NFL Roundup
Cowboys 33, Skins 30 ARLINGTON, Texas - David Buehler made a 39-yard field goal with 50 seconds left, giving Dallas (5-9) a victory over Washington (5-9).
Cowboys 33, Skins 30
ARLINGTON, Texas - David Buehler made a 39-yard field goal with 50 seconds left, giving Dallas (5-9) a victory over Washington (5-9).
By pulling it out, Dallas improved to 4-2 under interim coach Jason Garrett.
Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman tied his career high with four touchdown passes, but the game ended with him throwing an interception.
Washington 0 7 7 16 – 30
Dallas 10 10 10 3 – 33
First quarter
Dal–FG Buehler 42, 10:46.
Dal–Austin 3 pass from Kitna (Buehler kick), 4:09.
Second quarter
Dal–FG Buehler 20, 12:50.
Was–Torain 19 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 9:35.
Dal–Witten 14 pass from Kitna (Buehler kick), 3:44.
Third quarter
Dal–Choice 3 run (Buehler kick), 12:06.
Was–Moss 10 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 9:49.
Dal–FG Buehler 20, 4:26.
Fourth quarter
Was–Moss 5 pass from Grossman (Cooley pass from Grossman), 13:44.
Was–Cooley 5 pass from Grossman (Sellers pass from Grossman), 7:37.
Dal–FG Buehler 39, :50.
Attendance: 86,904.
Was Dal
First downs 23 25
Total Net Yards 341 434
Rushes-yards 15-55 31-134
Passing 286 300
Punt Returns 0-0 2-54
Kickoff Returns 5-98 4-89
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-(-9)
Comp-Att-Int 25-43-2 25-37-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-36 2-5
Punts 4-39.5 2-41.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 3-25 9-70
Time of Possession 24:39 35:21
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Washington, Torain 11-53, K.Williams 1-4, Moss 2-(minus 1), Grossman 1-(minus 1). Dallas, Jones 12-70, Choice 15-53, Kitna 4-11.
Passing: Washington, Grossman 25-43-2-322. Dallas, Kitna 25-37-0-305.
Receiving: Washington, Moss 8-72, Armstrong 5-100, Cooley 5-62, Torain 5-48, Sellers 1-27, K.Williams 1-13. Dallas, Witten 10-140, Hurd 4-35, Choice 4-31, Austin 3-38, Jones 2-47, Gronkowski 1-12, Bennett 1-2.
Missed Field Goals: Dallas, Buehler 35 (WL).
Panthers 19, Cards 12
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jimmy Clausen outplayed John Skelton in a matchup of rookie quarterbacks, John Kasay kicked four field goals, and Carolina (2-12) beat punchless Arizona (4-10) to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Clausen threw only his second touchdown pass of the season in his first win in eight starts. Jonathan Stewart rushed for 137 yards and the Panthers gave coach John Fox a win in likely his final home game in Carolina.
Arizona 0 3 0 9 – 12
Carolina 6 7 6 0 – 19
First quarter
Car–FG Kasay 28, 10:22.
Car–FG Kasay 29, :14.
Second quarter
Car–King 16 pass from Clausen (Kasay kick), 8:42.
Ari–FG Feely 23, :36.
Third quarter
Car–FG Kasay 24, 12:12.
Car–FG Kasay 43, :27.
Fourth quarter
Ari–Breaston fumble recovery in end zone (run failed), 5:41.
Ari–FG Feely 30, :54.
Attendance: 71,849.
Ari Car
First downs 11 16
Total Net Yards 218 303
Rushes-yards 17-43 45-177
Passing 175 126
Punt Returns 2-9 2-52
Kickoff Returns 6-174 2-35
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-34
Comp-Att-Int 17-33-1 13-19-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 2-15
Punts 6-42.2 3-33.7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-39 6-58
Time of Possession 23:04 36:56
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Arizona, Hightower 6-16, Wells 8-11, Skelton 2-10, Stephens-Howling 1-6. Carolina, Stewart 27-137, Goodson 10-21, Clausen 5-14, Fiammetta 3-5.
