Fear Bubbles: Detroit Lions (FOF2007) - Page 2

Balldog · 01-04-2010, 09:06 PM

2003 Season, Week 9
Chicago (4-3) at Detroit (2-5) (+3)

1st Quarter

Our defense is up to the challenge on their first drive as Chandler throws as many incomplete passes in one drive as he did in our whole game last time we met. On our second play from scrimmage Mike Anderson breaks free for a 34-yard gain, then two plays later Batch finds Jenkins but...Jenkins fumbles...and Schlesinger recovers it in the end zone for a touchdown! Chandler starts to dink and dunk his was down the field on a 13 play, 70 yard drive that ends with an Adrian Peterson 3-yard touchdown run.

Detroit 7, Chicago 7

2nd Quarter

Both defenses settle in until midway through the 2nd and the Bears put together a 14 play drive that results in a Edinger field goal from 32 yards. Two plays later Huntley fumbles and Bryan Knight recovers at our 37. Four plays later Chandler hits Troy Edwards for a 12-yard touchdown.

Chicago 17, Detroit 7

3rd Quarter

We open the quarter with a nice drive that stalls but results in a 39-yard field goal by Hanson before both defenses tighten up again. Both teams exchange punts their next three possessions as the quarter ends.

Chicago 17, Detroit 10

4th Quarter

We open the 4th quarter with another 3 and out when Jett's punt is blocked by Phillip Daniels. The blocked punt sets up a 3-yard touchdown run from Bryson. Later in the quarter Batch is intercepted at their 41 with 3:14 to play. We stop the Bears again, but Batch is intercepted once again and the Bears run out the clock.

Chicago 24, Detroit 10

The Bears ran all over our defense for 169 yards, Peterson had 79 yards and Bryson had 81. Our running game was non-existant, we only ran the ball 13 times for 78 yards. Martay Jenkins had another nice game with 5 receptions for 58 yards. Batch's two interceptions were costly and its getting close to time to make a change at quarterback. Shaun Rogers is turning into something special, he had 11 tackles today - most of their rushing yards came on the outside.

No injuries of note and everyone that was injured is now listed as probable.

Other Scores
Dallas 27, Atlanta 6
Baltimore 30, Cleveland 30
Carolina 28, New Orleans 17
Cincinnati 24, Denver 19
Seattle 22, Green Bay 17
Buffalo 20, Jacksonville 14
Pittsburgh 26, Kansas City 7
San Francisco 20, Minnesota 17
Indianapolis 41, New England 17
Oakland 26, San Diego 0
New York (N) 34, Tampa Bay 30
Tennessee 23, New York (A) 9
Philadelphia 41, Washington 20

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (24 of 34, 278 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Chidi Iwuoma, PIT (4 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack, 1 interception)

Balldog · 01-04-2010, 09:33 PM

2003 Season, Week 10
Detroit (2-6) at Arizona (4-4) (-8)

Jake Plummer is coming off a big season, throw in their biggest offseason addition - Dorsey Levens and you have a very good offense. Levens and Thomas Jones combine to make the league's top backfield, they also drafted Larry Johnson. Both are on pace to hit 1,000 yards. Perhaps their biggest weakness is their offensive line and their defensive interior line. On defense they are lead by LB Bradie James and CB Renaldo Hill.

1st Quarter

We start the game with a three and out, then the Cardinals before Rogers gets two tackles for a loss and forces a punt. Our offense continues to sputter. A Porcher sack ends their next drive and we finally start moving the ball as the quarter ends with us at their 12.

Detroit 0, Arizona 0

2nd Quarter

Six plays into the quarter Anderson punches it in from 2 yards out. Williams stuffs Larry Johnson on a 3rd and 1 to force a punt on their next drive. They start moving the ball by working the edges on the ground and some passes out of the backfield, we finally stop them but they pin us at our 1. Batch and the offense get rolling, and a 43-yard pass from Batch to Ricks sets up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 10, Arizona 0

3rd Quarter

The second half starts with a couple big plays by the Cardinals that sets up a 10-yard pass from Plummer to Levens. Later in the quarter Batch is intercepted by Bradie James at our 14.

Detroit 10, Arizona 7

4th Quarter

The interceptions sets up a 19-yard field by Gramatica after we stuff them on 3 plays from the 1. We fail to capitalize on a Jenkins kickoff return that puts us at our 45 to start but Jett pins them at their 6. However, Plummer hits Sanders 4 plays later for a 66-yard touchdown. Batch doesn't have any 4th quarter magic left in the tank and they are able to run out the clock.

Arizona 17, Detroit 10

Another tough game offensively and its time to make some changes going into next week. Batch continues to struggle, he went 19 of 39 for 238 yards with an interception. Mike Anderson was able to find some room on the ground with 53 yards on 12 carries but Huntley was held to 36 yards on 19 carries. Our defense responded by holding their running game to 81 yards on 27 carries but Plummer was solid going 18 of 24 for 242 yards with 2 touchdowns. Jenkins has another 5 catches and 52 yards. Rogers and Williams shut down the middle again, they averaged just 1.4 yards per carry up the middle.

Other Scores
New York (A) 13, Buffalo 12
Cincinnati 20, San Diego 7
Pittsburgh 23, Cleveland 20
Philadelphia 21, Dallas 17
Indianapolis 38, Tennessee 28
New England 37, Jacksonville 17
Kansas City 28, Denver 21
Miami 12, Houston 9
Green Bay 26, Minnesota 11
Tampa Bay 40, New Orleans 16
Atlanta 34, New York (N) 10
Seattle 24, Chicago 21
St. Louis 44, San Francisco 34

Players of the Week
Kurt Warner, STL (26 of 32, 307 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Lamar King, SEA (5 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-04-2010, 09:56 PM

2003 Season, Week 11
Detroit (2-7) at Minnesota (2-7) (E)

We bench Batch and Harrington will get his first career start. We also bench Richard "Fumbles" Huntley in favor of Mike Anderson and move James Stewart to the #2 back.

The Vikings are struggling this year, their primary struggle is on defense. They are 30th in the league against the run and 16th against the pass. They are allowing 25 points per game, which is 29th in the league. Dante Culpepper is having a nice year with 1730 yards and 10 touchdowns but their running game is struggling. Rookie Chris Browns leads them with 363 yards. Randy Moss is having an All-Pro season with 67 receptions for 977 yards with 7 touchdowns.

1st Quarter

Harrington completes his 2nd pass of the game, a 6-yard pass to Stewart but we go three and out to start the game. Culpepper hits Kennedy Lang for a 51-yard gain on their 2nd play from scrimmage then 2 plays later hits Moe Williams for a 30-yard touchdown. Harrington and the offense struggle the rest of the quarter but our defense is stepping it up.

Minnesota 7, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

The Vikings finish an 11 play, 65 yard drive with another touchdown pass from Culpepper to Williams, this time for 10 yards. Harrington hits Ricks for a 26-yard gain setting up a 47-yard field goal by Hanson to finally get us on the board. Our defense is doing its best to keep them off the board, but they've been out there quite a bit.

Minnesota 14, Detroit 3

3rd Quarter

Culpepper hits Moss for a 38-yard gain to start the half but Brett Conway misses the 42-yard field goal. Later in the quarter Harrington is intercepted by Nick Rogers. On the next play Kriewaldt forces a fumble and recovers it at our 26. Our offense fails to get anything going again, despite 2 personal foul penalties by the Vikings defense and the quarter ends.

Minnesota 14, Detroit 3

4th Quarter

Harrington throws another interception, this time at their 25. Then later in the quarter Harrington throws another interception setting up a 42-yard field goal by Conway. The game ends in fitting fashion with 4 straight incompletions from Harrington.

Minnesota 17, Detroit 3

We sure made their defense look good, we mustered only 182 total yards. Harrington goes 16 of 40 with 3 interceptions, he was sacked 5 times. Our running game performed ok but we gave up on too early, we had 67 yards on 16 carries. We held their running game in check, they had 111 yards on 41 carries. Rogers continues to make running up the middle nearly impossible for our opponents.

Other Scores
Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 6
Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 10
Chicago 13, Green Bay 3
Houston 26, Jacksonville 17
San Diego 19, Kansas City 10
Miami 21, New York (A) 14
New England 20, Buffalo 13
Atlanta 17, New Orleans 16
Denver 16, Oakland 7
Arizona 19, San Francisco 7
St. Louis 20, Seattle 17
Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 21
Washington 28, New York (N) 0

Players of the Week
Onterrio Smith, WAS (23 carries, 83 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 touchdown)
Otis Leverette, WAS (3 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-05-2010, 07:56 PM

2003 Season, Week 12
Detroit (2-8) at Kansas City (5-5) (-1)

Priest Holmes comes into the game needing just 1 yard to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing on the season. Trent Green leads the passing game, but he is having a down season with only 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Johnnie Morton is their leading receiver with 36 receptions for 567 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense they are lead by S Greg Wesley, S Jerome Woods, and NT Eric Downing. They are ranked 10th in scoring offense with 21.4 ppg and 25th in scoring defense with 22.9 ppg.

1st Quarter

The game starts off in our usual fashion with a three and out, then Green hits Morton for a 51-yard gain to setup an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tony Richardson. On our 2nd play of our next drive Harrington is intercepted by Wesley and two plays later Green hits Morton for a 23-yard touchdown pass with 9:46 left in the first. We get a nice drive going but Harrington gets sacked and we are forced to punt. The quarter ends with Kansas City threatening to score again.

Kansas City 14, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Bly intercepts a pass from Green at our 17. We hope that plays sparks our offense but they punt after picking up a two first downs. We exchange punts then later in the quarter Harrington finds Pathon for a 46-yard touchdown pass! Finally! On the Chiefs next drive Bly intercepts Green again, this time at our 28 and he returns it 35 yards to their 36 with 0:44 to play in the half. We get inside their 5 but run out of time and have to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Hanson.

Kansas City 14, Detroit 10

3rd Quarter

They get the ball to start the second half and we force a punt but rough the punter, luckily they miss a 51-yard field goal to set us up in good field position. We are unable to capitalize then they block Jett's punt. Two plays later Green hits Richardson again for a 5-yard touchdown. The quarter ends with the Chiefs driving and at our 32.

Kansas City 21, Detroit 10

4th Quarter

They finish the drive with a 5-yard pass from Green to Walter Rasby. We get two more possession in the game but fail to get a first down in either and they run out the clock to end the game.

Kansas City 28, Detroit 10

Their defense really shut us down with exception of one play, we managed just 185 yards of offense. Harrington was 18 of 33 for 156 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Holmes was the player of the game with 118 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving. Green finished with 245 yards and 4 touchdowns. Peterson had a season high 14 tackles and 6 assists.

More bad news, we lose Cory Hall for two weeks with separated shoulder.

Other Scores
Arizona 19, Cincinnati 14
Buffalo 24, Dallas 20
Carolina 17, Jacksonville 3
Green Bay 33, Denver 13
Indianapolis 44, New Orleans 20
Minnesota 23, Oakland 17
New York (A) 24, Washington 20
New England 31, New York (N) 14
Philadelphia 16, Miami 12
Seattle 26, Pittsburgh 13
San Diego 24, Chicago 20
Baltimore 35, San Francisco 20
Cleveland 20, St. Louis 10
Houston 20, Tampa Bay 17
Atlanta 30, Tennessee 6

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (23 of 32, 352 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Marcus Robertson, ARI (5 tackles, 1 sack, 2 interceptions)

Balldog · 01-05-2010, 08:28 PM

2003 Season, Week 13
Detroit (2-9) at New Orleans (3-8) (-1)

This might be our last chance to win this year. Batch gets his starting job back, as Harrington has shown nothing in terms of potential. We may see Henson get some action to close out the year. As for New Orleans, they Aaron Brooks is still at QB and having a decent season. Last year we intercepted him 4 times in the season open, lets see if we can do that again this year. Deuce McAllister returns from an elbow injury that has caused him to miss two games. Dante Stallworth and Joe Horn will challenge our secondary. On defense they are led by rookie S Mike Doss, DE Charles Grant, and DT Grady Jackson.

1st Quarter

Batch opens the game hitting his first 3 passes but a sack ends the drive and we are forced to punt. The Saints put together a nice drive by John Carney misses a 50-yard field goal wide left. Batch finds Green for a 32-yard gain setting us up at their 36 but we opt to punt instead of trying the long field goal. The quarter comes to an end with the Saints driving in our territory.

Detroit 0, New Orleans 0

2nd Quarter

Our defense holds and the Saints have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Carney. The offense goes three and out, then on the Saints next drive Rogers and Porcher each get a sack to keep them from doing anything. Batch connects with Jenkins for a 20-yard gain setting up a 42-yard field goal but Hanson misses, wide right with 2:03 to play. The Saints get a 21-yard field goal before the half, which was setup by a 37-yard pass to Corey Bradford.

New Orleans 6, Detroit 0

3rd Quarter

The Saints get a huge kickoff return to open the half and they get the ball at our 41, McAllister then breaks off a 19 yard run setting up a 29-yard field goal by Carney. Our offense sputters again but they muff the punt and we recover at their 32! Six plays later Batch connects with Ricks for an 8-yard touchdown! We end the quarter with a 13 play drive that results in a 35-yard field goal as time expires in the quarter.

Detroit 10, New Orleans 9

4th Quarter

Their first two drives of the quarter are unproductive and we are able to run the clock down to 2:34 before they get the ball again, at their 17. Brooks finds Boo Williams for 22, then 9. Then Brooks hits Bradford for 19 and then Horn for a 33-yard touchdown. They convert the two point try. Our comeback attempt ends as time expires at their 29.

New Orleans 17, Detroit 10

An okay performance all around just a tough way to lose. Batch was good, he went 26 of 38 for 234 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. Our running game was productive when they got the ball with 84 yards on 20 carries. Our defense played really well with exception of that last drive. Peterson had 12 tackles and an assist. Batch will get the start again next week. Darren Howard had 3 sacks for the Saints.

Derrick Dockery got a sprained knee in the loss, he is doubtful for next week.

Other Scores
Arizona 17, Washington 14
Atlanta 22, Seattle 16
Tennessee 20, Baltimore 17
Buffalo 20, Cincinnati 17
Cleveland 34, Houston 27
Green Bay 33, Dallas 3
Indianapolis 23, Oakland 20
Denver 17, Jacksonville 9
New England 26, Kansas City 23
Pittsburgh 38, Miami 17
Carolina 14, Minnesota 10
Chicago 13, Philadelphia 10
New York (A) 20, San Diego 16
San Francisco 27, New York (N) 17
St. Louis 51, Tampa Bay 17

Players of the Week
Kurt Warner, STL (24 of 29, 382 yards, 5 touchdowns)
Darren Howard, NOR (4 tackles, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-05-2010, 08:59 PM

2003 Season, Week 14
San Diego (6-6) at Detroit (2-10) (+5)

A young Drew Brees leads the Chargers offense after being behind Doug Flute most of the 2002 season. Brees is completing 67% of his passes with a QB rating of 82 this season, he has missed 3 games with an elbow injury. The league's best player is LaDainian Tomlinson, he has 1,262 yards rushing so far this season. He also has 71 receptions for 614 yards, amazingly combined he only has 4 touchdowns. Their defense is anchored by NT Jamal Williams, LB Donnie Edwards, and S Rodney Harrison. Harrison is out with a strained calf muscle. They also have Juinor Seau but he may not play either.

Before the game we tell Mike Anderson he is going to get the majority of the carries.

1st Quarter

Our defense stops them on 3 plays for their first 3 drives of the game but we haven't done anything either. Until our 4th drive, we finally make some progress but have to punt from their 42. The Chargers finally get their first 1st down of the game on a 12-yard run by Tomlinson but they have to punt again to end the quarter.

Detroit 0, San Diego 0

2nd Quarter

We punt the ball right back to them before Edwards and Rogers combine to sack Brees and he fumbles! Its recovered by Porcher at their 29! Three plays later Anderson runs it in from 10 yards out. Our defense forces another 3 and out, then Batch hits Ricks for 40 yards setting up the same connection on a 6-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter Batch fumbles and they recover at our 23 setting up a 33-yard Seth Marler field goal. We get the ball with 0:22 left in the half and Anderson breaks free for a 31-yard gain which sets up a Hanson field goal from 31 yards as time expires.

Detroit 17, San Diego 3

3rd Quarter

To start the half we get a perfectly executed drive that ends in a 4-yard touchdown run by Anderson. The Chargers finally respond and score on a 17-yard pass from Brees to Parker. We have a nice 9 play drive that does nothing but eat up 4 minutes of the game clock to end the quarter.

Detroit 24, San Diego 10

4th Quarter

Early in the 4th a 27-yard pass from Batch to Pathon sets up a 40-yard field goal for Hanson but he misses wide right. However, on the next play Brian Williams intercepts Brees and returns it 39 yards to their 26. We fail to take advantage as Anderson fumbles at their 4. Our defense holds strong and gets us the ball back in good field position. We get a 31-yard field goal by Hanson to ice the game.

Detroit 27, San Diego 10

A shocking win! Our running game flourished behind Anderson, he had 127 yards on 30 carries with 2 touchdowns. Luckily his fumble didn't cost us. Batch was effective, going 18 of 24 for 188 yards with a touchdown. Our defense shut down LT and their offense. Tomlinson had just 33 yards rushing as we held them to just 163 yards of total offense.

Kevin Williams (sprained knee) and Jerome Pathon (sprained knee) are questionable for next week's game.

Other Scores
Atlanta 15, Jacksonville 3
St. Louis 30, Baltimore 10
Kansas City 24, Chicago 14
Cincinnati 20, San Francisco 13
Seattle 37, Cleveland 7
New England 28, Dallas 9
Denver 26, Minnesota 6
Green Bay 41, Oakland 14
Indianapolis 26, Tampa Bay 18
Miami 20, New York (N) 6
Houston 26, New Orleans 13
Philadelphia 27, New York (A) 6
Arizona 40, Pittsburgh 32
Carolina 37, Tennessee 13
Buffalo 14, Washington 9

Playoff Picture
AFC Divisional Leaders - Indianapolis (12-1), Cincinnati (10-3), New England (10-3), Kansas City (7-6)
AFC Wild Card - Buffalo (10-3), Miami (8-5)
AFC in the Hunt - New York (A) (7-6), Cleveland (6-6-1), Pittsburgh (6-7), Tennessee (6-7), San Diego (6-7)
NFC Divisional Leaders - St. Louis (11-2), Philadelphia (10-3), Green Bay (10-3), Carolina (9-4)
NFC Wild Card - Seattle (9-4), Arizona (9-4)
NFC in the Hunt - Chicago (7-6), Atlanta (7-6), Tampa Bay (6-7)

Top 5 Draft Order (if season ended today)
1) Jacksonville (0-13)
2) Detroit (3-10)
3) Washington (3-10)
4) Dallas (3-10)
5) Baltimore (3-9-1)

Balldog · 01-05-2010, 09:49 PM

2003 Season, Week 15
Green Bay (10-3) at Detroit (3-10) (+12)

Green Bay pounded us 34-10 at their place Week 6. Expect more of the same this week.

