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WEEK5 NFLGAMEREVIEWS
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TenesseeTitans13 BaltimoreRavens10The40Titansrolled intoBaltimore,expectingtomeetastiff,topnotchdefence.Thatsjust
whatKerryCollinsgotonthefirstdriveofthegamehewaspickedbyJustinBannan.Thefirst
halfwas amess ofmore interceptions, ChrisMcAllister picked off Collins and ThenDavid
Thorntonpickedoff JoeFlacco,quickly followedbyMichaelGriffin.Theendresultwasonly
twofieldgoalsMattStoverfrom28ydsoutinthefirstquarter,andRobBironasfrom35yds
out in thesecond.StoverdidhaveachancetoputtheRavensupathalftime,but itwasno
good.The
second
half
opened
up
with
the
first
TD
of
the
game,
Laron
McLain
ran
it
in
from
1ydouttogiveBaltimorethelead.AfteraKerryCollinsinterceptionwasnullifiedbyapenalty,
RobBironasbroughttheTitansback,hehita fieldgoal from26ydsout.Thegamewasover
whenKerryCollinshithisfirstTDofthegametoTEAlgeCrumplertogivetheTitansa3point
lead. The Ravens tried to put something together, but Nick Harper ended the comeback,
pickingoffFlacco.TheTitansremainunbeatenandwin1310.
GameNotes....o NewDimensionTheTitansarenow50forthefirsttimeEVER!o RushRavens...No!TheRavenshavenowmanaged23 straightgameswithoutallowingmore than100yds rushing thats the
longest
active
streak
in
the
NFL.
KansasCityChiefs0 CarolinaPanthers34
Kansashavestruggledrecently...run,pass,kick...younameit...theycantstopit!Andwhen
the currentNFC South leaderswere their hosts, theywere in for a long day!DeAngelo
Williams opened up the scoring, a 10yd run capped off a solid drive. Delhomme then
openedup thecannon in thesecondquarter,heHitDeAngeloWilliamsdeep from25yds
out togive thema2score lead. Ifyoucouldnt tell...DeAngeloWilliamswason firehe
managed
to
burn
the
Chiefs
again
32yds
from
scrimmage,
he
managed
to
embarrass
the
Chiefstacklingcoach.ThePantherswentintohalftime210up.TheSecondhalfstartedoff
abit shaky forboth teams JuliusPeppers strippedDamonHuard, JakeDelhommewas
picked by Jarrad Page in the end zone, Jon Beason picked Huard, but then John Kasay
resumed theshowwitha32yd fieldgoalextending thePanthers lead.AfterHuardwas
intercepted for the second time,Delhommeplayedout the attention the Chiefspaid to
Steve Smith by hitting Mushin Muhammad, who took it 47yds for another TD. Kasay
finishedoffthescoringforthepantherswitha43ydfieldgoalandtheChiefsjustcouldnt
getanythingfromthedayatallItturnedouttobeashutout340Panthers.
GameNotes....o OfficiallythebestChiefsTETonyGonzalezbroketheNFLrecordformostreceivingyardsforaTE.Hecurrentlyholdstherecordfor
mostreceptions,yardsandTouchdownsinacareer.
o DeAngeloDoneDeAngeloWilliamshadagreatgameforthePanthersHeranforacareerhigh123ydsand2rushingTDs,andaddeda25ydTDcatchtohisday.
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ChicagoBears34 DetroitLions7TheBearshavefoundhopebehindastrongrunninggame...Somethingthattheyhavent
hadforafewyears.TheLionshave...wellletsnotgetintothat!Itwasaquietstarttothe
game;theonlyscoreofthefirstquarterwasa37ydRobbieGouldfieldgoal.MattForte
hasbeengreatallseasonandwhenhecaughta9ydTDpassfromKyleOrton,heproved
somethingelsehecandefinitelybeareceivingthreat!WeallknowthatDevinHester
canbeareceivingthreat;hecaughtaTDfromKyleOrton12ydsouttoputtheBearsup
170at
the
half.
Matt
Forte
got
his
first
rushing
TD
of
the
game
1yds
out
gave
the
Bears
a24pointlead.JonKitnawassubbedoutforDanOrlovskywhoquicklygottowork...the
wrongway!HehitCharlesTillmanintheBearsbackfieldheranitbacktothehousefor
a 26yd defensive TD. The Lions didntwant to suffer the kind of embarrassment the
PanthersdealtouttotheChiefs...KevinSmithran infrom12ydsouttogetthemonthe
boardandavoidtheshutout.RobbieGouldendedthegamea45ydfieldgoalendedthe
game.347theBearswinandadvanceto32,theLionsdropto04!
