MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
KLMNO PASSINGLEADERS
Aaron Rodgers, Packers Matt Cassel, Chiefs Matt Schaub, Texans Tim Tebow, Broncos Eli Manning, Giants
David Garrard, Jaguars Sam Bradford, Rams
CMP.-ATT. YDS. TD 25-37 404 4 24-34 314 3 23-33 310 1 16-29 308 1 17-33 301 2 22-38 299 1 28-37 292 1
RUSHINGLEADERS
LeGarrette Blount, Bucs (left) Matt Forte, Bears
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Patriots Dominic Rhodes, Colts
DannyWoodhead, Patriots Ray Rice, Ravens Arian Foster, Texans
ATT. YDS. TD 18 164 19 113 19 104 17 13 25 19
98 93 92 91
0 1
0 0 1
0 1
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D7 RECEIVINGLEADERS
Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs Greg Jennings, Packers Mario Manningham, Giants Jordy Nelson, Packers
Jerome Simpson, Bengals Michael Crabtree, 49ers Jacoby Jones, Texans
REC. YDS. TD 6 153 1 7 142 0 4 132 1 4 124 1 6 124 2 5 122 1 5 115 0
CREAMOFTHECROP
Mark Maske ranks the top teams in the NFL each week. His rankings through Sunday’s games:
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Patriots (13-2): They’ve won seven straight and clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs, and QB Tom Brady is playing almost flawlessly.
Falcons (12-2): Go for their ninth straight win when they host Saints Monday night.
Steelers (11-4): At 6-1 on the road, they’re a top threat in the AFC playoffs even without the No. 1 seed.
Ravens (11-4): The balance of their offense gives them a chance against anyone in the postseason.
Eagles (10-4): Playing Tuesday night means they’ll have a quick turnaround for the regular season finale.
Bears (11-4): Beat the Jets at Soldier Field on Sunday but actually have been better on the road.
Saints (10-4): A road triumph Monday over the Falcons could be significant heading into the playoffs, since NFC’s road to Super Bowl goes through Atlanta.
Jets (10-5): Clinched playoff spot, but haven’t looked very sturdy of late, with three losses in four games and a seemingly ceaseless string of controversies.
Chiefs (10-5): Those waiting for them to fall apart have had to keep waiting.
Packers (9-6): Kept the Giants’ downward spiral going.
BENGALS34, CHARGERS20
Carson Palmer threw four touch-
down passes during a near-perfect performance in the swirling snow as Cincinnati ended San Diego’s run of four straight playoff appearances. TheChargers froze up in their coldest
game in nearly three years, repeatedly self-destructing on a raw, windy eve-
ning.ThelossgavetheAFCWest titleto Kansas City, which beat Tennessee, 34-14, earlier. ItwasonlySanDiego’s secondloss in
its past 22 games in December, one that will leave the Chargers chilled to the bone for a long time. Palmer,aSouthernCaliforniakid, led
the Bengals to their second straight win with a cast of reserve receivers. Two of his touchdown passes went to Jerome Simpson, including a 59-yard- er in the fourth quarter. Palmer finished with a career-best
passer rating of 157.2, just shy of a perfect 158.3.Hewas 16for21 for269 yardswithout an interception. TheChargershaveahabitof finishing
fast and winning division titles. This season, they took too long to get start- ed, forcing them to win out. They couldn’t do it in the unaccustomed cold—29 degrees at the kickoffwith a wind chill of 17. It was their coldest game since they dropped the AFC title game inNewEngland at the end of the 2007 season. ChargersQBPhilipRiverswas27for
40for256yardswithatouchdownand an interception that set up one of the Bengals’ fourth-quarter touchdowns.
CHARGERS ............................... 0 BENGALS .................................. 7
FIRSTQUARTER
Cincinnati: Gresham3 pass
fromC.Palmer (Stitser kick), 10:19.
SECONDQUARTER Cincinnati: Simpson 10 pass
fromC.Palmer (kick failed), 12:54. SanDiego: FGKaeding 20, 1:15.
THIRDQUARTER SanDiego:Mathews 23 run (Kaeding kick), 5:45.
