Sunday Recap – NFL Football Week 5

October 11, 2009, Posted by Christopher at 7:19 pm

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Welcome to the week 5 recap of the NFL Football season !

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This post will be updated Monday night with the Monday Night Game results.

MONDAY NIGHT GAME …

NY Jets 27
Miami Dolphins 31

I don’t really know if this is a “surprise” or not, but I probably would have put money on the jets in this game. Chad Henne (QB, Mia) had an excellent game with a 130 QB rating and no turnovers while Miami continued to roll with the Wildcat formation. Mark Sanchez (QB, NYJ) had an OK game with no turnovers but only 170 yards on a 50% completion rate. I do not know where the Jets’ defense went to in this game …

Fantasy Studs:
* Chad Henne (QB, Mia) – 241 yards, 2 TDs – (and no sacks ?)
* Ronnie Brown (RB, Mia) – 42 yards, 2 TDs
* Thomas Jones (RB, NYJ) – 74 yards, 14 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Pittsburgh Steelers 28
Detroit Lions 20

Somewhat of an expected result to this game … but I was surprised that the stats were rather even. It was, by no means, a “blowout”. I was also surprised that the Steelers ran Rashard Mendenhall a total of only 15 times … for 77 yards. I figured he would end the day with 25+ carries. Big Ben (QB, Pit) had another nice day completing nearly 77% of his passes. Hines Ward (WR, Pit) added to his very nice season with 7 receptions, 85 yards, and 1 TD. Rookie Mike Wallace (WR, Pit) continues to shine as the Steelers 3rd wide receiver.

Injury Note:Calvin Johnson left this game with some sort of knee injury. Details are light right now …

Fantasy Studs:
* Ben Roethlisberger (QB, Pit) – 277 yards, 3 TDs, 1 int. – (124 rating)

Cincinnati Bengals 17
Baltimore Ravens 14

Well, I guess the Raven’s are crashing back down to Earth … and the Bengals I climbing slowly. The Bengals have now taken sole possession of the division lead.

Fantasy Studs:
Only one … and it was a running back from Cincy ?
* Cedric Benson (RB, Cin) – 120 rush yards, 16 rec. yards, 1 TD

Cleveland Browns 6
Buffalo Bills 3

This one was a yawner. Are the Bills really this bad ? How the heck does Cleveland win this game with a QB (Derek Anderson) that almost tosses a “no-hitter” … 2 completions, 23 yards, 1 int., a 15 rating. I feel sick.

Fantasy Studs:
Do not make me laugh ! Actually, both starting running back racked-up some yards, but I am not going to include them as “studs” do to the pitiful score of this game.
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Washington Redskins 17
Carolina Panthers 20

Check it out … the panthers are on the war path. They won one ! Looking at the stat line this game looked like it was either “boring” or a “defensive struggle”. Don’t know ’cause I didn’t see it. I can tell you that he Panthers’ are still looking for their lost rushing attack … Stewart and Williams are not looking very good so far this year. As for the Redskins … they played a decent game and Jason Campbell (104 rating) played mistake free … but they just cannot seem to do ENOUGH to win games (198 total yards).

Fantasy Studs:
Oh I would really like to pass on this one … but I actually did find a good performance …
* Clinton Portis (RB, Wash) – 57 rush yards, 17 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Dallas Cowboys 26
Kansas City Chiefs 20

The Cowboys almost lost this one. It was slipping away fast in the fourth quarter Miles “I’ll just run” Austin (WR, Dal) showed up in the 4th quarter and overtime. Miles ended with a monster day … but be careful before you add him to your fantasy roster as he was only filling in for Roy Williams. We’ll have to wait and see if this performance earns him anything long term …

Fantasy Studs:
* Tony Romo (QB, Dal) – 351 yards, 2 TDs, 1 fumb.
* Tashard Choice (RB, Dal) – 92 rec. yards, 1 TD
* Miles Austin (WR, Dal) – 250 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Oakland Raiders 7
New York Giants 44

Someone, please, remove the Raiders from the NFL. I don’t think they have any clue as to what they are doing. They amassed a wonderful 124 total yards today with 7 first downs. JaMarcus Russell (QB, Oak) actually ended with an 85 rating, no interceptions, and a completion percentage of 61. Impressive … for him … until you realize he only threw for 100 yards for the entire game and he lost 3 fumbles. Psst … not impressed. Oakland was so bad that manning only had to play a half.

Fantasy Studs:
Only one …
* Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, NYG) – 110 rush yards, 55 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Tampa Bay Bucs 14
Philadelphia Eagles 33

Again … I would have to say that the outcome was rather inevitable here. Donovan McNabb (QB, Phi) returned from injury to have a fantastic day (157 rating, 76% completion) … and so did Jeremy Maclin (WR, Phi) filling in for Kevin Curtis. About the only bright spot for Tampa was TE Kellen Winslow.

Fantasy Studs:
* Donovan McNabb (QB, Phi) – 264 yards, 30 rush yards, 3 TDs
* Jeremy Maclin (WR, Phi) – 142 yards, 2 TDs
* Kellen Winslow (TE, TB) – 102 yards, 2 TDs

Minnesota Vikings 38
St. Louis Rams 10

Hmmm … nothing really surprising here. The Vikings received the gift of 4 turnovers from the Rams … 3 fumbles and an interception. Stat wise it was actually a pretty boring game. Adrian Peterson came close enough for “stud” status …

Fantasy Studs:
* Adrian Peterson (RB, Min) – 69 rush yards, 6 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Atlanta Falcons 45
San Francisco 49ers 10

Can you hear “Run Roddy, run” ? The Falcons pretty much smashed the talk of the 49ers being ready for the playoffs. Don’t get me wrong, they are much improved over the years, but they need some more stability and probably a little help at the QB position. As for the Falcons … I would be shocked if they did not make the post season. Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) seems to have been a fantastic draft choice and it looks like he loves the off-season addition of TE Tony Gonzalez.

Fantasy Studs:
* Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) – 329 yards, 3 TD s (1 rushing), 1 int
* Michael Turner (RB, Atl) – 97 rush yards, 3 TDs
* Roddy White (WR, Atl) – 210 rec. yards, 2 TDs

Houston Texans 21
Arizona Cardinals 28

I still want to type “Oilers” after “Houston”. Anyway … the Texans came roaring back near the end of this game and if it wasn’t for the Matt Schaub (QB, Hou) interception with 2 minutes left they may have won. But it wasn’t to be. Both quarterbacks (Warner for Arizona) had good games as each were over 300 yards and 2 TDs each.

Fantasy Studs:
* Andre Johnson (WR, Hou) – 101 yards, 2 TDs
* Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Ari) – 79 yards, 2 TDs

New England Patriots 17
Denver Broncos 20