NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PRESEASON
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
WLTPctPFPA
Buffalo1001.0001310
N.Y. Jets1001.0003116
Miami000.00000
New England010.0001013
South
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Houston000.00000
Jacksonville000.00000
Tennessee000.00000
Indianapolis010.0001023
North
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Pittsburgh1001.000207
Cleveland100.1.0001612
Baltimore000.00000
Cincinnati010.0002627
West
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Denver000.00000
Oakland000.00000
San Diego000.00000
Kansas City010.0001216
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
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Dallas1001.0002310
N.Y. Giants000.00000
Philadelphia000.00000
Washington000.00000
South
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Tampa Bay1001.0001310
Carolina000.00000
Atlanta010.0001631
New Orleans020.0001733
North
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Detroit1001.0002726
Chicago000.00000
Green Bay000.00000
Minnesota010.0001013
West
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St. Louis1001.0001310
Arizona000.00000
San Francisco000.00000
Seattle000.00000
Sunday’s Game
Pittsburgh 20, New Orleans 7
Thursday’s Games
Dallas 23, Indianapolis 10
Detroit 27, Cincinnati 26
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Jets 31, Atlanta 16
Tampa Bay 13, New England 10
Buffalo 13, New Orleans 10
St. Louis 13, Minnesota 10
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland 16, Kansas City 12
Jacksonville at Miami, late
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, late
Chicago at Houston, late
Washington at Tennessee, late
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, late
Arizona at Oakland, late
Today
Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY’S LATE GAMES
RAMS 13, VIKINGS 10
St. Louis7006—13
Minnesota3070—10
Second Quarter
Min—FG Longwell 30, 9:30.
StL—Leonard 10 run (Lovell kick), 4:11.
Third Quarter
Min—D.Thomas 82 interception return (Longwell kick), 9:49.
Fourth Quarter
StL—FG Lovell 39, 13:08.
StL—FG Lovell 40, :00.
A—62,666.
StLMin
First downs2113
Total Net Yards323215
Rushes-yards22-8723-87
Passing236128
Punt Returns2-362-6
Kickoff Returns3-713-75
Interceptions Ret.0-03-85
Comp-Att-Int30-43-315-23-0
Sacked-Yards Lost3-203-7
Punts4-45.26-41.3
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Penalties-Yards7-716-60
Time of Possession32:3127:29
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—St. Louis, Leonard 9-36, Harris 3-25, Alexis 5-12, Thompson 1-9, Minor 3-7, Washington 1-(minus 2). Minnesota, Peterson 11-33, T.Jackson 2-25, Thigpen 2-18, Pinner 2-7, Moore 1-4, Dugan 1-2, Fason 2-1, Williams 1-1, C.Taylor 1-(minus 4).
PASSING—St. Louis, Bulger 6-7-1-42, Frerotte 5-6-0-32, Fitzpatrick 13-21-2-117, Berlin 6-9-0-65. Minnesota, T.Jackson 8-11-0-83, Bollinger 4-6-0-23, Thigpen 3-6-0-29.
RECEIVING—St. Louis, Leonard 5-30, Stanley 4-61, Walker 3-27, Bennett 3-15, Holt 2-26, Hagans 2-25, Anelli 2-11, S.Jackson 2-8, Smith 1-12, Hedgecock 1-9, Looker 1-9, Klopfenstein 1-8, Washington 1-8, Thompson 1-4, Minor 1-3. Minnesota, Williamson 3-32, Wade 2-42, Carter 2-24, Tahi 1-15, Shiancoe 1-7, Fason 1-5, McMullen 1-5, Peterson 1-2, Dugan 1-1, Rice 1-1, C.Taylor 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOAL—Minnesota, Longewell 42 (WL).
BILLS 13, SAINTS 10
Buffalo0373—13
New Orleans0307—10
Second Quarter
NO—FG Mare 42, 14:55.
Buf—FG Lindell 36, :40.
Third Quarter
Buf—F.Jackson 17 run (Lindell kick), 3:51.
Fourth Quarter
NO—Meachem 2 pass from Palko (Bergstrom kick), 11:23.
Buf—FG Lindell 54, 3:23.
A—70,003.
BufNO
First downs1322
Total Net Yards209373
Rushes-yards27-11323-102
Passing96271
Punt Returns2-33-(-4)
Kickoff Returns3-794-103
Interceptions Ret.2-(-1)0-0
Comp-Att-Int19-24-027-41-2
Sacked-Yards Lost3-272-19
Punts5-43.62-46.0
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Penalties-Yards1-107-50
Time of Possession28:4131:19
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Buffalo, F.Jackson 8-49, Wrigh 6-20, Williams 5-14, Losman 1-12, Edwards 2-8, A.Thomas 3-7, Lynch 2-3. New Orleans, Palko 4-47, Pittman 10-23, Bush 2-15, Karney 1-7, Moore 1-5, McAllister 3-2, Stecker 1-2, P.Thomas 1-1.
