SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 8
1. LIONS@FALCONS 2:52
2. RAMS@CHIEFS 2:48
3. TEXANS@TITANS 2:45
4. VIKES@BUCS 2:39
5. SEAHAWKS@PANTHERS 3:22
6. RAVENS@BENGALS 3:57
7. DOLPHINS@JAGS 2:40
8. BEARS@PATS 3:11
9. BILLS@JETS 3:35
10. CHARGERS@BRONCOS 4:54
11. EAGLES@CARDS 3:11
12. RAIDERS@BROWNS 1:17
13. COLTS@STEELERS 4:05
14. PACKERS@SAINTS 4:08
TRT: 57:48 WITH BARS
1:10:15;18 - DETROIT LIONS @ ATLANTA FALCONS
ALRIGHT. THE FIRST GAME OF THE DAY BECAUSE WHEN WE WAS IN LONDON. YES. LIONS GAVE THE BRITS A GOOD GAME. FINALLY. THE 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON IN LONDON, THE FALCONS AND LIONS AND THE FALCONS CAME OUT FLYING HIGH. MATT RYAN AND CREW PUT UP 14 PTS. IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THEY WOULD PUT UP 21 PTS. IN THE FIRST HALF! IT LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THOSE DAYS. BUT IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER BLOWOUT ACROSS THE POND. BUT IN THE 3RD QUARTER MATT STAFFORD AND CREW FINALLY GET ROLLING. STAFFORD GIVING HIS RECEIVERS TIME AND THERE HE IS. GOLDEN TATE. BIG PLAY TATE HAS BECOME THE BIG PLAY OPTION FOR THE DETROIT LIONS SINCE MEGATRON HAS BEEN ON THE SIDELINE. 21-10. THEN BIG, BIG, BIG MISTAKE BY MATT RYAN. RETRO QB. YOU DON'T EXPECT HIM TO MAKE THIS KIND OF MISTAKE BUT HE DOES. THROWS ACROSS HIS BODY. I GUESS HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO THROW IT AWAY BUT YOU DON'T THROW IT AWAY ACROSS THE BODY THE OPPOSITE FIELD. SO A BIG MISTAKE BY MATT RYAN BUT HE WOULD LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY BECAUSE THE LIONS WOULD ONLY GET 3 PTS. ON THAT DRIVE. LATER THOUGH, LIONS AGAIN. THEY KEEP COMING. THEO RIDDICK, NOW IT IS 19-21. THEY WOULD GO FOR 2 AND THEY WOULDN'T GET IT. SO ALL THE LIONS HAD TO ..ALL THE FALCONS HAD TO DO WAS KILL THE CLOCK. JULIO JONES ON 3RD & 10. AH YA, YA, YA. HE MISSES THE PASS. IT STOPS THE CLOCK AND THEY HAVE TO PUNT THE BALL. CAN STAFFORD DRIVE THE LIONS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FIELD TO GET THEM INTO F.G. POSITION? GOLDEN TATE SAYS YES WE CAN. 15 CATCHES, 151 YDS. HERE COME THE LIONS. WATCH THEO RIDDICK HERE. ONE HAND! PULLS IT IN HOLDS ON. NOW ... THAT'S MAKING A BIG PLAY IN A CRUCIAL SITUATION. THAT'S A GUY WHO WANTS A PAYCHECK. STAFFORD AND CREW KILLED THE BALL. MATT PRADER WARMING UP. HERE HE COMES. 42 YDS. THE KICK LOOKS GOOD. NO IT'S NOT! SNAKE BITTEN OR...ARE THEY?! THEY GOT THE LUCK OF THE IRISH HERE. THEY SURE DID. DELAY OF GAME PLAY. YOU CAN'T END THE GAME. THE CLOCK CAN'T RUN OUT. YOU BACKUP 5 YDS. AND GIVE PRADER A 2ND CHANCE, AND THIS TIME HE SAYS, "LOOK, I'M KEEPING THIS JOB." HE MIGHT IF HE MAKES ENOUGH OF THOSE. PRADER 48 YDS. THE LIONS COMEBACK FROM 21 PTS. DOWN. MISSING SOME OF THEIR BIG GUNS. NO MEGATRON. NO REGGIE BUSH. 7 PLAYERS MISSING ON THE OFF. SIDE OF THE BALL THAT ACCOUNTED FOR 149 CAREER TDS. YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE GUYS AND THEY STILL COME BACK TO WIN, 22-21. THE FINAL SCORE.
1:13:17;06 - ST. LOUIS RAMS @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
IT'S THE BARBECUE MATCHUP. ST. LOUIS RAMS VS. THE K.C. CHIEFS. ALEX SMITH AND THE CHIEFS HAVE ACTUALLY LOST 4 OF 5 STARTS AT ARROWHEAD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND WHILE AUSTIN DAVIS, REMEMBER, COMING OFF OF HIS BIG WIN AGAINST THE REIGNING CHAMPION SEAHAWKS LAST WEEK, AND HERE HE IS. THE ROOKIE FIRING TO KENNY BRITT FOR A 43 YD. GAIN. KENNY BRITT FIRED-UP. LET'S GET IT GOING. ALRIGHT. SO 3 PLAYS LATER, 1ST AND GOAL FROM THE CHIEFS 1 YD. LINE. DAVIS ON THE PLAY ACTION LOOKING, FIRING, AND FINDING LANCE KENDRICKS FOR A 1 YD. TD. AND THE RAMS TAKE AN EARLY 7-0 LEAD. BUT IT WAS ALL DOWNHILL AFTER THAT. HERE WE GO, 2ND QUARTER. CHIEFS BALL. ALEX SMITH FINDS TRAVIS KELSEY. HE'S GONNA FIGHT HIS WAY FORWARD FOR A 17 YD. GAIN, JUST SHORT OF THE END ZONE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RAMS 1 YD. LINE. ALRIGHT, SO NEXT PLAY. 1ST & GOAL FROM THE RAMS 1. JAMAL CHARLES LEAPING, DASHING AND SCORING THE TD. CHARLES AND THE CHIEFS EVEN THE SCORE AT 7 A PIECE. 2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE CHIEFS. GAME STILL TIED AT 7. ALEX SMITH ON THE SHOTGUN, TRIES TO SPIN AWAY BUT ULTIMATELY BROUGHT DOWN BY ROBERT QUINN FOR A LOSS OF 7 YDS. THAT WAS QUINN'S 2ND SACK OF THE DRIVE AND THE CHIEFS WOULD HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A 53 YD. F.G. TO GO UP 10-7; AND THAT WAS YOUR SCORE AT HALF. ALRIGHT, 3RD QUARTER KICKOFF. HOW ABOUT NILE DAVIS. PICKS UP THE BOUNCING BALL. THEN JUKE MOVE. JUKE MOVE. POWER RUNNING. LOOK AT NILE DAVIS GO. HE'S FASTER, VERY FAST. 99 YDS. TO THE HOUSE. AND THAT WOULD BE A TD. THAT'S DAVIS' 2ND CAREER KICKOFF RETURN FOR A SCORE AND THE CHIEFS EXTEND THEIR LEAD 17-7. ALRIGHT, NEXT CHIEFS POSSESSION. HOW ABOUT JAMAL CHARLES SHOWING A LITTLE POWER HIMSELF. PICKS UP A 30 YD. GAIN. RULED DOWN AT THE RAM 14 YD. LINE. THAT ALSO WOULD LEAD TO A KYRO SANTOS F.G. AND THE CHIEFS LED 20-7. 2 POSSESSIONS LATER FOR THE RAMS. AUSTIN DAVIS BROUGHT DOWN BY JUSTIN HOUSTON. HOUSTON HAD 3 SACKS ON THE BALL GAME. 4TH QUARTER NOW. CHIEFS WITH IT. HANDOFF TO JAMAL CHARLES. PICKIN AND CHOOSIN AND DASHING HIS WAY. 36 YD. PICKUP AND THE TOUCHDOWN. CHARLES WOULD FINISH WITH 13 CARRIES, 73 YDS. AND 2 SCORES AS THE CHIEFS EXTEND THEIR LEAD THERE 27-7. NEXT CHIEFS POSSESSION. NILE DAVIS, LOOK AT HIM GO TRUCKING OVER RAMS DEFENDERS. A 13 YD. GAIN FOR HIM. 3 PLAYS LATER THEY'D REWARD THE BIG MAN FOR HIS HARD WORK. LOOK AT HIM PUNCH IT UP THE MIDDLE FOR A 3 YD. TOUCHDOWN. HE MAKES IT 34-7 AND THAT WOULD BE YOUR FINAL. CHIEFS WIN AND IMPROVE TO 4-3.
