Around the League: Week 7

1st ballot for sure

 

Tony Gonzalez is now #2 on the NFL’s all time receptions list.  The tight end has 1,110 receptions now in his career, placing him just above Colts great Marvin Harrison (1,102).  While 1st place is surely unreachable, with Jerry Rice at 1,549, Gonzalez is a sure fire hall of famer.  He’s been in the league since 1997, and has caught at least 70 passes each year since 2002.  Even this year, without Matt Ryan, Gonzalez has 41 catches for 520 yards and 3 scores.  Here are the week 7 scores:

• Titans 37, Texans 10
• Browns 31, Seahawks 26
• Falcons 34, Lions 16
• Dolphins 22, Broncos 17
• Jets 14, Chargers 10
• Bears 27, Buccaneers 20
• Redskins 34, Panthers 31 (OT)
• Raiders 24, Chiefs 19
• Cardinals 24, Steelers 16
• Packers 21, Vikings 14
• Rams 30, Cowboys 20
• Colts 31, Saints 27
• Ravens 21, Jaguars 15

AFC Player of the week – Ravens HB Ray Rice – 22 carries, 188 yards, 2 TD

NFC Player of the week – Falcons QB Chris Redman – 21/35, 281 yards, 3 TD

Around the NFL: Week 6

Blount's trip to IR a huge blow to Tampa

 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed HB LaGarrette Blount on IR today after he tore his tricep during the Bucs 41-30 loss vs. the Saints.  Blount started the game off with 4 carries for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns, including an 84 yard run.  The Oregon product has 342 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns this year, averaging 4.1 yards a carry.  He ran for 1000 yards last year as a rookie.  Here are the scores from week 6:

• Falcons 21, Panthers 13
• Redskins 22, Eagles 10
• Giants 45, Bills 10
• Colts 22, Bengals 10
• Steelers 32, Jaguars 29
• Lions 39, 49ers 29
• Packers 35, Rams 20
• Ravens 25, Texans 20
• Raiders 24, Browns 10
• Saints 41, Buccaneers 30
• Patriots 24, Cowboys 21
• Vikings 35, Bears 22
• Jets 27, Dolphins 10

AFC Player of the week – Jets HB Shonn Greene – 37 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD in 27-10 win vs. Miami

NFC Player of the week – Giants QB Eli Manning – 24/36, 386 yards, 4 TD in 45-10 win vs. Buffalo

Transaction

1. Buffalo Bills sign MLB Kirk Morrison to a 1 year deal.  He will backup Andra Davis and Nick Barnett in the middle of the defense.

 

Week 6: Bills @ Giants

Well, the Buffalo Bills will have an awful taste in their mouths heading into the bye.  The Giants, led by Eli Manning, completely dominated the Bills.  Despite a heavy rain all game, Manning threw for 386 yards and 4 touchdowns, averaging 10.7 yards per attempt.  Ahmad Bradshaw couldn’t be stopped either, as he slipped plenty of tackles all game in route to a 183 yard performance.  In total, New York compiled 594 yards of offense, and scored 6 touchdowns in the red zone.  Thanks to some costly Bills turnovers, this game was over early. The Bills now have 2 weeks to figure out what went wrong, and will get ready to host the Washington Redskins in Toronto.

