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SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL




BRONCOS, COLTS have high hopes for 2014!


PREVIEW


DENVER- Sunday Night Football has arrived! What a matchup this will be as Andrew Luck leads his Colts into Denver to battle Peyton Manning and the Broncos!

This could be a playoff preview!

The Sheriff returns with his huge arsenal of weapons. A running game of C.J Anderson, Ronnie Hillman, Montee Ball.

Weapons of Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Kenyin Drake(R), Emmanuel Sanders, and Tight End Julius Thomas.

Returning Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase is excited for the new year.

"After our success in breaking records last year we're excited for this offense to make some noise." Broncos O.C Adam Gase stated.

Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio also returns and has put some work into his Defensive schemes after a disastrous Super Bowl to Seattle.

"It was rough. But it's a new year so we're excited to get to work." D.C Jack Del Rio stated.

The Broncos front seven consists of Malik Jackson and Demarcus Ware in the edge, Terrance Knighton, Von Miller, Shawn Walker(R), Jamar Chaney, and Danny Trevathan.

In the secondary, Veterans Aqib Talib and Chris Harris, Jr, Jerome Murphy, Brandon Brooks(R) and safeties Rahim Moore and T.J Ward.

The Orange Crush Defense looks to make some noise this year.

"Denver is always a tough place to play. Gonna be a tough game for us for sure but we're up to the challenge." Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck stated.

Head Coach Chuck Pagano and his staff returns for the new year with much optimism.

"We had a magical run last January with our playoff win over the Chiefs but now we have to focus on this year. Peyton is possibly the best ever so game planning for him is always tough." Pagano stated.

Andrew Luck will have Trent Richardson and Ahmad Bradshaw in the backfield.

His weapons this year consists of Hakeem Nicks, Chad Daniels(R), Reggie Wayne, T.Y Hilton, Da'Rick Rogers and young Tight End Coby Fleener.

"Spent time in camp as we prepared for our new year. I look forward to our offense." Colts Offensive Coordinator Pep Hamilton stated.

Colts front seven will have Arthur Jones, Fili Moala, Montori Hughes, Erik Walden, D'Qwell Jackson, Jerrell Freeman, Robert Mathis.

The Secondary is Vontae Davis, Kenny Cole(R), Darius Butler, Greg Toler, and Safeties Laron Landry and Corey Lynch.

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Peyton Manning, BRONCOS crush COLTS as Manning ties Record with 7 TD passes!

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos
Sep 7, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (0-0)	3	14	0	7	24
Denver Broncos (0-0)	14	20	14	14	62

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	DEN
Total Offense	381	640
Rushing Yards	66	157
Passing Yards	315	483
First Downs	18	24
Punt Return Yards	7	15
Kick Return Yards	103	31
Total Yards	491	686
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Conversion	2	7
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	100%	75%
Penalties
Posession Time	19:13	24:47

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andrew Luck(121.5) 32/36 334 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 13 43 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Coby Fleener 10 79 7.9 0 Reggie Wayne 10 148 14.8 3 T.Y Hilton 4 43 10.8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Corey Lynch 9 0 0 0 D'Qwell Jackson 8 0 0 0 Robert Mathis 6 0 0 0 Vontae Davis 6 0 1 0 Laron Landry 5 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Adam Vinatieri 1/1 3/3 3 21

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Peyton Manning(125.3) 27/41 483 7 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dementu George(R) 16 90 5.6 1 C.J Anderson 7 42 6 0 Montee Ball 6 23 3.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Wes Welker 9 231 25.7 1 Demaryius Thomas 6 83 13.8 1 Julius Thomas 5 52 10.4 3 Kenyin Drake(R) 3 89 29.7 1 Emmanuel Sanders 2 30 15 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Danny Trevathan 9 0 0 0 Jerome Murphy 8 0 1 0 Von Miller 8 3 0 0 TJ Ward 5 0 0 0 Chris Harris Jr 3 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Prater 2/2 8/8 6 53

RECAP



DENVER- The Denver Broncos(1-0) began the 2014 season the same way they started 2013.

With Peyton Manning crushing the defense and throwing 7 Touchdown passes.

Chants of MVP echoed throughout Mile High as the Broncos crushed the Colts Sunday night 62-24 thanks to Peyton's 7 TD's.

