The Orange Crush: A Denver Broncos Dynasty

[Kyle K.]

OUT WITH THE YOUNG; IN WITH THE OLD
VETERAN PEYTON MANNING LOOKS TO LEAD THE 2012 BRONCOS BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS

DENVER, CO (AP) - 2011 was an interesting year for the Denver Broncos, a year in which we saw the emergence of a bright start in Von Miller, the collapse of Kyle Orton and a worshiping of Tim Tebow. 2012 will be a different beast for the Denver Broncos as only one of those three players still remain and that is Von Miller who will be looking to build upon an incredible 2011 rookie season. Kyle Orton is now yesterdays news, and Tim Tebow was traded for a bag of chips from the New York Jets. The big news that has everyone talking in Denver, and Colorado for that matter is that Peyton Manning chose the Broncos to be the team where he would finish his career. All off season we heard of Miami, and even the New York Jets but when it boiled down to it Denver was the place to be and John Fox couldn't be happier.

Draft wise Denver did a few moves that left some fans scratching their heads wondering what they were witnessing. Trading out of the first round entirely certainly got some fans over excited, though New England fans had been used to that for years. When Denver finally got on the clock they shocked many experts and fans alike when they took Derek Wolfe, when Stephen Hill was still on the board; someone many Denver fans hoped would be drafted to give Manning another big outside threat. Draft day was a weird day for most but with the Preseason now here it will be time to see if some of the risks and gambles the Broncos took will actually pay off this season. If not, then it could be John Fox who will be paying the price though there is every reason to be optimistic about this team moving forward into the season.

[Kyle K.]

WEEK ONE PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | September 9, 2012
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Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Denver Broncos (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 0 Points Per Game 0 0 Total Offensive Yards 0 0 Passing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 0 Red Zone Percentage 0 Defensive Stats Comparison 0 Points Per Game 0 0 Total Yards Allowed 0 0 Passing Yards Allowed 0 0 Rushing Yards Allowed 0 0 Red Zone Percentage 0 Injury Report SS Will Allen Dislocated Ankle (4 Weeks) TE Virgil Green Broken Toe (7 Weeks) DT Kevin Vickerson Fractured Elbow (Season Ending IR) Game Notes The first game for Denver after being humiliated in there final playoff game last season against the New England Patriots. The game just so happens to be against the team Denver shocked in the Wild Card round beating the Steelers in overtime to bounce them out of the playoffs. The good news for Denver is now they are being led by a Superbowl Champion in Peyton Manning who will have the offense clicking and firing the ball down the field. The preseason was rough for Denver however as they finished ranked 29th in offense. The good news is their defense finished ranked 4th in defense and is going against the 28th ranked offense from the preseason. Von Miller will be tasked with leading the defense more so this year as Denver looks for him to slowly step into a captain roll for the eventual retirement of Champ Bailey. Big Ben will have to have his head on a swivel as he is going to be going against one of the best pass rushes in the game, maybe the best outside of the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers.

[Kyle K.]

WEEK ONE RESULTS

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PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-0)
VS
DENVER BRONCOS (0-0)

BRONCOS ROLL TO EARLY SEASON WIN
STEELERS COME UP SHORT WITH A LATE COMEBACK ATTEMPT

DENVER, CO (AP) - Sunday night was a great evening for Denver Broncos fans and fans of football in general. We all saw the return of Peyton Manning who looked as though he didn't miss a beat in his nearly two years away from the game as he had the Denver offense humming. When the game started many didn't anticipate a quick start for Manning and the Denver offense but that is exactly what they ended up getting after a quick Steelers opening drive that saw them go three and out. Thomas would be the lucky recipient of the Manning touchdown pass to give the Broncos a quick 7-0 lead over a favored Pittsburgh team. Unfortunately for the Broncos offense that's where the big points would end as the rest of the first half would see three Prater field goals. Pittsburgh behind Big Ben however started to get a little bit of a flow going adding a late field goal in the first quarter, and then getting a Mendenhall 4 yard scamper to tie the game early on in the second quarter.

