Mattie T’s Week 7 NFL Recaps

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Star Player of the Game: Packers running back Ryan Grant, who rushed 27 times for 148 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Browns quarterback Derek Anderson on the team’s struggles:

“We aren’t good right now. That’s it. Period. We haven’t executed. We haven’t done the right things to win ballgames. We haven’t run the ball effectively, thrown it where we needed to. We haven’t protected up front like we need to and caught it when we need to.”

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Star Player of the Game: Texans tight end Owen Daniels, who caught 7 receptions for 123 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

49ers head coach Mike Singletary on his decision at halftime to pull starting quarterback Shaun Hill for reserve Alex Smith:

“I just thought it was time to make the switch. It was as simple as that. No long, drawn-out thought process. But let’s make the change.”

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Star Player of the Game: Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who completed 18 of 30 passes for 268 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.

Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson on the importance of his season-high 36-yard run on Sunday:

“It kind of got us going. It was something we needed and it was a big play for us. It was a staple of our offense. It’s been around for years, old power. It was perfectly blocked and was just a great job of execution.”

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Star Player of the Game: Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace, who caught 3 receptions for 72 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on the team’s failed 3rd quarter drive that featured three failed plays from the half-yard line:

“Playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers and their defense— I felt it’s the best defense we’re going to face—you’ve got to get those seven points. I was highly upset about having to settle for three points.”

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Star Player of the Game: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 23 of 34 passes for 235 yards & threw for 3 touchdowns.

Colts tight end Dallas Clark on the large number of Indianapolis fans that made the trip to St. Louis for Sunday’s game:

“We had a great following today. It was outstanding. When we were introduced it felt like a home game.”

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Star Player of the Game: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who caught 10 receptions for 107 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on his first professional game in London:

“All the flashbulbs were going off there before the kickoff. They went on for about 10 minutes, which you don’t see in the States too often. I think it’s a privilege to come over here and get to enjoy this type of experience. It will probably never happen again for us, so we’ll retire 1-0 internationally.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bills wide receiver Lee Evans, who caught 5 receptions for 75 yards & scored 1 touchdown .

Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme on whether his starting quarterback job is safe:

“In my heart, yeah, but I mean let’s be honest, I don’t think I’m a dummy. When you’re not playing well offensively, you always have to look at the quarterback.”

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Star Player of the Game: Jets running back Shonn Greene, who rushed 19 times for 144 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Raiders head coach Tom Cable on his decision to bench starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell:

“I thought he was really out of sorts early in the game. I just did not feel like at that point he gave us the best chance to have the success we needed to have offensively and made the move. JaMarcus will continue to be our starter. There is no issue there.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bengals running back Cedric Benson, who rushed 37 times for 189 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on the team’s offensive explosion:

“I don’t understand why it went this way today and why it didn’t go that way last week or the week before that. The offensive line played unbelievable. For Ced to run the way he did today and for us to be able to throw, we could have done what we wanted to do.”

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Star Player of the Game: Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who completed 21 of 29 passes for 311 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.

Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking on facing his former Atlanta team for the first time:

“The last thing I was told by one of the coaches is this is a young man’s game. I guess an old man can still play in this league.”

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Star Player of the Game: Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey, who caught 4 receptions for 105 yards.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees on his plea to score a last-second 1st half touchdown to head coach Sean Payton, who sent his field goal team out with New Orleans trailing 24-3:

“I just told him I’d get it. I said, ‘I’ll get the touchdown. I know exactly what to do.”’

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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals running back Beanie Wells, who rushed 14 times for 67 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin on the team’s improved defense:

“We feel like we’ve got one of the best defenses in the league. It’s tough for teams to move the ball on them, let alone score on them.”

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Star Player of the Game: Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who had a 67-yard run for a touchdown & also caught 2 receptions for 69 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Eagles linebacker Will Witherspoon on his team debut:

“You can’t expect to get a sack, cause a fumble, turnover, interception for touchdown—whatever. It’s like, ‘What? Who in their right mind would think that in their first game?’ But when it comes down to it, it happened.”

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