FOURTHQUARTER
Cincinnati: Shipley 3 pass from
C.Palmer (Stitser kick), 13:00. SanDiego: FGKaeding 28, 7:18. Cincinnati:Simpson59pass
fromC.Palmer (Stitserkick), 6:25. Cincinnati: Scott 10 run (Stitser kick), 3:54. San Diego: Washington 5 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 1:27. Attendance: 54,194.
FirstDowns ........................................... 23 TotalNet Yards ................................... 313 Rushes-Yards .................................. 22-64 Passing ................................................ 249 Punt Returns ..................................... 1-12 Kickoff Returns ............................... 6-127 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ................................ 27-40-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 1-7 Punts .............................................. 4-31.8 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 2-1 Penalties-Yards ................................... 1-5 TimeOf Possession .......................... 29:51
RUSHING
San Diego: Mathews 12-55, Sproles 3-8, Rivers 1-2, Hester 2-1, Tolbert 4-(minus 2). Cincinnati: Benson 24-52, Scott 11-50, Peerman 1-1,
C.Palmer 2-(minus 1).
PASSING
SanDiego: Rivers 27-40-1-256. Cincinnati:
C.Palmer 16-21-0-269.
RECEIVING San Diego: Sproles 8-55,Washington 5-40,Naanee 4-59, Jackson 4-54,Mathews 3-28,McMichael 2-13,Kr.Wilson 1-7. Cincinnati: Simpson 6-124, Caldwell 4-87,Gresham4-56, Shipley 1-3, Scott 1-(minus 1).
MISSEDFIELDGOALS None.
CHARGERS BENGALS 18
371
38-102 269 0-0
4-84 1-47
16-21-0 0-0
4-32.3 1-1
6-57 30:09
3 6
7 10 — 20 0 21 — 34
ED ZURGA/ASSOCIATED PRESS Titans quarterbackKerry Collins is sacked by Kansas City’s Glenn Dorsey, one of three sacks on Collins in Sunday’s 34-14 Chiefs win.
BUCCANEERS38, SEAHAWKS15
Josh Freeman kept Tampa Bay’s
playoff hopes alive with a nearly flaw- less performance. The second-year pro threw for 237
yards and a career-best five touch- downs,helpingtheBuccaneers stay in the hunt with a rout of struggling Seattle. Kellen Winslow and rookie Mike
Williams each had a pair of touch- down receptions for the Bucs, who guaranteed themselves a winning re- cord after going 3-13 a year ago in their first season under Coach Ra- heem Morris. The Seahawks played most of the
game without injured QB Matt Hassel- beck and lost for the seventh time in nine games. Amazingly, the Seahawks can still
win the NFC West — thus earning a playoff spot with a losing record — by beating the first-place St. Louis Rams (7-8) at home next Sunday. The Bucs remain in contention with
the Saints,Giants and Packers for two NFC wild-card berths. They close the regular season at New Orleans, and will need to defeat the defending Super Bowl champions as well as get outside help to grab a postseason spot. Freemancompleted 21 of 26 passes
with no interceptions. His five TD passes — giving him 23 with just six interceptions this season — tied a franchise record set by Steve DeBerg in 1987 and matched by Brad Johnson in 2002.
SEAHAWKS ............................. 7 0 0
BUCCANEERS .......................... 3 14 14 FIRST QUARTER
Seattle: Hasselbeck 1 run (Mare kick), 2:50. Tampa Bay: FG Barth 46, :25.
SECOND QUARTER TampaBay:Winslow10 pass fromFreeman(Barth kick), 12:23. Tampa Bay: M.Williams 20 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 6:17.
THIRD QUARTER
TampaBay:Winslow21 pass fromFreeman(Barth kick), 6:38. Tampa Bay: M.Williams 7 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 1:28.
FOURTH QUARTER
Seattle: Washington 16 run (Obomanu pass from Whitehurst), 10:14. Tampa Bay: Stovall 2 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 7:56.
Attendance: 46,576. SEAHAWKS
First Downs .......................................... 10 Total Net Yards ................................... 174 Rushes-Yards ................................. 28-90 Passing .................................................. 84 Punt Returns ....................................... 2-4 Kickoff Returns ............................... 7-128 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 14-22-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 3-6 Punts .............................................. 7-37.1 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 0-0 Penalties-Yards ................................ 1-10 Time Of Possession ......................... 28:32
RUSHING
Seattle: Lynch 14-53, Washington 1-16, Forsett 8-12, Whitehurst 3-5,
M.Robinson 1-3, Hasselbeck 1-1. Tampa Bay: Blount 18-164, Freeman 4-23, C.Williams 4-21.
