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Now for Sunday's early games in Week 12:
Vikings 17, Redskins 12
The Vikes are alive in the NFC wild card race after upsetting the Skins. The big play came just over a minute into the final quarter, when quarterback Tommy Kramer hooked up with wide receiver Terry LeCount for a 69-yard touchdown bomb. Kramer also hit Sammy White for a score, and finished his day having completed eleven of seventeen for 157 yards and those two touchdowns. Joe Theismann was fifteen of twenty-nine for 213 yards, but all the Skins could manage were four Mark Moseley field goals. Wiide receiver Charlie Brown caught four passes for seventy-four yards, and Joun Riggins carried seventeen times for seventy-two yards. Ted Brown of the Vikes led all rushers with seventy-nine yards on fifteen carries.
The Vikes are now a game behind the clubhouse-leading Bucs for the second wild card in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Skins fall into sole possession of second place in the NFC East, though they still hold a comfortable two-game lead over the Bucs for the first wild card. Their next test is a rough one, as they invade Riverfront Stadium next Sunday to take on the Bengals.
MIN: 5-6 (at SF)
WSH: 8-3 (at CIN)
Seahawks 13, Cardinals 10
Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn was held to just eleven completions in twenty-four attempts, but two of them were for fourth-quarter touchdowns as the visitors came back to defeat the homestanding Redbirds. The first one was a 13-yard strike to backup wideout Byron Walker, and the game-winner went for thirty-six yards to veteran Roger Carr. The Cards dominated most of the day on offense, racking up 226 rushing yards, with main man Ottis Anderson gaining a hundred and five on twenty-one carries, and Wayne Morris adding eighty-four yards on thirteen totes. Fellow running back Stump Mitchell scored the only touchdown for St. Louis from four yards out. Quarterback Neil Lomax outcompleted Zorn twelve to eleven, but could only manage 152 yards passing. Kicker Neil O'Donoghue didn't help the cause; he missed three field goals, including two in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game and perhaps forced overtime.
The Hawks are now just a half-game behind the idle Bengals for the second wild card in the AFC. They have a bye next week before going back to Missouri in two weeks, this time to face the Chiefs.
SEA: 7-5 (Bye)
STL: 3-8 (vs. CHI)
Dolphins 13, Browns 6
Despite the South Florida heat and humidity, this was a defensive slugfest from start to finish. The only touchdown was Dolphins quarterback David Woodley's nine-yard pass to wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo midway through the third quarter. Woodley threw only elven passes on the day, completing six for fifty-eight yards and the afprementioned touchdown. The Browns were led on offense by running back Mike Pruitt, who carried eighteen times for 105 yards. Andra Franklin led the Miami ground attack with seventy-five yards on twenty carries, while tight end Qzzie Newsome caught five Brian Sipe passes for eighty-one yards. Sipe was sacked three times and intercepted once, while Woodley avoided being picked off but was dumped on his wallet four times.
The Dolphins keep pace with the Jets, maintaining their tie atop the AFC East. The biggest test of their season so far comes next Monday night, when they host the Chargers in prime time on ABC.
MIA: 8-3 (vs. SD 10/18)
CLE: 3-8 (vs. NYG)
Chiefs 21, Broncos 16
Joe Delaney scored on a ten-yard run with just nine seconds to play, and the Chiefs thus avoided what would have amounted to a season-ending upset against the determined Broncos. Despite Delaney's last-second heroics, the Orange Crush limited him to just thirty-six yards on fifteen carries. Kenney completed thirteen of his twenty-five passes for 195 yards and a touchdown pass to tight end Al Dixon, while wide receiver Henry Marshall caught five passes for ninety-three yards. On defense, the Chiefs war-danced all over Broncos quarterbacks Steve DeBerg and Craig Morton, sacking them a combined six times and intercepting four passes. Linebacker Thomas Howard had two of the interceptions, one of which he returned for a twenty-three yard touchdown in the third quarter. He also had three of the sacks, including the one that knocked DeBerg out of the game with bruised ribs midway through the third quarter. Before that, DeBerg threw a touchdown pass to Steve Watson, who caught four balls for ninety-nine yards to lead all receivers.
The Chiefs are hanging on by a thread in the AFC wild-card race, but they face a monumental task next Sunday when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the AFC West-leading Raiders.
KC: 5-6 (at LA Raiders)
DEN: 3-9 (Bye)
Next: Week 13's broadcast schedule.
