MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010
KLMNO PASSINGLEADERS
Philip Rivers, Chargers Tony Romo, Cowboys
Donovan McNabb, Redskins Kyle Orton, Broncos Eli Manning, Giants Drew Brees, Saints
Aaron Rodgers, Packers
CMP.-ATT. YDS. TD 27-42 431 31-46 406 26-49 357 23-38 314 27-42 297 24-39 294 27-46 293
2 3 1
2 3 2 1
RUSHINGLEADERS
Matt Forte, Bears (right) Cedric Benson, Bengals Michael Turner, Falcons Ray Rice, Ravens
Chris Johnson, Titans
Brandon Jackson, Packers Steven Jackson, Rams
ATT. YDS. TD 22 23 19 27 19 10 25
166 144 140 133 131 115 114
2 0 0 2 2 0 0
EZ SU
D9 RECEIVINGLEADERS
Malcolm Floyd, Chargers Miles Austin, Cowboys Brandon Lloyd, Broncos Hakeem Nicks, Giants Santana Moss, Redskins Terrell Owens, Bengals RoddyWhite, Falcons
REC. YDS. TD 8 213 1 9 166
1
5 135 2 12 130 2 7 118 0 7 102 1 5 101
1
CREAMOFTHECROP
Writer Mark Maske ranks the top teams in the NFL each week on The League’s News Feed. His rankings through Sunday afternoon’s games:
1
Jets (3-1): They’ll face Randy Moss for the second time this season when they host the Vikings on Monday night.
2Ravens (4-1): They could end up being the league’s
most balanced team.
3Steelers (3-1): Ben Roethlisberger returns to the
lineup next weekend.
4 5
6 7
9 10
Bears (4-1): Backup quarterback Todd Collins threw four interceptions but Chicago was lucky to be playing Carolina.
Falcons (4-1): They’ve won four straight and they soon might emerge as the team to beat in the NFC.
Patriots (3-1): They had their bye week to begin to adjust to playing without Moss in the lineup.
Colts (3-2): The offense sputtered at times Sunday against the Chiefs, but they won a game they needed.
8Chiefs (3-1): They played more than respectably in
Indianapolis.
Buccaneers (3-1): Really? Bucs and Chiefs both in the top 10? It says a lot about the lack of dominant teams league-wide this season.
Giants (3-2): They’ve played back-to-back solid games, and along with Redskins, are emerging as powerhouses by NFC East standards.
—Mark Maske
FALCONS20, BROWNS10
Atlanta DE Kroy Biermann needed
oxygen after he leaped to tip a pass, caught the deflection with a headfirst dive, rolled on the ground, alertly jumped to his feet and outran a few Cleveland players for a spectacular touchdown in the fourth quarter. The play was rough, rugged and
rowdy—likeBiermann. “Kroy is from Montana,” Falcons
CoachMikeSmithsaid. “Hehasproba- bly rode a few wild broncos and bulls and been thrown off and landed on his feet. Itwas just a super athletic play.” With the Falcons up 13-10, Bier-
mann sniffed out a screen pass as he pressuredBrownsQBJakeDelhomme on third-and-7. Biermann jumped to bat Delhom-
me’s pass high in the air and then hustled to snare it, catching the ball just above the turf like a seasoned wide receiver. Knowing he had not been touched
and could still run, Biermann hopped up and rumbled 31 yards, dragging a final defender into the end zone to make it 20-10with 4:01 left. “That was the trifecta right there,”
an impressed Falcons running back Michael Turner said. “A tremendous play. You can’t get better than that. I didn’t critique his technique. I was too busy cheering.” Atlanta QB Matt Ryan threw a 45-
yard touchdown pass to Roddy White as the Falcons (4-1) won their fourth straight since a season-opening over- time loss in Pittsburgh. Turner rushedfor140yards, includ-
ing a season-long 55-yarder. Mean- time, the Browns (1-4) are bruised all over. They lostQBSenecaWallace just before halftimewith an ankle injury.
FALCONS .................................. 0 BROWNS .................................. 0
SECONDQUARTER
Atlanta: FGBryant 24, 14:49. Cleveland: Hillis 19 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 12:19. Atlanta: FGBryant 30, 5:00.
THIRDQUARTER
Cleveland: FGDawson 19, 9:57. Atlanta:White 45 pass fromRyan (Bryant kick), 7:57.
FOURTHQUARTER Atlanta: Biermann 41 interception return (Bryant kick), 4:01. Attendance: 65,290.
