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“I didn’t even know he was the one scrambling. I thought it was a running back I was blocking for. I saw him leap into the air, and--Oh!--I didn’t know he had some hops.”

CHARLES JOHNSON

Eagle receiver, commenting on quarterback Donovan McNabb hurdling a defender during a 26-yard scramble in 23-20 win over Redskins.

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“They were talking about how this is their house, how they own us. You take that to heart. More than disrespecting us, they’re disrespecting our fans. You take that seriously.”

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FERNANDO BRYANT

Jaguar cornerback, after 16-13 win over Tennessee.

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“This gets us out of the history books.”

MIKE RILEY

Charger coach, after 17-16 win over Chiefs gave Chargers first victory of season.

ETC.

Miami’s Damon Huard and his brother Brock, who started for Seattle, became the first brothers to start at quarterback in NFL games on the same day. . . . The Broncos rushed for 301 yards, the third most in a game by Denver in its 41-year history. . . . Rod Smith set a Bronco record for most receiving yards in a season, 1,314, with four games left. The previous record was 1,244 by Steve Watson in 1981. . . . Tampa Bay has 49 sacks, a franchise record. . . . Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis rushed for 93 yards, putting him over 1,000 for the seventh time in his eight seasons.

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