Fear Bubbles: Detroit Lions (FOF2007) - Page 3

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 08:48 PM

2004 Season, Week 16
Detroit (10-4) at Tennessee (7-7)
* Lions favored by 3.

Steve McNair leads the Titans offense, they have been very one dimensional. They are #8 in the league in passing and #27 in rushing. Richard Huntley and Eddie George share the load in the running game. McNair's favorite target is Derrick Mason. Their defense is lead by LB Keith Bullock, DE Jevon Kearse, and S Lance Schulters.

1st Quarter

Our offense starts off firing on all cylinders again and we get a 10-yard touchdown run from Anderson. On our next possession Anderson breaks free for 40 yards setting up a 40-yard field goal by Hanson. Our defense has shut them down so far.

Detroit 10, Tennessee 0

2nd Quarter

They start the 2nd quarter with a perfectly executed drive and McNair hits Erron Kinney for a 20-yard touchdown pass to end the drive. They tie it on their next possession with a 31-yard field goal from Joe Nedney. Our offense has really stalled and they get a 44-yard field goal from Nedney to end the half.

Tennessee 13, Detroit 10

3rd Quarter

Both defenses settle in and neither team gets on the board in the third but the Titans are driving at our 30.

Tennessee 13, Detroit 10

4th Quarter

The Titans are unable to finish the drive and settle for a 47-yard field goal from Nedney. They've seemed to figure out our defense but we stop them short of the end zone again, however they add a 24-yard field goal to make it a 9 point game with 7:45 left. Manning and the offense finally wake up with a 59-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Green with 4:52 left. Our defense is unable to get them off the field and they run out the clock, they converted on 3rd and long twice.

Tennessee 19, Detroit 17

Surprisingly they ran all over us, they had 173 yards on 33 carries. Anderson had 71 yards on 12 carries, while Manning struggled going 13 of 27 for 183 yards. They controlled the time of possession 37:09 vs 22:51.

The good news is we have clinched a playoff spot. The bad news is we got dinged up quite a bit. Corey Hall, Nate Wayne, and Andre Goodman are all questionable for next week.

Other Scores
New York (A) 17, Arizona 12
Baltimore 26, Washington 10
San Diego 29, Carolina 23
Dallas 33, Cleveland 27
Atlanta 27, Denver 13
Jacksonville 19, Green Bay 14
Minnesota 17, Houston 10
Chicago 23, Indianapolis 3
Seattle 17, Miami 14
St. Louis 30, New England 21
Kansas City 40, New Orleans 10
Cincinnati 30, New York (N) 24
Tampa Bay 19, Oakland 13
Philadelphia 48, Pittsburgh 24
Buffalo 27, San Francisco 13

Players of the Week
Priest Holmes, KC (24 carries, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Reggie Tongue, SEA (3 tackles, 5 assists, 2 interceptions)

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 08:54 PM

2004 Season, Week 16
Playoff Picture

AFC Division Leaders
North - Cincinnati (9-6)
South - Indianapolis (9-6)
East - New England (10-5)
West - Kansas City (8-7)

AFC Wild Card
5) Miami (9-6)
6) Baltimore (9-6)

AFC In the Hunt
Cleveland (8-7)
Tennessee (8-7)
Oakland (8-7)

NFC Division Leaders
North - Detroit (10-5)
South - Tampa Bay (9-6)
East - Philadelphia (9-6)
West - St. Louis (12-3)

NFC Wild Card
5) Seattle (12-3)
6) Chicago (8-7)

NFC In the Hunt
Arizona (8-7)
San Francisco (8-7)
Green Bay (8-7)
Minnesota (8-7)

I think it doesn't matter if we win or lose we have the divison won and clinched a bye in the first round of the playoffs so we will sit anyone who is dinged up.

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 09:14 PM

2004 Season, Week 17
Detroit (10-5) at Chicago (9-6)
* Lions favored by 2.

1st Quarter

Kordell Stewart and Tatum Bell have their way with our defense on their first drive but we hold up for a goal line stand, they settle for a 19-yard field goal from Edinger. Manning gets the offense going but he is sacked by Roosevelt Colvin pushing us out of field goal range and forcing a punt.

Chicago 3, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Stewart keeps picking us apart but as the field shortens he struggles, they have to settle for another field goal. This one from 33-yards out. On the first play of our next drive Manning is intercepted by Colvin at their 46. The turnover leads to a 34-yard field goal by Edinger. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 46-yard gain to set up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson.

Chicago 9, Detroit 3

3rd Quarter

We exchange punts for most of the third quarter, then Rashad Bauman muffs a punt by Richardson and we recover at their 24. On the next play Manning hits Mike Sellers for a 24-yard touchdown! The quarter ends with us driving again, we are at their 27.

Detroit 10, Chicago 9

4th Quarter

Our drive stalls but we get a 42-yard field goal from Hanson to extend our lead to 13-9. We go back to exchanging punts for the next several possessions until Stewart hits Troy Edwards for a 39-yard gain setting up a 45-yard field goal by Edinger cutting our lead to 13-12 with 4:28 left. A 26-yard run by Steven Jackson gets us in field goal position and Hanson hits from 39 yards with 2:14 left, we lead 16-12. Stewart hits Roy Williams for a gain of 21 then later hits Tatum Bell for a gain of 26 to give them the ball at our 13 with 0:23 left. A false start penalty pushes them back to the 18 then Stewart dumps it off for a 1-yard gain and the clock is running...Stewart snaps it with 0:07 left and he misses Troy Edwards in the end zone! Lions win!

Detroit 16, Chicago 12

Not a bad effort by our defense considering half of our starting lineup sat out. Our offense really struggled, we managed just 228 yards on the day. Jackson was our biggest performer with 51 yards on 12 carries. Chris Akins was very active in our defense backfield, he had 11 tackles. Peterson had 9 tackles and 5 assists.

We get a little bit healthier but Lewis Sanders is now listed as questionable with a pulled groin.

Other Scores
Atlanta 13, Carolina 10
Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 17
Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 10
Tennessee 34, Houston 6
Jacksonville 24, Indianapolis 23
Denver 24, Kansas City 6
Miami 24, Buffalo 6
Green Bay 21, Minnesota 3
New England 31, New York (A) 0
Dallas 17, New York (N) 6
Oakland 23, San Diego 14
Arizona 20, Seattle 17
St. Louis 23, San Francisco 9
Tampa Bay 37, New Orleans 10
Philadelphia 24, Washington 23

New Orleans will have the #1 pick in the draft this April. The loss knocks the Bears from the playoffs.

Players of the Week
Tom Brady, NE (24 of 31, 317 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Na'il Diggs, GB (7 tackles, 2 assists, 3.5 sacks)

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 09:19 PM

2004 Season, Wild Card Round

AFC Playoffs
Indianapolis knocks off Baltimore 20-10.
Oakland beats Miami 19-10.

NFC Playoffs
Arizona upsets Tampa Bay 24-20.
Philadelphia takes advantage of home field to beat Seattle 24-13.

Next Week's Matchups
AFC - Indianapolis (10-7) at Cincinnati (10-6)
AFC - Oakland (10-7) at New England (11-5)
NFC - Arizona (10-7) at St. Louis (13-3)
NFC - Philadelphia (11-6) at Detroit (11-5)

Most of our injured players are upgraded to probable.

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 09:43 PM

2004 Season, Conference Semifinals
Philadelphia (11-6) at Detroit (11-5)
* Lions favored by 5.

Earlier in the year we knocked off the Eagles 13-3 in Philadelphia. That was the only game all season they were held without a touchdown, they have the 5th best scoring offense in the league at 24.6 ppg. Their defense struggles against the run, they are allowing 4.6 yards per carry. McNabb is by far the biggest weapon, he has completed 64% of his passes for 3,985 yards and 26 touchdowns.

1st Quarter

On their first play from scrimmage Stephen Davis gains 28 yards on the ground but our defense adjusts and forces the punt. Manning comes out on fire, he hits Pathon for 23 yards then later hits Jenkins for 28 yards setting up a 18-yard touchdown run by Mike Anderson. The Eagles answer right back as Davis gets loose again, this time for a 28-yard touchdown run. As the quarter ends we are driving and have the ball at their 32.

Detroit 7, Philadelphia 7

2nd Quarter

Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal and we fail to take advantage of a nice drive. Our defense holds up and forces a couple punts as our offense is sputtering until midway through the quarter when Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 2:47 left in the half. A 31-yard run by McNabb sets up a 35-yard field goal by Akers just before the end of the half.

Detroit 14, Philadelphia 10

3rd Quarter

Manning hits Pathon for 26 yards to open the half but their defense strengthens and forces the punt. On the next play Davis gets loose on a screen for 24 yards then McNabb hits Corey Bradford for a 56-yard touchdown pass. Manning responds by hitting Jacquez Green for a 42 yard gain then hitting Desmond Clark for a 14-yard touchdown! The Eagles have figured out our defense, the eat up the final 7:40 of the 3rd quarter and finish the quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run by Davis.

Philadelphia 24, Detroit 21

4th Quarter

We open the quarter by exchanging punts then Manning gets to work before settling for a 18-yard field goal that ties it with 2:57 to play. Jared DeVries sacks McNabb to force a punt at the 2:00 warning! We get the ball back with 1:49 to play at our 31, on the first play Manning hits Jenkins for 28 yards setting up Hanson for a 49-yard field goal but he misses it with 0:49 left. The Eagles attempt a 58-yard field goal as time expires but Akers misses it short.

Philadelphia 24, Detroit 24

Overtime

The Eagles win the toss and elect to receive, we force a punt and get the ball at our 29. We are unable to do anything with it and punt it right back. They get the ball at their 22 but they have to punt it again. We get a nice return by Green and we have 1st and 10 at our 41. Manning hits Clark for 19 yards then 15 yards and later Jackson runs it in for a 5-yard touchdown to win it with 4:16 left in OT!!!

Detroit 30, Philadelphia 24

This was perhaps Manning's coming out party, he was 32 of 40 for 409 yards and 2 touchdowns. Anderson ran for 102 yards on 26 carries. We had a season high 519 yards of total offense. Their offense was just as good, they had 450 yards. McNabb had 288 yards passing and 46 yards rushing. Davis had 93 yards on 11 carries and 2 touchdowns.

For the most part everyone is now 100%, except we lost Jacoby Rinehart for the rest of the season with a concussion.

Other Scores
AFC - Indianapolis 30, Cincinnati 24
AFC - New England 24, Oakland 14
NFC - St. Louis 37, Arizona 19

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 10:01 PM

2004 Season, Conference Championships
Detroit (12-5) at St. Louis (14-3)
* Rams are favored by 6.

The Rams still have all the major pieces in what is known as the greatest show on turf. Warner had an unbelievable season again, he completed 68% of his passes for 4,677 yards and 37 touchdowns with just 7 interceptions. Last year he had his way with us but he couldn't find the end zone and we beat them 23-22. Their defense isn't too shabby itself, they in the top half of the league in all major categories. Their run defense is probably their weakest unit but its still good.

1st Quarter

The Rams take the opening kickoff and march right down the field, Warner finds Wendell Chmelik for a 8-yard touchdown pass to end the drive. We are unable to get a first down and have to punt the ball right back to them. Faulk fumbles on their first play and we recover at their 24 but Manning is intercepted by London Fletcher at their 9. Later in the quarter Manning is intercepted again, this time by Eugene Wilson. As the quarter ends they are driving and near midfield.

St. Louis 7, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Warner hits David Patten for 42 yards setting up an 8-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce. On our next drive we are moving again but Manning throws another interception, this time to Jamie Duncan. The Rams add a field goal as a result of the good field position. They get the ball back once more before the end of the half and take it right down the field. Warner finds James Hodgins for a 7-yard touchdown.

St. Louis 24, Detroit 0

3rd Quarter

Midway through the 3rd quarter the Rams add a 49-yard field goal. Manning finally finds something and he hits Pathon for a 23-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 20. However, Vinny Sutherland returns the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

St. Louis 34, Detroit 7

4th Quarter

Vinny Sutherland fumbles during a punt return giving us the ball at their 43 but we are unable to do anything with it. Later in the quarter we add a 36-yard field goal by Hanson and block a punt bunt we aren't able to do anything more.

St. Louis 34, Detroit 10

Really they only had 4 drives where they did anything, they just happen to get touchdowns on all of them. We weren't able to overcome Manning's rough start, we had start to forget that he is just a rookie but what a season for him. He was 11-3 as a starter, on a team that was 1-3 when he took over. The Rams only had 305 yards of total offense but we had only 190 yards.

Other Scores
AFC Championship - New England 27, Indianapolis 20

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 10:03 PM

2004 Season, Super Bowl

The Rams outshoot the Patriots 49-34. Warner wins another Super Bowl MVP, he went 18 of 22 for 258 yards with 4 touchdowns.

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 10:09 PM

2004 Season Wrap-up

Code:

Front Office Football 2007
2004 Summary for Detroit Lions
   
Year                2004                                      
Record              12-6                                      
Winning Pct.        .666                                      
All-Time            21-27                                     
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
Playoffs            1-1                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Gerald Allison                            
Record              22-28                                     
Winning Pct.        .440                                      
Off. Coord.         D. Lincoln                                
Def. Coord.         K. Schacht                                
   
Detroit Lions           Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.8      8           
Rushing Yards           123.0     5           
Yards Per Carry         4.13      15          
Pass Attempts           28.9      32          
Completions             17.9      31          
Completion Pct.         62.0      21 (T)      
Passing Yards           175.0     32          
Yards Per Attempt       6.05      31          
Yards Per Catch         9.76      31          
Total Yardage Gained    289.8     31          
3rd Down Conversions    33.5      28          
Points Per Game         18.1      22          
Pass Rush Pct.          18.8      13 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       58.0      3           
Turnovers               21        8 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +10       5           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         25.3      9           
Rushing Yards           111.2     18          
Yards Per Carry         4.39      29          
Pass Attempts           39.8      31          
Completions             22.9      31          
Completion Pct.         57.6      2           
Passing Yards           240.9     25          
Yards Per Attempt       6.05      3           
Yards Per Catch         10.50     7           
Total Yardage Gained    343.1     24          
3rd Down Conversions    39.3      15 (T)      
Points Per Game         13.4      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          18.5      20 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       44.9      13          
Turnovers               31        4           
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     10    GBY           12      
2     10    JAX           16      
3     34    NOS           17      
4     0     at DAL        24      
5     13    at PHI        3       
6     33    NYG           20      
7     20    CHI           10      
8     27    at GBY        11      
10    7     WAS           6       
11    10    at MIN        14      
12    20    IND           17      
13    19    at SFO        7       
14    30    at HOU        6       
15    24    MIN           21      
16    17    at TEN        19      
17    16    at CHI        12      
$$CS  30    PHI           24      
$$CF  10    at STL        34      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
10 E. Manning           QB    318   200   1913  6.02  9     4     83.7    
19 R. Mirer             QB    145   87    887   6.12  1     6     62.6    
**Team                  ---   463   287   2800  6.05  10    10    77.1    
$$Opp                   ---   637   367   3855  6.05  9     19    67.6    
   
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Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
24 M. Anderson          RB    217   1002  4.62  7     5       
26 S. Jackson           RB    187   725   3.88  8     7       
46 K. Faulk             RB    45    193   4.29  0     1       
**Team                  ---   476   1968  4.13  16    26      
$$Opp                   ---   405   1779  4.39  9     17      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
87 M. Jenkins           WR    80    45    534   11.87 6.68  5     4       
82 J. Green             WR    69    42    511   12.17 7.41  2     3       
3 L. Fitzgerald         WR    65    35    311   8.89  4.78  2     0       
86 D. Clark             TE    47    33    352   10.67 7.49  0     1       
83 M. Ricks             TE    48    33    341   10.33 7.10  2     1       
89 J. Pathon            WR    62    30    332   11.07 5.35  6     0       
24 M. Anderson          RB    23    18    129   7.17  5.61  1     0       
26 S. Jackson           RB    17    16    69    4.31  4.06  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
58 M. Peterson          ILB   98    40    3.5   3     2     9     75.1    
51 N. Wayne             OLB   73    19    1.0   4     5     6     81.8    
43 A. Goodman           CB    54    6     0.0   0     3     7     77.5    
74 K. Williams          DT    48    12    3.5   11    1     0     82.5    
31 C. Hall              S     45    15    0.0   0     0     12    85.6    
42 D. Robinson          S     44    11    0.5   0     2     2     79.4    
40 A. Samuel            CB    44    11    0.0   0     1     10    79.3    
20 D. Bly               CB    41    11    0.0   0     0     7     76.9    
34 L. Flowers           S     32    10    0.0   0     2     1     78.3    
90 J. De Vries          DE    30    8     1.5   14    0     1     81.4    
70 T. Johnson           DT    30    14    1.0   10    0     0     80.4    
76 K. Edwards           DE    28    7     5.0   12    0     0     81.6    
48 J. Rhinehart         CB    28    11    0.0   0     0     6     80.3    
36 C. Akins             S     25    7     0.0   0     1     6     80.3    
27 L. Sanders           CB    24    14    0.0   0     2     4     80.3    
97 D. Curry             OLB   23    8     0.0   1     0     3     76.5    
92 J. Thornton          DT    23    13    0.0   11    0     0     82.2    
94 C. Kriewaldt         ILB   20    11    0.0   1     0     1     72.0    
77 C. Okeafor           DE    17    11    5.0   14    0     0     81.6    
59 C. Claiborne         OLB   16    5     0.0   1     0     0     71.3

Behind the Numbers
* Cameron Spikes was named All-NFL First Team at Right Guard.
* Jeff Backus was named All-NFL Second Team at Left Tackle.
* Kurt Warner won every major award he could win.
* Rookies of the Year Awards went to Tatum Bell (CHI) and Nathan Vasher (KC)
* Warrick Dunn led the league in rushing with 1,623 yards.
* Chad Johnson led the league in receiving with 1,695 yards and 108 receptions.

2004 Evaluation
Team Performance: 83/100
Franchise Value: 77/100
Profit/Loss: 85/100
Roster Strength: 60/100
Year-End Score: 81

I think its safe to say our coaching staff saved their jobs with this type of performance!

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 10:22 PM

2005 Offseason, Staff Hiring and Pre-Free Agency

G Pete Kendall retires after 9 seasons.
DT Shaun Rogers retires after 4 seasons, due to a severe concussion.

Rogers retiring is devastating, he was a beast.

The following players are eligible for Free Agency:

Code:

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Hall, Cory              31  SS          7    64                64                ---  
Kriewaldt, Clint        94  SILB        7    53                53                ---  
McDougle, Stockar       67  RT          6    49                49                ---  
Flowers, Lee            34  SS          11   42                42                ---  
Robinson, Damien        42  FS          8    41                41                ---  
Rhinehart, Jacoby       48  RCB         7    40                40                ---  
Anderson, Mike          24  RB          6    39                39                ---  
Williams, Brian         93  SLB         11   39                39                ---  
Green, Barrett          96  WLB         6    37                41                ---  
Faulk, Kevin            46  RB          7    34                34                ---  
Thornton, John          92  LDT         7    32                32                ---  
Mirer, Rick             19  QB          13   30                30                ---  
Mayberry, Jermaine      68  RG          10   28                28                ---  
Akins, Chris            36  FS          7    28                28                ---

We'll try to bring back Hall, Kriewaldt, McDougle, Anderson, and Faulk.

Our coaching staff will remain intact.

We send Eli Manning to NFL Europe.

DeToxRox · 01-22-2010, 10:44 PM

Amazing season.

Recoil · 01-22-2010, 10:52 PM

Great season. Keep it up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty.

DataKing · 01-22-2010, 11:21 PM

Excellent job resurrecting the Lions, Balldog. I've been following along. It's a shame Eli kind of crapped the bed against the Rams, but still a great rookie season for him. Hopefully you can find a suitable replacement for Shaun Rogers (no small task) in the draft or free agency.

Autumn · 01-23-2010, 12:18 AM

Pretty amazing the wins you got with those numbers. Good team performance.

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 06:01 AM

2005 Offseason, Free Agency

Stage 2

RB Mike Anderson resigns a 1-year deal worth $700,000.

LB Tommy Polley (STL) signs a 4-year deal worth $14,140,000.
CB Travis Fisher (STL) signs a 3-year deal worth $1,740,000.

Stage 3

WR Justin McCareins (TEN) signs a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000.
G Montrae Holland (STL) signs a 1-year deal worth $800,000.

Stage 4

RB Kevin Faulk resigns a 1-year deal worth $700,000.
LB Clint Kriewaldt resigns a 1-year deal worth $900,000.
T Stockar McDougle resigns a 3-year deal worth $4,780,000.

S Marlon McCree (PHI) signs a 2-year deal worth $1,600,000.

