NFL Late games week 12

The other four games on the slate are here. We begin with...

The Seattle Seahawks hosting the Washington Redskins. Washington drew first blood with Rex Grossman passing 2 yards to Fred Davis for a touchdown, and Graham Gano had the extra point. Seattle tied it in the second quarter with Tavaris Jackson throwing a 20 yard touchdown to Marshawn Lynch, and Steven Hauschka made the extra point. This left the score tied at 7, and that was a score to take into the locker rooms. The Seahawks grabbed the lead with a Hauschka field goal in the third quarter, true from 36 yards. Seattle went farther ahead with Jackson's 15 yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate, and Hauschka tacked on the PAT. The Redskins pulled back with a 28 yard Roy Helu touchdown run, and Gano handled the extra point. Washington grabbed the lead with Grossman connecting on a 50 yard touchdown to Anthony Armstrong, and Gano again made the extra point. The Redskins made it 23-17 with Gano kicking a 25 yard field goal. This was a final, and both teams go to 4-7.

Down the coast to Oakland, with the Raiders welcoming the Chicago Bears. Oakland led off with a pair of Sebastian Janikowski field goals, from 40 and 47 yards away. Chicago got going in the second quarter, taking the lead after Robbie Gould kicked the extra point to the Caleb Hanie 29 yard touchdown pass to Johnny Knox. The Raiders regained the lead with Janikowski kicking a field goal from 42 yards. Oakland tacked on a 19 yard field goal by Janikowski just before the half, making it 12-7 at halftime. The Raiders kept kicking with Janikowski nailing a 37 yard field goal in the third quarter. Oakland couldn't stop with the field goals, and Janikowski struck from 44 yards. The Bears took a page from the Raiders' book, as Gould nailed a 50 yard field goal in the fourth quarter, and then a later 53 yard kick that also went in cleanly. The Raiders finally found the end zone with a 3 yard Michael Bush run, and Janikowski added the PAT. The Bears got it back with Hanie throwing for a 9 yard touchdown to Kellen Davis, and Gould tacking on an extra point. Oakland managed to hold on for a 25-20 win, and improved to 7-4 while Chicago fell to the same mark.

Back east in Philadelphia, the Eagles host the New England Patriots. Philadelphia opened with a 2 yard touchdown run by LeSean McCoy, and Alex Henery supplied the extra point. The Eagles extended the lead with Henery kicking a 43 yard field goal. New England got on the board with a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown run of 4 yards, and Stephen Gostkowski added the extra point. The Patriots took the lead on another Green-Ellis touchdown run, this time from 1 yard, and Gostkowski again supplied the extra point. New England kept the surge going with Tom Brady finding Wes Welker for 41 yards and a touchdown, and Gostkowski easily handled the extra point. Philadelphia got a few back with Henery kicking a field goal from 22 yards out. The Patriots made it 24-13 at the half with a 45 yard Gostkowski field goal. New England extended the lead again in the third quarter as Brady met Welker once again, a 9 yard touchdown connection, and Gostkowski was there with the PAT. The Patriots added another for good measure, a 24 yard touchdown from Brady to Rob Gronkowski, and Gostkowski kicked through the extra point for a 38-13 lead. The Eagles tacked a few points on too late, making it 38-20 with Vince young passing a 1 yard touchdown to Jason Avant, and Henery making the extra point to produce the final. New England is now 8-3 while Philadelphia is 4-7.

Crossing the country to the endpoint of the late games, the San Diego Chargers host the Denver Broncos. San Diego opened with a 53 yard Nick Novak field goal. The Chargers extended their lead in the second quarter with a 6 yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates, and Novak was there with the extra point. Denver got on the board with Tim Tebow throwing 18 yards to Eric Decker for a touchdown, and Matt Prater got the extra point. This made it 10-7 at halftime. San Diego padded the lead with Novak's third quarter 25 yard field goal. The Broncos answered with a Prater field goal of 41 yards. Prater put Denver in a tie with a 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. The tie lasted until there were twenty-nine seconds left in overtime, with Prater saving the day for Denver with a 37 yard field goal, for a 16-13 win. The Broncos go to 6-5 while San Diego falls to 4-7.