There were a total of eight games in the early wave today. Will recap them to the best of my ability. Sorry if these sound a bit dry, I'm not intentionally trying to be boring.
First off was the game between the visiting Cleveland Browns and the host Miami Dolphins. They went through the first quarter scoreless, and waited until well into the second before Phil Dawson kicked a 32 yard field goal. Dan Carpenter added a tying field goal for the Dolphins right before the half, good from an astounding 60 yards. Jake Delhomme completed a touchdown pass good for 3 yards to Benjamin Watson as the only score in the third quarter, with Dawson's extra point being good. Chad Henne tied it up with a touchdown pass to his tight end, Anthony Fasano, this one good for 11 yards, and the score was tied at 10 with the Carpenter extra point. Cleveland got the last laugh though, as Phil Dawson nailed a 23 yard field goal at the end of the game to win it 13-10. The Browns moved to 5-7, while the Dolphins dropped to 6-6.
The next game featured the Green Bay Packers hosting the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco broke out their brand new kicker in Jeff Reed, with a 44 yard field goal in the first quarter, followed by a second quarter kick of 26 yards. Green Bay got on the board by Aaron Rodgers 57 yard touchdown to Greg Jennings, followed by a Mason Crosby extra point to give them the lead. John Kuhn rushed a 1 yard touchdown in for the Packers as well, followed by another extra point from Crosby. Troy Smith made a touchdown pass to Vernon Davis late in the first half good for 66 yards. Reed added the extra point to make it 14-13 Packers at the half. Rodgers connected with Donald Driver for 61 yards early in the third quarter, and Crosby added on another extra point. Reed kicked a 23 yard chip shot in for a field goal, and was answered shortly by Rodgers and Jennings hooking up for a yard and a score, with Crosby making the extra point. Crosby added a 43 and 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter to bring the final to 34-16. Green Bay went to 8-4, while San Francisco dropped to 4-8.
The next game was between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs, played in Kansas City. Matt Cassel started the scoring in the late first quarter, with a 2 yard pass to Leonard Pope, with Ryan Succop making the extra point. Matt Prater got Denver on the board with a 25 yard field goal in the second quarter, which was answered later by Succop's 47 yard kick. After an uneventful third quarter, Prater scored again for the Broncos with a 41 yard field goal early in the fourth. Denver couldn't muster any more offense though, and Kansas City held on to win 10-6. The Chiefs improved to 8-4, while Denver dropped to 3-9.
Moving along to Minnesota where the Vikings hosted the Bills from Buffalo. Buffalo struck first with an interception by Drayton Florence off of Tavaris Jackson filling in for an injured (and all-pro wheelchair football quarterback Brett Favre) good for 40 yards. Rian Lindell made the extra point. Tavaris Jackson then struck back with a 31 yard pass for a touchdown to Sidney Rice, with Ryan Longwell making the extra point. Adrian Peterson scored two second quarter touchdowns of 2 and 3 yards (improving all the time) and Longwell made both extra point, and added another after Jackson found Rice again for 6 yards. Longwell kicked a field goal just before halftime as well, good from 38 yards. After both teams took the third quarter off, Peterson visited the end zone again with a 43 yard run, with Longwell adding another extra point. Ryan Fitzpatrick found David Nelson to give the Bills some more points, obviously too little, too late, but it was a 12 yard touchdown. Lindell added the last point of the game, and the Vikings won 38-14. They improved to 5-7, while the Bills dropped to 2-10.
Moving along to Detroit, where the Lions hosted the Chicago Bears (hey, all they need is Tigers and oh my! and they've got the chant down). Detroit drew first blood with third-string quarterback Drew Stanton's 3 yard touchdown rush, and Dave Rayner's extra point. Chester Taylor responded for the Bears with a 1 yard touchdown run, and Robbie Gould added the extra point. Dave Rayner added a 50 yard field goal in the second quarter, which was answered by Matt Forte's 14 yard touchdown run and Gould's extra point. Stanton passed late in the second quarter and found Calvin Johnson for 46 yards and the touchdown, followed by Rayner's extra point. Detroit took a 17-14 lead into halftime, and Rayner extended it in the third quarter with a 25 yard field goal, which was answered by Gould with a 54 yard field goal to make it 20-17 Lions. Jay Cutler completed a fourth quarter pass of 7 yards to Brandon Manumaleuna, good for a touchdown and a 24-20 lead after Gould added the extra point. This proved to be the final, and Chicago improved to 9-3 while the Lions dropped to 2-10 (oh my!).
Onward to Tennessee and the Titans hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rashad Jennings got things going for the Jaguars, running 11 yards for the touchdown, followed by Josh Scobee's extra point. Quarterback David Garrard ran in for 4 yards in the second quarter, followed by Scobee's extra point, and Scobee also added a 26 yard field goal to give Jacksonville a 17-0 lead through halftime. Jacksonville proceeded to take the rest of the game off, but the Titans could only muster two field goals by Rob Bironas, going for 37 yards in the third quarter, and 30 yards in the fourth. Jacksonville held on to win 17-6, improving to 7-5, while dropping Tennessee to 5-7.
Moving along to the New Jersey/New York/the Meadowlands, where the New York Giants hosted the Washington Redskins. Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw both ran in touchdowns in the first quarter, with Jacobs going 8 yards and Bradshaw going for 4 yards. Lawrence Tynes added both extra points. Bradshaw did the scoring work in the second quarter, with a 10 yard touchdown run, followed by another extra point from Tynes. The Giants took a 21-0 lead into the half. Jacobs ran in another touchdown himself, a 28 yard rush, followed by Tynes with the extra point. Washington scored in the third quarter as well, with Donovan McNabb finding Anthony Armstrong in the end zone for 33 yards. Graham Gano added the extra point. Tynes then finished things off in the fourth quarter with a 28 yard field goal, to present the final score of 31-7 New York. The G-Men improved to 8-4 while dropping the Redskins to 5-7.
Finally, we have the New Orleans Saints visiting the Cincinnati Bengals. Garrett Hartley provided the only scoring in the first quarter, a field goal of 48 yards for the Saints. Clint Stitser kicked a 29 yard field goal in the second quarter to tie the game for the Bengals, but Christopher Ivory ran 55 yards for the Saints and his touchdown was followed by Hartley's extra point. Stitser added a 23 yard field goal, but Hartlet one-upped him with a 24 yard kick before the end of the half to give the Saints a 13-6 halftime lead. Ivory added a touchdown in the third quarter of one yard, followed by a Hartley extra point. Carson Palmer hooked up with Terrell Owens in response, good for 5 yards and the touchdown, followed by Stitser's extra point. Cedric Benson added a touchdown for the Bengals in the fourth, a 1 yard rush followed by a Stitser extra point. Drew Brees, unwilling to let the lead shrink, threw to Robert Meachem for 52 yards and the touchdown, followed by another Hartley extra point. Benson ran in for another touchdown, four yards, and Carson Palmer found Jermaine Gresham for the two point conversion, to tie the game at 27. Stitser added a field goal of 47 yards to give Cincinnati a 30-27 lead, but it wouldn't hold up as Brees found Marques Colston for 3 yards, followed by a Hartley extra point. The Bengals failed to rally back, and lost 34-30. The Saints improved to 9-3, while the Bengals dropped to 2-10.
That's all for now, with the late games coming in approximately 3-4 hours. The Sunday night game should come shortly after it ends. Stay posted (don't laugh at the bad blog humor).
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