"It such a masterful performance to watch. " Broncos Head Coach John Fox stated.

Cameras caught Broncos General Manager and Broncos legend John Elway high fiving other executives throughout the night.

The Broncos Offense could not be stopped as Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase showed the league on Prime Time why he would be a good fit for a Head Coaching job down the line.

"Great performance by our offense. Very proud of these guys." Gase said.

The Broncos defense however did their part yet gave up quite a bit of yards as Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck threw for 334 yards and 3 TD's.

"I'm always in awe when I watch Peyton play. Greatest ever." Luck stated.

"This is how we started the year last year now we need to make sure we finish it." Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas stated. He caught 3 TD's tonight.

"We really didn't do much on defense but thankfully Peyton gave us a huge cushion to work with." Broncos Corner Aqib Talib stated.

The Broncos high powered offense will be put to the test next week at home vs Division rival Kansas City who's defense punished Tennessee.

The Colts(0-1) get ready for their second prime time game and home opener as they host the Eagles(1-0) on Monday Night Football.

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GIANTS, LIONS look to bounce back in 2014...


PREVIEW


DETROIT- The Giants are looking to bounce back after back to back years of missing the playoffs. The G-Men have been on a downward spiral since winning their 2nd Super Bowl in 5 years back in 2011. They followed that up by posting a 9-7 record and a 7-9 record last year while watching the playoffs from home.

For many fans in Giants Nation it's not hard to see why.

Jerry Reese.

The Giants General Manager has been with the organization since 1994. He's known to hand out one year contracts like he's putting on a band aid.

The Giants have moved on from 2011 while letting players like David Tyree, Corey Webster, and Hakeem Nicks among countless others.

It's no wonder why the Giants are on a downward spiral.

"My job is to put a team together capable of winning Championships." General Manager Jerry Reese stated.

The Giants now enter 2014 looking for a new hope that they can make it back to the playoffs.

"We talk about it all the time. It's hard winning games in this league and we would like to be in the playoffs but Jerry has to assemble a team do that." Owner John Mara stated.

"Our focus is on this year and the hard work we have to do. One game at a time." Giants Quarterback Eli Manning stated.

Offensive Coordinator Ben McAdoo will look to put together a strong Giants offense this year and has players to do so.

Eli Manning will have Rashad Jennings and Michael Cox in the back field. Victor Cruz, Steve Shepherd, Rueben Randle, Mario Manningham, Jerrell Jernigan and TE Mark Andrews(R) Not to mention Odell Beckham(R)

Longtime Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell who has been with the Giants for 5 years now will have some playmakers on defense.

Front Seven of Robert Franklin(R), Jason Pierre-Paul, Cullen Jenkins, Johnathan Hankins, Matthew Wood(R), Jon Beason, and Spencer Paysinger.

A Secondary of Prince Amukamara, Leroy Brown(R), DRC, Walter Thurmond III and Safeties Stevie Brown and Antrel Rolle.

The Lions enter a new era themselves with Jim Caldwell as the man in charge with a new Coaching staff.

Matthew Stafford will have Reggie Bush, Theo Riddick, Megatron, Golden Tate, Hunter Sharp(R), T.J Jones(R), Jeremy Ross and TE Eric Ebron.

The Defense could make some noise though a front seven of Jason Jones, Keith Brunner(R), Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley, Ashlee Palmer, Stephen Tulloch and Deandre Levy.

The secondary is anchored by veteran Rashean Mathis and youngsters Reggie Owens(R), Justin Cox(R), Darius Slay, Jonte Green and Safeties Glover Quin and James Ihedigbo.

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THE MIRACLE IN MO-TOWN....

LIONS mount 27 point second half comeback to defeat GIANTS 35-30....