Buffalo Bills at New York Giants
Oct 16, 2011 1 2 3 4 F BUF (3-2) 7 3 0 0 10 NYG (1-4) 14 14 10 7 45	Team Stats Comparison BUF NYG First Downs 14 23 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13 3-10 4th Down Efficiency 0-2 0-0 Total Yards 438 637 Passing Yards 223 384 Rushing Yards 62 210 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-18 2-20 Turnovers 4 1 Time of Possession 20:26 27:34
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING BUF NYG 11:17 (BUF) Steve Johnson 69 yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick 7 0 7:48 (NYG) Ahmad Bradshaw 4 yard run 7 7 3:41 (NYG) Mario Manningham 17 yard pass from Eli Manning 7 14 SECOND QUARTER SCORING BUF NYG 10:05 (NYG) Manningham 10 yard pass from Manning 7 21 1:23 (BUF) Rian Lindell 23 yard field goal 10 21 0:02 (NYG) Manningham 18 yard pass from Manning 10 28 THIRD QUARTER SCORING BUF NYG 10:00 (NYG) Hakeem Nicks 4 yard pass from Manning 10 35 0:00 (NYG) Lawrence Tynes 29 yard field goal 10 38 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING BUF NYG 7:29 (NYG) Bradshaw 18 yard run 10 45
Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick 15/29 254 1 3 Brad Smith 2/4 30 Levi Brown 0/3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Fred Jackson 10 40 4.0 CJ Spiller 5 10 2.0 Brad Smith 1 7 7.0 Johnny White 1 5 5.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD David Nelson 4 36 9.0 Donald Jones 3 58 19.3 Scott Chandler 3 33 11.0 Steve Johnson 2 84 42.0 1 CJ Spiller 2 38 19.0 Fred Jackson 2 23 11.5 Marcus Easily 1 12 12.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bryan Scott 12 Nick Barnett 9 Jairus Byrd 7 Chris White 5 Kelvin Sheppard 5 Kyle Williams 2 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Rian Lindell 1/1 1/1 4 23 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Brian Moorman 4 185 46.2 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CJ Spiller 8 143 17.8 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CJ Spiller 1 10 10.0 New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Eli Manning 24/36 386 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ahmad Bradshaw 30 183 6.1 2 Henry Hynoski 1 16 16.0 Brandon Jacobs 1 13 13.0 Mario Manningham 1 4 4.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mario Manningham 7 145 20.7 3 Hakeem Nicks 7 75 10.7 1 Bear Poscoe 4 72 18.0 Domenik Hixon 3 50 16.6 Devin Thomas 3 44 14.6 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Corey Webster 10 1 Antrel Rolle 6 Aaron Ross 5 1 Chris Canty 5 2 Jonathan Goff 5 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Lawrence Tynes 1/1 6/6 9 27 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Steve Weatherford 5 177 35.4 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jerrel Jernigan 2 43 21.5 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Domenik Hixon 1 0 0

2012 Mock Draft – First Edition

Around the NFL: Week 5

 

The Bills have placed LB Shawne Merriman on IR today.  Merriman tore his hamstring in the Bills week 5 win over the Eagles, and will be unable to play the rest of the year.  Buffalo has signed OLB Thaddeus Gibson to a 1 year deal to replace him.

Here are the players of the week in week 5:

• AFC – Colts WR Reggie Wayne – 9 catches, 163 yards, 3TD
• NFC – Falcons HB Michael Turner – 34 carries, 203 yards, TD

Here are the scores around the league this week:

• Panthers 23, Saints 7
• Bills 32, Eagles 25
• Jaguars 24, Bengals 0
• Seahawks 20, Giants 17 (OT)
• Steekers 28, Titans 21
• Texans 26, Raiders 14
• Colts 28, Chiefs 20
• Vikings 27, Cardinals 13
• Buccaneers 9, 49ers 7
• Broncos 32, Chargers 17
• Jets 21, Patriots 18
• Falcons 30, Packers 24 (OT)
• Bears 21, Lions 19

Week 5: Eagles @ Bills

The Buffalo Bills topped the Philadephia Eagles in a wild one at Ralph Wilson Stadium.  CJ Spiller took a kickoff back 98 yards with 2:22 to go, giving the Bills a 32-25 victory.  Buffalo led 25-10 midway through the 3rd quarter, but allowed a pair of touchdowns in just 4 minutes which tied the game up.  Michael Vick threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for 136 yards to lead the Eagles, even after missing almost half the game with an abdominal strain.  He returned just in time to lead the Eagles back to the the game, but it wasn’t enough.

The Bills now sit at 3-2, and are alone in 2nd place behind the 4-1 Jets.  Next week, the team heads to the Meadowlands to face the 1-4 Giants.  Some bad news from the game, Shawne Merriman left the game in the 2nd quarter with a leg injury and did not return.  His prognosis at this time is unknown.  Danny Batten filled in at OLB in his absence.

Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills
Oct 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 F PHI ((2-2)) 7 0 3 15 25 BUF ((2-2)) 3 8 7 14 32 Top Performers PASS: – RUSH: – REC: –	Team Stats Comparison PHI BUF First Downs 15 13 3rd Down Efficiency 6-16 5-15 4th Down Efficiency 0-2 0-0 Total Yards 540 556 Passing Yards 207 189 Rushing Yards 200 118 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 0-0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of Possession 24:21 23:39
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING PHI BUF 7:37 (PHI) Desean Jackson 60 yard pass from Michael Vick 7 0 3:06 (BUF) Rian Lindell 47 yard field goal 7 3 SECOND QUARTER SCORING PHI BUF 7:06 (BUF) Lindell 49 yard field goal 7 6 2:23 (BUF) Safety 7 8 0:17 (BUF) Lindell 47 yard field goal 7 11 THIRD QUARTER SCORING PHI BUF 8:50 (PHI) Alex Henery 41 yard field goal 10 11 7:11 (BUF) Roscoe Parrish 67 yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick 10 18 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING PHI BUF 11:52 (BUF) Fred Jackson 48 yard run 10 25 6:47 (PHI) Lesean McCoy 1 yard run 17 25 2:33 (PHI) Clay Harbor 28 yard pass from Vick (2pt) 25 25 2:22 (BUF) CJ Spiller 98 yard kick return 25 32
Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Michael Vick 12/24 215 2 Vince Young 2/4 18 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lesean McCoy 15 48 3.2 1 Michael Vick 12 136 11.3 Vince Young 3 13 4.3 Jeremy Maclin 1 3 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jeremy Maclin 4 48 12.0 Desean Jackson 3 99 33.0 1 Steve Smith 3 40 13.3 Clay Harbor 2 36 18 1 Jason Avant 1 3 3.0 Lesean Mccoy 1 7 7 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Casey Matthews 9 Trent Cole 7 Dominique Rodgers-Croartie 7 Mike Patterson 6 3 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Alex Henery 1/1 2/2 5 42 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Chas Henry 6 251 41.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Desean Jackson 3 65 21.6 Johnnie Lee Higgins 1 28 28.0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Desean Jackson 5 40 8 Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick 15/30 225 1 Brad Smith 1/2 21 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Fred Jackson 16 103 6.4 1 CJ Spiller 6 14 2.3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steve Johnson 4 57 14.2 Scott Chandler 3 25 8.3 David Nelson 3 13 4.3 Fred Jackson 2 41 20.5 Roscoe Parrish 1 67 67 1 CJ Spiller 1 26 26 Corey McIntyre 1 9 9 Donald Jones 1 8 8 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nick Barnett 10 2 Dwan Edwards 7 3 Arthur Moats 7 1 Leodis Mckelvin 6 Marcel Dareus 5 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Rian Lindell 3/3 3/3 12 49 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Brian Moorman 7 330 47.1 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CJ Spiller 6 203 33.8 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CJ Spiller 6 46 7.6

Benson Runs Over Bills

It took more than 2 to bring Benson down this week.

Most Bills fans were very optimistic heading into Sunday’s game in Cincinnati.  They had a 2-1 team, and were facing a Bengals team with Bruce Gradkowski at quarterback and 3 receivers out due to injury.  Unfortunately, many fans (and apparently the team) forgot about Cedric Benson.  Benson ran the ball 39 times for 281 yards and 2 scores in the Bengals 42-20 blowout win.  This was Cincinnati’s first win against Buffalo in 23 years, going back to the 1988 AFC Championship, in which Boomer Esiason led the Orange and Black to a 21-10 victory.

Benson’s rushing performance ranks him 4th all time, behind only Adrian Peterson (296), Jamal Lewis (295) and Jerome Harrison (286).  Former Bengal great Corey Dillon, who was the first to break Walter Peyton’s record set in 1977, rounds out the top five at 278 yards.  Buffalo didn’t have an answer, as Benson ran through huge holes up the middle all day.  Despite running for almost 300 yards, he only had 3 rushes of 20 yards or more on the day.  It shows how consistent he was at eating the clock and moving the chains all afternoon.

Buffalo now turns it’s attention to the Eagles, who lead the NFC East at 2-2.  It’s been a rough start for the “Dream Team,” but they are starting to find their groove.  After starting 0-2, the defense has really stepped up, allowing just 14 points the past 2 weeks.  They aren’t scoring the points people would expect, as Michael Vick has struggled so far.  Vick has a passer rating of just 77.1, with 4 TD and 4 INT.  What’s worse, is his 2.7 yards per carry rushing the ball.  Look for the Bills to key in on making him pass the ball short and running a safety above Desean Jackson all game.  Defensively, Akeem Jordan has been a man on a mission.  He leads the team with 45 tackles, compared to just 19 from runner up Casey Matthews.

