Whatever Happened to the Patriot Way - A Madden NFL 25 New England Patriots CFM

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It's only week four of the 2014 NFL season and some big names have already succumb to injury. Some teams are fortunate enough to get their key players back. For the Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars, it gives their players a little extra time to get back up to game speed, as they both have byes this week.




The New England Patriots signed running back Jackie Battle to the squad this week. Battle played for the Patriots during the preseason and showed promise. With the running back lineup already set, the team decided to focus on other area of the roster. With Stevan Ridley already ahead of last year's pace in carries, the wanted another back to some pressure off Ridley. Jerod Mayo being placed on injured reserve freed the roster spot needed for the tea to sign Battle.

Media Reaction
Skip Bayless - @SkipBaylessEA: Can't say enough how HUGE it is to get Maurkice Pouncey back on the field.
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Redskins will have one less active roster spot to fill with Robert Griffin lll returning this week.
Adam Schefter - @AdamSchefterEA: Jaguars updated their injury report. Folks should expect to see C. Shorts lll this week.
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: It's alays all hands on deck in the NFL so getting back Antoine Bethea will help this week.
Skip Bayless - @SkipBaylessEA: A. Cason has been practicing all week so no reason to believe he won't play this week.

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Week 4 Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (1)	Kansas City Chiefs	3-0	@ Indianapolis Colts
2 (2)	Atlanta Falcons	3-0	vs. Detroit Lions
3 (5)	Green Bay Packers	3-0	vs. Carolina Panthers
4 (7)	New England Patriots	3-0	@ San Diego Chargers
5 (4)	Seattle Seahawks	3-0	@ San Francisco 49ers
6 (10)	Buffalo Bills	3-0	vs. Philadelphia Eagles
7 (6)	Cleveland Browns	3-0	BYE
8 (9)	Houston Texans	2-1	vs. Tennessee Titans
9 (11)	Baltimore Ravens	2-1	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
10 (13)	Philadelphia Eagles	2-1	@ Buffalo Bills
11 (15)	Detroit Lions	2-1	@ Atlanta Falcons
12 (3)	Denver Broncos	2-1	@ Oakland Raiders
13 (18)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2-1	@ New York Giants
14 (14)	New York Jets	2-1	@ Washington Redskins
15 (8)	Indianapolis Colts	2-1	vs. Kansas City Chiefs
16 (12)	San Francisco 49ers	1-2	vs. Seattle Seahawks
17 (16)	Minnesota Vikings	1-2	vs. New Orleans Saints
18 (27)	Cincinnati Bengals	1-2	@ Arizona Cardinlas
19 (29)	St. Louis Rams	1-2	@ Dallas Cowboys
20 (17)	Arizona Cardinals	1-2	vs. Cincinnati Bengals
21 (20)	New York Giants	1-2	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22 (19)	Tennessee Titans	1-2	@ Houston Texans
23 (22)	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-2	@ Baltimore Ravens
24 (31)	Oakland Raiders	1-2	vs. Denver Broncos
25 (21)	San Diego Chargers	1-2	vs. New England Patriots
26 (25)	New Orleans Saints	1-2	@ Minnesota Vikings
27 (23)	Dallas Cowboys	0-3	vs. St. Louis Rams
28 (28)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-3	BYE
29 (24)	Carolina Panthers	0-3	@ Green Bay Packers
30 (26)	Miami Dolphins	0-3	BYE
31 (30)	Washington Redskins	0-3	vs. New York Jets
32 (32)	Chicago Bears	0-3	BYE

