Mattie T’s Week 13 NFL Recaps

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Star Player of the Game: Jets running back Thomas Jones, who rushed 23 times for 109 yards.

Jets head coach Rex Ryan on quarterback Mark Sanchez’s injured right knee, which he suffered while making a headfirst dive:

“He’s got to understand that it’s in the organization’s best interests to slide, and that was disappointing. I love the kid, but he’s got to grow up and understand that he represents our entire organization.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bears running back Matt Forte, who rushed 24 times for 91 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Rams running back Steven Jackson on playing despite back spasms:

“There is no shortcut to it. I knew coming into this game, leaving last week, I was going to face an eight- and nine-man box and I knew it was going to be a rough one. So just try to gut it out.”

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Star Player of the Game: Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, who rushed 26 times for 120 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman on his three red-zone interceptions:

“That’s just completely unacceptable. I want to play in this league a long time. Guys that throw a lot of picks usually don’t last.”

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Star Player of the Game: Jaguars quarterback David Garrard, who completed 15 of 28 passes for 238 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.

Texans head coach Gary Kubiak on running back Chris Brown’s attempted goal-line throw, which turned into an interception:

“We had what we wanted, but obviously it didn’t work out. It’s a tough spot to put Chris in, so it just ends up being a bad call by me. A poor call.”

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Star Player of the Game: Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno, who rushed 21 times for 86 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels on winning his first game against ex-teammate Matt Cassel:

“I want to win. I’m a Bronco. We’re going to have more games against the Chiefs and Matt Cassel. It’s going to take a good effort to contain him and stop him every time we play him.”

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Star Player of the Game: Colts running back Joseph Addai, who rushed 21 times for 79 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on the team tying an NFL record with their 21st consecutive win on Sunday:

“You try to tell these guys that when you win a couple in a row, or three or four in a row, this is not normal. It’s not normal to win 10 or 11 or 12 games every year. But these guys that have been here five years would tell me it is normal for us. That’s all they’ve done.”

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Star Player of the Game: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 238 yards while throwing for 1 touchdown.

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick on facing his former team:

“It was as loud as it gets in the Dome. I heard the chants all through the stadium and it sent chills down my spine. They were just letting me know that people still appreciate what I’ve done.”

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Star Player of the Game: Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who completed 35 of 49 passes for 419 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns & 1 interception.

Saints head coach Sean Payton on Robert Meacham’s incredible strip of Redskins cornerback Kareem Moore, which led to a 44-yard touchdown:

“It was a huge play. It’s your game changer.”

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Star Player of the Game: Raiders quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who completed 20 of 33 passes for 308 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.

Gradkowski on his three 4th quarter touchdown passes to help stun his former childhood team:

“That was so exciting, I can’t even put into words how I feel.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, who caught 9 receptions for 137 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Ochocinco on the team clinching a winning record for just the 2nd time over the past 19 years:

“It puts us in a great position. We don’t have to depend on other people to win. We control our own destiny at this point. It’s a very, very, very good feeling for us as a team and a city. It’s pretty cool, man.”

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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins wide receiver Davone Bess, who caught 10 receptions for 117 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano on his team’s win, which now puts them just 1 game behind 1st place New England:

“It puts us right back in the thick of things.”

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Star Player of the Game: Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who caught 8 receptions for 167 yards.

Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson on surpassing Jim Brown as the NFL’s 8th all-time touchdown leader (150 career TD’s):

“Yeah, a perfect day. I’ve thought a long time about this day. If I was going to pass Jim, I wanted to do it here in Cleveland, and I wanted to talk to him in the locker room after the game.”

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Star Player of the Game: Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, who rushed 13 times for 39 yards & scored a touchdown while adding a 74-yard touchdown reception.

Cowboys tight end Jason Witten on losing despite his season-high 156 receiving yard effort:

“We’ve got to challenge ourselves and find a way to play. We have to get back to it and forget all this December stuff. I’m not trying to avoid it or say it’s not true. We’ve got to put it away. You let another one slip and you’re really in trouble.”

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Star Player of the Game: Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who completed 25 of 34 passes for 198 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.

Seahawks head coach Jim Mora Jr. on 49ers running back Frank Gore only running the ball 9 times for the entire game:

“I’m glad he didn’t have the ball more.”

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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who completed 22 of 32 passes for 285 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.

Vikings quarterback Brett Favre on his most errant performance of the season to date:

“I made some decisions that I haven’t made up to this point and I’m disappointed about it.”

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Star Player of the Game: Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, who caught 7 receptions for 79 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Packers wide receiver Donald Driver on his team nearly blowing a 17-point lead in the 2nd half:

“It wasn’t pretty out there, but a win is a win. We had to get this one to stay ahead in the playoff race.”

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