A Bears Dynasty

[Mike3207]

Ok, I'll be starting a Bears dynasty.

Coach Michael Smith

Personality-Commander

Skills-Performance 5, Playcall 4, Strategy 3.

Playbooks-custom Michigan spread, custom Jim Johnson.

I'll be looking to play all the games, although I may occasionally supersim the preseason games. It'll be a struggle to make it through the 1st season with a overall 4 trainer.

Sliders-Ebongreen's most recent set, although I have have PBK and PA at 45. I've also got punting sliders at 99.

[kdmajoslin]

Re: A Bears Dynasty

looking forward to seeing how you do with the bears

[Mike3207]

Re: A Bears Dynasty

looking forward to seeing how you do with the bears

Thanks. It will be my 3rd time with the team, so it's a team I know well.

[Mike3207]

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18 Day Countdown

Cuts:

HB Cedric Benson, SS Adam Archuleta, QB Rex Grossman. I also moved Mike Brown to FS and John Tait to RT.

Franchise Tag:

Bears-ROLB Lance Briggs, Bengals-Re Justin Smith, Patriots-WR

Randy Moss, Titans-DT Albert Haynesworth, Saints- C Jeff Faine,

Ravens-ROLB Terrell Suggs, Raiders-CB Nnamdi Asomugha,

Cardinals-ROLB Karlos Dansby.


Season goals:

Acquire 85 + LT, HB, QB.

RFAs:

WR Rasheed Davis- Tender 1.

[Mike3207]

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FA Period

Signings:

CB Asante Samuel-91 overall-age 26-5 years, 43.0 million-Dolphins.

CB Marcus Trufant-90-25- 5 years, 36.0 million-Saints

FS Eugene Wilson-90-27- 5years, 23.0 million-(forgot team)

LG Alan Faneca-93-29- 5 years, 44.0 million-Broncos

RT Jordan Gross-92-27- 5 years, 36.0 million-Texans

LT Flozell Adams-86-32-1 year, 5.4 million-Lions

FS Ken Hamlin-86-26-4 years, 16.0 million-Dolphins

LE Antwan Odom-85-25- 4 years, 27.0 million-Bucs

HB Shaun Alexander-85-30- 4 years, 24.0 million-Broncos

CB Randall Gay-85-25- 4 years, 18.0 million-Bengals

RG Stacy Andrews-87-26- 5 years, 26.0 million-Panthers.

Trades:

Traded FS Mike Brown to Panthers for 2 (43) and 2009 7th.

Traded WR Devin Hester to Vikings for 2009 2nd and 2009 6th.

Traded RE Alex Brown, 5 (137) and 2009 4th to the Rams(think it's
Rams) for HB Steven Jackson.

Draft Goals:

Find A Sleeper

Trade Up for Higher Pick

Don't Draft A Bust.

[Mike3207]

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2008 Draft-My Picks:

There will be a theme in this draft-trade down, down, down. Rivers and McFadden went in the top 5, so I traded my 1st round pick.


1-14-Traded to Ravens for 2 (38) and 2009 1st.

2-38- Traded t0 Seahawks for 2 (55) and 3 (86)

2-43- RE Calais Campbell.

2-44-Traded to Jaguars for 2( 58), 5 (154) and 2009 7th.

2-55-Traded to Falcons for 3 (68), 4 (128) and 5 (131).

2-58- Traded to Lions for 3 (87), 4 (108), and 5 (139)

3-68-WR Earl Bennett

3-70-DT Dre Moore

3-86-QB Andre Woodson

3-87-SS Craig Steltz

3-90-LG David Hale

4-107- WR Mario Manningham

4-108-CB Zack Bowman.

4-128-RG Roy Schuening

5-131- DT Athya Rubin

5-139-WR Kevin Robinson

5-151- Steelers traded this pick for FS Daniel Manning-I drafted RE Tony Bake.

5-154- C Steve Justice.

6-169-WR Keenan Burton

7-208-K Alexis Serna.

Undrafted:

LOLB Barry Redd

SS Jamar Adams

TE Mark Moffitt

FB Carl Stewart

SS Chris Horton.

[Mike3207]

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2009 Training Camp

Season Goals:

Trade for MLB Derek Smith-failed

Increase Brian Urlacher's Play Knowledge to 40%

Increase Olin Kreutz' PK to 40%

Increase Lance Briggs PK to 40%

Learn 10 New Plays-will fail.

Play Steven Jackson 50 down

Play Joe Staley 50 downs

Play Craig Steltz 50 downs.


Signings:

Signed RE Calais Campbel to 4 years, 4.1 million, 500K SB. I still

haven't signed DT Dre Moore by the 1st Preseason game.I've

gotten both playbooks Learned, so I'm ready for the 1st

preseason game.

