NFL Late Games week 4

There are five games on the later slate, and we begin in...

Seattle, with the Seahawks hosting the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta led off with a Matt Ryan touchdown pass of a yard to Tony Gonzalez, and Matt Bryant added the extra point. The Falcons kept rolling with a second quarter touchdown run by Michael Turner, good for 21 yards. Bryant added another PAT. Seattle got on the board with a Tavaris Jackson touchdown of 52 yards to Sidney Rice, and Steven Hauschka made the xtra point. Atlanta replied with a Turner rush of 1 yard for a score, and another Bryant extra point. Bryant also tacked on a field goal for the Falcons, a 47 yard kick, to make it 24-7 at the half. Bryant kept kicking in the third quarter, adding on a 50 yard field goal for Atlanta. The Seahawks got some points back with Jackson passing 6 yards for a touchdown to Mike Williams, and Hauschka added on the extra point. Seattle kept on coming with Marshawn Lynch rushing to the end zone for an 11 yard touchdown, and another Hauschka extra point. Bryant added back on for the Falcons with a 42 yard field goal. The Seahawks charged back with a Jackson touchdown pass to Ben Obomanu for 8 yards, and Hauschka's extra point put them within two. Despite a late attempt from 61 yards, Hauschka and the Seahawks were unable to overcome the early deficit, and lost 30-28, falling to 1-3 and raising Atlanta to 2-2.

Down to the desert, with the Arizona Cardinals hosting the New York Giants. Arizona struck first wit ha Jay Feely field goal from 27 yards out. The Cardinals added another field goal by Feely, another 27 yard kick, in the second quarter. New York got out in front with Ahmad Bradshaw rushing 13 yards for a touchdown, and Lawrence Tynes made the extra point. Tynes added a 30 yard field goal to make it 10-6 Giants at the half. Arizona took the lead in the third quarter with Beanie Wells running 1 yard for a touchdown, and Feely making an extra point. The Cardinals kept it going as Wells and Feely copied and pasted another scoring drive onto the scorecard. New York did a little damage with Brandon Jacobs running 1 yard for a touchdown, and Tynes was there with the PAT. Wells and Arizona got back to work after that with the running back rushing 2 yards for his third touchdown of the day, and Feely made the extra point. The Giants again pulled closer with Eli Manning finding Jake Ballard for a 2 yard touchdown, and a Tynes extra point, who also added an extra point on Manning's 29 yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks. A late charge by Arizona was unsuccessful, allowing the Giants a 31-27 victory, improving them to 3-1, and dropping the Cardinals to 1-3.

Out west, the Oakland Raiders host the New England Patriots. Oakland opened up the scoring with Sebastian Janikowski's leg, which booted the pigskin 28 yards for a field goal. New England replied with a Tom Brady touchdown pass of 15 yards to Wes Welker, and Stephen Gostkowski made the extra point. The Raiders retook the lead with a 1 yard touchdown run by Michael Bush, and Janikowski added an extra point. The Patriots retook the lead on a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown run of 1 yard, and a Gostkowski PAT made it 14-10. New England made it 17-10 with Gostkowski nailing a 44 yard field goal just before halftime. The Patriots rolled on in the third quarter with a 33 yard Stevan Ridley run, and Gostkowski was there with the extra point. Oakland got a few back with Janikowksi kicking a 26 yard FG. New England poured it on with Brady finding Deion Branch from 4 yards away, good for a touchdown and an eighteen point lead after the Gostkowski extra point. The Raiders tried to pull closer with Jason Campbell connecting with Denarius Moore for a 6 yard touchdown, but the two point attempt was failed, leaving the score at 31-19 Patriots, a final. New England went to 3-1, and Oakland fell to 2-2.

Backing up a bit, the Green Bay Packers host the Denver Broncos. Denver drew first blood with a 27 yard field goal from Matt Prater. Green Bay got on the board with an Aaron Rodgers touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson, a 50 yard play, and Mason Crosby supplied the extra point. The Packers dug in with Charles Woodson picking off Kyle Orton for 30 yards and a touchdown, with Crosby tacking on an extra point. Rodgers took it in his own hands in the second quarter, running 11 yards for a touchdown, with Crosby adding another extra point. The Broncos replied quickly with an Orton touchdown pass to Eric Decker for 5 yards and the score, and Prater was there for the PAT. Denver pulled to within four after Orton and Decker connected again, for 33 yards and a touchdown, and Prater made the extra point. The Packers grabbed a bit of separation as Rodgers met Greg Jennings for a 17 yard touchdown, and a Crosby extra point made it 28-17 at the half. Green Bay kept the momentum up in the third quarter, with another touchdown by Rodgers on the ground, an 8 yard rush capped off with Crosby on the extra point. The Packers added on some more as Rodgers used his arm to find James Jones for a 16 yard touchdown, and Crosby did his extra point routine yet again. Rodgers continued to inflict pain on Denver, passing 8 yards to Donald Driver, the fourth receiver getting a touchdown reception today for the Packers, and Crosby added the extra point. The Broncos got a few back much too late as Orton tossed a 7 yard touchdown pass into the hands of Daniel Fells, but they failed to convert the two point attempt. The final would favor Green Bay 49-23, improving them to 4-0, and dropping Denver to 1-3.

Lastly, the San Diego Chargers host the Miami Dolphins. Miami dented the scoreboard with a 1 yard Lex Hilliard touchdown rush, and a Dan Carpenter extra point. San Diego replied with Philip Rivers finding Vincent Jackson, good for a 55 yard catch and run touchdown. Nick Novak made the extra point. Novak also made a field goal of 27 yards in the second quarter to give the Chargers a 10-7 lead. Carpenter booted a field goal of 41 yards to tie it for the Dolphins. Novak retook the lead for San Diego with a 48 yard field goal to make it 13-10 before halftime. The Chargers added on with Mike Tolbert rushing 1 yard for a touchdown, and Novak kicked in the PAT. Carpenter put Miami within a touchdown on his 37 yard field goal. Novak restored a ten point lead for San Diego with a 23 yard field goal. The kicking parade continued into the fourth quarter, with Carpenter blasting a 51 yard field goal. Novak replied for the Chargers with a 38 yard field goal. San Diego would win 26-16, and improve to 3-1, while shifting the Dolphins to 0-4.