Pittsburgh has a quarter to forget however in the third and Denver and Peyton Manning to the game over and started to pound the ball on the ground and make long completions through the air when they needed it. On the opening drive of the second half it only took Denver three and a half minutes to be able to drive down the field and for Peyton Manning to find Caldwell over the middle for a quick 16 yard touchdown pass to break the will of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Denver defense was able to hold strong behind the work of their linebackers, especially Von Miller who started his season off strong with a sack and five tackles. Manning and the Broncos were able to drive down once more in the third on a quick swing pass to Lance Ball to cap off the scoring for the Broncos and extending the lead to 21. Pittsburgh would go on to score 2 touchdowns late in the game to make it closer but it was a little to late as McGahee was able to run out the clock in the dying moments to secure the win for Denver.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
Sep 9, 2012 1 2 3 4 F PIT (0-1) 3 7 0 14 24 DEN (1-0) 10 6 15 0 31 Top Performers PASS: Peyton Manning - 24/35, 280 Yds, 3 TD's RUSH: Willis McGahee - 31 Att, 145 Yds, 4.6 Avg REC: Antonio Brown - 4 Rec, 75 Yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison PIT DEN First Downs 14 22 3rd Down Efficiency 3-12 9-17 4th Down Efficiency 1-2 0-0 Total Yards 385 510 Passing Yards 302 272 Rushing Yards 56 167 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-20 0-0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of Possession 27:04 32:56
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING PIT DEN 9:51 (DEN) D. Thomas 15 Yd pass from P. Manning (M. Prater kick) 0 7 5:23 (DEN) M. Prater, 33 Yd FG 0 10 3:11 (PIT) D. Rayner, 52 Yd FG 3 10 SECOND QUARTER SCORING PIT DEN 8:13 (PIT) R. Mendenhall, 4 Yd run (D. Rayner kick) 10 10 4:37 (DEN) M. Prater, 55 Yd FG 10 13 0:09 (DEN) M. Prater, 17 Yd FG 10 16 THIRD QUARTER SCORING PIT DEN 11:24 (DEN) A. Caldwell 16 Yd pass from P. Manning (2pt) 10 24 4:23 (DEN) L. Ball 7 Yd pass from P. Manning (M. Prater kick) 10 31 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING PIT DEN 6:55 (PIT) A. Brown 11 Yd pass from B. Roethlisberger (D. Rayner kick) 17 31 3:22 (PIT) B. Batch 23 Yd pass from B. Roethlisberger (D. Rayner kick) 24 31
Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Roethlisberger 21/32 310 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Mendenhall 19 35 1.8 1 I. Redman 3 2 0.6 0 B. Roethlisberger 2 14 7.0 0 D. Johnson 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Mendenhall 4 19 4.7 0 A. Brown 4 75 18,7 1 E. Sanders 3 47 15.6 0 M. Wallace 3 36 12.0 0 H. Miller 3 81 27.0 0 B. Batch 2 34 17.0 1 D. Gilreath 1 11 11.0 0 I. Redman 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK H. Miller 2 0 D. DeCastro 1 0 M. Adams 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L Foote 7 0 0 0 L. Timmons 7 0 0 0 B. Johnson 6 0 0 0 J. Harrison 6 0 0 0 R. Clark 6 0 0 0 C. Brown 6 0 0 0 K. Lewis 5 1 0 0 L. Woodley 5 0 0 0 T. Polamalu 4 0 0 0 C. Hampton 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG D. Rayner 1/1 3/3 6 53 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 J. Kapinos 6 259 43.1 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Brown 3 27 9.0 0 Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Manning 24/35 280 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. McGahee 31 145 4.6 0 K. Moreno 8 10 1.2 0 P. Manning 2 12 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Caldwell 7 76 10.8 1 D. Thomas 5 56 11.2 1 J. Dreessen 4 77 19.2 0 E. Decker 3 33 11.0 0 K. Moreno 2 11 5.5 0 L. Ball 1 7 7.0 1 B. Stokley 1 6 6.0 0 W. McGahee 1 14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Dreessen 3 0 M. Ramirez 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Williams 7 0 0 0 R. Moore 7 0 0 0 J. Mays 7 0 0 0 V. Miller 5 1 0 0 T. Porter 3 0 0 0 S. Johnson 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Prater 3/3 2/2 11 55 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Colquitt 4 175 43.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Leonhard 2 46 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Decker 4 25 6.2 0

[Kyle K.]