[Mike3207]

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Preseason

Game 1-Bears 44, Chiefs 16

Woodson 2 INTs, Bennett-100 rec yds

Steltz-2 sacks, 1 INT TD, Vasher INT TD

HC-Team Chemistry 2

Notes:

A crazy game for INTs-I think we must have picked off 7-8 passes.


Preseason Game 2-Bears 41, Seahawks 35 (OT)

Jackson 108 rush, 57 rec yds, Olsen 2 TDs

Harris 2 sacks, Hillenmeyer INT

DC-Performance 2, DLC-Playcall 2

Notes:

I was down 2 TDs when Orton had a TD with 3 minutes left. I put

the 1st string in , and we came back to win.


Preseason Game 3-Bears 17, Falcons 10

Urlacher 2 INTs, 1 a TD, Harris 2 sacks

HC-Team Chemistry 3, OC-Performance 2, LBC-Phys Dev LB 2,

DBC-Performance 2.


Preseason Game 4- Browns 21, Bears 13

Campbell 2 sacks

HC-QB Int 2, DC- Lrn Dev DB 2



Preseason Promise-Win 3 Games

Signed FB Reagan Mauia to 1 year deal

I got the Ozzie Jones path-roster up next.

[Mike3207]

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2008 Roster

Salary Cap-116 million

Team Cap-72.24 million

Cap Room-29.56 million

This Year's Penalties-14.20 million

Incentives-0

Next Year's Penalties-03.79 million.

Coach Smith- "I've spoken to both Tommy Harris and Olin Kreutz.I'll be looking to trade both of them before the trade deadline-Justice and Rubin will have to step up. Age is the reason with Kreutz, health with Harris. We like the moves we have made in the draft, and are hoping it will be enough in 2008."

Chicago Bears Depth Chart - 2008
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Earl Bennett- 75/90	Kevin Robinson- 67/86
TE	Greg Olson- 78/88	Austin Pittman- 63/75
LT	Joe Staley- 86/93	Shelton Carr- 78/82
LG	David Hale- 69/87	Ben Simpson-75/81
C	Olin Kreutz-92/92	Steve Justice- 78/83
RG	Roy Schuening- 69/86	Ricky Carlton- 72/77
RT	John Tait-84/84	Austin Opoe-76/82
WR	Mario Manningham-75/90	Keenan Burton- 69/81
QB	Andre Woodson- 77/94	Alex Brink-64/89	Kyle Orton- 70/75
FB	Reagan Mauia- 81/86	Carl Stewart- 76/84
HB	Steven Jackson- 91/92	Andy Henderson-76/82	Adrian Peterson- 71/72
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Calais Campbell- 84/89	Mark Anderson-73/79
LDT	Tommy Harris- 89/90	Athya Rubin- 80/84
RDT	Dre Moore-84/91	Athya Rubin- 80/84
RDE	Adewale Ogunleye-81/81	Tony Bake- 66/81
WLB	Hunter Hillenmeyer-81/82	Barry Redd- 71/79
MLB	Brian Urlacher- 93/93	Trey Daily-78/83
SLB	Lance Briggs- 90/91	Shelton Dendy- 72/77
CB	Nathan Vasher- 89/90	Zack Bowman- 78/86
SS	Craig Steltz-83/88	Chris Horton-77/81
FS	Jamar Adams- 77/81	Dante Rocker- 74/80
CB	Charles Tillman- 86/86	Markieff Abraham- 73/80
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Robbie Gould- 91/94	Alekis Serna-83/92
P	Brad Maynard- 87/87
PR	Earl Bennett- 83	Mark Bradley- 81
KR	Earl Bennett- 83	Mark Bradley- 81
LS	Charles Tillman- 81	Markief Abraham- 81

[Mike3207]

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Final Preseason Moves

Trades:

Traded C Olin Kreutz to the Panthers for 2009 2nd. i signed C Vincent Ellis 76/82 and made him the starter. He has a higher learning grade than Justice, so he got the job.

Traded DT Tommy Harris to the Lions for their 2009 1st round pick. I signed DT Rashad Moore 77/78; he will be 3rd on the depth chart. Moore and Rubin will b ethe starters.

CB Ricky Manning suffered an injury and I placed him on IR-help with my cap space.

It leaves me with 3 1st round picks and 3 2nd round picks for next year's draft, a good position to have.

