Sunday’s NFL summaries
Saints 42, Buccaneers 17
Drew Brees passed for four touchdowns and ran for another score, and New Orleans clinched a wild-card spot with a home victory over Tampa Bay. Brees passed for 381 yards, eclipsing 5,000 yards in a season for an unprecedented fourth time. He finished the season with 5,162 yards to go with 39 TDs. The Saints went 8-0 at the Superdome this season. Mike Glennon passed for 219 yards and two TDs for the Buccaneers (4-12).
Tampa Bay | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 |
New Orleans | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | 42 |
NO—Moore 44 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
TB—Underwood 48 pass from Glennon (Lindell kick)
NO—J.Graham 10 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
NO—Meachem 41 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
TB—Wright 1 pass from Glennon (Lindell kick)
NO—Stills 76 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
TB—FG Lindell 54
NO—Thomas 8 run (S.Graham kick)
NO—Brees 9 run (S.Graham kick)
A—73,150.
TB | NO | |
First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total Net Yards | 290 | 468 |
Rushes-yards | 18-75 | 30-98 |
Passing | 215 | 370 |
Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-69 | 1-22 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Comp-Att-Int | 22-42-1 | 24-31-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-4 | 1-11 |
Punts | 5-48.0 | 4-40.3 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 8-78 | 9-94 |
Time of Possession | 25:48 | 34:12 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Rainey 11-35, Leonard 5-35, Hill 1-3, Wright 1-2. New Orleans, K.Robinson 12-50, Thomas 7-20, Ingram 3-20, Brees 2-8, Collins 2-3, Sproles 3-(-1), McCown 1-(-2).
PASSING—Tampa Bay, Glennon 22-41-1-219, Koenen 0-1-0-0. New Orleans, Brees 24-31-0-381.
RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Underwood 5-93, Wright 5-58, Jackson 4-35, Leonard 3-1, Hill 2-23, Owusu 1-5, Lorig 1-3, Rainey 1-1. New Orleans, Colston 6-67, J.Graham 5-71, Moore 4-73, Sproles 2-30, Stills 1-76, Meachem 1-41, Hill 1-8, Watson 1-7, Ingram 1-3, Thomas 1-3, Collins 1-2.
49ers 23, Cardinals 20
Phil Dawson made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift San Francisco over Arizona in Glendale, Ariz., and clinch the NFC’s No. 5 playoff seed. Dawson matched his career best with a 56-yarder to put the 49ers (12-4) up 20-17 with 1:45 to go. Jay Feely’s 43-yard FG tied it for Arizona (10-6) with 34 seconds left. LaMichael James’ 45-yard kickoff return and two quick completions by Colin Kaepernick set up Dawson’s game-winner.
San Francisco | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | 23 |
Arizona | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | — | 20 |
SF—FG Dawson 27
SF—Boldin 4 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)
SF—V.Davis 3 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)
Ari—Ballard 1 pass from Palmer (Feely kick)
Ari—FG Feely 49
Ari—Roberts 34 pass from Palmer (Feely kick)
SF—FG Dawson 56
Ari—FG Feely 43
SF—FG Dawson 40
A—63,570.
SF | Ari | |
First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total Net Yards | 375 | 482 |
Rushes-yards | 23-83 | 22-83 |
Passing | 292 | 399 |
Punt Returns | 3-45 | 1-2 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-84 | 3-47 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 21-34-0 | 28-49-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-18 | 1-8 |
Punts | 6-43.0 | 3-49.3 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 4-20 | 3-30 |
Time of Possession | 27:40 | 32:20 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—San Francisco, Patton 1-26, Kaepernick 4-24, Gore 13-14, Hunter 2-13, Boldin 1-11, Dixon 2-(-5). Arizona, Mendenhall 10-47, Ellington 9-30, S.Taylor 2-7, Palmer 1-(-1).
PASSING—San Francisco, Kaepernick 21-34-0-310. Arizona, Palmer 28-49-1-407.
RECEIVING—San Francisco, Boldin 9-149, V.Davis 3-45, Crabtree 3-29, Patton 2-34, Dixon 2-27, Staley 1-14, James 1-12. Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-113, Floyd 6-91, Housler 5-78, Roberts 3-74, Ellington 3-12, Mendenhall 2-13, Dray 1-18, S.Taylor 1-7, Ballard 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Dawson 24 (WL). Arizona, Feely 37 (WR), 43 (WR).
