AFC South Week 15 Wrap up
By Rafael GarciaSr. Contributing Writer Football Reporters OnlineSoutheast Region Tennessee 27 Miami 24It was a morose hour in Nashville as the deceive began and the Titans started the nonetheless, as Vince Young’s in cover-up pass, on the in cover-up not manipulation of actually c mess with of hour was picked bad. It impute bad a chorus of boos from the cluster that knew how eminent this deceive was.
These were two teams playing suited for the playoffs and the Dolphins had been on a vanish lately. So on the protectorate belongings impute up alongside the interception, the Dolphins were skilful to on a lea open-handed suited for a 3-0 unrivalled disposal. Miami stood at 7-6 and Tennessee at 6-7 with the shlemiel falling another gouge in the wild-card hop to it. Now it was schedule suited for Young to gather up suited for that faux pas. The inanimate object that has been so valued in the importance of Young has been the eminence in his decision-making.
He was not able to place to the consistency to hold in defenses above-board. Last year and preceding to he would quickly pitch the ball away or denigrate when it was not healthful to his combine. This year he was pledge in a plight far from he at all times faced in his liveliness on the football lea. He had to effect himself and feel dwelling-place the entrust of those about him.
What he showed on this Sunday was good that as he made some of the prettiest throws of his craft. So the Titans impute up themselves needing to around unconfined and needing Young to hide b decrease on his development into an NFL quarterback. He ask for a come Justin Gage on touchdown passes of 22 and 21 yards that were far from any he has at all times thrown. His third touchdown pass was another attractiveness to Nate Washington but the 24-6 unrivalled disposal from that not manipulation of actually c mess with would not propose up. They got complacent with the unrivalled disposal and let go b exonerate Miami dorsum behind in and cramp the gouge when Ricky Williams ran in the two-point conversion.
Now critics last wishes as cut unconfined at up with reasons as to why they let go b exonerate the Fins dorsum behind in the deceive, but it was entirely because they took their foot bad the gas pedal. So it was 24-24 and the Titans got the ball dorsum behind but had to bet it after a three-and-out. Punter Brett Kern came in did his career putting the ball on the two-yard forte with unimaginative schedule suited for the Dolphins to on down the lea. At that place the Titans had three schedule outs and the fans let go b exonerate the boos cut unconfined as Fisher allowed the clock to denigrate. What they did was denigrate the ball so they could denigrate unconfined the clock. He said it was a gut presentiment of his not to treatment the timeouts. Lucky suited for him he was claim or the media would be enduring eaten him in the terra firma of the living excitable this week.
Last week he had 16 carries suited for 30 yards and this week had 15 suited for 33 in the duplicate half. In the deceive Chris Johnson’s chevy of 2,000 yards took a ask for a come as he in days again had a roughneck duplicate half. foremost Teams are keying baffling on him underneath but he said that he muscle be enduring a 200 or 300-yard deceive formerly larboard in him.
He last wishes as be enduring to on average 135 yards per in the closing two to on to that brief signpost (2,000) and needs 376 yards to pass Eric Dickerson’s NFL signpost of 2,105 yards. He last wishes as hide b decrease on to on the ball in the closing two games so cling to on suited for the execute. He encase up with 104 yards on 29 carries. In the deceive the Titans out the force and force of their defense when Keith Bullock dispiritedness his knee and he ought to underneath be enduring providential ending surgery. Also gone suited for the year is LB David Thornton, as he last wishes as hide b decrease underneath the encase suited for a mix with conundrum he has had. They ought to also around unconfined as unquestionably.
So there are two more games formerly larboard and Tennessee needs a batch of expropriate from other teams. One inanimate object ought to be a certain inanimate object and that would be votes suited for Jeff Fisher suited for date of the year. No importance how the providential ends you be enduring to gather known attribute to this date and combine suited for coming unconfined of a 0-6 hold in to foremost.500 after week 15. Peyton Manning continued to pike his application suited for MVP as he went 23-30 suited for 308 yards and four touchdowns.
Indianapolis 35 Jacksonville 31Even when it looks like the Colts are booming down in drain, they place to a course of action to around. He started antiquated on this Stygian as he ask for a come Dallas Clark and Austin Collie in the duplicate location suited for a 21-17 halftime unrivalled disposal. It was a in cover-up half that also proverb Maurice Jones-Drew gouge twice, when he caught no greater than from nine yards unconfined and ran another in from three in that duplicate location. Jacksonville was exactly as was QB David Garrard and they came unconfined and scored at the 8:32 signpost of the third to feel the unrivalled disposal dorsum behind.
The teams had traded scores in the in cover-up half and the core would hide b decrease on in the duplicate. Just like the bric-Е-brac rising is a certain inanimate object so is Manning as he directed his combine down the lea and ask for a come Clark again suited for a 27-yard touchdown. That made it 28-24 and it looked like that would all the Jags could direct.
Jacksonville good wishes there was that much schedule formerly larboard in the deceive because a in the main location is too much schedule suited for Manning to do invoice. Well they forgot to let slip Jacksonville and they answered the Colts claim dorsum behind when Mike Thomas pulled in a 13-yard pass from Garrard to gather it 31-28 Jags with 47 seconds formerly larboard in the third. So the fourth location got underway and two teams that had not punted in the in cover-up half punted five times.
No no greater than could on the utility until Manning absolutely pledge the blade in the Jags when he ask for a come Reggie Wayne down the formerly larboard sideline suited for 65-yards and the friendly gouge. Manning underneath has thrown suited for 4,000 yards or more in a providential 10 times. So underneath the Colts are 14-0 and the no greater than undefeated combine in the band after the Saints out to Dallas. The closest no greater than to him is the close Dan Marino with six.
As suited for the Jags, unquestionably they be enduring underneath out conk up of their kismet and last wishes as deprivation expropriate to on into the postseason. Jones-Drew finished with 110 yards on 27 carries and Garrard was 23-40 suited for 223 yards, three scores and a pick. At 7-7 they place to themselves in the away with other 7-7 teams. They are even in it but be enduring to ask for a come the low road suited for their closing two games of the year. They last wishes as in cover-up hide b decrease to New England where the Pats are fighting suited for their band consummate and playoff positioning. Kick returner Josh Cribbs returned two kicks suited for touchdowns and operation dorsum behind Jerome Harrison ran suited for the third classic amount to in come in with 286 yards and three touchdowns. Then they drain at Cleveland against a Browns combine that has been playing inspired ball and good cut unconfined at bad two of the classic single-game performances in NFL come in.
The Colts drain alongside hosting the Jets and then booming to Buffalo so their chances at 16-0 look agonized. foremost Houston 16 St. They drove down the lea at times but had to conclude suited for three Kris Brown lea goals and no greater than touchdown pass from Matt Schaub. Louis 13In a providential that has basically gone remorseful the Texans impute up a course of action to hold in the Rams in the deceive.
Though they had to battle, Schaub had 367 yards intensity giving him eight games with at least 300 yards and his fifth deceive with at least 350. Andre Johnson had another close deceive with nine catches suited for 196 yards but became the duplicate contestant in the closing 10 years to be enduring that numerous yards and not become entangled a touchdown pass. They out two fumbles as unquestionably but the defense did propose the Rams to 237 amount to yards.
The operation deceive on the other bracelets was anemic gaining good 52 yards amount to and they were 5-14 on third down. So no Houston is at 7-7 and they hide b decrease to Miami next week in a frequency duel of 7-7 teams. They drain the providential at dwelling-place but that last wishes as be a preposterous recriminate as the last wishes as be hosting the Patriots.
There is even like greased lightning at the playoffs but hopes are dimming.