Sunday’s NFL summaries
Bears 24, Buccaneers 18
Matt Forte ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Chicago held on to beat Tampa Bay (4-3) in the fifth-annual NFL regular-season game at Wembley Stadium in London. Jay Cutler threw for 226 yards and a touchdown and the Bears (4-3) intercepted Josh Freeman four times to win their second game in a row.
Chicago | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 24 |
Tampa Bay | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | — | 18 |
Chi—Forte 32 run (Gould kick)
TB—Barber safety
Chi—R.Williams 25 pass from Cutler (Gould kick)
TB—FG Barth 33
Chi—Barber 12 run (Gould kick)
TB—Winslow 2 pass from Freeman (pass failed)
TB—Briscoe 24 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
Chi—FG Gould 25
A—76,981.
Chi | TB | |
First downs | 19 | 16 |
Total Net Yards | 395 | 280 |
Rushes-yards | 33-177 | 11-30 |
Passing | 218 | 250 |
Punt Returns | 5-33 | 3-8 |
Kickoff Returns | 2-43 | 2-28 |
Interceptions Ret. | 4-18 | 2-57 |
Comp-Att-Int | 17-32-2 | 29-52-4 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-8 | 1-14 |
Punts | 6-38.0 | 8-47.6 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 7-54 | 8-69 |
Time of Possession | 33:12 | 26:48 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Chicago, Forte 25-145, Barber 6-39, Cutler 1-(minus 1), Hester 1-(minus 6). Tampa Bay, Lumpkin 8-15, Graham 2-13, Benn 1-2.
PASSING—Chicago, Cutler 17-32-2-226. Tampa Bay, Freeman 29-51-4-264, Spurlock 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING—Chicago, R.Williams 4-59, Hester 4-46, Knox 3-53, Forte 2-38, Clutts 2-17, Sanzenbacher 2-13. Tampa Bay, Williams 6-75, Briscoe 6-73, Lumpkin 6-37, Parker 4-42, Winslow 4-25, Stocker 2-14, Graham 1-(minus 2).
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Gould 41 (WR).
Jets 27, Chargers 21
Plaxico Burress caught three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score that was set up by an interception by Darrelle Revis, and New York (4-3) stormed back in the second half to defeat San Diego (4-2) in East Rutherford, N.J. LaDainian Tomlinson left the game against his former club early with flu-like symptoms.
San Diego | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 |
N.Y. Jets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | 27 |
SD—Butler 37 fumble return (Novak kick)
NYJ—FG Folk 35
SD—Gates 2 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
NYJ—Burress 3 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick)
SD—Tolbert 1 run (Novak kick)
NYJ—Burress 4 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick)
NYJ—Burress 3 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick)
NYJ—FG Folk 30
A—79,088.
SD | NYJ | |
First downs | 16 | 25 |
Total Net Yards | 268 | 318 |
Rushes-yards | 25-96 | 31-162 |
Passing | 172 | 156 |
Punt Returns | 1-0 | 2-14 |
Kickoff Returns | 6-139 | 3-79 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-25 | 2-74 |
Comp-Att-Int | 16-32-2 | 18-33-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 2-17 |
Punts | 4-50.3 | 3-36.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 13-95 | 8-60 |
Time of Possession | 27:14 | 32:46 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—San Diego, Tolbert 11-58, Mathews 13-39, Rivers 1-(minus 1). N.Y. Jets, Greene 20-112, Sanchez 3-25, Tomlinson 5-14, McKnight 3-11.
PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 16-32-2-179. N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 18-33-1-173.
RECEIVING—San Diego, Gates 5-54, Mathews 4-26, McMichael 3-45, Floyd 2-36, Jackson 1-15, Crayton 1-3. N.Y. Jets, Keller 4-53, Kerley 4-29, Burress 4-25, Tomlinson 3-37, Holmes 2-24, Greene 1-5.
