The Broncos knew they were going to face pressure from the Bengals front 7, but they likely didn't expect this. Kyle Orton was sacked 9 times, the heavy majority coming in the 2nd half, as Cincinnati's defense smothered the Bronco's passing attack en route to a 23-13 victory.
Week 1 Player of the Week Rey Maualuga had another huge game, claiming 3 of the sacks. Carlos Dunlap, Mike Patterson, and Reggie Nelson also joined in the fun. The secondary made a statement as well, allowing Orton to throw for just 113 yards and also intercepting him for the first time this season.
Denver's defense was no slouch today either, as neither offense was able to get much going throughout the game. But the biggest play of the game followed immediately after Leon Hall's interception, with the Broncos leading 10-6 - Cedric Benson caught the Broncos on a blitz and took off on a 52 yard run to the endzone. From that point the Bengals' D took over the game.
Field goals were the story of the first half as both teams could move the football but were unable to punch it in. Denver did manage to score one TD as Orton found Lloyd for his 2nd TD catch of the season. The Broncos were unable to establish the running game , with most of HB Knowshon Moreno's 66 carry yards coming on passing downs.
The win may have come at a cost for Cincinnati - Andy Dalton's go-to Tight End Jermaine Gresham left the game in the 4th quarter with an apparent elbow injury.
1-1 Denver goes on the road for the first time next week to take on the Tennessee Titans while the 2-0 Bengals head home for their home opener against the 49ers.
Highlights and full game will be up in the arena shortly.
The irish need to quit with these OT games especially after this one. The Irish were defeated in OT by Michigan 28-21 it was a close defensively fought game the Irish made mistakes and had no offensive power in the second half at all. Heres the story for you.
First Half
The Irish start of with the biggest bang you could as T.Riddick took the opening kickoff 96 yards for a TD so just :11 into the game it was the irish up 7-0. Things continue to look up as at the end of the first the Irish controlled the tempo and shut down Robinson as it was 7-3. Heading into the second quarter the defenses still were in control until with 4:02 before half T.Jones caught a crossing route from T.Rees and took it 70 yards to the endzone which put the irish up 14-3 headed to the locker room. So if the game would have stay the same as the first half easy W for the Irish but the Irishmen were not so lucky this night in Michigan.
Second Half/Overtime
So the second half kickoff both team offenses continue to be hit and miss until the Wolverines got a long drive with Robinson finishing it off from just 3 yards out placing them down by 4. The next possession the Irish shoved it down Michigans throat and caped it off with a 30 yard rushing TD by C.Wood who was shut down compared to last game vs USF. Michigan then took the ball and had a big play which was called a touchdown at first but later reviewed and overturned but The wolverines just being a yard out they must score right? Wrong! the Irish D who played great the whole game stopped in them on a great goalline stand which started from the 1 but the Irish pushed them all the way back to bout the 4 yard line and Michigan had to settle for 3 at the end of the 3rd quarter. As we head to the 4th Notre Dame was up 21-13 and had the ball and all the momentum after the great stand by the D not giving up 6. But michigan D had been just as good as both team went back and forth with having to punt. Michigan had enough time for one last drive and was doing it by running Robinson which they didnt have this whole game till late. With just 56 seconds left Michigan throws it to the back of the endzone.. ruled incomplete 3rd and long now.. But wait say it aint so as the Irish won a review earlier here and not to mention gave them a second life vs USF. It was a booth review and overturned TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN! but they must go for 2 with little time to go. None other than Mr.Robinson rushed it in for 2 so we were all tied 21-21. Yet the Irish had two timeouts and 50 seconds to work with. it was 3 and very long for the Irish deep in their own territory with just 33 seconds to go. a TE found his way to be wide open over the Middle of the field T.Rees connect to keep the drive going. As the irish rush to the line 2 timeout 20 seconds to go they miss on a couple route so ball on their 49 not yet field goal range they go the air and get it down to bout the 38 still to fair out with the wind at their faces they use a timeout one remaining 7 seconds to go. They need to get closer T.Rees drops back hits Jones on a crossing route runs but is wrapped up and held up as the clock ticks to all zeros.. Overtime for the second week in a row for the Irish when this one should have already been decided! Notre dame wins the toss picks D of course who has been sound all day no big plays to speak of for Michigan.. but we spoke to soon the very first play Michigan throws a pass and puts in after breaking a tackle or two so they lead it 28-21 and all momentum is theirs after poor clock management and they big play to start OT. Notre dame begins their drive few good runs by C.Wood get them a first on the 11 yard line.. two rushes later its 3rd and goal from the 7 incomplete! this is it game on the line 7 yards out 4th down.. T.Rees rolls out all receivers covered.. he is rushed and has to throw it for the game ball tipped and falls shamelessly to the ground.. Ball game Michigan win in OT 28-21 over your Irish
Game Recap
So things that lost Notre Dame this winnable game.. Irish driving up 14-3 in Michigan territory T.Rees throws a sicking pick to kill it.. which wouldve decided this game in regulation.. but the bigger factor was the poor clock awareness by the Irish WR getting tackled in bounds cost them in this one if he just goes down the kick the FG ball game irish 2-0 but no we fall to 1-1 most likely out of the rankings. Disappointing for sure for the Irish but the D looked great and if they keep playing this well this year can still be a great one. Notre Dame will now have a home game vs #14 Ranked opponent Michigan State. should be a great one again hope this one ends better dont wanna get swept by the michigan team.. Well see you in South bend. Fightin Irish Go!
THe redskins played the Cowboys and absoloutly destroyed them. Garrard threw for 3 TD and Hightower added to his league lead in rushing with 124 yards and a TD. Anthony Armstrong beat the defense twice on to TD catches of over 60 yards. Overall it was a dominating performance and now the skins play the Rams and they will look to head into the bye week undefeated.
