Kansas City Chiefs 17 Dallas Cowboys 16
In a Game that went down to the last seconds, Kansas City came back to beat the Dallas Cowboys at home by one.
Kansas City Key Players:
QB Alex Smith: 21/36, 223 YDS, 2 TD
WR Dwayne Bowe: 4 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TD
RB Jamaal Charles: 16 Carries, 8 REC, 55 YDS (rushing), 48 YDS (receiving) 1TD
Dallas Key Players:
QB Tony Romo: 20/42, 298 YDS, 1 TD
WR Dez Bryant: 9 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
DT Jason Hatcher: 6 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 TFL
The Kansas City Chiefs go on the road to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on this Thursday’s prime-time game. The Dallas Cowboys will go back home to tackle the St. Louis Rams.
St. Louis Rams 24 Atlanta Falcons 31
After being down 14 at halftime the St. Louis Rams come back in the second half looking to rally. However, the Atlanta Falcons were too hard to handle as they hold of the Rams 31-24.
St. Louis Key Players:
QB Sam Bradford: 32/55, 352 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
WR Tavon Austin: 6 REC, 47 YDS, 2 TD
WR Austin Pettis: 8 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Atlanta Key Players:
QB Matt Ryan: 33/43, 374 YDS, 2 TD
RB Jason Snelling: 2 Carries, 19 YDS, 1 TD
WR Julio Jones: 11 REC, 182 YDS, 1 TD
Next week the St. Louis Rams head down to Arlington to take on the Dallas cowboys while the Atlanta Falcons go down to Miami and play the 2-0 Dolphins
Carolina Panthers 23 Buffalo Bills 24:
The Carolina, Buffalo game contributed to the number of close games on Sunday. Rookie EJ Manuel led the Bills to a last second touchdown to beat the Panthers by one.
Carolina Key Players:
QB Cam Newton: 21/38, 229 YDS, 2TD, 1 INT
WR Greg Olsen: 7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD
LB Luke Kuechly: 14 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT
Buffalo Key Players:
QB EJ Manuel: 27/39, 296 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RB Fred Jackson: 12 Carries, 30 YDS, 1 TD
WR Steve Johnson: 8 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD
The Carolina Panthers take on the New York Giants at home next week. Buffalo heads to MetLife Stadium as they go against the New York Jets.
Minnesota Vikings 30 Chicago Bears 31
In a close game between two inner conference counterparts, the Chicago Bears end up coming back to beat the Vikings by one on a touchdown pass with ten seconds remaining in the game.
Minnesota Key Players:
QB Christian Ponder: 16/30, 227 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RB Adrian Peterson: 26 Carries, 100 YDS
FS Harrison Smith: 8 Tackles, 1 INT
Chicago Key Players:
QB Jay Cutler: 28/39, 290 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
RB Matt Forte: 19 carries, 90 YDS
WR Brandon Marshall: 7 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD
Next week Minnesota goes home to play the winless Cleveland Browns, while the Bears will head to Pittsburgh and look to continue their winning streak against the Steelers.
Washington Redskins 20 Green Bay Packers 38
Aaron Rodgers has a massive day today in leading the Packers to a victory against the Washington Redskins.
Washington Key Players:
QB RGIII: 28/36, 320 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
WR Pierre Garcon: 8 REC, 143 YDS, 1 TD
WR Santana Moss: 3 REC, 41 YDS, 1 TD
Green Bay Key Players:
QB Aaron Rodgers: 34/42, 480 YDS, 4 TD
RB James Starks: 20 Carries, 132 TDS, 1 TD
WR Randall Cobb: 9 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD
Green Bay will go down to Paul Brown Stadium next week to play against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Redskins will go back home and take on the Detroit Lions as RGIII seeks his first win of the season.
Cleveland Browns 6, Baltimore Ravens 14
The Baltimore Ravens scored 14 unanswered points and won an ugly game at home 14-6 over the Cleveland Browns.
Baltimore Key Players:
QB Joe Flacco: 22/33 – 211 yards, TD
RB Bernard Pierce: 19 carries, 57 yards, TD
WR Marlon Brown: 4 Receptions, 45 yards, TD
Cleveland Key Players:
QB Brandon Weeden: 21/33- 227 yards
RB Trent Richardson: 18 carries, 58 yards
TE Jordan Cameron: 5 Receptions, 95 yards
The Ravens will play the Houston Texans at home next week, while the struggling Browns will face-off against the Vikings in Minnesota.
San Diego Chargers 33, Philadelphia Eagles 30
Nick Novak’s 46-yard field goal with seven seconds left on the clock gave the San Diego Chargers a 33-30 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in a shootout.
San Diego Key Players:
QB Phillip Rivers: 36/47- 419 yards, 3 TD
RB Ryan Matthews: 16 carries, 73 yards
WR Eddie Royal: 7 Rec, 90 yards, 3TD
Key Philadelphia Players:
QB Michael Vick: 24/37- 428 yards, 2 TD
RB LeSean McCoy: 11 Carries, 53 yards
WR DeSean Jackson: 9 Rec, 193 yards, TD
The Eagles will attempt to find some sort of defense Thursday against Alex Smith and the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs; The Chargers will travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans.
