Episode 4 – Texas Showdown

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Steelers lose to Texans.. up set

On their opening drive Texans hold the ball for over 10 mins on their way to. An Owen Daniels touchdown
10:55 drive nfl record. 19 plays also a record, drive was 115 yards including two penalties

mike Wallace’s 22 yard reception erased on a taunting penalty

The Texans are drawing lots of dumb penalties in the first half making their drives a long fight (8)

in the first half troy Palumalu is pretty much a non factor. great blocking by the texans o-line picking up those exotic blitzes..

Andre Johnson hurt on a big pass reception

James Harrison injured- came back

Daniel Manning Texans shoot themselves in the foot with a penalty after the blocked field goal return to tend the half.. on a pointless block..

by the end of the first half Steelers rushing game take control.. Texans still having issues closing games

since Johnson out Steelers over 200 yards to the Texans 32.. is Johnson that much of a part of the Texans that they cant win without him?

troy misses two big tackles against foster.

Big Ben abused like a red headed step child (5 sacks)

Houston roughing the passer penalty that negates an int to seal the game.. Jason Allen int ends game
roughing the passer call was bullshit, he was blocked and pushed into Ben. refs giving the Steelers another shot. ball never lies, Ben picked off 2 plays later

9ers over Eagles

Alex smith shows his athleticism making excellent plays on the move
9ers outscored eagles 21-3 in second half. great comeback
Vick threw for over 400 yards-not the problem, Jackson 171 yards receiving-not the problem
eagles not running, not defending the run

bills lose to Bengals?
bills 28% 3rd down to Bengals 41%
Bengals secondary did a great job on Buffalo receivers.
bills heads too big?

titans stomp the browns

cj finally showed up to play football ? 23 for 101 0 tds no, still only 4 yards a carry avg with only 1 long 25 yarder.
Titans gave up a lot of yards to McCoy-350 on 61 attempts!!!!
Cleveland held the ball longer, had more passing yards

NO beat Jags
rookie qb and you only give mojo 11 carries??? beating themselves

Chi over Car

better game than it appears. Chicago’s defense and special teams made a good showing but could not contain the high flying panthers ofense. had no answer for Steve Smith
shout out to Deven Hester-11th career punt return for td
mat forte had 205 yards!!! cutler hardly threw 9 of 17 for 102

Carolina loses in over time
Newton played well 374 yards 181 to Steve Smith

Giants over Cards..

giant having problems with the cards run game. but kolb getting hit a lot and getting out of the pocket
Larry-Fitz jackin grant for a great reception. sets franchise record for reception yardage
Giants playing badly, unimpressive conservative offense hanging their defense out to dry. not attacking like the did last week.

cards committing lots of penalties. (11)
mental mistake by Cruz almost cost the giants the game.
cards fail to close another game

NE over Oak..
oak throwing the ball alot not sticking to thier run game.
BAAAAAD pick by Campbell, no raiders around. throw to sidelines!!!
Jerrod Mayo hurt and out = run run run, and Campbell passes to NE
NE suddenly with a balanced attack offensively.
McFadden not really a factor this week 75 rush 48 rec
Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said last week that his defense practices every day against two receivers who are better than Detroit’s Calvin Johnson. After Johnson scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns against Ryan’s defense today, Lions coach Jim Schwartz got the last laugh.
“I’m glad the third-best wide receiver on the Cowboys is on our team,” Schwartz said.
Boom. Roasted.

By Mike Sando
The San Francisco 49ers’ comeback from a 23-3 deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-23, helped set a record for comeback victories to this point in an NFL season, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Victories by Detroit, Cincinnati and the 49ers raised to 14 the number of times NFL teams have overcome double-digit deficits to win games through Week 4. The previous record was 13 in 1989. There were 12 in 1999 and 1979.

The Seattle Seahawks, down 21-7 against Atlanta, are among the NFL teams hoping to add to the total.

Det over Dal

Lions defense allowed 20 first half point. 10 second half.down 27-3 at one point. lions scored 31 second half points! lions defense had 2 pick-6’s megatron had 2 great td catches. Romo played well 331 yards 3 td’s but 3 picks, 2 for td’s and couldn’t close. Lions seconf have this year? unstoppable! cowboys still struggling under Romo. Felix Jones stated he forgot what down it was after last play (ran out of bounds on 4th down before the first down marker)

Atl over Sea –30 -28
after a great start in the first half Atl struggling to maintain the lead allow 14 unanswered points
Sidney Rice helping Tavaris keep his job. big td catch.

GB over Den
Aaron Rodgers is Madden mode-almost 408 yards passing 4 tds, 36 yards rushing 2 rushing td (fantasy orgasm)
Denver was in the games in the first half but just get blown out 49-23
Knowshonn Moreno only 4 carries to 15 by Mcgahee

redskins over rams
Ryan Torain had another great day, possibly taking over as feature back
Rex managed game, didn’t play great.

SD over MIA
Hene injured
a slow and boring game that ended the way we expected.
Mat Moore not horrible just not good enough

Jets @ Bal
Electrifying start sack fumble returned for touch down on the next kick off 107 return by the jets. 14 points, none from either offense.
5 defensive touchdowns in this game. where are the Jets? Playing like the Mets! Sanchez should be further along in his third year.
Refs with more bad calls. Both Sanchez fumbles looked like forward passes.

TB beats the Colts
Painter werent for 281 yards 2 td’s. He managed the game well. Why did the Colts not trust him to begin with? He has been in their system for a few years, he should know it. Matt Flynn came in for Rodgers last year and almost beat the Pats, Painter should be able to play QB. Poor organizaional decisions

What we learned

QB to receiver combos are becoming a staple this year
Brady to Welker
Newton to Smith
Stafford to Megatron
Dalton to AJ Green

These are the #1 receivers and they are still getting great receptions. Poor coverage? Overconfident defenses? Truly elite?

Also the year of naming rights:
Metlife stadium – The Met-O-Lands
Sports authority field at Mile High
Mercedes Benz Superdome?
o.co colseum
Centurylink field in Seattle?

Teams- have some respect in signing naming rights. i know its a business but damn. Think twice before you slap O.Co on the side of your stadium! It has nothing to do with football