TCU, who had won an FBS-best 25 consecutive regular season games, overcome a 47-23 deficit in the fourth quarter when the new starting quarterback, Casey Pachall, threw three touchdowns before the game's only turnover, which was a fumble by Bears quarterback, Robert Griffin. Baylor, which hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2004, has now won against the 14 ranked, TCU Horned Frogs. Baylor won the game, 50-48. They were trailing, 48-47, with 1:04 left in the game when Aaron Jones kicked a 37 yard field goal to give the Baylor the lead and the win. Baylor had to go 60 yards in 11 plays, including Griffin's 15 yard catch from Kendall Wright on third and 10, which set up Jones for a field goal. The Horned Frogs had a chance to win the game, but Pachall's last pass was intercepted by Mike Hicks and he ran the clock down to two seconds. Pachall threw for four touchdowns and one interception and 251 passing yards, while Griffin threw for five touchdowns and zero interception and 359 passing yards.
Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, who is still trying to recover from neck surgery in May, could be activated on the roster in two weeks. If not, the Colts will have to play the first six games without their four time MVP. The League's rules require players on the physically unable list to be activated by the team's final cutdown, Sept 3, or to sit out for six weeks. Coach Jim Caldwell said that Manning will be activated soon after the Friday night game against Green Bay. Manning has been on PUP since practice began Aug 1, and Caldwell said he will practice after the doctors clear him. Last week, Manning told reporters he would not play in the final two preseason games, and that he needed the next two weeks to get healthy. The Colts' officials said that Manning's rehab is progressing well. The general manager, Chris Polian, said “We've got a week and a half to make that decision.” Manning's neck injury is supposed to keep him off the field for six to eight weeks, but the recovery has gone slower than expected. Yesterday, Manning told CBS at halftime of the Colts-Packers game that he hopes he can start the opener on Sept 11 in Houston. “I sure hope so. I've never missed a game in my entire football career due to an injury since I was 13 years old, and I sure don't want to miss Week 1 of the season.” “That's my goal is to be out there to play and, not just play, but to play competitively. I want to be out there to help my team win and if I'm able to do so, I'll be out there.” Peyton Manning has started 227 consecutive games, including the playoffs, the second longest streak in NFL history for quarterbacks behind Brett Favre.
The Oakland Raiders have selected Terrelle Pryor in the NFL's supplemental draft. They used a third round pick in order to get Pryor. Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said that his client was excited about going into the third round after waiting until last Thursday to find out he'd even be eligible for the draft and not working out for teams until Saturday. Pryor had immediately headed to the Bay Area after being drafted the Raiders, and Rosenhaus hoped to finalize a contract as soon as possible to get Pryor on the practice field. Based on the rookie scale used to sign picks from the April's draft, Pryor would be expected to receive a four year deal at $2.36 million, including a $591,000 signing bonus. A Raiders source told ESPN's, John Clayton, that the team is looking at Pryor more of a receiver than a quarterback. Pryor will be able to practice with the Raiders immediately after signing and play in the last two preseason games. He will not be able to practice with the Raiders in the regular season until the sixth game.
When Pryor was allowed in the Monday's draft, Roger Goodell handed him a five game suspension, which is the same amount of games that he would have received if he stayed at Ohio State. At the workout, Pryor ran a 4.36 in the 40, so Oakland picking Terrelle wasn't that much of a surprise. The owner, Al Davis covets size and speed. Drew Rosenhaus said, “We all know how Al Davis likes big players who can run and Terrelle brings a dimension of size and speed that's unique to the quarterback position.” Now with the addition of Terrelle Pryor, the Raiders are without picks in the second, third, and fourth rounds next year. The Raiders traded the 2012 second round pick along with a 2011 seventh round selection for third and fourth round picks this past draft to take offensive lineman, Joe Barksdale, and running back, Taiwan Jones.
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