Remember The 90's?: Re-Living Greatness

[young2rice]

He will most likely remain a backup. I mean there's always a chance that Walsh could play great and progress during the progression week. But right now at 77 Ovr with Herbert at 82 Ovr Herbert will still be the starter when he comes back. But if he closes that gap to say 79 vs. 82 and is playing well he could get the start.

[young2rice]

1992 - Week 3 Wrap up
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Week 3 Games
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(0-2) - Vs - (1-1) = (6-31) - P.O.T.G. - WR - Eddie Brown (12 Rec - 15.8 Avg - 189 Yds - 3 TD)
(1-1) - Vs - (1-1) = (23-16) - P.O.T.G. - QB - Warren Moon (21 of 39 Att - 53.8% - 279 Yds - 2 TD - 0 Int)
(2-0) - Vs - (1-1) = (30-20) - P.O.T.G. - QB - Dan Marino (32 of 42 Att - 76.2% - 288 Yds - 2 TD - 0 Int)
(2-0) - Vs - (2-0) = (10-13) - P.O.T.G. - CB - Elbert Shelley (2 Pr - 42.5 Avg - 85 Yds - 67 Lg - 1 TD)
(1-1) - Vs - (1-1) = (24-38) - P.O.T.G. - HB - Roger Craig (29 Att - 6.2 Avg - 179 Yds - 2 TD - 3 Rec - 6.0 Avg - 18 Yds - 1 TD)
(1-1) - Vs - (2-0) = (10-21) - P.O.T.G. - QB - Troy Aikman (21 of 32 Att - 65.6% - 216 Yds - 3 TD - 2 Int)
(1-1) - Vs - (1-1) = (20-27) - P.O.T.G. - WR - Alvin Harper (3 Rec - 16.7 Avg - 50 Yds - 2 TD - 1 R.att - 3.0 Avg - 3 Yds)
(1-1) - Vs - (2-0) = (24-13) - P.O.T.G. - TE - Keith McKeller (3 Rec - 32.3 Avg - 97 Yds - 1 TD)
(0-2) - Vs - (2-0) = (17-20) - P.O.T.G. - HB - Leonard Russell (10 Att - 9.9 Avg - 99 Yds - 1 TD)
(0-2) - Vs - (0-2) = (24-21) - P.O.T.G. - WR - Richard Johnson (6 Rec - 12.5 Avg - 75 Yds - 2 TD)


Bye Weeks - Eagles / Patriots / Redskins / Steelers




News & Notes
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Career Firsts
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-Buccaneers - WR - Eric Blount - 1st Receiving TD
-Packers - ROLB - Eddie Robinson - 1st Interception



Complaining About Not Starting
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Bears - CB - Lamuel Stinson
Broncos - C - Duval Love
Cardinals - HB - Barry Word
Eagles - DT - Jerome Brown
Falcons - CB - Charles Dimry
49ers - CB - Vestee Jackson
Oilers - QB - Cody Carlson
Saints - DE - Michael Simmons
Seahawks - MLB - Darren Comeaux



Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the Week
Buccaneers - HB - Roger Craig - 29 Att - 6.2 Avg - 179 Yds - 2 TD - 3 Rec - 6.0 Avg - 18 Yds - 1 TD

Defensive Player of the Week
Bills - LB - Shane Conlan - 11 Tak - 1 FF - 1 Int - 2 Deflect - 1 TD

Top 3 Performances
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QB
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1. Bengals - Boomer Esiason - 26 of 37 Att - 70.3% - 292 Yds - 4 TD - 0 Int
2. Buccaneers - Vinny Testeverde - 20 of 26 Att - 76.9% - 225 Yds - 3 TD - 0 Int
3. Dolphins - Dan Marino - 32 of 42 Att - 76.2% - 288 Yds - 2 TD - 0 Int

