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Week 5 NFL Recap |
| Teams
| Key Stat | Key to Win | MVP
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Colts 17, Chargers 12
Stats and recap
| 12-for-23. Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf had real similar
numbers -- both had a TD, too -- in the rookie showdown. |
Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt hit field goals of 48, 51 and 40 yards to lead
the Colts to their first win of the season and their first under Jim Mora.
| Turnovers accounted for 14 of the Colts' points as
linebacker Elijah
Alexander had an interception and recovered a fumble. |
Patriots 30, Saints 27
Stats and recap
| 4-for-4, 62 yards. Drew Bledsoe's line in the
game-winning drive that culminated with a Adam Vinatieri field goal
with three seconds left. | A Bledsoe to Vincent Brown pass on
the final drive went for 27 yards to the saints' 18 and set up Vinatieri's
winner. | Bledsoe, who overcame three
interceptions -- his first picks of the year -- to cooly hand the Saints
their first loss of the season. |
Bears 31,
Lions 27
Stats and recap
| 14-for-28. Incredibly, the line of Detroit running back
extraordinaire Barry
Sanders. | An option pass from Chicago running
back Edgar Bennett to
Chris Penn went for a
TD and started a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback. |
Penn filled in for injured Curtis Conway and had six
catches for a career-high 106 yards with a TD. |
Bills 26,
49ers 21
Stats and recap
| 22 -- Penalties by the 49ers, tying an NFL record. The
penalties went for 178 yards, a team record. | The 49ers
came back with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but four turnovers
was too much to overcome. | Rob Johnson was a
workmanlike 19-of-26 for 254 yards and a TD. He was not intercepted.
|
Cowboys 31, Redskins 10
Stats and recap
| 20 -- The number of years it has been since Dallas has had
two backs go over 100 yards rushing in the same game. |
Chris Warren and Emmitt Smith churned over
the hapless Redskins for 104 and 120 yards, respectively. |
He ain't sexy, but he gets it done: Dallas QB Jason Garrett, 14-for-17,
1 TD, 0 INT and 169 yards. |
Falcons 51, Panthers 23
Stats and recap
| 25 -- How many years it has been since the Falcons last
scored this many points. | Atlanta ripped off three touchdown
in a span of less than a minute in the third quarter to cap the win.
| Rookie Tim
Dwight started the Falcons' fun by returning the opening kickoff 93
yards for a touchdown. |
Jets 20,
Dolphins 9
Stats and recap
| 34 -- Net yards rushing for the previously unbeaten
Dolphins, who had been averaging 121 a game. | Once the
Jets stuffed the Dolphins' run game, they teed off on a rusty Dan Marino, holding him to
121 yards passing. | Jets running back Curtis Martin pounded for
108 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries. |
Raiders 23, Cardinals 20
Stats and recap
| 6 -- The number of seconds the Cardinals needed on their
final drive. They had only five remaining. | Rookie
cornerback Charles
Woodson picked off a pass and scored his first NFL TD to put Oakland
ahead for good. | Don Hollas came in for injured Jeff George, ran for a TD
and led the Raiders to all their scores. |
Broncos 41, Eagles 16
Stats and recap
| 1972 -- The last time the Eagles started the year 0-5.
They finished that season 2-11-1. | Terrell Davis had two TDs
and 168 yards in the first half. He did not play after halftime.
| Bubby
Brister, filling in for John Elway, threw for four
touchdown passes, matching his career high. |
Bucs 20,
Giants 3
Stats and recap
| 8:18 -- The time the Bucs used in a killer fourth-quarter
drive that ended in a field goal, stifling a Giants' comeback. |
The Bucs' defense held the Giants to 134 yards and only
eight first downs. | Tampa Bay's Mike Alstott had 18
carries for 67 yards and a late game-capping touchdown. |
Chiefs 17, Seahawks 6
Stats and recap
| 14-of-15 -- The streak the Chiefs are on against the
Seahawks. | After Seattle had closed to 10-6 in
the third, K.C.'s Rich
Gannon connected with Andre Rison for an 80-yard
TD. | In a soggy night at Arrowhead,
Chiefs corner James
Hasty recovered a fumble and had one interception. |
Vikings 37, Packers 24
Stats and recap
| 545 -- Yards rolled up by the Vikings' offense against the
NFL's top-ranked defense. | Randall Cunningham picked
apart the Green Bay defense for three second-quarter TD passes.
| Cunningham finished the game with 442 yards through the
air and four TDs. |