1st Quarter

All is quiet in the first quarter, both teams have a few big plays but neither can mount a significant drive.

Detroit 0, Green Bay 0

2nd Quarter

The Packers start the 2nd with a nice drive, which included a 21-yard pass play from Favre to Walker. They have to settle for a 43-yard field goal from Longwell. We respond with a nice drive ourselves, a 27-yard pass play from Batch to Ricks sets up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson. Things starting to open up for the Packers offense and they are able to get in the end zone on a 13-yard pass play but its called back for holding and they have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Longwell.

Green Bay 6, Detroit 3

3rd Quarter

Halfway through the quarter the Packers get a 52-yard field goal by Longwell to increase their lead to 9-3. A big kickoff return by Jenkins sets up a 41-yard field goal by Hanson and we cut the lead back to 3. As the quarter ends we are driving and just crossed midfield.

Green Bay 9, Detroit 6

4th Quarter

We get stuffed on a 3rd and 1 from their 19, but get a 36-yard field goal by Hanson to tie it up. Later in the quarter Batch is intercepted by Darren Sharper at our 29. Four plays later Favre hits Walker for a 16-yard touchdown! Three plays into our next drive and Batch is intercepted by Jue at our 41. They add another field goal by Longwell. We get the ball back with 4:44 to play, we turn the ball over on downs with 2:40 left and they are able to run out the clock.

Green Bay 19, Detroit 9

Mike Anderson was effective again with 71 yards on 18 carries but Batch's meltdown in the fourth cost us. Batch ended the game 14 of 29 for 115 yards with 2 interceptions. Ricks continues to play well, he had 6 catches for 61 yards. Ahman Green had 69 yards rushing and 98 yards receiving for Player of the Game honors.

That will be it for Batch, we are ready to look at our other options. He finishes the year 200 of 352 (57%) for 2,122 yards with 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Harrington will get the start next week and Henson in week 17.

Other Scores
Baltimore 12, Cleveland 10
Indianapolis 38, Houston 9
Jacksonville 24, Tennessee 23
Oakland 10, Kansas City 7
Minnesota 31, Chicago 20
Miami 23, New England 17
Carolina 32, New Orleans 10
New York (A) 26, Buffalo 20
Philadelphia 29, New York (N) 7
Cincinnati 24, Pittsburgh 20
Denver 16, San Diego 0
Seattle 33, San Francisco 13
Arizona 34, St. Louis 31
Tampa Bay 27, Atlanta 14
Washington 24, Dallas 20

Players of the Week
Chad Pennington, NYJ (25 of 35, 362 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Trevor Pryce, DEN (2 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

DeToxRox · 01-06-2010, 12:00 AM

Oof, talk about a bummer of a year. Hopefully you can get Rivers, Eli or Ben in the Draft.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Oof, talk about a bummer of a year. Hopefully you can get Rivers, Eli or Ben in the Draft.

Yep, I didn't see this coming...then again I didn't expect such a big drop off from Batch and Huntley. I'd even be happy with Schaub.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 05:28 AM

2003 Season, Week 16
Detroit (3-11) at Denver (6-8) (-6)

The Broncos come in with one of the league's better defense, which is bad news for us. They are ranked in the Top 10 in almost every category, they are 6th in points allowed at 16.9 points per game. They've held their opponents to under 10 points in 4 of their last 5 games. They are led by LB Al Wilson, LB John Mobley, and DT Trevor Pryce. Their offense is inconsistent at best but they do feature QB Brian Griese (2,938 yards), RB Clinton Portis (1,068 yards), and WR Ashley Lelie (758 yards).

1st Quarter

We open the game with a statement drive and score on a 24-yard pass from Harrington to Green. Harrington was 4 for 4 with 43 yards on the drive. Our defense comes out strong and we are able to get good field position to setup a 45-yard field goal attempt by Hanson but he misses wide right. The Broncos capitalize with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Griese to Rod Smith. The touchdown was setup by a 53-yard pass to Dwayne Carswell. The quarter ends with us driving at Denver's 15.

Detroit 7, Denver 7

2nd Quarter

Our drive stalls but we get a 36-yard field goal from Hanson. On their next drive David Terrell intercepts Griese, its our ball at Denver's 46. We fail to take advantage and are forced to punt. On their first play Reuben Droughns bust through the left side and takes it 77 yards for a touchdown. Martay Jenkins has a big kickoff return that starts our drive at their 33 and on the next play Harrington finds Jenkins for a 33-yards touchdown pass! Our defense isn't able to stop them again, they score on a 9-yard pass from Griese to Smith.

Denver 21, Detroit 17

3rd Quarter

Late in the quarter we finally get another drive going but Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal. A Dre' Bly punt return sets us up in good field position but we have to punt and Jett pins them at their 3 to end the quarter.

Denver 21, Detroit 17

4th Quarter

We hold them three and out resulting in good field position after another good return from Bly. We have to settle for a 45-yard field goal, this time Hanson hits it to cut the deficit to 21-20. We exchange possessions with most of the activity happening at their end the field but their defense has stiffened. With 5:10 left they start to wear out our defense, by the time we are able to stop them we only have 0:23 left and we are at our 11. We are able to get out to our 46 on a couple passes by Harrington as the clock expires.

Denver 21, Detroit 20

What a bummer this one was. Our running game was good with Anderson rushing for 105 yards on 20 carries. Harrington was efficient going 13 of 20 for 145 yards with 2 touchdowns. However, our run defense was atrocious. They had 207 yards rushing, most of which came in the 1st half.

Other Scores
Arizona 24, Cleveland 10
Indianapolis 31, Atlanta 17
Buffalo 24, New York (N) 12
St. Louis 38, Cincinnati 35
Dallas 20, New York (A) 17
San Diego 17, Green Bay 14
Houston 14, Carolina 13
New Orleans 30, Jacksonville 16
Minnesota 27, Kansas City 18
Philadelphia 24, New England 17
Oakland 24, Chicago 21
Pittsburgh 23, San Francisco 10
Baltimore 36, Seattle 10
Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 20
Miami 19, Washington 13

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 34, 342 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Tommy Polley, STL (8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 interception)

Playoff Picture
AFC Divisional Leaders - Indianapolis (14-1), Cincinnati (11-4), Buffalo (11-4), San Diego (7-8)
AFC Wild Card - Miami (10-5), New England (10-5)
AFC In the Hunt - Kansas City (7-8), Denver (7-8)
NFC Divisional Leaders - Philadelphia (12-3), St. Louis (12-3), Green Bay (11-4), Carolina (10-5)
NFC Wild Card - Arizona (11-4), Seattle (10-5)
NFC In the Hunt - None

Top 5 Draft Order
1) *Jacksonville (1-14)
2) Detroit (3-12)
3) San Francisco (4-11)
4) New York (N) (4-11)
5) Dallas (4-11)

DeToxRox · 01-06-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Balldog

Yep, I didn't see this coming...then again I didn't expect such a big drop off from Batch and Huntley. I'd even be happy with Schaub.

Wow yeah I forgot Schuab was even in that 04 draft. Well, you should get a QB of the future I'd assume which is nice. The offense is just non existent which like you said is really out of the blue.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 08:24 PM

2003 Season, Week 17
Minnesota (6-9) at Detroit (3-12) (-1)

We decide to stick with Joey Harrington for this one, not that it really matters, we've already decided we need a new future QB.

1st Quarter

Our first drive of the game is a good one until Anderson fumbles at their 24. Our defense gets us the ball right back but their punt pins us deep in our territory. We are able to get a few first downs to turn the field position battle but they do the same. Late in the quarter Anderson has a 30-yard run to get us out to midfield as the quarter comes to an end.

Detroit 0, Minnesota 0

2nd Quarter

We are unable to finish another drive but our defense is playing so well and Dre Bly's punt return sets us up at their 45 on our next possession. After a 17-yard pass from Harrington to Banta, Huntley runs one in from 22 yards out for the touchdown! Later in the quarter they get a drive going but David Terrell intercepts Culpepper to give us the ball with 4:00 left in the half. We can't do anything with it though.

Detroit 7, Minnesota 0

3rd Quarter

They start the half off with a 14 play, 77 yard drive that ends on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Moe Williams. We get the ball and punt it right away, Jett shanks the punt giving them the ball at their 45. Seven plays later Conway converts a 43-yard field goal.

Minnesota 10, Detroit 7

4th Quarter

On 1st and ten at their 35 with 9:08 to play Harrington is sacked and he fumbles, recovered by the Vikings. The turnover allows them to push us back to our 3 to start our next possession. We get a couple first downs but have to punt, their offense doesn't give us the ball back and our season comes to an end.

Minnesota 10, Detroit 7

Mike Anderson was the lone bright spot the 2nd half of the season, he had another 127 yards today on 23 carries but a key fumble. Harrington couldn't get the ball downfield, he went 13 of 20 for 96 yards. Culpepper wasn't much better, going 17 of 24 for 115 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Their running game had 159 yards on 38 carries. A tough loss but we are glad for this season to end. Some bad news after the game, Germane Crowell ruptured an elbow tendon and is out roughly 12 months. A horrible end to his disappointing season.

Other Scores
Arizona 38, San Francisco 16
Atlanta 24, New Orleans 13
New England 21, Buffalo 7
Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 18
Green Bay 22, Chicago 14
Cincinnati 26, Cleveland 14
Denver 20, Oakland 16
Houston 31, Jacksonville 27
Miami 24, New York (A) 3
New York (N) 27, Washington 13
Philadelphia 33, Dallas 3
Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 10
Kansas City 20, San Diego 10
St. Louis 38, Seattle 24
Indianapolis 31, Tennessee 28

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 43, 372 yards, 3 TDs)
Brady Smith, ATL (6 tackles, 1 assist, 4 sacks)

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Wow yeah I forgot Schuab was even in that 04 draft. Well, you should get a QB of the future I'd assume which is nice. The offense is just non existent which like you said is really out of the blue.

Now that the season is over I can compare the drop off, its huge. Batch went from 3,500 yards passing last year to 2,100 this year...2,700 as a team. Our running game went from 1,800 to 1,600...not as bad but still down, especially yards per carry. I'll go in details with our stats after the playoffs. Its sickening.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:03 PM

2003 Season, Wild Card Round

NFC Playoffs

Arizona 24, Carolina 0
* Cardinals defense wins with a shutout!

Green Bay 30, Seattle 17
* Packers score 24 in the 3rd quarter to win it!

Arizona (13-4) at St. Louis (13-3)
Green Bay (13-4) at Philadelphia (13-3)

AFC Playoffs

New England 31, Buffalo 21
* Brady beats mentor, Bledsoe!

Kansas City 24, Miami 16
* Chiefs score 14 in the last 1:30 to win!

Kansas City (9-8) at Indianapolis (15-1)
New England (12-5) at Cincinnati (12-4)

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:09 PM

2003 Season, Conference Semifinals

NFC Playoffs

St. Louis 18, Arizona 13
* Faulk's big day and late touchdown win it for the Rams!

Philadelphia 26, Green Bay 24
* Three 4th quarter field goals by the Eagles hold off the Pack!

Philadelphia (14-3) at St. Louis (14-3)

AFC Playoffs

Kansas City 30, Indianapolis 22
* Four first half interceptions by Manning cost Colts!

New England 41, Cincinnati 16
* Patriots offense explodes for 565 yards in big win!

Kansas City (10-8) at New England (13-5)

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:12 PM

2003 Season, Conference Finals

NFC Championship

St. Louis 16, Philadelphia 3
* Rams win behind defense, as offense struggles again!

AFC Championship

New England 27, Kansas City 7
* Brady's 3 TD passes lead the way!

New England (14-5) vs St. Louis (15-3)

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:14 PM

2003 Season, Super Bowl

New England 27, St. Louis 23
* Rams come up short again, despite Warner's big day. For the 2nd year in a row Kurt Warner wins Super Bowl MVP despite not winning.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:27 PM

2003 Season Wrap Up

Code:

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2003 Summary for Detroit Lions
   
Year                2003                                      
Record              3-13                                      
Winning Pct.        .187                                      
All-Time            10-22                                     
Winning Pct.        .312                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Gerald Allison                            
Record              10-22                                     
Winning Pct.        .312                                      
Off. Coord.         D. Lincoln                                
Def. Coord.         K. Schacht                                
   
Detroit Lions           Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         24.1      28          
Rushing Yards           99.6      27          
Yards Per Carry         4.14      20          
Pass Attempts           29.7      28          
Completions             16.3      32          
Completion Pct.         54.7      32          
Passing Yards           166.8     31          
Yards Per Attempt       5.62      30          
Yards Per Catch         10.26     24          
Total Yardage Gained    251.4     32          
3rd Down Conversions    26.0      32          
Points Per Game         12.9      31          
Pass Rush Pct.          13.2      32          
Pass Defense Pct.       34.0      31          
Turnovers               28        23 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -7        22 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         32.4      32          
Rushing Yards           125.3     24          
Yards Per Carry         3.86      2           
Pass Attempts           32.0      14 (T)      
Completions             21.9      27 (T)      
Completion Pct.         68.6      32          
Passing Yards           231.8     26          
Yards Per Attempt       7.24      25          
Yards Per Catch         10.56     16 (T)      
Total Yardage Gained    350.3     28          
3rd Down Conversions    41.5      24 (T)      
Points Per Game         21.3      21          
Pass Rush Pct.          20.6      28          
Pass Defense Pct.       69.5      32          
Turnovers               21        20          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    at CHI        38      
2     9     OAK           34      
3     30    WAS           15      
4     23    STL           22      
6     10    at GBY        34      
7     3     SFO           17      
8     13    at SEA        17      
9     10    CHI           24      
10    10    at ARI        17      
11    3     at MIN        17      
12    10    at KCY        28      
13    10    at NOS        17      
14    27    SDO           10      
15    9     GBY           19      
16    20    at DEN        21      
17    7     MIN           10      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
17 C. Batch             QB    352   200   2122  6.03  7     14    64.6    
12 J. Harrington        QB    123   60    546   4.44  3     5     52.4    
**Team                  ---   475   260   2668  5.62  10    19    61.4    
$$Opp                   ---   512   351   3708  7.24  26    14    94.9    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
24 M. Anderson          RB    177   771   4.36  4     3       
49 R. Huntley           RB    153   661   4.32  4     6       
**Team                  ---   385   1594  4.14  8     21      
$$Opp                   ---   519   2005  3.86  9     16      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
83 M. Ricks             TE    66    45    513   11.40 7.77  4     2       
87 M. Jenkins           WR    79    43    448   10.42 5.67  3     1       
89 J. Pathon            WR    77    40    444   11.10 5.77  6     1       
84 G. Crowell           WR    70    35    401   11.46 5.73  6     1       
82 J. Green             WR    66    28    408   14.57 6.18  7     2       
80 B. Banta             TE    39    24    232   9.67  5.95  0     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
58 M. Peterson          ILB   116   42    0.0   1     2     3     71.8    
31 C. Hall              S     97    31    0.0   2     0     8     77.3    
71 S. Rogers            DT    79    22    4.0   4     0     0     82.0    
93 B. Williams          OLB   72    18    0.0   0     1     2     69.6    
20 D. Bly               CB    52    22    0.0   1     6     3     78.8    
59 C. Claiborne         OLB   44    7     0.0   0     0     2     70.2    
70 R. Porcher           DE    42    14    4.5   12    0     0     81.4    
27 L. Sanders           CB    40    9     1.0   0     1     2     71.9    
74 K. Williams          DT    39    26    2.5   4     0     0     81.4    
53 W. Rainer            OLB   35    12    0.0   0     0     2     72.3    
40 A. Samuel            CB    35    11    0.0   0     0     4     79.1    
43 A. Goodman           CB    32    6     0.0   0     0     4     74.3    
35 D. Terrell           S     28    14    0.0   0     3     5     83.0    
91 J. Gooch             OLB   27    7     0.5   3     1     1     70.0    
41 B. Walker            S     24    13    0.0   0     0     2     75.2    
76 K. Edwards           DE    19    6     1.5   9     0     0     80.5    
90 J. De Vries          DE    18    10    0.0   3     0     1     81.9    
94 C. Kriewaldt         ILB   17    9     1.0   0     0     0     71.0

Behind the Numbers
* We convert a league worse 26% of 3rd down conversions.
* Kurt Warner (STL) led the league in passing with 5,202 yards and 38 touchdowns.
* Marshall Faulk (STL) led the league in rushing with 1,936 yards and 15 touchdowns.
* Torry Holt (STL) led the league in receiving with 1,933 yards and 13 touchdowns.
* Martay Jenkins (DET) led the league in kickoff return average with an average of 30.1 ypr.
* Mike Peterson (DET) finishes 3rd in the league in tackles with 116.
* Dre Bly' (DET) finishes tied for 2nd in the league in interceptions with 6.

2002 Evaluation
Team Performance: 2/100
Franchise Value: 80/100
Profit/Loss: 88/100
Roster Strength: 60/100
Year-End Score: 60

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 09:32 PM

2004 Offseason, Staff Hiring and Pre-Free Agency

The following Lions are eligible for Free Agency:

Code:

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Ricks, Mikhael          83  TE          7    50                50                ---  
Gooch, Jeff             91  WLB         9    45                45                ---  
Huntley, Richard        49  RB          9    45                45                ---  
Peter, Christian        78  LDT         8    44                44                ---  
Rainer, Wali            53  SLB         6    44                48                ---  
Banta, Bradford         80  TE          11   43                43                ---  
Beverly, Eric           50  C           7    39                39                ---  
Denson, Autry           29  RB          6    38                38                ---  
Stewart, James          38  RB          10   37                37                ---  
Anderson, Mike          24  RB          5    36                36                ---  
Batch, Charlie          17  QB          7    36                36                ---  
Sanders, Lewis          27  RCB         5    36                36                ---  
Green, Barrett          96  WLB         5    34                42                ---  
Jett, John              9   P           12   31                31                ---  
Terrell, David          35  FS          7    30                30                ---  
Greer, Donovan          25  RCB         8    28                28                ---  
Walker, Brian           44  SS          9    24                24                ---  
Owens, John             88  TE          3    22                36                ---  
Lake, Antwan            72  RDE         3    21                42                ---  
$$Banta-Cain, Tully     54  WLB         1    12                24                ---

We will look to bring back Mikhael Ricks, Mike Anderson, and Lewis Sanders. The rest of these guys we will let walk.

