
I really don’t like to brag (yeah right!) but if you are a loyal reader of this blog, patron of the Fantasy Alarm website, listener of The Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM or downloader of The Fantasy Alarm Podcast chances are you had a pretty good week of fantasy football in week 4. This week we told you the Bengals were going to beat the Bills, Beanie Wells & Dez Bryant would play and do well, Stevan Ridley would carry the load for the Patriots, Torrey Smith would come back down to earth and the third string RB for the Redskins would rush for 135 yards and a touchdown. OK, maybe we didn’t predict that Ryan Torain would come out of nowhere and shred the Rams but in fairness to us, Torain’s parents didn’t think that was going to happen. Anyways, let’s dive right in and recap all the juicy details that was week 4 in the NFL and fantasy football.
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Key Injuries
1) Andre Johnson – WR – Houston – Team is calling it a hamstring issue but it really looked like a possible knee tear. Status pending MRI results.
2) Chad Henne – QB – Miami – Left shoulder sprain, to be examined Monday.
3) Ben Tate – RB – Houston – Left game with groin injury, did not return.
4) RaShard Mendenhall – RB – Pittsburgh – Left game with hamstring injury, did not return.
5) Michael Bush – RB – Oakland – Suffered ankle injury late in fourth quarter, status to be determined.
Game Balls
QB’s
1) Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay – 29-38, 408 yards, 4 TD’s passing; 9-36 yards, 2 TD’s rushing.
2) Cam Newton – Carolina – 27-46, 374 yards, 1 TD passing; 8-35 yards, 2 TD’s rushing.
3) Michael Vick – Philadelphia – 30-46, 416 yards, 2 TD’s passing; 8-75 yards rushing.
RB’s
1) Beanie Wells – Arizona – 27-138 yards, 3 TD’s rushing.
2) Matt Forte – Chicago – 25-205 yards, 1 TD rushing; 4-23 yards receiving.
3) Ryan Torain – Washington – 19-135 yards, 1 TD rushing.
WR’s
1) Hakeem Nicks – N.Y. Giants – 10-162 yards, 1 TD receiving.
2) Calvin Johnson – Detroit – 8-96 yards, 2 TD’s receiving.
3) Wes Welker – New England – 9-158 yards, 1 TD receiving.
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Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys |
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Matthew Stafford |
21-43, 240 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Tony Romo |
34-47, 331 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INT |
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Jahvid Best |
11-47 yds rush; 2-23 yds rec |
Felix Jones |
16-57 yds rush; 5-19 rec |
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Calvin Johnson |
8-96 yards, 2 TDs receiving |
Dez Bryant |
3-37 yards, 2 TDs receiving |
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Nate Burleson |
2-16 yards receiving |
Laurent Robinson |
7-116 yards receiving |
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B. Pettigrew |
6-64 yards receiving |
Jason Witten |
8-94 yards, 1 TD receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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L. Robinson tweaked hamstring/groin |
Cowboys had 4 plays from 1 yard line and didn’t get in. |
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Two tipped INT returns for TDs by Lions |
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Felix Jones goes out of bounds on final play of game. |
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Laurent Robinson goes over 100 yards in the third quarter. He is a top waiver pickup this week. |
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Lions offense on field once in third quarter. |
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Tony Romo 100% responsible for giving this game away. Throwing off back foot and floating ball up in ari. |
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Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears |
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Cam Newton |
27-46, 374 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Jay Cutler |
9-17, 102 yards, 1 INT |
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Cam Newton |
8-35 yards, 2 TDs rushing |
Matt Forte |
25-205 yds, 1 TD rush; 4-23 yds rec |
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D. Williams |
10-82 yards, rushing |
Johnny Knox |
3-48 yards receiving |
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Jonathan Stewart |
8-52 yds rush; 4-33 yds rec |
Roy Williams |
1-15 yards receiving |
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Steve Smith |
8-181 yards receiving |
Marion Barber |
5-17 yards, 1 TD rushing |
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Greg Olsen |
5-50 yards, 1 TD rushing |
D. Sanzenbacher |
1-16 yards receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Bears defense with TD on tipped INT return |
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Cam Newton 53 yard pass to S. Smith sets up TD run |
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Olsen 4 yard TD with :04 seconds remaining |
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Bears strongly focusing on run game after enduring harsh criticism last week. |
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Devin Hester nearly has kickoff return then takes next punt 69 yards for a TD. |
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Cam Newton is an every week starter no matter what. Jeremy Shockey has TD called back due to penalty. |
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Tons of garbage yards with under 1 minute remaining in game. Olsen catches TD with 4 seconds left. |
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Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals |
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Stats |
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Ryan Fitzpatrick |
20-34, 199 yards, 0 TD, INT |
Andy Dalton |
18-36, 296 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
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Fred Jackson |
17-66 yds, 1 TD rush; 5-32 yds rec |
Cedric Benson |
19-104 yards rushing |
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Steve Johnson |
4-58 yards receiving |
A.J. Green |
4-118 yards receiving |
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David Nelson |
2-18 yards receiving |
Jerome Simpson |
3-26 yards receiving |
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Donald Jones |
3-21 yards receiving |
Jermaine Greshem |
4-70 yards, 1 TD receiving |
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Andre Caldwell |
2-17 yards receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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CJ Spiller grabbed knee and left game |
Gresham tremendous leaping 17 yard TD catch |
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Dalton run ruled 1st down after review on last drive |
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Dalton and A.J. Green found chemistry for first time this season. Green is looking real good going forward. |
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Bengals really turned it on in the second half. Defense clamped down on Bills passing game. More DB’s… |
