Mattie T’s Week 8 NFL Recaps
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on November 3, 2010
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Star Player of the Game: Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, who rushed 22 times for 177 yards.
Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop on his game-winning 35-yard field goal on the final play of overtime:
“I hit (the first one) really well, as crazy as that sounds. I guess I learned something from the first one and realized I’m going to have to put this ball outside the post because there was that much wind today. I feel very blessed to have the second opportunity.”
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Star Player of the Game: Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, who completed 25 of 32 passes for 191 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.
Panthers head coach John Fox on his team’s 4 turnovers during Sunday’s loss:
“You’re just not going to win games, especially on the road, when you turn it over that many times, so it was frustrating.”
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Star Player of the Game: 49ers running back Frank Gore, who rushed 29 times for 118 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
49ers quarterback Troy Smith on his first NFL start:
“Even though we missed some things early on, I think the rhythm was put in place to make some plays later on. You have to be able to keep your head down and keep even-keeled as a quarterback.”
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Star Player of the Game: Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who caught 9 receptions for 101 yards & scored 3 touchdowns.
Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan on his decision to bench Donovan McNabb for Rex Grossman during the 4th quarter, which led to a fumble that Detroit returned for a touchdown:
“I thought that was the best scenario for us to win.”
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Star Player of the Game: Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings, who caught 6 receptions for 81 yards.
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez on his team’s sloppy offensive performance, which included 4 dropped passes:
“We left a lot of completions out there. It’s just a poor job on my part.”
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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who caught 5 receptions for 64 yards.
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer on the team’s fourth straight loss:
“It is amazing. It’s embarrassing. It’s depressing. It’s every negative word you can think of that we didn’t do our job.”
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Star Player of the Game: Jaguars quarterback David Garrard, who completed 17 of 21 passes for 260 yards while throwing for 4 touchdowns. Garrard also rushed 2 times for 2 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis on the team’s big offensive performance:
“Our best football is yet to come.”
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Star Player of the Game: Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who caught 5 receptions for 123 yards & scored 1 touchdown.
Chargers fullback Mike Tolbert on the emotional halftime speech given by head coach Norv Turner:
“You could tell the emotion he had because he was getting pretty red.”
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Star Player of the Game: Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount, who rushed 22 times for 120 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris on Josh Freeman’s 6th career fourth quarterback comeback win, which was done in only his 16th career start:
“It’s like he almost did that on purpose. He is throwing games to get another fourth-quarter comeback.”
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Star Player of the Game: Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis, who rushed 17 times for 112 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.
Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss on facing his former team for the first time since being traded on October 6th:
“I miss every last helmet in that locker room. Coach Belichick gave me a chance to be a part of something special, and I take that to heart.”
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Star Player of the Game: Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell, who completed 15 of 27 passes for 310 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.
Raiders head coach Tom Cable on his team’s best record at the midway point in 8 years:
“It means we are growing, we are getting better and we got some things going in the right direction and there’s some consistency with that for the first time in quite some time.”
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Star Player of the Game: Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who completed 34 of 44 passes for 305 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns & 1 interception.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on being held under 200 passing yards without a touchdown:
“This is definitely a gut check for us. We got knocked down a little bit tonight and now it will be interesting to see how we bounce back.”
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Star Player of the Game: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who completed 26 of 45 passes for 268 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.
Manning on the impressive debut from backup tight end Jacob Tamme, who caught 6 receptions for 64 yards:
“I think you always want to see how a guy responds. Certainly, a high-pressure situation. It was nice to see a guy that had a calm, cool look to him the entire night. That was encouraging to see.”
