0 Turnovers cripple the Bucs after losing 16-6 to Carolina! Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:26 AM

The Carolina Panthers are the epitome of inconsistency right now. Poor quarterback play along with regular loss of possession has contributed to poor sets of results for some time. During Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium, they displayed some sloppy quarterbacking and even committed a couple turnovers. Perhaps the only saving grace was that the Panthers’ defense was superb as they were responsible for 5 interceptions, enabling Carolina to claw their way to a 16-6 win over Tampa Bay. The Panthers took a 10-0 first quarter lead on a 3-yard touchdown run by Jonathan Stewart and a 23-yard field goal by kicker John Kasay. The Buccaneers came back as Connor Barth connected on a pair of FG’s in the second quarter to put them to within 10-6, the score that both teams would take to their locker rooms at halftime.

The third quarter was nondescript as time of possession was the rule, with the only scoring courtesy of a 40-yard Kasay FG, boosting the Panthers’ advantage to 13-6; the Panthers would score once in the final quarter again on a FG by Kasay which would be enough to seal the victory for Carolina. Josh Freeman, who is still going through the growing pains that all rookie QB’s go through, went 23 of 44 for 321 yards, but hurt himself by throwing 5 interceptions. Meanwhile, Matt Moore, subbing for Jake Delhomme, was mediocre at best as he went 14 of 20 for 161 yards and an INT. Jonathan Stewart, getting his first start, led the Panthers rushing attack with 120 yards on 26 carries and the game’s only TD while Carnell Williams led Tampa Bay’s rushers with 92 yards on 17 carries. Carolina (5-7) plays again next Sunday when they visit Foxborough, MA to take on the New England Patriots while Tampa Bay (1-11) returns home to host the New York Jets.

0 Jets get back to basics and upend the Panthers 17-6. Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:57 AM

The old-school route worked, as the Jets beat the Carolina Panthers, 17-6, in a game that was never really in doubt. Jets rookie and quarterback Mark Sanchez had been struggling. Sunday, saw the game plan from Rex Ryan and his coaching staff, pay off. It was clear the defense and running game was at its peak. "We're rolling now and we can't think about a month ago," said Sanchez, who left for four plays after injuring his left leg. He was however, able to return late.

He wasn't given a heavy workload at all, unless you consider handing off a daunting task and attempting just 17 passes, while RB’s Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene combined for 35 carries. Carolina briefly worked themselves back into the playoff picture a few weeks ago at 4-5, but consecutive losses to AFC East teams have them looking to build toward next season.

0 Giant stumble at home as they embraced a loss against the Cards... Posted by DieHardFans | at 3:45 AM

The New York Giants spent the week shrugging off the last week’s loss and promised to be better this week at home against the Cardinals as it was a ‘Get Right” game. The defense promised more blitzing and less trepidation. The offense promised to be sharper. To a man, the Giants were certain they'd come up with a big win Sunday night over the reigning NFC champs... and then they lost.

The Cardinals played their own style of takeaway on Sunday night at the Meadowlands against the Giants, stunning the big blue with a 24-17 win. It’s the third straight win on the road for the Cards. They stopped Giants QB Eli Manning all night, forcing four Giants turnovers, including two on their last two possessions as Ahmad Bradshaw fumbled and then Manning threw a pick after the Giants appeared to be driving towards what could have been the tying score.“Tonight,”, “we definitely fed off our defense” said Kurt Warner who was 20-for-36 for 231 yards with a touchdown to running back Jason Wright that put the team up 24-14 with 2:32 left in the third quarter.

The Cards were outgained by New York 327 to 288 in the passing dept., but the turnovers by Manning helped the birds take advantage of the chances they were given. Safety Adrian Wilson had an interception and a fumble recovery, Antrel Rolle picked off Manning to seal the win for Arizona. The Arizona Cardinals (4-2) scored 17 straight points from the end of the second quarter to late in the third quarter to go up 10 points at 24-14, putting all the pressure on Manning and the Giants offense.

Arizona spent most of the night taking advantage of great field position. They had three touchdown drives that went no farther than 55 yards, taking advantage of field position via poor punting and turnovers. Their drives of 46, 55, and 20 yards were enough to hand the Giants their second straight loss to drop them to 5-2 after a 5-0 start. The Cards are now by themselves in the NFC West, a game up on the 49ers. Next week they host the Carolina Panthers (2-4). It's all part of a weird and surprisingly substandard vibe the Giants are giving off the past couple of weeks.

After two years as a dominant NFC force, they have looked lately like a team that still has a ways to go before we can call it a Super Bowl contender.

0 Tons to work on as the Cowboys go into BYE WEEK... Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:41 AM

Heading into the bye week, the Dallas Cowboys are carrying a modest 3-2 record. After successive victories against teams that are a combined 1-13, they have also had a string of defeats against teams that are 10-0.

Commentators are often left questioning their consistency after watching them steam roll the Buccaneers, only to suffer a heart breaker at the hands of the Giants. After winning against the Panthers; they went on to let the Denver Broncos slip through their hands.

They did however manage to keep the Chiefs in check, and to go on to win the game in what was to be an overtime thriller. The boys of Dallas still have a fair bit of work to do and LB Bradie James admitted as much during a press conference on Monday.

Let’s see how the Cowboys have been playing the field:

So far, the Cowboys have committed 68 penalties in the 5 games played according to NFL.com. They currently rank in the top three in the league for most penalized team. In the first five games of the season, four of them have come down to the last possession, forcing overtime on 3 separate occasions. Whilst the defense was excellent in the overtime period against Kansas City on Sunday, it was the failure to stop the Chiefs from scoring a touchdown with under a minute to play that knocked them down a peg or 2.

0 Dobovan McNabb’s Injury Posted by DieHardFans | at 10:50 AM

Philadelphia Eagles QB ‘Donovan McNabb’ fractured his rib in the latter half of the game during a touchdown run in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, but he has not ruled himself out from playing next Sunday – a home opening game against the New Orleans Saints.

As we all know, he is a tough man; Donovan has done everything for his game; played with a broken ankle, a broken sternum and much more… He did appear on the field on Thursday afternoon but didn’t take part in any of the drills run by Philadelphia Eagles. He is working very hard to get fit and be available for the home opener against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Although a back QB has been signed by the Eagles incase if the injury proves serious for the ALL-PRO QB. The name JEFF GARCIA might not surprise you. Signed by the Eagles, Garcia will join the Eagles Club this Sunday and be a mentor to Kevin Kolb. Michael Vick is not eligible to play until the 3rd week, but the Eagles have already added his name on the 53-man Roster.