Stage 5

S Cory Hall resigns a 2-year deal worth $1,750,000.

S Brandon Jennings (OAK) signs a 1-year deal worth $700,000.

Stage 6

LB Fred Jones (CHI) signs a 2-year deal worth $1,350,000.
DT Ryan Pickett (JAX) signs a 3-year deal worth $2,200,000.

LB Barrett Green signs with Baltimore.

Stage 9

CB Jacoby Rinehart signs with Philadelphia.

Stage 10

G Jermaine Mayberry signs with Washington.

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 06:05 AM

Thanks for following guys!

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 09:49 AM

2005 Offseason, NFL Draft

We enter the draft looking to add depth and draft the best players available, we may even look to trade out of the first round.

Draft Order

1) New Orleans
2) Washington
3) New York (A)
4) Buffalo
5) San Diego
6) Pittsburgh
7) New York (N)
8) Carolina
9) Denver
10) Chicago
29) Detroit

NFL Draft Results

1) New Orleans select QB Adrian McPherson from Florida State.
2) Washington selects QB Stefan LeFors from Louisville.
3) New York (A) selects QB Aaron Rodgers from California.
4) Buffalo selects LB Derrick Johnson from Texas.
5) San Diego selects RB Ronnie Brown from Auburn.
6) Pittsburgh selects RB Cadillac Williams from Auburn.
7) New York (N) selects LB Lofa Tatupu from USC.
8) Carolina selects CB Reynaldo Hill from Florida.
9) Houston selects T Khalif Barnes from Washington.
10) Chicago selects WR Chris Henry from West Virginia.
18) Tennessee selects RB Frank Gore from Miami (FL).
28) Detroit selects LB Demarcus Ware from Troy State.
54) Arizona selects LB Shawne Merriman from Maryland.

61) Detroit selects CB Ellis Hobbs from Iowa State.
93) Detroit selects DE Justin Tuck from Notre Dame.
125) Detroit selects RB Darren Sproles from Kansas State.
157) Detroit selects DE Eric Moore from Florida State.
189) Detroit selects DT Manny Wright from USC.
221) Detroit selects CB Chris Carr from Boise State.

Our draft is graded a B-.

Demarcus Ware - 37/49
Ellis Hobbs - 19/49
Justin Tuck - 19/31
Darren Sproles - 27/43
Eric Moore - 16/23
Manny Wright - 18/25
Chris Carr - 13/27

A so so draft, Ware could end up being a stud though.

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 11:30 AM

2005 Offseason, Late Free Agency and Training Camp

Ware, Carr, and Sproles will not sign until closer to Training Camp.

We are going to be pretty quiet for this stage of free agency, we may look to add some depth at MLB since it looks like we should move to 3-4.

LB Rocky Calmus (TEN) signs a 2-year deal worth $1,100,000.
LB Kenny Cote (HOU) signs a 1-year deal worth $500,000.

Looks like the Dolphins are not sold on Tony Romo at QB, they have signed Marc Bulger to a 6-year deal $62,710,000.

Before Training Camp we are able to get all our rookies to sign.

Here is a look at our Training Camp Roster:

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Front Office Football 2007
Detroit Lions Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Harrington, Joey        12  QB          4    24                31                4 yrs
Manning, Eli            10  QB          2    24                33                3 yrs
Henson, Drew            4   QB          3    19                27                1 yr.
Jackson, Steven         26  RB          2    40                53                4 yrs
Anderson, Mike          24  RB          6    32                32                1 yr.
Faulk, Kevin            46  RB          7    30                30                1 yr.
Sproles, Darren         37  RB          1    28                39                3 yrs
Schlesinger, Cory       23  FB          11   36                36                4 yrs
Sellers, Mike           32  FB          8    33                33                1 yr.
Clark, Desmond          86  TE          7    45                45                1 yr.
Ricks, Mikhael          83  TE          8    38                38                2 yrs
Swift, Justin           2   TE          7    26                26                1 yr.
McCareins, Justin       85  FL          5    54                54                3 yrs
Jenkins, Martay         87  FL          7    38                38                1 yr.
Green, Jacquez          82  FL          8    36                36                1 yr.
Crowell, Germane        84  FL          8    35                35                1 yr.
Gage, Justin            81  FL          3    17                24                1 yr.
Pathon, Jerome          89  SE          8    42                42                1 yr.
Fitzgerald, Larry       3   SE          2    39                47                2 yrs
Raiola, Dominic         56  C           5    56                56                3 yrs
Ledford, Dwayne         54  C           6    35                35                1 yr.
Spikes, Cameron         75  LG          7    50                50                1 yr.
Holland, Montrae        63  RG          3    41                41                1 yr.
Dockery, Derrick        62  RG          3    36                36                2 yrs
Backus, Jeff            79  LT          5    60                60                2 yrs
Gross, Jordan           61  LT          3    52                61                2 yrs
McDougle, Stockar       67  RT          6    50                50                3 yrs
Richardson, Kyle        14  P           9    51                51                1 yr.
Hanson, Jason           11  K           14   55                55                4 yrs
Edwards, Kalima         76  LDE         4    47                52                2 yrs
Okeafor, Chike          77  LDE         7    42                42                2 yrs
Idonije, Israel         95  LDE         2    30                41                3 yrs
Moore, Eric             73  LDE         1    18                25                3 yrs
De Vries, Jared         90  RDE         7    35                35                4 yrs
Tuck, Justin            71  RDE         1    21                31                4 yrs
Pickett, Ryan           72  LDT         5    38                38                3 yrs
Johnson, Tank           70  LDT         2    38                48                2 yrs
Williams, Kevin         74  RDT         3    55                55                1 yr.
Wright, Manny           78  RDT         1    19                26                3 yrs
Kriewaldt, Clint        94  SILB        7    53                53                1 yr.
Peterson, Mike          58  MLB         7    81                81                2 yrs
Cote, Kenny             57  MLB         4    35                36                1 yr.
Calmus, Rocky           53  MLB         4    34                51                2 yrs
Polley, Tommy           50  SLB         5    60                60                4 yrs
Wayne, Nate             51  SLB         8    57                57                3 yrs
Curry, Donte            97  SLB         5    45                45                4 yrs
Ware, Demarcus          96  SLB         1    43                51                4 yrs
Jones, Fred             52  SLB         6    40                40                2 yrs
Claiborne, Chris        59  WLB         7    63                63                1 yr.
Phillips, Shaun         91  WLB         2    37                41                2 yrs
Goodman, Andre          43  LCB         4    53                53                4 yrs
Samuel, Asante          40  LCB         3    49                49                2 yrs
Carr, Chris             25  LCB         1    15                26                3 yrs
Fisher, Travis          49  RCB         4    49                49                3 yrs
Bly, Dre'               20  RCB         7    47                47                1 yr.
Sanders, Lewis          27  RCB         6    37                37                1 yr.
Hobbs, Ellis            47  RCB         1    24                50                4 yrs
Hall, Cory              31  SS          7    62                62                2 yrs
McCree, Marlon          35  FS          5    52                52                2 yrs
Jennings, Brandon       41  FS          6    40                40                1 yr.
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 60
   
Salary Cap: $105,700,000
Cap Room: $34,190,000
Maximum for New Player: $34,800,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,160,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Front Office Football 2007
Cap Room Required Next Year: $60,890,000

Overall it looks like we are better on both sides of the ball. Our defense should be sick.

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 12:29 PM

2005 Preseason

Games
New England 30, Detroit 3
Oakland 21, Detroit 6
Detroit 30, Buffalo 3
Denver 17, Detroit 14

Players Released
RB Kevin Faulk
WR Justin Gage
DE Eric Moore
DT Manny Wright
LB Kenny Cote
CB Lewis Sanders
DB Chris Carr

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 12:47 PM

2005 Season, Week 1
Minnesota (0-0) at Detroit (0-0)
* Lions favored by 7.

All the core pieces remain for the Vikings, they should have good offensive team with Moss, Culpepper, and Chris Brown leading the way. On defense they have some holes but they have plenty of talent too. They are led by LB Nick Rogers, DE Lance Johnstone, and S Willie Offord.

1st Quarter

Both defenses are dominating the first quarter until late in the quarter Chris Brown breaks free on a 95-yard touchdown run for the Vikings.

Minnesota 7, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Our offense continues to struggle. On their first drive of the quarter they are forced to punt and Kevin Williams blocks it, giving us the ball at their 31! We are unable to take advantage and settle for a field goal attempt, but its blocked! On the ensuing drive Brown gets loose again, this time for 38 yards setting up a 1-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Michael Bennett with 2:00 left in the half. Manning finally gets something going and we execute a beautiful two minute drill ending in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins.

Minnesota 14, Detroit 7

3rd Quarter

They open the half with an impressive 17 play 69 yard drive that takes 7 minutes and ends with a 9-yard touchdown run by Brown. Later in the quarter Manning is intercepted by Brian Williams at our 34, however Wade Richey misses a 42-yard field goal. On the next play Jackson fumbles and Willie Offord returns it 33 yards for the touchdown!

Minnesota 28, Detroit 7

4th Quarter

On our second drive of the quarter Manning heats up and gets a 2-yard touchdown pass to Pathon. Our defense is really sucking it up today, they move right down the field and get a 36-yard field goal by Richey. Manning gets dinged up on our next play, so Harrington comes in and goes 3 for 3 with a 12 yard touchdown pass to Ricks. We are unable to get the ball back though and they run out the clock.

Minnesota 31, Detroit 21

Not exactly the way we envisioned the season starting, Chris Brown went crazy. He had 239 yards on 22 carries and 2 touchdowns. They ran for 303 yards to our 54. Manning was 21 of 30 for 262 yards with a 2 touchdowns and an interception. An embarrassing loss that gives us plenty of things to work on.

Other Scores
Arizona 17, San Francisco 13
New Olreans 10, Atlanta 7
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 13
Green Bay 13, Chicago 10
Cleveland 32, Cincinnati 24
Dallas 22, Philadelphia 19
Houston 20, Jacksonville 16
Indianapolis 26, Tennessee 23
Miami 34, New York (A) 31
Buffalo 23, New England 14
Denver 31, Oakland 13
Baltimore 10, Pittsburgh 7
San Diego 20, Kansas City 17
Seattle 23, St. Louis 17
New York (N) 31, Washington 17

Players of the Week
Chad Pennington, NYJ (31 of 45, 371 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Na'il Diggs, GB (7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 interception)

Balldog · 01-23-2010, 01:03 PM

2005 Season, Week 2
Detroit (0-1) at Pittsburgh (0-1)
* Steelers favored by 4.

They have a great receiving core led by Plaxico Burress and Hines Ward. Rob Johnson starts at QB with Willie Parker starting at RB. On defense they are led by LB Kendrell Bell, LB Joey Porter, and S Chris Hope.

1st Quarter

Both offenses start out slow and midway through the quarter they start getting something going until Cadillac Williams fumbles and we recover at our 11. Their defense forces a punt and they are deep in our territory as the quarter ends.

Detroit 0, Pittsburgh 0

2nd Quarter

Our defense tightens up and we hold them to a 24-yard field goal by Jeff Reed. On the ensuing kickoff Darren Sproles takes it 100 yards to the house! Halfway through the quarter Hanson misses a 48-yard field goal and they come right down the field and score on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Ward. Manning again executes a perfect two minute drill and he hits McCareins for a 8-yard touchdown with 0:11 left in the half.

Detroit 14, Pittsburgh 10

3rd Quarter

We get the ball first in the second half and on our first play from scrimmage Manning is intercepted by Pacman Jones at our 33. On their second play Williams scores on a 33-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter they add a 44-yard field goal by Reed to make it 20-14. After a couple penalties Manning is intercepted by Chris Hope and they get possession at our 9. Three plays later Johnson hits Burress for a 3-yard touchdown. We are forced to punt and they come marching down the field and Johnson finds Burress again, this time for a 7-yard touchdown.

Pittsburgh 34, Detroit 14

4th Quarter

Our defense is becoming a joke, they march right down the field again but settle for a 25-yard field goal this time. On our next drive Manning gets dinged up again and Harrington comes in again. Joey promptly hits Jenkins for a 5-yard touchdown. They add a 55-yard field goal on their next possession. Then Harrington is intercepted by Hope at midfield leading to another field goal for Reed, this time a 26-yard field goal.

Pittsburgh 43, Detroit 22

I think we are going to throw that 3-4 playbook out the damn window. The Steelers ran all over us, Parker (82 yds) and Williams (102) combined for 184 yards. Again our running game was non-existant, Jackson had 7 yards on 7 carries.

To make matters worse, we play the Rams next.

Other Scores
Colts 41, Cardinals 21
Bears 19, Ravens 13
Panthers 27, Bills 10
Vikings 21, Browns 0
Broncos 24, Eagles 0
Bengals 37, Packers 34
Seahawks 20, Texans 0
Rams 38, Jaguars 6
Dolphins 25, Buccanears 6
Patriots 42, Saints 16
Falcons 21, Jets 3
Chiefs 23, Giants 20
Cowboys 30, Chargers 17
49ers 23, Titans 8
Raiders 23, Redskins 22

Players of the Week
Brett Favre, GB (34 of 40, 428 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Chris Hope, PIT (5 tackles, 2 interceptions)

Balldog · 01-24-2010, 07:10 PM

2005 Season, Week 3
Detroit (0-2) at St. Louis (1-1)
* Rams favored by 4.

I'm quite embarrassed to admit that I missed the fact that Marshall Faulk retired after last season, he leaves a huge hole in their offense. Mike Cloud is now their starting running back. They also lost Isaac Bruce, he is now at Seattle. They still have Kurt Warner and Torry Holt but there isn't much else on offense. Their defense seems to have really downgraded too. Their best players are S Matt Bowen, LB Anthony Simmons, and DT Damione Lewis. Our coaching staff decided to switch back to a 4-3 defense after the performance of the 3-4 the first two weeks.

1st Quarter

We are forced to punt on our first possession and Jeff Ogden returns it 19 yards to set them up at our 44. A few plays later Joe Nedney hits a 43-yard field goal to give them the early lead. Manning seems to have found something but they are able to get a sack to force a punt after a pair of first downs. Their offense gets to work and they score on a 8-yard touchdown pass from Warner to Ron Dixon.

St. Louis 10, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Our defense finally keeps them off the board and forces a punt. Then on our next possession Manning is sacked on first down, then throws an incomplete pass before hitting McCareins for a 84-yard touchdown on 3rd and 14. The Rams get the ball back and march right down the field but have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Nedney. Manning and company answer with a 8-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Fitzgerald.

Detroit 14, St. Louis 13

3rd Quarter

We force a punt on their first possession of the half, then starting pounding it on the ground. After softening up their defense a little bit Manning gets to work and we get on the board again, this time a 26-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with the Rams driving and at our 31.

Detroit 17, St. Louis 13

4th Quarter

On the second play of the quarter Andre Goodman intercepts Kurt Warner in the end zone! We again start pounding the run game then go to the pass with great success. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 29-yard gain, then two plays later hits Fitzgerald for a 19-yard touchdown! The Rams come out and just roll right down the field before failing to get in the end zone from 1st and goal at the 4. We get the ball back and eat up some clock before punting with 1:27 left. A big sack by Kalima Edwards and Israel Idonije ends their hopes of a comeback.

Detroit 24, St. Louis 13

It was nice to get some redemption against the team that ended our miracle season last year even if they aren't any good anymore. Manning was great, he went 18 of 23 for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns. Our running game finally got going to, Anderson had 68 yards and Jackson had 61. Fitzgerald had a big day with 8 receptions, 120 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Our rush defense still struggled, they had 118 yards on 18 carries. Warner was 29 of 49 for 321 yards.

Dominic Raiola suffered a hyperextended knee but he should be fine for next week's game.

Other Scores
Giants 26, Panthers 7
Bengals 31, Raiders 21
Browns 17, Broncos 14
Cowboys 13, Bears 12
Packers 14, Cardinals 7
Colts 39, Patriots 14
Bills 38, Jaguars 23
Titans 23, Chiefs 13
Dolphins 24, Ravens 13
Jets 26, Steelers 21
Chargers 19, Texans 13
49ers 19, Saints 13
Seahawks 17, Falcons 17
Eagles 27, Bucs 16
Vikings 40, Redskins 10

Players of the Week
Drew Bledsoe, BUF (26 of 35, 306 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Jamie Sharper, HOU (6 tackles, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-24-2010, 07:34 PM

2005 Season, Week 4
Detroit (1-2) at New Orleans (1-2)
* Saints favored by 1.

Aaron Brooks has held off Adrian McPherson so far for the starting QB job, but he should be looking over his shoulder. Deuce McAllister is one of the best running backs in the league but he is out with a herniated disk. Donte Stallworth can stretch the defense. Their defense isn't bad at all, they are led by DE Charles Grant, S Mike Doss, and LB Derrick Rodgers.

1st Quarter

Both teams come out very conservative their first two possessions, on the Saints third possession they start moving the ball down field. Their drive ends with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brooks to TE Boo Williams. We punt the ball right back and they are driving as the quarter ends.

Saints 7, Lions 0

2nd Quarter

Their drive stalls at our 24 and K Josh Brown misses the 41-yard field goal, wide right. We now have five possessions without a first down and we punt again. They get a couple nice plays before Josh Brown misses a 31-yard field goal wide left. We are unable to get a first down again but WR Michael Lewis fumbles the punt return and we recover at their 35. On our second play Manning is intercepted by LB James Allen in the end zone with 1:18 left in the half. They get down to our 30 but time runs out before they can attempt the field goal.

Saints 7, Lions 0

3rd Quarter

We finally get a couple first downs but have to punt again. On their next drive Brooks hits WR Reggie Brown for 38 yards setting up a 26-yard touchdown by RB Ryan Everett. Our offense seems to be gaining some confidence but has to punt again and we pin them deep in their territory as the quarter ends.

Saints 14, Lions 0

4th Quarter

We force a punt then Jackson gets some room and gains 34 yards setting up a 32-yard field goal by Hanson. Our defense holds again but Manning is intercepted by S Michael Boulware on our next drive at our 28. They can do anything with it but do get a 47-yard field goal with 2:17 left. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 42-yard gain then a 10-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 7 with 1:34 left. We are unable to recover the onside kick and we can't complete the comeback.

Saints 17, Lions 14

We punted on 8 of our first 9 possessions, the other one was an interception. Our offense looked brutal today, we managed just 233 total yards. Jackson had 54 yards on 15 carries and Manning went 20 of 32 for 174 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Fitzgerald had a nice day again, he had 78 yards on 7 receptions. He seems to be benefiting from the addition of McCareins. Brooks lit us up, he went 23 of 30 for 277 yards and a touchdown and their third string running back ran for 68 yards on 11 carries.

Other Scores
Colts 32, Ravens 3
Bills 34, Dolphins 14
Bears 20, Panthers 17
Jaguars 32, Bengals 29
Vikings 34, Packers 20
Steelers 24, Texans 7
Jets 17, Chiefs 7
Cardinals 41, Giants 28
Patriots 27, Raiders 3
Rams 26, 49ers 24
Seahawks 35, Redskins 10
Falcons 9, Bucs 6
Titans 33, Browns 10

Players of the Week
Jeff Garcia, CIN (27 of 36, 355 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Ryan Denney, NE (5 tackles, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-25-2010, 08:04 PM

2005 Season, Week 5
Bye Week

Other Scores
Cardinals 33, Cowboys 6
Panthers 19, Falcons 6
Bills 17, Broncos 6
Bengals 27, Ravens 24
Jaguars 23, Browns 20
Raiders 20, Chiefs 13
Dolphins 22, Chargers 10
Jets 17, Patriots 15
Packers 27, Saints 10
Eagles 27, Seahawks 7
Colts 34, Steelers 17
Rams 37, Giants 31
Bucs 30, Vikings 27
49ers 20, Redskins 3

Players of the Week
Rex Grossman, NYG (24 of 37, 315 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Chris Hovan, MIN (6 tackles, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-25-2010, 08:23 PM

2005 Season, Week 6
Chicago (2-2) at Detroit (1-3)
* Bears favored by 2.

The Bears have a guy named Clarence Smith starting a quarterback he is an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern. Tatum Bell has become a very good running back for them, he had 1,044 yards last season. Roy Williams (13 rec, 212 yds, 2 TD) is their top receiving threat. Their defense has been nasty so far this season, they are in the Top 5 in all major categories. They are led by LB Roosevelt Colvin, S Mike Brown, DE Alex Brown, and LB Brian Urlacher.

1st Quarter

On their second drive of the game Clarence Smith finds Roy Williams for a 24-yard gain that sets up a 26-yard field goal by Paul Edinger. As the quarter ends they are driving again, they are at our 46.

