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Arizona at Atlanta Time of Possession: Atlanta 31:26, Arizona 28:34 Atlanta's offense got back on track after Monday nights loss to New Orleans, rushing for 262 yards while their defense limited the Cardinals to just 187 total yards. The Falcons came into the game with the leagues 8th ranked run defense and that should improve after holding Arizona to 31 yards on the ground. The Cards have now lost four straight overall against the Falcons and four straight on Atlanta's home turf. Michael Vick has out-rushed Edgerrin James 333 to 272 through four games. Coming into the contest, Arizona QB Kurt Warner had eaten up the Falcons with a 6-0 career record, throwing for at least 275 yards and 3 TDs in five of those six games. He finished Sunday with 128 passing yards, 0 TD, 1 INT and 2 fumbles before being pulled late for Matt Leinart. ATL DE John Abraham was once again inactive (groin), replaced in the starting lineup by Chauncey Davis (2 solo tackles). There's speculation that Abraham will not return until October 15th. ATL MLB Ed Hartwell (knee) continues to nurse a knee injury. He was also inactive, allowing Demorrio Williams to remain in the starting lineup. The Good
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Dallas at Tennessee Time of Possession: Dallas 32:34, Tennessee 27:26 The return of Terrell Owens was overshadowed by Terry Glenn's two TD receptions and the Dallas Cowboys' 217 rushing yards (TEN defense came in ranked 30th against the run, allowing 163.7 per game). If T.O. was depressed, this 45-14 victory should go a long way in brightening the spirits in Dallas, although he did drop a TD pass with his broken hand. Tennessee has now lost seven straight games, going back to last year, their worst start since beginning the 1984 season 0-10. Kerry Collins, benched in favor of Vince Young, is 8-3 in his career v. DAL (17 TD, 9 INT). DAL rookie LB Bobby Carpenter was inactive, as he has been in two of the Cowboys three games this year. TEN DT Robaire Smith (5 tackles, 2 solo) was questionable with a hamstring injury. He did play, but Randy Starks (1 solo tackle) started in his place. The Good
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Indianapolis at New York Jets Time of Possession: NY Jets 31:57, Indianapolis 28:03 After losing by just 3 points, the Jets' 3rd quarter decision to go for it on fourth down at the 2 yard line will be widely debated (a Pennington INT). Neither of these teams has stopped the run all that well this year, and it showed (135 for NYJ, 160 for IND), but it was New York's pass defense who stepped up and made this game close. Coming in with the leagues 27th ranked pass defense, Payton Manning was held in check for three quarters. Unfortunately they couldn't hold on and the Colts moved the ball when it mattered most. With the victory, the Manning-led Colts are just 3-3 when to travel to New York to face the Jets. The Colts secondary is a M*A*S*H unit with FS Bob Sanders, CB Marlin Jackson and CB Nick Harper all being inactive this game. Antoine Bethea (6 tackles, 4 solo) continued to fill in for Sanders while Kelvin Hayden (8 tackles, 5 solo, PD) started at cornerback. IND DT Corey Simon was inactive with a knee injury and is unlikely to play next week. He's yet to see the field this year. NYJ SS Kerry Rhodes was questionable with a thigh injury, but he started. NYJ CB David Barrett was inactive with a thigh injury, allowing Justin Miller to start. The Jets opened up in a 3-CB formation with Derrick Strait (1 solo tackles) starting in place of Erik Coleman (3 assists, PD). This was possibly to match Indy's 2-TE opening set. As they have in each game, the Jets opened with a 4-3 front. The Good
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Miami at Houston Time of Possession: Houston 33:55, Miami 26:05 The Houston Texans came into this game next to last in Time of Possession (35:25), last in overall defense (483.7), last versus the pass (320.7) and last in scoring (32.7). Nothing cures the blues like a game against Miami. This Miami Dolphin offense has been downright ugly, yet to get on track and, with back to back disappointments against Tennessee and Houston, it's tough to see them pulling out of their funk. Entering the game with just three sacks in three games, the Texans got to Daunte Culpepper five times. The Dolphins opened up in a nickel with CB Andre Goodman (1 solo tackle) replacing SLB Donnie Spragan. This was to match the Texans 3-WR opening set. MIA CB Travis Daniels (2 assists) returned to the starting lineup after missing the past two games with an ankle injury. HOU CB DeMarcus Faggins (foot) and DE Antwan Peek (groin) were both inactive. The Good
