NFL 2010 Preseason Week 1 Notes
Panthers vs Ravens
Panthers
- Injured so did not play: Steve Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Jeff Otah (OT)
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Ravens kept the pressure coming and QB Matt Moore could not handle it
- Rushing (Attempts): Deangelo Williams (5) – Hit the holes with speed…looked great, Brandon Lafell (1)
- Receiving (Targets): TE Jeff King (3) – Mainly a safety valve, Dwayne Jarrett (2), FB Tony Fiametta (2), TE Donte Rosario (1), Brandon Lafell (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Good mix of run and pass, but could not get into a rhythm due to the pressure/penalties
- O-Line: LT Jordan Gross got called for two holding penalties. Pocket consistently crumbled with a little pressure. Run blocking was excellent though.
- Defense: Great pressure up front, but the pass defense was pretty bad. Tyler Brayton (from Raiders) got injured after two sacks (one in each of the first two drives!)
- Beyond 1st String: I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Jimmy Clausen reminded my of Peyton Manning when it comes to controlling the offense (i.e. barking at O-Line to pickup blitzes, audibles, etc.). Minus the fumble, Tyrelle Sutton had vision, speed, and power (for a little guy)…he looked AWESOME!
Ravens
- Ray Rice did not play
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Thanks to the play-calling & O-Line, Flacco looked really good.
- Rushing (Attempts): Leron McClain (4), McGahee (1), Flacco (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Mark Clayton (3) – Had a nice TD catch, Anquan Boldin (3), McGahee (3) – bulked up and still had great speed, Derrick Mason (1), Todd Heap (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Almost all passes, but great mix of short, medium, and deep ones.
- O-Line: Excellent on run blocking, average on pass-blocking
- Defense: Provided lots of pressure
- Beyond 1st String: Bulger kept trying to Stallworth with no success
- Other: Did not realize this but, Al Saunders is the Senior Offensive Assistant, while Jim Zorn is the QBs coach
Saints vs Patriots
Saints
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Brees was extremely accurate…and really distributed the ball around
- Rushing (Attempts): Reggie Bush (5) – except for the outside TD run…ran up the middle so didn’t do much, Pierre Thomas (6) – Ran hard, but didn’t have much explosiveness. He had 2 TD run attempts prior to Bush punching it in from the outside
- Receiving (Targets): Reggie Bush (2), Lance Moore (3) – caught two and were good catches, Shockey (3) – caught all three…looking really good, Colston (1), Pierre Thomas (1), Devery Henderson (2), David Thomas (1), Pierre Thomas (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Lots of short passes, and runs up the middle…pretty boring
- O-Line: Average. Better on pass protection than run.
- Defense:
- Beyond 1st String:
Patriots
- 1st string offense had 2 drives.
- Rushing (Attempts): Green-Ellis (7) – Was the starter…isn’t very creative…but had a TD run, Kevin Faulk (1)
- Receiving (Targets): #82 (1), Kevin Faulk (1), Moss (3) – in sync with Brady…looking awesome, Edelman (2) – Is a beast!, WR Brandon Tate (1)
- Offensive Play Selection:
- O-Line: Great Pass Blocking, but few gaps in Run blocking
- Defense:
- Beyond 1st String:
Raiders vs Cowboys
Raiders
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. McFadden did not play due to injury. Jason Campbell had time and some of his throws were erratic, while others were dead on
- Rushing (Attempts): Michael Bush (7) – ran hard and moved the pile…but didn’t show any jukes/spins/etc., Rock Cartwright (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Louis Murphy (4) – A big fan of this guy…excellent route running with hands, Zach Miller (4) – a huge fan of him too…and he looked fantastic, Heyward-Bey (1), FB Reise (1), Michael Bush (1), WR Todd Watkins
- Offensive Play Selection: Lots of runs up the middle
- O-Line: Actually looked above average…especially with the run blocking up the middle
- Defense: Three Coverage Sacks on 1st drive!
- Beyond 1st String:
Cowboys
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. Receivers struggled to get open.