Bears 3, Lions 0

2nd Quarter

We think we have them stopped on 3rd and 19 from our 44 but Smith finds David Terrell for 24 yards then on the next play Smith hits Williams for a 20-yard touchdown pass. On our first play of the next drive Manning hits Pathon but he fumbles and they recover at our 35. We stuff them on 3rd and 1 but they get a 43-yard field goal. Sproles has a nice kick return that gets us out to our 43 and Manning starts getting some confidence. We finally get on the board with a 17-yard touchdown run by Anderson. Near the two minute warning Goodman intercepts Smith but we can't do anything with it but punt.

Bears 13, Lions 7

3rd Quarter

We get the ball first in the second half and pin them deep at their own 5. They fail to do anything and we get the ball back but have to punt again, Richardson does his job and pins them at their 3 this time. As the quarter ends they are driving and out to their 39.

Bears 13, Lions 7

4th Quarter

In the 4th quarter we are finally getting something going on offense but our first two drives stall at their 45. At the two minute warning Manning hits McCareins on 4th and 7 for an 8-yard gain! On the next play Manning hits McCareins again, this time for a 19-yard gain but he fumbles and they recover at their 31! Our defense is unable to get us the ball back and they run out the clock.

Bears 13, Lions 7

Our defense finally plays a good game but our offense is completely shut down again. We did have a few bright spots, one being Steven Jackson. He rushed for 75 yards on 17 carries. Manning struggled, they really shut down Larry Fitzgerald. Manning was 17 of 28 for 129 yards. Our two lost fumbles were devastating. We held the Bears to 288 yards of offense, but they were able to run for 129.

Other Scores
Cardinals 31, Eagles 7
Titans 17, Ravens 0
Bills 21, Raiders 18
Bengals 35, Steelers 29
Browns 36, Texans 33
Cowboys 21, Giants 16
Dolphins 27, Broncos 20
Packers 27, Panthers 23
Colts 23, Jaguars 3
Falcons 20, Vikings 17
Bucs 33, Saints 20
Chargers 38, Jets 31
Redskins 20, Rams 16

RedHawk00 · 01-25-2010, 10:43 PM

uh oh, are the wheels coming off this bus? (1-4)?

Balldog · 01-26-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RedHawk00

uh oh, are the wheels coming off this bus? (1-4)?

I'm not sure what the heck is going on, our offense and defense should've both improved talent wise. Then again last year we over achieved big time.

Balldog · 01-26-2010, 07:06 PM

2005 Season, Week 7
Tampa Bay (3-3) at Detroit (1-4)

Tampa Bay has a good young offense, led by the guy we wanted at quarterback but couldn't justify taking - Carson Palmer. He led them to a 10-6 record last season, passing for 3,373 yards while completing 66% of his passes. At running back they have a very good Michael Pittman, he ran for 1,600 yards last season and he has ran for 609 yards so far this season. Keyshawn Johnson is their best wide receiver but Palmer throws to Pittman the most. On defense they are led by S Dexter Jackson, S Jermaine Phillips, and LB Derrick Brooks.

1st Quarter

Manning is sacked on the first play of the game for a 5-yard loss then throws two incomplete passes, not a good start. They takeover at their 32 and march right down the field scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run by Pittman. Our offense answers and we score on an 8-yard touchdown run by Anderson.

Bucs 7, Lions 7

2nd Quarter

Manning is starting to heat up and we take the lead on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins. Both teams exchange punts before Tampa Bay gets moving again, a big sack by Edwards and Claiborne force them to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Jose Cortez.

Lions 14, Bucs 10

3rd Quarter

On our first possession of the half Manning is intercepted by Dexter Jackson and they takeover at our 31. They can't manage a first down but Cortez hits a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 1. A holding penalty kills our next drive and they benefit from the good field position and get a 48-yard field goal from Cortez to take the lead by 2. Our offense finally gets something going but Hanson misses a 47-yard field goal with 0:54 left in the quarter.

Bucs 16, Lions 14

4th Quarter

On their ensuing drive Palmer hits Pittman for a 15-yard touchdown to put them up by 9. We get a first down but then have to punt with 10:24 left. They just pound it out on the ground and run off over nine minutes before settling for a 20-yard field goal by Cortez with 1:04 left.

Bucs 26, Lions 14

Pittman got player of the game, he had 100 yards rushing on 25 carries and 90 yards receiving on 10 receptions with 2 touchdowns. Manning was really inconsistent, he went 16 of 30 for 190 yards. Palmer wasn't much better but he didn't turn the ball over. Fitzgerald's emergence has freed up McCareins, he had 5 receptions for 98 yards.

Steven Jackson hurt his neck but it looks like he will be able to play next week.

Other Scores
Cardinals 16, Seahawks 10
Packers 41, Falcons 17
Vikings 20, Panthers 17
Browns 20, Ravens 13
Chargers 33, Broncos 31
Bengals 20, Colts 13
Steelers 30, Jaguars 3
Chiefs 21, Patriots 14
Bears 24, Saints 6
Jets 30, Raiders 10
Eagles 10, Redskins 7
Cowboys 30, 49ers 6
Titans 28, Texans 3

Players of the Week
Brett Favre, GBY (23 of 27, 258 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Alex Brown, CHI (5 tackles, 2 assists, 4 sacks)

Balldog · 01-26-2010, 07:26 PM

2005 Season, Week 8
Detroit (1-5) at Atlanta (3-3-1)
* Falcons favored by 7.

Warrick Dunn is the league's leading rusher with 720 yards on 162 carries, he hasn't found the end zone yet though. Their QB is Koy Detmer, he has been hot as of late. He has completed 36 of his last 49 passes. Outside of the running game their offense is pretty weak, Alge Crumpler is their top receiving threat. Their defense isn't anything special but they are 5th in the league in scoring defense @ 16 ppg. They are led by LB Nick Barnett, DE Patrick Kearney, and S Keion Carpenter.

1st Quarter

We are able to get on the board first after stopping them 3 and out and Hanson hits a 42-yard field goal. We exchange punts the rest of the quarter with both teams struggling to find consistency. The quarter ends with them finally getting something going, they are at our 40.

Lions 3, Falcons 0

2nd Quarter

Detmer hits John Stone for a 26-yard gain on the first play of the quarter to set up a 27-yard field goal by Jay Feely. They force us to go 3 and out but fumble the kickoff return and we recover at their 38. Three plays later we add a 46-yard field goal by Hanson. Late in the quarter Manning hits McCareins for a 46-yard gain to setup a 41-yard field goal by Hanson with 0:03 left.

Lions 9, Falcons 3

3rd Quarter

We commit a facemask penalty on 3rd and 16 after they throw an incomplete pass that sets up a 22-yard field goal by Feely. On our next drive we finally put a great drive together and score on a 8-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Ricks, the drive took over eight minutes off the clock.

Lions 16, Falcons 6

4th Quarter

We force a punt and march right down the field again, but Sproles fumbles and they recover at their 9. They quickly move down the field through the air and Detmer hits Crumpler for an 11-yard touchdown pass with 4:21 left. Sproles redeems himself on our next drive with a 36 yard run that sets up a 49-yard field goal by Hanson with 1:46 left. Detmer tries to lead the down the field but they run out of time at our 40!

Lions 19, Falcons 13

A much needed win that was led by our running game and our rush defense., we had 172 yards rushing on the day to their 74 yards. Jackson had 64, Anderson had 54, and Sproles had 54. We held Dunn to 59 yards on 18 carries. Manning went 19 of 25 for 164 yards with a touchdown.

Other Scores
Panthers 34, Saints 7
Bengals 37, Texans 18
Cowboys 30, Rams 24
Colts 23, Browns 20
Ravens 19, Jaguars 17
Chiefs 17, Dolphins 10
Vikings 19, Bears 13
Patriots 31, Broncos 26
Eagles 27, Giants 20
Titans 26, Steelers 20
Chargers 31, Bills 6
49ers 27, Seahawks 7
Cardinals 26, Redskins 0

Players of the Week
Seneca Wallace, DAL (17 of 23, 316 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Shawn Barber, NE (8 tackles, 4 sacks)

Tasan · 01-28-2010, 08:15 PM

More please!

Balldog · 01-29-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tasan

More please!

I plan to get some time in tonight.

Balldog · 01-29-2010, 08:31 PM

2005 Season, Week 9
Carolina (3-5) at Detroit (2-6)
* Panthers favored by 3.

Chris Weinke (61% / 1638 / 10 TD) is their starting quarterback, he isn't that bad in actually. He throws a great deep ball, his best weapon is WR Steve Smith (41/557/4). DeShaun Foster (125/529/3) is their top back. Their offensive line is horrible. On defense they are led by LB Will Witherspoon, DE Julius Peppers, and CB Reynaldo Hill. Their defense is ranked in the Top 10 in every category.

1st Quarter

Our first drive of the game stalls at their 36 and Richardson is able to pin them at their 1. We force a 3 and out to give us the ball at their 42, three plays later Manning hits McCareins for a 37-yard touchdown....but we are called for holding and force to punt again. They are able to turn the field on their next drive and we take over at our 7. The quarter ends with us driving and at our own 32.

Lions 0, Panthers 0

2nd Quarter

Our drive stalls and we are forced to punt. They punt it right back but pin us at our own 13. On our second play of the drive Peppers sacks Manning and he fumbles, they recover at our 5. We stuff them but are called for a personal foul on 3rd down to give them a 1st and goal from the 2. We are able to stuff them again and they settle for a 19-yard field goal by John Kasay. Later in the quarter we block a punt and take possession at their 4 resulting in a 4-yard touchdown run by Jackson. They add a late 36-yard field goal by Kasay.

Lions 7, Panthers 6

3rd Quarter

On their first drive of the half Peterson intercepts Weinke giving us the ball at their 41. We are able to add a 30-yard field goal by Hanson. A 39-yard pass by Weinke to Roscoe Parrish sets up a 19-yard field goal by Kasay on their next possession. On the ensuing kickoff return Jenkins returns it to our 44, then Manning hits McCareins for a 25-yard gain then later hits McCareins for a 26-yard touchdown!

Lions 17, Panthers 9

4th Quarter

Early in the 4th quarter Manning is intercepted by CB Kenny Wright at their 29. Our defense holds them to a 50-yard field goal attempt that is missed by Kasay with 5:09 left. From there we are able to run out the clock for the win!

Lions 17, Panthers 9

Mike Peterson is named the player of the game. He had 9 tackles, 3 assists, and an interception. They really shut down Steven Jackson, he had 28 yards on 18 carries. Anderson did ok though, he had 61 yards on 12 carries. Manning continues to gel with McCareins. Manning was 14 of 24 for 152 yards with a pick and a touchdown. McCareins had 6 receptions for 88 yards with a touchdown. Steve Smith had a big day, he had 115 yards receiving on 7 receptions. We were able to hold them to just 65 yards rushing on the day.

Stockar McDougle suffered a strained calf muscle, he will miss next week's game.

Other Scores
Bears 17, Falcons 13
Cowboys 23, Seahawks 15
Chiefs 24, Broncos 7
Packers 16, Bucs 15
Ravens 24, Texans 21
Dolphins 17, Raiders 13
Vikings 20, Saints 3
Bills 21, Jets 16
Giants 28, 49ers 19
Rams 35, Eagles 21
Browns 30, Steelers 6
Patriots 23, Chargers 17
Titans 23, Jaguars 20

Players of the Week
Tom Brady, NE (22 of 29, 254 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Adewale Ogunleye, MIA (4 tackles, 2 assists, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-29-2010, 08:56 PM

2005 Season, Week 10
Detroit (3-5) at Green Bay (6-2)
* Packers favored by 10.

Brett Favre (71%/1924 yds/15 TD) is aging pretty well, at least statistically. Hit helps that he was a great receiving corps - Donald Driver, Javon Walker, and Bubba Franks. Najeh Davenport (134/546/2) is good enough at running back. Their defense is led by DE Aaron Kampman, CB Mike McKenzie, and S Darren Sharper.

1st Quarter

On the first drive of the game Manning hits McCareins for a 39-yard gain that sets up a 24-yard field goal by Hanson. The Pack gets a nice drive going by Bly intercepts Favre at our 12. On the ensuing drive Manning hits McCareins for 20 then 21, then hits Clark for 23 and Jackson breaks free for a 24-yard gain then Mike Anderson runs it in from 2 yards out! The quarter ends with the Packers drive and near midfield.

Lions 10, Packers 0

2nd Quarter

On the first play of the quarter Peterson intercepts Favre at our 43! Our offense is really feeling it today, Manning and McCareins really have quite the connection. They connect for an 18-yard gain that sets up a 7-yard touchdown run by Jackson. Favre and the rest of their offense finally settles down and they execute a brilliant drive that ends with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Dante Ridgeway. With 1:19 left they are able to add a 38-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell after another nice drive. The half expires as we try to run Hanson on for a 54-yard field goal attempt but we aren't able to get it off in time.

Lions 17, Packers 10

3rd Quarter

McCareins is having an unbelievable day, Manning hits him for 27 yards on our first drive but we have to punt. On our next drive Manning hits him for 25 yards then on a 28-yard touchdown pass! On their next drive Goodman intercepts Favre at their 39. Four plays later Manning hits Clark for a 7-yard touchdown pass. On their next drive Goodman intercepts Favre again, this time at their 47 but Manning returns the favor and he is intercepted by S Victor Green at their 38.

Lions 31, Packers 10

4th Quarter

The Packers take advantage of the pick but only add three, on a 26-yard field goal by Longwell. It looks like they've had enough off Favre for the day, they bring in his backup Todd Collins. On his first play Travis Fisher gets the interception at our 30. Late in the game after Richardson pins them at our 2, we get a safety and run out the clock on our next drive.

Lions 33, Packers 13

It looks like we might be putting some things together on both sides of the ball, this is a huge win on the road! Our offense had a big day, with 442 total yards. Jackson bounced back with 77 yards on 21 carries. Manning had a great game, he was 24 of 33 for 326 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception. McCareins was named player of the game, he had 188 yards receiving on 9 receptions. Our defense held them to 301 yards and forced 5 turnovers, just a good day on both sides of the ball!

Other Scores
Steelers 21, Ravens 10
Bears 16, Bucs 10
Jets 17, Broncos 3
Colts 24, Texans 21
Chiefs 20, Bills 16
Patriots 20, Dolphins 10
Falcons 23, Saints 16
Chargers 27, Raiders 17
Eagles 30, 49ers 27
Giants 20, Seahawks 13
Cardinals 45, Rams 20
Titans 21, Bengals 20
Redskins 23, Cowboys 10

Players of the Week
Jermaine Coleman, PIT (20 of 26, 264 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Carlos Polk, SD (5 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

Manning, McCareins, Peterson, and Goodman all received mention. Coleman is starting for Rob Johnson, who is out for the rest of the season with a ACL tear. Coleman is an undrafted Free Agent out of Boston College.

Balldog · 01-31-2010, 12:58 PM

2005 Season, Week 11
Detroit (4-5) at Minnesota (7-2)
* Vikings are favored by 9.

1st Quarter

Both teams start the game with three and outs then the Vikings get a 22-yard field goal by Wade Richey, which was set up by a 23-yard pass from Culpepper to James Thrash. Our next drive we get a nice drive but have to punt from their 39 and we pin them deep. At the end of the quarter we have the ball 1st and 10 near midfield.

Vikings 3, Lions 0

2nd Quarter

After a holding penalty put us in a 3rd and 13 situation, Manning hits Jerome Pathon for a 24-yard touchdown! Later in the quarter the Vikings start going after our secondary and Culpepper finds Moss for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:24 left in the half. The rest of the half is quiet.

Vikings 10, Lions 7

3rd Quarter

Manning and the offense can't seem to find any consistency but luckily our defense is playing pretty well. The quarter ends while the Vikings are in the midst of a 8 minute and counting drive, they have 1st and goal at our 8.

Vikings 10, Lions 7

4th Quarter

Our defense finally comes up with a stop and they have to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Richey. On our next drive Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 42-yard gain then later hits McCareins for a 12-yard touchdown! We force a punt but then on our next drive Fitzgerald fumbles and they recover at our 40 with 5:09 left. Our defense once again comes up with a goal line stand and they have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Richey at the two minute warning.

We get the ball at their 27 to start, on the first play Manning hits Fitzgerald for 22-yard gain and Minnesota is called for roughing the passer too! We now have the ball at their 36 with 1:35 left. Manning then hits Clark for a 9-yard gain, then Manning hits McCareins for a 14-yard gain and we call a timeout. Its now 1st and 10 at their 13 with 1:08 left. Manning hits Pathon for a 10-yard gain, then Jackson loses 1 yard and then Manning hits Clark for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 0:39 left!!! Culpepper hits Moss for 21 yards but that is all they can do!

Lions 21, Vikings 16

Manning and the offense was pretty silent all day until it mattered. We managed just 287 yards on the day, 168 yards were in the 4th quarter. Manning was 27 of 34 for 222 yards with 3 touchdowns. McCareins was his favorite target, he had 55 yards on 8 catches. Our running game was pretty quiet, we had just 65 yards on the ground.

Other Scores
Bills 34, Patriots 13
Bengals 23, Browns 13
Raiders 13, Broncos 9
Bears 20, Packers 10
Texans 34, Jaguars 17
Chiefs 32, Chargers 0
Dolphins 24, Jets 6
Giants 19, Redskins 17
Eagles 30, Cowboys 10
Cardinals 10, 49ers 7
Rams 17, Seahawks 10
Panthers 19, Bucs 7
Colts 24, Titans 21

Players of the Week
Eli Manning, DET (27 of 34, 222 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Roosevelt Colvin, CHI (6 tackles, 2 assists, 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions)

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 07:11 PM

2005 Season, Week 12
Baltimore (3-7) at Detroit (5-5)
* Lions are favored by 5.

The Ravens offense is led by RB Jamal Lewis (162/590/1) and WR Anquan Boldin (30/418/2). Chris Redman is their starting quarterback, he has been battling injuries all year but is finally back to full strength. Their offense is tied for 30th in scoring at 12.9 ppg. Their defense isn't much better, they are not ranked in the top 15 in any category. However they still have ample talent with S Ed Reed, LB Ray Lewis, and LB Adalius Thomas.

1st Quarter

We start the game with a nice drive that ends with a 29-yard field goal by Hanson. The field goal was set up by a 21-yard pass from Manning to McCareins. That is all the action for the first quarter, their offense is looking pretty bad.

Lions 3, Ravens 0

2nd Quarter

Early in quarter Dre' Bly intercepts Redman and we have the ball at their 35. We can't add to our lead the, they block the 34-yard field goal attempt. Our defense is dominating their offense, as long as we don't turn it over we should be ok. Right on cue, Manning hits McCareins for a 19-yard gain but he fumbles and Ed Reed recovers at our 27. Three plays later Lewis runs it in from 14 yards out. That seemed to wake up our offense, Manning and company execute an almost flawless drive that ends with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins with 1:59 left in the half. The Ravens are able to add a 52-yard field goal by Aaron Elling as the half ends.

Lions 10, Ravens 10

3rd Quarter

Chris Redman turns into Peyton Manning to begin the second half, he goes 7 for 8 leading them down the field for a touchdown on a 14-yard pass to Boldin. Later in the quarter Reuben Droughns fumbles and Marlon McCree recovers at their 16! Two plays later (after a penalty) Manning hits McCareins for a 26-yard touchdown! Just before the quarter ends Manning fumbles and they recover at our 19.

Lions 17, Ravens 17

4th Quarter

Kevin Williams comes up with a big sack forcing them to settle for a 41-yard field goal by Elling. On their next drive we aren't able to get them off the field before they settle for a 26-yard field goal by Elling to take a 23-17 lead with 2:30 to play. Manning is sacked on first down and we are not able to make up the loss and turn it over on downs. They are able to run out the clock ending our winning streak.

Ravens 23, Lions 17

Really a brutal loss, that we had no business winning anyway. We fumbled the ball 5 times, luckily we only lost 2. Our ball security is a joke, we have 19 fumbles on the season. Manning wasn't bad but his fumble hurt us, he went 22 of 36 for 217 yards with 2 touchdowns. Our running game was shutdown again, we had 45 yards on 21 carries. McCareins continues to half an All-Pro caliber season, he had 8 receptions for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is second in receiving touchdowns (9) and third in receiving yards (1004).

We are going to have to sit G Cameron Spikes down for a little while, he is suffering from a sprained knee.

