favre laying a belong on buchanan. adrian peterson, loving the contact. his skin is scaley so watch out. he puts his head down. peterson delivers the blows. you can't hit him. favre appreciates the effort. once again, adrian peterson, 15 carries, 92 yards, again delivering the knockout on anthony henry. peterson again, 27-yard touchdown. and the vikings, well, remember they were down 10-0? now they're up 17-10. jerod allen calls brett favre the silver fox. everyone call him the silver fox. he finds percy harvin. he had 23-27, 155, and the vikings win 27-13. >> i call charlie rich the silver fox. jets-patriots, and then the new york green spiced things up and the new york blue getting a chance to christen the taj mahal of texas. >> next year will be the giants

and texans to open the new dig s. >> in throwing the cowboys for a loss on what was to be a glorious grand opening, tony romo disappointed himself most of all. despite vowing in the off-season to emphasize protecting the football romo had three inexplicable interceptions, all of which the giants made into touchdowns. >> i know why i made a couple of the throws and i look back now and stupid. but like i said, you always have a reason at the time and you have to make sure to tell your brain at those specific moments, the instinct is part of it, pull back or move on. >> while the mistakes remain at least romo discarded the aura of indifference he created last year when things went back and revealed his angst right now. >> it hurts right now and will hurt again tomorrow and the whole deal but i will improve from it. and you know, this football team did a great job tonight

and i'm, you know, sorry i wasn't able to play up to the level the rest of the guys did. >> romo acknowledged he felt guilty about failing owner jerry jones on such an important night but the quarterback received widespread support in the locker room. in fact wide receiver roy williams said it's not time to panic and romo will keep his head up. in arlington, texas, i'm ed werder, espn. the jets defense came into sunday's game talking big, then they played even bigger. >> you can talk and back it up. doesn't care what you say. you don't want to get too many things like this. >> let's be honest, he said some controversial stuff. all we can do is just come to his back. now we've done that, i hope he doesn't do it anymore, but -- [laughter] >> whatever they're doing is working so far. the defense has yet to allow a touchdown this season.

even on sunday when tom brady looked ready for his usual late game heroics, getting the ball with two minutes to go, the jets made sure he never made it past his own 28-yard line. >> i'm sure everybody out there in television land were just expecting another brady comeback, you know, the defense is out there and knew it would come down to us and wanted it no other way. >> our defense is filled with studs. i play against them every day so i know how hard it is. i felt for thomas he was throwing the ball out there. it's difficult. it looks like you're playing against 20 people. are in the hallway after the game mark sanchez sought out brady and bill belichick and shook both their hands, never gloating he'd become just the second rookie to defeat a belichick new england convince. but during the second half, sanchez was seen skipping to the huddle. mangold said, he's being a kid. you can't tell me this team isn't having fun.

in the meadowland, i'm rachel nichols, espn. >> pucker up, the new york daily news, with the message of kiss off after the jets back up the talk and beat the patriots. by the way, the giants also getting a big win against the cowboys. how about a nation baseball report? final red sox-royals matchup of the season which is a bummer for boston who are 15-2 so far. dice-k had it working. felix pie watches a strike go by. nick markakis. he strikes out the side in the first. into the third, 4-0, boston. it appears they're on their way of going 16-2 against them in the regular season and won't see them in the playoffs. jacoby ellsbury drives. the sox go up 6-0. jason bay hits his 359 of the year, tiing a career high with three r.b.i.'s, bringing his total to 110, a new career high.

sox win it 9-3. big series with the yankees looming. a rimmeder that -- a reminder that espnboston.com is the best place for boston sports, much to be discussed about the patriots and also the b's and the c's and b.c., which is boston college, espnboston.com. with the rangers losing to the angels, the yankees can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the mariners. joba chamberlain, 0-3 the last seven starts, struggling as of late. ken griffey jr. getting it done, the double to ride. jose lopez comes in. bottom second now, chamberlain, men on second and third, intentionally walked ichiro to load the bases. next batter is franklin gutierrez. he gets the free pass. 3-0, mariners. a run comes in. and 39-year-old ken griffey jr., joba chamberlain is the 405th victim. that is home run number 627 for

ken griffey jr. joba is winless in his last seven starts. yankees are not a sure lock to win the a.l. east. their lead is five games but down to four in the always important loss column. the schedule this week featuring a trip to anaheim against the angels where they historically struggle and the red sox in k.c. for four games. as john mentioned, the series in the bronx, three games coming up this weekend. still to come, they stumbled mightily in four quarters with the loss to the jets. jaws tells us why there's no reason for bill belichick and the pats to panic. plus n.l. central rivalry. a little drama. umpires in extra inn cordless multi-tool.

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broncos, home opener with the browns and watch out, shannon sharpe parachuting into the stadium. he was inducted into the broncos ring of honor. no honor here for the browns in their offense. one offensive touchdown their last seven games. you could make it their last eight games. brady quinn can't handle it. the broncos punch it in, kyle orton and tony scheffler. orton, 1-37, 253 yard. phyllis, short. the broncos up 20-. and they were on cruise control, outgaining the browns. 45 on this run. defeat cutback.

and then the push-in. let's everybody go in. broncos win this one 27-6. browns have lost eight straight. cardinals-jaguars. kurt warner and the cardinals 0-5 in the eastern time zone last regular season. kurt made up for that and missed only two passes. campbell to scobee, a blocked field goal team. wells makes a few moves and decides every time i get the ball i'm going to score. i don't get it that often because i play defense. 83 yards for the touchdown. the cardinals take a 17-3 lead in jacksonville. how about this one, 243 yards and two t.d.'s, this to larry fitzgerald, 92.3%. that's a single game nfl record. cards win it 31-17. stuart scott and jaws are going to talk football now for you. [whistle] >> welcome back to "sportscenter's" coverage of

"monday night football" from south florida the dolphins getting ready to take on peyton manning and the colts. it was a rude welcome for tom brady and the patriots. for the first time since december of 2006 new england does not score a touchdown. their offense has struggled. why? >> that he lost their he can will inreup. -- they lost their equalibrium. allow tom brady to get used to being around the body and get used to contact and not having to drop back and throw the ball 100 times in two games. >> is belichick worried? >> i don't think he's worried. he's worried how they'll look the last two games, not the first two games. >> brady had won 21 consecutive games since sunday and was the second since the merger. tennessee, south carolina are 0-2 and lost a combined seven games last season and now are at four combined. how do they right the ship? >> take a deep breath.

us in the media will panic and write them off but if you're john fox or jeff fisher, stay the course. stay true to how you coach. there's veteran leadership on both teams and they will recover and be playoff contenders. >> next week tennessee goes to new york to take on the jets and carolina to dallas, our monday nighter, to take on the cowboys. jay cutler, four interceptions in week one and said it was his worst game ever, high school, college, pro, pee wee ball. how does he turn around in week two and beat the defending world champions? >> simple, amnesia. you must forget. he was able to forget the game last week. to be successful as a quarterback in the national football league you have to forget the last play and move on. jay cutler was terrific in the matchup with the game on the line against the steelers, fourth quarter, 92 yards and one touchdown. you know why? he forgot last week. >> and in this game he completed 27 passes to seven different receivers. maybe he is a savior for the bears.