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Minnesota at Buffalo Time of Possession: Buffalo 35:57, Minnesota 24:03 The Buffalo Bills came in trying to snap a four game home losing streak and did just that, holding the Vikings to just 63 yards on the ground and 12 points. Minnesota has held each of their opponents this year under 20 points, after averaging 21.5 points allowed in 2005, but they've scored just three TDs themselves in four games. MIN SLB Ben Leber, inactive with a knee injury, was replaced in the starting lineup by Dontarrious Thomas (3 tackles, 2 solo). MIN CB Fred Smoot returned to the starting lineup this week after being disciplined by the team in week three (did not start). BUF SLB Takeo Spikes was once again inactive with a hamstring injury. Keith Ellison (2 solo tackles) is starting while Spikes is out. BUF Matt Bowen (shin) was also inactive. The Good
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New Orleans at Carolina Time of Possession: Carolina 30:21, New Orleans 29:39 New Orleans came into this game off of a very emotional Monday Night victory and it was expected that we may see a letdown. Although, as one of leagues remaining undefeated teams, a win would cement them as a team to be reckoned with. The teams seemed to change uniforms as New Orleans entered the game having allowed just 265 yards rushing through three games (gave up 167 to CAR) and the Panthers were allowing 152 per game to start the year (New Orleans was held to 63). A great sign for a Carolina run D that finished last year ranked 4th (91.6). Carolina finished 2005 with a +16 turnover ratio while New Orleans finished at -24 (tied with GB for leagues worst). After week 4, the teams stand at CAR (-3) and NO (-1). Uncharacteristically, the Panthers are among the leagues worst in Time of Possession with their defense on the field over 31 minutes per game. CAR rookie CB Richard Marshall started ahead of Ken Lucas (2 solo tackles), who played but is dealing with a sore neck. CAR MLB Dan Morgan is still inactive with a concussion. Chris Draft started in the middle with Na'il Diggs (6 tackles, 4 solo) on the weakside. CAR SS Shaun Williams was inactive with a foot injury, replaced by Colin Branch (5 solo tackles) in the starting lineup. New Orleans opened in a dime defense with DBs Jason Craft (1 assist) and Omar Stoutmire (2 solo tackles) starting in place of WLB Scott Shanle and MLB Mark Simoneau. Scott Fujita was the lone linebacker. This was to match Carolina's 3-WR set. The Good
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San Diego at Baltimore Time of Possession: San Diego 33:42, Baltimore 26:18 This battle of the leagues top two ranked defenses lived up to its billing, with each team posting under 300 total yards, but it was the Chargers' running game that stood out with 150 yards against a Ravens team allowing 34.3 per game through three. Baltimore lost the turnover battle 3-1, winning a game in which they've done so for only the 5th time in 43 tries. San Diego had not allowed a sack on the season until the last play of the game. They've given up 23 points in 3 games while Baltimore has allowed 33 in four games. Bad sign for the Chargers as they blew 4 4th quarter leads in 2005. The Ravens are 4-0 for the first time in team history. SD SS Terrance Kiel was inactive after being arrested earlier in the week. He was replaced in the lineup by Clinton Hart (4 tackles, 1 solo). The Ravens opened the game with five defensive linemen. DT Justin Bannan (4 tackles, 3 solo, FF) joined the front four while SS Dawan Landry (5 tackles, 4 solo) started on the sidelines. The Good
