Big WIN across the BIG Pond Vikings finally get their first A back and forth affair saw the Vikings come out on top 20-16. It looked all but lost after Pittsburgh stole the momentum after Halftime. But after a short Field Goal, the CB Marcus Sharels broke a 99 yard kickoff return. This would put the Vikings up 17-13 heading into the fourth quarter. The defense gave a great effort, while Tim Tebow and Giovanni Bernard would guide Minnesota to the victory.
With that sell job on the previous post, I don't know if your going to get that offer...just a guess.
Who is selling? I said he is on my team as a quality backup. Im good with that. I never said i was looking to trade him. I have to pay him anyway right now. Might as well fill a role right now. Backup QB, Mentor, Injury replacement. Landry Jones drives this move. If he wasnt on the roster, these posts dont exist. If someone could be just "sold" that he is worth it would be a bad thing for the league. Common sense and looking at his salary and age and ratings and what you would have to give up for that, should override any sell job an owner does in a quality CCM full of reasonable owners. As my Boy bigtubb_ says. "That would be trade rape". You are not "selling" me to give up a 1st and 2nd for Tim Tebow. i dont care what you say. But If someone wants Ben they will go after him and make an offer regardless of what i supposedly pitched in the "sell job" though, so its pointless. The last two Madden releases i have been in a good 4-5 full CCMs and Ben, Rivers always and Manning and Brady most of the time, has ended up in the Free agent pool. I was in a CCM in M13 where the steelers won the suprebowl and lost the next superbowl so dude knew what he was doing with Ben. He cut Ben the next year and ate his last two years of the contract in penalties cause nobody would offer a trade since nobody wanted that contract. When i took over the steelers i knew that day would come. This was gonna be Ben's last year and i was and am prepared to eat the cap penalties.
MIAMI MOVES TO 4-0 IN DEFENSIVE BATTLE VS SAINTS Defensive battle all the way. Capp and I really had no time to throw the ball, and when we did nothing was open. Sproles and Lamar Miller each went over 100 yards with ease and really were the only offensive weapons in the game. Drew Brees had a brutal afternoon, throwing 3 interceptions. All 3 were to the veteren free agent signee for Miami, Nnamdi Asomugha. Asomugha is having a great season thus for for the Dolphins, playing great in coverage. On top of his 3 interception game this week, he also had a key redzone interception vs the Browns week 1. The defense for Miami has been perhaps the biggest shock to the league this young season. The biggest reason for their success is the defensive line, which continues to pressure the quarterback whenever given a chance. Cameron Wake had 4 more sacks this game, leaving him with a league best 9 after 4 games. Rookie Dion Jordan had another sack-fumble, the third of the season for him. He now leads the league in forced fumbles. Unbelievable start to the season for the rookie phenom. GOOD GAME capp34 , best of luck rest of season.
Broncos Stampede Eagles 42-28 The CPU did whatever they wanted. I had no fun and cursed loudly into a microphone for an hour. The end.
In real life they are good ... in our league they are just average. This is my 2nd game versus the CPU and they both felt the same.
I think its the fact that our sliders are at 25 so our guys play a bit worse than they actually are. In a user versus user game it evens out but I ain't even mad. I get a week of auto, hopefully the CPU gets back two wins for me
dont worry I will be handing out a free win to the cpu this week and I feel exactly the same as you. Ive had 3 games vs cpu now and somehow was able to beat the CPU Broncos but got steam rolled vs the Panthers and Cowboys.
NFC East full now...we will b good moving forward...we all just caught bad breaks with 75% cpu gms, season 2 should be diff, considering the lg will b full most likely
Lions Win First Game in Green Bay Since 1991 17-14 Calvin Johnson had 3 REC for 138 yards and 1 TD Detroit forced some timely turnovers and a long touchdown reception by Johnson to help beat the Packers. Solid defense on both sides of the football.
Giants come from behind to upend Eagles at the Meadowlands (AP) East Rutherford, NJ - The NY Giants and hosted their hated division rival the Philadelphia Eagles where both teams had more questions then answers 4 weeks into the season as both set at 1-3 on the season. The Giants could not afford to fall to 1-4 and 0-2 in the division. The Giants would jump out front early 7-0 on a 14 yard Manning to Hakeem Nicks connection. That would be shortlived as the Eagles would come back with 14 unanswered points in the 2nd Qtr as they enjoyed a 14-7 lead with just under 2 minutes remaining. The Giants came roaring back and would score 10 points in under 2 minutes to take a 17-14 lead at the half. Eli was almost perfect on the day but he would make his first mistake on the day as Hakeem Nicks seemed to clearly have his man beat but he did not account for the safety who would jump the route and return it inside the Giants 40 yard line. Nick Foles was in and out of the lineup all day as the Giants battered him but it appeared that Michael Vick was more dangerous as he led the Eagles on a scoring drive as both teams traded scores in the 3rd Qtr. We saw 6 different lead changes in this one but the Giants appeared to have the game locked up with a 31-28 lead with 1:30 to go and the Eagles elected to punt. The Giants went 3 and out as Eli hit Hakeem Nicks on 3rd and 9 where he came up just inches short of the 1st down. Nick Foles once again came back but went down again a few plays later and Michael Vick led the Eagles to the go ahead score with just :33 left up 35-31. The Giants knew they had to make some big plays but did have all 3 of their timeouts. Victor Cruz would make big play after big play as he went over 300 yards on the day but none bigger then his final reception. 1st down from the 11 yard line with :18 left and no timeouts Eli Manning was hit just getting the ball off avoiding the sack where Victor Cruz was able to come down with the catch for a 38-35 victory. Eli Manning gets the game ball as he finally had a nice game after throwing 13 INT's in his first 4 games throwing for over 400 yards 5 TD's and just 1 INT
