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seemingly headed for a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair with New Orleans,
Wilson took over the game. His
in the first quarter erased the Saints’ lone lead, and he added two more
touchdowns (both on runs) in the second half to help New York pull away for .
All told, Wilson finished with 327 all-purpose yards, a Giants’
franchise record — and his 227 kick-return yards were part of 287 total in that
area for New York, also a new franchise mark.
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season, averaging 24.9 yards over New York’s first 12 games. He had not,
however, done much of anything on the ground, posting just 111 yards rushing
and giving up tons of playing time to Andre Brown. A broken fibula for Brown
put Wilson back in the spotlight Sunday, and Bradshaw’s continued string of
nagging injuries may keep him there for the rest of the season.
If Wilson turned a corner in Week 14, as opposed to simply
victimizing a porous Saints defense, then the Giants will feel a lot better
about their depleted running back situation.
First
Down: Brandon Gibson.
The Rams
again had to play without http://www.mlbnfljerseyssupply.comreceiver Danny Amendola on Sunday in Buffalo — Amendola sat out
with a foot injury, the fifth game he’s missed this season. In his stead,
Brandon Gibson stepped up for St. Louis. Gibson made six catches for 100 yards
(both game highs), with his final catch coming on a game-winning, 13-yard TD
grab with 48 seconds left.
Fourth
Down: Ben Roethlisberger’s return.
Coming off an emotional victory
in Baltimore last week, the Steelers looked totally flat across the board
Sunday . Even getting
Roethlisberger back in the lineup, after several weeks out due to injury, could
not keep Pittsburgh from a letdown loss.
Roethlisberger’s numbers did not wind up being all that poor (22
for 42, 285 yards, three touchdowns, one INT). However, between his two costly
turnovers, an absent run game, struggling defense and questionable play
calling, the Steelers could not overcome the henceforth underachieving
Chargers.
Summing up the day perfectly: After a nearly 10-minute long San
Diego TD drive made it 20-3 in the third quarter, Roethlisberger fired an
attempted screen pass off the backside of his own teammate. The ball then
ricocheted into the end zone, where the Chargers recovered for a defensive
touchdown.
First
Down: Adrian Peterson.
Is someone keeping a “First Down/Fourth Down” leaderboard? Because
I’m pretty sure Peterson has earned more kudos this season than anyone else in
the league.
He was a beast again Sunday,
delivering 104 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the first quarter alone to
send Minnesota on its way to
Peterson finished with 154 yards on the day — he now sits at exactly 1,600
yards with three regular-season games to go, putting a 2K season well within
reach.
Fourth
Down: The Buccaneers and Bengals.
Both teams were in position, at
home, to pull out important December wins. And both teams fell apart down the
stretch — the Bengals allowed 10 unanswered points to Dallas in the final seven
minutes while the Buccaneers let
the aforementioned Nick Foles toss a pair of TDs in the final 3:55.
Cincinnati had a chance to leapfrog Pittsburgh and move into the
sixth spot in the AFC. The good news for the Bengals is that they still have a
Week 16 trip to take on the Steelers, so the door remains open.
Tampa Bay, on the other hand, put one foot in the grave Sunday.
The Buccaneers fell to 6-7 and now trail Chicago, Seattle, Washington, Dallas,
Minnesota and St. Louis in the battle for two wild-card spots.
First
Down: The Jets’ playoff chances.
J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! … Jets??!
Believe it or not, for all their issues — most notably at
quarterback, where Mark Sanchez started over Tim Tebow on Sunday, while Week 13
winner Greg McElroy was scratched — the Jets are just a game back of the No. 6
spot in the AFC. If they can close with wins over Tennessee, Chargers and Bills
(all teams with under-.500 records), they would put some serious heat on
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
Can Rex Ryan’s team turn its two-game win streak into a
five-gamer? At this point, it’s best to leave the Jets be, rather than try to
figure out this team.
Fourth
Down: Ken Whisenhunt.
As Exhibit A in why they don’t hand out Coach of the Year after
four weeks, I present Ken Whisenhunt.
The Cardinals burst out of the
gate at 4-0, with a win at New England to boot. Now, they’re 4-9 and riding the
NFL’s longest losing streak. Loss No. 9 was an embarrassing debacle too —
Arizona turned it over eight times and suffered the worst loss in its franchise
history, 58-0 in Seattle. Whisenhunt may not be around to see if the Cardinals
can avoid dropping their 10th straight.
First
Down: NFC East drama.
The division finished Sunday
4-0, but the Giants enjoyed the lone laugher, 52-27 against the Saints.. Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington,
incredibly, all won on the final snap of the game — Washington in OT; Dallas
and Philly in regulation. The Eagles still won’t be headed to the playoffs, but
the East has a chance to claim two or three spots anyway, thanks in part to
Sunday’s late heroics.
Fourth
Down: Jake Locker.
Even though Tennessee’s season has been a mess, Locker could have
generated some positive momentum by outdueling Andrew Luck on the road. He did
for two quarters, enjoying a 20-7 halftime lead.
But the wheels fell off after
that. Luck led a TD drive early in the third, then Locker threw an egregious
interception at his own 3-yard line, which Cassius Vaughn took into the end
zone for six. Locker fired another INT later, right after the Colts grabbed a
24-23 lead on a field goal in an eventual 27-23
loss.
First
Down: Nick Foles.
When a young player finds himself suddenly in a difficult
situation, as the rookie Foles did when he replaced Michael Vick, all a team
can ask is that he show consistent improvement. Foles certainly has done that.
And he was rewarded with a breakthrough win Sunday. The Eagles
snapped an eight-game losing skid, and played the role of spoiler in the
process, as Foles led a pair of touchdown drives late in the fourth quarter at
Tampa Bay. The second culminated with Foles hitting Jeremy Maclin for a 1-yard
TD on the game’s final play, stealing a 23-21 victory for Philadelphia.
Fourth
Down: Atlanta’s quest for respect.
The Falcons have spent a lot of this season banging the drum in a
search for national respect and a place amongst the so-called “elite” teams.
Sunday’s effort will not help that cause.
Carolina’s Greg Hardy said that his 3-9 Panthers were better
than Atlanta. Rather than come out and put the kibosh on all that talk (plus
move closer to clinching the NFC’s top playoff seed), the Falcons turned in a
dud
The Falcons headed to halftime trailing 16-0 and being outgained
270-35. The loss may not mean all that much in the long run, but in the court
of public perception, it was a killer.