Mattie T’s Sports Update

What's up ya'll!

This is your sports writer & blogsquad member Mattie T reporting with
another sports update.

Let's go around the NFL with some quick recaps
from Sunday's Week 2 Action.

Rex Grossman's career day on offense led the Chicago Bears to a 34-7
rout of the Detroit Lions from Soldier Field. Grossman finished 20 of 27 for
289 yards, 4 touchdowns & no interceptions.

He is the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4 touchdowns in a game since

Cade McNown did it in December of 1999, also against Detroit.

Chicago's defense sacked Jon Kitna 6 times & forced 3 fumbles.

The Bears will meet the 2-0 Vikings next Sunday in Minneapolis for sole
possession of 1st place in the NFC North.

Let's move on to the game of the day, which took place in Philly.

The New York Giants rallied from a 17 point second half deficit to stun
the Philadelphia Eagles 30-24 in overtime.

Eli Manning hit Plaxico Burress for the game-winning 31 yard touchdown

with just 3:19 remaining in overtime to complete the incredible comeback.

Manning completed 31 of 43 passes for
371 yards, 3 touchdowns & 1 interception.

In Miami, the Buffalo Bills defense sacked Daunte Culpepper 7 times en
route to a 16-6 win over the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo won the game despite
netting just 66 yards passing on offense.

In Minneapolis, the Minnesota Vikings enjoyed some heroic efforts from
Ryan Longwell to spark a second-half comeback, lifting Minnesota to a 16-13
overtime victory against the Carolina Panthers.

The Vikings lined up for a field goal with 8:30 left in the 4th quarter. Instead, Longwell took
the snap and fired to a wide-open Richard Owens for the game-tying
touchdown.

Chester Taylor broke open a 33 yard run in overtime to set up
Longwell's game-winning field goal.

In Cincinnati, the Bengals racked up 481 total yards of offense during
their 34-17 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Carson Palmer enjoyed the second best passing day of his career, completing 24 of 40 passes

for 352 yards with 2 touchdowns & 2 interceptions.

Rudi Johnson also carried the ball 26
times for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns.

In Indianapolis, Peyton Manning broke Johnny Unitas'
franchise record for completions during the Colts'
43-24 rout over the Houston Texans.

Manning finished the game completing 26 of 38 passes for 400 yards, 3 touchdowns

& no interceptions.

Marvin Harrison also passed Art Monk for 5th on the all-time career receptions list.

In Green Bay, the New Orleans Saints shook off 3 early turnovers to score 34 unanswered points,

holding off the Green Bay Packers to a 34-27 win.

Drew Brees completed 26 of 41 passes for 353 yards, 2
touchdowns & 1 interception.

Brett Favre completed 31 of 55 passes for 340 yards, 3 touchdowns

& 1 interception in a losing effort.

In Baltimore, the Ravens used another strong defensive effort to defeat
the Oakland Raiders 28-6. Baltimore is the only 2-0 team in the NFL that
has not allowed a defensive touchdown.

Ray Lewis led the Ravens defense with 6
tackles and an interception.

In Atlanta, the Falcons racked up 298 rushing yards en route to a 14-3
win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Warrick Dunn rushed for 134 yards, while Michael Vick added 127 yards
on the ground.

Backup RB Jerious Norwood also added 45 yards on just 9 carries.

Buccaneers WR Joey Galloway hauled in 9 receptions for
161 yards in a losing effort.

In Seattle, the Seahawks used a 14 point 1st quarter to  pace
themselves to a 21-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Seattle's defense recorded 5 sacks
on Kurt Warner & forced 5 fumbles.

WR Darrell Jackson caught 5 balls for 127 yards & a touchdown.

In San Francisco, the 49ers defense sacked Marc Bulger
6 times en route to a 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Frank Gore ran for 127 yards on 29 carries & scored a touchdown.

Antonio Bryant hauled in 131 yards on 4 receptions & a touchdown to help San
Francisco spring the upset victory.

In Denver, the Broncos used a big 24 yard reception from Javon Walker
to set up Jason Elam's game winning 39 yard field goal

as Denver beat Kansas City 9-6 in overtime.

This was the lowest-scoring game during the 93rd meeting of the
historic Broncos-Chiefs AFC rivalry.

Larry Johnson carried the ball 27 times for 126 yards for Kansas City,
but failed to reach the end zone for the second consecutive week.

In East Rutherford, the New England Patriots withstood a second-half
rally from the New York Jets, holding on for a 24-17 victory against their
AFC East rivals.

New England ended the game on a Tedy Bruschi interception on the Jets'
final drive of the game. The Jets were attempting to drive downfield to tie
the game despite having no timeouts to use.

  In San Diego, the Chargers ran for 241 yards during their

40-7 blowout win over the Tennessee Titans.

LaDainian Tomlinson rushed 19 times for 71 yards & also caught 7
receptions for 51 yards.

Rookie phenom Vince Young threw his first ever NFL
touchdown to Drew Bennett with 3:18 left in the game to prevent San Diego from
recording its' second-straight shutout on defense.

In Irving, the Dallas Cowboys used a strong defensive effort to defeat
the Washington Redskins 27-10.

The Cowboys defense sacked Mark Brunell 5
times & intercepted him once.

  Dallas didnt need a strong performance from

Terrell Owens to beat Washington.

Owens caught 3 receptions for just 19 yards & left the game late

with an apparent finger injury.

Owens will be sidelined 2-4 weeks.

Ben Roethlisberger's 2006 debut for Pittsburgh could not result in a
victory for the defending Super Bowl champs.

Monday night's game made it's way into the history books, as Jacksonville's 9-0 victory

over Pittsburgh became the lowest-scoring game in the

37 year history of Monday Night Football.

Jaguars QB Byron Leftwich completed 26 of 39 passes for 260 yards and 1
interception.

Fred Taylor ran 22 times for 92 yards.

Pittsburgh's 26 yards rushing was the lowest total ever in Bill Cowher's 15 year tenure as
Steelers head coach.

Moving on to baseball...

The White Sox have 7 games left to finish out strong to a 2006 season that will be viewed

as a huge disappointment for the defending World Champs.

Chicago is on the verge of playoff elimination after losing 14 of 22 games in September

during the middle of a AL Wild Card pennant race.

Chicago currently trails Detroit by 7 games for the AL Central lead & Minnesota

by 5.5 games for the AL Wild Card lead after Saturday's action.

Before i wrap it up, gotta shoutout former Chicago Bull, 3-time NBA
Championship and one-time Sixth man of the year winner Toni Kukoc!

Kukoc announced his retirement from the NBA last
week after spending 13 seasons with Chicago, Philadelphia,
Atlanta & Milwaukee.

Kukoc was the star behind the infamous "1.8 second"
play during his rookie season when former Bulls F Scottie Pippen
refused to re-enter the game on Chicago's final possesion
against the New York Knicks in 1994.

Kukoc ended up hitting the game-winner at the buzzer to defeat the Knicks &
assert himself as one of the best players to come out of Croatia.

I would like to take the time & thank my fellow Blogsquad members DJ Special Blend & Janono

for the kind words of support regarding the passing of my grandmother on Tuesday.

I will be reading a poem on my father's behalf that will be dedicated to my grandmother

at the funeral on Monday. I'm sure it will be a very emotional day for everyone,

including myself.

Until then,

God bless everyone & have a safe weekend.

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

www.bmsradio.com