PASSING
Seattle: Whitehurst 11-18-0-66, Hasselbeck 3-4-0-24. Tampa Bay: Freeman 21-26-0-237,
J.Johnson 2-2-0-15.
RECEIVING Seattle: Carlson 3-27, Tate 3-10, Obomanu 2-18, Wil- liams 2-15, Forsett 2-5, Morrah 1-9, Stokley 1-6. Tampa Bay: Winslow 7-98, M.Williams 3-44, C.Williams 3-22, Stovall 3-12, Briscoe 2-28, Spurlock 1-20, Benn 1-16, Parker 1-5, Graham 1-4, Blount 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS Tampa Bay: Barth 40 (BK).
BUCS 22
439
26-208 231 1-6
3-99 0-0
23-28-0 2-21
3-45.0 4-0
3-22 31:28
8 — 15 7 — 38
COLTS31, RAIDERS26
Peyton Manning made sure India-
napolis came out ahead in a game it turned out it didn’t need to win to stay in control of the AFC South race. Manning threw three touchdown
passes and iced the game with a 27-yard keeper against Oakland in a game that turned out to have little playoff meaning. The Colts gave up a touchdown on
the opening kickoff, on a return by JacobyFord, but recoveredandmoved within a win of clinching the AFCSouth title for their ninth straight playoff berth. When Jacksonville lost in overtime to
Washington, the Colts knew that no matter what happened in this game they could clinch the division with a win at home next week against the Titans or a Jaguars loss at Houston. The results in the early games also
robbed this game of any real meaning for the Raiders, who were eliminated from playoff contention when Kansas City wrapped up a 34-14 win against Tennessee. The Raiders hung close but did not
score an offensive touchdown until 1:51 remained. Overall, little came easy for Manning against Oakland’s defense.Hethrewa pair of interceptions in the second half, giving him 17 for the season, his most since 2002. Ford has three kickoff returns for touchdowns, including two to start games.
COLTS ...................................... 7 10 RAIDERS .................................. 7
FIRST QUARTER
Oakland: Ford 99 kickoff return (Janikowski kick), 14:48. Indianapolis: Addai 6 run (Vinatieri kick), 6:00.
SECOND QUARTER Indianapolis: FG Vinatieri 30, 14:51. Oakland: FG Janikowski 59, 9:31. Oakland: FG Janikowski 38, 1:55. Indianapolis: Tamme 18 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), :36.
THIRD QUARTER
Oakland: FG Janikowski 51, 7:53. Indianapolis: White 4 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 2:55.
FOURTH QUARTER
Oakland: FG Janikowski 45, 12:59. Indianapolis: Garcon 7 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 7:38. Oakland:
Z.Miller 6 pass from
J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), 1:51. Attendance: 52,567.
COLTS
First Downs .......................................... 27 Total Net Yards ................................... 370 Rushes-Yards ............................... 39-191 Passing ................................................ 179 Punt Returns ..................................... 3-15 Kickoff Returns ............................... 5-123 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 16-30-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 0-0 Punts .............................................. 6-42.8 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 0-0 Penalties-Yards ................................ 4-42 Time Of Possession ......................... 29:59
RUSHING
Indianapolis: Rhodes 17-98, Addai 12-45,
D.Brown 6-28, Manning 3-25, Garcon 1-(minus 5). Oakland:
D.McFadden 11-45, Bush 3-19,
J.Campbell 3-10, Reece 3-6.
PASSING
Indianapolis: Manning 16-30-2-179. Oakland:
J.Campbell 29-42-0-231.
RECEIVING Indianapolis: Tamme 7-78, Wayne 3-40, Garcon 3-35, White 2-20, Addai 1-6. Oakland:
Z.Miller 9-66, Heyward-Bey 4-40,
D.McFadden 4-31, Bush 3-15, Murphy 2-36, Ford 2-21, Schilens 2-16, Reece 2-2, Myers 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS Oakland: Janikowski 54 (WR).
