Pittsburgh 34, New England 20—One perfect record broken, another perfect record kept going. It just turned out reversed. Ben Roethlisberger, who is still unbeaten as a rookie quarterback, managed the Steelers’ offense well on Sunday. It was the Steelers’ defense that was crucial in the win, causing four turnovers against the Patriots’ offense. Deshea Townsend’s interception return for a touchdown helped give the Steelers’ a large cushion against the Patriots, who were never able to mount a serious comeback.
New York Giants 34, Minnesota 13—The Giants seem to have hexed the Vikings, as they were able to contain the high powered Vikings’ offense and run all over them. Mistakes and turnovers plagued the Vikings’ offense that did not have the services of Randy Moss. The Giant’s offense was able to capitalize on the Vikings’ mistakes, and turned this game largely into a blowout.
Kansas City 45, Indianapolis 35—This playoff rematch turned into an expected shootout as the Kansas City Chiefs have finally found their groove. The Chiefs’ offense mixed their running and passing well to put up points against a weak Colts’ defense. Peyton Manning threw for five touchdowns in leading the Colts’ offense, but a crucial interception in the end zone tainted his performance as the Chiefs’ went on to win.
Philadelphia remains the only unbeaten team as they won a hard fought battle against Baltimore 15-10. Terrell Owens added more fuel to the fire by mocking Ray Lewis with his signature dance moves.
Houston triumphed over Jacksonville 20-6; Byron Leftwich was not able to muster a comeback this time.
San Diego steamrolled past Oakland 42-14. Drew Brees performed flawlessly in this blowout.
Finally, bad news for Bush fans as Green Bay beat Washington 28-14. Whenever Washington has won its last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent has always won the race. When the opposing team has won, the challenging candidate has always won. We’ll just have to find out if this continues to hold true …
