Game Ball In his first start in a Jets uniform, Vinny Testaverde completed 76.5% of his passes for 227 and 2 TDs to earn a QB rating of

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1 Actual Score: Jets 44, Colts 6 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (The Meadowlands) JETS 28, COLTS 13 It was over when the Jets broke the huddle faced with a first and goal from the 2 and lined up in the victory formation as Vinny Testaverde took a knee on the final play of the game. In his first start in a Jets uniform, Vinny Testaverde completed 76.5% of his passes for 227 and 2 TDs to earn a QB rating of The Jets averaged 5.6 yards per carry compared to the Colts 2.7. The Jets converted 55.5% of their third down attempts and generated 430 net yards of offense Keyshawn Johnson did not have a single reception Marvin Harrison sustained a serious injury late in the game that will keep him out the next 2 weeks The Colts were +2 in turnovers. Injuries New York Jets: HB Curtis Martin (reduced effectiveness for 2 ½ quarters), LB Mo Lewis (probable), LB Bryan Cox (questionable), NT Jason Ferguson (probable). Indianapolis Colts: ST (G) Larry Moore (questionable), T Adam Meadows (probable), C Jay Leeuwenburg (probable twice), WR Marvin Harrison (out). New York (3-0-0) Indianapolis (0-3-0) NYJ Martin 4 run (Hall kick), 10:00 NYJ Brady 15 pass from Testaverde (Hall kick), 4:30 IND FG Vanderjagt 19, 0:01

2 IND FG Vanderjagt 20, 2:00 NYJ Sowell 1 run (Hall kick), 8:30 NYJ Ward 13 pass from Testaverde (Hall kick), 6:30 IND Small 16 pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 2:04 A 66,321 NYJ IND First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 29:06 30:54 NYJ: Testaverde IND: Manning NYJ: Martin 17-85, L. Johnson 8-43, Sowell 8-62, Byars 1-8, Ward 1-5, Testaverde 3-10 IND: Faulk 21-49, Elias 3-10, Manning 3-14 NYJ: Brady 4-83, Martin 1-(-2), Chrebet 2-68, Byars 1-9, Ward 3-55, Baxter 1-5, Sowell 1-9 IND: Harrison 3-33, Dilger 2-24, Faulk 6-66, Pathon 6-41, Pollard 1-27, Small 3-26 Actual Score: Broncos 34, Raiders 17

3 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Network Associates Coliseum) BRONCOS 33,RAIDERS 17 It was over when Desmond Howard fumbled a kick return resulting in the Broncos recovering at the 17. Four plays later, Rod Smith caught a 15-yard TD pass from Bubby Brister to seal the victory. Terrell Davis had 31 carries for 252 yards and 1 TD. John Elway sustained a serious injury at the 7:51 mark in the second quarter and will miss the next 2 games. Bubby Brister threw 2 TDs and finished with a QB rating of Ed McCaffrey had 8 receptions for 113 yards and 1 TD...Terrell Davis averaged 8.2 yards per carry...both teams converted over 50% of their third downs...bill Romanowski had 2 sacks. Injuries Denver Broncos: Dime (SS) Tyrone Braxton (probable), DE Neal Smith (probable), QB John Elway (Out). Oakland Raiders: None. Oakland (2-1-0) Denver (2-1-0) OAK - FG Davis 48,6:30 OAK - T. Brown20 pass from George (Davis kick), 1:54 DEN -T.Davis 10 run (Elam kick), 14:55 DEN -McCaffrey 20 pass from Brister (Lam kick), 4:00 DEN - FG Elam25, 0:01 DEN - Elam 21, 12:30 OAK - Jett 15 pass from George (Davis kick), 4:30 DEN - FG Elam 39,12:13 DEN - FG Elam35, 6:30 DEN - R. Smith15 pas from Brister (Elam kick), 3:00 A 56,578 OAK DEN First Downs Rushed - Yards

