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November 30, 2009
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November 27, 2009
The NFL Today on Thanksgiving Day
“THE NFL TODAY” PREVIEWS THANKSGIVING DAY OAKLAND-DALLAS GAME WITH FEATURE ON COWBOYS’ DEMARCUS WARE ON THURSDAY, NOV. 26
“Daughtry” Performs Live at Halftime in Dallas
“DR. COWHER” PUTS TOGETHER HIS “ULTIMATE QUARTERBACK” ON “THE NFL TODAY” FOR WEEK 12 ON SUNDAY, NOV. 29
Victoria’s Secret Model Candice Swanepoel Visits NFL TODAY Set Live With Her Top Picks
NEW YORK — The CBS Television Network, home of Super Bowl XLIV, continues its Golden Anniversary 50th year broadcasting the NFL with THE NFL ON CBS on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26 (4 p.m., ET) and Sunday, Nov. 29 (1-7 p.m., ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s studio show (3:30-4 p.m., ET) and (Noon-1 p.m. ET) respectively, live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City.
THE NFL TODAY previews its Thanksgiving Day game of the Oakland Raiders-Dallas Cowboys game by featuring Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware. Since the regular-season in 2007, Ware has led the NFL with 41 sacks. Last season, he led the league with a club record 20 sacks, and so far has seven sacks this season. But his on-field performance is only part of his season compared to the work he does off the field. Ware is very active in the NFL’s “Play 60” campaign which is focused on national youth health and fitness, whereby young fans are encouraged to be active for at least 60 minutes-a-day. On Wednesday, DeMarcus and his wife Taniqua will be gathering with a group of local kids from the Salvation Army and present them with their “Play 60” jerseys to wear on the field at the following day’s Cowboys game. Deb Gelman is the producer. In addition, recording artist Daughtry will perform live during halftime of the Raiders-Cowboys game.
On THE NFL TODAY on Sunday, Nov. 29 (Noon, ET), “Dr. Cowher” goes into his lab and develops the ultimate quarterback by assembling parts taken from several current quarterbacks in the league. Among the parts and traits he is looking for are the best arm, head, courage and leadership skills. Jeff St. Arromand is the producer. Plus, Victoria’s Secret Super Model Candice Swanepoel joins the guys live on the set to help them with their NFL picks. James Brown hosts THE NFL TODAY along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher, NFL Insider Charley Casserly, as well as Lesley Visser and Sam Ryan reporting.
November 26, 2009
NFL throwback jerseys
Do you want to have a NFL throwback jerseys theme party? Do you want to join us? Wait for what? Let’s party! If you want to be different with others, you can also customize own NFL throwback jerseys. Now, we will teach you to customize NFL throwback jerseys for yourselves.
1. Commemorate your team’s Super Bowl wins. If you are a fan of the Chicago Bears, never let them forget the 1985 season. The Bears rampaged through the league with a 15-1 regular-season record and devastated the Giants, Rams and Patriots in the postseason. Put a patch with Super Bowl 20 on your left shoulder. That’s the most important game the team has played in nearly 50 years, and it should be noted. Super Bowl patches can be found at sports collectibles shows and local memorabilia shops. Super Bowls 1 through 10 are more difficult to find, but if you go to 10 or more shows per year, you should be able to find the ones you want. You can also go online to sports memorabilia businesses to find Super Bowl patches.
2. Get a number emblazoned on the back of your jersey. If you are a Green Bay Packers fan, you might want the No. 15 of Hall of Famer Bart Starr on your jersey. Starr was the quarterback of the Packers when he led them to victories in the first two Super Bowls.
3. Put all of your team’s Super Bowl appearances on the back of the football jersey. This shows you know your team’s history. You might be a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have been to the Super Bowl seven times, winning six of them. Get patches with the years 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005 and 2008 on them. Put these patches on the back of your uniform.
4. Go to your local sporting goods store and buy sew-on uniform letters so you can spell out your name on your uniform. This lets everyone know your name-even if it’s just for the three seconds they are looking at your classic throwback uniform.
