Archive for September, 2011

Titans Try Out Former Bears WR Juaquin Iglesias

The Titans auditioned three more wide receivers, trying out former Bears third-round pick Juaquin Iglesias as well as former Louisville player Patrick Carter and former LSU wide receiver Terrence Toliver. Iglesias also has played for the Minnesota Vikings. Toliver was previously with the Houston Texans. Carter has played for the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Tampa [...]

Cowboys LB Lee named NFC Defensive Player of the Month

Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee has been awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Month of September 2011.
The second-year pro from Penn State leads the team with 28 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries over the first three weeks of the season….

Packers QB Rodgers named NFC Offensive Player of the Month

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Month of September 2011. The former Golden Bear standout completed 71.8 percent of 103 pass attempts for 917 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception for an NFL-high 120.9 passer rating this month. Rodgers topped 300 yards the first two weeks before passing [...]

Ryan Kerrigan named Defensive Rookie of the Month

Reports are coming in this morning that Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, their first round pick in the 2011 draft from Purdue University, has been named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Month for September. From Pro Football Talk: The NFL defensive rookie of the month is Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan. The 16th overall pick [...]

NY Jets at Baltimore NFL Week Four Capsule

JETS RAVENS SERIES LEADER   6-1 STREAKS   Past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Ryan: 0-1 Harbaugh: 1-0 LAST WEEK L 34-24 at Raiders W 37-7 at Rams LAST GAME 9/13/10: Ravens 10 at Jets 9. Baltimore QB Joe Flacco orchestrates 11-play, 76-yard drive in 2nd quarter that results in game’s lone TD (1-yard run by [...]

Carolina vs. Chicago By the Numbers

This year I’ve decided to participate in two NFL pick ‘em leagues where I have to guess the winner of each game in each week. In both of them the average percentage that Chicago is picked over Carolina is around 87%. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see exactly why there is such a big [...]

Washington at St.Louis NFL Week Four Capsule

  REDSKINS RAMS SERIES LEADER 21-9-1   STREAKS   3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Shanahan: 3-3 Spagnuolo: 1-1 LAST WEEK L 18-16 at Cowboys L 37-7 vs. Ravens LAST GAME 9/26/10: Redskins 16 at Rams 30. St. Louis scores 16 consecutive points in 2nd half, fueled by 3 4th-quarter FGs by Josh Brown [...]

Titans at Browns NFL Week Four Capsule

TITANS BROWNS SERIES LEADER   33-27 STREAKS 3 of past 4 on road 3 of past 4 overall COACHES VS. OPP. Munchak: 0-0 Shurmur: 0-0 LAST WEEK W 17-14 vs. Broncos W 17-16 vs. Dolphins LAST GAME 12/7/08: Browns 9 at Titans 28. Tennessee QB Kerry Collins passes for 2 TDs & rookie RB Chris [...]