Steelers hope to control Titans
Here are highlights and no tes from around the NFL on Sunday:
Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least three visiting NFL teams’ medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players’ claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs. There were no arrests, Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Rusty Payne said Sunday. The staffs of the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks were spot-checked. Aaron Rodgers, Packers, passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns against the Eagles. Josh McCown, Buccaneers, was 15 of 23 for 288 yards and two TDs versus Washington to snap Tampa’s fivegame skid.
Alfred Blue, Texans, had 156 yards rushing on a franchiserecord 36 carries while filling in for the injured Arian Foster against Cleveland. Jeremy Hill, Bengals, carried 27 times for 152 yards versus New Orleans. Mike Evans, Buccaneers, became the first rookie to post three consecutive 100-yard games with at least one touchdown in each since Randy Moss in 1998, catching seven passes for 209 yards and two scores.
Kenny Britt, Rams, had four catches for 128 yards, including a 63-yard score against Denver. Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers, caught nine passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in Carolina’s 19-17 loss to Atlanta. Micah Hyde, Packers, scored on a 75-yard punt return against Philadelphia. Ra’Shede Hagemen, Falcons, blocked Graham Gano’s 63-yard field goal attempt as time expired to seal the win for Atlanta. Chris Borland, 49ers, intercepted a fourth-down pass by Eli Manning at the 49ers 2-yard line with 4:43 to play to cap a goal-line stand in San Francisco’s 16-10 win at New York. The rookie linebacker finished with two INTs and a team-high 12 tackles. Big Ben is looking for a rebound performance Monday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers line up against Tennessee. The Steelers (6-4) are coming off a 20-13 loss to the New York Jets in which Ben Roethlisberger threw one TD pass after setting an NFL record by having six in each of his previous two games. The Titans (2-7) have lost three of their last four and QB Zach Mettenberger is trying to become the first rookie to win as a starter for Tennessee since Vince Young in 2006.