WEEK 1 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PLAY BY PLAY

BEGINS 4:10 (PST)

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Love the new Monday Night Football Opening. 
No Country Music! Don't have to mute Volume. 
Oooh, forgot.. Gruden still announcing.
Someone please hire him as a coach, so we don't have to listen to him. 

Anthem sounds like Christmas Choir. 
They'll be back at halftime with another hit

"We Won't go until we get some."

1ST QUARTER

DET
FROM 20 BUSH SHORT PASS FOR 1ST. 

FADE TO MEGATRON FOR 24 YDS.
NO GOOD - STEPPED OUT - 5 YD PENALTY.

STAFFORD SCRAMBLES IN BACKFIELD
JOHNSON WIDE OPEN TD!

DET 7-0 

NYG
FROM THE 20 
DET STUFFS RUN GAME TWICE
MANNING OVERTHROWS SLANT - ALMOST PICKED
3 AND OUT
PUNT

DET
FROM THE 30  
2ND 18

STAFFORD PRESSURED - TOSSES TO BUSH RUNS TO 48!
1ST DOWN 
JOHNSON FOR A 1ST
PETIGREW FOR ANOTHER 1ST
RB BELL FOR ANOTHER OR CLOSE?
BROWN KNOCKS DOWN PASS TO INGRAM
DEF HOLDING
1ST ON NYG 13
FUMBLE - DET  RECOVERS
STAFFORD PRESSURED - ROLLS LEFT
SIDE ARM TO MEGATRON TD!
 DET 14-0
 

NYG
MANNING PLAY ACTION - BEHIND HIM - ALMOST PICKED
 MANNING TO CRUZ INCOMPLETE
PI FLAG - 1ST DOWN NYG 42
PASS TO JERNIGAM FOR 6
SWING PASS INCOMPLETE
4TH DOWN
PUNT - PARTIALLY BLOCKED

DET
FROM  DET 36
DEEP TO CALVIN - HAS IT- DROPPED
3 AND OUT
PUNT

NYG
FROM NYG 16 MANNING TO BIG TE - 1ST TO THE 40
JERNIGAN FOR 1ST
FLAG - ON DET HANDS TO FACE
1ST ON DET 44
WILLIAMS RUN FOR 5
DEP TO JERNIGAN - INCOMPLETE
3RD / 5
 JOHNSON UNBLOCKED - SACKS MANNING BACK AT 49
PUNT
WOW! ROUGHING KICKER - 15 YDS 1ST DOWN NYG!
NYG FROM DET 35  
JENNINGS UP THE MIDDLE - TO THE 16!
1ST DOWN

MANNING TO JERNIGAM KNOCKED DOWN
FLAG PI ON SWAY DET
1ST DOWN ON 1
2 FADE PASSES TO CORNER OF  END ZONE INCOMPLETE
IT WAS CLOSE TO DONNELL - BUT TOE WAS TOUCHING

3RD AND GOAL FRBLITZ - OM 1
JENNINGS STUFFED!
4TH DOWN 
GOING FOR IT?  
TE DONNELL TO LEFT CORNER - TD!
DET 14-7


3 PASS PLAYS FROM 1 YD LINE - WHATEVER WORKS? 
BONEHEAD PENALTIES HANDED THAT DRIVE TO NYG.  

DET
PASS TO GOLDEN TATE FOR 7
3 AND OUT 

NYG

3RD DOWN
QUICK LOOK TO RANDAL - NOTHING
MANNING SACKED
3 AND OUT
PUNT - HOLDING NYG

 DET
FROM DET30
8 YD PASS TO JOHNSON
RUN STUFFED BY JPP
3D DOWN
SHORT PASS TO TATE FOR 1ST
BLITZ - QUICK SLANT TO CALVIN - WIDE OPEN DOWN TO NYG 23

1ST DOWN 
PASS COMPLETE - FLAG FACEMASK ON DET  
DET FROM NYG 38
3RD AND 25
PASS OVER MIDDLE TO TATE - SHORT OF 1ST
FG ATTEMPT 
NATE FREESE MISSES LEFT 

NYG 
 FROM...NYG 28
MANNING PRESSURED - INCOMP
3RD AND 6
COMPLETE TO  TE DONNELL OVER THE MIDDLE
1ST DOWN ON DET 46
PUNT

DET
FROM DET 11 


HALFTIME

DET KICKS OFF

NYG
FROM 20
JENNINGS FOR 4

END AROUND TO JERNIGAN - LEVY WAITING NOTHING!
3RD AND 8
ELI SLANT - LOW AND BEHIND
HITS RECEIVER ON FOOT - PIC! 
RULED INT
BALL DID HIT GROUND AFTER CATCH

 GREAT PLAY - BUT BAD CALL!
 

DET
FROM NYG 11
3RD DOWN
STAFFORD MOBBED - THROWS IT AWAY. 
FG
DET 17-7

THANKS GUYS - HELPING MY UNDER

NYG 
3 AND OUT

DET 
FROM DET 25 
ROLLE UNBLOCKED SACK 
3RD / 11
TATE WIDE OPEN 
SHITTY THROW BUT COMPLETE FOR 33 YDS!

