TRAILING 10-3.  MATT MCGLOIN LOOKING DOWNFIELD FOR ANDRE HOLMES.  THERE GOES ED REED.  TAKES IT DOWN TO THE RAIDERS 4 YD. LINE.  JETS WOULD SETTLE FOR A 23 YD. NICK FOLK F.G.  MATT MCGLOIN, HOW DID I THROW IT RIGHT TO HIM?  REED'S 1ST INTERCEPTION THIS SEASON.  THEN NEXT RAIDERS POSSESSION, ANTONIO ALLEN BLOCKS THE PUNT.  RECOVERS IT FOR THE TD.  JETS EXTEND THE LEAD TO 20-3.  THAT WAS THE SCORE AT HALFTIME.  3RD QUARTER, RAIDERS OPENING DRIVE.  MARCEL REESE, THE SPEED DEMON.  UP THE MIDDLE, AND HE RUNS BY EVERYBODY ON THE JETS DEFENSE.  63 YDS. FOR A TD.  PLAYING FOR RASHAD JENNINGS WHO'S INACTIVE AND LOOK!  HE EVEN SPIKES IT OVER THE GOAL POST.  DOZENS OF FANS AT METLIFE STADIUM VERY UNHAPPY.  RAIDERS TRAILING 20-10.  GENO SMITH AND THE JETS GET RIGHT BACK IN IT.   8 YDS. FOR THE TD.  JETS UP 27-10.  THAT'S ABOUT AS FIRED-UP AS GENO SMITH GETS.  VERY EVEN-KEELED.  RAIDERS NEXT POSSESSION, MATT MCGLOIN TO ROD STREETER, WHO CAN BE RUNNING ALL THE WAY BACK TO OAKLAND AND NO ONE WOULD CATCH HIM.  RAIDERS TRAILING 27-17.  4TH QUARTER, 2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE JETS.  THEY'RE UP 30-20.  3RD & 5 THEIR OWN 48.  IT'S GENO SMITH SCRAMBLING UP THE MIDDLE.  HAS SOME ROOM.  RUNS DOWN THE SIDELINE.  32 YD. GAIN!  BEFORE HE'S FORCED DOWN.  2 PLAYS LATER 1ST & 5 AT THE RAIDERS 15.  IT'S CHRIS IVORY.  YOU CAN'T TACKLE CHRIS IVORY.  YOU REALLY CAN'T TACKLE CRIS IVORY; AND HE FALLS INTO THE END ZONE.  THE JETS EXTEND THE LEAD TO 37-20.  WATCH IT AGAIN.  IVORY SHAKES 2 TACKLES.  CHARGED-UP.  JETS GO ON TO WIN IT 37-27.  GENO SMITH, 219 AND A TD.  50 YDS. AND A TD. RUSHING.

 

1:38:42:05 - MIAMI DOLPHINS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS

DOLPHINS AND THE STEELERS.  MIKE WALLACE IN HIS FIRST GAME AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM AFTER SPENDING HIS FIRST 4 YRS. WITH THE STEEL CURTAIN.  MIKE TOMLIN FINED $100,000 ON WEDNESDAY FOR HIS ON FIELD INCIDENT ON THANKSGIVING.  1ST QUARTER NO SCORE.  STEELERS BALL.  ROETHLISBERGER.  EMANUEL SANDERS IN THE SNOW FOR A 5 YD. TD.  ROETHLISBERGER NOW THE ALL-TIME LEADER IN TD. PASSES PASSING TERRY BRADSHAW.  ENSUING DOLPHINS POSSESSION.  RYAN TANNEHILL SCRAMBLES.  HE RUNS LEFT FOR 48 YDS.  WHERE'S TOMLIN?  WHERE'S TOMLIN?  COME OUT AND MAKE A PLAY TOMLIN!  HE CAN'T DO IT.  WOULD LEAD TO A CALEB STURGIS 30 YD. F.G.  DOLPHINS TRAIL 7-3.  2ND QUARTER NOW FOLLOWING A ROETHLISBERGER FUMBLE.  2ND & GOAL AT THE STEELERS 6.  TANNEHILL LOOKING FOR CHARLES CLAY.  I THINK MIKE TOMLIN HAD THE COVERAGE ON THIS.  CLAY IS INTO THE END ZONE.  DOLPHINS LEAD 10-7.  3RD QUARTER, DOLPHINS BALL.  STILL LEADING BY 3.  3RD & 4 ON THE STEELERS 12.  TANNEHILL HITS DANIEL THOMAS WHO WOULD STOP SHORT OF THE MARKER BY RYAN CLARK.  PENALTY ON THE PLAY.  TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  CLARK CALLED FOR THE PERSONAL FOUL ON THE HELMET-TO-HELMET HIT.  TOMLIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT WOULD LEAD TO THOMAS' 4 YD. TD.  DOLPHINS LEAD 17-7.  I KNOW MIKE.  YOU GOTTA BE OUT THERE.  YOU GOTTA MAKE SOME COVERAGE PLAYS.  STEELERS GET THE BALL.  ROETHLISBERGER/ANTONIO BROWN OVER THE MIDDLE.  43 YDS. AND HE'S IN FOR THE SCORE.  STEELERS TRAIL 17-14.  NOW IT'S THE DOLPHINS TURN.  TANNEHILL FROM HIS OWN END ZONE, PICKED OFF BY TROY POLAMALU, AND HERE GOES POLAMALU IN.  DIVE TROY!  DIVE!  TOUCHDOWN PITTS.  WATCH IT AGAIN.  HOW MANY TIMES WE SEE TROY POLAMALU MAKE PLAYS LIKE THIS.  GOT THE BALL OVER THE GOAL LINE.  STEELERS LEAD 21-17.  SO NOW IT'S THE DOLPHINS SUDDENLY LOOKING AT THE TRAILING SIDE OF THINGS.  TANNEHILL FIRES DEEP TO CHARLES CLAY.  CHARLES CLAY GAINS 40 YDS.  4 PLAYS LATER IT'S 3RD & GOAL.  TANNEHILL FOR BRIAN HARTLINE.  TOUCHDOWN!  BUT THE PASS IS RULED INCOMPLETE.  JOE PHILBIN WOULD CHALLENGE THE PLAY.  IT WOULD BE REVERSED BECAUSE WATCH AGAIN.  HARTLINE GETS BOTH FEET DOWN.  MAINTAINS POSSESSION.  DOLPHINS LEAD 24-21.  4TH QUARTER STEELERS BALL TRAILING 24-21.  ROETHLISBERGER FINDS JERICHO COTCHERY WHO'S BEEN RED HOT THE LAST FEW WKS.  STEELERS LEAD 28-24.  3 DOLPHINS POSSESSIONS LATER, TRAILING 28-24, 2ND & 1 ON THEIR 28.  IT'S DANIEL THOMAS WHO FINDS A HOLE AND THERE HE GOES.  55 YD. GAIN FOR THOMAS!  OH COME ON!  MAKE SOME ROOM MIKE WALLACE.  2 PLAYS LATER 2ND & 6 ON THE STEELERS 13.  TANNEHILL LOOKING FOR CHARLES CLAY.  THE SUDDENLY DANGEROUS CHARLES CLAY.  CATCHES THE BALL.  MAKES A TURN.  DOESN'T GO DOWN AND GOES IN FOR THE TD.  WATCH AGAIN.  2 STEELERS HAVE HIM WRAPPED UP INCLUDING TROY POLAMALU BUT CLAY SOMEHOW STAYS UP.  DOLPHINS LEAD 31-28.  O.K.  IT'S LAST CHANCE PLAY.  EVERYBODY’S LAUGHING ON THE DOLPHINS SIDELINE.  OH, THE STEELERS AREN'T GONNA GO 80 YDS. FOR A TD.  ONE OF THOSE TRICK PLAYS.  HERE WE GO.  ROETHLISBERGER HITS SANDERS. SANDERS PITCHES TO COTCHERY TO LEVIAN BELL, TO MARCUS GILBERT, TO ROETHLISBERGER.  ALRIGHT, THIS IS GONNA END IT RIGHT?  ROETHLISBERGER TO ...HE PITCHES IT TO ANTONIO BROWN.  ANTONIO ...UH OH.  ANTONIO BROWN.  ANTONIO BROWN IS FREE.  ANTONIO BROWN IS IN THE CLEAR AND ANTONIO BROWN IS IN FOR A TOUCHDOWN!  STEELERS WIN!  WAIT!  WAIT!  WAIT!  IN THE CLEAR ANTONIO BROWN STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS, CLEARLY.   HE WAS OUT OF BOUNDS.  HAD NOWHERE TO GO AND HE STEPPED OUT.  DOLPHINS WIN IT 34-28.  OH THE SIDELINE SOMETIMES IS NOT YOUR FRIEND MIKE TOMLIN

