Austin Collie is out for the remainder of the 2012 season with a knee injury.
Collie's injury was sustained in his first game back from multiple concussions.
Austin Collie is out for the remainder of the 2012 season with a knee injury.
Collie's injury was sustained in his first game back from multiple concussions.
The Jacksonville Jaguars recorded their first win of the 2012 season as Blaine Gabbert connected with Cecil Shorts III on an 80-yard touchdown in the final minute of the game to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 22-17.
The Jaguars had a +5.8 advantage in The Trench Counter, with 5.8 yards per carry and 39 fewer penalty yards. Jacksonville had a -9 deficit in Total Rushes/Completions.
Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 28 times for 177 yards and a touchdown, his best performance of 2012 by far.
Gabbert went 10-for-21 for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Luck went 22-for-46 for 313 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Coby Fleener is tied for 10th amongst NFL tight ends in catches after two weeks, which is in many ways a carryover of his relationship with Andrew Luck from Stanford to the Indianapolis Colts.
“It comes back to have timing with Andrew Luck,” he said. “Being college teammates we’ve gotten to work quite a bit longer than most rookies have together, so it’s a benefit to both of us."
Fleener has 98 yards receiving.
“It’s very similar, I think we both want to work hard during the week to prepare for the game and, once game time comes, I think we are both ready and willing to go,” he added.
Andrew Luck recorded his first NFL win as the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Minnesota Vikings by a final score of 23-20.
Luck and the Colts needed a late drive to setup an Adam Vinatieri field goal after Christian Ponder led the Vikings to two late game touchdowns.
The Colts had a +4.5 advantage in The Trench Counter, despite being outgained in both rushing and passing on a per play and overall basis. The Vikings had 105 yards in penalties. Minnesota had a +3 advantage in Total Rushes/Completions.
Luck went 20-for-31 for 224 yards and two touchdowns, finding Dwayne Allen and Reggie Wayne for his scores.
Christian Ponder went 27-for-35 for 245 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. Percy Harvin caught 12 balls for 104 yards, while Adrian Peterson rushed for 60 yards on 16 carries.
Dwight Freeney will not play for the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings.
Freeney has a high-ankle sprain and may miss multiple weeks.
Robert Griffin III is rated No. 1 in Matt Williamson's Rookie Watch, overtaking the top slot from Andrew Luck who comes in second after Week 1.
Chandler Jones of the New England Patriots moved up from four to three, while Morris Claiborne of the Dallas Cowboys and Derek Wolfe of the Broncos are fourth and fifth after not being ranked in the previous week.
Doug Martin, Coby Fleener, Lavonte David, Alfred Morris and Blair Walsh round out the top-10.
The Denver Broncos had the best DVOA in Week 1 as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Baltimore Ravens over the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots over the Tennessee Titans.
Football Outsiders also has a stat calle DAVE, which stands for DVOA Adjusted for Variation Early. After Week 1, DAVE accounts for 90 percent and the current VOA counts for 10 percent.
The Patriots rank first in DAVE at 41.0%, followed by the Falcons, Packers, Bears and Ravens.
Here are the full rankings for DAVE with the preseason DVOA ranking in parentheses:
1. Patriots (1)
2. Falcons (3)
3. Packers (2)
4. Bears (6)
5. Ravens (7)
6. Jets (8)
7. Broncos (11)
8. Saints (5)
9. Steelers (4)
10. Texans (13)
11. Eagles (12)
12. Cowboys (14)
13. Panthers (10)
14. Giants (9)
15. Buccaneers (22)
16. Lions (21)
17. Chiefs (15)
18. 49ers (23)
19. Chargers (19)
20. Bills (16)
21. Titans (17)
22. Redskins (20)
23. Raiders (24)
24. Bengals (18)
25. Vikings (29)
26. Seahawks (28)
27. Jaguars (26)
28. Dolphins (25)
29. Colts (27)
30. Cardinals (30)
31. Browns (31)
32. Rams (32)
The Chicago Bears defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a final score of 41-21 in the NFL debut of Andrew Luck.
The Bears had a +10.7 advantage in the Trench Counter, as they had a +4 turnover differential and averaged 9.0 yards per pass.
Michael Bush had two touchdowns, while Matt Forte had one touchdown to go with 16 carries and 80 yards.
Brandon Marshall caught nine balls for 119 yards and a touchdown. Jay Cutler, who threw for 333 yards on 21-for-35 passing, targeted Marshall 15 times.
Luck completed just 23 of his 45 pass attempts and was intercepted three times plus a lost fumble, but he did throw for 309 yards.
Pro Football Talk obtained a list of how much cap space all 32 NFL teams have heading into the beginning of the 2012 season.
The San Francisco 49ers have the least amount of cap space, while the Philadelphia Eagles have the most.
Eagles: $21.4 million.
Jaguars: $20.7 million.
Chiefs: $14.5 million.
Titans: $14.1 million.
Bills: $13.6 million.
Browns: $13.4 million.
Buccaneers: $13.2 million.
Seahawks: $13.2 million.
Broncos: $12.3 million.
Bengals: $10.4 million.
Patriots: $8.4 million.
Vikings: $8.2 million.
Dolphins: $7.1 million.
Packers: $6.9 million.
Cardinals: $6.6 million.
Redskins: $6.1 million.
Jets: $5.9 million.
Cowboys: $5.7 million.
Colts: $5.3 million.
Panthers: $5.3 million.
Bears: $4.5 million.
Saints: $4.1 million.
Rams: $4.0 million.
Chargers: $3.5 million.
Raiders: $2.3 million.
Giants: $2.2 million.
Lions: $2.0 million.
Steelers; $1.6 million.
Ravens: $1.4 million.
Falcons: $1.3 million.
Texans: $882,000.
49ers: $880,000.
The NFL is phasing out old-fashioned playbooks by putting everything on iPads, even video cut-up.
There has been a jump in the number of teams going digital this season from two to 14.
In the NFC, the Bears, Cardinals, Cowboys, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Redskins and Seahawks are using the tablets as are the Bengals, Broncos, Chargers, Colts, Dolphins and Ravens in the AFC.
The Chiefs, Titans and Saints use iPads for some things while still keeping traditional playbooks.
The Ravens and Buccaneers were the first teams to go digital last season.
The top model iPads that feature 64 gigabytes of data and retail for $829 each are loaded with about $700 worth of programming, and most teams issue them to roughly 120 players, coaches, scouts and other personnel, which works out to roughly $180,000 per team.