PASSING—Buffalo, Losman 4-6-0-20, Nall 5-7-0-54, Edwards 10-11-0-49. New Orleans, Brees 12-14-0-118, Palko 15-27-2-172.
RECEIVING—Buffalo, Aiken 4-30, Parrish 3-43, Jackson 2-19, Reed 2-18, Cieslak 2-(minus 1), Neufeld 1-8, Evans 1-4, Morgan 1-4, Smith 1-3, Royal 1-(minus 2), Wright 1-(minus 3). New Orleans, Moore 5-50, T.Copper 4-48, Henderson 3-52, Bush 3-26, Meachem 2-20, Johnson 2-16, Pittman 1-24, Dudley 1-18, Hosack 1-11, McAllister 1-8, Karney 1-6, Colston 1-5, Stecker 1-4, P.Thomas 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOAL—New Orleans, Mare 37 (BK).
BUCCANEERS 13, PATRIOTS 10
New England0703—10
Tampa Bay01003—13
Second Quarter
NE—Morris 2 run (Gostowski kick), 12:56.
TB—FG Bryant 36, 5:26.
TB—Warren 11 pass from McCown (Bryant kick), :31.
Fourth Quarter
NE—FG Gostkowski 23, 11:18.
TB—FG Bryant 32, :00.
A—65,130.
NETB
First downs1520
Total Net Yards213279
Rushes-yards25-8936-169
Passing124110
Punt Returns1-133-33
Kickoff Returns3-800-0
Interceptions Ret.0-00-0
Comp-Att-Int15-24-014-22-0
Sacked-Yards Lost1-83-12
Punts5-45.24-43.0
Fumbles-Lost0-01-1
Penalties-Yards3-253-22
Time of Possession28:5131:09
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New England, Morris 9-27, Evans 6-21, Cassell 3-13, Faulk 4-12, Q.Smith 2-11, Qutierrez 1-5. Tampa Bay, Darby 15-84, Graham 7-35, McCown 3-19, Pittman 2-12, Gates 5-6, Jones 1-5, Garcia 1-4, Williams 1-4, Gradkowski 1-0.
PASSING—New England, Brady 5-7-0-34, Cassel 4-7-0-32, Gutierrez 6-10-0-68. Tampa Bay, Garcia 1-4-0-4, McCown 7-7-0-68, Gradkowski 6-11-0-50.
RECEIVING—New England, Faulk 3-26, Washington 2-23, Childress 2-17, Gaffney 2-13, Evans 2-1, Rivers 1-18, Dunlap 1-17, Mills 1-15, Welker 1-2. Tampa Bay, Warren 4-46, Heinrich 2-12, Stevens 2-11, Stovall 1-16, Darby 1-13, K.Smith 1-9, Graham 1-6, Boston 1-5, Williams 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
JETS 31, FALCONS 16
Atlanta7603—16
N.Y. Jets014143—31
First Quarter
Atl—Norwood 10 run (Cundiff kick), 0:39.
Second Quarter
NY—T.Jones 1 run (Nugent kick), 14:48.
Atl—FG Cundiff 45, 9:51.
NY—Ryan 2 pass from Clemens (Nugent kick), :47.
Atl—FG Cundiff, 41, :00.
Third Quarter
NY—Stuckey 13 pass from Clemens (Nugent kick), 11:36.
NY—Ryan 10 pass from Clemens (Nugent kick), 5:00.
Fourth Quarter
Atl—FG Cundiff 37, 14:02.
NY—FG Nugent 29, 7:56.
A—75,767.
AtlNYJ
First downs1621
Total Net Yards312319
Rushes-yards23-8640-146
Passing226173
Punt Returns3-142-12
Kickoff Returns5-1354-184
Interceptions Ret.0-01-14
Comp-Att-Int19-34-116-23-0
Sacked-Yards Lost0-01-1
Punts5-48.43-44.0
Fumbles-Lost0-02-0
Penalties-Yards7-593-25
Time of Possession25:4134:19
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Atlanta, Snelling 10-48, Norwood 8-29, Harris 3-6, Redman 1-2, Shockley 1-1. New York, Ware 12-48, Washington 9-30, T.Jones 8-27, B.Smith 3-26, Banks 5-11, Clemens 2-5, Tuiasosopo 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Atlanta, Harrington 6-9-0-88, Redman 8-13-0-61, Shockley 5-12-1-77. New York, Pennington 0-0-0, B.Smith 0-1-0-0, Clemens 16-22-0-174, Tuiasosopo 0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING—Atlanta, Robinson 5-49, White 3-38, Snelling 3-12, Norwood 2-10, Blakley 1-37, Horn 1-22, Jennings 1-20, Nelson 1-15, Weems 1-13, Jenkins 1-10. New York, Wright 5-43, Ryan 4-29, Stuckey 3-20, McCareins 2-49, Jackson 1-20, Washington 1-13.
MISSED FIELD GOAL—New York, Nugent 52 (WL).
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