Falcons
FirstDowns ........................................... 17 TotalNet Yards ................................... 338 Rushes-Yards ................................ 31-165 Passing ................................................ 173 PuntReturns ........................................ 1-8 KickoffReturns ................................. 3-66 InterceptionsRet. ............................. 2-41 Comp-Att-Int ................................ 16-28-0 Sacked-Yards Lost ............................ 2-14 Punts .............................................. 4-43.3 Fumbles-Lost ....................................... 1-1 Penalties-Yards ................................. 6-60 TimeOf Possession .......................... 30:06
RUSHING
Atlanta:Turner19-140,Snelling6-18,Ryan5-5,Mughelli 1-2. Cleveland:Hillis 10-28, Cribbs 2-11,Harrison 6-6,Vickers 1-3,Delhomme 1-0.
PASSING
Atlanta:Ryan 16-28-0-187. Cleveland:Wallace 11-15-0-139, Delhomme 13-23-2-97, Cribbs 1-1-0-10.
RECEIVING
Atlanta: White 5-101, Gonzalez 5-41, Douglas 2-17, Snelling 2-2, Peelle 1-15, Palmer 1-11. Cleveland:Massaquoi 5-55, Stuckey 5-54,Watson 5-45, Hillis 4-49, Royal 2-13, Vickers 1-10, Cribbs 1-8, Moore 1-7,Robiskie 1-5.
MISSEDFIELDGOALS Atlanta:Bryant 30 (BK).
Browns 18
269
20-48 221 1-3
5-79 0-0
25-39-2 3-25
5-46.8 3-1
7-58 29:54
6 7
7 3
7 — 20 0 — 10
The fast and the furious
INJURYREPORT Campbell steps in for re-injured Gradkowski
GREGORY SHAMUS/GETTY IMAGES
Lions wide receiverNate Burleson evades two St. Louis defenders en route to his 26-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Detroit won, 44-6, for its first victory this season. The Lions also had lost 10 consecutive contests dating from last season.
JAGUARS36, BILLS26
Marcedes Lewis caught a pair of
touchdown passes, and Mike Sims- Walkerscoredonaseven-yardcatchto break a 20-20 tie and put Jacksonville aheadforgoodlateinthethirdquarter. David Garrard overcame an inter-
ception and a fumble to finish 16 of 20 for 178yardsandthree touchdownsas the Jaguars (3-2) rallied from a pair of early 10-point deficits. JoshScobeemadeall fivefield-goal
attempts, including a pair from 49 yards, one week after he beat India- napolis,31-28,witha59-yardfieldgoal as time ran out. Buffalo scored twice by capitalizing
on a pair of turnovers — Garrard’s interception and Mike Thomas’s fum- ble on a punt return — before running out of gas. Buffalo’s 0-5 record is its fifth in
franchise history, and first since 1985. Worse still, the Bills have allowed 30 points in four straight games for the first time in teamhistory. Ryan Fitzpatrick went 20 of 30 for
220 yards and with three touchdowns for the Bills, including a pair to Steve Johnson. Lee Evans also scored on a 45-yard catch. The Bills scored 17 points on three
Jaguars turnovers, including Garrard’s fumble on a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-one at midfield in the third quarter. But Buffalo allowed 216 yards rushing, the third straight game it has given up200ormore.
JAGUARS .................................. 3 10 14 BILLS ....................................... 10
3 FIRSTQUARTER
Buffalo: Evans 45 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 13:01. Buffalo: FGLindell 29, 9:07. Jacksonville: FGScobee 49, 5:58.
SECONDQUARTER
Buffalo: FGLindell 22, 12:08. Jacksonville: FGScobee 49, 5:52. Jacksonville: Lewis 1 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), :25.
THIRDQUARTER
Jacksonville: Lewis 27 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 13:22. Buffalo:St.Johnson5pass fromFitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 6:56. Jacksonville: Sims-Walker 7 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 1:28.
FOURTHQUARTER
Jacksonville: FGScobee 34, 11:44. Jacksonville: FGScobee 40, 6:27. Jacksonville: FGScobee 46, 2:40. Buffalo:St.Johnson 7 pass fromFitzpatrick (pass failed), 1:34. Attendance: 58,304.