Packers 33, Vikings 27
Aaron Rodgers kept Green Bay (7-0) unbeaten with three touchdowns and 335 yards passing, holding off rookie Christian Ponder and Minnesota (1-6) in Minneapolis. Mason Crosby had four field goals for the Packers , including a franchise record 58-yarder.
Green Bay | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0 | — | 33 |
Minnesota | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | 27 |
Min—Shiancoe 2 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick)
GB—Kuhn 2 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
Min—Peterson 1 run (Longwell kick)
GB—FG Crosby 39
Min—FG Longwell 52
GB—FG Crosby 45
GB—G.Jennings 79 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
GB—Finley 2 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick)
GB—FG Crosby 24
GB—FG Crosby 58
Min—FG Longwell 46
Min—Jenkins 24 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick)
A—63,946.
GB | Min | |
First downs | 25 | 22 |
Total Net Yards | 421 | 435 |
Rushes-yards | 26-114 | 31-218 |
Passing | 307 | 217 |
Punt Returns | 2-42 | 2-12 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-71 | 3-76 |
Interceptions Ret. | 2-26 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 24-30-0 | 13-32-2 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-28 | 2-2 |
Punts | 3-59.3 | 4-40.3 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-44 | 9-91 |
Time of Possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Green Bay, Starks 13-75, Grant 9-29, Rodgers 2-8, Cobb 1-1, Kuhn 1-1. Minnesota, Peterson 24-175, Ponder 4-31, Harvin 2-8, Gerhart 1-4.
PASSING—Green Bay, Rodgers 24-30-0-335. Minnesota, Ponder 13-32-2-219.
RECEIVING—Green Bay, G.Jennings 7-147, J.Jones 4-63, Nelson 4-52, Starks 3-24, Finley 2-13, Quarless 1-21, Cobb 1-7, Driver 1-6, Kuhn 1-2. Minnesota, Shiancoe 4-45, Jenkins 3-111, Camarillo 2-35, Harvin 2-15, Aromashodu 1-13, Peterson 1-0.
Panthers 33, Redskins 20
Cam Newton ran for a touchdown and threw for another in the second half to help Carolina (2-5) beat Washington (3-3) in Charlotte, N.C. Newton threw for 256 yards and ran for 59 more. He ran for his seventh touchdown tying a record for most TDs rushing by a rookie quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The Redskins’ John Beck threw for 279 yards and scored on a short keeper in his first start in four years.
Washington | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 20 |
Carolina | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | — | 33 |
Car—FG Mare 20
Was—FG Gano 31
Car—FG Mare 45
Was—FG Gano 49
Car—FG Mare 45
Car—Newton 16 run (Mare kick)
Was—Beck 4 run (Gano kick)
Car—Stewart 2 run (Mare kick)
Car—LaFell 2 pass from Newton (Mare kick)
Was—Davis 7 pass from Beck (Gano kick)
Car—FG Mare 40
A—73,245.
Was | Car | |
First downs | 22 | 20 |
Total Net Yards | 353 | 407 |
Rushes-yards | 23-92 | 37-175 |
Passing | 261 | 232 |
Punt Returns | 1-(-4) | 0-0 |
Kickoff Returns | 2-25 | 1-15 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-19 |
Comp-Att-Int | 22-37-1 | 18-23-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-18 | 4-24 |
Punts | 1-37.0 | 3-38.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 3-26 | 13-105 |
Time of Possession | 24:30 | 35:30 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Washington, Hightower 17-88, Beck 3-10, Helu 1-(minus 1), Torain 2-(minus 5). Carolina, Stewart 14-68, Newton 10-59, D.Williams 10-35, Felton 2-7, Smith 1-6.
PASSING—Washington, Beck 22-37-1-279. Carolina, Newton 18-23-0-256.
