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The Bills’ Aaron Williams intercepts a pass by the Broncos’ Tim Tebow in the end zone on Saturday.
Tebow runs out of miracles as Bills roll tight end. Maurice Jones-Drew, the ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — NFL’s rushing leader, ran for Tim Tebow and the Denver 103 yards and a TD for the Broncos’ comeback train were Jaguars (4-11). He now has a derailed by an opportunistic career-high 1,437 yards this Buffalo Bills defense. season. Safety Jairus Byrd and linebacker Spencer Johnson returnBengals 23, Cardinals 16 ed Tebow interceptions for CINCINNATI — Andy Daltouchdowns on consecutive ton threw a pair of touchdown plays from scrimmage in the passes, and Cincinnati withfourth quarter to seal Buffalo’s stood yet another fourth-quar40-14 rout on Saturday. The Bills snapped a seven-game skid ter comeback by Arizona that and stalled the Broncos in their kept the Bengals in playoff contention. bid to secure their first playoff Another small crowd at Paul berth since 2005. Tebow finished with a career- Brown Stadium saw the Bengals (9-6) secure only their worst four interceptions as the third winning record in the last Broncos (8-7) lost their second 21 years and stay in the running in a row and fell into a tie with for the final AFC wild card. Oakland for first place in the AFC West. The Broncos close Vikings 33, Redskins 26 the season at home against LANDOVER, Md. — The Kansas City next week, while Minnesota Vikings survived Oakland hosts San Diego. injuries to Adrian Peterson and Patriots 27, Dolphins 24 Christian Ponder on back-toback plays to end a six-game FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — losing streak. Tom Brady ran for two touchToby Gerhart filled in for downs and threw for another Peterson and set up a touchand New England rallied to down with a 67-yard run, and clinch a playoff bye. Joe Webb threw for two TDs The Patriots trailed 17-0 at and ran for another while subhalftime then scored on their bing for Ponder. first five possessions in the second half. The Dolphins helped when Matt Moore lost a Panthers 48, Buccaneers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam fumble at his 38-yard line then Newton broke Peyton Manthrew an interception that Dening’s rookie record for yards vin McCourty picked off at the passing in a season and set a Patriots 2. franchise record with a 91-yard New England (12-3) won its seventh straight game. After the touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell. Texans lost to the Colts on Newton threw for 171 yards Thursday night, the Patriots needed a win or a tie to lock up and three touchdowns and one of the AFC’s top two spots. scored on a remarkable 49-yard run up the middle in which he Raiders 16, Chiefs 13, OT outraced smaller defensive backs to the end zone. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 36-yard field goal 2:13 into over- Ravens 20, Browns 14 BALTIMORE — Joe Flacco time, eliminating Kansas City threw two touchdown passes, from the playoff race and keepand Baltimore moved one step ing Oakland’s AFC West title closer to winning the AFC hopes alive. Carson Palmer threw for 237 North. Ray Rice ran for 87 yards and yards and a touchdown for the caught a TD pass for the RavRaiders (8-7). His perfectly ens (11-4), who led 17-0 at halfthrown 53-yard pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey early in overtime time and held on against the bumbling Browns. Baltimore set up Janikowski’s winning kick, allowing Oakland to avoid completed its first unbeaten season at home (8-0). a second straight late-game meltdown. Lions 38, Chargers 10 Kyle Orton threw for 300 DETROIT — The Detroit yards for Kansas City, his only TD pass going to Dwayne Bowe Lions made the playoffs for the first time since 1999 as Matwith 1:02 left to tie the game. thew Stafford threw three The Raiders went three-andout, giving Kansas City the ball touchdown passes in the first back, and Orton hit Bowe for 25 half to beat the San Diego Chargers 38-10 Saturday. yards and Terrance Copper for Detroit (10-5) has won three 11 more to set up Ryan Succop straight after a seven-game for a potential winning field slump to earn a wild-card spot goal on the final play of the in the playoffs. game. The Associated Press
Titans 23, Jaguars 17 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Matt Hasselbeck threw for 240 of his 350 yards in the first half as Tennessee tried to keep its faint playoff hopes alive. The Titans (8-7) snapped a two-game skid, and head to Houston with a chance at their first winning record since 2008. Rob Bironas kicked three field goals, including a pair of 51-yarders, and Jamie Harper ran for a touchdown. Jared Cook had a 55-yard TD catch and finished with 169 yards receiving, a franchise high for a
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49ers 19, Seahawks 17 SEATTLE — David Akers kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:57 left to give San Francisco the lead, and the 49ers held on for a 19-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday. Larry Grant sealed the win by forcing Tarvaris Jackson’s fumble that was recovered by Donte Whitner with 1:07 left. San Francisco, which already clinched the NFC West, remained in position for the No. 2 seed in the conference and a first-round playoff bye.