Other Scores
Jaguars 19, Cardinals 10
Bills 34, Saints 24
Panthers 17, Dolphins 13
Browns 26, Bears 6
Colts 35, Rams 30
Eagles 17, Chiefs 16
Vikings 30, Bengals 17
Patriots 25, Falcons 0
Broncos 34, Giants 31
Raiders 17, Cowboys 10
Packers 30, Steelers 7
49ers 17, Texans 14
Titans 41, Seahawks 18
Jets 12, Bucs 10
Redskins 33, Chargers 6

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (32 of 41, 336 yards, 5 touchdowns)
Sam Cowart, NYJ (5 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception)

bbgunn · 02-01-2010, 07:48 PM

It's tough but I have faith that you can pull off some great things long-term.

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 08:03 PM

2005 Season, Week 13
Philadelphia (7-4) at Detroit (5-6)
* Eagles are favored by 2.

1st Quarter

On their third play of the game Marlon McCree intercepts McNabb and returns it to our 45 but we are forced to punt. When McNabb gets the ball back he gets to work on our defense. They stormed down the field scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run by Marion Barber. We are forced to punt after a big sack, but they fumble the punt return and we recover at their 25. On the next play Manning hits McCareins for a 25-yard touchdown! The quarter ends with the Eagles on the move again.

Lions 7, Eagles 7

2nd Quarter

We finally stop them at our 39 and they punt, pinning us at our 2. We get a few first downs and are able to turn the field but McNabb is on fire today. He goes 7 of 8 on the drive ending with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Walter Rasby. Neither team is able to get on the board the rest of the half.

Eagles 14, Lions 7

3rd Quarter

McNabb continues to move the ball down the field on our defense but we stiffen up and they settle for a 25-yard field goal by David Akers. Manning finally wakes up, he hits McCareins for a 42-yard gain setting up a 39-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with us punting near midfield.

Eagles 17, Lions 10

4th Quarter

They add a 50-yard field goal by Akers on their first drive of the quarter to push their lead to 10. Later in the quarter Manning hits McCareins for an 18-yard gain on 4th and 18. Five plays later Manning hits Desmond Clark for a 20-yard touchdown! Our defense forces a punt with 2:09 left, but we are out of timeouts. Manning and the offense takeover at our 31. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 14-yard gain on the first play. Then hits McCareins for 17 on 3rd and ten, then hits Fitzgerald for 13 on the next play. We have the ball 1st and ten at their 25 with 1:04 left, but we commit a false start. Manning then hits McCareins for a gain of six before we commit another false start. Its now 3rd and 14 with 0:42 left when Manning hits Clark for a 6-yard gain and we settle for a 40-yard field goal by Hanson with 0:20 left.

Lions 20, Eagles 20

Overtime

They get the ball first and start moving down the field but we stop them near midfield and they pin us at our 6. They force a three and out and we punt giving them the ball at our 39 setting up a 18-yard field goal by Akers to win it.

Eagles 23, Lions 20

An excruciating loss. They moved up and down the field on our defense for 458 yards, with 188 yards coming on the ground. Barber had 86 yards on 22 carries and Westbrook had 83 yards on 16 carries. McNabb was 29 of 45 for 270 yards. Our running game showed some signs of life thanks to Darren Sproles, he had 22 yards on 3 carries but Anderson and Jackson combined for 56 yards on 16 carries. Manning went 19 of 35 with 251 yards and 2 touchdowns. McCareins was his favorite target again, he had 120 yards on 8 receptions.

Some bad news after the game, LB Mike Peterson will miss the next two weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. He has 96 tackles, 27 assists, 2 interceptions and 1 sack on the season.

Other Scores
Panthers 23, Cardinals 13
Falcons 33, Cowboys 23
Chiefs 20, Ravens 17
Bills 38, Browns 28
Seahawks 22, Bears 14
Jaguars 26, Broncos 24
Jets 24, Texans 10
49ers 23, Vikings 3
Patriots 35, Bengals 28
Saints 21, Redskins 19
Packers 31, Giants 23
Colts 30, Raiders 20
Steelers 10, Chargers 3
Rams 19, Bucs 18
Titans 26, Dolphins 17

Players of the Week
Tom Brady, NE (21 of 37, 293 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Sam Adams, SEA (4 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 08:24 PM

2005 Season, Week 14
Detroit (5-7) at Cleveland (6-6)
* Browns are favored by 7.

The Browns have a good young football team, they have Byron Leftwich at quarterback. He is having a solid season, he is completing 64% of his passes for 2,646 yards with 20 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. His favorite target is WR Andre Johnson, he has 893 yards on 60 receptions and 10 touchdowns. WR Jerricho Cotchery and TE Mark Campbell add to what is an up and coming receiving corps. RB Robert Edwards has been battling injuries all season but he has had fine season with 967 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Their defense is improving each game, they are led by DE Courtney Brown, DT Gerard Warren, and LB Kevin Bentley.

1st Quarter

Clint Kriewaldt fills in nicely for Peterson on their first drive of the game, he comes up with a sack to force a punt! Our running game is working early on and we are able to get on the board first with a 38-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with them driving and at our 34.

Lions 3, Browns 0

2nd Quarter

Their drive ends on a goal line stand, they have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Dawson. Midway through the quarter they add a 48-yard field goal by Dawson. Our offense is struggling to find any consistency and we have to punt again. Meanwhile we are offering just enough resistence to keep them out of the end zone but Dawson adds a 46-yard field goal before the end of the half.

Browns 9, Lions 3

3rd Quarter

On their first drive of the half Andre Johnson finally gets free and Leftwich hits him for a 33-yard touchdown. On our next drive, Manning is picked off by Jerametrius Butler at our 14 and they score two plays later on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Leftwich to Johnson. The quarter ends with us driving and at their 30.

Browns 23, Lions 3

4th Quarter

They stop us and Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal before they march right down the field again. This time Leftwich finds Campbell for a 7-yard touchdown. On our next drive Manning is intercepted by Vince Hicks at their 13 with 4:13 left. They proceed to run the ball right at us and run out the clock.

Browns 30, Lions 3

I'm thinking those last two losses have taken a toll on us, we just didn't even show up today. Our offense managed just 189 yards of offense, while they did whatever they wanted. They had 340 yards of offense, Leftwich was 24 of 27 for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns. Edwards had 70 yards on 18 carries and Andre Johnson had 123 yards on 8 receptions. Manning sucked, he was 15 of 23 for 99 yards and 2 interceptions. McCareins was shut down, he had just 8 yards on 1 reception. Mike Anderson was the only bright spot, he had 71 yards on 7 carries.

LB Clint Kriewaldt suffered a badly sprained knee, he will likely miss the rest of the season.

Other Scores
Dolphins 16, Falcons 13
Bills 38, Bucs 31
Bengals 17, Bears 16
Chiefs 18, Cowboys 13
Broncos 16, Redskins 13
Packers 34, Ravens 10
Colts 30, 49ers 24
Seahawks 10, Jaguars 0
Patriots 34, Panthers 10
Jets 34, Saints 17
Raiders 17, Eagles 14
Vikings 21, Steelers 16
Giants 24, Chargers 6
Rams 47, Texans 20
Titans 27, Cardinals 26

Players of the Week
Byron Leftwich, CLE (24 of 27, 233 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Chris Kelsay, KC (4 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks)

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bbgunn

It's tough but I have faith that you can pull off some great things long-term.

Definitely not what we expected this year, both sides of the ball have disappointed. Though Manning hasn't been all that bad, but he has been pretty inconsistent.

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 08:47 PM

2005 Season, Week 15
Detroit (5-8) at Chicago (7-6)
* Bears are favored by 4.

1st Quarter

On our first drive Manning is sacked on 3rd and 1, he fumbles and they recover at our 37. Luckily Kalima Edwards and Kevin Williams return the favor on 3rd and 5 and they have to punt. We end up punting the ball right back to them and after QB Clarence Smith hits Troy Edwards for 31-yard gain, Edwards fumbles and Brandon Jennings recovers at our 44. We manage to get in field goal position and Hanson gets us on the board with a 36-yard field goal.

Lions 3, Bears 0

2nd Quarter

Smith hits Ike Hillard for a 23-yard gain and Tatum Bell gets free for a 32-yard gain setting up a 21-yard field goal by Paul Edinger. A big return by Martay Jenkins sets up a 5-yard touchdown pass by Manning to Clark. On their next possession Adrian Peterson fumbles and Dre' Bly recovers at our 15. We have to punt it right back and Richardson shanks it, they take over at our 44 and six plays later Smith hits Edwards for an 8-yard touchdown. Just before the end of the half Tatum Bell fumbles and we recover at their 6 but have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Hanson.

Lions 13, Bears 10

3rd Quarter

On the first play of the half Bly intercepts Smith and we take over at their 39. Six plays later Anderson scores on a 10-yard run. Then later in the quarter Manning connects with McCareins for a 61-yard touchdown pass! Just when we think we are pulling away they answer, a 35-yard pass from Smith to Edwards sets up a 23-yard touchdown run by Peterson. Luckily our offense is finding is stride and we are driving again as the quarter ends.

Lions 27, Bears 17

4th Quarter

Our drive stalls and we settle for a 24-yard field goal by Hanson. They answer with a 36-yard field goal with 7:09 to play. Later in the quarter Williams sacks Smith and he fumbles, Ryan Pickett recovers at our 45 with 2:44 to play! A 35-yard run by Steven Jackson sets up a 29-yard field goal by Hanson with 1:11 left and we hold on for the win!

Lions 33, Bears 20

Our offense finally showed some explosiveness! Jackson had 117 yards on 24 carries and Anderson had 50 yards on 10 carries. Manning was brilliant, he went 17 of 22 for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns. McCareins rose from the dead, he had 104 yards on 5 receptions. Our defense did just enough to get the win, we let up 404 yards of offense on the day. It helped that they were sloppy, they fumbled 6 (4 lost) times and threw an interception.

Peterson is back to full strength but Mike Anderson broke his ankle, he is out indefinitely.

Other Scores
Bengals 10, Ravens 6
Panthers 14, Falcons 13
Browns 21, Steelers 14
Titans 25, Texans 13
Colts 24, Jaguars 16
Broncos 31, Chiefs 3
Dolphins 20, Bills 10
Vikings 30, Packers 24
Jets 26, Patriots 24
Giants 21, Cowboys 20
Chargers 20, Raiders 17
Cardinals 37, Seahawks 24
Rams 29, 49ers 9
Saints 27, Bucs 24
Redskins 17, Eagles 13

Players of the Week
Daunte Culpepper, MIN (32 of 46, 354 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Na'il Diggs, GB (4 tackles, 6 assists, 2.5 sacks)

Playoff Picture
AFC Division Leaders - Colts (13-1), Bills (10-4), Bengals (9-5), Chiefs (8-6)
AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-3), Dolphins (9-5)
AFC In the Hunt - Jets (9-5), Patriots (8-6), Browns (8-6), Chargers (7-7)

NFC Division Leaders - Vikings (10-4), Cardinals (9-5), Eagles (8-6), Panthers (7-7)
NFC Wild Card - Packers (9-5), Rams (8-6)
NFC In the Hunt - Giants (7-7), Cowboys (7-7), Bears (7-7), 49ers (6-8), Lions (6-8)

Balldog · 02-01-2010, 09:13 PM

2005 Season, Week 16
Cincinnati (9-5) at Detroit (6-8)
* Bengals favored by 6.

The Bengals have a lot of weapons for QB Jon Kitna. At running back is Rudi Johnson, he 965 yards and 9 touchdowns on the year. His favorite receiver is Chad Johnson, he has 90 receptions and 1,324 yards for 10 touchdowns. WR TJ Houshmanzadeh and TE Tony Stewart are threats as well. On defense they are led by LB Steve Foley, S Marquand Manuel, and CB Rashean Mathis.

1st Quarter

Jon Kitna and the Bengals offense quickly get to work, they score on a 19-yard pass from Kitna to Stewart on their first possession. We quickly punt the ball right back to them and they waste no time getting back in the end zone. Kitna hits Johnson for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 4:57 left in the quarter. The quarter ends with us driving and at their 21.

Bengals 14, Lions 0

2nd Quarter

Two plays into the quarter Manning hits Jacquez Green for a 4-yard touchdown pass. Kitna leads them down the field for their third straight touchdown, this time he hits Earnest Graham for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Manning and our offense is heating up, we march down the field and score on a 26-yard pass from Manning to Clark. On their first play of their next drive Dillon goes for 43 yards then on the next play he scores on a 25-yard touchdown run. On our ensuing drive, on our first play Jackson breaks free for an 80-yard touchdown run! We finally keep them out of the end zone but they add a 53-yard field goal by Neil Rackers.

Bengals 31, Lions 21

3rd Quarter

They force a punt on our first possession of the half then quickly get to work again. Four plays later Rudi Johnson scores on a 7-yard touchdown run. They force a punt again, but we finally come up with a stop. Our offense is bottled up though, we punt again and they take over at their 49. Kitna is just carving us up, he hits Johnson for a 9-yard touchdown pass to go up 45-21.

Bengals 45, Lions 21

4th Quarter

We are forced to punt to start the quarter but they rough the punter and on the next play Jackson breaks free for a 36-yard touchdown run. We force a punt again, but Manning is intercepted by Rashean Mathis. Later in the quarter Manning hits Clarks for a 3-yard touchdown pass. Manning is later intercepted by Al Harris to wrap it up fro the Bengals.

Bengals 45, Lions 35

What a wild game, it wasn't really close but if you like offense you would've liked this one. I don't. Our defense was a joke, they moved at will for 443 yards of offense. Kitna was god-like, he went 24 of 26 for 258 yards and 4 touchdowns. Rudi Johnson ran for 87 yards on 19 carries and Corey Dillon had 101 yards on 14 carries. Manning tried to keep up with their offense, he was 34 of 45 for 331 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jackson was shut down other than his 80-yard touchdown run, he had just 3 yards on his other 5 carries.

Kalima Edwards suffered a hyperextended elbow, he will miss our last game of the season.

Other Scores
Bills 28, Falcons 0
Steelers 20, Bears 17
Browns 18, Packers 10
Broncos 23, Cowboys 7
Texans 16, Cardinals 6
Chiefs 30, Redskins 22
Dolphins 22, Saints 3
Vikings 16, Ravens 10
Jets 26, Panthers 10
Giants 24, Raiders 14
Eagles 23, Chargers 16
49ers 28, Jaguars 24
Colts 33, Seahawks 16
Rams 33, Titans 27
Patriots 31, Bucs 7

Players of the Week
Jon Kitna, CIN (24 of 26, 258 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Eric Hicks, KC (5 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks)

Playoff Picture
AFC Division Leaders - Colts (14-1), Bills (11-4), Bengals (10-5), Chiefs (9-6)
AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-4), Dolphins (10-5)
AFC In the Hunt - Jets (10-5), Patriots (9-6), Browns (9-6)

NFC Division Leaders - Vikings (11-4), Eagles (9-6), Cardinals (9-6), Panthers (7-8)
NFC Wild Card - Packers (9-6), Rams (9-6)
NFC In the Hunt - Giants (8-7)

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:08 PM

2005 Season, Week 17
Green Bay (9-6) at Detroit (6-9)
* Packers favored by 5.

We could potentially play spoiler here and knock the Packers out of the playoffs, they are dinged up with several injuries but I suspect everyone will find a way to play today.

1st Quarter

Both offenses start the game off by going in the wrong direction, we punt on 4th and 12 and they punt it right back on 4th and 27 after a pair of penalties. Our offensive line is having fits trying to protect Manning, Na'il Diggs gets their 2nd sack of the day forcing another punt. Then Favre and their offense gets to work. Favre ends the drive with a 19-yard pass to Javon Walker. On our next drive Diggs sacks Manning again forcing another punt. Favre finds Walker again for a 21-yard gain and on the next play Ahman Green runs it in from 35 yards out.

Packers 14, Lions 0

2nd Quarter

We are finally able to protect Manning and we are able to get on the board with a 34-yard field goal by Hanson. Unfortunately our defense decided to take the day off, the Packers march right down the field again and score on a 2-yard run by Najeh Davenport. On our next drive Manning is intercepted by Bhawoh Jue in their end zone and they run out of time before they could score again to end the half.

Packers 21, Lions 3

3rd Quarter

On the first drive of the half they get into field goal position by Tommy Polley makes his first highlight of the season and blocks it! Four plays later Manning hits Fitzgerald for an 11-yard touchdown. For some reason we decide to go for 2 and don't convert. We force another punt and have a nice drive going as the quarter ends.

Packers 21, Lions 9

4th Quarter

Our drive stalls after Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila sacks Manning and we settle for a 25-yard field goal by Hanson. Any hopes of a comeback are crushed on their next drive, Favre finds Davenport for a 23-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter they add a 54-yard field goal and a 25-yard field goal to seal their spot in the playoffs.

Packers 34, Lions 12

The Packers ran wild on our defense, Davenport and Green combined for 175 yards on 36 carries. Favre also had his way, he went 17 of 25 for 215 yards. On offense our running game wasn't bad, we had 106 yards on 21 carries. Manning was harassed all day by their pass rush, he was 23 of 34 for 238 yards but was sacked 4 times. McCareins had a nice finish to the season with 73 yards on 4 receptions.

Other Scores
Rams 41, Cardinals 14
Falcons 14, Bucs 6
Browns 20, Ravens 13
Bills 24, Jets 21
Vikings 17, Bears 13
Cowboys 30, Redskins 16
Texans 37, Colts 13
Jaguars 27, Titans 14
Dolphins 22, Patriots 16
Saints 13, Panthers 12
Raiders 15, Chiefs 13
Eagles 37, Giants 13
Bengals 26, Steelers 24
Broncos 20, Chargers 10
49ers 17, Seahawks 14

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (27 of 33, 330 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Kenny Holmes, NYG (5 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks)

Playoffs
AFC Division Winners - Colts (14-2), Bills (12-4), Bengals (11-5), Chiefs (9-7)
AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-5), Dolphins (11-5)

NFC Division Winners - Vikings (12-4), Rams (10-6), Eagles (10-6), Panthers (7-9)
NFC Wild Card - Packers (10-6), Cardinals (9-7)

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:15 PM

2005 Season, Wild Card Round

Eagles rally in the 2nd half to beat the Cardinals, 27-17
- McNabb goes 23 for 28, 242 yards, 2 touchdowns

Packers run wild in 34-17 win over Panthers.
- Packers ran for 211 yards, including a 62 yard touchdown run by rookie Brandon Jacobs (his only carry of the game).

Dolphins score 15 in the last 4 minutes to knock off the Bengals, 28-24.
- Marc Bulger was 28 of 46 for 345 yards with 3 touchdowns.

Chiefs need overtime to beat the Titans, 20-17.
- Nate Kaeding hits a 47-yard field goal to win it in overtime.
- Titans scored on a 17-yard pass from McNair to Derrius Thompson with 0:04 left to send it into overtime.

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:21 PM

2005 Season, Conference Semifinals

Vikings blow it open with big 4th quarter to oust the Packers, 30-9.
- Chris Brown (MIN) had 137 yards on 23 carries.

Bills defense destroys the Chiefs in a 22-0 win.
- Chiefs manage just 166 yards on offense, with 6 yards rushing.

Colts route Dolphins, 38-13.
- Manning went 20 of 29 for 285 yards with 5 touchdowns.

Eagles use strong 4th quarter to upset the Rams, 34-23.
- Rookie Marion Barber had 135 yards on 14 carries with 2 touchdowns.

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:24 PM

2005 Season, Conference Championships

Colts dominate Bills, 38-13.
- Colts outscored the Bills 31-3 in the first half.
- Edgerrin James had 132 yards rushing and 63 yard receiving.
- Bills ran for 213 yards but Bledsoe threw 3 interceptions.

Vikings outlast Eagles, 20-13.
- Randy Moss had 190 yard receiving on 10 receptions.
- Daunte Culpepper went 23 of 28 for 339 yards.

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:27 PM

2005 Season, Super Bowl

Late field goal gives Vikings upset win over Colts, 19-17.
- Wade Richey win Super Bowl MVP with 4 field goals (53, 20, 54, 40)
- Colts held to just 26 yards rushing.
- Vikings ran for 143 yards.