Our staff will remain intact, after last season I think we could justify firing everyone but we will give them a chance to redeem themselves.

We send Drew Henson to NFL Europe.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 10:08 PM

2004 Offseason, Free Agency

Week 2

TE Mikhael Ricks resigns a 3-year deal worth $2.01 million.

TE Desmond Clark (MIA) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.48 million.
C Dwayne Ledford (SFO) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.28 million.

Week 3

DE Chike Okeafor (SFO) signs a 3-year deal worth $2.23 million.
P Kyle Richardson (NYG) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.67 million.
TE Justin Swift (SFO) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.31 million.

Week 4

RB Mike Anderson resigns a 1-year deal worth $610 thousand.

OLB Nate Wayne (SFO) signs a 4-year deal worth $14.69 million.

Week 5

LB Greg Jones (IND) signs a 1-year deal worth $670 thousand.

Week 6

CB Lewis Sanders resigns a 2-year deal worth $1.25 million.

We don't add as much this year, we lost out on quite a few targets. Including RB Thomas Jones. The guys we did add are upgrades. We will look to add more depth after the draft.

Balldog · 01-06-2010, 10:24 PM

2004 NFL Draft

Draft Order (Top 10)
1) Jacksonville
2) Detroit
3) Washington
4) Tennessee
5) San Francisco
6) New Orleans
7) New York (N)
8) Denver
9) Oakland
10) Cleveland

We go into the draft looking to add a franchise QB, Philip Rivers would be our first choice. We may look to trade down though to get more picks.

Draft Results
1) Jacksonville selects Philip Rivers, QB from NC State

After Jacksonville picks Rivers, we decide to try to trade down. Tennessee offers #4 and #14 for #2, our 3rd and our 5th. So we trade down. Tennessee then trades #2 to the Jets.

2) New York (A) selects Kevin Jones, RB from VA Tech
3) Washington selects Ben Roethlisberger, QB from Miami (OH)
* Our gamble backfires, we were hoping he would fall to #4.
4) Detroit selects Steven Jackson, RB from Oregon State
* We are thinking Manning or Schaub will be availabe at #14.
5) San Francisco selects Dunta Robinson, CB from South Carolina
6) New Orleans selects Chris Gamble, CB from Ohio State
7) Chicago selects Tatum Bell, RB from Oklahoma State
8) Denver selects Vince Wilford, DT from Miami (FL)
9) Oakland selects Robert Gallery, T from Iowa
10) Cleveland selects Jerricho Cotchery, WR from NC State
11) Baltimore selects Tommy Kelly, DT from Mississippi State
12) San Diego selects Anthony Davis, T from VA Tech
13) Minnesota selects Jason David, CB from Washington State
14) Detroit selects Eli Manning, QB from Mississippi
15) Chicago selects Roy Williams, WR from Texas
16) Pittsburgh selects Willie Parker, RB from North Carolina
17) Denver selects DeAngelo Hall, CB from VA Tech
18) Tampa Bay selects Matt Schaub, QB from Virginia
19) Atlanta selects Kellen Winslow, TE from Miami (FL)
20) Tennessee selects Karlos Dansby, LB from Auburn
21) Kansas City selects Nathan Vasher, CB from Texas
22) Carolina selects Teddy Lehman, LB from Oklahoma
23) Seattle selects JP Losman, QB from Tulane
24) Miami selects Tommie Harris, DT from Oklahoma
25) Buffalo selects Stacy Andrews, T from Mississippi
26) Green Bay selects Jack Scott, G from Idaho
27) Atlanta selects Scott Vines, WR from Wyoming
28) Arizona selects Shawn Andrews, G from Arkansas
29) Philadelphia selects Jared Allen, DE from Idaho State
30) Indianapolis selects Ben Troupe, TE from Florida
31) St. Louis selects Kenechi Udeze, DE from USC
32) New England selects Darnell Dockett, DT from Florida State

Our other picks...we trade our 2nd and 6th to Carolina for their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

55) Detroit selects Shaun Phillips, LB from Purdue
86) Detroit selects Israel Idonije, DE
98) Detroit selects Tank Johnson, DT from Washington
119) Detroit selects Larry Fitzgerald, WR from Pittsburgh
194) Detroit selects Matt Ware, S from UCLA

DeToxRox · 01-06-2010, 10:32 PM

Awesome way that worked out. Nice work.

Balldog · 01-07-2010, 09:14 PM

2004 Offseason, Late Free Agency

We managed to sign all of our rookies, exception for Steven Jackson. He will holdout until before training camp.

Week 2

DT John Thornton (ATL) signs a 1-year deal worth $750,000

James Stewart signs a 1-year deal with Philadelphia.

Week 3

CB Ronnie Bradford (ATL) signs a 1-year deal worth $700,000
S Lee Flowers (TEN) signs a 1-year deal worth $850,000
LB Barrett Green resigns with a 1-year deal worth $600,000
G Pete Kendall (ATL) signs a 2-year deal worth $2.05mil.
QB Rick Mirer (PHI) signs a 1-year deal worth $750,000
CB Jacoby Rinehart (CAR) signs a 1-year deal worth $550,000
S Damien Robinson (CHI) signs a 1-year deal worth $600,000

Balldog · 01-08-2010, 05:50 AM

2004 Season, Preseason Roster

Code:

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Detroit Lions Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Mirer, Rick             19  QB          12   30                30                1 yr.
Harrington, Joey        12  QB          3    18                30                5 yrs
Henson, Drew            4   QB          2    17                26                2 yrs
Manning, Eli            10  QB          1    14                32                4 yrs
Anderson, Mike          24  RB          5    37                37                1 yr.
Faulk, Kevin            46  RB          6    35                35                1 yr.
Jackson, Steven         26  RB          1    33                51                5 yrs
Sellers, Mike           32  FB          7    41                41                2 yrs
Schlesinger, Cory       23  FB          10   39                39                5 yrs
Ricks, Mikhael          83  TE          7    50                50                3 yrs
Clark, Desmond          86  TE          6    45                45                2 yrs
Swift, Justin           2   TE          6    32                32                2 yrs
Owens, John             88  TE          3    26                36                1 yr.
Jenkins, Martay         87  FL          6    44                44                2 yrs
Green, Jacquez          82  FL          7    37                37                2 yrs
Crowell, Germane        84  FL          7    36                36                2 yrs
Gage, Justin            81  FL          2    22                37                2 yrs
Pathon, Jerome          89  SE          7    45                45                2 yrs
Foster, Larry           85  SE          5    31                31                1 yr.
Fitzgerald, Larry       3   SE          1    24                42                3 yrs
Raiola, Dominic         56  C           4    55                55                4 yrs
Ledford, Dwayne         54  C           5    33                42                2 yrs
Spikes, Cameron         75  LG          6    50                50                2 yrs
Kendall, Pete           78  LG          9    33                33                2 yrs
Dockery, Derrick        62  RG          2    30                46                3 yrs
Hopson, Tyrone          63  RG          6    29                29                1 yr.
Backus, Jeff            79  LT          4    56                56                3 yrs
Gross, Jordan           61  LT          2    37                61                3 yrs
McDougle, Stockar       67  RT          5    49                49                1 yr.
Richardson, Kyle        14  P           8    51                51                2 yrs
Hanson, Jason           11  K           13   62                62                5 yrs
Okeafor, Chike          77  LDE         6    42                42                3 yrs
Edwards, Kalima         76  LDE         3    38                53                3 yrs
Idonije, Israel         95  LDE         1    27                40                4 yrs
De Vries, Jared         90  RDE         6    46                46                5 yrs
Rogers, Shaun           71  LDT         4    70                70                4 yrs
Thornton, John          92  LDT         6    32                32                1 yr.
Johnson, Tank           70  LDT         1    32                50                3 yrs
Williams, Kevin         74  RDT         2    49                49                2 yrs
Kriewaldt, Clint        94  SILB        6    53                53                1 yr.
Peterson, Mike          58  MLB         6    74                74                3 yrs
Wayne, Nate             51  SLB         7    56                56                4 yrs
Williams, Brian         93  SLB         10   40                40                1 yr.
Curry, Donte            97  SLB         4    37                46                5 yrs
Claiborne, Chris        59  WLB         6    63                63                2 yrs
Green, Barrett          96  WLB         5    37                41                1 yr.
Phillips, Shaun         91  WLB         1    28                37                3 yrs
Jones, Greg             55  WLB         8    25                25                1 yr.
Samuel, Asante          40  LCB         2    49                53                3 yrs
Goodman, Andre          43  LCB         3    46                53                5 yrs
Bradford, Ronnie        37  LCB         12   34                34                1 yr.
Bly, Dre'               20  RCB         6    46                46                2 yrs
Rhinehart, Jacoby       48  RCB         6    41                41                1 yr.
Sanders, Lewis          27  RCB         5    37                37                2 yrs
Hall, Cory              31  SS          6    64                64                1 yr.
Flowers, Lee            34  SS          10   42                42                1 yr.
Walker, Bracy           41  SS          11   26                26                4 yrs
Robinson, Damien        42  FS          7    41                41                1 yr.
Ware, Matt              36  FS          1    15                21                3 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 59
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 59

I think we've improved our roster quite a bit. Our defense should be a lot better! However, I think our offense is going to struggle again. Rick Mirer enters the season as our starting QB. We did get a bit of good news, Germane Crowell will be ready to play once the season starts. On defense, we are seriously considering a 3-4 defense.

As you can see our draft was a roller coaster, Manning looks like he might be a bust. Steven Jackson and Tank Johnson should be good ones though.

Rawhide · 01-08-2010, 06:17 AM

Reading with interest.

Manning's potential seems a bit low?

Balldog · 01-08-2010, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rawhide

Reading with interest.

Manning's potential seems a bit low?

Yeah, he has a very high Volatility rating so I'm hoping he surprises us in the near future.

Balldog · 01-08-2010, 07:36 PM

2004 Season, Preseason and Roster Cuts

Preseason Games
Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 6
Tennessee 13, Detroit 0
Detroit 27, Cleveland 14
Jacksonville 30, Detroit 17

As expected our offense was horrible, but Eli Manning and Steven Jackson showed some signs of life giving us some hope. We also escape the preseason without any injuries heading into Week 1.

Roster Cuts
Larry Foster, WR
Tyrone Hopson, G
Greg Jones, LB
Bracy Walker, S
Matt Ware, S
John Owens, TE

Balldog · 01-11-2010, 05:22 AM

2004 Season, Week 1
Green Bay (0-0) at Detroit (0-0)
* Packers favored by 2.

Brett Favre returns for the Packers for what some believe may be his final season. He is coming off a season where he completed 71% of his passes for 4,180 yards and 30 touchdowns. All of his weapons return but Ahman Green may miss this week's game with a strained hamstring, he is questionable. Javon Walker, Donald Driver, and Bubba Franks are his primary targets. Their defense is lead by CB Mike McKenzie, S Darren Sharper and DE Aaron Kampman.

1st Quarter

The Packers take the ball down the field on their opening possession but their drive stalls and they have to settle for a 54-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell. On our second possession of the game Mirer hits Fitzgerald for 12, then Anderson breaks free for a 29-yard run. Two plays later Mirer hits Ricks for a 26-yard gain that sets up a 38-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 3, Green Bay 3

2nd Quarter

We start the quarter pinned at our 2 and fail to move the chains. The Packers get good field position but Longwell misses a 45-yard field goal. Later in the game Ahman Green fumbles and its recovered by Andre Goodman, to give us the ball at their 41. We fail to capitalize. With 0:26 left in the half Mirer is intercepted by Tyrone Williams setting up a 59-yard field goal by Longwell to end the half.

Green Bay 6, Detroit 3

3rd Quarter

Mirer and Anderson orchestrate a beautiful drive to start the 2nd half that ends with a 2-yard touchdown run by Anderson. The Packers answer with a nice drive of their own but they come up short and settle for a 41-yard field goal by Longwell.

Detroit 10, Green Bay 9

4th Quarter

Late in the fourth Richardson nails a 55 yard punt to give the Packers the ball at their 23 with 2:40 to play. On 2nd down Favre is sacked by Rogers setting up 3rd and long! On 3rd down Favre finds Robert Ferguson for a 44-yard pass play at the two minute warning. Later Favre hits Javon Walker setting up a 41-yard field goal by Longwell with 0:35 left. We get the ball back and Mirer hits Ricks for a 27-yard pass giving us the ball at their 38 with 0:25 left, wait....we are called for illegal formation and we fail to recover from that devastating penalty.

Green Bay 12, Detroit 10

Brett Favre was named player of the game going 27 of 49 for 294 yards but the really story was their defense. They held us to 230 yards and only 109 passing. Mirer struggled to move the chains, he was 16 of 29 for 122 yards with an interception. Mike Anderson did well, he had 92 yards on 13 carries.

The physical game took its toll on our defense, Mike Peterson (sprained knee) is questionable and Jacoby Rinehart (hyperextended knee) is out for 3 weeks.

Other Scores
St. Louis 22, Arizona 17
Tampa Bay 30, Atlanta 17
Cleveland 24, Baltimore 22
Buffalo 19, New York (A) 16
New Orleans 24, Carolina 14
Minnesota 20, Chicago 13
Denver 17, San Diego 7
Houston 24, Indianapolis 19
Kansas City 28, Oakland 9
Miami 16, New England 10
New York (N) 20, Philadelphia 13
Cincinnati 23, Pittsburgh 20
Seattle 38, San Francisco 34
Jacksonville 17, Tennessee 0
Dallas 44, Washington 16

Players of the Week
Jon Kitna, CIN (34 of 44, 447 yards, 2 TDs)
Chris Hovan, MIN (4 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks, fumble recovery)

Balldog · 01-12-2010, 07:23 PM

2004 Season, Week 2
Jacksonville (1-0) at Detroit (0-1)
* Lions favored by 1.

An aging Mark Brunell leads the Jaguars offense, Brunell is coming a 2003 season in which he completed 64% of his passes for 3,550 yards and just 13 touchdowns. Fred Taylor leads their rushing attack, he had 1,002 yards last year. On defense they are led by DT Marcus Stroud, DE Staln Colinet, and S Donovan Darius.

1st Quarter

The Jaguars fumble the opening kickoff return and we recover at their 22! Our offense isn't able to get a first down and we settle for a 31-yard field goal by Hanson. They get the ball back and Brunell goes to work, setting up a 38-yard field goal by Richie Cunningham. Later in the quarter they get a 44-yard field goal by Cunningham.

Jacksonville 6, Detroit 3

2nd Quarter

Our first drive of the second quarter and Mirer is intercepted by Troy Polamalu in the end zone. Our next possession a 35-yard run by Jackson sets up a 17-yard touchdown pass from Mirer to Ricks. The Jags answer right back with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brunell to rookie Malcolm Floyd. We setup a 43-yard field goal as time expires, but its blocked.

Jacksonville 13, Detroit 10

3rd Quarter

Our first drive of the second half we move the ball right down the field until Mirer is sacked and he fumbles at their 18. A horrible punt sets up a 50-yard field goal by Cunningham and they extend their lead to 6. On our next drive Mirer is intercepted at their 34.

Jacksonville 16, Detroit 10

4th Quarter

We open the fourth with a nice drive but are forced to punt from inside their 40. We get the ball back and move it well, but go for it on 4th and 10 instead of kicking it and turn the ball over on downs, essentially ending the game.

Jacksonville 16, Detroit 10

Our defense was magnificent holding them to just 241 yards but our offense failed to capitalize on too many opportunities in enemy territory. Mirer was just 26 of 45 for 249 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Anderson and Jackson combined for 106 yards on 24 carries. Edwards, Rogers, and Wayne each had a sack.

Other Scores
Atlanta 21, San Diego 16
Arizona 38, Buffalo 23
Chicago 6, Houston 0
Philadelphia 31, Cincinnati 6
Baltimore 24, Dallas 19
Carolina 20, Denver 17
Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 15
St. Louis 38, New York (A) 3
Oakland 28, New Orleans 26
Pittsburgh 35, New York (N) 34
San Francisco 27, Miami 14
Seattle 32, New England 26
Tampa Bay 23, Kansas City 21
Tennessee 24, Green Bay 20
Cleveland 17, Washington 16

Players of the Week
Kurt Warner, STL (20 of 27, 276 yards, 5 touchdowns)
Kevin Carter, TEN (3 tackles, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-12-2010, 09:21 PM

2004 Season, Week 3
New Orleans (1-1) at Detroit (0-2)
* Lions favored by 1.

For the third season in a row Aaron Brooks has injured his knee, he is questionable for the game. He is having an outstanding season, completing 64% of his passes for an average of 314 yards per game and 4 touchdowns. Deuce McAllister is averaging 5.9 yards per carry for 202 yards on the season. Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn lead the receiving corps. Their defense is led by S Mike Doss, DE Charles Grant, and LB Gerald Hayes.

1st Quarter

Our first play from scrimmage is a 45-yard pass from Mirer to Sellers. Add on a unsportsmanlike penalty to the end of the play and we are down to their 13 after one play. Five plays later Mirer runs it in on the 2-yard score. Our defense holds them to a three and out and we have the ball back at our 41. On third and 13 Mirer hits Pathon for 24 yards to setup a 47-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 10, New Orleans 0

2nd Quarter

Mirer is intercepted by Gerald Hayes on the first play of the quarter which leads to a 6-yard touchdown pass from backup QB Randy Madison to Donte Stallworth. Bly has a great kickoff return with sets up a 3-yard touchdown run by Jackson. Anderson got hurt on the drive, it appears to be a knee injury. We get the ball back with 3:25 left in the half and Mirer goes to work and Jackson finds the end zone again with 1:06 left. Josh Brown nails a 49-yard field goal for the Saints as the half ends.

Detroit 24, New Orleans 10

3rd Quarter

We are able to stop the Saints on the first possession of the half but Jackson fumbles on our first play giving them the ball at our 26. Our defense holds and we block their 23-yard field goal attempt. We respond with a 47-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 27, New Orleans 10

4th Quarter

Jackson fumbles again on our first possession of the quarter, this time they return it for a touchdown! Jackson redeems himself with a 23-yard touchdown run on our next drive! Our defense holds strong the rest of the game but Rogers leaves the game on a stretcher, with what might be a career ending injury.

Detroit 34, New Orleans 17

A great win but the game ends on a somber note, Rogers has a severe condition and doctors do not expect him to play again until 2006. Ouch. Jackson was great with 114 yards on 28 carries and 3 touchdowns! Mirer played outstanding as well, he went 25 of 32 for 303 yards. Our defense didn't play as well as we expected but they came up with stop when it mattered most.

We get Peterson back and Anderson is questionable with a sprained knee.

