| (Sunday,
October 16th)
Final Score: Atlanta
34, New Orleans 31
San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook)
- Todd Peterson booted a 36-yard field goal
on a second-chance opportunity with no time
remaining to give Atlanta a 34-31 victory over
New Orleans in an NFC South thriller at the
Alamodome.Peterson missed wide left on his initial
41-yard attempt but the Saints' Tony Bryant
was flagged for defensive holding. The veteran
kicker then split the uprights on his next try
to lift Atlanta (4-2) to its third win in four
games. Warrick Dunn rushed for 100 yards on
22 carries and gave the Falcons a 31-24 lead
with a 21-yard touchdown run with 4:37 left
to play. The Saints' (2-4) Aaron Brooks threw
for 259 yards on 22-of-33 passing and two touchdowns.
Final Score: Cincinnati
31, Tennessee 23
Nashville, TN
(MySportsbook)
- Carson Palmer threw for 272 yards on 27-of-33
passing with a pair of touchdowns, including
the go-ahead score to Chad Johnson, as the Cincinnati
Bengals defeated the Tennessee Titans, 31-23,
at The Coliseum. Johnson caught eight passes
for 135 yards in addition to the score and Rudi
Johnson added 80 yards on the ground with a
touchdown for the Bengals (5-1), who rebounded
from a 23-20 loss at Jacksonville last Sunday
night. Chris Perry had a solid game for Cincinnati
as well, hauling in nine passes for 45 yards
and a touchdown. Kevin Walter added four catches
for 65 yards in the win. Steve McNair finished
26-of-41 passing for 259 yards with two interceptions
for the Titans (2-4), who fell to 1-3 in their
last four games.
Final Score: Carolina
21, Detroit 20
Detroit, MI (MySportsbook)
- Chris Weinke entered the game late in the
fourth quarter in place of an injured Jake Delhomme
and orchestrated the winning touchdown drive,
as the Carolina Panthers edged the Detroit Lions,
21-20, at Ford Field. Weinke, playing in his
first game since 2002, went 5-of-7 for 47 yards,
and hit Ricky Proehl for the deciding three-yard
touchdown pass with 32 seconds left. Steve Smith
caught six balls for 123 yards and a score for
the Panthers (4-2), who came from behind to
win for the second straight week. Delhomme finished
15-of-25 for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns
but also threw three interceptions, two of which
were returned for touchdowns. Joey Harrington
completed 17-of-28 passes for 201 yards with
no touchdowns and one interception for the Lions
(2-3), who have lost two of their last three.
Final Score: Baltimore
16, Cleveland 3
Baltimore, MD
(MySportsbook)
- Chester Taylor and Jamal Lewis ran for a combined
151 yards, and Todd Heap caught a touchdown
pass as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cleveland
Browns, 16-3, in an AFC North matchup at M&T
Bank Stadium. Anthony Wright completed 23-of-31
passes for 213 yards with a touchdown and an
interception for the Ravens. Lewis carried the
ball 24 times for 59 yards and Taylor broke
off a 52-yard run en route to 92 yards rushing
on the day for Baltimore (2-3), which won for
the second time in three games. Derrick Mason
added eight catches for 85 yards for Baltimore.
Former Raven Trent Dilfer was 16-of-30 for 147
yards and an interception, and Reuben Droughns
had 15 carries for 55 yards for Cleveland (2-3),
which lost for the second time in its last three
games.
Final Score: Jacksonville
23, Pittsburgh 17 (OT)
Pittsburgh, PA
(MySportsbook)
- Rashean Mathis intercepted a Tommy Maddox
pass in overtime and returned it 41 yards for
a touchdown to give Jacksonville a 23-17 win
over Pittsburgh at Heinz Field. Maddox, starting
in place of an injured Ben Roethlisberger, had
four turnovers. Roethlisberger was sidelined
with a hyperextended left knee, and Maddox had
an ineffective day in his place, completing
11-of-28 passes for 154 yards with a touchdown
and three interceptions. Byron Leftwich completed
19-of-35 passes for 177 yards with a touchdown
and an interception for Jacksonville (4-2).
Rookie tight end Heath Miller hauled in four
passes for 72 yards and a touchdown to lead
the Steelers (3-2).
Final Score: Chicago
28, Minnesota 3
Chicago, IL
(MySportsbook)
- Kyle Orton threw for 117 yards and a pair
of touchdowns, both to Desmond Clark, to lead
the Chicago Bears over the Minnesota Vikings,
28-3, at Soldier Field. Thomas Jones rushed
for 89 yards on 23 carries while also scoring
twice for the Bears (2-3), who snapped a two-game
losing streak. Muhsin Muhammad was Orton's favorite
target, as he made five catches for 48 yards.
Clark, in addition to his two touchdowns, caught
four passes total for 19 yards. Daunte Culpepper
finished 26-of-48 passing for 237 yards, but
was also picked off twice as the Vikings (1-4)
lost their second in a row.
