matt ryan, you've got a trail linebacker underneath, a safety over the top. there's a very tight to throw it to. look at gonzalez, extend, reach out, get that ball and knows how to finish with it, tuck it in, scoring a touchdown. that is one of those things, you just can't make that stuff up. that's the kind of presence that a tony gonzalez brings you. watch him coming off the edge at the tied tight end position, hand down. not only is the linebacker going to drop and try to cover and trail underneath, but also you'll get that safety over the top. what does that do? it opens up your for your running back. it's an easy completion there. look at the yardage right there. just chunks of yardage. another touchdown in the red zone. red zone scoring is so efficient for the atlanta falcons. lastly, you're going to look at gonzalez again in the slot right here. anytime you got him in the slot, that big body, that basketball skill, turns his back, basically blocks people out, what do you get up top? white who was a pro bowler last year, one-on-one coverage, he's going

i will say matt ryan of the falcons. all of these guys are doing well. matt ryan shows great poise.les coming over helped that. excellent running game. i love his presence in the pocket. crisp throws. does not stare down receivers. reads defenses extremely well. i think he will be the best of the three. >> out of your mind. sorry. next alex in south bend, indiana writes is jimmy clausen the best passing quarterback in college football? >> he is right in the team picture. but i will say yes he is in three games he has thrown for over 300. he has nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. couple other quarterbacks have no interceptions but nobody that has nine touchdowns. jacory harris from miami is throwing it extremely well. but clausen has been on target, lot of zip on the ball. he will fit a pro style offense well. >> one more from carl in lincoln, nebraska asking can mark martin win the sprint cup championship at the age of 50? >> yeah, why can't he. there is no doubt that he can win it at 50. he looks 50, too. i don't mean that in a bad way. >> he looks good for 50. >> you are in t

matt ryan or tom brady?re going forward 10 years when brady is retired, obviously i'm going to take matt ryan. if we're going forward to this sunday, i'm going to take tom brady. the whole resume of this guy's work is so much more impressive than ryan's. i'm taking brady. >> i think the question is going forward over this season, isn't it? >> i'm taking brady. >> what do you think of brady only putting up three field goals against the jets? through two games he hasn't looked like himself. a lot of quarterbacking is in the legs. how long is it going to take him? >> i agree. you're asking me for this season would i trade up? no. >> better shrine celebrities, the dolphins or the colts? >> the dolphins had j. lo and serene us and serena and the colts for reasons unknown to me had tiger woods and he was wearing a golf shirt and a hat. it looked like he was trying to play through. i didn't get it. he was so out of context. i'm going with the dolphins. >> the dolphins would have had the better celebrities if it was

matt ryan is enjoying his newfound friend in tony gonzalez. you can make this throw. again, trent, that is about as good of a throw as you're going to get. >> about as big of a dime as you're going to see. why? matt ryan throws tony gonzalez open. three defenders. gets it over one. gets the ball firm with an arc. up and down before it gets to the next defender. that's how you throw touchdowns for zone coverage. >> falcons take a 7-3 lead. merril, i'll tell you this. the best thing about gonzalez is he competes on every throw, including this one, which was initially ruled an incompletion. he knows when he's not down, and he knows the game. gets his big hands, gets up. look at that. he knows he's got it underneath. make him go back and replay it. >> gonzalez says you bet. seven catches, 71 yards. jason snelling from matt ryan, pullback angle. ryan, 21 of 27, 220 yards, three touchdowns. then that first jake delhomme play was really good. this is really, really good. >> it's a dime exchange. great throw. great catch. >> eight catches, 131 yards.

mark sanchez, we know joe flacco and matt ryan did. the jet rookie quarterbacks starting in week one go back to dick jamison in 1960. sanchez starting game one of the season, gaudy numbers, the first jet rookie to throw for a touchdown since chad pennington did so in 2000. e.a. just from overall n.f.l. perspective, a rookie quarterback, how difficult is the adjust frment college to the n.f.l.? >> it it is so different. look back to last year, the two guys that had success and outstanding defenses. they had a running game. the jets definitely have that. he is in a very good situation to lead this team and to possibility of doing a lot better than people expect because of the great defense. they will give you the ball and turnover in situation where is it is favorable to offense. special teams did outstanding job. the coaching staff really maintained this offense very well today, ran the football and set up the play action, threw the ball over the top and allowed him to show that arm. outside the the pocket he did well, too. he has combi

michael turner, and jerious norwood and matt ryan. what do you see coming up in week three? >> i think it's how they match up against the patriots offense. to understand the falcons, they are one of the teams that brings the least amount of pressures in the nfl. they rely upon a four-man rush and a lot of cover schemes to stop the passing game. typically, this is what the new england patriots feast on. it will be very interesting if the atlanta falcons, tim, can continue to play the style of defense to stop the patriots when the jets have so much success pressuring tom brady. >> especially when you look at that front for the atlanta falcons. they're doing a good job of winning the individual battles. the patriots are not doing a good job of individual battles. i'm going to take it 0 the offensive side of the ball say that matt ryan's chemistry, with tony gonzalez, he's done a good job of getting tony gonzalez in the red zone, but also getting gonzalez the ball when these covered. and throw it away from the defender. gonzalez does a nice job of using his body to shield the de