Season Goals:

Win 3/4 games
Beat Packers in Week 11
Beat Packers in Week 16
Re-sign ROLB Lance Briggs
Re-sign HB Steven Jackson
Hire a new GM
Hire a College Coach
Have 75+ approval

I face a tough initial couple of games, so I most likely will fail the 1st goal(already lost to the Colts). The Packers games are winnable. The Jones path is weak at OLB, so signing Briggs will be pursued. Jackson will be allowed to enter FA, and I will consider drafting Ozzie.I'd like a new GM if I can find one. I'll also try to hire a college coach. Approval is currently at 40, so I might have trouble with the last goal.

[Mike3207]

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Game 1-Colts 34, Bears 9

My defense did manage to limit Manning to 1 TD. It didn't matter though, as the Colts returned 3 INTs for TDs. Marlin Jackson returned 2, and Kelvin Hayden 1. Hale got a bruised hip in the game and will miss 1-3 weeks.I benched Woodson at the end of the 1st Half, and my approval dropped down to 40.

Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 7, 2008 1 2 3 4 F CHI (0-1) 6 3 0 0 9 IND (1-0) 0 24 10 0 34 Top Performers PASS: Woodson- 8-15-133-0-3 - P. Manning- 13-23-185-1-0 RUSH: S, Jackson-12-25 - J. Addai- 24-89 REC: E. Bennett-3-57 - A. Gonzalez- 12-94-1	Team Stats Comparison CHI IND First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Manning 13/23 185 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Addai 24 89 3.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Gonzalez 2 94 47.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Saturday 4 0 C. Naeole 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Jackson 4 0 2 2 K. Hayden 5 0 1 1 J. Dizon 5 1 1 0 D. Freeney 9 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG A. Vinatieri 2/2 4/4 10 27 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 H. Smith 6 268 44.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Keith 1 15 15.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Jackson 3 22 7.3 0 Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Woodson 8/15 133 0 3 A. Brink 4/18 79 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 12 25 2.0 0 A. Woodson 2 19 9.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 3 57 19.0 0 M. Manningham 3 48 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Tait 2 0 J. Staley 1 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Rubin 2 1 0 0 B. Urlacher 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Gould 2/3 0/0 6 52 A. Serna 1/1 0/0 3 55 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 4 173 43.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 3 101 33.6 0 E. Bennett 3 59 19.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 48 9.6 0

[Mike3207]

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Game 2- Bears 27, Panthers 20

Woodson had a solid game, but got hit by the turnover bug in the 2nd half. I then turned to Steven Jackson who ended with 169 yds rushing in a 27-20 victory.

Injuries-Mark Moffitt-torn MCL-1-4 months

Skill upgrades-HC-OL Intangibles 2, GM-Midschool Insider, QBC-Performance 2, RBC-Performance 2, OLC-Performance 2.

Muhsin Muhammad passed 10,000 yds receiving.

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
Sep 14, 2008 1 2 3 4 F CHI (1-1) 14 10 0 3 27 CAR (0-2) 0 3 14 3 20 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson-18-33-287-1-2 - M. Moore-16-33-223-2-2 RUSH: S, Jackson-29-169-2 - D. Williams-18-65 REC: E. Bennett-4-78 - S. Smith-4-70-2	Team Stats Comparison CHI CAR First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 18/33 287 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 29 169 5.8 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 4 78 19.5 0 M. Manningham 3 46 15.3 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Mauia 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 3 1 0 0 C. Steltz 5 0 1 0 B. Urlacher 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 2/2 3/3 9 44 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 2 74 37.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 4 96 24.0 0 M. Bradley 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 4 14 3.5 0 Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Moore 16/33 223 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 18 65 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Rosario 4 74 18.5 0 S. Smith 3 70 23.3 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Greco 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. McGlover 7 1 0 0 M. Brown 8 0 1 0 K. Lucas 5 0 1 0 M. Jenkins 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG J. Kasay 2/2 2/2 8 44 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 J. Baker 6 184 30.6 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Smith 1 35 35.0 0

[Mike3207]

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Game 3- Bears 34, Bucs 20

I was really surprised how well I did against the Bucs. They're a team who usually totally shuts me down, but I got off to a 24-3 lead and never looked back. The Bucs did manage a strong 4th quarter comeback, but I held on for a 34-20 victory.Unfortunately, I did lose Stephen Jackson for about a month due to a sprained MCL.

Injuries-HB Stephen Jackson-sprained MCL-2-5 weeks.

