NFL GAMEDAY Week 11

CINCINNATI BENGALS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS

(OVER OPENING SHOT; SHOULD CLEAR BALL SNAP)

SOME HAVE CRITICIZED THE RAVENS FOR NOT FLEXING ENOUGH MUSCLE WITH THEIR GROUND GAME LATELY.

(AFTER BALL SNAP, SHOULD END BEFORE NICE MUSIC PHRASE IN RICE SHOT)

BUT LAST SUNDAY, AN OFFENSE THAT HAD BECOME PASS‐HAPPY RE‐COMMITTED TO A MORE BALANCED ATTACK.

(END OF RICE SHOT AND START OF FLACCO; LOTS OF ROOM TO LET MUSIC PLAY)

RAY RICE RUSHED FOR 104 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS, AND JOE FLACCO ADDED TWO SCORING PASSES. (RADIO – BOLDIN TD)

THE BENGALS WERE LOOKING FOR ANY WAY TO CORRAL BALTIMORE’S PLAYMAKERS.

(RADIO – “THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WEAR THE BIG DREADLOCKS”)

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IT WAS ABOUT THE ONLY TO SLOW RAVENS ROOKIE TORREY SMITH, WHO FINISHED WITH A HAIR RAISING SIX CATCHES FOR 165 YARDS.

(RADIO – SMITH TD; CAMERON – “WE KNOW HOW TO WIN EM”)

THE RAVENS USUALLY DO FIND A WAY TO WIN, AND GET THE RIGHT BOUNCES.

(RADIO – SMITH INT., “RON WINTER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE”)

(AFTER RADIO, SHOULD BACKTIME INTO DALTON SNAP AND MUSIC CHANGE)

TWO SECOND HALF INTERCEPTIONS THAT LED TO SCORES APPEARED TO BURY THE BENGALS. BUT DOWN 31 TO 14 AT THE START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER, ANDY DALTON RALLIED CINCINNATI.

(RADIO – CALDWELL TD; REED – “WE GOT TO CALM DOWN MAN”) (AFTER REED, OVER MARVIN LEWIS WATCHING) TRAILING 31 TO 21, THE BENGALS HAD A CHANCE TO PULL WITHIN THREE.

(RADIO – GRESHAM TD, “THIS WILL BE REVIEWED.”)

AFTER THE REVIEW, THE SCORE WAS OVERTURNED.

(RADIO – THAT’S THE CALVIN JOHNSON RULE; BENGAL “WE GOTTA GET IT, LET’S GO”)

(RIGHT AFTER NEW MUSIC START, OVER DALTON ROLLOUT)

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AFTER A FIELD GOAL, CINCINNATI STILL TRAILED BY SEVEN. BUT IN THE FINAL MINUTES, THE BENGALS PUT THEMSELVES IN POSITION FOR THE TYING TOUCHDOWN.

(RADIO – DALTON HAS ICE WATER IN HIS VEINS)

HOWEVER, THE BENGALS WERE ON THIN ICE AFTER THE ROOKIE QUARTERBACK WAS CALLED FOR INTENTIONAL GROUNDING.

(RADIO – LAST PLAY, END OF GAME)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS

JUST SAY PHILLY TO A GIANT AND THE REACTION IS POSITIVELY PAVLOVIAN.

COURSE, THE EAGLES ARE SALIVATING TOO.

RADIO: ARE THEY SAYING HE STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS?

THEY DID, BUT A SINGLE SNAP LATER IT WAS A MOOT POINT.

THE GIANTS TIED THE GAME AT THE START OF THE 4TH QUARTER.

VINCE YOUNG MADE HIS FIRST START IN A YEAR MEMORABLE.// TOO BIG TO KNOCK DOWN, AND PATIENT ENOUGH TO FIND THE OPEN MAN, YOUNG DROVE THE EAGLES 80 YARDS, CONVERTING 6 THIRD DOWNS ALONG THE WAY.

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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ CHICAGO BEARS

(Opening three shots beginning with guys pointing right after music begins...)

FROM AFAR, A TEAM’S STRUGGLES CAN SEEM EASILY CORRECTABLE. / LATELY THE CHARGERS HAVE HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THEIR WAY. BUT FROM THE MOMENT HE ARRIVED AT SOLDIER FIELD FOR HIS MATCH‐UP WITH CHARLES TILLMAN AND THE BEARS, WIDE RECEIVER VINCENT JACKSON TOOK EVERY PROPER ROUTE.

(End of ground replay of Jackson catch and into top shot of his TD catch...)

JACKSON CAUGHT SEVEN PASSES FOR 175‐YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN.

(After Tillman dejection, top shot of Cutler to Knox right after music begins...)

WITH THE SCORE TIED IN THE SECOND QUARTER, JAY CUTLER AND THE BEARS SCORED TOUCHDOWNS ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE POSSESSIONS.

(Coming off “Keep it going” Bears bench sound, Knox line of scrimmage ground shot...)

IN THE THIRD QUARTER, JOHNNY KNOX AND CUTLER CONNECTED AGAIN TO GIVE CHICAGO A 31‐17 LEAD.