November 25, 2009
Choose your NFL jerseys wisely
Choose your NFL jerseys wisely
When we love with something and even crazy about them, we would do our best to support them with through various channels. Just like the great famous Nation Football League-the professional football league in the world and own a large quantity of fans from every country. Maybe you are a great fan of NFL then you would love to purchase the NFL jerseys to support your favorite team or you can also gift it to your loved ones. But there are a few points that you must remember before purchasing the right jersey of your favorite choice.
Commonly, the NFL football jerseys can be classified as two kinds: genuine NFL jerseys and the replica NFL jerseys. But every of us would get the authentic ones if we can afford them. Authentic and genuine NFL jerseys are classy and most expensive jerseys because the fabric of these NFL jerseys is made up of very high quality. The quality of these authentic jerseys is similar to that worn by professional football players. These NFL sports apparel have all the symbols and graphics stitched on it representing their team including numbers of your favorite players.
The authentic NFL jerseys are not only fashionable but are also cool and stylish. You can also order customized genuine NFL jerseys of your most admired player by having their name and number printed on these jerseys. This process takes a lot of time to complete as you are ordering a unique piece of your own choice. However customized jerseys are very expensive. As authentic jerseys are expensive you can purchase a premier NFL jersey as they are cheaper as compared to genuine and official jerseys. Premier jerseys are made of light weight fabric like polyester or nylon. It also has numbers and names of players sewn on them. But these premier jerseys are made up of cheaper material.
Therefore if you want to own an authentic jersey but are unable to afford it then purchasing a replica NFL jersey is a best idea. Replica jerseys last for a few months as they are made from a thinner material. They are cheaper as compared to authentic jerseys because all the graphics and numbers are screen printed which is cheaper process. The prices of NFL jerseys vary depending on the quality of material and also on the popularity of players. Therefore if you are in need of purchasing a cheap NFL jersey then you should be aware of a few points.
You can purchase genuine quality NFL jerseys by doing some online research. As there are many online store that offer cheap authentic NFL jerseys at an affordable costs in comparison to cheap replica jerseys found in an offline store. Then especially welcome you to our online shop, there these jerseys, although they represent some of the best players in history, simply look good. As with any jersey, there are signs to check for fakes, including patches and stitching. However, if you purchase from a reputable source, you should be able to get a legitimate jersey without any problems.
November 24, 2009
A homecoming for ‘Mayor of Houston’
HOUSTON — It qualifies as ancient history now, and several Titans didn’t remember the specifics.
But when Vince Young burned a big blitz on a third-and-14 from the Houston 39-yard line on Dec. 10, 2006 for an overtime touchdown, he pulled off a play that symbolized how things can work for him.
The rookie made an electric play and got great blocks from Chris Brown and Bobby Wade, who paved the way to the end zone. Part of the reason that path opened, however, was Young had called a route wrong in the huddle.
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The in-cut that was supposed to happen would have likely put a safety in his way to slow him down or change his course. The out-cut that took place instead just happened to clear out some of the space he was able to use.
Center Kevin Mawae worries about the protections, not the routes.
But if it happened that way then, he said he wouldn’t have been surprised. And if it happens that way now, he won’t either.
“What I do remember is they had everybody coming and we knew if we just picked it up and he hit the hole, there is nobody,” Mawae said. “Because if they’re bringing seven guys, three guys are covering receivers, you’ve got one guy out there. And that’s what happened. …
“He’s that kind of a guy, that’s the thing he brings to us. He has the ability to make everybody look silly on a play that should have never worked in the first place just because of his athletic ability. He’s got the ability to make everybody right when something’s gone wrong.”
Surely the fervor for Young at Reliant Stadium will be different Monday night than it was that day — those Texans were 4-8, these are 5-4 with a chance at a playoff spot.
Still, he will have plenty of support.
His family will be in a luxury box, some wearing throwback Houston Oilers jerseys with his No. 10. Plenty of Texas alumni and/or fans will still look at him and be reminded of the Rose Bowl performance and resulting national championship for the Longhorns. Others have been following him longer than that, back when he was a kid drawing attention in Houston.
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing told me Friday he hadn’t heard much VY buzz in town but expects some, which is understandable based on what the quarterback did for the city and state.