Coach upgrades-HC- Int Dev RB2, OC-Lrn Dev TE2, DC-Playcall 2 and Phys Dev DL 2, WRC-Performance 3, DLC-Int Dev DL 3.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears
Sep 21, 2008 1 2 3 4 F TAM (1-2) 0 3 0 17 20 CHI (2-1) 7 7 10 10 34 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 18-33-214-4-2 RUSH: S, Jackson - 7-71 REC: A. Smith - 6-112-1	Team Stats Comparison TAM CHI First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Simms 13/26 206 1 1 J. Garcia 5/11 88 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Turner 19 43 2.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Smith 6 112 18.6 1 A. Bryant 5 107 21.4 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Sears 1 0 D. Joseph 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Phillips 2 0 1 0 B. Ruud 9 0 1 0 G. White 2 2 0 0 G. Adams 3 1 0 0 M. Patterson 4 1 0 0 C. Hovan 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Bryant 2/2 2/2 8 40 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 J. Bidwell 3 118 39.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. King 2 34 17.0 0 P. Buchanon 2 43 21.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Buchanon 1 5 5.0 0 Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 18/33 214 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Jackson 7 71 10.1 0 A. Henderson 15 35 2.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 6 67 11.1 2 K. Burton 4 38 9.5 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Mauia 1 0 J. Tait 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 2 1 0 0 A. Rubin 4 1 0 0 B. Urlacher 6 1 0 0 J. Adams 6 0 2 0 C. Steltz 7 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 1/2 4/4 7 27 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 3 80 26.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 36 36.0 36 M. Bradley 1 24 24.0 24 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 14 7.0 0

[Mike3207]

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Game 4- Bears 21, Eagles 12

I really had a lot of trouble with the passing game in this game, so I turned to the run. Surprisingly, I had a great deal of success running against the Eagles. Inside runs and a QB Draw were particularly effective. I edged out the Eagles 21-12.

Coach upgrades-HC- WR Int 2, LBC-LB Int 3.

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
Sep 28, 2008 1 2 3 4 F PHI (2-2) 0 6 0 6 12 CHI (3-1) 7 14 0 0 21 Top Performers PASS: D. McNabb - 24-31-295-2-0 RUSH: A. Henderson - 27-138-1 REC: J. Simpson - 5-101-1	Team Stats Comparison PHI CHI First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. McNabb 24/31 295 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. McNabb 2 14 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Simpson 5 101 20.2 1 R. Brown 6 91 15.1 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK W. Thomas 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Cole 4 2 0 0 C. Pace 6 1 0 0 B. Dawksins 5 0 1 0 D. Sartz 6 0 1 0 L. Shepaprd 10 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG D. Akers 0/0 0/1 0 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Turk 5 177 35.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Sheppard 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Hillis 2 7 3.5 0 Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 20/29 228 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Henderson 27 138 5.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Manningham 3 50 16.6 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Mauia 2 0 V. Ellis 1 0 J. Tait 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 3 2 0 0 J. Adams 5 1 0 0 A. Ogunleye 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 0/1 3/3 3 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 2 75 37.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 1 31 31.0 0 E. Bennett 1 31 31.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 3 25 8.3 0

[Mike3207]

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Game 5- Bears 44, Lions 21

This game really wasn't much of a challenge after I got to a 38-7 lead at the end of the 1st Half, although Detroit made it respectable in the 2nd. My passing game worked really well, and I developed a pass rush for once. Campbell had 5 sacks and Steltz 2. I don't expect to have much of a running game until I get Jackson back though.

Coach upgrades- HC-Int Dev TE 2, OC- Phys Dev RB 2, QBC-QB Int 3, GM- Rookie Scouting QB 2.

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Oct 5, 2008 1 2 3 4 F CHI (4-1) 10 28 6 0 44 DET (2-3) 0 7 7 7 21 Top Performers PASS: A. Woodson - 16-32-317-5-3 RUSH: A. Henderson - 17-59 REC: E. Bennett - 5-129-1	Team Stats Comparison CHI DET First Downs 3rd Down Efficiency 4th Down Efficiency Total Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers Time of Possession
Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 16/32 317 5 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Henderson 19 59 3.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 124 24.8 1 M. Manningham 3 88 29.3 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Tait 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 6 5 0 0 C. Steltz 7 2 0 0 D. Moore 3 1 0 0 N. Vasher 3 0 1 0 C. Tillman 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Gould 3/3 5/5 14 48 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 2 59 29.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Bradley 2 51 25.5 0 E. Bennett 2 55 27.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 50 10.0 0 Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Kitna 14-29 241 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. Dunn 18 16 0.8 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Furrey 7 116 16.5 0 R. Williams 5 100 20.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK W. Dunn 0 2 J. Scott 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Connor 6 0 2 1 G. Alexander 2 0 1 0 J. Hatcher 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG J. Hanson 0/1 3/3 3 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 N. Harris 7 242 34.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Williams 4 88 22.0 0 D. Henderson 1 26 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Williams 1 10 10 0