i want to see matt ryan use tony gonzales against a depleted line backing core for the patriots and howine responds after taking a beating from the jets. see how those tackles hold up against john abraham for the patriots. >> it is better off that way. much more right after "sportscenter" at 7:30 eastern on "nfl live." you can speak then. >> this just in, this ballgame just over. baseball this afternoon the phillies against the marlins. josh johnson with a big day strikeout wise. jimmy rollins, shane victorino and chase utley. that is good. looking good. joe blanton could be a lot of things. bottom of the third, 2-0. ramierez with a fly ball. jayson werth coming over. good athletic team. ranking it. then that is the pitcher. he has eight strikeouts through four. werth drops it in. phillies take the 4-0 lead. johnson getting 10 strikeouts but goes five giving up four runs. blanlton staying sharp on hanley ramierez. he struck him out. blanton, seven shutout innings and nine strikeouts. raul i ibanez strokes it out for his 32nd homer of the year. he had that sensational start. still having

fifth play of the game a bull rush suggs sacked matt ryan three tackles. joe flacco didn't play at all. third string john kerry played. then finds rookie jason cook, a fullback for the five-yard touchdown, 14 play, 91-yard drive had to impress john harbaugh. 7-0, ravens. tavares gooden shoots the gap and gets the sack of john parker wilson. ravens led a boring game 7-3 at the half. third quarter, demetrius williams trying to win the third receiver spot on third and 16 deep in their own end zone goes for 39 yards. game high 77 yardsment fourth quarter, rookies riley after a 47-yard bomb gets his name in the peam paper with a 15-yard touchdown. ravens up 17-3. steve hauschka may have won the kicking job 2- 2. ravens win 20-3, finish 4-0 in the preseason. they meet kansas city in the opener a week from sunday. maryland opens their season saturday night at 12th ranked cal. these are the golden years for the golden bears. cal had their best seven-year stretch in football since the 1920s. chris turner got to find a new big play receiver for the terps. he's dariu

here comes matt holliday and ryan ludwick. derosa, a little greedy, trying to take third base.nail him. cardinals take a 3-0 lead. top three, 5-1 cards. derosa with the look in his eye. look where humberto quintero sets it up. top six, 6-2, cards. chad paronto facing derosa. watch where he sets up and look where it's thrown. i think you know the rest. derosa goes deep. his 23rd. the cardinals win it 7-3. >>> a broken fingernail would not sideline brett favre. if it were me stan would be working alone. he injured his fingernail late in minnesota's win sunday at detroit. coach says favre will play this weekend against the 49ers. marion barber is ity for the carolina game. he had a quad injury suffered late in the giants lost. "iffy" is my word. coach wade phillips put it like this, we don't know exactly where he is, end quote. you're hoping the training room. mike bell said he hopes to play sunday against the bills. the saints' back says he has full range of motion in the knee he sprained sunday in philadelphia. coach sean payton said the injury is a lot less severe than the club

here comes matt holliday and ryan ludwick. derosa, a little greedy, trying to take third base.e, 5-1 cards. derosa with the look in his eye. look where humberto quintero sets it up. top six, 6-2, cards. chad paronto facing derosa. watch where he sets up and look where it's thrown. i think you know the rest. derosa goes deep. his 23rd. the cardinals win it 7-3. >>> a broken fingernail would not sideline brett favre. if it were me stan would be working alone. he injured his fingernail late in minnesota's win sunday at detroit. coach says favre will play this weekend against the 49ers. marion barber is ity for the carolina game. he had a quad injury suffered late in the giants lost. "iffy" is my word. coach wade phillips put it like this, we don't know exactly where he is, end quote. you're hoping the training room. mike bell said he hopes to play sunday against the bills. the saints' back says he has full range of motion in the knee he sprained sunday in philadelphia. coach sean payton said the injury is a lot less severe than the club ants pitted. -- anticipated. >>> monday nigh

ryan. this is first season stuff, tony gonzalez, seven catches and 71 yards the touchdown there. then mattll 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

ryan. this is first season stuff, tony gonzalez, seven catches and 71 yards the touchdown there. then matton 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

matt holliday at the plate. last of the ninth and somehow the line drive over the wall into the bullpen, game over. the cardinals with a 3-2 won and then yesterday it was brendan ryan against marmol, a base hit and that broke a 1-1 tie. mark derosa scored and the cardinals with a 2-1 victory and now sunday night baseball, the last time the cardinals had three consecutive so-called walk-off wins was 9 years ago. at the beginning of september against the mets and, of course, the mets that year ended up in the world series, the subway series against the yankees. but for 3 days in the beginning of september, you wouldn't have thought so. maybe you recall. >> steve: i do those days. and the mets with the september swoon. and you saw marshall. coming out of the bullpen, as they added depth to the rotation. and lou piniella has call on him quite a bit this year. the left-handed batter and can get the right-handers out, as well. >> joe: and the cubs, it hasn't been the pitching. the earned run average last year, 3.87 and 3.89 at the start of the day so they have pitched well enough to win. just haven't hit with runners in scoring position. so it's more the offense than it