HB
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1. Buccaneers - Roger Craig - 29 Att - 6.2 Avg - 179 Yds - 2 TD - 3 Rec - 6.0 Avg - 18 Yds - 1 TD
2. Bears - Neal Anderson - 34 Att - 3.6 Avg - 123 Yds - 1 TD - 4 Rec - 8.8 Avg - 35 Yds - 0 TD
3. Packers - Leonard Russell - 10 Att - 9.9 Avg - 99 Yds - 1 TD - 0 Rec - 0.0 Avg - 0 Yds - 0 TD

WR
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1. Bengals - Eddie Brown - 12 Rec - 15.8 Avg - 189 Yds - 3 TD - 0 Drop
2. Lions - Richard Johnson - 6 Rec - 12.5 Avg - 75 Yds - 2 TD - 0 Drop
3. Lions - Webster Slaughter - 6 Rec - 20.5 Avg - 123 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Drop

DL
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1. Bills - Bruce Smith - 8 Tak - 1 Sack - 1 FF - 1 FR - 1 Deflect
2. 49ers - Michael Carter - 5 Tak - 2 Sacks - 1 FF
3. 49ers - Pierce Holt - 5 Tak - 2 Sacks

LB
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1. Bills - Shane Conlan - 11 Tak - 1 FF - 1 Int - 2 Deflect - 1 TD
2. Broncos - Simon Fletcher - 7 Tak - 1 FR - 1 Int - 1 Deflect - 1 TD
3. Bengals - Jack Del Rio - 10 Tak - 1 Sack - 1 FF

DB
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1. Broncos - Steve Atwater - 8 Tak - 1 FF - 2 Deflect - 2 Int
2. Falcons - Brian Jordan - 10 Tak - 2 Sacks - 1 FF - 1 Deflect - 1 Int
3. Packers - Mark Murphy - 6 Tak - 1 FF - 1 FR - 1 Deflect - 1 Int


Injuries
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[young2rice]

Super Bowl Champions Fall From Grace 0-3 Start

AP - The Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers are not off to the best start in the 1992 NFL season. After defeating the Raiders last season in the Super Bowl the 49ers spent the off-season having a big change occur in their defense. Apparently this change is more damaging than originally expected as the 49ers are now entering Week 4 of the season, winless.

So far this season Joe Montana is struggling as he only has 6 touchdowns and 6 interceptions to his name. It is unlike Montana to have as many picks as touchdowns but he hasn't been able to truly have a standout game that the 49ers and 49er faithful have come to expect from him. Some people may believe that Montana is starting to hit the invisible old-age wall that will hurt his skill, but it may be too early to tell that. What certainly hasn't helped so far is the lack of a run game. Brent Fullwood has struggled to a 3.2 yard per carry average and is not lighting up the scoreboard as he did during his short tenure last season with the 49ers after being picked up in free agency. The 49ers brought in ex-Dolphin Sammie Smith to bring some flash to the run game as he would sub in for Fullwood sometimes but he hasn't produced much yet either. Both runningbacks need to step up for the 49ers to have a chance or else defenses will just key on Montana all day long.

The 49ers are known for their offensive prowess but at the same time they've always had a very talented, yet underrated, defensive unit. That unit took a big blow this off season when Ronnie Lott, Matt Millen, Charles Haley, Keith DeLong, Anthony Moss, Darryl Pollard, and Dave Waymer were all released or retired. The heart of the 49ers defense was gutted and replaced with rookies like Ed McDaniel, Steve Grant, Dwight Hollier, Dwayne Sabb, and Marquez Pope. It will take some time to see whether these youngsters have what it takes to fill in some rather large shoes, but currently they are not.

The 49ers have the 30th ranked defense in the league going into week 4. The 49ers lost their season opener in a super bowl re-match against the Raiders 34 to 14. They pretty much had the same result against the Seahawks in Seattle the following week as they were crushed 33 to 14. Returning to San Francisco to take on the Detroit Lions the 49ers played better but the new Lions offense prevailed in a 24-21 loss. This week the 49ers will advance to Denver where they hope to finally break this losing streak against the Broncos. But John Elway may have something else to say as the 49ers horrific pass defense has already allowed Billy Joe Tolliver, Marc Wilson, and Dave Krieg to rack up big-time numbers against them.

