TWO-MINUTE DRILL

TAMPA BAY 13, DENVER 10

All you who said Davis, not Elway, was the key to the Broncos, please say “I’m sorry” now.

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ST. LOUIS 35, ATLANTA 7

Wins like this almost make you wish Rams were still in town. Almost.

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CAROLINA 27, CINCINNATI 3

Tshimanga Biakabutuka ran for two touchdowns. It’s fun to say “Tshimanga Biakabutuka.”

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BALTIMORE 17, CLEVELAND 10

Cleveland’s mad at Modell, Baltimore’s mad at Cleveland. At least you have teams.

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KANSAS CITY 31, DETROIT 21

Um, Barry? Maybe we were a little hasty here. What are you doing for lunch tomorrow?

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SEATTLE 29, PITTSBURGH 10

Kordell Stewart or Mike Tomczak? Mumps or measles? You make the call.

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WASHINGTON 27, NEW YORK JETS 20

The Jets lost four times last season. This year, they have three losses in September.

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BUFFALO 26, PHILADELPHIA 0

How about Eagles versus Browns, the loser has to leave the NFL?

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TENNESSEE 20, JACKSONVILLE 19

Neil O’Donnell has game-deciding touchdown pass. Can you say “Fluke?”

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INDIANAPOLIS 27, SAN DIEGO 19

Peyton Manning replaces Johnny Unitas in Colt record book. The end of the world is near.

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OAKLAND 24, CHICAGO 17

Raiders had five fumbles, Bears had 17 penalties. We love parity.

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GREEN BAY 23, MINNESOTA 20

Favre is exhausted after game-winning drive? Doesn’t he know the game is four quarters long?

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NEW ENGLAND 16, NEW YORK GIANTS 14

Patriots have scored only seven more points than their opponents but are 3-0.

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DALLAS, MIAMI, NEW ORLEANS

These teams had open dates. Please don’t call asking where their results are.

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BEST OF THE DAY

PASSING

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Player, Team Att Cmp Yds TD PEYTON MANNING, Colts 54 29 404 2 BRETT FAVRE, Packers 39 24 304 1 RICH GANNON, Raiders 35 26 295 2 KURT WARNER, Rams 25 17 275 3 JON KITNA, Seahawks 29 18 265 0 JEFF BLAKE, Bengals 43 24 251 0 R. CUNNINGHAM, Vikings 32 18 244 1 BRAD JOHNSON, Redskins 28 17 241 0 ELVIS GRBAC, Chiefs 29 20 235 2 DREW BLEDSOE, Patriots 28 20 233 0 MARK BRUNELL, Jaguars 42 22 232 1 RICK MIRER, Jets 31 17 227 1 KENT GRAHAM, Giants 36 23 216 2 CHARLIE BATCH, Lions 34 16 213 2 NEIL O’DONNELL, Titans 32 17 204 2 STEVE BEUERLEIN, Panthers 23 17 204 1

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RUSHING

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Player, Team No Yds TD TIM BIAKABUTUKA, Panthers 8 132 2 MIKE ALSTOTT, Buccaneers 25 131 1 COREY DILLON, Bengals 20 113 0 ERRICT RHETT, Ravens 22 113 0 MARSHALL FAULK, Rams 17 105 0 JAMES STEWART, Jaguars 25 98 0 RICKY WATTERS, Seahawks 29 98 0 STEPHEN DAVIS, Redskins 24 93 3 CURTIS MARTIN, Jets 20 85 1 ROBERT SMITH, Vikings 21 85 0

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RECEIVING

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Player, Team No Yds TD MARVIN HARRISON, Colts 13 196 1 JIMMY SMITH, Jaguars 10 129 1 TIM BROWN, Raiders 9 121 1 MUHSIN MUHAMMAD, Panthers 8 117 0 JAKE REED, Vikings 6 108 0 SEAN DAWKINS, Seahawks 5 105 0

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DEFENSE

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Player, Team Statistic KENARD LANG, end, Redskins 3 sacks TREVOR PRYCE, tackle, Broncos 3 sacks ERIC BROWN, safety, Broncos 14 tackles KEITH BROOKING, lb, Falcons 13 tackles EARL HOLMES, lb, Steelers 12 tackles JAMIE SHARPER, lb, Ravens 11 tackles SAM SHADE, safety, Redskins 10 tackles

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