Mattie T’s Week 17 NFL Recaps

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Star Player of the Game: Falcons running back Michael Turner, who rushed 25 times for 208 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Rams head coach Jim Haslett on the team’s effort despite losing their 10th straight game:

“I thought we played about as well as we could play. Our guys played their hearts out. We just didn’t get it done. I was proud of the way we played. I think that the way that they played will define who they are next year.”

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Star Player of the Game: Patriots running back LaMont Jordan, who rushed 2o times for 64 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Patriots running back Sammy Morris on the team missing the playoffs despite winning 11 games:

“Eleven-and-five is a good record on paper, but it’s not good enough. It’s kind of a roller-coaster of emotions, winning the game, showering up and having to get on the plane and waiting to see what happened with the Jets game. So it was a high and a low in a matter of hours.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who rushed 25 times for 111 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson on his future with the team:

“It has everything to do with the environment. The city is tired of me, and the organization and I have run our course together. It’s time to move on for me. There could be 100 changes. It’s time for me to go.”

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Star Player of the Game: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who completed 21 for 31 passes for 308 yards, 3 touchdowns & no interceptions.

Lions kicker Jason Hanson on the team’s first 0-16 season in franchise history:

“It’s just kind of numb. It’s here. It’s been coming, though, a train rolling down the tracks for a while. We tried to stop it. We couldn’t.”

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Star Player of the Game: Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, who caught 10 receptions for 148 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Bears head coach Lovie Smith on the team failing to win, which ended their playoff hopes:

“Our team failed today. Overall our team didn’t play well enough … this year to accomplish our goals. It’s kind of as simple as that.”

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Star Player of the Game: Colts running back Lance Ball, who rushed 13 times for 83 yards.

Colts head coach Tony Dungy on the team recording a shutout despite resting several starters:

“We wanted to play well and get off to a fast start with our first unit, and we did that. I’m proud of our guys and the way they played. I like where we are, and I think we’ll be ready next week.”

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Star Player of the Game: Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed 21 times for 103 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Vikings left guard Steve Hutchinson on being able to capture the division with a win:

“It wouldn’t have felt the same if we won the division by default.”

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Star Player of the Game: Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams, who rushed 25 times for 178 yards.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees on becoming just 17 yards shy of breaking Dan Marino’s single-season passing yardage record:

“When I sit back and look at it, that record’s stood for a long time. One of greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game owns it. That’s why I’m able to accept the fact it didn’t happen.”

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Star Player of the Game: Steelers running back Willie Parker, who rushed 23 times for 116 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin on the condition of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was taken off the field on a stretcher after a 2nd quarter concussion:

“We are optimistic of where he’s going to be. Again, it is encouraging.”

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Star Player of the Game: Raiders running back Michael Bush, who rushed 27 times for 177 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Buccaneers running Warrick Dunn on the team’s 0-4 December which kept them out of the playoffs:

“There’s disbelief. There’s shock. There’s emotions, I’m sure, that I can’t really describe. To be 9-3, and you lose four in a row when all you have to do is win one and you’re in, it’s tough to swallow. The guys in this locker room have prepared hard, played hard. Things haven’t gone our way.”

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Star Player of the Game: Ravens running back Le’Ron McClain, who rushed 25 times for 70 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio on the team’s 5-11 finish after making the playoffs last season:

“We finished up a long, tough year. It’s not all bad, but it’s not good enough to feel good about it. Our job is to get into the postseason and fight for a world championship. We didn’t get it done this year.”

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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 200 yards, 2 touchdowns & no interceptions.

Pennington on the team’s amazing 1-year turnaround from a 15-loss team to division champs:

“It’s always a sweet feeling to be a champion. That’s what we are: AFC East champions. It’s a great feeling. This organization has been unbelievable. They accepted me from the get-go. This has been an unbelievable ride.”

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Star Player of the Game: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who completed 12 of 21 passes for 175 yards, 2 touchdowns & no interceptions.

Eagles head coach Andy Reid on becoming the NFC’s last team to clinch a playoff spot:

“I want to thank the Raiders and Texans. They did a heck of a job.”\

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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who completed 19 of 30 passes for 263 yards, 4 touchdowns & 1 interception.

Cardinals running back Edgerrin James on his first 100 yard game since Week 1:

“You just always want to go out and perform, you just want to go out and play.”

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Star Player of the Game: 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill, who completed 21 of 30 passes for 245 yards, 1 touchdown & 1 interception.

Hill also added a 2-yard rushing touchdown.

49ers head coach Mike Singletary on being retained for the 2009 season:

“I find myself in the middle of something, feeling very fortunate to be surrounded by all of the good people around me. Now it’s just a matter of continuing to hype it up, continuing to move forward and keep our eyes on the vision that we have.”

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Star Player of the Game: Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who rushed 14 times for 96 yards & scored 3 touchdowns.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers on the team winning the AFC West despite starting 4-8:

“This is obviously history in they way we trailed the division and now won it. We all had the expectations to get here. We obviously went a different route than we thought we would. But we’re here.”

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