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D8 Sunday, October 28, 2007 B The Washington Post

NFLGameday Compiled by Desmond Bieler, Matt Bonesteel, David Larimer and Christian Swezey Their Game vs. Our Game THE RUNDOWN 1 Pittsburgh (-3 ⁄2) at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. The NFL’s fi rst regular season game outside North America is today England is considered one of the founders of soccer, so the Gameday (WUSA-9, WJZ-13) when the Giants and Dolphins play in London. Wembley Stadium crew thought it might be helpful to compare the world’s most The Steelers have won six straight games at is one of the most famous soccer stadiums in the world, and popular sport with the sport that made Michael Irvin a millionaire. N.Y. Giants Paul Brown Stadium. That includes last vs. Miami season’s finale, when the Bengals missed a in London AMERICAN potential winning field goal with 12 seconds 1p.m. FOOTBALL FOOTBALL left and lost in overtime to be eliminated from WTTG-5 vs. playoff contention, and the 2005 playoffs, when QB Carson Palmer suffered a severe knee BREAKDOWN Most of the world Who cares? Fantasy owners injury early in the game to doom the team’s first postseason appearance in 15 years. Who cheats? Italians Bill Belichick 1 1.57 N.Y. Giants (-9 ⁄2) vs. Miami in London, Billion of dollars it Italians (see above), Who wins? Patriots (see above), 1 p.m. (WTTG-5) cost to rebuild Brazilians Mannings Let’s let Dolphins LB Channing Crowder speak Wembley for himself: “Honestly, I couldn’t point out Stadium; it Why is that guy rolling around Most Overheard Why does Al Saunders London on a map if you didn’t have names on reopened earlier on the ground Question make so much money? the countries. I don’t know what anything is. I this year. The old like a tumbleweed? From Novices know Italy looks like a boot. That’s about it. stadium, built in They speak English. I learned that yesterday. 1923, hosted the Red card Harshest Playing for Al Davis They speak English in London, so I’ll be fine.” Opening Penalty Ceremony of the Juventus Philadelphia (-1) at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (WBFF-45) 1948 Olympics, “Of course I didn’t take my wife to see Famous Quote “Football incorporates the the 1966 World Rochdale as an anniversary present; two worst elements of The Eagles rank eighth in total offense, but Cup final (won by it was her birthday. Would I have got American society: Violence have only six touchdowns in 20 trips inside England), a married in the football season? Any- punctuated by committee the 20-yard line. Thus, in the offensive three-show stand way, it was Rochdale reserves.” meetings.” category that truly matters, scoring, they rank by Pink Floyd in — Ex-Liverpool manager Bill Shankly — Baseball afi cionado George Will 21st, just ahead of the Vikings. 1974, the 1985 Indianapolis (-7) at Carolina, 1 p.m. Live Aid concert British hooligans Most E-A-G-L-E-S!! (also in Philly) Embarrassing Colts QB Peyton Manning is 0-2 against the and a seven-show Fans Panthers, the only team he hasn’t beaten. tour by Michael Manning is also two passing touchdowns shy Jackson that drew David Beckham Word Those Hipster fans of breaking Johnny Unitas’s team record of a combined has an attractive wife Association: are really annoying 287. 504,000 fans in MLS Cleveland (-3) at St. Louis, 1 p.m. 1988. The Rams might finally get RB Steven Jackson back to help their woeful offense (11 points per game, 30th in yards per game), and the Browns have allowed a 100-yard rusher in every game. But the Rams’ offensive line BRAGGING RIGHTS Broncos May Be in Their Own Packers remains a shambles, with C Brett Romberg out quarterback and RT Brandon Gorin making his first start. The NFL Gameday crew picks Brett Favre. 1 their locks of the week, listed World on ‘Monday Night’ Detroit (+4 ⁄2) at Chicago, 1 p.m. with this year’s record: BY MATTHEW STOCKMAN A Monday night game, future Hall of Famer — GETTY IMAGES The Bears should have revenge on their mind Brett Favre leading Green Bay (5-1) into town, and N.Y. JETS (+3) over Buffalo Green Bay after allowing an NFL-record 34 points in the Hola from Florida. Jets fans proba- Denver is coming off a win over Pittsburgh that fourth quarter of a 37-27 loss at Detroit four at Denver may have saved its season, at least temporarily. bly were hoping Chad Pennington Tomorrow weeks ago. LB Lance Briggs, CB Charles would pull a Joe Torre and tell the But with the Rockies in the World Series and Tillman and S Adam Archuleta missed that 8:30 p.m. scheduled to play in Denver tomorrow night, the team, “You can’t fire me — I quit!” ESPN game but will play today, and the Lions have But the team is sticking with him Broncos are willing to take a backseat in their just two road wins since the start of last for at least one more week, and it BREAKDOWN own football-crazy town. season. If Game 5 is necessary, the football game will says here that Gang Green will put Oakland (+7) at Tennessee, 1 p.m. on a fired-up, not to mention des- be moved up a half-hour. Broncos owner Pat perate, performance at home. 16 Bowlen agreed to move the radio broadcast of The Titans, who begin their first three-game — Desmond Bieler (3-4) Consecutive the football game to a different station, even homestand since 2000, have allowed 39 or seasons with at though the contract states the Broncos have fewer rushing yards in three of their last four Green Bay (+3) over DENVER least one priority in all programming conflicts. games. The Raiders average nearly 146 Hola from Costa Rica. I’m on my appearance on (Washington area discussion point No. 1 : rushing yards per game. honeymoon, deserting my wife to “Monday Night What would Daniel Snyder do?) Buffalo (+3) at N.Y. Jets, 4 p.m. make what’s sure to be a terrible Football” by the (Washington area discussion point No. 2: With pick. I figure I have Husband of