Other Scores
Arizona 34, New York (N) 6
San Diego 17, Baltimore 13
Houston 23, Buffalo 16
Seattle 19, Chicago 16
Kansas City 34, Cincinnati 33
Dallas 28, Atlanta 21
Miami 28, Denver 6
St. Louis 27, Green Bay 14
Cleveland 7, Jacksonville 3
Indianapolis 51, New England 41
Oakland 23, New York (A) 17
Carolina 33, Philadelphia 27
San Francisco 21, Washington 13
Minnesota 31, Tampa Bay 21
Tennessee 34, Pittsburgh 6

Players of the Week
Tom Brady, NE (36 of 50, 446 yards, 5 touchdowns)
Travaris Robinson, TEN (5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 interception, 1 TD)

Balldog · 01-12-2010, 09:29 PM

Lions resign RB James Stewart

With a roster spot opening up due to the Shaun Rogers injury the Lions have signed RB James Stewart to a 1-year deal worth $590,000. Stewart was released after Week 1 from the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 716 yards rushing two seasons ago for the Lions. Steven Jackson will be the primary back until Mike Anderson returns to full strength, at that point it is likely Stewart will be released.

Balldog · 01-16-2010, 12:49 PM

2004 Season, Week 4
Detroit (1-2) at Dallas (2-1)
* Cowboys favored by 4.

The Cowboys offense has been struggling with Seneca Wallace starting at QB and James Allen at RB. Their best players are T Flozell Adams and G Larry Allen. On defense they have LB Takeo Spikes, DT, La'roi Glover, and DE Greg Ellis.

1st Quarter

We get the ball first and Mirer is intercepted by Lynn Scott on the sixth play of the drive at our 37. They have to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Billy Cundiff. On our first play of our next drive Mirer hits Ricks for a 22-yard gain but Ricks fumbles and they recover at our 41. The next play Allen scores on a 41-yard run. Later in the quarter Wallace hits Tony Hollings for a 10-yard touchdown pass.

Dallas 17, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Two plays in the second quarter Mirer is intercepted by Joe Odom in the end zone. Our defense finally steps up and Kevin Williams intercepted Wallace at their 36 but Hanson misses a 47-yard field goal. The Cowboys finish the quarter with a nice drive capped off by a 7-yard touchdown run by Hollings.

Dallas 24, Detroit 0

3rd Quarter

Nate Wayne intercepts Wallace on their opening drive at our 11. We get something going on offense but Hanson misses the 42-yard field goal attempt. Our defense has finally started to pick it up but our offense continues to be brutal.

Dallas 24, Detroit 0

4th Quarter

Not much to report in the fourth quarter, as both defenses have taken control of the game.

Dallas 24, Detroit 0

Jackson had 61 yards on 7 carries but we got behind so big we had to abandon the run. They took advantage of Rogers being out and ran for 140 yards on 38 carries. Green had 3 receptions for 70 yards. Their safety, Lynn Scott got player of the game honors with a sack and an interception. Manning is going to get a shot at QB for a few weeks, he can't be much worse than Mirer.

Claiborne strained his hamstring and he listed as questionable. Peterson is back to 100%.

Other Scores
Arizona 24, Tampa Bay 14
Baltimore 28, New York (A) 24
Cleveland 21, Buffalo 17
Washington 26, Green Bay 21
Indianapolis 33, Denver 7
Miami 24, Cincinnati 12
Philadelphia 30, Minnesota 23
New England 28, Pittsburgh 12
Oakland 24, Jacksonville 14
Houston 18, San Diego 0
Carolina 30, San Francisco 23
Atlanta 24, Seattle 20
St. Louis 31, New Orleans 13

Players of the Week
Jake Plummer, ARI (25 of 32, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Carlos Emmons, PHI (8 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-16-2010, 01:13 PM

2004 Season, Week 5
Detroit (1-3) at Philadelphia (2-2)
* Eagles favored by 4.

Donovan McNabb is one of the league's best quarterbacks, he is having a nice season with 1,101 yards and 5 touchdowns. They added an aging Stephen Davis in the backfield, he has just 298 yards on the season. Patrick Crayton is McNabb's favorite target, he has 15 receptions for 258 yards. On defense they are led by S Brian Dawkins, LB Carlos Emmons, and DT Corey Simon.

1st Quarter

On the third play of the game Davis fumbles and Asante Samuels recovers, giving us the ball at our 45. Manning moves the offense and we get a 44-yard field goal from Hanson. Later in the quarter Davis fumbles again and we recover at their 25 but Dawkins intercepts Manning in the end zone.

Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0

2nd Quarter

They miss a 53-yard field goal early in the second but later in the quarter they are able to connect on a 23-yard field goal by Akers. Wayne intercepts McNabb at our 22 and returns it 41 yards to setup a 54-yard field goal by Hanson as the half ends.

Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3

3rd Quarter

Dawkins intercepts Manning again on our first drive of the half, to give them the ball at our 44. Akers misses a 42-yard field goal wide right though. We get something going later in the quarter but Faulk fumbles and they recover at their 25. They are driving as the quarter ends.

Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3

4th Quarter

Our defense stiffens and Manning gets to work, he hits Jenkins for a 12-yard touchdown with 8:54 left! McNabb tries to respond but their drive ends on 4th and goal at our 4, their drive took 4 minutes off the clock. They get the ball back one more time but our defense forces them off the field without a first down and we are able to run out the clock to seal the victory!

Detroit 13, Philadelphia 3

They held our offense to just 227 yards but we were able to score when it mattered. They had 353 yards of offense but couldn't finish their drives. Manning went 16 of 27 for 149 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions in his first career start. Fitzgerald was his favorite target, he had 4 receptions for 52 yards. Peterson won player of the game with 8 tackles and 2 assists.

Other Games
Seattle 24, Arizona 17
Miami 24, Buffalo 17
St. Louis 41, Carolina 35
Washington 13, Chicago 7
New York (N) 34, Dallas 10
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10
Oakland 19, Houston 9
Tennessee 17, Kansas City 7
New England 34, Baltimore 9
Cincinnati 20, New York (A) 13
Cleveland 30, Pittsburgh 24
Indianapolis 28, San Diego 21
San Francisco 21, Tampa Bay 20

Players of the Week
Kurt Warner, STL (32 of 48, 360 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Na'il Diggs, GB (5 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 12:27 PM

2004 Season, Week 6
New York (N) (2-2) at Detroit (2-3)
* Lions favored by 1.

The Giants only legitimate threat on offense is Tiki Barber, he leads them in rushing and receiving. Rex Grossman is their starting QB, he has been surprisingly good. He is completing 68% of his passes and has 7 touchdowns to 1 interception. Their defense is lead by LB Dhani Jones and DT Lance Legree.

1st Quarter

Two plays into the game Manning is intercepted by Michael Barrow, he returns it to our 37. The pick sets up a 12-yard touchdown run by Duce Staley. Later in the quarter Samuel intercepts Grossman and returns it 19 yards for the touchdown! Then after our defense forces a punt, Anderson breaks off a 52-yard touchdown run! Andre Goodman intercepts Grossman leading to a 36-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 17, New York (N) 7

2nd Quarter

We add a 40-yard field goal on our first possession of the second quarter and force the Giants into another three and out. Bly returns the punt 74 yards for a touchdown! Then on their first play of the next drive Barber breaks free for a 90-yard touchdown run. We answer with a 21-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 30, New York (N) 14

3rd Quarter

The third quarter is quiet until late in the quarter we add a 37-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 33, New York (N) 14

4th Quarter

On their first drive of the fourth quarter they get a 42-yard field goal from Todd Peterson. Then on their next drive they get a 27-yard field goal by Peterson. Our offense disappeared in the second half but luckily they haven't been able to finish their drives, we stop them at our 32 with under 0:30 to play and are able to run out the clock.

Detroit 33, New York (N) 20

We were able to put up 33 points but 14 came from defense and special teams as our offense struggled again. We managed just 287 yards of offense, with 206 coming on the ground. Anderson finished with 119 yards on 15 carries. Manning struggled, going 12 of 24 for 89 yards with an interception. Barber wins player of the game with 146 yards rushing and 63 yards receiving.

Cory Hall is questionable now, with a strained hamstring. Derrick Dockery is also questionable, with a sprained knee ligament.

Other Scores
Atlanta 28, Arizona 24
Pittsburgh 21, Buffalo 17
Seattle 10, Carolina 3
Chicago 21, Dallas 14
Kansas City 16, Houston 10
Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 3
Cleveland 31, Miami 13
New England 30, New York (A) 27
San Francisco 23, New Orleans 10
Oakland 23, San Diego 20
Green Bay 17, Philadelphia 13
Tampa Bay 26, St. Louis 14
Tennessee 23, Denver 7

Players of the Week
Tommy Maddox, PIT (18 of 27, 260 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Asante Samuel, DET (3 tackles, 1 interception, 1 touchdown)

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 12:52 PM

2004 Season, Week 7
Chicago (2-3) at Detroit (3-3)
* Bears favored by 1.

The Bears brought in Kordell Stewart to run their offense this offseason, he's been efficient, completing 63% of his passes but he has only thrown 2 touchdowns. Their offense is second in the league in rushing, they are lead by rookie RB Tatum Bell (83 car, 338 yds) and Adrian Peterson (50 car, 233 yds). Their best wideout is rookie WR Roy Williams (14 rec, 138 yds). Their defense is only allowing 13 ppg, they are lead by LB Roosevelt Colvin, DE Alex Brown, and LB Brian Urlacher.

1st Quarter

Late in the first quarter, neither team has done much on offense until Bell gets free for a 27-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter Lee Flowers intercepts Stewart to set us up at their 24 to start the second quarter.

Chicago 7, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Manning finds Green in the back of the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown! On our next possession Manning finds Pathon for a 36-yard gain that sets up a 2-yard touchdown run by Jackson. The Bears add a 41-yard field goal by Edinger to end the half.

Detroit 14, Chicago 10

3rd Quarter

Both defenses tighten up in the third quarter. The Bears are driving as the quarter ends, after we pinned them at their 4 to start the drive.

Detroit 14, Chicago 10

4th Quarter

The Bears 19 play drive ends with a 48-yard field goal attempt that is missed by Edinger. Both teams exchange three and outs on their next two drives before a 20-yard run by Jackson sets up a 27-yard field goal by Hanson. Later in the quarter we stop the Bears on 4th and 1 at their 42, that results in a 50-yard field goal by Hanson with 2:08 left. Our defense holds them off and we secure the win!

Detroit 20, Chicago 10

Our defense was nasty and our offense took care of the ball, Manning improves to 3-0 as a starter and he wins player of the game. He was 16 of 29 for 152 yards with a touchdown. Our offense struggled though, they had just 248 total yards on the day. We held their rushing attack to a season low 114 yards and we harassed Stewart all day long. He was 30 of 48 for 183 yards.

Other Scores
Baltimore 26, Buffalo 10
Atlanta 23, Carolina 7
New England 31, Cincinnati 21
Houston 27, Denver 17
Green Bay 31, New York (N) 21
Tennessee 35, Jacksonville 10
Indianapolis 48, Kansas City 28
Dallas 22, Minnesota 16
Cleveland 26, New York (A) 13
Philadelphia 27, Washington 17
Miami 20, Pittsburgh 7
St. Louis 38, San Francisco 34
Seattle 13, New Orleans 3

If you are keeping score at home the Browns are 7-0 and the Jets are 0-7.

Players of the Week
Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 30, 396 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Richard Seymour, NE (4 tackles, 2 assists, 3.5 sacks)

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 05:04 PM

2004 Season, Week 8
Detroit (4-3) at Green Bay (4-3)
* Packers favored by 4.

The Packers are averaging 395 ypg on offense, which is 4th in the league. They are scoring 19.9 ppg which is tied for 18th. On defense they are allowing 331 ypg, which is ranked 15th. They are allowing 18.7 ppg which is 10th. Ahman Green is still battling his hamstring injury which kept him from having much to do with our 12-10 loss in Week 1.

1st Quarter

Our offense comes out firing on all cylinders and we score on a 2-yard touchdown run by Anderson on our opening drive! On third down, newly acquired S Chris Akins intercepts Favre and returns it to their 33. We have to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Hanson. The Packers finally get their first 1st down of the game on the last play of the quarter.

Detroit 10, Green Bay 0

2nd Quarter

Halfway through the 2nd quarter the Packers finally get to our side of the field but they miss a 52-yard field goal. Their next possession Favre is intercepted by Nate Wayne at their 46! Manning hits Clark for a 20-yard gain and then hits Jenkins for a 26-yard touchdown! On their next possession Peterson intercepts Favre at midfield! And seven plays later Jackson scores on a 9-yard touchdown run!

Detroit 24, Green Bay 0

3rd Quarter

The Packers finally get on the board on their first drive of the half, with a 41-yard field goal by Longwell. We answer with a 34-yard field goal by Hanson. On their next drive Green fumbles and Akins recovers at our 44. They finally get in the end zone when Favre hits Green for a 1-yard touchdown pass.

Detroit 27, Green Bay 11

4th Quarter

Early in the 4th and Peterson intercepts Favre for the 2nd time! And our defense is strong enough to hold them out of the end zone the rest of the way!

Detroit 27, Green Bay 11

Our pass defense has incredible the last few weeks, which I'm sure has a lot to do with our 4-game winning streak. Favre was 27 of 55 for 344 yards with a touchdown and 4 interceptions. We also sacked him 3 times. Manning was stellar, going 19 of 32 for 214 yards and a touchdown. The player of the game went to Peterson, he had 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.

Kevin Williams suffered a separated shoulder, he is out for 2 weeks. Luckily we have a bye coming up.

The win puts us alone in first in the NFC North.

Other Scores
San Francisco 23, Atlanta 7
Cincinnati 42, Baltimore 21
Chicago 32, New York (N) 23
Indianapolis 12, Oakland 10
Jacksonville 10, Kansas City 0
Carolina 20, New Orleans 17
New York (A) 27, Buffalo 19
Denver 31, San Diego 16
St. Louis 21, Arizona 14
Seattle 23, Tampa Bay 9
Houston 44, Tennessee 20
Minnesota 16, Washington 14

Players of the Week
David Carr, HOU (20 of 24, 370 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Mike Peterson, DET (9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks and 2 interceptions)

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 05:52 PM

2004 Season, Week 9
Bye Week

Other Scores
Arizona 20, Carolina 6
Buffalo 30, Cincinnati 17
Baltimore 22, Cleveland 14
Dallas 19, Washington 10
Denver 16, Jacksonville 0
New England 33, Miami 3
New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 13
Minnesota 27, New York (N) 14
Kansas City 28, Oakland 26
Chicago 24, Philadelphia 21
Pittsburgh 23, New York (A) 3
San Francisco 24, Seattle 21
St. Louis 17, Atlanta 9
San Diego 27, Tennessee 12

Players of the Week
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD (22 car, 168 yards, 8 rec, 90 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Chad Cota, BUF (8 tackles, 2 interceptions)

DeToxRox · 01-17-2010, 06:20 PM

Wow. Awesome turn around. Eli is winning hearts in Detroit.

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Wow. Awesome turn around. Eli is winning hearts in Detroit.

I am quite shocked!

Manning's popularity rating has risen to 90, highest on the team.

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 07:09 PM

2004 Season, Week 10
Washington (2-6) at Detroit (5-3)
* Lions favored by 1.

Second year RB Onterrio Smith leads the way for the Redskins offense, he has 618 yards rushing on the season. Rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger is having a nice season, he is completing 67% of his passes and has 1,426 yards passing. They have one of the best pass defenses in the league with CB Champ Bailey and CB Fred Smoot shutting down opposing wideouts.

1st Quarter

The Skins get on the board first with a 24-yard field goal by Wade Richey. The field goal was setup by 19-yard run by Smith. The quarter ends with the Skins driving again.

Washington 3, Detroit 0

2nd Quarter

Smith breaks free for a 21-yard gain, then Big Ben hits Visanthe Shiancoe for a 25-yard gain setting up a 19-yard field goal from Richey. Our offense continues to struggle, we can't score before the half despite starting with the ball at the 50.

Washington 6, Detroit 0

3rd Quarter

On our second possession of the half we finally get something going, Anderson gets a couple nice chunk plays before Manning hits Jenkins for a 21-yard gain that sets up a 1-yard touchdown run by Jackson! The quarter ends with us driving, we have the ball at their 23.

Detroit 7, Washington 6

4th Quarter

Jackson fumbles at their 9 and they recover, ending our opportunity to add to our lead. Luckily, Goodman intercepts Big Ben at our 37 on their next drive. We are able to run 4 minutes off the clock before punting. Our defense holds but we have to punt again, its their ball at their 28 with 1:35 left. Big Ben hits Antonio Freeman for 12 yards, then Shiancoe for 5 yards and 11 yards before hitting Desmond Howard for 13. With 0:14 left, Richey comes out to attempt a 48-yard field goal. He misses!!!

Detroit 7, Washington 6

Anderson had a nice game with 104 yards on 18 carries. Manning was turnover free again, he went 12 of 20 for 109 yards. We held Smith in check, he had 76 yards rushing and 29 yards receiving. Jeff Backus won player of the game.

We now have the league's best scoring defense, holding opponents to just 13.2 ppg.

Other Scores
Buffalo 24, Miami 13
New England 38, Buffalo 14
Cincinnati 43, Pittsburgh 32
Green Bay 30, Dallas 27
Kansas City 13, Denver 0
Houston 23, Indianapolis 20
San Diego 13, Jacksonville 3
Minnesota 27, Chicago 6
Arizona 27, New Orleans 3
Philadelphia 20, New York (N) 14
Tennessee 20, Oakland 16
St. Louis 34, Seattle 21
Tampa Bay 24, Atlanta 13

Players of the Week
Jon Kitna, CIN (26 of 33, 331 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Shawn Barber, NE (4 tackles, 3.5 sacks)

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 07:55 PM

Peyton Manning Out for Season

Two time All-NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is out for the rest of the season after a Severe Hamstring Pull. Manning was hurt during their Week 7 game in which he won Player of the Week honors. On the year, he was completing 69% of his passes for 2,159 yards with 17 touchdowns and only 1 interception.

David Garrard has replaced Manning as the starting quarterback, the Colts are 0-2 since.

Balldog · 01-17-2010, 08:10 PM

2004 Season, Week 11
Detroit (6-3) at Minnesota (5-4)
* Vikings favored by 1.

1st Quarter

Our offense is moving down the field but Jenkins fumbles at their 19 and they recover to end our scoring opportunity. The Vikings have a decent drive going before Chris Brown fumbles and Nate Wayne recovers at our 38. Later in the quarter with the Vikings driving again, Damien Robinson intercepts Culpepper at our 3 yard line. The quarter ends with us driving, we are currently at our own 42.

