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POSTED 5:15 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2007
LEINART YANKED, AGAIN
Coach Ken Whisenhunt of the Arizona Cardinals has pulled starting quarterback Matt Leinart, inserting backup Kurt Warner.
Whisenhunt used both quarterbacks a week ago against the Ravens, with Warner coming off of the bench and leading the Cardinals back from a 17-point deficit. Warner's speciality is the no-huddle offense.
Whisenhunt has said that he intends to use both quarterbacks, and Leinart hasn't *****ed too much about it, yet.
The first drive under Warner got off to a good start, but a fumble from Larry Fitzgerald after a first-down reception gave the Steelers the ball back.
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POSTED 4:41 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2007
CADILLAC BLOWS OUT A WHEEL
Tampa Bay running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams was carted off of the field in Carolina after suffering what appears to be a serious knee injury.
The injury occurred near the Panthers' sideline, and at one point the entire Tampa Bay team ran across the field to check on Williams' condition.
It doesn't look good, and it likely is a torn ACL of his right knee.
Williams carried six times for 41 yards prior to the injury. The game can be tracked on NFL.com right here.
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POSTED 4:24 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2007
ALEX SMITH OUT FOR NINERS
San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith has been knocked out of the game between the 49ers and the Seahawks.
Smith was sacked by Seattle defensive tackle Rocky Bernard and carted off of the field with a shoulder injury.
The third-year signal-caller was replaced by veteran Trent Dilfer, who spent four years in Seattle as part of his lengthy NFL itinerary.
Ongoing coverage of the game is available right here on NFL.com.
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RANDOM OBSERVATIONS FROM THE EARLY GAMES
Every week at or about this time, we offer up a list of some of the things we've noticed during the first half of the early games.
The start of the Raiders-Fins game was delayed by lightning, and players were instructed to leave the field for safety reasons. Meanwhile, cameras captured images of a family sitting in the storm wearing plastic ponchos. (The extent to which the average American is oblivious to the dangers of lightning is almost as frightening as what lightning can do to an otherwise healthy person.)
No CBS HD for the Ravens-Browns or the Texans-Falcons.
When does an 0-3 team draw the No. 1 FOX announcing team? When they're playing the 3-0 Cowboys.
We're getting multiple complaints of bad officiating in the Rams-Cowboys game.
We didn't see this one, but apparently Tatum Bell showed a big chunk of his butt after his pants were ripped.
Curt Menefee made a lame-o reference to Milli Vanilli regarding the rain delay in Miami.
Discussing the plan to rotate tailbacks Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson in Minnesota after the rookie from Oklahoma tore off a 55-yard run, JC Pearson of FOX said, "They should rotate them. Whenever Peterson gets tired."
Joey Harrington is outplaying Matt Schaub, so far.
Chad Pennington completed 16 of 18 passes for the Jets in the first half, but they're losing to the Bills.
The Browns are sticking it to the Ravens, and former Baltimore tailback Jamal Lewis has scored a touchdown against his old team.
The Rams offense looks horrible against the Cowboys; Marc Bulger has passed for 71 yards and rookie Brian Leonard has run for 31.
The Trent Green era might not last much longer in Miami, and linebacker Joey Porter could end up looking like an even bigger idiot that he already did if/when the Fins don't make good on his guarantee that Miami will be Oakland.
LEINART YANKED, AGAIN
Coach Ken Whisenhunt of the Arizona Cardinals has pulled starting quarterback Matt Leinart, inserting backup Kurt Warner.
Whisenhunt used both quarterbacks a week ago against the Ravens, with Warner coming off of the bench and leading the Cardinals back from a 17-point deficit. Warner's speciality is the no-huddle offense.
Whisenhunt has said that he intends to use both quarterbacks, and Leinart hasn't *****ed too much about it, yet.
The first drive under Warner got off to a good start, but a fumble from Larry Fitzgerald after a first-down reception gave the Steelers the ball back.
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POSTED 4:41 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2007
CADILLAC BLOWS OUT A WHEEL
Tampa Bay running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams was carted off of the field in Carolina after suffering what appears to be a serious knee injury.
The injury occurred near the Panthers' sideline, and at one point the entire Tampa Bay team ran across the field to check on Williams' condition.
It doesn't look good, and it likely is a torn ACL of his right knee.
Williams carried six times for 41 yards prior to the injury. The game can be tracked on NFL.com right here.
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POSTED 4:24 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2007
ALEX SMITH OUT FOR NINERS
San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith has been knocked out of the game between the 49ers and the Seahawks.
Smith was sacked by Seattle defensive tackle Rocky Bernard and carted off of the field with a shoulder injury.
The third-year signal-caller was replaced by veteran Trent Dilfer, who spent four years in Seattle as part of his lengthy NFL itinerary.
Ongoing coverage of the game is available right here on NFL.com.
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RANDOM OBSERVATIONS FROM THE EARLY GAMES
Every week at or about this time, we offer up a list of some of the things we've noticed during the first half of the early games.
The start of the Raiders-Fins game was delayed by lightning, and players were instructed to leave the field for safety reasons. Meanwhile, cameras captured images of a family sitting in the storm wearing plastic ponchos. (The extent to which the average American is oblivious to the dangers of lightning is almost as frightening as what lightning can do to an otherwise healthy person.)
No CBS HD for the Ravens-Browns or the Texans-Falcons.
When does an 0-3 team draw the No. 1 FOX announcing team? When they're playing the 3-0 Cowboys.
We're getting multiple complaints of bad officiating in the Rams-Cowboys game.
We didn't see this one, but apparently Tatum Bell showed a big chunk of his butt after his pants were ripped.
Curt Menefee made a lame-o reference to Milli Vanilli regarding the rain delay in Miami.
Discussing the plan to rotate tailbacks Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson in Minnesota after the rookie from Oklahoma tore off a 55-yard run, JC Pearson of FOX said, "They should rotate them. Whenever Peterson gets tired."
Joey Harrington is outplaying Matt Schaub, so far.
Chad Pennington completed 16 of 18 passes for the Jets in the first half, but they're losing to the Bills.
The Browns are sticking it to the Ravens, and former Baltimore tailback Jamal Lewis has scored a touchdown against his old team.
The Rams offense looks horrible against the Cowboys; Marc Bulger has passed for 71 yards and rookie Brian Leonard has run for 31.
The Trent Green era might not last much longer in Miami, and linebacker Joey Porter could end up looking like an even bigger idiot that he already did if/when the Fins don't make good on his guarantee that Miami will be Oakland.