GameNotes....o HesterCharm?TheBearsarenow102ingameswhereDevinHesterhasaTD.o
Orton
Top
Kyle
Orton
had
a
career
best
334yds
and
two
TD
game,
hes
hit
7
TDs
in
his
last
3
games.
AtlantaFalcons27 GreenbayPackers24TheFalconsarearealsurprisethisseason,22onwhatwasmeanttobearebuildingseason.
ThePackershavehada lotofmediapressureandhaveheldupwell.Thiswasgoingtobea
veryevenlymatchedgame.MattRyanhasaknackforscoringonthefirstdriveandhedid it
againa1ydTDtoJustinPeelle.JasonElamthenputtheFalconsupby10points;headded3
from42ydsout.IttookuntilthesecondquarterforAaronRodgerstorealisetheinexperience
of
the
Falcons
DBs,
but
when
he
did
he
hit
Donald
Driver
in
the
end
zone
from
44yds
out
for
a
spectacularcatch.MattRyanansweredRodgersthough,NohuddlehehitRoddyWhitefora
22ydsTDtoretaintheFalcons10point leadgoing intohalftime.Afteraquietthirdquarter,
which includeda50ydMasonCrosby fieldgoal, thepack interceptedMattRyanandsetup
RodgersdeepforGregJenningsfrom25ydsouttotiethegame.ElamgavetheFalconstheir
leadbackthankstoa41ydfieldgoal,thenMichaelBurnerTurnersrungamepaidoffhe
ran infrom2ydsout.Rodgerswouldnt letthegamego;hehitDonaldLeefrom4ydsoutto
bringthegamewithin3points.ThePackjustcouldntgettheballbackandtheFalconswere
abletorunouttheclock.TheFalconswin2724andgoontoa32record.
GameNotes....o HotRod!RoddyWhitehadastunningday;heledtheNFLinreceivingyardsthisweekendwith132ydsand1TD.o PenaltiesKillTheFalconshadonly2penaltiesfor15yds,whereasthePackcommitted9for97yds.
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IndianapolisColts31 HoustonTexans27PeytonManningisgreatat4
thquartercomebacksandhesureashellproveditheretoday!
TheColtsstartedoffpromisingly,AdamVinatierihita47ydfieldgoalandJosephAddairan
infrom1ydouttoputtheColtsup10points.TheTexansweretheteamwhoturneditonin
thesecondquarter;SteveSlatonturnedtheleftcornerfora1ydTD,KrisBrownthenhita
37ydfieldgoal,SageRosenfelsgothisfirstpassingTDofthegamehehitAndreJohnson
from5ydsout.ThehalfendedwithaPeytonManninginterception,andtheTexansup17
10.The
third
quarter
was
low
scoring;
the
only
score
in
fact,
was
a43yd
Kris
Brown
field
goal.TheTexanswereupby10pointsat theendof the third.TheTexanskickedoff the
fourthquarterwitha1ydSteveSlaton ranaround the leftend.TheColtsweredown17
pointsandneededtorally.....andrallytheydid!First,PeytonManninghitToniSantinifrom
7yds out, Gary Brackett returned a Sage Rosenfels fumble 68yds to the house on a
spectacularplayandthentheColtsgottheclincheronaclassicManningtoReggieWayne
TD from 5yds out the Texans had one last shot, but it was overwhenMelvin Bullit
interceptedRosenfelsandtheColtsmakeastunning21pointrunin4minutesandstealthe
gamefromunderthenoseoftheTexans.
GameNotes....o WelcomeHomeThisgamewastheTexansfirstgameathome,afterhavingagamesuspendedduetoHurricaneIke.o AndreCatchAndreJohnsonhadastunninggamereceivingfortheTexans,hehad9receptionsfor131ydsand1TD.
SanDiegoChargers10 MiamiDolphins17If I had said to you this time last year...The Dolphins will beat the Patriots and theChargersyouwouldhavelaughedinmylyingface,this isanewyearthoughandanew
Dolphinsteam.
A
field
goal
exchange
was
the
major
action
in
the
first
quarter;
Nate
KaedinggavetheChargerstheearlylead,butDanCarpenterstruckbackonthenextdrive
from47ydsout.ChadPenningtongot theDolphins rolling in thesecondquarter,hehit
GregCamarillofora17ydTD.RememberhowtheDolphinsbeatthePatriots?Wellthey
pulled itoutagainRonnieBrowntookthedirectsnapfromcentreandranaroundthe
rightendforthe5ydTD.TheDolphinsup2TDsatthehalf.PhillipRiversgavesomehope
backtotheChargers late inthethirdwhenhehitChrisChambersfrom17ydsouttocut
thedeficitto7points.TheFourthquarterturnedoutscorelessandtheDolphinsedgethe
Chargers1710togoto22.
