Seven from Sunday: Ravens Included

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 22, 2010 8:38 AM EST

SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 11

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 21, the 11th week of the 2010 season.

· Baltimore safety ED REED had an interception and returned it 19 yards before tossing it to DAWAN LANDY for a touchdown in the Ravens’ 37-13 win at Carolina. Reed averages 26.8 yards per return on his 50 career interceptions (1,338 yards) and joins Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (71 INTs, 20.9 return avg.), DEION SANDERS (53 INTs, 25.1 return avg.) and DARREN SHARPER (63 INTs, 22.4 return avg.) as the only players in NFL history with 50 INTs to average at least 20.0 yards per interception return.

Reed (1,338) passed DEION SANDERS (1,331) for the third-most interception-return yards in NFL history. Woodson holds the NFL record with 1,483 interception-return yards.

Also in the win at Carolina, Baltimore linebacker RAY LEWIS (30) had an interception and became the seventh linebacker in NFL history with at least 30 career interceptions.

(Click on the 'Jump' to see the rest of the 'Seven From Sunday')

·        New England quarterback TOM BRADY guided the Patriots to a 31-28 win over Indianapolis. Brady has won 25 consecutive regular-season starts at home and tied BRETT FAVRE (1995-1998) for the longest streak of consecutive regular-season home wins as a starting quarterback.

·        Indianapolis quarterback PEYTON MANNING had four touchdown passes today against New England. Manning has 63 career games with at least three touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (62) for the second-most such games in NFL history. BRETT FAVRE holds the NFL record with 72 games with at least three touchdown passes.

·        Tennessee running back CHRIS JOHNSON rushed for 130 yards in the Titans’ 19-16 overtime loss against Washington. Johnson has rushed for at least 100 yards in eight consecutive games in November, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS for the second-longest such streak. Pro Football Hall of Famer EARL CAMPBELL holds the NFL record with nine consecutive 100-yard rushing games in November.

·        Green Bay wide receiver GREG JENNINGS had seven receptions for 152 yards and a career-high three touchdown receptions in the Packers’ 31-3 win at Minnesota. Jennings joins ANTONIO FREEMAN and JAVON WALKER as only players in franchise history to have at least seven receptions, 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a game.

·        Dallas rookie cornerback BRYAN MC CANN had a 97-yard punt return-touchdown in the Cowboys’ 35-19 win over Detroit. McCann had a 101-yard interception-return touchdown last week and is the first rookie in NFL history with a 97+ yard TD in consecutive games.

·        Tampa Bay cornerback RONDE BARBER had an interception in the Buccaneers’ 21-0 win at San Francisco. Barber has 40 career interceptions and is the only player in NFL history with at least 25 sacks (26) & 40 interceptions.

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Make that "Eight From Sunday" or

“One From Monday”

as Breaking News has the Vikings firing Brad Childress and promoting DC Leslie Frazier hed coach. too bad they didn’t do it BEFORE letting Randy Moss go.

PS – Moss had 3 targets and zero catches yesterday and reportedly was PISSED!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 22, 2010 12:26 PM EST reply actions

Vikings are going to win their next 3 games. Childress was nearly as bad of a coach as Wade Phillips. I have always hated both of them.

by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

What’s up with this altercation Mason and Joe had yesterday on the sideline? Heard they had to be separated because they were in each other face.

Don’t mind hearing this though because we need to see that fire from Joe. This is a big step in his career if he can get in the face of one of the most out spoken guys on our team.

by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2010 1:02 PM EST reply actions

Agreed

Mason may be outspoken, but he is also a savvy respected veteran who also teaches the game. I have seen him more than once council young, opposing DB’s when he goes up against them after a play -whether Mason makes the play or not. For Joe to get back at him, that is a good thing. Besides, not everything is going to be peaches and cream, even at 7-3.

Again, I have said it before, we as fans only see maybe 45% of what goes on with an NFL team, even with the media reporting about ever case of bad jock itch (sorry Chester-! I wouldn’t wan to be you right now, and that is what you get for hanging out in the Bengal’s training facility…). So who knows what is really going on in the locker room, behind closed doors at the castle, etc. I know for a fact there are guys on this team, who cannot stand each other, hate their coaches, etc. I know there are guys who, even at 7-3, are not happy campers. Some of that may be because they are perfectionists (that is actually a good thing) and others just because they feel slighted in some way. It happens. You cannot have sixty, mostly large ego athletes, all be harmonious with each other and be singing “Kumbayah” all the time…

by vlad755 on Nov 22, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions

I know for a fact there are guys on this team, who cannot stand each other, hate their coaches, etc. I know there are guys who, even at 7-3, are not happy campers.

Whoa now man, I wouldn’t take it that far. I get the sense that everyone on this team is great friends. Not fair to say that you are 100% sure that some guys on this team hate each other, because I doubt that.

by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

Human Nature

Being what it is, I find it highly improbably that all these cats get along with each other swimmingly. Okay, maybe “hate” is a bit too strong -my bad, but when you basically are living with sixty plus highly charged egos, something is going to cause irritation.

Don’t get me wrong- chemistry overall is probably pretty good, first place in the division, own a couple of potential tie-breakers, et al, but I am sure there are issues we do not know about. I think C-mac is a prime example from two years ago. I cannot believe Harbs was the only Raven to be more than mildly irritated by his shtick. But I could be completely off base on this.

by vlad755 on Nov 22, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions

Human Nature
Being what it is, I find it highly improbably that all these cats get along with each other swimmingly …

Don’t get me wrong- chemistry overall is probably pretty good …

Great point. Everybody on the team doesn’t have to be BFF in order to have great chemistry. I honestly don’t care if they’re all taking their kids to the playground together as long as the wins are coming in.

Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.

by Ampallang on Nov 22, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

Right

As long as they respect each other enough to play hard all the time – don’t want to let the other 52 men down – I don’t really care if they are best buds who chill off the field.

by DT711 on Nov 22, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

You both Hit at the Heart

Of the definition of a “professional”- I may not like you, but I respect the work that you do (be it football, business, whatever) that I will give it my best, even work with you, so that the team/organization does not suffer.

by vlad755 on Nov 22, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

I thought it was more like

D-Mase got in Flacco’s face and grabbed his facemask and Flacco got pissed but the fire you all speak of came from Mason, not Joe.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 22, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions

TWELFTH FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 11

According to semi-marathoner Peter King:

Beatdown favorite Graham Gano managed to come up three yards short on a game-winning 47 yard field goal attempt. This puts him at 19 for 26 with a long inside of 50 yards for the season. I’d like to echo many of the other posters here and verbalize (digitally) my appreciation for all that Cundiff does for us.

Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.

by Ampallang on Nov 22, 2010 4:54 PM EST reply actions

Yup

I’ve been a big Cundiff supporter since the end of last season (I was pulling for him when he battled Graham) and it is really nice to see him quiet the doubters… Let’s not forget that more then one of his missed field goals last season was the result of terrible snaps by an injured Matt Katula, who, surprise, surprise, didn’t make the squad this year – yet Billy did.

He is a stud and should have a long future in Baltimore.

by DT711 on Nov 22, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions