Indianapolis - 30 Green Bay - 27, Andrew Luck drove down the field late to hit Reggie Wayne for a TD to take the lead. Mason Crosby missed badly on a field goal attempt to tie it for Green Bay. Emotional win for the Colts who dedicated their performance to head coach Chuck Pagano who is in the hospital undergoing cancer treatment.
Baltimore - 9 Kansas City - 6, Bills fans thought they had it bad, when Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel left the game with a concussion the Chiefs fans actually cheered. Brady Quinn entered the game for the injured Cassel and actually threw a touchdown but it was called back on a penalty. They settled for a field goal on the drive and the Ravens ran out the clock on the following possession.
Miami - 17 Cincinnati - 13, Quarterback Ryan Tannehill added another solid outing to a surprisingly smooth rookie campaign leading the Dolphins to victory. Mike Nugent missed a field goal in the fourth quarter that would have cut the deficit. The Bengals got the ball with less than 2 minutes to play and Andy Dalton was leading a drive when he was picked off, sealing their fate.
New York Giants - 41 Cleveland - 27, The defending Superbowl Champions handled the Browns quite easily improving their record to 3-2 and giving the Browns an embarrassing 0-5 start. The Giants offense moved the ball at will with Ahmad Bradshaw carrying for a career high 200 yards and Victor Cruz catching 3 touchdowns on the day.
Pittsburgh - 16 Philadelphia - 14, The Eagles took the lead late on a Mike Vick pass to tight end Brent Celek but their defense could not hold the lead. The following possession the Steelers drove down the field and nailed the field goal that would be the eventual game winner. The key stat from this game is 2 Mike Vick fumbles that cost the Eagles dearly, including one on the Pittsburgh goal line.
Atlanta - 24 Washington - 17, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was having an uninspiring performance when he went out of the game in the second half with a mild concussion. Kirk Cousins took over for RGIII and hit Santana Moss the go ahead 77 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Falcons got the ball back and topped of a drive with a Michael Turner rushing touchdown to clinch the game. The Falcons are 5-0 for the first time in team history.
Seattle - 16 Carolina - 12, In a defensive battle Seattle was able to emerge victorious over the Cam Newton led Panthers. The Panthers offense struggled all day to get anything going, the teams only touchdown was a interception returned for a touchdown. Russel Wilson threw two interceptions for the Seahawks before hitting Golden Tate for a touchdown in the third.
Chicago - 41 Jacksonville - 3, The Bears defense is once again proving that it can be one of the best in the NFL. For the second week in a row Chicago had two interceptions returned for touchdowns, and even by the same players (Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman). They held last years rushing leader Maurice Jones-Drew to only 56 yards. Jay Cutler and Matt Forte had nice days for the Bears offense and they were able to win this one easily.
Minnesota - 30 Tennessee - 7, What happened to Chris Johnson? The man who once talked about having a 2000 yard season was only able to muster 24 yards on 15 carries for a measly 1.6 YPA. Combine that with a backup QB for the Titans and a surprisingly good Vikings team and this one was pretty simple.
New England - 31 Denver - 21, In one of the best ongoing quarterback battles in the league Tom Brady once again topped Peyton Manning. The interesting thing to take from this game is that the Patriots once again ran the ball quite successfully. I don't remember such a focus on the Patriots run game in their offensive strategy in quite a while. As a matter of fact if you looked at the stat line you could actually say that Manning outperformed Brady, but Peyton did have a key fumble that led to a touchdown for the Patriots.
New Orleans - 31 San Diego - 24, Drew Brees and the Saints were finally able to get the monkey off their back. Who would have thought that the Saints, who have had one of the most explosive offenses in the league over the past 5 years, would be the would be 0-4 going into this week? There were plenty of story lines going into this one. Drew Brees needed one more touchdown pass to break the record for most consecutive games with a passing TD (48) and he was able to do it with a 40 yard pass to Devery Henderson. Suspended Saints personnel Sean Peyton, Joe Vitt, and Mickey Loomis were allowed to attend the game to see the record fall at the request of Brees. Marques Colston also had 3 receiving touchdowns for the Saints. Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers played well up into the fourth quarter where he had 2 turnovers.
Houston - 23 New York Jets - 17, Arguably the best team in the NFL the Houston Texans had their problems handling the Jets in this one. Joe McKnight had a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown for the Jets. Texans running back Arian Foster had 152 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Mark Sanchez had a chance to take the lead for the Jets in their final drive but he was intercepted on a tipped pass.
St. Louis - 17 Arizona - 3, The Rams were able to take down one of the undefeated teams in the league in impressive fashion. Their defense controlled the line of scrimmage and the game with 9 sacks. Kevin Kolb was always under pressure and his throws reflected it. He was missing wide open receivers all night.The Cardinals running game couldn't get anything going either so it was a long night for their offense. A balanced Rams offense got the job done and capitalized on their opportunities.
San Francisco - 45 Bills - 3, No chance in hell I am recapping this one again...
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