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Jeanquev, did the forums shut down for you?

 

239 yards for Henry and he's standing on the sidelines. He should get the rock down deep for the Titans, but they go with Lewis.

 

The Bills cut receiver Kelvin Benjamin on Tuesday. He found a new home on Thursday.

After a visit to Kansas City, Benjamin will sign with the Chiefs, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

He becomes another weapon in the NFL’s third-ranked offense, joining Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins, Chris Conley, among others, in the team’s receivers room. Watkins has missed the past two games with a foot injury and remained limited in Thursday’s practice.

Benjamin made 23 catches for 354 yards with the Bills this season.

He entered the NFL as a first-round pick of the Panthers in 2014. Carolina sent him to Buffalo at the trade deadline in 2017.

Benjamin will become a free agent after the season. (PFT)

 

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushed for a franchise record 238 yards and four touchdowns in carrying his team to a 30-9 drubbing of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.

Henry’s 99-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that saw massive stiff arms of A.J. Bouye, Leon Jacobs and Myles Jack set the table for Henry’s huge day on the ground. The 99-yard touchdown matches Tony Dorsett’s 99-yard touchdown run against the Minnesota Vikings in 1983.

Henry surpassed Chris Johnson’s 228-yard game against the Jaguars in 2009 for the most productive rushing performance in franchise history.

Ryan Succop‘s 33-yard field goal to end the first half was the only other scoring output for the Titans in the game as Henry did all the heavy lifting.

A 3-yard Henry run game the Titans the early 7-0 lead.

A muffed punt from Cole Batson led to a safety that got the Jaguars on the board late in the first quarter. However, Jacksonville’s offense would do nothing to add to the effort until the game was well out of reach.

Henry’s 99-yard romp made it a 13-2 game after a missed extra point and Succop’s field goal game Tennessee a 16-2 lead at half. Henry had 129 yards on six carries at the break and continued to pour it on in the second half.

A 16-yard touchdown run made it a 23-2 advantage midway through the third quarter. After Cody Kessler lost a fumble on a sack, Henry’s 54-yard touchdown on the ensuing play made it a 30-2 lead with still 20 minutes left to play and Henry already over the 200-yard mark.

Dede Westbrook would score on a 7-yard pass from Kessler on a fourth down late in the third to serve as Jacksonville’s only offensive points of the game.

Henry becomes the third running back this season to eclipse the 200-yard plateau, joining Todd Gurley (208 vs. Denver) and Isaiah Crowell (219 vs. Denver) in consecutive weeks in October.

While the Titans path to a playoff spot isn’t straightforward, a loss to Jacksonville would have put the idea on life support. They remain in the hunt with Baltimore, Denver, Indianapolis and Miami for the final Wild Card spot. (PFT)

 

If they did I didn't notice lol right around the time you posted this I was moving from work to home

 

Jaguars and Jets have also been eliminated...

Even if the Ravens lost every game and one of these teams won every game, they would tie and lost the tie breaker because they cannot catch Baltimore in conference game wins.

Week 14 :
Bills will be eliminated with a loss
Browns will be eliminated with a loss and Ravens win
Cardinals will be eliminated with a loss or a Vikings win
Giants and Lions will be eliminated with a loss and a Vikings win
Falcons will be eliminated with a loss and a Vikings win,(CORRECTION: They play a conference game, so if they lose they will not be able to catch Seattle or Dallas in conference wins, so they would be eliminated anyway) Seahawks and Cowboys win (they can technically still catch these guys in conference record, they lost to the Cowboys head-head)

That's all I can find...

 

due to someone dropping a good player, i dropped henry weeks ago. he never started for me anyways. ugh. shoot me now.

 

How the fudge did they shut out the Colts last week?

 

That's a good question.

 

Apparently he passed on the chance for a 5th TD instead wanting Lewis to get one (he failed)

 

Report: League fines Taylor Lewan for confronting officials...

Taylor Lewan wasn’t happy with the officiating last week, and the Titans left tackle let Jerome Boger’s crew know it after the game.