Detroit 0, Minnesota 0

2nd Quarter

Our drive stalls but Richardson pins them at their own 2. We force a punt, then Anderson goes for 31 yards on the ground and Manning hits Green for an 11-yard touchdown pass! We are able to put together another nice drive but have to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Hanson with 2:00 left in the half. John Hall misses a 54-yard field goal for the Vikings as time expires in the half.

Detroit 10, Minnesota 0

3rd Quarter

Midway through the quarter Culpepper finds Moss for a 33-yard touchdown pass to cut our lead to 3. On our ensuing drive Manning fumbles and they recover at midfield. As the quarter ends they have the ball at our 3.

Detroit 10, Minnesota 7

4th Quarter

Michael Bennett scampers in from 3-yards out to give them the lead on the first play of the quarter. Manning isn't able to get anything going in the fourth and he loses his first game as our starting quarterback.

Minnesota 14, Detroit 10

Manning's fumble was costly, other than that he did well. He was 26 of 37 for 210 yards with a touchdown. Anderson had 92 yards on 15 carries. Culpepper had the best game against our defense anyone has had in quite a while, he went 20 of 29 for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Other Scores
Arizona 20, San Francisco 14
Atlanta 16, New Orleans 7
Baltimore 27, Pittsburgh 26
Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 14
Cincinnati 33, Cleveland 16
Philadelphia 31, Dallas 24
Chicago 17, Green Bay 10
Indianapolis 16, Tennessee 13
Jacksonville 23, Houston 10
San Diego 34, Kansas City 31
Miami 43, New York (A) 20
Denver 24, Oakland 13
New York (N) 13, Washington 6

Players of the Week
Donovan McNabb, PHI (21 of 38, 262 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Patrick Kerney, ATL (6 tackles, 3 sacks)

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:52 AM

Tough loss, but impressive what the Lions have been doing!

Balldog · 01-19-2010, 09:14 PM

2004 Season, Week 12
Indianapolis (8-2) at Detroit (6-4)
* Colts favored by 9.

The Colts have are 2-1 without Manning, with there two losses on the season coming against Houston. They haven't asked David Garrard to do much, but he has completed 66% of his passes for 634 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions. Edgerrin James is 4th in the league in rushing yards with 917. Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne are a dangerous duo at wide receiver. Their defense has stepped it up since Manning has been out, they are lead by DE Dwight Freeney, LB Marcus Washington and CB Nick Harper.

1st Quarter

For some reason the Colts send out Jamie Beason to start at QB, he gets them moving quickly but James fumbles and Bly recovers at our 36. We are able to take advantage of the turnover but settle for a 30-yard field goal by Hanson. Before the end of the quarter Manning hits Anderson on a screen pass for 42 yards, we are at their 26 to end the quarter.

Detroit 3, Indianapolis 0

2nd Quarter

A delay of game and sack forces us to punt but on their next possession Lewis Sanders intercepts Beason at their 18. Four plays later Manning hits Jenkins for an 8-yard touchdown pass! Our defense continues to shut them down and before the half we add a 44-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 13, Indianapolis 0

3rd Quarter

On their first possession of the half they get a 54-yard field goal by Mike Vanderjagt. We fail to get a first down on our next drive and the Colts get moving. The finish a 14 play 65 yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by Korey Bishop.

Detroit 13, Indianapolis 0

4th Quarter

Early in the fourth we are moving but Jackson fumbles and they recover at their 21. Bishop is gashing our defense but we force another punt with 7:07 left. We are able to run 4 minutes off the clock before we have to punt, they get the ball back at their 23 with 2:59 left. They score the go ahead touchdown with 1:43 left on a 13-yard pass from Beason to James. Bly returns the ensuing kickoff 41 yards out to midfield. With 0:26 left we are at their 16 with a 1st and ten. The next two plays are incomplete passes, then Manning hits Jenkins for 12 yards and we call a timeout with 0:03 left! Then Manning throws into double coverage but Jenkins pulls it in for a 4-yard touchdown as time expires for the win!!!

Detroit 20, Indianapolis 17

Manning is the obvious winner of player of the game, he was 19 of 30 for 195 yards with 2 touchdowns. Anderson had 72 yards with 21 carries and 59 yards receiving on 3 receptions. The defense once again let up some disappointing numbers but kept them off the board for the most part. Bishop had a big day for the Colts with 90 yards on 13 carries. Manning is now 6-1 as a starter, he is now idolized in Detroit!

Ricks suffered a concussion, he will miss next week's game at San Francisco.

Other Scores
Oakland 19, Atlanta 14
Chicago 14, Tennessee 13
Cincinnati 27, Washington 6
Green Bay 26, Houston 3
Kansas City 28, Carolina 26
Arizona 16, Miami 9
Jacksonville 23, Minnesota 17
San Francisco 38, New England 27
Denver 33, New Orleans 6
New York (N) 24, Baltimore 22
Philadelphia 34, Cleveland 6
Pittsburgh 6, Dallas 3
Tampa Bay 10, San Diego 7
Seattle 13, New York (A) 10
St. Louis 30, Buffalo 6

The Browns have now lost 4 in a row since starting the season 7-0.

Players of the Week
Trent Green, KC (20 of 27, 252 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Donnie Abraham, NYJ (1 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defended)

Balldog · 01-21-2010, 07:37 PM

2004 Season, Week 13
Detroit (7-4) at San Francisco (7-4)
*49ers favored by 7.

Terrell Owens (52 rec, 987 yds, 6 TDs) is pretty much their only threat on offense and they have Tim Rattay (68% comp, 1,415 yds, 8 TDs) playing at quarterback, so hopefully we will be able to shut them down. However, Jeff Garcia (63% comp, 1,375 yds, 12 TDs) has been splitting the starts with Rattay. Their defense is beat up, S Tony Parrish and CB Ahmed Plummer are out and LB Julian Peterson is questionable. They play a 3-4 defense lead by rookie CB Dunta Robinson, S Zach Bronson, and DE Osi Umenyiora.

1st Quarter

All is quiet for most of the first quarter, both teams exchange punts on their 2 possessions. The 49ers punt again and we finally get something going, we are able to setup a 45-yard field goal by Hanson just before the quarter ends.

Detroit 3, San Francisco 0

2nd Quarter

On the 49ers next possession they move the ball well but Josh Scobee misses a 53-yard field goal. We are unable to capitalize on the field position and the 49ers get moving again. Then Rattay is intercepted by Wayne at our 13 and he returns it 28 yards with 1:20 left in the half. Manning runs a nice two minutes offense and we get a 32-yard field goal by Hanson as the half ends.

Detroit 6, San Francisco 0

3rd Quarter

On the 49ers second drive of the half Rattay hits Tony Simmons for a 34-yard gain then hits Cedrick Wilson for a 10-yard touchdown to give them the lead. On the ensuing kickoff Jenkins returns it 67 yards and on our next play Jackson breaks free for a 21- yard touchdown run! Their offense is starting to get some momentum until Jamal Robertson fumbles and Wayne recovers it at their 43. The quarter ends with us inside their 5.

Detroit 13, San Francisco 7

4th Quarter

Their defense holds up and we settle for a 21-yard field goal by Hanson. We force a punt on their next possession and get the ball back with 11:44 left. Manning and the offense put together a great clock eating drive and add a 40-yard field goal by Hanson with 2:52 left. On their second play of their next drive Luke Hall fumbles and Donte Curry recovers! We are able to eat up some more clock before we punt and stop them on 4 plays then take a couple of knees to end the game.

Detroit 19, San Francisco 7

Another great win, this season has turned into a miracle! Our defense held their offense to just 258 yards of total offense. Our running game was excellent - Anderson (19 car, 87 yds), Jackson (12 car, 52 yds, TD) and Faulk (2 car, 25 yds) combined for 175 yards. Manning (16/25, 111 yds) played mistake free football. Despite Wayne's (6 tkls, 2 asts, 1 fr, 1 int) great game Hanson was named player of the game.

After the game our trainers cleared several players for next week's game, only Rogers is out.

Other Scores
Chicago 29, Atlanta 0
Green Bay 27, Carolina 13
Baltimore 17, Houston 13
Cincinnati 31, Indianapolis 24
New England 31, Kansas City 14
Miami 23, Tennessee 9
Minnesota 21, Arizona 20
New York (A) 31, Jacksonville 15
Tampa Bay 13, New York (N) 9
Denver 31, Pittsburgh 24
Buffalo 31, San Diego 9
Seattle 23, Dallas 3
St. Louis 35, Philadelphia 10
Washington 16, New Orleans 3

The Browns lose their 5 game in a row!

We lead the NFC North by 1 game - the Vikings, Bears, and Packers are all 7-5. So we have no margin for error if we want to make the playoffs.

Our remaining schedule looks like this:
at Houston (6-6)
vs Minnesota (7-5)
at Tennessee (6-6)
at Chicago (7-5)

Players of the Week
Chad Pennington, NYJ (20 of 28, 279 yards, 4 touchdowns)
Anthony Dunn, NYJ (3 tackles, 3 sacks)

Balldog · 01-21-2010, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbgunn

Tough loss, but impressive what the Lions have been doing!

A strong defense and a decent running game has surely helped, we've really been able to coddle Manning. He hasn't had to do much but when we have asked him to he has been pretty clutch.

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 05:26 AM

Err...I simmed the Houston game then had my write up done but was waiting to do the scores and got busy with the kids then fell asleep. I woke up this morning and my laptop restarted, so I lost my write up and FOF didn't save the result. We won 12-10 on a 52-yard field goal by Hanson. We got the ball at our 20 with 1:08 left and Manning was Mr. Clutch again. I will redo the sim tonight, hope we win!

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 07:20 PM

2004 Season, Week 14
Detroit (8-4) at Houston (6-6)
* Lions favored by 6.

Houston is without injured starting quarterback David Carr, Jake Delhomme is now starting at quarterback. They are 0-2 since he took over at QB. The guy we have to watch out for is Willis McGahee, he has been dinged up all year but is now finally 100%. He had 117 yards last week against Baltimore. Their defense is lead by LB Kailee Wong, LB Jamie Sharper, and S Matt Bowen.

1st Quarter

Martay Jenkins takes the opening kickoff 98 yards for the touchdown! They quickly answered with a 46-yard field goal by Kris Brown. Our offense finally gets their chance and we make it look easy on a 6 play 68 yard drive that ends with a 20-yard touchdown run by Jackson. The quarter ends with Houston driving.

Detroit 14, Houston 3

2nd Quarter

We stop Houston on a 4th down try, Peterson came up with a big sack. Later in the quarter Goodman intercepts Delhomme in our end zone to end another scoring opportunity for the Texans. Houston adds a 55-yard field goal by Brown as the half ends.

Detroit 14, Houston 6

3rd Quarter

On our first drive of the half Anderson scores on a 28-yard touchdown run. On their next possession DeVries sacks Delhomme on their first play, then Lewis Sanders intercepts Delhomme on the next play. The interception leads to a 30-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 24, Houston 6

4th Quarter

We open the quarter with a nice drive that eats up 5 minutes of clock and results in a 24-yard field goal by Hanson. On their next drive the bench Delhomme and bring in Travis Brown. He completes a 49-yard pass but its called back due to a holding penalty and their drive stalls. We get the ball back and take off another 3 minutes and get a 26-yard field goal by Hanson.

Detroit 30, Houston 6

Anderson and Jackson combine for 139 yards on 35 carries and 2 touchdowns. Manning was about as good as we could expect, he was 16 of 21 for 148 yards. That performance was good enough for player of the game. We shut down McGahee, he had just 36 yards on 11 carries. Our defense had 4 sacks and held them to just 240 yards of offense.

The only injury for us was Jackson, he broke a finger but will not miss any time.

Other Scores
New England 23, Arizona 21
Philadelphia 24, Baltimore 20
Seattle 28, Buffalo 10
Carolina 27, Oakland 24
New York (N) 21, Cleveland 16
Cincinnati 24, Dallas 14
Green Bay 41, Indianapolis 17
Jacksonville 7, Chicago 3
Atlanta 17, Kansas City 9
San Francisco 30, New York (A) 27
San Diego 19, New Orleans 3
Miami 26, St. Louis 20
Tampa Bay 26, Denver 23
Tennessee 30, Minnesota 15
Pittsburgh 23, Washington 10

We still have a 1-game lead in the division, Green Bay is currently 8-5.

Players of the Week
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD (27 car, 107 yds, 13 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD)
Simeon Rice, TB (3 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 07:58 PM

2004 Season, Week 15
Minnesota (7-6) at Detroit (9-4)
* Lions favored by 7.

1st Quarter

Manning is quickly finding a favorite target, he hits Desmond Clark for a 26-yard gain that sets up a 27-yard touchdown pass to Clark on our first drive of the game. On their ensuing drive Chris Brown fumbles and Peterson recovers at our 44. Later in the quarter Damien Robinson intercepts Daunte Culpepper in the end zone.

Detroit 7, Minnesota 0

2nd Quarter

Our offense drives the ball down the field eating up 8 minutes of clock but has to settle for a 34-yard field goal by Hanson. Later in the quarter we add a 3-yard touchdown run by Anderson. Culpepper leaves the game just before the half with an injury.

Detroit 17, Minnesota 0

3rd Quarter

They open the half with a nice drive stalled by penalties and John Hall misses a 54-yard field goal. Their next drive they move the ball well again this time they finish their drive with a 5-yard touchdown run by Chris Brown. As the quarter ends we are driving and at their 9.

Detroit 17, Minnesota 7

4th Quarter

On the first play of the quarter Anderson scores on a 9-yard touchdown run. Todd Bouman starts looks exclusively to Moss and it works, they get another 5-yard touchdown run by Brown with 10:43 to play. On their next drive Flowers intercepts Bowman but we can't do anything with it. They add a 3-yard touchdown pass from Bowman to Kleinsasser with 4:20 left, we still lead 24-21. Our offense does its just and runs out the rest of the clock, Faulk converted 2 3rd and long situations with nice runs of 19 yards and 11 yards.

Detroit 24, Minnesota 21

Anderson had a big day with 104 yard on 21 carries and 2 touchdowns but Manning won player of the game honors, he was 19 of 23 for 203 yards and a touchdown. Moss had 9 receptions for 161 yards. Jackson's finger really bothered him, he fumbled 3 times but we were able to recover each of them.

Schlesinger is out for 3 weeks with a strained foot ligament and Bly is doubtful with a pulled groin.

Other Scores
Chicago 10, Green Bay 9
Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 22
Oakland 23, Denver 10
Houston 13, Jacksonville 3
New England 29, Buffalo 3
Atlanta 23, New Orleans 21
Miami 22, New York (A) 13
New York (N) 21, Washington 13
Philadelphia 37, Dallas 17
Baltimore 21, Pittsburgh 10
Kansas City 35, San Diego 28
Arizona 17, San Francisco 14
Seattle 34, St. Louis 24
Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 10
Indianapolis 34, Tennessee 7

Players of the Week
Donovan McNabb, PHI (29 of 41, 315 yards, 3 touchdowns)
Shawn Barber, NE (3 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception)

Balldog · 01-22-2010, 08:28 PM

2004 Season, Week 15
Playoff Picture

AFC Division Leaders
North - Cincinnati (8-6)
South - Indianapolis (9-5)
East - New England (10-4)
West - Oakland (8-6)

AFC Wild Card
5) Miami (9-5)
6) Cleveland (8-6)

AFC Still in the Hunt
Baltimore (8-6)
Houston (7-7)
Tennessee (7-7)
Kansas City (7-7)
Jacksonville (6-8)
Denver (6-8)

NFC Divison Leaders
North - Detroit (10-4)
South - Tampa Bay (8-6)
East - Philadelphia (8-6)
West - St. Louis (11-3)

NFC Wild Card
5) Seattle (11-3)
6) Chicago (8-6)

NFC In the Hunt
Arizona (8-6)
San Francisco (8-6)
Green Bay (8-6)
Minnesota (7-7)
Atlanta (7-7)
Carolina (6-8)
New York (N) (6-8)

01-06-2010, 10:24 PM	#71
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 NFL Draft Draft Order (Top 10) 1) Jacksonville 2) Detroit 3) Washington 4) Tennessee 5) San Francisco 6) New Orleans 7) New York (N) 8) Denver 9) Oakland 10) Cleveland We go into the draft looking to add a franchise QB, Philip Rivers would be our first choice. We may look to trade down though to get more picks. Draft Results 1) Jacksonville selects Philip Rivers, QB from NC State After Jacksonville picks Rivers, we decide to try to trade down. Tennessee offers #4 and #14 for #2, our 3rd and our 5th. So we trade down. Tennessee then trades #2 to the Jets. 2) New York (A) selects Kevin Jones, RB from VA Tech 3) Washington selects Ben Roethlisberger, QB from Miami (OH) * Our gamble backfires, we were hoping he would fall to #4. 4) Detroit selects Steven Jackson, RB from Oregon State * We are thinking Manning or Schaub will be availabe at #14. 5) San Francisco selects Dunta Robinson, CB from South Carolina 6) New Orleans selects Chris Gamble, CB from Ohio State 7) Chicago selects Tatum Bell, RB from Oklahoma State 8) Denver selects Vince Wilford, DT from Miami (FL) 9) Oakland selects Robert Gallery, T from Iowa 10) Cleveland selects Jerricho Cotchery, WR from NC State 11) Baltimore selects Tommy Kelly, DT from Mississippi State 12) San Diego selects Anthony Davis, T from VA Tech 13) Minnesota selects Jason David, CB from Washington State 14) Detroit selects Eli Manning, QB from Mississippi 15) Chicago selects Roy Williams, WR from Texas 16) Pittsburgh selects Willie Parker, RB from North Carolina 17) Denver selects DeAngelo Hall, CB from VA Tech 18) Tampa Bay selects Matt Schaub, QB from Virginia 19) Atlanta selects Kellen Winslow, TE from Miami (FL) 20) Tennessee selects Karlos Dansby, LB from Auburn 21) Kansas City selects Nathan Vasher, CB from Texas 22) Carolina selects Teddy Lehman, LB from Oklahoma 23) Seattle selects JP Losman, QB from Tulane 24) Miami selects Tommie Harris, DT from Oklahoma 25) Buffalo selects Stacy Andrews, T from Mississippi 26) Green Bay selects Jack Scott, G from Idaho 27) Atlanta selects Scott Vines, WR from Wyoming 28) Arizona selects Shawn Andrews, G from Arkansas 29) Philadelphia selects Jared Allen, DE from Idaho State 30) Indianapolis selects Ben Troupe, TE from Florida 31) St. Louis selects Kenechi Udeze, DE from USC 32) New England selects Darnell Dockett, DT from Florida State Our other picks...we trade our 2nd and 6th to Carolina for their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. 55) Detroit selects Shaun Phillips, LB from Purdue 86) Detroit selects Israel Idonije, DE 98) Detroit selects Tank Johnson, DT from Washington 119) Detroit selects Larry Fitzgerald, WR from Pittsburgh 194) Detroit selects Matt Ware, S from UCLA Last edited by Balldog : 01-07-2010 at 05:37 AM.

