NFL Early Games week 10

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts. Jacksonville opened with a 44 yard Josh Scobee field goal. Indianapolis tied it in the second quarter on a 42 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri. This 3 all tie was the halftime score. The Jaguars took the lead in the third quarter with a Blaine Gabbert touchdown throw of 11 yards to Jarett Dillard, and Scobee added on the extra point. Jacksonville made it 17-3 with a 3 yard touchdown run by Maurice Jones-Drew, and a Scobee PAT. This was a final score, and the Jaguars jumped to 3-6 while the Colts fell to 0-10.

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta strikes first with Matt Bryant's 36 yard field goal. New Orleans ties it on a 52 yard field goal by John Kasay. The Falcons retook the lead with Bryant nailing a 29 yard field goal in the second quarter. The Saints took the lead on a 21 yard catch and run from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham, good for a touchdown, and Kasay capped it off with the extra point. This made the score 10-6, which was taken into the locker rooms. The Falcons took control in the third quarter as Jason Snelling received a pass from Matt Ryan and took it 21 yards for a touchdown, allowing Bryant to kick an extra point. New Orleans retook the lead with Brees hooking up for 33 yards and a touchdown to Robert Meachem, and Kasay was there for another extra point. Kasay padded the Saints lead with a field goal from 48 yards out. Kasay made it 23-13 for New Orleans with a 44 yard field goal. Atlanta pulled back with Matt Ryan throwing 20 yards to Tony Gonzalez, good for a touchdown that Bryant made the PAT for. Bryant would tie the game late with a 27 yard field goal. The game went into overtime, where the Saints won with Kasay nailing a 26 yard field goal. They improve to 7-3 and their rivals go to 5-4.

Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Houston was first to score as Matt Schaub found Jacoby Jones for an 80 yard touchdown play, but Neil Rackers blew the extra point. He redeemed himself with a 22 yard field goal to put the Texans up 9-0. Houston added on again as Schaub and Arian Foster connected, and the catch and run lasted 78 yards for a touchdown, topped off by a Rackers PAT. Tampa Bay made it 16-3 jsut before the half on Connor Barth's field goal of 55 yards. The Texans extended the lead again in the third quarter as Foster ran for a 5 yard touchdown, and Rackers added another extra point. Houston continued to attack with a 4 yard run by Derrick Ward for a touchdown, and Rackers made another extra point. The Buccaneers meekly replied with a 9 yard touchdown pass from Josh Freeman to Preston Parker, but the two point attempt from Freeman to Mike Williams failed. The Texans wrapped it up at 37-9 after an 11 yard touchdown run for Ben Tate, and Rackers made another extra point. Houston goes to 7-3 while Tampa Bay falls to 4-5.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals. Pittsburgh got the first points as Ben Roethlisberger threw 16 yards to Jerricho Cotchery for a touchdown, and Shaun Suisham tacked on an extra point. The Steelers extended their lead with a 2 yard run by Rashard Mendenhall, good for a touchdown, and Suisham made another extra point. Cincinnati got on the board as Andy Dalton threw to A.J. Green, and 36 yards later, they had a touchdown. Mike Nugent added the extra point, and cut the Bengals deficit to 4 with a 43 yard field goal in the second quarter. Pittsburgh added a Suisham field goal from 39 yards to make the score 17-10 at halftime. Cincinnati tied it up with a 1 yard touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to Jermaine Gresham, and Nugent was there for the extra point in the third quarter. The Steelers regained the lead as Mendenhall ran 9 yards for a touchdown, and Suisham added the PAT. This 24-17 lead was the final after a scoreless fourth quarter, and Pittsburgh improved to 7-3 while the Bengals fell back to 6-3.

Tennessee Titans at Carolina Panthers. Tennessee opened with a special teams touchdown, as Marc Mariani returned a punt 79 yards, and Rob Bironas converted the extra point. The Titans added on with Matt Hasselbeck throwing a 43 yard touchdown to Damian Williams, and Bironas made another extra point there. Bironas continued the success for Tennessee with a second quarter field goal of 38 yards. The score at halftime was 17-0. Olindo Mare put Carolina on the board in the third quarter with a 29 yard field goal. The Titans answered with Bironas nailing a 36 yard field goal. Bironas added a few more on for Tennessee in the fourth quarter with a 49 yard field goal. The Titans won it 30-3 after Chris Johnson ran a yard for a touchdown, and Bironas made the extra point, allowing them to go to 5-2 while the Panthers plunged to 2-7.

Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia opened the scoring in the second quarter on an Asante Samuel interception of John Skelton returned 20 yards for a touchdown, and Alex Henery made the extra point. Arizona replied with Skelton finding Larry Fitzgerald for a 10 yard touchdown, and Jay Feely made the extra point. The Eagles took a 14-7 lead before halftime on a 1 yard touchdown run by LeSean McCoy, and Henery was there to make the extra point. After a scoreless third quarter, the Cardinals tied it in the fourth as Skelton found Fitzgerald again, a 7 yard touchdown, and Feely had the tying point. Philadelphia took a slim lead with Henery kicking a 36 yard field goal. Arizona won it late with Skelton meeting up for a 5 yard touchdown into the hands of Early Doucet, and Feely left the score at 21-17. Both teams are now 3-6.

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs. Denver opened with a 7 yard touchdown rush by Tim Tebow and Matt Prater added the extra point. Prater extended the Broncos lead on his second quarter field goal from 38 yards out. This left the score at 10-0 as the teams headed to the locker rooms. Kansas City got on the board in the third quarter with Matt Cassel finding Le'Ron McClain for a 1 yard touchdown pass, and Ryan Succop supplied the PAT. Denver extended the lead again in the fourth quarter as Tebow and Eric Decker combined to make a 56 yard touchdown play, and Prater added on the extra point. The Chiefs got as close as 17-10 on a Succop field goal from 32 yards, but they couldn't manage to tie. This sent them down to 4-5, where the Broncos are as well.

Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys. Dallas led off with a Tony Romo touchdown pass to Dez Bryant, a 34 yard play, with Dan Bailey supplying the extra point. Romo struck again to extend the Cowboys lead with a 5 yard touchdown pass to Laurent Robinson, and Bailey converted another extra point. Dallas continued to attack in the second quarter with Romo and Robinson connecting on a 58 yard touchdown, and Bailey again added a PAT. Buffalo got on the board with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing 3 yards to David Nelson, good for a touchdown with the extra point performed by Dave Rayner. The Cowboys got it back on a 1 yard DeMarco Murray touchdown run, and Bailey again kicked the extra point. The halftime score was 28-7. Dallas added on again in the third quarter with a Bailey field goal from 45 yards. Bailey and the Cowboys added on again with his 36 yard field goal. Bailey made it 37-7 Dallas with a 31 yard field goal. Dallas ended the scoring at 44-7 with Terrence Newman intercepting Fitzpatrick for 43 yards and a touchdown, and Bailey made yet another extra point. The Cowboys are now 5-4, as are the Bills.

St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns. Cleveland was first to score as Phil Dawson kicked a 44 yard field goal. St. Louis grabbed the lead in the second quarter with a touchdown pass from Sam Bradford 7 yards to Brandon Lloyd, and Josh Brown had the extra point. The Browns pulled back with a 32 yard field goal from Dawson. The Rams extended the lead with Brown kicking a 29 yard field goal. Cleveland made it 10-9 before halftime on Dawson's 43 yard field goal. Dawson put the Browns ahead in the third quarter with a 27 yard field goal. St. Louis got a 13-12 lead on a field goal by Brown, good from 34 yards away. This would be enough to win, and the Rams jumped up to 2-7 while Cleveland fell to 3-6.

Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins. Miami was first on the scoreboard with a 1 yard touchdown run by Reggie Bush, and Dan Carpenter made the extra point. Washington got some points back on a 26 yard field goal for Graham Gano. The Dolphins erased it with a field goal by Carpenter from 21 yards. The Redskins got another field goal as Gano was good from 47 yards to make it 10-6 at halftime. Washington got back again with Gano kicking a 23 yard field goal in the third quarter. Carpenter replied for Miami with his 28 yard field goal. The Dolphins padded the lead with a Bush touchdown run of 18 yards and a Carpenter PAT. The final was 20-9 here, and Miami went to 2-7 while sending the Redskins to 3-6.