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Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns |
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Matt Hasselbeck |
10-20, 220 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Colt McCoy |
40-61, 350 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
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Chris Johnson |
23-101 yds rush; 2-11 yds rec |
Peyton Hillis |
10-46 yds rush; 5-23 yds rec |
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Nate Washington |
2-62 yards receiving |
Montario Hardesty |
7-22 yds rush; 5-49 yds rec |
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Lavelle Hawkins |
2-38 yards receiving |
M. Massaquoi |
6-46 yards receiving |
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Jared Cook |
2-93 yards, 1 TD receiving |
Josh Cribbs |
5-50 yards receiving |
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Damian Williams |
1-4 yards, 1 TD receiving |
Ben Watson |
6-48 yards, 1 TD receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Chris Hope hurt his forearm and left game |
Cook took a 20 yard pass and turned it into an 80 yd TD |
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Washington 57 yard catch when defender fell down |
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Hillis & Hardesty split carries all game long. Hardesty looks real, really good. |
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Chris Johnson over 100 yards in game, more than he had coming into the game. |
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Greg Little had 6-57 yards receiving. He’s someone to watch in the next few weeks. |
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Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks |
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Stats |
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Matt Ryan |
28-42, 291 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT |
Tarvaris Jackson |
25-38, 319 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INT |
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Michael Turner |
26-70 yards, 2 TDs |
Marshawn Lynch |
8-24 yds, 1 TD rush; 3-33 yds rec |
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Roddy White |
6-78 yards receiving |
Sidney Rice |
3-79 yards, 1 TD |
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Julio Jones |
11-127 yards receiving |
Doug Baldwion |
5-84 yards receiving |
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Tony Gonzalez |
7-56 yards, 1 TD |
Mike Williams |
3-36 yards, 1 TD receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Mike Williams left with concussion |
Matt Ryan 10 yard rush to get 1st down in 4th quarter |
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Hauschka missed 61 yard FG at end of game |
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Teams are doing everything they can to take Roddy White out of the game. Julio Jones will be huge in |
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creating offense for the Falcons if White can’t break free. |
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Don’t buy into the stats, Tarvaris Jackson is still terrible QB. |
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Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs |
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Stats |
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Donovan McNabb |
18-30 202 yards 2 TD INT |
Dwayne Bowe |
5 catches 107 yards TD |
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D Aromashadu |
1 catch 34 yards TD |
Ryan Succop |
5 for 5 FG’s 1 for 1 Xp’s |
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Michael Jenkins |
1 catch 1 yard TD |
Steve Breaston |
4 catches 91 yards |
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Adrian Petersen |
23-80 rushing 1-3 receiving |
Matt Cassell |
18/29 260 yds TD 20 yds rushing |
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Visante Shiancoe |
6 catches 58 yards |
Thomas Jones |
11 rushes 37 yards |
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Percy Harvin |
4-67 rushing 5-42 receiving |
Dexter McCluster |
7-26 yds rush 3-12 yds receiving |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Aromashadu with a 34 yard TD Catch |
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Bowe with a 52 yard TD Catch |
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Michael Jenkins with a 1 yard TD catch |
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Aromashadu with a 34 yard TD Catch..much better WR option for the Vikes than Berrian |
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The KC offense still anemic in the first half |
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Succop has two 50+ FG’s |
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Bowe finally got involved in the passing game in 2nd half |
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Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams |
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Ryan Torain |
19 rushes 135 yards TD |
Steven Jackson |
17-45 rushing 4-19 receiving TD |
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Santana Moss |
5 catches 39 yards TD |
Sam Bradford |
20-43 164 yards TD |
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Roy Helu |
8 rushes 34 yards |
Danario Alexander |
3 catches 46 yards |
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Tim Hightower |
8 rushes 24 yards |
Brandon Gibson |
1 catch 14 yards |
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Jabar Gaffney |
4 catches 62 yards |
Mike Sims-Walker |
1 catch 6 yards |
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Chris Cooley |
1 catch 4 yards |
Lance Kendricks |
4 catches 33 yards |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Armendola re-injures his arm |
Moss with an easy TD Catch in the corner for 6 yards |
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Steven Jackson with a 15 yard TD catch |
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Torian 20 yard TD Run from a gaping hole |
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50/50 early on between Helu and Hightower |
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Torian now getting carries and gets two gaping holes for 27 yards including a 20 yard TD run |
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Bradford still looks lost and is terribly inaccurate |
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Grossman was terrible in the 2nd half |
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New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars |
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Stats |
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Jimmy Graham |
10 catches 132 yards TD |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
11 rushes 84 yards |
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Drew Brees |
31-44 351 yards 2 TD INT |
Mike Thomas |
5 catches 73 yards |
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Darren Sproles |
7-75 rushing 5-56 receiving |
Blaine Gabbert |
16-42 196 yds TDINT 2-14 rushing |
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Mark Ingram |
