Philadelphia 47, Green Bay 17—Green Bay came in as the hottest NFC team besides the Eagles and looked to tarnish Philadelphia’s 10-1 record. It was the Eagles, though, that tested the Packers. Donovan McNabb is making his case for MVP with a stellar 464-yard, five touchdown performance. Brett Favre had his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass stopped at 36. The Eagles won in convincing fashion and solidified their top spot in the NFC.
Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 16—The Jaguars continue to make games interesting, but they seem to come out on the wrong end. Ben Roethlisberger showed he had some comeback magic, putting Jeff Reed in position to kick a 37-yard field goal with 18 seconds left to put the Steelers ahead. Byron Leftwich got the Jags in position for a 60 yard game winning field goal, but the kick fell just short and wide right.
San Diego 20, Denver 17—Can it be that the Chargers are actually playing meaningful games in December? The Chargers’ defense created four interceptions and LaDainian Tomlinson picked up Drew Brees’ slack, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns. With the win, the Chargers take control of the AFC West.
Cincinnati pulled an upset over Baltimore with a 27-26 win. Baltimore’s typical stingy defense was nowhere to be found in the fourth quarter.
Tampa Bay shut out Atlanta 27-0. The Buccaneers’ defense made the Falcons look unworthy of the second best record in the NFC.
Washington finally showed some offensive skill beating New York 31-7. Clinton Portis and Patrick Ramsey helped extend the Giants’ losing skid to five.
Dallas made a late comeback to beat Seattle in primetime 43-39. Julius Jones continues to prove why Bill Parcells passed up on higher rated running backs in the 2004 draft.
