Darren Sproles lines up behind Philip Rivers in the I formation. Rivers drops back and hands it off to Sproles. He finds open space and brings it all the way. "Touchdown Chargers! They have won the game!" the announcer says.
Darren Sproles, who scored the game winning touchdown, rushed 22 times for 105 yards and 5 catches for 45 yards. He rushed for 2 Touchdowns and that game-winning touchdown run was his longest run of the game. Sproles, also a kick and punt returner, gained a total of 328 all-purpose yards. Even with good performances from QB Philip Rivers, Tight End Antonio Gates, and RB LaDainian Tomlinson, the Chargers wouldn't have won the game without Darren Sproles.
The Colts, in a losing effort, had a pretty good game. QB Peyton Manning and Wide Receivers Reggie Wayne and Anthony Gonzalez had great games. But in the end, the Colts couldn't stop Darren Sproles, which is the reason they lost the game and the Chargers are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers instead of them.

Trent Edwards first throw to Lee Evans was picked off by Kamerion Wimbley.  After a punt by Cleveland, Trent Edwards threw another interception, this time picked by Andra Davis.  Then Cleveland made a field goal to put them up 3-0.  After a few drives, Trent Edwards threw another interception.  Then Browns kicker Phil Dawson converted again to give them a 6-0 lead.  The Browns had ball at the end of the first.

At the start of the second quarter, Brady Quinn led the offense, but Josh Cribbs ran it in for 6.  The Bills then returned the favor, by scoring a 17 yard strike from Edwards to Marshawn Lynch.  Then in the end of the second quarter, Rian Lindell made a field goal to be only down by three at halftime, 13-10.

At the start of the third quarter, the Browns punted.  Then  Fred Jackson of the Bills fumbled and was recovered by Brandon McDonald.  Then reliable Phil Dawson made another field goal to put the Browns up 16-10.  Then kicker Rian Lindell made a field goal put them down by 3, 16-13 after 45 minutes of play.

At the beginning of the fourth, the Browns RB Jerome Harrison ran 72 yards for the score.  Then the Bills striked back. Of the kickoff, Leodis McKelvin returned 98 yards to the touchdown.  Then Phil Dawson made another field goal to give the Browns a 6 point lead.  Then Edwards ran it in, putting the Bills up for the first time in the game.  That glory ended as Phil Dawson's miracle 56 yard field goal put an end to the game, with a win by the Browns, 29-27.

In the first quarter, Wake Forest got off to a good start and didn't allow Virginia to score. Wake drove all the way down the field and scored a touchdown off a completion from Riley Skinner to TE Ben Wooster from 2 yards out. The next possession, the Wake Forest defense played astounding and forced and recovered a fumble. Then, the next Virginia possession, Boo Robinson picked off a pass from Marc Verica. A few plays later, Riley Skinner threw a 58 yard strike to Devon Brown for a score. 14-0 Wake at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter started, and Virginia scored an early field goal to put them only down 11. The next drive, Wake's RB Brandon Pendergrass scored a one yard running strike. Then, the next drive, Marc Verica again was picked off and this time SS Kevin Patterson returned it to the touchdown. The extra point made, Wake Forest took a 28-3 lead early.

The third quarter began, and not much happened. There was no scoring, and both teams were forced to punt once or twice each. Virginia got close to scoring, but on 4th down on the Wake Forest 6 yard line, they lost yards and turned the ball over. That was most of the action that went on in the third quarter.

In the 4th quarter, Virginia tried to get back in the game. They first scored of a pass from Marc Verica to John Phillips for a 21 yard strike. Then Virginia struck again from 5 yards, a pass from Verica to Kevin Ogletree. That ended all scoring in the game. Wake Forest's defense pulled together and stopped the Virginia offense from getting back in the game. Wake's LB Stanley Arnoux picked off Verica and the game ended at 28-17 Wake over Virginia. For Wake, the top offensive preformers where QB Riley Skinner, RB Brandon Pendergrass, WR Devon Brown, and TE Ben Wooster. For Virginia, QB Marc Verica, WR Kevin Ogletree, and TE John Phillips. On the defense for Wake, DT Boo Robinson, LB Stanley Arnoux, and SS Kevin Patterson all caught a interception. LB Aaron Curry recovered a Virginia fumble. That were the key preformers for both teams in this good matchup between to ACC teams.

In the first quarter, not much went on. Green Bay got the ball first, and they punted it after a 3 and out. When Tennessee got the ball, they drove down the field and kicked a 31 yard field goal, which was good. Green Bay started with the ball at the 20 after a touchback. They drove down to the Tennessee 44 but it was fourth down. They tried to make the fourth down, but an incomplete pass made the Packers turnover the ball. Then Tennessee got the ball back with good field position. By the end of the first quarter, the Titans were on the Green Bay 15 yard line.

After a few seconds in the second quarter, the Titans made a field goal and put them up 6-0. When the Packers got the ball, they drove and made a field goal to get back in the game. Titans went 3 and out and punted it to the Packers. After starting on their own 29, Aaron Rodgers led the Packers down the field and threw a touchdown to Donald Driver from 5 yards. After the PAT, the Packers had an 10-6 lead. After recieving the ball, Titans Running Back LenDale White ran 54 yards to set up a touchdown. RB Chris Johnson scored that touchdown, and put the Titans back up 13-10 with the PAT. Green Bay needed to score, but they didn't succeed in that. On the Titans 38, they went for it on fourth down and again failed. Titans got the ball with 20 seconds left, and let time run out.