the milton bradley experiment at wrigley may be over. the cubs g.m. jim hendry suspended the controversial right fielder for the rest of the season for conduct detrimental to the team. the tipping point came saturday after bradley told "the daily herald of illinois" he understands idea cubs haven't won in a hundred years. he added the team didn't have a positive environment, a claim several cubs players denied. his first season in chicago he hit .257 with 12 home runs. the cubs are on the hook for the final two years of a contract worth $30 million. the last two days become too much to tolerate, he said. cubs in, st. louis on "sunday night baseball." bottom ninth, tied at 3-3. bases loaded. ryan ludwick with a grounder to sec. theriot's throw pulls skip off the bag. hold on. the umpires telling the players to head back to the dugout. matt holliday throwing his helmet in disgust.

here's why. holliday was too far away from the bag while attempting to break up the double play. interference. double play called. the game going into extra innings. in the 11th, tied at 3-3. not anymore. jake fox, just his second extra-base hit this month. the cubbies avoid the sweep, 6-3 the final. for more on sports in the windy city log on to espnchicago.com. the bears win over the super bowl champs plus the cubs in st. louis. you might think this fella won a contest or something. no, apparently he's just high on life. >> plus this -- >> the ballgame is over and washington, in the system. are you kidding me? it's thrown and it is caught! - ( "super freak" by rick james playing ) - it's pretty amazing

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two weeks ago at the nhra's u.s. nationals, tony pedestrian regular on -- tony pedregon accused force of throwing the race to give his teammate robert hite a 10th and final position in the championship. those bitter words echoed for two weeks but today at the dragway it appeared that they had made up and it set the stage for some great racing. >> we're going to talk first round, tony pedregon, near lane against matt hagen. tony came in with the points lead but gets taken out in the very first round when matt makes a great run. >> also in the first round, john force had a chance to make up ground because he was going

against tim head, a noncontender in the playoff fight but he lost. >> you might ask what happened to robert hite. check out the far lane, final round against matt hagin. robert hite gets the win and in doing so in three races he moved from 12th, 500 points behind first to third in the points, only 28 out. >> history was made here with a little experimentation. there are four lanes available. they used all four of them for the nitro funny cars. >> it was exciting. john force's teammate mike neff dot the win. great job. we also did it in top fuel. the dragsters going down the racetrack at the same time. it was spencer mathy and john perdome getting the victory. >> all eight guys seem more than happy about that. now back to the studio. panthers-falcons.

atlanta going tommy novis in week two. how beautiful are those uniforms? matty ryan. this is first season stuff, tony gonzalez, seven catches and 71 yards the touchdown there. then matt spread the ball around. jason snelling, 10 yards. 14-10. later in the frame, ryan, roddy white, just pitch, just catch. 21-27. 220 yard, three touchdowns and an interception. jake delhomme, steve smith, got his man. 28-20. they're driving in the fourth quarter. eight catches and 131 yard. bad against the eagles and better against these bird. just one interception but came at a bad time right there. chris houston has got it. 25-41, 308 yards and the t.d. and that pick. on occasion internationally the soccer fan will become unhinged and get a little

unruly and possibly remove all their clothing. it is after all a beautiful game. >> if it's in good fun there is a certain charm to it all and one fan made sure to take full advantage that was open and worth for the taking. >> russian kicking. we've got a penalty kick and then a fellow who didn't win a contest and didn't have his chair called, if you're in the seat come out and kick the ball. no. it's just an interloper. and he came running out there and then they called interpoll. he's got a buddy with him. they're celebrating. what wacky stuff. good highlight but not the ultimate highlight. this is. >> what's g? that's g. the ultimate highlight. fueled by gatorade. ♪

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>> raiders-chiefs, 50 years they don't like each other. you see savage go post but he's kept inbounds. time will expire. chiefs miss a chance to score. to the fourth quarter, k.c. down 6-3. cassell, play-action, finds dwayne bo. good pitch and catch.

cassell finishes 24-39, 241 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions. raiders right pack. jamarcus russell, 28 yards down the middle of the field to todd watkins. that's a strike. 58 passing yards on this drive. he had 51 the rest of the game. second and 1 from the 6. darren mcfadden the pitch. another arkansas razorback big in this one. he scores. the raiders on the road with a big win, 13-10 your final from all right. wnba western conference semifinals coming your way monday night, game 3, espn2 at 10:00 eastern. that's san antonio, the stars and phoenix mercury if you're not familiar. mercury-stars. the winner will take on the l.a. sparks, 10:00 eastern. again, espn2. >> monday night football game features the colts-dolphins starting at 7:00 eastern. >> in college football, washington with a big win over the u.s.c. and in the a.p. poll at number 24. >> u.s.c. dropping to 12. ]

frank gore to the house again. 80 yards, touchdown, niners! >> this is "sportscenter." backing up the trash talk. the jets skk, -- the jets asking, with can you hear us now? the g-men looking to leave 100,000 speechless. and a san diego slugfest comes down to defense. >> sproles, the d'back, he gets a hit in the backfield. the ravens stop him. >> don't miss how the bears booted a champ. and a race in time. they're stunned by the texans. frank gore is running and running. the tigers fall back. and why the race isn't a open and shut case for the yankees. the sprays for the sprint cup is on. they're locked in a fantastic

finish. "sportscenter" coming at you now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- "sportscenter" on your tube. kevin negandhi with john anderson. you think you have a big screen at home, you've got nothing on jerry jones and the cowboys. >> but if you punt a football on your tv at home mom will be furious with you. giants-cowboys, 100,000 football crazed texans, official grand opening in the new cowboy stadium. it is jerry world. there's the big board kevin referenced. gigantic. closing minutes of the first half. this is what the people saw whether looking at the field or the scoreboard. 14-13, cowboys. tony romo, what happened there, hank? jason witten, incomplete. kenny phillips thinks he has a touchdown. tom coughlin says let's review

this. off the heel of witten into the hands of phillips. here's the problem, we'll give you an interception and there was a whistle to put the play dead. we can't give you a touchdown. it worked out fine. mario manningham will cap the drive with a touchdown but not before drama, a little juggling but hauls it in for the score. 10 catches are, 150 yards for. giants lead 20-17 at the half. in the third quarter they've counted up all those people, 105,121. the 121 came from new york. jerry jones is happy and please everyone, buy a snack. back to the game. third and goal, cowboys. tony romo, rough night slinging it. did all right running it there. cowboys lead 24-20 heading to the fourth quarter. this is when you make your money in the nfl, third and 8 for the giants. eli manning over the middle. steve smith, how about 22 yard