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Matchup Preview *|* September 28, 2014
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New England Patriots (3-0, 2-0 Away)		San Diego Chargers (1-2, 1-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1376 (1st) Total Offensive Yards (Tied - 21st) 920 (1st) Passing Yards 605 (17th) 456 (6th) Rushing Yards 303 (20th) 40.0 (1st) Points Per Game 16.7 (23rd) 9 (1st) Passing TD 0 (Tied - 29th) 2 (Tied - 10th) Rushing TD 2 (Tied - 10th) 63 (2nd) First Downs 44 (Tied - 18th) 18 (1st) Red Zone Attempts 5 (Tied - 26th) 9-5 Red Zone TD-FG 1-3 77% (16th) Red Zone Percentage 80% (Tied - 14th) Defensive Stats Comparison 911 (12th) Total Yards Allowed 1095 (27th) 674 (24th) Passing Yards Allowed 525 (6th) 237 (2nd) Rushing Yards Allowed 570 (32nd) 20.3 (Tied - 17th) Points Per Game 18.6 (13th) 15 (2nd) Sacks 6 (Tied - 20th) 2 (Tied - 6th) Fumble Recoveries 4 (Tied - 3rd) 8 (1st) Interceptions 2 (Tied - 10th) 8 (Tied - 15th) Red Zone Attempts 7 (Tied - 10th) 4-2 Red Zone TD-FG 2-4 75% (Tied - 14th) Red Zone Percentage 85% (Tied - 25th) Injury Report J. Mayo/Pectoral Tear (On IR) R. Mathews/Ruptured Disk (Out 3 Weeks) K. Arrington/Abdominal Tear (Out 2 Weeks) E. Royal/Broken Jaw (Out 3 Weeks) D. Fluker/Upper Arm Fracture (Out 3 Weeks) Game Notes Offensively, the San Diego Chargers are a very poor team. After three games, they've scored only two offensive touchdowns with an offense that is tied for 21st. After three games, the team only has four touchdowns. Despite the Chargers' deficiencies on offense, the New England Patriots still have a poor passing defense that ranked 24th in the league. With Eddie Royal still out with a broken jaw, rookie Mason Teller may play a bigger role in this game. Also, look for Danny Woodhead to continue to get the majority of the snaps at running back with Ryan Mathews still recovering from a ruptured disk. Mathews has been out since week three of the preseason.

Extra Notes
A change has been made in the starting lineup this week. With Danny Amendola returning from his rib injury, he'll start alongside Josh Boyce. Kenbrell Thompkins has been bumped down to the third wide receiver position and Aaron Dobson has been replaced in the lineup by rookie Ivan Cross.

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New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers
Sep 28, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (4-0)	13	14	13	7	47
San Diego Chargers (1-3)	0	3	0	6	9

Team Stats Comparison
	NWE	SDG
Total Offense	471	232
Rushing Yards	230	85
Passing Yards	241	147
First Downs	21	11
Punt Return Yards	57	3
Kick Return Yards	95	163
Total Yards	623	398
Turnovers	0(+2)	2(-2)
3rd Down Converstion	7-13(53%)	4-13(30%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5/2	0/1
Penalties	4-26	5-40
Posession Time	36:07	23:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NWE	SDG
10:49	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 56 Yd FG	3	0
6:30	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 48 Yd FG	6	0
0:21	(NWE) S. Ridley, 10 Yd run (S. Gostkowski kick)	13	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NWE	SDG
10:19	(SDG) N. Novak, 43 Yd FG	13	3
7:27	(NWE) J. Boyce 12 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	20	3
0:10	(NWE) D. Amendola 5 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	27	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NWE	SDG
11:53	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 28 Yd FG	30	3
8:17	(NWE) S. Ridley, 5 Yd run (S. Gostkowski kick)	37	3
4:36	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 23 Yd FG	40	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NWE	SDG
11:42	(SDG) N. Novak, 17 Yd FG	40	6
2:46	(NWE) S. Ridley, 1 Yd run (S. Gostkowski kick)	47	6
1:25	(SDG) N. Novak, 50 Yd FG	47	9

