Monday, November 29, 2010
Associated Press
BALTIMORE
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes on Sunday and Baltimore won a franchise record-tying eighth straight game at home by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 17-10.
Flacco connected with Todd Heap for a 65-yard score and hit Derrick Mason for a 10-yard touchdown during a three-minute span of the second quarter to stake Baltimore to a 17-3 halftime lead. Flacco has 53 career TD passes, surpassing Vinny Testaverde (51) for most in Ravens history.
Giants 24, Jaguars 20
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
Eli Manning threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss with 3:15 to play and the Giants rallied to snap a two-game losing streak and end the Jaguars’ three-game winning streak.
Manning also threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Mario Manningham (Warren Harding), Lawrence Tynes kicked three field goals and the defense came up with three consecutive sacks and a late turnover.
Chiefs 42, Seahawks 24
SEATTLE
Matt Cassel threw three touchdown passes to Dwayne Bowe, Jamaal Charles rushed for 173 yards and Kansas City remains atop the AFC West.
Rams 36, Broncos 33
DENVER
Rookie Sam Bradford threw for three touchdowns and had his first 300-yard game as St. Louis escaped with a rare road win.
The Rams (5-6) share first place in the NFC West with Seattle.
AFC
Texans 20, Titans 0
HOUSTON
The Texans snapped a four-game losing streak while Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan were ejected for a fight.
Arian Foster rushed for 143 yards and caught nine passes for the Texans (5-6), who posted their first shutout since 2004.
Dolphins 33, Raiders 17
OAKLAND, Calif.
Chad Henne returned from a benching and injury to throw for 307 yards and two scores, and Dan Carpenter kicked four field goals for Miami.
NFC
Bears 31, Eagles 26
CHICAGO
Jay Cutler tied a career high with four touchdown passes and Chicago took sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
Michael Vick and the Eagles (7-4) had won three straight, but were unable to break off big plays against one of the league’s stingiest defenses and fell into a tie with the Giants for the NFC East lead.
Falcons 20, Packers 17
ATLANTA
Matt Bryant kicked a 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining to give the NFC-leading Falcons their fifth straight win.
Vikings 17, Redskins 13
LANDOVER, Md.
Brett Favre was perfect on two scoring drives, and Minnesota won Leslie Frazier’s NFL head coaching debut despite Adrian Peterson’s early injury.
Favre went 3 for 3 on the Vikings’ opening possession, which ended with Peterson’s 5-yard touchdown run. The 41-year-old quarterback was 5 for 5 on the first drive of the second half, capped by a 5-yard TD from rookie Toby Gerhart.