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San Francisco at Kansas City Time of Possession: Kansas City 35:15, San Francisco 24:45 Arrowhead Stadium is tough on opponents, whether the Chiefs are playing good or not. It just so happens that they were playing very good on Sunday, making the San Francisco 49ers look more like the team of 2005 (league low 224.2 yards per game) than the team who had averaged 381.7 yards of offense to open this season. All around domination by the Chiefs, from Damon Huard's 133.3 QB rating to the five sacks that KC posted ('Niners had given up just four in previous three games). Alex Smith was held to just 92 yards passing after throwing for no less than 233 during the first three games. In week 2 the Chiefs became the first team in 45 years to hold the Broncos scoreless in the first half at home and their shut out of the 49ers marks only the second time since 1977 that SF has been blanked, the worst shut out in their team history. San Francisco has now lost eight straight road games v. AFC. KC DE Jared Allen was arrested on a DUI charge earlier in the week, but he started the game. It was reported as his second DUI, so he may find himself in hot water with the league at some point. The 49ers opened in a base 4-3 with Bryant Young (4 solo tackles) and Marques Douglass (6 solo tackles) on the ends. Brandon Moore (5 solo tackles) started at OLB with Manny Lawson (2 solo tackles, PD) coming off of the bench. The Good
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Detroit at St. Louis Time of Possession: St. Louis 30:06, Detroit 29:54 A good ol' Mike Martz shoot out. You hear the term "The last team who has the ball…" and it really felt that way in this game. Unfortunately for the Lions, the clock ran out before they could score again. Detroit came into this game with the leagues 6th ranked run defense but allowed 106 to the Rams (81 by Steven Jackson). They are still far better off that they were a year ago when they finished with the 24th ranked run D (127.5). The Lions did get their running game going with 93 yards after averaging just 63 per game during the first three. The last time that Detroit started 0-4 was in 2001 when they lost their first 12 on the way to a 2-14 record. STL DT La'Roi Glover and DET QB Jon Kitna were teammates on the 1997 NFL Europe Champion Barcelona Dragons. STL WR Isaac Bruce moved into 10th place on the all-time list with 833 receptions. STL WR Torry Holt (6-102-1) v. DET S Terrence Holt (0 tackles): looks like the older brother got the better of this one. STL DE Tony Hargrove (0 tackles) was inactive last week after missing a couple of practices for personal reasons. Now, he's been demoted. Victor Adeyanju (4 solo tackles) is now the starter. DET S Kenoy Kennedy was inactive with a foot injury, replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Daniel Bullocks. DET CB Fernando Bryant was questionable with an ankle injury, but he was made inactive and replaced by Jamar Fletcher. DET LB Alex Lewis was also inactive with a knee injury. Boss Bailey was at MLB for the Lions while Paris Lenon started on the strongside. DET UT Shaun Rogers (2 tackles, 1 solo, QH) was questionable with a knee injury, but he started the game. The Good
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Cleveland at Oakland Time of Possession: Cleveland 37:05, Oakland 22:54 The battle of the beaten…someone has to win. When each of these teams looked at their respective schedules, they both have this game circled as one that they actually have a shot to win. Unfortunately for the Raiders, there are no more circles. While neither team racked up the yards on Sunday (both finished with under 300 total yards) it was the Raiders pass offense that stood out (43 net yards passing). Unhelpful to that total were four sacks by Cleveland, raising the total to 19 sacks allowed in three games for the Raiders. Oakland has lost nine straight going back to last year. CLE QB Charlie Frye (3rd round #3) and OAK QB Andrew Walter (3rd round #5) were selected 2 spots apart in the 2005 draft. Walter played the entire game and compiled a 43.6 QB rating. Ronald Curry threw one incomplete pass and had a 39.6 rating. CLE rookie OLB Kamerion Wimbley got the start this week ahead of Matt Stewart. CLE CB Daven Holly (2 solo tackles) started his second straight game in place of Gary Baxter. Baxter was inactive with a pectoral injury. CLE OLB Willie McGinest (calf) and DE Orpheus Roye (shoulder) were both questionable…both started. OAK SLB Sam Williams was questionable with an ankle injury and also started. The Good
