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NFL Roundup: Dallas takes share of NFC East lead
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Published: November 2, 2009
Cowboys 38, Seahawks 17: Miles Austin caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game and Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a score for the second consecutive week, sending Dallas into a share of first place in the NFC East with a win against visiting Seattle yesterday.
Tony Romo went a third game in a row without an interception. Since a herky-jerky first month, the Cowboys (5-2) have won three straight.
Romo threw for 256 yards, with touchdowns to Austin, Sam Hurd and Roy Williams. Marion Barber added a touchdown run and Crayton broke open the game with an 82-yard punt return, one week after a game-breaking 73-yarder. DeMarcus Ware had a sack for the third straight game.
Seattle (2-5) was coming off its bye and had cornerback Marcus Trufant for the first time all year. The Seahawks led 3-0 and were within 14-10 late in the second quarter, but did little right after that. Trufant was flagged three times for pass interference and the injury-riddled offensive line allowed three more sacks of Matt Hasselbeck.
Eagles 40, Giants 17: Donovan McNabb threw three touchdown passes and DeSean Jackson had another big scoring catch for Philadelphia in its win against visiting New York yesterday.
The Eagles (5-2) remained undefeated in the division and are home to Dallas next week. Philly dominated without running back Brian Westbrook (concussion).
New York (5-3) has lost three straight games. Eli Manning continuously threw high over his receivers or was the victim of bad route running and threw two interceptions.
Westbrook's absence caused Coach Andy Reid to add a new wrinkle to the offense: a fullback. Rarely asked to carry the ball under Reid, Leonard Weaver was an integral part early and helped catch the scuffling Giants by surprise when he ran 41 yards up the middle for a touchdown.
Dolphins 30, Jets 25: Ted Ginn Jr. had two long kickoff returns for touchdowns in the third quarter, and visiting Miami swept the two regular-season games against New York after the teams met for the second time in 20 days, capping a week filled with trash talk from both sides in a reignited AFC East rivalry.
The bad feelings were evident even before the game, and, just like the last time these teams met, the game came down to the wire.
Facing a fourth-and-13 following a sack by Randy Starks with just over a minute remaining, Mark Sanchez scrambled before firing an incomplete pass over an outstretched Dustin Keller in the end zone to seal the loss for the Jets (4-4).
Rams 17, Lions 10: Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left gave visiting St. Louis its first win of the season against Detroit yesterday, snapping a 17-game losing streak.
The Rams (1-7) avoided matching their worst start in franchise history. They also ended talk about joining Detroit (1-6) as the only teams to have a 0-16 season.
St. Louis' key score came on a trick play. It lined up to kick a field goal and had kicker Josh Brown throw a short pass to a wide-open Daniel Fells, whose 36-yard reception gave the Rams a 10-2 lead in the final minute of the first half.
St. Louis hadn't won since beating Dallas on Oct. 19, 2008.
Colts 18, 49ers 14: Peyton Manning topped 300 yards and got credit for another Indianapolis rally, but it was Joseph Addai who won it against visiting San Francisco yesterday.
Addai threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne early in the final quarter to give the Colts their only lead.
The Colts (7-0) are the last unbeaten team in the AFC for the fourth time in five years.
San Francisco (3-4) has lost three straight despite a solid performance from Alex Smith, who made his first NFL start at quarterback in nearly two years. Smith was 19 of 32 for 198 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Titans 30, Jaguars 13: Tennessee is no longer winless after a switch to Vince Young at quarterback.
Young threw for a touchdown in his first start since the 2008 season opener, Chris Johnson set a franchise record by rushing for 228 yards, and Tennessee (1-6) won its first game of the season against visiting Jacksonville yesterday.
Tampa Bay, which had a bye this week, remains the only winless team.
Jacksonville (3-4) has lost two of three. Maurice Jones-Drew provided the lone highlights, running for 177 yards and taking the NFL lead in touchdowns rushing with runs of 80 and 79 yards. But the Jaguars gave him only eight carries.
Chargers 24, Raiders 16: LaDainian Tomlinson scored twice, the first in the Wildcat offense, and San Diego won for the 13th straight time against visiting Oakland yesterday, the longest active winning streak by one team over another.
The Chargers (4-3) have swept the series for the sixth straight season. Many Chargers, including quarterback Philip Rivers, have never lost to the Raiders (2-6). It was San Diego's seventh straight home win against the Raiders.
Tomlinson has accounted for 28 touchdowns against Oakland in his nine-year career: 22 rushing, three receiving and three passing.
Texans 31, Bills 10: Ryan Moats, taking over after starter Steve Slaton lost another fumble, scored three touchdowns on consecutive fourth-quarter drives to help visiting Houston beat Buffalo yesterday.
The Texans (5-3) win their third straight game for their best start in franchise history. Matt Schaub bounced back from two first-half interceptions to lead six scoring drives on seven possessions.
Moats finished with a career-high 23 carries for 126 yards in place of Slaton, who lost a fumble on the Texans' third possession when Paul Posluszny punched the ball out of his hand following a 7-yard reception. Slaton has fumbled seven times this season and lost five.
The Bills (3-5) were undone by an offense that managed 204 yards and nine first downs, with three coming in the second half.
Bears 30, Browns 6: Jay Cutler threw for 225 yards, Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns, and Chicago easily beat visiting Cleveland yesterday.
Derek Anderson had another miserable day and was lifted for Brady Quinn, the man he replaced in Week 3, with about 3 minutes left in the game. Anderson completed 6 of 17 passes for 76 yards and got intercepted twice.
The Bears paid tribute to Walter Payton at halftime on the 10th anniversary of his death.
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