AROUND THE NFL
-WEEK ONE-

GAMES OF THE WEEK
DALLAS LEFT REELING, COLTS BUCK THE BEARS AND THE 49ERS SQUEAK PAST THE PACKERS


TOP: AKERS KICKS THE 49ERS TO A WEEK ONE WIN AGAINST GREEN BAY
BOTTOM LEFT: ELI THREW 6 TOUCHDOWNS IN A BEAT DOWN OF DALLAS
BOTTOM RIGHT: DONALD BROWN HAD A GREAT GAME TO HELP THE COLTS BEAT THE BEARS

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Sep 5, 2012 1 2 3 4 F DAL (0-1) 0 7 0 7 14 NYG (1-0) 14 21 10 7 52 Top Performers PASS: Eli Manning (NYG) - 24/33, 300 Yds, 6 TD's RUSH: Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) - 15 Att, 139 Yds, 9.3 Avg, 1 TD REC: Jason Witten (DAL) - 10 Rec, 120 Yds, 12.0 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison DAL NYG First Downs 14 19 3rd Down Efficiency 3 9 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 447 556 Passing Yards 346 300 Rushing Yards 23 170 Penalties-Penalty Yards 45 Yds 70 Yds Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 27:55 31:25

Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears
Sep 9, 2012 1 2 3 4 F IND (1-0) 14 3 14 14 45 CHI (0-1) 6 0 13 7 26 Top Performers PASS: Jay Cutler (CHI) - 16/31, 262 Yds, 2 TD's RUSH: Donald Brown (IND) - 16 Att, 75 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 1 TD REC: Reggie Wayne (IND) - 6 Rec, 98 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison IND CHI First Downs 16 11 3rd Down Efficiency 9 5 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 620 418 Passing Yards 246 264 Rushing Yards 156 116 Penalties-Penalty Yards 45 Yds 77 Yds Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 30:14 29:07

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
Sep 9, 2012 1 2 3 4 OT F SF (1-0) 7 0 14 10 3 34 GB (0-1) 14 17 0 0 0 31 Top Performers PASS: Aaron Rodgers (GB) - 24/46, 311 Yds, 3 TD's, 1 INT RUSH: Frank Gore (SF) - 22 Att, 220 Yds, 10.0 Avg, 2 TD's REC: Greg Jennings (GB) - 6 Rec, 64 Yds, 10.7 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison SF GB First Downs 15 12 3rd Down Efficiency 6 7 4th Down Efficiency 1 0 Total Yards 603 483 Passing Yards 214 311 Rushing Yards 285 113 Penalties-Penalty Yards 55 Yds 35 Yds Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 38:07 29:10

WEEK ONE STANDINGS

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 11, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New York Giants	1	0	0	52	14
Philadelphia Eagles	1	0	0	24	9
Washington Redskins	0	1	0	28	43
Dallas Cowboys	0	1	0	14	52
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	1	0	0	41	34
Minnesota Vikings	1	0	0	31	9
Chicago Bears	0	1	0	26	45
Green Bay Packers	0	1	0	31	34
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	1	0	0	43	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0	24	21
Atlanta Falcons	1	0	0	16	10
Carolina Panthers	0	1	0	21	24
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0	36	13
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0	34	31
St. Louis Rams	0	1	0	34	41
Arizona Cardinals	0	1	0	13	36
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	24	21
New England Patriots	1	0	0	32	30
New York Jets	0	1	0	21	24
Miami Dolphins	0	1	0	25	28
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1	0	0	31	25
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	1	0	24	31
Cincinnati Bengals	0	1	0	25	31
Cleveland Browns	0	1	0	9	24
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	1	0	0	28	25
Indianapolis Colts	1	0	0	45	26
Jacksonvilla Jaguars	0	1	0	9	31
Tennessee Titans	0	1	0	30	32
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	1	0	0	22	14
Denver Broncos	1	0	0	31	24
Oakland Raiders	0	1	0	14	22
Kansas City Chiefs	0	1	0	10	16

