Another great Sunday of football passes by and here are some of
my random thoughts from Sunday noted while watching the games:
I really thought that once someone shut down the Titans running
game that would end the streak. However the Bears today absolutely stuffed the
Titans on the ground (LenDale White and Chris Johnson combined for 22 rushing
yards), and Kerry Collins responded better than I thought he would with a 30 of
41 day for 289 yards and 2 TD's with no interceptions. A 108.7 qb rating and a
win. So much for that theory. This Titans team just doesn't know how to lose.
The story of the year will be the Dolphins I think. Miami has
won three straight and scored 21 points or more in four of the last five games.
Considering how horrible this team was one year ago, it’s an amazing
accomplishment to be 5-4. They are one game out of the East lead and still have
an easy upcoming schedule.
Speaking of bad teams from last year, the Falcons had to show
they could hang with one of the league’s elite offensive teams and not only did
they, they spanked New Orleans all around, but especially impressive is the fact
that Matt Ryan outplayed Drew Brees.
Watching the Colts wins over New England and now Pittsburgh I
get the feeling that this team is a month away from becoming dominant again.
Just in time for the playoffs.
This next sentence is blasphemy and I know it as I write it, but
I really think Tyler Thigpen is the next Tom Brady. He is out of nowhere and
looks like a young Steve Young. The Chiefs are now OK at quarterback. They have
plenty of other needs still.
Adrian Peterson is just amazing. I could not believe he talked
the coaches into going for it on 4th down and then fumbled it. But what a
redemption. His 64 total yards and touchdown on Minnesota’s winning drive were
spectacular and you could feel him put the team on his back as if to atone for
the earlier mistake, it was like a made for TV movie or something.
Worst game of the day: Raiders vs. Panthers - Six
interceptions between Jake Delhomme and Andrew Walter, 23 total points and three
second-half field goals made this game a real chore to watch.
Best game of the day: Green Bay vs. Minnesota - 28-27
with a field goal attempt at the end to win, that and Adrian Petersons amazing
last drive efforts made this today's top game.
Play of the week: Ted Ginn’s 39-yard touchdown catch
between Seattle’s Marcus Trufant and Brian Russell. I’m still not sure how Ginn
saw the ball, let alone got both of his feet into the back of the end zone
Jay Cutler turned Brady Quinn’s big night into his
own prime-time showcase.
Cutler passed for a career-high 447 yards, throwing three touchdown passes in
the fourth quarter Thursday night—the last an 11-yarder to Brandon Marshall with
1:14 remaining—to rally the broken Denver Broncos to a 34-30 win over the
Cleveland Browns that spoiled Quinn’s highly hyped debut as an NFL starter...more
While rookie Matt Ryan put in another solid day,
Drew Brees threw a season-high three interceptions, the last of them returned 95
yards for a touchdown by Chevis Jackson, and Atlanta beat up on the New Orleans
Saints 34-20 Sunday...recap
Kerry Collins threw for 289 yards and two
touchdowns, and the Titans beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 Sunday to remain
undefeated despite rushing for just 20 yards...recap
Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a career-high three
touchdowns in the second quarter alone after Detroit took the lead and David
Garrard threw two touchdown passes in the second half, leading the Jaguars to a
38-14 victory Sunday over the winless Lions...recap
The Dolphins’ sizable bag of tricks saved them on
a day the offense sputtered, and they withstood a frantic rally by
injury-riddled Seattle to win 21-19 Sunday...recap
Ending the Vikings’ five-game losing streak to the
Packers, Adrian Peterson rushed for 192 yards and reached across the end zone
with 2:22 left to lift Minnesota to a 28-27 victory on Sunday...recap
BenJarvis Green-Ellis, an undrafted rookie from
Mississippi playing because three running backs are hurt, rushed for 105 yards
on 26 carries and scored on a 1-yard run with 1:57 left, his fourth straight
game with a touchdown...recap
Thomas Jones had three touchdown runs, Jay Feely
kicked four field goals— including a franchise record-tying 55-yarder—and the
Jets converted five turnovers into 27 points Sunday for the largest margin of
victory in team history...recap
Joe Flacco threw two touchdowns and Ray Lewis had
a pair of interceptions to lead the Baltimore Ravens to their fourth straight
win, a 41-13 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday....recap
Jake Delhomme threw a touchdown pass on the
opening drive before matching his career-worst performance with four
interceptions and the Carolina Panthers kept Oakland out of the end zone in a
17-6 victory Sunday...recap
Peyton Manning took advantage of Ben
Roethlisberger’s second costly interception to find Dominic Rhodes out of the
backfield on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 3:04 remaining for Indianapolis’ only
lead, and the Colts came back in a virtual must-win game to beat the Steelers
24-20 on Sunday...recap
Clinton Hart, the strong safety, knocked down
Tyler Thigpen’s 2-point conversion pass with 23 seconds left and the Chargers
held on to beat the scrappy Kansas City Chiefs 20-19 on Sunday...recap
Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes, Brandon
Jacobs had two TD runs and the Giants held on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles
36-31 and further distance themselves from the pack in the NFL’s toughest
division...recap
The Cardinals stopped Michael Robinson up the
middle from the 2-yard line as the game ended Monday night to preserve a 29-24
victory over the San Francisco 49ers....recap
