Football
Play for Pay Report- Week Ten
By Matt Croskey

Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the week: An unusual award this week but Nick Mangold deserves some recognition. The Jets O-line had a great game against the NFL’s third-ranked run defense as the Jets relied on short gains and long sustained drives. They also handed NE consecutive losses for the first time in 57 games.

Defensive Player of the week: AJ Hawk again had a monster game. He compiled some great stats and his play of the game was a jarring hit at the goal line that led to a fumble. Minnesota recovered but it showed that AJ is already an NFL caliber player.

Will Allen, S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Four tackles in loss to Carolina

Tim Anderson, DT, Buffalo Bills - One tackle in loss to Indianapolis

Rodney Bailey, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers - Did not play in win over New Orleans

Bobby Carpenter, LB, Dallas Cowboys - One tackle in win over Arizona

Drew Carter, WR, Carolina Panthers - No stats in win over Tampa Bay

Nate Clements, CB, Buffalo Bills - Four tackles, one assist, two passes deflected, and one fumble recovered in loss to Indianapolis

Na'il Diggs, LB, Carolina Panthers - Four tackles and one assist in win over Tampa Bay

Simon Fraser, DE, Cleveland Browns - One pass deflected in win over Atlanta

Joey Galloway, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Five catches for 87 yards in loss to Carolina

Chris Gamble, CB, Carolina Panthers – Two tackles and one assist in win over Tampa Bay

Terry Glenn, WR, Dallas Cowboys - No stats in win over Arizona

A.J. Hawk, LB, Green Bay Packers – Six tackles, seven assists, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in win over Minnesota

Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers - Two receptions for 57 yards in win over New Orleans

Kevin Houser, LS (long snapper), New Orleans Saints - New Orleans successfully executed two punts, four extra points, and one field goal in loss to Pittsburgh

Michael Jenkins, WR, Atlanta Falcons - Two receptions for 17 yards and one touchdown in loss to Cleveland

Nick Mangold, C, New York Jets - O-line allowed one sack in win over New England. Of note, the Jets O-line had a great game in the trenches against the league's third best run defense.

Donnie Nickey, S, Tennessee Titans – One assist in loss to Baltimore

Mike Nugent, K, New York Jets - Kicked a 34 yard field goal and went 2/2 on XPs in win over New England

Shane Olivea, OG, San Diego Chargers - O-line gave up three sacks but opened up the run game leading to 107 yards and four TDs in win over Cincinnati

Orlando Pace, OT, St. Louis Rams - O-line gave up four sacks in loss to Seattle. Sad news, Pace tore his left tricep in the second quarter and will probably miss the rest of the year.

Kenny Peterson, DE, Denver - One assist in win over Oakland

Ryan Pickett, NT, Green Bay Packers – Two tackles and one assist in win over Minnesota

Darrion Scott, DE, Minnesota Vikings – Two assists in loss to Green Bay

Rob Sims, OG, Seattle Seahawks – O-line allowed six sacks in win over St. Louis

Will Smith, DE, New Orleans Saints – One tackle and one assist in loss to Pittsburgh

Shawn Springs, CB, Washington Redskins – Four tackles and one forced fumble in loss to Philadelphia

Mike Vrabel, LB, New England Patriots – One assist in loss to the New York Jets

Donte Whitner, S, Buffalo Bills – Three tackles and one assist in win loss to Indianapolis

Matt Wilhelm, LB, San Diego Chargers – One tackle in win over Cincinnati

Dan Wilkinson, DT, Miami Dolphins – One tackle in win over Kansas City

Antoine Winfield, CB, Minnesota Vikings – Five tackles and two assists in loss to Green Bay

Reserve / Injured / Dropped Players

LeCharles Bently, C, Cleveland Browns - Out for season w/ torn patellar tendon

David Boston, WR, Miami Dolphins - Currently a FA after playing seven seasons in the NFL (Arizona, San Diego, Miami)

Mike Doss, S, Indianapolis Colts – Out for season with torn ACL.

Dustin Fox, S/DB, Philadelphia Eagles – Moved to practice squad with return of Lito Sheppard

Cie Grant, LB, New Orleans Saints - Dropped by the Saints in August with a knee injury after three seasons in the NFL

Ben Hartsock, TE, Tennessee Titans - Injured (hamstring), released by Colts and signed with Titans on 10/25/06

Josh Huston, K, Chicago Bears - Not selected in 2006 draft, picked up by Chicago Bears in April and released in August. Recently worked out with San Francisco (24 Oct) and Buffalo (25 Oct), has not yet signed.

Craig Krenzel, QB, Cincinnati Bengals - Released to waivers in May '06 after two seasons in the NFL. Joined WTVN (610 AM) in August '06 as part of the "Best Buckeye Coverage Team" with Dee Miller

Mike Kudla, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers - Released by Pittsburgh in August with a hamstring injury

Dee Miller, WR, Green Bay + XFL - Played with Green Bay in '99 and '00 and then with the XFL in its lone season ('01). Joined WTVN (610 AM) in August '06 as part of the "Best Buckeye Coverage Team" with Craig Krenzel

Robert Reynolds, LB, Tennessee Titans – 2nd-string RLB behind Keith Bullock

Nate Salley, FS, Carolina Panthers – Third-string FS behind Mike Minter and Kevin McCadam, played but no stats in win over Tampa Bay

Anthony Schlegel, LB, New York Jets - Third-string behind Jonathan Vilma and Brad Kassell

Alex Stepanovich, C, Arizona Cardinals – Second-string C behind Nick Leckey

Tyson Walter, OG/C, Washington Redskins – Released by Washington on 24 Oct 06 after five seasons in the NFL

Ashton Youboty, CB, Buffalo Bills – Third-string LCB behind Terrence McGee and Jabari Greer

Questions or comments, email Matt at croskey13@yahoo.com

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