NFL Early Games week 14

Nine games on this morning, starting off in...

Washington, D.C., as the Redskins welcome the New England Patriots. New England opened the scoring on a Vince Wilfork fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown, and Stephen Gostkowski made the extra point. Washington got on the board when Graham Gano kicked a 24 yard field goal. The Patriots replied with an 11 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski, and Gostkowski was true with the extra point again. The Redskins got it back with Rex Grossman passing 9 yards to Jabar Gaffney for a touchdown, and Gano had the extra point. Washington took the lead with Brandon Banks throwing 49 yards for a touchdown to Santana Moss, and Gano added on the extra point. New England retied it with Gostkowski's 23 yard field goal. The Redskins reclaimed the lead as Gano was true from 25 yards with the field goal. The Patriots would have none of it, tying the score at 20 as the first half expired on Gostkowski's 24 yard field goal. New England was back to work in the third quarter, as Brady found Gronkowski on a pass, eventually becoming a touchdown after the catch and run. Washington retied it again when Grossman passed 6 yards to David Anderson, and Gano added on another PAT. The Patriots retook the lead once more with Brady throwing a 24 yard touchdown to Wes Welker, and Gostkowski was there to make the extra point. This would hold up during a scoreless fourth quarter, allowing a 34-27 New England win, improving them to 10-3 and pushing the Redskins down to 4-9.

Southwest to Tennessee, where the Titans host the New Orleans Saints. John Kasay put New Orleans up early with his 25 yard field goal. Tennessee evened it in the second quarter when Rob Bironas nailed a 43 yard field goal. Kasay made it 6-3 Saints at halftime on a 29 yard field goal. New Orleans added on to the lead in the third quarter with a 22 yard Kasay field goal. The Titans took the lead with Jake Locker running 6 yards for a touchdown, and Bironas making the PAT. The Saints reclaimed the lead with Drew Brees throwing 35 yards to Marques Colston for a touchdown, and Kasay kicking an extra point. New Orleans tacked a few more on as Brees found Colston again, this time a 28 yard touchdown, but they failed on the two point conversion in the fourth quarter. Tennessee got back in their groove with a Locker touchdown pass of 40 yards to Nate Washington, and Bironas made the extra point. The final was 22-17 Saints, even after a furious comeback attempt from the Titans, and New Orleans became 10-3 while Tennessee became 7-6.

Down to Miami, where the Dolphins host the Philadelphia Eagles. Matt Moore led off for Miami by throwing 16 yards to find Brandon Marshall for the touchdown, and Dan Carpenter made the extra point. Philadelphia tied it in the second quarter as LeSean McCoy ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Alex Henery made his own extra point. The Eagles grabbed the lead on a 1 yard run by McCoy, also finding the end zone for a touchdown, and Henery made the PAT. Philadelphia extended their lead with Henery kicking a 40 yard field goal. The Eagles rolled on with a Michael Vick touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson, a 34 yard play, and Henery iced it on the extra point. Philadelphia owned a 24-7 lead heading into the locker rooms. The Dolphins pulled back in the third quarter on a 22 yard Carpenter field goal. The Eagles added on with a safety by sacking J.P. Losman. This made it 26-10, the eventual final, where Philadelphia improves to 5-8 and Miami falls to 4-9.

North a tad to Carolina, with the Panthers hosting the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta struck first on a Matt Ryan touchdown pass of 5 yards to Roddy White, and Matt Bryant made the extra point. Carolina evened the score as Cam Newton found Jeremy Shockey for a 6 yard touchdown, and Olindo Mare made the PAT. The Panthers got a safety as Antwan Applewhite sacked Ryan for a safety. Carolina continued to attack with a 74 yard DeAngelo Williams touchdown run, and Mare made the extra point. The Panthers added on again with Newton throwing 44 yards to Greg Olsen for a touchdown, and Mare made the extra point. This made it 23-7 at the half. Bryant pulled the Falcons closer in the third quarter with a 30 yard field goal. Atlanta charged even closer to evening the game as Ryan found Jacquizz Rodgers for a 31 yard touchdown pass, and Bryant made another extra point. The Falcons finally grabbed the lead when Ryan found Julio Jones for a 17 yard touchdown play, and Bryant's extra point put them in the lead. Atlanta extended the lead with Ryan tossing to Jones, and Jones found the end zone for a 75 yard catch and run play, allowing Bryant an extra point. The Falcons held on and won 31-23, improving to 8-5 while Carolina fell to 4-9.

