There were five late games today, and we start in an AFC West battle between
The visiting Oakland Raiders and hosting San Diego Chargers. Jason Campbell opened the scoring for the Black and Silver, with a 9 yard touchdown rush, followed by a Sebastian Janikowski extra point. Campbell went to the air to find another touchdown, connecting with Jacoby Ford late in the first quarter, good for 4 yards, followed by Janikowski's extra point. San Diego finally entered the scoring game with Nate Kaeding's 39 yard field goal. Michael Bush answered by rushing 7 yards for a touchdown, followed by a Janikowski extra point. The Raiders took the 21-3 lead into halftime. Kaeding kicked a 33 yard field goal in the third quarter before Philip Rivers passed to Antonio Gates for four yards and the touchdown. Kaeding added the extra point to make it 21-13. Darren McFadden put the game out of reach by adding a 7 yard touchdown run to the Raiders scoring, followed by Janikowski's extra point to present the final score of Raiders 28, Chargers 13. Oakland improved to 6-6, while San Diego dropped down to 6-6.
Moving along to Tampa Bay,where the Buccaneers were playing a rare afternoon home game against the Atlanta Falcons. Michael Turner opened up the scoring, allowing the Falcons to draw first blood with his 5 yard touchdown rush. Matt Bryant added the extra point. Tampa Bay responded with LeGarrette Blount's 6 yard touchdown run and the ensuing Connor Barth extra point. The teams turned airborne for the second quarter, with Matt Ryan passing 17 yards for the touchdown to Ovie Mughelli, and Bryant added the extra point. Josh Freeman threw his own touchdown pass, a 1 yard throw to Mike Williams, which Barth followed up with the extra point. Barth added the only score in the third quarter, a 33 yard field goal to give Tampa Bay a 17-14 lead. On a pitch, Earnest Graham tossed a two yard touchdown pass to John Gilmore in the fourth quarter, which was followed by Barth's extra point. After the touchdown, Barth kicked off, and the kick was returned 102 yards by Atlanta's Eric Weems. Bryant added the extra point to make it 24-21 Buccaneers. Matt Ryan later passed to Michael Jenkins for 9 yards, and Bryant added the extra point. Tampa Bay couldn't score again, and the Falcons stole a 28-24 victory to improve to 10-2 and drop the Bucs to 7-5.
Onward to Seattle, where the Seahawks hosted the lowly Carolina Panthers. Mike Goodson rushed 6 yards for an early touchdown to get Carolina going, followed by John Kasay's extra point. Jonathan Stewart returned to his home state and got a 3 yard touchdown run as well, in the second quarter, also followed by a Kasay extra point. Olindo Mare got the Seahawks on the board before halftime with a field goal from 24 yards, carrying the 14-3 Panthers lead into the locker rooms. Marshawn Lynch put a touchdown on the board for Seattle in the third quarter, and Mare added the extra point. Soon after, Lofa Tatupu intercepted the Panthers quarterback, Jimmy Clausen, and returned it 26 yards for the touchdown, followed by a Mare extra point. Lynch had another touchdown in the third quarter and one more in the fourth, of 1 and 22 yards, respectively, both of which were followed by Mare extra points. Seattle ended up on top 31-14 in their come from behind victory, improving to 6-6, while the Panthers dropped to a league worst 1-11.
Moving into Arizona, with an NFC West matchup with somewhat important implications, as the Cardinals hosted the tied-for-first St. Louis Rams. Jay Feely got Arizona going with two field goals in the first quarter, of 45 and 41 yards. Josh Brown responded for St. Louis with three in a row, the first of which in the first quarter being 28 yards, followed by the second quarter kicks from 52 and 20 yards, giving the Rams a 9-6 lead going into halftime. Steven Jackson scored the first touchdown of the game in the third quarter, a 27 yard run to extend the Rams lead to 16-9 with Brown's extra point. Brown added on one more field goal, a 43 yard kick in the fourth quarter for good measure, and the Rams cruised to victory and a 6-6 record 19-6. Arizona fell to 3-9.
Lastly, to Indianapolis, where the Colts hosted "America's Team" (in their eyes only), the Dallas Cowboys. Tashard Choice got the Cowboys going, with a 20 yard touchdown rush, with David Buehler making the extra point, and later in the first quarter, adding his own field goal of 30 yards. They got defensive for their second quarter touchdown, with Orlando Scandrick intercepting Peyton Manning for 40 yards, with Buehler's extra point being good. Manning decided to throw one to his own team this time, finding Pierre Garcon for 13 yards, and Adam Vinatieri made the extra point. The score at halftime was 17-7 Cowboys. Manning found Reggie Wayne in the third quarter, good for 34 yards and the touchdown, and Vinatieri added another extra point. Buehler tacked on a 46 yard field goal, and then Sean Lee intercepted Manning for another defensive touchdown by Dallas. Buehler added on another extra point. The Colts got the wheels back on with Javarris James' 1 yard touchdown run, followed by a Vinatieri extra point. Indianapolis blocked a punt attempt by Mat McBriar as well, returning it for 2 yards and the touchdown thanks to Taj Smith. Vinatieri added the extra point. Jon Kitna went airborne and connected with Jason Witten for a 2 yard youchdown pass, and then Kitna completed the two point conversion to Roy Williams, giving Dallas a 35-28 lead. Javarris James rushed for two yards and the touchdown, and Vinatieri tied it at 35 with 29 seconds left in regulation with his extra point. After a few turnovers (none of which being an apple flavor) Buehler came in from his day off (what, wrong Buehler?) and kicked a game winning 38 yard field goal for the Cowboys, making it 38-35. The Cowboys improved to 4-8 and dropped the Colts down to 6-6, behind the Jaguars in their tight division race.
That's all there was for the late games, and I'll be working on the Sunday Night Football recap between the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers and the hosting Baltimore Ravens.
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