GameNotes....o WildcatWinThiswasthesecondgameinwhichtheDolphinsusedtheirnewWildcatformation.TheysnappedtheballtoRonnie
Brown11timesandthisledtoaTD.
o LadanianWho?TheDolphinsdefencecompletelyshutdowntheChargersstarback.Hehad12carries for35ydswitha longof11yds.
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SeattleSeahawks6 NewYorkGiants44Thechampsarerolling...undefeatedandreturninghomeitlookedlikeapromisingdayforthe
Giants.Itcouldnthavestartedanybetterforthem;EliManningwentdeeptoDominickHixon
fora32ydTD togive them theearly lead.OrlandoMaregot theHawkson theboard from
30ydsout,but itwasBrandonJacobswho litupGiantsStadiumwhenhetookthe leadto11
points,thankstoa3ydTDrunfromscrimmage.JohnCarneystartedthesecondquarterwitha
29ydfieldgoal,quicklyfollowedbyalongdrivewhichwascappedoffbya1ydBrandonJacobs
TD.The
game
was
starting
to
get
alittle
bit
one
sided
and
the
half
ended
with
afield
goal
exchangeCarneyfrom33ydsoutandMarefrom29yds.Giantswereup276atthehalf.Sadly
theHawks scorewould increasenomoreand theGiantskepton scoring.EliManningwent
deep toSinoriceMoss from23ydsout,Carneyhitanother fieldgoal35ydsoutand finally
DavidCarrcameon inplaceofEliManningandhitSinoriceMoss from5ydsout toend the
game.TheGiantsdominatetheSeahawks446
GameNotes....o Rumblin,Stumblin,NOTfumblinBrandonJacobshadastunningdayontheground,hehad2rushingTDsandcarried15times
for136yds.
oShell
Shocked
The
Giants
had
342yds
of
offense
during
the
first
half,
the
most
any
team
has
had
this
season.
WashingtonRedskins23 PhiladelphiaEagles17Gameof theweek...aspickedby theNFL.com fans.Would it liveup to thehype?Brian
Westbrookwouldhaveyoubelievesowhenheran9ydsupthemiddletogivetheEagles
the lead. It didnt take long before the next score; DeShaun Jackson weaved his way
through the Redskins special teams for a 68yd punt return electrifying the crowd in
Philly.
The
Skins
started
to
answer
back
in
the
second
quarter;
Shaun
Suisham
hit
a
41yd
fieldgoal,thena48ydattemptandTHENa50ydattempt3fieldgoalsforSuisham.149
Eaglesathalftime.TheSkins took the leadthanks to theonlyscoreof the thirdquarter,
Campbellpassed toAntwanRandleElwho threw theballhimself connectingwithTE
ChrisCooley from18ydsout for theTD.ClintonPortisroundedoff therungame forthe
Redskins,witha4ydTDrunup themiddleand itwas left toDavidAkerstokick the last
pointstheEaglescouldmusterRedskinswin2317andtheSkinsareprovingtobeaforce
tobereckonedwith!
GameNotes....o LeadDrivePortisClintonPortiswasthisweeksrushingleader,hehad29carriesfor145ydsand1TD.o Possessionis9/10ofthelawJasonCampbellhasstillnotthrownaninterceptionallseason,andtheSkinshaveonlyturnedtheball
overonce!
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TampaBayBuccaneers13 DenverBroncos16
The Florida sunshine travelledwithTampa to Invesco Fieldwhere theywouldmeet Jay
Cutlerandhismonsteroffense.GreatOffense...Vs....GreatDefense.....Wegotagame! It
was thedefenceswhowereholding throughout the firstquarter, thebesteither team
couldmanagewasa33ydMattBryant fieldgoal togive theBucs the lead.MattPrater
evenedthegameupatthestartofthesecondquarter,hehithisattemptfrom55ydsout.
Prater andBryant then had another exchange to end the halfPrater nailed his from
41ydsout
and
Bryant
from
33yds
out.
After
atouchdown
less
first
half,
the
game
was
tied
at6apiece. It tookuntilmidway through the third for theTDdrought to replenish, Jay
CutlerfoundBrandonStokelyfrom10ydsoutforthelead.Praterhithisfourthfieldgoalof
thedaytoputtheBroncos10pointsahead,butJeffGarcias7ydTDtoIkeHilliardsetthe
Bucsup foranupset...unfortunately they couldnt stop theBroncos rungameand they
endeduprunningouttheclock.BroncosedgetheBucsandgo41.
