Mattie T’s Week 10 NFL Recaps

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Star Player of the Game: Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, who caught 12 receptions for 138 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco on his apparent go-ahead touchdown pass to Todd Heap, which put Baltimore up with 1:05 remaining:

“You think it’s your game. You think it’s over.”

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Star Player of the Game: Colts tight end Jacob Tamme, who caught 7 receptions for 73 yards.

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on winning despite throwing for a season-low 185 passing yards:

“We had chances to put the game possibly out of reach and we did not do that. Fortunately our defense was able to hang on there at the end.”

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Star Player of the Game: Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who caught 5 receptions for 76 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards on playing Sunday against his former team:

“I just came here to play football. Some guys tried to take some shots at me after the play, but nothing was dirty.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox, who caught 5 receptions for 90 yards.

Vikings quarterback Brett Favre on his recent national TV interview that stated 2010 would be his final NFL season:

“As I said when I came here last year, my first press conference—if it ended then, if it ended today, if it ends at the end of this year, if it ended before the start of this year, it’s been a wonderful career. I hold no regrets. It’s been everything I thought it would’ve been and then some.”

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Star Player of the Game: Dolphins tight end Anthony Fasano, who caught 5 receptions for 107 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Dolphins quarterback Tyler Thigpen about sparking the offense following injuries to both Chad Pennington & Chad Henne:

“I knew I had to take advantage of my opportunity to help my team win. It wasn’t about my stats; it was about getting us in the end zone and winning the game.”

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Star Player of the Game: Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas, who caught 8 receptions for 149 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson on the miraculous 50-yard Hail Mary attempt with no time remaining that resulted in the Jaguars’ game-winning touchdown:

“It’s a crazy play. I don’t think any of their guys jumped up to try to catch the ball. You think about it, you’re snake-bitten because you don’t see that happen too often. They made the play and we didn’t.”

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Star Player of the Game: Bills running back Fred Jackson, who rushed 25 times for 133 yards & scored 1 touchdown. Jackson also caught 4 receptions for 37 yards & scored 1 touchdown.

Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson on Sunday’s loss, which now gives Detroit a new NFL record of 25 consecutive road losses:

“It was really frustrating, especially coming here and feeling we were the better team. We weren’t thinking about the streak. That should have ended it. But it didn’t.”

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Star Player of the Game: Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman, who completed 18 of 24 passes for 241 yards while throwing for 2 touchdowns.

Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris on his team’s latest bounceback win following their Week 9 loss to Atlanta:

“This team has done it throughout the season. We got beat bad by the Pittsburgh Steelers and we bounced back. We came out got beat bad by the New Orleans Saints  and we bounced back. It’s no different when you get beat by Atlanta. … You can’t have any hangovers. This team is too young for hangovers.”

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Star Player of the Game: Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, who completed 22 of 34 passes for 296 yards while throwing for 4 touchdowns.

Broncos linebacker Jason Hunter on his 75-yard fumble return for a touchdown:

“I wasn’t going to let anyone catch me.”

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Star Player of the Game: 49ers quarterback Troy Smith, who completed 17 of 28 passes for 356 yards while throwing for 1 touchdown.

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford on the team’s 7th straight road loss on Sunday:

“Somehow we’ve got to find that killer instinct. We have to be able to put teams away when the game is on the line.”

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Star Player of the Game: Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna, who completed 13 of 22 passes for 327 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns & 1 interception.

Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett on winning in his team debut:

“I thought the intensity was there in all three areas. Guys were fighting for each other. We were challenged in all areas and I think we stepped up.”

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Star Player of the Game: Seahawks wide receiver Mike Williams, who caught 11 receptions for 145 yards.

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt on his team’s 4th straight loss:

“These are tough times for us. I think what we have to do is continue to work the way we’ve been working and have our guys step up. That is all you can do.”

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Star Player of the Game: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who completed 30 of 43 passes for 350 yards while throwing for 3 touchdowns. Brady also rushed 1 time for 1 yard & scored 1 touchdown.

Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward on his concussion, which ended his NFL record of 186 straight games with at least one catch:

“I wanted to go back in, but they wouldn’t let me.”

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Star Player of the Game: Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who completed 20 of 28 passes for 333 yards while throwing for 4 touchdowns. Vick also rushed 8 times for 80 yards & scored 2 touchdowns.

Vick on his huge performance:

“I’ve had some great games in my day. But I don’t think I’ve had one quite like this one.”