Mattie T’s Week 5 NFL Recaps
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on October 15, 2009
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Star Player of the Game: Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who rushed 27 times for 120 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on the leadership shown by quarterback Carson Palmer:
“That was Carson in the huddle, being very confident, being very sound, keeping everybody calm. When he talks the way he does in that huddle, with that confidence and that swagger like that, there’s no doubt that we’re going to go down and score.”
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Star Player of the Game: Browns running back Jamal Lewis, who rushed 31 times for 117 yards.
Browns quarterback Derek Anderson on Sunday’s win despite completing 2 of 17 pass attempts:
“A win’s a win. I knew it was going to be a grind. You could tell. It was hard to throw.”
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Star Player of the Game: Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith, who caught 5 receptions for 65 yards.
Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell on the team’s back-to-back road losses:
“We lost to Detroit on the road. We come here and lose to Carolina. This one stings more.”
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Star Player of the Game: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who completed 23 of 30 passes for 277 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin on the throng of fans that made the trip to Detroit for Sunday’s game:
“Man, they traveled awesome. It was spectacular to stand on the visiting sideline and see the fan support that we had today in this building.”
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Star Player of the Game: Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin, who caught 10 receptions for 250 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Austin on setting a new franchise record for receiving yards in a single game, formerly held by “Bullet” Bob Hayes:
“It’s a feeling that’s unbelievable. It’s amazing. I never seen that coming today. I was ready today, but you never expect a huge game like that.”
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Star Player of the Game: Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed 11 times for 110 yards & scored 2 touchdowns while catching 1 reception for 55 yards.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning on playing despite a painful right heel injury:
“At the end, it was picture perfect. Just get in there and score, score quickly, score a lot and then rest it and make sure you don’t put more strain on it or make it more sore tomorrow. It turned out really well.”
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Star Player of the Game: Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who caught 6 receptions for 142 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb on playing despite a rib injury:
“I felt pretty good. I thought it was a slow process. I didn’t think the first touchdown would happen that fast.”
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Star Player of the Game: Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed 15 times for 69 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre on winning his first game after his 40th birthday:
“I hope there’s many more to come. I’d be lying if I said I thought I’d still be playing at 40 and not miss a game at this point. I just hope I can lead this team to bigger and better things.”
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Star Player of the Game: Falcons running back Michael Turner, who rushed 22 times for 97 yards & scored 3 touchdowns.
49ers head coach Mike Singletary on his 3rd quarter sideline confrontation with Falcons guard Harvey Dahl:
“I’ll put it this way: I wish I had more coaching etiquette. I don’t. I love my players and when someone responds about my players in a particular way, I may do some things I shouldn’t do. I have to get better at those things as time goes on. …
Even though the player was talking to me, I should not have said what I said. It wasn’t anything bad, it was just something that shouldn’t have happened.”
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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who caught 5 receptions for 79 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak on the team’s failed goal-line drive late in the 4th quarter:
“When we got to the 1 we should have scored on the second play. We should have scored on the pass and on the last run. We have to be good enough to make a yard in the National Football league when it counts and we didn’t.”
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Star Player of the Game: Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who caught 8 receptions for 64 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels on the importance of beating former mentor Bill Belichick:
“I lied. It was a little bit more special to me because I knew how hard it was to beat him.”
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Star Player of the Game: Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who completed 18 of 30 passes for 241 yards & threw for 4 touchdowns.
Jaguars quarterback David Garrard on the loss of rookie wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker, who was benched Sunday for violating team rules:
“He definitely didn’t cost us a loss or anything. But whenever you have a dynamic player like that, you want him on the field.”
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Star Player of the Game: Colts wide receiver Austin Collie, who caught 8 receptions for 97 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Titans head coach Jeff Fisher on the play of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who put together his fifth straight 300-yard passing game to start the season:
“He’s just playing as well now as I think he’s ever played in his career.”
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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown, who rushed 21 times for 74 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Jets head coach Rex Ryan on his team’s inability to stop the Dolphins’ Wildcat offense:
“I used to see all those gimmicks when I was coaching back in college. I’ve been a part of some bad performances before on defense, just not this bad.”
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