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:36 PM

2005 Season Wrap-up

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2005 Summary for Detroit Lions
   
Year                2005                                      
Record              6-10                                      
Winning Pct.        .375                                      
All-Time            27-37                                     
Winning Pct.        .421                                      
Playoffs            1-1                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Gerald Allison                            
Record              28-38                                     
Winning Pct.        .424                                      
Off. Coord.         D. Lincoln                                
Def. Coord.         K. Schacht                                
   
Detroit Lions           Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         24.2      27          
Rushing Yards           96.9      28          
Yards Per Carry         4.01      22          
Pass Attempts           31.3      23          
Completions             20.8      16          
Completion Pct.         66.5      5           
Passing Yards           220.4     20          
Yards Per Attempt       7.04      13          
Yards Per Catch         10.59     20 (T)      
Total Yardage Gained    306.3     22          
3rd Down Conversions    35.7      23          
Points Per Game         19.3      17          
Pass Rush Pct.          15.4      30          
Pass Defense Pct.       35.1      31          
Turnovers               23        19 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -3        20 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         30.9      30          
Rushing Yards           143.6     32          
Yards Per Carry         4.64      27          
Pass Attempts           33.3      17 (T)      
Completions             22.5      25          
Completion Pct.         67.5      31          
Passing Yards           230.9     19          
Yards Per Attempt       6.93      22          
Yards Per Catch         10.26     4           
Total Yardage Gained    366.7     30          
3rd Down Conversions    42.5      27 (T)      
Points Per Game         23.1      28          
Pass Rush Pct.          16.9      8           
Pass Defense Pct.       38.9      6           
Turnovers               20        21 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     21    MIN           31      
2     22    at PIT        43      
3     24    at STL        13      
4     10    at NOS        17      
6     7     CHI           13      
7     14    TBY           26      
8     19    at ATL        13      
9     17    CAR           9       
10    33    at GBY        13      
11    21    at MIN        16      
12    17    BAL           23      
13    20    PHI           23      
14    3     at CLE        30      
15    33    at CHI        20      
16    35    CIN           45      
17    12    GBY           34      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
10 E. Manning           QB    486   325   3428  7.05  26    13    93.8    
**Team                  ---   501   333   3526  7.04  28    14    93.7    
$$Opp                   ---   533   360   3695  6.93  23    11    93.0    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
26 S. Jackson           RB    226   790   3.50  3     2       
24 M. Anderson          RB    108   494   4.57  4     0       
Front Office Football 2007
**Team                  ---   387   1551  4.01  7     23      
$$Opp                   ---   495   2298  4.64  12    18      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
85 J. McCareins         WR    126   91    1369  15.04 10.87 5     11      
86 D. Clark             TE    87    59    531   9.00  6.10  3     6       
3 L. Fitzgerald         WR    88    54    668   12.37 7.59  3     4       
89 J. Pathon            WR    42    28    224   8.00  5.33  2     2       
87 M. Jenkins           WR    46    26    269   10.35 5.85  4     1       
26 S. Jackson           RB    27    19    109   5.74  4.04  1     1       
83 M. Ricks             TE    27    17    183   10.76 6.78  0     2       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
58 M. Peterson          ILB   117   33    1.0   2     2     4     74.9    
31 C. Hall              S     89    26    0.0   0     0     6     73.6    
40 A. Samuel            CB    69    19    0.0   0     0     7     73.2    
35 M. McCree            S     59    21    0.0   0     1     4     78.8    
43 A. Goodman           CB    47    12    0.0   1     4     4     79.9    
20 D. Bly               CB    41    9     0.0   0     3     7     79.9    
59 C. Claiborne         OLB   41    16    1.0   3     0     0     69.9    
51 N. Wayne             OLB   41    8     0.0   0     0     1     74.5    
41 B. Jennings          S     40    20    0.0   0     0     5     79.1    
49 T. Fisher            CB    39    6     0.0   1     1     6     75.7    
76 K. Edwards           DE    36    16    5.0   8     0     0     79.3    
96 D. Ware              OLB   34    12    0.0   0     0     4     75.5    
74 K. Williams          DT    31    19    4.0   12    0     0     80.2    
50 T. Polley            OLB   25    8     0.0   1     0     1     68.4    
90 J. De Vries          DE    22    6     2.5   9     0     0     81.2    
77 C. Okeafor           DE    21    6     1.0   4     0     0     80.0    
70 T. Johnson           DT    18    12    0.5   2     0     0     80.8    
72 R. Pickett           DT    17    16    1.0   6     0     0     82.1

Behind the Numbers
- We were snubbed from all the awards, despite McCareins huge numbers.
- McCareins finished 4th in receptions, 4th in receiving yards, and 6th in touchdowns.
- Peterson finished 3rd in tackles with 117.
- Warrick Dunn led the league in rushing with 1,609 yards.
- Chad Johnson led the league in receptions with 107 and Marvin Harrison led in receiving yards with 1,557.

2005 Evaluation
Team Performance: 19/100
Franchise Value: 77/100
Profit/Loss: 86/100
Roster Strength: 60/100
Year-End Score: 63

Balldog · 02-02-2010, 07:53 PM

2006 Offseason, Staff Hiring and Pre-Free Agency

We have no players retire this year, some notable around the league:

Isaac Bruce, WR
John Lynch, S
Willie Roaf, T
Larry Allen, G

The following players are eligible to become free agents:

Code:

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Claiborne, Chris        59  WLB         8    63                63                ---  
Williams, Kevin         74  RDT         4    55                55                ---  
Kriewaldt, Clint        94  SILB        8    53                53                ---  
Richardson, Kyle        14  P           10   51                51                ---  
Spikes, Cameron         75  LG          8    50                50                ---  
Bly, Dre'               20  RCB         8    47                47                ---  
Clark, Desmond          86  TE          8    45                45                ---  
Pathon, Jerome          89  SE          9    42                42                ---  
Holland, Montrae        63  RG          4    41                41                ---  
Jennings, Brandon       41  FS          7    40                40                ---  
Jenkins, Martay         87  FL          8    38                38                ---  
Green, Jacquez          82  FL          9    36                36                ---  
Ledford, Dwayne         54  C           7    35                35                ---  
Anderson, Mike          24  RB          7    32                32                ---  
Sellers, Mike           32  FB          9    32                32                ---  
Faulk, Kevin            45  RB          8    30                30                ---  
Swift, Justin           2   TE          8    26                26                ---  
Henson, Drew            4   QB          4    19                27                ---

We must do whatever it takes to bring Kevin Williams back. The other guys we are interested in bring back are Claiborne, Richardson, Clark, and Holland.

We decide to renew our coordinators contract, though our defensive coordinator took a paycut after that showing last season. Our lead scout was getting old, so we replaced him with Levon Torres. He is a significant upgrade.

Balldog · 02-05-2010, 07:55 PM

2006 NFL Draft Preview

Mel Kiper's Big Board
1) Haloti Ngata, DT (Oregon)
2) Charlie Whitehurst, QB (Clemson)
3) DeAngelo Williams, RB (Memphis)
4) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T (Virginia)
5) Kyle Williams, DT (LSU)
6) Dusty Dvoracek, DT (Oklahoma)
7) Omar Jacobs, QB (Bowling Green)
8) Ernie Sims, LB (Florida State)
9) Leon Washington, RB (Florida State)
10) Andrew Whitworth, T (LSU)

Todd McShay's Big Board
1) Ernie Sims, LB (Florida State)
2) DeAngelo Williams, RB (Memphis)
3) A.J. Hawk, LB (Ohio State)
4) Haloti Ngata, DT (Oregon)
5) Anthony Smith, S (Syracuse)
6) Donte Whitner, S (Ohio State)
7) Kyle Williams, DT (LSU)
8) Bennie Brazell, WR (LSU)
9) Antoine Bethea, S (Howard)
10) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T (Virginia)

Draft Order
1) Washington
2) Tampa Bay
3) Houston
4) Baltimore
5) New Orleans
6) Jacksonville
7) Seattle
8) Detroit
9) Pittsburgh
10) Oakland

Mock Draft
1) Washington - Ernie Sims, LB (Florida State)
2) Tampa Bay - AJ Hawk, LB (Ohio State)
3) Houston - Charlie Whitehurst, QB (Clemson)
4) Baltimore - Haloti Ngata, DT (Oregon)
5) New Orleans - D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T (Virginia)
6) Jacksonville - DeAngelo Williams, RB (Memphis)
7) Seattle - Omar Jacobs, QB (Bowling Green)
8) Detroit - Kyle Williams, DT (LSU)
9) Pittsburgh - Dusty Dvoracek, DT (Oklahoma)
10) Oakland - Leon Washington, RB (Florida State)

We are hoping to add help against the run, really hoping Ngata slips to #8 - if he doesn't go in the Top 2 we will throw a trade offer out there to move up. We may also look at a running back at #8, Steven Jackson has been struggling. We also like Vernon Davis a lot, might move down and try to get him and more picks.

Balldog · 02-06-2010, 03:13 AM

2006 Offseason, Free Agency

There are some big names on the Free Agency list this year, headliners are QB Kurt Warner, LB Ray Lewis, WR Reggie Wayne, C Jeff Faine, and C Jeff Saturday.

Stage 2
DT Kevin Williams resigns a 5-year deal worth $22 million.
G Montrae Holland resigns a 3-year deal worth $3.25 million.

RB Duce Staley (MIA) signs a 1-year deal worth $850 thousand.
TE Roland Williams (DAL) signs a 3-year deal worth $3.1 million.

CB Dre' Bly signs a 1-year deal worth $740 thousand with St. Louis.

Stage 3
LB Chris Claiborne resigns a 3-year deal worth $12.99 million.
S Brandon Jennings resigns a 1-year deal worth $690 thousand.
LB Clint Kriewaldt resigns a 1-year deal worth $850 thousand.

FB Heath Evans (SEA) signs a 4-year deal worth $13.1 million.

Stage 4
WR Jerome Pathon resigns a 1-year deal worth $800 thousand.
P Kyle Richardson resigns a 1-year deal worth $850 thousand.

C Scott Peters (PHI) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.6 million.
WR Reggie Wayne (IND) signs a 4-year deal worth $16.5 million.

Stage 5
QB Kerry Collins (ARI) signs a 2-year deal worth $4.0 million.

Stage 6
G Cameron Spikes resigns a 3-year deal worth $4.75 million.

Stage 7
TE Desmond Clark resigns a 1-year deal worth $900 thousand.

Stage 10
WR Martay Jenkins signs a 1-year deal worth $730 thousand with Oakland.

Other Big Signings
Bad news, Kurt Warner signs a 4-year deal worth $89 million with the Chicago Bears. He turned down much bigger offers, including a huge 5-year deal worth $125 million from San Diego.

C Jeff Saturday signs a 5-year deal worth $29 million with Cincinnati.
C Jeff Faine signs a 1-year deal worth $770 thousand with Arizona, a good deal for them!
LB Ray Lewis signs a 2-year deal worth just over $6 million with Jacksonville.

Balldog · 02-06-2010, 03:35 AM

2006 Offseason, NFL Draft

Just before the draft Washington trades the #1 pick to Dallas for far less than what we offered them. Washington receives a 2nd Round pick this year plus a 2nd and 7th Round pick next year. We offered this year's first and next year's first, plus LB Polley.

1) Dallas selects DeAngelo Williams, RB from Memphis.
A very solid pick, they needed a lot of help in the running game.

2) Tampa selects Ernie Sims, LB from Florida State.
Most experts had him as the #1 player by a land slide.

3) Houston selects Charlie Whitehurst, QB from Clemson.
He had a great combine, we'll see if he lives up to the hype. The David Carr era could be over soon.

4) Baltimore selects Omar Jacobs, QB from Bowling Green.
Interesting pick here but they need a franchise QB, is he the guy??

We tried to move up to #5 but New Orleans is trying to rape us.

5) New Orleans select D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T from Virginia.
A great pick, fills a need and they get an elite T.

6) Jacksonville selects Leon Washington, RB from Florida State.
Can't blame them with this pick, he's a quality back.

7) Seattle selects Bennie Brazell, WR from LSU.
Another combine guy, how well he will do is up in the air. This is a reach in my opinion. BUT I love it cause our guy is still there!

8) Detroit selects Haloti Ngata, DT from Oregon.
We couldn't get to the pedestal fast enough, our scouts love this guy and think he will make up for the loss of Shaun Rogers!

9) Pittsburgh selects Kyle Williams, DT from LSU.
It seems he and Ngata were both neck and neck for the top DT.

10) Dallas selects Brad Smith, WR from Missouri.
Not a bad pick, but we had a couple other WR rated higher.

11) Atlanta selects Cortland Finnegan, CB from Samford.
A big time man to man shut down corner.

12) Chicago selects Jerious Norwood, RB from Mississippi State.
Norwood will team up with Tatum Bell for an explosive backfield, especially now that they have a QB.

13) San Diego selects A.J. Hawk, LB from Ohio State.
Many experts had Hawk going in the top 10, he will be a nice addition to the Chargers defense.

14) Denver selects Marcus Vick, QB from Virginia Tech.
Broncos go out on a limb hoping to hit gold.

15) Carolina selects DonTrell Moore, RB from New Mexico State.
Moore should give the Panthers some punch in the backfield.

16) Dallas selects Anthony Smith, S from Syracuse.
Smith should make an immediate impact for the Cowboys.

17) New York (N) selects Johnathan Joseph, CB from South Carolina.
Joseph is able to cover in any type of coverage, a solid pick here.

18) San Francisco selects Dusty Dvoracek, DT from Oklahoma.
Dvoracek was top 10 on some people's boards but he slipped quite a bit.

19) New England selects Laurence Maroney, RB from Minnesota.
Patriots are looking to add weapons for Brady, Maroney is certainly capable.

20) Arizona selects Terrence Whitehead, RB from Oregon.
Interesting pick here, there were a couple running backs better than Whitehead.

21) Kansas City selects Tim McGarigle, LB from Northwestern.
Another reach, he has quite a bit of skill though. His only knock is play diagnosis.

22) New York (A) selects Cedric Griffin, CB from Texas.
He had an impressive combine, it looks like the Jets were suckered.

23) Cleveland selects Maurice Jones-Drew, RB from UCLA.
The back Arizona should've picked at 20, MJD should take the Browns to the next level.

24) St. Louis selects Melvin Oliver, DE from LSU.
Not a bad pick here, he's got starter potential.

25) Green Bay selects Andrew Whitworth, T from LSU.
Packers got a steal here, he's not much less talented than Ferguson.

26) Philadelphia selects Darrell Hackney, QB from UAB.
What does this mean for McNabb's future?

27) Cincinnati selects Matt Leinart, QB from USC.
A big time reach here by the Bengals.

28) Tennessee selects Donte Whitner, S from Ohio State.
A nice pick by the Titans, Whitner has Top 10 talent.

29) Miami selects Daryn Colledge, G from Boise State.
Surprises to see Colledge fall this far, he's got All-Pro potential.

30) Buffalo selects Manny Lawson, LB from NC State.
A nice value pick at 30, Lawson could be special some day.

31) Indianapolis selects Brad Butler, T from Virginia.
Another solid pick, Butler could make an immediate impact.

32) Minnesota selects Ashton Youboty, CB from Ohio State.
Vikings pick up a starting corner, adding to an already tough defense.

Other notable picks....

2.8) Pittsburgh selects Vernon Davis, TE from Maryland.
2.9) Oakland selects Joseph Addai, RB from LSU.
2.15) Chicago selects Brandon Marshall, WR from Central Florida.
2.19) Arizona selects Vince Young, QB from Texas.
3.14) Chicago selects Marques Colston, WR from Hofstra.

Other Lions' picks....
2.10) Detroit selects Mario Williams, DE from NC State.
3.9) Detroit selects Reggie Bush, RB from USC.
4.8) Detroit selects Antonio Cromartie, CB from Florida State.
5.10) Detroit selects Jay Cutler, QB from Vanderbilt.
6.9) Detroit selects Rashad Butler, T from Miami (FL).
7.8) Detroit selects Lendale White, RB from USC.

01-22-2010, 09:19 PM	#104
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Wild Card Round AFC Playoffs Indianapolis knocks off Baltimore 20-10. Oakland beats Miami 19-10. NFC Playoffs Arizona upsets Tampa Bay 24-20. Philadelphia takes advantage of home field to beat Seattle 24-13. Next Week's Matchups AFC - Indianapolis (10-7) at Cincinnati (10-6) AFC - Oakland (10-7) at New England (11-5) NFC - Arizona (10-7) at St. Louis (13-3) NFC - Philadelphia (11-6) at Detroit (11-5) Most of our injured players are upgraded to probable. Last edited by Balldog : 01-22-2010 at 09:19 PM.

01-22-2010, 11:21 PM	#112
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Excellent job resurrecting the Lions, Balldog. I've been following along. It's a shame Eli kind of crapped the bed against the Rams, but still a great rookie season for him. Hopefully you can find a suitable replacement for Shaun Rogers (no small task) in the draft or free agency. __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

01-28-2010, 08:15 PM	#129
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	More please! __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

01-31-2010, 12:58 PM	#133
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 11 Detroit (4-5) at Minnesota (7-2) * Vikings are favored by 9. 1st Quarter Both teams start the game with three and outs then the Vikings get a 22-yard field goal by Wade Richey, which was set up by a 23-yard pass from Culpepper to James Thrash. Our next drive we get a nice drive but have to punt from their 39 and we pin them deep. At the end of the quarter we have the ball 1st and 10 near midfield. Vikings 3, Lions 0 2nd Quarter After a holding penalty put us in a 3rd and 13 situation, Manning hits Jerome Pathon for a 24-yard touchdown! Later in the quarter the Vikings start going after our secondary and Culpepper finds Moss for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:24 left in the half. The rest of the half is quiet. Vikings 10, Lions 7 3rd Quarter Manning and the offense can't seem to find any consistency but luckily our defense is playing pretty well. The quarter ends while the Vikings are in the midst of a 8 minute and counting drive, they have 1st and goal at our 8. Vikings 10, Lions 7 4th Quarter Our defense finally comes up with a stop and they have to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Richey. On our next drive Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 42-yard gain then later hits McCareins for a 12-yard touchdown! We force a punt but then on our next drive Fitzgerald fumbles and they recover at our 40 with 5:09 left. Our defense once again comes up with a goal line stand and they have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Richey at the two minute warning. We get the ball at their 27 to start, on the first play Manning hits Fitzgerald for 22-yard gain and Minnesota is called for roughing the passer too! We now have the ball at their 36 with 1:35 left. Manning then hits Clark for a 9-yard gain, then Manning hits McCareins for a 14-yard gain and we call a timeout. Its now 1st and 10 at their 13 with 1:08 left. Manning hits Pathon for a 10-yard gain, then Jackson loses 1 yard and then Manning hits Clark for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 0:39 left!!! Culpepper hits Moss for 21 yards but that is all they can do! Lions 21, Vikings 16 Manning and the offense was pretty silent all day until it mattered. We managed just 287 yards on the day, 168 yards were in the 4th quarter. Manning was 27 of 34 for 222 yards with 3 touchdowns. McCareins was his favorite target, he had 55 yards on 8 catches. Our running game was pretty quiet, we had just 65 yards on the ground. Other Scores Bills 34, Patriots 13 Bengals 23, Browns 13 Raiders 13, Broncos 9 Bears 20, Packers 10 Texans 34, Jaguars 17 Chiefs 32, Chargers 0 Dolphins 24, Jets 6 Giants 19, Redskins 17 Eagles 30, Cowboys 10 Cardinals 10, 49ers 7 Rams 17, Seahawks 10 Panthers 19, Bucs 7 Colts 24, Titans 21 Players of the Week Eli Manning, DET (27 of 34, 222 yards, 3 touchdowns) Roosevelt Colvin, CHI (6 tackles, 2 assists, 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions) Last edited by Balldog : 01-31-2010 at 01:00 PM.