Fans may be more partial to the home team, but a lot will hope Young does well in a loss.
“VY is the mayor of Houston,” Titans fullback Ahmard Hall said. “He thrives in big moments and he’ll have another big moment on Monday night. He’s definitely excited to be the starting quarterback going back there.”
Young played down the mayor idea, saying only that he’s a Houstonian.
That game-winning touchdown sprint at Reliant Stadium ranks behind only the Rose Bowl for him, he said.
“That’s a fairy tale, a dream come true,” he said.
He’s 3-0 since taking over for Kerry Collins, and these Titans feel like a completely different team than the one that lost to the Texans in Week 2.
“Him getting out of the pocket, running an option, running a boot, anything he does, his ability to make big plays running the football adds a big-time dimension that you have to worry about defensively,” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. “They’ve been exceptional at what they’ve been doing … and protecting the ball extremely well along the way.
Young’s always been a prime-time guy. Can he help mess things up for his hometown team in his first chance under the spotlight in a long time?
November 23, 2009
Giants End Four-Game NFL Losing Streak; Colts, Saints Go 10-0
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — The New York Giants snapped their four-game losing streak with a 34-31 overtime victory against Atlanta, while wins by the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints gave the National Football League a pair of 10-0 teams for just the third time.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime yesterday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as New York (6-4) got its first win since Oct. 11. The Giants had started the season 5-0.
“There are not many better feelings than being in a locker room after a win,” said Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who passed for 384 yards and three touchdowns. “Especially when you haven’t had that feeling in a while.”
The Colts and Saints both remained perfect, with Indianapolis holding on for a 17-15 victory in Baltimore and New Orleans rolling to a 38-7 win at Tampa Bay.
There were only two previous occasions when a pair of teams opened an NFL season with 10 straight wins: 1934 (Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions) and 1990 (Giants and San Francisco 49ers).
The New York Jets’ slide continued, as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez threw four interceptions in a 31-14 loss to the New England Patriots. It was the Jets’ sixth loss in seven games.
The Kansas City Chiefs stunned the defending Super Bowl- champion Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 in overtime, while the Oakland Raiders were 20-17 winners over a Cincinnati Bengals team that had won seven of its first nine games.
Rookie Record
Top draft pick Matthew Stafford tied a rookie record with five touchdown passes in Detroit’s 38-37 win over Cleveland, and Brett Favre threw four scoring passes as Minnesota beat Seattle 35-9 to improve to 9-1. It was Favre’s 22nd game with at least four touchdowns, passing Pro Football Hall of Fame member Dan Marino for the most in league history.
In other Week 11 games, it was Dallas 7, Washington 6; Green Bay 30, San Francisco 24; Jacksonville 18, Buffalo 15; Arizona 21, St. Louis 13; San Diego 32, Denver 3; and Philadelphia 24, Chicago 20. Tennessee is at Houston today.
At Giants Stadium, New York pulled out the victory after blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The Falcons scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes and forced overtime on Tony Gonzalez’s 11-yard reception with 28 seconds left. The Giants won the coin flip in overtime and drove 49 yards in eight plays to set up the winning field goal.
“We were miserable around here for a month,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said during a news conference. “It’s nice to win. We didn’t necessarily start the game out all that well. We did finish it okay.”
Visitors’ Loss
Kevin Boss had two touchdown receptions for the Giants, who had been 0-5 against Atlanta at Giants Stadium. It’s the first time in the past 13 meetings between the Giants and Falcons that the visitors have lost.
Atlanta got two rushing touchdowns from Jason Snelling, who started in place of the injured Michael Turner. Matt Ryan threw two fourth-quarter scores for the Falcons, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
The Colts (10-0) held on for a two-point win over Baltimore as linebacker Gary Brackett intercepted a pass from Joe Flacco at the Indianapolis 13-yard line with 2:42 remaining.
The Ravens were in position to attempt a sixth field goal when Brackett stepped in front of Flacco’s pass to running back Ray Rice at M&T Bank Stadium.