Passing: Arizona, Skelton 17-33-1-196. Carolina, Clausen 13-19-0-141.
Receiving: Arizona, Fitzgerald 9-125, Hightower 3-12, Breaston 2-42, Doucet 1-8, Spach 1-7, Stephens-Howling 1-2. Carolina, LaFell 3-33, Gettis 3-32, Goodson 2-27, Smith 2-22, King 1-16, Rosario 1-9, Stewart 1-2.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Bengals 19, Browns 17
CINCINNATI - Cedric Benson ran for a season-high 150 yards and a touchdown, and Cincinnati (3-11) ended a 10-game losing streak that matched the longest in franchise history.
Cincinnati took a straight-ahead approach against the Browns (5-9), who clinched their 10th losing record in 12 years since returning as an expansion team.
It was the third straight Bengals home game blacked out on local television.
Cleveland 7 0 0 10 – 17
Cincinnati 0 10 6 3 – 19
First quarter
Cle–Royal 20 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick), 12:08.
Second quarter
Cin–Benson 18 run (Stitser kick), 12:52.
Cin–FG Stitser 25, 4:19.
Third quarter
Cin–FG Stitser 39, 11:11.
Cin–FG Stitser 34, 3:33.
Fourth quarter
Cle–FG Dawson 23, 14:06.
Cin–FG Stitser 20, 9:58.
Cle–Robiskie 46 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick), 2:13.
Attendance: 56,342.
Cle Cin
First downs 14 22
Total Net Yards 278 397
Rushes-yards 14-59 45-188
Passing 219 209
Punt Returns 0-0 2-26
Kickoff Returns 6-92 4-73
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 19-25-0 14-23-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-24 0-0
Punts 5-37.0 1-34.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-55
Time of Possession 21:57 38:03
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Cleveland, Hillis 14-59. Cincinnati, Benson 31-150, Scott 8-40, C.Palmer 5-(minus 1), Leonard 1-(minus 1).
Passing: Cleveland, McCoy 19-25-0-243. Cincinnati, C.Palmer 14-23-0-209.
Receiving: Cleveland, Watson 7-92, Robiskie 5-82, Royal 2-29, Hillis 2-23, Massaquoi 1-11, Cribbs 1-4, Stuckey 1-2. Cincinnati, Caldwell 4-89, Ochocinco 2-36, Simpson 2-30, Shipley 2-14, Leonard 1-20, Cosby 1-11, Gresham 1-6, Kelly 1-3.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Bills 17, Dolphins 14
MIAMI - Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and resurgent Buffalo (4-10) made itself at home in Miami, eliminating the Dolphins (7-7) from the AFC playoff race.
The Dolphins, who have won only once in Miami this season, again sputtered on offense. Chad Henne threw a costly interception and kicker Dan Carpenter went 0 for 4, missing from 48, 61, 53, and 48 yards.
Buffalo won for the fourth time in six games after starting 0-8. The Bills lost at home to Miami to open the season.
Buffalo 0 10 7 0 – 17
Miami 0 7 0 7 – 14
Second quarter
Buf–Nelson 18 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 10:37.
Buf–FG Lindell 29, 6:34.
Mia–Brown 6 run (Carpenter kick), 2:37.
Third quarter
Buf–St.Johnson 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 6:14.
Fourth quarter
Mia–Marshall 9 pass from Henne (Carpenter kick), 7:02.
Attendance: 65,511.
Buf Mia
First downs 15 22
Total Net Yards 282 326
Rushes-yards 27-71 19-65
Passing 211 261
Punt Returns 1-34 1-0
Kickoff Returns 1-14 3-67
Interceptions Ret. 1-9 1-9
Comp-Att-Int 16-26-1 33-45-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-12 3-15
Punts 6-36.2 3-46.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 5-44 4-35
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Buffalo, Jackson 15-36, Fitzpatrick 3-19, Spiller 9-16. Miami, Brown 10-39, Williams 7-19, Curtis 1-6, Polite 1-1.