He then publicly criticized them in his comments to the media afterward.

The NFL has fined Lewan $26,739 for unsportsmanlike conduct, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports.

Lewan is expected to appeal, per Kuharsky.

Lewan, though, knew the fine was coming after pointing at every official and cursed them for trying to “ruin it” for the Titans in their victory over the Jets, Justin Beasley of WSMV News 4 reported. Lewan later told his wife, “We’ve got a big fine coming our way.”

In his postgame interview, Lewan referred to officials’ “bulls*** calls.”

“It’s frustrating, man,” Lewan said. “It’s frustrating with some of those calls. . . .There were just some absolutely ridiculous calls.”

Lewan could see another fine next week. He flipped off the skycam while lying on the ground being checked by medical personnel in the third quarter of Thursday night’s win over the Jaguars. (PFT)

 

Former Pro Bowler Tim Rossovich died Thursday in Sacramento, California, after a long illness, the University of Southern California announced Friday. He was 72.

The Eagles made Rossovich the 14th pick of the 1968 draft after he earned All-America honors at USC. He played defensive end and linebacker for Philadelphia for four seasons, earning Pro Bowl accolades in 1969.

He spent two seasons with the Chargers (1972-73), two with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League (1974-75) and one with the Oilers (1976).

Rossovich appeared in 88 NFL games, with 61 starts, and made three interceptions.

He was better known for what he did after his NFL career, becoming an actor and a stuntman. Rossovich, who was actor Tom Selleck’s roommate at USC, appeared in “Magnum, P.I.” among other hits.

Rossovich’s other TV credits include “MacGyver,” ″Hunter,” ″Baywatch,” ″The Love Boat,” ″Knight Rider,” ″Charlie’s Angels,” ″Remington Steele,” ″Soap,” and “The A-Team,” according to the Associated Press. He also had parts in several movies, including “Night Shift,” ″Sting II” and “The Main Event.” (PFT)

 

Patriots a win away from an incredible 10th straight division title...

It’s not exactly breaking news that the Patriots have dominated the AFC East during Tom Brady‘s time as their starting quarterback. But the extent of the dominance is extraordinary.

If New England wins on Sunday at Miami, the Patriots will clinch the AFC East for the 10th consecutive year. They won’t just be the only NFL team to win a division 10 years in a row, but they’ll be just the second team in any of the four major North American sports leagues to win a division 10 years in a row. Only the Atlanta Braves, who won their division every year from 1995 through 2005, have done it before.

The Patriots won the AFC East in 2001, Brady’s first year as their starter, then finished second in 2002. They won it again in 2003 and have won it every year since then except for 2008, when Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week One and they finished second in the division. This is Brady’s 17th season as the Patriots’ primary starting quarterback, and he’s poised to win his 16th division title.

The Patriots are an incredible 205-58 in regular-season games that Brady starts. To put that in perspective, consider this: Drew Brees has had an amazing career and played on lots of good teams. But if Brees goes 50-0 in his next 50 games, and Brady goes 0-50 in his next 50 games, Brady will still have a better career record.

What the Patriots have accomplished since Brady became their starter in 2001 is the most sustained run of excellence we’ve ever seen. (PFT)

 

Giants rule out Odell Beckham Jr. for Sunday...

The Giants’ offense has been playing better in recent weeks, but on Sunday they’ll have to do it without their star wide receiver.

Odell Beckham Jr. has been ruled out for Sunday’s game and is not making the trip to Washington, the team has announced.

Beckham had been listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury. It’s unclear whether he suffered any type of setback, or whether the Giants just decided to play it safe. Considering that they’re already out of playoff contention, it would make sense not to risk an injury to the player who just signed a five-year, $95 million contract this year.

Although the Giants are 3.5-point favorites on the road against a Washington team that is down to third-string quarterback Mark Sanchez as the starter, the absence of Beckham gives Washington new hope, and a win would keep Washington alive in the NFC East. (PFT)

 

Brees had three consecutive 4000+ yard seasons (2014-2016) in which his team went 7-9 each year. No quarterback in NFL history had ever had three straight losing seasons with 4000+ yards.

