ARI ball. 1st and 10 on the ARI 31
Last Play: Brad Maynard punts for 41 yards to ARI 28. Steve Breaston return for 3 yards to ARI 31. Tackled by Tim Shaw.
KC ball. 4th and 7 on the KC 22
Last Play: Matt Cassel pass to Chris Chambers for 11 yards to the KC 22. Tackled by Daryl Smith.
Superdome
Better play over their last four games has the Carolina Panthers thinking they can get back into the playoff mix. A win over the undefeated New Orleans Saints this weekend would go a long way in validating those beliefs.
Qwest Field
It has been many suns, moons, failed draft picks, dubious coaching hires, and at least one mustachioed general manager since the Detroit Lions have won a road game in the month of November.
Giants Stadium
Although the careers of Eli Manning and Philip Rivers will be forever intertwined, the two quarterbacks have never gone head-to-head on the playing field. That will change this Sunday, when Rivers brings the surging San Diego Chargers into the Meadowlands for a tussle with a reeling New York Giants team that will be out to stop a three-game losing streak.
Candlestick Park
Chris Johnson continues to live in the shadows of Adrian Peterson as the NFL's best running back, but the league's current leading rusher has earned a few headlines of his own for the Tennessee Titans.
Lincoln Financial Field
Sole possession of first place in the NFC's East Division will be on the line when the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles renew their spirited rivalry with a Sunday night showdown at Lincoln Financial Field to highlight the Week 9 schedule.
Invesco Field at Mile High
Fans in attendance at Invesco Field at Mile High to watch the Denver Broncos play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night will have the opportunity to witness something unique. Namely, how the home team responds after a defeat.
Philips Arena
Goals have been hard to come by for the Blues over their current losing streak. Facing a Thrashers club that just allowed a season-high six goals last night might help them break out of that slump.
Pepsi Center
The Avalanche didn't give their fans much to cheer about on home ice last year, but there is plenty of early-season buzz at the Pepsi Center now.
Leaders
Passing: Patrick Pinkney - 167 yds
Rushing: Ryan Williams - 179 yds
Receiving: Danny Coale - 60 yds
Tyrod Taylor rushed for a touchdown and threw for 137 yards, as the 22nd-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies beat the East Carolina Pirates, 16-3, in a non-conference matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Kellen Moore - 354 yds
Rushing: Jeremy Avery - 145 yds
Receiving: Titus Young - 110 yds
Kellen Moore hit Austin Pettis for a 12-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter and Jeremy Avery added a 44-yard TD scamper later on, as fifth-ranked Boise State pulled away from Louisiana Tech, 45-35, in a surprisingly close Western Athletic Conference battle.
Leaders
Passing: Jacory Harris - 232 yds
Rushing: Graig Cooper - 152 yds
Receiving: Laron Byrd - 56 yds
Jacory Harris threw for a pair of touchdowns and Thearon Collier returned a punt 60 yards for a score, as 16th-ranked Miami- Florida pounded Virginia, 52-17, at Land Shark Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Colt McCoy - 470 yds
Rushing: Jonathan Davis - 71 yds
Receiving: Jordan Shipley - 273 yds
Colt McCoy threw for a career-high 470 yards with two touchdowns, leading second-ranked Texas to a 35-3 rout of UCF at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Bill Stull - 225 yds
Rushing: Delone Carter - 143 yds
Receiving: Dorin Dickerson - 118 yds
Dion Lewis ran for 110 yards with a touchdown and Bill Stull threw for 225 yards with a score, as 14th-ranked Pittsburgh rolled to a 37-10 victory over Syracuse at Heinz Field.
Leaders
Passing: Ben Chappell - 323 yds
Rushing: John Clay - 134 yds
Receiving: Nick Toon - 123 yds
John Clay and Montee Ball each rushed for over 100 yards and combined for three touchdowns on the ground, as 24th-ranked Wisconsin held off Indiana, 31-28, at Memorial Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Ricky Stanzi - 134 yds
Rushing: Dan Persa - 67 yds
Receiving: Marvin McNutt - 91 yds
Northwestern scored a pair of second-quarter touchdowns in a span of just over six minutes immediately following an injury to Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi, as the Wildcats pulled off a 17-10 upset of the eighth-ranked and previously-undefeated Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Max Hall - 312 yds
Rushing: Harvey Unga - 85 yds
Receiving: McKay Jacobson - 100 yds
A near-perfect Max Hall threw four touchdown passes in less than three full quarters of action, as 25th-ranked BYU pummeled Wyoming, 52-0, at War Memorial Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Jimmy Clausen - 452 yds
Rushing: Vince Murray - 158 yds
Receiving: Michael Floyd - 141 yds
Ricky Dobbs and Vince Murray each reached the century mark in rushing with a touchdown and Navy upset 19th-ranked Notre Dame, 23-21, ending the Irish's bid for entry into a BCS postseason game.
