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| Teams | Key
Stat | Key to Win | MVP |
Bills 31,
Colts 24
Game Summary | 0 -- The number of times Doug Flutie was sacked and
the number of interceptions thrown by Flutie. | Antowain Smith rushes for
130 yards on 31 carries and scores two touchdowns in balanced offensive
attack. | Bills QB Doug Flutie was 23-of-28
for 218 yards, 2 TD. |
49ers 31,
Saints 0
Game Summary | 1 -- The number of times the Saints
converted on third down. | 49ers defense held the Saints
offense to 167 total yards; 135 passing, 32 rushing. |
49ers QB Steve Young was
21-of-40 for 309 yards, 3 TD (His fifth straight 300-yard passing game).
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Cowboys 27,
Panthers 20
G
ame Summary | 2 -- The number of Cowboys with
over 100 yards receiving (Michael Irvin: 6 catches
for 146 yards, Ernie
Mills: 5 catches for 110 yards, 1 TD). | Cowboys RB
Emmitt Smith rushed for
112 yards on 21 carries ... his first back-to-back 100-yard games since
1995. | Cowboys Jason Garrett completed
14-of-22 passes for 287 yards, 2 TD, O INT. |
Oilers 12,
Ravens 8
Game Summary | 0 -- The number of times the Ravens
converted on third down out of 13 tries. | Oilers
defense holding the Ravens to only 36 yards rushing for the entire game.
| Tennessee RB Eddie George rushed for
121 yards on 30 carries. |
Patriots 40,
Chiefs 10
Game Summary | 7 -- The number of consecutive
possessions in which the Patriots scored. | Patriots
won the battle of first downs (31-9) and time of possession (41:48-18:12)
in handing the Chiefs their worst defeat since 1994. |
Patriots QB Drew
Bledsoe was 17-of-26 for 226 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT. |
Eagles 17,
Redskins 12
Game Summary | 0 -- Number of turnovers committed
by the Eagles and the number of wins for the Redskins. |
Redskins outgained the Eagles 273 to 198 in total yardage, but Washington
had two turnovers while Philadelphia had none. | Eagles QB
Rodney Peete accounted
for two scores ... a 19-yard TD run in the first quarter, a 3-yard TD pass
to Kaseem Sinceno in the fourth quarter. |
Bengals 25,
Steelers 20
Game Summary | 13 -- Team-high number of catches
by WR Carl Pickens for 204 yards, 1 TD. | Bengals
keep winning drive alive with a 50-yard completion from QB Neil O'Donnell
to WR Carl Pickens on fourth-and-12 from the 15. | Bengals QB
Neil O'Donnell completed 20-of-26 passes for 298 yards, 3 TD against his
former team. |
Cardinals
20,
Bears 7
Game
Summary | 17 -- First-half points Cardinals
scored off of three interceptions and two recovered fumbles. |
Cardinals defense forced eight Bears turnovers ... four
interceptions and recovered four Bears fumbles. | Cardinals
LB Ronald McKinnon had
three interceptions, forced a fumble and returned a blocked punt 31 yards.
|
Raiders 7,
Chargers 6
Game
Summary | 16 -- Number of punts by Oakland's
Leo Araguz -- one short
of the NFL record. | Raiders QB Wade Wilson connects with WR
James Jett for 68-yard
TD with just 1:28 left in the game. | Raiders QB
Wade Wilson comes off the bench to complete 1-of-6 passes for 68 yards, 1
TD. |
Broncos 21,
Seahawks 16
Ga
me Summary | 11 -- Straight wins for the Denver
Broncos over the past two seasons. | Broncos QB
John Elway returns to the lineup after a two-week absence to complete
13-of-27 passes for 185 yards, 2 TD. | Broncos RB
Terrell Davis rushed for 208 yards on 30 carries, 1 TD. |
Rams 30,
Jets 10
Game
Summary | 5 -- Jets have lost five
consecutive games versus the Rams. | Rams
defense force five turnovers and hold Jets to 54 yards rushing.
| Rams RB Amp Lee scores two rushing
touchdowns. |
Falcons 34,
Giants 20
Game Summary | 5 -- Number of times Giants QB
Danny Kannell was sacked by the Falcons defense. | Leading
14-13 at halftime, the Falcons scored on four of their first five
second-half possessions. | Falcons QB Chris Chandler completed
14-of-27 passes for 266 yards, 2 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD.
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Jaguars 28,
Dolphins 21
(Monday night)
Game Summary | 8.1 -- Average yards per rush for
the Jaguars versus the Dolphins defense. | Jaguars DE
Tony Brackens strips
Dolphins QB Dan Marino and
recovers fumble to stop Dolphins game-tying drive late in 4th quarter.
| Jaguars QB Mark Brunell completed 12-of-18 for 213 yards,
2 TD. |
