NFL Late games week 6

There are four late games on, with the detailed scoring in this post. We begin with the...

Oakland Raiders hosting the Cleveland Browns. Oakland led off with a 4 yard touchdown run by Darren McFadden, and an extra point by Sebastian Janikowski. Cleveland tied it on a 1 yard touchdown pass from Colt McCoy to Alex Smith, and Phil Dawson took care of the extra point. However, on the ensuing kickoff, Jacoby Ford ran the ball back 101 yards for a Raiders touchdown, and Janikowski made the extra point to produce a 14-7 lead, which was the score going into the locker rooms. Janikowski extended the Oakland lead in the third quarter with a 48 yard field goal. The Raiders added some trickery to the game, faking a field goal before holder Shane Lechler threw 35 yards for the score as Kevin Boss took it in. Janikowski, who felt somewhat "Charlie Brown'd," took care of the extra point. Dawson got the Browns going again with a field goal from 47 yards. Cleveland pulled a little closer with a touchdown pass of 12 yards from McCoy to Mohamed Massaqoui, and Dawson was there with another PAT, making it 24-17. This was the final, with the Raiders going to 4-2 and the Browns falling to 2-3.

Next, we have the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Houston Texans. Baltimore drew first blood with a 1 yard touchdown run by Joe Flacco, and a Billy Cundiff extra point. Houston replied with a sloppy touchdown, as Ben Tate ran up 5 yards for a score, but fumbled, fortunately recovered by Wade Smith, and Neil Rackers covered it up with a PAT. Cundiff put the Ravens back on top with a 43 yard field goal for a 10-7 lead, the score at halftime. In the third quarter, Baltimore extended their lead on a 48 yard field goal by Cundiff. The Texans took the lead with a touchdown pass of 32 yards from Matt Schaub to Jacoby Jones, and Rackers had the go ahead point on the extra point. The Ravens regained the lead on another Cundiff field goal, from 25 yards away. Cundiff kept kicking in the fourth quarter, tacking on a 33 yard chip to make it 19-14. Baltimore extended their lead with Ricky Williams rushing 4 yards for a touchdown, and Cundiff added on the extra point, following that with yet another field goal, this time a 40 yarder. The final was 29-14 Ravens, improving them to 4-1 and dropping Houston to 3-3.

Following that, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the New Orleans Saints. Tampa Bay started the scoring with a 48 yard field goal from Connor Barth. New Orleans replied with a 38 yard connection between Drew Brees and Marques Colston, good for a touchdown which was capped off by a John Kasay extra point. The Buccaneers took the lead with a Josh Freeman pass of 65 yards to Arrelious Benn, and Barth tacked on the extra point. Barth also kicked a 42 yard field goal for Tampa Bay in the second quarter. The Buccaneers kept going with a Freeman touchdown pass to Preston Parker, a 19 yard play. Barth's extra point put the score at 20-7. Kasay made it 20-10 just before the half with a 33 yard field goal for the Saints. Kasay put New Orleans within a touchdown in the third quarter with a field goal from 24 yards. Barth replied for the Buccaneers on another 42 yard field goal. The Saints got going again with a 12 yard run by Mark Ingram, and Kasay put them within 3 on the PAT. Barth paced Tampa Bay to a 26-20 lead with his 38 yard field goal. This was the last score of the game, allowing the Buccaneers to improve to 4-2, and dropping their rivals to the same level.

Finally, our marquee matchup of the most American teams, the New England Patriots host the Dallas Cowboys. New England got first dibs on the scoring with a Stephen Gostkowski field goal from 31 yards away. Dallas tied it with a 48 yard Dan Bailey field goal. The Patriots got the lead back on a Gostkowski field goal, good from 26 yards away. New England extended their lead on a Tom Brady touchdown pass of 5 yards to Wes Welker, and Gostkowski added the PAT to make it 13-3. The Cowboys got a touchdown in response, with Tony Romo passing a yard to Jason Witten, and Bailey had the extra point to make it 13-10, which would last until halftime. Dallas tied it in the third quarter with a Bailey field goal, good from 22 yards. The Cowboys got the lead on another Bailey field goal, a 26 yard chip shot, in the fourth quarter. With twenty-two seconds remaining, New England retook the lead with Tom Brady throwing to Aaron Hernandez for 8 yards, and Gostkowski made it 20-16 on the extra point. They would hold on to this lead despite a furious late attempt, and win the game, improving to 5-1 and putting the Cowboys at 2-3.