Today's lone game is being played in Moscow, as Dynamo hosts Vityaz Chekhov. Ivan Kasutin for Vityaz and Alexei Volkov for Dynamo are the masked men. Chekhov began with a first period power play goal by Vladimir Malevich, powered by Alexei Troshchinsky. Moscow tied it in the second period as Nicklas Backstrom scored, with the help of Alexander Ovechkin and Denis Tolpeko. Vityaz retook the lead in the third period on a Troshchinsky goal, fueled by Anton Korolyov and Josh Hennessy. Dynamo shot back with an unassisted goal by Sergei Soin. Moscow took the lead on another Backstrom goal, assisted by Ovechkin and Tolpeko. This was all they needed for a 3-2 win, with Backstrom, Troshchinsky, and Ovechkin getting the three stars, while Tolpeko earns an honorable mention.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Fantasy Football All-Stars Week 11 2012
Clinching season is in full effect. There are about three or four more weeks of the regular season, and then it's playoff time. I won't be sending many teams to the postseason this year, as I've struggled with effectiveness. Here's the most recent stars.
Quarterback: Matt Schaub
Running Backs: LaRod Stephens-Howling and Marcel Reece
Wide Receivers: Andre Johnson and Justin Blackmon
Tight End: Rob Gronkowski
Kicker: Josh Scobee
Team Defense: New England
Defensive Players: Aldon Smith and Von Miller
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Quarterback: Matt Schaub
Running Backs: LaRod Stephens-Howling and Marcel Reece
Wide Receivers: Andre Johnson and Justin Blackmon
Tight End: Rob Gronkowski
Kicker: Josh Scobee
Team Defense: New England
Defensive Players: Aldon Smith and Von Miller
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday Night Football Week 11 2012
Our game this week should be a defensive war between the host San Francisco 49ers and the visiting Chicago Bears. San Francisco opened with a David Akers field goal of 32 yards. The 49ers padded the lead as Colin Kaepernick passed 3 yards for a touchdown to Vernon Davis, and Akers supplied the extra point. San Francisco kept going in the second quarter on a 14 yard Kendall Hunter touchdown run, and Akers again made the extra point. The 49ers struck again on a 37 yard Akers field goal. San Francisco padded the lead in the third quarter as Kaepernick passed 10 yards for a touchdown to Michael Crabtree, and Akers tacked on the PAT. Chicago got on the board when Jason Campbell found Brandon Marshall for 13 yards and a touchdown, and Robbie Gould booted the extra point. The 49ers shot back in the fourth quarter as Akers made a 32 yard field goal. San Francisco got some more as Aldon Smith sacked Campbell for a safety. This produced a 32-7 final, with the 49ers now at 7-2-1 and the Bears falling to 7-3.
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How They Got Here: The Story of the 2012 San Francisco Giants Part 22
How They Got Here: The San Francisco Giants is a
one-by-one look at how each member of the 2012 World Series Champion San
Francisco Giants found their way to the squad. We'll look at all of the
players on the roster, as well as notable players who did not make the
postseason roster for whatever reason and the coaching staff and general
manager. Part twenty-two tells us of young right fielder Hunter Pence.
Hunter Pence was born on April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas, where he played in the outfield before playing shortstop in his senior year. He went to Texarkana College for one year before transferring to University of Texas at Arlington, where he was a star playing in the Southland Conference. In his junior year, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round, and signed this time (Pence previously refused to sign as a 2002 draft fortieth round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers). He ended the 2004 season playing in the Class A Short Season New York-Pennsylvania League with the Tri-City ValleyCats of Troy, New York, where he hit to a .296 batting average with eight home runs and thirty-seven runs batted in. In 2005, he moved up to the Class A Lexington Legends in Lexington, Kentucky of the South Atlantic League, where he hit .338 with twenty-five home runs and sixty runs batted in over the course of eighty games. He was promoted to the Class A Advanced Caroling League to play with the Salem Avalanche of Salem, Virginia. Pence played another forty-one games here, hitting .305 with six home runs and thirty runs batted in. For the 2006 season, Pence earned another promotion, up to the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks in the Texas League. His numbers dropped a bit at this level, as he hit only .283 with twenty-eight home runs and ninety-five runs batted in for the full season. It was enough to earn him a short stint in 2007 with the Round Rock Express of Round Rock, Texas, in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He spent most of April here, hitting a sterling .326 batting average with three home runs and twenty-one runs batted in, before earning a call up to the Houston Astros. His debut was against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 28th, and he stuck with the Astros, playing center and right field, for the whole season except for from July 23rd to August 20th, when he was out with an injury. His rookie season concluded with him hitting .322 in batting average, as well as seventeen home runs and sixty-nine runs batted in. Pence played the full season with Houston in 2008, hitting to a .269 batting average as well as twenty-five home runs and eighty-three runs batted in, which was a slight regression. The 2009 season treated Pence a little bit better, as he made his first All-Star game en route to a personal line of .282 in batting average with twenty-five home runs and seventy-two runs batted in. He came into 2010 and left very similar results, cementing himself as a key player for the Astros by hitting .282 with twenty-five home runs and ninety-one runs batted in. His time as the face of the franchise was short though, as he began 2011 with the Astros and put up a .308 batting average with eleven home runs and sixty-two runs batted in before being traded during a firesale to the Philadelphia Phillies with cash in exchange for Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid, and a player to be named later (Domingo Santana), all minor league players. None have broken into the major leagues yet. He closed out the season manning right field for the Phillies, where he hit .324 with eleven home runs and thirty-five runs batted in. He was primarily brought in with the intention of being a long-term solution in the outfield, as well as a short-term push in the playoffs, but the Phillies collapsed against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series, and Pence hit only .211 with four runs batted in during the postseason. Nevertheless, he held the job for Philadelphia, and began the 2012 season there, hitting to a disappointing .271 batting average and seventeen home runs with fifty-nine runs batted in. In another deadline deal, the Phillies decimated their outfield while looking far away from the playoffs, making two deals in the same day. One was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Pence deal sent him to the Dodgers' rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in exchange for minor league players Seth Rosin and Tommy Joseph, as well as established major league player Nate Schierholtz. While the Dodgers were thought to have made the best deadline deals by acquiring big names and larger contracts, the Giants excelled even as Pence struggled in the orange and black, where he hit .219 with seven home runs and forty-five runs batted in to close out the season. In the end, the Giants made the playoffs while the Dodgers unraveled, and it was Pence who brought something immeasurable to the table in the postseason. When down 2-0 in the National League Division Series to the Cincinnati Reds, Pence gave a speech to his teammates, firing them up, and they won the next three games to advance to the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here, he had one of the quirkiest moments in recent memory, when he hit a third inning double in Game 7 that hit his breaking bat three times, causing a very unusual spin to be applied to the ball. The hit resulted in two earned runs and an additional unearned run, and put the nail in the coffin on the Cardinals, allowing San Francisco to reach the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. He added the last of his four runs batted in during Game 2 of the World Series, a critical eighth inning insurance run to give the Giants a 2-0 series lead before heading to Detroit, where they finished off the Tigers with a four game sweep. While Pence's one home run and .210 batting average were nothing special, his fiery pregame speeches were recognized by teammates as a huge influence and motivation on them to win the championship, earning Pence his first World Series title.
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Hunter Pence was born on April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas, where he played in the outfield before playing shortstop in his senior year. He went to Texarkana College for one year before transferring to University of Texas at Arlington, where he was a star playing in the Southland Conference. In his junior year, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round, and signed this time (Pence previously refused to sign as a 2002 draft fortieth round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers). He ended the 2004 season playing in the Class A Short Season New York-Pennsylvania League with the Tri-City ValleyCats of Troy, New York, where he hit to a .296 batting average with eight home runs and thirty-seven runs batted in. In 2005, he moved up to the Class A Lexington Legends in Lexington, Kentucky of the South Atlantic League, where he hit .338 with twenty-five home runs and sixty runs batted in over the course of eighty games. He was promoted to the Class A Advanced Caroling League to play with the Salem Avalanche of Salem, Virginia. Pence played another forty-one games here, hitting .305 with six home runs and thirty runs batted in. For the 2006 season, Pence earned another promotion, up to the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks in the Texas League. His numbers dropped a bit at this level, as he hit only .283 with twenty-eight home runs and ninety-five runs batted in for the full season. It was enough to earn him a short stint in 2007 with the Round Rock Express of Round Rock, Texas, in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He spent most of April here, hitting a sterling .326 batting average with three home runs and twenty-one runs batted in, before earning a call up to the Houston Astros. His debut was against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 28th, and he stuck with the Astros, playing center and right field, for the whole season except for from July 23rd to August 20th, when he was out with an injury. His rookie season concluded with him hitting .322 in batting average, as well as seventeen home runs and sixty-nine runs batted in. Pence played the full season with Houston in 2008, hitting to a .269 batting average as well as twenty-five home runs and eighty-three runs batted in, which was a slight regression. The 2009 season treated Pence a little bit better, as he made his first All-Star game en route to a personal line of .282 in batting average with twenty-five home runs and seventy-two runs batted in. He came into 2010 and left very similar results, cementing himself as a key player for the Astros by hitting .282 with twenty-five home runs and ninety-one runs batted in. His time as the face of the franchise was short though, as he began 2011 with the Astros and put up a .308 batting average with eleven home runs and sixty-two runs batted in before being traded during a firesale to the Philadelphia Phillies with cash in exchange for Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid, and a player to be named later (Domingo Santana), all minor league players. None have broken into the major leagues yet. He closed out the season manning right field for the Phillies, where he hit .324 with eleven home runs and thirty-five runs batted in. He was primarily brought in with the intention of being a long-term solution in the outfield, as well as a short-term push in the playoffs, but the Phillies collapsed against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series, and Pence hit only .211 with four runs batted in during the postseason. Nevertheless, he held the job for Philadelphia, and began the 2012 season there, hitting to a disappointing .271 batting average and seventeen home runs with fifty-nine runs batted in. In another deadline deal, the Phillies decimated their outfield while looking far away from the playoffs, making two deals in the same day. One was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Pence deal sent him to the Dodgers' rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in exchange for minor league players Seth Rosin and Tommy Joseph, as well as established major league player Nate Schierholtz. While the Dodgers were thought to have made the best deadline deals by acquiring big names and larger contracts, the Giants excelled even as Pence struggled in the orange and black, where he hit .219 with seven home runs and forty-five runs batted in to close out the season. In the end, the Giants made the playoffs while the Dodgers unraveled, and it was Pence who brought something immeasurable to the table in the postseason. When down 2-0 in the National League Division Series to the Cincinnati Reds, Pence gave a speech to his teammates, firing them up, and they won the next three games to advance to the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here, he had one of the quirkiest moments in recent memory, when he hit a third inning double in Game 7 that hit his breaking bat three times, causing a very unusual spin to be applied to the ball. The hit resulted in two earned runs and an additional unearned run, and put the nail in the coffin on the Cardinals, allowing San Francisco to reach the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. He added the last of his four runs batted in during Game 2 of the World Series, a critical eighth inning insurance run to give the Giants a 2-0 series lead before heading to Detroit, where they finished off the Tigers with a four game sweep. While Pence's one home run and .210 batting average were nothing special, his fiery pregame speeches were recognized by teammates as a huge influence and motivation on them to win the championship, earning Pence his first World Series title.
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KHL November 19th 2012
One game today, as Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Alexander Lazushin for Metallurg and Sergei Gaiduchenko for Sibir tend the twines. Novosibirsk got on the board in the first period with a Konstantin Glazachev goal, made possible by Jori Lehtera and Jonas Enlund. Sibir added on in the second period as Enlund scored, with assists provided by Lehtera and Glazachev. The scoring stopped here, so Sibir won 2-0, and the three stars belonged to Glazachev, Enlund, and Gaiduchenko (21 save shutout), while Lehtera gets an honorable mention.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
NFL Afternoon/Night Games Week 11 2012
Four games for the late wave. This post will be finished on November 19th, 2012. We begin in...
Oakland, as the Raiders host the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans led off in the first quarter with a Drew Brees 1 yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham, and Garrett Hartley made the extra point. The Saints added on as Malcolm Jenkins picked off Carson Palmer and took it 55 yards to the house for a touchdown, with Hartley making another extra point. Oakland replied in the second quarter as Palmer passed 1 yard to Brandon Myers for a touchdown, and Sebastian Janikowski booted the extra point. New Orleans answered as Brees threw a 38 yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore, and Hartley made the PAT. The Saints kept going in the third quarter on a 27 yard touchdown run by Mark Ingram, with Hartley making the extra point. The Raiders replied as Janikowski made a 40 yard field goal. New Orleans padded the lead as Brees found Moore again, this time for a 15 yard touchdown connection, and Hartley made his extra point. The Saints padded the lead in the fourth quarter with a 47 yard Hartley field goal. Oakland got some back as Palmer passed 3 yards to Juron Criner for a touchdown, and Janikowski was there with the extra point. This ended the scoring at 38-17, with the Saints now at 5-5 and the Raiders at 3-7.
Over in Denver, the Broncos host the San Diego Chargers. San Diego started as Eric Weddle intercepted Peyton Manning in the first quarter for 23 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Novak handled the extra point. Denver tied it in the second quarter with Manning passing 13 yards to Demaryius Thomas for a touchdown, and Matt Prater knocked in the extra point. The Broncos took the lead as Prater made a 19 yard field goal. Denver extended the lead as Manning passed to Brandon Stokley for 31 yards and a touchdown, and Prater again made the PAT. The Chargers got some back as Shaun Phillips sacked Manning for a safety. The Broncos shot back as Manning passed 20 yards to Eric Decker for a touchdown, and Prater handled the extra point. San Diego got some back as Philip Rivers passed 8 yards to Danario Alexander for a touchdown, and Novak was true with the extra point. Denver extended the lead in the fourth quarter on a 30 yard field goal by Prater. The Broncos got some more as Prater made a 32 yard field goal. The Chargers took some back when Rivers hooked up with Alexander for another touchdown, this time from 21 yards, and Novak supplied the extra point. They got no closer, falling 30-23, with Denver now at 7-3 and the Chargers dropping to 4-6.
