NFL Late Games week 7

The other four games at regularly scheduled times are here in this post.

First up, the Arizona Cardinals host the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh led off with a touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller for 12 yards, and Shaun Suisham applied the extra point. The Steelers added on a 95 yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace, with Suisham kicking in another PAT. Arizona finally scored with Alfonso Smith rushing a yard for a touchdown, and Jay Feely got the extra point. Suisham kicked a 41 yard field goal for Pittsburgh, making it 17-7 at the half. The Cardinals pulled much closer as Kevin Kolb found LaRod Stephens-Howling for a 73 yard touchdown connection, and Feely kicked another extra point. The Steelers replied with a 4 yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Emmanuel Sanders, and a Suisham extra point to top it off. On the Pittsburgh kickoff, the Steelers added a safety after a penalty to Arizona. Pittsburgh kept it coming with a 33 yard Suisham field goal in the fourth quarter, followed by another from 39 yards. Kolb tried to get the Cardinals closer by throwing a 2 yard touchdown to Early Doucet, but they failed the two point attempt with an incomplete pass toward Jeff King. The final was 32-20, moving the Steelers to 5-2 and knocking the Cardinals back to 1-5.

West to Oakland, with the Raiders welcoming the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City was the first on the board with a 59 yard Kendrick Lewis interception return on an errant Kyle Boller throw. Ryan Succop added the extra point. The Chiefs tacked on another as Le'Ron McClain ran a yard for a touchdown, and Succop provided another extra point. The score was 14-0 after a silent second quarter, in favor of KC. The Chiefs kept at it in the third quarter with a Javier Arenas rush of 7 yards for a touchdown, and Succop had another PAT. Kansas City added another touchdown, this time defensively as Brandon Flowers sang Mr. Brightside to distract Carson Palmer picked Carson Palmer off and returned the ball 58 yards to the house, where succop then made it 28-0 after the extra point. This was the final, with the Chiefs going up to 3-3 and bringing Oakland down to 4-3.

Over to Dallas, with the Cowboys hosting the St. Louis Rams. Dallas struck first with a 91 yard touchdown run by DeMarco Murray, and Dan Bailey made the extra point. The Cowboys got another touchdown when Tony Romo passed a yard to Jason Witten, and Bailey kicked the extra point. St. Louis quickly replied with a 6 yard Steven Jackson touchdown rush, and a Josh Brown extra point made it a one-touchdown game. Bailey tacked on a 30 yard field goal to make the halftime score 17-7 Dallas. The Cowboys added on a Bailey field goal of 51 yards. Dallas continued in the fourth quarter with a 6 yard Phillip Tanner touchdown rush, and Bailey added another PAT. The Cowboys made it 34-7 with Romo finding Dez Bryant for a 20 yard touchdown, and Bailey had yet another extra point. This was a final, and Dallas improved to 3-3 while the Rams fell to a winless 0-6.

Up north to our last game, with the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Green Bay Packers. Minnesota wasted no time scoring, as Christian Ponder threw 2 yards to Visanthe Shiancoe for a touchdown. Ryan Longwell was called on for the extra point. Green Bay answered with Aaron Rodgers' throw to John Kuhn, also a 2 yard touchdown reception, with Mason Crosby adding the extra point. The Vikings retook the lead on an Adrian Peterson touchdown run, good from 1 yard, and Longwell added another extra point. The Packers pulled a little closer with Crosby kicking a 39 yard field goal. Minnesota made it 17-10 with a 52 yard field goal by Longwell. Crosby answered back to make it 17-13 on his 45 yard field goal, which produced the halftime score. Green Bay went ahead in epic fashion as Rodgers threw a 79 yard touchdown pass into Greg Jennings hands and legs, and Crosby had the extra point to make it 20-17. The Packers continued to attack with a Rodgers touchdown pass of 2 yards to Jermichael Finley, and Crosby would make another PAT. Crosby followed it up with a 24 yard field goal for Green Bay. The Packers extended the lead further with Crosby nailing a 58 yard field goal. The Vikings finally replied with Longwell kicking a 46 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. He also added on an extra point when Ponder threw to Michael Jenkins for 24 yards and a touchdown, putting the game at 33-27. This was the final, and Green Bay went up to an undefeated 7-0 while Minnesota fell to 1-6.