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Brady leaves with sore shoulder in Patriots' win
Aug 29, 2009 - 4:40 AM By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports WriterLANDOVER, Md.(AP) -- Officially, Tom Brady has a "sore shoulder," the result of being crushed to the turf by massive Albert Haynesworth. It caused enough discomfort for him to spend quite a while on the bench flexing and rotating his throwing arm, trying to work out whatever kinks where there.
It could be nothing. It could be something. Actually, anything that involves Tom Brady is always something, especially in a season in which he's trying to come back from a major knee injury.
Brady hurt his shoulder in the New England Patriots' 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins on Friday night. It was late in the first half when he was pressed to the ground by All-Pro defensive tackle Haynesworth after a third down incomplete pass.
"Anytime someone 350 pounds falls on him, it's going to hurt him," New England right tackle Matt Light said. "You just know it's part of the game, and Tom's been through it before and you know he can take it."
Brady went to the bench, where he stretched his arm repeatedly as the half came to a close and again after returning from the locker room after halftime.
Brady did not play in the second half, even though most of the first-team offense returned for the first drive of the third quarter. He then left the sideline and returned to the locker room.
In the fourth quarter, the Patriots announced Brady's injury as a sore shoulder, a diagnosis that gave coach Bill Belichick a twitch in his both of his shoulders. The Patriots coach was his classic self, displaying the annoyed shrug so familiar when anyone asks him about an injury. Despite the team's announcement, Belichick said Brady had only "some bumps and bruises, just like everybody else who played in the game." He also said that he had not planned for Brady to play any of the second half.
Brady did not speak to reporters after the game.
If one assumes Brady is fine, he has to feel good about his performance. He and counterpart Jason Campbell put on a regular season show in preseason, combining for 359 yards, six scoring drives and no interceptions.
In the game that traditionally serves as the dress rehearsal for the real stuff that begins in two weeks, Brady went 12 for 19 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Randy Moss had his way with the Redskins secondary, catching six passes for 90 yards and both of Brady's TDs.
Campbell had been feeling the heat after a 4-for-13 start to the preseason, including 1 for 7 last week, with no touchdowns in either game from the first-team offense. On Friday, he played the first half and first drive of the second half, finishing a hot-and-cold 13 for 22 for 209 yards.
Asked if he'd answered his critics, Campbell said: "It's never enough. It will be something. Next week it will be that he didn't hit the big ball to Santana (Moss)."
He paused for a beat, laughed and said: "Nah, I was just joking. It really doesn't bother me at all."
Campbell went 4 for 4 on the opening drive, then had three straight three-and-outs before another scoring drive that featured a 73-yard completion to tight end Chris Cooley, who kept his balance along the sideline to take the ball inside the 10. Campbell finished the drive with a 4-yard run after a nice move that faked out linebacker Paris Lenon.
"I was very pleased," coach Jim Zorn said. "He was very much into the game. He was competing hard and doing the things that you want. We missed on a couple of long ones, but he came back and was running the show."
Brady and Campbell played to a 17-17 draw. Then came the backups - and a trio of interceptions - before the game was decided by Stephen Gostkowski's 31-yard field goal with 8 seconds remaining.
New England's Kevin O'Connell, contending for the No. 2 job, was intercepted twice. Washington's Colt Brennan, trying to stay on the roster, was picked off for the third straight game, this one returned 99 yards for a touchdown by Jonathan Wilhite. Brennan helped redeem himself with a 33-yard touchdown pass to rookie Marko Mitchell, who moved closer to securing a roster spot as the No. 5 receiver.