Leaders
Passing: Riley Skinner - 263 yds
Rushing: Jonathan Dwyer - 189 yds
Receiving: Marshall Williams - 111 yds
Leaders
Passing: Terrelle Pryor - 125 yds
Rushing: Brandon Saine - 68 yds
Receiving: Graham Zug - 96 yds
Terrelle Pryor threw for two scores and ran for another, as 15th-ranked Ohio State posted a dominating 24-7 win over 11th-ranked Penn State at Beaver Stadium in a key Big Ten contest.
Leaders
Passing: Greg McElroy - 276 yds
Rushing: Mark Ingram - 144 yds
Receiving: Julio Jones - 102 yds
Greg McElroy threw a pair of touchdown passes, including a short completion that Julio Jones turned into a 73-yard game-winning score midway through the fourth, as third-ranked Alabama gutted out a crucial 24-15 win over ninth-ranked SEC rival LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Austen Arnaud - 188 yds
Rushing: Keith Toston - 206 yds
Receiving: Hubert Anyiam - 48 yds
Keith Toston had 206 yards on 25 carries with three touchdowns, as 18th-ranked Oklahoma State crushed Iowa State, 34-8, at Jack Trice Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Nick Foles - 136 yds
Rushing: Matt Scott - 91 yds
Receiving: Jared Karstetter - 64 yds
Travis Cobb set the tone for Arizona, returning the game's opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, as the 21st-ranked Wildcats cruised to a 48-7 victory over Washington State.
Leaders
Passing: Jeremiah Masoli - 334 yds
Rushing: Toby Gerhart - 223 yds
Receiving: Chris Owusu - 111 yds
Toby Gerhart rushed for a school-record 223 yards and scored three times as Stanford shocked seventh-ranked Oregon, 51-42.
Leaders
Passing: Andy Dalton - 239 yds
Rushing: Matthew Tucker - 79 yds
Receiving: Ryan Christian - 106 yds
Andy Dalton threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for two more scores, as sixth-ranked TCU blew out San Diego State, 55-12, to remain undefeated.
Leaders
Passing: Jordan Wynn - 297 yds
Rushing: Eddie Wide - 145 yds
Receiving: Jereme Brooks - 135 yds
Jordan Wynn threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-28 passing, as 17th-ranked Utah routed New Mexico, 45-14, at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Sean Canfield - 342 yds
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers - 67 yds
Receiving: Joe Halahuni - 128 yds
Sean Canfield threw two touchdowns and ran one in, as Oregon State upended 23rd-ranked California, 31-14, in a Pac-10 battle at Memorial Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Tim Tebow - 208 yds
Rushing: Warren Norman - 65 yds
Receiving: Aaron Hernandez - 120 yds
Tim Tebow threw for 208 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, as top-ranked Florida took a 27-3 win over Vanderbilt.
Leaders
Passing: Case Keenum - 522 yds
Rushing: G.J. Kinne - 100 yds
Receiving: Patrick Edwards - 176 yds
Matt Hogan's career-best 51-yard field goal as time expired capped a dramatic comeback and lifted 13th-ranked Houston over Tulsa, 46-45, at Chapman Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Zach Collaros - 480 yds
Rushing: Jordan Todman - 162 yds
Receiving: Mardy Gilyard - 172 yds
Zach Collaros threw for 480 yards and a score and ran for two more touchdowns, as fourth-ranked Cincinnati held on for a 47-45 win over Connecticut to stay undefeated.
Leaders
Passing: Landry Jones - 245 yds
Rushing: Roy Helu - 138 yds
Receiving: Ryan Broyles - 74 yds
Ryan Hill's one-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter proved to be the difference, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers edged the 20th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, 10-3, at Memorial Stadium.
Leaders
Passing: Brock Osweiler - 153 yds
Rushing: Joe McKnight - 78 yds
Receiving: Chris McGaha - 118 yds
The 12th-ranked USC Trojans needed just two big plays -- Will Harris' 55-yard interception return for a touchdown and Damian Williams' 75-yard score on a screen -- to hold off Arizona State, 14-9.
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Willie Green makes free throw 2 of 2.
Leading Scorers
PHI: Andre Iguodala 17pts
DET: Charlie Villanueva 12pts
Team Fouls
PHI: 2
DET: 4
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Andray Blatche makes a jump shot from 19 feet out.
Leading Scorers
PHO: Jason Richardson 17pts
WAS: Gilbert Arenas 16pts
Team Fouls
PHO: 4
WAS: 3
Ford Center
Orlando shoots for its third consecutive win Sunday as the Magic invade Oklahoma City to take on an improved Thunder team.
Rose Garden
Portland hopes to build on an impressive win in its last outing when it shoots for a ninth consecutive win over a reeling Minnesota Timberwolves club at the Rose Garden.
