NFL Week 5 Recap

Top 7 Points From Week 5- #1. Denver Broncos

All it took were five wins for Josh McDaniels to go from being young and arrogant to being prodigious and shrewd, for Brandon Marshall to go from childish to exhilarating, for Kyle Orton to go from mundane to dependable, for this defense to go from makeshift to multifaceted and for the Broncos in general to go from laughable to laudable.

This team is for real, and yes, that is shocking. With Kyle Orton completing 35 of 48 passes for 330 yards against a stellar Patriots defense, and with the Broncos having a “Monday Night Football” spotlight at San Diego in Week 6, you’ll be hearing about how the fifth-year quarterback is 26-12 as a starter, and how he is collected under pressure and comfortable in McDaniels’s offense. Be ready for the media onslaught.

And through all of it, don’t forget the value of Denver’s offensive line. The second-year sensation Ryan Clady is the best left tackle in football, and the third-year right tackle Ryan Harris isn’t far behind. And the interior of the line is as cohesive as they come.

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Cowboys Win in Overtime

Austin only saved the season and some jobs (but just wait)

A season nearly died here Sunday, but even after his team ended up buying life-support time, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a murky point clear:

The smell of lingering football rot, he says, won’t change a made-up mind.

“No,” Jones said, emphatically, then added with a smile, “and you will not trap me on that one.”

That answer was in reference to what might had been on Monday if the Cowboys hadn’t managed — in overtime, and with a Miles Austin miracle afternoon — to finally subdue an opponent that has now lost 28 of its last 30 NFL games, a futility record for the books.

Fire Wade Phillips? Jason Garrett? Himself as general manager?

Jerry, as the Valley Ranch boss of bosses, was spared, probably temporarily, from having to deal with any of those pertinent queries, once the Cowboys had stumbled and bumbled and gone many Miles out of the way to beat the gawd-awful Kansas City Chiefs 26-20 in OT.

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Angels Clinch AL West Over Rangers

The Angels soaked the jersey in beer, champagne and tears, holding Nick Adenhart’s No. 34 high in the middle of the celebration he missed.

Los Angeles is headed back to the playoffs for the sixth time in eight years, and the Angels intend to go with the memory of their late teammate alongside them. The 22-year-old pitcher’s death in an April car accident roiled their season early on, but it couldn’t sink this resilient team.

Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Angels wasted no time clinching their third straight AL West title with an 11-0 victory over the second-place Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Ervin Santana pitched a seven-hitter for his fourth career shutout, while Maicer Izturis had three hits and two RBIs to wrap up the Angels’ fifth division crown in six years. Los Angeles (92-64) will open at home in the best-of-five first round next week—most likely against Boston, a familiar nemesis. The Red Sox need one win or a Texas loss to earn the AL wild card.

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Cowboys Win – Defense Comes Up Big

Cowboys’ D leads the way to 21-7 win over Panthers

Leading, but not by much, Tony Romo(notes) and the Dallas Cowboys were desperately in need of a big play.

Jake Delhomme(notes) helped them make several.

Terence Newman(notes) returned an interception 27 yards for a lead-stretching touchdown with 5:07 left, then rookie linebacker Victor Butler(notes) got two sacks and forced a fumble on the next series, sending Dallas to a 21-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night.

Considering the Cowboys were coming off a last-second loss in the opener of their $1.15 billion stadium, a crowd of 90,588 was especially tense until the defense put the game away. The biggest sigh of relief likely came from team owner Jerry Jones.

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NFL Week 3 Recap

NFL Week 3 Results Overshadowed by Favre Touchdown Pass

The most talked about NFL week 3 score was in Minnesota, mainly because of one pass thrown by Brett Favre. But although the Favre touchdown pass will be replayed over and over for a while, the rest of the NFL week 3 results had highlights and surprises of their own.

The NFC North got most of the attention in week 3, due to Favre’s touchdown pass to beat the 49ers, 27-24, and due to the Lions finally winning a football game. The Lions beat the Redskins and put coach Jim Zorn squarely on the chopping block – so if another team is going 0-16 this year, it won’t be the Lions.

Other NFL week 3 results featured a return to form for teams like the Patriots and Eagles, who took care of the Falcons and Chiefs. The Patriots erased the taste of their bad loss to the Jets, while the Eagles took care of an inferior opponent, got through one week with Michael Vick, and can start healing in their bye week.

The Steelers were on the wrong end of the biggest upset in week 3, as the Bengals overtook the defending champs, 23-20. The Steelers have played three last-second games in a row, and lost two of them, as their title defense is not starting that well.

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Romo’s Dallas Cowboys Win in Tampa Bay

Bradie James tossed and turned much of the night, unable to sleep. So did Ken Hamlin.