Dallas Clark and Joseph Addai scored touchdowns for the Colts, who have won 19 straight regular-season games stretching back to an Oct. 27, 2008, to move within two wins of matching the Patriots’ NFL record.
Peyton Manning passed for 299 yards and has now led the Colts to six consecutive wins over Baltimore (5-5).
Saints’ Surge
At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, the Buccaneers opened a 7-0 first-quarter lead before the Saints ran off the next 38 points to remain unbeaten.
Robert Meachem caught two of Drew Brees’s three touchdown passes in the first half and Mike Bell had a pair of rushing touchdowns in the second half for the Saints (10-0). Josh Freeman threw three interceptions as Tampa Bay fell to 1-9.
At Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Leigh Bodden had three of the Patriots’ four interceptions and returned one 53 yards for a touchdown.
Laurence Maroney had two rushing scores, while Tom Brady passed for 310 yards and hooked up with Randy Moss for a four- yard touchdown as the Patriots improved to 7-3.
Sanchez finished with five turnovers for the Jets, who fell to 4-6 on the season.
“Without question, he made a lot of mistakes,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said. “There were some other guys that made a lot of mistakes today, but he’s got to learn from them.”
November 21, 2009
American Football Rules
American Football Rules
American football, not to confuse with soccer, is a very complete sport. Every aspect of sport is present: Stamina, strength, flexibility, speed, quickness, strategy, etc. These qualities are essential to be successful in football.
The Field
The dimensions are 100 yards long and 55 yards wide (a yard is approximately a meter: 1 yard = 3600/3937 meter or 1 yard = 0.914 401 8288 the dimensions are 100 yards long and 55 yards wide (a yard is approximately a meter: 1 yard = 3600/3937 meter or 1 yard = 0.914 401 8288 meter). The End Zones and goal posts are used to score points. There are lines across the field numbered from 50 to 10 from mid field. The lines are only used to determine the distance to the end zone.
The ball
This sport is called football because the ball measures exactly one foot in length (about 30 cm.)
General Rules:
The winner of a game is the team that scores the most points by the end of the game. The duration of the game is 60 minutes divided in 4 quarters. Usually a game lasts about 2 hours and a half because the time is stopped often.
There are many ways to score:
Touchdown or TD (6 points) - Place a player of our team in the opponent’s End Zone.
Field Goal (3 points) - Kick the ball through the opponent’s goal posts.
Safety (2 points) - Tackle an opponent in his own End Zone.
Point after Touchdown or PAT (1 or 2 points). It is possible to add points to the board after a touchdown. To score again a touchdown adds 2 points or to kick the ball through the goal posts adds one point. Usually teams opt for the 1 point as it is probable to succeed than the 2 points transformation. (The 2 points is usually attempted when the team really needs the points)
How to score? There are many options to move forward. It can be done by air or on the ground.
On the ground: A player runs with the ball as far as he can until he is tackled down. The rugby is similar but there is a subtle difference: the teammates can help the runner to progress forward but blocking the opponents. This small difference brings so much strategy excitement.
By air: A player, with the ball, stays back while his teammates get open to receive the pass. (the most spectacular actions are the long passes)
A football team is composed of 3 squads: the offense, defence and special team. It is very rare that a player takes part in both offense and defence.
The offense has the possession of the ball and tries to score
The defence has the task to defend against the aggressors.
Special team enters for special plays. We will talk about them next.
The Kickoff:
The receiving team gets ready to receive the ball; the other team kicks the ball far into the opponent’s territory. A player of the receiving team catches the ball and starts to run towards the opponent’s end zone with the help of his teammates. Meanwhile, the team that kicked tries to tackle the ball carrier before he gains too much distance. The play is stopped when the ball carrier has at least a knee down. The special teams take care of this phase of game. (The most impressive collisions occur at that time). Both special teams exit the field. The receiving team is replaced by the offence (they have the ball now) and the kicking team by the defence (they protect).
The Squads on the field
The blue offense on the right and the white defence on the left.
The squads are formed by very specialized players. Every play starts with a similar to the picture above.
The offense has always the possession of the ball. Every play starts the same way. A player of the offense (centre) hands the ball between the legs to the Quarterback (captain of the offense). At that time the players are let loose and the action begins.