Passing: Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 16-26-1-223. Miami, Henne 33-45-1-276.
Receiving: Buffalo, St.Johnson 6-69, Nelson 3-61, Roosevelt 2-35, Spiller 2-21, Jones 1-29, Chandler 1-8, Stupar 1-0. Miami, Marshall 11-106, Bess 9-78, Williams 5-34, Fasano 3-30, Polite 2-6, Cobbs 1-13, Curtis 1-6, Brown 1-3.
Missed Field Goals: Miami, Carpenter 48 (WR), 61 (SH), 53 (WL), 48 (WR).
Lions 23, Bucs 20
TAMPA, Fla. - Dave Rayner's third field goal, a 34-yarder with 9 minutes, 51 seconds left in OT, gave Detroit (4-10) the win and ended the longest road losing streak in NFL history at 26 games.
Rayner kicked a 28-yarder as time expired in regulation to force the extra period against the Buccaneers (8-6). The Lions' last road win was on Oct. 28, 2007, at Chicago.
Detroit 7 3 7 3 3 – 23
Tampa Bay 0 14 0 6 0 – 20
First quarter
Det–Burleson 10 pass from Stanton (Rayner kick), 2:06.
Second quarter
TB–M.Williams 24 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 12:29.
TB–Blount 39 run (Barth kick), 3:41.
Det–FG Rayner 41, :55.
Third quarter
Det–Morris 10 run (Rayner kick), 10:16.
Fourth quarter
TB–FG Barth 30, 8:51.
TB–FG Barth 26, 1:39.
Det–FG Rayner 28, :00.
Overtime
Det–FG Rayner 34, 9:51.
Attendance: 47,692.
Det TB
First downs 26 22
Total Net Yards 433 403
Rushes-yards 28-181 28-176
Passing 252 227
Punt Returns 0-0 3-31
Kickoff Returns 6-91 4-76
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 23-38-0 22-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-25
Punts 4-39.5 3-39.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-57 9-65
Time of Possession 33:05 32:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Detroit, Morris 15-109, Burleson 1-25, Stanton 2-24, Best 6-12, Logan 4-11. Tampa Bay, Blount 15-110, C.Williams 7-38, Freeman 5-29, Graham 1-(minus 1).
Passing: Detroit, Stanton 23-37-0-252, Logan 0-1-0-0. Tampa Bay, Freeman 21-32-0-251, J.Johnson 1-1-0-1.
Receiving: Detroit, C.Johnson 10-152, Burleson 4-28, Scheffler 3-18, Morris 3-10, Pettigrew 2-25, B.Johnson 1-19. Tampa Bay, M.Williams 6-96, Winslow 4-46, Benn 3-34, Graham 3-21, C.Williams 2-26, Spurlock 1-19, Gilmore 1-9, Stroughter 1-1, Purvis 1-0.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Titans 31, Texans 17
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kerry Collins threw for two touchdowns and 237 yards, and Chris Johnson ran for a TD and 130 yards as Tennessee (6-8) snapped a six-game skid by beating Houston (5-9).
With the win and Indianapolis' downing Jacksonville, the Titans (6-8) kept their anemic playoff hopes alive for another week.
Houston (5-9) has lost seven of its last eight and never really was in this one.
Houston 0 3 7 7 – 17
Tennessee 21 3 7 0 – 31
First quarter
Ten–Washington 3 pass from Collins (Bironas kick), 10:20.
Ten–Gage 1 pass from Collins (Bironas kick), 6:38.
Ten–C.Johnson 11 run (Bironas kick), 2:32.
Second quarter
Hou–FG Rackers 37, 5:45.
Ten–FG Bironas 30, :00.
Third quarter
Hou–Johnson 12 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick), 9:17.
