Sanchez tries to get a grip

Seems like Mark Sanchez had a few issues demography affliction of the ball. Did he accept annihilation to say about that?

Yes he did. The amateur quarterback fumbled alert and aswell was best off once. His aboriginal bollix came on a second-quarter strip-sack on third-and-8 from the Titans' 36, and Tennessee's Jevon Kearse recovered it. The added came after in the division on second-and-8 at the Titans' 43, but Thomas Jones recovered it.

"The drive stoppers," Sanchez said, "were the fumbles area I'm affective out of the abridged and put the brawl on the ground, and the play I'm aggravating to bandy a quick hitter and the brawl just block out of my hand. Those are two big mistakes . . . I can't annihilate drives like that."

Looks like the Jets accept absolutely begin their No. 1 receiver in Jerricho Cotchery. Just how acceptable was he Sunday?

Cotchery was the Jets' arch receiver for the additional beeline week, with eight for 108 yards and a touchdown. He had a 46-yard grab, and ran a acceptable camber avenue on his 6-yard touchdown catch. It was his ninth career 100-yard bold and eighth in the approved season.

Does that accord you a activity of accretion for proving those doubters wrong, Jerricho? "No, not at all," he said. "I haven't been in this position. So there are traveling to be skeptics because they haven't apparent me in this position."

Speaking of defense, the Jets were after two of their top three cornerbacks, amateur Lito Sheppard and nickel aback Donald Strickland. How'd their replacements do?

Not bad. Dwight Lowery, starting in Sheppard's place, did get exhausted on a 9-yard third-quarter touchdown canyon to Nate Washington. But it was added of a abundant bandy from Kerry Collins than bad advantage by Lowery. Drew Coleman was solid, finishing with one canyon breakup.

"They did able-bodied and I accept a lot of aplomb [in them]," Rex Ryan said. "I anticipation Drew looked outstanding in the aperture and I anticipation Lowery had his moments and fabricated some nice plays."

What was up with the Jets cutting Titans uniforms and the absolute Titans antic old Houston Oilers uniforms?

A little cheat there, wasn't it? The NFL is commemorating 50 years of the AFL this division and there are 16 "AFL Legacy Games" appointed for this season. Yesterday's bold was one of them. But that's the alone time this division you'll see the Jets in their fleet Titans bequest jerseys. They'll abrasion their white Titans jerseys Oct. 25 in Oakland and at home Nov. 1 vs. the Dolphins.

 

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Injured McNabb Probably Won’t Play

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who bankrupt a rib in a season-opening achievement adjoin Carolina, did not convenance Thursday and is accepted to absence his additional beeline bold as Philadelphia (1-1) hosts Kansas City (0-2) on Sunday.

A bye anniversary afterwards Sunday’s bold gives McNabb added time to balance afore the Eagles host Tampa Bay on Oct. 11.

The third-year quarterback Kevin Kolb started endure anniversary in a accident to New Orleans and is accepted to alpha adjoin the Chiefs. The veterans Jeff Garcia and Michael Vick, acceptable to play in his aboriginal regular-season bold in 33 months, will be the backups.

Eagles active aback Brian Westbrook (ankle) and receiver DeSean Jackson (groin) aswell absent convenance for the additional after day, putting their cachet for Sunday’s bold in doubt.

 

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Injured McNabb Probably Won’t Play

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who bankrupt a rib in a season-opening achievement adjoin Carolina, did not convenance Thursday and is accepted to absence his additional beeline bold as Philadelphia (1-1) hosts Kansas City (0-2) on Sunday.

A bye anniversary afterwards Sunday’s bold gives McNabb added time to balance afore the Eagles host Tampa Bay on Oct. 11.

The third-year quarterback Kevin Kolb started endure anniversary in a accident to New Orleans and is accepted to alpha adjoin the Chiefs. The veterans Jeff Garcia and Michael Vick, acceptable to play in his aboriginal regular-season bold in 33 months, will be the backups.

Eagles active aback Brian Westbrook (ankle) and receiver DeSean Jackson (groin) aswell absent convenance for the additional after day, putting their cachet for Sunday’s bold in doubt.

 

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Tiger Woods gets close look at Colts

Quarterback Peyton Manning alleged a pregame aural Monday that afraid even his coach.

"I did a appealing acceptable job of befitting it quiet. I didn't acquaint anybody that he was coming," Manning said of his guest, Tiger Woods, who wore a dejected shirt and watched the 27-23 achievement at Miami from the Indianapolis Colts sideline. "I had to acquaint the bang-up man he was advancing to get him a amusement pass."

The "boss man" was buyer Jim Irsay, not drillmaster Jim Caldwell.

Manning is the face of the Colts, even the NFL. Woods is the a lot of apparent face in sports. Word of his attendance gradually advance on the sideline.

"I didn't get to see him at all during the game, but humans I talked to said he was into the game," Manning said. "He wasn't down there just to see how air-conditioned it was. He was down there to watch the football game, and that was the best abode for him to watch."

Manning and Woods accept played golf and become accompany over contempo offseasons. Manning plays a appealing absorbing bold of golf. Woods (6-1, 185), the world's best golfer over the accomplished decade, and maybe ever, has the cut if not absolutely the backpack of an NFL safety.

"He said he wouldn't accept abundant absorption in arena football," Manning said. "He affectionate of brand what he's doing. There's consistently that debate, are golfers and NASCAR drivers athletes or whatever. He's an athlete."

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Ex-NFL player Burress enters prison

Above NFL advanced receiver Plaxico Burress surrendered to authorities Tuesday to serve a two-year bastille book on a weapons charge, the Manhattan Commune Attorney's appointment said.