RECEIVING—Washington, Davis 6-80, Gaffney 4-68, Austin 3-26, Paulsen 2-48, Paul 2-25, Moss 2-17, Helu 2-6, Armstrong 1-9. Carolina, Smith 7-143, Shockey 4-32, Naanee 3-21, LaFell 2-39, Felton 1-17, Olsen 1-4.
Falcons 23, Lions 16
Matt Ryan ran and threw for touchdowns to give Atlanta a double-digit lead in the first half, and the Falcons held on to win at Detroit. Ryan was 20 of 34 for 218 yards with a TD and two interceptions and scored on a 1-yard plunge to break a 3-all tie late in the first quarter. He left the game briefly when teammate Will Svitek stepped on his left ankle.
Atlanta | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 23 |
Detroit | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 16 |
Det—FG Hanson 43
Atl—FG Bryant 23
Atl—Ryan 1 run (Bryant kick)
Det—FG Hanson 38
Atl—White 18 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
Det—FG Hanson 29
Atl—FG Bryant 47
Det—Johnson 57 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick)
Atl—FG Bryant 40
A—63,625.
Atl | Det | |
First downs | 22 | 13 |
Total Net Yards | 328 | 263 |
Rushes-yards | 31-129 | 20-104 |
Passing | 199 | 159 |
Punt Returns | 4-62 | 1-0 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-82 | 5-141 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 2-24 |
Comp-Att-Int | 20-35-2 | 15-32-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-19 | 3-24 |
Punts | 5-35.4 | 6-43.8 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 11-80 | 10-84 |
Time of Possession | 34:57 | 25:03 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Atlanta, Turner 27-122, Rodgers 1-5, Ryan 3-2. Detroit, Morris 9-50, K.Williams 9-44, Burleson 2-10.
PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 20-34-2-218, Redman 0-1-0-0. Detroit, Stafford 15-32-0-183.
RECEIVING—Atlanta, Gonzalez 5-62, White 5-52, Douglas 4-62, Rodgers 3-12, Snelling 1-18, Palmer 1-8, Mughelli 1-4. Detroit, Johnson 5-115, Pettigrew 4-31, Scheffler 2-15, Morris 2-13, Heller 1-8, Burleson 1-1.
Chiefs 28, Raiders 0
Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers returned interceptions for touchdowns and Kansas City (3-3) took advantage of rusty quarterback play from Kyle Boller and Carson Palmer to beat the Raiders (4-3) in Oakland, Calif. Javier Arenas and Le’Ron McClain each added touchdown runs for the Chiefs on a day the Kansas City offense didn’t have to do much at all.
Kansas City | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 28 |
Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
KC—Lewis 59 interception return (Succop kick)
KC—McClain 1 run (Succop kick)
KC—Arenas 7 run (Succop kick)
KC—Flowers 58 interception return (Succop kick)
A—57,361.
KC | Oak | |
First downs | 22 | 18 |
Total Net Yards | 300 | 322 |
Rushes-yards | 39-139 | 27-155 |
Passing | 161 | 167 |
Punt Returns | 2-23 | 4-39 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-28 | 1-6 |
Interceptions Ret. | 6-113 | 2-2 |
Comp-Att-Int | 15-30-2 | 15-35-6 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 1-10 |
Punts | 7-52.6 | 6-48.2 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 10-98 | 14-120 |
Time of Possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Kansas City, Battle 16-76, McCluster 10-38, Jones 9-19, Arenas 1-7, McClain 1-1, Cassel 2-(minus 2). Oakland, Bush 17-99, Boller 4-29, T.Jones 3-18, Ford 1-5, McFadden 2-4.
PASSING—Kansas City, Cassel 15-30-2-161. Oakland, Palmer 8-21-3-116, Boller 7-14-3-61.
RECEIVING—Kansas City, Bowe 6-76, Breaston 5-64, Baldwin 1-14, O’Connell 1-6, McClain 1-4, McCluster 1-(minus 3). Oakland, Heyward-Bey 5-89, Ford 2-13, Bush 2-12, T.Jones 1-30, Boss 1-11, Myers 1-9, Tonga 1-6, Moore 1-4, McFadden 1-3.