02-01-2010, 07:48 PM	#135
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	It's tough but I have faith that you can pull off some great things long-term. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-22-2010, 08:48 PM	#101
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 16 Detroit (10-4) at Tennessee (7-7) * Lions favored by 3. Steve McNair leads the Titans offense, they have been very one dimensional. They are #8 in the league in passing and #27 in rushing. Richard Huntley and Eddie George share the load in the running game. McNair's favorite target is Derrick Mason. Their defense is lead by LB Keith Bullock, DE Jevon Kearse, and S Lance Schulters. 1st Quarter Our offense starts off firing on all cylinders again and we get a 10-yard touchdown run from Anderson. On our next possession Anderson breaks free for 40 yards setting up a 40-yard field goal by Hanson. Our defense has shut them down so far. Detroit 10, Tennessee 0 2nd Quarter They start the 2nd quarter with a perfectly executed drive and McNair hits Erron Kinney for a 20-yard touchdown pass to end the drive. They tie it on their next possession with a 31-yard field goal from Joe Nedney. Our offense has really stalled and they get a 44-yard field goal from Nedney to end the half. Tennessee 13, Detroit 10 3rd Quarter Both defenses settle in and neither team gets on the board in the third but the Titans are driving at our 30. Tennessee 13, Detroit 10 4th Quarter The Titans are unable to finish the drive and settle for a 47-yard field goal from Nedney. They've seemed to figure out our defense but we stop them short of the end zone again, however they add a 24-yard field goal to make it a 9 point game with 7:45 left. Manning and the offense finally wake up with a 59-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Green with 4:52 left. Our defense is unable to get them off the field and they run out the clock, they converted on 3rd and long twice. Tennessee 19, Detroit 17 Surprisingly they ran all over us, they had 173 yards on 33 carries. Anderson had 71 yards on 12 carries, while Manning struggled going 13 of 27 for 183 yards. They controlled the time of possession 37:09 vs 22:51. The good news is we have clinched a playoff spot. The bad news is we got dinged up quite a bit. Corey Hall, Nate Wayne, and Andre Goodman are all questionable for next week. Other Scores New York (A) 17, Arizona 12 Baltimore 26, Washington 10 San Diego 29, Carolina 23 Dallas 33, Cleveland 27 Atlanta 27, Denver 13 Jacksonville 19, Green Bay 14 Minnesota 17, Houston 10 Chicago 23, Indianapolis 3 Seattle 17, Miami 14 St. Louis 30, New England 21 Kansas City 40, New Orleans 10 Cincinnati 30, New York (N) 24 Tampa Bay 19, Oakland 13 Philadelphia 48, Pittsburgh 24 Buffalo 27, San Francisco 13 Players of the Week Priest Holmes, KC (24 carries, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns) Reggie Tongue, SEA (3 tackles, 5 assists, 2 interceptions)

01-22-2010, 08:54 PM	#102
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 16 Playoff Picture AFC Division Leaders North - Cincinnati (9-6) South - Indianapolis (9-6) East - New England (10-5) West - Kansas City (8-7) AFC Wild Card 5) Miami (9-6) 6) Baltimore (9-6) AFC In the Hunt Cleveland (8-7) Tennessee (8-7) Oakland (8-7) NFC Division Leaders North - Detroit (10-5) South - Tampa Bay (9-6) East - Philadelphia (9-6) West - St. Louis (12-3) NFC Wild Card 5) Seattle (12-3) 6) Chicago (8-7) NFC In the Hunt Arizona (8-7) San Francisco (8-7) Green Bay (8-7) Minnesota (8-7) I think it doesn't matter if we win or lose we have the divison won and clinched a bye in the first round of the playoffs so we will sit anyone who is dinged up.

01-22-2010, 09:14 PM	#103
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 17 Detroit (10-5) at Chicago (9-6) * Lions favored by 2. 1st Quarter Kordell Stewart and Tatum Bell have their way with our defense on their first drive but we hold up for a goal line stand, they settle for a 19-yard field goal from Edinger. Manning gets the offense going but he is sacked by Roosevelt Colvin pushing us out of field goal range and forcing a punt. Chicago 3, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Stewart keeps picking us apart but as the field shortens he struggles, they have to settle for another field goal. This one from 33-yards out. On the first play of our next drive Manning is intercepted by Colvin at their 46. The turnover leads to a 34-yard field goal by Edinger. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 46-yard gain to set up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson. Chicago 9, Detroit 3 3rd Quarter We exchange punts for most of the third quarter, then Rashad Bauman muffs a punt by Richardson and we recover at their 24. On the next play Manning hits Mike Sellers for a 24-yard touchdown! The quarter ends with us driving again, we are at their 27. Detroit 10, Chicago 9 4th Quarter Our drive stalls but we get a 42-yard field goal from Hanson to extend our lead to 13-9. We go back to exchanging punts for the next several possessions until Stewart hits Troy Edwards for a 39-yard gain setting up a 45-yard field goal by Edinger cutting our lead to 13-12 with 4:28 left. A 26-yard run by Steven Jackson gets us in field goal position and Hanson hits from 39 yards with 2:14 left, we lead 16-12. Stewart hits Roy Williams for a gain of 21 then later hits Tatum Bell for a gain of 26 to give them the ball at our 13 with 0:23 left. A false start penalty pushes them back to the 18 then Stewart dumps it off for a 1-yard gain and the clock is running...Stewart snaps it with 0:07 left and he misses Troy Edwards in the end zone! Lions win! Detroit 16, Chicago 12 Not a bad effort by our defense considering half of our starting lineup sat out. Our offense really struggled, we managed just 228 yards on the day. Jackson was our biggest performer with 51 yards on 12 carries. Chris Akins was very active in our defense backfield, he had 11 tackles. Peterson had 9 tackles and 5 assists. We get a little bit healthier but Lewis Sanders is now listed as questionable with a pulled groin. Other Scores Atlanta 13, Carolina 10 Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 10 Tennessee 34, Houston 6 Jacksonville 24, Indianapolis 23 Denver 24, Kansas City 6 Miami 24, Buffalo 6 Green Bay 21, Minnesota 3 New England 31, New York (A) 0 Dallas 17, New York (N) 6 Oakland 23, San Diego 14 Arizona 20, Seattle 17 St. Louis 23, San Francisco 9 Tampa Bay 37, New Orleans 10 Philadelphia 24, Washington 23 New Orleans will have the #1 pick in the draft this April. The loss knocks the Bears from the playoffs. Players of the Week Tom Brady, NE (24 of 31, 317 yards, 2 touchdowns) Na'il Diggs, GB (7 tackles, 2 assists, 3.5 sacks)

01-22-2010, 09:43 PM	#105
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Conference Semifinals Philadelphia (11-6) at Detroit (11-5) * Lions favored by 5. Earlier in the year we knocked off the Eagles 13-3 in Philadelphia. That was the only game all season they were held without a touchdown, they have the 5th best scoring offense in the league at 24.6 ppg. Their defense struggles against the run, they are allowing 4.6 yards per carry. McNabb is by far the biggest weapon, he has completed 64% of his passes for 3,985 yards and 26 touchdowns. 1st Quarter On their first play from scrimmage Stephen Davis gains 28 yards on the ground but our defense adjusts and forces the punt. Manning comes out on fire, he hits Pathon for 23 yards then later hits Jenkins for 28 yards setting up a 18-yard touchdown run by Mike Anderson. The Eagles answer right back as Davis gets loose again, this time for a 28-yard touchdown run. As the quarter ends we are driving and have the ball at their 32. Detroit 7, Philadelphia 7 2nd Quarter Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal and we fail to take advantage of a nice drive. Our defense holds up and forces a couple punts as our offense is sputtering until midway through the quarter when Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 2:47 left in the half. A 31-yard run by McNabb sets up a 35-yard field goal by Akers just before the end of the half. Detroit 14, Philadelphia 10 3rd Quarter Manning hits Pathon for 26 yards to open the half but their defense strengthens and forces the punt. On the next play Davis gets loose on a screen for 24 yards then McNabb hits Corey Bradford for a 56-yard touchdown pass. Manning responds by hitting Jacquez Green for a 42 yard gain then hitting Desmond Clark for a 14-yard touchdown! The Eagles have figured out our defense, the eat up the final 7:40 of the 3rd quarter and finish the quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run by Davis. Philadelphia 24, Detroit 21 4th Quarter We open the quarter by exchanging punts then Manning gets to work before settling for a 18-yard field goal that ties it with 2:57 to play. Jared DeVries sacks McNabb to force a punt at the 2:00 warning! We get the ball back with 1:49 to play at our 31, on the first play Manning hits Jenkins for 28 yards setting up Hanson for a 49-yard field goal but he misses it with 0:49 left. The Eagles attempt a 58-yard field goal as time expires but Akers misses it short. Philadelphia 24, Detroit 24 Overtime The Eagles win the toss and elect to receive, we force a punt and get the ball at our 29. We are unable to do anything with it and punt it right back. They get the ball at their 22 but they have to punt it again. We get a nice return by Green and we have 1st and 10 at our 41. Manning hits Clark for 19 yards then 15 yards and later Jackson runs it in for a 5-yard touchdown to win it with 4:16 left in OT!!! Detroit 30, Philadelphia 24 This was perhaps Manning's coming out party, he was 32 of 40 for 409 yards and 2 touchdowns. Anderson ran for 102 yards on 26 carries. We had a season high 519 yards of total offense. Their offense was just as good, they had 450 yards. McNabb had 288 yards passing and 46 yards rushing. Davis had 93 yards on 11 carries and 2 touchdowns. For the most part everyone is now 100%, except we lost Jacoby Rinehart for the rest of the season with a concussion. Other Scores AFC - Indianapolis 30, Cincinnati 24 AFC - New England 24, Oakland 14 NFC - St. Louis 37, Arizona 19

01-22-2010, 10:01 PM	#106
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Conference Championships Detroit (12-5) at St. Louis (14-3) * Rams are favored by 6. The Rams still have all the major pieces in what is known as the greatest show on turf. Warner had an unbelievable season again, he completed 68% of his passes for 4,677 yards and 37 touchdowns with just 7 interceptions. Last year he had his way with us but he couldn't find the end zone and we beat them 23-22. Their defense isn't too shabby itself, they in the top half of the league in all major categories. Their run defense is probably their weakest unit but its still good. 1st Quarter The Rams take the opening kickoff and march right down the field, Warner finds Wendell Chmelik for a 8-yard touchdown pass to end the drive. We are unable to get a first down and have to punt the ball right back to them. Faulk fumbles on their first play and we recover at their 24 but Manning is intercepted by London Fletcher at their 9. Later in the quarter Manning is intercepted again, this time by Eugene Wilson. As the quarter ends they are driving and near midfield. St. Louis 7, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Warner hits David Patten for 42 yards setting up an 8-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce. On our next drive we are moving again but Manning throws another interception, this time to Jamie Duncan. The Rams add a field goal as a result of the good field position. They get the ball back once more before the end of the half and take it right down the field. Warner finds James Hodgins for a 7-yard touchdown. St. Louis 24, Detroit 0 3rd Quarter Midway through the 3rd quarter the Rams add a 49-yard field goal. Manning finally finds something and he hits Pathon for a 23-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 20. However, Vinny Sutherland returns the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. St. Louis 34, Detroit 7 4th Quarter Vinny Sutherland fumbles during a punt return giving us the ball at their 43 but we are unable to do anything with it. Later in the quarter we add a 36-yard field goal by Hanson and block a punt bunt we aren't able to do anything more. St. Louis 34, Detroit 10 Really they only had 4 drives where they did anything, they just happen to get touchdowns on all of them. We weren't able to overcome Manning's rough start, we had start to forget that he is just a rookie but what a season for him. He was 11-3 as a starter, on a team that was 1-3 when he took over. The Rams only had 305 yards of total offense but we had only 190 yards. Other Scores AFC Championship - New England 27, Indianapolis 20

01-22-2010, 10:03 PM	#107
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Super Bowl The Rams outshoot the Patriots 49-34. Warner wins another Super Bowl MVP, he went 18 of 22 for 258 yards with 4 touchdowns.

01-22-2010, 10:44 PM	#110
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Amazing season.

01-22-2010, 10:52 PM	#111
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Great season. Keep it up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty.

01-23-2010, 12:18 AM	#113
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Pretty amazing the wins you got with those numbers. Good team performance.

01-23-2010, 06:01 AM	#114
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Offseason, Free Agency Stage 2 RB Mike Anderson resigns a 1-year deal worth $700,000. LB Tommy Polley (STL) signs a 4-year deal worth $14,140,000. CB Travis Fisher (STL) signs a 3-year deal worth $1,740,000. Stage 3 WR Justin McCareins (TEN) signs a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000. G Montrae Holland (STL) signs a 1-year deal worth $800,000. Stage 4 RB Kevin Faulk resigns a 1-year deal worth $700,000. LB Clint Kriewaldt resigns a 1-year deal worth $900,000. T Stockar McDougle resigns a 3-year deal worth $4,780,000. S Marlon McCree (PHI) signs a 2-year deal worth $1,600,000. Stage 5 S Cory Hall resigns a 2-year deal worth $1,750,000. S Brandon Jennings (OAK) signs a 1-year deal worth $700,000. Stage 6 LB Fred Jones (CHI) signs a 2-year deal worth $1,350,000. DT Ryan Pickett (JAX) signs a 3-year deal worth $2,200,000. LB Barrett Green signs with Baltimore. Stage 9 CB Jacoby Rinehart signs with Philadelphia. Stage 10 G Jermaine Mayberry signs with Washington.

01-23-2010, 06:05 AM	#115
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Thanks for following guys!

01-23-2010, 09:49 AM	#116
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Offseason, NFL Draft We enter the draft looking to add depth and draft the best players available, we may even look to trade out of the first round. Draft Order 1) New Orleans 2) Washington 3) New York (A) 4) Buffalo 5) San Diego 6) Pittsburgh 7) New York (N) 8) Carolina 9) Denver 10) Chicago 29) Detroit NFL Draft Results 1) New Orleans select QB Adrian McPherson from Florida State. 2) Washington selects QB Stefan LeFors from Louisville. 3) New York (A) selects QB Aaron Rodgers from California. 4) Buffalo selects LB Derrick Johnson from Texas. 5) San Diego selects RB Ronnie Brown from Auburn. 6) Pittsburgh selects RB Cadillac Williams from Auburn. 7) New York (N) selects LB Lofa Tatupu from USC. 8) Carolina selects CB Reynaldo Hill from Florida. 9) Houston selects T Khalif Barnes from Washington. 10) Chicago selects WR Chris Henry from West Virginia. 18) Tennessee selects RB Frank Gore from Miami (FL). 28) Detroit selects LB Demarcus Ware from Troy State. 54) Arizona selects LB Shawne Merriman from Maryland. 61) Detroit selects CB Ellis Hobbs from Iowa State. 93) Detroit selects DE Justin Tuck from Notre Dame. 125) Detroit selects RB Darren Sproles from Kansas State. 157) Detroit selects DE Eric Moore from Florida State. 189) Detroit selects DT Manny Wright from USC. 221) Detroit selects CB Chris Carr from Boise State. Our draft is graded a B-. Demarcus Ware - 37/49 Ellis Hobbs - 19/49 Justin Tuck - 19/31 Darren Sproles - 27/43 Eric Moore - 16/23 Manny Wright - 18/25 Chris Carr - 13/27 A so so draft, Ware could end up being a stud though.

01-23-2010, 12:29 PM	#118
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Preseason Games New England 30, Detroit 3 Oakland 21, Detroit 6 Detroit 30, Buffalo 3 Denver 17, Detroit 14 Players Released RB Kevin Faulk WR Justin Gage DE Eric Moore DT Manny Wright LB Kenny Cote CB Lewis Sanders DB Chris Carr

01-23-2010, 12:47 PM	#119
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 1 Minnesota (0-0) at Detroit (0-0) * Lions favored by 7. All the core pieces remain for the Vikings, they should have good offensive team with Moss, Culpepper, and Chris Brown leading the way. On defense they have some holes but they have plenty of talent too. They are led by LB Nick Rogers, DE Lance Johnstone, and S Willie Offord. 1st Quarter Both defenses are dominating the first quarter until late in the quarter Chris Brown breaks free on a 95-yard touchdown run for the Vikings. Minnesota 7, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Our offense continues to struggle. On their first drive of the quarter they are forced to punt and Kevin Williams blocks it, giving us the ball at their 31! We are unable to take advantage and settle for a field goal attempt, but its blocked! On the ensuing drive Brown gets loose again, this time for 38 yards setting up a 1-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Michael Bennett with 2:00 left in the half. Manning finally gets something going and we execute a beautiful two minute drill ending in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins. Minnesota 14, Detroit 7 3rd Quarter They open the half with an impressive 17 play 69 yard drive that takes 7 minutes and ends with a 9-yard touchdown run by Brown. Later in the quarter Manning is intercepted by Brian Williams at our 34, however Wade Richey misses a 42-yard field goal. On the next play Jackson fumbles and Willie Offord returns it 33 yards for the touchdown! Minnesota 28, Detroit 7 4th Quarter On our second drive of the quarter Manning heats up and gets a 2-yard touchdown pass to Pathon. Our defense is really sucking it up today, they move right down the field and get a 36-yard field goal by Richey. Manning gets dinged up on our next play, so Harrington comes in and goes 3 for 3 with a 12 yard touchdown pass to Ricks. We are unable to get the ball back though and they run out the clock. Minnesota 31, Detroit 21 Not exactly the way we envisioned the season starting, Chris Brown went crazy. He had 239 yards on 22 carries and 2 touchdowns. They ran for 303 yards to our 54. Manning was 21 of 30 for 262 yards with a 2 touchdowns and an interception. An embarrassing loss that gives us plenty of things to work on. Other Scores Arizona 17, San Francisco 13 New Olreans 10, Atlanta 7 Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 13 Green Bay 13, Chicago 10 Cleveland 32, Cincinnati 24 Dallas 22, Philadelphia 19 Houston 20, Jacksonville 16 Indianapolis 26, Tennessee 23 Miami 34, New York (A) 31 Buffalo 23, New England 14 Denver 31, Oakland 13 Baltimore 10, Pittsburgh 7 San Diego 20, Kansas City 17 Seattle 23, St. Louis 17 New York (N) 31, Washington 17 Players of the Week Chad Pennington, NYJ (31 of 45, 371 yards, 3 touchdowns) Na'il Diggs, GB (7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 interception)

01-23-2010, 01:03 PM	#120
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 2 Detroit (0-1) at Pittsburgh (0-1) * Steelers favored by 4. They have a great receiving core led by Plaxico Burress and Hines Ward. Rob Johnson starts at QB with Willie Parker starting at RB. On defense they are led by LB Kendrell Bell, LB Joey Porter, and S Chris Hope. 1st Quarter Both offenses start out slow and midway through the quarter they start getting something going until Cadillac Williams fumbles and we recover at our 11. Their defense forces a punt and they are deep in our territory as the quarter ends. Detroit 0, Pittsburgh 0 2nd Quarter Our defense tightens up and we hold them to a 24-yard field goal by Jeff Reed. On the ensuing kickoff Darren Sproles takes it 100 yards to the house! Halfway through the quarter Hanson misses a 48-yard field goal and they come right down the field and score on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Ward. Manning again executes a perfect two minute drill and he hits McCareins for a 8-yard touchdown with 0:11 left in the half. Detroit 14, Pittsburgh 10 3rd Quarter We get the ball first in the second half and on our first play from scrimmage Manning is intercepted by Pacman Jones at our 33. On their second play Williams scores on a 33-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter they add a 44-yard field goal by Reed to make it 20-14. After a couple penalties Manning is intercepted by Chris Hope and they get possession at our 9. Three plays later Johnson hits Burress for a 3-yard touchdown. We are forced to punt and they come marching down the field and Johnson finds Burress again, this time for a 7-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh 34, Detroit 14 4th Quarter Our defense is becoming a joke, they march right down the field again but settle for a 25-yard field goal this time. On our next drive Manning gets dinged up again and Harrington comes in again. Joey promptly hits Jenkins for a 5-yard touchdown. They add a 55-yard field goal on their next possession. Then Harrington is intercepted by Hope at midfield leading to another field goal for Reed, this time a 26-yard field goal. Pittsburgh 43, Detroit 22 I think we are going to throw that 3-4 playbook out the damn window. The Steelers ran all over us, Parker (82 yds) and Williams (102) combined for 184 yards. Again our running game was non-existant, Jackson had 7 yards on 7 carries. To make matters worse, we play the Rams next. Other Scores Colts 41, Cardinals 21 Bears 19, Ravens 13 Panthers 27, Bills 10 Vikings 21, Browns 0 Broncos 24, Eagles 0 Bengals 37, Packers 34 Seahawks 20, Texans 0 Rams 38, Jaguars 6 Dolphins 25, Buccanears 6 Patriots 42, Saints 16 Falcons 21, Jets 3 Chiefs 23, Giants 20 Cowboys 30, Chargers 17 49ers 23, Titans 8 Raiders 23, Redskins 22 Players of the Week Brett Favre, GB (34 of 40, 428 yards, 4 touchdowns) Chris Hope, PIT (5 tackles, 2 interceptions)

