NFL - Week Fourteen Review

The Minnesota Vikings saw Brett Favre sit out the game against the New York Giants as his consecutive games streak ended at 297 in the 21-3 win for the Giants on Monday night in Detroit.
Yes, that is correct... Detroit.
The Vikings and Giants were forced to play at Ford Field in Detroit because the Metro Dome roof collapsed during a blizzard in the Minneapolis area last weekend.
Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw led a dominant running game against the Vikings as the Giants improved to 9-4 and remained in a first place tie with Philadelphia heading into their showdown on Sunday.
The regular scheduled Monday Night Football game turned into a barn burner as the Houston Texans rallied from a 21-point deficit to force overtime before the Baltimore Ravens eventually prevailed, 34-28.
The Ravens (9-4) still trail the Pittsburgh Steelers by a game and the Texans are all but eliminated from post-season contention with a 5-8 mark.
The Sunday action had the New England Patriots crushing the host Chicago Bears, 36-7 as quarterback Tom Brady threw for 369 yards and two touchdowns. The win improved the Patriots to 11-2 and they became the first team in the NFL to clinch a playoff spot.
The San Diego Chargers blasted the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-0 to remain in contention in the AFC West behind a pair of TD passes from Philip Rivers to Malcolm Floyd while Mike Tolbert and Ryan Mathews each ran for a score.
San Diego's top ranked defense limited Kansas City to 67 yards of total offense for the game, including just 48 yards on the ground from the NFL's top rushing offense. The Chiefs were without starting QB Matt Cassel for the game due to an appendectomy.
Jacksonville beat Oakland 38-31 as Maurice Jones-Drew scored the game winning TD with just over a minute to play. The win kept the Jaguars (8-5) one game ahead of the Colts in the AFC South.
Indianapolis held on and topped Tennessee on Thursday night, 30-28 as Peyton Manning threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns. The win keeps alive the Colts chances to win the AFC South. Indy is 7-6 and hosts Jacksonville (8-5) this Sunday.
Buffalo beat Cleveland in a yawner, 13-6 while the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) rolled past the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-7 as Troy Polamalu raced 45 yards with an interception for a touchdown to help send the Bengals (2-11) to their tenth straight loss.
The Detroit Lions stunned the Green Bay packers, 7-3 at Ford Field as Drew Stanton threw a TD pass to lead the way. The Lions defense limited the Packers to 258 total yards in offense as quarterback Aaron Rodgers was knocked out of the game with a concussion.
Tampa Bay squeaked past Washington, 17-16 as the Redskins muffed the snap on the potential tying PAT kick with no time left on the game clock.
Atlanta continued to roll with a 31-10 pounding of the Carolina Panthers (1-12) that saw Michael Turner rush for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Atlanta (11-2) has won seven consecutive games and leads New Orleans by one game.
The Saints (10-3) blasted visiting St. Louis Rams, 31-13 behind three TD passes from quarterback Drew Brees.
The San Francisco 49ers knocked off Seattle, 40-21 as Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week
Alex Smith passed for 255 yards and three touchdowns to keep the 'Niners (5-8) in contention in the anemic NFC West. Seattle and St. Louis are 6-7 and tied for first place.
Arizona actually scored 40+ points in the post-Kurt Warner era as they pasted the Denver Broncos, 43-13. Cardinals running back Tim Hightower rushed for 148 yards and scored two touchdowns in the win.
Miami beat the slumping New York Jets, 10-6 in the Meadowlands as the Jets failed to score a touchdown for the second consecutive game. Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne found Brandon Marshall for a six-yard scoring pass to provide the difference.
The Jets defense limited Miami to just 131 yards offense, but still lost the game.
The Sunday Night Football game was an exciting one as the Philadelphia Eagles beat Dallas, 30-27 behind 429 yards of offense.
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick threw for 270 yards and a pair of scores, including a 91-yard scoring pass to DeSean Jackson (four catches for 210 yards). Running back LeSean McCoy rushed for 149 yards to help seal the game after Cowboys' QB Jon Kitna (242 yards passing with two TD and two INT) threw a TD strike to tight end Jason Witten with 3:55 remaining in regulation.