Miami Dolphins 24, Indianapolis Colts 20
The Miami Dolphins improved to 2-0 with an impressive 24-20 road victory over Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts
Key Miami Players:
QB Ryan Tannehill: 23/34- 319 yards, TD
RB Lamar Miller: 14 carries, 69 yards, TD
WR Mike Wallace: 9 Rec, 115 yards, TD
Indianapolis Key Players:
QB Andrew Luck: 25/43- 321 yards, TD, INT
RB Ahmad Bradshaw: 15 Carries, 65 yards, TD
WR T.Y. Hilton: 6 Rec, 124 yards
The Colts will travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers next week, while the Dolphins will take on the Atlanta Falcons at home.
Tennessee Titans 24, Houston Texans 30 OT
Rookie DeAndre Hopkins made two huge catches in overtime, including the game-winning touchdown, as the Texans earned a 30-24 victory over the Titans.
Key Houston Players:
QB Matt Schaub: 26/48- 298 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RB Arian Foster: 19 Carries, 79 yards, TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins: 7 Rec, 117 yards, TD
Key Tennessee Players:
QB Jake Locker: 17/30- 148 yards, 2 TD
RB Chris Johnson: 25 carries, 96 yards
WR Kendall Wright: 7 Rec, 54 yards, TD
The Texans will travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens, while the Titans will take on the San Diego Chargers at home.
Detroit Lions 21 Arizona Cardinals 25
Mathew Stafford had an efficient game; he was 24 out of 36 for 278 yards with two touchdown. Nate Burleson and Calvin Johnson had made some critical grabs when Stafford needed it. Johnson had broke away on a slant for a 72 yard score. The Lions defense held its ground in the late quarters. DeAndre Levy had a pick six that had change the momentum of the game. The defense started to get the Cardinals into 3rd and long downs.
They had pressure Carson Palmer a lot throughout the game. Reggie Bush was just not effective today due to an injury he sustained in the first half; in the second half he had briefly played, but fumbled on the first play in the second half. He finished the game 9 for 25 yards.
Carson Palmar had a late game winning drive; he was 22 out of 39 for 248 and a touchdown. The Cardinals had a hard time getting into the end zone, so they had to settle for 4 fields goals by Jay Feely. Defensively the Cardinals did just enough to win the game. On the go ahead touchdown the Lions were called for pass interference. The infraction had moved the ball to the one yard line. Rashard Mendenhall had punched the Cardinals to a victory.
Jacksonville Jaguars 9 Oakland Raiders 19
The Oakland Raiders had came into the game with a plan; the plan was to attack the Jaguars with their running attack. Both Darren McFadden and Terrelle Pryor had rushed on the ground for huge gains. Pryor was 15 0f 24 for 126. He has been improved with standing tall in the pocket and delivering crisp throws that his receivers can catch. Marcel Reece had capped a 11 yard scamper to give the Raiders their first victory.
The inconsistency of the receivers with dropping passes have been hurting the Jags. The Jags were only 2 minutes away with becoming the first team since the Tampa Bucs and the Oakland Raiders in (2006) with not scoring a touchdown in their two games. Chad Henne had a decent game; he was 25 0f 38 for 248 and a touchdown. Their are many concerns within this organization. Is it the coaching problems or is it the lack of commitment with the players? Something has to give in order for the Jags to bounce back from two disappointing games in which the offense was non existent.
Denver Broncos 41 New York Giants 23
This was the Manning Bowl for the Brothers. Peyton Manning has beaten his little brother twice before this game. Peyton looked determined to establish that he was the dominate brother. He marched down the field on the Giants secondary with ease. Peyton was just in the zone. The Giants failed to even challenge the receivers and looked very gas in the late quarters. Peyton was 30 for 43 for a total of 307 and a pair of touchdowns. The Broncos was very flawless in each of the quarters and had gotten three turnovers which was a huge factor in the victory. Trindon Holiday was the first play this season to return a punt for a td.
Eli Manning and the Giants overall have been struggling. Eli has threw nine picks in the first 2 games of the season. He was 280f 49 for 362 and a td, but it does not cut it. You can not turn the ball over that many times and expect to win a ball game. The Giants running attack was just not there. Brandon Jacobs was brought back last week to help established some type of positive energy to take the pressure off of Eli and it has not help. B. Jacobs was 7 for only 4 yards. The Giants need to go back to the chalk board and find out what is happening to their defense. A top ten defense is now looking for answers, because they can not stop any opponents. Eli just needs to get back in rhythm and stop being hesitant.
New Orleans Saints 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
It was a grueling match up between Josh Freeman and Drew Brees. Brees was 26 of 46 for 322 and 1 td. The high flying Saint’s offense was sputtering throughout the coarse of the game. Brees did throw numerous passes down the field, but it was hard for his receivers to catch them because the Bucs played tight coverage on the Saints the whole game. Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas combined for 55 yards which didn’t help the Saints at all. On the other side of the ball the defense bended but did not break. They had contained Josh Freeman and put just enough pressure on him to make him throw inconsistent passes.
Josh Freeman had a horrific game completing 9 out 22 for only 125 and a td. Freeman did not have the chance to deliver sharp passes in the pocket, most of his passes today was scrambling outside of the pocket. Freman did however have some help from Doug Martin. Martin had rushed for 144 yards and had took a little pressure off Freeman. The defense forced 3rd and outs and have continued to give their offense a chance to score. Turnovers was the Achilles heels that had killed the Bucs chances of pulling of a shocker.