01-24-2010, 07:10 PM	#121
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 3 Detroit (0-2) at St. Louis (1-1) * Rams favored by 4. I'm quite embarrassed to admit that I missed the fact that Marshall Faulk retired after last season, he leaves a huge hole in their offense. Mike Cloud is now their starting running back. They also lost Isaac Bruce, he is now at Seattle. They still have Kurt Warner and Torry Holt but there isn't much else on offense. Their defense seems to have really downgraded too. Their best players are S Matt Bowen, LB Anthony Simmons, and DT Damione Lewis. Our coaching staff decided to switch back to a 4-3 defense after the performance of the 3-4 the first two weeks. 1st Quarter We are forced to punt on our first possession and Jeff Ogden returns it 19 yards to set them up at our 44. A few plays later Joe Nedney hits a 43-yard field goal to give them the early lead. Manning seems to have found something but they are able to get a sack to force a punt after a pair of first downs. Their offense gets to work and they score on a 8-yard touchdown pass from Warner to Ron Dixon. St. Louis 10, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Our defense finally keeps them off the board and forces a punt. Then on our next possession Manning is sacked on first down, then throws an incomplete pass before hitting McCareins for a 84-yard touchdown on 3rd and 14. The Rams get the ball back and march right down the field but have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Nedney. Manning and company answer with a 8-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Fitzgerald. Detroit 14, St. Louis 13 3rd Quarter We force a punt on their first possession of the half, then starting pounding it on the ground. After softening up their defense a little bit Manning gets to work and we get on the board again, this time a 26-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with the Rams driving and at our 31. Detroit 17, St. Louis 13 4th Quarter On the second play of the quarter Andre Goodman intercepts Kurt Warner in the end zone! We again start pounding the run game then go to the pass with great success. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 29-yard gain, then two plays later hits Fitzgerald for a 19-yard touchdown! The Rams come out and just roll right down the field before failing to get in the end zone from 1st and goal at the 4. We get the ball back and eat up some clock before punting with 1:27 left. A big sack by Kalima Edwards and Israel Idonije ends their hopes of a comeback. Detroit 24, St. Louis 13 It was nice to get some redemption against the team that ended our miracle season last year even if they aren't any good anymore. Manning was great, he went 18 of 23 for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns. Our running game finally got going to, Anderson had 68 yards and Jackson had 61. Fitzgerald had a big day with 8 receptions, 120 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Our rush defense still struggled, they had 118 yards on 18 carries. Warner was 29 of 49 for 321 yards. Dominic Raiola suffered a hyperextended knee but he should be fine for next week's game. Other Scores Giants 26, Panthers 7 Bengals 31, Raiders 21 Browns 17, Broncos 14 Cowboys 13, Bears 12 Packers 14, Cardinals 7 Colts 39, Patriots 14 Bills 38, Jaguars 23 Titans 23, Chiefs 13 Dolphins 24, Ravens 13 Jets 26, Steelers 21 Chargers 19, Texans 13 49ers 19, Saints 13 Seahawks 17, Falcons 17 Eagles 27, Bucs 16 Vikings 40, Redskins 10 Players of the Week Drew Bledsoe, BUF (26 of 35, 306 yards, 3 touchdowns) Jamie Sharper, HOU (6 tackles, 2 sacks)

01-24-2010, 07:34 PM	#122
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 4 Detroit (1-2) at New Orleans (1-2) * Saints favored by 1. Aaron Brooks has held off Adrian McPherson so far for the starting QB job, but he should be looking over his shoulder. Deuce McAllister is one of the best running backs in the league but he is out with a herniated disk. Donte Stallworth can stretch the defense. Their defense isn't bad at all, they are led by DE Charles Grant, S Mike Doss, and LB Derrick Rodgers. 1st Quarter Both teams come out very conservative their first two possessions, on the Saints third possession they start moving the ball down field. Their drive ends with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brooks to TE Boo Williams. We punt the ball right back and they are driving as the quarter ends. Saints 7, Lions 0 2nd Quarter Their drive stalls at our 24 and K Josh Brown misses the 41-yard field goal, wide right. We now have five possessions without a first down and we punt again. They get a couple nice plays before Josh Brown misses a 31-yard field goal wide left. We are unable to get a first down again but WR Michael Lewis fumbles the punt return and we recover at their 35. On our second play Manning is intercepted by LB James Allen in the end zone with 1:18 left in the half. They get down to our 30 but time runs out before they can attempt the field goal. Saints 7, Lions 0 3rd Quarter We finally get a couple first downs but have to punt again. On their next drive Brooks hits WR Reggie Brown for 38 yards setting up a 26-yard touchdown by RB Ryan Everett. Our offense seems to be gaining some confidence but has to punt again and we pin them deep in their territory as the quarter ends. Saints 14, Lions 0 4th Quarter We force a punt then Jackson gets some room and gains 34 yards setting up a 32-yard field goal by Hanson. Our defense holds again but Manning is intercepted by S Michael Boulware on our next drive at our 28. They can do anything with it but do get a 47-yard field goal with 2:17 left. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 42-yard gain then a 10-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 7 with 1:34 left. We are unable to recover the onside kick and we can't complete the comeback. Saints 17, Lions 14 We punted on 8 of our first 9 possessions, the other one was an interception. Our offense looked brutal today, we managed just 233 total yards. Jackson had 54 yards on 15 carries and Manning went 20 of 32 for 174 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Fitzgerald had a nice day again, he had 78 yards on 7 receptions. He seems to be benefiting from the addition of McCareins. Brooks lit us up, he went 23 of 30 for 277 yards and a touchdown and their third string running back ran for 68 yards on 11 carries. Other Scores Colts 32, Ravens 3 Bills 34, Dolphins 14 Bears 20, Panthers 17 Jaguars 32, Bengals 29 Vikings 34, Packers 20 Steelers 24, Texans 7 Jets 17, Chiefs 7 Cardinals 41, Giants 28 Patriots 27, Raiders 3 Rams 26, 49ers 24 Seahawks 35, Redskins 10 Falcons 9, Bucs 6 Titans 33, Browns 10 Players of the Week Jeff Garcia, CIN (27 of 36, 355 yards, 2 touchdowns) Ryan Denney, NE (5 tackles, 3 sacks)

01-25-2010, 08:04 PM	#123
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 5 Bye Week Other Scores Cardinals 33, Cowboys 6 Panthers 19, Falcons 6 Bills 17, Broncos 6 Bengals 27, Ravens 24 Jaguars 23, Browns 20 Raiders 20, Chiefs 13 Dolphins 22, Chargers 10 Jets 17, Patriots 15 Packers 27, Saints 10 Eagles 27, Seahawks 7 Colts 34, Steelers 17 Rams 37, Giants 31 Bucs 30, Vikings 27 49ers 20, Redskins 3 Players of the Week Rex Grossman, NYG (24 of 37, 315 yards, 3 touchdowns) Chris Hovan, MIN (6 tackles, 3 sacks)

01-25-2010, 08:23 PM	#124
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 6 Chicago (2-2) at Detroit (1-3) * Bears favored by 2. The Bears have a guy named Clarence Smith starting a quarterback he is an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern. Tatum Bell has become a very good running back for them, he had 1,044 yards last season. Roy Williams (13 rec, 212 yds, 2 TD) is their top receiving threat. Their defense has been nasty so far this season, they are in the Top 5 in all major categories. They are led by LB Roosevelt Colvin, S Mike Brown, DE Alex Brown, and LB Brian Urlacher. 1st Quarter On their second drive of the game Clarence Smith finds Roy Williams for a 24-yard gain that sets up a 26-yard field goal by Paul Edinger. As the quarter ends they are driving again, they are at our 46. Bears 3, Lions 0 2nd Quarter We think we have them stopped on 3rd and 19 from our 44 but Smith finds David Terrell for 24 yards then on the next play Smith hits Williams for a 20-yard touchdown pass. On our first play of the next drive Manning hits Pathon but he fumbles and they recover at our 35. We stuff them on 3rd and 1 but they get a 43-yard field goal. Sproles has a nice kick return that gets us out to our 43 and Manning starts getting some confidence. We finally get on the board with a 17-yard touchdown run by Anderson. Near the two minute warning Goodman intercepts Smith but we can't do anything with it but punt. Bears 13, Lions 7 3rd Quarter We get the ball first in the second half and pin them deep at their own 5. They fail to do anything and we get the ball back but have to punt again, Richardson does his job and pins them at their 3 this time. As the quarter ends they are driving and out to their 39. Bears 13, Lions 7 4th Quarter In the 4th quarter we are finally getting something going on offense but our first two drives stall at their 45. At the two minute warning Manning hits McCareins on 4th and 7 for an 8-yard gain! On the next play Manning hits McCareins again, this time for a 19-yard gain but he fumbles and they recover at their 31! Our defense is unable to get us the ball back and they run out the clock. Bears 13, Lions 7 Our defense finally plays a good game but our offense is completely shut down again. We did have a few bright spots, one being Steven Jackson. He rushed for 75 yards on 17 carries. Manning struggled, they really shut down Larry Fitzgerald. Manning was 17 of 28 for 129 yards. Our two lost fumbles were devastating. We held the Bears to 288 yards of offense, but they were able to run for 129. Other Scores Cardinals 31, Eagles 7 Titans 17, Ravens 0 Bills 21, Raiders 18 Bengals 35, Steelers 29 Browns 36, Texans 33 Cowboys 21, Giants 16 Dolphins 27, Broncos 20 Packers 27, Panthers 23 Colts 23, Jaguars 3 Falcons 20, Vikings 17 Bucs 33, Saints 20 Chargers 38, Jets 31 Redskins 20, Rams 16

01-25-2010, 10:43 PM	#125
RedHawk00 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Dec 2007	uh oh, are the wheels coming off this bus? (1-4)?

01-26-2010, 07:06 PM	#127
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 7 Tampa Bay (3-3) at Detroit (1-4) Tampa Bay has a good young offense, led by the guy we wanted at quarterback but couldn't justify taking - Carson Palmer. He led them to a 10-6 record last season, passing for 3,373 yards while completing 66% of his passes. At running back they have a very good Michael Pittman, he ran for 1,600 yards last season and he has ran for 609 yards so far this season. Keyshawn Johnson is their best wide receiver but Palmer throws to Pittman the most. On defense they are led by S Dexter Jackson, S Jermaine Phillips, and LB Derrick Brooks. 1st Quarter Manning is sacked on the first play of the game for a 5-yard loss then throws two incomplete passes, not a good start. They takeover at their 32 and march right down the field scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run by Pittman. Our offense answers and we score on an 8-yard touchdown run by Anderson. Bucs 7, Lions 7 2nd Quarter Manning is starting to heat up and we take the lead on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins. Both teams exchange punts before Tampa Bay gets moving again, a big sack by Edwards and Claiborne force them to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Jose Cortez. Lions 14, Bucs 10 3rd Quarter On our first possession of the half Manning is intercepted by Dexter Jackson and they takeover at our 31. They can't manage a first down but Cortez hits a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 1. A holding penalty kills our next drive and they benefit from the good field position and get a 48-yard field goal from Cortez to take the lead by 2. Our offense finally gets something going but Hanson misses a 47-yard field goal with 0:54 left in the quarter. Bucs 16, Lions 14 4th Quarter On their ensuing drive Palmer hits Pittman for a 15-yard touchdown to put them up by 9. We get a first down but then have to punt with 10:24 left. They just pound it out on the ground and run off over nine minutes before settling for a 20-yard field goal by Cortez with 1:04 left. Bucs 26, Lions 14 Pittman got player of the game, he had 100 yards rushing on 25 carries and 90 yards receiving on 10 receptions with 2 touchdowns. Manning was really inconsistent, he went 16 of 30 for 190 yards. Palmer wasn't much better but he didn't turn the ball over. Fitzgerald's emergence has freed up McCareins, he had 5 receptions for 98 yards. Steven Jackson hurt his neck but it looks like he will be able to play next week. Other Scores Cardinals 16, Seahawks 10 Packers 41, Falcons 17 Vikings 20, Panthers 17 Browns 20, Ravens 13 Chargers 33, Broncos 31 Bengals 20, Colts 13 Steelers 30, Jaguars 3 Chiefs 21, Patriots 14 Bears 24, Saints 6 Jets 30, Raiders 10 Eagles 10, Redskins 7 Cowboys 30, 49ers 6 Titans 28, Texans 3 Players of the Week Brett Favre, GBY (23 of 27, 258 yards, 3 touchdowns) Alex Brown, CHI (5 tackles, 2 assists, 4 sacks)

01-26-2010, 07:26 PM	#128
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 8 Detroit (1-5) at Atlanta (3-3-1) * Falcons favored by 7. Warrick Dunn is the league's leading rusher with 720 yards on 162 carries, he hasn't found the end zone yet though. Their QB is Koy Detmer, he has been hot as of late. He has completed 36 of his last 49 passes. Outside of the running game their offense is pretty weak, Alge Crumpler is their top receiving threat. Their defense isn't anything special but they are 5th in the league in scoring defense @ 16 ppg. They are led by LB Nick Barnett, DE Patrick Kearney, and S Keion Carpenter. 1st Quarter We are able to get on the board first after stopping them 3 and out and Hanson hits a 42-yard field goal. We exchange punts the rest of the quarter with both teams struggling to find consistency. The quarter ends with them finally getting something going, they are at our 40. Lions 3, Falcons 0 2nd Quarter Detmer hits John Stone for a 26-yard gain on the first play of the quarter to set up a 27-yard field goal by Jay Feely. They force us to go 3 and out but fumble the kickoff return and we recover at their 38. Three plays later we add a 46-yard field goal by Hanson. Late in the quarter Manning hits McCareins for a 46-yard gain to setup a 41-yard field goal by Hanson with 0:03 left. Lions 9, Falcons 3 3rd Quarter We commit a facemask penalty on 3rd and 16 after they throw an incomplete pass that sets up a 22-yard field goal by Feely. On our next drive we finally put a great drive together and score on a 8-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Ricks, the drive took over eight minutes off the clock. Lions 16, Falcons 6 4th Quarter We force a punt and march right down the field again, but Sproles fumbles and they recover at their 9. They quickly move down the field through the air and Detmer hits Crumpler for an 11-yard touchdown pass with 4:21 left. Sproles redeems himself on our next drive with a 36 yard run that sets up a 49-yard field goal by Hanson with 1:46 left. Detmer tries to lead the down the field but they run out of time at our 40! Lions 19, Falcons 13 A much needed win that was led by our running game and our rush defense., we had 172 yards rushing on the day to their 74 yards. Jackson had 64, Anderson had 54, and Sproles had 54. We held Dunn to 59 yards on 18 carries. Manning went 19 of 25 for 164 yards with a touchdown. Other Scores Panthers 34, Saints 7 Bengals 37, Texans 18 Cowboys 30, Rams 24 Colts 23, Browns 20 Ravens 19, Jaguars 17 Chiefs 17, Dolphins 10 Vikings 19, Bears 13 Patriots 31, Broncos 26 Eagles 27, Giants 20 Titans 26, Steelers 20 Chargers 31, Bills 6 49ers 27, Seahawks 7 Cardinals 26, Redskins 0 Players of the Week Seneca Wallace, DAL (17 of 23, 316 yards, 2 touchdowns) Shawn Barber, NE (8 tackles, 4 sacks)

01-29-2010, 08:31 PM	#131
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 9 Carolina (3-5) at Detroit (2-6) * Panthers favored by 3. Chris Weinke (61% / 1638 / 10 TD) is their starting quarterback, he isn't that bad in actually. He throws a great deep ball, his best weapon is WR Steve Smith (41/557/4). DeShaun Foster (125/529/3) is their top back. Their offensive line is horrible. On defense they are led by LB Will Witherspoon, DE Julius Peppers, and CB Reynaldo Hill. Their defense is ranked in the Top 10 in every category. 1st Quarter Our first drive of the game stalls at their 36 and Richardson is able to pin them at their 1. We force a 3 and out to give us the ball at their 42, three plays later Manning hits McCareins for a 37-yard touchdown....but we are called for holding and force to punt again. They are able to turn the field on their next drive and we take over at our 7. The quarter ends with us driving and at our own 32. Lions 0, Panthers 0 2nd Quarter Our drive stalls and we are forced to punt. They punt it right back but pin us at our own 13. On our second play of the drive Peppers sacks Manning and he fumbles, they recover at our 5. We stuff them but are called for a personal foul on 3rd down to give them a 1st and goal from the 2. We are able to stuff them again and they settle for a 19-yard field goal by John Kasay. Later in the quarter we block a punt and take possession at their 4 resulting in a 4-yard touchdown run by Jackson. They add a late 36-yard field goal by Kasay. Lions 7, Panthers 6 3rd Quarter On their first drive of the half Peterson intercepts Weinke giving us the ball at their 41. We are able to add a 30-yard field goal by Hanson. A 39-yard pass by Weinke to Roscoe Parrish sets up a 19-yard field goal by Kasay on their next possession. On the ensuing kickoff return Jenkins returns it to our 44, then Manning hits McCareins for a 25-yard gain then later hits McCareins for a 26-yard touchdown! Lions 17, Panthers 9 4th Quarter Early in the 4th quarter Manning is intercepted by CB Kenny Wright at their 29. Our defense holds them to a 50-yard field goal attempt that is missed by Kasay with 5:09 left. From there we are able to run out the clock for the win! Lions 17, Panthers 9 Mike Peterson is named the player of the game. He had 9 tackles, 3 assists, and an interception. They really shut down Steven Jackson, he had 28 yards on 18 carries. Anderson did ok though, he had 61 yards on 12 carries. Manning continues to gel with McCareins. Manning was 14 of 24 for 152 yards with a pick and a touchdown. McCareins had 6 receptions for 88 yards with a touchdown. Steve Smith had a big day, he had 115 yards receiving on 7 receptions. We were able to hold them to just 65 yards rushing on the day. Stockar McDougle suffered a strained calf muscle, he will miss next week's game. Other Scores Bears 17, Falcons 13 Cowboys 23, Seahawks 15 Chiefs 24, Broncos 7 Packers 16, Bucs 15 Ravens 24, Texans 21 Dolphins 17, Raiders 13 Vikings 20, Saints 3 Bills 21, Jets 16 Giants 28, 49ers 19 Rams 35, Eagles 21 Browns 30, Steelers 6 Patriots 23, Chargers 17 Titans 23, Jaguars 20 Players of the Week Tom Brady, NE (22 of 29, 254 yards, 2 touchdowns) Adewale Ogunleye, MIA (4 tackles, 2 assists, 3 sacks)

01-29-2010, 08:56 PM	#132
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 10 Detroit (3-5) at Green Bay (6-2) * Packers favored by 10. Brett Favre (71%/1924 yds/15 TD) is aging pretty well, at least statistically. Hit helps that he was a great receiving corps - Donald Driver, Javon Walker, and Bubba Franks. Najeh Davenport (134/546/2) is good enough at running back. Their defense is led by DE Aaron Kampman, CB Mike McKenzie, and S Darren Sharper. 1st Quarter On the first drive of the game Manning hits McCareins for a 39-yard gain that sets up a 24-yard field goal by Hanson. The Pack gets a nice drive going by Bly intercepts Favre at our 12. On the ensuing drive Manning hits McCareins for 20 then 21, then hits Clark for 23 and Jackson breaks free for a 24-yard gain then Mike Anderson runs it in from 2 yards out! The quarter ends with the Packers drive and near midfield. Lions 10, Packers 0 2nd Quarter On the first play of the quarter Peterson intercepts Favre at our 43! Our offense is really feeling it today, Manning and McCareins really have quite the connection. They connect for an 18-yard gain that sets up a 7-yard touchdown run by Jackson. Favre and the rest of their offense finally settles down and they execute a brilliant drive that ends with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Favre to Dante Ridgeway. With 1:19 left they are able to add a 38-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell after another nice drive. The half expires as we try to run Hanson on for a 54-yard field goal attempt but we aren't able to get it off in time. Lions 17, Packers 10 3rd Quarter McCareins is having an unbelievable day, Manning hits him for 27 yards on our first drive but we have to punt. On our next drive Manning hits him for 25 yards then on a 28-yard touchdown pass! On their next drive Goodman intercepts Favre at their 39. Four plays later Manning hits Clark for a 7-yard touchdown pass. On their next drive Goodman intercepts Favre again, this time at their 47 but Manning returns the favor and he is intercepted by S Victor Green at their 38. Lions 31, Packers 10 4th Quarter The Packers take advantage of the pick but only add three, on a 26-yard field goal by Longwell. It looks like they've had enough off Favre for the day, they bring in his backup Todd Collins. On his first play Travis Fisher gets the interception at our 30. Late in the game after Richardson pins them at our 2, we get a safety and run out the clock on our next drive. Lions 33, Packers 13 It looks like we might be putting some things together on both sides of the ball, this is a huge win on the road! Our offense had a big day, with 442 total yards. Jackson bounced back with 77 yards on 21 carries. Manning had a great game, he was 24 of 33 for 326 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception. McCareins was named player of the game, he had 188 yards receiving on 9 receptions. Our defense held them to 301 yards and forced 5 turnovers, just a good day on both sides of the ball! Other Scores Steelers 21, Ravens 10 Bears 16, Bucs 10 Jets 17, Broncos 3 Colts 24, Texans 21 Chiefs 20, Bills 16 Patriots 20, Dolphins 10 Falcons 23, Saints 16 Chargers 27, Raiders 17 Eagles 30, 49ers 27 Giants 20, Seahawks 13 Cardinals 45, Rams 20 Titans 21, Bengals 20 Redskins 23, Cowboys 10 Players of the Week Jermaine Coleman, PIT (20 of 26, 264 yards, 2 touchdowns) Carlos Polk, SD (5 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks) Manning, McCareins, Peterson, and Goodman all received mention. Coleman is starting for Rob Johnson, who is out for the rest of the season with a ACL tear. Coleman is an undrafted Free Agent out of Boston College.

