Sunday, December 16, 2012

NFL Afternoon/Evening Games Week 15 2012

Six games covered in this post, beginning with...

The Buffalo Bills hosting the Seattle Seahawks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seattle began with a 14 yard Russell Wilson touchdown run, and Steven Hauschka made the extra point in the first quarter. The Seahawks added on as Wilson ran 25 yards for a touchdown, and Hauschka again handled the extra point. Buffalo got on the board as C.J. Spiller ran 14 yards for a touchdown, and Rian Lindell nailed the extra point. Seattle responded in the second quarter with a 19 yard Hauschka field goal. The Seahawks padded the lead as Wilson passed 4 yards to Zach Miller for a touchdown, and Hauschka was true with the extra point. Seattle kept going as Wilson ran 13 yards for his third touchdown of the day, and Hauschka supplied the PAT. The Bills shot back as Ryan Fitzpatrick passed 20 yards to Stevie Johnson for a touchdown, and Lindell nailed the extra point. Buffalo chipped away as Lindell made a 41 yard field goal. The Seahawks extended the lead in the third quarter as Marshawn Lynch ran 13 yards for a touchdown, but the Hauschka extra point was blocked. Seattle struck again on a 33 yard Hauschka field goal. The Seahawks got defensive for their next score, as Earl Thomas picked off Fitzpatrick and ran it back 57 yards (and sideline to sideline) for a touchdown, allowing Hauschka the extra point. Seattle iced it at 50-17 in the fourth quarter on a Hauschka 23 yard field goal. Seattle is now 9-5 while the Bills fall to 5-9.

Way southwest to San Diego, as the Chargers host the Carolina Panthers. Carolina opened in the first quarter on a Mike Tolbert 1 yard touchdown run, followed by a Graham Gano extra point. Tolbert added on for the Panthers with another 1 yard touchdown, allowing Gano another extra point. Carolina padded the lead with a 45 yard Cam Newton touchdown pass to DeAngelo Williams (tipped), and Gano was true with the extra point. The Panthers struck again in the second quarter as Gano made a 33 yard field goal. Carolina kept going in the third quarter as Newton found Steve Smith for 4 yards and a touchdown, and Gano was there with the PAT. San Diego got on the board in the fourth quarter as Philip Rivers tossed a 9 yard touchdown pass to Antonio Gates, and Nick Novak supplied the extra point. This made it 31-7, a final, with both teams moving to 5-9.

A little east, the Arizona Cardinals bring in the Detroit Lions. Detroit got going in the second quarter as Mikel Leshoure ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Jason Hanson kicked the extra point. Arizona tied it on a 5 yard Beanie Wells touchdown run, and Jay Feely knocked in the extra point. The Cardinals took the lead as Wells ran in a 1 yard touchdown, and Feely made another extra point. Arizona padded the lead as Rashad Johnson picked off Matthew Stafford and returned the ball 53 yards for a touchdown, allowing another Feely PAT. The Cardinals extended the lead in the third quarter on a 51 yard Feely field goal. The Lions answered with a 41 yard Hanson field goal. Arizona responded in the fourth quarter as an interception of Stafford was returned 102 yards by Greg Toler, and Feely capped off the stunning play with the extra point. The Cardinals made it 38-10 when Wells ran in his third touchdown of the day, a 31 yard rush, with Feely supplying the extra point. Arizona is now 5-9 while the Lions fall to 4-10.

Northwest to Oakland, with the Raiders welcoming the Kansas City Chiefs. Oakland was first to score in the first quarter as Sebastian Janikowski made a 20 yard field goal. The Raiders added on in the second quarter with a Janikowski field goal from 50 yards. Oakland padded the lead as Janikowski made a 57 yard whopper of a field goal. The Raiders struck again in the third quarter when Janikowski was true on a 30 yard field goal. Oakland made it 15-0 in the fourth quarter when (you guessed it) Janikowski made a field goal, this time from 41 yards. This was it for the scoring, with the Janikowskis Raiders going to 4-10 while the Chiefs drop to 2-12.

Back east, the Dallas Cowboys host the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dallas led off in the first quarter on a Dan Bailey 50 yard field goal. The Cowboys added on in the second quarter as Tony Romo passed 17 yards to Jason Witten for a touchdown, and Bailey was there with the extra point. Pittsburgh got on the board as Shaun Suishm made a 32 yard field goal. The Steelers tied the game as Ben Roethlisberger passed 30 yards to Heath Miller for a touchdown, and Suisham had the equalizing extra point. Dallas took the lead back in the third quarter as Romo passed to Dez Broken-Finger Bryant for a 24 yard touchdown, and Bailey knocked in the extra point. Pittsburgh retied it as Jonathan Dwyer ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Suisham made the PAT. The Steelers took the lead in the fourth quarter on a 7 yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown, and Suisham booted the extra point. The Cowboys pulled even again as DeMarco Murray ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Bailey kicked the extra point. The game went to overtime, where Dallas won 27-24 on a field goal by Bailey from 21 yards away. The Cowboys go to 8-6 while the Steelers are 7-7.

Finally, the night game comes from New England, as the Patriots welcome the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco started in the first quarter as Colin Kaepernick passed 24 yards to Randy Moss for a touchdown, and David Akers made the extra point. New England got on the board in the second quarter as Stephen Gostkowski made a 32 yard field goal. The 49ers answered as Kaepernick found Delanie Walker for 34 yards and a touchdown, and Akers supplied the extra point. San Francisco added on as Akers made a 20 yard field goal. The 49ers extended the lead in the third quarter as Frank Gore recovered a fumble by Kaepernick and took it 91 yards for a touchdown, with Akers tacking on the PAT. San Francisco kept going as Kaepernick passed 27 yards to Michael Crabtree for a touchdown, and Akers again made the extra point. The Patriots replied as Danny Woodhead ran 6 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski nailed the extra point. New England pulled closer in the fourth quarter on a 1 yard Tom Brady touchdown run, with Gostkowski kicking the extra point. The Patriots chipped away as Brady passed 5 yards to Aaron Hernandez for a touchdown, and Gostkowski knocked in the extra point. New England tied it on a 1 yard Woodhead touchdown run, and Gostkowski drilled the extra point. The 49ers edged ahead again as Kaepernick passed 38 yards for a touchdown to Crabtree, and Akers made the extra point with ease. San Francisco padded the lead as Akers made a 28 yard field goal. The Patriots shot back with a Gostkowski 41 yard field goal. This wasn't enough to avoid the 41-34 loss, with San Francisco now at 10-3-1 and the Patriots falling to 10-4.

Follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.

No comments :

Post a Comment