Jaguars
FirstDowns ............................................ 21 TotalNetYards .................................... 381 Rushes-Yards ................................. 40-216 Passing ................................................. 165 PuntReturns ....................................... 3-19 KickoffReturns ................................. 4-145 InterceptionsRet. ................................. 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ................................ 16-20-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 2-13 Punts .................................................. 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost ........................................ 3-2 Penalties-Yards .................................. 5-38 TimeOf Possession .......................... 34:21
RUSHING
Jacksonville: Jones-Drew 19-84, Karim 15-70, Thomas 3-53,Garrard 3-9. Buffalo: Jackson 12-73, Spiller 5-31, Fitzpatrick 2-4, McIntyre 1-1,Moorman 1-1.
PASSING
Jacksonville:Garrard 16-20-1-178. Buffalo: Fitzpatrick 20-30-0-220.
RECEIVING Jacksonville: Lewis 4-54, Thomas 4-51, Sims-Walker 4-46,Miller 2-18, Jones-Drew2-9. Buffalo:Evans5-87,St.Johnson5-46,Parrish4-58,D.Nel- son 3-23,Stupar 1-10,Spiller 1-3, Jackson 1-(minus 7).
MISSEDFIELDGOALS None.
7
9 — 36 6 — 26
BUCCANEERS24, BENGALS21
Second-year quarterback Josh
Freemanthrewatyingtouchdownpass with1:26togo, thenmovedTampaBay in range for a winning field goal after CarsonPalmer threwhisthirdintercep- tion of the game. Connor Barth’s 31-yard field goal
with 1 second left sent the upstart Buccaneers (3-1) into hip-bumping cel- ebrations. Defending AFC North champion
Cincinnati (2-3)was inpositiontoclose it out before Palmer essentially decid- editwithapairof interceptionstocapa dreadfulgame.Hewas21of36for209 yards, including an interception that Cody Grimm returned 11 yards for a touchdown in the first half. Up by a touchdown, Cincinnati was
trying todrainthe clockwhenPalmer’s pass was intercepted at midfield by AqibTalibwith2:18togo.Freemanwas poised in the hectic closing minutes, with no timeouts to use. Freeman scrambled nine yards for
a first down, threw a 15-yard pass to Mike Williams, then lofted a 20-yard pass intotheendzone,whereWilliams leaped high for the on-target toss. It was tied at21with 1:26to go. The Bengalswere atmidfieldwhen
TerrellOwens got called for pushing off before a catch. On the next play, Palm- er’s passwas deflected to Sabby Pisci- telli,who returned it to the34-yard line with 14seconds left. Freeman’s sideline pass toMicheal
Spurlock set up the Buccaneers at the 13. Spurlock got both toes down as he fell, a catch upheld upon review. Barth then kicked it through for thewin.
BUCCANEERS ........................... 0 BENGALS .................................. 7
FIRSTQUARTER
Cincinnati: Owens 43 pass fromC.Palmer (Nugent kick), 4:09.
SECONDQUARTER Tampa Bay: Grimm 11 interception return (Barth kick), 14:32. Cincinnati: FGNugent 31, :33.
THIRDQUARTER
TampaBay:Graham1 run (Barth kick), 5:28. Cincinnati: FGNugent 35, 1:29.
FOURTHQUARTER Cincinnati: Gresham1 pass fromC.Palmer (Benson run), 12:12. Tampa Bay: M.Williams 20 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 1:26. TampaBay: FGBarth 31, :01. Attendance: 63,888.
Bucs
Bills 17
306
21-110 196 0-0
9-201 1-11
20-30-0 3-24
4-47.3 2-0
5-35 25:39
FirstDowns ............................................ 21 TotalNetYards .................................... 391 Rushes-Yards ................................. 22-125 Passing ................................................. 266 PuntReturns ....................................... 2-17 KickoffReturns ................................... 4-80 InterceptionsRet. ............................... 3-42 Comp-Att-Int ................................ 22-35-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 3-18 Punts ................................................ 6-33.8 Fumbles-Lost ........................................ 4-2 Penalties-Yards .................................. 3-25 TimeOf Possession .......................... 30:25
RUSHING
Tampa Bay: Graham 3-65, C.Williams 11-33, Freeman 3-20,Huggins 1-4,Blount 4-3. Cincinnati:Benson 23-144,Scott 2-4, C.Palmer 1-3, Leon- ard 2-(minus 2).
PASSING
TampaBay: Freeman 20-33-1-280, Johnson 2-2-0-4. Cincinnati: C.Palmer 21-36-3-209.