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Brady (Rat: 108.9) 19/31(61%) 255 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Ridley 22 147 6.6 3 J. Battle 9 49 5.4 0 S. Vereen 6 33 5.5 0 T. Brady 2 -4 -2.0 0 D. Amendola 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Amendola 5 59 11.8 1 S. Vereen 4 30 7.5 0 D. Dickerson 4 78 19.5 0 J. Boyce 3 45 15.0 1 E. Quick 1 12 12.0 0 K. Thompkins 1 17 17.0 0 R. Gronkowski 1 14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Mankins 3 1 D. Connolly 2 0 N. Solder 0 1 DEFENSE T-A SACK INT TD D. McCourty 7-0 0 0 0 A. Moats 4-1 0 0 0 J. Collins 4-0(FF) 0 0 0 M. Buchanan 3-0 2 0 0 L. Ryan 3-0 0 0 0 R. Ninkovich 3-0 2 0 0 A. Talib 3-0 0 1 0 D. Hightower 2-0 0 0 0 J. Gibbs 2-0 0 0 0 C. Jones 2-0 1 0 0 T. Kelly 2-0 0 0 0 A. Dennard 2-0 0 1 0 S. Gregory 2-1 0 0 0 J. Miles 1-0 0 0 0 D. Harmon 1-1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Gostkowski 4/4 5/5 17 56 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Allen 2 93 46.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCourty 3 74 24.6 0 M. Sherels 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Amendola 2 36 18.0 0 M. Sherels 2 20 10.0 0 S. Vereen 1 1 1.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers (Rat: 47.9) 18/31(58%) 181 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Woodhead 15 86 5.7 0 L. McClain 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Gates 7 98 14.0 0 D. Woodhead 4 11 2.7 0 M. Teller 3 35 11.6 0 M. Floyd 3 27 9.0 0 G. Tate 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Clary 1 0 E. Britton 0 2 R. Dangerfield 0 3 DEFENSE T-A SACK INT TD D. Cox 7-0 0 0 0 R. Brace 7-0 0 0 0 R. Doughty 6-0 0 0 0 E. Weddle 5-0 0 0 0 N. Barnett 5-0 0 0 0 C. Luiget 4-0(FF) 2 0 0 K. Reyes 4-0 0 0 0 M. Te'o 4-0 0 0 0 B. Taylor 4-0 0 0 0 M. Ingram 3-0 0 0 0 S. Wright 3-0 0 0 0 T. Howard 2-0 0 0 0 S. Williams 2-0 0 0 0 J. Johnson 2-0 0 0 0 C. Harris 2-0 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Novak 3/3 0/0 3 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 5 234 46.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Teller 2 49 24.5 0 G. Tate 5 114 22.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Teller 1 3 3.0 0

There's no other way to describe the effort by the New England Patriots than dominating. At the rate this team is going, they may very well shatter the scoring record. It's not only on offense that the Patriots look good, but the defense is playing better every week. All of this came together at the wrong time for the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

The defense did what it's been doing for the past couple of games, getting stops on third down. In fact, since allowing the Miami Dolphins to convert 53% of their third down attempts in week one, New England has held it's opponents to 17% on third down conversions. While the Chargers fared slightly better in this category, their offense still found itself marching off the field after most of their third down attempts. Also, the player that looked like he would be the weak link on the defense has been making plays so far.

Despite struggling against the Patriots' pass defense, Philip Rivers managed to find Antonio Gates often in the second half.

After the offseason and the draft, many in New England were concerned that the Patriots secondary went unchanged from last year. The Patriots pass defense was ranked 32nd in the league at the end of the 2013 season. Although the team's pass defense sat at 24th coming into the game, there has been a noticeable difference in the way the secondary plays. Third year cornerback Alfonzo Dennard is a big reason why. Dennard got his fourth interception of the year against the Chargers and Philip Rivers was held to just 181 passing yards in the game. Aqib Talib also got an interception in the game. Despite the Patriots' success against the pass, they did have trouble defending tight end Antonio Gates later in the game. Gates finished the game with 7 receptions for 98 yards. Defending the eight time Pro Bowler wasn't the only issue the Patriots had.

Cornerback Aqib Talib intercepts a pass from Philip Rivers intended for Golden Tate.

The duo of Tommy Kelly and Vince Wilfork hasn't looked as imposing as it did last year. While the Patriots' run defense is still formidable, they have been giving more yards to opponents this year. Former Patriot Danny Woodhead took advantage of some of the holes in the Patriots' defense, rushing for 86 yards on 15 carries. Woodhead wouldn't get a chance to do anymore damage to the Patriots since his team was facing a 27-3 deficit at half time. That deficit for the Chargers gave running back Stevan Ridley more opportunities to carry the ball in the second half.

Ridley's has been running with a purpose since week two. Over the last two games, he has 49 carries for 339 yards and 4 touchdowns. The running game has helped the Patriots maintain drives and kept the down and distance manageable. The Chargers 32nd ranked run defense may have played a part in the Patriots' success on the ground. That combined with Tom Brady playing a great game made for a sorry afternoon for the Chargers.

Stevan Ridley put toether another impressive performance on Sunday rushing for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

After Sunday's win in San Diego, the Patriots now head back to the east coast to take on a tough Buffalo Bills team. The defense will be a key factor in determining whether or not the Patriots can continue to play at this level. While losing Mayo for the season hasn't effected the team yet, the Patriots would like to think they've prepared for this situation with the depth they have at the linebacker position. The Bills may be the opponent to test if the team is truly ready to play without Mayo.

Game Ball/Extra Reps

Game Ball
Danny Amendola: Amendola makes his season debut for the Patriots and does not disappoint, recording 5 catches for 59 yards and a touchdown.