The Offense
The quarterback (QB) has the option to hand the ball to the running back (RB) or to pass to a wide receiver (WR).
The men on the line (OL) have the responsibility to protect the quarterback or to help the running back to run through the defence. Every action phase, is thought before hand and every player knows where to go and what to do for the next 10 seconds of action.
The Defence
The Defensive Backs (DB) does protect the field against long passes. They are the last barriers. They must be very quick to keep up with receivers and strong to tackle them.
The Linebackers (LB) stop the running backs (RB) and defend against short passes.
The Defensive lines (DL) battle in the trenches versus the offensive line.
The Special Team
The Place kicker (PK) (not shown on the above picture) tries to place the ball between the goal post by kicking it.
The Punter (P) (not on the picture either) kicks the ball as far as he can.
Football is extremely strategic sport
Football is a physical and rough sport. It is true that the players are impressive with their helmet and equipment. They look like gladiators. However American football is not only a gladiator sport. It is governed by strict rules. Seven referees are present on the field to make sure that the rules are followed.
The main interest of this sport lies on a few basic rules that I will try to explain. Now take a 30-sec. break, you will need it…
In order to score a touchdown (TD), it is necessary to advance 10 yards (~10 meters). To gain 10 yards at once is very rare, so the gain of ground is done step by step. A team has 4 tries (downs) to cover 10 yards. If the team gains at least 10 yards in less than 4 downs then it can continue on its advance. On the other hand if it fails to gain 10 yards in 4 downs then the team must surrender the possession of the ball. If the team is in its field there is an option to prevent the other team to get the ball close to the end zone: On the last down a team can punt the ball as far as it can. The team loses the ball but at least the opponent will not have the too close to the end zone.
Example:
1st down and 10 (First try and 10 to go)
2 yards gain in the play
Second down and 8 (=10-2 yards).
5 yards gain in the play
Third down and 3 (=8-5 yards).
4 yards loss
Forth down and 7 (=3+4 yards).
5 yards gain.
The team needed 7 yards but got only 5 so the team loses the possession of the ball and become the defence
Another example:
1st and 10
5 yards gain
2nd and 5
7 yards gain (Excellent!!! the team got the ten yards needed so it can continue with a fresh 1st and 10)
1st and 10
30 yards gain (Once again!!! “First down!!”)
1st and 10
3 yards loss
2nd and 13
no gain
3rd and 13
5 yard gain
4th and 8
what do we do now?
3 choices:
If there are too many yards to gain for the 1st down then usually a team would choose to use the last down to punt (loose ball possession but get out of this unpleasant situation). It is not a great idea to loose the ball close to its end-zone
If the distance seems to be reachable then it tries to get it and gain another first down.
If the distance is too large but is close to the opponent’s end zone, it can try a filed goal. Kick the ball between the goal posts.
8 yards is a relatively large distance so the good choice is to punt.
November 20, 2009
do you know nfl jerseys’ history
Do you know NFL football jerseys history?In my work I have piles of old high school buy wow goldfootball jerseys, many of which are so worn out that they belong in the trash. I appropriated a few of these old jerseys, and used the material to make new, smaller ones. The jersey pattern is of my own design, and is included in the attached PDF. I designed it so it would be big enough for my oldest child, yet not too big for my youngest.I also made chest and shoulder pads for my kids to wear under their jerseys. I have included information on making the pads beginning in step 11. Their pants were made using a basic pajama pants pattern, although highly modified for each child so the pants fit more snugly, and had football jerseyslace-up draw strings and such. They were a complete project all on their own, and I haven’t included any patterns for these.The design of the new team jersey is a tribute to past football heroes and great achievements, and the inspiration is taken from the flag of Denmark, the Dannebrog.The 11 dotted lines across the chest, are a tribute to the collective of the national team and 11 players who are on the pitch for the Danish Dynamite.
