Two Clones For The Price Of One » Brats & Beer

October 30, 2006
posted under: Badgers in the NFL, Cyclones in the NFL, Owen Daniels, Ron Dayne, Sage Rosenfels, Seneca Wallace

It still sort of boggles my mind sometimes that out of the handful of Iowa State alumni playing in the NFL, two of them are quarterbacks. Well, yesterday was a banner day for the Cyclone QB factory, because both former ISU signal callers were called into regular season action.

Seneca Wallace, of course, was pressed into service as the starter for the Seahawks due to Matt Hasselbeck’s knee injury. The former Cyclone had a pretty rough day as he threw two interceptions and was sacked once, though he did complete 15 of 30 for 198 yards and three touchdowns. Despite his best efforts, Seattle fell to the Chiefs 35-28. They say Hasselbeck will be out three weeks, but if his rehab got extended a couple more weeks Wallace might have to face Green Bay on Monday Night Football. (Yes, the Packer fan in me is hoping for that to happen.)

Out in Tennessee, meanwhile, it was Sage Rosenfels riding to the rescue for the Houston Texans during their road game against the Titans. Starter David Carr got tossed around like a rag doll by the Tennessee defense and coughed up the ball a couple times resulting in a touchdown for the Titans. So with Houston trailing 14-3 in the second half, Carr was benched and Rosenfels was called on to save the day. Despite throwing for 186 yards and three touchdowns, the Texans still found a way to lose 28-22. Head coach Gary Kubiak, who inherited Carr when he took the job in Houston, says emphatically that the former #1 draft pick is still the starter.

On a Wisconsin note, rookie Owen Daniels caught nine passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns in that Houston-Titans game. It was a career day for the former Badger as he doubled his receptions and nearly doubled his yards receiving. Ron Dayne, meanwhile, gained 16 yards on five carries. Gotta feel bad for the Great Dane: The best outing he’s had so far this season was a Week 3 loss to Washington when he ran for 58 yards on 14 touches.