It's not too late for the 49ers to right their ship as they enter week 4 against the Broncos. At 0-3 it's a long way to go but luckily the Seahawks, Rams, and Cardinals have all realtively struggled and not yet pulled away to an early division lead. If the 49ers play their cards right and their young players start to progress and play better as the season goes on they may be able to pull it out. But until then right now it appears to be a hard fall from grace in San Francisco.

[young2rice]

Two Ex-Patriots Producing For Seattle

AP - Earlier this off-season the Seattle Seahawks took a big blow to their morale when Dave Krieg decided to not re-sign with the team when his contract expired. As a result he was shipped out to Detroit and Seattle was forced to find their next quarterback.

Marc Wilson spent 8 years with the Raiders before he was picked up by the Patriots. During his time as a Raider he had a 31-19 record as a starting quarterback and managed to throw for 11,760 yards and 77 touchdowns but had 86 interceptions. He then signed a 2 year deal with the Patriots and started off 1989 with an awful 1-3 record before being replaced. However in 1990 he turned things around and beat out an ancient Steve Grogan for the starting job where he passed for career high's 2,701 yards and 25 touchdowns with only 17 interceptions leading the Patriots to a surprise 12-4 season. His leadership attracted the attention of the entire NFL as he seemingly rejuvenated his career, and as a result he got out of New England as quickly as possible and ended up in San Diego in 1991. However despite beating out youngster John Friesz for the role this year was a return to reality for Wilson as he had 2,363 yards and 19 touchdowns but 20 interceptions. The Chargers struggled to an 8-8 season and felt duped. With the off-season acquisitions of Jim Harbaugh and rookie Brad Johnson they no longer felt Marc Wilson could live up to his 1990 Patriots performance and released him. The now journeyman quarterback was quick though to be snagged by Seattle, who was looking for veteran leadership to pad their quarterback roster. With rookies Jeff Blake and Kent Graham entering the Seahawks training camp they would need some valuable knowledge from an experienced quarterback. Which is where Wilson stepped in, originally the plan was to start rookie Jeff Blake and have Wilson be the backup. However a solid training camp and pre-season battle from Marc Wilson netted him the starting role going into the season.

So far this season Marc Wilson are slowly starting to gel offensively. Their defense has struggled to keep teams from scoring on them but Wilson has improved and is starting to make the loss of Dave Krieg look less impactful. So far this season Marc Wilson has thrown 67 of 105 attempts for a 63% completion rate. With these passes he's acquired 763 yards and 6 touchdowns with only 3 interceptions. His quarterback rating is one of the top in the league currently at 92.6. If Wilson can keep these numbers up over the next few weeks it's obvious that Seattle will start winning more games, especially when Chris Warren returns to the lineup.

Johnny Rembert spent 9 years with the New England Patriots, 8 of which he, along with Ed Reynolds were the defensive leaders and tackling machines that defined the franchise. However it wasn't until that final year with New England that their relationship became tumultuous. In the 1990-1991 off-season Johnny Rembert was demanding a new contract. He was a big help in the Patriots 12-4 year that season and accounted for 83 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, a recovery, and 2 interceptions with 8 deflections. His solid year however fell on deaf ears as the Patriots were unwilling to meet his off season demands. Rembert still had two more years left on his contract but he felt he was much more valuable than the Patriots were currently paying him. Originally Rembert threatened to holdout of the 1991 season if his demands were met, under the presumption that the Patriots would cave in and give him demands. Little did he know the Patriots felt confident that Ed Reynolds and Jarostchuk could handle the load themselves without Rembert. Rembert then proceeded to spend the entire 1991 season without seeing the field. Ed Reynolds had a solid year but noticeably dropped in his production. The Patriots dropped to 8-8 and that was that. Realizing that both parties would not reach an agreement they mutually agreed to completely sever their relationship and the Patriots released Johnny Rembert despite having another season under his contract. Rembert's attitude did deter numerous teams from taking a shot at signing him in free agency but not Seattle.