there with the magic bean. smith and manning hooked up 10 times. giants up 27-24. later in the fourth, 30-24. marion barber. off he goes. he'll come up lame and the ball gets loose. hamstring or quad injuries cannot cause a fumble. barber comes out of the game. put in felix jones. seven carries, 96 yards to put the cowboys up one. giants' ensuing drive. manning, very cool in this thing. find his boy manningham. 25-38, 330 yards for eli. look at it again. jay ratliff gets a hand up on it. manningham has it. lawrence tynes will line up for a 37-yard field goal. the owner watching. his kick sub and it is good. but the giants have not won the game because we do another one of those things where the coach calls a time-out. if you want to see what it looks like. wade, he has the guy's attention. call it right now. all the stuff you saw didn't

count. we'll try it again. lawrence tynes wilburn off the second on the clock, for the win, 33-31, g-men. the owner is not happy with how it turned out. huge disappointment for dallas and a huge win for new york. interestingly enough, the giants won the first game they played at texas stadium in 1972 and they like the road, 16-3 away from home now in their last 19 road games. romo finishes 13-29, 127 yards and three picks. manning, the farther he threw it, the better he was, 12-16, a passer rating of 156.3 on throws of more than 10 yards down the field. that's next level from j-mac. here's coach coughlin who loves his guys. >> my hats off to the giants' team and also to the cowboys for the kind of football game they played, too. they battled, we came back and it was one of those type of games right to the wire. >> we're doing some good things

in some areas but any time you get -- you don't have any turnovers and the other team gets four, it's hard to overcome. >> guys have been working hard and putting themselves in a position to have a successful season but i kind of took that away today and if guys keep doing what they're doing, keep getting better and keep grinding it out we'll keep going forward and i'll improve and i'll f ake delhomme. boomer and t.j. now on "the blitz." ah, "the blitz" for week two the final weekend of

summer. chris berman with tom jackson. in two divisions let's start with the a.f.c. east. the winner of one game would be the only team to be 2-0 in the division and that would be the patriots at the jets. here we go somewhere in the swamps of jersey where the jets fans were fired up. maybe this is the time to break their eight-game losing streak at home against belichick. larry razzo, woody and o'connell, all captains. first offensive play, mark sanchez. you're playing the patriots, look out. it's almost a touchdown for new england. so that's how it began offensively, minus 17. for tom brady, this is how it began. well, it never really got started. randy moss is the intended receiver and dorrell revis with a big pick. patriots, second quarter. wes welker, edelman from kent state had a nice game.

29-yard pickup and sets up a gostkowski field goal. brad smith can throw it. wait a minute, is that mark sanchez throwing a block on jarvis green? >> you take another look. his teammates will appreciate him sticking his nose in right there blocking jarvis green to get a first down. >> sets up a field goal, 9-3, new england. he had all the yardage in the first half. did the jets come out firing in the third quarter. sanchez off a play fake to jericho cotchery to the 11. they came out with authority and you saw the play. watch, zing, to dustin keller, starting to make a name for himself, second-year jet. 10-9, j-e-t-s. now it's 13-9, jets. sanchez to leon washington. let's get little washington on third and 13 from their own 12. make a first down. fourth quarter, same drive. chansi stuckey dropped the touchdown but caught this one, 20 more yards and sets up a

jets field goal. 16-9. fourth quarter, third and 1, patriots. brian thomas and bart scott stuff fred taylor. everybody in the middle is going wild. nearing two minutes to go. the jets trying to ice the game. here finding pressure, thomas, ty warren sack sanchez and they get one more chance but will have to go a long way. how many times have you seen it? the patriots, uh-ho. the jets, uh-ho. you know what's coming, edelman, 17 yards. tom throwing it early. >> throwing it before he wanted to. kris jenkins applying pressure. >> brady to edelman. it's now third and 10. tom brady, you see the clock with over a minute to go, erik smith breaks it up nicely, the pass for ben watson. looking for joey galloway. and dwight lowery is there. there's a rush, there's the defense.

and in the end, it was defense that won the day for the new york jets. a quick handshake, rex ryan's jets. they're the a.f.c. east team that's 2-0, beat bill belichick's patriots 16-9. tom brady in 15 starts has lost only three to the jets. we told you an eight-game-winning streak at the meadowlands with the patriots over the jets. all that gone by the boards as rex ryan smiles. >> the patriots are a hell of a football team. i just thought we were the better team today and that's all we said the whole time going in that we believe we are the better team today and we went out and showed it. i think our fans were huge in this victory. in fact, we're giving the game ball to our fans. it will be up in our trophy case because we thought they were the difference. >> they outplayed us and outcoached us and performed better than we did over the last 60 minutes and that was pretty much the story of the

fame. we had our chances and didn't take advantage of them and they had their chances and they did. >> it's frustrating. we had high expectations for this game and we just didn't put it together very well. eve got -- we've got to get back to work and take the positives from the game an learn from the mistakes we made and move forward because we play a tough team next week. >> so first things first, game ball to the jets fans, long time jets fans who i spoke with after the game, they said they hadn't heard a crowd like that since shea stadium which goes back a long way and they appreciated that defense. >> it was a great chess match. you see what the patriots wanted to do, get the ball out of tom brady's hands quickly because pressure would offensive board tried. patriots end up with zero sacks on the day for tom brady but not indicative of the pressure brought to bear. you saw him having to deliver the ball a split second before he was ready to do it. that was the story of the entire day defensively.

how quickly do you throw? no offensive touchdowns for the patriots today. that's the story. >> right. i like how we showed you in the highlights the way sanchez and the jets came out. like they came out of the locker room -- we talked all week and after halftime though we're behind in the scoreboard, we really believe we can do this and played that way. the patriots, defensive playmakers, will be a while to establish them? >> i was pretty impressed with the way they played team defense today. they gave themselves a chance to win the football game. they'll get better every week and have to wait for some guys to develop and become those leaders they're missing right now. >> as the summer turns to fall on the calendar, the new york jets are ahead in the a.f.c. east. we've only just begun on "the blitz." still to come, the chargers

squeak out a win in week one. the ravens with an emotional leader ending any thoughts of a sequel. >> in the backfield, the ravens stop him. ray lewis comes up the middle and it's all over. the hay's in the barn. >> jay cutler does an about-face. the bears quarterback throwing a pair of touchdowns. let's see how a foot did in the steelers. we go one-on-one with peyton manning. why the future hall of famer says he's not comfortable being compared to colts legend johnny u. plus, one win from his sweep, the twins had the tigers backpedaling. the twins looking for any way to stop the bleeding. see how they did. ( music playing ) someday, the driver will get to choose how efficient or powerful their car will be. the first ever hs hybrid, only from lexus-- the most fuel efficient of all luxury vehicles. yeah, you can.

