| Recent Player News |
| Date |
Player |
News |
| 11/19/2008 |
Brian Johnston, DE (KC) |
Johnston, a rookie who'd been playing in place of injured starters, was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury and is gone for the year. |
| 11/18/2008 |
Bryant McKinnie, T (Min) |
McKinnie has a trial date in Miami set for March 16. He faces four charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a fight outside a nightclub in February.
Analysis: McKinnie's attorney, Larry Kerr, appeared in Miami-Dade County court Tuesday. McKinnie was not required to attend. |
| 11/18/2008 |
Abdul Hodge, LB (Cin) |
Hodge has been placed on injured reserve with an arm injury.
Analysis: This will end his season. Hodge appeared in six games for Cincinnati. |
| 11/18/2008 |
Kellen Winslow, TE (Cle) |
Winslow will have an MRI on his right shoulder after injuring it in the closing minutes of Monday night's win over the Buffalo bills.
Analysis: Winslow was hurt when he was tackled in front of Buffalo's bench while making a 16-yard reception that set up Cleveland's game-winning field goal. The five-year veteran, who has had numerous injuries during his career, was driven to the ground by Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny and came up wincing in pain. |
| 11/18/2008 |
Shaun Smith, DE (Cle) |
Smith did not return after aggravating a calf injury while tackling Marshawn Lynch on the Bills' first possession of the third quarter.
Analysis: He was limping as he left the field and went immediately to the Browns' locker room. Smith was initially hurt in the first half. |
| 11/18/2008 |
Jabari Greer, CB (Buf) |
Greer hurt his knee in the second quarter of Buffalo's game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.
Analysis: It's not clear how Greer was hurt, but it likely happened when Greer made a tackle stopping Braylon Edwards on an 18-yard catch. Greer has been Buffalo's most dependable cornerback this season, with 42 tackles, a team-leading nine passes defensed and two interceptions, which he's both returned for touchdowns. With Greer out, the Bills went with a rookie rotation involving first-round pick Leodis McKelvin and fourth-pick Reggie Corner. |
| 11/17/2008 |
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR (Cin) |
Houshmandzadeh had 12 catches for 149 yards in a 13-13 tie with Philadelphia on Sunday.
Analysis: Houshmandzadeh has 73 receptions, but is averaging a career-low 9.9 yards per catch. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Justin Gage, WR (Ten) |
In a 24-14 victory Sunday at Jacksonville, Gage had a career-high 147 yards on four receptions and two touchdowns that allowed the unbeaten Titans to rally from a four-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Gage caught a 56-yard scoring strike from Kerry Collins in the third quarter and a 38-yard touchdown in the fourth.
Analysis: It was the the third 100-yard performance of his career and first since Dec. 30, 2007, at Indianapolis. Gage's previous career best for yardage also came in that game with 104. In his second season with the Titans, Gage has 21 catches for 376 yards and two TDs. Since coming to Tennessee from Chicago, he has 76 receptions for 1,126 yards and six touchdowns. He had 64 catches for 1,018 yards in four seasons with the Bears. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Donovan McNabb, QB (Phi) |
McNabb was 28-of-58 for 339 yards with a touchdown against Cincinnati on Sunday, but threw three interceptions in a 13-13 tie.
Analysis: McNabb has struggled without a running game to help on short-yardage downs. McNabb set the game on course for its unsatisfying finish by losing a fumble and matching his career high in INTs. He set up 10 of the Bengals' points with his turnovers. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Ryan Grant, RB (GB) |
Grant ran for 145 yards and another score to help the Packers finally beat the Bears at home with a 37-3 rout on Sunday.
Analysis: Grant, who signed a four-year deal worth up to $30 million, thinks he's beginning to hit his stride in the second half again, just in time for the Packers. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Lance Moore, WR (NO) |
Moore had eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 win over Kansas City on Sunday.
Analysis: Moore has 20 receptions for 268 yards and three TDs in his last three games. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB (Pit) |
Roethlisberger had a season-high 31 completions in an 11-10 victory Sunday over the San Diego Chargers. For the second straight game, the Steelers quarterback threw the ball 41 times. He had 308 yards versus San Diego, just shy of his season high of 309 set at Jacksonville.
Analysis: It was the second 300-yard performance of the season for Roethlisberger and seventh of his career. It also marked the second time he has completed 30 or more passes in a game. The last time came on Nov. 5, 2006, against Denver when Roethlisberger connected on 38 of his 54 passes for 433 yards and a touchdown. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Hines Ward, WR (Pit) |
Ward had season bests for receptions (11) and yards (124) in an 11-10 win Sunday over the visiting San Diego Chargers.
Analysis: It was the second straight 100-yard performance for Ward, who had 112 yards against Indianapolis. He last had 11 receptions or more in a game on Dec. 2, 2007, against Cincinnati. He has four games with 11 or more receptions and set a career high on Nov. 30, 2003, against the Bengals. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Roddy White, WR (Atl) |
White could have been the hero for Atlanta on Sunday, but he instead accepted blame for the team's first home loss of the season.
Analysis: The Falcons, trailing the Broncos 24-20 late in the game, drove from their 24-yard line into Denver territory. With less than 2 minutes left, White had a chance for a go-ahead touchdown catch on a third-down play from the Denver 45. White had a step on Denver cornerback Marquand Manuel but he dropped the pass from Matt Ryan. Even with the key drop, White assumed his normal role as the Falcons' leading receiver. He had five catches for 102 yards. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Philip Rivers, QB (SD) |
Rivers tied a season low with 159 yards in an 11-10 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went 15-for-26 and was picked off twice.
Analysis: It was the first time this season that Rivers was held without a touchdown. He has 21 TDs and 11 interceptions this season. He is averaging 251.3 yards per game. |
| 11/17/2008 |
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB (SD) |
Tomlinson led the Chargers in rushing and receiving in an 11-10 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He finished with 57 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and caught three passes for 40 yards.
Analysis: It was eighth time in 10 games that Tomlinson was held to less than 100 yards. His last 100-yard game came Oct. 26 against New Orleans. The touchdown was his first since Sept. 28, and he has five on the season. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Donnie Avery, WR (StL) |
Avery had a career-best nine receptions for 93 yards in Sunday's 35-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Analysis: Avery previously set career highs with six receptions for 163 yards against New England on Oct. 26. The rookie from Houston has 34 catches for 485 yards and two touchdowns this season. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Antonio Pittman, RB (StL) |
Pittman rushed for a career-high 95 yards on 14 attempts in a 35-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Analysis: Pittman, who was making his fourth straight start, had 139 yards last year and had rushed for 129 yards in six previous games. The 95 yards gives him 224 for the season. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Marc Bulger, QB (StL) |
Bulger had season highs for completions (34) and attempts (53) in a 35-16 loss Sunday to the San Francisco 49ers. He finished with 295 yards and a touchdown.
Analysis: Bulger was coming off his worst performance of the season with 65 yards against the New York Jets. The 295 yards were topped only by a 304-yard game at New England. Bulger went 34-for-55 against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 11, 2006. His career highs for completions and attempts came Oct. 2 2005, against the New York Giants in a 40-for-62 performance. |
| 11/17/2008 |
Frank Gore, RB (SF) |
Gore rushed for 106 yards and a season-high two touchdowns on 18 carries in a 35-16 win Sunday over the St. Louis Rams.
Analysis: It was Gore's first 100-yard performance since Oct. 12 against Philadelphia and his third in 10 games this season. Gore is sixth in the NFL with 834 yards. |
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