favre laying a belong on buchanan. adrian peterson, loving the contact. his skin is scaley so watch out. he puts his head down. peterson delivers the blows. you can't hit him. favre appreciates the effort. once again, adrian peterson, 15 carries, 92 yards, again delivering the knockout on anthony henry. peterson again, 27-yard touchdown. and the vikings, well, remember they were down 10-0? now they're up 17-10. jerod allen calls brett favre the silver fox. everyone call him the silver fox. he finds percy harvin. he had 23-27, 155, and the vikings win 27-13. >> i call charlie rich the silver fox. jets-patriots, and then the new york green spiced things up and the new york blue getting a chance to christen the taj mahal of texas. >> next year will be the giants and texans to open the new dig s. >> in throwing the cowboys for a loss on what was to be a glorious grand opening, tony romo disappointed himself most of all. despite vowing in the off-season to emphasize protecting the football romo had three inexplicable interceptions, all of which the giants made into touchdowns. >> i know why i made a couple of the throws and i look back now and stupid. but like i said, you always have a reason at the time and you have to make sure to tell your brain at those specific moments, the instinct is part of it, pull back or move on. >> while the mistakes remain at least romo discarded the aura of indifference he created last year when things went back and revealed his angst right now. >> it hurts right now and will hurt again tomorrow and the whole deal but i will improve from it. and you know, this football team did a great job tonight and i'm, you know, sorry i wasn't able to play up to the level the rest of the guys did. >> romo acknowledged he felt guilty about failing owner jerry jones on such an important night but the quarterback received widespread support in the locker room. in fact wide receiver roy williams said it's not time to panic and romo will keep his head up. in arlington, texas, i'm ed werder, espn. the jets defense came into sunday's game talking big, then they played even bigger. >> you can talk and back it up. doesn't care what you say. you don't want to get too many things like this. >> let's be honest, he said some controversial stuff. all we can do is just come to his back. now we've done that, i hope he doesn't do it anymore, but -- [laughter] >> whatever they're doing is working so far. the defense has yet to allow a touchdown this season. even on sunday when tom brady looked ready for his usual late game heroics, getting the ball with two minutes to go, the jets made sure he never made it past his own 28-yard line. >> i'm sure everybody out there in television land were just expecting another brady comeback, you know, the defense is out there and knew it would come down to us and wanted it no other way. >> our defense is filled with studs. i play against them every day so i know how hard it is. i felt for thomas he was throwing the ball out there. it's difficult. it looks like you're playing against 20 people. are in the hallway after the game mark sanchez sought out brady and bill belichick and shook both their hands, never gloating he'd become just the second rookie to defeat a belichick new england convince. but during the second half, sanchez was seen skipping to the huddle. mangold said, he's being a kid. you can't tell me this team isn't having fun. in the meadowland, i'm rachel nichols, espn. >> pucker up, the new york daily news, with the message of kiss off after the jets back up the talk and beat the patriots. by the way, the giants also getting a big win against the cowboys. how about a nation baseball report? final red sox-royals matchup of the season which is a bummer for boston who are 15-2 so far. dice-k had it working. felix pie watches a strike go by. nick markakis. he strikes out the side in the first. into the third, 4-0, boston. it appears they're on their way of going 16-2 against them in the regular season and won't see them in the playoffs. jacoby ellsbury drives. the sox go up 6-0. jason bay hits his 359 of the year, tiing a career high with three r.b.i.'s, bringing his total to 110, a new career high. sox win it 9-3. big series with the yankees looming. a rimmeder that -- a reminder that espnboston.com is the best place for boston sports, much to be discussed about the patriots and also the b's and the c's and b.c., which is boston college, espnboston.com. with the rangers losing to the angels, the yankees can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the mariners. joba chamberlain, 0-3 the last seven starts, struggling as of late. ken griffey jr. getting it done, the double to ride. jose lopez comes in. bottom second now, chamberlain, men on second and third, intentionally walked ichiro to load the bases. next batter is franklin gutierrez. he gets the free pass. 3-0, mariners. a run comes in. and 39-year-old ken griffey jr., joba chamberlain is the 405th victim. that is home run number 627 for ken griffey jr. joba is winless in his last seven starts. yankees are not a sure lock to win the a.l. east. their lead is five games but down to four in the always important loss column. the schedule this week featuring a trip to anaheim against the angels where they historically struggle and the red sox in k.c. for four games. as john mentioned, the series in the bronx, three games coming up this weekend. still to come, they stumbled mightily in four quarters with the