Stephen Gostkowski: The veteran kicker makes all of his field goals, including a 56 yard kick in the first quarter.

Stevan Ridley: Ridley proves he is the number one running back for the team with another impressive game.

Michael Buchanan/Rob Ninkovich: Ninkovich and Buchanan, along with Chandler Jones, make life difficult for quarterback Philip Rivers. Both Buchanan and Ninkovich get two sacks in the game.

Arthur Moats: Moats does a good job starting in place of injured linebacker Jerod Mayo, recording 5 total tackles in the game.

Extra Reps
Kenbrell Thompkins: Thompkins continues to play poorly, recording only one catch in the game.

Shane Vereen: Vereen has a good game overall, but is lucky when he recovers his own muffed punt.

Media Reaction
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: Are people seriously getting excited about the Patriots going 4-0? In the words of my friend's kid: "chillax".

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Week 4 Scoreboard
Thursday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Detroit 14, Atlanta 7	M. Stafford 247	S. Jackson 96	C. Johnson 111
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Pittsburgh 17, Baltimore 14	B. Roethlisberger 273	R. Rice 97	D. Baldwin 111
Washington 13, NY Jets 3	G. Smith 137	A. Morris 90	S. Holmes 65
Philadelphia 35, Buffalo 14	B. Perez 225	B. Brown 116	S. Johnson 79
Green Bay 38, Carolina 20	A. Rodgers 250	D. Williams 67	J. Nelson 120
NY Giants 27, Tampa Bay 10	E. Manning 281	D. Martin 101	V. Cruz 197
St. Louis 21, Dallas 13	J. Cutler 237	D. Richardson 104	D. Bryant 97
Tennessee 28, Houston 19	M. Schaub 248	C. Johnson 81	N. Washington 93
San Francisco 26, Seattle 23	C. Kaepernick 263	M. Lynch 129	M. Crabtree 108
New Orleans 26, Minnesota 23	D. Brees 444	M. Ingram 82	L. Moore 158
New England 47, San Diego 9	T. Brady 255	S. Ridley 147	A. Gates 98
Denver 31, Oakland 16	T. Romo 335	K. Moreno 49	W. Welker 158
Kansas City 27, Indianapolis 22	A. Luck 390	J. Charles 87	R. Wayne 254
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Cincinnati 24, Arizona 7	R. Lindley 145	B. Green-Ellis 67	M. Floyd 68
BYE WEEKS: Bears, Browns Dolphins, Jaguars

Media Reaction
Trey Wingo - @ WingozEA: Drew Brees was on target, he had me believing I could catch one of his passes. #Saints
Mike Hill - @MikeHillEA: Tom Coughlin said that his guys won't have to practice tomorrow, they earned the day off.
Skip Bayless - @SkipBaylessEA: Bet way to win over your fan base: win at home. #Raiders didn't get that memo.
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: Every win away from your home stadium is a huge win. This is a huge win.
Mike Hill - @MikeHillEA: Feel like the Chiefs might be on to something with this winning on the road business.
Chris Mortensen - @mortreportEA: #Eagles came into Buffalo and pulled it out against the #Bills.
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: No one's going to get too excited for the Packers, but 4-0 is where you want to be after four games. #duh
Lavar Arrington - @LArringotnEA: Chiefs stand atop the AFC West at a perfect 4-0.
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: Just what you'd expect in a game of rivals... no let up.. tight game. Pittsburgh heads home with a big win.
Matthew Berry - @MBerryEA: Boost V. Cruz in your WR rankings with his performance this week.
Robert Flores - @RoFloEA: Tony Romo was exuding confidence this week. 3 TDs before he reigned it in. #Broncos
Adam Schefter - @AdamSchefterEA: Peyton Hillis rips off 2 TDs en route to 49ers victory.
Mike Hill - @MikeHillEA: Is there really any doubt Reggie Wayne is going to keep moving towards historical receiving yard numbers?
Robert Flores - @RoFloEA: If every QB just agrees to not throw towards E. Reed, maybe he'll stop moving up the all-time ranks.
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: DeMarcus Ware has dominated since he smiled with his hat and jersey on draft day. #recordwatch
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: That just brought me out of my seat!! So impressed by Saints ability to follow through.
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Wish I'd been in the crowd for this one. Home fans exiting in joyous droves. #49ers
Lavar Arrington - @LArringtonEA: W. Welker was really helping to drive the Broncos offense in this one.
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: Every snap for A. Dalton was like a horror film -- the D kept blitzing and he kept crumbling down.
Chris Mortensen - @mortreportEA: You get knocked down in the NFL, you get back up again. Not much else to it. #Cowboys
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: With offensive line play like that, the #Buccaneers should give me a call.

