America says hello to Cam Newton. If the Panthers are playing well heading into the game and Newton performs well on the big stage, it could propel him to superstardom. With the Ravens having swept Pittsburgh last year and getting them at home in Week 11, might Baltimore be going for a fourth straight win in the series? He writes about college basketball and other sports at AndrewJKahn. It was a rough start for the Ravens, who lost two key players on defense. Baltimore's defense was not the same after this game, but it barely did enough to hold on for the victory.
This game went back-and-forth throughout, and the Ravens led after three quarters. Dan Bailey kicked a yard field goal, and Ray Rice scored on a one-yard run to give the Ravens a lead with under five minutes to go.
On the ensuing drive, the Cowboys marched downfield and converted twice on fourth down, which set up a four-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Dez Bryant. The two-point conversion was unsuccessful, so the Cowboys had to try an onside kick, which they recovered. A defensive pass interference penalty and a short completion to Bryant gave Dan Bailey a chance to kick a game-winning yard field goal. The Dallas Cowboys are currently against the New York Giants at home since moving into their new stadium in Tony Romo threw two errant interceptions in the first quarter, and the Giants turned his mistakes into a lead after one quarter.
A yard Lawrence Tynes field goal and Jason Pierre-Paul pick-six gave the Giants a seemingly insurmountable lead. The Cowboys closed out the first half with a Felix Jones four-yard touchdown run, and a Dan Bailey field goal to pull within 13 at halftime. Tony Romo scored on a one-yard run, and he threw a touchdown pass to John Phillips to give the Cowboys lead. The Giants added two Lawrence Tynes field goals of 43 and 37 yards to lead with to play.
On 4th-and-one at the Giants' 19, Romo threw another interception, but the Cowboys forced a Giants punt to get one more chance. The Cowboys had to go 70 yards in 55 seconds, and Romo found Dez Bryant in the back of the end zone for what appeared to be the game-winning score. The play was reviewed, and it was ruled incomplete because Bryant's hand touched the out of bounds area.
Romo attempted three more passes, but none of them found the end zone. And the Cowboys once again found themselves just short of pulling off a miracle victory. The final score isn't so much what made this game one of the best, but the finish and controversy surrounding it did. Both teams started out slow, with the Seahawks sacking Aaron Rodgers eight times in the first half.
A yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Golden Tate gave Seattle a lead, which they took into the third quarter. Two Mason Crosby field goals in the third made it a game entering the fourth. Cedric Benson scored on a one-yard run, but the two-point conversion failed, making it Packers. However, they were out of timeouts and needed a touchdown to win.
The Seahawks drove to the Packers 24 and had time to attempt one final Hail Mary. Russell threw what appeared to be an interception to Packers defender M. Jennings, but Seahawks receiver Golden Tate got his hands on the ball, and both wrestled for it. The refs signaled a touchdown, ruling it simultaneous possession, which always favors the offensive player. The controversy was raised even higher when replay showed that Tate shoved Packers cornerback Sam Shields, which the NFL ruled a missed pass interference call.
This would be the end of the horrific replacement referee saga. Thankfully, the league reached an agreement with the original referees, who made their debut three days later, but not before a controversial play that will go down in infamy. The Houston Texans hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars , who held a putrid record.
The Texans were Keshawn Martin and Marcedes Lewis traded touchdown receptions, and the game was tied after one quarter. The game broke wide open after that.
In the third quarter, Scobee added another field goal and Lewis caught his second TD pass of the game from Henne to give the Jags a lead. Graham added another field goal to make it after three quarters. Justin Blackmon caught an yard touchdown from Henne to put in what many believed was the dagger, but two Garrett Graham touchdown receptions tied the game for Houston. Shayne Graham missed a yard field goal late that would have won the game, so it went into overtime.
Graham and Scobee each scored on field goals in overtime, which made it sudden death. Schaub threw an interception, but the Texans forced a critical fourth-down stop on their yard line. Two plays later, Matt Schaub threw a screen pass to Andre Johnson, who took it 48 yards to the house, giving the Texans a victory in overtime.
The Indianapolis Colts entered Detroit with a record. The Lions were , hoping to finish the season on a strong note. Despite the wide margin in records, many expected the Lions prolific offense led by Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson to out-muscle the rookie sensation, Andrew Luck.
The Lions led after one quarter but turned up the heat in the second. Mikel Leshoure scored on a six-yard run, Coby Fleener caught a yard pass from Luck, and two Jason Hanson field goals gave the Lions a lead after two quarters.
Hanson added another field goal in the fourth which gave the Lions a lead. LaVon Brazill caught a yard pass in the end zone to pull the Colts within five with to play. Despite an atrocious night, the Colts defense made a crucial stop to give their offense the ball with left to play.
Luck scrambled for nine yards, found Reggie Wayne for 26, ran for 16 more, and found Dwayne Allen for 10 yards.
The next two plays were incomplete to Wayne, setting up time for one more play at Detroit's yard line. Andrew Luck barely stayed behind the line of scrimmage and found Donnie Avery on a screen play, who barely got past the Lions defenders and sprinted into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown. It seemed like the hole was too deep to climb out of, but Luck found a way to make it happen in crunch time. Next up? Jay Cutler. Major playoff implications were on the line for both teams, and both knew winning was imperative.
The Seahawks led at the half, but Matt Forte caught a yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler to give the Bears a lead after three quarters. Russell Wilson took the Seahawks down field in the final minutes. Zach Miller made a crucial catch on 4th-and-3, and two plays later Golden Tate escaped four Bears tackles and scrambled into the end zone to give Seattle a lead.
Jay Cutler found Brandon Marshall deep for a yard reception, which set up Robbie Gould's yard field goal to send the game into overtime as time expired. The Seahawks went on a drive that lasted , which included three third-down conversions.
Wilson found Sidney Rice in the end zone for the game-winning yard touchdown pass. Wilson kept taking down some of the game's top quarterbacks, and the Bears were a victim of this one, which would ultimately cost them a playoff spot.
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