Monday, October 20, 2008

Monday Morning Quarterback

The Maryland Terps beat Wake Forest on Saturday. “We finally put a full game together. I think by far it’s the best we’ve played all year,” coach Ralph Friedgen said after the Terrapins cruised to a 26-0 victory at home.

It was the fifth straight win over a Top 25 team for the Terps (5-2, 2-1). Maryland also defeated California and Clemson this season, but lost 24-14 to unheralded Middle Tennessee State and 31-0 to Virginia.

This victory moved the Terrapins into a tie atop the league’s Atlantic Division but didn’t entirely erase the sting of those two inexplicable defeats.

Chris Turner went 28-for-41 for 321 yards and a touchdown. His main target was wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, who had a career-high 11 catches for 101 yards and a score. This from a team that usually relies on the running game to generate points. ...read more here

...And...

Clinton Portis started piling up the yards. Santana Moss starting doing spin moves after catching the ball. London Fletcher led a huge goal line stand. And the Washington Redskins held on to beat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, 14-11. The Browns made things interesting with a late touchdown, a 2-point conversion, and a field-goal attempt that was wide right with 25 seconds to play.

After nearly putting the fans to sleep, two teams packed a lot into a little bit of time Sunday. Portis broke the scoreless tie with a 3-yard run in the third quarter and rushed for 175 yards on 27 carries, and Moss spun his way to an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter as the Redskins beat the Browns 14-11. ...read more here...

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