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diego is kind of the last one stanged. baltimore they leave no one standing here we go from the murph. in the chargers home opener, philip rivers and company barely won monday night. the ravens, they bring everyone but they forget derrick sproles. and rate here at the 30, it's woop, ed reed turn around of all people so l.t. isn't playing. sproles gets the brunt of it. 7-0, lightning bolts. willis mcgay heat, three-yard touchdown. rejoe flacco off his back foot. kelley washington wide open, 27 yards. we're going to dance. how did he get wide open? >> look at the fake. it's the bubble screen. you see the fake of washington. acts like he's going to throw a block.

actually the first time i've seen that. >> a little wrinkle. the ravens are able to do more. ray lewis, think he can do it in his 1th year. i guess to. river nonchalants it and landry makes a pick. the defense giving yards. they lead 21-16. now flacco to the stormien mormon todd heap. nine-yard touchdown. 28-16. speaking of a big season, philip rivers and vincent jackson. beautiful triple coverage. >> you put it on the receivers catch, great one by jackson. >> rivers has his armed looked at, 31-26, under three minutes to go. how is it feeling? i feel good enough to go visit jackson again. you betcha. 38 yards. under a minute to go. chargers at the ravens 23 but down five and need a touchdown. rivers to nene from boise

state. frank walker a good play. >> frank walker batting the ball away at the last second. >> next play, second down, rivers now underneath to nene who had -- makes the move but tried to get it and almost fumbles it or could have. third and 2. they throw one on third and 2. it's incomplete. now fourth and 2. everybody on their feet. and there's ray lewis. you might want to watch him. play's over. the play's over. darren sproles, who's going to expect a run on fourth and 2. >> ray lewis. watch him. he feeds that whole clear. if you get blocked down, blocked up you step up and nobody has done it better than ray lewis. boy does he get in the backfield in a hurry. >> ray lewis in his 14th season saves the day, a superior game, a fun one to watch. philip rivers throwing for 436 yards against the ravens but joe flacco and the company kept

the heat on offensively scoring 31 points and ray lewis' 12th tackle of the day sealed the deal. >> when a game is on the line as soon as phillips dropped down i thought and got it. he was there, man. honestly that was probably to me because for my teammates i told them we would not lose this game and probably one of the greatest plays in my career because of my team, because of what we did as a team. >> wait a minute. i heard ray say something. within of the greatest plays of my career. >> quite a career. >> pretty good career. his team is going places. i know preseason doesn't matter, 4-0 plus 2-0 equals -0. >> you mentioned slug 'em, sling 'em. they used to be slug 'em. now you have flacco and company becoming a prolific offense throwing the ball downfield and ed reed and ray lewis and company when that defense is playing to their potential they

catch up and this will be something to deal with and something to see. the baltimore ravens, there's been a shift. >> for san diego, injuries. jamaal williams, out, l.t. out. it's on philip rivers to win at least in this quarter and boy even though they lost this day, pretty impressive. he and sproles can carry them. >> you can't help but like him. he's on your team you love him. if they're playing defense you, they can't stand will. >> the ravens win it and teams known for defense like the ravens 2-0. did i say defense? steelers-bears, not only now but through their history. at soldier field. you knew this would be low scoring even without troy polamalu and brian urlacher. jay cutler trying to shake off the four picks last week. bang. that's tyrone carter playing for polamalu nailing gregg olson. >> cover two safety deep and comes over and gets a tremendous lick on him. scary hit. >> third and goal from the 6. cutler to kellen davis it.

let's go to a bigger tight end. touchdown. tied at 7-7. here it is again. >> great job at getting your body in between the defender and ball. good delivery by jay cutler. >> now tied at 7-7. big ben drops back and feels the rush like few do to rashard mendenhall. he gets up. two bears miss him. going the other way, big ben involved here and on hunter hillin hire. a replacement for urlacher. everything going on in this play, first down, mendenhall. first and 10, bears 41. mendenhall with a big hole this time. right up the gut. he could go all the way to the 2-yard line. setting up first and goal, pittsburgh. and ben, surveying the scene. and makes the move outside. takes it himself. leaps into the end zone, 14-7 urlacher looking on, wants to be out there to help.

bears at their own 48. fourth quarter. cutler to olsen. how is he doing? finding his time. the two collide but he holds the ball. >> what a throw by jay cutler. >> third and goal. what do they have in fort knox, it's gold, right? jay cutler throwing to johnny knox and it's gold. tied at 14-146789 now pittsburgh coming back. third and 2. ben roethlisberger, these two, santonio holmes with a hero in the super bowl. oh, that sends jeff reed out who missed a makable field goal earlier fourth quarter. who? really? we stay tied. jeff reed normally pretty darn good but not on this day. just over 3:00 to go. bears driving, dumped to matt forte. this is a good-looking play. gene harris knocks it loose but greg olsen recovered, now on the ball. 20 seconds ago, we said gold at

fort knox, robby is solid gold with a field goal. 44-yard field goal good. and the bears go on to beat the steelers 17-14. bears with a rough early schedule and they faced last week with jay cutler with the four picks and come back against the super bowl champion team that had 10 days off. beat them 17-14. a relieved quarterback. >> means a lot. it means a lot to this team which is a lot of pressure and expectations since i got here and orlando got here and the defense stepped it up. glad to get this one off our back and move on. >> while a chin strap game and a big way to go for chicago because it could have gotten bad. >> well, i think they're so encouraged when jay cutler plays like this you see the strength of his game, the strong arm, the accuracy and ability to throw even off his back foot and put the ball where he wants and if he's

careful with the football which he was today there is i think that he can be an outstanding quarterback in this league and defensively yes they miss urlacher but give credit to the front four. >> no turnover, chicago. >> that's right, no turnovers. that will win you a football game. >> even a low-scoring game like this. the teams with the 10 days off, what do we know? it didn't do them any good. we know we're coming back on "the blitz." >> the tigers are in the driver's seat but the pressure building as detroit's lead is down to two in the a.l. central. twins eyeing a sweep. bottom first, jason kubel, runners on the corners, in the hole. placido polanco the spin. makes the play. orlando cabrera comes in. twins get on the board first. three innings later, carlos guillen with one on, goes to

right, stays in the yard. still doing the damage. the triple, third of the season will bring in mags and we're tied at 1-1. next inning now, twins up 2-1. polanco at the dish with two on for him. polanco going to right. that will bring in two runs. the tigers now back up 3-2. later in the inning now it's 4-2 ryan raburn pinch-hitting with two on, two outs. raburn going down swinging. in the eighth, raburn is in the game and would deliver against francisco liriano, number 13 on the season. tigers win 6-2 and they snap the twins' six-game-winning streak and extend their division lead to three games. big, big win for detroit as they stop minnesota's momentum and the lead once again back to three. the tigers at cleveland and chicago this week before heading home for the final

seven games which include a four-game home stand against the twins. mean while the twins head out on the road for the next 10 games before closing at home against the royals. the tigers' magic number is 11. still to come on "sportscenter," packers-bengals, won and lost in dramatic fashion last week. see how they switched role this is sunday. and peyton manning, why he's not comfortable with brett favre in viking horns and how powerful the word "retirement" can be. >> people start to ask me, what about -- they threw that "r" word out to me and if you mention the r word it creeps in your mind. plus i still feel young. >> the race for the chase. the points leader off to a great start thanks to a three-lap dash to the finish. stay with us. ♪