All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC y-New England .................................... 12 3 0 .800 464 321 6-1-0 6-2-0 9-2-0 N.Y. Jets............................................... 8 7 0 .533 360 344 6-2-0 2-5-0 6-5-0 Buffalo .................................................. 6 9 0 .400 351 385 5-3-0 1-6-0 4-7-0 Miami .................................................... 5 10 0 .333 310 296 3-4-0 2-6-0 4-7-0 South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC y-Houston............................................. 10 5 0 .667 359 255 5-2-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 Tennessee ........................................... 8 7 0 .533 302 295 5-3-0 3-4-0 6-5-0 Jacksonville ......................................... 4 11 0 .267 224 316 3-4-0 1-7-0 3-8-0 Indianapolis.......................................... 2 13 0 .133 230 411 2-6-0 0-7-0 2-9-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC x-Baltimore ........................................... 11 4 0 .733 354 250 8-0-0 3-4-0 8-3-0 x-Pittsburgh ......................................... 11 4 0 .733 312 218 7-1-0 4-3-0 8-3-0 Cincinnati.............................................. 9 6 0 .600 328 299 4-3-0 5-3-0 6-5-0 Cleveland ............................................. 4 11 0 .267 209 294 3-4-0 1-7-0 3-8-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC Denver..................................................... 8 7 0 .533 306 383 3-4-0 5-3-0 6-5-0 Oakland................................................... 8 7 0 .533 333 395 3-4-0 5-3-0 6-5-0 San Diego ............................................... 7 8 0 .467 368 351 5-3-0 2-5-0 6-5-0 Kansas City ............................................ 6 9 0 .400 205 335 3-5-0 3-4-0 3-8-0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC N.Y. Giants ........................................... 8 7 0 .533 363 386 3-4-0 5-3-0 4-7-0 Dallas .................................................... 8 7 0 .533 355 316 5-3-0 3-4-0 6-5-0 Philadelphia.......................................... 7 8 0 .467 362 318 2-5-0 5-3-0 5-6-0 Washington .......................................... 5 10 0 .333 278 333 2-6-0 3-4-0 5-6-0 South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC x-New Orleans..................................... 11 3 0 .786 457 306 6-0-0 5-3-0 7-3-0 Atlanta................................................... 9 5 0 .643 341 281 5-2-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 Carolina................................................ 6 9 0 .400 389 384 3-5-0 3-4-0 3-8-0 Tampa Bay ........................................... 4 11 0 .267 263 449 3-5-0 1-6-0 3-8-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC y-Green Bay....................................... 13 1 0 .929 480 297 6-0-0 7-1-0 10-0-0 x-Detroit ............................................. 10 5 0 .667 433 342 5-3-0 5-2-0 6-5-0 Chicago.............................................. 7 7 0 .500 315 293 5-3-0 2-4-0 6-4-0 Minnesota .......................................... 3 12 0 .200 327 432 1-6-0 2-6-0 3-8-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC y-San Francisco ................................ 12 3 0 .800 346 202 7-1-0 5-2-0 9-2-0 Seattle................................................. 7 8 0 .467 301 292 4-4-0 3-4-0 6-5-0 Arizona ............................................... 7 8 0 .467 289 328 5-2-0 2-6-0 6-5-0 St. Louis ............................................. 2 13 0 .133 166 373 1-6-0 1-7-0 1-10-0 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday's Game Indianapolis 19, Houston 16 Saturday's Games Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OT Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17 Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0 Buffalo 40, Denver 14 Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16 Minnesota 33, Washington 26 Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14 New England 27, Miami 24 N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14 Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16 Detroit 38, San Diego 10 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7 Sunday's Game Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Giants 29, Jets 14 N.Y. Giants ......................... 0 10 7 12 — 29 N.Y. Jets ............................. 7 0 0 7 — 14 First Quarter NYJ—Baker 5 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 7:56. Second Quarter NYG—FG Tynes 21, 11:51. NYG—Cruz 99 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 2:12. Third Quarter NYG—Bradshaw 14 run (Tynes kick), :13. Fourth Quarter NYG—FG Tynes 36, 13:18. NYJ—Sanchez 1 run (Folk kick), 7:17. NYG—Canty safety, 2:13. NYG—Bradshaw 19 run (Tynes kick), 2:04. A—79,088. NYG NYJ First downs............................. 