Ten–Ringer 7 run (Bironas kick), :28.
Fourth quarter
Hou–Walter 4 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick), 6:28.
Attendance: 69,143.
Hou Ten
First downs 26 19
Total Net Yards 323 359
Rushes-yards 17-30 30-147
Passing 293 212
Punt Returns 1-12 1-2
Kickoff Returns 4-88 4-92
Interceptions Ret. 1-1 1-19
Comp-Att-Int 35-54-1 14-24-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-32 3-25
Punts 4-36.0 4-37.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-66 12-76
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Houston, Foster 11-15, Ward 6-15. Tennessee, C.Johnson 24-130, Ringer 4-19, Collins 2-(minus 2).
Passing: Houston, Schaub 35-54-1-325. Tennessee, Collins 14-24-1-237.
Receiving: Houston, Walter 7-79, Jones 7-50, Johnson 6-58, Foster 6-46, Daniels 4-45, Dreessen 4-36, Ward 1-11. Tennessee, Britt 6-128, Cook 3-42, Washington 2-20, Williams 1-39, C.Johnson 1-7, Gage 1-1.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Colts 34, Jaguars 24
INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, and Donald Brown ran for another score as Indianapolis (8-6) stayed in the playoff hunt with a victory over Jacksonville (8-6).
The Colts share the AFC South lead with Jacksonville and can clinch the division by winning their last two games.
Jacksonville 0 10 7 7 – 24
Indianapolis 7 7 10 10 – 34
First quarter
Ind–Collie 7 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 11:21.
Second quarter
Jac–FG Scobee 22, 14:13.
Ind–Collie 27 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 9:51.
Jac–Thomas 78 punt return (Scobee kick), 3:51.
Third quarter
Ind–D.Brown 43 run (Vinatieri kick), 12:19.
Ind–FG Vinatieri 34, 8:47.
Jac–Sims-Walker 6 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 3:54.
Fourth quarter
Ind–FG Vinatieri 37, 9:57.
Jac–Sims-Walker 1 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 1:54.
Ind–Hagler 41 kickoff return (Vinatieri kick), 1:47.
Attendance: 67,147.
Jac Ind
First downs 20 19
Total Net Yards 356 376
Rushes-yards 22-67 24-155
Passing 289 221
Punt Returns 4-99 1-3
Kickoff Returns 7-176 4-92
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-31
Comp-Att-Int 24-38-1 29-39-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 1-8
Punts 4-48.0 6-39.2
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-55 6-68
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 15-46, Jennings 3-13, Garrard 4-8. Indianapolis, D.Brown 14-129, Rhodes 9-26, James 1-0.
Passing: Jacksonville, Garrard 24-38-1-294. Indianapolis, Manning 29-39-0-229.
Receiving: Jacksonville, Jennings 7-64, Lewis 6-63, Sims-Walker 4-42, Thomas 3-63, Hill 2-40, Jones-Drew 2-22. Indianapolis, Collie 8-87, Tamme 7-34, Garçon 5-44, Wayne 5-34, White 1-16, Robinson 1-6, D.Brown 1-4, Rhodes 1-4.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Falcons 34, Seahawks 18
SEATTLE - Matt Ryan threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns, Jonathan Babineaux recovered a fumble for a touchdown, and Atlanta (12-2) wrapped up an NFC playoff spot by beating Seattle (6-8).
The Falcons won their eighth straight game, their longest winning streak since the 1998 Super Bowl season. Ryan had touchdown throws of 3 yards to Jason Snelling, 24 to Michael Jenkins, and 5 to Roddy White.
Atlanta 0 17 17 0 – 34
Seattle 7 3 0 8 – 18
First quarter
Sea–Lynch 1 run (Mare kick), 7:28.
Second quarter
Atl–Snelling 3 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 14:14.
Atl–FG Bryant 27, 4:51.
Sea–FG Mare 38, 2:05.
