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Week 11 NFL Capsules |
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Teams | Key Stat | Key to Victory
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Vikings 24 (9-1)
Bengals 3 (2-8)
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The Bengals had just 28 yards passing in the first half, as Neil O'Donnell and Jeff Blake combined for 91
yards passing for the game | Minnesota's Dwayne Rudd busted open a
sloppy game with a 63-yard fumble return | Randall Cunningham, just six
days after surgery to remove two bone chips from his right knee, threw for
224 yards and ran for a touchdown.
Stats, recap |
Oilers 23 (6-4)
Steelers 14 (6-4)
| The Oilers completed a season swept of the Steelers for
the first time since 1993, when they last reached the playoffs as the
Houston Oilers. | Tennessee's Al Del Greco kicked a
22-yarder with three seconds left that gave the Oilers a 16-13 lead.
| Oilers QB Steve McNair Steve
completed 19-of-31 passes for 234 yards and once got it done running with
six carries for 34 yards.
Stats, recap |
Saints 24 (5-5)
Rams 3 (3-7)
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The Saints rushed for 102 yards, 38 by QB Kerry Collins, after
averaging just 49.8 yards per contest rushing over the last six games.
| Collins threw for 62 yards and completed five passes on
the Saints' opening drive, capping it off with a 10-yard touchdown toss to
Cam Cleeland for a 7-0 lead. | Saints QB Kerry Collins set
the tone early and showed he had overcome a bitter end with his former
team, Carolina, and a drunken driving incident earlier in the month.
Stats, recap |
Redskins 28
(2-8)
Eagles 3 (2-8)
| The Eagles struggled on short yardage plays, going
2-for-12 on third and fourth downs with one or two yards to go.
| Eagles QB Bobby Hoying threw three
interceptions that led to two short Redskins touchdown drives and was
sacked five times. | Redskins rookie running back Skip Hicks rushed 26 times
for 94 yards and three touchdowns.
Stats, recap |
Falcons 31 (8-2)
49ers 19 (7-3)
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The "12th man" for was their first sellout crowd in three years, who roared
throughout the game, as the Falcons took sole possession of first place in
the NFC West. | The Falcons, leading 10-6 late in
the third, put the 49ers on their heels when Ray Buchanan intercepted a
Steve Young pass and
returned it 34 yards to the 1 and setup a touchdown. |
Falcons tailback Jamal
Anderson ran for 100 yards on 31 carries to go over 1,000 yards for the
season.
Stats, recap |
Dolphins 13 (7-3)
Panthers 9 (1-9)
| The Dolphins rushed for a season-high 184 yards on 40
carries, overcoming an off day by future Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino. |
Dolphins got the running game going early, as running back Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar carried the ball seven times for 69 yards on the opening
drive. | Dolphins' Karim Abdul-Jabbar carried
the ball 25 times for 127 yards, the best outing by a Miami player since
1996.
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ats, recap
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Jets 23 (6-4)
Colts 24 (2-8)
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The Colts showed great resilience, trailing the Jets 23-10 at the half,
before coming back with 14-straight points to win. |
The Colts drove 80 yards on their final possession, including a 14-yard
touchdown grab by Marcus
Pollard for the game-winner with 24 seconds to go. |
Colts QB Peyton Manning
threw for 276 yards on 26-of-44 passing, which including touchdown passes
of 4 yards to Torrance
Small and 38 yards to Marvin Harrison.
Stats, recap |
Bills 13 (6-4)
Patriots 10 (5-5)
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The Bills rushed for 213 yards, just 2 shy of their previous high against
the Rams, including a season high 76 yards from Thurman Thomas. |
Buffalo's Doug Flutie threw a 10-yard
pass to Jay Riemersma
late in the third quarter. Those were the winning points and the Bills'
first touchdown in almost seven quarters. | Bills QB
Doug Flutie, who rushed for 49 yards and threw for just 178 yards, has not
lost a regular-season home game as a starter in the NFL (8-0).
Stats,
recap |
Ravens 13 (3-7)
Chargers 14 (4-6)
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San Diego controlled the game by holding onto the ball, as
the Chargers had possession for 34:03. | San Diego
running back Terrell Fletcher ran in for a touchdown from 3 yards out to
score the game-winner with 14:47 to play in the game. |
Chargers RB Terrell Fletcher had 65 total yards and a the game-winning
score, filling in for Natrone Means after he
broke his leg.
Stats,
recap |
Raiders 20
(7-3)
Seahawks 17 (5-5)
| The Seahawks failed to get the first downs when they
needed to, going 0-for-13 on third down and averaging just 4.4 yards per
play. | Raiders place kicker Greg Davis'
second field goal of the fourth quarter, a 37-yarder with 21 seconds left,
gave the team a 20-17 win. | Harvey Williams, came off
the bench for the injured Napolean Kaufman, ran for 79 yards on 12 carries,
including a 25-yard touchdown run.
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Cowboys 35 (7-3)
Cardinals 28 (5-5)
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The Cardinals ran for just 32 yards on 21 carries, an
average of 1.5 yards per rush. | Arizona's QB Jake Plummer compiled a
career-high 456 yards passing and three touchdowns, but the final pass of
the game was knocked out of Rob Moore's hands as time
expired. | Emmitt Smith, who for 118 yards on
26 carries, rushed for three scores to move ahead of Jim Brown to No. 3 on
the NFL career touchdown list with 127.
St
ats, recap
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Packers 37 (7-3)
Giants 3 (3-7)
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Sure the Packers offense put on a show, but it was the defense that allowed
the Giants just 127 total yards on 49 plays (2.6 per play). |
Pick a play, any play. The Packers biggest play was a 60-yard scoring pass
by Brett Favre to backup tight end Tyrone Davis.
| Packers' Brett Favre became the second-fastest quarterback
to throw 200 career touchdown passes and reach the 25,000-yard plateau in
yards.
Stats, r
ecap |
Buccaneers 24
(4-6)
Jaguars 29 (8-2)
| Tampa Bay turned the ball over three times, including two
interceptions thrown by QB Trent Dilfer, while
Jacksonville had no turnovers. | Jacksonville's rookie
running back Fred Taylor took off on a 70-yard touchdown run with 2:40
remaining to lift the Jaguars to a 29-24 victory. |
Jaguars' Fred Taylor amassed 128 yards on 21 carries, which ties the team's
single-game rushing record he set September 20.
Stats, recap |
Lions 26 (3-7)
Bears 3 (3-7)
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Detroit controlled the game by holding onto the ball, as the Lions had
possession for 35:07. | Lions fullback Tommy Vardell put on
a show. Scoring the Lions first two touchdowns, one on the ground and
through the air. | Detroit rookie QB Charlie Batch completed
16-of-21 passes for 253 yards with one TD.
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Broncos 30
(10-0)
Chiefs 7 (4-6)
| The Chiefs amassed just 31 rushing yards on 19 carries.
| Terrell
Davis took the wind out of the Chiefs' sails with a slashing 41-yard TD
run for Denver's second (and eventual game-winning) score. |
Broncos QB Bubby Brister passed for
180 yards and ran for another 53, including 38-yard bootleg scramble for
Denver's first score.
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