Monday, September 15, 2008

Sunday Sept. 14 football recap

Sunday football on Sept. 14 had some close games and some blow outs, but all-in-all it was a very exciting day for most fans.

It’s been a long time since both of the bay area teams, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers, both won a game. And the New England Patriots are still going strong after losing quarterback Tom Brady to a season ending injury, but New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre needs to get his act together if he wants to stay out of retirement. Another great game to watch was San Diego Chargers’ loss over Denver Broncos. Lastly, Tampa Bay Buccaneers must be mentioned for its victory over the Atlanta Falcons. For more game recaps, visit NFL.com.

The Raiders: This game was a little dull because they were playing the Kansas City Chiefs, which isn’t the best team this year. An example of how bad the Chiefs are this season is that during the game, they had to use three quarterbacks and ended with quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who helped put the Chiefs on the board. But, the Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski kicked his 56-yard field goal for a team-record and the players dominated the field for once. Hopefully the Raiders can keep us this strong drive for the next game against the Buffalo Bills.


The 49ers: This was an amazing game to watch because it was such a close game all the way until the end. J.T. O’Sullivan showed that there is hope for the 49ers to have a decent quarterback on the team because last year none of the quarterbacks were good enough. For example, this is the first quarterback to throw for over 300 yards since 2002. The 49ers were tied with the Seattle Seahawks 30-30 when kicker Joe Nedney missed the winning field goal for San Francisco. But, there still was a chance for victory in overtime, which the team proved after finally making a field goal to end the game with 33-30 victory over the Seahawks. The only thing this quarterback needs to work on as well as the line is pass protection and getting rid of the ball because O’Sullivan was sacked 12 times in the game, which could’ve injured him.

The Patriots: The new quarterback for this team Matt Cassel started for the first time in his career since high school. But, with a talented team of players backing him, he led the team to victory over the Jets 19-10. The Patriots played a clean game for once with no turnovers and no penalties. But, a talented team can only take a rookie quarterback so far until he needs to find his own skills to get him through. This team will probably go far because of the players, but will not have a repeat of last year of being undefeated, especially with the Dallas Cowboys on its tail. Many people were cheering for Favre and hope he does well this season because of the ruckus he made over coming out of retirement. After this loss, he will need to prove himself even more to his fans in order to keep the fans loyalty.

The Broncos: This game was exhilarating, especially with the fumble that wasn’t called. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler threw the ball, but it slipped out of his hands and into the defenders hands. This was supposed to be a fumble, but the official blew the whistle and called the play dead. The Broncos bounced back with a touchdown making the game tied. But, Coach Mike Shanahan decided to end the game there with a 2-point conversion that was successful. Running back Darren Sproles from the Broncos made an amazing play by returning a kickoff for 103 yards. And Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall came so close to Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens record of 20 catches in a game, but made a franchise record of 18 catches for 166 yards.

The Buccaneers: This team plowed over the Falcons with a 24-9 victory. Although Tampa Bay’s starting quarterback Jeff Garcia was injured, quarterback Brian Griese stepped it up and got in the zone to pull off this win over the teams’ division rival. Garcia might want to stay on the injured list for a while and give Griese a chance to pick up this team and bring it to the playoffs. Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham helped solidify this victory with a 68-yard touchdown run.


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