RECEIVING Tampa Bay:M.Williams 7-99,Winslow 6-75, Stroughter 3-39,Spurlock 3-35,Benn 2-25,Gilmore 1-11. Cincinnati: Owens 7-102, Caldwell 4-33, Gresham 4-24, Ochocinco 3-20,Benson 2-19, Leonard 1-11.
MISSEDFIELDGOALS None.
Bengals 20
358
28-149 209
2-27
5-102 1-11
21-36-3 0-0
6-51.3 1-1
9-60 29:35
7 3
7 10 — 24 3
8 — 21
CARDINALS 30, SAINTS 20
With some luck and a lot of help
from his defense, QB Max Hall’s NFL debut as a starter was a winner, against the reigning Super Bowl champions no less. The undrafted rookie from BYU
completed 17 of 27 passes for 168 yards, Jay Feely kicked three field goals and Arizona upset New Or- leans. Hall threw an interception that led
to an early Saints field goal and fumbled twice, but both turned out to be key plays for the Cardinals (3-2). The first was returned 2 yards by
Cardinals T Levi Brown for a touch- down. G Alan Faneca pounced on the other for a 10-yard gain. Arizona’s defense, awful in a 41-
10 loss at San Diego a week earlier, intercepted Drew Brees three times and converted two turnovers by the Saints (3-2) into touchdowns. Kerry Rhodes returned Ladell Bet-
ts’ fumble 27 yards for a score and, with 10 seconds to play, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returned an inter- ception 28 yards for the game-clinch- ing touchdown. New Orleans’ red zone problems
continued. Three times the Saints drove deep into Arizona territory only to settle for field goals and a 13-10 halftime lead. Hall took several brutal hits in the
first half and was briefly replaced. Meantime, the Saints again were
without their top two running backs— Reggie Bush (broken leg) and Pierre Thomas (sprained ankle).
SAINTS .................................. 10 CARDINALS ............................ 0 10
FIRST QUARTER
New Orleans: FG Carney 31, 9:49. NewOrleans: Shockey 1 pass fromBrees (Carney kick), 1:30.
SECOND QUARTER
Arizona: FG Feely 37, 11:15. Arizona: Brown 2 offensive fumble return (Feely kick), 2:19. New Orleans: FG Carney 32, 1:10.
THIRD QUARTER Arizona: FG Feely 44, 9:04.
FOURTH QUARTER
Arizona: FG Feely 29, 11:39. Arizona: Rhodes 27 fumble return (Feely kick), 10:39. New Orleans: Meachem 50 pass from Brees (Carney kick), 1:49. Arizona: Rodgers-Cromartie 28 interception return (Feely kick), :10. Attendance: 62,621.
Saints
First Downs ........................................ 19 Total Net Yards ................................ 373 Rushes-Yards ................................. 22-85 Passing ............................................. 288 Punt Returns ..................................... 0-0 Kickoff Returns .............................. 5-134 Interceptions Ret. ............................ 1-26 Comp-Att-Int ............................. 24-39-3 Sacked-Yards Lost ............................. 1-6 Punts ............................................. 3-46.0 Fumbles-Lost ..................................... 2-1 Penalties-Yards ............................... 7-60 Time Of Possession ....................... 30:01
RUSHING
New Orleans: Betts 10-44, Ivory 10-39, Brees 2-2. Arizona:Wells 20-35, Hightower 4-6.
PASSING New Orleans: Brees 24-39-3-294. Arizona: M.Hall 17-27-1-168, Anderson 1-2-0-6.
RECEIVING
New Orleans: Colston 7-97, Betts 5-26,Meachem4-72, Henderson 4-61, Shockey 3-30, Moore 1-8. Arizona: Fitzgerald 7-93, Patrick 5-30, Roberts 2-27, Stephens-Howling 1-8, S.Williams 1-6, Komar 1-5, Wells 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS New Orleans: Carney 29 (WL).
Cardinals 12
194
24-41 153 2-4
3-116 3-30
18-29-1 4-21
5-36.8 4-0
3-20 29:59 3 0 7 — 20 3 17 — 30
RAIDERS35, CHARGERS27
After 13 straight losses to San
Diego, it took just about everything bouncing Oakland’s way to end the skid.
