Mattie T’s Week 15 NFL Recaps
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on December 23, 2009
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Star Player of the Game: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 23 of 30 passes for 308 yards while throwing for 4 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Manning on Reggie Wayne’s game-winning 65-yard touchdown reception in the 4th quarter:
“What a huge play when we needed it. He’s a great player. He comes to play. We haven’t gotten him the ball recently as much as we’d like, but he draws a lot of attention and you still want to get him the ball. His presence allows us to get other guys open.”
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Star Player of the Game: Cowboys running back Marion Barber, who rushed 17 times for 62 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees on the team’s failure to become the 1st team in NFL History to go 19-0:
“We feel like we deserved it and the whole city deserved it and we wanted to make it happen. That’s probably the most disappointing thing about it.”
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Star Player of the Game: Browns running back Jerome Harrison, who rushed 34 times for 286 yards & scored 3 touchdowns.
Browns great Jim Brown on Harrison’s career day, which is the 3rd best rushing output in NFL History:
“I was seeing a phenom—unbelievable. The obvious is the obvious. He did an unbelievable job.”
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Star Player of the Game: Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes, who recorded 6 tackles & 2 interceptions.
Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez on his game-winning touchdown reception with 1:38 remaining:
“They were doing a pretty good job of taking me out of that final drive. Then on the last play, I thought, ‘Oh my God, they’re going zone here and I might have a shot here to get open.”’
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Star Player of the Game: Titans quarterback Vince Young, who completed 14 of 27 passes for 236 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Titans head coach Jeff Fisher on Vince Young’s play:
“The way he played against this defense, I think that kind of shows what he’s doing at the position. I’m very proud of him from that standpoint.”
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Star Player of the Game: Patriots running back Laurence Maroney, who rushed 23 times for 81 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss on his 13-yard touchdown reception in the 2nd quarter that put New England up for good:
“You all did your talking, now let me do mine. I’ve been in this league 12 years, and I’ve been through a lot. And these shoulders that I have on my body, you can put the earth on it. So just to let you know, I bounced back. I appreciate it.”
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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals running back Beanie Wells, who rushed 17 times for 110 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Lions quarterback Drew Stanton on the home fans cheers upon him entering the game:
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t nice.”
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Star Player of the Game: Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, who caught 9 receptions for 196 yards.
Johnson on the Rams’ home crowd:
“It was kind of dead. Normally when you play road games, the other team’s fans are energetic. Their fans really weren’t.”
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Star Player of the Game: Raiders running back Michael Bush, who rushed 18 times for 133 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell on the meaning of Sunday’s win, which could knock the Broncos out of the playoffs:
“They’re all special, but this one’s pretty high.”
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Star Player of the Game: Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, who caught 5 receptions for 108 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on playing with a heavy heart:
“It was a little empty feeling. It was bigger than football without him. Today I played with an extra set of hands, an extra set of legs and an extra heart.”
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Star Player of the Game: Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who completed 21 of 29 passes for 234 yards while throwing for 4 touchdowns.
Bears head coach Lovie Smith on Sunday’s blowout loss:
“The game looked like one team was playing for something and the other one really wasn’t.”
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Star Player of the Game: Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who caught 6 receptions for 140 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid on the home crowd’s behavior following LeSean McCoy’s 4th quarter touchdown:
“We don’t need to throw snowballs. We’re a classy crew here in Philadelphia. Save that for the parking lots.”
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Star Player of the Game: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who completed 29 of 46 passes for 503 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on losing during the game’s final play, as Roethlisberger hit Mike Wallace for a 19-yard touchdown with no time remaining:
“Unfortunately, the last team with the ball would win.”
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Star Player of the Game: Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow, who caught 6 receptions for 93 yards.
Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmanzadeh on losing to a one-win team for the first time in over 33 years:
“We thought after last week it couldn’t get any worse. Surprise.”
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Star Player of the Game: Panthers quarterback Matt Moore, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 299 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre on his heated sideline argument with head coach Brad Childress:
“Brad wanted to go in a different direction. And I wanted to stay in the game. It’s not 70-6, but we were up 7-6. I said I’m staying in the game. I’m playing.”
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Star Player of the Game: Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who completed 19 of 26 passes for 268 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns.
Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall on the team’s first game under new general manager Bruce Allen:
“You’ve got a new boss to impress. This is an audition. These last couple of games is an audition. Bruce Allen pretty much got a head start on evaluating talent. If he looks at what he saw today, he’ll scrap this whole thing.”