Mikkel Christensen, Country ManagerUGGs Boots for Adidas said:“We are very proud of the new team jersey that we have developed together with DBU. Both parties are focused on bringing inspiration from past football heroes and magic football moments to the next generation of international players. The 11 lines are a clear proof of this, and above and in front of the football players pounding hearts, sit DBU’s traditionaled hardy shirts logo. Today football players are no longer required to wear padded leather helmets to protect themselves for getting injured because advanced technology over these 90 years has invented new methods and techniques that can shield and protect professional football players from any wound and injuries. Several transformations have been made to these NFL uniforms that make these jerseys look stylish and fashionable. You may consider it superstitious even today when football fans wear old-fashioned NFL jerseys in order to boost the confidence and cheer their favorite team players when they need it the most.
Thus by wearing either an old style wow goldNFL jersey or a modern NFL jersey these uniforms both help in showing your true harmony towards your favorite team players. Therefore you should always support and cheer your favorite NFL team players by wearing official NFL football jerseys despite of their past history. The popular NFL jerseys should also have the name and number of your favorite football player printed on it. Furtherghd straighteners you are allowed to wear either a current NFL jersey or even a classic old fashioned jersey. This not only gives joy and satisfaction to your grandparents but also makes them feel proud. Apart from these, it is also become an American ritual that entire football fans wear jerseys of their favorite team’s colors on Sunday afternoon for few hours to show their appreciation and unity for their favorite player.
November 19, 2009
Joe Flacco’s pro career
2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Completed 72.2% of his passes (13 of 18) for 155 yards and no INTs for a 98.1 QB rating in the 16-0 win.
Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Completed 18 of 32 for 195 yards and 2 INTs against the Bengals…Also rushed twice for 3 yards.
Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Completed 20 of 25, including his last 14, for a career-high and franchise-record-tying 80% completion mark for 175 yards, 1 TD, no INTs and a 109.2 QB rating in the 30-7 victory…Led the Ravens in converting 11 of 18 3rd downs, including 6 in the 2nd half against a team that had only given up 2 (2nd half) in the previous 6 games.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Completed 65% of his passes, tying a career high with 28 completions (on 43 attempts) for a career-best 385 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs for a 109.2 QB rating against the Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was 22 of 31 for 186 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs against the Bengals…Also rushed 1 time for 9 yards.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Completed 27 of a career-high 47 passing attempts for 264 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT against the Patriots…Also rushed 1 time for 2 yards.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Went 25 of 35 passing (71.4%) for a career-high 342 yards, including a career-long 72-yard TD strike to WR Derrick Mason, as part of 479 yards racked up by the Ravens offense in the 34-3 victory…Also rushed 2 times for 5 yards against the Browns.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Completed 65.4% of his passes (17 of 26) for 190 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT for a 96.6 QB rating in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Went 26 of 43 (60.5%) for 307 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT (setting career highs in TDs) and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards in the 38-24 win.
2008: Earned the 2008 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year Award (NFL.com fan vote), connecting on 60% of his passes (257 of 428) for 2,971 yards, 14 TDs and 12 INTs for an 80.3 rating (4th-highest single-season rating in Ravens history)
Flacco also rushed 52 times for 180 yards and 2 TDs, including a career-long 38-yard TD scamper
In addition, Flacco pulled in a 43-yard reception from Troy Smith while leading the Ravens to an 11-5 record
Started all 3 postseason games, becoming the 1st rookie QB in NFL history to win 2 playoff games, leading the Ravens to their 1st AFC Championship game since 2000
Finished the postseason 33-of-75 for 437 yards, 1 TD and 3 INTs
Flacco also rushed 12 times for 5 yards, including a 5-yard TD during the playoffs
Posted an 89.4 QB rating, completing 11 of 22 for 161 yards, his 1st-career playoff TD pass (postseason career-long 48-yard strike) and no INTs in the Divisional Playoff win at Ten. (1/10/09)
Connected on a career-high-tying 73.9% of his passes (17 of 23) for a career-high 297 yards, earning AFC Rookie of the Week honors after posting a 115.8 QB rating in the 27-7 victory in Game 16 vs. Jax. (12/28)
Tied a career long with a 70-yard TD strike to Mark Clayton in Game 12 at Cin. (11/30)
Started his 1st-career NFL game and led the Ravens to a 17-10 win by completing 15 of 29 attempts for 129 yards in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7)
Flacco also rushed 4 times for 37 yards, including his 1st-career rushing TD on a career-long 38-yard run against the Bengals
The run was the longest in NFL history by a QB making his debut.
