While the resurgent Chargers waited word on the severity of Pro Bowl center Nick Hardwick’s foot injury, All-Pro defensive tackle Jamal Williams underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees Monday. Williams had loose particles that had been bothering him flushed out. The Chargers have their bye this weekend, and “with a little luck,” Williams will be able to play when the Chargers host Houston on…
Vinny Testaverde was excited and nervous. When he signed last Wednesday with the Carolina Panthers, the 43-year-old thought he could still play. But he wasn’t sure he’d gain the respect of his teammates. “Not having the support of the players was a worry of mine,” Testaverde said Monday. “Dealing with me being 43 years old and the players looking at me and saying, ‘Hey, how is this guy going to help…
For one of the few times in their mostly dismal history, the Atlanta Falcons appeared to have gotten one right. They had the NFL’s most exciting player, a guy who helped sell plenty of No. 7 jerseys and made sure every seat in the Georgia Dome was filled. Then Michael Vick’s nasty little secret was revealed.
Titans quarterback Vince Young had an MRI exam Monday to check out his strained right quadriceps muscle. The results of the test weren’t immediately available, and coach Jeff Fisher said Young would be considered day to day. Fisher said the test was to determine the best course of treatment for the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year who was injured at the end of a 2-yard run to the sideline midway…
St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger, who missed the last two games with two broken ribs, said Monday he plans to return to the lineup this week. Backup Gus Frerotte threw five interceptions and lost a fumble in Sunday’s 22-3 loss at Baltimore, which kept the Rams (0-6) winless. St. Louis’ start matches the worst in franchise history in 1962, when the team finished 1-12-1 as the Los Angeles Rams.
Reggie Bush dodged and darted and left the defense flailing. Drew Brees connected with his own teammates instead of the other team’s defenders. The New Orleans Saints looked like the good Saints again, not the ‘Aints of old, finally breaking into the win column Sunday night with a 28-17 victory over the sloppy Seattle Seahawks.
All week, the New England Patriots insisted this was just another game. Well, it wasn’t. It was better. In a rare battle of 5-0 teams, the New England Patriots stomped the Dallas Cowboys as badly as everyone else they’ve faced this season, winning 48-27 Sunday behind a career-best five touchdown passes from Tom Brady.
LaDainian Tomlinson will never hate the Oakland Raiders like Marty Schottenheimer did. He’s too laid-back for something like that. At the rate he’s going, though, Tomlinson might never lose again to the Silver and Black. Tomlinson matched his career high with four touchdowns, rushing for 198 yards on 24 carries and leading the Chargers to their eighth straight win over the Raiders, 28-14, on Sunday.
No matter where or how he got the ball Sunday, Adrian Peterson seemed to find the opening in the Chicago Bears’ defense. Through the line, around the end, across the field with a split-second cutback and even on kickoff returns, he made the Bears miss. Peterson’s record-setting performance put the Minnesota Vikings in position for victory, one they secured Sunday when Ryan Longwell kicked a…
Cornerback Charles Woodson scooped up the ball — and lifted the spirits of the Green Bay Packers’ suddenly sagging offense. Woodson’s 57-yard fumble return in the third quarter gave the Packers the go-ahead touchdown in a 17-14 victory over the Washington Redskins at soggy Lambeau Field on Sunday. “It was a big play today,” Woodson said.