Michael Bush ran three yards for
the go-ahead score with 3:39 remain- ing, and Tyvon Branch returned a fumble 64 yards for a touchdown as the Raiders ended the drought. The Raiders (2-3) used two
blocked punts, two long touchdown drives in the second half led by back- up QB Jason Campbell and the big play at the end by Branch and Michael Huff for their first win over San Diego (2-3) since September 2003. With the Chargers driving for the
potential go-ahead score, a blitzing Huff hitRivers just beforehisarmwent forward, knocking the ball loose. Branch picked up the ball and raced 64 yards to make it 35-27 with 58 seconds left. Rivers threw for 431 yards and two touchdowns and Malcolm Floyd had a career-high 213 yards receiving, but the Chargers have only themselves to blame for their third straight road loss of the season, losing three fumbles deep in Raiders territory. Campbell, who was benched half-
way through the second game of the season, replaced an injured Bruce Gradkowski late in the first quarter. Campbell completed 13 of 18 passes for 159 yards and a one-yard touch- down to Zach Miller, leading drives of 93 and 73 yards in the second half.
CHARGERS ............................... 0 17 RAIDERS ................................ 12
3 FIRST QUARTER
Oakland: Cartwright safety, 13:56. Oakland: FG Janikowski 50, 12:03. Oakland: Eugene 5 blocked punt return (Janikowski kick), 10:33.
SECOND QUARTER
San Diego: Gates 19 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 10:07. San Diego: Tolbert 4 run (Kaeding kick), 4:49. Oakland: FG Janikowski 30, :58. San Diego: FG Kaeding 43, :01.
THIRD QUARTER
San Diego: Floyd 41 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 7:38.
Oakland: Z.Miller 1 pass from J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), 1:13.
FOURTH QUARTER
San Diego: FG Kaeding 34, 12:00. Oakland: Bush 3 run (pass failed), 3:39. Oakland: Branch 64 fumble return (Janikowski kick), :58. Attendance: 48,279.
Chargers
First Downs .......................................... 29 Total Net Yards ................................... 506 Rushes-Yards ................................. 26-91 Passing ................................................ 415 Punt Returns ..................................... 2-20 Kickoff Returns ................................. 4-93 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 27-42-0 Sacked-Yards Lost ............................ 3-16 Punts .............................................. 3-14.0 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 3-3 Penalties-Yards ................................ 7-53 Time Of Possession ......................... 32:46
RUSHING
San Diego: Mathews 9-59, Rivers 1-14, Tolbert 12-11, Hester 1-6, Sproles 2-1, Naanee 1-0. Oakland: Bush 26-104, J.Campbell 4-7.
PASSING
San Diego: Rivers 27-42-0-431. Oakland: J.Campbell 13-18-0-159, Gradkowski 1-7-0-14.
RECEIVING SanDiego: Floyd 8-213, Gates 5-92, Sproles 3-32, Tolbert 2-24, Kr.Wilson 2-17, Hester 2-16, Davis 2-11, Crayton 1-22, McMichael 1-4, Mathews 1-0. Oakland: Z.Miller 6-62, Bush 3-31, Murphy 2-61, Reece 2-7, Myers 1-12.
MISSED FIELD GOALS None.
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Raiders 14
279
30-111 168
1-46 5-91 0-0
14-25-0 3-5
4-52.8 3-0
12-85 27:14
7 3 — 27 7 13 — 35
Oakland Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski re-injured his shoulder after a hard hit by San Diego LB Shaun Phillips on a pass play in the final minute of the first quarter on Sunday. Gradkowski went to the locker room and was replaced by former Redskins starter Jason Campbell. The Raiders said Gradkowski would not return, but he threw two incompletions to start the second half, and then was replaced again by Campbell. . . . Green Bay suffered a rash of injuries against Washington—QB Aaron Rodgers apparently suffered a concussion on the final offensive play, LB Clay Matthews left in the second half with a left hamstring cramp, TE Donald Lee left in the first quarter with a shoulder injury, TE Jermichael Finley was carted off the field with a bad knee after Green Bay’s second offensive play and DL Ryan Pickett left two plays later with an ankle injury. . . . St. LouisWRMark Clayton was on crutches after leaving the Rams’ loss to the Lions in the first quarter with a knee injury. “It doesn’t look good,” Rams Coach Steve Spagnuolo said. “. . . they said it had something to do with the patella. We’re not optimistic.” Rams G Jacob Bell and TE Darcy Johnson had concussions. . . . Colts RB Joseph Addai left against Kansas City with a shoulder injury, though the Colts would not say which shoulder . . . The Browns lost QB SenecaWallace just before halftime with an ankle injury. Jake Delhomme, who also has an injured ankle, was supposed to miss his fourth straight game, but came on in relief. . . . Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon said he will have an MRI exam on his injured right knee. —From news services
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