Week 5 NFL Top Performers
Posted: Tuesday October 06, 1998 12:21 AM
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Terrell Davis only needed one half to ground the Eagles AP |
Terrell Davis put in a
half-day of work on Sunday -- which is a couple of games' worth to most NFL
running backs -- and turned in one of the most impressive performances of
this young NFL season.
In a week peppered with surprising offensive shows, the Denver Broncos' Davis
showed once again that he just may be the best in the business at his
position, at least this season. While Detroit's Barry Sanders continues his
on-again, off-again season (he ran for 28 yards on 14 attempts Sunday in
the Lions' loss to the previously winless Chicago Bears), Davis
ripped off another gem of a game, his fourth straight 100-yard effort of
the season.
And he did it by only working a half.
Here's a look at the week's top performers. Offensive Outburst
Award
You can look to the surprising Atlanta Falcons, who
pinned an embarrassing 51 points on the hapless Carolina Panthers, the
second biggest point total Atlanta ever has run up and the highest the
Panthers have ever allowed. But, for true shockers, how about two Dallas Cowboys running
backs each going for more than 100 yards in the same game for the first
time in nearly 20 years? Emmitt Smith and Chris Warren did the job in
the Cowboys 31-10 beating of the winless Washington Redskins, who
have now allowed a back to run for 100 yards in each of their four losses
this season. Early call for the busts of the year: The high-priced duo of
Dana Stubblefield and
Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson on the Washington defensive line. Top Ground
Gainer Award
The aforementioned Davis ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns in a half of
play as the Broncos smashed the winless -- yes, yet another winless wonder
-- Philadelphia Eagles.
Davis has eight touchdowns and is averaging 5.8 yards a carry in the
Broncos' five wins, both top marks for anyone with at least 50 carries.
Oh, his 657 yards -- an average of 131.4 yards a game -- is best in the
league, too.
Watch out when he plays a full game. Losing Effort Award
Detroit quarterback Charlie
Batch is doing all he can to pull the Lions -- they have won one -- out
of the early season doldrums. Scott Mitchell's
replacement threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to the Bears.
But that wasn't all he did. The rookie from Eastern Michigan ran for a
team-high 58 yards, too, thus accounting for 324 of the 362 yards his team
gained in the loss. Top Rushing Performances
(carries, yards, TDs)
Terrell Davis, Denver, 20, 168, 2
Natrone Means, San
Diego, 31, 130, 1
Emmitt Smith, Dallas, 28, 120, 1
Jamal Anderson,
Atlanta, 31, 117, 1
Curtis Martin, New
York, 36, 108, 1
Chris Warren, Dallas, 14, 104, 2 Top Passing Performances
(completions-attempts-yards, TDs, INTs) Randall Cunningham,
Minnesota, 20-32-442, 4, 0
Steve Young, San
Francisco, 23-38-329, 3, 1
Drew Bledsoe, New
England, 21-35-317, 1, 3
Kerry Collins,
Carolina, 20-38-302, 3, 2
Danny Wuerffel, New
Orleans, 25-47-278, 2, 2
Erik Kramer, Chicago,
26-37-275, 2, 0
Charlie Batch, Detroit, 16-31-268, 2, 0
Rob Johnson, Buffalo,
19-27-254, 1, 0
Jake Plummer, Arizona,
23-39-208, 2, 3
Bubby Brister, Denver,
16-29-203, 4, 1 Top Receiving Performances
(catches, yards, TDs) Randy Moss, Minnesota, 5,
190, 2
Johnnie Morton,
Detroit, 2, 138, 1 Cris
Carter, Minnesota, 8, 119, 0
Frank Sanders,
Arizona, 10, 118, 0
Chris Penn, Chicago,
6, 106, 1
Terry Glenn, New
England, 4, 105, 0
Muhsin Muhammad,
Carolina, 4, 104, 1
Rod Smith, Denver, 7,
95, 2 Andre Rison,
Kansas City, 4, 90, 1
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