Chargers 27, Chiefs 24
Nick Novak kicked a 36-yard field goal with 5:30 left in overtime, ending the San Diego Chargers’ three-year playoff drought with a victory over visiting Kansas City (11-5). The Chargers (9-7) needed help for weeks, and everything fell into place with the last piece being their win over a Chiefs team that already had clinched the AFC’s No. 5 seed and rested 20 of 22 starters. Earlier in the day, the Chargers got the help they needed when Miami and Baltimore lost.
Kansas City | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 |
San Diego | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 27 |
KC—Davis 17 run (Succop kick)
SD—Green 22 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
KC—McCluster 2 pass from Daniel (Succop kick)
SD—Gates 4 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
KC—Davis 2 run (Succop kick)
KC—FG Succop 46
SD—Royal 6 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
SD—FG Novak 22
SD—FG Novak 36
A—66,374.
KC | SD | |
First downs | 22 | 19 |
Total Net Yards | 332 | 405 |
Rushes-yards | 37-143 | 36-186 |
Passing | 189 | 219 |
Punt Returns | 1-32 | 2-6 |
Kickoff Returns | 4-125 | 3-70 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-14 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 21-30-0 | 22-33-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-11 | 3-10 |
Punts | 5-45.8 | 5-46.4 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 1-5 | 4-22 |
Time of Possession | 34:36 | 37:08 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Kansas City, Davis 27-81, Daniel 7-59, Gray 2-2, Jenkins 1-1. San Diego, Mathews 24-144, Woodhead 5-18, Royal 2-17, McClain 1-3, Rivers 3-2, Weddle 1-2.
PASSING—Kansas City, Daniel 21-30-0-200. San Diego, Rivers 22-33-1-229.
RECEIVING—Kansas City, McCluster 6-62, Hemingway 5-45, Jenkins 3-67, Gray 3-7, Davis 2-5, McGrath 1-11, Gordon 1-3. San Diego, Woodhead 7-42, Allen 5-89, Gates 4-31, Royal 3-34, Mathews 2-11, Green 1-22.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kansas City, Succop 41 (WR).
Bengals 34, Ravens 17
Andy Dalton threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and set a pair of Bengals single-season records for TD passes (33) and passing yards (4,296), leading host Cincinnati to a victory that eliminated the defending Super Bowl champions. The third-year QB also threw four interceptions for the Bengals, winners of the AFC North. The Ravens (8-8) lost their last two games, denying them a chance to make the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
Baltimore | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 17 |
Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | — | 34 |
Bal—FG Tucker 38
Bal—FG Tucker 22
Cin—Green 53 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)
Cin—FG Nugent 39
Cin—M.Jones 16 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)
Bal—FG Tucker 34
Bal—M.Brown 8 pass from Flacco (Rice run)
Cin—Dalton 1 run (Nugent kick)
Cin—FG Nugent 38
Cin—Kirkpatrick 21 interception return (Nugent kick)
A—62,406.
Bal | Cin | |
First downs | 17 | 21 |
Total Net Yards | 222 | 392 |
Rushes-yards | 14-47 | 30-111 |
Passing | 175 | 281 |
Punt Returns | 1-3 | 5-35 |
Kickoff Returns | 6-169 | 4-105 |
Interceptions Ret. | 4-55 | 3-30 |
Comp-Att-Int | 30-50-3 | 21-36-4 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-17 | 0-0 |
Punts | 6-47.5 | 3-36.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-56 | 10-76 |
Time of Possession | 26:03 | 33:57 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Baltimore, Pierce 5-28, Rice 6-15, Scott 2-3, Flacco 1-1. Cincinnati, Green-Ellis 11-66, Dalton 6-23, Bernard 13-22.
PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 30-50-3-192. Cincinnati, Dalton 21-36-4-281.
RECEIVING—Baltimore, Pitta 8-63, Rice 7-35, M.Brown 5-30, Pierce 4-18, T.Smith 3-27, J.Jones 1-11, Scott 1-8, Doss 1-0. Cincinnati, M.Jones 5-61, Bernard 5-51, Green 4-61, Hawkins 3-74, Sanu 1-12, Charles 1-8, Sanzenbacher 1-7, Al.Smith 1-7.