Atl–Jenkins 24 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), :19.
Third quarter
Atl–Babineaux fumble recovery in end zone (Bryant kick), 10:12.
Atl–FG Bryant 25, 4:20.
Atl–White 5 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), :52.
Fourth quarter
Sea–Whitehurst 1 run (Obomanu pass from Whitehurst), 8:29.
Attendance: 67,101.
Atl Sea
First downs 21 15
Total Net Yards 266 234
Rushes-yards 37-98 21-91
Passing 168 143
Punt Returns 1-12 2-3
Kickoff Returns 1-46 4-76
Interceptions Ret. 2-38 1-17
Comp-Att-Int 20-35-1 18-33-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 2-11
Punts 4-45.0 4-41.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 4-35 10-76
Time of Possession 35:25 24:35
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Atlanta, Turner 25-82, Ryan 6-6, Snelling 4-6, G.Johnson 1-4, Douglas 1-0. Seattle, Lynch 12-60, Whitehurst 3-10, Forsett 2-9, Washington 1-6, Hasselbeck 2-4, M.Robinson 1-2.
Passing: Atlanta, Ryan 20-35-1-174. Seattle, Whitehurst 8-16-0-83, Hasselbeck 10-17-2-71.
Receiving: Atlanta, White 7-65, Gonzalez 4-26, Snelling 4-15, Jenkins 3-48, Douglas 1-10, Peelle 1-10. Seattle, Williams 8-66, Morrah 2-14, Forsett 2-7, M.Robinson 2-7, Carlson 1-31, Lynch 1-17, Obomanu 1-7, Stokley 1-5.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Raiders 39, Broncos 23
OAKLAND, Calif. - Jason Campbell threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Marcel Reece, and Jacoby Ford scored on a 71-yard run to help Oakland (7-7) overcome Tim Tebow's two long touchdowns in his first career start and beat Denver (3-11).
The win kept the Raiders in the hunt for a playoff berth for at least one more week.
Denver 14 3 3 3 – 23
Oakland 14 3 6 16 – 39
First quarter
Oak–Ford 71 run (Janikowski kick), 13:14.
Den–Tebow 40 run (Hauschka kick), 9:40.
Den–Lloyd 33 pass from Tebow (Hauschka kick), 7:38.
Oak–Bush 1 run (Janikowski kick), 3:20.
Second quarter
Den–FG Hauschka 46, 14:09.
Oak–FG Janikowski 49, 1:03.
Third quarter
Oak–FG Janikowski 35, 7:27.
Den–FG Hauschka 35, 5:03.
Oak–FG Janikowski 47, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
Oak–Reece 73 pass from J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), 14:32.
Den–FG Hauschka 45, 10:04.
Oak–Groves safety, 7:37.
Oak–Bush 1 run (Janikowski kick), 3:37.
Attendance: 44,246.
Den Oak
First downs 9 20
Total Net Yards 235 502
Rushes-yards 33-106 41-264
Passing 129 238
Punt Returns 2-8 5-47
Kickoff Returns 8-171 7-138
Interceptions Ret. 2-40 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 8-16-0 15-26-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-9 0-0
Punts 7-43.9 4-37.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 10-93 9-84
Time of Possession 26:03 33:57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Denver, Tebow 8-78, Ball 15-20, Moreno 4-5, Buckhalter 6-3. Oakland, D.McFadden 20-119, Ford 1-71, J.Campbell 5-41, Bush 12-24, Reece 3-9.
Passing: Denver, Tebow 8-16-0-138. Oakland, J.Campbell 15-26-2-238.
Receiving: Denver, Lloyd 4-79, Gaffney 1-32, Buckhalter 1-17, R.Quinn 1-9, Moreno 1-1. Oakland, D.McFadden 4-39, Z.Miller 4-39, Ford 3-47, Reece 2-79, Heyward-Bey 1-20, Murphy 1-14.
Missed Field Goals: None.