Roethlisberger started out on the bench but entered in the first quarter after Landry Jones went down with a left ankle injury. And I probably should have right there said, ‘No, he’s not going to go this week’.
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Pierre-Paul made his 2015 debut last week in Tampa, after missing the first eight games after he permanently damaged his right hand in a July 4 fireworks accident.
Gronkowski leads healthy players on the roster in receptions with 49 for 806 yards.
“It looked like a close play”, Patriots grandmaster Bill Belichick said.
NY took a 26-24 lead on Josh Brown’s 29-yard field goal with less than two minutes to play.
Beckham blamed himself for the defeat.
A heavy dose of Adrian Peterson, a big special teams play and Minnesota’s usual stout defense moved the Vikings into sole possession of first place in the NFC North. “No”, said Beckham. Did you ask for an explanation?
“Extremely disappointing loss. Not much for me to say about it other than the frustration was – I mean, finish the game”.
Manning said the reversal was not unexpected. In the end zone, nobody is a runner.
Earlier, Coughlin said, “Finish the game”. The win came at a cost, just as was the case last week when running back Dion Lewis was lost for the year with a knee injury. We had the ball in the end zone that’s knocked out of the hands.
“Any time you can beat a good team on the road and have the fans go home quiet, it’s a blast”. And it nearly did. It’s hard to imagine it’ll be Brady against Brock Osweiler on November 29, even after Gary Kubiak made the decision he did Sunday.
Adrian Peterson ran for 203 yards on 26 carries, including a game-sealing 80 burst with 1:50 left. “If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete”. He is expected to be out for a while, but the Patriots hope he can return for the playoffs. “You just got to make the play itself”. All he had to do was catch it to end the game. I’m sending the victory team out. “I’m sure of it. I know I will”. Next thing I remember, DRC (Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) is standing over me.
Brady was hit throwing the ball and it rainbowed down the middle of the field to a waiting Landon Collins. Unfortunately, my phone was dead so I couldn’t make my weekly Gost is money tweet. It’s the fact that I just didn’t keep my body upward.
Three plays later, Brady, playing without his leading receiver, Julian Edelman, who injured his foot, threw a 12-yard pass to Danny Amendola on fourth-and-10.
The quarterback was 16-for-25 passing for 142 yards with two touchdowns, but with the Patriots needing to overcome a 23-17 deficit, Brady was at his best when it matters most in the final quarter. Manning threw for 361 yards, completing 24 of 44 with two touchdowns.
Four plays later, LeGarrette Blount punched it in from the 1 and the Giants’ lead was down to 20-17. After the game, New Orleans coach Sean Payton said Ingram had gotten “a nick” in the first half.
In the second quarter, Manning fumbled away the ball on the Patriots’ 16-yard line. Elvis Dumervil had grabbed the quarterback’s face mask while sacking him, and because a game can’t end on a penalty by the defense, the Jaguars got one more play and the ball at the 35 after the 15-yard penalty.
The Buccaneers got a 1-yard bootleg touchdown run by quarterback Jameis Winston, making up for a day filled with missed opportunities by their offense.
“That was an unfortunate series”, Coughlin said.
In addition to Palmer, two other players in their 30s are experiencing career rejuvenations in Arizona: Chris Johnson, 30, and Larry Fitzgerald, 32. He also took a bad sack after the Giants’ fumble recovery, as it pushed them out of field goal range and resulted in a punt. The Eagles fell to 4-5.
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It should be noted that the Cardinals lost quarterback Carson Palmer before that 2014 game, and his absence led to a few unstable play at quarterback that contributed greatly to their late-season slide.
