Green Bay 34, Minnesota 31—The Packers held off a late rally led by Daunte Culpepper and the Vikings in the fourth quarter. Robert Ferguson fumbled the kickoff after the Vikings tied the game, but Green Bay recovered near midfield. Brett Favre led the Packers into scoring position for Ryan Longwell to kick the winning field goal.
Baltimore 20, New York Jets 17 (OT)—The Jets ran a trick play before halftime that proved costly. Ed Reed intercepted a half back pass by Lamont Jordan, setting up a Baltimore touchdown and giving them some momentum before halftime. Poor clock management by the Jets ended any chance of going for the winning touchdown. Kyle Boller made a key pass on third-and-long to set up Matt Stover for the game winning field goal.
Arizona 17, New York Giants 14—The Giants were looking to rebound against perennially weak Arizona, but ended up losing. Emmitt Smith helped the Cardinals back in the game with his first two touchdown game in two seasons. Kurt Warner was sacked six times, as the Giants’ offensive line looked clueless. Fans of Eli Manning are getting their wish, as he will start next week’s game against Atlanta.
Jacksonville beat Detroit in overtime 23-17. The Jaguars were led admirably by David Garrard, who got the start because Byron Leftwich is injured.
New Orleans finally showed some of their offensive explosiveness, beating Kansas City, 27-20. Aaron Brooks hooked up with Joe Horn for the game winning touchdown mid-fourth quarter.
St. Louis didn’t need any comebacks this time, as they beat the Seattle Seahawks 23-12. Both high-powered offenses focused on their ground attack, but field goals were the only points put on the board after the first quarter.
Chicago’s defense came up big to beat Tennessee 19-17. Da’ Bears sacked Billy Volek for a safety in overtime to win the game.
New England was able to easily herd the Buffalo Bills 29-6. The Patriots look to be in playoff form, with their balanced offense and play-making defense.
Indianapolis routed Houston 49-10. Peyton Manning is making a case for repeat MVP with his third five-touchdown performance this year.