GameNotes....o MistakeFreeFootball ItsnotjustCutlerwhosperformingamazinglywell,hisoffensive linegavehimenoughtimetocomplete
23/34passes,avoidthrowinganinterceptionanddidnotallowhimtogetsackedallday.TheyaretheunderlyingreasontheBroncos
areflying.
BuffaloBills17 ArizonaCardinals41
The Bills are unbeaten...the Cardinals have shown signs of greatness, sometime great,
sometimesawfulWhichCardinalscameout toplay inPhoenixStadium?Well itstartedoff
witha2ydTD fromKurtWarner toLarryFitzgerald,and thenTimHightower ran17yds fora
TD...goodstart!J.P.Losmanhadotherideathough,hetorchedtheCardinalsDBswhenhehit
littlestar
Lee
Evans
for
an
87yd
bomb.
Edgerrin
James
added
7points
for
the
Cards
from
1yd
out, but J.P. Losmanmatched the Cards point for point he ran up themiddle for the TD
himself2ydsout.Thehalfendedwitha47ydNeilRackersfieldgoaltogivetheCardsa2414
leadgoing into the locker room.RyanLindellkickedoff the third...literally...witha48yd field
goal,butKurtWarnerjust lovesLarry...hehitFitzgeraldfrom2ydsoutforhis2nd
TD.Rackers
added3 for theCards from38ydsoutand thenTimHightowerput the icingon theCardinal
Cake...2ydTDruntogivetheCards44pointsandtheBillsarefinallydefeated.
GameNotes....o Flawless?KurtWarner?...Flawless?...Wellyesitstrue33of42passesfor250yds...2TDs...0Picks...Onlytwopunts.o LongevityYoucanreallytireadefenceoutwhenyoukeepthemonthefield.TheBillsdefencewereonthefieldfor35minutesand
theCardinalsputtogetherscoringdriveswith14,13and12playsintiringoutthedefence!
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CincinnatiBengals22 DallasCowboys31Greatmatchupof twogreat teams...wellonegreat teamandonedisappointment.Carson
PalmerwascertainlydisappointedwhenhethrewhisfirstpassofthegametoGregEllis...of
theCowboys.Thissetupa30ydNickFolkfieldgoal.FelixJonesisarookie,buthecertainly
didntlooklikeonewhenheslicedthroughtheBengalsdefencefrom22ydsoutfortheTD.
Romohit JasonWitten from 4ydsout toextend the lead and thebest theBengals could
manage in thehalfwere two ShaneGraham fieldgoals from31 and 41ydsout.Carson
Palmerfinally
got
his
throwing
arm
on
after
halftime
when
he
hit
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh
from18ydsout,hebroughttheBengalswithin4points.ThefourthquarterwasTDpacked
aftera40ydShaneGrahamfieldgoalRomoconnectedwithT.O.TerrellOwensfrom57yds
outonthepostpattern.PalmerconnectedwithHoushmandzadehforasecondtimetoclose
thegapto2points,butRomoputthegameoutofreachwithhisfinalTDofthedayhitting
PatrickCraytonintheendzonefrom15ydsoutCowboyswin3122.
GameNotes....o PerryWorryTherookiefortheBengalshasalreadylost5fumblesthisseasonalready!
NewEnglandPatriots30 SanFrancisco49ers21Whathashappened to thePatriots?Well theyre31and rollingonwithoutBrady...Maybe
hesnot quite as essential as he seemed?After an early interception exchange, itwas J.T.
OSullivanwhogoton theboard firsthestruckHBFrankGore from16ydsout for theTD.
CassellprovedhecandojustwhatBradydoeshehitRandyMoss from66ydsout for the
classicNewEnglandTDbomb.J.T.hitIsaacBrucefrom6ydsouttoputtheninersup147at
theendofthefirstquarter.ThePatsansweredback inthesecondthough,SteveGostkowski
hit
a
35yd
field
goal,
followed
by
a
Kevin
Faulk
rush
from
2yds
out
for
the
lead.
It
was
17
14
Patsatthehalf.AfterhalftimeKevinFaulkpickedupwherehe leftoffanother2ydTDrun
extendedthePats lead.Gostkowskiopenedupthefourthquarterwitha40ydfieldgoal,but
J.T.had an answer...Itwas a 5yd TDpass to IsaacBruce.Gostkowskinailed the final three
pointsanditwasoverwhenJ.T.threwapickinthedyingminutes,allowingthePatstorunout
theclockfora3021 lead.ThePatsaresodifferentfrom lastyeargameswiththem inare
nowclose!