- Rushing (Attempts): Barber (3), Felix Jones (2), Romo (1), Austin (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Austin (2) – Made an awesome catch, and showed great speed, Roy Williams (2) – was getting owned by the defenders, Witten (1), Barber (1), Crayton (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Outstanding…great mix of run and pass
- O-Line: Just okay against the Raiders defense
- Defense: Good, but not as good as the Raiders
- Beyond 1st String:
Bills vs Redskins
Redskins
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. McNabb looked like he did with the Eagles…most passes were on target, but a few were way off.
- Rushing (Attempts): Portis (6) – O-Line made him look good, Moss (1), Ryan Torain (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Cooley (3) – Made all three catches and was McNabb’s favorite target, WR Anthony Armstrong (2) – Had a TD catch…but just doesn’t have the look/movement of a polished WR, Moss (1), Roydell Williams (2) – starter…had an excellent run after catch…hasn’t played since 2007…could be a sleeper, Joey Galloway (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Typical Shanahan…more runs than passes…but an excellent mix (deep, short, inside, outside) of each
- O-Line: Great pass and run blocking…didn’t see any
- Defense: After the 1st drive, they owned the Bills
- Beyond 1st String: Ryan Torain had a ton of carries and looked powerful running/catching balls, Fred Davis had a great TD catch
Bills
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. 3 Starting O-Lineman did not play due to injury. Edwards threw a dumb pick and looked awful.
- Rushing (Attempts): Fred Jackson (2) – starter…looked average, C.J. Spiller (2) – looked better than Jackson…but not as good as Lynch, Marshawn Lynch (1) – had an awesome run called back…looked like Lynch of old
- Receiving (Targets): Lee Evans (5) – Cause of poor passes he only caught 2…both of which looked great…but still got the most looks from Edwards, WR Steve Johnson (3) – starter…had secondary beat on one play but Edwards couldn’t deliver…had good run after catch, TE Jonathan Stupar (1), FB Corey McIntyre (1), WR Roscoe Parrish (1), Marshawn Lynch (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: All short passes except for one way off long one
- O-Line: not good, but not terrible…better run blocking than pass
- Defense: Secondary wasn’t good, Linebackers looked good
- Beyond 1st String:
Jaguars vs Eagles
Eagles
- 1st string offense had 2 1/2 drives. 1st String offense missing one offensive linemen. Kevn Kolb threw accurate deep balls. Vick threw one completion with 1st String
- Rushing (Attempts): LeSean “Shady” McCoy (8) – didn’t have a lot of space…but still gained yards shedding tacklers…looked really good, Kolb (2) – Quite mobile, #43 (1), DeSean Jackson (1) – juked the jock strap out of one of the defenders
- Receiving (Targets): Brent Celek (5) – dropped a perfect TD pass from his roommate, DeSean Jackson (2) – Awesome YAC, Jeremy Maclin (4) – great 20+ yard pass reception, Jason Avant (2)
- Offensive Play Selection: Runs up the middle, middle/long passes
- O-Line: Very good run blocking…outstanding pass blocking
- Defense: Dominated…didn’t allow 1st down in 1st quarter
- Beyond 1st String: Along with the excellent speed, Vick looks like a better passer than ever…he threw a perfect long ball to WR Riley Cooper, and made an awesome TD run.
Jaguars
- 1st string offense had 3 drives…all of which were duds. The offense just looked out-of-sync…like they weren’t prepared. Garrard’s passes were slow and predictable.
- Rushing (Attempts): MJD (2) – offense couldn’t get going…not his fault
- Receiving (Targets): Mike Sims-Walker (6) – Sadly only caught one, TE Mercedes Lewis (1), MJD (1), Mike Thomas (1) – caught a nice long one
- Offensive Play Selection: Yuck, yuck, yuck
- O-Line: Decent…need to watch the next two preseason games
- Defense: Made great tackles, but pass defense was atrocious
- Beyond 1st String: Luke McCown looked like an elite NFL QB…shocking! Every pass…most of them being medium-to-long ones were accurate!
Chiefs vs Falcons
Falcons
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. Offense was run heavy, so Matt Ryan didn’t pass much. He did show great pocket presence.
- Rushing (Attempts): Turner (4) – He (along with the excellent run blocking) are back!, Snelling (7) – One powerful RB…was doing a RBBC with Turner
- Receiving (Targets): Turner (1), White (2) – dropped two balls, Gonzo (2)
- Offensive Play Selection: Except for a dump-off, all runs (and excellent ones) in 1st drive.