11 22 Total Net Yards...................... 332 331 Rushes-yards ........................ 26-115 25-105 Passing ................................... 217 226 Punt Returns .......................... 3-7 4-74 Kickoff Returns ...................... 3-77 5-110 Interceptions Ret. .................. 2-47 1-20 Comp-Att-Int .......................... 9-27-1 30-59-2 Sacked-Yards Lost ............... 2-8 5-32 Punts ....................................... 9-43.4 9-42.1 Fumbles-Lost ......................... 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards ..................... 5-45 10-95 Time of Possession .............. 23:54 36:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 15-54, Jacobs 7-42, Ware 3-20, Manning 1-(minus 1). N.Y. Jets, Greene 14-58, Tomlinson 5-29, Sanchez 4-13, Kerley 1-6, Holmes 1-(minus 1). PASSING—N.Y. Giants, Manning 9-27-1-225. N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 30-59-2-258. RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Cruz 3-164, Nicks 1-20, Jacobs 1-13, D.Thomas 1-11, Bradshaw 1-8, Ware 1-5, Barden 1-4. N.Y. Jets, Keller 8-77, Tomlinson 6-36, Kerley 5-36, Holmes 4-50, Burress 3-34, Greene 3-20, Baker 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Jets, Folk 44 (WR).
Eagles 20, Cowboys 7 Philadelphia ............................ 7 7 3 3 — 20 Dallas ....................................... 0 0 0 7 — 7 First Quarter Phi—Celek 13 pass from Vick (Henery kick), 11:30. Second Quarter Phi—Maclin 5 pass from Vick (Henery kick), :05. Third Quarter Phi—FG Henery 43, 4:30. Fourth Quarter Phi—FG Henery 51, 13:25. Dal—Austin 4 pass from McGee (Bailey kick), :07. A—84,834. Phi Dal First downs ........................... 20 16 Total Net Yards .................... 386 238 Rushes-yards ....................... 26-105 23-81 Passing.................................. 281 157 Punt Returns......................... 2-20 4-18 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-3 3-95 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 18-32-0 24-40-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-12 3-25 Punts...................................... 6-42.7 9-38.1 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-47 6-47 Time of Possession ............. 27:37 32:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Philadelphia, McCoy 13-35, Brown 8-33, D.Jackson 2-27, Vick 3-10. Dallas, Morris 13-29, McGee 4-28, Jones 4-24, Fiammetta 1-1, Washington 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Philadelphia, Vick 18-32-0-293. Dallas, McGee 24-38-0-182, Romo 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING—Philadelphia, D.Jackson 5-90, Maclin 5-72, Celek 2-52, Avant 2-35, Cooper 1-28, McCoy 1-10, Harbor 1-9, Hall 1-(minus 3). Dallas, Bryant 6-62, Austin 4-40, Witten 4-24, Morris 4-10, Bennett 3-28, Washington 2-13, Robinson 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Steelers 17, Rams 0 St. Louis ................................ 0 0 0 0 — 0 Pittsburgh.............................. 3 7 3 14 — 27 First Quarter Pit—FG Suisham 21, 4:43. Second Quarter Pit—Clay 10 run (Suisham kick), 6:50. Third Quarter Pit—FG Suisham 49, 9:19. Fourth Quarter Pit—Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick), 8:58. Pit—Redman 2 run (Suisham kick), 3:14. A—60,081. StL Pit First downs............................. 15 17 Total Net Yards...................... 232 377 Rushes-yards ........................ 36-164 28-169 Passing ................................... 68 208 Punt Returns .......................... 3-31 1-5 Kickoff Returns ...................... 3-72 1-30 Interceptions Ret. .................. 1-7 0-0 Comp-Att-Int .......................... 9-24-0 15-22-1 Sacked-Yards Lost ............... 3-23 0-0 Punts ....................................... 7-40.1 4-47.8 Fumbles-Lost ......................... 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards ..................... 4-21 7-50 Time of Possession .............. 30:45 29:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—St. Louis, S.Jackson 24-103, Williams 9-42, Clemens 2-10, Jones 1-9. Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 18-116, Redman 8-35, Clay 1-10, A.Brown 1-8. PASSING—St. Louis, Clemens 9-24-0-91. Pittsburgh, C.Batch 15-22-1-208. RECEIVING—St. Louis, Lloyd 3-29, Alexander 2-25, S.Jackson 2-24, Kendricks 2-13. Pittsburgh, Wallace 4-82, Ward 4-32, A.Brown 3-34, Mendenhall 1-35, Miller 1-18, Redman 1-5, Johnson 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis, Jo.Brown 52 (WL), 33 (WR).