1:16:15;11 - HOUSTON TEXANS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
BACK HERE ON GAME DAY LIVE. HOUSTON TEXANS TRAVEL TO TENN. TO TAKE ON THE TITANS. SOMEBODY THOUGHT ZACK METTINBERGER WAS THE BEST QB IN THE DRAFT. GOT HIS FIRST NFL START AGAINST JJ WATT, AND WHAT WAS A STRUGGLING TEXANS DEFENSE. ARIAN FOSTER, 3 STRAIGHT 100 YD. GAINS COMING IN TODAY AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE A WHOLE LOT OF THIS. FIRST & 10 FROM THE 34. ARIAN FOSTER WITH A 34 YD. TD. RUN. TEXANS UP 10-3. THE AFOREMENTIONED ZACK METTINBERGER, D.J. 2ND & 5 FROM THE TEXANS 40 AND HE IS PICKED OFF ..BY..ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS IN LAST YEAR'S DRAFT, D.J. SWARRENGER. VERY PHYSICAL PLAYER SHOWING SOME NICE BALL SKILLS HERE. AND WE GET TEXANS BALL 6 PLAYS LATER FROM THE TITANS 25. THE BEARDED ONE, WALT WHITMAN INCARNATE. RYAN FITZPATRICK TO NUKE HOPKINS. 23 YD. GAIN. IT WAS A GOOD GAME FOR ... YEA. NICE CONCENTRATION THERE TOO WITH MICHAEL GRIFFIN COMING ACROSS THE PLANE. A BIG HIT. NICE PLAY. RANDY BULLOCK WOULD PUT THROUGH A 29 YD. F.G. TEXANS UP 13-3. NOW 3RD QUARTER TITANS BALL. 3RD & 5 FROM THEIR OWN 25. METTINBERGER DROPS BACK AND GUESS WHO? JJ. YEA. PRETTY GOOD. TIM JAMESON RECOVERS THE FUMBLE. IT'S THE TEXANS 17TH TAKEAWAY THIS SEASON. THAT'S THE MOST IN THE NFL. 3 PLAYS LATER 2ND & GOAL FROM THE TITANS 5. HEY, YOU CAN RUN THEM IN. YOU CAN GET THEM OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. ARIAN FOSTER WITH THE 5 YD. TD. RECEPTION. TEXANS NOW UP 20-3. 3RD & 13 FROM THEIR OWN 20. FITZPATRICK, DEMARUS JOHNSON FOR AN 18 YD. GAIN. THE PENALTY FOR OFFSIDES WOULD BE DECLINED. FREE PLAY. NOW 4 PLAYS LATER 2ND & 4 FROM THE TITANS 34. FOSTER. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? OH GOODNESS. SO PATIENT IN THE BACKFIELD. HARD CUT AND THEN REVERSES FIELD. AND THAT PRETTY STRIDE. IT IS PRETTY. FOSTER 20 CARRIES, 151 YDS., 2 TDS., 4 CATCHES, 22 YDS. AND A TD., AND HERE YOU SEE FOSTER. 1 YD. TD. RUN. ARIAN FOSTER NOW HAS A RUSHING TD. IN 5 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST THE TITANS. TEXANS UP 27-3. METTINBERGER DEEP MIDDLE. KENDELL WRIGHT. HEY, HERE WE GO. 48 YD. GAIN. OH, A LITTLE HIGH STEP. YOU NOW THAT METTINBERGER NOT ONLY HAS A MUSTACHE BUT A STRONG ARM TOO. CUT HIS HAIR THOUGH. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT DECISION. 4 PLAYS LATER..OH IT'S LIKE THE BAMA BANGS. YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH HE'S A LOUISIANA BANGS, IF THEY STILL HAVE THOSE. HOW ABOUT KYLE ORTON? DEREK HAGEN FOR THE 6 YD. COMPLETION. 3 PLAYS LATER 3RD & 1 FROM THE 6. LAYUP. DELANIE WALKER. OH THE FANTASY FOLK ARE HAPPY BECAUSE DELANIE WALKER HAS HAD HIMSELF A FANTASY SEASON. METTINBERGER'S FIRST NFL TD. 2 OF 41 FOR 299 YDS., 2 TDS. AND A PICK. TITANS TRAILED 27-9. THE TEXANS WOULD WIN 30-16.
1:19:10;04 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
HI. THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS TAKING ON THE T.B. BUCCANEERS. TEDDY BRIDGEWATER AND A LOT OF 1ST YEAR GUYS MAKE AN IMPRESSION IN THIS BALL GAME TAKING ON GERALD MCCOY ON THAT DEF. SIDE OF THE BALL. REMEMBER, HE SIGNED A 7 YR. 98 MILLION DOLLAR EXTENSION JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. HOW ABOUT THIS? IN THE 2ND QUARTER, NO SCORE, AND GERALD MCCOY... WELL, HE'S TRYING TO SHOW THAT THAT PAYCHECK WAS WORTH IT, MAN. SACKS TEDDY BRIDGEWATER THERE. 3RD QUARTER NOW, VIKINGS UP 3-0. THIS ONE WAS UGLY OFFENSIVELY FOLKS. BUT HOW ABOUT JEREK MCKINNON. ANOTHER ROOKIE SCAMPERING HIS WAY FOR A 28 YD. PICKUP. HE'D FINISH THE AFTERNOON WITH 83 YDS. RUSHING. ALRIGHT. JUST 3 PLAYS LATER. HOW ABOUT TEDDY BRIDGEWATER UNDER SIEGE. TAKES A BIG HIT. BUT THEN FINDS A BEAUTIFUL PASS TO GREG JENNINGS FOR A 17 YD. TD. A GORGEOUS PITCH AND CATCH. THE VIKINGS TAKE A 10-0 LEAD. FAST-FORWARD TO THE 4TH QUARTER NOW. BUCS TRAILING 10-3. GLENNON, MIKE GLENNON LOOKING FOR AND FINDING A ROOKIE, MIKE EVANS. A 40 YD. BOMB. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A PATRICK MURRAY 45 YD. F.G. AND THE BUCS DOWN 10-6. NEXT BUCS POSSESSION. GLENNON, MIKE EVANS AGAIN. THIS TIME A 23 YD. HOOKUP, AND THE FLAG YOU SEE THERE WAS FOR PASS ..DEF. PASS INTERFERENCE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY WOULD DECLINE THAT. 4 PLAYS LATER LOVIE SMITH GOING FOR IT ON 4TH & 1, AND THAT WOULD BE MIKE JAMES SETTING UP 1ST & GOAL FOR THE BUCS JUST BY THE NOSE OF THE BALL. VERY NEXT PLAY, GLENNON TO GUESS WHAT, A ROOKIE. AUSTIN SEFARIAN JENKINS, THE T.E. OUT OF WASH. A 7 YD. TD., AND THE ROOKIE T.E. GIVES THE BUCS A LEAD, 13-10. ALRIGHT SO NEXT VIKINGS DRIVE. THEY NEED A F.G. TO TIE IT REMEMBER. 48 SECS. LEFT. BRIDGEWATER ALMOST PICKED OFF BY JONATHAN BANKS THERE. 4 PLAYS LATER, 23 TICKS TO GO. BRIDGEWATER LOOKING, FIRES MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. CONNECTS WITH CHASE FORD FOR A 3 YD. GAIN. EXCUSE ME, A 7 YD. GAIN A 1ST DOWN. SO NOW 4 SECS. LEFT TO GO. THE VIKINGS SETTING UP A GAME-TYING F.G. BLAIR WALSH CONNECTS FROM 38 YDS. OUT AND HE WOULD TIE THE GAME. THIS GAME'S GOING TO O.T. THIS ONE WAS A PRETTY SHORT O.T. YOU KNOW WHY? GLENNON IS GONNA FIND HIS ROOKIE AGAIN BUT THEN ANOTHER ROOKIE, HOW ABOUT ANTHONY BARR FROM U.C.L.A. STRIPS AND THEN THE SCOOP AND SCORE TO END THE BALL GAME. A 27 YD. TD. THERE FOR BARR, AND THE VIKINGS WIN, 19-13.