- O-Line: Run-blocking is great…pass blocking is just ok. The pocket was small for Ryan and did collapse at times.
- Defense: Kept pressuring Cassel…looked like a top 16 defense
- Beyond 1st String:
Chiefs
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. Cassel’s throws were both accurate and way off
- Rushing (Attempts): Thomas Jones (2) – starter…did nothing, Jamaal Charles (3) – wow…explosive…should be the starter, McCluster (5) – fast and has great hands, Battle (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Chris Chambers (2) – starter, TE Leonard Pope (2), Jamaal Charles (2), FB Tim Castille (1), Battle (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Runs with Charles = Excellent. Mostly short ineffective passes
- O-Line: Run blocking = very good. Pass blocking = Terrible!
- Defense: Pass defense looked ok, Run defense wasn’t good
- Beyond 1st String:
Bucs vs Dolphins – Weather: Heavy Rain
Dolphins
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. Henne was under pressure and his receivers kept dropping the ball…will evaluate in the next two preseason games.
- Rushing (Attempts): Ronnie Brown (4) – starter…looked really good…nimble on his feet on a wet field, Ricky Williams (1)
- Receiving (Targets): FB Polite (2), Ricky Williams (3), Brandon Marshall (2) – dropped two…one would have been a big play too, Anthony Fasano (1), Brian Hartline (2) – starter…dropped one ball
- Offensive Play Selection: Almost all short, ineffective passes. Ronnie Brown provided the only real offense.
- O-Line: Run blocking was good, Pass blocking was average
- Defense: Never pressured Freeman, but tackled and covered well
- Beyond 1st String:
Bucs
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. Freeman didn’t throw much, but when he did, he was accurate.
- Rushing (Attempts): Cadillac Williams (4) – ran hard…bouncing off defenders, QB Josh Freeman (2), Derrick Ward (2)
- Receiving (Targets): Maurice Stovall (1) – starter, Sammie Stroughter (2) – good run after catch for TD, Mike Williams (1) – starter…rookie…made great deep catch
- Offensive Play Selection: More runs than passes
- O-Line: Run blocking was ok, pass blocking was great
- Defense: Pressured Henne…looked good
- Beyond 1st String: Backup QB Josh Johnson can run, but he can’t throw
Titans vs Seahawks
Titans
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. Vince Young had plenty of time to throw the ball, and made some great passes…but he also threw one dumb interception
- Rushing (Attempts): Chris Johnson (5) – he’s a top 2 RB for sure, Vince Young (2)
- Receiving (Targets): Nate Washington (2) – caught both balls…looked good, FB Ahmad Hall (1), Justin Gage (2) – slow, but has great hands, TE Craig Stevens (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Great mix of runs and passes. Look like a strong offense.
- O-Line: Incredible…one of the best in the NFL
- Defense: Sacked Hasselbeck, D-Line knocked down pass…looked like top 10 defense
- Beyond 1st String: Backup O-Line was awful. RB Javon Ringer got the touches after Johnson and except for one great run, got stuffed on most plays. Britt beat the coverage on a long ball but was overthrown by Simms.
Seahawks
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Hasselbeck was under pressure, but was accurate and looked great when he got the passes off.
- Rushing (Attempts): Julius Jones (4) – ran hard…but wasn’t explosive
- Receiving (Targets): Deion Branch (5) – starter…caught two of them and they were both 10+ yard passes, Houshmandzadeh (2) – caught both of them but they were short passes, John Carlson (1), Julius Jones (1) – dropped the ball
- Offensive Play Selection: Lots of quick passes
- O-Line: Below average…holes for run plays were small or didn’t exist…small pocket for Hasselbeck
- Defense: Picked off Vince Young
- Beyond 1st String: Forsett looked fantastic…running and catching…was fast and hit the holes / turned the cornershard. WR Mike Williams (drafted #10 in 2005) is big and pretty fast…had an awesome TD reception from Whitehurst.
Texans vs Cardinals
Texans
- 1st string offense had 2 1/2 drives.