 

1:42:53:16 - HOUSTON TEXANS @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

AND CANNOT GET UP EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE SUCH GREAT PLAYERS LIKE JJ WATTS.  CHAD HENNE COMING OUT FOR THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AND MARCHED THEM DOWN THE FIELD ON AN 80 YD. DRIVE TO OPEN THINGS UP 7-0.  THEN MARCEDES LEWIS CATCHES THE BALL BECAUSE HE'S 9 FT. TALL.  AND HE MADE SOME GREAT GRABS RICH.  THAT GRAB, THE GRAB FOR THAT FIRST TD.  HE TOOK IT OFF A GUY'S HEAD.  MERCEDES LEWIS MAKING THOSE KINDS OF PLAYS.  HELPING YOUR QB MAKE PLAYS.  AND THAT'S OVER DARRELL SHARPTON'S HEAD THERE.  EATING OFF HIS HEAD.  4 PLAYS LATER CHAD HENNE FINDS CECIL SHORTS ON 3RD & SHORT TO PUT THE JAGUARS UP 14-0.  STATISTICALLY, HE DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT DAY BUT HE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE.  3RD QUARTER IT'S 17-7 JACKSONVILLE.  WHEN IT'S TIME FOR POCKET HERCULES.  HERE HE COMES.  MAURICE JONES-DREW 48 YD. GAIN.  BOUNCING OFF OF PEOPLE MAKING PLAYS.  POCKET HERCULES.  BOY, IT LOOKED LIKE THE OLD MAURICE JONES-DREW RUNNING RIGHT THERE.  ONE THAT WAS JUST TEARING THE LEAGUE UP FOR A FEW YEARS.  WAS HE BOUNCE DOWN THERE?  I THINK HE WAS.  AND THEN A. SANDERS.  THROWS IT TO JORDAN TODMAN FOR THE TD.  A. SANDERS NOW HAS AS MANY TD. PASSES ON THE SEASON AS MAURICE JONES-DREW AND BLANE GABBERT.  WHAT IN THE WORLD'S GOING ON IN JACKSONVILLE?!  IT'S 24-10.  I PLAYED WITH HIS DAD AT FLORIDA ST.  THE TEXANS THEN TURN TO MATT SCHAUB IN THE 3RD QUARTER.  WHAT DOES HE DO?  HERE COME THAT MAN.  HE JUST MARCHES DOW THE FIELD.  THEY WENT 4 WIDES, 5 WIDES.  HERE COMES DEANDERE HOPKINS IS FREE.  SEE THAT'S GREAT BACKSIDE HUSTLE ON THAT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.  SAY THE TD. RIGHT THERE.  46 YD. GAIN.  5 PLAYS LATER JUST DELAYED THE TD. BECAUSE HERE COMES GARRETT GRAHAM WIDE OPEN.  YEA.  HIGH, LOW.  HIGH, LOW.  SCHAUB'S FIRST TD. PASS SINCE WEEK #4 COMING OFF THE BENCH WITH 6 OF 7.  MADE IT A 1 TD. GAME AFTER THAT DRIVE.  IT'S NOW IN THE 4TH QUARTER WE GO.  SCHAUB ON 3RD & 20.  DOWN 4.  FINDS ANDRE JOHNSON WHO HAD 10 CATCHES, OVER 150 YDS.  IN THIS GAME.  MOVING IT DOWN THE FIELD.  10TH CAREER GAME WITH 10 CATCHES AND 150 YDS.  TIES JERRY RICE MOST ALL TIME BUT ON 4TH & 2 MATT SCHAUB CANNOT GET ...UH OH... TO ANYBODY.  YEA BUT THE 3RD DOWN HE SHOULD'VE RAN THE FOOTBALL.  FOR THE FIRST DOWN IT WAS WIDE OPEN DEION.  YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.  IN THAT SITUATION YOU GOTTA MAKE THAT RUN.  GET THAT 1ST DOWN.  MOST IMPORTANT.  NEXT JAGUARS POSSESSION.  3RD & 11.  HENNE FOR MIKE BROWN.  OH BOY, THAT'S AN INCOMPLETE PASS WHICH MEANS HOUSTON OUT OF TIMEOUTS, GETS THE BALL BACK BUT THAT WAS ENOUGH TIME FOR MATT SCHAUB TO THROW THIS PASS...TO DO A SCHAUB.  AND IT'S GINO HAYES.  PICKS HIM OFF.  AND THAT WAS THE 2ND ONE.  NOW THERE WAS ONE THAT ALMOST GOT TO BE A PICK 6 THAT LUCKILY HIT THE GROUND.  MATT'S FRUSTRATED.  AND THE HOUSTON TEXANS HAVE LOST 11 GAMES IN A ROW.  WOW.