Raiders 16, Chiefs 13 Oakland.............................. 3 0 7 3 3 — 16 Kansas City ....................... 3 0 3 7 0 — 13 First Quarter Oak—FG Janikowski 28, 13:20. KC—FG Succop 23, 3:06. Third Quarter Oak—Moore 61 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 8:52. KC—FG Succop 20, 3:30. Fourth Quarter Oak—FG Janikowski 31, 2:57. KC—Bowe 3 pass from Orton (Succop kick), 1:02.
NFC 3-1-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-3-0
Div 4-1-0 3-2-0 1-4-0 2-3-0
NFC 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-4-0
Div 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0
NFC 3-1-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-3-0
Div 5-0-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 0-5-0
NFC 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-1-0
Div 3-2-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0
AFC 4-0-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 0-4-0
Div 2-3-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 2-3-0
AFC 4-0-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-3-0
Div 3-1-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0
AFC 3-1-0 4-0-0 1-3-0 0-4-0
Div 4-0-0 3-2-0 2-2-0 0-5-0
AFC 3-1-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 1-3-0
Div 4-1-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 0-5-0
Monday's Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
Overtime Oak—FG Janikowski 36, 12:47. A—70,803.
Oak KC First downs ........................... 13 26 Total Net Yards .................... 308 435 Rushes-yards ....................... 25-71 30-135 Passing.................................. 237 300 Punt Returns......................... 2-1 1-19 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-149 1-25 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-65 2-22 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 16-26-2 21-36-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 0-0 0-0 Punts...................................... 4-54.3 3-48.7 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 15-92 11-88 Time of Possession ............. 29:34 32:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Oakland, Bush 23-70, Reece 2-1. Kansas City, Battle 14-56, Jones 11-51, McCluster 3-15, McClain 1-11, Orton 1-2. PASSING—Oakland, Palmer 16-26-2-237. Kansas City, Orton 21-36-2-300. RECEIVING—Oakland, Moore 4-94, HeywardBey 4-70, Bush 2-24, Houshmandzadeh 2-19, Tonga 2-12, Reece 1-10, Cartwright 1-8. Kansas City, Bowe 6-80, McCluster 5-89, Breaston 4-41, Copper 3-61, Pope 1-13, Baldwin 1-10, Becht 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland, Janikowski 59 (SH). Kansas City, Succop 49 (BK), 49 (BK).