- Rushing (Attempts): Arian Foster (5) – wow…this dude is fast…too bad there weren’t a lot of holes, Jacoby Jones (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Andre Johnson (3) – all 3 catches including a 44 yard TD…he’s the #1 Fantasy WR this year, Joel Dressen (1), Kevin Walter (1), David Andersen (2)
- Offensive Play Selection: Excellent
- O-Line: Just average
- Defense: On 1st drive, 3rd down, Mario Williams pummels RT Brandon Keith, getting the sack. He got a sack in the 2nd drive too.
- Beyond 1st String: Slaton was the workhorse with the 2nd string and showed bursts of speed…looked really good…except for the fumble in the end zone
Cardinals
- 1st string offense had 3 drives.
- Rushing (Attempts): Hightower (5) – starter…he stinks…no speed and gets tackled easily, Beanie Wells (3)
- Receiving (Targets): Larry Fitzgerald (1) – Amazing catch due to dangerous pass…had to ice down knee after play, Anthony Becht (1), RB Jason Wright (1), Early Doucet (2), TE Stephen Spach (1), Hightower (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Had to pass more due to sacks and runs for short/no yardage
- O-Line: Not very good…very few holes to run threw and Leinart constantly under pressure
- Defense: Except the long pass to Andre Johnson, they were pretty good
- Beyond 1st String:
- Other: Breaston – starter…but got no targets
Lions vs Steelers
Steelers
- 1st string offense had 4 drives.
- Rushing (Attempts): Mendenhall (5) – fumbled, Mewelde Moore (1), Isaac Redman (5) – Hard to get off his feet…ran extremely well when he had space.
- Receiving (Targets): Mike Wallace (2) – Got a deep target but the ball was underthrown, Mendenhall (1), Heath Miller (1), Randle El (1), Isaac Redman (2), Frank Summers (1), Arnez Battle (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Run, run run…all passes were dump offs except for three
- O-Line: Leftwich was pressured on all pass plays in first two drives
- Defense: Hit hard, but the Lions were still able to get down the field
- Beyond 1st String: Dennis Dixon outplayed Byron Leftwich. He had better pocket presence under pressure. Also had an awesome “almost TD” run around the corner. Isaac Redman was a workhorse with the 2nd string too.
Lions
- 1st string offense had 3 drives.
- Rushing (Attempts): Jahvid Best (6) – was stuffed up the middle…broke a big one on the outside…blazing speed
- Receiving (Targets): Calvin Johnson (5) – big play called back due to penalty…two end zone targets followed by TD, Jahvid Best (2) – muffed a catch which resulted in an interception, Nate Burleson (2) – made great catches on both balls, TE Dan Drakowski (1), Tony Scheffler (1), Bryant Johnson (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Mainly long passes to receivers or dump offs to Best.
- O-Line: Stafford was never pressured so excellent on Pass Blocking. Decent on Run blocking…Best had to be creative to gain yards on runs up the middle.
- Defense: DE Cliff Avril blew by RT Flozell Adams for a sack on 2nd drive. Most run plays were stuffed. Either the Detroit D-Line is awesome, or the Steelers O-Line is horrific.
- Beyond 1st String:
49ers vs Colts
49ers
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. Alex Smith was off on most passes (overthrowing, behind receiver, etc.)
- Rushing (Attempts): Michael Robinson (4) – fumble on 1st attempt
- Receiving (Targets): Michael Robinson (3) – one attempt due to heavy pressure, TE Delanie Walker (2), Vernon Davis (2) – ball thrown behind him one time…then thrown over his head later, Ted Ginn (1) – botched WR screen
- Offensive Play Selection: Felt like the defense knew what the offense was going to do on most plays
- O-Line: Good run and pass blocking
- Defense: Great run defense…poor pass defense
- Beyond 1st String: RB Anthony Dixon is strong short stocky back who knows how to wait for his blockers and pushes the pile…very impressed
Colts
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Pierre Garcon and Dallas Clark did not play. Peyton passed down the field with ease…looked like he was in mid-season form.