Jets 20, Dolphins 7
Geno Smith led three long scoring drives, ran for a score and threw for 190 yards as New York (8-8) elimintated Miami from the scramble for the AFC’s final wild-card berth with a win at Miami Gardens, Fla. Interceptions made by Jets rookie Dee Milliner and one by 35-year-old Ed Reed prevented a Dolphins comeback. Miami (8-8) squandered a shot at its first playoff berth since 2008 by losing their final two games.
N.Y. Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | — | 20 |
Miami | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
Mia—Wallace 5 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)
NYJ—Richardson 1 run (Folk kick)
NYJ—Smith 7 run (Folk kick)
NYJ—FG Folk 35
NYJ—FG Folk 26
A—70,296.
NYJ | Mia | |
First downs | 22 | 18 |
Total Net Yards | 374 | 296 |
Rushes-yards | 42-154 | 22-92 |
Passing | 220 | 204 |
Punt Returns | 1-7 | 3-27 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-16 | 4-53 |
Interceptions Ret. | 3-29 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 18-28-0 | 20-40-3 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Punts | 5-42.0 | 5-48.8 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 5-36 | 5-38 |
Time of Possession | 32:24 | 27:36 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Powell 21-76, Smith 10-44, Ivory 5-19, Bohanon 2-12, Richardson 2-2, Kerley 1-1, Green 1-0. Miami, Miller 17-73, Tannehill 2-19, Dan.Thomas 2-0, Clay 1-0.
PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Smith 17-27-0-190, Powell 1-1-0-30. Miami, Tannehill 20-40-3-204.
RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Nelson 5-66, Kerley 5-40, Holmes 3-41, Winslow 1-34, Cumberland 1-30, Sudfeld 1-7, Salas 1-6, Powell 1-(minus 4). Miami, Wallace 5-25, Matthews 4-58, Clay 4-43, Mar.Moore 3-25, Hartline 2-38, Thigpen 1-11, Miller 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Jets, Folk 35 (WR).
Steelers 20, Browns 7
Le’Veon Bell ran for 90 yards and a touchdown as Pittsburgh drubbed visiting Cleveland (4-12), though the Steelers’ bid to become the second team in NFL history to go winless in September and make the playoffs ended when San Diego edged Kansas City. Ben Roethlisberger passed for 179 yards and a TD against two interceptions as the Steelers (8-8) won their third straight game to avoid their first losing season since 2003.
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 7 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 |
Pit—Cotchery 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
Pit—Bell 5 run (Suisham kick)
Pit—FG Suisham 30
Pit—FG Suisham 32
Cle—Whittaker 35 pass from Campbell (Cundiff kick)
A—56,361.
Cle | Pit | |
First downs | 15 | 17 |
Total Net Yards | 293 | 292 |
Rushes-yards | 20-79 | 29-120 |
Passing | 214 | 172 |
Punt Returns | 1-21 | 3-21 |
Kickoff Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Interceptions Ret. | 2-12 | 1-3 |
Comp-Att-Int | 23-41-1 | 19-31-2 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-26 | 1-7 |
Punts | 5-38.4 | 4-41.8 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 3-30 | 2-15 |
Time of Possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cleveland, Baker 18-69, Campbell 1-6, Gray 1-4. Pittsburgh, Bell 20-90, F.Jones 2-11, Dwyer 3-10, Roethlisberger 4-9.
PASSING—Cleveland, Campbell 23-41-1-240. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 19-31-2-179.
RECEIVING—Cleveland, Gordon 7-82, Cameron 5-69, Cooper 5-34, Whittaker 2-38, Baker 2-(-1), Little 1-9, Ogbonnaya 1-9. Pittsburgh, A.Brown 9-87, Cotchery 3-25, Sanders 2-26, Miller 2-17, Dwyer 1-9, W.Johnson 1-9, Bell 1-6.
Panthers 21, Falcons 20
Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, Greg Hardy had a team-record four sacks and Carolina (12-4) clinched the NFC South and the NFC’s No. 2 seed with a win at Atlanta (4-12). Carolina, which won 11 of its final 12 games, set a team record by sacking Matt Ryan nine times. Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, who had announced his plans for retirement, had four catches for 56 yards and was honored at halftime.
Carolina | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 |
Atlanta | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 20 |
Atl—Snelling 9 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
Atl—FG Bryant 42
Car—White 8 interception return (Gano kick)
Car—Ginn Jr. 3 pass from Newton (Gano kick)
Atl—White 39 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
Car—Olsen 7 pass from Newton (Gano kick)
Atl—FG Bryant 37
A—70,427.