Staples Center
The reeling New Orleans Hornets kick off a tough, three- game road trip Sunday by facing the reigning NBA Champion LA Lakers at Staples Center.
ARCO Arena
A pair of Pacific Division rivals hookup in California's capital Sunday when Sacramento opens a four-game homestand by playing host to Golden State.
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College Football's Night Ends with a Bang Not a Whimper
This much excitement late at night usually results in a trip to the hospital, pregnancy, or bail being posted. All of this happened in a 15 minute span tonight in college football:
—Houston hit a 51 yarder rocketed off the foot of their freshman kicker to win against Tulsa, but only after recovering an onside kick after scoring a TD with under a minute left.
—Cincy survived a blistering comeback by UConn to win 47-45.
—Nebraska intercepted a bizarre heave by Landry Jones to beat Oklahoma 10-3 in Lincoln.
—USC survived a late threat by Arizona State to win 14-9.
Again, all of that happened in a rush somewhere between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m., an appropriate capper to a mad whirl of a day in college football. Symptoms should resemble something like vertigo with hallucinations of Lou Holtz saying Notre Dame was the better team on the field against Navy today. (Not actually hallucinations, since Lou Holtz actually did say that today.)
by Spencer Hall • Nov 8, 2009 12:09 AM EST
Florida Phones In Vandy Victory
On a day when Iowa lost to Northwestern (the Vanderbilt of the Big Ten,) Florida should consider themselves lucky for escaping with a 27-3 victory against Vandy at home despite struggling in the red zone in yet another conference game. They are undefeated going into their final conference games with South Carolina, and only have Florida International and State between them and their already guaranteed spot in the SEC Championship Game. On paper, it’s all puppies and hundred dollar bills for the Gators.
On paper, when read another way, this game continues to flash many of the warning lights Florida has been driving along and nervously ignoring all year long. Tim Tebow was sacked three times and hurried on numerous occasions, and worse still reverted to many of the habits he seemed to have broken out of in the game last week versus Georgia: indecision in the pocket, holding on the ball like it was a crying newborn, and taking off before cycling through all of his available receivers.
Were it not for Vandy’s punter accidentally downing the ball on a funky snap and giving Florida a layup, we’re talking a moribund 20-3 performance against the conference’s worst team. Forget any discussions of a national title; the real challenge for Florida will be assembling their talented pieces into something resembling an effective scoring threat over the final three weeks of the season. Without that, the dream of repeat will be ground to tiny pieces on the turf of the Georgia Dome by the Crimson Tide’s defense on December 5th.
by Spencer Hall • Nov 7, 2009 10:59 PM EST
VIDEO: Jahvid Best's Scary Neck Injury
Just a few minutes ago, Jahvid Best suffered a horrific-looking injury as he scored a touchdown against Oregon State. Now, there's video:
It’s nearly impossible to watch that video without cringing and fearing the worst. The way his body immediately goes limp certainly conjures fears of paralysis.
And with the All-American Best currently in the emergency room at a local hospital, the injury provides an ominous reminder that beyond all the fanfare--millions of fans across the country, billion dollar TV contracts, highlight shows, and larger than life superstars--at its core, football is still a dangerous, dangerous game. Even for the best of players, as Best’s injury proves.
That said, here’s to hoping all this melodrama will look ridiculous in hindsight, and the Best injury turns out to be one big, scary false alarm.
UPDATE: Preliminary reports indicate Best has a concussion, and movement of his extremities. So maybe it was a false alarm. Head over to our StoryStream for more updates.
by Andrew Sharp • Nov 7, 2009 8:53 PM EST
Charlie Weis' Historic Naval Defeat
Sussman tweets:
This is such a good joke that I'm embittered over not thinking of it on my own, so I suppose I'll nitpick. If we extend "turf" to also mean "claimed naval territory," we can also say that Charlie Weis has something in common with the Germans and the Peloponnese. If the Spartans had managed to dominate the Irish on September 19, Weis and the Peloponnese would have had something else in common. History jokes and history jokes!
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 7:30 PM EST
Nick Saban 2, Nick Saban's Headset 0
Alabama coach Nick Saban, by my count, has thrown off his headset in anger twice so far during the game versus LSU. Near the end of the first half, his expensive audio equipment hit the grass after quarterback Greg McElroy made a terribly-advised pass in the red zone for an interception. In the second half, his gear slammed the mat as a reaction to a "12 men on the field" penalty.
I wonder whether he made any of his players cry. Remember that?
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 6:33 PM EST
At Some Point, Jim Tressell Will Unleash Terrelle Pryor (Right?)
Terrelle Pryor is not yet a good passing quarterback. And yet, he may still be the game's most dangerous quarterback, simply because of his otherworldly size, strength, speed, and athleticism. Critics say he's missing a passing game; I say he's just missing a head coach who knows how to use him.