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week two of the nfl, drew brees taking his act to philly and the titans beaten at their own game and the packers racing the clock. important american things get their start in new hampshire. every four years the road to the white house begins when the state holds the first presidential primary and sunday the chase for the sprint cup began on the track in loudon. there are no term limits in nascar so jimmie johnson is free to win a fourth straight cup championship if his ride is fast enough. mark martin the top seed entering the chase won a season high four races and at age 501 smart enough to know you don't have to chase, you just have to stay patient and let things come to you. martin signed a two-year contract extension and is locked in with hendrick until 2011. the champ, jimmie johnson. kasey kahne's day was horrible, he blew his engine and was fourth entering, 12th leading after a 38th place finish. pit stop problems.

issues getting the car served. clint busch comes out of his pit stall and david ragan flies in there and parked it nice and when the traffic is done he takes the big brown car and out he goes. excellent work by him. juan pablo montoya, 100th sprint cup start and 34th birthday and on a restart with 13 laps to go drives by hamlin and johnson and gets kurt busch in second trailing mark martin. he's one spot where he started on the day on the pole. seven laps to go. marcos ambrose bumps into a.j. allmendinger. we've got a caution, yellow alert. mark martin's crew chief on what's going on. >> we had the best car out there. juan has a good car. mark is the man to do the job. >> he's listening to journey in his head phones. three laps to go, montoya sticks his nose out and martin hold him off in number five. the final, allmendinger spins

out again, mark martin awarded the victory though he's not sure how to express his emotions through all this. >> i'm speechless. i can't talk right now, boys. >> martin your winner, the fifth time this season. if you watch closer there's a giant mousse in victory lane. nicole manske on mark martin. >> caution is not out yet. they're still racing. no caution yet. >> we've got cars sitting here. they're graduate to throw the caution. >> still not out. >> this better come under the checkered flag. >> it was a very aggressive day on the racetrack. i think the guys, they race hard from start to finish. >> it wasn't a finish that put drivers at risk, a finish that saw the lead driver headed straight for the car of a.j. allmendinger and the checkered flag. >> you know the car will get there and wait as long as you can to try not to affect the outcome of the race. >> nascar called the caution as

the leaders passed through three and four, less than a half mile from the finish. >> i never heard them say "caution" so everybody was still going. >> they waited too long, i'll tell that you. i'm going to go tell them that because it's not safe. you have a guy sitting on the racetrack and we've got adrenaline flowing with 800 horsepower and you don't question that but do what's safe and smart. >> my spotter stayed on me and told me to spin and all that but stayed on me, still green, still green, still green. >> immediately post race nascar said it hadn't heard from the other drivers or crew chiefs but did speak with marcus am gross and he said he and allmendinger are to blame which nascar did appreciate. this is mark ambrose's first official slap on the wrist which he's taking with a little slice of humble pie. i'm nicole manske, espn. >> one race and nine to go in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. martin still in first and

extend his lead to 35 points but jimmy john is in the number two spot. juan pablo montoya jumps from 11th to fourth. rockies with a 3 1/2 game lead in the n.l. wild card over the giants wrapping up a series against the diamondbacks. danny herron getting yorbit torrealba. ubaldo jimenez getting chris young, he had five hits and one earned run. 13 quality starts in 14 outings. ian stewart getting it past brandon allen, bringing in a run. the suicide squeeze from clint barmes and will bring in yorbit torrealba. rockies go up 3-1. then jason giambi for the second straight game teeing off. his second home run for colorado. rockies win 5-1. magic number for the wild card

is 11. dodgers-giants. los angeles, just about in the playoffs. tim lincecum saving the day, walks randy wolf and walks him on four-balls. two batters later, andre ethier steps in and he's wanting to hit a home run. how about the season this guy is having? 31 homers, r.b.i.'s, 100 and 101 on this particular hit. dodgers lead 2-1. bottom four, ronnie belliard up, runners in scoring position. he shoots one down the right-field line. two will score. former dodger, lincecum rocked, four innings pitched, five runs. name your molina. benji. 6-2, dodgers. stuart scott, he's out in florida. back in his heyday -- well, peyton manning is still in his heyday but there was a time he was throwing the ball all around 2004 and three different receivers of his were having 1,000-yard seasons. fast forward to right now, marvin harrison, 112 career touchdown passes together,

gone. anthony gonzalez, third year heir apparent, out injured. for most of the past week reggie wayne was the only colts receiver with more than seven career catches. then they signed hank baskett, who zeept career but his biggest claim to fame is being married to reality tv star kendra. clearly peyton manning has a lot on his mind and sat down with our jon gruden for the "sunday conversation" getting ready for the monday nighter. 12-year system, you've got to be getting bored, backing off, don't throw as much. >> not true. >> getting a little older, let's cool it a little bit. >> no, no,. >> is that setting in a bit? >> no. and tom moore talks about it. you talk about two guys that have been around a while.  tom is 30 plus, howard is 30 plus and they talk about fighting boredom. if you're truly a pro you have to fight boredom and you have to challenge yourself. are you still taking the same notes you were taking as a

rookie or second-year player? i think if you ever stop doing that and say i don't have to work on that, that's when it's getting you and when i think you are kind of selling yourself short. i feel i've been doing the same things i've been doing all along. >> when you see brett favre wearing a minnesota viking helmet, do you ever imagine yourself playing for the titans or -- how weird is that? >> i'm not comfortable with brett in a vikings helmet. brett favre is a green bay packer and always will be to me. people start to ask me, what about the -- they throw that r-word out to me and you start talking about the r-word it creeps it in your mine. i feel young and enjoy what i'm doing. >> 10 yords or -- 10 words or less, describe johnny unitas. >> in the manner of a passing game, complete winner and tough. >> what's it going to mean to you when you surpass him as the all-time winner in colts history? >> i'm uncomfortable with the comparisons to unitas.

and i realize why they happen and the main one being i wear the same uniform that he wore and i wear a number one west of him and do wear black high tops which i do like. i can't get the flat tops. my dad always told me his two favorite athletes growing up are mickey mantle and johnny unitas and that puts it in perspective for me and know the impact johnny unitas had on a lot of people and the nfl and the passing game. he's a winner and won a lot of games there for the baltimore colts. so i am proud to wear the same uniform as him but i still see him in another level that, you know, i'm not comfortable with those compare sons. >> one thing peyton manning has going for him is he makes his 178th straight start. last time he was on this field in south florida he was m.v.p. of super bowl xli. we're back with boomer and t.j. and "the blitz." a pair of teams winning in

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>> welcome back. no donovan mcnabb out for philly with a cracked rib and drew brees with a 6-touchdown pass pace. i'm kidding. maybe not. here we go. the eagles, who is that? is that sheldon brown coming out to try to scare the eagles. kevin kolb in his first career start but you'll need to score points against drew brees. six touchdown passes last week, two went to jeremy shockey. the opening drive of the game, 15 yards. certainly brees would be off a little bit to start. maybe not. third and four, five yards is shockey. at the 15, a little fake, a little toss. marcus olson, 5-5, brees on the drive. 7-0, new orleans. >> look at the route. look where the ball is delivered, away from the defender, on the inside shoulders. spun him around a little bit. watch the accuracy. >> but kevin kolb says ok, i get it.