Further to the east, the New England Patriots host the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis opened in the first quarter as Delone Carter ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Adam Vinatieri handled the extra point. New England tied it as Tom Brady passed 4 yards to Rob Gronkowski for a touchdown, and Stephen Gostkowski's extra point was the equalizer. The Colts retook the lead on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Andrew Luck to T.Y. Hilton, and Vinatieri supplied the PAT. The Patriots pulled even again as Julian Edelman returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, and Gostkowski made another extra point. New England took the lead with an Aqib Talib interception of Luck, which he took back 59 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski again made the extra point. Indianapolis got some back as Vinatieri made a 47 yard field goal. The Patriots answered with a Gostkowski field goal from 31 yards. New England extended the lead in the third quarter as Brady passed 2 yards to Edelman for a touchdown, and Gostkowski tacked on the extra point. The Patriots padded the lead as Brady found Gronkowski for another touchdown, this time a 24 yard connection, and Gostkowski kicked in the extra point. New England kept going in the fourth quarter with another pick-six, as Alfonzo Dennard intercepted Luck for 87 yards and the touchdown, allowing another Gostkowski extra point. The Colts got some back with Luck finding Hilton for 43 yards and another touchdown, and Vinatieri tacked on the extra point. The Patriots replied as Stevan Ridley ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski tacked on the extra point. New England iced it at 59-24 as Shane Vereen ran 4 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski again made the extra point. The Patriots go to 7-3 while the Colts drop to 6-4.
Finally, the night game has the Pittsburgh Steelers host their fierce rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.Pittsburgh got going in the first quarter as Byron Leftwich ran 31 yards for a touchdown, and Shaun Suisham made the extra point. Baltimore took the lead when Justin Tucker made a 26 yard field goal. The Ravens took the lead as Jacoby Jones returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, and Tucker handled the extra point. Baltimore extended the lead in the third quarter on a Tucker field goal of 39 yards. The Steelers got some back with a Suisham field goal from 22 yards away. They got no closer, losing 13-10, with Baltimore now at 8-2 and Pittsburgh at 6-4.
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Oakland, as the Raiders host the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans led off in the first quarter with a Drew Brees 1 yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham, and Garrett Hartley made the extra point. The Saints added on as Malcolm Jenkins picked off Carson Palmer and took it 55 yards to the house for a touchdown, with Hartley making another extra point. Oakland replied in the second quarter as Palmer passed 1 yard to Brandon Myers for a touchdown, and Sebastian Janikowski booted the extra point. New Orleans answered as Brees threw a 38 yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore, and Hartley made the PAT. The Saints kept going in the third quarter on a 27 yard touchdown run by Mark Ingram, with Hartley making the extra point. The Raiders replied as Janikowski made a 40 yard field goal. New Orleans padded the lead as Brees found Moore again, this time for a 15 yard touchdown connection, and Hartley made his extra point. The Saints padded the lead in the fourth quarter with a 47 yard Hartley field goal. Oakland got some back as Palmer passed 3 yards to Juron Criner for a touchdown, and Janikowski was there with the extra point. This ended the scoring at 38-17, with the Saints now at 5-5 and the Raiders at 3-7.
Over in Denver, the Broncos host the San Diego Chargers. San Diego started as Eric Weddle intercepted Peyton Manning in the first quarter for 23 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Novak handled the extra point. Denver tied it in the second quarter with Manning passing 13 yards to Demaryius Thomas for a touchdown, and Matt Prater knocked in the extra point. The Broncos took the lead as Prater made a 19 yard field goal. Denver extended the lead as Manning passed to Brandon Stokley for 31 yards and a touchdown, and Prater again made the PAT. The Chargers got some back as Shaun Phillips sacked Manning for a safety. The Broncos shot back as Manning passed 20 yards to Eric Decker for a touchdown, and Prater handled the extra point. San Diego got some back as Philip Rivers passed 8 yards to Danario Alexander for a touchdown, and Novak was true with the extra point. Denver extended the lead in the fourth quarter on a 30 yard field goal by Prater. The Broncos got some more as Prater made a 32 yard field goal. The Chargers took some back when Rivers hooked up with Alexander for another touchdown, this time from 21 yards, and Novak supplied the extra point. They got no closer, falling 30-23, with Denver now at 7-3 and the Chargers dropping to 4-6.
Further to the east, the New England Patriots host the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis opened in the first quarter as Delone Carter ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Adam Vinatieri handled the extra point. New England tied it as Tom Brady passed 4 yards to Rob Gronkowski for a touchdown, and Stephen Gostkowski's extra point was the equalizer. The Colts retook the lead on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Andrew Luck to T.Y. Hilton, and Vinatieri supplied the PAT. The Patriots pulled even again as Julian Edelman returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, and Gostkowski made another extra point. New England took the lead with an Aqib Talib interception of Luck, which he took back 59 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski again made the extra point. Indianapolis got some back as Vinatieri made a 47 yard field goal. The Patriots answered with a Gostkowski field goal from 31 yards. New England extended the lead in the third quarter as Brady passed 2 yards to Edelman for a touchdown, and Gostkowski tacked on the extra point. The Patriots padded the lead as Brady found Gronkowski for another touchdown, this time a 24 yard connection, and Gostkowski kicked in the extra point. New England kept going in the fourth quarter with another pick-six, as Alfonzo Dennard intercepted Luck for 87 yards and the touchdown, allowing another Gostkowski extra point. The Colts got some back with Luck finding Hilton for 43 yards and another touchdown, and Vinatieri tacked on the extra point. The Patriots replied as Stevan Ridley ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski tacked on the extra point. New England iced it at 59-24 as Shane Vereen ran 4 yards for a touchdown, and Gostkowski again made the extra point. The Patriots go to 7-3 while the Colts drop to 6-4.
Finally, the night game has the Pittsburgh Steelers host their fierce rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.Pittsburgh got going in the first quarter as Byron Leftwich ran 31 yards for a touchdown, and Shaun Suisham made the extra point. Baltimore took the lead when Justin Tucker made a 26 yard field goal. The Ravens took the lead as Jacoby Jones returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, and Tucker handled the extra point. Baltimore extended the lead in the third quarter on a Tucker field goal of 39 yards. The Steelers got some back with a Suisham field goal from 22 yards away. They got no closer, losing 13-10, with Baltimore now at 8-2 and Pittsburgh at 6-4.
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NFL Morning Games Week 11 2012
If you didn't catch it in the KHL post (check it out!), I am out of the house today for a Sounders game. The Late Games post will be delayed until tomorrow as I watch the Sounders fight for their playoff lives. Today's American football begins with eight games, starting in...
Kansas City, as the Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals. Kansas City was first on the board in the first quarter with a Ryan Succop field goal of 34 yards. Cincinnati answered with an Andy Dalton touchdown pass of 4 yards to A.J. Green, and Mike Nugent made the extra point. The Bengals extended the lead in the second quarter as Dalton ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Nugent handled the extra point. Cincinnati padded the lead with a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown rush of 1 yard, and Nugent knocked in the PAT. The Chiefs got some back with a Succop field goal of 33 yards. The Bengals added on in the fourth inning as Dalton passed 14 yards to Mohamed Sanu for a touchdown, and Nugent again made the extra point. This made it 28-6, a final, with the Bengals now at 5-5 and the Chiefs dropping to 1-9.
South to Houston, where the Texans welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars. Houston led off with a first quarter Matt Schaub touchdown pass of 9 yards to Keshawn Martin, and Shayne Graham booted the extra point. Jacksonville tied the game as Chad Henne passed 13 yards to Marcedes Lewis, good for a touchdown, and Josh Scobee made the extra point. The Jaguars took the lead in the second quarter on a Henne touchdown pass of 67 yards to Cecil Shorts, and Scobee converted the PAT. The Texans replied when Schaub passed 1 yard to James Casey for a touchdown, and Graham was there with the extra point. Jacksonville gained the lead on a 43 yard Scobee field goal. Houston tied it up again on a 42 yard field goal by Graham. The Jaguars took the lead again in the third quarter with a Scobee field goal from 40 yards away. Jacksonville padded the lead on another Henne touchdown pass to Lewis, for 1 yard, and Scobee supplied the extra point. The Texans got some back as Graham made a 27 yard field goal. The Jaguars replied as Henne unleashed an 81 yard touchdown bomb to Justin Blackmon in the fourth quarter, and Scobee again handled the extra point. Houston chipped away as Schaub passed 1 yard to Garret Graham for a touchdown, and the other Graham made an extra point. The Texans tied it as Schaub found the offensive Graham for 5 yards and a touchdown, which allowed the kicker Graham to make the extra point. Houston took the lead in overtime on a 25 yard field goal by Graham. Jacksonville retied it with a Scobee field goal from 33 yards out. The Texans won 43-37 later in the fifth quarter with a Schaub touchdown pass of 48 yards to Andre Johnson, sealing the victory and a 9-1 record while dropping Jacksonville to 1-9.
Back in Missouri, the St. Louis Rams host the New York Jets. St. Louis struck first with a first quarter Sam Bradford 1 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson, and Greg Zuerlein tacked on the extra point. New York got on the board as Nick Folk made a 51 yard field goal. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Sanchez 25 yard touchdown pass to Chaz Schilens, and Folk was there with the extra point. New York got some more on another 51 yard field goal by Folk. The Jets extended the lead in the fourth quarter as Bilal Powell ran 5 yards for a touchdown, and Folk supplied the PAT. New York struck again on another Powell touchdown rush, this time for 11 yards, and Folk made another extra point. The Rams got some back as Bradford passed 2 yards to Gibson for a touchdown, but the two-point attempt was failed and they lost 27-13. New York goes to 4-6 and St. Louis drops to 3-6-1.
Ping-ponging to Texas again, as the Dallas Cowboys bring in the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland got going in the first quarter with a Brandon Weeden 10 yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson, and Phil Dawson supplied the extra point. The Browns got some more in the second quarter as Dawson made a 51 yard field goal. Cleveland extended the lead on a Brown 37 yard field goal. Dallas got on the board in the third quarter as Dan Bailey kicked a 44 yard field goal. The Cowboys got some back in the fourth quarter with a 2 yard touchdown run by Felix Jones, and Bailey kicked in the extra point. Dallas took the lead with Tony Romo finding Dez Bryant for 28 yards and a touchdown, and Bailey made another PAT. The Browns retook the lead as Weeden hooked up with Watson for another touchdown, this time a 17 yard connection, and Dawson was true on the extra point. The Cowboys tied it with a 32 yard Bailey field goal. Dallas won 23-20 in overtime as Bailey made a 38 yard field goal. Dallas is now 5-5 and the Browns are 2-8.
To the east, the Carolina Panthers welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay opened with a 3 yard touchdown pass by Josh Freeman to Nate Byham, and Connor Barth knocked in the extra point. The Buccaneers added on as Barth made a 51 yard field goal. Carolina got on the board as Captain Munnerlyn intercepted Freeman and returned the ball 74 yards for a touchdown, and Justin Medlock made the extra point. The Panthers took the lead as Jonathan Stewart ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Medlock handled the extra point. Carolina extended the lead in the fourth quarter on a Cam Newton touchdown pass of 29 yards to Brandon LaFell, and Medlock supplied the PAT. Tampa Bay chipped back on a 40 yard field goal by Barth. The Buccaneers got closer as Freeman passed 24 yards to Vincent Jackson for a touchdown, and then found him again to tie the game with a two-point conversion. Tampa Bay took a 27-21 victory as Freeman passed 15 yards to Dallas Clark for a touchdown in overtime, and they improved to 6-4 while the Panthers dropped to 2-8.
Down in Atlanta, the Falcons host the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona quickly got going in the first quarter as LaRod Stephens-Howling ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Jay Feely made the extra point. The Cardinals added on as Feely made a 48 yard field goal. Arizona struck again on a 28 yard Feely field goal. Atlanta got on the board in the second quarter as Matt Bryant made a 51 yard field goal. The Falcons chipped away as Jonathan Babineaux recovered a Ryan Lindley fumble and took it in 15 yards for a touchdown, allowing Bryant to make the PAT. Atlanta tied it on a Bryant field goal of 28 yards. The Cardinals reclaimed the lead on a Feely field goal of 38 yards. The Falcons shot back as Bryant made a 48 yard field goal. Arizona retook the lead in the fourth quarter when Feely booted a 27 yard field goal. Atlanta gained the lead on a 1 yard touchdown run by Michael Turner, and Bryant easily made the extra point. This held up for a 23-19 win, with Atlanta now at 9-1 and Arizona at 4-6.
Well to the north, the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers. Detroit led off with a first quarter Jason Hanson field goal from 30 yards away. Green Bay took the lead in the second quarter as Aaron Rodgers found Jermichael Finley for 20 yards and a touchdown, and Mason Crosby kicked the PAT. The Lions took the lead back when Mikel Leshoure ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Hanson handled the extra point. The Packers jumped ahead in the third quarter as M.D. Jennings picked off Matthew Stafford and returned the ball 72 yards for a touchdown, with Crosby kicking the extra point. Detroit shot back as Stafford threw a touchdown to Calvin Johnson, good for 25 yards, and Hanson made the extra point. The Lions extended the lead as Hanson supplied a 27 yard field goal. Green Bay edged ahead as Rodgers passed 22 yards for a touchdown to Randall Cobb, and Crosby tacked on the extra point to take the lead. The Packers padded the lead as Crosby made a 39 yard field goal. This made it 24-20, a final, with the Packers now at 7-3 and the Lions at 4-6.
