Today we have seven early games on, followed by four in the afternoon to be covered in the next post. The first game features...
The Green Bay Packers hosting the St. Louis Rams. Green Bay drew first blood as Mason Crosby kicked a 32 yard field goal. The Packers added on with a touchdown pass of 35 yards by Aaron Rodgers to James Jones, finished off with a Crosby extra point. Green Bay continued the assault with a huge 93 yard touchdown from Rodgers to Jordy Nelson, and another Crosby extra point. The Packers would not stop, as Rodgers found Donald Driver for a 7 yard touchdown reception, and Crosby made another extra point. St. Louis got on the board with a Josh Brown field goal from 36 yards, making it 24-3 at halftime. The second half was purely silent, so the halftime score was a final, moving the Packers to 6-0 and dropping the Rams to 0-5.
Next up, the New York Giants host a true New York team, the Buffalo Bills. New York was first on the board with a touchdown run of 1 yard by Ahmad Bradshaw, and Lawrence Tynes converted the extra point. Buffalo replied with a tying touchdown on an 80 yard Fred Jackson rush, and Rian Lindell would supply the extra point. The Bills scored again on a big play later in the quarter as Ryan Fitzpatrick threw 60 yards for a touchdown to Naaman Roosevelt, and Lindell kicked another extra point. The Giants got a little closer with a field goal by Tynes of 26 yards in the second quarter. Bradshaw struck again for the Giants, running 1 more yard to find a touchdown, and Tynes' extra point made it 17-14. Lindell tied the score at 17 with a 49 yard field goal, the score lasting through the half. New York got the lead again in the third quarter with another 1 yard touchdown run by Bradshaw, and Tynes kicked the extra point once more. Buffalo tied it back up again as Lindell supplied the extra point on the Fitzpatrick touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson, a 9 yard play. New York took a lead with a Tynes field goal of 23 yards, making it 27-24. This would stand as the final, moving the Giants to 4-2 and moving the Bills down to the same mark.
Also, the Cincinnati Bengals host the Indianapolis Colts. Cincinnati led off the game with a touchdown pass of 11 yards from Andy Dalton to A.J. Green, and capped it with a Mike Nugent extra point. Indianapolis tied it as Donald Brown rushed 18 yards for a touchdown and Adam Vinatieri tacked on the extra point. Nugent put the Bengals up 10-7 at halftime with a 20 yard field goal. Cincinnati got to work in the third quarter with a 1 yard Cedric Benson touchdown run, with Nugent adding the PAT, and he later kicked a 43 yard field goal to make it 20-7 Bengals. The Colts got Vinatieri to kick a 46 yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 10. Indianapolis continued the comeback with Curtis Painter finding Dallas Clark for a 1 yard touchdown pass, and Vinatieri made the extra point. Cincinnati thwarted these efforts down with a Carlos Dunlap fumble recovery of 35 yards for a touchdown, a gift from Pierre Garcon. Nugent added the extra point with ease. The final favored the Bengals 27-17, moving them to 4-2 and knocking the Colts down to a pathetic 0-6.
Heading south, the Atlanta Falcons host the Carolina Panthers. Olindo Mare put Carolina on the board with a 42 yard field goal. Atlanta got a last second touchdown as the first quarter expired on a 1 yard run by Michael Turned, and Matt Bryant would supply the extra point. The Panthers regained the lead with a 1 yard touchdown run by Jonathan Stewart, and Mare was successful on the extra point. Atlanta took the lead by as Matt Ryan passed 1 yard to Ovie Mughelli, and Bryant's extra point made it 14-10, the score going into the locker rooms. Carolina grabbed the lead back with a 14 yard Cam Newton touchdown rush, and Mae was there with the PAT. Bryant tied the game for the Falcons with a 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter, making the score 17 all. Atlanta got the lead as Ryan rushed the ball in on his own, a 1 yard play iced off with a Bryant extra point. The Falcons put the nail in the coffin, making it 31-17 on a 2 yard rush by Michael Turner, and another Bryant extra point. This was a final, improving the Falcons to 3-3 and leaving their opponents at 1-5.
Back to the north, with the Detroit Lions hosting the San Francisco 49ers. Detroit struck first with Jason Hanson's 25 yard field goal. Detroit later scored a touchdown with Matthew Stafford passing 16 yards to Brandon Pettigrew, and Hanson made the PAT. San Francisco found the scoreboard with a 1 yard touchdown run by Frank Gore, and a David Akers extra point. The 49ers got within a point as the defense sacked Stafford, led by Ray McDonald and Aldon Smith, good for a safety. Akers kicked a 55 yard field goal for San Francisco, giving them a 12-10 halftime lead. Hanson gave the Lions the lead again with a 24 yard field goal in the third quarter. The 49ers took the lead back again with a field goal by Akers from 31 yards away. Detroit took the lead back in the close game with a touchdown from Stafford to Nate Burleson, a 5 yard play, although the two point attempt from Stafford to Calvin Johnson was unsuccessful. The 49ers took the lead on an Alex Smith touchdown pass to Delanie Walker, a 6 yard play. Akers extra point made it 22-19 San Francisco. Less than a minute later, Akers banged in a field goal of 37 yards to put the 49ers up 25-19. This was a final score, with San Francisco going to 5-1 and dropping the Lions to the same level.
Another big matchup has the Washington Redskins hoping to deflate the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia struck early on a touchdown pass of 7 yards from Michael Vick to Brent Celek. Alex Henery took care of the extra point. The Eagles added on in the second quarter with a 1 yard touchdown run by LeSean McCoy, and Henery would tack on the extra point. Henery later made a field goal from 28 yards, and another from 24 yards. Graham Gano got Washington on the board with a field goal from 50 yards to make it 20-3 at halftime. Gano kicked a 26 yard field goal in the third quarter, putting the Redskins behind by a pair of touchdowns. Washington kept the advance going, allowing a 2 yard touchdown run by John Beck, and Gano's PAT put them within a touchdown. The Eagles managed to hang on and win 20-13, improving to 2-4 and dropping Washington to 3-2.
Lastly, the Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars to Heinz Field. Pittsburgh was the first to score as Rashard Mendenhall ran 8 yards for a touchdown, and Shaun Suisham tacked on an extra point. The Steelers went aerial in the second quarter, as Ben Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace for a 28 yard touchdown connection, and Suisham kicked in another extra point. Suisham also kicked a 21 yard field goal. Jacksonville got on the board with Josh Scobee kicking a 46 yard field goal. The score was 17-3 Pittsburgh at halftime. The Jaguars pulled closer with Blaine Gabbert throwing 18 yards to Jason Hill, good for a touchdown, with Scobee's extra point making it 17-10. Scobee got Jacksonville even closer with a field goal from 45 yards away, but they were stalled at 17-13, where the would fall. The Steelers went to 4-2 and Jacksonville fell to 1-5.
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