17 carries 55 yards |
Mercedes Lewis |
3 catches 38 yards |
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Robert Meachem |
4 catches 59 yards |
Deji Karim |
4 rushes 6 yards |
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Marques Colston |
1 catch 8 yards |
Zach Miller |
1 catch 14 yards TD |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Jay Collins steals a TD with a 1 yard run |
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Gabbert is airing it out early on |
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Graham gets a redzone TD from the 1 |
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Sproles is playing the majority of the snaps over Thomas and Ingram |
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0 yards rushing on 3 carries for MJD at halftime |
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Graham is the the number #1 option in the passing game |
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Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans |
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Stats |
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Roethlisberger |
16/30, 206, INT; 2 car 11 yds |
Matt Schaub |
14/21 138 yds TD |
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Mendenhall |
9/25, TD |
Foster |
30/155, TD 3 cat 11yds |
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Redman |
6/40; 1 rec 12 yds |
Andre Johnson |
4/36 |
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Antonio Brown |
5/67 |
Owen Daniels |
5/69, TD |
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Mike Wallace |
4/77 |
Joel Casey |
1/8 |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Andre Johnson—Grade 2 Hammy |
Dropped pass by I believe Wallace stalled |
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Rashard Mendenhall—hammy |
A late drive that changed the momentum |
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Ben Tate—groin |
Back to Houston |
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Notes |
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Pittsburgh O-line was unable to keep Ben safe and by the end he didn’t even want to play |
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Antonio Brown looks like the #2 WR |
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Johnson will have MRI to see the damage in his hammy |
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Foster appeared to take his job back. |
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San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles |
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Alex Smith |
21/33, 291 yds, 2 TDS, 2 fum |
Vick |
30/46 416, 2 TDs, INT; 8/75 |
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Gore |
15 car, 127 yds, TD; 2/12 |
McCoy |
9/18; 6 rec 34 yds, TD |
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Hunter |
9/38 yds; 2/62 yds |
D-Jax |
6/171 yds |
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Crabtree |
5/68 |
Maclin |
7/74; fumb |
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Vernon Davis |
4/45 yds, TD |
Avant |
6/69 |
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Josh Morgan |
3/65 TD |
Clay Harbor |
3/55, TD |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Trent Cole calf injury |
2 miss FGs by Henery (39, 33), one blkd by PHI |
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Gore 21 yd run on final drive |
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Vick made two guys miss before TD to Harbor |
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Notes |
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Niners had pressure on Vick all day, but he was able to elude a lot and make big plays |
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With his legs |
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Vick overthrew a couple of big plays to D-Jax |
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Maclin was chased down by Justin Smith and fumbled in the final drive. |
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Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers |
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Stats |
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Matt Moore |
17-26 167 TD |
Rivers |
21-31 307 TD |
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Reggie Bush |
Rush 13-50/Rec 2-15 |
V Jackson |
3-108 TD |
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Lex Hillard |
Pass 6-20 TD/ Rec 1-18 |
Mathews |
Rush 16-81 /Rec 5-68 |
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B. Marshall |
5-52 |
Tolbert |
Rush 6-17 / 5-51 |
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Novak |
4-4 FG’s |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Chad Henne Left Game in 1st Quarter |
Barrage of FG’s from both sides |
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Randy McMichael left game in 4th Quarter |
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Notes |
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S Slaton played sparingly |
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Mathews PPR Monster with XX Rec over XX yards total offense |
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Offense clearly missed A Gates, Randy McMichael had 3 passes for 25 yards |
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New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders |
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Stats |
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Brady |
16-20 226 Yards 2TD |
Cambell |
25-39 344 1TD |
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Welker |
9 – 158 TD |
McFadden |
14-75 / Pass 4-48 |
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Ochocinco |
2-26 |
Bush |
Rush 8-26 TD / Pass 4-55 |
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Branch |
1-4 TD |
Boss |
4-78 |
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Law Firm |
16-75 TD |
Heyward-Bay |
4-115 |
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Ridley |
10 – 97 TD |
Moore |
3-19 TD |
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Injuries |
Key Plays |
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Danny Woodhead left game in 2nd quarter |
Wilfork Interception of Cambell in 4th put the game to bed |
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M Bush limped off in 4th |
Ridley 34 yard TD run |
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New England running game was basically unstoppable with over 180+ yards on the ground |
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Welker with his second consecutive huge game |
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Raider had first red zone turnover (Cambell intercept9on) in over 21 games (NFL record) |
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Waiver wire darling Darrious Moore Garbage Time TD |
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Antonio Brown looks like a good pickup however if Big Ben is going to miss time, you won't be able to count on those WR's. (except Wallace obv)
Posted by JOnesy, 03/10/2011 6:30am (2 years ago)
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