Finally, we end this wave in DC, as the Washington Redskins host the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington began with a first quarter Robert Griffin III touchdown pass of 6 yards to Darrel Young, and Kai Forbath handled the extra point. Philadelphia got some back as Alex Henery kicked a 41 yard field goal in the second quarter. The Redskins extended the lead when Griffin passed 49 yards to Aldrick Robinson for a touchdown, and Forbath made another extra point. Washington got some more as Forbath made a 25 yard field goal. Henery pulled the Eagles closer in the third quarter on a 42 yard field goal. The Redskins replied with a 61 yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Santana Moss, and Forbath iced the play with the PAT. Washington padded the lead in the fourth quarter as Griffin passed 17 yards to Logan Paulsen for a touchdown, and Forbath made another extra point. This ended the scoring at 31-6, with the Redskins now at 4-6 and the Eagles at 3-7.
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Kansas City, as the Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals. Kansas City was first on the board in the first quarter with a Ryan Succop field goal of 34 yards. Cincinnati answered with an Andy Dalton touchdown pass of 4 yards to A.J. Green, and Mike Nugent made the extra point. The Bengals extended the lead in the second quarter as Dalton ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Nugent handled the extra point. Cincinnati padded the lead with a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown rush of 1 yard, and Nugent knocked in the PAT. The Chiefs got some back with a Succop field goal of 33 yards. The Bengals added on in the fourth inning as Dalton passed 14 yards to Mohamed Sanu for a touchdown, and Nugent again made the extra point. This made it 28-6, a final, with the Bengals now at 5-5 and the Chiefs dropping to 1-9.
South to Houston, where the Texans welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars. Houston led off with a first quarter Matt Schaub touchdown pass of 9 yards to Keshawn Martin, and Shayne Graham booted the extra point. Jacksonville tied the game as Chad Henne passed 13 yards to Marcedes Lewis, good for a touchdown, and Josh Scobee made the extra point. The Jaguars took the lead in the second quarter on a Henne touchdown pass of 67 yards to Cecil Shorts, and Scobee converted the PAT. The Texans replied when Schaub passed 1 yard to James Casey for a touchdown, and Graham was there with the extra point. Jacksonville gained the lead on a 43 yard Scobee field goal. Houston tied it up again on a 42 yard field goal by Graham. The Jaguars took the lead again in the third quarter with a Scobee field goal from 40 yards away. Jacksonville padded the lead on another Henne touchdown pass to Lewis, for 1 yard, and Scobee supplied the extra point. The Texans got some back as Graham made a 27 yard field goal. The Jaguars replied as Henne unleashed an 81 yard touchdown bomb to Justin Blackmon in the fourth quarter, and Scobee again handled the extra point. Houston chipped away as Schaub passed 1 yard to Garret Graham for a touchdown, and the other Graham made an extra point. The Texans tied it as Schaub found the offensive Graham for 5 yards and a touchdown, which allowed the kicker Graham to make the extra point. Houston took the lead in overtime on a 25 yard field goal by Graham. Jacksonville retied it with a Scobee field goal from 33 yards out. The Texans won 43-37 later in the fifth quarter with a Schaub touchdown pass of 48 yards to Andre Johnson, sealing the victory and a 9-1 record while dropping Jacksonville to 1-9.
Back in Missouri, the St. Louis Rams host the New York Jets. St. Louis struck first with a first quarter Sam Bradford 1 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson, and Greg Zuerlein tacked on the extra point. New York got on the board as Nick Folk made a 51 yard field goal. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Sanchez 25 yard touchdown pass to Chaz Schilens, and Folk was there with the extra point. New York got some more on another 51 yard field goal by Folk. The Jets extended the lead in the fourth quarter as Bilal Powell ran 5 yards for a touchdown, and Folk supplied the PAT. New York struck again on another Powell touchdown rush, this time for 11 yards, and Folk made another extra point. The Rams got some back as Bradford passed 2 yards to Gibson for a touchdown, but the two-point attempt was failed and they lost 27-13. New York goes to 4-6 and St. Louis drops to 3-6-1.