- Rushing (Attempts): Addai (5) – had little running room up middle…had TD run on outside…also didn’t have much explosion to get threw the smaller holes
- Receiving (Targets): TE Eldridge (1), Addai (1), Wayne (3) – red zone attempt, Anthony Gonzalez (2) – red zone attempt, Austin Collie (2), TE Jacob Tamme (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: More passes than runs, which were much more effective
- O-Line: Pass blocking = excellent. Run blocking = below average
- Defense: Very Good…though felt like Niners shot themselves in foot
- Beyond 1st String:
Broncos vs Bengals
Broncos
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. 4 injured and did not play: Moreno, Buckhalter, LenDale White, WR Demarius Thomas (Broncos 1st round pick). Orton surprisingly looked great…very accurate
- Rushing (Attempts): RB Lance Ball (3)
- Receiving (Targets): Brandon Lloyd (5) – Nice catch-and-run TD, Jabar Gaffney (4) – Got a target each drive, RB Lance Ball (2), TE Marques Branson (1), Daniel Graham (1), Eddie Royal (1) – Had across the middle catch-and-run TD…very nice
- Offensive Play Selection: Simple runs up the middle. Very diverse passing attack!
- O-Line: Great pass-blocking. Run-blocking wasn’t very good, but the Broncos didn’t run much
- Defense: Great on 1st two drives, but gave up TD on 3rd drive
- Beyond 1st String:
Bengals
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. Palmer looked really good though he didn’t have any memorable passes…mainly a bunch of simple short ones.
- Rushing (Attempts): Benson (9) – Got stuffed on all attempts except four…one of which was a nice 25+ yard run while the other was a 1 yd TD, RB Bernard Scott (5)
- Receiving (Targets): T.O. (6) – one pass went right threw his hands…T.O. did consistently get open and caught 4 balls, TE Jermaine Gresham (3) – Bengals 1st round draft pick…made one nice catch over two defenders…made another nice slant catch-and-run, Jordan Shipley (3) – rookie…caught all three…looks like Wes Welker, Ocho Cinco (2) – feels like he’s playing 2nd fiddle to T.O., RB Bernard Scott (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Even split of runs and passes
- O-Line: Both run and pass blocking are average
- Defense: Terrible pass defense. Great run defense, though the Broncos didn’t run much
- Beyond 1st String: Bernard Scott had nice 48 yard run around the corner. O’Sullivan is awful! How does he have a job still?
Chargers vs Bears
Chargers
- 1st string offense had 2 drives. Philip Rivers was perfect…even on the deep balls.
- Rushing (Attempts): Ryan Mathews (2) – he’s for real…fast…runs behind his blockers letting the plays develop, Mike Tolbert (1)
- Receiving (Targets): WR Legado Naanee (3) – caught a TD pass, Gates (2), Ryan Mathews (1), Buster Davis (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Excellent…and more passes than runs
- O-Line: Pass-blocking was great, run blocking was good
- Defense: Kept the pressure on Cutler, but secondary couldn’t stop Culter
- Beyond 1st String:
Bears
- 1st string offense had 1 drives. Earl Bennett did not play due to injury. Cutler was 2 for 2 and looked good.
- Rushing (Attempts): Forte (4) – blew a blitz pickup on the 1st drive causing Cutler to get sacked, Cutler (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Johnny Knox (2) – caught both of them and one was a nice jumping catch
- Offensive Play Selection: With long passes…the Mike Martz effect is evident
- O-Line: Pass blocking was average, run blocking was below average
- Defense: Just ok…Got shredded by Chargers offense.
- Beyond 1st String: Chester Taylor looked only ok because the run blocking didn’t give him any room. There was around 8 receivers who got targets (including Josh Reed, Randy McMichael).
Vikings vs Rams
Vikings
- 1st string offense had 1 drive. Due to injury, Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin did not play.
- Rushing (Attempts): Albert Young (2)
- Receiving (Targets): Kleinsasser (1), Berrian (1), Greg Lewis (2)
- Offensive Play Selection: Doesn’t matter b/c there’s no Favre or AP
- O-Line: Better Pass than Run blocking, but both great
- Defense: Knew where Feeley was throwing
- Beyond 1st String: WR Jaymar Johnson, WR Logan Payne, and TE Garrett Mills looked good. Rookie RB Toby Gerhart is strong, but slow.