Car | Atl | |
First downs | 16 | 20 |
Total Net Yards | 283 | 307 |
Rushes-yards | 29-134 | 20-76 |
Passing | 149 | 231 |
Punt Returns | 3-33 | 3-34 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-31 | 0-0 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-8 | 1-3 |
Comp-Att-Int | 15-27-1 | 28-40-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-0 | 9-49 |
Punts | 6-48.7 | 5-48.4 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 4-38 | 5-56 |
Time of Possession | 25:34 | 34:26 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Carolina, Newton 12-72, D.Williams 10-33, Tolbert 7-29. Atlanta, Jackson 13-41, Snelling 5-36, Ryan 2-(-1).
PASSING—Carolina, Newton 15-27-1-149. Atlanta, Ryan 28-40-1-280.
RECEIVING—Carolina, Olsen 6-42, Tolbert 3-10, D.Williams 2-75, Hixon 2-16, Ginn Jr. 2-6. Atlanta, White 8-91, Douglas 7-58, Jackson 5-53, Gonzalez 4-56, Snelling 2-15, D.Johnson 1-4, DiMarco 1-3.
Broncos 34, Raiders 17
Peyton Manning set the NFL single-season record for yards passing and threw four first-half touchdown passes to help Denver (13-3) clinch the top seed in the AFC playoffs with a win over the Raiders (4-12) in Oakland, Calif. Manning completed 25 of 28 passes for 266 yards while sitting out the second half of the game. He finished the season with 5,477 yards – passing Drew Brees’ record of 5,476 set in 2011 – and 55 TD passes.
Denver | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | — | 34 |
Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | 14 |
Den—Decker 3 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
Den—Moreno 7 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
Den—FG Prater 34
Den—D.Thomas 63 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
Den—D.Thomas 5 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
Den—FG Prater 54
Oak—Streater 14 pass from Pryor (Janikowski kick)
Oak—Kasa 9 pass from Pryor (Janikowski kick)
A—51,500.
Den | Oak | |
First downs | 28 | 17 |
Total Net Yards | 458 | 255 |
Rushes-yards | 29-124 | 20-64 |
Passing | 334 | 191 |
Punt Returns | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-0 | 2-51 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 34-41-0 | 21-38-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-17 | 2-16 |
Punts | 4-30.0 | 5-45.8 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-56 | 2-10 |
Time of Possession | 35:29 | 24:31 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Denver, Ball 10-72, Hillman 12-30, Moreno 6-23, Osweiler 1-(-1). Oakland, Pryor 9-49, Jennings 4-9, D.McFadden 7-6.
PASSING—Denver, Manning 25-28-0-266, Osweiler 9-13-0-85. Oakland, Pryor 21-38-0-207.
RECEIVING—Denver, D.Thomas 6-113, Moreno 5-41, J.Thomas 5-36, Decker 4-27, Caldwell 3-42, Tamme 3-29, Dreessen 3-26, Ball 3-22, Green 2-15. Oakland, Streater 5-40, D.Moore 4-63, Holmes 3-38, D.McFadden 3-15, Rivera 2-23, Jennings 2-8, Reece 1-11, Kasa 1-9.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland, Janikowski 42 (WR).
Patriots 34, Bills 20
LeGarrette Blount rushed for a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns and had two long kickoff returns as New England beat Buffalo (6-10) in Foxborough, Mass., to clinch a first-round AFC bye. Stephen Gostkowski helped make sure the Patriots (12-4) wouldn’t have a game next weekend with four field goals. While the Patriots earned their eighth bye in Bill Belichick’s 14 seasons as coach, the Bills missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year, the league’s longest current streak.
Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | — | 20 |
New England | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18 | — | 34 |
NE—FG Gostkowski 43
Buf—FG Carpenter 51
NE—FG Gostkowski 35
NE—Blount 36 run (Gostkowski kick)
NE—FG Gostkowski 29
Buf—Graham 12 pass from Lewis (Carpenter kick)
NE—Vereen 5 pass from Brady (Edelman pass from Brady)
Buf—Jackson 5 run (Carpenter kick)
NE—FG Gostkowski 35
Buf—FG Carpenter 37
NE—Blount 35 run (Gostkowski kick)
A—68,756.
