NFL: Week Nine Thoughts and Observations
Week Nine is in the books and the Pickle is back with his thoughts and observations on the past weekend's action in the NFL. The Eagles disappoint on Sunday night, Fast Willie is done in Pittsburgh, give me Chris Johnson, Steelers and the Colts are the teams to beat in the AFC, and more.
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NFL: Week Eight – Seattle Seahawks (17) vs. Dallas Cowboys (38)
Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys rolled up 38 points on a beat up Seahawks defense that cannot seem to stop anyone nor score score on anyone. Romo completed passes to ten different receivers as he carved up the Seahawks secondary for 256 yards and three touchdown passes. The Seahawks continue to reel allowing 25 or more points in four of their last five games and have scored fewer than 20 points in five of their seven contest this season.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Dallas Cowboys, David Hawthorne, DeMarcus Ware, Football, Lofa Tatupu, Marion Barber, Miles Austin, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Roy Williams, Seattle Seahawks, Tony Romo, walter jones, Week Eight Recap
NFL: Week Eight – New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia offense rebounded from a sub par effort against Washington on Monday to route the reeling Giants. The Eagles blitzed the Giants early on scoring a pair of touchdowns in the first four minutes of the game to build a 13-point lead and never look back.
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NFL: Week Seven – Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers
On several different levels this had to be the most confounding game of the week. The Panthers outgained the Bills 425 yards to 167 and allowed only 9 first downs and the Bills converted just 3 of 14 third downs. Carolina's defense played well enough to win the game, yet, they somehow managed to blow this game.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, DeAngelo Williams, Football, Gary Barnridge, Jairus Byrd, Jake Delhomme, Julius Peppers, Lee Evans, Matt Moore, NFL, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Seven – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
This week's Monday Night game quickly became the DeSean Jackson and Will Witherspoon as they led the Eagles to a comfortable ten point win in Washington. Jackson took an end around on the fourth play from scrimmage 69 yards to the house to put the Eagles up early. Trade deadline acquisition made his presence felt early corralling a tipped Jason Campbell pass at the nine yard line taking it in for a touchdown, and stripping Jason Campbell of the ball on the ensuing possession setting up a field goal to give the Eagles a 17-0 lead.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Akeem Jordan, Albert Haynesworth, Andre Carter, Brent Celek, Brian Orakpo, Brian Westbrook, Broderick Bunkley, Chris Cooley, DeSean Jackson, Devin Thomas, Donovan McNabb, Football, Fred Davis, Jamaal Jackson, Jason Campbell, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Todd Herremans, Trent Cole, Washington Redskins, Week Seven Recap, Will Witherspoon
NFL: Week Seven – San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans
This was another tale of two halves as the Texans ran out to a 21-0 halftime lead only to see the Niners battle back outscoring the Texans 21-3 in the second half. Matt Schaub completed 20 of 30 passes for a pair of touchdowns and Steve Slaton scored two touchdowns of his own in leading the Texans to their second straight win and third in four games. The big story coming out of this game, however, is Alex Smith.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Alex Smith, Andre Johnson, Football, Frank Gore, Houston Texans, Matt Schaub, Michael Crabtree, NFL, Owen Daniels, San Francisco 49ers, Shaun Hill, Steve Slaton, Vernon Davis, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Seven – Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Papa Halas must be rolling over in his grave after this embarrassment. The Bears came to town as one point favorites and got flat out steam rolled by a Bengals squad looking to show that last week's loss to the Texans is just a mere speed bump on the road to a playoff appearance in January. The Bears were never really in this one as the Bengals opened up a 14-point first quarter and never looked back as they ran up 31 unanswered points until the Bears kicked a field goal to close out the first half.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, NFL, Sports Tags: Carson Palmer, Cedric Benson, Chad Ochocinco, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Devin Hester, Football, Jay Cutler, Laveranues Coles, Matt Forte, NFL, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Seven – New Orleans Saints vs. Miami Dolphins
In what ended up being a tale of two halves the Saints blitzed the Dolphins to the tune of 36-10 in the second half to rally from a three touchdown deficit to remain unbeaten. Meanwhile the Dolphins are wondering what happened after looking as though they were cruising to their third straight win and staying in the mix in the AFC East.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Anthony Hargrove, Brian Hartline, Chad Henne, Darren Sharper, Drew Brees, Football, jason taylor, Jeremy Shockey, Marques Colston, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Ricky Williams, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Seven – Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Giants
