NFL Morning Games Week 14 2012

A whopping ten games on this morning to keep everyone busy. First up...

The Cincinnati Bengals host the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas opened with a first quarter Dan Bailey field goal of 37 yards. Cincinnati took the lead with an 8 yard Andy Dalton touchdown pass to Andrew Hawkins, and Josh Brown kicked the extra point. The Bengals added on as Brown made a 25 yard field goal. The Cowboys pulled even again in the second quarter on a 1 yard DeMarco Murray touchdown run, and Bailey's extra point was the equalizer. Cincinnati shot back as Brown made a 33 yard field goal. The Bengals struck again in the third quarter as Brown made another 25 yard field goal. Cincinnati struck again with a Brown 52 yard field goal. Dallas chipped away in the fourth quarter when Romo connected with Dez Bryant for 27 yards and a touchdown, and Bailey kicked the PAT. The Cowboys won 20-19 as Bailey made a 40 yard field goal. Both teams to go 7-6.

In the east, the Buffalo Bills host the St. Louis Rams. Buffalo got going in the first quarter on a Rian Lindell field goal of 35 yards. The Bills added on in the second quarter on a 40 yard Lindell field goal. St. Louis gained the lead in the third quarter as Steven Jackson ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Greg Zuerlein booted the extra point. Buffalo got the lead back as Ryan Fitzpatrick passed 2 yards to Lee Smith for a touchdown, but the extra point attempt went awry and they could not convert. The Rams took the lead when Sam Bradford threw a 13 yard touchdown to Brandon Gibson, and the two point attempt pass from Bradford to Chris Givens was also good. This made it 15-12, a final, with St. Louis now at 6-6-1, and the Bills at 5-8.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers welcome the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia finally began in the second quarter as Alex Henery made a 28 yard field goal. The Eagles padded the lead as Nick Foles ran 10 yards for a touchdown, and Henery made the extra point. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third quarter as Josh Freeman passed 1 yard to Mike Williams for a touchdown, and Connor Barth knocked in the PAT. The Buccaneers took the lead as Freeman found Vincent Jackson for 13 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Barth kicked the extra point. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Doug Martin ran 4 yards for a touchdown, and Barth scored the extra point. Philadelphia replied with a Foles 11 yard touchdown pass to Clay Harbor, but the two-point attempt failed. The Eagles won it anyway, as Foles passed 1 yard to Jeremy Maclin for a touchdown, and Henery's extra point made the final 23-21. Philadelphia goes to 4-9 while the Buccaneers fall to 6-7.

Up the coast, the Carolina Panthers bring in the Atlanta Falcons. Carolina was first on the board in the first quarter as Cam Newton found Greg Olsen for 25 yards and a touchdown, and Graham Gano was true with the extra point. The Panthers added on in the second quarter as Gano made a 24 yard field goal. Carolina kept going as Gano made a 41 yard field goal. The Panthers struck again with a Gano field goal from 31 yards out. Carolina padded the lead in the third quarter as Newton ran 72 yards for a touchdown, and Gano was good with the extra point. Atlanta got on the board as Matt Ryan passed 4 yards to Roddy White for a touchdown, and Matt Bryant supplied the PAT. The Falcons pulled closer in the fourth quarter as Ryan passed 11 yards to Julio Jones for a touchdown, but the two-point attempt failed. The Panthers replied with a 53 yard Newton touchdown pass to DeAngelo Williams, and Gano made the extra point. Atlanta pulled closer as Michael Turner ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Bryant tacked on the extra point. They got no closer, losing 30-20, with Carolina now at 4-9 while the Falcons drop to 11-2.

To the northwest, the Minnesota Vikings host the Chicago Bears. Minnesota began with a first quarter 1 yard touchdown run from Adrian Peterson, and Blair Walsh handled the extra point. The Vikings added on as Peterson ran in another 1 yard touchdown, and Walsh again made the PAT. Chicago got on the board in the second quarter as Jay Cutler passed 23 yards to Alshon Jeffery for a touchdown, and Robbie Gould booted the extra point. Minnesota shot back in the third quarter as Harrison Smith returned an interception of Cutler 56 yards for a touchdown, and Walsh knocked in the extra point. The Bears got some back in the fourth quarter as Jason Campbell passed 16 yards to Brandon Marshall for a touchdown, and Gould again tacked on the extra point. It wasn't enough to avoid a 21-14 loss, with Minnesota now at 7-6 and the Bears at 8-5.