the Broncos, most more than 127,000 fans expected to descend on The Bills have named rookie QB Trent Edwards Year wrapped up after a week of all-time and one stadiums separated by three miles of Interstate 25, their full-time starter, a reward for leading 80 marriage. Anyhoo, as soon as we more than the could traffic actually be better here than in percent of the offense’s touchdown drives on landed, a friendly Tico told me, Packers’ current Denver?) the season. Of course, “80 percent” equals “¡Brett Favre el la noche de Lunes streak The Packers, entering a compressed stretch of “four.” six games in 32 days, need their running game to 1 puede cubrir seguramente los pun- Jacksonville (+3 ⁄2) at Tampa Bay, tos!” Who am I to argue with the stop deferring to the pass. They have just 394 4 p.m. locals? rushing yards on the season, fewer than 19 — Matt Bonesteel (2-5) individuals. QB Quinn Gray will make his first NFL start four years after making the Jaguars practice Philadelphia (-1) over MINNESOTA squad as a wide receiver. Expect Jacksonville The Eagles have been baffling this to lean on RBs Fred Taylor (4.9 yards per season, struggling to score, partic- carry) and Maurice Jones-Drew (5.3) against ularly on the road, where they have Past Relocations Lacking at the Box Office? the NFC’s top pass defense (185.6 yards per game). just two touchdowns in three The wildfires in Southern California are Much has been made about how this game games. But my picks have been baf- the latest challenge for the NFL in trying to features the other undefeated team in the Houston (+10) at San Diego, 4 p.m. fling this season as well, so this keep things as normal as possible for teams in league. Aww, poor Colts — the defending seems to fit. And the Eagles simply Going without star WR Andre Johnson, who is the affected cities. champs haven’t gotten as much hype as the recovering from a sprained knee, hasn’t have more talent than the Vikings, Houston In 2005, the Saints played a home game Indianapolis Patriots. But how about the Panthers? They’re who, by the way, can’t score either. shuttered the Texans’ passing game. In the at San Diego against the Giants at Giants Stadium at Carolina merely the other team in this game, with five games Johnson has missed, Houston has A 6-3 Eagles win would work just 4 p.m. following Hurricane Katrina; they played the 1 p.m. about as much hype as Steven Seagal’s latest fine. completed 132 passes, most in the NFL over rest of the year in Baton Rouge and San direct-to-video effort (and just why hasn’t that span. — David Larimer (3-4) BREAKDOWN Antonio. BREAKDOWN co-star Eddie Griffin been tirelessly promoting 1 In 2003, the Chargers and Dolphins moved “Urban Justice”?). New Orleans (-2 ⁄2) at San Francisco, 1 New Orleans (-2 ⁄2) over a Monday night game to Sun Devil Stadium Carolina is 4-2 and atop the NFC South, but 4:15 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO 11 2 Sacks by Chargers in Tempe, Ariz., because of wildfires. Touchdown passes one almost detects a note of defensiveness in The Saints have scored a total of 50 points in So my brother’s three-game win Following Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the Colts quarterback cornerback Ken Lucas’s assertion that “We streak on “Jeopardy!” this week LBs Shawne their last two games after scoring 51 in their Merriman and league moved a game between the Dolphins Peyton Manning can compete with these guys. They’re not first four games. Last year against the 49ers, pushed me even further down the and Patriots from Sept. 6 to Oct. 18. needs to pass invincible, and they can be beaten just like family roster. At this rate I won’t Shaun Phillips RB Reggie Bush became the first player since 1 And in 1989, the league moved a game Johnny Unitas as anybody else in the NFL.” 1967 with 100 receiving yards and three get access to the Thanksgiving buf- (each has 5 ⁄2). The Chargers have between San Francisco and New England the franchise Well, they probably can’t be beaten just like rushing touchdowns in the same game. fet until halftime of the NFL Net- from Candlestick Park to Stanford Stadium leader in that the Rams, Falcons, Saints and Cardinals, who work game. I’m hoping a three- 16 sacks overall. Green Bay (+3) at Denver, tomorrow, Texans QB Matt after the Bay Area earthquake. category account for the Panthers’ wins thus far. Those game win streak of my own will The league dealt with a near-disaster squads are a combined 6-21 and have only one 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) keep me ahead of the neighbor’s Schaub left last week’s game with involving the Baltimore Colts in 1974. The top 10 showing among them in either total In 19 career games, Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil dog in the pecking order. I like the 1 1 charter plane charged with picking up the offense or defense. Meanwhile, the Colts (6-0) has 14 ⁄2 sacks, 10 ⁄2 of them at home. All Saints because they have finally re- two injuries, so he team following a 6-0 loss in Buffalo crashed sport No. 3 rankings in both those categories. three of the Broncos’ wins this season have discovered their rhythm from last can expect some en route; early reports indicated the team Still, the Panthers’ defense has played well come courtesy of field goals by Jason Elam on season. And . . . wait for it . . . they pressure today. was on board. of late, and the team can point to an the last play of the game. are going for their third win in a “They realized that living with a 2-10 undefeated streak of its own — Carolina has row! record isn’t so bad after all,” said Ernie won all three of its regular season meetings Bye weeks: Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, — Christian Swezey (3-3-1) Accorsi, then the Colts’ publicity director. with Indianapolis. Arizona, Seattle, Baltimore

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