 

1:46:09:05 - NEW YORK GIANTS @ SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

IF IT'S SNOWING IN S.D. I'M QUITTING GUYS.  IT'S NOT.  GIANTS AND CHARGERS.  ELI, ONCE DRAFTED BY THE CHARGERS, I DO BELIEVE LADAINAIN.  TIPPED, PICKED BY DONALD BUTLER.  GETTING 2 INT'S ON THE DAY DID ELI GIVING HIM.. WHERE'S TAO?  YEA.  THAT'S TIED FOR THE MOST IN THE LEAGUE.  ENSUING POSSESSION FOR S.D.  PHILIP RIVERS THREW FOR 249 & 3 SCORES.  HERE'S 1 OF THEM TO THE ROOKIE KEENAN ALLEN WHO'S BEEN GREAT.  THIS GUY'S GONNA BE OFF. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, ISN'T HE?  KEENAN ALLEN.  KEENAN ALLEN FROM CAL.  CHARGERS STAYING ALIVE.  STAYING ALIVE.  THEY'RE 6-7.

 

1:46:53:02 - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

IN FACT SOME PEOPLE RAISED MONEY AND DID THIS.  OH THAT'S NOT GONNA FEEL TOO GOOD.  OH BOY.  SO ONCE AGAIN THEY CLINCH THE DIVISION WITH THE WIN AND LISTEN TO RICHARD SHERMAN.  THIS IS A GLORIFIED PRACTICE!  PRACTICE!  THIS AIN'T PRACTICE.  THIS IS A GAME!  THAT MAN CAN PLAY THE GAME RIGHT THERE.  RUSSELL WILSON CAN.  SO CAN GOLDEN TATE.  GOLDEN TATE IS A 21ST CENTURY HINES WARD.  THAT'S WHO HE IS.  BY THE WAY, THE PENALTY WAS ON NAVARRO BOWMAN FOR DEF. HOLDING AND WAS DECLINED.  THEN IT'S BEAST MODE!  GET IN FRONT OF THAT.  NOBODY IS.  3RD STRAIGHT 1,000 YD. SEASON FOR HIM.  HIS 10TH TD. AND THE SEAHAWKS HAVE THE LEAD.  LATER ON DOWN 9-7.  WILSON TO MOOK.  WILSON.  THE ROOKIE OUT OF RICE.  HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE TD.  THAT'S A NICE CALL RIGHT THERE.  AND THE SEAHAWKS UP 14-9.  ENSUING NINERS DRIVE.  COLIN KAPAERNICK LOOKING FOR ANQUAN BOLDEN.  TALK ABOUT SOME STRENGTH.  GO GET IT!  THAT'S WHAT THESE 2 QBS DO.  THEY EXTEND THE PLAY.  THEY LEAVE THE POCKET AND THEY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN ON THE SCRAMBLE DRILL.  THAT WAS HOLDING ON RICHARD SHERMAN., BY THE WAY.  WE'LL DECLINE IT BY TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.  GOTTA MAKE ...SHERMAN MAKES SURE YOU MAKE A GREAT PLAY ON HIM.  HE'S GONNA BE THERE.  4 PLAYS LATER 3RD & GOAL.  KAEPERNICK TO VERNON DAVIS.  THOSE ARE THE ONLY GUYS CATCHING TDS. FOR THE NINERS; AND S.F. HAS A 2 PT. OVERTIME LEAD.  3RD QUARTER, STILL 16-14.  