NFL Week 6 Morning Games 2012

There are seven games running unopposed for the early slate of kickoffs, beginning with...

The Baltimore Orioles hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Baltimore led off with a 38 yard field goal by Justin Tucker in the first quarter. Dallas took the lead as Felix Jones ran 22 yards for a touchdown, and Dan Bailey supplied the extra point. The Cowboys extended the lead in the second quarter with a Bailey field goal from 42 yards out. The Ravens tied it when Ray Rice ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Tucker handled the PAT. Baltimore padded the lead with a 19 yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco to Torrey Smith, and Tucker again made the extra point. Dallas chipped away in the third quarter as Bailey nailed a 43 yard field goal. The Ravens extended the lead on a 108 yard kickoff return by Jacoby Jones, and Tucker was good with the extra point. The Cowboys replied as Tony Romo passed 7 yards to Dez Bryant for a touchdown, and Bailey iced the drive with the extra point. Dallas got closer as Bailey made a 34 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Baltimore added on with a 1 yard touchdown run by Rice, and Tucker was true with the extra point again. The Cowboys got within range as Romo found Bryant again for a 4 yard touchdown connection, but they couldn't repeat on the two-point conversion. The Ravens weathered the storm late and held on for a 31-29 win, improving to 5-1 while Dallas dropped to 2-3.

Down in Miami, the Dolphins welcome the St. Louis Rams. St. Louis started in the first quarter as Greg Zuerlein kicked a 48 yard field goal. The Rams added on when Zuerlein made another field goal, this time from 32 yards. Miami took the lead in the second quarter with a 29 yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill to Marlon Moore, and Dan Carpenter put them ahead with the extra point. The Dolphins padded the lead as Carpenter made a 42 yard field goal. Miami extended the lead in the third quarter as Tannehill threw a1 yard touchdown to Anthony Fasano, and Carpenter made the PAT. St. Louis shot back in the fourth quarter on a 1 yard Sam Bradford touchdown run, and the two-point conversion was good as Bradford found Steven Jackson. They failed to tie, dropping a 17-14 final score, with both teams moving to 3-3.

Back north, the Philadelphia Eagles host the Detroit Lions. Detroit got going in the first quarter as Jason Hanson booted a 46 yard field goal. The Lions added on as Hanson made a 34 yard field goal. Philadelphia took the lead in the second quarter with Michael Vick throwing 2 yards to LeSean McCoy, and Alex Henery put them ahead with the extra point. The Eagles padded the lead in the third quarter as Henery kicked in a 26 yard field goal. Philadelphia added on as Henery knocked in a 32 yard field goal. The Eagles struck again as Henery made a 49 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Detroit pulled back as Matthew Stafford ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Hanson was true with the PAT. Philadelphia extended the lead as Vick passed 70 yards to Jeremy Maclin for a touchdown, and Henery handled the extra point cleanly. The Lions shot back with a Stafford touchdown pass of 17 yards to Nate Burleson, and Hanson was good with the extra point. Detroit tied it with a Hanson field goal of 19 yards. The Lions won 26-23 in the fifth quarter (commonly known as overtime) as Hanson knocked in a 45 yard field goal. Detroit moves to 2-3 while Philadelphia fell to 3-3.

Over in Ohio, the Cleveland Browns welcome their cross-state rivals, the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati began in the first quarter when Andy Dalton passed 55 yards to Jermaine Gresham for a touchdown, and Mike Nugent handled the extra point. Cleveland tied the game in the second quarter as Brandon Weeden passed to Josh Gordon for a 71 yard touchdown, and Phil Dawson's extra point was the equalizer. The Bengals got the lead back as Dalton threw a 4 yard touchdown to A.J. Green, and Nugent booted the PAT. The Browns pulled closer in the third quarter with a Dawson field goal of 41 yards. Cleveland got closer as Dawson was true on a field goal of 38 yards. The Browns took the lead as Montario Hardesty ran in a 1 yard touchdown, and Dawson knocked in the extra point. Cincinnati answered with a Nugent field goal of 44 yards. Cleveland extended the lead in the fourth quarter as Weeden passed 3 yards to Benjamin Watson for a touchdown, and Dawson was good with the extra point. The Browns extended the lead as Sheldon Brown returned an interception of Dalton 19 yards for a touchdown, and Dawson was there to kick in the extra point. The Bengals shot back as Dalton found the right guy, Green, for another touchdown, this time a connection of 57 yards, and Nugent finished the drive with the extra point. They got no closer, losing 34-24, with Cleveland improving to 1-5 and the Bengals dropping to 3-3.

Eastward to New Jersey, as the New York Jets bring in the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis opened with a first quarter Adam Vinatieri field goal from 20 yards out. New York took the lead in the second quarter when Mark Sanchez passed 5 yards to Stephen Hill for a touchdown, and Nick Folk was there with the extra point. The Jets padded the lead as Shonn Greene ran 10 yards for a touchdown, and Folk made another PAT. The Colts shot back on a 50 yard field goal by Vinatieri. New York replied as Sanchez found Jason Hill for a 5 yard touchdown connection, and Folk made another extra point. The Jets extended the lead in the third quarter as Greene ran in another touchdown, this time of 4 yards, followed by a Folk extra point. Indianapolis got some back as Vinatieri kicked a 47 yards field goal in the fourth quarter. New York got more as Greene ran in his third touchdown of the game, a 2 yard run, iced off by a Folk extra point. This made it 35-9, a final, with the Jets moving to 3-3, and the Colts dropped to 2-3.

South again to Florida, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Kansas City Chiefs. Tampa Bay struck first in the first quarter as Josh Freeman connected with Mike Williams on a 62 yard touchdown pass, and Connor Barth was true with the extra point. Kansas City got on the board in the second quarter with a Ryan Succop 38 yard field goal. The Buccaneers extended the lead in the third quarter as Freeman threw a 19 yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson, and Barth made the extra point. Tampa Bay added on as Ronde Barber picked off Brady Quinn and returned the ball 78 yards for a touchdown, allowing Barth another extra point. The Chiefs pulled back as they blocked a punt from Michael Koenen, and after he recovered it and attempted to throw, Edgar Jones recovered the fumble and took the ball in 11 yards for a touchdown, allowing Succop to make the PAT on a very odd scoring play. The Buccaneers shot back on a 27 yard field goal by Barth in the fourth quarter. Tampa Bay extended the lead again as Freeman passed to Jackson for a touchdown connection of 17 yards, and Barth was there with the extra point. The Buccaneers kept going as LeGarrette Blount ran 12 yards for a touchdown, and Barth made yet another extra point. The final was 38-10, with Tampa Bay going to 2-3 while Kansas City fell to 1-5.

Finally, the Atlanta Falcons host the Oakland Raiders. Oakland was first to score with a first quarter Sebastian Janikowski field goal of 52 yards. Atlanta took the lead in the second quarter as Matt Ryan passed 4 yards to Roddy White for a touchdown, and Matt Bryant was there with the extra point. The Raiders shot back as Janikowski was true on a 22 yard field goal. Oakland took the lead as Carson Palmer threw a 25 yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore, and Janikowski made the PAT. The Falcons answered in the third quarter as Bryant kicked in a 41 yard field goal. Atlanta tied the game on a 20 yard field goal by Bryant. The Falcons took the lead in the fourth quarter when Asante Samuel returned an interception of Palmer 79 yards for a touchdown, and Bryant knocked in the extra point. The Raiders tied it up again as Darren McFadden ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Janikowski's extra point was the equalizer. Atlanta won it 23-20 on a Bryant field goal of 55 yards. They move to 6-0, while Oakland drops to 1-4.

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