Rams
- 1st string offense had 3 drives. First two drives with A.J. Feeley who was terrible. 3rd drive with Sam Bradford, who has a cannon for an arm, released quick before defenders could get to him, very accurate…really impressed.
- Rushing (Attempts): RB Ogbonnaya (5) – he’s ok…average speed and strength for a RB, Mike Karney (1)
- Receiving (Targets): Laurent Robinson (3), RB Ogbonnaya (4), Avery (2), TE Johnson (1), WR Amendola (1)
- Offensive Play Selection:
- O-Line: Not good…pocket consistently crumbled. RB had no room to run too. The Vikings 2nd string defense was beating the Rams 1st String O-Line.
- Defense: Vikings 1st string only had 1 drive so hard to judge
- Beyond 1st String:
- Other: Punt return for TD by Amendola
Browns vs Packers
Browns
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. Jake Delhomme (QB on 1st drive) has more zip on his pass then I remember. Seneca Wallace (QB on 2nd/3rd/4th drives)
- Rushing (Attempts): Jerome Harrison (7) – looked fantastic…hitting the hole with speed…got rushing TD on 1st drive, Peyton Hillis (1), Seneca Wallace (1)
- Receiving (Targets): TE Evan Moore (2), Massaquoi (3) – made all 3 catches…and some nice ones, Brian Robiske (6) – caught nice TD pass, RB Peyton Hillis (2), Cribbs (1), TE Ben Watson (1) – caught a TD pass
- Offensive Play Selection: Effective quick passes and runs up the middle
- O-Line: Great run and pass blocking
- Defense: Got shredded by Packers offense
- Beyond 1st String:
Packers
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. Packers have the best offense and QB in the NFL. Rodgers completed first 10 passes.
- Rushing (Attempts): Ryan Grant (3) – fumbled on 1st carry…got hit hard on 3rd carry, Brandon Jackson (3), FB Kuhn – had a nice powerful short yardage TD
- Receiving (Targets): TE Donald Lee (1), Jermichael Finley (2), Donald Driver (3), James Jones (2), Greg Jennings (3) – caught a difficult TD pass, FB Hall (1), Brandon Jackson (1)
- Offensive Play Selection: Lots of quick effective quick passes…runs were effective with Grant
- O-Line: Run Blocking was great, Pass Blocking was Good…Rodgers pocket was small…he made quick passes to compensate
- Defense: Not good, Browns had their way with them
- Beyond 1st String:
- Other:
Giants vs Jets
Giants
- 1st string offense had 4 drives. No Steve Smith and no TEs.
- Rushing (Attempts): Ahmad Bradshaw (4), Brandon Jacobs (5) – had three goal line attempts and got a TD on 3rd try, RB D.J Ware (1)
- Receiving (Targets): WR Ramsus Barden (2) – dropped an easy one, Mario Manningham (2) – slipped on 1st attempt, Hakeem Nicks (2), Ahmad Bradshaw (1) – awesome 51 yard run-after catch
- Offensive Play Selection: 1/2 and 1/2 run and pass
- O-Line: Run and pass blocking were just ok
- Defense: Just okay…stopped the run here and there, but couldn’t pressure Sanchez.
- Beyond 1st String:
Jets
- 1st string offense had 5 drives. Sanchez threw behind LT who was double-covered. That lead to tip and interception. Besides that, he was accurate with all of his other throws. With time in the pocket, he’s a very good QB.
- Rushing (Attempts): Shonn Greene (5) – a huge fan of this guy…power…kinda fast…pushes pile, Tomlinson (9) – had an awesome TD run called back by penalty
- Receiving (Targets): Tomlinson (4), Dustin Keller (4) – dropped two balls, Cotchery (3) – caught all three, Greene (1), Brad Smith (4) – overthrown on a TD pass, Braylon Edwards (4) – caught all 4 balls…long one and diving one
- Offensive Play Selection: More effective runs with Greene…almost all short passes
- O-Line: Excellent Run Blocking, Great Pass Blocking
- Defense: Blocked punt. Looked like a top 10 defense.
- Beyond 1st String:
- Other:
Bengals
The Hall of Fame game, the first game of the 2010 NFL Preseason is August 8th, next Sunday at 8pm on NBC!
