scoring throws by matthew stafford. first coming to, naturally, his number one man in this detroit offense, calvin johnson. and let's check in downstairs with laura okmin. >> laura: calvin, you've been talking all week finding the rhythm, five catches and 111 yards and a touchdown. are you good with that rhythm tonight? >> it's not too bad. good thing we got good things going in the second quarter. just takes a little spark and we going to be smooth on the offense. all it takes and we got a couple of touchdowns by the receiving corps and keep that up. >> laura: yours was the play of the game. one of the things that matthew said is the toughest thing about you was learning that one guy on you, two guys on you, that doesn't mean you're covered. so i'm wondering when are you not open? >> whenever he doesn't throw the ball to me. i feel like i'm always opened. a receiver mindset you got to have. >> laura: is there anybody when you look at other wide receivers around the league and say i wish i could do that? because they ar

the aforementioned matthew stafford decided to air it out. why not? calvin johnson. making the grab for the touchdown. megatron five catches, 111 yards. stafford, not done yet. in the second, hits titus young, break as tackle finds the end zone. stafford's night 12 for 17. 184 yards and 2 touchdowns as the lions win 27-12. >>> a chance to sit in the hotel and talk to sonny jurgensen. not redskins but nationals. yes, one of the greatest quarterbacks in redskins history on the nats bandwagon. in action again tonight. bryce harper not starting the game. third game in nine days bryce has been given the day off hitting pretty well, at least last night. but not at-of-as well as michael morse. a fun game to watch if you're a nationals fan. good to see ian desmond back. 0 for 4 at plate, bat wasn't needed. bottom four. 2-0 mets. going bismo. first grand slam for the nationals. puts the nationals up 4-2. morse coming out for a curtain call. bottom five now. bryce harper at the plate. man on first and he's been struggling, but not anymore. gets ahold of this one a two-run shot

scoring throws by matthew stafford. first coming to, naturally, his number one man in this detroit offense, calvin johnson. and let's check in downstairs with laura okmin. >> laura: calvin, you've been talking all week finding the rhythm, five catches and 111 yards and a touchdown. are you good with that rhythm tonight? >> it's not too bad. good thing we got good things going in the second quarter. just takes a little spark and we going to be smooth on the offense. all it takes and we got a couple of touchdowns by the receiving corps and keep that up. >> laura: yours was the play of the game. one of the things that matthew said is the toughest thing about you was learning that one guy on you, two guys on you, that doesn't mean you're covered. so i'm wondering when are you not open? >> whenever he doesn't throw the ball to me. i feel like i'm always opened. a receiver mindset you got to have. >> laura: is there anybody when you look at other wide receivers around the league and say i wish i could do that? because they ar

matthew stafford and magnetron, a perfect warmup for the defense. cracks ought -- >> all of the quarterbacks that we have this year, this preseason test that we're getting cannot do anything but help us, help us learn and get better. we are ready. >> devastating loss for the maryland football team today. c.j. brown is out with a season- ending knee injury. he injured it today in non contact drills. he was the only quarterback on the roster with experience. a precarious spot trying to improve on last year's 2-10 record. a perfect day in baseball. pete gilbert joined us from camden yards with more. >> we will talk about perfection in just a moment. right now, the orioles are getting ready to face the red sox. the red sox have spent their time defending their manager. bobby valentine is losing confidence from the honor. -- the owner. 10 games over 500. they would be in the playoffs if they started today. they are doing a pretty good job of staying in the now as well. >> we have done a good job of keeping ourselves in the mix and staying toward the top.

look at that catch, the quarterback matthew stafford from george, a touchdown 18 yards, five catches, 111 yards for johnson. lions defeat the ravens 27-12, but it's fake football, right? >> no. >> it doesn't exactly count. you know what i mean? >> i think we were both kind of asleep before you came up here. i am fully awake. sports is jazzing us all up. >> sports is waking us all up. >>> coming up yet a major city launches an all out aerial assault against mosquitoes as more west nile cases are reported in our area. >> plus what was life like in the white house during jfk's presidency? a local museum is now displaying memories from a man who knew the president well. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> a health alert out of maryland tonight where swine flu has been detected in six residents living in queen anne's county. health officials say the victims are five children and one adult. all had direct contact with pigs. so far none of them have become ill. swine flu symptoms are the same as seasonal flu and include fever and respiratory problems such as sore throat and a cough. >>> to

stafford who threw for 5,000 yards, 41 touchdowns, calvin johnson, megatron, best receiver in the nfl. so this is certainly going to be a big test for the ravens tonight. they're a veteran team. they don't get spooked by a bad performance but certainly want to play better tonight. some of the goals you can look for, head coach john harbaugh wants his starters to go about a quarter, quarter and a half up to halftime. now back to you in the studio. >>> still to come on 9 news this friday night, how a camera that tracks your shopping habits could get you some deep discounts. >> right after the break how a gutsy car thief walked onto a lot and drove off with a $75,000 ride. >>> so it probably shouldn't be this easy to steal a $75,000 car from the dealership. police in l.a. say the man in this surveillance video knew exactly what he was doing. he walked onto the lot playing it cool, met with the salesman and gained his confidence. the crook was interested in a 2008 maserati. he asked for the keys so he could listen to the engine. >> i got the keys from our security department, came back ou