RAIDERS 16
290
20-80 210
1-12
5-188 2-0
29-42-0 3-21
6-46.8 1-0
10-116 30:01
7 6 7 — 31 3 10 — 26 MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colts wide receiver Blair White scores on a four-yard touchdown reception past Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt. The Colts can clinch the AFC South with a win next week or a loss by Jacksonville.
BEARS38, JETS34
JETS ......................................... 0 24 BEARS .................................... 10
FIRST QUARTER
Chicago: FG Gould 37, 9:40. Chicago: Forte 22 run (Gould kick), 4:54.
SECOND QUARTER N.Y. Jets: Greene 3 run (Folk kick), 14:56. N.Y. Jets: Lowery 20 interception return (Folk kick), 13:52. N.Y. Jets: Tomlinson 3 run (Folk kick), 5:44. Chicago: Cutler 2 run (Gould kick), 2:44. N.Y. Jets: FG Folk 26, :12.
THIRD QUARTER
Chicago: Knox 40 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 13:20. Chicago: Hester 25 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 10:29. N.Y. Jets:Holmes23 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 8:36. Chicago: Knox 26 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 6:06.
FOURTH QUARTER
N.Y. Jets: FG Folk 34, 14:52. Attendance: 62,310.
JETS
First Downs .......................................... 24 Total Net Yards ................................... 393 Rushes-Yards ............................... 30-124 Passing ................................................ 269 Punt Returns ....................................... 3-8 Kickoff Returns ............................... 6-126 Interceptions Ret. ............................. 1-20 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 24-38-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 0-0 Punts .............................................. 4-40.3 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 3-1 Penalties-Yards ................................ 3-34 Time Of Possession ......................... 33:51
RUSHING
N.Y. Jets: Greene 12-70, Tomlinson 13-28,
B.Smith 2-18, Richardson 2-5, Holmes 1-3. Chicago: Forte 19-113, Taylor 4-4, Cutler 4-3.
PASSING
N.Y. Jets: Sanchez 24-37-1-269,
B.Smith 0-1-0-0. Chicago: Cutler 13-25-1-215.
RECEIVING N.Y. Jets: Keller 7-79, Edwards 6-78, Holmes 4-69, Greene 2-14, Tomlinson 2-14, Cotchery 2-8, Richardson 1-7.
Chicago: Knox 4-92, Forte 4-56, Hester 3-48, Bennett 1-14, Olsen 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS Chicago: Gould 35 (WR).
BEARS 16
322
27-120 202
1-38
7-114 1-0
13-25-1 2-13
4-44.0 0-0
6-31 26:09 7 7 21
3 — 34 0 — 38
PACKERS45, GIANTS17
GIANTS .................................... 0 14 PACKERS ............................... 14
FIRST QUARTER
GB: Nelson 80 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 7:53. GB:
J.Jones 3 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 1:47.
SECOND QUARTER N.Y. Giants: Nicks 36 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 11:40. N.Y. Giants: Manningham 85 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 5:13. GB: Kuhn 8 run (Crosby kick), 1:54.
THIRD QUARTER
GB: FG Crosby 31, 9:56. N.Y. Giants: FG Tynes 38, 7:10. GB: D.Lee 1 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 4:44.
FOURTH QUARTER
GB: Kuhn 5 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 6:58. GB: Kuhn 1 run (Crosby kick), 4:20. Attendance: 70,649.
First Downs .......................................... 16 Total Net Yards ................................... 386 Rushes-Yards ................................. 21-90 Passing ................................................ 296 Punt Returns ..................................... 3-13 Kickoff Returns ............................... 8-149 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 17-33-4 Sacked-Yards Lost .............................. 1-5 Punts .............................................. 4-42.3 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 2-2 Penalties-Yards ................................ 5-45 Time Of Possession ......................... 22:59
RUSHING
N.Y. Giants: Jacobs 8-47, Bradshaw 12-31, Manning 1-12. Green Bay: Jackson 18-39, Nance 9-32, Rodgers 2-26, Kuhn 6-22.
PASSING
N.Y. Giants: Manning 17-33-4-301. Green Bay: Rodgers 25-37-0-404.