matt laporta trying to score from second but thrown out at the plate by ryan raburn. laporta out by several steps. hurt on the play, he would leave the game. raburn would remain in the game. this ball would not. raburn going along the or way, his 1/4. tigers up 1-0. miguel cabrera had an up-and-down night. top of the third, cabrera up with one on. this one off jhonny peralta's glove but asdrubal cabrera, in time at second. cabrera left five runners on through six. top eight, cabrera up again with two runners on. he'll bring a runner home this time. it's placido polanco. and he gives the tigers a 2-0 lead. bottom eight now, 3-1 tigers. bases loaded. and two out. brandon lyon in a bit of a situation. but he gets luis valbuena to get himself out of the situation. tigers win it 3-1. jackson is their good luck charm against the indians. he's 4-0 against cleveland this season. the twins also on the road, taking on the white sox in chicago. so they needed a win to keep pace. rookie jeff manship getting the start in a crucial spot for minnesota. top first, orlando cabrera up

matt laporta trying to score from second but thrown out at the plate by ryan raburn. laporta out by several steps. hurt on the play, he would leave the game. raburn would remain in the game. this ball would not. raburn going along the or way, his 1/4. tigers up 1-0. miguel cabrera had an up-and-down night. top of the third, cabrera up with one on. this one off jhonny peralta's glove but asdrubal cabrera, in time at second. cabrera left five runners on through six. top eight, cabrera up again with two runners on. he'll bring a runner home this time. it's placido polanco. and he gives the tigers a 2-0 lead. bottom eight now, 3-1 tigers. bases loaded. and two out. brandon lyon in a bit of a situation. but he gets luis valbuena to get himself out of the situation. tigers win it 3-1. jackson is their good luck charm against the indians. he's 4-0 against cleveland this season. the twins also on the road, taking on the white sox in chicago. so they needed a win to keep pace. rookie jeff manship getting the start in a crucial spot for minnesota. top first, orlando cabrera up

ryan said the allegations are ridiculous. our insider adam schefter has more on this story as we speak. he's getting miced up. meanwhile, matt hasselbeck has suffered a fractured rib according to a league source, unclear whether he'll be sidelined in the seahawks' next game, which is against the bears next sunday. chris: well, it's monday and merrill hoge is with us each and every monday. >> hello, chris. josh: the giants were in town in dallas, neither team up much at any point and a game-winning field goal made twice. let's get to it. there it is, the $1.1 billion home. >> and over 100,000 people, good friends of jerry jones', come on over. chris: 105,000, roger goodell, george w. bush, a former president in the house, and lebron james. but you know what? when 105,000 boo, merrill, it's loud. >> i know! and if you don't like watching it on the field, just watch it over the screen. you can tell the giants are adjusting. they know what tony's going to do. they feel like they got to get to something different. they didn't expect just to throw it to him, though. chris: that's bruce johnson taking the pick. tony romo throwing i

i want to thank our ryan, sam, chris, our pizza throwers and stewart from the guinness world book. it's out this time. our apologies to matt

matt laporta will try and score. if you're calling for laporta, the best is yet to be. he'll call you when he gets home. out at the plate. the throw by ryan raburn. laporta out. by several steps. he was hurt on the play and would have to leave the game. top of the third, here's raburn. how about raburn? after the defensive throw, shows the offense. throws one out of the yard. tigers had a 1-0 lead. raburn, his 14th. miguel cabrera an up-and-down night. lines it off jhonny peralta's glove but asdrubal peralta fields it and gets the out at second. cabrera left five runners on through six. cabrera in the eighth, that's a double to deep left. he's going to drive somebody home. it's placido polanco. the tigers have a 2-0 lead and a very important game for detroit. it's 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth. tigers and bases loaded and two down. and brandon lyon gets luis valbuena swinging so the tigers do hang on to win 3-1 in cleveland. >>> important win for them. twins only 2 1/2 back. they got four games in detroit next week. jeff manship getting the start. crucial spot. down three because of that win right there. there's orlando cabrera. turning

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brendan ryan, deep fly ball off the outfielder's glove and in the stands for the home run in the bull pen. cardinals won that 2-1. tough. >>> a special play of the day. missouri freshman mattme stop him. on the final play of the game with assistance from the opposition, ziesel ran more than 60 yards for the touchdown and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. matt zeezle, a special play of the day. >>> palm springs may bring to mind cocktails and golf but it's a great getaway with an unusual retro feel. >> in the style of the desert in palm springs, california. >> there's this 60s cool vibe in palm springs that is almost indescribable but certainly there. you'll feel it when you arrive. >> take a self guided tour of the hip buildings by picking up a map for $5. >> desert modernism is an architectural style that evolved here in palm springs in the mid 20th century, architects who were born and raised here or moved here, they adapted their designs to the conditions. >> reporter: there is another slice of history at the palm springs air museum. >> the air museum has three hangars full of world war ii war birds. >> you walk around this place you feel like you're in a john wayne