In today's battle for the inside track to the Big 10 title, Ohio State leads Penn State 10-7 at halftime in Happy Valley, where Terrelle Pryor is struggling to pass the ball (just 3 of 9 for 33 yards) and, you guessed it, not struggling to run the ball (42 yards on 3 rushes, including a TD). In a game between two otherwise evenly matched teams featuring good defenses and poor passing attacks, the standout difference is the freak athlete quarterbacking the Buckeyes. Penn State doesn't have one of those.
But the point is that no one else does. At some point, Jim Tressell surely has to figure this out, doesn't he? I keep asking this week after week, but here we are at halftime of the biggest conference game of the year.... and we're still waiting, the Buckeyes' incredible rusher having carried the ball just three times so far.
So here's a prediction: If we're still waiting for Tressell to figure this out when today's game comes to an end, Ohio State will have dropped its third game of the year.
by Peter Bean • Nov 7, 2009 5:36 PM EST
Greg McElroy Is Psyduck
Thanks to an age-old Internet meme, I am aware that Psyduck is a Pokemon character. When you're bewildered or in a state of despair, you do the Psyduck. For example, Alabama has performed pretty badly in the red zone, and quarterback Greg McElroy just missed a wide-open receiver in the end zone. Here he is, immediately afterward:
And here is Psyduck:
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 4:48 PM EST
LSU-Alabama: Free Football! On The Internet!
LSU-Alabama is certainly the biggest Week 10 matchup, and to miss it would be a greater shame than to realize that, in a wacky mix-up, you inadvertently cashed in your infant son and tucked your winning lottery ticket into bed! Oh no! For those of you who, for whatever reason, don't have access to the game on television, you can watch it free at CBS Sports.
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 4:25 PM EST
Colt McCoy Drops 470 on UCF, Makes Heisman Statement
Though Central Florida led 3-0 early in the second quarter, there was never any doubt the undefeated Longhorns were safe from Iowa's fate. They didn't lose their quarterback, for one thing. Texas overwhelmed UCF 35-3 behind stellar defense and a huge passing day from Colt McCoy, who completed 33 of his 42 passes for 2 touchdowns and 470 yards, a full 273 of which went to Jordan Shipley. Such extreme aerial explosion mandates further review; to the record books we go:
Great as Texas has been overall, a pedestrian ground game and spotty production from other receivers has literally made the Longhorns' offense something of a two-man show. Shipley's 10 receptions today bring his season total to 74 through 9 games; if he continues at his current pace, he'll finish 2009 with 115 receptions and 1,516 yards, both of which would be single-season school records.
As for McCoy, he already owned virtually all the school's passing records heading into this year, but today's gaudy performance will certainly help his chances to do what no Texas quarterback, including the immortal Vince Young, has ever done -- win a Heisman Trophy.
by Peter Bean • Nov 7, 2009 3:55 PM EST
Get Ready For The Stefan Demos Era At Northwestern
The Hawkeyes aren't the only team in Iowa City to suffer a quarterback injury. Northwestern starter Mike Kafka, who has been nursing a halftime injury, sat out several series in the first half. Backup Dan Persa was knocked out of the game by a hard hit, forcing the less-than-healthy Kafka to take the field.
No team wants to put its injured starting quarterback in the game, of course. What happens if Kafka re-aggravates his injury? Easy: they insert kicker Stefan Demos. He complies with Northwestern's stipulation that their quarterback must have exactly five letters in his last name. What's more, he has one career pass attempt -- a nine-yard completion, which is good for a 175.6 passer rating.
Northwestern's fourth-string option is a wheelbarrow full of logs.
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 2:40 PM EST
Don't Forget Spectacular Small Failures
It should be noted that in Fayetteville Arkansas just attempted a fake punt from their own 20 and failed. This is comedy leading to tragedy, because South Carolina just cashed that in to go up 10-7 on the Hawgs. Fans of poor decision making, we suggest you go to the SEC Network for your nourishment.
Also, Iowa is down to Northwestern 14-10, but don’t get excited. We all know this is just a blocked extra point and a last-minute 65 yard field goal away from being Iowa’s game.
by Spencer Hall • Nov 7, 2009 1:15 PM EST
Ricky Stanzi Retains A Positive Charge Of +1
Yes, Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi has left the field, but at least he was able to (barely) keep a positive charge before he did so. I'll explain.
The Quarterback element (Qk on the Periodic Table) has protons (passing touchdowns) and electrons (interceptions). Entering the game, Stanzi had 14 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions on the season. Before he was injured in the second quarter against Northwestern, he had managed to thrown another touchdown and another pick, ensuring his status as a relatively stable element.
Iowa fans might disagree with that last bit.
by Jon Bois • Nov 7, 2009 1:14 PM EST
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