Back in Florida, the Jacksonville Jaguars host the New York Jets. Jacksonville finally started in the second quarter with a 31 yard Josh Scobee field goal. New York got on the board in the third quarter as Shonn Greene ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Nick Folk booted the extra point. The Jets added on as Folk made a 44 yard field goal. New York struck again in the fourth quarter as Bilal Powell ran 4 yards for a touchdown, and Folk drove in the extra point. The Jaguars got some back as Montell Owens ran 32 yard for a touchdown, and Scobee was true with the extra point. They failed to tie it, losing 17-10, with the Jets now at 6-7 while the Jaguars fall to 2-11.

Northwest again to Indianapolis, as the Colts host the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee struck first in the first quarter as Jake Locker passed 18 yards to Jared Cook for a touchdown, and Rob Bironas supplied the extra point. Indianapolis tied it as Andrew Luck threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne, and Adam Vinatieri made the extra point. The Titans took the lead on a 40 yard Bironas field goal. Tennessee extended the lead as Will Witherspoon picked off Luck and returned the ball to the end zone 40 yards for a touchdown, allowing Bironas to make the PAT. The Titans added on again with a Bironas 31 yard field goal. The Colts got some back in the third quarter as Delone Carter ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Vinatieri made the extra point. Indianapolis took the lead as Cassius Vaughn intercepted Locker and took the ball 3 yards for a touchdown, with Vinatieri's extra point being the go-ahead point. Tennessee took the lead back as Bironas was good on a field goal from 25 yard in the fourth quarter. The Colts regained the lead as Vinatieri made a 53 yard field goal. Indianapolis padded the lead with a 40 yard field goal by Vinatieri. This produced the 27-23 final, with Indianapolis now at 9-4 while the Titans drop to 4-9.

Eastward to Pittsburgh, with the Steelers welcoming the San Diego Chargers. San Diego opened with a first quarter field goal of 51 yards by Nick Novak. The Chargers struck again with a second quarter Philip Rivers 39 yard touchdown pass to Danario Alexander, and Novak made the extra point. San Diego padded the lead on a Novak 39 yard field goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Shaun Suisham field goal from 49 yards. The Chargers replied in the third quarter on a 3 yard Rivers touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd, and Novak kicked the extra point. San Diego extended the lead as Quentin Jammer recovered a Ben Roethlisberger fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, and Novak supplied another PAT. The Steelers shot back on a Roethlisberger 40 yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, and Suisham was there with the extra point. The Chargers answered with Rivers passing 15 yards to Alexander for another touchdown, and Novak kicked the extra point. Pittsburgh got some back as Roethlisberger found Wallace for another touchdown, this time of 11 yards, and Suisham tacked on the extra point. The Steelers chipped away with Roethlisberger passing for a 1 yard touchdown to Antonio Brown, and Suisham again knocked in the extra point. They scored no more, losing 34-24, with San Diego now at 5-9 while the Steelers fall to 7-6.

A little west, the Cleveland Browns host the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City started in first quarter with an 80 yard touchdown run by Jamaal Charles, and Ryan Succop made the extra point. Cleveland got on the board as Phil Dawson made a 23 yard field goal. The Browns took the lead in the second quarter on a 93 yard punt return by Travis Benjamin, and Dawson knocked in the extra point. Cleveland padded the lead in the third quarter as Trent Richardson ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Dawson was there with the extra point. The Browns added on again as Dawson made a 24 yard field goal. Cleveland extended the lead in the fourth quarter with another 1 yard touchdown run by Richardson, and Dawson boted the PAT. The Browns kept going with a 34 yard Dawson field goal. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 30-7, allowing Cleveland to go to 5-8 and the Chiefs to fall to 2-11.

Finally, the Washington Redskins host their neighbors, the Baltimore Ravens. Washington led off in the first quarter as Robert Griffins III found Joshua Morgan for 4 yards and a touchdown, and Kai Forbath knocked in the extra point. Baltimore tied it when Joe Flacco passed 19 yards to Anquan Boldin for a touchdown, and Justin Tucker kicked the extra point. The Redskins took the lead on a 1 yard touchdown run by Alfred Morris, and Forbath again made the extra point. The Ravens tied it again on another Flacco touchdown pass to Boldin, this time for 31 yards and a touchdown, and Tucker was there with the extra point. Baltimore took the lead as Flacco passed 14 yards for a touchdown to Dennis Pitta, and Tucker made the PAT. Washington chipped away with Forbath making a 48 yard field goal. The Redskins inched closer as Forbath was true on a 49 yard field goal. The Ravens extended the lead on a 7 yard touchdown run by Ray Rice, and Tucker knocked in the extra point. Washington answered with a Kirk Cousins 11 yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon, and they tied the game as Cousins ran in the two-point conversion. The Redskins won it 31-28 in overtime as Forbath made a 34 yard field goal. Washington is now 7-6 and the Ravens fall to 9-4.

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