1:21:58;13 - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
ALRIGHT, NFC IMPLICATIONS HERE. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TAKE ON THE CAROLINA PANTHERS. RUSSELL WILSON AND THE SEAHAWKS HAVE NOT LOST 3 STRAIGHT IN THE RUSSELL WILSON ERA. BUT, HERE COMES CAM NEWTON LOOKING, FIRING. OH NO, TRYING TO FIND KELVIN BENJAMIN BUT THE ROOKIE JUST STRAIGHT-UP DROPPED THE BALL; AND IF YOU LIKE OFFENSE TO TURN AWAY MY FRIENDS, THIS BABY WAS UGLY. THE PANTHERS WOULD SETTLE FOR A F.G. THERE. MADE IT 6-0. THEN HOW ABOUT CAM NEWTON SCRAMBLING AROUND TRYING TO GET CREATIVE. DASHING UP THERE FOR THE 1ST DOWN. THAT ONE IN THE 2ND QUARTER. CAM NEWTON PLEASED WITH HIMSELF THERE. 1ST DOWN. PANTHERS. ALRIGHT. SO HOW ABOUT THIS THOUGH, AS THEY'RE DRIVING DOWN, THAT WAS ON THE READ OPTION WITH JONATHAN STEWART. NEWTON FUMBLED THAT BALL AND IT'S RECOVERED BY CLIFF AVRIL OF THE SEAHAWKS. SO SEATTLE NOW DRIVING. HOW ABOUT RUSSELL WILSON IN THE RED ZONE. THAT IS INTERCEPTED BY THE PANTHERS BY JOSH NORMAN WHO'S GONNA RUN IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PANTHER 26 YD. LINE. IT'S THE FIRST RED ZONE TURNOVER THIS YEAR FOR THE SEAHAWKS. IF YOU LOOKED AT THE REPLAY, THAT BALL WENT RIGHT THROUGH MARSHAWN LYNCH'S HANDS AND THE PANTHERS WOULD TAKE A HALFTIME LEAD OF 6-3. RIGHT THROUGH MARSHAWN'S HANDS AND INTO THE WAITING ARMS OF THE CAROLINA DEFENSE. ALRIGHT, 3RD QUARTER NOW. FROM THE SHOTGUN, UNDER PRESSURE. LOTS OF PRESSURE. HE'S TRYING TO GET AWAY. TRIES TO FLIP IT FORWARD BUT HE'S PICKED OFF. MARCUS BURLEY WHO WOULD RETURN IT 24 YDS. NEWTON, HIS 4TH STRAIGHT GAME WITH AN INTERCEPTION. ALRIGHT, SO HERE COME THE SEAHAWKS. RUSSELL WILSON, OH NO. HE HAD A WIDE OPEN COOPER HE FELT. WIDE OPEN. WOULD'VE BEEN A TD. BUT IT FALLS HARMLESSLY INCOMPLETE AND THE SEAHAWKS WOULD SETTLE FOR A F.G., TIE THE GAME AT 6. ALRIGHT, NEXT SEAHAWKS DRIVE. 3RD & 1 HERE. LOOKS LIKE WILSON FUMBLED THE BALL AND MARIO ADDISON OF THE PANTHERS WOULD RECOVER. THE SEAHAWKS FIRST GAME WITH MULTIPLE TURNOVERS THIS SEASON. ALRIGHT. SO 4TH QUARTER NOW. PANTHERS BALL. NEWTON AVOIDS THE SAFETY. HE SHUTS MICHAEL BENNETT LIKE A BAD HABIT. I MEAN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK HERE. CAM NEWTON SHRUGGING OFF BENNETT WHO'S ALL OF 6'4 AND 275 LBS.! NEWTON, HE'S PRETTY STRONG. 2 PLAYS LATER, NEWTON HAS ALL DAY. CLEAN POCKET. FIRES DEEP DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCONCEIVABLY DOWN THE SEAM, AND THAT BALL..IS IT CAUGHT? YES IT IS BY KELVIN BENJAMIN FOR 51 YDS. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A PANTHERS F.G. AND THE PANTHERS LEAD 9-6. ALRIGHT, ENSUING SEAHAWKS DRIVE. RUSSELL WILSON SCRAMBLING. HE'S GONNA TUCK AND RUN. A BIG TIME HIT APPLIED BY JOSH DORMANT AND MARIO ADDISON. BUT, WILSON WOULD HANG ON. 6 PLAYS LATER, WILSON TO LUKE WILSON! A 23 YD. TD. AND THE SEAHAWKS TAKE THEIR VERY FIRST LEAD, 13-9. BUT ENOUGH TIME HERE FOR CAM NEWTON LOOKING TO DRIVE THE PANTHERS DOWN. THAT WAS ON 4TH & 25. HE CANNOT COMPLETE THE SCREEN PASS AND THE PANTHERS LOSE 13-9.
1:25:27;10 - BALTIMORE RAVENS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS
..ABLE TO RALLY THE TROOPS AT THE END OF THAT GAME. HOW ABOUT JOE FLACCO AND THE RAVENS TRYING TO AVOID BEING SWEPT BY THE BENGALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009. A.J. GREEN INACTIVE TODAY. BENGALS COMING OFF A SHUTOUT LOSS TO THE COLTS. 1ST QUARTER BENGALS OPENING POSSESSION, 1ST AND 10 FROM THEIR OWN 34. AND HOW ABOUT MUHAMMAD SENU AND THOSE BIG MITTS. GREAT ONE-HANDED CATCH AND TO GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS ONE. LADARIUS WEBB THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE OVERTHROWN. HE LEAVES HIS MAN TO GO MAKE THE INTERCEPTION AND GOES, WAIT A SECOND. HOW DO YOU CATCH THAT? AND THEN HE HAS TO ADJUST TO MAKE THE TACKLE. 48 YDS. ON THE PLAY. DALTON NOW WOULD SCORE FROM 1 YD. OUT TO MAKE IT 7-0. ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION, 4TH & GOAL FROM THE 1. WOW. FLACCO FOR AIKEN, INCOMPLETE. SO BENGALS TAKE OVER ON DOWNS. THEY ARE UP 7-6 AT THE HALF. REMEMBER THOSE 3 PTS. BY THE WAY. YES. THE 3 PTS. THE RAVENS COULD'VE HAD RIGHT THERE. AND 3RD QUARTER, RAVENS BALL. DOWN 7-6. 2ND & 9 FROM THEIR OWN 41. FLACCO, WITH TIME, THROWS IT RIGHT TO EMANUEL LEMOORE FOR THE INTERCEPTION. AND ENSUING BENGALS POSSESSION. I TRAINED THAT YOUNGSTER AS A HIGH SCHOOLER DOWN IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA. 3RD & GOAL, HOW ABOUT GIO BERNARD UP AND OVER FOR THE TD. BENGALS NOW UP 14-6. 2 RAVENS POSSESSIONS LATER, DOWN 17-6 AND HERE THEY COME. 2ND & 7 FROM THEIR OWN 48. FLACCO DUMPS IT OFF TO LORENZO TALIAFERRO WHO TAKES IT DOWN TO THE BENGALS 23 AND A GAIN OF 29 YDS. ON THE PLAY. HE HAD A NICE GAME TODAY FOR THE RAVENS. HERE WE GO 2 PLAYS LATER, 1ST & GOAL FROM THE 10 AND, AGAIN, TAKES THE HANDOFF FOR THE TD. RAVENS ADD THE 2 PT. CONVERSION. DOWN NOW 17-14. HERE WE GO. BERNARD PIERCE, BY THE WAY, HEALTHY SCRATCH TODAY. UNBELIEVABLE. 