 1ST DOWN FROM NYG 32
SHORT PASS TO FUARIA - LONG RUN DOWN TO NYG 10

2 PASSES TO CORNER INCOMPLETE
3RD DOWN INCOMPLETE
FG 
DET 20-7

THESE TEAMS DONT TRUST THE RUN MUCH DO THEY? 

NYG
MANNING UNDERTHROWS
PIC!

OK..NOT HELPING MY UNDER

DET
FROM 12
BUSH FOR THE 1ST
1ST GOAL
CROMARTIE SWATS IT
INCOMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
3RD DOWN
STAFFORD RUNS IT IN
TD
 DET 27-7


NYG
MANNING TO CRUZ TO THE NYG 48
3RD/6 PASS SHORT OF 1ST
4TH / 1
JENNINGS 1ST

4TH QUARTER

 NYG 
OFF HOLDING
INCOMPLETE
3RD / 10  
FALSE START OFF
3RD / 15
TO TE DONNELL 1ST DOWN
FROM DET 29
SWING TO JENNING TO DET 3!
2ND GOAL  
JENNINGS LEAPS TD
DET 27-14

OHHH... GRUDEN..DO SHUT UP. 

 DET
3RD / 7
TO JOHNSON 1ST
JEEZ SO OPEN - STAFFORD LOBBED IT TO HIM 
1ST DET AT DET 45 
BUSH TO 50
3RD / 5
LASER TO JOHNSON 1T DOWN!  
BELL RUNS FOR 9
BELL TO THE 19
3RD / 4
SHORT PASS LEFT TO TATE DOWN TO THE 3
BELL RIGHT SIDE TD!
GOING FOR 2
 NO RUSH - SHORT PASS END ZONE COMPLETE
  DET 35-14

NYG
FROM 20
SWING TO JENNING RIGHT FOR 14
SWING TO JENNINGS LEFT   FOR 9 
CRUZ DROPS PASS
4TH / 1
WILLIAMS DENIED!

DET 
FROM NYG 41
2:49 4TH
TATE TO NYG 25
GAME OVER

  DET 35-14

WEEK 1 NFL SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

 
1ST QUARTER

IND

COLTS COME OUT HOT - RICHARDSON PUNKS ON EASY 1ST DOWN RUN - PUNT

 DEN

MANNING CHIPPING AWAY AT COLTS DEFENSE WITH SHORT PASSES

BAD ENCROACHMENT CALL AGAINST IND 

REF NEED TO GET THEIR NOSE OUT OF MANNING'S ASS.

COLTS RUSH DEF LOOKING WEAK

 DEN

INSIDE THE 10 - MANNING PRESSURED - DENVER CHOKES IN RED ZONE - FG

DEN 3 - 0 

IND

DRIVE MOVING UP FIELD

LUCK OVERTHROWS - PICK!

2ND QUARTER
DEN 

DEN BALL @ DEN 46

COLTS GIVE UP DEEP BALL TO JULIUS THOMAS ON 3RD AND 10 
DEN BALL @ IND18

SHORT PASS TO J THOMAS END ZONE TD
DEN 10-0
RORY MCILROY IN THE STANDS  - PGA PLAYOFF NEARBY
HE KNOWS THIS ISN'T SOCCER RIGHT?
 
IND
COLTS 3 AND OUT
IND DEF GONNA GET TIRED
DEN 
DRIVES TOT HE 50 
J THOMAS WIDE OPEN TD!
DEN 17-0 

 IND
LUCK - CAVEMAN LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS
3 AND OUT - MANNING WILL EAT A TIRED DEFENSE ALIVE
MAYBE PRESEASON STATS DO MEAN SOMETHING
COLTS 0-4 PRESEASON

DEN 
MANNING TO EMANUAL SANDERS DEEP

WIDE OPEN - TO THE IND 6 YD LINE!
MANNING SLANT TO J THOMAS TD #3 FOR THOMAS!
DEN 24-0

IND
TO THE 50
DEF PENALTY
IND TO THE 35 OF DEN
:38 2ND
 SWING PASS TO THE 29
  PASS LEFT TO DEN 9
LUCK RUNS AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE 

 REACHES FOR END ZONE CORNER- TD!
DEN 24-7

3RD QUARTER  

DEN
DEN 3RD/19 FROM DEN 11 
D THOMAS DROP OVER THE MIDDLE
4TH DOWN - PUNT

IND
FROM DEN 41
LUCK THROWS FOR 1ST - KNOCKED DOWN 3RD DOWN
TY HILTON TO 33
1ST DOWN - PASS - PI FLAG!
IND 1ST ON DEN 8  
SHUFFLE PASS TO ALLEN - STUFFED - 3RD DOWN
SLANT TO NICKS - TO THE 1 
LUCK UP THE MIDDLE - NOTHING SLAMMED BACK! 
One bad thing about big QBs - can't get under the centers ass for a sneak.