4 Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 25:54 34:06 OAK: George DEN: Elway , Brister OAK: Kaufman 18-49, Williams4-7 DEN: T. Davis , Loville 6-11, Brister 1-(-2) OAK: T. Brown 5-86, Dudley1-22, Kaufman 1-(-8), Jett 3-46, Ritchie 3-27, Brown 1-12, Micken 1-(-1) DEN: McCaffrey 8-113, Sharpe 3-21, T. Davis 1-14, R. Smith 4-31, Griffith 1-(-5), Green 1-10, Carswell 1-7 Actual Score: Dolphins 21, Steelers 0 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Pro Player Stadium) DOLPHINS 18, STEELERS 6 It was over when Olindo Mare kicked a 28-yard FG to make it a two score game with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter. Olindo Mare booted FGs from 47, 31, 23, 22, 28 and 49-yards. The Dolphin's secondary intercepted Kordell Stewart 6 times.

5 Dan Marino passed for 331 yards...lamar Thomas had 5 receptions for 127 yards...kordell Stewart completed 33.3% of his passes for a QB rating of Sam Madison had 3 picks. Injuries Miami Dolphins: WR Oronde Gadsden (probable). Pittsburgh Steelers: T Jamain Stephens (probable), DT Joel Steed (one play). Miami (2-1-0) Pittsburgh (2-1-0) MIA - FG Mare 47, 6:30 PIT FG Johnson 27, 14:00 MIA - FG Mare31, 7:00 MIA - FG Mare23, 0:01 MIA - FG Mare 22, 6:00 PIT - FG Johnson 19, 10:57 MIA - FG Mare28, 3:30 MIA - FG Mare49, 1:06 A 73,948 MIA PIT First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 36:24 23:36 MIA: Marino PIT: Stewart MIA:Jabbar 35-72, Avery 8-5, Marino 2-2 PIT: Bettis 13-27, Huntley 5-59, McAfee 3-10, Fuamatu-Ma'Afala 1-3, Stewart 3-13 MIA: McDuffie 4-99, Jabbar1-(-3), Gadsden 3-69, Pritchett 1-(-3), Thomas 5-127, Perry 3-41

6 PIT: Hawkins 3-32, Bruener 1-47, C. Johnson 3-14, Blackwell 1-12, Fuamatu-Ma'Afala 1-23 Actual Score: Jaguars 24, Ravens 10 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Alltell Stadium) JAGUARS 35, RAVENS 14 It was over when Reggie Barlow opened the second half with an 84-yard kick return to the 15. Three plays later, Tavian Banks got the edge and dove for the pylon for a 3-yard TD making it a three score game. Mark Brunell completed 66.7% of his passes for 337 yards and 4 TDs to earn a QB rating of The Jaguars offense converted 75% of their third downs and racked up 30 first downs. The Jaguars generated 502 net yards of offense...james Stewart was seriously injured and has been placed on injury reserve...forced into the starting lineup, Fred Taylor, gained 149 yards on 26 carries...keenan McCardell had 9 catches for 109 yards and 2 TDs...Jimmy Smith had 7 receptions for 116 yards and 1 TD...The Jaguars averaged 51.7 yards per kick return. Injuries Jacksonville Jaguars: RB James Stewart (out), G Ben Coleman (one play), FB Daimon Shelton (questionable), FB Zach Crockett (probable), FB George Jones (reduced effectiveness for remainder of game). Baltimore Ravens: LB Ray Lewis (questionable), HB Priest Holmes (probable), FB Roosevelt Potts (probable). Jacksonville (2-1-0) Baltimore (0-3-0)

7 BAL - Potts 6 run (Stoverkick), 9:00 JAC - J. Smith18 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 4:00 BAL - Graham3 run (Stover kick), 14:55 JAC - Taylor11 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 12:30 JAC -McCardell 17 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 6:30 JAC -McCardell 19 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick), 1:00 JAC - Banks 3 run (Hollis kick), 13:00 None A 67,069 JAC BAL First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 35:54 24:06 JAC: Brunell BAL: Zeier , Harbaugh JAC: Taylor , Banks 5-31, Stewart 1-(-3), Brunell 1-2 BAL: Graham 18-56, Potts 1-6 JAC: McCardell 9-109, Mitchell 3-45, Taylor 5-40, Smith 7-116, D. Jones 1-8, Barlow 1-19 BAL: Jackson 2-27, Green 2-51, Holmes 4-57, Lewis 1-4, Potts 2-12, Graham 1-5 Actual Score: Vikings 29, Lions 6

