New Orleans WR Devery Henderson caught two passes for 42 yards on Sunday in Week 3 against Denver. Henderson caught one pass of 19 yards and another, late in the game, that went for 23.
Henderson, a speed merchant who usually runs the deep fly routes for the Saints, was already a starter for the Saints but he could definitely get more looks in the red zone from Drew Brees now that Colston and Shockey are out for a month or so.
Henderson, a speed merchant who usually runs the deep fly routes for the Saints, was already a starter for the Saints but he could definitely get more looks in the red zone from Drew Brees now that Colston and Shockey are out for a month or so.
Rashard Mendenhall probably has a thousand reasons why he should be nervous and hesitant about making his first NFL start Monday night against Baltimore. Three of them are the fumbles he had during the Pittsburgh Steelers' final two exhibition games. "It is not a secret," Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said Wednesday. "He has fumbled the ball a couple of times, so that would be our focus. I think we would be approaching the game wrong if that were not our focus." That Ravens defense can offer up 21 more reasons for the Steelers' first-round draft pick to be apprehensive about filling in for Pro Bowl running back Willie Parker, who has a sprained knee. The Ravens (2-0) haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher in 21 games, the NFL's longest current streak
The Steelers managed only 136 yards rushing in two games against Baltimore last season. The Ravens have allowed the fewest yards of any NFL defense this season, though their opponents were winless Cleveland and Cincinnati. "That's a daunting task, getting your first opportunity for significant playing time versus that defense," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "Everybody knows what they're capable of." The Steelers' inability to run the ball when Parker got hurt last season -- they had only 92 yards on 38 carries in two games after he broke his right leg Dec. 20 -- was a major reason they used their first-round draft pick on Mendenhall. "He's not Willie Parker and he doesn't need to go out and try to be Willie Parker," quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. "He needs to go out and be the best Rashard he can be and we've got confidence he can get it done."
The Steelers managed only 136 yards rushing in two games against Baltimore last season. The Ravens have allowed the fewest yards of any NFL defense this season, though their opponents were winless Cleveland and Cincinnati. "That's a daunting task, getting your first opportunity for significant playing time versus that defense," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "Everybody knows what they're capable of." The Steelers' inability to run the ball when Parker got hurt last season -- they had only 92 yards on 38 carries in two games after he broke his right leg Dec. 20 -- was a major reason they used their first-round draft pick on Mendenhall. "He's not Willie Parker and he doesn't need to go out and try to be Willie Parker," quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. "He needs to go out and be the best Rashard he can be and we've got confidence he can get it done."