WEEK ONE POWER RANKINGS

Week One Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (1)	New York Giants	1-0	vs. Tampa Bay
2 (2)	New England Patriots	1-0	vs Arizona
3 (3)	Houston Texans	1-0	@ Jacksonville
4 (4)	San Francisco 49ers	1-0	vs Detroit
5 (5)	Baltimore Ravens	1-0	@ Philadelphia
6 (6)	New Orleans Saints	1-0	@ Carolina
7 (7)	Denver Broncos	1-0	@ Atlanta
8 (8)	Atlanta Falcons	1-0	vs Denver
9 (9)	Detroit Lions	1-0	@ San Francisco
10 (10)	Philadelphia Eagles	1-0	vs Baltimore
11 (11)	Seattle Seahawks	1-0	vs Dallas
12 (12)	San Diego Chargers	1-0	vs Tennessee
13 (13)	Minnesota Vikings	1-0	@ Indianapolis
14 (14)	Buffalo Bills	1-0	vs Kansas City
15 (15)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-0	@ New York Giants
16 (16)	Indianapolis Colts	1-0	vs Minnesota
17 (17)	Green Bay Packers	0-1	vs Chicago
18 (18)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-1	vs New York Jets
19 (19)	Miami Dolphins	0-1	vs Oakland
20 (20)	Chicago Bears	0-1	@ Green Bay
21 (21)	New York Jets	0-1	@ Pittsburgh
22 (22)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-1	vs Cleveland
23 (23)	Dallas Cowboys	0-1	@ Seattle
24 (24)	St. Louis Rams	0-1	vs Washington
25 (25)	Washington Redskins	0-1	@ St. Louis
26 (26)	Tennessee Titans	0-1	@ San Diego
27 (27)	Oakland Raiders	0-1	@ Miami
28 (28)	Cleveland Browns	0-1	@ Cincinnati
29 (29)	Arizona Cardinals	0-1	@ New England
30 (30)	Carolina Panthers	0-1	vs New Orleans
31 (31)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-1	vs Houston
32 (32)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-1	@ Buffalo

[Kyle K.]

NFL DRAFT 2012/2013 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
GREGORIO MUCCI RISING UP DRAFT BOARDS AROUND THE LEAGUE

GREGORIO MUCCI (WR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA) - Coming from Italy, Gregorio made the choice not many European players do, and that was to pursue a professional sports career in the NFL. When interviewed about his decision Gregorio said how his family was disappointed that he was moving away from his home country to pursue a game that he truly loved. Very few colleges were interested in the unknown wide receiver but after trying out in a walk on at North Carolina he was quickly signed and the rest as they say is history. After a freshman year where he only caught a few passes Mucci quickly gained favor with his teammates and coaches as in his sophomore year he caught 53 balls for 762 yards with 5 touchdowns. Entering his junior year Muuci has high expectations for himself and as of right now he is sitting at a projected 2nd round pick something he is hoping to improve.

[Kyle K.]

WEEK TWO PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | September 17, 2012
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Denver Broncos (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Atlanta Falcons (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 31.0 Points Per Game 16.0 439 Total Offensive Yards 379 272 Passing Yards 274 167 Rushing Yards 105 83 Red Zone Percentage 66 Defensive Stats Comparison 24.0 Points Per Game 10.0 358 Total Yards Allowed 257 302 Passing Yards Allowed 183 56 Rushing Yards Allowed 74 66 Red Zone Percentage 50 Injury Report DT Kevin Vickerson Fractured Elbow (Season Ending IR) TE Virgil Green Broken Toe (7 Weeks) Game Notes Atlanta will continue its test against AFC West opponents with Denver coming to play in the dome. Week one saw Atlanta barely get by a weak Kansas City team, the Matt Ryan and company knows they have to play a lot better with the Peyton Manning led Broncos coming into town. If Atlanta hopes to win the game they will need their defense to step up and make some big plays early in the game to slow the Denver offense that looked impressive in their week one win. Manning returned to the field after a nearly two year absence and he looked like he never left, but that was at home with the fans on his side. This week in Atlanta who has a great home crowd will challenge Peyton and see if he can still make his adjustments at the line with his new teammates. Von Miller and the defense should continue to abuse the running game of opponents and we should see Michael Turner held in check much like Mendenhall was last week. We should expect a low scoring game with both defenses playing extremely well and showing that they can make the big plays when they are needed.

[Kyle K.]