4TH QUARTER, BENGALS UP 20-14, 2ND & 6 AND THERE IT IS. DALTON SACKED BY HALODI NADA. LOSES THE FOOTBALL. DARREL SMITH PICKS IT UP. RETURNS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BENGALS 8 AND WE'VE BEEN SAYING A LOT, ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION. 1ST & GOAL FROM THAT BENGALS 8. TALIAFERRO TAKES THE HANDOFF AND HIS 2ND TD. OF THE DAY. HOPE YOU STARTED HIM, FANTASY LEAGUE. .. ABOUT THE YDS. TALIAFERRO, THE TD. AS THE RAVENS TAKE THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE DAY, 21-20, ENSUING BENGALS POSSESSION 1ST & 10 FROM THE 40. DALTON THROW IN THE MIDDLE INTERCEPTED BY C.J. MOSELEY. DID ANYBODY TALK TO HIM THIS WEEK? SOMEBODY HAD HIM ON THEIR PODCAST THIS WEEK. SOME GOOD JUJU GOING ON FROM THE PODCAST. YEA, SOMEBODY DID. THE RAVENS WOULD ADD A JUSTIN TUCKER 53 YD. F.G. RAVENS UP 24-20. BUT BENGALS POSSESSION, HERE WE GO. 3RD & 10 FROM THEIR OWN 20 AND HERE'S YOUR BIG PLAY. WOW. MUHAMMAD SINU AGAIN, #12. 53 YARDS. LOVE THE CATCH. I LOVE THE PERFORMANCE AND THAT ONE SINGLE PLAY BY DALTON AS WELL. SHIMMY UP IN THE POCKET. WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING A.J. GREEN. WE GOT MUHAMMAD SINU. WELL, HOLD ON THERE! ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. DALTON KEEPS IT. PUSHES IN FOR THE TD. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, HE'S RATHER EMOTIONAL. THEY GO UP 27-24 AND MARVIN LEWIS LIKING IT ON THE SIDELINES. NOW RAVENS WITH ANOTHER SHOT. 3RD & 10. HERE WE GO COMING UP FROM THEIR OWN 20. 47 SECS. LEFT IN THE GAME. FLACCO THROWING DEEP AND STEVE SMITH SR. MAKES THE CATCH. TAKES IT IN FOR THE TD., RIGHT? HOW ABOUT THAT. BIG PLAY. OH, THERE IT IS. THE YELLOW LAUNDRY ON THE FIELD. FLAG ON THE PLAY. OFF. PASS INTERFERENCE ON STEVE SMITH SR. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR YOURSELF. IT'S NOT A VIOLENT PUSH BUT IT DEFINITELY GOT THE DEFENSIVE BACK OFF. THE RULE IS YOU EXTEND YOUR ARM, RIGHT? YOU EXTEND YOUR ARM YOU GET THE PUSH? I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE ... HAD ONE OF THOSE NBA-TYPE THINGS BUT... GEORGE .. IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SAFETIES IN THE NFL. 6'4, 215, 220. YEA. AND YOU SEE FLACCO GET IT OFF A COUPLE PLAYS LATER TO TALIAFERRO, AND NOTHING DOING. SO THAT IS THAT. HERE ARE YOUR POINT PRODUCERS IN THAT 27-24 VICTORY FOR THE CINCY BENGAL’S WHO, BY THE WAY, SWEEP THE RAVENS IN THE REGULAR SEASON SERIES. SO DO NOT DISCOUNT HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
1:29:37;15 - MIAMI DOLPHINS @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ALRIGHT. LET'S GO TO FLORIDA. MIAMI DOLPHINS TAKING ON THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS. RYAN TANNEHILL AND THE DOLPHINS LOOKING TO 4-3 AFTER A BIG ROAD WIN AGAINST CHICAGO LAST WEEK. BLAKE BORTLES MEANWHILE, WELL, HE'S THROWN AN INTERCEPTION IN EVERY START THIS SEASON, AND THAT TREND WOULD CONTINUE AGAIN MY FRIENDS. ALRIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS. IN THE 2ND QUARTER, THAT PICKED OFF THERE BY LOUIS DELMAS AND HE'S GONNA PICK AND CHOOSE HIS WAY COASTING IN FOR AN EASY PICK 6. 81 YDS. TO THE HOUSE THERE. BORTLES 11TH INTERCEPTION THIS SEASON AND THE DOLPHINS TAKE AN EARLY 7-0 LEAD. ALRIGHT, LATER IN THE FIRST. HOW ABOUT BORTLES AGAIN TRYING TO MAKE PLAY. BORTLES HERE FROM UNDER CENTER SCANNING, STEPPING UP IN THE POCKET, SCRAMBLING BUT GOTTA HOLD ONTO THAT ROCK KID. HE TURNS THE BALL OVER AGAIN. THE DOLPHINS RECOVER ON THE FUMBLE RECOVERY AND YOU SEE THE DOLPHINS THERE SWIPING FOR THE BALL, LOOKING, TRYING TO FORCE THAT TURNOVER, AND THEY DO JUST THAT. ALRIGHT, JACKSONVILLE'S PASS RUSH MEANWHILE. TRYING TO KEEP THE JAGUARS IN THE GAME SOMEWHAT. HERE IN THE 1ST QUARTER, RYAN TANNEHILL FROM THE SHOTGUN. LOOKING, SCANNING, GOOD COVERAGE BUT BROUGHT DOWN FROM BEHIND BY RYAN DAVIS FOR A 4 YD. LOSS. THEN LATER IN THE 1ST HOW ABOUT THIS? CENDERICK MARKS SLAMMING INTO RYAN TANNEHILL. THEN IN THE 3RD QUARTER, TANNEHILL UNDER SIEGE AGAIN. THIS TIME, AGAIN, SACKED BY RYAN DAVIS. HIS 2ND OF THE BALL GAME. JAGUARS DEFENSE WITH THOSE SACKS TRY TO KEEP HIM IN THE BALL GAME BUT THE JAGS OFFENSE REALLY A LITTLE BIT OF A MESS HERE. BRENT GRIMES WITH THE PICK AND ANOTHER 6. 2ND PICK 6 OF THE BALL GAME. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. GRIMES. HE JUST JUMPS THIS ROUTE MAN, AND HE TAKES THAT BORTLES PICK TO THE HOUSE. BORTLES 18 OF 34, 221 YDS., 1 TD. AND THOSE 2 INTERCEPTIONS. ALRIGHT, THE DOLPHINS NOW. RYAN TANNEHILL THROWING. WAY DEEP FOR MIKE WALLACE. A BEAUTIFUL GRAB BUT IT'S RULED INCOMPLETE. BUT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MIAMI BENCH. THEY THINK IT'S A CATCH. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. IT LOOKS LIKE AND IT APPEARS THAT MIKE WALLACE DID GET ONE KNEE INBOUNDS. GUS BRADLEY OBVIOUSLY NOT PLEASED AS THE REFEREES OVERTURN THAT CALL. A 50 YD. GAIN THERE. SO 2 PLAYS LATER LAMAR MILLER UP THE MIDDLE. DASHING..OH, LOOK AT THE CUTBACK, AND THEN SPEEDING HIS WAY DOWN TO THE 3 YD. LINE. WOULD SETUP 1ST & GOAL. ON 1ST & GOAL TANNEHILL, A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAY ACTION THEN. IS GONNA FIND RASHARD MATTHEWS FOR THE TD. A 7 PLAY, 95 YD. DRIVE AS THE DOLPHINS GO ON TO WIN 27-13.