Injuries around the league

The Bills Stats page has been updated through week 4.  Here’s a quick little update about some notable injuries in the NFL through week 4:

• Falcons QB Matt Ryan – Broken Hand – 4-6 weeks
• Browns QB Colt McCoy – Broken Collarbone – 3-5 weeks
• Jets QB Mark Sanchez – Torn Labrum – 1-2 Weeks

• Cardinals HB Ryan Williams – Achillies Tear – IR
• Eagles HB Ronnie Brown – Torn Quad – 5-8 Weeks
• Chiefs HB Jamaal Charles – Dislocated Hip – 4-8 Weeks

• Chargers WR Malcolm Floyd – Torn Tricep – IR
• Falcons WR Harry Douglas – Broken Leg – IR
• Bengals WR AJ Green – Broken Leg – IR
• Bengals WR Andre Caldwell – Broken Leg – IR
• Packers WR Donald Driver – Torn Pectoral – IR
• Colts WR Austin Collie – Torn Bicep – 3-4 Months
• Bengals WR Jerome Simpson – Torn Bicep – 6-8 Weeks
• Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall – Herniated Disk – 2-4 Weeks
• Dolphins WR Davone Bess – Broken Wrist – 2-4 Weeks
• Vikings WR Percy Harvin – Fractured Toe – 2-4 Weeks
• Seahawks WR Sidney Rice – Dislocated Kneecap – 2-4 Weeks
• Eagles TE Brent Celek – Broken Forearm – 3-4 Months
• Texans TE Owen Daniels – Fractured Toe – 6-8 Weeks

• Steelers DE Ziggy Hood – Herniated Disk – 4-8 Weeks

• Dolphins LB Koa Misi – Compound Fracture – IR
• Vikings LB EJ Henderson – Torn Tricep – IR
• Ravens LB Terrell Suggs – Broken Ankle – IR
• Jaguars LB Clint Session – Fractured Foot – 2-3 Months
• Bears LB Brian Urlacher – Broken Collarbone – 4-6 Weeks
• Bills LB Andra Davis – Dislocated Hip – 1-2 Weeks

• Steelers S Troy Polumalu – Fractured Elbow – IR
• Bills S George Wilson – Broken Jaw – 2-4 Weeks

 

2011 Week 4: Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals

Going to do something different from now on. Each week I’ll post a video which will be pretty sweet. Starting with next weeks game, I will also have highlights from each game as well.

Around the NFL: Week 3

The Pittsburgh Steelers are dismissing rumors that veteran Lawrence Timmons is on the trade block.  But sources say the team is quietly shopping the 25 year old in hopes of at least a first round pick.  Timmons is a starting MLB , but is in the last year of his rookie deal.  The team would like to get value out of him before he leaves at the end of the season via free agency.   A first round pick in 2007, Timmons has 18 tackles and a sack in 3 games this year.

Here are the scores around the league this week:

Patriots 37	Bills 23
Vikings 24	Lions 15
Eagles 17	Giants 6
Jaguars 22	Panthers 21
Bengals 23	49ers 20
Texans 33	Saints 25
Dolphins 13	Browns 9
Broncos 23	Titans 17	Overtime
Chargers 23	Chiefs 3
Ravens 15	Rams 12
Jets 23	Raiders 13
Packers 42	Bears 33
Buccaneers 16	Falcons 9
Seahawks 16	Cardinals 13	Overtime
Steelers 21	Colts 7
Cowboys 33	Redskins 20

Here are the top performances around the league:

• Lions WR Calvin Johnson JR. – 8 catches, 152 yards, TD
• Panthers QB Cam Newton – 24/38, 341 yards, 2 TD
• Panthers WR Steve Smith – 6 catches, 122 yards, TD
• Texans WR Andre Johnson – 7 catches, 122 yards, 3 TD
• Broncos HB Willis Mcgahee – 17 rushers, 168 yards, 2 TD
• Packers QB Aaron Rodgers – 25/43, 337 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT
• Packers WR Greg Jennings – 9 catches, 187 yards, 4 TD
• Cowboys QB Tony Romo – 25/38, 370 yards, 3 TD
• Cowboys WR Miles Austin – 8 catches, 130 yards