Patriots 27, Dolphins 24 Miami................................. 3 14 0 7 — 24 New England .................... 0 0 17 10 — 27 First Quarter Mia—FG Carpenter 47, 10:59. Second Quarter Mia—Marshall 19 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 13:45. Mia—Clay 1 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 6:31. Third Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 45, 11:39. NE—Branch 1 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:10. NE—Brady 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 2:17. Fourth Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 42, 8:55. NE—Brady 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 2:56. Mia—Bess 15 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 1:48. A—68,756. Mia NE First downs ........................... 20 26 Total Net Yards .................... 381 400 Rushes-yards ....................... 27-115 31-119 Passing.................................. 266 281 Punt Returns......................... 2-25 4-19 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-73 3-83 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 17-33-1 27-46-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-28 4-23 Punts...................................... 6-44.8 6-52.3 Fumbles-Lost........................ 4-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-39 5-50 Time of Possession ............. 29:04 30:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Miami, Bush 22-113, Thomas 2-3, Mat.Moore 3-(minus 1). New England, Ridley 13-64, Woodhead 4-20, Brady 9-17, Green-Ellis 3-10, Welker 1-7, Hernandez 1-1. PASSING—Miami, Mat.Moore 17-33-1-294. New England, Brady 27-46-0-304. RECEIVING—Miami, Marshall 7-156, Hartline 4-72, Bess 3-39, Bush 2-26, Clay 1-1. New England, Welker 12-138, Gronkowski 7-78, Hernandez 4-36, Branch 3-37, Ochocinco 1-15. MISSED FIELD GOALS—New England, Gostkowski 51 (WL).
Bills 40, Broncos 14 Denver................................. 7 0 7 0 — 14 Buffalo ................................. 0 17 6 17 — 40 First Quarter Den—Tebow 1 run (Prater kick), 7:13. Second Quarter Buf—FG Rayner 28, 6:06. Buf—McKelvin 80 punt return (Rayner kick), 4:05. Buf—Spiller 4 run (Rayner kick), :19. Third Quarter Den—Fells 17 pass from Tebow (Prater kick), 11:42. Buf—FG Rayner 25, 6:19. Buf—FG Rayner 25, 2:32. Fourth Quarter Buf—FG Rayner 29, 13:26. Buf—Byrd 37 interception return (Rayner kick), 8:03. Buf—Sp.Johnson 17 interception return (Rayner kick), 7:45. A—45,112. Den Buf First downs ........................... 18 14 Total Net Yards .................... 293 351 Rushes-yards ....................... 35-133 28-160 Passing.................................. 160 191 Punt Returns......................... 1-3 3-135 Kickoff Returns..................... 9-165 3-101 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 4-69 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 13-30-4 15-27-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-25 1-5 Punts...................................... 7-43.7 4-50.3 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 7-58 8-69 Time of Possession ............. 30:31 29:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Denver, McGahee 15-64, Tebow 10-34, Johnson 6-23, Ball 4-12. Buffalo, Spiller 16-111, Choice 9-27, Fitzpatrick 3-22. PASSING—Denver, Tebow 13-30-4-185. Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 15-27-0-196. RECEIVING—Denver, D.Thomas 4-76, Rosario 2-46, Fells 2-22, Johnson 2-19, Willis 1-11, Green 1-9, Royal 1-2. Buffalo, St.Johnson 4-92, Nelson 3-41, Spiller 2-27, Hagan 2-9, Brock 1-21, B.Smith 1-8, Caussin 1-6, Choice 1-(minus 8). MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Rayner 45 (WL), 31 (WL).
Bengals 23, Cardinals 16 Arizona.............................. 0 0 0 16 — 16 Cincinnati .......................... 10 10 3 0 — 23 First Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 24, 10:55. Cin—Gresham 11 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 6:24. Second Quarter Cin—Simpson 19 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 2:46. Cin—FG Nugent 41, :00. Third Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 32, 3:09. Fourth Quarter
Ari—Fitzgerald 30 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 11:25. Ari—King 2 pass from Skelton (run failed), 7:39. Ari—FG Feely 29, 3:16. A—41,273. Ari Cin First downs ........................... 17 21 Total Net Yards .................... 316 301 Rushes-yards ....................... 18-59 34-165 Passing.................................. 257 136 Punt Returns......................... 2-(-3) 2-6 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-69 2-40 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 3-17 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 23-44-3 18-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-40 2-18 Punts...................................... 6-38.3 5-43.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-87 6-47 Time of Possession ............. 28:21 31:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Arizona, Wells 14-53, Skelton 4-6. Cincinnati, Benson 16-57, Dalton 5-48, Scott 10-28, Green 2-25, Peerman 1-7. PASSING—Arizona, Skelton 23-44-3-297. Cincinnati, Dalton 18-31-0-154. RECEIVING—Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-105, Roberts 6-75, Doucet 2-47, Heap 2-29, Taylor 2-19, Housler 1-11, Wells 1-8, King 1-2, Stephens-Howling 1-2, Peterson 1-(minus 1). Cincinnati, Gresham 5-56, Simpson 5-42, Whalen 3-20, Green 2-25, Benson 1-8, Hawkins 1-3, Lee 1-0. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Nugent 35 (WR), 48 (WR).