1:32:24;15 - CHICAGO BEARS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GETS THE TD. ALRIGHT GUYS TO, WELL, WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF THIS TODAY. BILL BELICHICK. HE IS A GENIUS. A BONAFIDE FOOTBALL GENIUS. SOME PUT THAT TAG ON MARC TRESSMAN LAST YEAR. TOM BRADY HITS BRANDON LAFELL. HE LIKES HIM A LITTLE BIT. HE'S TALL. HE'S STRONG. OUT OF THAT SOUTHEASTERN CONF. I THINK BRANDON LIKES BRADY A LITTLE BIT TOO. YOU THINK SO? 5 PLAYS LATER, 1ST & GOAL. WHO DOES HE FIND THERE D.J.? GRONK. IS HE ON... YEA, HE'S ON MY FANTASY. BIG DAY FOR HIM. DIDN'T HAVE TO HEAR THAT AT ALL FROM D.J. IN THE VIEWING ROOM. THAT'S JUST THE START OF A THEME RIGHT THERE. IT IS. PATRIOTS LEAD 7-0. 2ND QUARTER, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF PATRIOTS HERE. LEADING 7-0, 4TH & GOAL. JONAS GRAY IS STOPPED BY THE BEARS DEFENSE. BUT A FALSE START. SO ..REMEMBER THAT FROM EARLIER? A DEAD BALL PENALTY RESULTS IN SOMETHING ELSE AND IT WOULD RESULT IN A STEPHEN GOSKOWSKI 23 YD. F.G. LET'S KEEP IT GOING. NEXT PATRIOTS POSSESSION, 3RD & 18 ON THE BEARS 22. BRADY PLAY ACTION. HITS ..GRONK. YEA, GRONK. BUT HE'S MA BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA GIVE THEM THE TD. BUT GRONK, NO, YOU WERE DOWN AT ABOUT THE 2 INCH LINE. 21 YD. GAIN, AND 2 PLAYS LATER, LOGAN MANKINS. WE TAKE TIM WRIGHT, AND HE CAN DO HIM A DANCE. HIGH KNEES. HIGH KNEES FOR TIM WRIGHT THERE. PATRIOTS 17, BEARS 0 RIGHT NOW. NEXT PATRIOTS POSSESSION, UP 17-7 NOW. 2ND & 10 ON THE 50 AND IT'S GRONK AGAIN. 25 YD. GAIN. WE GO 4 PLAYS LATER. CHRIS CONTE'S LIKE, MAN, GRONK IS BIG. CHRIS CONTE HAD TO WEAR IT REPEATEDLY TODAY. 2ND & GOAL, THIS TIME FOR THE 2 YD. TD. GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. YEA. THAT IS A BIG MAN AND LOOK AT THOSE FEET. IT'S BEAUTIFUL FEET BUT YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE AT THE END. WELL, DOGGONE IT. WE CUT YOU OUT OF THE HIGHLIGHT. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE TD STUCK BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE BALL SHIFTED SLIGHTLY IN HIS HANDS. YEA, AS DID I WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND BUT, NO, IT STANDS. MUCH TO DANIEL JEREMIAH'S PLEASURE. YES. PATRIOTS UP 24-7 AND JULIAN EDELMAN RETURNS A PUNT 42 YDS. TO THE BEARS 19. NEXT PLAY WE GET TO 1ST & GOAL. REMEMBER THAT LAFEL GUY? YEA. GO TIGERS. G.E.A.U.X TIGERS, AND GETS THE TD. PASS FROM TOM BRADY. REMEMBER THE FREE AGENT PICKUP IN THE OFF-SEASON FROM THE PANTHERS. THAT TALL DRINK OF WATER. PATRIOTS NOW UP 31-7. LAFEL 125 YDS. AND A TD. ON 11 RECEPTIONS. ENSUING BEARS POSSESSION. DON'T DO IT J. HE DID IT. YEA. WRAPPED UP. FUMBLES. I TOLD HIM D.J. MINKOVICH TAKES IT 15 YDS. FOR THE PATRIOTS. TD. 38-7. IT IS THE MOST PTS. THE CHICAGO BEARS HAVE ALLOWED IN A HALF IN FRANCHISE HISTORY, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS FRANCHISE THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE LATE 1800'S, RIGHT? NO. NOT AT ALL. 4TH QUARTER NOW. PATRIOTS BALL 38-7. 3RD & 4 ON THE BEARS 46. BRADY HITS...REMEMBER THAT THEME THAT WE TOLD YOU THAT STARTED A LITTLE WHILE AGO? GRONKOWSKI. POOR RYAN MUNDY. OH, YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THAT HIGHLIGHT 46 YDS. 3RD TD. OF THE DAY. PATRIOTS WIN 51-23. ROB GRONKOWSKI 9 RECEPTIONS, 149 YDS. I THINK HE'S GETTING HEALTHY...AND 3 TDS. 51-23. THE PATRIOTS IMPROVE TO 6-2 WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THEY GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH THE BUFFALO BILLS.
1:35:48 - BUFFALO BILLS @ NEW YORK JETS
I GOT A N.Y. STATE OF MIND. BUFFALO BILLS, N.Y. JETS. PERCY HARVIN, REMEMBER, TRADED, AND THIS IS HIS FIRST GAME WITH THE JETS. KYLE ORTON SHAVED THAT MUSTACHE BUT STILL LOOKING GOOD. HE'S LOOKING TO LEAD THE BILLS TO THEIR 3RD WIN IN THE LAST 4 GAMES. ALRIGHT NOW, GENO SMITH MAN, HE ABSOLUTELY STRUGGLED IN THIS BALL GAME. LOOKING FOR PERCY HARVIN HERE. OVER-FIRES AND THEN HE'S PICKED OFF BY STEPHEN GILMORE. THE JETS ADD PERCY HARVIN BUT AT LEAST EARLY ON THE OFFENSE LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. ALRIGHT NEXT JETS POSSESSION. THE NEXT JETS POSSESSION IS THE SAME AS THEIR 1ST POSSESSION. IT'S INTERCEPTED. GENO SMITH INTERCEPTED FOR THE 2ND TIME. THIS TIME BY PRESTON BROWN. THAT'S HIS 2ND PICK OF THE BALL GAME BUT GUESS WHAT? DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEJA, DEJA, DEJA VU? 3RD POSSESSION, 3RD PICK! THIS TIME IT WAS INTERCEPTED BY AARON WILLIAMS WHO RAN IT DOWN TO THE 1 YD. LINE. THE INTERCEPTION WOULD LEAD TO A 1 YD. LEE SMITH TD. AND THE BILLS TOOK AN EARLY 14-0 LEAD. SO OUT IS GENO SMITH. IN COMES MICHAEL VICK. GENO SMITH'S FINAL LINE, 2 OF 8 PASSING FOR 5 YDS. AND 3 INTERCEPTIONS YIKES. 2ND QUARTER NOW. ORTON FINDS SAMMY WATKINS. WATKINS...LOOK AT HIM GO. THAT'S A SURE TD. RIGHT? NO. TACKLE FROM BEHIND AT THE 5 YD. LINE BY SALINE HAKEEM. NOW TAKE A LOOK. HE DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY WAS GONNA GET HIM FROM BEHIND SO HE LETS HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS. INSTEAD OF A 90 YD. TD. IT'S AN 84 YD. RECEPTION. WOULD THAT BE O.K. IF THEY STILL TURNED IT INTO POINTS? AS THE BILLS TAKE THE LEAD 21-7. LATER IN THE 2ND, YOU SAW IT THERE. VICK SCRAMBLED, STRIPPED AND RECOVERED BY BUFFALO AS THE BILLS WOULD TURN THAT FUMBLE INTO A F.G. TO GO UP 24-7. SO, NEXT PLAY HERE REX RYAN TRIES TO CALL A TIMEOUT. HAS TO BE RESTRAINED BY HIS OWN COACHING STAFF AND GOING ABSOLUTELY BANANAS ON THE OFFICIALS ON THE SIDELINE. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY THEY WOULDN'T CALL HIS TIMEOUT IMMEDIATELY BUT THEY EVENTUALLY DID,. ANYWAYS, REX RYAN VERY UPSET. 3RD QUARTER NOW. THE JETS WOULD ATTEMPT SOME TRICKERY ON THE BILLS KICKOFF. KEY WORD ATTEMPT. HARDLY LINED UP DEEP. T.J. GRAHAM IS LAYING DOWN ON THE GROUND. HARVIN WAS GONNA TRY TO THROW TO GRANT BUT THEN DECIDED BETTER OF IT AND THEN GOT TACKLED AT THE 3 YD. LINE. NOT GOOD. A BIZARRE LOOKING PLAY AND, I DON’T' KNOW. IT JUST DIDN'T REALLY WORK THERE. NOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT GROSS FACTOR, HERE YOU GO. JEFF CUMBERLAND HAD TO GET HIS FINGER POPPED BACK INTO PLACE. BUT HE'S TOUGH. HE'D GET BACK IN THERE ON THE NEXT PLAY. VICK HERE DROPS BACK BUT IS STRIP SACKED BY CORBIN BRYANT. RECOVERED AGAIN BY THE BILLS. THE BILLS WOULD TURN THAT FUMBLE RECOVERY INTO A F.G. AS WELL. THEY GO UP 30-17. NEXT JETS POSSESSION. VICK. HE'S INTERCEPTED BY DENAURICE SEARCY. HE'S GONNA GET UP AND RETURN IT TO THE 14 YD. LINE. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A 12 YD. SCOTT CHANDLER TD. FOR THE BILLS WHO THEN WENT UP 37-17. TOUGH DAY FOR THE JETS OFFENSE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. 4TH QUARTER NOW. KYLE ORTON DROPS BACK. HE'S GONNA FIND SAMMY WATKINS. BREAKS A COUPLE TACKLES AND LOOK AT HIM GO. THIS TIME HE KNOWS NO ONE'S GONNA CATCH HIM. SO IT'S ALL GOOD. 61 YDS. FOR THE TD. AS THE BILLS GO ON TO WIN IT 43-23.