Each blamed the Cowboys’ raggedy defensive performance against Tampa Bay for their sleepless night.

Even Wade Phillips, who believes in the power of positive thinking to a fault, said three times during his 17-minute news conference Monday afternoon that he wasn’t satisfied with the Cowboys’ defensive performance against Tampa Bay.

This is good. Really good.

This should make you pop the cork on the champagne you’ve been saving for just the right occasion, or take your significant other to Al Biernat’s for dinner.

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Depth Concern for Cowboys After Opening Preseason

Depth concern for Cowboys after opening preseason

There will be a different sense for the Dallas Cowboys when they get back to practice in the Alamodome. Especially for the non-starters.

One preseason game can change the perception of things.

“You can start plays over at practice. It’s different in games, you can’t start plays over,” linebacker Bradie James aid after the Cowboys lost their preseason opener 31-10 at Oakland. “When they get coached this week, they’ll understand. It will set in.”

Tony Romo and the No. 1 offense played two drives, following an opening three-and-out Thursday night with a nine-play touchdown drive in which six different players ran or caught the ball.

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Dallas Cowboys Team Report

Yahoo! ‘Inside Slant’- Cowboys team report

Most projections of the Cowboys’ 2009 season have been hitched to one man-sized qualifier. Pundits aren’t punching the Dallas ballot until they can clearly decipher how effective the Cowboys are in their collective effort to replace receiver Terrell Owens(notes).

There has been much conjecture about whether Roy Williams, acquired last October from Detroit for a package including first- and third-round draft picks, is truly a No. 1 receiver and if young receivers such as Miles Austin(notes) and Sam Hurd(notes) can step up to become regular contributors in the passing offense.

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Texas Rangers Proving They’re Here To Stay

Going into a weekend where all the talks revolved around the Red Sox-Yankees series in Yankee Stadium, the other side of the country saw the Texas Rangers making a statement of their own.

The Rangers were set for a trip to visit the Los Angeles Angels in a series that could make or break their season. A team that was viewed as being a few years away from contending going into the season, the Rangers have proven they are a team of the present.

When Baseball America came out with their prospect handbook this offseason, Texas held many of the top prospects, and, more importantly, it held the No. 1 farm system. With many of their blue-chip prospects playing important roles for the ’09 team, the Rangers are showing that their future is now.

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UFC 101 Full Results

B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian for the UFC lightweight title

The crowd seems more for Penn than Florian, but the atmosphere for this can’t match the prior match.  Fans booed Miragliotta as referee.

Florian was booed, Penn got a much bigger reaction, crowd sorta split.  They see Penn as a superstar though.  Florian with a high kick.  Penn dropped him momentarily with a punch but Florian right back up.  In a clinch.  Penn rocked himwith a hard right.  Loud chant for BJ.  Penn in with a punch and now they’re in a clinch by the cage.  Florian tried for a takedown and couldn’t get it.  Low kick by Florian.  Florian went for another takedown.  Trading and Penn rocked him and hurt him at the end of the round.  Florian looked dejected going to his corner because nothing was working.  10-9 Penn

Low kick by Florian.  Tried another but Penn moved out of the way and threw a punch.  Florian bulled him into the cage.  Florian with some punches off the clinch.  Penn broke free.   Penn with a good punch off the clinch.  Florian again went for a takedown and wasn’t successful.  But he is neutralizing Penn right now.   Florian bulled him into the cage and trying for a takedown.  Now Florian is throwing some body shots.  Penn back with an uppercut and a few punches.  High kick by Florian and a low kick.  Close round, Florian was more aggressive and busier but Penn’s blows were crisper, maybe close for Florian. 19-19

High kick by Florian blocked.  High kick missed by Florian.  Florian bulling him into the cage again.  Penn throwing knees to the thigh.  Fans are starting to boo.  Florian keeps thrwoing a takedown.  He’s also thrwoing a lot of body shots.    Florian threw an elbow off the break.  Florian going for another takedown.  Now Penn moving forward and throwing anjd Florian avoiding everything.  Florian bulled him into the fence again.  He’s not even coming close on the takedwons.  Penn finally connected with a flurry.  they traded but Penn scored with a good shot.  Very close round.  Penn is the better fighter but the last two rounds could go either way.  Penn did get the most effective blows in and Florian was the aggressor again.  You could easily go 10-10 with that round.

Florian has him against the cage again.  Penn threw a few punches and took Florian down with ease.  He really should have done this earlier.  Penn throwing short elbows.  Pennn with punches and elbows.  Penn got a full mount and Florianj gave up his back.  Penn has 1:45 left in the round.  Florian escaped the choke but gave up his back again.  He threw heel kicks to the body and now has the choke in and it’s over.  Florian raised his hand and Penn kissed Florian.  Good finish to the match.

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