Mattie T’s Week 4 NFL Recaps
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on October 7, 2009
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Star Player of the Game: Bears running back Matt Forte, who rushed for 121 yards on 12 attempts & scored 1 touchdown.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on his helicopter-like touchdown scramble in the 2nd quarter:
“If I could have just dove in there nice and quietly, I would have.”
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Star Player of the Game: Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, who caught 3 receptions for 24 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer on lobbying with head coach Marvin Lewis to go for it on 4th & 10 late in overtime instead of punting:
“Marvin was saying we’re going to punt. I said I think we can get this. That’s why Marvin’s great. He listens to people around him. Most coaches, once they make up their mind, they make up their mind.
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Star Player of the Game: Texans running back Steve Slaton, who rushed for 65 yards on 21 attempts & scored a touchdown while catching 2 receptions for 24 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak on having 4 of his players sit out Sunday due to illnesses:
“I don’t want to speculate on any of that … but it was kind of scary this morning, to be honest with you.”
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Star Player of the Game: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 31 of 41 passes for 353 yards and threw for 2 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Manning on tying Fran Tarkenton on Sunday with his 342nd career touchdown pass, which is 3rd on the NFL’s all-time list:
“Fran and my dad are friends and my dad has told me great stories about Fran Tarkenton. He was a unique player.”
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Star Player of the Game: Jaguars quarterback David Garrard, who completed 27 of 37 passes for 323 yards & threw for 3 touchdowns.
Jaguars wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker on the team’s game plan against Tennessee:
“We knew they were going to stack the box and try to stop Maurice (Jones-Drew). We just took advantage of that. It’s about time. We knew we were capable of doing it. It’s just time we did it.”
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Star Player of the Game: Giants wide receiver Steve Smith, who caught 11 receptions for 134 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning on his heel injury that was suffered during Sunday’s win:
“I always assume I’m going to play, that I’m going to be out there. I’ve always been a pretty quick healer. I’ll be doing everything I can possibly do this week to get healthy and prepared to play Oakland. We’ll find out more tomorrow. I can walk around and move around, but there is some discomfort.”
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Star Player of the Game: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who completed 21 of 32 passes for 258 yards & threw for 1 touchdown.
Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton on his criticial 4th down drop with Baltimore driving for a late game-winning touchdown:
“Flat out drop. It was a perfect ball. Joe put it on the money. To not come up with it is tough. It cost us the game.”
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Star Player of the Game: Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss, who caught 2 receptions for 74 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Buccaneers running back Carnell Williams on the 1st pro start from quarterback Josh Johnson on Sunday:
“The young kid didn’t do a bad job at all for it being a hostile environment like this. We can’t do nothing but go up from here; we’re 0-4. That’s how we’ve got to look at it.”
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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown, who rushed for 115 yards on 20 attempts & scored 2 touchdowns.
Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne on his 1st pro start on Sunday:
“It’s definitely a great feeling. Overall we did a wonderful job. Everybody deserves credit for this win.”
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Star Player of the Game: Saints safety Darren Sharper, who recorded 5 tackles, 2 interceptions & returned a 98-yard takeaway for a touchdown.
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez on his 4 turnover game:
“My mistakes killed us. They absolutely killed us. The defense played well enough to win. That whole game is 10-10 without three interceptions and a fumble. You turn the ball over like that in this league, and you can’t win.”
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Star Player of the Game: Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, who completed 20 of 29 passes for 243 yards & threw for 2 touchdowns.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo on the Broncos defense:
“They’re good all over. I understand Champ’s good. It’s questionable. I think you could go either way on that call. It’s a bang-bang play and the corner’s always driving on the ball. If he gets to the ball early, that’s part of the game. … Those are always going to be contested throws.”
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Star Player of the Game: 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, who recorded 5 tackles, 2 & a half sacks and returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown.
Willis on the team’s first shutout win since 2002:
“This is our house. We want to set the tempo. We don’t want any team coming in here and setting the tempo. I felt like they were taking a fight to us.”
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Star Player of the Game: Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall, who rushed 29 times for 165 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Mendenhall on his career game:
“I wanted people to see me and (see) who I am. This was a time that I was able to do that, play a full game for the first time in my career.”
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Star Player of the Game: Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, who completed 24 of 31 passes for 271 yards & threw 3 touchdowns.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on the importance of Monday’s win:
“I definitely wanted to get this win for Brett. He downplayed it all week, but I just knew it meant a lot to him. I could see it in his eyes.”
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