02-01-2010, 07:11 PM	#134
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 12 Baltimore (3-7) at Detroit (5-5) * Lions are favored by 5. The Ravens offense is led by RB Jamal Lewis (162/590/1) and WR Anquan Boldin (30/418/2). Chris Redman is their starting quarterback, he has been battling injuries all year but is finally back to full strength. Their offense is tied for 30th in scoring at 12.9 ppg. Their defense isn't much better, they are not ranked in the top 15 in any category. However they still have ample talent with S Ed Reed, LB Ray Lewis, and LB Adalius Thomas. 1st Quarter We start the game with a nice drive that ends with a 29-yard field goal by Hanson. The field goal was set up by a 21-yard pass from Manning to McCareins. That is all the action for the first quarter, their offense is looking pretty bad. Lions 3, Ravens 0 2nd Quarter Early in quarter Dre' Bly intercepts Redman and we have the ball at their 35. We can't add to our lead the, they block the 34-yard field goal attempt. Our defense is dominating their offense, as long as we don't turn it over we should be ok. Right on cue, Manning hits McCareins for a 19-yard gain but he fumbles and Ed Reed recovers at our 27. Three plays later Lewis runs it in from 14 yards out. That seemed to wake up our offense, Manning and company execute an almost flawless drive that ends with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Manning to McCareins with 1:59 left in the half. The Ravens are able to add a 52-yard field goal by Aaron Elling as the half ends. Lions 10, Ravens 10 3rd Quarter Chris Redman turns into Peyton Manning to begin the second half, he goes 7 for 8 leading them down the field for a touchdown on a 14-yard pass to Boldin. Later in the quarter Reuben Droughns fumbles and Marlon McCree recovers at their 16! Two plays later (after a penalty) Manning hits McCareins for a 26-yard touchdown! Just before the quarter ends Manning fumbles and they recover at our 19. Lions 17, Ravens 17 4th Quarter Kevin Williams comes up with a big sack forcing them to settle for a 41-yard field goal by Elling. On their next drive we aren't able to get them off the field before they settle for a 26-yard field goal by Elling to take a 23-17 lead with 2:30 to play. Manning is sacked on first down and we are not able to make up the loss and turn it over on downs. They are able to run out the clock ending our winning streak. Ravens 23, Lions 17 Really a brutal loss, that we had no business winning anyway. We fumbled the ball 5 times, luckily we only lost 2. Our ball security is a joke, we have 19 fumbles on the season. Manning wasn't bad but his fumble hurt us, he went 22 of 36 for 217 yards with 2 touchdowns. Our running game was shutdown again, we had 45 yards on 21 carries. McCareins continues to half an All-Pro caliber season, he had 8 receptions for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is second in receiving touchdowns (9) and third in receiving yards (1004). We are going to have to sit G Cameron Spikes down for a little while, he is suffering from a sprained knee. Other Scores Jaguars 19, Cardinals 10 Bills 34, Saints 24 Panthers 17, Dolphins 13 Browns 26, Bears 6 Colts 35, Rams 30 Eagles 17, Chiefs 16 Vikings 30, Bengals 17 Patriots 25, Falcons 0 Broncos 34, Giants 31 Raiders 17, Cowboys 10 Packers 30, Steelers 7 49ers 17, Texans 14 Titans 41, Seahawks 18 Jets 12, Bucs 10 Redskins 33, Chargers 6 Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (32 of 41, 336 yards, 5 touchdowns) Sam Cowart, NYJ (5 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception)

02-01-2010, 08:03 PM	#136
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 13 Philadelphia (7-4) at Detroit (5-6) * Eagles are favored by 2. 1st Quarter On their third play of the game Marlon McCree intercepts McNabb and returns it to our 45 but we are forced to punt. When McNabb gets the ball back he gets to work on our defense. They stormed down the field scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run by Marion Barber. We are forced to punt after a big sack, but they fumble the punt return and we recover at their 25. On the next play Manning hits McCareins for a 25-yard touchdown! The quarter ends with the Eagles on the move again. Lions 7, Eagles 7 2nd Quarter We finally stop them at our 39 and they punt, pinning us at our 2. We get a few first downs and are able to turn the field but McNabb is on fire today. He goes 7 of 8 on the drive ending with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Walter Rasby. Neither team is able to get on the board the rest of the half. Eagles 14, Lions 7 3rd Quarter McNabb continues to move the ball down the field on our defense but we stiffen up and they settle for a 25-yard field goal by David Akers. Manning finally wakes up, he hits McCareins for a 42-yard gain setting up a 39-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with us punting near midfield. Eagles 17, Lions 10 4th Quarter They add a 50-yard field goal by Akers on their first drive of the quarter to push their lead to 10. Later in the quarter Manning hits McCareins for an 18-yard gain on 4th and 18. Five plays later Manning hits Desmond Clark for a 20-yard touchdown! Our defense forces a punt with 2:09 left, but we are out of timeouts. Manning and the offense takeover at our 31. Manning hits Fitzgerald for a 14-yard gain on the first play. Then hits McCareins for 17 on 3rd and ten, then hits Fitzgerald for 13 on the next play. We have the ball 1st and ten at their 25 with 1:04 left, but we commit a false start. Manning then hits McCareins for a gain of six before we commit another false start. Its now 3rd and 14 with 0:42 left when Manning hits Clark for a 6-yard gain and we settle for a 40-yard field goal by Hanson with 0:20 left. Lions 20, Eagles 20 Overtime They get the ball first and start moving down the field but we stop them near midfield and they pin us at our 6. They force a three and out and we punt giving them the ball at our 39 setting up a 18-yard field goal by Akers to win it. Eagles 23, Lions 20 An excruciating loss. They moved up and down the field on our defense for 458 yards, with 188 yards coming on the ground. Barber had 86 yards on 22 carries and Westbrook had 83 yards on 16 carries. McNabb was 29 of 45 for 270 yards. Our running game showed some signs of life thanks to Darren Sproles, he had 22 yards on 3 carries but Anderson and Jackson combined for 56 yards on 16 carries. Manning went 19 of 35 with 251 yards and 2 touchdowns. McCareins was his favorite target again, he had 120 yards on 8 receptions. Some bad news after the game, LB Mike Peterson will miss the next two weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. He has 96 tackles, 27 assists, 2 interceptions and 1 sack on the season. Other Scores Panthers 23, Cardinals 13 Falcons 33, Cowboys 23 Chiefs 20, Ravens 17 Bills 38, Browns 28 Seahawks 22, Bears 14 Jaguars 26, Broncos 24 Jets 24, Texans 10 49ers 23, Vikings 3 Patriots 35, Bengals 28 Saints 21, Redskins 19 Packers 31, Giants 23 Colts 30, Raiders 20 Steelers 10, Chargers 3 Rams 19, Bucs 18 Titans 26, Dolphins 17 Players of the Week Tom Brady, NE (21 of 37, 293 yards, 3 touchdowns) Sam Adams, SEA (4 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks)

02-01-2010, 08:24 PM	#137
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 14 Detroit (5-7) at Cleveland (6-6) * Browns are favored by 7. The Browns have a good young football team, they have Byron Leftwich at quarterback. He is having a solid season, he is completing 64% of his passes for 2,646 yards with 20 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. His favorite target is WR Andre Johnson, he has 893 yards on 60 receptions and 10 touchdowns. WR Jerricho Cotchery and TE Mark Campbell add to what is an up and coming receiving corps. RB Robert Edwards has been battling injuries all season but he has had fine season with 967 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Their defense is improving each game, they are led by DE Courtney Brown, DT Gerard Warren, and LB Kevin Bentley. 1st Quarter Clint Kriewaldt fills in nicely for Peterson on their first drive of the game, he comes up with a sack to force a punt! Our running game is working early on and we are able to get on the board first with a 38-yard field goal by Hanson. The quarter ends with them driving and at our 34. Lions 3, Browns 0 2nd Quarter Their drive ends on a goal line stand, they have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Dawson. Midway through the quarter they add a 48-yard field goal by Dawson. Our offense is struggling to find any consistency and we have to punt again. Meanwhile we are offering just enough resistence to keep them out of the end zone but Dawson adds a 46-yard field goal before the end of the half. Browns 9, Lions 3 3rd Quarter On their first drive of the half Andre Johnson finally gets free and Leftwich hits him for a 33-yard touchdown. On our next drive, Manning is picked off by Jerametrius Butler at our 14 and they score two plays later on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Leftwich to Johnson. The quarter ends with us driving and at their 30. Browns 23, Lions 3 4th Quarter They stop us and Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal before they march right down the field again. This time Leftwich finds Campbell for a 7-yard touchdown. On our next drive Manning is intercepted by Vince Hicks at their 13 with 4:13 left. They proceed to run the ball right at us and run out the clock. Browns 30, Lions 3 I'm thinking those last two losses have taken a toll on us, we just didn't even show up today. Our offense managed just 189 yards of offense, while they did whatever they wanted. They had 340 yards of offense, Leftwich was 24 of 27 for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns. Edwards had 70 yards on 18 carries and Andre Johnson had 123 yards on 8 receptions. Manning sucked, he was 15 of 23 for 99 yards and 2 interceptions. McCareins was shut down, he had just 8 yards on 1 reception. Mike Anderson was the only bright spot, he had 71 yards on 7 carries. LB Clint Kriewaldt suffered a badly sprained knee, he will likely miss the rest of the season. Other Scores Dolphins 16, Falcons 13 Bills 38, Bucs 31 Bengals 17, Bears 16 Chiefs 18, Cowboys 13 Broncos 16, Redskins 13 Packers 34, Ravens 10 Colts 30, 49ers 24 Seahawks 10, Jaguars 0 Patriots 34, Panthers 10 Jets 34, Saints 17 Raiders 17, Eagles 14 Vikings 21, Steelers 16 Giants 24, Chargers 6 Rams 47, Texans 20 Titans 27, Cardinals 26 Players of the Week Byron Leftwich, CLE (24 of 27, 233 yards, 3 touchdowns) Chris Kelsay, KC (4 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks)

02-01-2010, 08:47 PM	#139
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 15 Detroit (5-8) at Chicago (7-6) * Bears are favored by 4. 1st Quarter On our first drive Manning is sacked on 3rd and 1, he fumbles and they recover at our 37. Luckily Kalima Edwards and Kevin Williams return the favor on 3rd and 5 and they have to punt. We end up punting the ball right back to them and after QB Clarence Smith hits Troy Edwards for 31-yard gain, Edwards fumbles and Brandon Jennings recovers at our 44. We manage to get in field goal position and Hanson gets us on the board with a 36-yard field goal. Lions 3, Bears 0 2nd Quarter Smith hits Ike Hillard for a 23-yard gain and Tatum Bell gets free for a 32-yard gain setting up a 21-yard field goal by Paul Edinger. A big return by Martay Jenkins sets up a 5-yard touchdown pass by Manning to Clark. On their next possession Adrian Peterson fumbles and Dre' Bly recovers at our 15. We have to punt it right back and Richardson shanks it, they take over at our 44 and six plays later Smith hits Edwards for an 8-yard touchdown. Just before the end of the half Tatum Bell fumbles and we recover at their 6 but have to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Hanson. Lions 13, Bears 10 3rd Quarter On the first play of the half Bly intercepts Smith and we take over at their 39. Six plays later Anderson scores on a 10-yard run. Then later in the quarter Manning connects with McCareins for a 61-yard touchdown pass! Just when we think we are pulling away they answer, a 35-yard pass from Smith to Edwards sets up a 23-yard touchdown run by Peterson. Luckily our offense is finding is stride and we are driving again as the quarter ends. Lions 27, Bears 17 4th Quarter Our drive stalls and we settle for a 24-yard field goal by Hanson. They answer with a 36-yard field goal with 7:09 to play. Later in the quarter Williams sacks Smith and he fumbles, Ryan Pickett recovers at our 45 with 2:44 to play! A 35-yard run by Steven Jackson sets up a 29-yard field goal by Hanson with 1:11 left and we hold on for the win! Lions 33, Bears 20 Our offense finally showed some explosiveness! Jackson had 117 yards on 24 carries and Anderson had 50 yards on 10 carries. Manning was brilliant, he went 17 of 22 for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns. McCareins rose from the dead, he had 104 yards on 5 receptions. Our defense did just enough to get the win, we let up 404 yards of offense on the day. It helped that they were sloppy, they fumbled 6 (4 lost) times and threw an interception. Peterson is back to full strength but Mike Anderson broke his ankle, he is out indefinitely. Other Scores Bengals 10, Ravens 6 Panthers 14, Falcons 13 Browns 21, Steelers 14 Titans 25, Texans 13 Colts 24, Jaguars 16 Broncos 31, Chiefs 3 Dolphins 20, Bills 10 Vikings 30, Packers 24 Jets 26, Patriots 24 Giants 21, Cowboys 20 Chargers 20, Raiders 17 Cardinals 37, Seahawks 24 Rams 29, 49ers 9 Saints 27, Bucs 24 Redskins 17, Eagles 13 Players of the Week Daunte Culpepper, MIN (32 of 46, 354 yards, 3 touchdowns) Na'il Diggs, GB (4 tackles, 6 assists, 2.5 sacks) Playoff Picture AFC Division Leaders - Colts (13-1), Bills (10-4), Bengals (9-5), Chiefs (8-6) AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-3), Dolphins (9-5) AFC In the Hunt - Jets (9-5), Patriots (8-6), Browns (8-6), Chargers (7-7) NFC Division Leaders - Vikings (10-4), Cardinals (9-5), Eagles (8-6), Panthers (7-7) NFC Wild Card - Packers (9-5), Rams (8-6) NFC In the Hunt - Giants (7-7), Cowboys (7-7), Bears (7-7), 49ers (6-8), Lions (6-8)

02-01-2010, 09:13 PM	#140
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 16 Cincinnati (9-5) at Detroit (6-8) * Bengals favored by 6. The Bengals have a lot of weapons for QB Jon Kitna. At running back is Rudi Johnson, he 965 yards and 9 touchdowns on the year. His favorite receiver is Chad Johnson, he has 90 receptions and 1,324 yards for 10 touchdowns. WR TJ Houshmanzadeh and TE Tony Stewart are threats as well. On defense they are led by LB Steve Foley, S Marquand Manuel, and CB Rashean Mathis. 1st Quarter Jon Kitna and the Bengals offense quickly get to work, they score on a 19-yard pass from Kitna to Stewart on their first possession. We quickly punt the ball right back to them and they waste no time getting back in the end zone. Kitna hits Johnson for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 4:57 left in the quarter. The quarter ends with us driving and at their 21. Bengals 14, Lions 0 2nd Quarter Two plays into the quarter Manning hits Jacquez Green for a 4-yard touchdown pass. Kitna leads them down the field for their third straight touchdown, this time he hits Earnest Graham for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Manning and our offense is heating up, we march down the field and score on a 26-yard pass from Manning to Clark. On their first play of their next drive Dillon goes for 43 yards then on the next play he scores on a 25-yard touchdown run. On our ensuing drive, on our first play Jackson breaks free for an 80-yard touchdown run! We finally keep them out of the end zone but they add a 53-yard field goal by Neil Rackers. Bengals 31, Lions 21 3rd Quarter They force a punt on our first possession of the half then quickly get to work again. Four plays later Rudi Johnson scores on a 7-yard touchdown run. They force a punt again, but we finally come up with a stop. Our offense is bottled up though, we punt again and they take over at their 49. Kitna is just carving us up, he hits Johnson for a 9-yard touchdown pass to go up 45-21. Bengals 45, Lions 21 4th Quarter We are forced to punt to start the quarter but they rough the punter and on the next play Jackson breaks free for a 36-yard touchdown run. We force a punt again, but Manning is intercepted by Rashean Mathis. Later in the quarter Manning hits Clarks for a 3-yard touchdown pass. Manning is later intercepted by Al Harris to wrap it up fro the Bengals. Bengals 45, Lions 35 What a wild game, it wasn't really close but if you like offense you would've liked this one. I don't. Our defense was a joke, they moved at will for 443 yards of offense. Kitna was god-like, he went 24 of 26 for 258 yards and 4 touchdowns. Rudi Johnson ran for 87 yards on 19 carries and Corey Dillon had 101 yards on 14 carries. Manning tried to keep up with their offense, he was 34 of 45 for 331 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jackson was shut down other than his 80-yard touchdown run, he had just 3 yards on his other 5 carries. Kalima Edwards suffered a hyperextended elbow, he will miss our last game of the season. Other Scores Bills 28, Falcons 0 Steelers 20, Bears 17 Browns 18, Packers 10 Broncos 23, Cowboys 7 Texans 16, Cardinals 6 Chiefs 30, Redskins 22 Dolphins 22, Saints 3 Vikings 16, Ravens 10 Jets 26, Panthers 10 Giants 24, Raiders 14 Eagles 23, Chargers 16 49ers 28, Jaguars 24 Colts 33, Seahawks 16 Rams 33, Titans 27 Patriots 31, Bucs 7 Players of the Week Jon Kitna, CIN (24 of 26, 258 yards, 4 touchdowns) Eric Hicks, KC (5 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks) Playoff Picture AFC Division Leaders - Colts (14-1), Bills (11-4), Bengals (10-5), Chiefs (9-6) AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-4), Dolphins (10-5) AFC In the Hunt - Jets (10-5), Patriots (9-6), Browns (9-6) NFC Division Leaders - Vikings (11-4), Eagles (9-6), Cardinals (9-6), Panthers (7-8) NFC Wild Card - Packers (9-6), Rams (9-6) NFC In the Hunt - Giants (8-7)

02-02-2010, 07:08 PM	#141
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2005 Season, Week 17 Green Bay (9-6) at Detroit (6-9) * Packers favored by 5. We could potentially play spoiler here and knock the Packers out of the playoffs, they are dinged up with several injuries but I suspect everyone will find a way to play today. 1st Quarter Both offenses start the game off by going in the wrong direction, we punt on 4th and 12 and they punt it right back on 4th and 27 after a pair of penalties. Our offensive line is having fits trying to protect Manning, Na'il Diggs gets their 2nd sack of the day forcing another punt. Then Favre and their offense gets to work. Favre ends the drive with a 19-yard pass to Javon Walker. On our next drive Diggs sacks Manning again forcing another punt. Favre finds Walker again for a 21-yard gain and on the next play Ahman Green runs it in from 35 yards out. Packers 14, Lions 0 2nd Quarter We are finally able to protect Manning and we are able to get on the board with a 34-yard field goal by Hanson. Unfortunately our defense decided to take the day off, the Packers march right down the field again and score on a 2-yard run by Najeh Davenport. On our next drive Manning is intercepted by Bhawoh Jue in their end zone and they run out of time before they could score again to end the half. Packers 21, Lions 3 3rd Quarter On the first drive of the half they get into field goal position by Tommy Polley makes his first highlight of the season and blocks it! Four plays later Manning hits Fitzgerald for an 11-yard touchdown. For some reason we decide to go for 2 and don't convert. We force another punt and have a nice drive going as the quarter ends. Packers 21, Lions 9 4th Quarter Our drive stalls after Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila sacks Manning and we settle for a 25-yard field goal by Hanson. Any hopes of a comeback are crushed on their next drive, Favre finds Davenport for a 23-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter they add a 54-yard field goal and a 25-yard field goal to seal their spot in the playoffs. Packers 34, Lions 12 The Packers ran wild on our defense, Davenport and Green combined for 175 yards on 36 carries. Favre also had his way, he went 17 of 25 for 215 yards. On offense our running game wasn't bad, we had 106 yards on 21 carries. Manning was harassed all day by their pass rush, he was 23 of 34 for 238 yards but was sacked 4 times. McCareins had a nice finish to the season with 73 yards on 4 receptions. Other Scores Rams 41, Cardinals 14 Falcons 14, Bucs 6 Browns 20, Ravens 13 Bills 24, Jets 21 Vikings 17, Bears 13 Cowboys 30, Redskins 16 Texans 37, Colts 13 Jaguars 27, Titans 14 Dolphins 22, Patriots 16 Saints 13, Panthers 12 Raiders 15, Chiefs 13 Eagles 37, Giants 13 Bengals 26, Steelers 24 Broncos 20, Chargers 10 49ers 17, Seahawks 14 Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (27 of 33, 330 yards, 4 touchdowns) Kenny Holmes, NYG (5 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks) Playoffs AFC Division Winners - Colts (14-2), Bills (12-4), Bengals (11-5), Chiefs (9-7) AFC Wild Card - Titans (11-5), Dolphins (11-5) NFC Division Winners - Vikings (12-4), Rams (10-6), Eagles (10-6), Panthers (7-9) NFC Wild Card - Packers (10-6), Cardinals (9-7)