loss to the jets. jaws tells us why there's no reason for bill belichick and the pats to panic. plus n.l. central rivalry. a little drama. umpires in extra inn cordless multi-tool. re-model. re-grout. re-store. all re-powered. meet the hand tool, re-thought. the power and versatility of six tools... packed into one. more innovations. more great values. craftsman. trust. in your hands. ♪ almost 30 years behind the sports desk has turned me into somebody larger than life, literally. but those days are back-back-back-back-back gone! i'm chris berman, and i lost 41 pounds with nutrisystem. just order nutrisystem for men today to get four weeks of awesome food, and learn how to get three extra weeks free. let's go to the highlights. mike "all i ate was golic bread": down, 51 pounds. don "blue suede" shula: down 32 pounds. dan "glam man" marino: lost 22 pounds. guys, you can do this. you'll get four weeks of satisfying meals, for less than 12 bucks a day. that's 140 rib-sticking meals. my goal was 40 pounds, and look, he could...go...all...the...way! if i can lose the weight, you can lose the weight. that's 105 meals free. call or click now. i just can't go on with my day. l the rubbing, the blinking, the drops. my doctor told me that only acuvue® oasys™ has hydraclear® plus. so the lens stays moist. wow. it feels like it disappeared on my eye. 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[whistle] >> welcome back to "sportscenter's" coverage of "monday night football" from south florida the dolphins getting ready to take on peyton manning and the colts. it was a rude welcome for tom brady and the patriots. for the first time since december of 2006 new england does not score a touchdown. their offense has struggled. why? >> that he lost their he can will inreup. -- they lost their equalibrium. allow tom brady to get used to being around the body and get used to contact and not having to drop back and throw the ball 100 times in two games. >> is belichick worried? >> i don't think he's worried. he's worried how they'll look the last two games, not the first two games. >> brady had won 21 consecutive games since sunday and was the second since the merger. tennessee, south carolina are 0-2 and lost a combined seven games last season and now are at four combined. how do they right the ship? >> take a deep breath. us in the media will panic and write them off but if you're john fox or jeff fisher, stay the course. stay true to how you coach. there's veteran leadership on both teams and they will recover and be playoff contenders. >> next week tennessee goes to new york to take on the jets and carolina to dallas, our monday nighter, to take on the cowboys. jay cutler, four interceptions in week one and said it was his worst game ever, high school, college, pro, pee wee ball. how does he turn around in week two and beat the defending world champions? >> simple, amnesia. you must forget. he was able to forget the game last week. to be successful as a quarterback in the national football league you have to forget the last play and move on. jay cutler was terrific in the matchup with the game on the line against the steelers, fourth quarter, 92 yards and one touchdown. you know why? he forgot last week. >> and in this game he completed 27 passes to seven different receivers. maybe he is a savior for the bears. the milton bradley experiment at wrigley may be over. the cubs g.m. jim hendry suspended the controversial right fielder for the rest of the season for conduct detrimental to the team. the tipping point came saturday after bradley told "the daily herald of illinois" he understands idea cubs haven't won in a hundred years. he added the team didn't have a positive environment, a claim several cubs players denied. his first season in chicago he hit .257 with 12 home runs. the cubs are on the hook for the final two years of a contract worth $30 million. the last two days become too much to tolerate, he said. cubs in, st. louis on "sunday night baseball." bottom ninth, tied at 3-3. bases loaded. ryan ludwick with a grounder to sec. theriot's throw pulls skip off the bag. hold on. the umpires telling the players to head back to the dugout. matt holliday throwing his helmet in disgust. here's why. holliday was too far away from the bag while attempting to break up the double play. interference. double play called. the game going into extra innings. in the 11th, tied at 3-3. not anymore. jake fox, just his second extra-base hit this month. the cubbies avoid the sweep, 6-3 the final. for more on sports in the windy city log on to espnchicago.com. the bears win over the super bowl champs plus the cubs in st. louis. you might think this fella won a contest or something. no, apparently he's just high on life. >> plus this -- >> the ballgame is over and washington, in the system. are you kidding me? 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matty ryan. this is first season stuff, tony gonzalez, seven catches and 71 yards the touchdown there. then matt spread the ball around. jason snelling, 10 yards. 14-10. later in the frame, ryan, roddy white, just pitch, just catch. 21-27. 