KAPAERNICK LOOKING FOR MICHAEL CRABTREE.  REMEMBER, JUST HIS 2ND GAME BACK FROM THAT ACHILLES.  DOESN'T EXACTLY FIGHT FOR THE BALL HERE.  NO.  PICKED UP ... HOW'S HE SUPPOSED TO FIGHT FOR THE BALL?  THAT WAS A .. PICK.  BYRON MAXWELL.  HE'S TAKING BRANDON BROWNER'S SPOT.  HE PLAYED GREAT LAST GAME AND HERE HE IS AGAIN.  HE'S A 6TH ROUND DRAFT CHOICE A COUPLE YEARS AGO PLAYING VERY WELL.  ALRIGHT.  WELL I GUESS TAT'S ON KAPAERNICK. THAT'S ON KAPAERNICK. ALRIGHT, 4TH QUARTER SAME SCORE.  KAP, PRESSURED.  CLINTON MCDONALD GETS HIM FOR A 9 YD. LOSS.  S.F. FORCED TO PUNT.  SO YOU KNOW WHO'S CATCHING PUNTS THESE DAYS.  THAT'S GOLDEN TATE.  I LIKE THIS KID MAN.  I MEAN HE'S TOUGH AS THEY COME.  NOT A SPEEDSTER BUT HE'S A PLAYMAKER.  HE'S A FOOTBALL PLAYER.  38 YDS. ON THAT PUNT RETURN.  THEY'RE INSIDE THE 30.  SO NOW 3RD & 8 ON THE ENSUING DRIVE.  WILSON LOOKING FOR JERMAINE KEARSE!  THIS KID'S GOT SOME ATHLETICISM BUT HE CAN'T GET THAT.  SO THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR A HOUSHAK F.G. AND THEY REGAIN 1 PT. LEAD.  BUT HERE WE GO.  YOU KNOW WHO I HAVEN'T SEEN IN THIS HIGHLIGHT?  FRANK GORE.  THERE HE GOES!  THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH.  WHO SAID HE SLOWED DOWN?  HE'S STILL GETTING IT DONE.  FRANK GORE.  17 CARRIES FOR A BUCK 10.  KEEPS THE CLOCK ROLLING AND THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT HERE.  VERY IMPORTANT.  THAT WAS SOME VERY HEADS-UP FOOTBALL.  YEA, A GAIN OF 51.  3 PLAYS LATER 3RD & 7.  IF THE SEAHAWKS STOP HIM, HOLD HIM TO A F.G., THEY STILL GOT A DECENT CHANCE BUT, NO.  THEY'RE MOVING THE CHAINS.  THAT'S QB SWEEP ALL THE WAY.  KEEP IT INBOUNDS.  MAKE THE FIRST DOWN AND CLICK OFF SOME MORE TIME OFF THAT CLOCK.  YEA.  SEATTLE HAD TO USE TIMEOUTS ON DEFENSE.  SO THIS DIDN'T EXACTLY WORK IN THEIR FAVOR.  NOW PHIL DAWSON, HIS 4TH F.G. OF THE DAY AND THE NINERS HAVE RECLAIMED THE LEAD 19-17.  SO NOW CAN RUSSELL WILSON GET IT DONE?  WITH VERNON DAVIS ALL PUMPED UP IN REALLY A HUGE GAME FOR THESE NINERS.  WILSON LOOKING DEEP DOWNFIELD AND IT IS...PICKED OFF BY ERIC WRIGHT.  YOU CAN'T FALL.  YOU CAN'T FALL.  AND PETE CARROLL., A GUY WHO ONCE COACHED IN THE BAY AREA.

 