8 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome) VIKINGS 31, LIONS 6 It was over when Barry Sanders was stuffed for no gain on 4th and goal from the 1. The Vikings answered with a 11-play, 99-yard drive capped off by a 18-yard TD catch by Randy Moss with 8:00 left in the game. Randy Moss had 8 catches for 169 yards and 2 TDs. Both teams were penalized for a combined 23 times resulting in 228 lost yards. The Vikings racked up 504 net yards of offense...randall Cunningham completed 73.5% of his pass attempts for 320 yards and 2 TDs to earn a QB rating of Robert Smith gained 121 yards on 17 carries and scored 2 TDs. Injuries Minnesota Vikings: RB Robert Smith (reduced effectiveness for 2 quarters), WR Jake Reed (probable). Detroit Lions: T Larry Tharpe (probable), QB Charlie Batch (reduced effectiveness for 2 quarters). Minnesota (3-0-0) Detroit (0-3-0) MIN - FGAnderson 27, 5:08 DET - FGHanson 52, 2:00 MIN - Moss 32pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 4:30 DET - FG Hanson 46, 9:30 MIN - Smith 3 run (Anderson kick), 6:30 MIN - Moss 18 pass from Cunningham (Anderson kick), 8:00 MIN - Smith 33run (Anderson kick), 2:30 A 63,107 MIN DET First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards

9 Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 31:24 28:36 MIN: Cunningham DET: Batch MIN: R. Smith , Hoard 7-37, Palmer 2-25, Cunningham 2-9 DET: Sanders 20-85, Rivers 1-1, Batch 4-17 MIN: Carter 7-52, Glover 1-6, R. Smith 1-8, Moss 8-169, Reed 2-62, Palmer 1-0, Hoard 3-5, Evans 2-29 DET: Moore 8-92, Rasby 1-(-1), Sanders 1-5, Morton 3-46, Vardell 2-2, Crowell 3-50 Actual Score: Packers 13, Bengals 6 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Cinergy Field) PACKERS 20, BENGALS 6 It was over when Ashley Ambrose bit on a double move resulting in a 63-yard Brett Favre to Antonio Freeman TD with 3:42 left in the game. Antonio Freeman averaged 27.0 yards per catch for 135 yards and 1 TD. The Packers sacked Neil O'Donnell 6 times for negative 54-yards.. Brett Favre completed 71.9% of his pass attempts...the game ended with 3 consecutive sacks by the Packers...Lee Johnson averaged 47.0 yards per punt.

10 Injuries Cincinnati Bengals: LB Takeo Spikes (probable). Green Bay Packers: None. Cincinnati (1-2-0) Green Bay (3-0-0) GBP - FG Longwell 21, 11:30 CIN FG Pelfrey 39, 2:05 None GBP - Harris 1 run (Longwell kick), 7:13 CIN - FG Pelfrey 43, 4:57 GBP - FG Longwell 40, 1:51 GBP - Freeman 63 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 3:42 A 56,346 CIN GBP First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 25:12 34:48 CIN: O'Donnell GBP: Favre CIN: Dillon GBP: R. Harris 27-83, Henderson 6-17 CIN: Pickens 1-11, McGee 4-93, Dillon 2-(-1), Milne 1-9, Battaglia 2-29, Bieniemy 2-0, Gibson 3-48 GBP: Brooks 7-99, Chmura 5-30, R. Harris 1-0, Freeman 5-135, Henderson 1-9, Levens 1-(-1), Holmes 3-5

