Mattie T’s Week 3 NFL Recaps
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on September 30, 2009
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Star Player of the Game: Ravens running back Willis McGahee, who rushed 7 times for 67 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Browns head coach Eric Mangini on his decision to pull starter Brady Quinn in favor of Derek Anderson:
“I thought that at that point D.A. might be able to give us a spark. That’s what I was hoping to accomplish coming out of halftime.”
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Star Player of the Game: Lions running back Kevin Smith, who rushed 16 times for 101 yards.
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford on the scene at Ford Field in the final seconds of the game:
“I figured I’d just let the crowd noise tell me what happened. When it got really quiet, I couldn’t take it, so I looked up, and saw them running, and then the tackle, and then I saw the clock was at zero.”
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Star Player of the Game: Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who rushed 23 times for 119 yards & scored 3 touchdowns.
Texans running back Chris Brown on his costly goal line fumble, which was recovered by Jacksonville:
“When you let down all your teammates, you can’t put it into words.”
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Star Player of the Game: Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin, who returned a 3rd quarter kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown.
Brett Favre on his first career game-winning touchdown pass with under 10 seconds remaining:
“It’s hard to even recall all of ‘em. This one was pretty special.”
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Star Player of the Game: Patriots running back Fred Taylor, who rushed 21 times for 105 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on his struggles during his 1st game back in Massachusetts since the Boston College era:
“When you go somewhere, you have to produce. So it doesn’t make a difference.”
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Star Player of the Game: Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb, who completed 24 for 34 passes for 327 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick on his new role in Philadelaphia’s wildcat offense:
“It’s a different scenario. It’s hard. I haven’t been in this before. I tell myself to stay loose and be ready for whenever they call my number and play within the framework of the offense.”
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Star Player of the Game: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who went 13 for 23 with 269 yards, passed for 2 touchdowns & ran for 1 touchdown.
Rodgers on the play from his offensive linemen:
“They really gave me some time. I was able to move in the pocket.”
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Star Player of the Game: Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed 14 times for 104 yards.
Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris on his team’s dreadful performance:
“We have no choice but to get better than this performance. You get five first downs and you’re 0-for-9 on third down. You have 86 yards total offense. It was completely disastrous.”
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Star Player of the Game: Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery, who caught 8 receptions for 108 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins on his team’s 0-3 start:
“It’s frustrating. By no means can we start pointing fingers and start pushing panic buttons. We’ve just got to stay together and keep believing in what we are doing and we’ll get it turned around.”
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Star Player of the Game: Saints running back Pierre Thomas, who rushed 14 times for 126 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens on not catching a single reception for the first time in 185 games:
“I’m good. Just got to get ready for next week.”
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Star Player of the Game: Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who completed 21 of 27 passes for 247 yards, 3 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Seahawks head coach Jim Mora on the two critical field goal misses by his kicker Olindo Mare:
“You’ve got to make those kicks, especially in a game like this when you’re in a game like this kicking and fighting and scratching and playing your tail off and you miss those kicks. Not acceptable. Not acceptable. Absolutely not acceptable.
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Star Player of the Game: Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who rushed 16 times for 76 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer on leading his team to a stunning 4th quarter comeback win against the defending champs:
“Indescribable. The fans wanted it as much as we did, and it felt great to see those hands go up signaling a touchdown and hear them roar.”
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Star Player of the Game: Broncos running back Correll Buckhalter, who rushed 14 times for 108 yards.
Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels on his team’s surprising 3-0 start:
“There’s no vindication because there’s nothing to be vindicated about.”
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Star Player of the Game: Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, who caught 5 receptions for 120 yards.
Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington on his season-ending shoulder injury:
“I’m truly disappointed because I know what type of work I’ve put in and what type of work our team has put in.”
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Star Player of the Game: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 24 of 35 passes for 379 yards, 4 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Colts head coach Jim Caldwell on Manning throwing his 50th career game of 300 passing yards or more on Sunday:
“The thing is that we constantly have to make certain that we don’t take it for granted. He’s had some just unbelievable games. … I think he amazes us every time he does it, but he does it so often if you don’t watch yourself you can think that it’s commonplace, but it certainly is not.”
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Star Player of the Game: Cowboys running back Felix Jones, who rushed 8 times for 94 yards.
Panthers head coach John Fox on his team’s 0-3 start:
“We have lots of football left. We’re not even a quarter through the season. We’ve had three-loss skids before. We have to stick together.”
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