Buf | NE | |
First downs | 19 | 24 |
Total Net Yards | 393 | 382 |
Rushes-yards | 35-169 | 43-267 |
Passing | 224 | 115 |
Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-7 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-28 | 4-189 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 16-29-0 | 14-24-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-23 | 1-7 |
Punts | 4-42.3 | 3-45.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 4-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-54 | 4-31 |
Time of Possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Buffalo, Spiller 19-105, Jackson 14-60, Lewis 2-4. New England, Blount 24-189, Ridley 12-74, Develin 1-4, Vereen 2-3, Brady 4-(-3).
PASSING—Buffalo, Lewis 16-29-0-247. New England, Brady 14-24-1-122.
RECEIVING—Buffalo, Spiller 5-28, Graham 3-62, Chandler 3-55, Jackson 3-53, Woods 1-27, Goodwin 1-22. New England, Edelman 9-65, Vereen 3-42, Amendola 1-9, Dobson 1-6.
Titans 16, Texans 10
Chris Johnson ran for 127 yards and a touchdown as Tennessee beat Houston in Nashville, Tenn. With their 14th straight loss, the Texans (2-14) clinched the No. 1 selection in next May’s draft for the next head coach owner Bob McNair hires. The Titans (7-9) scored 16 straight points in snapping a five-game home skid. Rob Bironas kicked three field goals, including a season-long 55-yarder.
Houston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 10 |
Tennessee | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 16 |
Hou—Grimes 3 run (Bullock kick)
Ten—FG Bironas 42
Ten—FG Bironas 55
Ten—C.Johnson 11 run (Bironas kick)
Ten—FG Bironas 37
Hou—FG Bullock 19
A—69,143.
Hou | Ten | |
First downs | 19 | 17 |
Total Net Yards | 288 | 311 |
Rushes-yards | 22-65 | 36-151 |
Passing | 223 | 160 |
Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-18 |
Kickoff Returns | 3-83 | 2-54 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-0 | 2-5 |
Comp-Att-Int | 22-34-2 | 15-24-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-6 | 1-6 |
Punts | 5-45.8 | 6-42.2 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 5-55 | 7-76 |
Time of Possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Houston, Grimes 16-50, R.Graham 4-8, Schaub 2-7. Tennessee, C.Johnson 27-127, Battle 1-16, Greene 6-10, Fitzpatrick 2-(-2).
PASSING—Houston, Schaub 22-34-2-229. Tennessee, Fitzpatrick 15-24-1-166.
RECEIVING—Houston, Grimes 6-76, A.Johnson 6-49, Hopkins 4-35, Griffin 3-49, R.Graham 1-12, G.Jones 1-6, Martin 1-2. Tennessee, Wright 5-50, Walker 3-29, C.Johnson 3-14, N.Washington 2-39, Williams 1-32, Battle 1-2.
Colts 30, Jaguars 10
Andrew Luck threw for 282 yards and one TD, Robert Mathis reclaimed the NFL sacks lead with 19 1/2 and Adam Vinatieri joined the 2,000-point club as Indianapolis (11-5), the AFC South champion, beat Jacksonville (4-12) to finish with a 6-0 mark against division foes. Luck became the first player in league history to top 8,000 yards in his first two NFL seasons. Vinatieri moved into fifth on the career scoring list with 2,006 points, passing George Blanda and Matt Stover.
Jacksonville | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | — | 10 |
Indianapolis | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 30 |
Ind—D.Brown 1 run (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—Richardson 2 run (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—FG Vinatieri 23
Jax—FG Scobee 37
Ind—FG Vinatieri 26
Ind—Whalen 7 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—FG Vinatieri 39
Jax—Taylor 14 pass from Henne (Scobee kick)
A—66,008.
Jax | Ind | |
First downs | 19 | 23 |
Total Net Yards | 350 | 379 |
Rushes-yards | 16-42 | 28-80 |
Passing | 308 | 299 |
Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-5 |
Kickoff Returns | 2-50 | 1-21 |
Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-46 |
Comp-Att-Int | 30-51-1 | 29-41-0 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-23 | 1-8 |
Punts | 5-46.0 | 5-47.4 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 5-50 | 2-10 |
Time of Possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 13-39, Todman 2-3, Henne 1-0. Indianapolis, D.Brown 12-31, Richardson 8-25, Choice 5-18, Luck 2-7, Hasselbeck 1-(-1).