desean jackson says i've got it. 71 quard. he's gone it. tied at 7-7-it's kolb's first. in his career in limited action, two minutes to go in the half. third and 5, the eagles own 8. kolb trying to make something behind jackson, forced to pubt. -- forced to punt. the saints at their own 46. drew brees. fakes that good eagle pass rush but not on this day to reggie bush. works his way 29 yards to the 25-yard line. where? drew brees in business. it's colston, what about that pass and catch? >> again, look where the defender is and where he puts the ball for colston, up and away from the defender for the back shoulder. >> hats off says sean payton the coach. 17-13 at the half. now we showed you bad day patriots even for the

ex-patriots. ellis hobbs. it's a fumble. chris reese recovers for the saints and in beautiful field position. this is all brees needs. here's one expatriate that had a good day, heath evans somehow avoids getting stopped and a beautiful play in the end zone, 11-yard touchdown, 24-13. the back breakers so quick. picked off by scott chanceling. mike bell in the shadow of the liberty bell goes into the end zone, 31-13, just like that. then it's 1:12 to go but a little history. darren sharper from his own 3. he-could-go-all-the-way. 97-yard interception. putting sharper tied with hall of famer ken houston, deion

sanders. and with nine interception returns for a touchdown. only hall of famer rod woodson with more, 12. drew brees, nine touchdown passes in two weeks. to five different guys. three on this day. the saints hang 48 on the eagles in philly. drew brees, i would say he's hot. >> you look at the offensive line, they've been together a long time, jamaal has been absent and the guys stepped up. as a skilled group we've been together now. shockey is coming along and we're excited with what we have. >> obviously too many mistakes. it's my responsibility. and i have to make sure this thing is right. it wasn't right today. any phase of it. it was an absolutely horrendous performance. >> it will be kolb again at home against kansas city. tennessee a week off to ponder the tough loss, going against

division rival houston. chris johnson, what kind of game would he have? gone. 57 yards. the titans lead 7-0. matt schaub to andre johnson. wait a minute. houston shackled by the jets last week, not shackled anymore. >> that's why people think andre johnson is the best receiver in the league. those kinds of hands and that kind of footwork, the build, the speed, everything. >> now chris johnson. he's wide open. takes the quick sling from kerry collins and he's gone to the chagrin of your teammate gary kubiak. nobody there. 14-7, temperature. >> every now and then you miss a coverage. the quarterback sees it right away, i don't care what the play is, give it to him and let him go. >> 24-7, tennessee at home. they've got to put it away, matt stump the schaub.

21-14. now tied at 24-24. what? he goes inside. he's gone. 91 yards. chris johnson ran for 197, caught 87 more yards worth. tennessee leads 31-24. just seconds left in the third. and jacobi jones signals for a fair catch. tennessee is in business. jason mccourty has it but on a fair catch, like the infield fly rule. it's got to hit the ground first? >> he calls fair catch and he's got to have an opportunity to field the ball even though as he does here ed he muffed and gets a chance to receive the kick. >> jeff fisher upset but the ball hits the ground and then it's fair game. and schwab meanwhile, same score, toss to steve slaton and keith bulluck makes a big play but now this continues on at

the sidelines. this is not a good team, division rivals, tennessee on the houston sideline, number 191 -- 91 jason jones is tossed from the game, one of the big device inside with haynesworth gone. so tossed. and he goes to the locker room. he gets a standing o but it didn't help. less than eight minutes to go, tied at 31- 1. schaub to jacobi jones. again, he's wide open to the texans' 25. 44-yard play, fourth and inches. first down on the schaub keeper. they get a field goal to go up 34-31. same score, under two to go. kerry collins, scrambling. uh-ho. it's a fumble. it's recovered, texas. that's it. 21-7, tennessee lead dissipates and houston looking like the

team many thought they would be. houston wins it 34-31. so the big news here is the tennessee titans, 10-0 last year before their first loss. they're 0-2 and that's got to be a surprise. >> it is and the surprise is how they're playing defensively in terms of their pass rush and their coverage schemes, they certainly are having problems giving up too many big plays downfield but give credit to the houston texans as well to getting some balance. tennessee ran the ball for 240 yards. but the houston texans ran the ball more. 29 times they gave matt schaub some balance and opened up things in the passing game. >> maybe it's the jets defense they shackled out of the and new england. i'm throwing it out there. >> give ourselves a little bit. maybe a month but tennessee is scratching its head. you talk about a heartbreak last week. here we go with the bengals and how can they come back against

a team that won a hard stopper. the packers at lambeau field. michael finley and greg jennings can't hold on. it would be that sort of day, huh? no, this sort of day. antoine odom of the bengals who sacked rogers not once, not twice, not three times, not four times. but he sacked him five times. eddie edward had the cincinnati record at five. now antoine odom in the record books. game tied at 21-21. cedric benson, we dusted them off. ♪ >> ♪ on broadway note >> benson, 29 carries for 141. 23 years, we can do what we want. palmer, chad ochocinco, he can do what he wants. here's a touchdown. let me find a bengal cheesehead.

i know they're hard to find in green bay but there it is. he does it himself. that's great. now the score 31-24. the packers have gotten the field goal and the onside kick and you knew it would happen, practice mom williams -- tramon williams recovers the ball. not again. rogers, donald duke in the driver. tick, tick, tick. five, four, line up. tick, tick, tick. wait a minute. oh. false start. and when you do that in the last 10 second they run off the clock. >> 10-second runoff. >> that's it, just like that. the bengals hold on to win it and the packers lose a game they expected to win. congrats to cincinnati who wins it 31-24. you know what, there is a man

upstairs. maybe it's the new year for the jewish folks, i don't know. cincinnati, buffalo, oakland, chicago, lost heartbreakers last week, they all won this week. >> you think about the teams like the atlantas and the saints and the jets certainly distinguishing themselves early on in the season. >> saints have scored 93 points, the second most ever to start the season in two games. only the mad bomber, darryl ammonica and the 1965 raiders scored more out of the gates than the saints. ready for fall? >> yeah. >> for tom jackson, i'm chris berman. thanks for watching. but still more football. seahawks-49ers. both squads open with a win but the niners didn't run it much. frank gore, two yards. you got eight guys in the box. if you get through there's only

three left to beat and there goes frank gore. he's running like people are chasing him. they are but won't get him. 39-yard touchdown run for gore. the 49ers win it 10-0. looks like he dove but he got tired and fell over. matt hasselbeck, plagued his ole shown. that's not request. patrick willis is on him. he won't return, x-rays negative. we have to monitor his progress. wallace to jones. seahawks down 13-10 at the half. let's flash back because you can actually never see enough barry sanders. he's retired in the hall of fame but sometimes you like barry to wash over you. last guy with two touchdown rushes at least 79 yards or more was the great barry sanders. in the third quarter. put nine in the box. that didn't work. let's go nine. if you get by the nine then there's only two left to chase you.

how's that? two t.d.'s, 207 yard, 16 carries. miners won 23-10. no heroic come, the jets defense stepping up. mark sanchez feels for tom brady. and a cowboys search puts them on the heels. wnba, first round of the playoffs from the western conference. sparks-storms. winner take all game 3. first quarter, lisa leslie, great ball movement there. free-throw was good. sparks up by nine. second quarter, passing game underrated in the wnba. the vet tina tosmson finding the the phoenix-san antonio game in the conference finals. >> you saw frank gore and barry sanders. how about we unleash peterson. brett favre sets a record for showing up to work on sundays. what does it mean for the lions?