01-08-2010, 06:17 AM	#75
Rawhide High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia	Reading with interest. Manning's potential seems a bit low? __________________ Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open and show riches ready to drop upon me, that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again.

01-18-2010, 12:52 AM	#93
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Tough loss, but impressive what the Lions have been doing! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-04-2010, 09:33 PM	#52
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 10 Detroit (2-6) at Arizona (4-4) (-8) Jake Plummer is coming off a big season, throw in their biggest offseason addition - Dorsey Levens and you have a very good offense. Levens and Thomas Jones combine to make the league's top backfield, they also drafted Larry Johnson. Both are on pace to hit 1,000 yards. Perhaps their biggest weakness is their offensive line and their defensive interior line. On defense they are lead by LB Bradie James and CB Renaldo Hill. 1st Quarter We start the game with a three and out, then the Cardinals before Rogers gets two tackles for a loss and forces a punt. Our offense continues to sputter. A Porcher sack ends their next drive and we finally start moving the ball as the quarter ends with us at their 12. Detroit 0, Arizona 0 2nd Quarter Six plays into the quarter Anderson punches it in from 2 yards out. Williams stuffs Larry Johnson on a 3rd and 1 to force a punt on their next drive. They start moving the ball by working the edges on the ground and some passes out of the backfield, we finally stop them but they pin us at our 1. Batch and the offense get rolling, and a 43-yard pass from Batch to Ricks sets up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 10, Arizona 0 3rd Quarter The second half starts with a couple big plays by the Cardinals that sets up a 10-yard pass from Plummer to Levens. Later in the quarter Batch is intercepted by Bradie James at our 14. Detroit 10, Arizona 7 4th Quarter The interceptions sets up a 19-yard field by Gramatica after we stuff them on 3 plays from the 1. We fail to capitalize on a Jenkins kickoff return that puts us at our 45 to start but Jett pins them at their 6. However, Plummer hits Sanders 4 plays later for a 66-yard touchdown. Batch doesn't have any 4th quarter magic left in the tank and they are able to run out the clock. Arizona 17, Detroit 10 Another tough game offensively and its time to make some changes going into next week. Batch continues to struggle, he went 19 of 39 for 238 yards with an interception. Mike Anderson was able to find some room on the ground with 53 yards on 12 carries but Huntley was held to 36 yards on 19 carries. Our defense responded by holding their running game to 81 yards on 27 carries but Plummer was solid going 18 of 24 for 242 yards with 2 touchdowns. Jenkins has another 5 catches and 52 yards. Rogers and Williams shut down the middle again, they averaged just 1.4 yards per carry up the middle. Other Scores New York (A) 13, Buffalo 12 Cincinnati 20, San Diego 7 Pittsburgh 23, Cleveland 20 Philadelphia 21, Dallas 17 Indianapolis 38, Tennessee 28 New England 37, Jacksonville 17 Kansas City 28, Denver 21 Miami 12, Houston 9 Green Bay 26, Minnesota 11 Tampa Bay 40, New Orleans 16 Atlanta 34, New York (N) 10 Seattle 24, Chicago 21 St. Louis 44, San Francisco 34 Players of the Week Kurt Warner, STL (26 of 32, 307 yards, 4 touchdowns) Lamar King, SEA (5 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks)

01-04-2010, 09:56 PM	#53
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 11 Detroit (2-7) at Minnesota (2-7) (E) We bench Batch and Harrington will get his first career start. We also bench Richard "Fumbles" Huntley in favor of Mike Anderson and move James Stewart to the #2 back. The Vikings are struggling this year, their primary struggle is on defense. They are 30th in the league against the run and 16th against the pass. They are allowing 25 points per game, which is 29th in the league. Dante Culpepper is having a nice year with 1730 yards and 10 touchdowns but their running game is struggling. Rookie Chris Browns leads them with 363 yards. Randy Moss is having an All-Pro season with 67 receptions for 977 yards with 7 touchdowns. 1st Quarter Harrington completes his 2nd pass of the game, a 6-yard pass to Stewart but we go three and out to start the game. Culpepper hits Kennedy Lang for a 51-yard gain on their 2nd play from scrimmage then 2 plays later hits Moe Williams for a 30-yard touchdown. Harrington and the offense struggle the rest of the quarter but our defense is stepping it up. Minnesota 7, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter The Vikings finish an 11 play, 65 yard drive with another touchdown pass from Culpepper to Williams, this time for 10 yards. Harrington hits Ricks for a 26-yard gain setting up a 47-yard field goal by Hanson to finally get us on the board. Our defense is doing its best to keep them off the board, but they've been out there quite a bit. Minnesota 14, Detroit 3 3rd Quarter Culpepper hits Moss for a 38-yard gain to start the half but Brett Conway misses the 42-yard field goal. Later in the quarter Harrington is intercepted by Nick Rogers. On the next play Kriewaldt forces a fumble and recovers it at our 26. Our offense fails to get anything going again, despite 2 personal foul penalties by the Vikings defense and the quarter ends. Minnesota 14, Detroit 3 4th Quarter Harrington throws another interception, this time at their 25. Then later in the quarter Harrington throws another interception setting up a 42-yard field goal by Conway. The game ends in fitting fashion with 4 straight incompletions from Harrington. Minnesota 17, Detroit 3 We sure made their defense look good, we mustered only 182 total yards. Harrington goes 16 of 40 with 3 interceptions, he was sacked 5 times. Our running game performed ok but we gave up on too early, we had 67 yards on 16 carries. We held their running game in check, they had 111 yards on 41 carries. Rogers continues to make running up the middle nearly impossible for our opponents. Other Scores Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 6 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 10 Chicago 13, Green Bay 3 Houston 26, Jacksonville 17 San Diego 19, Kansas City 10 Miami 21, New York (A) 14 New England 20, Buffalo 13 Atlanta 17, New Orleans 16 Denver 16, Oakland 7 Arizona 19, San Francisco 7 St. Louis 20, Seattle 17 Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 21 Washington 28, New York (N) 0 Players of the Week Onterrio Smith, WAS (23 carries, 83 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 touchdown) Otis Leverette, WAS (3 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks)

01-05-2010, 07:56 PM	#54
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 12 Detroit (2-8) at Kansas City (5-5) (-1) Priest Holmes comes into the game needing just 1 yard to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing on the season. Trent Green leads the passing game, but he is having a down season with only 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Johnnie Morton is their leading receiver with 36 receptions for 567 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense they are lead by S Greg Wesley, S Jerome Woods, and NT Eric Downing. They are ranked 10th in scoring offense with 21.4 ppg and 25th in scoring defense with 22.9 ppg. 1st Quarter The game starts off in our usual fashion with a three and out, then Green hits Morton for a 51-yard gain to setup an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tony Richardson. On our 2nd play of our next drive Harrington is intercepted by Wesley and two plays later Green hits Morton for a 23-yard touchdown pass with 9:46 left in the first. We get a nice drive going but Harrington gets sacked and we are forced to punt. The quarter ends with Kansas City threatening to score again. Kansas City 14, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Bly intercepts a pass from Green at our 17. We hope that plays sparks our offense but they punt after picking up a two first downs. We exchange punts then later in the quarter Harrington finds Pathon for a 46-yard touchdown pass! Finally! On the Chiefs next drive Bly intercepts Green again, this time at our 28 and he returns it 35 yards to their 36 with 0:44 to play in the half. We get inside their 5 but run out of time and have to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Hanson. Kansas City 14, Detroit 10 3rd Quarter They get the ball to start the second half and we force a punt but rough the punter, luckily they miss a 51-yard field goal to set us up in good field position. We are unable to capitalize then they block Jett's punt. Two plays later Green hits Richardson again for a 5-yard touchdown. The quarter ends with the Chiefs driving and at our 32. Kansas City 21, Detroit 10 4th Quarter They finish the drive with a 5-yard pass from Green to Walter Rasby. We get two more possession in the game but fail to get a first down in either and they run out the clock to end the game. Kansas City 28, Detroit 10 Their defense really shut us down with exception of one play, we managed just 185 yards of offense. Harrington was 18 of 33 for 156 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Holmes was the player of the game with 118 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving. Green finished with 245 yards and 4 touchdowns. Peterson had a season high 14 tackles and 6 assists. More bad news, we lose Cory Hall for two weeks with separated shoulder. Other Scores Arizona 19, Cincinnati 14 Buffalo 24, Dallas 20 Carolina 17, Jacksonville 3 Green Bay 33, Denver 13 Indianapolis 44, New Orleans 20 Minnesota 23, Oakland 17 New York (A) 24, Washington 20 New England 31, New York (N) 14 Philadelphia 16, Miami 12 Seattle 26, Pittsburgh 13 San Diego 24, Chicago 20 Baltimore 35, San Francisco 20 Cleveland 20, St. Louis 10 Houston 20, Tampa Bay 17 Atlanta 30, Tennessee 6 Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (23 of 32, 352 yards, 4 touchdowns) Marcus Robertson, ARI (5 tackles, 1 sack, 2 interceptions)

01-05-2010, 08:28 PM	#55
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 13 Detroit (2-9) at New Orleans (3-8) (-1) This might be our last chance to win this year. Batch gets his starting job back, as Harrington has shown nothing in terms of potential. We may see Henson get some action to close out the year. As for New Orleans, they Aaron Brooks is still at QB and having a decent season. Last year we intercepted him 4 times in the season open, lets see if we can do that again this year. Deuce McAllister returns from an elbow injury that has caused him to miss two games. Dante Stallworth and Joe Horn will challenge our secondary. On defense they are led by rookie S Mike Doss, DE Charles Grant, and DT Grady Jackson. 1st Quarter Batch opens the game hitting his first 3 passes but a sack ends the drive and we are forced to punt. The Saints put together a nice drive by John Carney misses a 50-yard field goal wide left. Batch finds Green for a 32-yard gain setting us up at their 36 but we opt to punt instead of trying the long field goal. The quarter comes to an end with the Saints driving in our territory. Detroit 0, New Orleans 0 2nd Quarter Our defense holds and the Saints have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Carney. The offense goes three and out, then on the Saints next drive Rogers and Porcher each get a sack to keep them from doing anything. Batch connects with Jenkins for a 20-yard gain setting up a 42-yard field goal but Hanson misses, wide right with 2:03 to play. The Saints get a 21-yard field goal before the half, which was setup by a 37-yard pass to Corey Bradford. New Orleans 6, Detroit 0 3rd Quarter The Saints get a huge kickoff return to open the half and they get the ball at our 41, McAllister then breaks off a 19 yard run setting up a 29-yard field goal by Carney. Our offense sputters again but they muff the punt and we recover at their 32! Six plays later Batch connects with Ricks for an 8-yard touchdown! We end the quarter with a 13 play drive that results in a 35-yard field goal as time expires in the quarter. Detroit 10, New Orleans 9 4th Quarter Their first two drives of the quarter are unproductive and we are able to run the clock down to 2:34 before they get the ball again, at their 17. Brooks finds Boo Williams for 22, then 9. Then Brooks hits Bradford for 19 and then Horn for a 33-yard touchdown. They convert the two point try. Our comeback attempt ends as time expires at their 29. New Orleans 17, Detroit 10 An okay performance all around just a tough way to lose. Batch was good, he went 26 of 38 for 234 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. Our running game was productive when they got the ball with 84 yards on 20 carries. Our defense played really well with exception of that last drive. Peterson had 12 tackles and an assist. Batch will get the start again next week. Darren Howard had 3 sacks for the Saints. Derrick Dockery got a sprained knee in the loss, he is doubtful for next week. Other Scores Arizona 17, Washington 14 Atlanta 22, Seattle 16 Tennessee 20, Baltimore 17 Buffalo 20, Cincinnati 17 Cleveland 34, Houston 27 Green Bay 33, Dallas 3 Indianapolis 23, Oakland 20 Denver 17, Jacksonville 9 New England 26, Kansas City 23 Pittsburgh 38, Miami 17 Carolina 14, Minnesota 10 Chicago 13, Philadelphia 10 New York (A) 20, San Diego 16 San Francisco 27, New York (N) 17 St. Louis 51, Tampa Bay 17 Players of the Week Kurt Warner, STL (24 of 29, 382 yards, 5 touchdowns) Darren Howard, NOR (4 tackles, 3 sacks)

01-05-2010, 08:59 PM	#56
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 14 San Diego (6-6) at Detroit (2-10) (+5) A young Drew Brees leads the Chargers offense after being behind Doug Flute most of the 2002 season. Brees is completing 67% of his passes with a QB rating of 82 this season, he has missed 3 games with an elbow injury. The league's best player is LaDainian Tomlinson, he has 1,262 yards rushing so far this season. He also has 71 receptions for 614 yards, amazingly combined he only has 4 touchdowns. Their defense is anchored by NT Jamal Williams, LB Donnie Edwards, and S Rodney Harrison. Harrison is out with a strained calf muscle. They also have Juinor Seau but he may not play either. Before the game we tell Mike Anderson he is going to get the majority of the carries. 1st Quarter Our defense stops them on 3 plays for their first 3 drives of the game but we haven't done anything either. Until our 4th drive, we finally make some progress but have to punt from their 42. The Chargers finally get their first 1st down of the game on a 12-yard run by Tomlinson but they have to punt again to end the quarter. Detroit 0, San Diego 0 2nd Quarter We punt the ball right back to them before Edwards and Rogers combine to sack Brees and he fumbles! Its recovered by Porcher at their 29! Three plays later Anderson runs it in from 10 yards out. Our defense forces another 3 and out, then Batch hits Ricks for 40 yards setting up the same connection on a 6-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter Batch fumbles and they recover at our 23 setting up a 33-yard Seth Marler field goal. We get the ball with 0:22 left in the half and Anderson breaks free for a 31-yard gain which sets up a Hanson field goal from 31 yards as time expires. Detroit 17, San Diego 3 3rd Quarter To start the half we get a perfectly executed drive that ends in a 4-yard touchdown run by Anderson. The Chargers finally respond and score on a 17-yard pass from Brees to Parker. We have a nice 9 play drive that does nothing but eat up 4 minutes of the game clock to end the quarter. Detroit 24, San Diego 10 4th Quarter Early in the 4th a 27-yard pass from Batch to Pathon sets up a 40-yard field goal for Hanson but he misses wide right. However, on the next play Brian Williams intercepts Brees and returns it 39 yards to their 26. We fail to take advantage as Anderson fumbles at their 4. Our defense holds strong and gets us the ball back in good field position. We get a 31-yard field goal by Hanson to ice the game. Detroit 27, San Diego 10 A shocking win! Our running game flourished behind Anderson, he had 127 yards on 30 carries with 2 touchdowns. Luckily his fumble didn't cost us. Batch was effective, going 18 of 24 for 188 yards with a touchdown. Our defense shut down LT and their offense. Tomlinson had just 33 yards rushing as we held them to just 163 yards of total offense. Kevin Williams (sprained knee) and Jerome Pathon (sprained knee) are questionable for next week's game. Other Scores Atlanta 15, Jacksonville 3 St. Louis 30, Baltimore 10 Kansas City 24, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 20, San Francisco 13 Seattle 37, Cleveland 7 New England 28, Dallas 9 Denver 26, Minnesota 6 Green Bay 41, Oakland 14 Indianapolis 26, Tampa Bay 18 Miami 20, New York (N) 6 Houston 26, New Orleans 13 Philadelphia 27, New York (A) 6 Arizona 40, Pittsburgh 32 Carolina 37, Tennessee 13 Buffalo 14, Washington 9 Playoff Picture AFC Divisional Leaders - Indianapolis (12-1), Cincinnati (10-3), New England (10-3), Kansas City (7-6) AFC Wild Card - Buffalo (10-3), Miami (8-5) AFC in the Hunt - New York (A) (7-6), Cleveland (6-6-1), Pittsburgh (6-7), Tennessee (6-7), San Diego (6-7) NFC Divisional Leaders - St. Louis (11-2), Philadelphia (10-3), Green Bay (10-3), Carolina (9-4) NFC Wild Card - Seattle (9-4), Arizona (9-4) NFC in the Hunt - Chicago (7-6), Atlanta (7-6), Tampa Bay (6-7) Top 5 Draft Order (if season ended today) 1) Jacksonville (0-13) 2) Detroit (3-10) 3) Washington (3-10) 4) Dallas (3-10) 5) Baltimore (3-9-1)

01-05-2010, 09:49 PM	#57
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 15 Green Bay (10-3) at Detroit (3-10) (+12) Green Bay pounded us 34-10 at their place Week 6. Expect more of the same this week. 1st Quarter All is quiet in the first quarter, both teams have a few big plays but neither can mount a significant drive. Detroit 0, Green Bay 0 2nd Quarter The Packers start the 2nd with a nice drive, which included a 21-yard pass play from Favre to Walker. They have to settle for a 43-yard field goal from Longwell. We respond with a nice drive ourselves, a 27-yard pass play from Batch to Ricks sets up a 22-yard field goal by Hanson. Things starting to open up for the Packers offense and they are able to get in the end zone on a 13-yard pass play but its called back for holding and they have to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Longwell. Green Bay 6, Detroit 3 3rd Quarter Halfway through the quarter the Packers get a 52-yard field goal by Longwell to increase their lead to 9-3. A big kickoff return by Jenkins sets up a 41-yard field goal by Hanson and we cut the lead back to 3. As the quarter ends we are driving and just crossed midfield. Green Bay 9, Detroit 6 4th Quarter We get stuffed on a 3rd and 1 from their 19, but get a 36-yard field goal by Hanson to tie it up. Later in the quarter Batch is intercepted by Darren Sharper at our 29. Four plays later Favre hits Walker for a 16-yard touchdown! Three plays into our next drive and Batch is intercepted by Jue at our 41. They add another field goal by Longwell. We get the ball back with 4:44 to play, we turn the ball over on downs with 2:40 left and they are able to run out the clock. Green Bay 19, Detroit 9 Mike Anderson was effective again with 71 yards on 18 carries but Batch's meltdown in the fourth cost us. Batch ended the game 14 of 29 for 115 yards with 2 interceptions. Ricks continues to play well, he had 6 catches for 61 yards. Ahman Green had 69 yards rushing and 98 yards receiving for Player of the Game honors. That will be it for Batch, we are ready to look at our other options. He finishes the year 200 of 352 (57%) for 2,122 yards with 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Harrington will get the start next week and Henson in week 17. Other Scores Baltimore 12, Cleveland 10 Indianapolis 38, Houston 9 Jacksonville 24, Tennessee 23 Oakland 10, Kansas City 7 Minnesota 31, Chicago 20 Miami 23, New England 17 Carolina 32, New Orleans 10 New York (A) 26, Buffalo 20 Philadelphia 29, New York (N) 7 Cincinnati 24, Pittsburgh 20 Denver 16, San Diego 0 Seattle 33, San Francisco 13 Arizona 34, St. Louis 31 Tampa Bay 27, Atlanta 14 Washington 24, Dallas 20 Players of the Week Chad Pennington, NYJ (25 of 35, 362 yards, 3 touchdowns) Trevor Pryce, DEN (2 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

01-06-2010, 12:00 AM	#58
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Oof, talk about a bummer of a year. Hopefully you can get Rivers, Eli or Ben in the Draft.

