Red Zone Turnovers. There were a total of 7 Red Zone Turnovers in week three. While three of them did not play significantly into the outcome of the game, four of them could have been the difference between a loss and a win. *On their first drive of the game, the Miami Dolphins methodically marched down to the San Diego Chargers' one inch line. On second and goal quarterback Chad Pennington fumbled the ball out of the end zone, giving possession to the Chargers Erik Walden Jersey. The Dolphins offense was unable to find that same rhythm for the remainder of the game. *The Houston Texans only needed one more yard to tie the Jacksonville Jaguars. Running back Kris Brown failed to gain that yard with possession of the ball.
The Jaguars recovered the fumble and the Texans didn't touch the ball again. *As he proved last Monday, Payton Manning does not need a lot of possessions to beat you. Well, the Arizona Cardinals turned the ball over to Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the red zone not once, but twice. The first occurred when the Cardinals had the momentum and were gunning for a 10-0 lead. Manning took that extra opportunity and scored a touchdown of his own. Instead of a six or ten point lead, the Cardinals trailed by four. Approaching halftime, the Cardinals desperately needed a score. Warner should have thrown the ball away and played for the next down, but he forced a pass that was intercepted. Instead of going to halftime down 21-10 or 21-6, the score remained
Patriots' running back, Fred Taylor, showed why, even at 33, he can still be a tough, mauling running back that grinds away at a defense. Their performance was anything but impressive, but those Houston Oiler uniforms the Tennessee Titans wore were stupendous. (That's a confusing sentence.) Speaking of going for it on fourth down, Bill Belichick's call to go for the first down on 4th and 1 from their own 25 was a gutsy call. The guy is like Dr. House (except he's short and stumpy). He knows he's smarter than everyone else and therefore takes risks that none of his peers would dare. Did anyone else see Brett Favre throw a block 40 yards down field on Patrick Willis late in the third quarter? I'm not a huge fan, but "hooch is crazy" (for all you Scrubs fans). The 49ers are finally seeing some return on investment from TE Vernon Davis. If you throw the ball in his general vicinity, he'll go up and get it, just ask the Vikings.
Randy Moss has the best hands in the NFL. He terrorized that Falcons secondary all day long. No touchdowns but he had more impact on that game than any other player. Joe Flacco is becoming a STUD. Greg Lewis' improbably game winning catch. G-Love just refuses to exit the NFL. Reggie Wayne's one-handed touchdown grab was a thing of beauty. Dwight Freeney throws 300 pound offensive lineman around like rag dolls. He's the best pass-rusher in the league. Mark Sanchez leading the NYJ to a 3-0 record against three projected playoff teams.
By the way, he's a rookie whose college coach said he wasn't ready for the NFL. Ooops. The high-flying New Orleans Saints offense did quite the opposite today. Running all over the Bills defense was the weapon of choice as they racked up 222 rushing yards at 5.8 yards a pop. Chicago Bears WR Johnny Knox stopping on a dime and leaving Seahawks LB Aaron Curry grasping for air as he went in for the score. It's not always explosive, but the Denver Broncos offense is efficient and smooth. They win because they do two important things well: They run the football, and they protect it Packers pro shop. Patriots defense holding the Atlanta Falcons to just 2 first downs and a total of 63 yards in the second half. After 643 days, the Detroit Lions are finally winners again.
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