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Jacksonville at Washington Time of Possession: Washington 35:28, Jacksonville 24:32 Sometimes the NFL is just hard to figure out. This goes to show you how hard it is to win on the road, no matter who you're playing. Two weeks ago the Jacksonville Jaguars were making the defending champions look like the Oakland Raiders. This week, they make the Washington Redskins look like, well, the Washington Redskins that we expected to see when the season began. The Jaguars entered the game with the leagues #3 defense (12th pass, 3rd run), allowing a paltry 59.0 yards per game on the ground. WAS QB Mark Brunell, making his first start against his old team, threw for 328 yards and 3 TDs while the Redskins tallied 152 yards on the ground. Brunell's 117.2 QB rating dwarfs the 54.4 rating that the Jags were holding opposing QBs to. Washington, on the other hand, had yet to get into a groove, defensively, but found their place this weekend in holding Jacksonville to just 33 yards on the ground. The Jaguars fell well short of the average TOP (23:00) which ranked #2 in the NFL. The Jaguars opened in a nickel defense with CB Terry Cousin (PD) starting in place of LB Nick Griesen (4 tackles, 3 solo). This was to match Washington's 3-WR set. WAS CB Shawn Springs is still out with a groin injury, replaced in the starting lineup by Kenny Wright (3 tackles, 2 solo, PD). JAC CB Rashean Mathis was questionable with a knee injury, but he started the game. WAS DT Joe Salave'a was listed as probable with a calf injury, but he ended up inactive. Kedric Golston (1 solo tackle, PD) replaced him in the lineup. The Good
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New England at Cincinnati Time of Possession: New England 33:56, Cincinnati 26:04 The New England Patriots are champions, bottom line, and they showed this weekend that they are not a team that should be overlooked. Apparently headed in different directions, I don't think that anyone would be surprised if the score of this 38-13 Patriots victory was turned around, especially considering that they were playing in Cincinnati. Coming into the game the Bengals were averaging 28.3 points per game, the Patriots 16.7. Corey Dillon's return to the Cin-city was a success, although he was outshined by rookie Laurence Maroney's 125 yard/2 TD performance. The Patriots ran for 236 yards after posting just 50 against Denver in week three. All in all, this is a game that the Bengals have to put behind them, using their miscues to become the team that they hope to be. New England hasn't lost consecutive games since 2002. As he has in the past, NE WR Troy Brown (0 tackles) lined up in the defensive backfield for the Patriots. The Patriots opened in a 4-3 nickel with Jarvis Green at defensive end and Hank Poteat (2 tackles, 1 solo, PD) as the extra cornerback. This was to match the Bengals 3-WR set. Tedy Bruschi (7 tackles, 3 solo) and Mike Vrabel (4 tackles, 3 solo) were the two linebackers. NE FS Eugene Wilson (hamstring) and CB Ellis Hobbs (wrist) were both inactive. Artrell Hawkins (5 tackles, 2 solo), who was questionable himself with a thigh injury, started at free-safety while Chad Scott took replaced Hobbs. CIN FS Dexter Jackson was inactive with ankle injury, replaced by Kevin Kaesviharn. CIN SLB Rashad Jeanty, who had taken over for David Pollack, was inactive with a shoulder injury. Landon Johnson moved to the strongside while Caleb Miller started at WLB. The Good
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Seattle at Chicago Time of Possession: Chicago 35:32, Seattle 24:28 The leagues 2nd ranked run defense (Seattle) versus the leagues number four overall defense (Chicago). Matt Hasselbeck, who threw for five TDs in week three, against a Bears defense yet to allow a passing touchdown this year. Maurice Morris going against, well, not much was expected of Morris, but the rest of this added up to a clash of the Titans (not those Titans). Unfortunately, Seattle left their ammunition in the Pacific Northwest and showed up to this gunfight unarmed. Chicago is now 5-1 at home under Rex Grossman, 9-1 at home since the start of 2005 and 4-0 for the first time since 1991. I'm not sure if Shaun Alexander would've made a difference in this one, but he couldn't have hurt. CHI DT Ian Scott (1 solo tackle), who started the first three weeks, was replaced in the starting lineup by Tank Johnson (3 solo tackles, QH). The Bears opened in a nickel defense to match the Seahawks 3-WR set. Ricky Manning was the extra cornerback with regular SLB Hunter Hillenmeyer (1 solo tackle) on the sidelines. The Good
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