1:39:33;11 - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ DENVER BRONCOS
LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS THURSDAY NIGHT GAME THAT DID FEATURE 2 OF THE BEST TEAMS AND THE BEST QBS IN THE LEAGUE; PHILIP RIVERS HAS WON HERE BEFORE BUT THE PROBLEM IS, SO HAS PEYTON MANNING. YEA. WE'VE SEEN HIM DO IT A BUNCH. HERE'S PEYTON EARLY ON. PUMP IT UP WITH EMANUEL SANDERS IN WHAT, TRIPLE COVERAGE? YEA. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT WILLIE? AND PEYTON WAS A PROBLEM FOR THIS SECONDARY THE ENTIRE GAME. BUT EMANUEL SANDERS, THERE WAS NO ANSWER FOR HIM TONIGHT. I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS A THING OF BEAUTY. LITTLE PLAY ACTION SELL. YOU SEE WHAT IT DOES TO THE LINEBACKERS AS WELL AS THE D.B.'S. PERFECT THROW. KIND OF AWAY FROM THE SAFETY BEHIND THE BACK SHOULDER. IT WAS A GREAT CATCH. AND THAT WAS GREAT COVERAGE BY VERETT. IT REALLY WAS. THAT WAS GREAT COVERAGE. THAT'S JUST THE PERFECT THROW. SO NO SCORE IN THE 1ST QUARTER BUT THAT SCORE WOULD BE COMING HERE IN THE 2ND. LOOK AT PEYTON MOVING IN THE POCKET. MAN TO SANDERS. YOU SAW IT. RUNNING LIKE... THIS WOULD BE A THEME TONIGHT. LOOKED BETTER THAN DAN. COME ON MAN. YOU TALK ABOUT HIS MOBILITY MOVING IN THE POCKET. THEY GOT HIM OUT OF THE POCKET. WELL YOU'VE SEEN HIM DO THAT A BUNCH. IT WAS A ...THAT'S A TOE DRAG SWAG. IS THAT WHAT OUR GUY TELLS YOU? OH YEA, AND NATE BURLES IN SHINING ALREADY IN THIS SHOW. I LIKE THAT. LATER IN THE 2ND, HERE COMES PHILIP RIVERS. YOU DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT TO ANTONIO GATES. GATES PASSES HALL OF FAMER LANCE ALWORTH TO BECOME THE CHARGERS ALL TIME LEADING RECEIVER. CONGRATULATIONS BIG DOG. ON THE VERY NEXT PLAY RIVERS OUT TO KEENAN ALLEN FOR THE TD. WE GOT A GAME. YEA, WE DO. AND KEENAN ALLEN HAS HIS FIRST TD. OF THE SEASON. SO NICK NOVAK KICKING OFF. ANDRE CALDWELL ON THE RETURN. WHAT'D YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ONE? YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S A LITTLE FISHY. THIS COULD'VE SWUNG THE GAME, I MEAN TREMENDOUSLY FOR THE CHARGERS. LOOK AT THE TIME. IT'S 3 MINS. RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELBOW WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE. THE BALL WAS STARTING TO COME OUT A LITTLE BIT. SLIGHTLY MOVING! I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES. WHO USED TO SAY THAT DAN? ARM, ELBOW WAS DOWN. 8 PLAYS LATER PEYTON MAKES..AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. PEYTON MAKES ... WHAT DID WE SAY ABOUT MOMENTUM SWINGING? YEA. TO EMANUEL SANDERS. THIS IS LIKE 30 SOMETHING SECS. BEFORE THE HALF. YOU CAN'T...SITUATIONAL FOOTBALL. DON'T STEAL MY THUNDER WILLIE. WE'RE GONNA BREAK THAT DOWN IN A MINUTE. MY BAD. O.K. O.K. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. THAT MAKES IT 414-7. THEN IN THE 3RD, RIVERS PICKED OFF BY CHRIS HARRIS. BIG GAIN AND A BIG NIGHT FOR CHRIS HARRIS. HE AND HIS WIFE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD TOMORROW. WOW. CONGRATULATIONS WILLIE. WELL, KEENAN ALLEN FELL DOWN SO MAYBE CHRIS SHOULD THANK KEENAN FOR THAT INTERCEPTION. I DON'T KNOW. WELL BRONCOS TAKE OVER ON THEIR OWN 49. OH.. DO WE HAVE A TRIO OF TDS. FROM MR. SANDERS? WATCH THE MOVE OFF THE LINE RIGHT HERE. HE ... GETS THEM GOING TO THE OUTSIDE. HE HAS 3 RECEIVERS ON THAT SIDE. OPENS IT UP BUT STILL HE HAS COVERAGE IN FRONT AND OVER THE TOP. I MEAN THAT'S A PINPOINT PASS. I MEAN PEYTON DROPS IT IN OVER GILCHRIST. I MEAN IN BETWEEN 2 DEFENDERS. GREAT MOVE OFF THE LINE. YES. WELL HERE’S PEYTON NOT GOING TO SANDERS BUT GOING TO JACOB TAMMY. IT'S INCOMPLETE. PROBLEM IS PASS INTERFERENCE ON RICHARD MARSHALL. SO THAT GIVES THE BRONCOS THE BALL AT THE CHARGERS 9. MIKE MCCOY NOT HAPPY DANNY. .. THOMPSON VERY HAPPY. YEA BUT HILLMAN'S NOT EITHER. WHY? BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET THE TD. AFTER ALL THAT HARD WORK? HEY, ...IT WAS HILLMAN DID ALL THE HARD WORK. WELL WHY ARE THEY GIVING THE TD. TO ...? EVEN IN THAT POSITION HE... I HAVE PLENTY OF TIMES. WHAT ABOUT THIS GUY? GATES. AGAIN. HEY, WHEN HE'S HEALTHY, NOTHING YOU CAN DO WITH HIM. SO IT'S A 14 PT. GAME NOW. WE GO TO THE 4TH QUARTER. ONE OF THE FEW MISTAKES MANNING MADE ON THE DAY. PICKED OFF BY ERIC WEDDLE BUT THERE’S A PENALTY ON THE PLAY. YEA, AND THE FUNNY THING WAS WEDDLE WAS GONNA PICK THIS BALL OFF EITHER WAY. THAT’S TOO BAD. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD HIM BUT IMMEDIATE PRESSURE COMING OFF THE EDGE AND PEYTON TRIED TO RUSH THE BALL OUT. GREAT PLAY. BUT, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR, LIKE YOU SAID. I MEAN IT'S A GOOD DEF. HOLDING CALL BECAUSE THAT'S YOU SEE GILCHRIST. HE'S GOT BOTH HANDS ON WES. IT'S THAT RED ZONE POT PASS THAT THEY'VE RUN FOR FOREVER, AND PHILIP, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT HAPPY BUT IT WAS A GOOD CALL. YEP. PHILIP HAD ENOUGH. HE'LL PLAY AGAIN. JUWAN THOMPSON UP THE GUT. ...BY THE WAY, JUWAN THOMPSON AND DUKE AMBER. HOW MANY TDS. DID HE SCORE? 1. HE HAS 2 TONIGHT SO JUWAN THOMPSON IS LOVING THIS. SPEAKING OF THE MAN. IT'S INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU SEE A PLAYER LIKE GATES JUST CONTINUOUSLY MAKE PLAYS WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT. YEA, CONTESTED PLAYS THAT HE FINDS A WAY TO MAKE THE GRAB. 2 TDS. IN THE GAME FOR GATES. GOOD HUSTLE WEDDLE. ERIC WEDDLE, JOHNNY ON THE SPOT HERE. KNOCKS THE BALL OUT OF SANDERS HANDS BUT WES WELKER'S THERE TO RECOVER. YOU'VE SEEN 3 PLAYS IN THIS HIGHLIGHT REEL OR LOWLIGHT, HOWEVER YOU LOOK AT THEM, THAT REALLY COULD'VE SWUNG THE MOMENTUM FOR THE CHARGERS AND MADE THIS GAME TOTALLY DIFFERENT. RAHEEM MOORE THERE FOR THE LATE INTERCEPTION ON PHILIP RIVERS AND THAT IS GAME SET MATCH. 35-21 THE FINAL.