PASSING—Jacksonville, Henne 30-51-1-331. Indianapolis, Luck 26-37-0-282, Hasselbeck 3-4-0-25.
RECEIVING—Jacksonville, Taylor 8-75, Sanders 6-50, Jones-Drew 5-51, M.Lewis 3-70, Brown 3-43, Harbor 2-11, L.Thomas 1-18, Todman 1-12, Noble 1-1. Indianapolis, Hilton 11-155, Whalen 4-32, D.Brown 3-4, Rogers 2-20, Havili 2-18, Richardson 2-17, Fleener 1-25, Saunders 1-18, Brazill 1-11, Choice 1-5, Doyle 1-2.
Vikings 14, Lions 13
Rookie Cordarrelle Patterson scored two touchdowns, including the go-ahead catch in the end zone in the fourth quarter, and Minnesota (5-10-1) beat Detroit (7-9) in its final game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis after 32 seasons. Jim Schwartz fell to 29-52 in five years with the Lions. Leslie Frazier raised his record with the Vikings in three-plus years to 21-33-1. Each of them has reached the playoffs once. The building will be torn down next month to make room for a new domed stadium on the same site.
Detroit | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | 13 |
Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 14 |
Min—Patterson 50 run (Walsh kick)
Det—Bush 19 pass from Stafford (Akers kick)
Det—FG Akers 25
Det—FG Akers 53
Min—Patterson 8 pass from Cassel (Walsh kick)
A—64,134.
Det | Min | |
First downs | 14 | 19 |
Total Net Yards | 245 | 345 |
Rushes-yards | 22-63 | 20-174 |
Passing | 182 | 171 |
Punt Returns | 2-8 | 3-77 |
Kickoff Returns | 1-20 | 3-51 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-42 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 22-33-0 | 20-33-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 5-35 | 3-18 |
Punts | 7-50.7 | 6-40.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 6-52 | 4-25 |
Time of Possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Detroit, Bush 14-32, Bell 8-31. Minnesota, Asiata 14-115, Patterson 2-54, Cassel 4-5.
PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 22-33-0-217. Minnesota, Cassel 20-33-1-189.
RECEIVING—Detroit, Ogletree 5-75, Burleson 5-64, Bush 5-33, Bell 4-25, Fauria 3-20. Minnesota, Jennings 5-44, Ford 5-43, Simpson 3-29, Patterson 2-31, Wright 2-31, Asiata 2-(-2), Ellison 1-13.
Giants 20, Redskins 6
Jerrel Jernigan caught a 24-yard TD pass and ran 49 yards for another as New York (7-9) beat Washington (3-13). The Giants went 7-3 after losing their first six games. Redskins backup quarterback Kirk Cousins threw two picks in a 19-for-49 performance.
Washington | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 |
N.Y. Giants | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | 20 |
Was—FG Forbath 31
NYG—Jernigan 24 pass from Manning (J.Brown kick)
NYG—FG J.Brown 34
Was—FG Forbath 49
NYG—Jernigan 49 run (J.Brown kick)
NYG—FG J.Brown 38
A—80,177.
Was | NYG | |
First downs | 12 | 14 |
Total Net Yards | 251 | 278 |
Rushes-yards | 23-91 | 35-122 |
Passing | 160 | 156 |
Punt Returns | 5-23 | 4-9 |
Kickoff Returns | 5-93 | 3-66 |
Interceptions Ret. | 2-25 | 2-17 |
Comp-Att-Int | 19-49-2 | 12-32-2 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-9 | 1-7 |
Punts | 9-40.4 | 8-44.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 4-1 |
Penalties-Yards | 3-30 | 3-20 |
Time of Possession | 28:21 | 31:39 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Washington, Morris 16-62, Helu Jr. 3-24, Young 2-4, Cousins 1-3, Al.Robinson 1-(-2). N.Y. Giants, Jernigan 2-57, Hillis 17-56, A.Brown 13-11, Painter 3-(-2).
PASSING—Washington, Cousins 19-49-2-169. N.Y. Giants, Manning 10-24-1-152, Painter 2-8-1-11.
RECEIVING—Washington, Garcon 6-56, Paulsen 4-32, Al.Robinson 3-33, Morris 2-21, Helu Jr. 2-14, Moss 2-13. N.Y. Giants, Jernigan 6-90, Nicks 2-50, Myers 2-9, Murphy Jr. 1-8, Hillis 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants, J.Brown 50 (WL).