NFL - Week Five Review

Quick Hits - The Kansas City Chiefs not only lost the game on Sunday, 18-17 to the Chicago Bears, they also lost star running back Jamaal Charles for the season with a knee injury . . . . .  The Cincinnati Bengals did the near impossible by coming from 17 points down in the second half to defeat the visiting Seattle Seahawks, 27-24 in overtime . . . . .  Aaron Rodgers threw his first interception in Lambeau Field in nearly three years as the Green Bay Packers beat the St. Louis Rams, 24-10 . . . . .  Oakland Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson intercepted Denver quarterback Peyton Manning twice in a 16-10 loss against the Broncos . . . . .  both Manning and Woodson entered the NFL in 1998 and Woodson had never been able to pick off a Manning pass until this weekend and then he did it twice . . . . .  All five teams that entered the weekend unbeaten stayed that way . . . . .  The Detroit Lions were trounced at home 42-17 by the Arizona Cardinals and are the only winless team left in the NFL.

WEEK FIVE'S BEST EFFORTS

TOP PASSERS - Eli Manning (NY Giants) 441 yards; three TD
                              Josh McCown (Cleveland) 457 yards; two TD
                              Sam Bradford (Philadelphia) 333 yards; two TD
                              Andy Dalton (Cincinnati) 331 yards; two TD

TOP RUSHERS - Thomas Rawls (Seattle) 169 yards; one TD
                               Todd Gurley (St. Louis) 159 yards
                               Devonta Freeman (Atlanta) 153 yards; one TD
                               Doug Martin (Tampa Bay) 123 yards; two TD




Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week - Eli Manning (New York Giants QB) had three touchdown passes to go with 441 yards passing in a 30-27 come from behind win.







Game Highlights -  The Atlanta Falcons held off the Washington Redskins in OT, winning 25-19 on a 59-yard "pick six" interception return by cornerback Robert Alford . . . . .  The Philadelphia Eagles finally got the offense rolling by piling up 519 yards and routing the New Orleans Saints, 39-17 . . . . .  The New England Patriots rolled past Dallas, 30-6 behind two TD passes from Tom Brady and a defense that limited the Cowboys to just 264 yards in offense . . . . .  Cincinnati's Andy Dalton threw for two touchdowns and kicker Mike Nugent made a game tying 31-yard field goal as time expired, then drilled the game winner from 42 yards in OT to help the Bengals shock the Seattle Seahawks, 27-24 . . . . . Cleveland stunned the host Baltimore Ravens, 33-30 in OT on a 32-yard field goal by kicker Travis Coons along with 457 yards passing and two TD passes from QB Josh McCown . . . . .   The Arizona Cardinals crushed the host Detroit Lions, 42-17 as QB Carson Palmer threw for three scores and the defense forced SIX turnovers . . . . . The Chicago Bears rallied from a 14-point deficit to win a road game in Kansas City, 18-17 as QB Jay Cutler (two TD passes) hit running back Matt Forte with a seven yard scoring pass with just 18 seconds remaining in the game . . . . .  The Monday Night Football game had a very bizarre finish as backup QB Michael Vick led the Pittsburgh Steelers on a game winning touchdown drive to defeat the host San Diego Chargers, 24-20 as RB Le'Veon Bell scored on a one yard run as time expired.



SCORES FROM WEEK FIVE
Indianapolis  27, Houston 20
Chicago 18, Kansas City 17
Green Bay 24, St. Louis 10
Buffalo 14, Tennessee 13
Cincinnati 27, Seattle 24 (OT)
Cleveland 33, Baltimore 30 (OT)
Philadelphia 39, New Orleans 17
Atlanta 25, Washington 19 (OT)
Tampa Bay 38, Jacksonville 31
Denver 16, Oakland 10
Arizona 42, Detroit 17
New England 30, Dallas 6
NY Giants 30, San Francisco 27
Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 20




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