Back into Florida, as the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay was first to score as LeGarrette Blount ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Connor Barth tallied an extra point. The Buccaneers extended the lead on a 13 yard touchdown run for Josh Freeman, and Barth again made the extra point. Jacksonville got on the board with Nick Harris punting to Preston Parker, who ran around and lost 12 yards before coughing the ball up for Colin Cloherty, who took it the next 8 yards for a touchdown, and Josh Scobee happily tacked on the extra point. The Jaguars tied it on a 1 yard Maurice Jones-Drew touchdown run, and Scobee made the extra point. Jacksonville took the lead when Freeman fumbled and Nate Collins pounced on it in the end zone, for a touchdown, with Scobee supplying the PAT. The Jaguars took a 28-14 lead into the locker rooms when Blaine Gabbert tossed a 5 yard touchdown pass to Jones-Drew, and yet again, Scobee had the extra point. After a quiet third quarter, Gabbert and Jones-Drew did a reenactment of the previous touchdown, as they connected with 5 yards in between again, and Scobee's extra point made it 35-14 Jacksonville. Just for good measure, the Jaguars made it 41-14 after Jones-Drew banged in a 1 yard touchdown run, but they showboated a bit and failed on the two point attempt. This was a final, and both teams moved to 4-9.

Heading up to Cincinnati, where the Bengals host the Houston Texans. Neil Rackers got Houston going with a 46 yard field goal. Mike Nugent took the lead for Cincinnati on a pair of field goals, from 22 and 47 yards. The Bengals extended the lead with Andy Dalton connecting with Jerome Simpson for 17 yards and a touchdown, and Nugent had the extra point. Nugent tallied a 49 yard field goal for Cincinnati to make it 16-3 before halftime. The Texans got within striking distance when T.J. Yates threw a 6 yard touchdown pass to Joel Dreessen, and Rackers nailed the PAT, all in the third quarter. Nugent re-extended the Bengals lead with a 28 yard field goal. Houston pulled closer again with a 33 yard Rackers field goal in the fourth quarter. The Texans would win 20-19 after Yates threw 6 yards to Kevin Walter, and Rackers made the go-ahead extra point. Houston is now 10-3 and the Bengals fell to 7-6.

Farther north, the Detroit Lions welcome the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit was defensive on its first touchdown as Christian Ponder fumbled and Stephen Tulloch fell on it for a touchdown, with Jason Hanson kicking the extra point. The Lions tacked on another touchdown with a 57 yard connection between Matthew Stafford and Titus Young, allowing another Hanson extra point. Detroit rolled on as Stafford tossed a 12 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pettigrew, and Hanson supplied another extra point. Minnesota got on the board when Ponder threw 7 yards for a touchdown to Visanthe Shiancoe, and Ryan Longwell had the extra point. The Lions got going again in the second quarter, going defensive again when Alphonso Smith picked off Ponder and took it back 30 yards for a touchdown. The Vikings got a few more back with Ponder tossing 6 yards to Percy Harvin for a touchdown, and Longwell added another PAT. Hanson made it 31-14 before the half by kicking a 30 yard field goal for Detroit. Minnesota got some back with a 65 yard Joe Webb run for a touchdown, and Longwell kicked another extra point. The Lions added a few more insurance points with Hanson's 26 yard field goal. The Vikings came surging back with Webb tossing a 2 yard touchdown to Toby Gerhart, and Longwell's extra point put them within striking distance. Detroit weathered a late storm to win 34-28, and improved to 8-5 while sending Minnesota reeling to 2-11.

Over to New York (Jersey) where the Jets host the Kansas City Chiefs. New York got going first with a 1 yard Mark Sanchez touchdown run, and Nick Folk had the extra point. Kansas City got on the board with Ryan Succop kicking a 53 yard field goal. The Jets replied back in the second quarter with Sanchez tossing 4 yards for Santonio Holmes, who caught it for the touchdown, and Folk made another extra point. New York added on again with a 7 yard touchdown run for Shonn Greene, and Folk tacked on an extra point. The Jets made it 28-3 at the half with Sanchez throwing 19 yards to LaDainian Tomlinson for a touchdown, and Folk made another extra point. New York added on some more in the third quarter when Sanchez rushed 3 yards for a touchdown, and Folk again made an extra point. The Chiefs got a few back with a 24 yard Tyler Palko touchdown pass to Jerheme Urban in the fourth quarter, and Succop made the extra point. Adding insult to Kansas City was a poorly timed backwards rush of a yard by Jackie Battle, resulting in a Jets safety, and a 37-10 score. This was a final, making New York 8-5 and Kansas City 5-8.

Finally, in Baltimore, the Ravens host the Indianapolis Colts. Baltimore opened on a Joe Flacco touchdown pass to Torrey Smith, an 8 yard play, capped off by Billy Cundiff's extra point. Cundiff later added a 36 yard field goal. The Ravens stayed strong in the second quarter with a 6 yard touchdown run by Ray Rice, and Cundiff supplied another extra point. Indianapolis got on the board with a 22 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri. The score was 17-3 Ravens at the half. The Ravens kept up the attack in the third quarter as Flacco found Dennis Pitta on a 7 yard touchdown pass, and Cundiff made the PAT. As time expired for the game, the Colts scored a Dan Orlovsky touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme, a 13 yard play, and Vinatieri made it 24-10 with the extra point. Baltimore improves to 10-3 while the Colts are now 0-13.