(Coming off “Good job men” bench sound, shot of “Go Bears” sign...)

(Note: please have the break in the line be placed such that the ramp‐up crash of music on the shot change to Cutler’s hands under center can be heard. Let me know if this doesn’t make sense.)

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WITH THE BEARS LEADING 31‐20 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER... / ...JAY CUTLER THREW AN INTERCEPTION THAT WILL HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES FOR CHICAGO.

(Coming off INT radio during ground shot of Cason return...)

CUTLER’S SUCCESS IN CORRALLING ANTOINE CASON CAME WITH A PRICE. THE BEARS QUARTERBACK BROKE HIS RIGHT THUMB.

(Matt Forte comes into the frame to finish the tackle...)

THREE PLAYS LATER IT BECAME CLEAR THAT CUTLER HAD HELPED TO PRESERVE A BEARS VICTORY. // BUT IN SO DOING, HE HAS ALTERED THE COURSE OF THEIR SEASON.

TENNESSEE TITANS @ ATLANTA FALCONS

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ ST LOUIS RAMS

THERE ARE NO DO‐OVERS IN OFFICIATING, BUT IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR VICTORIES; SEATTLE WON CONSECUTIVE GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON

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ARIZONA CARDINALS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

EVEN WHEN A DOWNPOUR TURNED CANDLESTICK PARK INTO A POND, NINERS COACH JIM HARBAUGH WAS SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN.

THE 49ERS DEFENSE STORMED EVERY QUARTERBACK THE CARDINALS THREW AT THEM, AND BY THE TIME THE SUN CAME OUT, ALEX SMITH WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A RAINBOW OF HIS OWN.

OAKLAND RAIDERS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS

BEFORE AN ANKLE SPRAIN TOOK MINNESOTA’S BEST PLAYER OUT OF THE GAME, ADRIAN PETERSON DID WHAT HE DOES BEST.

WITHOUT THEIR STAR RUNNING BACK, THE VIKINGS’ OFFENSE FLOUNDERED WHILE OAKLAND’S MICHAEL BUSH FLOURISHED, CARRYING THE BALL 30 TIMES AND RUSHING FOR OVER 100 YARDS FOR THE 2ND WEEK IN A ROW.

DALLAS COWBOYS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS

THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN AMERICA’S TEAM AND AMERICA’S CAPITAL FEATURED A SURPRISING QUARTERBACK DUEL.

REX GROSSMAN DELIVERED A PERFECT PASS TO SEND THE GAME INTO OVERTIME, BUT LIKE ANY GAME OF COWBOYS AND INDIANS, IT WASN’T THE BEST SHOT THAT MATTERED, IT WAS THE LAST.

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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS

ON THEIR QUEST FOR PERFECTION, THE 9‐0 PACKERS GENERATED OFFENSE IN UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS.

SPEAKING OF SHODDY SHIT, HERE’S THE GREEN BAY DEFENSE AGAINST LEGARRETTE BLOUNT.

TAMPA BAY TRAILED 21 TO TEN AT THE HALF, BUT PULLED TO WITHIN TWO LATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

CAROLINA PANTHERS @ DETROIT LIONS

PLANNED CELEBRATIONS WERE PUT ON HOLD IN DETROIT, AS THE PANTHERS SCORED 27 FIRST HALF POINTS.

TWO WEEKS AGO, FORMER LION RUNNING BACK KEVIN SMITH WAS UNEMPLOYED. THIS WEEK, HE GAINED OVER 200 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS… LEADING DETROIT TO 21 UNANSWERED POINTS.

THE PANTHERS TIED THE GAME IN THE FOURTH BEHIND CAM NEWTON’S NINTH RUSHING TOUCHDOWN, WHICH BROKE VINCE YOUNG’S SINGLE SEASON RECORD FOR ROOKIE QUARTERBACKS.

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WHIPAROUND: Kansas City @ New England; Buffalo @ Miami; Jacksonville @ Cleveland; NY Jets @ Denver

IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO BRING FANS CLOSER TO THE GAME, COMMISSIONER GOODELL IMPLEMENTED A FEW TEMPORARY RULE CHANGES FOR WEEK 11 GAMES.

FIRST, ARTICLE 20‐DASH‐A / WHICHEVER PLAYER HAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE TOUCHDOWN DIVE WINS A MEXICAN WRESTLING MASK FOR EVERY FAN IN ATTENDANCE.

ARTICLE 29‐POINT‐4 / ONE DOLPHINS FAN SHALL BE APPOINTED “GOD OF SPECIAL TEAMS” AND MAY INVOKE CLAUSE 16B, REQUIRING A SACRIFICIAL PEE WEE HERMAN DANCE IN HIS HONOR.

ARTICLE 65, SECTION 1 / ALL CLEVELAND FANS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE FRESH TOOTSIE ROLL. / EXCEPT FOR PRIVATE CRAZY / HE PREFERS JOLLY RANCHERS. / AND GOAL LINE STANDS.

FINALLY, ARTICLE 316 / MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME IS NO LONGER. THE NFL SHALL NOW BE MEASURED IN TEBOW TIME.

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