1:50:41:08 - TENNESSEE TITANS @ DENVER BRONCOS

ALRIGHT...WILL THE ROAD TO THE S.B. IN THE AFC GO THROUGH DENVER?  THEY COULD CLINCH A PLAYOFF BERTH WITH A WIN.  GOOD TO SEE JOHN FOX BACK ON THE FIELD.  MISSING 4 GAMES AFTER HEART SURGERY.  LOVE YA FOXY.  TAKING ON TENN. 1ST QUARTER BRONCOS DOWN A TD.  MANNING, HE HAS TO THROW IT AWAY.  HE'S NONE TOO PLEASED WITH DEMARIUS THOMAS.  I DON'T KNOW.  IF YOU WEREN'T THIS ... ROUTE RUNNER, YOU WOULD NOT SEE THIS BALL.  YEA, IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  SO THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR A PRADER F.G. DOWN 14-10.  2ND QUARTER SAME SCORE.  SEAN GREEN!  DUST HIM OFF.  HE HAD 2 SCORES ON THE DAY L.T.  SEAN GREEN BACK IN THE MIX GETTING IT DONE.  NICE RUN FROM SEAN GREEN.  NOT ON YOUR FANTASY TEAM.  TITANS THOUGH TAKE A 21-10 LEAD.  AS FAR AS WES WELKER, EARLY IN THE GAME HE CAUGHT HIS 10TH TD. THIS YEAR.  WHO DIDN'T CATCH A TD. ON THIS DAY FROM PEYTON MANNING?  MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND.  THIS IS BAD NEWS FOR HIM BECAUSE FOR THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST 3 WKS. HE LEAVES WITH A HIT TO THE HEAD BY GEORGE WILSON.  CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS.  DONE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.  THEY NEED HIM.  LATER ON BRONCOS DRIVING DOWN 21-17.  3 SECS. AGO...IT'S FROM 64 YDS.!!  THIS IS AN NFL RECORD!!   CONGRATULATIONS MATT PRADER!  OH GOD.  THAT'S A LONG WAY.  A WORLD RECORD!  I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE THIN AIR OR ANYTHING OUT THERE.  PRADER'S RECORD 63 SHARED BY A BUNCH OF KICKERS INCLUDING JASON MOORE WHO ONCE KICKED FOR DENVER.  PEYTON MANNING, DEMARIUS THOMAS.  NOW IT'S HUGS AND KISSES FOR THESE RIGHT?  YEA. AND HE HAD ALL KINDS OF TIME JUST WAITING FOR HIM IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.  SHOOT IN ON HIS CHEST.  ALRIGHT 27-21.  THAT'S T3HE FIRST DENVER LEAD IN THE DAY.  THEN RYAN FITZPATRICK.  PICKED OFF BY TERRENCE KNIGHTON!  BIG MAN DREAM.  LED TO A MARINO TD.  NO TEARS ON THE TD. BY THE WAY.  BRONCOS EXTENDED THEIR LEAD TO 13.  ONTO THE 4TH.  DENVER'S UP 9.  FITZPATRICK...LOOKING FOR CHRIS JOHNSON.  O.K. THAT'S GOOD.  THIS IS GOOD.  THIS IS BAD.  THIS IS VERY BAD.  BOB MILLER.  THEY TALK ABOUT GETTING YOU ANYWAY AFTER THE SEASON.  YOU CAN'T HELP THEM.  IT WAS RECOVERED BY MIKE ADAMS.  MIKE MUNCHAK IS LIKE THIS IS NOT GOING WELL.  AND THEN MANNING TO DECKER.  ANOTHER HUGE DAY.  ALMOST 400 YDS. THROUGH THE AIR FOR PEYTON MANNING AND 4 MORE SCORES.  POST GO ON A POST.  GOOD ROUTE.  51!  THEY SCORE 50 FOR THE 3RD TIME THIS YEAR, AND DENVER IS GOING TO THE POST-SEASON.  JOHN FOX, GOOD TO BE BACK.

 

1:53:18:23 - ST. LOUIS RAMS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS

7-5.  DON'T SLEEP ON THEM!  TAKING ON THE RAMS.  CARSON PALMER AND LARRY FITZGERALD WHO'S INTO BALLING.  HE'S A BEAST.  HE'S CONSISTENT THROUGH HIS CAREER.  DOESN'T MATTER WHICH QB IT IS.  HE'S HAVING A GOOD YEAR.  ALRIGHT THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.  THIS IS THE TERRIBLE NEWS.  TERONE MATTHEW AND WHAT A YEAR HE HAS HAD.  THE ROOKIE TRYING TO KEEP THE PLAY ALIVE AND HE DOESN'T.  GET DOWN.   OUR IAN RAPPAPORT IS REPORTING A FEARED TORN ACL.  MRI COMING ON MONDAY.  RIGHT THERE.  RIGHT THERE.  SEE HE PICKED THAT LEG UP AND DIDN’T WANT TO PUT IT DOWN.  YOUNG RETURNERS, WHEN THEY HAVE YOU IN THE GRASS, GO DOWN!  YOU'RE NOT GONNA BREAK AWAY FROM IT.  JUST GO DOWN.  CARDINALS WIN THIS ONE BY 20.  AS YOU CAN SEE, GO DOWN IS EXACTLY WHAT ... DID AS HE WAS TRYING TO APPROACH THE SIDELINE.  PRAYING FOR YOU BOY.