WEEK TWO RESULTS

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DENVER BRONCOS (1-0)
VS
ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)

MANNING MELTDOWN
MANNING THROWS 4 PICKS; JOHN FOX LIVID WITH FALCONS PLAY CALLING

DENVER, CO (AP) - It was anything but a warm welcome back to Atlanta for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, and surely a game Peyton will want to quickly forget. The statement was made early and would go on to set the tone for the rest of the game when Manning was sacked, fumbling the ball and Robinson being at the right place at the right time scooped it up and returned it for the early touchdown. And the Denver offense would not recover for most of the first quarter as they struggled to move the ball and when they were finally able to it would end abruptly with a dropped third down pass or a Peyton Manning turnover. Atlanta, thankfully for the Broncos was suffering from the same issue with ball movement and the Denver defense was able to hold them to only the defensive score in the first quarter.

Unfortunately things didn't really improve for the Broncos much in the second quarter and Manning continued to struggle throwing two of his four interceptions in the quarter. Both were drive killers as the Broncos were at midfield or just inside of Atlanta territory for both of the picks. Finally towards the end of the first half the Broncos were able to drive the football but had to ultimately settle for two field goals by Prater; unfortunately Atlanta would be able to add on a field goal of their own with only 16 seconds left. On the following kick off though Atlanta chose for a squib kick, something they would regret as it was returned to midfield and Denver having two timeouts left were able to get into field goal range to make it a one point game going into the half.

"I don't really know what to say, I have to play better and that is really all there is to it. My receivers didn't let me down, they ran the right routes and made the right adjustments; I just couldn't get the ball to them and Atlanta made some really good plays. This won't happen again and I can promise each and every Denver fan exactly that. As for the Atlanta play calling at the end of the game, I thought it was pretty bad what they did but we won't forget it." - Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Denver Broncos.

The third quarter would see Atlanta start to pull away with a Matt Bryant field goal and a Roddy White touchdown that should have never happened. On a third and 10 the Broncos defense allowed Matt Ryan to complete a 5 yard pass and Tony Gonzalez was able to convert the rest for the first down thanks in part to bad tackling by Tracy Porter. Manning and the offense continued to struggle to really get anything going but some signs of life started to appear and only down by 11 points the game was still very much within the grasps of the Broncos going into the fourth quarter.

Manning had the Broncos driving but the ugly interception monster once again reared its head and this time Asante Samuel was the lucky recipient of the ball and ran it all the way back for a 50 yard back breaking touchdown. Peyton was able to answer back on the very next drive with a 5 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, but it was far to little and much to late for the Broncos. Atlanta tacked on another field goal before scoring a touchdown that infuriated Denver coach John Fox, who after the game could be seen yelling at Mike Smith about the pass play called with only 30 seconds to go and a 14 point lead.

"Of course that pisses me off, I am not about to sugar coat it for you guys. We were not using our timeouts, we were letting them run out the clock. This isn't something we will soon forget, I won't let us and I hope we get to meet them again." - John Fox, Denver Broncos Head Coach

Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 17, 2012 1 2 3 4 F DEN (1-1) 0 9 0 7 16 ATL (2-0) 7 3 10 17 37 Top Performers PASS: Matt Ryan (ATL) - 27/37, 373 Yds, 2 TD's, 1 INT RUSH: Willis McGahee (DEN) - 15 Att, 45 Yds, 3.0 Avg REC: Roddy White (ATL) - 7 Rec, 116 Yds, 16.5 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison DEN ATL First Downs 20 17 3rd Down Efficiency 4-16 9-16 4th Down Efficiency 4-5 0-0 Total Yards 566 406 Passing Yards 332 355 Rushing Yards 59 40 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0 Yds 15 Yds Turnovers 5 (-4) 1 (+4) Time of Possession 30:19 29:41
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING DEN ATL 10:52 (ATL) D. Robinson, returned fumble 38 Yds (M. Bryant kick) 0 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING DEN ATL 6:07 (DEN) M. Prater, 17 Yd FG 3 7 1:04 (DEN) M. Prater, 40 Yd FG 6 7 0:16 (ATL) M. Bryant, 39 Yd FG 6 10 0:00 (DEN) M. Prater, 30 Yd FG 9 10 THIRD QUARTER SCORING DEN ATL 7:41 (ATL) M. Bryant, 21 Yd FG 9 13 1:00 (ATL) R. White 3 Yd pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick) 9 20 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING DEN ATL 13:37 (ATL) A. Samual, returned interception 50 Yds (M. Bryant kick) 9 27 8:56 (DEN) B. Stokley 5 Yd pass from P. Manning (M. Prater kick) 16 27 4:39 (ATL) M. Bryant, 47 Yd FG 16 30 0:31 (ATL) C. Coffman 6 Yd pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick) 16 37
Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Manning 31/51 368 1 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. McGahee 15 45 3.0 0 C. Gronkowski 3 3 1.0 0 K. Moreno 3 11 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Thomas 7 73 10.4 0 E. Decker 5 55 11.0 0 B. Stokley 5 53 10.6 1 J. Dreessen 5 91 18.2 0 J. Tamme 2 13 6.5 0 A. Caldwell 2 42 21.0 0 L. Ball 1 27 27.0 0 M. Willis 1 6 6.0 0 C. Gronkowski 1 5 5.0 0 K. Moreno 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Clady 1 0 M. Ramirez 0 1 P. Blake 0 1 Z. Beadles 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Mays 6 0 0 0 R. Moore 6 0 0 0 V. Miller 5 0 0 0 C. Bailey 5 0 0 0 D. Williams 5 0 0 0 M. Adams 5 0 0 0 T. Porter 3 0 0 0 D. Wolfe 3 1 0 0 K. Brooking 3 0 0 0 C. Harris 3 0 0 0 S. Johnson 2 1 0 0 Q. Carter 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Prater 3/3 1/1 10 41 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Colquitt 3 153 51.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Leonhard 7 143 20.4 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Decker 2 24 12.0 0 Atlanta Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Ryan 27/37 373 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Turner 20 46 2.3 0 J. Snelling 6 4 0.6 0 M. Ryan 2 -10 -5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. White 7 116 16.5 1 T. Gonzalez 5 64 12.8 0 J. Criner 4 106 26.5 0 J. Jones 4 55 13.7 0 C. Coffman 3 18 6.0 1 M. Turner 3 6 2.0 0 L. Polite 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Coffman 4 0 L. Polite 2 0 J. Blalock 2 0 T. McClure 2 0 T. Gonzalez 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Weatherspoon 9 0 0 0 T. DeCoud 7 0 0 0 W. Moore 6 0 1 0 B. Grimes 6 0 1 0 J. Babineaux 5 2 0 0 S. Nicholas 4 0 0 0 S. Cooper 4 0 0 0 D. Robinson 4 0 0 1 C. Peters 3 1 0 0 J. Abraham 3 0 0 0 P. Jerry 2 1 0 0 A. Samuel 0 0 1 1 C. Owens 0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Bryant 3/3 4/4 13 47 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Bosher 4 188 47.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD H. Douglas 1 11 11.0 0

[Kyle K.]

AROUND THE NFL
-WEEK TWO-

GAMES OF THE WEEK
DETROIT ROLLS IN SAN FRANCISCO, GREEN BAY BOUNCES BACK AND CAROLINA SHOCKS NEW ORLEANS


TOP: CAM NEWTON HANDED IT OFF TO DEANGELO WILLIAMS TO GREAT SUCCESS IN THEIR WEEK TWO WIN
BOTTOM LEFT: MATTHEW STAFFORD TORE APART THE SAN FRANCISCO DEFENSE IN AN IMPRESSIVE WIN
BOTTOM RIGHT: RODGER LEADS THE PACKERS TO THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON; LEAVING THE BEARS WINLESS

Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 16, 2012 1 2 3 4 F DET (2-0) 21 3 3 6 33 SF (1-1) 0 6 3 8 17 Top Performers PASS: Matthew Stafford (DET) - 22/36, 208 Yds, 3 TD's RUSH: Mikel Leshoure (DET) - 20 Att, 50 Yds, 2.5 Avg REC: Randy Moss (SF) - 8 Rec, 130 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison DET SF First Downs 11 12 3rd Down Efficiency 6 1 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 382 540 Passing Yards 208 275 Rushing Yards 75 37 Penalties-Penalty Yards 55 yds 62 Yds Turnovers 0 2 Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Sep 16, 2012 1 2 3 4 F CHI (0-2) 10 7 0 0 17 GB (1-1) 0 7 7 7 21 Top Performers PASS: Aaron Rodgers (GB) - 19/34, 255 Yds, 3 TD's, 1 INT RUSH: Matt Forte (CHI) - 19 Att, 78 Yds, 4.1 Avg REC: Greg Jennings (GB) - 6 Rec, 94 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison CHI GB First Downs 8 13 3rd Down Efficiency 4 6 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 449 433 Passing Yards 230 255 Rushing Yards 98 126 Penalties-Penalty Yards 50 Yds 56 Yds Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 29:27 30:33