 

73,000+ fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium just watched Arthur Blank's team win the championship on their home field, which is exactly what many Falcons fans thought they might see this season. Unfortunately for the soon-to-be-eliminated Falcons, it was Atlanta United (also owned by Blank) winning the MLS championship.


The mind-boggling stat of the night: it was the ninth time this season that Atlanta United had a 70,000+ crowd for a home game. The team had higher attendance numbers this year than the World Cup.

 

Early inactives...

Panthers at Browns

Panthers: K Graham Gano, CB Lorenzo Doss, WR Mose Frazier, DE Marquis Haynes, RB Travaris Cadet, LB Andre Smith, DT Vernon Butler

Browns: CB Denzel Ward, OL Austin Corbett, QB Drew Stanton, DB Phillip Gaines, OL Desmond Harrison, DL Chad Thomas, DL Carl Davis

Jets at Bills

Jets: QB Davis Webb, WR Deontay Burnett, CB Derrick Jones, CB Jeremy Clark, OL Ben Braden, DL Bronson Kaufusi, DL Foley Fatukasi

Bills: QB Derek Anderson, CB Taron Johnson, WR Da'Mari Scott, TE Jason Croom, G Vladimir Ducasse, G Ike Boettger, DE Mike Love

Falcons at Packers

Falcons: TE Logan Paulsen, K Giorgio Tavecchio, FB Ricky Ortiz, CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson, LB Bruce Carter, T Matt Gono, DT Justin Zimmer

Packers: S Raven Greene, QB Tim Boyle, DB Natrell Jamerson, G Lane Taylor, G Byron Bell, T Bryan Bulaga, LB Kendall Donnerson, DL James Looney

Ravens at Chiefs

Ravens: QB Joe Flacco, WR Jordan Lasley, S Tony Jefferson, FB/DL Patrick Ricard, LB Tim Williams, OL Alex Lewis, DT Zach Sieler

Chiefs: S Eric Berry, WR Sammy Watkins, WR Kelvin Benjamin, RB Charcandrick West, OL Jimmy Murray, TE Deon Yelder, OL Kahlil McKenzie

Patriots at Dolphins

Patriots: OL James Ferentz, CB Duke Dawson, CB Keion Crossen, DL Danny Shelton, DE Keionta Davis, TE Dwayne Allen, DE Derek Rivers

Dolphins: CB Xavien Howard, OL Jake Brendel, QB David Fales, G Isaac Asiata, T Zach Sterup, DE Jonathan Woodard, WR Isaiah Ford

Saints at Buccaneers

Saints: T Terron Armstead, WR Brandon Marshall, TE Dan Arnold, LB Manti Te'o, C Will Clapp, DE Trey Hendrickson, DL Mitchell Loewen

Buccaneers: WR DeSean Jackson, S Justin Evans, S Isaiah Johnson, QB Ryan Griffin, CB Carlton Davis, LB Riley Bullough, DT Rakeem Nuñez-Roches

Giants at Washington

Giants: WR Odell Beckham, QB Alex Tanney, DB Tony Lippett, DB Kenny Ladler, C Evan Brown, TE Garrett Dickerson, DT John Jenkins

Washington: LB Ryan Anderson, OL Tony Bergstrom, QB Colt McCoy, RB Samaje Perine, RB Kapri Bibbs, C Demetrius Rhaney, DL Caleb Brantley

Colts at Texans

Colts: TE Mo Alie-Cox, WR Dontrelle Inman, C Ryan Kelly, S Mike Mitchell, RB Jonathan Williams, T Le’Raven Clark, DT Hasaan Ridgeway

Texans: G Zach Fulton, CB Deante Burton, WR Keke Coutee, RB D’Onta Foreman, DE Joel Heath, WR Vyncint Smith, DE Carlos Watkins