RECEIVING N.Y. Giants: Bradshaw 5-41, Manningham 4-132, Nicks 4-93, Ware 2-24, Hagan 2-11. Green Bay: Jennings 7-142, Nelson 4-124,
J.Jones 4-36, Driver 3-44, Kuhn 2-7, D.Lee 2-4, Crabtree 1-21, Quarless 1-16, Jackson 1-10.
MISSED FIELD GOALS None.
GIANTS PACKERS 27
515
35-119 396 2-7
4-60 4-7
25-37-0 2-8
5-41.6 2-1
3-31 37:01 3 0 — 17 7 10 14 — 45
CARDINALS27, COWBOYS26
Late Saturday COWBOYS ................................ 0 10 10
CARDINALS ........................... 14 FIRST QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER
Dallas: FG Buehler 42, 12:49. Arizona: Roberts 74 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 11:57. Dallas: Witten 2 pass from Kitna (Buehler kick), 5:11.
THIRD QUARTER
Dallas: FG Buehler 53, 6:46. Dallas: Barber 24 run (Buehler kick), 1:58.
FOURTH QUARTER Arizona: FG Feely 49, 3:45. Dallas: Austin 37 pass from McGee (kick failed), 1:41. Arizona: FG Feely 48, :05. Attendance: 66,971.
First Downs .......................................... 24 Total Net Yards ................................... 382 Rushes-Yards ............................... 34-183 Passing ................................................ 199 Punt Returns ..................................... 3-27 Kickoff Returns ................................. 4-69 Interceptions Ret. ............................... 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ............................... 23-37-2 Sacked-Yards Lost ............................ 5-27 Punts .............................................. 5-53.4 Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 4-1 Penalties-Yards ................................ 7-49 Time Of Possession ......................... 38:05
RUSHING
Dallas: Jones 16-77, Barber 8-58, McGee 4-19, Choice 4-16, Kitna 1-7, Austin 1-6. Arizona: Wells 11-47, Hightower 6-23, Skelton 3-21, Wright 1-2.
PASSING
Dallas: Kitna 12-20-2-115, McGee 11-17-0-111. Arizona: Skelton 11-25-0-183.
RECEIVING Dallas: Witten 8-45, Austin 6-115, Bennett 3-22, Choice 3-16, Hurd 2-17, Jones 1-11. Arizona: Roberts 5-110, Komar 3-31, Fitzgerald 1-26, Maui’a 1-10, Hightower 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS Arizona: Feely 49 (WR).
7 0
6 — 26 6 — 27
Arizona: Rodgers-Cromartie 32 interception return (Fee- ly kick), 12:47. Arizona: Toler 66 interception return (Feely kick), 8:24.
Tuck and roll
INJURYREPORT Whitehurst replaces Hasselbeck for Seattle
Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck left the game against the Buccaneers with a hip injury. Hasselbeck was hurt on a one-yard touchdown run on which he rolled out of the pocket to his right and ran into the end zone untouched with 2 minutes 50 seconds left in the opening quarter. He bent over for a moment, started to walk off the field and then stopped again before sitting down in the end zone. Hasselbeck eventually walked to the sideline under his own power. CharlieWhitehurst replaced him on Seattle’s next possession. . . . Broncos CB Champ Bailey left the game against the Texans with a right ankle injury. The perennial Pro Bowler threw down his helmet shortly after a collision with TE Owen Daniels midway through the third quarter and hobbled to the sideline. Rookie Perrish Cox replaced him . . . Chargers RB Mike Tolbert gave a thumbs-up sign as he was wheeled off the field following a hard hit against the Bengals. Tolbert was being tested for a neck injury, but he could move his arms and legs. Tolbert took a handoff, put his head down and ran into S Reggie Nelson’s chest in the first quarter. He lost the ball—Cincinnati recovered the fumble—and remained face- down on the field, motionless, when the play ended. . . . BillsWRDavid Nelson hurt his ribs in the first half and has been ruled out for Buffalo’s finale at the Jets next weekend . . . 49ers C David Baas injured his left ribcage in the first quarter but returned late in the second quarter. Backup CB Phillip Adams broke his left ankle blocking on the kickoff to open the second half and was carted off.
—From news services
COWBOYS CARDINALS 10
271
21-93 178
4-25
5-109 2-98
11-25-0 1-5
6-46.8 1-0
6-43 21:55
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