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Denver Broncos
T. Knighton (DT) - Pulled Groin - 3 Weeks


Tampa Bay Buccaneers
G. Carimi (T) - Abdominal Tear - 4 Weeks


Kansas City Chiefs
J. Charles (HB) - Partial ACL Tear - 4 Weeks


Dallas Cowboys
J. Cutler (QB) - Pulled Groin - 4 Weeks


Atlanta Falcons
H. Gunn (G) - Dislocated Elbow - 4 Weeks


San Francisco 49ers
D. Reynolds (C) - Hamstring Tear - 6 Weeks
A. Rico (CB) - Dislocated Ankle - 4 Weeks


Green Bay Packers
C. Hayward (CB) - Broken Jaw - 3 Weeks


New England Patriots
R. Gronkowski (TE) - Broken Ribs - 4 Weeks


Oakland Raiders
S. Martzoff (DE) - Broken Thumb - 4 Weeks


Washington Redskins
B. Orakpo (LB) - Broken Jaw - 5 Weeks


Seattle Seahawks
J. Hill (DT) - Broken Toe - 5 Weeks
M. Newhouse (T) - Quad Tear - 4 Weeks


Tennessee Titans
R. Myers (T) - Dislocated Ankle - 7 Weeks


Minnesta Vikings
W. Smith (G) - Torn Bicep - 8 Weeks

Media Reaction
Chris Mortensen - @mortreportEA: Reynardo Myers is injured. No word yet on a timetable for return.
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: Reynardo Myers just got drafted and he's already hurt?

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Media Rection
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Derrick Johnson reallly played like a mad man this week. #AFC
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Prince Amukamara was clearly eating plenty of my hot chile this week. #NFCPoW
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: Tony Romo was a whiz kid in week 4. #NFCPoW
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: My fantasy team thanks Lance Moore for his ridiculous numbers this week. #NFCPoW

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2014 League Leaders Through Week 4

NFL League Leaders - Offense
Passer Rating		RTG	Passing Yards		YDS
	1. E. Manuel	106.4		1. D. Brees	1,310
	2. D. Brees (NO)	97.3		2. T. Brady (NE)	1,230
	3. T. Brady (NE)	93.9		3. T. Romo (DEN)	1,130
	4. T. Romo (DEN)	91.2		4. A. Luck (IND)	1,120
	5. A. Rodgers (GB)	89.6		5. E. Manning (NYG)	1,006
Passing Touchdowns		TDS	Rushing Yards		YDS
	1. T. Brady	11		1. J. Charles	568
	2. D. Brees (NO)	10		2. S. Rildey (NE)	507
	3. T. Romo (DEN)	8		3. M. Lynch (SEA)	431
	4. E. Manuel (BUF)	7		4. R. Bush (DET)	418
	5. R. Wilson (SEA)	7		5. R. Rice (BAL)	403
Rushing Touchdowns		TDS	Receptions		REC
	1. J. Charles	5		1. W. Welker	38
	2. S. Ridley (NE)	5		2. R. Wayne (IND)	33
	3. B. Brown (PHI)	5		3. L. Moore (NO)	33
	4. L. Bell (PIT)	3		4. M. Colston (NO)	32
	5. D. Murray (DAL)	3		5. J. Boyce (NE)	29
Receiving Yards		YDS	Receiving Touchdowns		TDS
	1. R. Wayne	497		1. J. Boyce	7
	2. W. Welker (DEN)	447		2. L. Moore (NO)	5
	3. C. Johnson (DET)	435		3. R. Randle (NYG)	4
	4. V. Cruz (NYG)	421		4. A. Johnson (HOU)	3
	5. J. Boyce (NE)	372		5. H. Dpuglas (ATL)	3