brees, brady, and matthew stafford threw for over 5,000. prior to last season it had been done only twice in history by dan marino and drew brees. three quarterbacks last year passed for over 5 yards. >> daryl: and eli manning finished only 67 away. you can stretch it as much as you want. but aaron rodgers in 15 games has 4,643. matt flynn throws for 480 against detroit that last game. you can see if it's aaron rodgers and he throws 480. >> kenny: 3,000 used to be the landmark. and last year 20 quarterbacks hit 3,000 yards. darnt it's the old 1,000-yard rushing mark for a running back. it's not what it used to be. when you talk about a 16-game schedule it's not as impressive as it once was. i think the 3,000 yard season for the quarterback has gone the same way. but when does that great season by a running back or quarterback start. is it 1200 yards rushing? is it 4,000 yards now for a quarterback to have an impressive season of yardage? >> it was ten quarterbacks who threw for 4,000 last year. tyler hansen the rookie free agent out of colo

matthew stafford from the lions throw 20 from the rookie season. >> how do you remember that? >> i study. although some would disagree. redskins fan appreciation day gang is exactly what it sounds like. fans flock to the team's training facility to show their love for the burgundy and gold. conversely the team goes all out to produce show for them. it's a mutual admiration society. in fact slightly more than 24,000 showed up today about 5,000 shorter than last season's record. even the reverend redskin was there the guy who starts spouting off about the redskins. you heard a lot of rg3 channels that was for sure but he wasn't the only one. a lot of love for the team today. >> go redskins! >> number one. >> number one! >> i think we need to strengthen our line up a little better but that's why we got rg3 so he can run out on all sides and get away if the pocket. >> bigger program right now. i like it when rg3 came here, he made a difference i think. >> they are excited about the upcoming season. the team has an off day tomorrow. thursday night first preseason game at buffalo. c

ravens on top 6-0....ensuing lions possession..it's matthew stafford airing it out for his favorite target...calvin johnson burns cary williams and sean considine for 57 yards....later in the drive... megatron embarrasses jimmy smith...unable to find the ball... it's on the back shoulder.easy t-d for johnson...5 catches for 111 yards and a score...lions up 7-6....later in the quarter... more secondary concerns... &pstafford finds a wide open titus young...breaks a few tackles...into he endzone for six...detroit in front 14-6.... less than a minute left in the half...lions kicking off to deonte thompson...takes it 6 yards deep...he's off to the races...explodes down the sideline...steps out around midfield...but that's not the only problem...holdiig on the return brings it back...ravens trail 17-9 at the break....3rd quarter...asa jackson back to receive the punt...at the 15... finds a seam up the middle... bounces it to the outside... crosses midfieldforced to cut back at the 25...shakes a few tackles...and gone for an 85- yard touchdown...but there's more laundry on the field... another h

brees, brady, and matthew stafford threw for over 5,000. prior to last season it had been done only twice in history by dan marino and drew brees. three quarterbacks last year passed for over 5 yards. >> daryl: and eli manning finished only 67 away. you can stretch it as much as you want. but aaron rodgers in 15 games has 4,643. matt flynn throws for 480 against detroit that last game. you can see if it's aaron rodgers and he throws 480. >> kenny: 3,000 used to be the landmark. and last year 20 quarterbacks hit 3,000 yards. darnt it's the old 1,000-yard rushing mark for a running back. it's not what it used to be. when you talk about a 16-game schedule it's not as impressive as it once was. i think the 3,000 yard season for the quarterback has gone the same way. but when does that great season by a running back or quarterback start. is it 1200 yards rushing? is it 4,000 yards now for a quarterback to have an impressive season of yardage? >> it was ten quarterbacks who threw for 4,000 last year. tyler hansen the rookie free agent out of colo

brees, brady, and matthew stafford threw for over 5,000. prior to last season it had been done only twice in history by dan marino and drew brees. three quarterbacks last year passed for over 5 yards. >> daryl: and eli manning finished only 67 away. you can stretch it as much as you want. but aaron rodgers in 15 games has 4,643. matt flynn throws for 480 against detroit that last game. you can see if it's aaron rodgers and he throws 480. >> kenny: 3,000 used to be the landmark. and last year 20 quarterbacks hit 3,000 yards. darnt it's the old 1,000-yard rushing mark for a running back. it's not what it used to be. when you talk about a 16-game schedule it's not as impressive as it once was. i think the 3,000 yard season for the quarterback has gone the same way. but when does that great season by a running back or quarterback start. is it 1200 yards rushing? is it 4,000 yards now for a quarterback to have an impressive season of yardage? >> it was ten quarterbacks who threw for 4,000 last year. tyler hansen the rookie free agent out of colo

matthew stafford throws it to calvin johnson and megatron hits it. jimmy smith was there but the catch was perfect, touchdown, 7-6. over the middle, second team was in at that point. emanuel coleman on the tackle. 14-6 and a -- lions won the game 27-12. ravens unable to get into the end zone. orioles in detroit, first of a three-game set, matt weiters against justin verlander. matt weiters crushed to right, two-run shot, 3-1, orioles. fifth inning, great play by manny merchaddo and reynolds' foot was on the bag. buck showalter agreed with him. replay showed his foot was there, should have been an out. here we go in the eighth, tied at 3-3, caso romero, new orel, serves it up to prince fielder. that one proved the decisive blow. orioles fall 5-3. tied with the tigers for the last wild card spot if the playoffs were to begin today. we still have a month and a half to go but the orioles are in the conversation. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. >> how often is that, that we have a chance to go to the playoffs for the o's? that's fantastic. >> t