Monday, December 4, 2017

NFL - Week Thirteen Recap

The Seattle Seahawks knocked off the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, 24-10 on Sunday night, snapping the Eagles nine-game win streak and that also allowed the Minnesota Vikings (10-2) to forge a tie atop the NFC playoff race standings.
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw for three scores and the Seattle defense forced a pair of turnovers from Eagles QB Carson Wentz.
Meanwhile, the Vikings beat the host Atlanta Falcons, 14-9 as their defense limited the Falcons (7-5) to only 275 yards in total offense and no touchdowns. Vikings quarterback Case Keenum had a pair of touchdown passes to make the difference.
The New Orleans Saints (9-3) took over first place in the NFC South division with a 31-21 win against the visiting Carolina Panthers (8-4) as running back Alvin Kamara had two touchdowns and QB Drew Brees threw for another one.  Panthers QB Cam Newton had two TD passes in the loss.
The New York Jets surprised the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-31 as QB Josh McCown had a pair of rushing touchdowns and a scoring pass as well. Chiefs QB Alex Smith had 366 passing yards and four TD passes along with a 70-yard run in the loss, which was the team's sixth in the last seven games.


                                                        Around the NFL   . . . . . . .

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the host Arizona Cardinals, 32-16 as QB Jared Goff had two TD passes and the defense scored a touchdown to boost the team to a 9-3 record and a one-game lead in the NFC West . . .  The Los Angeles Chargers (6-6) beat the winless Cleveland Browns, 19-10 as Philip Rivers had a TD pass and Travis Coons nailed four field goals . . .  The Oakland Raiders (6-6) forged a three-way tie for first place in the AFC West by beating the New York Giants, 24-17 as RB Marshawn Lynch rushed for 101 yards, including a 51-yard TD romp . . .  The Tennessee Titans (8-4) bested the Houston Texans, 24-13 as Derrick Henry had a 75-yard scoring run and Marcus Mariota threw for another score to keep the team tied for first place with Jacksonville . . .  The Jaguars throttled the Indianapolis Colts, 30-10 to improve to 8-4 as their defense had two interceptions and four QB sacks while QB Blake Bortles had 309 passing yards and a pair of scoring passes . . .  The Baltimore Ravens (7-5) smashed the Detroit Lions, 44-20 as QB Joe Flacco had two TD passes and the defense scored as well in a 24-point outburst in the fourth quarter . . .  New England (10-2) won a yawner in Buffalo, 23-3 as the defense held the Bills to only 268 yards of total offense. Patriots RB Rex Burkhead scored two rushing touchdowns . . .  Green Bay (6-6) kept very slim playoff hopes alive with a 26-20 overtime home win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Packers running back Aaron Jones scored the winning touchdown on a 20-yard run . . .  The San Francisco 49ers beat the host Chicago Bears, 15-14 as former Bears kicker Robbie Gould made all five field goal attempts, including the game winning 24-yarder with four seconds remaining . . .  The Miami Dolphins smashed the hapless Denver Broncos, 35-9 as QB Jay Cutler had a pair of scoring passes and the defense recorded two safeties and also had a pick six interception return to pace the win . . .  Last Thursday night, the Dallas Cowboys blew out the Washington Redskins, 38-14 behind two TD passes from QB Dak Prescott and a scoring run by RB Alfred Morris, who went for 127 yards rushing . . .  The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-2) roared back from a 17-0 deficit in the second quarter to defeat the host Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20 on Monday Night Football. Steelers kicker Chris Boswell made a 38-yard game winning field goal as time ran out. Wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell each scored touchdowns to offset Bengals QB Andy Dalton's two TD passes to WR A.J. Green.


                            Heftyinfo  NFL Player of the Week -  Russell Wilson  (QB-Seattle Seahawks)





WEEK THIRTEEN RESULTS
Dallas 38, Washington 14
San Francisco 15, Chicago 14
Minnesota 14, Atlanta 9
Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
NY Jets 38, Kansas City 31
Tennessee 24, Houston 13
Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 10
Green Bay 26, Tampa Bay 20 (OT)
New England 23, Buffalo 3
Miami 35, Denver 9
New Orleans 31, Carolina 21
LA Chargers 19, Cleveland 10
LA Rams 32, Arizona 16
Oakland 24, NY Giants 17
Seattle 24, Philadelphia 10
Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 20 









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