NFL Week 8: The Down and The Dirty

By Dan Rodgers

After every week in the NFL I will be doing a new segment called "The Down and The Dirty". It will consist of two players that have surprised the NFL that week. One player will be recognized for their poor performance, "The Down", and the other for their impressive performance, "The Dirty". Unfortunately, we will be starting this segment a bit late and our first week will be Week Eight of the NFL season.

NFL Week Eight

The Down

This award was a bit tougher to hand out due to the fact that so many players deserved to be in the discussion. However, looking at the big picture, Kurt Warner easily had the most shameful week. Even though he might not have been as absolutely atrocious as Derek Anderson, Kurt Warner is on the Arizona Cardinals. Warner threw for 27 of 46 for 242 and 2 TDs. Oh, forgot to mention his five (5) interceptions. Kurt Warner, the quarterback for the defending NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals threw five picks. The main reason he won the award is because much better is expected of him, and five interceptions for anyone is unacceptable.

Honorable Mentions:

QB Derek Anderson (CLE) – 6 of 17 for 76 yards and 2 INTs

QB David Garrard (JAX) – 14 of 27 for 139 yards and 2 INTs

RB Ronnie Brown (MIA) – 11 for 27 yards

RB Mike Bell (NO) – 17 for 49 yards 1 FUM

The Dirty

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Maurice Jones-Drew, hands down, wins this week’s “The Dirty” award due to his 177 yards on only eight (8) carries. Yes, that’s right MJD averaged 22.1 yards-per-carry; an absolutely astonishing number. Not to mention, he had two touchdowns to go along with it. Some people might disagree with MJD receiving this award compared to Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans, however, Johnson had more opportunities (24 attempts) so it is a safe assumption that if MJD had more tries he would have easily broken Johnson’s 228 yards.

Honorable Mentions:

RB Chris Johnson (TEN) – 24 for 228 yards and 2 TDs

RB Ryan Moats (HOU) – 23 for 126 yards and 3 TDs

QB Brett Favre (MIN) – 17 of 28 for 244 yards and 4 TDs

WR Reggie Wayne (IND) – 12 for 147 yards and 1 TD

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