Ping-ponging to Texas again, as the Dallas Cowboys bring in the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland got going in the first quarter with a Brandon Weeden 10 yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson, and Phil Dawson supplied the extra point. The Browns got some more in the second quarter as Dawson made a 51 yard field goal. Cleveland extended the lead on a Brown 37 yard field goal. Dallas got on the board in the third quarter as Dan Bailey kicked a 44 yard field goal. The Cowboys got some back in the fourth quarter with a 2 yard touchdown run by Felix Jones, and Bailey kicked in the extra point. Dallas took the lead with Tony Romo finding Dez Bryant for 28 yards and a touchdown, and Bailey made another PAT. The Browns retook the lead as Weeden hooked up with Watson for another touchdown, this time a 17 yard connection, and Dawson was true on the extra point. The Cowboys tied it with a 32 yard Bailey field goal. Dallas won 23-20 in overtime as Bailey made a 38 yard field goal. Dallas is now 5-5 and the Browns are 2-8.
To the east, the Carolina Panthers welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay opened with a 3 yard touchdown pass by Josh Freeman to Nate Byham, and Connor Barth knocked in the extra point. The Buccaneers added on as Barth made a 51 yard field goal. Carolina got on the board as Captain Munnerlyn intercepted Freeman and returned the ball 74 yards for a touchdown, and Justin Medlock made the extra point. The Panthers took the lead as Jonathan Stewart ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Medlock handled the extra point. Carolina extended the lead in the fourth quarter on a Cam Newton touchdown pass of 29 yards to Brandon LaFell, and Medlock supplied the PAT. Tampa Bay chipped back on a 40 yard field goal by Barth. The Buccaneers got closer as Freeman passed 24 yards to Vincent Jackson for a touchdown, and then found him again to tie the game with a two-point conversion. Tampa Bay took a 27-21 victory as Freeman passed 15 yards to Dallas Clark for a touchdown in overtime, and they improved to 6-4 while the Panthers dropped to 2-8.
Down in Atlanta, the Falcons host the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona quickly got going in the first quarter as LaRod Stephens-Howling ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Jay Feely made the extra point. The Cardinals added on as Feely made a 48 yard field goal. Arizona struck again on a 28 yard Feely field goal. Atlanta got on the board in the second quarter as Matt Bryant made a 51 yard field goal. The Falcons chipped away as Jonathan Babineaux recovered a Ryan Lindley fumble and took it in 15 yards for a touchdown, allowing Bryant to make the PAT. Atlanta tied it on a Bryant field goal of 28 yards. The Cardinals reclaimed the lead on a Feely field goal of 38 yards. The Falcons shot back as Bryant made a 48 yard field goal. Arizona retook the lead in the fourth quarter when Feely booted a 27 yard field goal. Atlanta gained the lead on a 1 yard touchdown run by Michael Turner, and Bryant easily made the extra point. This held up for a 23-19 win, with Atlanta now at 9-1 and Arizona at 4-6.
Well to the north, the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers. Detroit led off with a first quarter Jason Hanson field goal from 30 yards away. Green Bay took the lead in the second quarter as Aaron Rodgers found Jermichael Finley for 20 yards and a touchdown, and Mason Crosby kicked the PAT. The Lions took the lead back when Mikel Leshoure ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Hanson handled the extra point. The Packers jumped ahead in the third quarter as M.D. Jennings picked off Matthew Stafford and returned the ball 72 yards for a touchdown, with Crosby kicking the extra point. Detroit shot back as Stafford threw a touchdown to Calvin Johnson, good for 25 yards, and Hanson made the extra point. The Lions extended the lead as Hanson supplied a 27 yard field goal. Green Bay edged ahead as Rodgers passed 22 yards for a touchdown to Randall Cobb, and Crosby tacked on the extra point to take the lead. The Packers padded the lead as Crosby made a 39 yard field goal. This made it 24-20, a final, with the Packers now at 7-3 and the Lions at 4-6.
Finally, we end this wave in DC, as the Washington Redskins host the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington began with a first quarter Robert Griffin III touchdown pass of 6 yards to Darrel Young, and Kai Forbath handled the extra point. Philadelphia got some back as Alex Henery kicked a 41 yard field goal in the second quarter. The Redskins extended the lead when Griffin passed 49 yards to Aldrick Robinson for a touchdown, and Forbath made another extra point. Washington got some more as Forbath made a 25 yard field goal. Henery pulled the Eagles closer in the third quarter on a 42 yard field goal. The Redskins replied with a 61 yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Santana Moss, and Forbath iced the play with the PAT. Washington padded the lead in the fourth quarter as Griffin passed 17 yards to Logan Paulsen for a touchdown, and Forbath made another extra point. This ended the scoring at 31-6, with the Redskins now at 4-6 and the Eagles at 3-7.
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