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greetings from miami where the dolphins won the division last year and were terrific taking care of the ball. only 13 turnovers. but four in the week one loss against atlanta and now ron, here come the indianapolis colts and the defensive ends for a huge challenge. >> chad pennington talked to us about ball security. he was responsible for two turnovers a week ago, one fumble, one interception. you have to look at the dolphins offensive line, vernon kerry at right tackle matched against mathis coming off the corner with real speed and gets on the quarterback quick. making it tougher jake long at the left tackle spot against dwight freeney, the human twister. he comes at the quarterback and forces you to move in the

pocket. we can talk passing game all day and the pass rush. the key for the dolphins will have to be run the football and negates the pass rush. >> the colts on the other side put up 14 opponents in beating jacksonville week one and marvin harrison no longer with the team, anthony gonzalez with a knee replacement and he's out. how do the colts go on without their weapons on the outside? >> starts with peyton manning. peyton manning wins one more game he's the all-time winningest quarterback in colts history. he still has a lot of firepower, starting with reggie wayne who will line up on his left. he's going to see a rookie corner in shawn smith and they still have dallas clark and an outstanding backfield combination of joseph addai and a rookie donald brown. the colt are for real and i think peyton manning is eager to prove it. >> the colts-dolphins monday night. we'll see you from south florida at 8:30 eastern. brett favre back on the n.f.c. north schedule as the vikings in detroit to face the lions. favre making his 271st straight start setting an nfl record. by the way, 13 in the last 15

starts against detroit with a win but he's struggling early on, the exchange between raidry an peterson leading to a fumble and favre going down. jason hunter, how about the lions defense bringing it? peterson to a loss, held to 41 yards in the first half. larry foote, former steeler, sacking favre. the defense, looking good. remember, detroit, they haven't tasted victory in 18 games. matthew stafford, number one pick overall, first career touchdown. plenty more between this connection to calvin johnson. lions were up 10-7 at the half and up twice geps the vikings last year and won both games. adrian peterson, the man can finish. check out the old man, brett favre laying a belong on buchanan. adrian peterson, loving the contact. his skin is scaley so watch out. he puts his head down. peterson delivers the blows.

you can't hit him. favre appreciates the effort. once again, adrian peterson, 15 carries, 92 yards, again delivering the knockout on anthony henry. peterson again, 27-yard touchdown. and the vikings, well, remember they were down 10-0? now they're up 17-10. jerod allen calls brett favre the silver fox. everyone call him the silver fox. he finds percy harvin. he had 23-27, 155, and the vikings win 27-13. >> i call charlie rich the silver fox. jets-patriots, and then the new york green spiced things up and the new york blue getting a chance to christen the taj mahal of texas. >> next year will be the giants and texans to open the new dig s. >> in throwing the cowboys for a loss on what was to be a glorious grand opening, tony

romo disappointed himself most of all. despite vowing in the off-season to emphasize protecting the football romo had three inexplicable interceptions, all of which the giants made into touchdowns. >> i know why i made a couple of the throws and i look back now and stupid. but like i said, you always have a reason at the time and you have to make sure to tell your brain at those specific moments, the instinct is part of it, pull back or move on. >> while the mistakes remain at least romo discarded the aura of indifference he created last year when things went back and revealed his angst right now. >> it hurts right now and will hurt again tomorrow and the whole deal but i will improve from it. and you know, this football team did a great job tonight and i'm, you know, sorry i wasn't able to play up to the level the rest of the guys did. >> romo acknowledged he felt guilty about failing owner jerry jones on such an

important night but the quarterback received widespread support in the locker room. in fact wide receiver roy williams said it's not time to panic and romo will keep his head up. in arlington, texas, i'm ed werder, espn. the jets defense came into sunday's game talking big, then they played even bigger. >> you can talk and back it up. doesn't care what you say. you don't want to get too many things like this. >> let's be honest, he said some controversial stuff. all we can do is just come to his back. now we've done that, i hope he doesn't do it anymore, but -- [laughter] >> whatever they're doing is working so far. the defense has yet to allow a touchdown this season. even on sunday when tom brady looked ready for his usual late game heroics, getting the ball with two minutes to go, the jets made sure he never made it

past his own 28-yard line. >> i'm sure everybody out there in television land were just expecting another brady comeback, you know, the defense is out there and knew it would come down to us and wanted it no other way. >> our defense is filled with studs. i play against them every day so i know how hard it is. i felt for thomas he was throwing the ball out there. it's difficult. it looks like you're playing against 20 people. are in the hallway after the game mark sanchez sought out brady and bill belichick and shook both their hands, never gloating he'd become just the second rookie to defeat a belichick new england convince. but during the second half, sanchez was seen skipping to the huddle. mangold said, he's being a kid. you can't tell me this team isn't having fun. in the meadowland, i'm rachel nichols, espn. >> pucker up, the new york daily news, with the message of kiss off after the jets back up

the talk and beat the patriots. by the way, the giants also getting a big win against the cowboys. how about a nation baseball report? final red sox-royals matchup of the season which is a bummer for boston who are 15-2 so far. dice-k had it working. felix pie watches a strike go by. nick markakis. he strikes out the side in the first. into the third, 4-0, boston. it appears they're on their way of going 16-2 against them in the regular season and won't see them in the playoffs. jacoby ellsbury drives. the sox go up 6-0. jason bay hits his 359 of the year, tiing a career high with three r.b.i.'s, bringing his total to 110, a new career high. sox win it 9-3. big series with the yankees looming. a rimmeder that -- a reminder that espnboston.com is the best

place for boston sports, much to be discussed about the patriots and also the b's and the c's and b.c., which is boston college, espnboston.com. with the rangers losing to the angels, the yankees can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the mariners. joba chamberlain, 0-3 the last seven starts, struggling as of late. ken griffey jr. getting it done, the double to ride. jose lopez comes in. bottom second now, chamberlain, men on second and third, intentionally walked ichiro to load the bases. next batter is franklin gutierrez. he gets the free pass. 3-0, mariners. a run comes in. and 39-year-old ken griffey jr., joba chamberlain is the 405th victim. that is home run number 627 for ken griffey jr. joba is winless in his last seven starts. yankees are not a sure lock to win the a.l. east. their lead is five games but down to four in the always

important loss column. the schedule this week featuring a trip to anaheim against the angels where they historically struggle and the red sox in k.c. for four games. as john mentioned, the series in the bronx, three games coming up this weekend. still to come, they stumbled mightily in four quarters with the loss to the jets. jaws tells us why there's no reason for bill belichick and the pats to panic. plus n.l. central rivalry. a little drama. umpires in extra inn