1:44:37;25 - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
ALRIGHT. SO LET'S GO TO THE DESERT WHERE 2, 5-1 TEAMS GOING AT IT. BRUCE ARIANS AND CHIP KELLY. THE EAGLES AND THE CARDINALS. 2 OF THE NFC'S TOP TEAMS LOOKING FOR THEIR 6TH WIN IN THE 2ND QUARTER. FOLES' PASS INTENDED FOR JOSH HUFF. YOU KNOW WE COMING OUT. WHEN YOU HOLD THAT THING IN ONE HAND LIKE THIS! I'M GETTING EXCITED HERE. HE HOLDING THAT THING IN ONE HAND. GO .. ! GO ..! IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE TOOK IT OUT FROM 8 YDS. DEEP. HE'S SUPPOSED TO. THAT'S WHAT WE TEACH IT. THAT'S WHAT MICKEY ANDREWS TOLD US. TAKE A ... TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. MICKEY ANDREWS TOLD US A PLAY DON'T CARE WHO MAKES IT. JEFF MILIGASS TAKEN OUT BY HIS OWN TEAMMATE, MATT TOBIN ON THAT ONE. FLORIDA ST. OH THIS IS, WATCH THIS. ALRIGHT. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. PATRICK PETERSON VERY SCARY MOMENT ON THE TACKLE. THE HELMET COMES OFF. THAT DIDN'T LOOK THAT FLAGRANT THOUGH. IT REALLY DIDN'T. THEY BOTH LAID DOWN FOR AWHILE. TEXT ME PAT AND LET ME KNOW YOU'RE GOOD, MAN. HE WOULD LEAVE THE GAME. HE'S GOING THROUGH CONCUSSION PROTOCOL RIGHT NOW. THE NEXT EAGLES POSSESSION..LOOK AT THE SPEED!! WHO SAID OLD MAN? WHO SAID THE OLD MAN? I DID. BUT WHO ELSE SAID OLD MAN CAN'T RUN ANYMORE?! LARRY FITZGERALD. WE ALL DID BUT WHO ELSE SAID IT? SEE YA ALL DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT. YA ALL AIN'T RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT HE'S SAYING RIGHT NOW. 80 YDS. FOR THE TD. ARIZONA LEADS 14-7. LATER IN THE 3RD, FOLES DEEP TO MACLIN. HE BEATS PETERSON'S REPLACEMENT, GERARD POWERS, FOR A 54 YD. TD. THE EAGLES TAKE A 17-14 LEAD. MACLIN FINISHED WITH 187 YDS. WOW. WITHOUT DESEAN JACKSON, MACLIN TAKES THAT JOB. 4TH QUARTER TIED GAME. CHRIS POLK RUNS UP THE MIDDLE FOR 3 YDS. STOPPED SHORT OF THE END ZONE. INCHES. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE QB SNEAK? NEXT PLAY. REMEMBER THOSE DAYS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE DAYS? WELL THEY'RE IN SHOTGUN ALL THE TIME. WELL CAN YOU GET UP UNDER THERE? YEA, GET UP UNDER THERE. YOU'RE RIGHT L.T. 100 MILLION AND YOU CAN'T GET ANOTHER INCH?! ALRIGHT. NO GAIN ON THAT. SO HERE WE GO WITH THE CARDINALS. PALMER...DEEP TO JOHN BROWN. I'LL BE JOHN BROWN! YOU GET BEHIND EVERYBODY. GOOD RUN. 74 YD. TD. LOOK AT THAT DANCE. WHAT IS THAT?! THAT'S THE JOHN BROWN. OH NICE. THEY CALL THAT A FULL PUMP BABY. SAFETY BIT ON IT. SAFETY BIT ON THE JOHN BROWN. THAT'S THE ROOKIE'S 4TH TD. OF THE SEASON AS THE CARDINALS TAKE A 24-20 LEAD. EAGLES NEXT POSSESSION, 25 SECS. LEFT. THE EAGLES HAVE 1 TIMEOUT LEFT. 4TH & 2. FOLES KEEPS IT. TAKES IT 3 YDS. FOR THE FIRST DOWN. NO TIMEOUTS LEFT. 3 PLAYS LATER, 7 SECS. LEFT. NOW GET OUT OF THERE. THAT'S A GREAT PLAY. ZACK ERTZ CAN'T COME DOWN WITH IT. 1 PLAY LEFT! SO THEY GOT 1 PLAY LEFT BECAUSE 1 SECOND IS ON THE BOARD. EVERYBODY GET BACK. YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M TAKING MY CHANCES. FOR THE WIN!! YOU SEE HOW FAR THAT CORNER WAS OPEN? THROW IT TO HIM. THAT WAS CLOSE. OUT OF BOUNDS. LET HIM GO TO WORK. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT. ONE FOOT, ALRIGHT, SO ARIZONA HANGS ON TO WIN THIS ONE.
1:47:58;07 - OAKLAND RAIDERS @ CLEVELAND BROWNS
LET'S GO TO CLEVELAND. LET'S. THE OAKLAND RAIDERS. THAT'S THE MAN RIGHT THERE MAN. LEBRON JAMES IN THE HOUSE CHEERING ON THE BROWNS. FIRST QUARTER, NO SCORE. 4TH & 12. IT'S A LITTLE TRICKERY. RAIDERS LINEUP FOR A F.G. MATT SCHAUB BOBBLES THE SNAP. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR SCHAUB. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS TO HIM. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS TO SCHAUB. THEY STARTING TO CALL IT THE SCHAUB. SCHAUB'S LIKE WHY DO WE EVEN CALL THAT? WHY'D YOU EVEN THROW THAT? HOW ABOUT THAT. BRIAN HOYER COMING OFF A PRETTY ROUGH PERFORMANCE LAST WEEK IN THE LOSS TO THE JAGUARS. HE LOOKED PRETTY SHAKY EARLY IN THE 1ST QUARTER DOWN 6-0. ALMOST INTERCEPTED BY CHARLES WOODSON. CHARLES STILL MAKING PLAYS BABY. BROWNS FORCED TO PUNT. 2ND QUARTER, SAME SCORE. HOYER FIRES OVER THE MIDDLE. HITS JORDAN CAMERON. THAT HURT. HIT TO THE HEAD AS T4HE FLAG ..IT WASN'T A HIT TO THE HEAD. HE CAME IN SHOULDER FIRST. WELL HE WOULD GO TO THE L.R. WITH A CONCUSSION. HE DIDN'T RETURN. BROWNS WOULD GO UP 9-0 ON A BILLY CUNDIFF F.G. IN THE 4TH QUARTER, THE BROWNS LEADING 9-6. NICE. ANDREW HAWKINS FOR THE TD. THE BROWNS LEAD 16-6 AND THE BROWNS GO ON TO WIN 23-13.
1:49:26;24 - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
ANOTHER BIG GAME IN THE AFC. THE COLTS TAKING ON THE STEELERS. LUCK HAS 5 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH 300 YDS. THIS SERIES; AND THEN THERE'S THE BUBBLE BEE'S, BIG BEN. AH, THOSE UNIFORMS. IN THE FIRST QUARTER ROETHLISBERGER TO MARCUS WHEATON. 18 YDS. FOR THE TD. THE STEELERS TAKE A 7-3 LEAD. IN THE 2ND QUARTER, STEELERS STILL LEADING 7-3, 2ND & GOAL. ... BRYANT THIS TIME FOR A 5 YD. TD. THE STEELERS UP 14-3 ON A COLTS TEAM THAT HASN'T PLAYED THE DEFENSE THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOT EARLY ON HERE BUT HERE ARE THE COLTS. ANDREW LUCK. HOUSE CALL. THIS IS STEELERS PLAYING THE DEFENSE HERE. WILLIAM GAYE. THAT'S THE OLD PITTS. STEELERS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT...THAT'S ...NO. NO. THAT'S THE WASP. THAT'S NOT THE BUMBLE BEE. THAT'S THE FUNKY WASP. ...WAS BACK OUT DOING THAT EARLIER. COLTS THE NEXT DRIVE 2ND & 8. LUCK...OH YEA. TO DWAYNE ALLEN. 21 YD. TD. THE COLTS TRAIL 21-10. NOBODY FIGHTS BACK LIKE THESE COLTS. ALRIGHT, HERE'S THE STEELERS 2ND & 10. ROETHLISBERGER LOOKING AGAIN TO MARTAVIUS BRYANT. BIG PLAY. 52 YD. GAIN AND THE STEELERS ARE IN COLTS TERRITORY. THAT ROOKIE IS REALLY ..TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD PLAYER. 4 PLAYS LATER ROETHLISBERGER TO ANTONIO BROWN. YEA, YOU GOTTA GET TO KNOW THIS RECEIVER. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE GAME. HE'S A VERY SPECIAL PLAYER. HE'S AN EVERY DOWN PLAYER. SO THE STEELERS GO UP 28-10 ON THE BROWN TD. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK THERE. I CAN'T GET OVER THOSE UNIFORMS. HERE'S THE STEELERS NEXT DRIVE. ROETHLISBERGER... BUMBLE BEE. I LIKE THOSE UNIFORMS. DAMN, HE'S SO HARD TO TACKLE IN THAT POCKET. WHY IS HE ALWAYS OPEN? BECAUSE HE CAN RUN ROUTES EXCEPTIONALLY WELL., AND HE'S A DOG. SO QUICK TOO. ALRIGHT. SO THE STEELERS CRUISING. WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS. STEELERS UP 35-10. BRUSH YOUR SHOULDERS OFF. 3RD QUARTER, ROETHLISBERGER LOOKING FOR THE T.E. OH WIDE OPEN. BUSTED COVERAGE HERE. LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN SLO-MOTION BUT HE'S GOOD FOR 49 YDS. HE WAS. 1ST & GOAL FOR THE STEELERS. 2 PLAYS LATER, 2ND & GOAL. FINDS BRYANT. 2 YD. TD. THE STEELERS ADD TO THEIR LEAD 42-20. THEY ARE UP. LATER IN THE 3RD QUARTER ROETHLISBERGER PASS TO DARIUS HAYWARD BAY IS CAUGHT. FUMBLE! BUT FUMBLES. THIS WAS A GREAT PLAY BY DARIUS BUTLER, THE DEFENDER ON THIS PLAY, REALIZING THAT HE HAD NOT TOUCHED THE RECEIVER AND STRIPPED IT. ALRIGHT, SO THE COLTS TAKE OVER ON THE STEELERS 36. PAGANO IS PUMPED UP AND HERE'S THE COLTS ON THE PURSUING DRIVE. PERFECT STRIKE. DANTE MONCRIEFF FOR A 31 YD. TD. THE COLTS STILL TRAIL 42-34, AS ROETHLISBERGER IS LOOKING ON. IN THE 4TH QUARTER, LAGARRETTE BLUNT. AIN'T NOBODY WANT TO HIT THAT. OH, HE WAS TACKLED BY ANDY STUDEBAKER. NOW THE COLTS ARE GONNA TAKE OVER HERE ON THEIR OWN 5. THEY TOOK THAT BALL FROM HIM. TOOK IT RIGHT OUT OF HIS HANDS. COLTS ENSUING DRIVE. ANDREW LUCK IS PRESSURED. FALLS. LUCK IS CALLED FOR INTENTIONAL GROUNDING THOUGH IN THE END ZONE. THE PLAY RESULTS IN A SAFETY. HE WAS SAYING I WAS THROWING IT TO THE GUY. HE WAS THROWING IT THOUGH. HE WAS THROWING IT. IT'S REVIEWED. THE PLAY STANDS THOUGH AFTER THE VIEW. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK THERE. THE STEELERS UP 44-34 AS THE PLAY WOULD STAND. I DON'T LIKE THAT CALL. ALRIGHT, SO HERE WE GO. THE STEELERS ENSUING DRIVE 4TH & INCHES. ROETHLISBERGER ROLLS RIGHT. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL...THAT WAS TOO EASY. HEATH MILLER 11 YD. TD. AND HE DIDN'T WANT THE F.G. THERE. HE NEEDED 7. ALRIGHT, THEN THE STEELERS GO ON TO WIN 51-34.
1:53:38;21 - GREEN BAY PACKERS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THINGS WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE PACKERS AND THE SAINTS. DREW BREES AND THE SAINTS HAPPY TO BE HOME. THEY'VE WON 10 STRAIGHT IN THE DOME. AARON RODGERS HAS THROWN 5 TDS. TO RANDALL COBB IN THE LAST 4 WKS. ON THE OPENING POSSESSION. CHECKOUT THE TIME HERE FELLAS. ALL DAY FOR RODGERS. THIS BALL WAS ACTUALLY UNDERTHROWN BUT HE HAD ALL DAY. WHEN YOU GIVE AARON RODGERS ALL DAY HE'S GONNA PAY DIVIDENDS. FINDING RANDALL COBB AGAIN FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT TIME. THEY'RE UP 7-0 EARLY. THE ENSUING SAINTS POSSESSION. BREES THROWING DEEP TO KENNY STILLS. THAT'S GOOD FOR 45. YEA, THAT IS. KEN STILLS MAKING SOME PLAYS. BUT LIKE THOSE RECEIVERS. THEY STEPPED UP AND MADE PLAYS OVER IN N.O. STEALS, COOKS, ALL OF THEM. SPEAKING OF COOKS, HERE HE IS. THE LITTLE END AROUND THERE. THAT'S SPEED RIGHT THERE, MAN. WHAT WAS THAT MAN? A LITTLE MOVE .WHAT WAS THAT WATER SPIGOT, WATER FOUNTAIN? WHAT'S THAT MEAN? SAINTS TIE THE GAME AT 7 APIECE BUT HERE COME THE PACKERS. NOBODY WANT TO HIT THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS ROLLING, RUMBLING, STUMBLING, TUMBLING. ALMOST THERE. 1ST 7 GOAL AT THE 3. JULIUS PEPPERS GETTING A RARE OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. 2 PLAYS AFTER THAT EDDIE LACEY CATCH, PEPPERS ON OFFENSE. WHAT WAS THAT? YOU KNOW I FEEL SO SORRY FOR HIM BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A GREAT ATHLETE EVEN AT THIS AGE AND STAGE OF HIS CAREER; AND YOU GET 1 OPPORTUNITY AND YOU JUST.. YEA, MAN, I'M TELLING YOU. WAIT, WHAT WAS THAT DUDE? HE'S ON THIS SIDE OF THE BALL. HIT HIM RIGHT IN THE 5. JULIUS SACKS DREW BREES THERE. THE SAINTS KICK A F.G. TO TIE THE GAME AT 10. 3RD QUARTER, RODGERS SCRAMBLING TO HIS RIGHT. HE RUNS FOR THE 1ST DOWN BUT LOOK WHAT HE DID HERE FELLAS. RIGHT THERE. THAT HAMMY GRABBED ON HIM. YEA. HE TRIED TO MAN-UP AND FINISH THE GAME. WELL HE DID MAN-UP AND FINISH THE GAME BUT HE WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT AFTER THAT RIGHT THERE. 3 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & GOAL. YOU SEE WHY THEY STUCK JULIUS PEPPERS OUT THERE. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, THAT KID...RIGHT THERE.. CORLISS. ANDREW CORLISS. YEA, MAN, HE WAS NOT AT ALL PHYSICAL AT THE POINT OF ATTACK ON THAT FOOTBALL. WHY'D THEY HAVE TO BLUR ROBERT'S MOUTH OUT? DID HE SNEEZE? YOU KNOW WHY. BIG PLAY BY A YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE, BRANDON COOKS. HE DROPPED ONE EARLIER AND HE CAME BACK AND MADE A BASKETBALL CLIMB INTO THE RIM TYPE PLAY AND CAME BACK AND MADE THAT PLAY. GREAT JOB. 1ST LEAD OF THE GAME FOR THE SAINTS, UP 23-16. BIG PLAY. RODGERS TO DAVANTE ADAMS ON 3RD & 7. SO THEY GET THE 1ST DOWN OR WAS IT. THEY'RE GONNA CHALLENGE THE CALL. IT WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE. IT WAS. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CHALLENGE. SAINTS WIN THE CHALLENGE. PACKERS UP 4TH & 1. EDDIE LACEY. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO A GOOD OLD FASHION QB SNEAK? THAT HAMMY. YOU'D THINK EDDIE LACEY WOULD GET THAT BUT HE DOESN'T. THEY TURN IT OVER ON DOWNS. HE'S A BIG BACK. HE NEEDS TO..HE TAKES A MINUTE TO GET TO THE HOLE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT GIVING IT TO HIM 6 YDS. DEEP. BREES MAKES HIM PAY. JIMMY GRAHAM COMING BACK AND FEELING LIKE HE WAS JIMMY GRAHAM AGAIN. YOU CAN TELL HE'S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SHOULDER. NICE .. I HATE TO SEE A T.E. BEAT A CORNER ANY DAY. GRAHAM'S FIRST TD. SINCE WK. 5. TIPPED BALL HERE. INTERCEPTED BY COREY WHITE. RODGERS WITH HIS FIRST MULTI-INTERCEPTION GAME SINCE WK. 17 OF LAST YEAR. I'D LIKE TO SEE OLD 22 ON THAT. THEY WERE SAYING THAT DAVONTE ADAMS STOPPED. YEA, HE KIND OF STOPPED. BUT THERE WAS ALSO A MAN DROPPING OUT OF THERE. YOU KNOW THEY WERE DOING THAT OLD ZONE BLITZING THING. IT WAS A GUY DROPPING OUT ALSO. I HEARD HIM SAY IT ON THE AIR. HE SAW THAT CROSSING. ANOTHER TD. PASS. THIS TIME TO JOSH HILL. THE SAINTS TAKE A 37-16 LEAD AND GO ON TO WIN IT 44-23 IS THE FINAL.
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