Final Score: Kansas City
28, Washington 21
Kansas City, MO
(MySportsbook)
- Sammy Knight returned a fumble 80 yards for
a touchdown and Priest Holmes recorded a pair
of scores, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to
a 28-21 win over the Washington Redskins at
Arrowhead Stadium. Holmes had 100 yards and
a touchdown on five receptions, but posted just
18 yards and a TD on 14 carries for the Chiefs
(3-2), who ended a two-game losing streak. Trent
Green, who started his NFL career in Washington
in 1997-98, ended 15-of-25 for 181 yards and
a score, as the Chiefs looked sharp coming off
their bye week. Mark Brunell completed 25 of
his 41 attempts for 331 yards and three touchdowns,
as the Redskins (3-2) suffered their second
straight setback.
Final Score: Tampa Bay
27, Miami 13
Tampa, FL (MySportsbook)
- Michael Pittman rushed for 127 yards and a
touchdown on 15 attempts as Tampa Bay recorded
a 27-13 victory over Miami at Raymond James
Stadium. Joey Galloway had nine catches for
96 yards and a score, while the Buccaneers'
top-ranked defense put forth another superb
effort to help Tampa Bay (5-1) withstand the
losses of star rookie running back Cadillac
Williams and starting quarterback Brian Griese.
Williams was inactive for the second straight
week due to an ailing hamstring and foot, while
Griese left with a sprained left knee late in
the second quarter and did not return. Griese
completed 12-of-16 passes for 120 yards, including
a seven-yard TD to Galloway in the first quarter.
His replacement, Chris Simms, went 6-for-10
for 69 yards. Gus Frerotte threw for 267 yards
but hit on just 21-of-43 throws in the loss,
Miami's (2-3) second straight.
Final Score: Dallas 16,
NY Giants 13 (OT)
Irving, TX (MySportsbook)
- Jose Cortez kicked a 45-yard field goal 3:47
into overtime, lifting the Dallas Cowboys to
a 16-13 win over the New York Giants at Texas
Stadium. Cortez missed a pair of field-goal
attempts, but came through late in the game
with three in a row for Dallas (4-2), which
has posted back-to-back division wins. Drew
Bledsoe threw for 312 yards with a touchdown
and Keyshawn Johnson had his best game of 2005
with 120 yards on eight catches in the win.
Dallas is now alone in first place in the NFC
East after the Redskins lost at Kansas City.
Eli Manning completed 14 of his 30 attempts
for 215 yards with a TD and an interception
for New York (3-2). Jeremy Shockey, whose 24-yard
touchdown catch tied the game with 19 seconds
left in regulation, had 129 yards on five receptions
in the setback.
Final Score: Denver 28,
New England 20
Denver, CO (MySportsbook)
- Rod Smith had 123 yards receiving and a touchdown
and Tatum Bell ran for 114 yards and a score
as the Denver Broncos defeated the New England
Patriots, 28-20, at Invesco Field at Mile High.
Jake Plummer was 17-of-24 for 262 yards and
two touchdowns, Ashley Lelie added 81 yards
receiving and Mike Anderson ran for 57 yards
and a score for the Broncos (5-1), who won their
fifth straight contest after a season-opening
defeat to Miami. Patrick Pass had 89 yards receiving
and ran for 64 yards and a score and Tom Brady
was 24-of-46 for 299 yards and a touchdown for
the Patriots (3-3), who has lost more than two
games in a season for the first time in three
years.
Final Score: San Diego
27, Oakland 14
Oakland, CA
(MySportsbook)
- LaDainian Tomlinson accounted for 183 total
yards and three scores, which included a four-yard
passing touchdown, as San Diego defeated Oakland,
27-14, at McAfee Coliseum. Tomlinson rushed
for 140 yards and a score on 31 carries while
catching two balls for 39 yards with a touchdown
for the Chargers (3-3), who have won three of
their last four games following two straight
losses to begin the season. In addition, Tomlinson
also tied an NFL record held by Hall-of-Fame
running back Lenny Moore by scoring at least
one touchdown in 18 straight games. Drew Brees
was 14-of-20 for 164 yards with 164 yards and
a touchdown in the win. Kerry Collins completed
24 of his 48 attempts and threw for 292 yards
with an interception for the Raiders (1-4),
who are off to their worst start since the 1996
team also began with four losses in its first
five games.
Final Score: Buffalo
27, NY Jets 17
Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook)
- Willis McGahee rushed for a career-high 143
yards and a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills defeated
the New York Jets, 27-17, at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Bills quarterback Kelly Holcomb completed 18-of-26
passes for 172 yards with two touchdowns and
a pair of interceptions. Wide receiver Eric
Moulds caught seven passes for 63 yards and
a TD for Buffalo (3-3). Curtis Martin rushed
18 times for 148 yards and a TD for the Jets
(2-4). Vinny Testaverde finished the game 12-of-26
for 161 yards, one rushing TD, two interceptions
and one lost fumble.
Final Score: Seattle
42, Houston 10
Seattle, WA
(MySportsbook)
- Shaun Alexander rushed for 141 yards and four
touchdowns on 22 carries, as Seattle hammered
Houston, 42-10, at Qwest Field. Matt Hasselbeck
ended 14-of-20 for 168 yards with a touchdown
and an interception for the NFC West-leading
Seahawks (4-2), who have won two straight games.
Seattle dominated in all facets and racked up
318 rushing yards, including 104 from backup
Maurice Morris. David Carr completed only 19
of his 33 passes and threw for 179 yards with
a TD for the Texans (0-5), who remained the
NFL's only winless team.
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