
Miami 17, Buffalo 38
Game ball goes to: Trent Edwards threw for only 165 yards but four of his passes were for touchdowns.
Key his Escalade: The Dolphins run defense got gashed for 224 yards.
St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 19
Game ball goes to: Rudi Johnson rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Key his Escalade: Brock Berlin? Oh, the Rams were in trouble before they even got off the bus.
Dallas 28, Detroit 27
Game ball goes to: Jason Witten caught 15 passes for 138 yards, including the winning touchdown with 18 seconds remaining.
Key his Escalade: Paris Lenon had a chance to scoop up a fumble on the Cowboys final drive, but instead kicked the ball right to Kyle Kosier.
Oakland 7, Green Bay 38
Game ball goes to: Who says the Packers don’t have a running game? Ryan Grant busted loose for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Key his Escalade: JaMarcus Russell, with a $50 million contract in his pocket, didn’t play in this game because it was too cold.
Tampa Bay 14, Houston 28
Game ball goes to: Sage Rosenfels, from that quarterback factory at Iowa State, threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
Key his Escalade: We can stop wondering about Ahman Green: Houston’s big off-season acquisition was put on IR this week after having played in six games.
Carolina 6, Jacksonville 37
Game ball goes to: Fred Taylor rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Key his Escalade: The Panthers really managed to win five games this year?
NY Giants 16, Philadelphia 13
Game ball goes to: Plaxico Burress caught seven passes for 136 yards and New York’s lone touchdown.
Key his Escalade: David Akers just missed a 57-yard field goal attempt that would have sent this one into overtime.
San Diego 23, Tennessee 17 (OT)
Game ball goes to: LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 146 yards and scored the walk-off touchdown in overtime.
Key his Escalade: Madden Curse? Vince Young threw for just 121 yards plus two picks.
Minnesota 27, San Francisco 7
Game ball goes to: Minnesota’s defense forced five turnovers, including a pick-six by defensive lineman Kevin Williams.
Key his Escalade: Adrian “All Day” Peterson struggled all day, rushing for just three yards on 14 carries.
Arizona 21, Seattle 42
Game ball goes to: Matt Hasselbeck threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns.
Key his Escalade: Kurt Warner threw five picks.
Pittsburgh 13, New England 34
Game ball goes to: Randy Moss caught two touchdown passes and played keep-away with the ball on a flea-flicker play that went for another Patriots TD.
Key his Escalade: If the vaunted Steelers defense can’t stop Brady McHunky and the New England passing attack, who can?
Kansas City 7, Denver 41
Game ball goes to: Brandon Marshall had 10 receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Key his Escalade: The Chiefs managed just 16 yards rushing against the Broncos.
Cleveland 24, NY Jets 18
Game ball goes to: Joe Jurevicius caught only one pass the entire game, but twice he recovered the ball when the Jets tried an onside kick.
Key his Escalade: Where’s that Brady Quinn that was making such a fuss a while ago?
Indianapolis 44, Baltimore 20
Game ball goes to: Even with a banged up squad, Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes.
Key his Escalade: Kyle Boller, who threw for just 132 yards and had three interceptions, was finally replaced by rookie Troy Smith; the Heisman Trophy winner threw for 33 yards and scored on a six-yard run.
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