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NFL Notes And Trends Week 5
Peyton Manning passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns as the Colts improved to 5-0 with a 31-9 win.
-Peyton Manning is the 3rd QB since 1960 to throw for 300 yards or more in his team’s first five games in a season. The other two are Kurt Warner in 2000 and Steve Young in 1998. Both Warner and Young threw for 300+yards in their first six games that season. Peyton Manning has a bye next week, but the following week is the Rams, then the 49ers. Manning could set the record.
-The Redskins are 2-3 with wins over (0-5) St. Louis and (0-5) Tampa Bay and losses to (1-4) Detroit and (1-3) Carolina and (5-0) Giants. Since the Redskins played the Giants Week 1, the Redskins opponent each week has been winless. Next week the Redskins host the (0-5) Chiefs.
-Cowboys WR Miles Austin set the Cowboys record for most receiving yards (250) in a game against KC Sunday. Who is number two on that list? Recent HOF inductee Bob Hayes.
-Falcons WR Roddy White had 210 receiving yards and 2 TD. He set the Falcons record for most receiving yards in a game. As a corollary, White and Austin become the first two receivers since Drew Hill and Stephone Page to have at least 200 receiving yards and 2 TD’s in a game. Hill and Page did that on December 22nd 1985.
-Bengals RB Cedric Benson rushed for 120 yards on 27 carries and was the first RB since Larry Johnson (2004) to rush for over 100 yards against the Ravens defense. That snaps Baltimore’s 39 game streak without a 100 yard rusher, good for 8th best since 1960. The longest streak started with 1992 Eagles who held opponents RB’s to under 100 yards for 53 straight games. Who broke that record? A guy you may have heard of, Emmitt Smith. Also, Emmitt Smith ran for more than 100 yards (12 times) vs. the Eagles than anyone, since 1960.
NFL Roundup Part II
Brees Threw 6 TD vs. Lions
Saints Offense Doesn’t Skip A Beat
New Orleans Saints led the NFL in several offensive categories last year, including QB Drew Brees nearly breaking Dan Marino’s single season record for passing yards, and yesterday the Saints offense dropped 45 points on Detroit. Brees threw for 6 TD’s, and the offense gained over 500 yards of offense against the lowly Lions. Matthew Stafford made his debut for the Lions and struggled. He completed just above 43% of his passes, but this is part of the growing pains for starting a rookie QB. He made a couple good throws, hitting Calvin Johnson, on what Chris Cwik will argue until he’s blue in the face was touchdown but wasn’t, and Bryant Johnson on a nice out pattern. The Lions defensive woes continued, despite some turnovers, and Saints marched on to victory.
Sporting News Releases Top 100 NFL Players…O Boy!
Where did Adrian Peterson rank according to TSN Top 100 players?
The Sporting News came out with the 100 best players in the NFL. Lists seem to be the way the Sporting News gets attention. They came out with the 50 best coaches in sports just a month and a half ago and the top 100 college football teams just recently
NFL Season Preview: NFC South
Posted by mradenkovich in Fantasy, Football, NFL Season Preview 2009 on September 10, 2009
Without a healthy Delhomme, the Panthers are in serious trouble
Carolina Panthers (11-5)
Key Additions: Everette Brown (DE) and that’s it.
Key Departures: D.J. Hackett (WR); Ken Lucas (CB); Jeremy Bridges (G); Geoff Hangartner (C).
The Panthers come into 2009 with one of the league’s best rushing attack. DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart are known all around the football world and are the best 1-2 punch in football. Williams exploded for 20 touchdowns last year, a huge breakout campaign. Stewart is the perfect compliment with his ability to wear down opposing defenses with his bruising style. The hope is that Jake Delhomme can lead this team to another Super Bowl run. He’s arguably more important than either Williams or Stewart due to the lack of depth at the quarterback position. At receiver, the Panthers lack depth, as well. Mushin Muhammad is 36, and Steve Smith isn’t the surest thing to stay healthy at receiver. Dwayne Jarrett has a lot of potential as the #3 receiver, but if one of those three go down, the team is in trouble. That’s where the loss of D.J. Hackett could hurt. The offensive line is led by former first-round pick Jordan Gross. Jeff Otah, Ryan Kalil and Travelle Wharton are three other keys to one of the best offensive lines in the league. It’s no wonder Williams had such a big year last year.
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