Titans 23, Jaguars 17 Jacksonville .......................... 7 3 0 7 — 17 Tennessee ............................ 10 7 3 3 — 23 First Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 51, 7:05. Ten—Cook 55 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), 4:39. Jac—Jones-Drew 10 run (Scobee kick), :19. Second Quarter Ten—Harper 1 run (Bironas kick), 12:03. Jac—FG Scobee 39, :31. Third Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 51, 6:16. Fourth Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 35, 12:29. Jac—G.Jones 1 run (Scobee kick), 3:41. A—69,143. Jac Ten First downs ........................... 18 20 Total Net Yards .................... 300 407 Rushes-yards ....................... 28-113 25-65 Passing.................................. 187 342 Punt Returns......................... 1-5 6-44 Kickoff Returns..................... 5-97 4-90 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-27 1-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 21-42-1 24-40-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-11 1-8 Punts...................................... 9-45.1 4-43.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-28 0-0 Time of Possession ............. 29:01 30:59 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 24-103, D.Harris 2-5, Gabbert 1-4, G.Jones 1-1. Tennessee, C.Johnson 15-56, Harper 4-6, Hasselbeck 5-2, Hall 1-1. PASSING—Jacksonville, Gabbert 21-42-1-198. Tennessee, Hasselbeck 24-40-2-350. RECEIVING—Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 6-21, Dillard 5-61, Thomas 3-26, Cloherty 2-33, G.Jones 2-9, Potter 1-22, West 1-14, Lewis 1-12. Tennessee, Cook 8-169, Williams 8-83, Washington 4-71, L.Hawkins 2-5, Stevens 1-17, Harper 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Vikings 33, Redskins 26 Minnesota ......................... 3 7 13 10 — 33 Washington ...................... 0 10 10 6 — 26 First Quarter Min—FG Longwell 36, 7:11. Second Quarter Min—Peterson 1 run (Longwell kick), 14:56. Was—Stallworth 5 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 10:46. Was—FG Gano 26, 1:02. Third Quarter Was—FG Gano 53, 10:40. Min—Webb 9 run (Longwell kick), 9:23. Was—Gaffney 4 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 5:57. Min—Rudolph 17 pass from Webb (kick failed), 2:41. Fourth Quarter Was—FG Gano 25, 12:41. Min—Harvin 8 pass from Webb (Longwell kick), 10:06. Min—FG Longwell 23, 4:05. Was—FG Gano 47, 1:25. A—68,370. Min Was First downs ........................... 20 23 Total Net Yards .................... 389 397 Rushes-yards ....................... 38-241 24-141 Passing.................................. 148 256 Punt Returns......................... 1-4 3-14 Kickoff Returns..................... 7-145 3-80 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-31 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 12-18-0 26-41-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-4 3-28 Punts...................................... 3-44.3 2-39.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 4-40 8-64 Time of Possession ............. 29:34 30:26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Minnesota, Gerhart 11-109, Harvin 4-39, Peterson 12-38, Webb 5-34, Ponder 4-20, Booker 2-1. Washington, Royster 19-132, Torain 4-8, Banks 1-1. PASSING—Minnesota, Webb 4-5-0-84, Ponder 8-13-0-68. Washington, Grossman 26-41-1-284. RECEIVING—Minnesota, Harvin 5-65, Aromashodu 2-36, Rudolph 2-23, Peterson 2-14, Camarillo 1-14. Washington, Gaffney 6-77, Stallworth 5-59, Moss 4-46, Austin 3-39, Young 2-33, Royster 2-15, Torain 2-4, Armstrong 1-6, Paulsen 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Minnesota, Longwell 49 (SH).