After halftime, Tennessee recieved the ball. They were forced to punt and gave Green Bay a chance to come back. Aaron Rodgers, though, threw an interception in the end zone that was picked off by Chris Hope. The Titans again are forced to punt the ball into Packer territory. Then Aaron Rodgers fumbled and was picked up by Stephen Tulloch on the Green Bay 17. The Titans offense studdered and Rob Bironas made a field goal to put them up, 16-10. Green Bay responded by driving straight down the field and made a field goal to put them down by 3. After a 8 yard run by Chris Johnson, the third quarter came to a close.

At the begining of the fourth quarter, the Titans again punted the ball away. Green Bay again punts the ball back to the dangerous Titans offense. The Titans offense studdered, and punted it to the Packers. Then the Green Bay offense sparked and made a field goal to put the game at 16-16. After that, no one scored in the rest of the game. The Titans could have won it before the end of the game, but kicker Rob Bironas luck ran out for then and missed a 47 yarder with no time left. That brought an end to the game, 16-16, which sent it into overtime.

At the begining of OT, the Titans recieved the ball and drove all the way down the field with reliable RB Chris Johnson leading the way to the Green Bay 26, where Rob Bironas made the winning field goal which won the game for the Titans, 19-16. The QBs from both teams did well and led their teams to overtime. RB Chris Johnson and LenDale White led Tennessee in rushing with combined totals of 32 carries for 166 yards. RB Ryan Grant led the Packers with 20 carries for 86 yards. Chris Johnson also led Tennessee in receptions. Kicker Mason Crosby was 3/3 on field goals and 1/1 on PATs for the Packers. Kicker Rob Bironas was 4/5 on field goals and 1/1 on PATs for the Titans. Bironas was the man who won the game for the Titans. This exciting game was heart-stopping and kept the Tennessee Titans hopes up, and brought down the early-good Green Bay Packers.

The Hanes Girls soccer team went undefeated for thier whole fall season this year! The Hanes team ended Jefferson's 6 YEAR winning streak by beating them 1-0!!!

For the first 5 or so games Hanes played by a rule that stated that they couldn't beat the opposing team by more than 5 points, but then they figured out that it was just a courtesy rule and they didn't have to follow it. Gennerally, that would be fine; except for the fact that we were afraid it would come down to goal count for the champoinship, since Meadowlark was undefeated as well. Luckily, it didn't come down to that and Hanes and Medowlark were co-champions.

This past week Notre Dame pulled off a win against rivals Stanford. Two interceptions by Safety David Bruton and Defensive End Pat Kuntz brought and end to two drives in field goal range for the Cardinals. After converting the first one into a touchdown, Notre Dame held a 7-0 lead. Another pick came later in the game by Safety Kyle McCarthy on the Cardinal's Tavi Pritchard. Tailback Armando Allen for Notre Dame scored 2 decisive touchdowns. QB Jimmy Clauson threw for 347 yards, completed 29 of 40, and threw for 3 touchdowns with only one sack. After Stanford's Toby Gerhart scored a 1 yard touchdown run, Notre Dame struck back. Jimmy made an amazing off his back foot throw 48 yards to Michael Floyd, who was wide open on the 3 of Stanford. The Fighting Irish ended holding off a 14 point comeback to win it 28-21. Rookie Tight End Kyle Rudolph caught the winning touchdown and has now scored against Purdue and Stanford.  This decisive win puts Notre Dame at 4-1, a very good record compared to last year. If Notre Dame stays at the top of their game, they can have another winning record under Charlie Weis.

We all know that Mike Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils were first in the ACC for most of this season with a record of 22-1 and the best start in Duke history. But on February 17, Duke came into Winston-Salem at number 2 by the AP poll. Wake Forest came in shooting and led by as many as 16 toward the end. Duke made a bit of a run, but Wake came back to smash them in front of a capacity crowd. To make matters worse for the Devils; all five starters fouled out. Also two freshman on the ACC's youngest team combined to produce 50 points in their teams effort. Final score 86-73 Deacs.

Then Duke headed down to Miami four days later to try and right the wrongs against the Demon Deacons. Miami came out and played their hardest as well. Towards the end of that game Jack McClinton and Jason Collins took over scoring a combined 46 points. Duke was in a hopeless position as they were down four with 3 seconds to go. Duke star two-gaurd DeMarcus Nelson hit a meaningless three pointer a few feet short of half court; there were only 1.6 seconds to play and Duke down one. Enough time for Coach K right? WRONG! Miami got the ball downcourt and burned out the clock. How could it be that Duke, mighty Duke had dropped two in a row to unranked ACC teams? Final score 96-95 'Canes.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says that late February is the time when teams come together or fall apart. And you have to start wondering if Duke is the latter. Duke returns to action Saturday 2/23 agaisnt non-conference St. John's at four o'clock.