COLTS WIN!!!!! COLTS WIN!!!!!!! OMG THE COLTS WON A GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Colts entered week 5 with an 0-4 record and was averaging 4 points per game. The Colts were hosting Emmdotfrisk and his Seattle Seahawks who were entering the game with a 3-1 record. After and early FG by the Colts it looked like another Colt loss was coming as Luck threw a couple more picks setting up the Seahawks in prime position to blow the game open. But the Colts were able to turn away the Seahawks and in fact was able to force the Seahawks into 6 turnovers for the game. The Colts were able to capitalize on the turnover and Trent Richardson got the running game going and Indianapolis was able to claw and fight their way to a 23-10 win. Great Game Emmdotfrisk as always
4th Quarter Heroics Lead Cowboys To Victory Over Redskins Week 6 saw the first meeting of the season between the Dallas Cowboys and their rivals the Washington Redskins. The Skins came out of the gates strong as the Cowboys defense couldn't find an answer for running back Alfred Morris who had a career day for Washington with 22 carries for 140yds and a TD. The Cowboys also had trouble getting their offense into a rhythm early as the Redskins defense forced two turnovers in the first half which led them to a 17-3 lead going into the half. The Cowboys however refused to go down without a fight. DeMarco Murray found the endzone on a screen play in the 3rd cutting the Redskins lead to 17-10 going into the 4th. Washington would tack on a FG in the 4th giving them a 10 point advantage but the determination and will power of the Cowboys came out in the clutch as Dallas managed to put up 14 points in the final 4 minutes of play giving them a 24-20 lead late in the game. The Redskins would try to answer back as RGIII led yet another fantastic drive down field until Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick came up with the INT with :08 remaining to seal the win for Dallas. Dwane Harris only had 2 catches in the game but this TD grab was the biggest as it gave the Cowboys a 24-20 lead in the 4th. Orlando Scandrick saved the victory on the last play of the game.
Giants knock off undefeated Bears in Chicago (AP) Chicago, IL - The NY Giants came into Chicago to face an undefeated Bears team who had yet to taste defeat and knew they would have to play near mistake free football. The Giants however would make the first mistake effectively taking points off the board as they were driving on their opening possesion with no answer for the Cover 3 defense the Bears were showing initially. The Giants would make some adjustments and knowing the Cruz and Nicks would get extra attention it was 2nd year player Rueben Randle who would end up making the Bears pay as he scored on a 40+ yard pass just past the diving Chicago defender for a TD and a 10-0 lead. The Bears would add a FG just before the end of the half to make it a 7 point game. The Bears seemed to grab the momentum midway through the 3rd Qtr as Matt Forte was breaking off several large chunks as the Bears crossed midfield for just the 2nd time in the game. That is until Cutler through one up to Brandon Marshall who appeared to have Amukumara beat but somehow Amukumara would come down with the INT. The Giants would then start to pound the rock with both Andre Brown and David Wilson eating up more then 5 minutes on the clock but they would settle for just 3 points and a 13-3 lead with just over 2 minutes remaining in the game. The Bears were driving looking for a quick score but Amukumara would come down with his 2nd INT of the game ending any comeback attempt as the Giants come away with a huge victory on the road 13-3 which now puts them back at .500 at 3-3 after a 1-3 start. GG G_T_G always love the tough defensive games
Steelers grind out a win in Landry Jones first NFL start As was Stated earlier in a press release. Landry Jones Played well except for Two INTs with under 2mins to go in the first half. One was pretty much a Hail Mary situation. A force late to try to make a play deep down field. Another was a great read and recovery by the DB in the redzone. The Defense stepped up big after a good week of practice. The Steelers zones and zone blitzes seemed to give the Jets QB some problems at times and 3 picks, all while in zone proved to be the difference.
Steelers defense take down the 5-1 Ravens Zones seemed to not be as affective vs the Ravens as they had been vs the Jets. So coach smace decided to not let Flacco sit in the pocket. Flacco entered as the top rated passer and the Ravens had been very good on offense all season. This strategy resulted in 5 sacks a numerous other hurries as the Steelers shut down the ravens. This game was broadcast live on twitchTV and the announcers commented that Flacco looked rattled. Holding the AI and that team to 3 points after the way the AI controlled Ravens had been playing, won the D coordinator a game ball. Helluva job coach. This win was an important win, as it keeps Baltimore from running away with the division.
Packers End 2 game skid, Beat Browns 20-13 Randall Cobb catches one of his two TD passes from QB Aaron Rodgers. Joe Hayden picks off Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay had 5 takeaways which would be the main factor in determine the outcome of the game. "I'm proud of the way our defense played today, intercepting 5 passes and forcing a fumble, the takeaways really propelled us today", Wayers said after the game. "You can never count out the Browns, they closed the cap in the 4th quarter and kept playing hard football", Wayers added.
I released Larry Foote because he is 33 and i have a few young fast Lbs and with injuries i only had 4 healthy wr and 2 of those have drop pass trait.... Who did the Raiders sign and just barely was tackles after he made a pick running for a pick six vs my steeler squad.........Larry Foote. Good thing he is slow or it woulda been a pick six. Raiders were all over the wideouts and playaction like they scouted me or was spying on me. But steelers win 3rd straight 13-6. Darren McFadden actually was able to run well on my. had a few plays he almost broke.
