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Jim Plunkett fired 4 TD passes to
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3 Los Angeles (N) @ Green
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3 Chicago @ New Orleans
3 New York (J) @ New England
3 Baltimore @ Buffalo
3 Cincinnati @ Cleveland
3 San Diego @ Seattle
3 Kansas City @ Washington
3 Miami @ Los Angeles (A)
3 New York (G) @ Dallas
3 Atlanta @ Detroit
3 Pittsburgh @ Houston
3 Philadelphia @ Denver
3 Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
3 San Francisco @ St. Louis
WEEK 2: Review
2 Houston 34 @ Los Angeles(A) 37
The Defending Super Bowl Champions Los Angeles Raiders who began defense
of their title with a 23-10 loss at Cincinnati looked to bounce back at
home against the Houston Oilers..The Oilers came to L.A as big underdogs
but they would give the Silver and Black all they wanted..This wild game
would feature 8 turnovers ( 4 by each team ) and almost 800 yards of
combined total offense..The Raiders led 13-10 at the half but found
themselves down 27-20 heading into the 4th quarter..Then behind two Jim
Plunkett ( 27-43-353 ) touchdown passes they would take the lead
34-27..Plunkett who threw for 4 TD's also had three interceptions..His
last TD pass came with 1:34 to go in the game as he connected with WR
Cliff Branch for 12 yards to put the Raiders up by seven..However the
Oilers would have a miracle up their sleeve..After completing a pass to
the Raiders 47 yard line Oilers QB Gifford Nielsen (21-41-261) would hurry
his team to the line and spike the ball with 1 tic left on the clock
setting up the stage for the unbelievable..As time expired Nielsen
launched the ball to the back of the end zone..The Raiders were in
position to knock down the hail mary pass but as DB's James Davis and Odis
McKinney jumped up to bat the ball down they collided and the ball sailed
over their outstretched hands into the lap of WR Steve Bryant in the back
of the end zone..Bryant did a good job of keeping both feet in and
securing the ball as he fell backwards sending the game into OT..The
Raiders would get the ball first but were forced to punt..The Oilers
looking for the upset marched to the Raiders 35 yard line and had a third
and one...Facing 9 guys in the box the Oilers instead of handing off to RB
Earl Campbell (17-54) went for the dagger but it was Raider DT Bill Pickel
who shot the gap and smothered Nielsen for a five yard loss..That would be
the Raiders 7th sack of the day..Out of FG range now the Oilers would be
stopped on 4th down as Nielsen was tackled two yards short after he had
scrambled..The Raiders would capitalize as Plunkett would throw a strike
to TE Todd Christensen (11-142-2) to the Oilers 30 yard line..After
setting up a first goal at the seven, the Raiders would send out Chris
Bahr who would send the Raidernation home happy as he booted it right down
the center from 24 yards out giving the Raiders a 37-34 victory..The
Raiders improve to 1-1 and Oilers fall to 0-2...Thnx to Frank for a great
game on his part....
2 Pittsburgh 7 @ Green Bay 27
Franco Harris looked like his old self rushing for 116 yards on only 23
carries as the Steelers had more first downs, rushing yards and time of
possession. Unfortunately, five costly turnover ending several scoring
threats as the Packers downed the Steelers 27-7. Packers rookie Tim Lewis
intercepted three passes and earns game MVP honors for the Pack. After
starting the season against two AFC Central opponents, the Packers will
face an NFC for the first time next week when the host the Rams. The
Steelers will travel to Houston to take on the Oilers.
2 San Diego 21 @ Kansas City 42
The high-powered Chargers offense came into Kansas City and found the
Chiefs had some offense of thier own. Jumping out quickly to a 21 - 7
lead. Two Theotis Brown TD runs and Bill Kenney passing lead the effort.
The score at halftime was KC 35 SD 21. Two interceptions by Cherry and
Green slowed Dan Fouts and the Chiefs lifted their season record to 1 - 1.
2 Dallas 24 @ St. Louis 21
Tough competitive game was won by late Dallas TD.
2 New England 14 @ Miami 30
Mark Clayton returned a punt 65 yards and Mark Duper caught 2 touchdown
passes to key Miami's 30-14 win over New England in the Dolphins home
opener. Miami's Killer Bee defense forced the Patriots into 7 turnovers
including 5 interceptions by QB Steve Grogan. The lone highlight for New
England was an 89 yard touchdown run by FB Mosi Tatupu for the game's
first score.
2 New Orleans 26 @ Los Angeles(N) 7
2 Denver 24 @ Baltimore 6
Baltimore (AP) - The Bronco's came into hostile Memorial Stadium to face
the 1-0 Colts in Baltimore. With the Baltimore fans still verbally upset
with John Elway betrayal, the crowd was deafening. A stingy Bronco defense
kept the Colts and fans out of the game and end zone. And as coach Dan
Reeves promised during the week, he let the 1st pick of the draft, John
Elway make his NFL debut, going 5-6 103 yards and 1 touchdown. Elway
showed why he was the first pick in the draftr with his 3rd quarter drive
of 2 plays 77 yard's, starting with a 65 yard catch and run by (MVP) Steve
Watson followed by a 12 yard TD catch by Rick Upchirch. Steve Deberg
started for Denver and threw 2 touchdown passes playing solid and
recovering from last weeks bad game. Denver will host Philadelphia in
their season opener next week.
2 Buffalo 7 @ Cincinnati 32
2 Cleveland 21 @ Detroit 34
4 Browns turnovers helped the Lions open there home season with a 34-21
win Saturday at the Silver Dome.
2 Washington 42 @ Philadelphia 17
The Redskins recovered from a tough loss to the Cowboys by taking out
their frustrations on the Eagles at the Vet. Joe Theismann threw for 350
yards and 4 tds, en-route to a 35-10 half-time lead. The Washington
faithfull went home with a bittersweet taste in their mouth as Week 2 hero
Art Monk (7-118 2 td) went down with a horrific knee injury and is
reported to be out for the next 5 weeks. The Diesel continues to remain in
first gear. The Redskins D held Jaworski in check - getting 7 sacks and 2
ints. The rematch will be much closer I'm sure.
2 Seattle 34 @ New YorkJ 20
The Seahawks, behind the mastery of Dave Kreig and Steve Largent, defeat
the Jets 34-20.
2 San Francisco 27 @ Minnesota 31
The San Francisco 49er's drive 64 yards and score the go ahead TD with
1:51 to play to take a 27-24 lead. Tommy Kramer then takes the Vikings 76
yards in 1:47 and ends the drive on an 11 yard pass to RB Ted Brown with 4
seconds remaining to give the Vikings a 31-27 win.
The game went back and forth the whole way with the difference being
2 Joe Montana interceptions. The Vikings couldn't stop the 49er's offense
all day with San Francisco racking up 462 yards from scrimmage, including
208 yards on the ground. Tommy Kramer was named MVP of the game completing
22 of 32 passes for 236 yards and 2 TD's. Steve Dils also was 1 for 1 with
a TD when Kramer is injured in the 3rd quarter.
2 Tampa Bay 0 @ Chicago 20
2 New York(G) 13 @ Atlanta 17
Commish Chad Weyenberg: cweyenberg@comcast.net
Last updated:3/8/10
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