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AFC News: Miami Dolphins and New England: (Sept. 24, 2000) ? Drew Bledsoe had little time to pass, Kevin Faulk had little room to run and the New England Patriots are left with another loss. Miami's defense kept the Patriots out of the end zone in the Dolphins' 10-3 victory Sunday in a game that featured 12 punts and five turnovers. Miami (3-1) is the first team in NFL history to allow just one TD in its first four games, and has given up just 22 points this season. Still, New England (0-4) had a chance to tie it in the closing minutes. On fourth-and-2 from the Miami 5 with a little more than a minute to play, Bledsoe's pass intended for Eric Bjornson sailed through the end zone. It was the fourth time in as many games that the Patriots had a chance to tie or win the game on their final possession. "We're in a very difficult situation," Bledsoe said. "We're faced now with doing one of two things. We can come back and battle and compete and try to win as many games as we can or we can pack it in and fold our tent. Anyone who knows me, knows which way I'm going, and I'm planning on taking as many guys with me as I can." Miami's offense, which had three turnovers in the first three games, committed three against New England. Jay Fiedler was inconsistent, throwing a touchdown pass and two interceptions. Lamar Smith was ineffective, running 20 times for 42 yards. The Dolphins made only one big play all game, Fiedler's 53-yard scoring pass to Bert Emanuel. But that was enough for Miami's defense. The Dolphins sacked Bledsoe twice, hurried him all day and held him to 16-of-33 passing for 161 yards. New England's running game had even less success. Faulk had 21 carries for 46 yards. The Dolphins didn't fair much better on offense. Fiedler completed 12 of 24 passes for 153 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. "Anytime you get only 10 points, you always want more," Fiedler said. "We weren't connecting on a few things and had a few turnovers out there." Fiedler, about to be sacked by Bobby Hamilton, tried to flip the ball to Smith. But Fiedler didn't get it over the defensive line, and Henry Thomas intercepted the pass and returned it 16 yards. New England then used a 12-play drive to set up Adam Vinatieri's 40-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Fielder and the Dolphins rebounded, though. On the ensuing possession, Fiedler connected with Emanuel for the 53-yard scoring play. On a third-and-4 play, Fiedler faked a handoff to Thurman Thomas, rolled right and hit Emanuel in stride at the 3. Emanuel, who beat Kato Serwanga on the play, fell down at the 3 and rolled into the end zone. "I was determined to get in," Emanuel said. "I didn't want anyone else scoring my touchdown." The Patriots looked like they might take the lead in the second, but Faulk fumbled near the goal line. Brian Walker knocked the ball loose, and Zach Thomas recovered it. "We didn't look as sharp as we could have," Thurman Thomas said. "As an offense, we feel guilty that we're not helping those guys. We'd love to be giving them 21 or 24 points a game. It's just not working. But it'll come around." Mare added a 43-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining in the half to give Miami a 10-3 lead. Neither team threatened to score again until New England's late drive that ended with Bledsoe's incompletion. "This is a tough spot," said Terry Glenn who led New England with five catches for 65 yards. "No one is going to lay down and give us a win. We have to go out and earn it. Unfortunately, we have yet to get it done." NFC News: *Arizona Cardinals & The Green Bay Packers: (Sept. 24, 2000) ? Brett Favre looked like the three-time NFL MVP that he is. Favre picked Arizona apart Sunday, throwing for 277 yards and a touchdown. He also directed six other scoring drives as the Green Bay Packers handed the Cardinals a 29-3 loss. The Cardinals (1-2) hoped the heat would be a 12th man, but the temperature at kickoff was 87 degrees ? the coolest weather of the four games played in Tempe during the afternoon since the franchise relocated in the desert in 1988. Arizona won the three previous day games at Sun Devil Stadium. The Packers (2-2) shook out of their early slump and played like the Super Bowl teams of a few years ago. "Before the game, I told them this wasn't a must-win game, but it was as significant a game as we were going to play in all year," coach Mike Sherman said. "We had to get on that plane 2-2." The defense shut down Jake Plummer, who had his best game in a 32-31 win over Dallas two weeks ago before the Cardinals' bye week. Although Plummer was only sacked once, he threw four interceptions, the second setting up the last of Ryan Longwell's five field goals, and the last two stopping Arizona drives late in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals reached the two-yard line before safety Darren Sharper made a diving interception with 5:45 left in the game. LeRoy Butler pulled down a tipped pass with 16 seconds remaining for the fourth pickoff. The Packers also got their rushing offense untracked, generating 176 yards on the ground. Ahman Green had 93 yards on 12 carries, including a 19-yard run for Green Bay's first rushing TD of the year. Favre also took care of Antonio Freeman's complaint that fellow wide receiver Bill Schroeder wasn't making enough plays. Chroeder, who finished with four catches for 94 yards, sent the Packers to a 14-0 lead with a fingertip grab of a 55-yard bomb in the end zone 55 seconds into the second quarter. Longwell set a personal high and tied the Packers' franchise record accomplished twice by Chris Jacke. The only Arizona points came on a 31-yard field goal by Cary Blanchard with 8:48 left in the second quarter. "In the final analysis, you've got to come ready to play," coach Vince Tobin said. "We're not high school players or college players out here, we're professionals, and there's no excuse for not getting ready for a game." Longwell's kicks of 38, 47, 48, 37 and 22 yards ? the latter set up by Tod McBride's interception and 21-yard return ? finished Green Bay's scoring. "Any time you set a record, it's outstanding. I don't do this for the records, but they told me after the game that I did it, so that's great," said Longwell, who is 11-for-12 this season."We just wore them down," Green said. "The plays that were going for two or three yards in the first half were going for six or seven in the second." Favre, sacked five times in Green Bay's 6-3 win over Philadelphia last week, was sacked once this time and was under little pressure most of the game. It showed in his accuracy, 6-of-9 in the first quarter, when he set up Green's TD with a 13-yard throw to Tyrone Davis and a 19-yarder to Dorsey Levens. Along with Schroeder, Freeman, Davis and Levens, five other receivers caught at least one pass from Favre, the NFL's only three-time MVP. | |||||||||||||||||||
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