Ravens 20, Browns 14 Cleveland .............................. 0 0 7 7 — 14 Baltimore ............................... 10 7 3 0 — 20 First Quarter Bal—Dickson 5 pass from Flacco (Graham kick), 9:12. Bal—FG Graham 48, :58. Second Quarter Bal—Rice 42 pass from Flacco (Graham kick), 8:57. Third Quarter Bal—FG Graham 43, 5:50. Cle—Cribbs 84 punt return (Dawson kick), 3:07. Fourth Quarter Cle—Moore 6 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 8:22. A—71,083. Cle Bal First downs ........................... 18 15 Total Net Yards .................... 256 284 Rushes-yards ....................... 25-117 37-162 Passing.................................. 139 122 Punt Returns......................... 1-84 2-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 5-113 2-54 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 1-4 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 19-33-1 11-24-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-8 1-10 Punts...................................... 6-41.8 5-44.6 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-95 5-51 Time of Possession ............. 27:42 32:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cleveland, Hillis 24-112, Wallace 1-5. Baltimore, Rice 23-87, R.Williams 10-45, Flacco 4-30. PASSING—Cleveland, Wallace 19-33-1-147. Baltimore, Flacco 11-24-1-132. RECEIVING—Cleveland, Moore 5-35, Little 4-40, Cribbs 2-28, Massaquoi 2-17, C.Mitchell 2-12, Hillis 2-0, Ogbonnaya 1-12, Cameron 1-3. Baltimore, Rice 3-48, T.Smith 2-38, R.Williams 2-21, Dickson 2-14, Leach 2-11. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Panthers 48, Buccaneers 16 Tampa Bay........................ 0 10 0 6 — 16 Carolina ............................ 10 10 21 7 — 48 First Quarter Car—D.Williams 8 run (Mare kick), 10:12. Car—FG Mare 21, 8:27. Second Quarter TB—Benn 4 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 14:07. Car—LaFell 91 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 13:06. TB—FG Barth 42, 5:33. Car—FG Mare 19, :25. Third Quarter Car—D.Williams 22 run (Mare kick), 11:55. Car—Stewart 11 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 3:24. Car—Newton 49 run (Mare kick), :24. Fourth Quarter Car—Shockey 8 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 14:53. TB—Freeman 1 run (pass failed), 11:08. A—70,363. TB Car First downs ........................... 22 20 Total Net Yards .................... 317 433 Rushes-yards ....................... 19-59 31-270 Passing.................................. 258 163 Punt Returns......................... 1-9 1-1 Kickoff Returns..................... 5-101 1-17 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-20 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 28-38-1 12-17-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-16 1-8 Punts...................................... 1-59.0 2-46.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 7-64 8-77 Time of Possession ............. 32:57 27:03 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Lumpkin 7-24, Madu 4-20, Blount 2-11, Freeman 6-4. Carolina, Stewart 7-88, D.Williams 7-66, Newton 6-65, Vaughan 7-24, Smith 1-23, Brockel 2-5, D.Anderson 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Tampa Bay, Freeman 28-38-1-274. Carolina, Newton 12-17-0-171. RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Winslow 6-63, Stroughter 4-52, Madu 4-42, Williams 4-39, Lumpkin 4-38, Stocker 3-14, Parker 1-16, Briscoe 1-6, Benn 1-4. Carolina, LaFell 3-103, D.Williams 2-18, Shockey 2-14, Naanee 2-12, Stewart 1-11, Smith 1-9, Brockel 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Lions 38, Chargers 10 San Diego ......................... 0 0 10 0 — 10 Detroit................................ 10 14 7 7 — 38 First Quarter Det—Pettigrew 7 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 10:52. Det—FG Hanson 50, :33. Second Quarter Det—K.Smith 3 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 7:11. Det—Johnson 14 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), :31. Third Quarter SD—Floyd 11 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 8:38. SD—FG Novak 22, 4:53. Det—K.Smith 6 run (Hanson kick), :16. Fourth Quarter Det—Avril 4 interception return (Hanson kick), 2:28. A—62,469. SD Det First downs ........................... 20 24 Total Net Yards .................... 367 440 Rushes-yards ....................... 16-70 23-87 Passing.................................. 297 353 Punt Returns......................... 