THE BLITZ: A LOOK AT WEEK 10 IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE : WHAT HURTS?Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services What do John Elway John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) played American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 1983 through 1998. Elway holds many college and professional records and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is the only , Randall Cunningham
Randall Cunningham (born March 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California) is a former American football quarterback. , Brad Johnson Brad Johnson can refer to:
They would tell you themselves, but it's hard to hold a conversation when you're being carted off a field on a stretcher. OK, we'll tell you. The six quarterbacks are linked here because they were taken apart in their respective Week 10 games. In Denver, John Elway was supposed to be celebrating, needing just a handful of yards to join 1983 draftmate Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga history to throw for more than 50,000 yards. Instead, he left the Broncos 27-10 victory over San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. early in the first quarter after aggravating a previously-undisclosed rib injury in pregame warmups. In Minnesota, coaches and fans are running out of fingers to cross. Randall Cunningham, who replaced injured starter Brad Johnson in Week 2, hurt his right knee in the second series of the Vikings' 31-24 victory over New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . He was replaced by Johnson, now recovered from his broken right leg, and Johnson led the team to victory despite breaking the thumb on his throwing hand on the first play of the second half. In Dallas, Aikman hurt the index finger on his passing hand when it hit an opponent's helmet in the second quarter of the Cowboys' 16-6 victory over the New York Giants
Brunell strained his groin late in the first half of Jacksonville's 24-11 win over Cincinnati and sat out the second half as a precaution. George returned to Oakland's lineup for the first time since October but reinjured his groin and left after the first series of a 13-10 loss to Baltimore. At last word, all those teams' backups were eager to replace the fallen starters. Why, we're still not sure. TODAY`S BEST RUSHING Emmitt Smith Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. Smith is a three time Super Bowl champion and the NFL's all time rushing leader, a record formerly held by his childhood , Dal. vs. N.Y.G. 162 yards, 29 carries, 0 TDs. Barry Sanders Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the NFL. , Det. at Phi. 140 yards, 20 carries, 0 TDs. Robert Smith, Min. vs. N.O. 137 yards, 20 carries, 1 TD. Charlie Garner, Phi. vs. Det. 129 yards, 16 carries, 1 TD. Gary Brown, N.Y.G. at Dal. 119 yards, 15 carries, 0 TDs. PASSING Brad Johnson, Min. vs. N.O. 316 yards, 28-for-38, 1 TD. Ty Detmer, S.F. vs. Car. 276 yards, 22-for-36, 3 TDs. Steve Beuerlein, Car. at S.F. 265 yards, 25-for-41, 1 TD. Vinny Testaverde, N.Y.J. vs. Buf. 258 yards, 22-for-31, 3 TDs. Donald Hollas, Oak. at Bal. 249 yards, 17-for-26, 1 TD. RECEIVING Ed McCaffrey, Den. vs. S.D. 133 yards, 9 catches, 1 TD. O.J. McDuffie, Mia. vs. Ind. 132 yards, 9 catches, 2 TDs. Terance Mathis, Atl. at N.E. 117 yards, 8 catches, 0 TDs. Rickey Dudley, Oak. at Bal. 105 yards, 6 catches, 1 TD. Ricky Proehl, StL. at Chi. 99 yards, 8 catches, 1 TD. NFL CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Smith's 163 yards Sunday against the New York Giants pushed him past Tony Dorsett as the Cowboy's all-time leading rusher. He also moved to eighth on the all-time NFL list. Player Att. Yards Avg. TD 1. Walter Payton 3,838 16,726 4.4 110 2. x-Barry Sanders 2,921 14,790 5.1 99 3. Eric Dickerson 2,996 13,259 4.4 90 4. Tony Dorsett 2,936 12,739 4.3 77 5. Jim Brown 2,359 12,312 5.2 106 6. Marcus Allen 3,022 12,243 4.1 123 7. Franco Harris 2,949 12,120 4.1 91 8. x-Emmitt Smith 2,789 12,105 4.3 117 9. x-Thurman Thomas 2,776 11,617 4.2 65 10. John Riggins 2,916 11,352 3.9 104 x - denotes active player. CAPTION(S): 6 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color) Smith (2--Color) Johnson (3--Color) McCaffrey (4--Color) Elway (5--Color) Cunningham (6--Color) Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith Associated Press BOX: NFL CAREER RUSHING LEADERS (see text) |
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