01-06-2010, 05:28 AM	#60
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 16 Detroit (3-11) at Denver (6-8) (-6) The Broncos come in with one of the league's better defense, which is bad news for us. They are ranked in the Top 10 in almost every category, they are 6th in points allowed at 16.9 points per game. They've held their opponents to under 10 points in 4 of their last 5 games. They are led by LB Al Wilson, LB John Mobley, and DT Trevor Pryce. Their offense is inconsistent at best but they do feature QB Brian Griese (2,938 yards), RB Clinton Portis (1,068 yards), and WR Ashley Lelie (758 yards). 1st Quarter We open the game with a statement drive and score on a 24-yard pass from Harrington to Green. Harrington was 4 for 4 with 43 yards on the drive. Our defense comes out strong and we are able to get good field position to setup a 45-yard field goal attempt by Hanson but he misses wide right. The Broncos capitalize with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Griese to Rod Smith. The touchdown was setup by a 53-yard pass to Dwayne Carswell. The quarter ends with us driving at Denver's 15. Detroit 7, Denver 7 2nd Quarter Our drive stalls but we get a 36-yard field goal from Hanson. On their next drive David Terrell intercepts Griese, its our ball at Denver's 46. We fail to take advantage and are forced to punt. On their first play Reuben Droughns bust through the left side and takes it 77 yards for a touchdown. Martay Jenkins has a big kickoff return that starts our drive at their 33 and on the next play Harrington finds Jenkins for a 33-yards touchdown pass! Our defense isn't able to stop them again, they score on a 9-yard pass from Griese to Smith. Denver 21, Detroit 17 3rd Quarter Late in the quarter we finally get another drive going but Hanson misses a 49-yard field goal. A Dre' Bly punt return sets us up in good field position but we have to punt and Jett pins them at their 3 to end the quarter. Denver 21, Detroit 17 4th Quarter We hold them three and out resulting in good field position after another good return from Bly. We have to settle for a 45-yard field goal, this time Hanson hits it to cut the deficit to 21-20. We exchange possessions with most of the activity happening at their end the field but their defense has stiffened. With 5:10 left they start to wear out our defense, by the time we are able to stop them we only have 0:23 left and we are at our 11. We are able to get out to our 46 on a couple passes by Harrington as the clock expires. Denver 21, Detroit 20 What a bummer this one was. Our running game was good with Anderson rushing for 105 yards on 20 carries. Harrington was efficient going 13 of 20 for 145 yards with 2 touchdowns. However, our run defense was atrocious. They had 207 yards rushing, most of which came in the 1st half. Other Scores Arizona 24, Cleveland 10 Indianapolis 31, Atlanta 17 Buffalo 24, New York (N) 12 St. Louis 38, Cincinnati 35 Dallas 20, New York (A) 17 San Diego 17, Green Bay 14 Houston 14, Carolina 13 New Orleans 30, Jacksonville 16 Minnesota 27, Kansas City 18 Philadelphia 24, New England 17 Oakland 24, Chicago 21 Pittsburgh 23, San Francisco 10 Baltimore 36, Seattle 10 Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 20 Miami 19, Washington 13 Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 34, 342 yards, 3 touchdowns) Tommy Polley, STL (8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 interception) Playoff Picture AFC Divisional Leaders - Indianapolis (14-1), Cincinnati (11-4), Buffalo (11-4), San Diego (7-8) AFC Wild Card - Miami (10-5), New England (10-5) AFC In the Hunt - Kansas City (7-8), Denver (7-8) NFC Divisional Leaders - Philadelphia (12-3), St. Louis (12-3), Green Bay (11-4), Carolina (10-5) NFC Wild Card - Arizona (11-4), Seattle (10-5) NFC In the Hunt - None Top 5 Draft Order 1) *Jacksonville (1-14) 2) Detroit (3-12) 3) San Francisco (4-11) 4) New York (N) (4-11) 5) Dallas (4-11)

01-06-2010, 08:24 PM	#62
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Week 17 Minnesota (6-9) at Detroit (3-12) (-1) We decide to stick with Joey Harrington for this one, not that it really matters, we've already decided we need a new future QB. 1st Quarter Our first drive of the game is a good one until Anderson fumbles at their 24. Our defense gets us the ball right back but their punt pins us deep in our territory. We are able to get a few first downs to turn the field position battle but they do the same. Late in the quarter Anderson has a 30-yard run to get us out to midfield as the quarter comes to an end. Detroit 0, Minnesota 0 2nd Quarter We are unable to finish another drive but our defense is playing so well and Dre Bly's punt return sets us up at their 45 on our next possession. After a 17-yard pass from Harrington to Banta, Huntley runs one in from 22 yards out for the touchdown! Later in the quarter they get a drive going but David Terrell intercepts Culpepper to give us the ball with 4:00 left in the half. We can't do anything with it though. Detroit 7, Minnesota 0 3rd Quarter They start the half off with a 14 play, 77 yard drive that ends on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Moe Williams. We get the ball and punt it right away, Jett shanks the punt giving them the ball at their 45. Seven plays later Conway converts a 43-yard field goal. Minnesota 10, Detroit 7 4th Quarter On 1st and ten at their 35 with 9:08 to play Harrington is sacked and he fumbles, recovered by the Vikings. The turnover allows them to push us back to our 3 to start our next possession. We get a couple first downs but have to punt, their offense doesn't give us the ball back and our season comes to an end. Minnesota 10, Detroit 7 Mike Anderson was the lone bright spot the 2nd half of the season, he had another 127 yards today on 23 carries but a key fumble. Harrington couldn't get the ball downfield, he went 13 of 20 for 96 yards. Culpepper wasn't much better, going 17 of 24 for 115 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Their running game had 159 yards on 38 carries. A tough loss but we are glad for this season to end. Some bad news after the game, Germane Crowell ruptured an elbow tendon and is out roughly 12 months. A horrible end to his disappointing season. Other Scores Arizona 38, San Francisco 16 Atlanta 24, New Orleans 13 New England 21, Buffalo 7 Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 18 Green Bay 22, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 26, Cleveland 14 Denver 20, Oakland 16 Houston 31, Jacksonville 27 Miami 24, New York (A) 3 New York (N) 27, Washington 13 Philadelphia 33, Dallas 3 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 10 Kansas City 20, San Diego 10 St. Louis 38, Seattle 24 Indianapolis 31, Tennessee 28 Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 43, 372 yards, 3 TDs) Brady Smith, ATL (6 tackles, 1 assist, 4 sacks)

01-06-2010, 09:03 PM	#64
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Wild Card Round NFC Playoffs Arizona 24, Carolina 0 * Cardinals defense wins with a shutout! Green Bay 30, Seattle 17 * Packers score 24 in the 3rd quarter to win it! Arizona (13-4) at St. Louis (13-3) Green Bay (13-4) at Philadelphia (13-3) AFC Playoffs New England 31, Buffalo 21 * Brady beats mentor, Bledsoe! Kansas City 24, Miami 16 * Chiefs score 14 in the last 1:30 to win! Kansas City (9-8) at Indianapolis (15-1) New England (12-5) at Cincinnati (12-4)

01-06-2010, 09:09 PM	#65
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Conference Semifinals NFC Playoffs St. Louis 18, Arizona 13 * Faulk's big day and late touchdown win it for the Rams! Philadelphia 26, Green Bay 24 * Three 4th quarter field goals by the Eagles hold off the Pack! Philadelphia (14-3) at St. Louis (14-3) AFC Playoffs Kansas City 30, Indianapolis 22 * Four first half interceptions by Manning cost Colts! New England 41, Cincinnati 16 * Patriots offense explodes for 565 yards in big win! Kansas City (10-8) at New England (13-5)

01-06-2010, 09:12 PM	#66
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Conference Finals NFC Championship St. Louis 16, Philadelphia 3 * Rams win behind defense, as offense struggles again! AFC Championship New England 27, Kansas City 7 * Brady's 3 TD passes lead the way! New England (14-5) vs St. Louis (15-3)

01-06-2010, 09:14 PM	#67
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2003 Season, Super Bowl New England 27, St. Louis 23 * Rams come up short again, despite Warner's big day. For the 2nd year in a row Kurt Warner wins Super Bowl MVP despite not winning.

01-06-2010, 10:08 PM	#70
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Offseason, Free Agency Week 2 TE Mikhael Ricks resigns a 3-year deal worth $2.01 million. TE Desmond Clark (MIA) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.48 million. C Dwayne Ledford (SFO) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.28 million. Week 3 DE Chike Okeafor (SFO) signs a 3-year deal worth $2.23 million. P Kyle Richardson (NYG) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.67 million. TE Justin Swift (SFO) signs a 2-year deal worth $1.31 million. Week 4 RB Mike Anderson resigns a 1-year deal worth $610 thousand. OLB Nate Wayne (SFO) signs a 4-year deal worth $14.69 million. Week 5 LB Greg Jones (IND) signs a 1-year deal worth $670 thousand. Week 6 CB Lewis Sanders resigns a 2-year deal worth $1.25 million. We don't add as much this year, we lost out on quite a few targets. Including RB Thomas Jones. The guys we did add are upgrades. We will look to add more depth after the draft.

01-06-2010, 10:32 PM	#72
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Awesome way that worked out. Nice work.

01-07-2010, 09:14 PM	#73
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Offseason, Late Free Agency We managed to sign all of our rookies, exception for Steven Jackson. He will holdout until before training camp. Week 2 DT John Thornton (ATL) signs a 1-year deal worth $750,000 James Stewart signs a 1-year deal with Philadelphia. Week 3 CB Ronnie Bradford (ATL) signs a 1-year deal worth $700,000 S Lee Flowers (TEN) signs a 1-year deal worth $850,000 LB Barrett Green resigns with a 1-year deal worth $600,000 G Pete Kendall (ATL) signs a 2-year deal worth $2.05mil. QB Rick Mirer (PHI) signs a 1-year deal worth $750,000 CB Jacoby Rinehart (CAR) signs a 1-year deal worth $550,000 S Damien Robinson (CHI) signs a 1-year deal worth $600,000

01-08-2010, 07:36 PM	#77
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Preseason and Roster Cuts Preseason Games Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 6 Tennessee 13, Detroit 0 Detroit 27, Cleveland 14 Jacksonville 30, Detroit 17 As expected our offense was horrible, but Eli Manning and Steven Jackson showed some signs of life giving us some hope. We also escape the preseason without any injuries heading into Week 1. Roster Cuts Larry Foster, WR Tyrone Hopson, G Greg Jones, LB Bracy Walker, S Matt Ware, S John Owens, TE

01-11-2010, 05:22 AM	#78
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 1 Green Bay (0-0) at Detroit (0-0) * Packers favored by 2. Brett Favre returns for the Packers for what some believe may be his final season. He is coming off a season where he completed 71% of his passes for 4,180 yards and 30 touchdowns. All of his weapons return but Ahman Green may miss this week's game with a strained hamstring, he is questionable. Javon Walker, Donald Driver, and Bubba Franks are his primary targets. Their defense is lead by CB Mike McKenzie, S Darren Sharper and DE Aaron Kampman. 1st Quarter The Packers take the ball down the field on their opening possession but their drive stalls and they have to settle for a 54-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell. On our second possession of the game Mirer hits Fitzgerald for 12, then Anderson breaks free for a 29-yard run. Two plays later Mirer hits Ricks for a 26-yard gain that sets up a 38-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 3, Green Bay 3 2nd Quarter We start the quarter pinned at our 2 and fail to move the chains. The Packers get good field position but Longwell misses a 45-yard field goal. Later in the game Ahman Green fumbles and its recovered by Andre Goodman, to give us the ball at their 41. We fail to capitalize. With 0:26 left in the half Mirer is intercepted by Tyrone Williams setting up a 59-yard field goal by Longwell to end the half. Green Bay 6, Detroit 3 3rd Quarter Mirer and Anderson orchestrate a beautiful drive to start the 2nd half that ends with a 2-yard touchdown run by Anderson. The Packers answer with a nice drive of their own but they come up short and settle for a 41-yard field goal by Longwell. Detroit 10, Green Bay 9 4th Quarter Late in the fourth Richardson nails a 55 yard punt to give the Packers the ball at their 23 with 2:40 to play. On 2nd down Favre is sacked by Rogers setting up 3rd and long! On 3rd down Favre finds Robert Ferguson for a 44-yard pass play at the two minute warning. Later Favre hits Javon Walker setting up a 41-yard field goal by Longwell with 0:35 left. We get the ball back and Mirer hits Ricks for a 27-yard pass giving us the ball at their 38 with 0:25 left, wait....we are called for illegal formation and we fail to recover from that devastating penalty. Green Bay 12, Detroit 10 Brett Favre was named player of the game going 27 of 49 for 294 yards but the really story was their defense. They held us to 230 yards and only 109 passing. Mirer struggled to move the chains, he was 16 of 29 for 122 yards with an interception. Mike Anderson did well, he had 92 yards on 13 carries. The physical game took its toll on our defense, Mike Peterson (sprained knee) is questionable and Jacoby Rinehart (hyperextended knee) is out for 3 weeks. Other Scores St. Louis 22, Arizona 17 Tampa Bay 30, Atlanta 17 Cleveland 24, Baltimore 22 Buffalo 19, New York (A) 16 New Orleans 24, Carolina 14 Minnesota 20, Chicago 13 Denver 17, San Diego 7 Houston 24, Indianapolis 19 Kansas City 28, Oakland 9 Miami 16, New England 10 New York (N) 20, Philadelphia 13 Cincinnati 23, Pittsburgh 20 Seattle 38, San Francisco 34 Jacksonville 17, Tennessee 0 Dallas 44, Washington 16 Players of the Week Jon Kitna, CIN (34 of 44, 447 yards, 2 TDs) Chris Hovan, MIN (4 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks, fumble recovery)

01-12-2010, 07:23 PM	#79
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 2 Jacksonville (1-0) at Detroit (0-1) * Lions favored by 1. An aging Mark Brunell leads the Jaguars offense, Brunell is coming a 2003 season in which he completed 64% of his passes for 3,550 yards and just 13 touchdowns. Fred Taylor leads their rushing attack, he had 1,002 yards last year. On defense they are led by DT Marcus Stroud, DE Staln Colinet, and S Donovan Darius. 1st Quarter The Jaguars fumble the opening kickoff return and we recover at their 22! Our offense isn't able to get a first down and we settle for a 31-yard field goal by Hanson. They get the ball back and Brunell goes to work, setting up a 38-yard field goal by Richie Cunningham. Later in the quarter they get a 44-yard field goal by Cunningham. Jacksonville 6, Detroit 3 2nd Quarter Our first drive of the second quarter and Mirer is intercepted by Troy Polamalu in the end zone. Our next possession a 35-yard run by Jackson sets up a 17-yard touchdown pass from Mirer to Ricks. The Jags answer right back with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brunell to rookie Malcolm Floyd. We setup a 43-yard field goal as time expires, but its blocked. Jacksonville 13, Detroit 10 3rd Quarter Our first drive of the second half we move the ball right down the field until Mirer is sacked and he fumbles at their 18. A horrible punt sets up a 50-yard field goal by Cunningham and they extend their lead to 6. On our next drive Mirer is intercepted at their 34. Jacksonville 16, Detroit 10 4th Quarter We open the fourth with a nice drive but are forced to punt from inside their 40. We get the ball back and move it well, but go for it on 4th and 10 instead of kicking it and turn the ball over on downs, essentially ending the game. Jacksonville 16, Detroit 10 Our defense was magnificent holding them to just 241 yards but our offense failed to capitalize on too many opportunities in enemy territory. Mirer was just 26 of 45 for 249 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Anderson and Jackson combined for 106 yards on 24 carries. Edwards, Rogers, and Wayne each had a sack. Other Scores Atlanta 21, San Diego 16 Arizona 38, Buffalo 23 Chicago 6, Houston 0 Philadelphia 31, Cincinnati 6 Baltimore 24, Dallas 19 Carolina 20, Denver 17 Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 15 St. Louis 38, New York (A) 3 Oakland 28, New Orleans 26 Pittsburgh 35, New York (N) 34 San Francisco 27, Miami 14 Seattle 32, New England 26 Tampa Bay 23, Kansas City 21 Tennessee 24, Green Bay 20 Cleveland 17, Washington 16 Players of the Week Kurt Warner, STL (20 of 27, 276 yards, 5 touchdowns) Kevin Carter, TEN (3 tackles, 2 sacks)

01-12-2010, 09:21 PM	#80
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 3 New Orleans (1-1) at Detroit (0-2) * Lions favored by 1. For the third season in a row Aaron Brooks has injured his knee, he is questionable for the game. He is having an outstanding season, completing 64% of his passes for an average of 314 yards per game and 4 touchdowns. Deuce McAllister is averaging 5.9 yards per carry for 202 yards on the season. Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn lead the receiving corps. Their defense is led by S Mike Doss, DE Charles Grant, and LB Gerald Hayes. 1st Quarter Our first play from scrimmage is a 45-yard pass from Mirer to Sellers. Add on a unsportsmanlike penalty to the end of the play and we are down to their 13 after one play. Five plays later Mirer runs it in on the 2-yard score. Our defense holds them to a three and out and we have the ball back at our 41. On third and 13 Mirer hits Pathon for 24 yards to setup a 47-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 10, New Orleans 0 2nd Quarter Mirer is intercepted by Gerald Hayes on the first play of the quarter which leads to a 6-yard touchdown pass from backup QB Randy Madison to Donte Stallworth. Bly has a great kickoff return with sets up a 3-yard touchdown run by Jackson. Anderson got hurt on the drive, it appears to be a knee injury. We get the ball back with 3:25 left in the half and Mirer goes to work and Jackson finds the end zone again with 1:06 left. Josh Brown nails a 49-yard field goal for the Saints as the half ends. Detroit 24, New Orleans 10 3rd Quarter We are able to stop the Saints on the first possession of the half but Jackson fumbles on our first play giving them the ball at our 26. Our defense holds and we block their 23-yard field goal attempt. We respond with a 47-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 27, New Orleans 10 4th Quarter Jackson fumbles again on our first possession of the quarter, this time they return it for a touchdown! Jackson redeems himself with a 23-yard touchdown run on our next drive! Our defense holds strong the rest of the game but Rogers leaves the game on a stretcher, with what might be a career ending injury. Detroit 34, New Orleans 17 A great win but the game ends on a somber note, Rogers has a severe condition and doctors do not expect him to play again until 2006. Ouch. Jackson was great with 114 yards on 28 carries and 3 touchdowns! Mirer played outstanding as well, he went 25 of 32 for 303 yards. Our defense didn't play as well as we expected but they came up with stop when it mattered most. We get Peterson back and Anderson is questionable with a sprained knee. Other Scores Arizona 34, New York (N) 6 San Diego 17, Baltimore 13 Houston 23, Buffalo 16 Seattle 19, Chicago 16 Kansas City 34, Cincinnati 33 Dallas 28, Atlanta 21 Miami 28, Denver 6 St. Louis 27, Green Bay 14 Cleveland 7, Jacksonville 3 Indianapolis 51, New England 41 Oakland 23, New York (A) 17 Carolina 33, Philadelphia 27 San Francisco 21, Washington 13 Minnesota 31, Tampa Bay 21 Tennessee 34, Pittsburgh 6 Players of the Week Tom Brady, NE (36 of 50, 446 yards, 5 touchdowns) Travaris Robinson, TEN (5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 interception, 1 TD)

01-12-2010, 09:29 PM	#81
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Lions resign RB James Stewart With a roster spot opening up due to the Shaun Rogers injury the Lions have signed RB James Stewart to a 1-year deal worth $590,000. Stewart was released after Week 1 from the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 716 yards rushing two seasons ago for the Lions. Steven Jackson will be the primary back until Mike Anderson returns to full strength, at that point it is likely Stewart will be released.