Only 1 game was played that involved a Top 25 team. That game was a top 25 matchup. It involved the #6 Boise State Broncos against the then #18 Michigan State Spartans. The Boise State Broncos won 31-25 against the Spartans. The Spartans are now ranked #23 while Boise State stayed at #6.
None of the players on the Heisman Watch had a game first week so therefore no one moved up or down. All 5 players have a game week 2. Michigan's Melvin Chapman goes to play #7 Virginia Tech hoping to up set the Hokes. QB Joel Davis goes to play a #10 Oregon squad. Arkansas State's Joel Davis and Michigan's Melvin Chapman look to lead their team's to their upset victory this weekend.
Denver's 2011 2nd round draft pick FS Rahim Moore gets his first career start vs. the Bengals due to McBath's injury.
Cincinnati LB Rey Maualuga will look to continue his strong play from week 1 (6 tackles, 1 sack, and 3 forced fumbles) for which he was named Defensive Player of the Week.
The Redskins stayed at home this week to host the Arizona Cardinals. The game got off to a slow start with no team scoring until a 2nd quarter TD run by Roy Helu. The second half was completely one-sided as the Redskins dominated in winning 31-7. Tim Hightower carried the load once again with another 175 yard performance. OJ Atogwe forced 3 turnovers including his league leading 3-4 interceptions. He also forced a fumble that was recovered by Rocky McIntosh. David Garrard was pulled after throwing his 4TH interception of the game. John Beck looked shaky while he was in there and now the Skins are looking for a quarterback to fill the void for another 8 weeks until Grossman is back behind center. Next week the Skins are in prime time on Monday Night to play their arch rival Cowboys.
Started up a franchise with my skins tonight. made a few trades to get DRC from Philly and Jason Pierre paul from NYG.
Both offenses struggled in the first half and the redskins came alive in the 4th quarter with 14 points and earn the first win of the season. OJ Atogwe was huge in intercepting 2 passes on the day including one in the endzone. Rex Grossman is out for 10 weeks so the skins picked up David Garrard from FA to fill the role for the next 10 weeks.
The season kicks off at Reser Stadium on the first of September. This game looks like it's going to be a close one. Talent wise Oregon State looks to have the slight upper hand, but don't think that that matters to WMU. The Broncos went on a 9 game winning streak with new head coach Joesph Williams. He beat every MAC opponent he faced and a touch Arkansas State during Bowl Season. Western Michigan will be coming into the season riding their huge win streak and with 4 All-Ncaa Pre-Season All-American's on their back.
Oregon State looks to have some tough games in their upcoming schedule. They have to go to USC following this game. Later on they have to go to both (#25)Arizona and (#4)Stanford. To end the season they host (#10)Oregon in the Civil War rivalry. Their coach Jonathan Flores just was hired with only 4 games left in the season. He was given a messy team that didn't know where they wanted to go. He is currently 1-3 in his short career. He hopes to turn it around soon, or he might be out as quick as he was brought in. Flores does gain the 34th best recruiting class so that is something the Beavers hope can help a lot.
Western Michigan has a much easier road. Their 4 big games come early on. They play Oregon State in this one, then host (#18) Michigan State. They play a still mediocre Colorado team and then end with a game at a very good UCONN. William just got a new contract after his 1 year test was up. WMU gave hime a 2 year, 965K deal hoping for him to continue his early success. They hope to keep the nations 13th longest win streak alive.
Oregon State gets their star QB Jay Lewis back who did pretty well last year. He threw for 2900 yards and 27 TD's against only 14 INT's. Their 2 Defensive studs are their MLB and ROLB who combined to have 127 total tackles last year with 6.0 combined sacks. Their secondary looks to be weak with their 2 linebackers having more INT's than they.
For WMU they get back their 4 star players. CB Joe Austin looks to lead the secondary who also led the nation in INT's with 8. Next would be the Broncos whole entire defensive line. The line is led by All-American Shane Henley who was 3rd in the nation in sacks with 13.5. On offense they are led by QB Lee Holiday. Holiday led the nation in completions and passing yards with over 3700 yards. He also threw only 5 picks with 32 TD passes which was 3rd best in the nation in TD/INT ration. Their huge star is RB Dave Myers. Myers led the nation in TD runs and is currently 3rd in the Pre-Season Heisman Watch.
Look for this game to involve a lot of passing from both sides. Both teams are led by 2 great QB's. WMU looks to have the upper hand on defense and their running game. Predicted Score: WMU-38 Oregon State-24
Western Michigan Broncos boast 3 All-Ncaa 1st team Pre-Season All-American's this year. They also boast 1 2nd All-Ncaa Pre-Season All-American too. In total they have 10 total Pre-Season All-American's/All-Mac players.
The 3 1st teamers are SR RB Dave Myers who led the nation in TD runs. Second would be SR(RS) LE Shane Henley who was 3rd in the nation in total sacks last year. Lastly is 2 time All-American JR(RS) CB Joe Austin. Austin was a Freshman All-American and last year 1st team All-NCAA All-American. He led the nation in INT's.
On the 2nd Team All-NCAA Pre-Season All-American list is SR(RS) TE Kevin Brown. He led WMU in catches and yards last year.
WMU has 7 players on the Pre-Season All-Mac 1st-Team. They also have 3 on the 2nd-Team All-Mac.
This also means that the Western Michigan Broncos have the most Pre-Season All-NCAA All-American's in the country. The second highest is Oregon with 3. The Broncos also have their very own RB Dave Myers on the Heisman Pre-Season watch. He currently is in 3rd in the Heisman Watch.
This could be a huge year for the Western Michigan Broncos both individual wise and team wise. They are heavily favored to win the MAC-West and the whole MAC. GO Broncos!
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