220 yard, three touchdowns and an interception. jake delhomme, steve smith, got his man. 28-20. they're driving in the fourth quarter. eight catches and 131 yard. bad against the eagles and better against these bird. just one interception but came at a bad time right there. chris houston has got it. 25-41, 308 yards and the t.d. and that pick. on occasion internationally the soccer fan will become unhinged and get a little unruly and possibly remove all their clothing. it is after all a beautiful game. >> if it's in good fun there is a certain charm to it all and one fan made sure to take full advantage that was open and worth for the taking. >> russian kicking. we've got a penalty kick and then a fellow who didn't win a contest and didn't have his chair called, if you're in the seat come out and kick the ball. no. it's just an interloper. and he came running out there and then they called interpoll. he's got a buddy with him. they're celebrating. what wacky stuff. good highlight but not the ultimate highlight. this is. >> what's g? that's g. the ultimate highlight. fueled by gatorade. ♪ >> cristiano ronaldo. he takes it long. ♪ >> the ballgame is over and washington has got it. are you kidding me? running out of time, he finally throws and it is caught! touchdown! and the red sox win it. >> ballgame, ichiro. >> wins it for the mariners. >> the unbelievable has happened. >> welcome to the cubs rivalry, matt holliday. >> has he done it again? >> yes, a walkoff home run. ♪ >> the ultimate highlight fueled by gatorade. still ahead, there's plenty more "sportscenter" in your future including from a hard hitting d. week two in the >> raiders-chiefs, 50 years they don't like each other. you see savage go post but he's kept inbounds. time will expire. chiefs miss a chance to score. to the fourth quarter, k.c. down 6-3. cassell, play-action, finds dwayne bo. good pitch and catch. cassell finishes 24-39, 241 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions. raiders right pack. jamarcus russell, 28 yards down the middle of the field to todd watkins. that's a strike. 58 passing yards on this drive. he had 51 the rest of the game. second and 1 from the 6. darren mcfadden the pitch. another arkansas razorback big in this one. he scores. the raiders on the road with a big win, 13-10 your final from all right. wnba western conference semifinals coming your way monday night, game 3, espn2 at 10:00 eastern. that's san antonio, the stars and phoenix mercury if you're not familiar. mercury-stars. the winner will take on the l.a. sparks, 10:00 eastern. again, espn2. >> monday night football game features the colts-dolphins starting at 7:00 eastern. >> in college football, washington with a big win over the u.s.c. and in the a.p. poll at number 24. >> u.s.c. dropping to 12. ] frank gore to the house again. 80 yards, touchdown, niners! >> this is "sportscenter." backing up the trash talk. the jets skk, -- the jets asking, with can you hear us now? the g-men looking to leave 100,000 speechless. and a san diego slugfest comes down to defense. >> sproles, the d'back, he gets a hit in the backfield. the ravens stop him. >> don't miss how the bears booted a champ. and a race in time. they're stunned by the texans. frank gore is running and running. the tigers fall back. and why the race isn't a open and shut case for the yankees. the sprays for the sprint cup is on. they're locked in a fantastic finish. "sportscenter" coming at you now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- "sportscenter" on your tube. kevin negandhi with john anderson. you think you have a big screen at home, you've got nothing on jerry jones and the cowboys. >> but if you punt a football on your tv at home mom will be furious with you. giants-cowboys, 100,000 football crazed texans, official grand opening in the new cowboy stadium. it is jerry world. there's the big board kevin referenced. gigantic. closing minutes of the first half. this is what the people saw whether looking at the field or the scoreboard. 14-13, cowboys. tony romo, what happened there, hank? jason witten, incomplete. kenny phillips thinks he has a touchdown. tom coughlin says let's review this. off the heel of witten into the hands of phillips. here's the problem, we'll give you an interception and there was a whistle to put the play dead. we can't give you a touchdown. it worked out fine. mario manningham will cap the drive with a touchdown but not before drama, a little juggling but hauls it in for the score. 10 catches are, 150 yards for. giants lead 20-17 at the half. in the third quarter they've counted up all those people, 105,121. the 121 came from new york. jerry jones is happy and please everyone, buy a snack. back to the game. third and goal, cowboys. tony romo, rough night slinging it. did all right running it there. cowboys lead 24-20 heading to the fourth quarter. this is when you make your money in the nfl, third and 8 for the giants. eli manning over the middle. steve smith, how about 22 yard there with the magic bean. smith and manning hooked up 10 times. giants up 27-24. later in the fourth, 30-24. marion barber. off he goes. he'll come up lame and the ball gets loose. hamstring or quad injuries cannot cause a fumble. barber comes out of the game. put in felix jones. seven carries, 96 yards to put the cowboys up one. giants' ensuing drive. manning, very cool in this thing. find his boy manningham. 25-38, 330 yards for eli. look at it again. jay ratliff gets a hand up on it. manningham has it. lawrence tynes will line up for a 37-yard field goal. the owner watching. his kick sub and it is good. but the giants have not won the game because we do another one of those things where the coach calls a time-out. if you want to see what it looks like. wade, he has the guy's attention. call it right no