San Diego QB Philip Rivers set records for an opposing player for attempts (65) and completions (43) and his 503 yards tied Ben Roethlisberger for second-most passing yards. “Then we have to get ready for the Oakland Raiders”. Rivers was on his back after being knocked down, arched his neck up, then laid back down in frustration and flailed his arms.
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It wasn’t easy in Green Bay on Sunday, but the took San Diego’s best shot and absorbed it on their way to a 6-0 record and a much-needed off week. “Damarious is off to a great start”.
San Diego lost to Pittsburgh on the last play on Monday night.
As fast as the Packers started, they slowed down their production and San Diego was able to come back.
-RB James Starks had the first two-touchdown game of his career and his 65-yard touchdown run was the longest by a Packers runner since DeShawn Wynn’s 73-yard dash vs. Detroit in the 2008 finale. Defensive end Datone Jones, occupying a spot inside, split blocking right guard D.J. Fluker and center Chris Watt to drop Woodhead for a one-yard loss on third-and-goal from the 2.
For the most part, these little post-game lightning rounds have been pretty easy to write in that the Packers games thus far have largely come down to either “Yeah, the defense struggled, but holy crap Aaron Rodgers!” or, “The offense was off its game, but holy crap the defense!” . He finished 16 of 29 for 255 yards and got sacked three times.
A hip injury kept Allen sidelined for much of the second half. They had 80 yards to go in those 157 seconds. Manning overcame three interceptions to help the Broncos improve to 6-0 for the seventh time in team history.
For a half, the teams traded jabs.
The New England Patriots were winners of their so-called revenge game against the Colts at Indianapolis on Sunday.
The Bengals are 6-0 after Andy Dalton threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-21 win over Buffalo.
Receiver Jared Abbrederis acquitted himself well on his one kickoff return in place of the injured Ty Montgomery (ankle), taking the second-half kickoff back 30 yards to the Green Bay 40. Tarasenko gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead on a delayed penalty midway through the third period. Micah Hyde had a 16-yard punt return in the third quarter, setting up the Packers offense for the go-ahead, 69-yard touchdown drive. While the offense was gaining yards at will through the air, the running game could not get going. Rodgers hit the mark on his 3,652nd career throw on a short pass to Lacy in the fourth quarter, eclipsing the previous standard of 3,695 pass attempts by Pro Football Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. Brandon Marshall had seven catches for 111 yards, and Eric Decker also caught a TD. The Redskins are 2-4. We’re gonna get on a roll at a few point. “Now we can relax and get everybody back with injuries throughout this week and we have a big one coming up after the bye”. The two hooked up later for an 88-yard strike. “I just made a comment, ‘Hey, you’ve got to laugh to keep from crying, ‘” he said. “I’m still kind of reeling from it”. He threw for two touchdowns for the Chargers (2-4).
“Yeah, that was impressive – a lot of throws”, Rodgers said.
Rookie running back Melvin Gordon was benched in the second half after two fumbles.
Miami’s defense led the way in a 38-10 win over Tennessee, giving interim head coach Dan Campbell a victory in his first game since replacing Joe Philbin on October. 5. Cameron Wake had four of the Dolphins’ six sacks and also forced two fumbles.
“We’ll take ’em any we can”, Rodgers said.
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“You know you look at the style of wins we’re having, hopefully that means something later on down the road”, Matthews said. “I don’t think I’ve ever said the bye week wasn’t healthy or come at the right time, but this is definitely (the right time)”.
