Monday, November 29, 2010

How's Chris Long doing

It's been a few years since Chris Long disrupted offenses as a member of the Virginia Cavaliers.
Playing with the Rams, you usually don't hear much about him. Sports Illustrated's Peter King brings you up-to-date on his big day Sunday.
Repeat after me: The Rams enter December in first place in the NFC West. The Rams enter December in first place in the NFC West. And as much as the team deserves credit, and as much as Sam Bradford has been incredibly important to getting the Rams to 5-6, this 36-33 win over Denver on the road had one Mariano Rivera: Long.
With 60 seconds to play, and Denver down by three with the ball at its 34, Long sacked Kyle Orton for a six-yard loss on first down. Then, on fourth-and-16, he rattled Orton and changed the direction of a last, desperate, incomplete pass. He keeps playing like that and he won't be known as Howie Long's kid much longer. Howie will be Chris Long's father.

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