11 Actual Score: Rams 34, Bills 33 SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 (Rich Stadium) BILLS 26, RAMS 17 It was over when Steve Christie kicked a 35-yard FG to put the Bills up by 9 with 5:05 left in the game. Kevin Williams provided the Bills with a short field throughout the game, he averaged 27.8 yards per punt return and 30.3 yards per kick return. Steve Christie was successful on all 4 of his FG attempts. Only 17 net yards of offense separated the two teams...the Rams defense sacked Rob Johnson 7 times and intercepted him 3...Kevin Carter beat Jerry Ostroski for 3 sacks...kevin Williams setup both of the Bills TDs...Kevin Williams gained 29-yards on an end around to result in a first and goal from the 3...Kevin Williams returned a punt 70-yards to the 18...Dexter McCleon had 2 interceptions...thurman Thomas averaged 11.6 per carry. Injuries Buffalo Bills: G Joe Panos (probable), LB Sam Rogers (injured twice for 3 quarters), LB Sam Cowart (probable), DE Phil Hansen (questionable), HB Antowain Smith (reduced effectiveness for 2 quarters). St. Louis Rams: CB Ryan McNeil (probable), G Zach Wiegert (Probable), FB Derrick Harris (probable). Buffalo (3-0-0) St. Louis (1-2-0) BUF - FG Christie 42, 8:00 BUF FG Christie 49, 14:26

12 STL - Pace 21fumble return (Wilkins kick), 4:48 STL FG Wilkins 22, 0:58 BUF - Moulds 4 pass from Johnson (Christie kick), 10:30 BUF - FG Christie 36, 7:00 STL - Harris 5 run (Wilkins kick), 2:30 BUF - Moulds 18 pass from Johnson (Christie kick), 12:01 BUF FG Christie 35, 5:05 A 65,199 BUF STL First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 30:31 29:29 BUF: R. Johnson STL: Banks BUF: A. Smith 22-83, Thomas 7-81, Gash 1-2, K. Williams 1-29, R. Johnson 4-40 STL: Hill 19-86, J. Moore 3-(-8), Lee 1-5, Harris 1-5, Banks 2-7 BUF: Moulds 4-50, Johnson 2-30, Reed 5-56, Gash 1-6, Riemersma 1-11, K.Williams 1-6 STL: Proehl 7-96, Williams 2-16, Holcombe 1-5, Bruce 3-44, Lee 2-54, Thomas 1-14, Henley 1-14 Actual Score: Cowboys 31, Giants 7 SEPTEMBER 21, 1998 (Giants Stadium)

13 GIANTS 13, COWBOYS 10 It was over when Deion Sanders silenced the crowd with a 61-yard punt return for a TD, however, the crowd erupted when Tyrone Wheatley recovered the on-sides kick with 2:00 left in regulation. In a losing effort, Billy Davis had 6 catches for 105 yards. With 0:30 left in the first half, Richie Cunningham's FG attempt was blocked but the Giants were penalized for being off sides. Richie Cunningham was injured on the play, forcing Toby Gowin to attempt a 44-yard FG which he missed badly. Troy Aikman's injured collarbone will keep him sidelined until week 8...Emmitt Smith was sick with the flu resulting in Sherman Williams getting the bulk of the carries...sherman Williams gained 20 yards on 20 carries...the Cowboys defense limited the Giants to 177 net yards of offense...the Giants had a +2 turnover ratio. Injuries New York Giants: HB Gary Brown (probable). Dallas Cowboys: ST (G) Flozell Adams (probable), K Richie Cunningham (probable). New York (2-1-0) Dallas (1-2-0) NYG - FG Daluiso 42, 8:30 NYG FG Daluiso 28, 4:48 DAL - FG Cunningham 23, 7:30 NYG - Hilliard 13 pass from Kanell (Daluiso kick), 6:30 DAL Sanders 61 punt return (Cunningham kick), 2:03 A 78,039 NYG DAL First Downs Rushed - Yards Passing Yards Sacked- Yards Lost Return Yards

14 Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties- Yards Time of Possession.. 30:36 29:24 NYG: Kanell DAL: Garrett NYG: Way 14-49, Barber 3-(-4), Wheatley 6-15, Kanell 2-6 DAL: S. Williams 20-20, E. Smith 8-32, Garrett 1-(-5) NYG: Calloway 2-47, G.Brown 2-(-7), Hilliard 5-40, Toomer 2-33, Barber 9-(-2) DAL: Irvin 4-51, LaFleur 3-21, E. Smith 1-7, Davis 6-105, Mills 1-12, Jeffers 1-5