01-16-2010, 12:49 PM	#82
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 4 Detroit (1-2) at Dallas (2-1) * Cowboys favored by 4. The Cowboys offense has been struggling with Seneca Wallace starting at QB and James Allen at RB. Their best players are T Flozell Adams and G Larry Allen. On defense they have LB Takeo Spikes, DT, La'roi Glover, and DE Greg Ellis. 1st Quarter We get the ball first and Mirer is intercepted by Lynn Scott on the sixth play of the drive at our 37. They have to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Billy Cundiff. On our first play of our next drive Mirer hits Ricks for a 22-yard gain but Ricks fumbles and they recover at our 41. The next play Allen scores on a 41-yard run. Later in the quarter Wallace hits Tony Hollings for a 10-yard touchdown pass. Dallas 17, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Two plays in the second quarter Mirer is intercepted by Joe Odom in the end zone. Our defense finally steps up and Kevin Williams intercepted Wallace at their 36 but Hanson misses a 47-yard field goal. The Cowboys finish the quarter with a nice drive capped off by a 7-yard touchdown run by Hollings. Dallas 24, Detroit 0 3rd Quarter Nate Wayne intercepts Wallace on their opening drive at our 11. We get something going on offense but Hanson misses the 42-yard field goal attempt. Our defense has finally started to pick it up but our offense continues to be brutal. Dallas 24, Detroit 0 4th Quarter Not much to report in the fourth quarter, as both defenses have taken control of the game. Dallas 24, Detroit 0 Jackson had 61 yards on 7 carries but we got behind so big we had to abandon the run. They took advantage of Rogers being out and ran for 140 yards on 38 carries. Green had 3 receptions for 70 yards. Their safety, Lynn Scott got player of the game honors with a sack and an interception. Manning is going to get a shot at QB for a few weeks, he can't be much worse than Mirer. Claiborne strained his hamstring and he listed as questionable. Peterson is back to 100%. Other Scores Arizona 24, Tampa Bay 14 Baltimore 28, New York (A) 24 Cleveland 21, Buffalo 17 Washington 26, Green Bay 21 Indianapolis 33, Denver 7 Miami 24, Cincinnati 12 Philadelphia 30, Minnesota 23 New England 28, Pittsburgh 12 Oakland 24, Jacksonville 14 Houston 18, San Diego 0 Carolina 30, San Francisco 23 Atlanta 24, Seattle 20 St. Louis 31, New Orleans 13 Players of the Week Jake Plummer, ARI (25 of 32, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns) Carlos Emmons, PHI (8 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks)

01-16-2010, 01:13 PM	#83
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 5 Detroit (1-3) at Philadelphia (2-2) * Eagles favored by 4. Donovan McNabb is one of the league's best quarterbacks, he is having a nice season with 1,101 yards and 5 touchdowns. They added an aging Stephen Davis in the backfield, he has just 298 yards on the season. Patrick Crayton is McNabb's favorite target, he has 15 receptions for 258 yards. On defense they are led by S Brian Dawkins, LB Carlos Emmons, and DT Corey Simon. 1st Quarter On the third play of the game Davis fumbles and Asante Samuels recovers, giving us the ball at our 45. Manning moves the offense and we get a 44-yard field goal from Hanson. Later in the quarter Davis fumbles again and we recover at their 25 but Dawkins intercepts Manning in the end zone. Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0 2nd Quarter They miss a 53-yard field goal early in the second but later in the quarter they are able to connect on a 23-yard field goal by Akers. Wayne intercepts McNabb at our 22 and returns it 41 yards to setup a 54-yard field goal by Hanson as the half ends. Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3 3rd Quarter Dawkins intercepts Manning again on our first drive of the half, to give them the ball at our 44. Akers misses a 42-yard field goal wide right though. We get something going later in the quarter but Faulk fumbles and they recover at their 25. They are driving as the quarter ends. Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3 4th Quarter Our defense stiffens and Manning gets to work, he hits Jenkins for a 12-yard touchdown with 8:54 left! McNabb tries to respond but their drive ends on 4th and goal at our 4, their drive took 4 minutes off the clock. They get the ball back one more time but our defense forces them off the field without a first down and we are able to run out the clock to seal the victory! Detroit 13, Philadelphia 3 They held our offense to just 227 yards but we were able to score when it mattered. They had 353 yards of offense but couldn't finish their drives. Manning went 16 of 27 for 149 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions in his first career start. Fitzgerald was his favorite target, he had 4 receptions for 52 yards. Peterson won player of the game with 8 tackles and 2 assists. Other Games Seattle 24, Arizona 17 Miami 24, Buffalo 17 St. Louis 41, Carolina 35 Washington 13, Chicago 7 New York (N) 34, Dallas 10 Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10 Oakland 19, Houston 9 Tennessee 17, Kansas City 7 New England 34, Baltimore 9 Cincinnati 20, New York (A) 13 Cleveland 30, Pittsburgh 24 Indianapolis 28, San Diego 21 San Francisco 21, Tampa Bay 20 Players of the Week Kurt Warner, STL (32 of 48, 360 yards, 4 touchdowns) Na'il Diggs, GB (5 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks)

01-17-2010, 12:27 PM	#84
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 6 New York (N) (2-2) at Detroit (2-3) * Lions favored by 1. The Giants only legitimate threat on offense is Tiki Barber, he leads them in rushing and receiving. Rex Grossman is their starting QB, he has been surprisingly good. He is completing 68% of his passes and has 7 touchdowns to 1 interception. Their defense is lead by LB Dhani Jones and DT Lance Legree. 1st Quarter Two plays into the game Manning is intercepted by Michael Barrow, he returns it to our 37. The pick sets up a 12-yard touchdown run by Duce Staley. Later in the quarter Samuel intercepts Grossman and returns it 19 yards for the touchdown! Then after our defense forces a punt, Anderson breaks off a 52-yard touchdown run! Andre Goodman intercepts Grossman leading to a 36-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 17, New York (N) 7 2nd Quarter We add a 40-yard field goal on our first possession of the second quarter and force the Giants into another three and out. Bly returns the punt 74 yards for a touchdown! Then on their first play of the next drive Barber breaks free for a 90-yard touchdown run. We answer with a 21-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 30, New York (N) 14 3rd Quarter The third quarter is quiet until late in the quarter we add a 37-yard field goal by Hanson. Detroit 33, New York (N) 14 4th Quarter On their first drive of the fourth quarter they get a 42-yard field goal from Todd Peterson. Then on their next drive they get a 27-yard field goal by Peterson. Our offense disappeared in the second half but luckily they haven't been able to finish their drives, we stop them at our 32 with under 0:30 to play and are able to run out the clock. Detroit 33, New York (N) 20 We were able to put up 33 points but 14 came from defense and special teams as our offense struggled again. We managed just 287 yards of offense, with 206 coming on the ground. Anderson finished with 119 yards on 15 carries. Manning struggled, going 12 of 24 for 89 yards with an interception. Barber wins player of the game with 146 yards rushing and 63 yards receiving. Cory Hall is questionable now, with a strained hamstring. Derrick Dockery is also questionable, with a sprained knee ligament. Other Scores Atlanta 28, Arizona 24 Pittsburgh 21, Buffalo 17 Seattle 10, Carolina 3 Chicago 21, Dallas 14 Kansas City 16, Houston 10 Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 3 Cleveland 31, Miami 13 New England 30, New York (A) 27 San Francisco 23, New Orleans 10 Oakland 23, San Diego 20 Green Bay 17, Philadelphia 13 Tampa Bay 26, St. Louis 14 Tennessee 23, Denver 7 Players of the Week Tommy Maddox, PIT (18 of 27, 260 yards, 3 touchdowns) Asante Samuel, DET (3 tackles, 1 interception, 1 touchdown)

01-17-2010, 12:52 PM	#85
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 7 Chicago (2-3) at Detroit (3-3) * Bears favored by 1. The Bears brought in Kordell Stewart to run their offense this offseason, he's been efficient, completing 63% of his passes but he has only thrown 2 touchdowns. Their offense is second in the league in rushing, they are lead by rookie RB Tatum Bell (83 car, 338 yds) and Adrian Peterson (50 car, 233 yds). Their best wideout is rookie WR Roy Williams (14 rec, 138 yds). Their defense is only allowing 13 ppg, they are lead by LB Roosevelt Colvin, DE Alex Brown, and LB Brian Urlacher. 1st Quarter Late in the first quarter, neither team has done much on offense until Bell gets free for a 27-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter Lee Flowers intercepts Stewart to set us up at their 24 to start the second quarter. Chicago 7, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Manning finds Green in the back of the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown! On our next possession Manning finds Pathon for a 36-yard gain that sets up a 2-yard touchdown run by Jackson. The Bears add a 41-yard field goal by Edinger to end the half. Detroit 14, Chicago 10 3rd Quarter Both defenses tighten up in the third quarter. The Bears are driving as the quarter ends, after we pinned them at their 4 to start the drive. Detroit 14, Chicago 10 4th Quarter The Bears 19 play drive ends with a 48-yard field goal attempt that is missed by Edinger. Both teams exchange three and outs on their next two drives before a 20-yard run by Jackson sets up a 27-yard field goal by Hanson. Later in the quarter we stop the Bears on 4th and 1 at their 42, that results in a 50-yard field goal by Hanson with 2:08 left. Our defense holds them off and we secure the win! Detroit 20, Chicago 10 Our defense was nasty and our offense took care of the ball, Manning improves to 3-0 as a starter and he wins player of the game. He was 16 of 29 for 152 yards with a touchdown. Our offense struggled though, they had just 248 total yards on the day. We held their rushing attack to a season low 114 yards and we harassed Stewart all day long. He was 30 of 48 for 183 yards. Other Scores Baltimore 26, Buffalo 10 Atlanta 23, Carolina 7 New England 31, Cincinnati 21 Houston 27, Denver 17 Green Bay 31, New York (N) 21 Tennessee 35, Jacksonville 10 Indianapolis 48, Kansas City 28 Dallas 22, Minnesota 16 Cleveland 26, New York (A) 13 Philadelphia 27, Washington 17 Miami 20, Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 38, San Francisco 34 Seattle 13, New Orleans 3 If you are keeping score at home the Browns are 7-0 and the Jets are 0-7. Players of the Week Peyton Manning, IND (26 of 30, 396 yards, 4 touchdowns) Richard Seymour, NE (4 tackles, 2 assists, 3.5 sacks)

01-17-2010, 05:04 PM	#86
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 8 Detroit (4-3) at Green Bay (4-3) * Packers favored by 4. The Packers are averaging 395 ypg on offense, which is 4th in the league. They are scoring 19.9 ppg which is tied for 18th. On defense they are allowing 331 ypg, which is ranked 15th. They are allowing 18.7 ppg which is 10th. Ahman Green is still battling his hamstring injury which kept him from having much to do with our 12-10 loss in Week 1. 1st Quarter Our offense comes out firing on all cylinders and we score on a 2-yard touchdown run by Anderson on our opening drive! On third down, newly acquired S Chris Akins intercepts Favre and returns it to their 33. We have to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Hanson. The Packers finally get their first 1st down of the game on the last play of the quarter. Detroit 10, Green Bay 0 2nd Quarter Halfway through the 2nd quarter the Packers finally get to our side of the field but they miss a 52-yard field goal. Their next possession Favre is intercepted by Nate Wayne at their 46! Manning hits Clark for a 20-yard gain and then hits Jenkins for a 26-yard touchdown! On their next possession Peterson intercepts Favre at midfield! And seven plays later Jackson scores on a 9-yard touchdown run! Detroit 24, Green Bay 0 3rd Quarter The Packers finally get on the board on their first drive of the half, with a 41-yard field goal by Longwell. We answer with a 34-yard field goal by Hanson. On their next drive Green fumbles and Akins recovers at our 44. They finally get in the end zone when Favre hits Green for a 1-yard touchdown pass. Detroit 27, Green Bay 11 4th Quarter Early in the 4th and Peterson intercepts Favre for the 2nd time! And our defense is strong enough to hold them out of the end zone the rest of the way! Detroit 27, Green Bay 11 Our pass defense has incredible the last few weeks, which I'm sure has a lot to do with our 4-game winning streak. Favre was 27 of 55 for 344 yards with a touchdown and 4 interceptions. We also sacked him 3 times. Manning was stellar, going 19 of 32 for 214 yards and a touchdown. The player of the game went to Peterson, he had 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. Kevin Williams suffered a separated shoulder, he is out for 2 weeks. Luckily we have a bye coming up. The win puts us alone in first in the NFC North. Other Scores San Francisco 23, Atlanta 7 Cincinnati 42, Baltimore 21 Chicago 32, New York (N) 23 Indianapolis 12, Oakland 10 Jacksonville 10, Kansas City 0 Carolina 20, New Orleans 17 New York (A) 27, Buffalo 19 Denver 31, San Diego 16 St. Louis 21, Arizona 14 Seattle 23, Tampa Bay 9 Houston 44, Tennessee 20 Minnesota 16, Washington 14 Players of the Week David Carr, HOU (20 of 24, 370 yards, 4 touchdowns) Mike Peterson, DET (9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks and 2 interceptions)

01-17-2010, 05:52 PM	#87
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 9 Bye Week Other Scores Arizona 20, Carolina 6 Buffalo 30, Cincinnati 17 Baltimore 22, Cleveland 14 Dallas 19, Washington 10 Denver 16, Jacksonville 0 New England 33, Miami 3 New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 13 Minnesota 27, New York (N) 14 Kansas City 28, Oakland 26 Chicago 24, Philadelphia 21 Pittsburgh 23, New York (A) 3 San Francisco 24, Seattle 21 St. Louis 17, Atlanta 9 San Diego 27, Tennessee 12 Players of the Week LaDainian Tomlinson, SD (22 car, 168 yards, 8 rec, 90 yards, 2 touchdowns) Chad Cota, BUF (8 tackles, 2 interceptions)

01-17-2010, 06:20 PM	#88
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Wow. Awesome turn around. Eli is winning hearts in Detroit.

01-17-2010, 07:09 PM	#90
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	2004 Season, Week 10 Washington (2-6) at Detroit (5-3) * Lions favored by 1. Second year RB Onterrio Smith leads the way for the Redskins offense, he has 618 yards rushing on the season. Rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger is having a nice season, he is completing 67% of his passes and has 1,426 yards passing. They have one of the best pass defenses in the league with CB Champ Bailey and CB Fred Smoot shutting down opposing wideouts. 1st Quarter The Skins get on the board first with a 24-yard field goal by Wade Richey. The field goal was setup by 19-yard run by Smith. The quarter ends with the Skins driving again. Washington 3, Detroit 0 2nd Quarter Smith breaks free for a 21-yard gain, then Big Ben hits Visanthe Shiancoe for a 25-yard gain setting up a 19-yard field goal from Richey. Our offense continues to struggle, we can't score before the half despite starting with the ball at the 50. Washington 6, Detroit 0 3rd Quarter On our second possession of the half we finally get something going, Anderson gets a couple nice chunk plays before Manning hits Jenkins for a 21-yard gain that sets up a 1-yard touchdown run by Jackson! The quarter ends with us driving, we have the ball at their 23. Detroit 7, Washington 6 4th Quarter Jackson fumbles at their 9 and they recover, ending our opportunity to add to our lead. Luckily, Goodman intercepts Big Ben at our 37 on their next drive. We are able to run 4 minutes off the clock before punting. Our defense holds but we have to punt again, its their ball at their 28 with 1:35 left. Big Ben hits Antonio Freeman for 12 yards, then Shiancoe for 5 yards and 11 yards before hitting Desmond Howard for 13. With 0:14 left, Richey comes out to attempt a 48-yard field goal. He misses!!! Detroit 7, Washington 6 Anderson had a nice game with 104 yards on 18 carries. Manning was turnover free again, he went 12 of 20 for 109 yards. We held Smith in check, he had 76 yards rushing and 29 yards receiving. Jeff Backus won player of the game. We now have the league's best scoring defense, holding opponents to just 13.2 ppg. Other Scores Buffalo 24, Miami 13 New England 38, Buffalo 14 Cincinnati 43, Pittsburgh 32 Green Bay 30, Dallas 27 Kansas City 13, Denver 0 Houston 23, Indianapolis 20 San Diego 13, Jacksonville 3 Minnesota 27, Chicago 6 Arizona 27, New Orleans 3 Philadelphia 20, New York (N) 14 Tennessee 20, Oakland 16 St. Louis 34, Seattle 21 Tampa Bay 24, Atlanta 13 Players of the Week Jon Kitna, CIN (26 of 33, 331 yards, 4 touchdowns) Shawn Barber, NE (4 tackles, 3.5 sacks)

01-17-2010, 07:55 PM	#91
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Peyton Manning Out for Season Two time All-NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is out for the rest of the season after a Severe Hamstring Pull. Manning was hurt during their Week 7 game in which he won Player of the Week honors. On the year, he was completing 69% of his passes for 2,159 yards with 17 touchdowns and only 1 interception. David Garrard has replaced Manning as the starting quarterback, the Colts are 0-2 since.