Steelers 32, Cardinals 20
Ben Roethlisberger threw 95 yards to Mike Wallace for the longest pass play in Steelers’ history and Pittsburgh (5-2) went on to hand Arizona (1-5) a loss in Glendale, Ariz. Roethlisberger, 25 of 38 for 340 yards, also had TD passes of 12 yards to Heath Miller and 4 yards to Emmanuel Sanders.
Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 32 |
Arizona | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 20 |
Pit—Miller 12 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
Pit—Wallace 95 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
Ari—Smith 1 run (Feely kick)
Pit—FG Suisham 41
Ari—Stephens-Howling 73 pass from Kolb (Feely kick)
Pit—Sanders 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
Pit—Team safety
Pit—FG Suisham 42
Pit—FG Suisham 39
Ari—Doucet 2 pass from Kolb (pass failed)
A—62,475.
Pit | Ari | |
First downs | 26 | 23 |
Total Net Yards | 445 | 330 |
Rushes-yards | 28-91 | 19-73 |
Passing | 354 | 257 |
Punt Returns | 2-47 | 0-0 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-66 | 5-107 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-10 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 26-39-0 | 18-34-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-7 | 2-15 |
Punts | 3-39.3 | 4-47.8 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 9-69 | 9-67 |
Time of Possession | 35:47 | 24:13 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 13-32, Redman 6-29, Moore 6-26, Miller 1-6, Roethlisberger 2-(minus 2). Arizona, Wells 12-42, Smith 5-17, Kolb 2-14.
PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 26-39-0-361. Arizona, Kolb 18-34-1-272.
RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, A.Brown 7-102, Sanders 5-46, Miller 4-59, Wallace 3-118, Ward 3-21, Redman 2-1, C.Brown 1-9, Mendenhall 1-5. Arizona, Doucet 5-30, Fitzgerald 4-78, Stephens-Howling 2-76, Housler 2-28, Sampson 2-27, Sherman 1-15, King 1-10, Roberts 1-8.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Cowboys 34, Rams 7
In his first extended playing time, rookie DeMarco Murray ran for a franchise-record 253 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown that’s the second-longest in club history, to lead Dallas (3-3) past St. Louis (0-6) in Arlington, Texas. Rams’ quarterback A.J. Feeley – starting in place of the injured Sam Bradford – made his first start since 2007 and was 20 of 33 for 196 yards with one interception and one sack.
St. Louis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
Dallas | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | — | 34 |
Dal—Murray 91 run (Bailey kick)
Dal—Witten 1 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
StL—S.Jackson 6 run (Jo.Brown kick)
Dal—FG Bailey 30
Dal—FG Bailey 51
Dal—Tanner 6 run (Bailey kick)
Dal—Bryant 20 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
A—80,086.
StL | Dal | |
First downs | 13 | 24 |
Total Net Yards | 265 | 445 |
Rushes-yards | 21-70 | 34-294 |
Passing | 195 | 151 |
Punt Returns | 1-9 | 1-7 |
Kickoff Returns | 5-114 | 0-0 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Comp-Att-Int | 20-33-1 | 14-24-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-1 | 2-15 |
Punts | 5-47.4 | 3-48.3 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 4-16 | 6-30 |
Time of Possession | 26:04 | 33:56 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—St. Louis, S.Jackson 18-70, C.Williams 2-1, Feeley 1-(minus 1). Dallas, Murray 25-253, Tanner 6-34, Choice 2-8, Kitna 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—St. Louis, Feeley 20-33-1-196. Dallas, Romo 14-24-0-166.
RECEIVING—St. Louis, Lloyd 6-74, S.Jackson 4-3, Hoomanawanui 3-44, Salas 2-33, Bajema 2-20, Alexander 2-9, C.Williams 1-13. Dallas, Bryant 5-90, Witten 5-35, Robinson 2-25, Austin 2-16.
Texans 41, Titans 7
Arian Foster ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns and added 119 yards receiving with a 78-yard TD as Houston routed Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn. Fans booed Chris Johnson as he was stopped early and often, finishing with 18 yards on 10 carries.
Houston | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | — | 41 |
Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 |
Hou—FG Rackers 32
Hou—Dreessen 10 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick)
Hou—Foster 78 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick)
Hou—FG Rackers 29
Hou—Foster 1 run (Rackers kick)
Ten—Cook 5 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick)
Hou—Foster 5 run (Rackers kick)
Hou—McCain 38 interception return (Rackers kick)
A—69,143.
Hou | Ten | |
First downs | 29 | 11 |
Total Net Yards | 518 | 148 |
Rushes-yards | 47-222 | 15-53 |
Passing | 296 | 95 |
Punt Returns | 1-0 | 2-33 |
Kickoff Returns | 0-0 | 5-103 |
Interceptions Ret. | 2-38 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 18-23-0 | 15-31-2 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 2-21 |
Punts | 2-48.0 | 7-45.6 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-68 | 8-76 |
Time of Possession | 37:58 | 22:02 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Houston, Foster 25-115, Tate 15-104, Ward 5-7, Vickers 1-0, Jones 1-(minus 4). Tennessee, Ringer 3-31, Johnson 10-18, Harper 2-4.
PASSING—Houston, Schaub 18-23-0-296. Tennessee, Hasselbeck 14-30-2-104, Locker 1-1-0-12.
RECEIVING—Houston, Foster 5-119, Daniels 4-71, Walter 3-35, Dreessen 2-31, Jones 2-27, Mason 1-7, B.Johnson 1-6. Tennessee, Johnson 6-27, L.Hawkins 3-24, Cook 2-22, Ringer 1-17, Stevens 1-11, Washington 1-10, Williams 1-5.
Saints 62, Colts 7
Drew Brees completed 31 of 35 passes for 325 yards and five touchdowns, and New Orleans set a franchise record for points and victory margin in a demolition of visiting Indianapolis. The Saints were also effective on the ground, rushing for 236 yards. The Saints had a team-record 36 first downs.
Indianapolis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
New Orleans | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | 62 |
NO—Colston 14 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)
NO—Colston 4 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)
NO—Sproles 6 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)
NO—Collins 1 run (Kasay kick)
NO—FG Kasay 23
Ind—Carter 2 run (Vinatieri kick)
NO—FG Kasay 47
NO—Graham 4 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)
NO—Graham 2 pass from Brees (Kasay kick)
NO—Sproles 16 run (Kasay kick)
NO—Torrence 42 interception return (Kasay kick)
A—73,012.
Ind | NO | |
First downs | 11 | 36 |
Total Net Yards | 252 | 557 |
Rushes-yards | 23-155 | 38-236 |
Passing | 97 | 321 |
Punt Returns | 1-13 | 4-27 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-18 | 2-56 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-42 |
Comp-Att-Int | 12-22-1 | 31-35-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-5 | 2-4 |
Punts | 6-46.5 | 1-53.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 7-49 | 1-10 |
Time of Possession | 21:41 | 38:19 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Indianapolis, Carter 10-89, D.Brown 9-47, Painter 2-11, Addai 2-8. New Orleans, Ingram 14-91, Sproles 12-88, P.Thomas 10-57, Collins 1-1, Meachem 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Indianapolis, Painter 9-17-1-67, Orlovsky 3-5-0-35. New Orleans, Brees 31-35-0-325.
RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Wayne 3-36, Garcon 3-31, Collie 2-12, Eldridge 2-12, Addai 2-11. New Orleans, Colston 7-98, Graham 6-54, Sproles 6-19, P.Thomas 5-68, Moore 3-44, Meachem 2-27, Henderson 1-9, Ingram 1-6.