Seattle took a shot at signing Johnny Rembert despite his demands and character issues and gave him a 2 year $16.13 million dollar contract. The risk however has seemed to pay off as he is currently leading the NFL in tackles. Through the first three weeks of the 1992 season Johnny Rembert has 33 tackles, 2 for a loss, and a sack on the season. His 33 tackles leads every single defensive player in the league. Rembert is swarming all over the football field for the Seahawks and appears to be playing with a chip on his shoulder after spending a year out of the game. It's apparent that despite this year off he hasn't lost his touch and is definitely in game shape.

Between Marc Wilson and Johnny Rembert the Seahawks seem to do a good job of eliciting great play out of former Patriot players. Both additions are now leaders of their respective sides of the football and are going to have to continue their success if the Seahawks want to make this a productive season.

[young2rice]

Neal Anderson Continues To Dominate

AP - The Bears have had great success at the runningback position over the past few years. Before Neal Anderson the all-time leading rusher, Walter Payton, was the Bears venerable star, and just a few short years before Payton; Gale Sayers was blazing through paydirt for Chicago. Over the past few seasons Neal Anderson is starting to make a case for himself being deserving of being mentioned with those names.

If Neal Anderson continues to produce on the field the way he has over the past few seasons he will have the honor of standing beside legendary Chicago runningbacks Walter Payton and Gale Sayers, and so far this season it appears that he is doing just that. Through the first three weeks of the regular season Neal Anderson is leading the league with 396 yards on 95 carries for a solid 4.1 yard per carry average. He also has 4 touchdowns on the ground. Just behind him is Roger Craig at 379 and then way below that is the next level of players with Christian Okoye's 292. Neal Anderson has had 4 straight 1,000+ yard seasons on the ground, and more importantly 4 straight 10+ rushing touchdown seasons, and if this season continues the way it has so far, barring injury, Anderson will make both of those 4's turn into 5's.

Anderson was originally drafted with the 27th overall pick of the 1986 draft by the Bears. It wasn't until 1988 that he became a full-time starter, and in doing so had his first Pro Bowl season. In 1988 he had 1,106 yards and 12 touchdowns including the league's longest run on an 80 yarder. In 1989 he proved it wasn't just a fluke year by making another Pro Bowl with his 1,275 yard 11 touchdown season. In 1989 he repeated his trip to Hawaii and had 1,078 yards and 10 touchdowns despite missing 2 games due to injury. Then in 1990 is when Neal Anderson seemed to finally show his true ability as a workhorse. Chicago started to run the ball more as they became more dependent on the rushing game due to the lack of skill at the quarterback position. As a result Anderson's carries went from the 250-270 range to the 320-350 range. In doing so his numbers obviously went up as Anderson had career highs 1,455 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Anderson's 1991 season gave him the 4th best rushing yard total of all-time for the Bears, the first three being seasons by Walter Payton (1977, 1979, 1984) but he did something neither Walter Payton or Gale Sayers has ever done, with a 15 touchdown rushing year. Both Sayers and Payton had seem 14 before but neither had sniffed a 15 touchdown year. Anderson's also not to shabby in the passing game as he adds 17 total touchdowns so far in his career in that area as well. So far in his career Anderson already has 57 rushing touchdowns, 17 receiving for 74 total and that number is just going to keep getting higher.

As long as he continues to put up these numbers for an extended period of time Neal Anderson definitely has a shot at becoming one of the top backs in Chicago history, which is a very elite club to be in. However right now he just needs to concentrate on helping the Bears get better in this moment. The Bears are sitting at 2-1 through 3 weeks and are struggling in the passing game as Mark Vlasic isn't exactly lighting it up. But as long as Anderson is on the team running the football Chicago has a chance to win any game.

[young2rice]

1992 - Week 4 Wrap up
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Week 4 Games
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(2-1) - - 22 - Vs - 10 - - (0-3)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Johnny Johnson (19 Att - 7.7 Avg - 147 Yds - 1 TD - 3 Rec - 7.0 Avg - 14 Yds)

(2-0) - - 34 - Vs - 31 - - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - QB - Brett Favre (29 of 49 Att - 59.2% - 287 Yds - 4 TD - 1 Int)

(3-0) - - 7 - Vs - 20 - (1-1)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Leroy Hoard (22 Att - 3.9 Avg - 86 Yds - 1 TD - 1 Fum - 1 6 Rec - 7.3 Avg - 44 Yds)

(2-1) - - 24 - Vs - 19 - (1-2)
P.O.T.G. - WR - Bruce Hill (5 Rec - 11.0 Avg - 55 Yds - 2 TD)


(1-2) - - 38 - Vs - 17 - (0-3)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Ickey Woods (33 Att - 3.5 Avg - 115 Yds - 1 TD - 5 Rec - 7.2 Avg - 36 Yds - 2 TD)

(1-2) - - 9 - Vs - 10 - (3-0)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Eric Dickerson (15 Att - 4.3 Avg - 65 Yds - 1 TD - 1 Rec - 12.0 Avg - 12 Yds)

(2-0) - - 16 - Vs - 21 - (0-2)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Marion Butts (35 Att - 4.3 Avg - 149 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Rec - 4.0 Avg - 8 Yds)

(2-1) - - 21 - Vs - 19 - (0-3)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Eric Pegram (17 Att - 3.9 Avg - 66 Yds - 3 TD - 5 Rec - 4.4 Avg - 22 Yds)

(2-1) - - 38 - Vs - 13 - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - QB - Warren Moon (19 of 25 Att - 76% - 258 Yds - 4 TD - 0 Int)

(2-1) - - 17 - Vs - 13 - (3-0)
P.O.T.G. - WR - Tim McGee (6 Rec - 16.0 Avg - 96 Yds - 1 TD)

(1-2) - - 14 - Vs - 24 - (1-2)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Albert Bentley (22 Att - 3.1 Avg - 68 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Rec - 10.5 Avg - 21 Yds)


Bye Weeks - Colts / Jets



News & Notes
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Career Firsts
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Browns - WR - Mark Seay - 1st Receiving TD
Chiefs - SS - Darren Woodson - 1st Sack
Seahawks - QB - Jeff Blake - 1st Passing TD



Complaining About Not Starting
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Colts - DT - Tracy Rocker
Rams - FS - E.Anderson
Rams - FS - Anthony Blaylock



Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Top 3 Performances
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QB
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HB
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WR
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DL
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LB
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DB
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Injuries
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[young2rice]

Chris Doleman Hat Trick Game

AP - The completion of the fourth week of the 1992 NFL season has left Minnesota questioning it's ability. The Vikings have yet to win a game as their record sits at 0-4 and the franchise is struggling to stay afloat. However one of the few bright spots has been the determined head hunting of Chris Doleman on defense.

Chris Doleman had a monster game against the Phoenix Cardinals this week as he racked up 7 tackles, including 3 sacks. Doleman's three quarterback take downs are the most in a single game so far this seasons by a single player. However Chris Doleman is no stranger to 3+ sack games, in fact this marks his 5th time doing so. Doleman is easily establishing himself as one of the most feared defensive linemen as quarterbacks around the league continue to get pummeled by him week in and week out.

Chris Doleman has been wrecking havoc on opposing team's quarterbacks ever since he started in the NFL in 1985. But it wasn't until he was given the reigns as a full time starter in 1987 that he finally showed his true abilities ending with 11 sacks in just 12 games. He followed it up with only an 8 sack seasons but then had a monster year in 1989. In 1989 Chris Doleman lead the NFL with an outstanding 21 sack season that etched his name into a very elite club of pass rushers. There are only 2 other players that have ever achieved a 21 or more sack season. Of course the all-time leader was Mark Gastineau who in 1984 had 22 sacks for the current NFL record in a single season, meanwhile the other that Doleman tied with 21 was the Eagles Reggie White who had 21 in 1987. However he has yet to duplicate that monstrous season the past few years in Minnesota as he has just become a good pass rusher, but not amazing. In 1990 he dropped down to less than half with a still respectable 10 sack year. In 1991 he continued his free fall to only 7 sacks, and hopes to make a turn around this season.