New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Sep 7, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Giants (0-0)	14	13	0	3	30
Detroit Lions (0-0)	0	0	14	21	35

Team Stats Comparison
	NYG	DET
Total Offense	369	360
Rushing Yards	112	90
Passing Yards	257	270
First Downs	15	14
Punt Return Yards	17	0
Kick Return Yards	130	70
Total Yards	516	430
Turnovers	5	3
3rd Down Conversion	4	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	66%	75%
Penalties
Posession Time	18:08	25:52

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Eli Manning(63.8) 17/32 274 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Rashad Jennings 19 91 4.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Victor Cruz 7 86 12.3 1 Mario Manningham 4 63 15.8 0 Jerrel Jernigan 3 105 35 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Spencer Paysinger 7 0 0 0 Stevie Brown 5 0 0 0 Jon Beason 5 0 0 0 Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie 4 0 1 0 Prince Amukamara 4 0 0 0 Antrel Rolle 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Brown 3/3 3/3 9 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Steve Weatherford 1 49 49 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matthew Stafford(133.8) 18/25 293 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Andrew Hale(R) 20 51 2.5 1 Reggie Bush 7 23 3.3 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eric Ebron(R) 4 31 7.8 0 Andrew Hale(R) 3 17 5.7 1 Brandon Pettigrew 3 22 7.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Julian Stanford 9 0 0 0 Deandre Levy 5 0 0 0 Ezekiel Ansah 3 0 0 0 Ashlee Palmer 3 0 0 0 Stephen Tulloch 3 0 1 0 Reggie Owens(R) 3 0 0 0 Rashean Mathis 2 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nate Freese 0/0 5/5 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Sam Martin 4 181 45.3 4

RECAP


DETROIT- The New York Giants(0-1) came out firing on all cylinders tonight starting off with a 60 yard bomb from Eli Manning to WR Jerrel Jernigan who burned rookie Corner Reggie Owens for a Touchdown.

The Giants didn't stop there.

On Detroits first possession Quarterback Matthew Stafford was stripped sacked and the Giants picked up the fumble and ran it in for another score.

The G-Men continued the slaughter taking a 27-0 lead into halftime and the Giants looked like the Patriots slayers once again from that 2011 season.

The Defense was fire. The Offense was scoring.

It looked like the Giants we're back. But then something happened.

The wheels fell off.

"I don't know how to explain it." Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin stated. "We need to play all four quarters."

In the second half, Detroit mounted a 27 point comeback and outscored New York 35-3 in the second half.

"It was embarrassing honestly." Giants Wideout Victor Cruz. "It's like we just took our foot off the gas."

"It's awful. No other words to explain it. Blowing a huge lead like that? Unacceptable." Giants Quarterback Eli Manning stated.

"We knew if we kept fighting we could give our guys a chance." Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell stated.

"We knew if we kept battling and our defense held them scoreless we could rebound on offense. Very proud of the effort here today." Lions Quarterback Matthew Stafford stated.

The Lions(1-0) fed off the crowd at Ford Field rallying in the second half as cameras caught Giants Owner Steve Tisch pissed off in the Owners box.

"The Offense went stale in the second half and that's on me." Giants Offensive Coordinator Ben McAdoo stated.

TURNOVERS

The turnovers in todays game also contributed to Detroit's rally as New York had 5 turnovers with 3 Eli's picks and 2 fumbles.

The Lions had 3 with 1 Stafford pick and fumble.

The Lions also lost rookie Safety Jerome Parker for 4 weeks with a dislocated elbow.

"I feel like I want to fire everybody." Giants Owner Steve Tisch stated.

It's rumored after the blowout, Giants General Manager Jerry Reese made a beeline for the airport.

"I know everyone is upset but it's one game. Still a long season." Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin said.

The Giants(0-1) will host their home opener next week when they welcome the Arizona Cardinals(0-0) who are about to kick off the second Monday Night game.

The Lions head to Carolina to face the Panthers(1-0).

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CARDINALS, CHARGERS set for PRIMETIME SHOWDOWN....


PREVIEW


ARIZONA- It's primetime MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

Both the Cardinals and Chargers enter year two under their Head Coaches and the coins are separate.

Second year Head Coach Mike McCoy led San Diego to a 9-7 record and a Wild Card berth where they handed Cincinnati yet another playoff loss before losing in the Divisional Round to rival Denver.

"One great year but now we're looking to build on it." Chargers Head Coach Mike McCoy stated.

The next step for San Diego begins tonight with a primetime matchup against the Arizona Cardinals who are also looking towards the next step.

Second year Head Coach Bruce Arians has high hopes this year.

"Last year we we're 10-6 but missed out on January. We're looking to make it this year." Arians stated.