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Sep 16, 2012 1 2 3 4 F NO (1-1) 3 7 14 10 34 CAR (1-1) 7 14 14 6 41 Top Performers PASS: Drew Brees (NO) - 24/40, 403 Yds, 4 TD's, 3 INT's RUSH: DeAngelo Williams (CAR) - 15 Att, 198 Yds, 13.2 Avg, 3 TD's REC: Steve Smith (CAR) - 7 Rec, 80 Yds, 11.4 Avg, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison NO CAR First Downs 14 14 3rd Down Efficiency 4 9 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 614 493 Passing Yards 403 167 Rushing Yards 31 267 Penalties-Penalty Yards 77 Yds 50 Yds Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

WEEK TWO STANDINGS

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 18, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New York Giants	2	0	0	97	37
Philadelphia Eagles	2	0	0	58	36
Washington Redskins	1	1	0	63	60
Dallas Cowboys	0	2	0	41	86
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	2	0	0	74	51
Minnesota Vikings	2	0	0	74	51
Green Bay Packers	1	1	0	52	51
Chicago Bears	0	2	0	43	66
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Atlanta Falcons	2	0	0	53	26
New Orleans Saints	1	1	0	77	69
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	0	47	66
Carolina Panthers	1	1	0	62	58
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	2	0	0	70	40
San Francisco 49ers	1	1	0	51	64
St. Louis Rams	0	2	0	51	76
Arizona Cardinals	0	2	0	44	74
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	2	0	0	58	51
New England Patriots	2	0	0	70	61
Miami Dolphins	1	1	0	55	48
New York Jets	0	2	0	34	56
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	58	59
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	56	44
Cleveland Browns	1	1	0	29	41
Cincinnati Bengals	0	2	0	42	51
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	2	0	0	45	38
Indianapolis Colts	1	1	0	76	60
Tennessee Titans	1	1	0	56	56
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	2	0	22	48
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	1	1	0	46	40
Denver Broncos	1	1	0	47	61
Oakland Raiders	0	2	0	35	52
Kansas City Chiefs	0	2	0	40	50

WEEK TWO POWER RANKINGS

Week Two Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (1)	New York Giants	2-0	@ Carolina
2 (2)	New England Patriots	2-0	@ Baltimore
3 (3)	Houston Texans	2-0	@ Denver
4 (8)	Atlanta Falcons	2-0	@ San Diego
5 (9)	Detroit Lions	2-0	@ Tennessee
6 (10)	Philadelphia Eagles	2-0	@ Arizona
7 (11)	Seattle Seahawks	2-0	vs Green Bay
8 (13)	Minnesota Vikings	2-0	vs San Francisco
9 (14)	Buffalo Bills	2-0	@ Cleveland
10 (5)	Baltimore Ravens	1-1	vs New England
11 (4)	San Francisco 49ers	1-1	@ Minnesota
12 (6)	New Orleans Saints	1-1	vs Kansas City
13 (18)	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-1	@ Oakland
14 (7)	Denver Broncos	1-1	vs Houston
15 (30)	Carolina Panthers	1-1	vs New York Giants
16 (16)	Indianapolis Colts	1-1	vs Jacksonville
17 (26)	Tennessee Titans	1-1	vs Detroit
18 (12)	San Diego Chargers	1-1	vs Atlanta
19 (28)	Cleveland Browns	1-1	vs Buffalo
20 (19)	Miami Dolphins	1-1	vs New York Jets
21 (25)	Washington Redskins	1-1	vs Cincinnati
22 (17)	Green Bay Packers	1-1	@ Seattle
23 (15)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-1	@ Dallas
24 (20)	Chicago Bears	0-2	vs St. Louis
25 (23)	Dallas Cowboys	0-2	vs Tampa Bay
26 (22)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-2	@ Washington
27 (24)	St. Louis Rams	0-2	@ Chicago
28 (21)	New York Jets	0-2	@ Miami
29 (27)	Oakland Raiders	0-2	vs Pittsburgh
30 (29)	Arizona Cardinals	0-2	vs Philadelphia
31 (31)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-2	@ Indianapolis
32 (32)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-2	@ New Orleans