1-17 2-7 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-69 1-29 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 2-47 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 28-53-2 29-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-2 3-20 Punts...................................... 4-41.5 3-41.3 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 1-10 3-8 Time of Possession ............. 27:39 32:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Diego, Mathews 11-58, Tolbert 4-9, Hester 1-3. Detroit, K.Smith 15-49, Morris 5-22, Burleson 1-11, Stafford 2-5. PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 28-53-2-299. Detroit, Stafford 29-36-0-373. RECEIVING—San Diego, Floyd 6-95, Tolbert 6-32, Gates 4-40, Mathews 3-16, Jackson 2-41, V.Brown 2-34, Crayton 2-20, McMichael 2-18, Hester 1-3. Detroit, Pettigrew 9-80, Burleson 6-83, Johnson 4-102, T.Young 4-39, Scheffler 3-47, K.Smith 2-12, Morris 1-10. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
49ers 19, Seahawks 17 San Francisco....................... 0 3 10 6 — 19 Seattle.................................... 7 3 0 7 — 17 First Quarter Sea—Baldwin 13 pass from Jackson (Hauschka kick), 11:35. Second Quarter SF—FG Akers 53, 14:28. Sea—FG Hauschka 19, 1:30. Third Quarter SF—Gore 4 run (Akers kick), 11:01. SF—FG Akers 29, 4:04. Fourth Quarter SF—FG Akers 44, 12:37. Sea—Lynch 4 run (Hauschka kick), 6:41. SF—FG Akers 39, 2:57. A—66,697. SF Sea First downs ........................... 21 14 Total Net Yards .................... 349 267 Rushes-yards ....................... 40-178 27-126 Passing.................................. 171 141 Punt Returns......................... 2-41 1-24 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-86 5-107 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 14-26-0 15-28-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-8 3-22 Punts...................................... 3-36.0 5-45.4 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-77 6-51 Time of Possession ............. 32:54 27:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Francisco, Gore 23-83, Hunter 12-73, Ale.Smith 5-22. Seattle, Lynch 21-107, Washington 2-9, Jackson 3-5, Forsett 1-5. PASSING—San Francisco, Ale.Smith 14-26-0-179. Seattle, Jackson 15-28-0-163. RECEIVING—San Francisco, Crabtree 5-85, V.Davis 4-54, Gore 1-13, Hunter 1-11, Edwards 1-9, K.Williams 1-4, Miller 1-3. Seattle, Tate 3-16, Lynch 2-24, Forsett 2-20, Obomanu 2-20, Baldwin 2-17, Butler 2-13, Lockette 1-44, Miller 1-9. MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Akers 52 (SH).
N F L M O S T F I E L D G O A L S , S E A S O N Though Dec. 24, 2011 42 — David Akers, San Francisco, 2011 40 — Neil Rackers, Arizona, 2005 39 — Olindo Mare, Miami, 1999 39 — Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis, 2003 37 — John Kasay, Carolina, 1996 37 — Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis, 2003
Rams, Colts are feeling very ‘Luck-y’ The Associated Press
Indianapolis and St. Louis are the last teams standing for the NFL draft’s top pick next April. Minnesota eliminated itself Saturday by winning its third game, 33-26 at Washington. Because its schedule was stronger than either the Colts or the Rams played, the Vikings can’t select first even if all three teams finish 3-13. The Colts remain the frontrunner and if they lose at Jacksonville (4-11) next Sunday, they have the chance to choose Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, considered the top prospect in the draft. The Rams would get the No. 1 spot if Indy wins and they lose at home to San Francisco. St. Louis selected quarterback Sam Bradford atop the draft in 2010, so if the Rams earn the top pick, they should get lots of offers for Luck, or they might choose a dangerous receiver — something the Rams have lacked since Bradford arrived. The Colts have won two straight games, beating Tennessee and Houston, to place in doubt their hold on the top draft pick. With Peyton Manning out for the season with a neck injury, the Colts lost their first 13 games of the season, and most figure Luck will be their selection if they go first. Beating the Jaguars, who fell 23-17 at Tennessee on Saturday, isn’t a stretch. Yes, the Jaguars won 17-3 at Indy in mid-November, but Curtis Painter was the quarterback then, not Dan Orlovsky. The Colts won in Orlovsky’s past two starts. Plus, Jacksonville has dropped five of its past six since beating Indy.