THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007
SPORTS
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Peterson racks up points on way to rushing record
Brees overtakes Brady as top quarterback for week nine
This weekend was filled with a lot of action and even a record-breaking performance. Here are the studs and duds of the weekend in the NFL.
STUDS
QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints — Brees struggled early in the season but shifted into high gear in the last few weeks. On Sunday Brees completed 35 of 49 passes for 445 yards and three touchdowns. He got the Saints' offense back in top form as it was last year, and more impressively, he did it against a tough Jacksonville defense. Maybe New Orleans has a chance to win the NFC South division now.
WR Lee Evans, Buffalo Bills
BY KELLY BRECKUNITCH
KANSAN COLUMNIST
KBRECKUNITCH@KANSAN.COM
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, left, runs past San Diego Chargers safety Marlon McCree, right, during the third quarter for a 13-yard gain in NFL action, Sunday in Minnesota. Peterson finished with 29 and three touchdowns as Minnesota beat San Diego 35-17.
We see Evans, Darius Hills
— Everyone who held on to Evans and waited patiently benefited in the last two weeks. On Sunday Evans had nine catches for 165 yards and one touchdown. The Bills earned the victory against a hapless Bengals队 with no defense. Maybe, though, this was just what the Bills needed to kickstart their offense.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings - This one was obvious. Peterson was the best player of the weekend. He set the record for most rushing yards in a game. Peterson had 30 carries for 296 yards and three touchdowns. Can the NFL just give him the Rookie of the Year award right now?
TE Kellen Winslow, Cleveland Browns — Everyone who thought Winslow would eventually be one
of the top tight ends in the league can take a moment to revel in their great prediction right now. Winslow has had a solid season so far. He added to that strong season Sunday against Seattle. Winslow had 11 catches for 125 yards. The Browns continued to surprise on offense Sunday, and Winslow was a big part of it.
Detroit defense — The Lions were near the bottom of the NFL in both pass and rush defense entering Sunday's contest with the Broncos. But an injury to Jay
Cutler and key turnovers helped the Lions shut down the Bronco offense. The Lions allowed only 47 rushing yards and seven points in the
QB Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers — The 49ers looked to have a breakout season this year, but the season has turned out a little disappointing. The offense added Darrell Jackson, Vernon Davis returned after an injury and Frank Gore came off a breakout season. But the 49ers have struggled mightily this season. Smith has been a big part of that. On Sunday, Smith completed only 17 of 38 passes for 149 passing yards and three interceptions. Smith and his progression are key to the 49ers' offense.
points he attempted. The only field goal he missed was a 52-yarder. In just his first season in the league, Crosby has proved he has one of the strongest legs in the NFL.
DUDS
WR Steve Smith, Carolina
I really didn't think that Gates would ever land on the list of worst performances from the NFL weekend.
game. It's hard to believe the Lions have six wins in the season already, but if they continue playing like this, they may be playing in the postseason.
K Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers — Crosby has proven to be a steal from last spring's NFL Draft. On Sunday, Crosby made four of five field goals and all three extra
Panthers
— How did an average Tennessee defense hold Smith to only three catches for only 15 yards? I blame David Carr for most of Carolina's problem. Carr has struggled managing the Carolina offense, and Smith has suffered from the inconsistent play and rotation of the Carolina quarterbacks. If the offense can ever find a rhythm, Smith will be a big factor.
RB Rudi Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals — Johnson returned from an injury this week but he might
have been better off sitting on the bench. Johnson faced a porous Buffalo defense and still couldn't get anything going. Johnson had a mere nine carries for 11 yards. His back-up Kenny Watson didn't fare much better, with only four carries for 11 yards. Cincinnati has been a disappointment this season. If the Bengals want to turn it around, they will need to rely on the normally steady legs of Johnson.
TE Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers — I really didn't think Gates would ever land on the list of worst performances from the weekend. Gates and the Chargers faced a terrible Vikings passing defense, but the Chargers offense couldn't
get anything going through the air. Gates had only one catch for ten yards. The Chargers were flat out embarrassed by the Vikings. They'll need more consistent play from all of their offense to win in the wide-open AFC West division.
Jacksonville defense — Jacksonville had a pretty good pass defense and an average rush defense entering the game against New Orleans on Sunday, but the Jaguars were just dismantled by the Saints' offense. Drew Brees threw for more than 400 yards, Marques Colston had more than 100 receiving yards and Reggie Bush had 115 total yards and two touchdowns. The Jaguars could not stop anybody on Sunday.
MLB
Baseball shows interest in 'getting it right'
BY RONALD BLUM ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO. Fla. — Baseball could soon have a new position: replay judge.
General managers recommended for the first time Tuesday that instant replay be used to help umpires on boundary calls — whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls go over fences or hit the tops and bounce back, and whether fans interfere with possible homers.
The proposal was approved by a 25-5 vote. There was no specific time frame on when such a system might be put in place.
"We've taken the first step. The question will be now, what do we do?" said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president for baseball operations in the commissioner's office. "We have glacier-like movement in baseball, so I'm hopeful
that we can at least start meaningful discussions about it. I think that this will be something we'll have to go very deliberately on."
Solomon said the next step would be to speak with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, who overlooks the use of replays but said last month he was willing to let general managers examine the issue. If Selig gives the go-ahead, Solomon and the staff in the commissioner's office will draft a detailed replay proposal that general managers can vote on when they gather next month at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.
"All anybody is interested in is getting it right," Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams said. "It will be a lot easier and less time to get that right than some of these arguments that ensue when a call is disputed."
Replay eventually would have to be approved by the unions for players
and umpires, and possibly in a vote by owners.
"It's very important that we do get Bud's agreement on this," Solomon said. "He seemed to be softer, at least, on the consideration of the subject lately. I would not consider him an advocate of instant replay. He will have to be convinced."
Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, said it would be an "aggressive time frame" to have replay in place next year.
"There's a lot that's going to have to be studied with regard to the technology, with regard to when you would use it, with regard to how it could get implemented," he said. "I don't think it's likely, frankly, that all of that could be accomplished over the course of the next several months."
He suggested that it could be tested during spring training or during next year's Arizona Fall League. He also said he didn't see a wider use of
replay than for what general managers recommended.
"I don't think there is a significant impetus toward destroying what has been 150 years of the human aspects
of baseball," he said.
Solomon said if replay couldn't be put it place for the start of next season, it was possible it could make its debut in the postseason.
They will need to improve the defense if they want to contend in the AFC South division.
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