Quarterback Carson Palmer will have help. A running game of Andre Ellington and Jonathan Dwyer. Weapons of Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, Ted Ginn, Jaron Brown, John Brown(R), TE's George Kittle(R) and Rob Housler.

The Cardinals front seven will be Calais Campbell, Nathan Houser(R), Earl Jones(R), Dan Williams, Sam Acho, Daryl Washington, and veteran John Abraham.

The secondary in the Red Sea will be Patrick Peterson, Antonio Cromartie, Jerraud Powers, Jaylin Cross(R) and Safeties Tyrann Mathieu and Deone Bucannon(R)

The Chargers will answer with veteran Kellen Clemens filling in for a injured Phillip Rivers. A run game of Ryan Matthews and Danny Woodhead. Weapons of Keenan Allen, Malcolm Floyd, Jeff Joyce(R), Cody Flint(R), Eddie Royal and TE of Antonio Gates.

A front seven for San Diego of Kendall Reyes, Corey Liuget, Sean Lissemore, Ryan Carrethers(R), Jarret Johnson, Donald Butler, and Dwight Freeney.

The Secondary will be Corey Blake(R), Shareece Wright, Jason Verrett(R), Steve Williams, and Safeties Eric Weddle and Marcus Gilchrist.

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CHARGERS play Musical QB's, CARDINALS hold on for 26-10 win!

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 8, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (0-0)	0	3	0	7	10
Arizona Cardinals (0-0)	7	0	13	6	26

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	ARI
Total Offense	231	305
Rushing Yards	99	89
Passing Yards	132	216
First Downs	13	11
Punt Return Yards	7	9
Kick Return Yards	137	23
Total Yards	375	337
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Conversion	5	4
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	50%	100%
Penalties
Posession Time	19:08	24:52

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brad Sorensen(54.6) 9/17 116 1 2 Kellen Clemens(17.6) 3/19 38 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Matthews 16 80 5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Keenan Allen 3 36 12 0 Malcolm Floyd 3 21 7 1 Antonio Gates 2 51 25.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Donald Butler 7 1 0 0 Melvin Ingram 7 0 0 0 Dwight Freeney 5 1 0 0 Corey Blake(R) 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Snyder(R) 3 0 2 0 Jason Verrett(R) 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Novak 1/1 1/1 3 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scifres 5 225 45 0

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Carson Palmer(93.0) 12/17 249 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonathan Dwyer 25 74 3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn 4 24 6 0 Michael Floyd 3 93 31 0 George Kittle(R) 3 87 29 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Daryl Washington 8 1 0 0 Deone Bucannon 7 0 0 0 Kevin Minter 6 1 0 0 Tyrann Mathieu 5 0 0 0 Patrick Peterson 2 0 1 0 Antonio Cromartie 1 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jay Feely 4/4 2/2 12 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Dave Zastudil 2 96 48 1

RECAP



ARIZONA- Losing Franchise Quarterback Phillip Rivers has sent San Diego's offense into a tail spin to start the year. San Diego turned to backup Kellen Clemens for tonights primetime matchup and it was a disaster.

Clemens only completed 3 passes and San Diego punted constantly.

By the end of the 3rd Quarter, Head Coach Mike McCoy has seen enough from Kellen Clemens and benched him for rookie Brad Sorensen.

It proved to be better but not by much.

The rookie breathed life into the Offense and led San Diego down for a Touchdown.

Arizona wouldn't allow more than 10 points and took advantage of the Rookie.

San Diego answered by keeping Arizona to mostly Field Goals and picking off Carson Palmer 3 times but with a offense in a tailspin it didn't do any favors.

"It was a rough game for us. I had to play both Quarterbacks tonight to find answers for our offense." Chargers Head Coach Mike McCoy stated.

Phillip Rivers is not due back until Week 3 when San Diego plays in Buffalo.

More bad news struck for the Bolts when WR Eddie Royal broke his Collarbone in todays game and is expected to miss 6 games.

Already a blow for a Offense struggling out of the gate.

"I'm pleased with how we battled through the turnovers." Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians stated.

UP NEXT

Arizona Cardinals(1-0) @ New York Giants(0-1) on Sunday afternoon

San Diego Chargers(0-1) host Seattle Seahawks(1-0) next sunday.