The offensive woes are bad enough. But what is even more frustrating for the Yankees is that their supposed weak spot, their starting pitching, has been spectacular—and that if the Yankees could only manage a sliver of offense, they would be right in this series.
Sunday, Hiroki Kuroda gave the Yankees more than seven innings of excellence to nearly match Detroit's Sanchez, but the Yankees failed to score, so his effort was for naught.
Phil Hughes matched Verlander for three innings Tuesday, but then began to waver in the fourth, allowing a Delmon Young solo home run before walking Andy Dirks; he then appeared to pull up with an injury, and left the game with a stiff back. Cheap Nike Nfl Jerseys
The first of the three interceptions belonged to Amukamara. By stepping in front of receiver Delanie Walker, he was able to make a comfortable catch at his own 34-yard line. Seven plays later, Eli Manning threw a touchdown pass to Cruz to take a 7-3 lead they would never relinquish.
Rolle added the other two picks in the third quarter, including one that saw him snare a pass one-handed, to again sow doubt in the minds of the 49ers faithful about their quarterback Alex Smith. Until Sunday, the inconsistent Smith seemed on the path to redemption with stellar play and only one interception. Against the Giants, he tossed three.Cheap New Nike Nfl Uniform
And by the beginning of the fourth quarter, the fans streamed toward the exits, showing their confidence was already eroded. Week 6 had it all. It featured an incredible comeback victory by a young Seattle Seahawks team. It featured another Philadelphia Eagles meltdown in the fourth quarter and overtime. Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely stunned everyone with a 61-yard field goal and then came back and blew a 38-yarder that sent the game into overtime. (Buffalo won 19-16 on a Rian Lindell 25-yard field goal.)
Overall, six of the 11 Sunday afternoon games were decided by three points or fewer. The margin of error continues to shrink in a season in which 57 percent of games are decided by a touchdown or less.
The Baltimore Ravens pulled out a tight win over the Dallas Cowboys, but could have lost two key defensive starters -- LB Ray Lewis (triceps) and CB Lardarius Webb (knee) -- to potentially serious injuries. Green Bay Packers Nfl Jerseys
“This could go on for a while, because, certainly, our players are not satisfied with some of the things that Commissioner Goodell has claimed or said,” Brees said. “It seems like so much of his suspensions have been based upon speculation and rhetoric and maybe the testimony of some pretty unreliable sources. So that’s the unfortunate thing. It seems like his decision changes quite a bit, or at least the reasoning behind what his decision is. So that’s the disappointing part of it for all of us. Now that we’re in the middle of the season, we just want to play football, we want to focus on winning games. It’s been a tough road, but we’re really just trying to compartmentalize this, block it out so we can focus on the season.”
Brees is making the media rounds this morning, and he also said on ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning that he’s angry about the suspensions handed out to Saints head coach Sean Payton and assistant Joe Vitt.Clay Matthews New Nike Nfl Elite Jersey
“This whole bounty thing, for the most part, is just a big sham,” Brees said. “The fact that our coaches are suspended for part of the year or the entire year is pretty ridiculous.”
Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara steps in front of 49ers tight end Delanie Walker for an interception.So much else was different this time, too.
The 49ers have generally been the team to let its play do the talking. Harbaugh's statement spoke loudest this time.
The 49ers are usually the team forcing turnovers while limiting their own. They were minus-three on turnovers this time.
Before Harbaugh arrived, the 49ers relied on team executives to help manage replay challenges. The new staff was more than capable of handling that aspect of the game, it seemed, but not this time. The non-fumble Harbaugh challenged looked like a non-fumble from every angle.
The 49ers went most of last season without allowing a rushing touchdown or a 100-yard rusher. They watched Ahmad Bradshaw carry 27 times for 116 yards and a score Sunday.