This 3 sack game now gives Doleman 4 sacks through 4 weeks as he's attempting to turn around his career numbers and return to the 21 sack form that he achieved in 1989. So far it appears that Doleman has a good shot at his quest of returning to a solid 15+ sack a season player, but it may be tough to do in Minnesota. If the Vikings continue to struggle the defense will start to wear down earlier in the season, and that may just tire out Doleman's momentum. Eitherway he seems to be one of the very few aspects that Vikings fans currently have to cheer.

[young2rice]

AP - The New York Giants spent a rocky season with Jeff Hostetler at the helm. However it appears they may have potentially already found their quarterback of the future in 2nd year pro, Brett Favre.

Through the first four weeks of the 1992 regular season the New York Giants are one of the most surprising teams. After coming off a lucky 9-7 seasons where they barely surpassed .500 the Giants had much to be desired in their passing game with Jeff Hostetler. Hostetler had 2,164 yards and only 8 touchdowns all year long with 18 interceptions for a horrendous 56.3 quarterback rating. It seemed that Hostetler was the weakest point on the Giants as the run game was solid behind Rodney Hampton but somehow Hostetler managed to turn it over with 18 picks, and 4 fumbles on the year. It was obvious that New York needed another answer.

As a result they decided to address it in the off season by bringing in 2nd year pro, Brett Favre from the Atlanta Falcons. Favre was the #1 overall selection of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Falcons and they surprisingly had already let him go. Favre was unhappy with the situation in Atlanta as he was brought in to be the starter but ended up being challenged by Chris Miller. Miller and Favre battled it out throughout the regular season and in the end the Falcons went with the veteran Miller who the team, as a whole, had more confidence in. Without his teammates standing behind him and beliving in him Brett Favre felt alienated in Atlanta and didn't want to try and bring success to a franchise that simply didn't welcome him with open arms. In 1991 Favre led the Falcons to an 0-3 start loosing 2 games by 3 points and one by 7, which is the game that ruined Favre's confidence in Atlanta. Favre went into Tampa Bay on week 3 and launched 5 interceptions in a single game. Despite all the turnovers the Falcons put up a good effort but still lost 21 to 14, and it was obvious that if Favre hadn't caused so many turnovers the Falcons would've easily pulled out the win. During the week 4 bye week the decision was made to return Chris Miller to the starting lineup after Favre stunk it up in Tampa Bay. Miller regained his throne as the starter and never returned it by years end. In 1991 Favre had 868 yards and 5 touchdowns with 7 interceptions on the season. Many had already labeled the young quarterback a bust based on that performance alone, and without any backing in Atlanta he was released and found a new place to start over in New York.

The Giants have a much better compliment for Brett Favre with Rodney Hampton in the backfield than the Falcons could offer, and that might be a big key to Favre's success. So far this season Favre has led the Giants to a 3-0 start including this weeks big overtime victory over the Eagles, 34 to 31, in which he threw 4 touchdowns. So far this season Favre is undefeated and has completed 65% of his passes for 683 yards, 5 touchdowns, and only 2 interceptions. He brought his rating up from last years 65.8 to 92.9 and is currently tops among active quarterbacks. Favre has the advantage of Rodney Hampton pounding through defenders to help spread out the offense but just seems to be more comfortable overall with New York than he did in Atlanta. The Giants are desperately wanting to find the next Phil Simms and were willing to give Favre a fair shot. After last season it would be hard for him to do any worse than Jeff Hostetler who is already on shaky ground with New York fans after that horrible showing.

If Brett Favre can keep producing these kinds of numbers he may end up among the elite quarterbacks in the league, and if that happens Atlanta will be kicking themselves for letting him slip through their hands over a single bad game.

