Week 4 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Peyton Manning, Broncos – Passed for 327 yards and 4 TDs, without a turnover.  Ho hum.

Drew Brees, Saints – Torched the Dolphins for 413 yards and 4 TDs without a turnover.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Collected 401 yards passing with 3 TDs and 1 INT.

RBs

Darren Sproles, Saints – Accumulated 28 rushing yards and a TD plus 7 catches for 114 yards and another TD.  We’ll forgive the fumble.

Frank Gore, 49ers – Rushed for 153 yards and a TD, though he lost a fumble.

Reggie Bush, Lions – Ran for 139 yards and 1 TD and added 4 catches for 34 yards.

Arian Foster, Texans – Raced for 102 yards and caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 1 TD.

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – Rumbled for 140 yards and 2 TDs.

Le’Veon Bell, Steelers – Rookie had a grand debut in London with 57 rushing yards and 2 TDs, plus 4 receptions for 27 yards.

Danny Woodhead, Chargers – Ran for 32 yards and caught 5 passes for 54 yards and 2 TDs.

WRs

Torrey Smith, Ravens – Hauled in 5 passes for 166 yards and a TD.

Victor Cruz, Giants – Had 10 catches for 164 yards and a TD.

Greg Jennings, Vikings – Whaddya know?  He finally got on track with 92 yards and 2 TDs on 3 balls.

Nate Washington, Titans – Scored twice on just 4 catches for 105 yards.

Dez Bryant, Cowboys – Caught 6 passes for 81 yards and 2 TDs.

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos – Collected 9 passes for 86 yards and 2 TDs.

Wes Welker, Broncos – He also had 2 TDs on his 7 receptions for 76 yards.

TEs

Tony Gonzalez, Falcons – Brought down a dozen passes for 149 yards and 2 TDs.

Jimmy Graham, Saints – Reeled in 4 passes for 100 yards and a pair of scores.

Antonio Gates, Chargers – Hauled down 10 passes for 136 yards and a TD.

Jordan Cameron, Browns – He also had 10 catches, for 91 yards and 1 TD.

DSTs

Broncos – Accumulated 3 sacks and scored on a kickoff return and a blocked punt return.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Andy Dalton, Bengals – Only 206 yards with 0 TDs and 2 turnovers, plus 13 rushing yards.

Russell Wilson, Seahawks – Ran for 77 yards, but 123 passing yards and an INT without a score isn’t so swell.

Mike Vick, Eagles – Passed for 248 yards and ran for 41 but failed to score.

RBs

Darryl Richardson, Rams – Ran for 16 and caught an 8-yard pass.

Ray Rice, Ravens – Only got 5 carries, which only amounted to 17 yards.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Bengals – Just 13 yards on the day.

Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars – Imploded against his favorite victims with just 23 yards and a 5-yard reception.

Darren McFadden, Raiders – Only 29 rushing yards before exiting with a hamstring injury.

Chris Johnson, Titans – Limited to 31 combined yards.

Rashard Mendenhall, Cardinals – 21 yards on the ground and 13 through the air.

Doug Martin, Bucs – Ran for 45 yards and caught 3 passes for 16 yards.

WRs

Ryan Broyles, Lions – Blanked despite the absence of Nate Burleson.

Stevie Johnson, Bills – Lost a yard on his only catch.

Tavon Austin, Rams – Held to 6 yards on 2 carries.

Santonio Holmes, Jets – Just a 25-yarder on the day.

Golden Tate and Sidney Rice, Seahawks – Just 17 and 11 receiving yards, respectively.

DeAndre Hopkins, Texas – His 2 receptions amounted to 27 yards.

Vincent Jackson, Bucs – Ditto.

DeSean Jackson, Eagles – His 2 passes amounted to 34 yards.

Roddy White, Falcons – Continues to be slowed with 3 catches for 28 yards.

Hakeem Nicks, Giants – Had 3 for 33.

Mike Wallace, Dolphins – He had 3 for 24 yards.