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12/18/2006 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robbie Gould connected on a 25-yard field goal with 3:37 remaining in overtime, and the Chicago Bears cut short a stunning rally by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hanging on for a 34-31 victory at Soldier Field. With the win, the Bears clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Bucs (3-11) forced the sudden-death session after signal-caller Tim Rattay orchestrated an improbable comeback, turning a 24-3 deficit in the third quarter into a 31-31 tie at the end of regulation. Rattay took over for the struggling Bruce Gradkowski late in the first half and completed 20-of-35 passes for 268 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
In overtime, the Bucs won the coin toss and elected to receive, starting at their own 20 after Gould's kickoff sailed through the end zone. Cadillac Williams carried for four yards on first down, and Rattay hooked up with Alex Smith for a ten-yard gain before Smith had the ball ripped from his grasp. On the bottom of a pile of players, Ian Scott recovered for Chicago, and a booth review was called to determine whether Scott was inbounds, with the original ruling upheld.
Three plays later, Gould came on for a 37-yard, game-wining field-goal attempt and hooked the ball wide left, giving the Buccaneers life.
The Bucs, however, couldn't move the chains and elected to punt, with Devin Hester picking up eight yards on the return for Chicago (12-2). The Bears then went three-and-out, pushing Tampa Bay back to its own one-yard-line to start its next march, which also stalled.
Hester took the ensuing punt at his own 46 and avoided an initial hit before gaining four yards to set Chicago up at mid-field. Cedric Benson picked up two yards on a rush around the right end on first down, and Rex Grossman's pass fell incomplete on second down before the quarterback hit Adrian Peterson in stride for a 29-yard pickup. Peterson got the next two handoffs, picking up 13 yards on the ground, and Gould connected from 25 yards out to give Chicago the victory.
Grossman finished the game 29-of-44 for 339 yards passing, which are all career highs. He also became the first Bear's quarterback in 73 games to throw over 300 yards.
Desmond Clarke had seven catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago, which has won three in a row and five of six. Thomas Jones carried 17 times for 68 yards and also had one score.
Joey Galloway led the Bucs' receiving corps with three catches for 107 yards and one touchdown. Tampa Bay has lost four in a row and seven of eight.
Already up 21-3, Chicago carried that momentum into the third quarter, opening a commanding 24-3 lead with 5:22 remaining. Gould's 38-yard field goal came at the end of a 10-play, 48-yard drive for the Bears, who took advantage of back- to-back 15-yard penalties against Tampa Bay during the march.
The Bucs, however, came storming back, scoring two touchdowns just 72 seconds apart, to spark talk of a potential upset.
First, Mike Alstott took it in from 14 yards out to snap a streak of 15 scoreless quarters by Tampa Bay, cutting the Chicago lead to 24-10.
On the ensuing kickoff, Hester, who returned two kickoffs for TDs last week, fumbled at his own 15 after an eight-yard return. Wesley Mallard scooped up the ball and Tampa Bay was in business, starting its drive 28 yards from the end zone. Three plays later, a nine-yard strike from Rattay to Smith pulled the Bucs within a score, 24-17, just inside the fourth quarter.
Benson attempted to dash any hopes of a Tampa Bay comeback, capping an 8-play, 77- yard drive with a four-yard burst to give the Bears a 31-17 cushion with 9:23 left in the contest.
A pass over the middle from Rattay to Galloway turned into a 64-yard score, bringing the Bucs to within 31-24.
The Bears went three-and-out, and on Tampa Bay's next possession, Rattay hit Ike Hilliard in stride, and the wide receiver rumbled 44 yards for the touchdown to tie the game, 31-31, with 3:44 left.
Chicago got the ball back but elected to run out the game clock, taking its chances in the extra session.
Both sides traded punts to start the contest before Chicago marched into Bucs' territory on their second possession. Jones had five touches on seven plays, carrying four times for 18 yards and also hauling in a short pass on first down, and Grossman capped the 62-yard drive by floating a pass to Clark, who scampered 24 yards to the end zone to give the Bears a 7-0 lead at 7:42 in the first quarter.
Chicago also caught a break toward the end of the stanza. On first down, Grossman attempted a lateral to Clark, who rumbled 15 yards before fumbling the ball. Tampa's Derrick Brooks recovered at the Chicago 44, went nine yards and then lost the ball before it rolled out of bounds. The Bears then challenged the call, saying Clark was down on contact, and the ruling was reversed after a video review.
Tampa Bay finally scratched the scoreboard on its fifth possession, as Matt Bryant connected on a 45-yard field goal. The kick cut the Bucs' deficit to 7-3 with 8:24 to play in the half before Chicago scored 14 unanswered points.
Jones capped an 8-play, 56-yard drive with a five-yard scoring rush at 4:21, giving the Bears a 14-3 edge, and Clark's 12-yard touchdown reception made it 21-3 lead heading into the break.
Game Notes
Gradkowski was just 5-of-11 for 37 yards before being replaced by Rattay in the first half...The Bears lead the all-time series 35-17. They have won five of the last seven meetings...Chicago is 13-1 when Grossman throws a TD pass...The Bears improved to 6-1 at home this season, after a 7-1 mark in 2005...The attendance was 57,661 with 4,599 unused tickets.
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The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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