NFL League Leaders - Defense
Tackles		TCK	Tackles for Loss		TFL
	1. L. Kuechly	56		1. M. Anderson	9
	2. K. Burnett (OAK)	54		2. R. Ninkovich (NE)	9
	3. D. Washington (ARI)	51		3. D. Ware (DAL)	8
	4. B. Spikes (WAS)	48		4. H. Melton (OAK)	7
	5. P. Willis (SF)	47		5. N. Suh (DET)	6
Sacks		SCK	Forced Fumbles		FF
	1. M. Anderson	9		1. E. Henderson	2
	2. R. Ninkovich (NE)	7		2. D. Williams (DEN)	2
	3. D. Ware (DAL)	5		3. W. Woodyard (OAK)	2
	4. E. Dumervil (DEN)	5		4. S. Wright (SD)	2
	5. T. Cole (PHI)	5		5. J. Collins (NE)	2
Fumble Recoveries		FR	Pass Deflections		DEFL
	1. D. Williams	2		1. A. Verner	4
	2. W. Woodyard (OAK)	2		2. T. Brown (OAK)	3
	3. S. Wright (SD)	2		3. B. Carr (DAL)	3
	4. J. Beason (CAR)	1		4. C. Cook (TEN)	2
	5. D. Washington (ARI)	1		5. L. Webb (BAL)	2
Interceptions		INT	Defensive Touchdowns		TDS
	1. A. Dennard	4		1. D. Manning	3
	2. P. Amukamara (NYG)	3		2. T. Jennings (GB)	2
	3. D. Manning (HOU)	3		3. P. Peterson (ARI)	2
	4. D. Trufant (ATL)	2		4. A. Dennard (NE)	1
	5. L. McKelvin (BUF)	2		5. P. Amukamara (NYG)	1

NFL League Leaders - Special Teams 1
Kick Returns		RET	Kick Return Yards		YDS
	1. D. Thompson	13		1. M. Teller	364
	2. D. Sproles (NO)	13		2. D. Thompson (BAL)	316
	3. M. Teller (SD)	12		3. D. Sproles (NO)	304
	4. S. Breaston (CAR)	12		4. S. Breatson (CAR)	294
	5. C. Thompson (WAS)	12		5. D. Reynaud (TB)	291
Kick Return Touchdowns		TDS	Punt Returns		RET
	1. T. Benjamin	1		1. P. Harvin	21
	2. E. Weems (CHI)	1		2. R. Cobb (GB)	20
	3. M. Sherels (NE)	1		3. D. Harris (DAL)	20
	4. D. Reynaud (TB)	1		4. T. Austin (STL)	19
	5. M. Teller (SD)	1		5. J. Kerley (NYJ)	18
Punt Return Yards		YDS	Punt Return Touchdowns		TDS
	1. P. Peterson	202		1. P. Peterson	1
	2. M. Sherels (NE)	199		2. M. Sherels (NE)	1
	3. D. Sproles (NO)	157		3. D. Sproles (NO)	1
	4. P. Harvin (SEA)	156		4. T. HIlton (IND)	1
	5. D. Harris (DAL)	151		5.

NFL League Leaders - Special Teams 2
Field Goals Made		FGM	Field Goals Attempted		FGA
	1. D. Akers	13		1. D. Akers	16
	2. R. Gould (MIN)	10		2. M. Crosby (GB)	13
	3. S. Graham (SEA)	10		3. N. Novak (SD)	13
	4. N. Novak (SD)	10		4. S. Graham (SEA)	12
	5. J. Potter (IND)	10		5. J. Potter (IND)	11
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	Longest Field Goal		LNG
	1. R. Lindel	100%		1. M. Prater	57
	2. A. Henery (PHI)	100%		2. S. Gostkowski (NE)	56
	3. D. Bailey (DAL)	100%		3. D. Buehler (PIT)	56
	4. R. Gould (MIN)	90%		4. J. Scobee (JAG)	54
	5. J. Potter (IND)	90%		5. R. Gould (MIN)	53
Punts		PNT	Yards Punted For		YDS
	1. C. Henry	38		1. C. Henry	1,778
	2. C. Kluwe (DAL)	37		2. C. Kluwe (DAL)	1,724
	3. J. Kapinos (WAS)	36		3. J. Kapinos (WAS)	1,696
	4. P. McAfee (OAK)	36		4. P. McAfee (OAK)	1,684
	5. J. Hekker (STL)	35		5. J. Hekker (STL)	1,651
Inside the 20		IN20	Longest Punt		LNG
	1. J. Hekker	5		1. M. Bosher	62
	2. S. Koch (BAL)	5		2. S. Koch (BAL)	61
	3. D. Butler (IND)	5		3. A. Lee (SF)	60
	4. T Masthay (GB)	5		4. T. Morestead (NO)	60
	5. R. Allen (NE)	4		5. C. Jones (NYJ)	60