NOTES: An unsightly breach of patriotic etiquette: Redskins FB Mike Sellers, carrying the American flag onto the field during pregame introductions, flung the Stars and Stripes onto the ground near the 50-yard line. After a few seconds, LB Robert Hanson walked over and rescued the flag off the turf. ... Redskins injuries: S Kareem Moore (hamstring) and RB Marcus Mason (bruised rib). CB Carlos Rogers (calf), KR-RB Rock Cartwright and T Mike Williams (ankle) did not dress. ... Notable inactives for the Patriots: CB Shawn Springs, WR Wes Welker and DE Richard Seymour and RBs Faulk and Morris. CB Darius Butler was helped off the field in the first half.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 7 3 27
WASHINGTON 7 10 7 0 24 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WAS - TD, MARCUS MASON 1 YD RUN (DAVE RAYNER
KICK), 4:54. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 3:37.
WASHINGTON 7-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 26 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 9:06. Drive
Aug 28 11:19 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 30 YD
NEW ENGLAND 27
WASHINGTON 24 0:08 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Patriots 27, Commanders 24 4th - 0:08Aug 28 11:16 PM - NFL
NEW ENGLAND 24
WASHINGTON 24 15:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
NWE BALL ON NWE 27 YD LINE
2ND AND 10
Patriots 24, Commanders 24 4th - 15:00Aug 28 10:36 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 7 24
WASHINGTON 7 10 7 24 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WAS - TD, MARCUS MASON 1 YD RUN (DAVE RAYNER
KICK), 4:54. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 3:37.
WASHINGTON 7-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 26 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 9:06
Patriots 17, Commanders 17 End of 3rdAug 28 10:36 PM - NFL
TD WAS
MARKO MITCHELL 33 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(SHAUN SUISHAM KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 24
WASHINGTON 24 0:10 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Patriots 24, Commanders 24 3rd - 0:10Aug 28 10:29 PM - NFL
NEW ENGLAND 24
WASHINGTON 17 7:39 LEFT, 3RD QTR
WAS BALL ON WAS 23 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Patriots 24, Commanders 17 3rd - 7:39Aug 28 10:14 PM - NFL
NEW ENGLAND 17
WASHINGTON 17 14:54 LEFT, 3RD QTR
WAS BALL ON WAS 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Patriots 17, Commanders 17 3rd - 14:54Aug 28 9:54 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 17
WASHINGTON 7 10 17 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WAS - TD, MARCUS MASON 1 YD RUN (DAVE RAYNER
KICK), 4:54. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 3:37.
WASHINGTON 7-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 26 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 9:06. Dr
Patriots 7, Commanders 7 HalfAug 28 9:54 PM - NFL
FG WAS
DAVE RAYNER 25 YD
NEW ENGLAND 17
WASHINGTON 17 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots 17, Commanders 17 HalfAug 28 9:37 PM - NFL
TD WAS
JASON CAMPBELL 4 YD RUN
(DAVE RAYNER KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 17
WASHINGTON 14 3:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots 17, Commanders 14 2nd - 3:04Aug 28 9:20 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 43 YD
NEW ENGLAND 17
WASHINGTON 7 9:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots 17, Commanders 7 2nd - 9:25Aug 28 9:01 PM - NFL
TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 27 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 14
WASHINGTON 7 14:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Patriots 14, Commanders 7 2nd - 14:53Aug 28 8:48 PM - NFL
NEW ENGLAND 7
WASHINGTON 7 15:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
NWE BALL ON WAS 36 YD LINE
2ND AND 12
Patriots 7, Commanders 7 2nd - 15:00Aug 28 8:48 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 7
WASHINGTON 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WAS - TD, MARCUS MASON 1 YD RUN (DAVE RAYNER
KICK), 4:54. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 3:37.
WASHINGTON 7-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 26 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 9:06
Patriots 0, Commanders 0 End of 1stAug 28 8:48 PM - NFL
TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 26 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 7
WASHINGTON 7 5:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Patriots 7, Commanders 7 1st - 5:54Aug 28 8:29 PM - NFL
TD WAS
MARCUS MASON 1 YD RUN
(DAVE RAYNER KICK)
NEW ENGLAND 0
WASHINGTON 7 10:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Patriots 0, Commanders 7 1st - 10:06Aug 28 8:21 PM
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