 

1:54:10:12 - CAROLINA PANTHERS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

HE HAD AN 8 GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE.  BREES AND THE SAINTS UNBEATEN AT HOME BUT THIS WOULD BE A TOUGH TEST AGAINST CAM NEWTON AND COMPANY.  CAM HAVING A ROUGH NIGHT IN N.O.  CAM, LOOK OUT.  LOOK OUT.  HANGING IN THE POCKET AND HE GOES DOWN.  THE PANTHERS WOULD HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A F.G. AND A 3-NOTHING LEAD.  OOH, CAN HE DO THAT?  HE DID IT.  DON’T STEP ON THE SUPERMAN.  ON THE NEXT POSSESSION IN COMPLETE TO GREG OLSEN.  SO THE PANTHERS HAVE TO SETTLE FOR ANOTHER F.G.  IT'S 6-0.  LATE IN THE 2ND QUARTER.  PANTHERS TRAILING 14-6.  CAMERON JORDAN GETTING TO CAM.  THEY WERE LL OVER HIM.  THAT WAS THE THEME ALL NIGHT.  THEY WERE PUTTING CAM ON HIS BACK ALL NIGHT LONG.  BUT MARQUES COLSTON.  1 TD. IN THE LAST 10 GAMES BUT 4 IN HIS LAST 3 GAMES AGAINST THE PANTHERS.  SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?  I'M SAYING I THINK SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA HAPPEN HERE.  .. MARQUES COLSTON AND IT DOES.  A TD. THERE.  THE SAINTS UP 7-6 AFTER A 9 PLAY, 80 YD. DRIVE.  AND ON THE NEXT POSSESSION, GIVE ME SOME MORE COLSTON.  WHY?  WHY'S YOUR MAN PLAYING ON THE BACK LINE OF THE END ZONE?  WELL HE WON'T BE BACK THERE NEXT WEEK, I PROMISE.  THAT DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.  WELL WE'VE SEEN HIM RUN IT BEFORE VERY WELL.  THE 2 MIN. DRILL.  DREW BREES AND THE SAINTS TRYING TO REBOUND FROM LAST WEEK.  HERE'S COLSTON AGAIN FOR A PICKUP OF 19.  ON THE NEXT PLAY 150 LEFT.  OVER TO SPROLES.  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCREEN RUNNING TEAMS IN THE GAME; AND SPROLES IS ..HE'S REALLY THEIR MVP NEXT TO DREW BREES.  WELL HERE'S BREES AGAIN TO I GUESS HE COULD SAY ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS.  JIMMY GRAHAM FOR THE 5 YD. TD.  21-6.  THE SAINTS ARE UP AT HALFTIME.  HE WAS ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM.  YEA, WOULD DO SOME DAMAGE THERE AS WELL.  4TH QUARTER.  NEWTON CAN'T FIND ANYONE AND LOOK AT THAT.  CAMERON JORDAN AGAIN.  YOU WERE RIGHT L.T.  THIS WAS A THEME.  THEY JUST KEPT GETTING IN THERE AND DISRUPTING HIS RHYTHM.  THEY COULDN'T BLOCK CAMERON JORDAN.  HE HAD A GREAT NIGHT.  WHAT FOR?  WE'RE RUSHING 4 ALL NIGHT.  WELL HERE'S BREES TO JIMMY BREAKING A COUPLE OF TACKLES AND RUNNING GUYS OVER FOR 8 YDS.  GETTING MORE PHYSICAL OUT THERE.  BREES, BY THE WAY.  PAY THAT MAN!  50,000 PASSING YDS. FOR HIS CAREER.  HE IS NOW RANKED 5TH ALL TIME.  VERY NEXT PLAY 1ST GOAL AT THE 8.  BREES TO GRAHAM.  STRETCHES OVER FOR THE TD.  IT'S 31-6, AND THE SAINTS GO ON TO WIN IT BEAT THE PANTHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 GAMES.  THE PANTHERS GO DOWN.  THE FINAL 31-13.  I GUESS LAST WEEK WE ALL WANTED TO FORGET ABOUT THE SAINTS.  THEY'RE BACK.

 

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