A pesky Cardinals defense sacked Eli Manning three times and forced four Giants turnovers as the suddenly resurgent Arizona Cardinals beat the suddenly reeling New York Giants in the Meadowlands Sunday night. The Cardinals have reeled off three wins in a row while the Giants have now dropped back-to-back games after starting the season 5-0.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Alan Branch, Arizona Cardinals, Beanie Wells, Brandon Jacobs, Calais Campbell, Eli Manning, Football, Hakeem Nicks, Kurt Warner, New York Giants, NFL, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Seven – Minnesota Vikings vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
On a day where defenses controlled the flow of the game it stands to reason that two fourth quarter returns for touchdowns led the Steelers to a hard fought victory. LaMarr Woodley scooped up a Brett Favre fumble for a 77-yard touchdown with 6:23 remaining, and Keyaron Fox grabbed a tipped pass taking it 82 yards to the house to clinch the win with just a minute remaining. This was the marquee game of the week and it did not fail to deliver in terms of being a hard fought battle with an exciting finish.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Adrian Peterson, Asher Allen, Ben Roethlisberger, Bernard Berrian, Brett Favre, Football, Heath Miller, Hines Ward, James Farrior, James Harrison, Keyaron Fox, Lamarr Woodley, Lawrence Timmons, Mike Wallace, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Percy Harvin, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sidney Rice, Week Seven Recap
NFL: Week Six – Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers
Eddie Royal returned both a punt and a kick for a touchdown to lift a struggling offense and Kyle Orton threw a pair of second half touchdown passes in leading the Broncos to their sixth consecutive win to start the season. Denver's defense was able to hold the high-scoring Charger offense to just 16 points allowing just a field goal in the second half.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Denver Broncos, Eddie Royal, Elvis Dumervil, Football, jamal williams, Kyle Orton, LaDanian Tomlinson, Larry English, NFL, San Diego Chargers, Shawne Merriman, Tony Scheffler, Week Six Recap
NFL: Week Six – St. Louis Rams vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars held off a pesky Rams team to win by a field goal in overtime. The Jaguars overcame a fourth quarter Leonard Little interception return for a touchdown and rode the back of Maurice Jones-Drew and the leg of Josh Brown to victory. Jones-Drew amassed 178 yards of offense and scored three touchdowns in leading the Jags to victory.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: David Garrard, Donnie Avery, Football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Leonard Little, Marc Bulger, Maurice Jones-Drew, Mike Sims-Walker, Mike Thomas, NFL, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson, Torry Holt, Week Six Recap
NFL: Week Six – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Washington Redskins
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the reeling Redskins in what ended up being a battle of attrition. Neither team was able to accumulate more than 270 yards of offense or score a touchdown as the Chiefs notched their first win of the season while the 'Skins fell to 2-4 dropping their second straight game.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Andre Carter, Brian Orakpo, Clinton Portis, Dwayne Bowe, Football, Jason Campbell, Jim Zorn, Jon McGraw, Kansas City Chiefs, Larry Johnson, Matt Cassel, NFL, Santana Moss, Sherm Lewis, Todd Collins, Washington Redskins, Week Six Recap
NFL: Week Six – Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DeAngelo Williams led a resurgent ground attack to 267 yards and a victory over the winless Bucs. Williams ran for a season high 152 yards and a pair of scores while his backfield-mate Johnathan Stewart chipped in a season high of his own with 110 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile the Bucs continue to struggle offensively under the leadership of second year quarterback Josh Johnson.
Categories: 2009 Recaps, Football, NFL, Sports Tags: Cadillac Williams, Carolina Panthers, DeAngelo Williams, Football, Jake Delhomme, Jonathan Stewart, Josh Freeman, Josh Johnson, Julius Peppers, NFL, Sammie Stroughter, Steve Smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tanard Jackson, Week Six Recap
NFL: Week Six – Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger threw for a season high 417 yards including scoring strikes to Heath Miller and Hines Ward in leading the Steelers to their third straight victory moving them into a tie atop the AFC North with the 4-2 Bengals. The Browns, on the other hand, continued their downward spiral after experiencing a bump in the road by beating the Bills last weekend.