November 18, 2009
Minnesota Viking Player Roster
Active
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yrs. College
39 Abdullah, Husain S 6-0 204 24 2 Washington State
21 Allen, Asher CB 5-9 194 21 0 Georgia
69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 27 6 Idaho State
87 Berrian, Bernard WR 6-1 185 28 6 Fresno State
54 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 24 0 South Carolina
62 Cook, Ryan T 6-6 328 26 4 New Mexico
68 Cooper, Jon C 6-2 291 23 0 Oklahoma
83 Dugan, Jeff FB 6-4 258 28 6 Maryland
91 Edwards, Ray DE 6-5 268 24 4 Purdue
90 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 26 4 Texas State - San Marcos
59 Farwell, Heath LB 6-0 235 27 5 San Diego State
4 Favre, Brett QB 6-2 222 40 19 Southern Mississippi
37 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 25 3 Washington State
52 Greenway, Chad OLB 6-2 242 26 4 Iowa
23 Griffin, Cedric CB 6-0 203 27 4 Texas
98 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 22 2 Florida State
12 Harvin, Percy WR 5-11 184 21 0 Florida
56 Henderson, E.J. MLB 6-1 245 29 6 Maryland
50 Henderson, Erin OLB 6-3 244 23 2 Maryland
64 Herrera, Anthony G 6-2 315 29 6 Tennessee
79 Hicks, Artis T 6-4 335 30 8 Memphis
76 Hutchinson, Steve G 6-5 313 32 9 Michigan
7 Jackson, Tarvaris QB 6-2 225 26 4 Alabama State
11 Johnson, Jaymar WR 6-0 176 25 1 Jackson State
25 Johnson, Tyrell S 6-0 207 24 2 Arkansas State
71 Kennedy, Jimmy DT 6-4 320 30 6 Penn State
40 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 32 11 North Dakota
5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 27 5 UCLA
51 Leber, Ben OLB 6-3 244 30 8 Kansas State
17 Lewis, Greg WR 6-0 185 29 7 Illinois
71 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 23 0 Oklahoma
46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 28 6 Texas
8 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 35 13 California
74 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 30 8 Miami
92 Mitchell, Jayme DE 6-6 285 25 4 Mississippi
55 Onatolu, Kenny LB 6-2 225 27 1 Nebraska-Omaha
41 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 195 26 4 Washington State
28 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 24 3 Oklahoma
82 Reynaud, Darius WR 5-9 201 23 2 West Virginia
18 Rice, Sidney WR 6-4 202 23 3 South Carolina
96 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 26 3 Texas
2 Rosenfels, Sage QB 6-4 225 31 9 Iowa State
33 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 24 0 Mississippi
22 Sapp, Benny DB 5-9 190 28 6 Northern Iowa
81 Shiancoe, Visanthe TE 6-4 240 29 7 Morgan State
65 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 24 2 Notre Dame
38 Tahi, Naufahu FB 6-0 254 28 4 Brigham Young
29 Taylor, Chester RB 5-11 213 30 8 Toledo
93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 29 7 Oklahoma State
20 Williams, Madieu S 6-1 203 28 6 Maryland
94 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 37 13 Texas A&M
26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 32 11 Ohio State
34 Young, Albert RB 5-10 209 24 1 Iowa
Practice Squad
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yrs. College
49 Anderson, Colt S 5-10 194 24 0 Montana
78 Brown, Patrick T 6-5 210 22 0 Central Florida
75 Clark, Chris T 6-5 315 24 1 Southern Mississippi
42 Johnson, Ian RB 5-11 212 24 0 Boise State
95 Johnson, Tremaine DT 6-2 285 24 0 Louisiana State
45 Mills, Garrett TE 6-1 235 26 3 Tulsa
15 Perretta, Vinny WR 5-9 186 24 0 Boise State
24 Wright, DeAndre CB 5-11 193 23 0 New Mexico