Inches from an 11-point edge late in the first half, Matt Forte and the Chicago Bears hit the wall. The Minnesota Vikings turned around and quickly took the lead — in the game and in the division. With a gutty goal-line stand and one big heave by Gus Frerotte, the Vikings grabbed control of the NFC North and sent Kyle Orton and the Bears home with a 34-14 loss Sunday night.
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After Minnesota stuffed Chicago on four tries from the 1, Gus Frerotte threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian in the second quarter to help the Vikings take a 24-14 lead over the Bears after three quarters Sunday night. The two teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter, with Kyle Orton throwing a 2-yard scoring pass to Matt Forte for the Bears, and Chester Taylor scoring on a 21-yard…
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The Steelers snapped the Patriots’ spell over them with a plan that has worked all season: knock ‘em down, steal the ball and keep them from gaining yards. Pittsburgh’s top-ranked defense got rolling in the second half, leading the Steelers to a 33-10 win on a cold and rainy Sunday, only their second victory in eight games against New England.
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The Steelers snapped the Patriots’ spell over them with a plan that has worked all season: knock ‘em down, steal the ball and keep them from gaining yards. Pittsburgh’s top-ranked defense got rolling in the second half, leading the Steelers to a 33-10 win on a cold and rainy Sunday, only their second victory in eight games against New England.
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Devin Hester caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to give the Chicago Bears a 7-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter Sunday night. The Bears sacked Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte twice in the quarter pressured him on numerous other occasions with first place was on the line in the NFC North.
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Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons are very much alive in the playoff picture. The San Diego Chargers, once thought to be Super Bowl worthy, are on life support. Ryan, the rookie from Boston College, threw two touchdown passes and Turner, LaDainian Tomlinson’s former understudy, ran for 120 yards against his former team to lead the Falcons to a 22-16 win over the reeling…
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Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos stopped the surging New York Jets, and showed they might also be a team to reckon with in the wide-open AFC. Cutler passed for 357 yards and two touchdowns and rookie Peyton Hillis ran for 129 yards and a score in the Broncos’ 34-17 victory over the Jets at a wet and windy Meadowlands on Sunday.
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Pittsburgh’s NFL-best defense stopped Matt Cassel’s two-game offensive surge and pushed New England closer to strange territory: a sideline seat for the playoffs. The Steelers held the Patriots to 267 yards, got two touchdown passes from Ben Roethlisberger and four field goals from Jeff Reed and beat the Patriots 33-10 on a cold, rainy Sunday.
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Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons are very much alive in the playoff picture. The San Diego Chargers, once thought to be Super Bowl worthy, are on life support. Ryan, the rookie from Boston College, threw two touchdown passes and Turner, LaDainian Tomlinson’s former understudy, ran for 120 yards against his former team to lead the Falcons to a 22-16 win over the reeling…
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New Orleans put the game in Drew Brees’ hands, and Tampa Bay took it right away. The relentless Buccaneers defense pressured the NFL’s leading passer all afternoon, then intercepted him twice in the closing minutes Sunday to stay atop the NFC South with a 23-20 victory over the Saints. “You know you’re going to get opportunities,” Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber said after Brees threw on nine of New…
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