GameNotes....o AllStarsDidyouknowthatthePatriotshavenowwonagameineverycityexceptWashington!o BallControlThe49erscouldonlymanagetoconvert1thirddown,thismeantthePatsoffensespentmoretimeonthefield.The
Patsran
80
plays;
the
49ers
managed
only
48.
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PittsburghSteelers26 JacksonvilleJaguars21Thebattleoftheclassicimage...toughness,defencewinninggamesanddrivingtheballhard
butitwasfarfromaclassicimagewhenRasheanMathisinterceptedBenRoethlisberger,and
tookit72ydstothehouseforanearlyJacksonvillelead.Roethlisbergermadeupforhisearly
mistakeswhenhehitHeathMillerintheendzonefrom1ydoutfortheTD.Jacksonvillethen
gottheiroffenserolling;MauriceJonesDrewwentupthemiddlefromayardouttogivethe
Jags the leadagain. JeffReednaileda38yd fieldgoal to start the secondquarteroff, then
Roethlisbergerrubbed
salt
into
the
wound
when
he
went
deep
to
Nate
Washington
from
48ydsout. JeffReedfinishedthehalfwithanotherfieldgoalputtingtheSteelersup2014.
After a scoreless thirdquarter,DavidGarrard threw his TD of theweek, hittingMarcedes
Lewisfrom24ydsout toputthe Jagsonly1pointbehind.TheSteelersmanaged toput the
gameoutofreachwhenRoethlisbergerhithisgotoguyHinesWardforthe8ydTDThey
wentfortwopointsandfailed.TheJagscouldntputtogetheradriveandtheSteelerswinthe
battleoftheclassicimage...inaveryunclassicway!
GameNotes....o HinesQualityBeansHinesWardhasnowsurpassedover9,000receivingyardsforhiscareer.o
Penalties
Jags
had
8
penalties
totalling
89yds,
the
Steelers
were
even
worse,
with
10
penalties
for
129yds!
MinnesotaVikings30 NewOrleansSaints27MondayNightfootballagainandboywasthisagame!DewBreesopenedupthescoringearly
hehitDeveryHenderson from17ydsout,andallwas looking rosy!WhenMartineGramatica
cameontokickafieldgoal,hedidntexpectPatWilliamstogetapawuptoblockit,andtipit
righttoAntoineWinfieldwhowouldrun it59ydsfortheTDallofasuddentheVikingwere
backinit.Gramaticapulledsomedignitybackwhenhehita35ydfieldgoalbuteventhenhe
was
eclipsed
by
Ryan
Longwells
53yd
shot.
It
was
10
all
after
1
quarter.
The
Vikings
broke
out
some ingenuity in the second quarter, Chester Taylor throwing a 4yd TD pass to Visanthe
Shiancoe.ADrewBreesinterceptionthensetupa33ydRyanLongwellfieldgoal,Minnesotaup
2010atthehalf.TheSaintsweretheonlyteamwhocouldscoreinthethirdquarter,itwasan
electricReggieBushpuntreturn,hetookit71ydstothehousebut,moreimportantly,sparking
theSaintsoffensereadyforthefourthquarter.Gramaticakickedoffthefourthquarterwitha
53ydfieldgoalandthen...hediditagain...KluwepuntedtoReggieBushagainandhetookitto
thehousefrom64ydsoutforasecondpuntreturnTD.GusFrerottemanagedtogethisoffense
onlinewhenthepressurewasonhehitdeepthreatBernardBerrianfrom33ydsoutforthegametyingTD.Itcamedowntoa
MartineGramaticafieldgoalfrom46ydsoutitwasnogood,wideleftthatgavetheVikingstheballbackFrerottedrovethe
balldowntotheNewOrleans12ydlineandthatsetupRyanLongwellfrom30ydsout...ItwasonlineGOOD!AndtheVikings
edgethe
Saints
thanks
to
apoor
kicking
game
from
the
Saints.
Doesntthisshowyouhowimportantspecialteamscanbe!?
GameNotes....o HoldOn!TheSaintscompletelydominatedthestatsineverywaypossible...apartfromone...Turnovers!TheVikingsdidnotcough
uptheballonce...TheSaintsturneditover4times,2ofwhichwereTDs
o 48TimesacharmAntoineWinfieldsblockedfieldgoalforaTDwasthefirsttimeaVikinghasmanagedthatin48years!o BushHush!ReggieBushtiedtheNFLrecordforpuntreturnsinagamewith2...hecouldsomeasilyhavehad3,butheslippedover
atacrucialtime!