DEN 
FROM THE 1
1ST TO 24
PASS RUSHER MATHIS SUSPENSION HUGE
NO PRESSURE MANNING. 
4TH PUNT

IND
FROM IND 33
PENALTY BACK TO THE 23 
SHORT PASS
SHORT PASS'
1ST DOWN 43 YD LINE
BRADSHAW FOR 6 YDS
R WAYNE FOR ANOTHER 1ST TO 33
SWING PASS TO BRADSHAW TO 16
LUCK BUYS TIME
PASS FOR 1ST TO ALLEN
1ST AND GOAL
  FADE TO CORNER INCOMPLETE
3RD AND GOAL
LUCK TRIES TO ESCAPE PRESSURE - TAKEN DOWN AT THE 8 
IND DENIED IN RED ZONE AGAIN!
FG
DEN 24-10 


4TH QUARTER

 DEN TO 46
3RD DOWN 

COLTS DEF HOLDS
PUNT

IND
FROM IND 8
HOLDING HUGE!
HALF THE DISTANCE
1ST 15 FROM THE 5
3RD / 13
PASS DROPPED  
HILTON OPEN FOR 1ST
LUCK THROWS BEHIND HIM 
PUNT

IND HAS HELD BRONCOS TO 0 IN 2ND HALF 
OFFENSE JUST CHOKING IN RED ZONE 


DEN 
FROM DEN 48
TO IND 36 
2ND 9
PASS LEFT FOR 1ST
FUMBLE!
COLTS BLOW IT DEN RECOVERS
PATHETIC!
DEN FROM IND 19 
10:50 4TH
 J THOMAS INSIDE THE 10
BALL 2ND EFFORT TD!
DEN 31-10

IND
FROM THE 20 
LUCK SWING PASS BRADSHAW TO 49
 LUCK TO HILTON FOR 8
LUCK MISSES OPEN HILTON DEEP.
3RD / 2 FROM DEN 42
LUCK SHORT RIGHT TO ALLEN
DOWN THE SIDELINE - TD!
DEN 31-17

IND +7.5
1 TD AWAY FROM COVERING

7:31 4TH

COLTS ONSIDE KICK
SEEMS LIKE BONEHEAD MOVE WITH 7 MINUTES LEFT

 HOLY SNYKIES!
COLTS RECOVER!

IND
2ND / 9 - LUCK UNDERTHROWS - ALMOST PICKED
LUCK OVER MIDDLE COMPLETE
7 YDS SHORT
4TH /7 X
 LUCK TO HILTON OVER MIDDLE - WIDE OPEN!
1ST DOWN
SCREEN TO BRADSHAW 
1ST DOWN!
IND FROM DEN 34
 LUCK HIGH ACROSS MIDDLE - TIPPED PICK!
FLAG DOWN? NO FLAG.

DEN 
FROM DEN 13
DEN 3RD / 6
MANNING SACKED!
PUNT

IND 
RETURN TO DEN 45 
LUCK TO WAYNE TO 25 
LUCK UNDERNEATH TO RICHARDSON TO 11
LUCK HIGH TO HILTON END ZONE INCOMPLETE
3RD / GOAL 
LUCK TO NICKS - TIPPED HE PULLS IT DOWN!
TD! 
DEN 31-24

3:26 4TH

DEN
DEN FROM DEN 20
NO DEN SCORE WE COVER!
3RD / 10
MANNING OVERTHROWS OPEN RECEIVER
PUNT 

IND
IND RETURN TO IND 36
NICKS FOR 9
TE FLEENER FOR 1ST TO 43
SWING TO WIDE OPEN BRADSHAW DROPPED - BUT STOPS CLOCK 
LUCK HITS WAYNE LEFT SIDE - DROPPED
3RD / 10 
VOM MILLER JUMPS
FALSE START 
3RD/15
LUCK TO HILTON TO DEN 32 
4TH / 6 

1:57 4TH
LUCK TO WAYNE - KNOCKED DOWN BY ROBBIE

DEN BALL
DEN TAKES A KNEE
WE COVER!

WINNING PARLAY !

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NFL WEEK 1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL REPORT CARD

SEATTLE PICKS UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF

Defensive Domination

The Seahawk's Def Line beat the ball to Rogers.

They embarrassed the Green Bay Off Line.

The Green Bay play calling was Vanilla amounting to "Paper or Plastic"

Rodgers was Rusty at best. Made Bad Decisions when he had time to make any. 

The "Make Them Pay" strategy of the Seattle Linebackers and 

Secondary shut down Rodgers and eliminated Yards after the catch.

Offensive Powerhouse.

Marshawn Lynch is a Man.

His supporting cast  is too numerous to name

Russell Wilson stayed vertical, releasing quickly or turned up field.

That is a proven Recipe for a Super Bowl Ring.

The Seattle play calling was brilliant.

They made Green Bay look stupid.

 Green Bay is not even in the same league as Seattle

Not sure if any teams will be this year. 

Denver proved it wasn't last year.

SF not off to a great start in Preseason.

That leaves possibly New England.

It's very early, but if tonight was any preview of things to come,

The Lombardi Trophy won't be going anywhere anytime soon. 

If you are Grading on a Curve - There is No One Waiting Around the Corner.