[young2rice]

1992 - Week 5 Wrap up
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Week 5 Games
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(2-2) - - 14 - Vs - 44 - - (2-2)
P.O.T.G. - QB - Randall Cunningham (22 of 39 Att - 56.4% - 275 Yds - 3 TD - 2 Int - 5 Ratt - 6.0 Avg - 30 Yds)

o.t. (3-1) - - 31 - Vs - 34 - - (2-2) o.t.
P.O.T.G. - FB - Gerald Riggs (10 Att - 2.7 Avg - 27 Yds - 2 TD - 1 Fum)

(2-2) - - 27 - Vs - 14 - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - QB - Ken O'Brien (19 of 34 Att - 55.9% - 198 Yds - 1 TD - 1 Int)

(1-2) - - 6 - Vs - 17 - (3-1)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Christian Okoye (24 Att - 6.1 Avg - 146 Yds - 2 TD - 1 Fum - 1 Rec - 9.0 Avg - 9 Yds)


(0-4) - - 16 - Vs - 10 - (0-4)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Brent Fullwood (26 Att - 3.5 Avg - 91 Yds - 1 TD - 1 Fum)

(3-0) - - 6 - Vs - 20 - (3-0)
P.O.T.G. - QB - Brett Favre (20 of 35 Att - 57.1% - 228 Yds - 2 TD - 1 Int)

(3-1) - - 21 - Vs - 14 - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - QB - John Elway (26 of 39 Att - 66.7% - 225 Yds - 3 TD - 1 Int)

(2-2) - - 10 - Vs - 27 - (3-0)
P.O.T.G. - WR - Perry Kemp (9 Rec - 9.2 Avg - 83 Yds - 2 TD - 0 Drop)

(3-1) - - 16 - Vs - 20 - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Marcus Allen (18 Att - 8.7 Avg - 156 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Rec - 7.5 Avg - 15 Yds)

(1-3) - - 29 - Vs - 10 - (0-4)
P.O.T.G. - K - Jason Hanson (5 of 6 FG - 83.3% - 49 Lg - 2 of 2 XP - 100%)

(1-3) - - 17 - Vs - 7 - (2-1)
P.O.T.G. - WR - Hart Lee Dykes (8 Rec - 13.1 Avg - 105 Yds - 1 TD)

(3-1) - - 9 - Vs - 20 - (4-0)
P.O.T.G. - HB - Eric Dickerson (25 Att - 3.2 Avg - 81 Yds - 2 TD - 2 Rec - 11.5 Avg - 23 Yds)


Bye Weeks - Bengals



News & Notes
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Career Firsts
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None



Complaining About Not Starting
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Bills - CB - Kirby Jackson
Buccaneers - SS - Sammy Gray
Giants - DT - Erik Howard
Lions - G - Ken Dallifor
Seahawks - G - Carl Bax



Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Top 3 Performances
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QB
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HB
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WR
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DL
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LB
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DB
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Injuries
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[stevsta]

man have not heard about barry in this thread surprising

overall this is probably one of the best franchises I have seen however I was not really following the nfl at this time so a lot of these names dont ring any bells lol

[young2rice]

man have not heard about barry in this thread surprising

overall this is probably one of the best franchises I have seen however I was not really following the nfl at this time so a lot of these names dont ring any bells lol

Hehe well he's only been in the league 3 years, have to give it another one or two before it becomes "official" how great he is. The scary thing is virtual Sanders seems to be racking up some better numbers so far. I actually planned on doing a Sanders article soon in relation to a bad game that Krieg just had at QB, but probably for next "weeks" set of articles as I have all of this weeks planned out.

Thanks but yeah I had to do a lot of research to look up some names. (mainly lineman that I would never remember heh)

[young2rice]

[Lumpkin]

Favre on the Giants!!! hahaha love it

[young2rice]

Haha yeah Favre was signed by the giants this off-season. Kind of funny he was actually picked by the real team that picked him (atlanta) for the first year as well. Unlike in real life though virtual Jeff Hostetler absolutely tanked which I figure is why NY went after him.

Yeah the Raiders are definately good. They surprised last year by sneaking in the playoffs at 9-7 and then going to the Super Bowl. The quarterback change from Jay Schroeder to Billy Joe Tolliver (who has now progressed at least +6-8 since his original ratings) they are like a different team and sitting nicely at 3-1.

[nflman2033]

glad to see you got this over here, it has to be the longest running frachise report in the history of message boards