Thoughts?
Vikings 17, Redskins 12
The Vikes are alive in the NFC wild card race after upsetting the Skins. The big play came just over a minute into the final quarter, when quarterback Tommy Kramer hooked up with wide receiver Terry LeCount for a 69-yard touchdown bomb. Kramer also hit Sammy White for a score, and finished his day having completed eleven of seventeen for 157 yards and those two touchdowns. Joe Theismann was fifteen of twenty-nine for 213 yards, but all the Skins could manage were four Mark Moseley field goals. Wiide receiver Charlie Brown caught four passes for seventy-four yards, and Joun Riggins carried seventeen times for seventy-two yards. Ted Brown of the Vikes led all rushers with seventy-nine yards on fifteen carries.
The Vikes are now a game behind the clubhouse-leading Bucs for the second wild card in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Skins fall into sole possession of second place in the NFC East, though they still hold a comfortable two-game lead over the Bucs for the first wild card. Their next test is a rough one, as they invade Riverfront Stadium next Sunday to take on the Bengals.
MIN: 5-6 (at SF)
WSH: 8-3 (at CIN)
Seahawks 13, Cardinals 10
Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn was held to just eleven completions in twenty-four attempts, but two of them were for fourth-quarter touchdowns as the visitors came back to defeat the homestanding Redbirds. The first one was a 13-yard strike to backup wideout Byron Walker, and the game-winner went for thirty-six yards to veteran Roger Carr. The Cards dominated most of the day on offense, racking up 226 rushing yards, with main man Ottis Anderson gaining a hundred and five on twenty-one carries, and Wayne Morris adding eighty-four yards on thirteen totes. Fellow running back Stump Mitchell scored the only touchdown for St. Louis from four yards out. Quarterback Neil Lomax outcompleted Zorn twelve to eleven, but could only manage 152 yards passing. Kicker Neil O'Donoghue didn't help the cause; he missed three field goals, including two in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game and perhaps forced overtime.
The Hawks are now just a half-game behind the idle Bengals for the second wild card in the AFC. They have a bye next week before going back to Missouri in two weeks, this time to face the Chiefs.
SEA: 7-5 (Bye)
STL: 3-8 (vs. CHI)
Dolphins 13, Browns 6
Despite the South Florida heat and humidity, this was a defensive slugfest from start to finish. The only touchdown was Dolphins quarterback David Woodley's nine-yard pass to wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo midway through the third quarter. Woodley threw only elven passes on the day, completing six for fifty-eight yards and the afprementioned touchdown. The Browns were led on offense by running back Mike Pruitt, who carried eighteen times for 105 yards. Andra Franklin led the Miami ground attack with seventy-five yards on twenty carries, while tight end Qzzie Newsome caught five Brian Sipe passes for eighty-one yards. Sipe was sacked three times and intercepted once, while Woodley avoided being picked off but was dumped on his wallet four times.
The Dolphins keep pace with the Jets, maintaining their tie atop the AFC East. The biggest test of their season so far comes next Monday night, when they host the Chargers in prime time on ABC.
MIA: 8-3 (vs. SD 10/18)
CLE: 3-8 (vs. NYG)
Chiefs 21, Broncos 16
Joe Delaney scored on a ten-yard run with just nine seconds to play, and the Chiefs thus avoided what would have amounted to a season-ending upset against the determined Broncos. Despite Delaney's last-second heroics, the Orange Crush limited him to just thirty-six yards on fifteen carries. Kenney completed thirteen of his twenty-five passes for 195 yards and a touchdown pass to tight end Al Dixon, while wide receiver Henry Marshall caught five passes for ninety-three yards. On defense, the Chiefs war-danced all over Broncos quarterbacks Steve DeBerg and Craig Morton, sacking them a combined six times and intercepting four passes. Linebacker Thomas Howard had two of the interceptions, one of which he returned for a twenty-three yard touchdown in the third quarter. He also had three of the sacks, including the one that knocked DeBerg out of the game with bruised ribs midway through the third quarter. Before that, DeBerg threw a touchdown pass to Steve Watson, who caught four balls for ninety-nine yards to lead all receivers.
The Chiefs are hanging on by a thread in the AFC wild-card race, but they face a monumental task next Sunday when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the AFC West-leading Raiders.
KC: 5-6 (at LA Raiders)
DEN: 3-9 (Bye)
Next: Week 13's broadcast schedule.
Thoughts?
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