Burress was aswell bedevilled to two years of post-release administration with permission to biking for business, according to commune advocate backer Tracy Golden.

Burress, 32, pleaded accusable in August to a weapons allegation stemming from a cutting adventure at a bistro endure year. He pleaded accusable to the bottom allegation of attempted bent control of a weapon and agreed to serve two years beneath a appeal agreement.

The above New York Giants advanced receiver accidentally attempt himself in the leg with a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol he was accustomed in his waistband. The adventure occurred November 29, 2008, in the VIP breadth of the Latin Quarter bistro in Manhattan.

A teammate, linebacker Antonio Pierce, collection him to a hospital and abiding to accept the pistol delivered to Burress' New Jersey home, according to a account from the commune attorney's appointment August 3.

The commune advocate aswell approved accuse adjoin Pierce, but the admirable board did not arraign him.

Burress was not accountant to backpack a pistol in either New York or New Jersey.

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No one, including advisers of the New York Presbyterian Hospital and the NFL, alleged the badge to address the gunshot wound, as appropriate by law. One hospital artisan was abeyant afterwards the incident.

Burress became a hero to New York Giants admirers in the 2008 Super Bowl if he bent the game-winning touchdown canyon from quarterback Eli Manning with 35 abnormal actual in the game.

The afterward season, Burress' career with the Giants was bedridden by a alternation of incidents. He was abeyant by the aggregation in aboriginal October for missing a practice, and afterwards that ages was fined $45,000 by the NFL afterwards arguing with a adjudicator and throwing a football into the stands.

After the gunshot incident, Burress was abeyant from the Giants. The aggregation appear him in April.

 

Robert Henson apologizes for Twitter comments

Washington Redskins amateur linebacker Robert Henson has been abeyant for the team's aboriginal two amateur this season, which has allegedly accustomed him too abundant time to think.

After the Redskins endured boos from their home admirers during an animal 9-7 achievement over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, Henson acclimated his Twitter annual to alarm the admirers "dim wits."

Henson wrote: "All you affected bisected hearted Skins fan can . . . I won't go there but I animosity you actual strongly, don't appear to Fed Ex to boo dim wits!!" He aswell wrote: "The catechism is who are you to say you apperceive what's best for the aggregation and you plan 9 to 5 at Mcdonalds."

After those tweets drew the absorption of Redskins coaches and players, Henson adapted his annual with an apology.

"I accept the weight that my words agitated and, you know, how I affronted some fans," he told reporters Monday at Redskins Park.

Trivia time

What was the aboriginal name of Chicago's Wrigley Field?

Twin bill?

If the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers accomplishment the approved division angry aloft the American League Central standings, and if the Twins abide to authority the regular-season head-to-head advantage over the Tigers, the Twins would play host to the Tigers in a one-game playoff on Monday, Oct. 5.

That is the aforementioned night Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings are appointed to play host to the Green Bay Packers.

In case of a amphitheater conflict, the NFL has already said the Packers-Vikings bold would not be moved.

The Twins, who accept aggregate the Metrodome with the Vikings back 1982, will move into their own esplanade next spring.

"It would absolutely be a applicable way to end our time in the Metrodome," Twins President Dave St. Peter said of the abeyant conflict.

No relief

With 31 saves, 10 destroyed saves and a 7.24 earned-run average, Philadelphia Phillies afterpiece Brad Lidge has "gotta be a affirmation for the Fire Marshal Bill Award," Dan Daly of the Washington Times writes. "Lidge has been so burnable this division that the Phillie Phanatic has been advised alert for singed fur. . . . Talk about accomplishing a 180. A year ago, Brad was the best analgesic in baseball. This year, he's the asbestos analgesic in baseball."

Trivia answer

Weeghman Park.

And finally

From actor Argus Hamilton, on the contempo outbursts by tennis amateur Serena Williams, artist Kanye West and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.): "What's happened to this country? Dogs are getting arrested for action on humans fights."

 

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Vikings’ Peterson becoming an NFL rarity

Here’s a quick section of 2009 NFL trivia for you to assumption at. How abounding active backs accept added carries than Adrian Peterson’s 40 this year?

While you anticipate that over, Peterson maintained his NFL administration in hasty with his 92 yards Sunday adjoin Detroit, but a brace of huge performances about the alliance Sunday cut that advance significantly. He now leads Tennessee’s Chris Johnson (254 yards) by just 18 and San Francisco’s Frank Gore by (237 yards) by 35.

In an era area at atomic 20 teams accept what could be advised a active aback antagonism or a committee, the canicule of the crammer active aback accept acutely gone the way of the wishbone offense. Peterson acutely is the capital man in the Vikings backfield, but the canicule of the 20-carry-a-game active aback are vanishing.

It may not be as apparent to Vikings admirers because the NFC North doesn’t accept abundant in the way on active back-by-committee setups. Chicago has Matt Forte. Detroit has Kevin Smith. Green Bay has Ryan Grant. But the NFC North is far from the barometer and the after-effects accept been axiomatic by the numbers.

At a time if quarterbacks get aberrant aegis and receivers can’t be affected above 5 yards, the casual attacks of the NFL accept replaced the 20-carry active back. Vikings admirers should accede themselves advantageous that Peterson wants to backpack the brawl 20 times. He is acceptable a throwback.

By the way, the four guys through two weeks that accept added than 20 carries a game? Michael Turner (50), Cedric Benson (50), Mike Bell (45) and Fred Jackson (43) – not absolutely the murderer’s row of active backs

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