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broncos, home opener with the browns and watch out, shannon sharpe parachuting into the stadium. he was inducted into the broncos ring of honor. no honor here for the browns in their offense. one offensive touchdown their last seven games. you could make it their last eight games. brady quinn can't handle it. the broncos punch it in, kyle orton and tony scheffler. orton, 1-37, 253 yard. phyllis, short. the broncos up 20-. and they were on cruise control, outgaining the browns. 45 on this run. defeat cutback. and then the push-in. let's everybody go in. broncos win this one 27-6. browns have lost eight straight. cardinals-jaguars.

kurt warner and the cardinals 0-5 in the eastern time zone last regular season. kurt made up for that and missed only two passes. campbell to scobee, a blocked field goal team. wells makes a few moves and decides every time i get the ball i'm going to score. i don't get it that often because i play defense. 83 yards for the touchdown. the cardinals take a 17-3 lead in jacksonville. how about this one, 243 yards and two t.d.'s, this to larry fitzgerald, 92.3%. that's a single game nfl record. cards win it 31-17. stuart scott and jaws are going to talk football now for you. [whistle] >> welcome back to "sportscenter's" coverage of "monday night football" from south florida the dolphins getting ready to take on peyton manning and the colts. it was a rude welcome for tom brady and the patriots. for the first time since

december of 2006 new england does not score a touchdown. their offense has struggled. why? >> that he lost their he can will inreup. -- they lost their equalibrium. allow tom brady to get used to being around the body and get used to contact and not having to drop back and throw the ball 100 times in two games. >> is belichick worried? >> i don't think he's worried. he's worried how they'll look the last two games, not the first two games. >> brady had won 21 consecutive games since sunday and was the second since the merger. tennessee, south carolina are 0-2 and lost a combined seven games last season and now are at four combined. how do they right the ship? >> take a deep breath. us in the media will panic and write them off but if you're john fox or jeff fisher, stay the course. stay true to how you coach. there's veteran leadership on both teams and they will

recover and be playoff contenders. >> next week tennessee goes to new york to take on the jets and carolina to dallas, our monday nighter, to take on the cowboys. jay cutler, four interceptions in week one and said it was his worst game ever, high school, college, pro, pee wee ball. how does he turn around in week two and beat the defending world champions? >> simple, amnesia. you must forget. he was able to forget the game last week. to be successful as a quarterback in the national football league you have to forget the last play and move on. jay cutler was terrific in the matchup with the game on the line against the steelers, fourth quarter, 92 yards and one touchdown. you know why? he forgot last week. >> and in this game he completed 27 passes to seven different receivers. maybe he is a savior for the bears. the milton bradley experiment at wrigley may be over. the cubs g.m. jim hendry suspended the controversial right fielder for the rest of the season for conduct detrimental to the team.

the tipping point came saturday after bradley told "the daily herald of illinois" he understands idea cubs haven't won in a hundred years. he added the team didn't have a positive environment, a claim several cubs players denied. his first season in chicago he hit .257 with 12 home runs. the cubs are on the hook for the final two years of a contract worth $30 million. the last two days become too much to tolerate, he said. cubs in, st. louis on "sunday night baseball." bottom ninth, tied at 3-3. bases loaded. ryan ludwick with a grounder to sec. theriot's throw pulls skip off the bag. hold on. the umpires telling the players to head back to the dugout. matt holliday throwing his helmet in disgust. here's why. holliday was too far away from the bag while attempting to break up the double play. interference. double play called. the game going into extra innings. in the 11th, tied at 3-3.

not anymore. jake fox, just his second extra-base hit this month. the cubbies avoid the sweep, 6-3 the final. for more on sports in the windy city log on to espnchicago.com. the bears win over the super bowl champs plus the cubs in st. louis. you might think this fella won a contest or something. no, apparently he's just high on life. >> plus this -- >> the ballgame is over and washington, in the system. are you kidding me? it's thrown and it is caught! gr.

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two weeks ago at the nhra's u.s. nationals, tony pedestrian regular on -- tony pedregon accused force of throwing the race to give his teammate robert hite a 10th and final position in the championship. those bitter words echoed for two weeks but today at the dragway it appeared that they had made up and it set the stage for some great racing. >> we're going to talk first round, tony pedregon, near lane against matt hagen. tony came in with the points lead but gets taken out in the very first round when matt makes a great run. >> also in the first round, john force had a chance to make up ground because he was going against tim head, a noncontender in the playoff fight but he lost. >> you might ask what happened to robert hite. check out the far lane, final

round against matt hagin. robert hite gets the win and in doing so in three races he moved from 12th, 500 points behind first to third in the points, only 28 out. >> history was made here with a little experimentation. there are four lanes available. they used all four of them for the nitro funny cars. >> it was exciting. john force's teammate mike neff dot the win. great job. we also did it in top fuel. the dragsters going down the racetrack at the same time. it was spencer mathy and john perdome getting the victory. >> all eight guys seem more than happy about that. now back to the studio. panthers-falcons. atlanta going tommy novis in week two. how beautiful are those uniforms? matty ryan. this is first season stuff,

tony gonzalez, seven catches and 71 yards the touchdown there. then matt spread the ball around. jason snelling, 10 yards. 14-10. later in the frame, ryan, roddy white, just pitch, just catch. 21-27. 220 yard, three touchdowns and an interception. jake delhomme, steve smith, got his man. 28-20. they're driving in the fourth quarter. eight catches and 131 yard. bad against the eagles and better against these bird. just one interception but came at a bad time right there. chris houston has got it. 25-41, 308 yards and the t.d. and that pick. on occasion internationally the soccer fan will become unhinged and get a little unruly and possibly remove all their clothing. it is after all a beautiful game. >> if it's in good fun there is a certain charm to it all and one fan made sure to take full

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bills after their heartbreak monday night hosting the bucs for the first time ever in the regular season. dick jauron, the play book has t.o. early. first offensive play. how about that? the reverse, t.o., 13-yard pickup. >> they have to have him on the

cover. >> got to keep him happy. later in the drive, third and 1. trent edwards finding lee evans, 32 yard. bills up. buffalo in the offense, they looked pretty good monday night and they look good here, up 20-7. this isn't good. t.o. in stride and he drops it. that's not good. oh, boy. >> who do you blame on that? >> there's only one guy. 81. he redeems himself here because edwards find him in a 43-yard >> raiders-chiefs, 50 years they don't like each other. you see savage go post but he's kept inbounds. time will expire. chiefs miss a chance to score. to the fourth quarter, k.c. down 6-3. cassell, play-action, finds dwayne bo.

good pitch and catch. cassell finishes 24-39, 241 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions. raiders right pack. jamarcus russell, 28 yards down the middle of the field to todd watkins. that's a strike. 58 passing yards on this drive. he had 51 the rest of the game. second and 1 from the 6. darren mcfadden the pitch. another arkansas razorback big in this one. he scores. the raiders on the road with a big win, 13-10 your final from first two games and the bills win 33-20. we have an elimination game, western concurrence semis, wnba coming your way. san antonio-phoenix 10:00 eastern on espn2. winner here get the l.a. sparks. mercury is led by diana taurasi, simply known as d. >> a.p. poll out, washington number 24, u.s.c. falling to number 12. jo