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Week 7 NFL Capsules |
| Teams
| Key Stat | Key to Victory
| MVP |
Lions 27 (2-4)
Packers 20 (4-2)
|
Barry
Sanders had more yards on his 73-yard touchdown run than Travis Jervey had on his
19 carries on the night. | Brett Favre threw three
interceptions for the third straight game, the worst stretch of his NFL
career. | Lions rookie QB Charlie Batch connected on
16 of 19 passes, outdueling Favre with two touchdowns and the win.
Stats and re
cap |
Vikings 41
(6-0)
Redskins 7 (0-7)
| Cris
Carter needs one more touchdown to move into a tie for first on the
Vikings' all-time TD list. | The Vikings got to Redskins
QB Gus Frerotte for
five sacks, holding him to only 10 completions in 26 attempts. |
Vikes QB Randall Cunningham now has
12 touchdowns without an interception in 132 passes thrown this season.
Stats and recap |
Oilers 44
(3-3)
Bengals 14 (2-4)
| First-rounder Kevin Dyson caught his
first four NFL passes, including a 45-yard touchdown throw from Steve McNair.
| The Oilers scored on all four first-half possessions, on
drives of 9, 15, 13 and five plays for a 20-0 halftime lead. |
McNair quietly completed 16 of 21 passes for 277 yards
with no interceptions in leading the Oilers to a home win.
Stats and
recap |
Giants 34
(3-4)
Cardinals 7
(3-4)
| Giants had their first 100-yard
rushing game of the year -- 108 yards from tailback Gary Brown. |
Arizona defense (NFL-best 19 takeaways) forced no
turnovers, while Giants forced three from the Cards. |
Giants QB Danny Kanell
set a career high with 259 yards and matched his best mark with three TD
passes.
Stats and rec
ap |
Bills 17
(3-3)
Jaguars 16 (5-1)
| Busy man: Doug Flutie's game-winning drive covered 12
plays and 70 yards in 1 minute and 37 yards. | A crowd of
77,635 rallied behind Buffalo and Flutie, whose team never led until the
final 13 seconds of the game. | Flutie took a busted play
and ran in for the winning touchdown -- his first in the NFL in 10
years.
Stats and recap |
Steelers 16(4-2)
Ravens 6 (2-4)
|
Kordell Stewart threw
for 196 yards, which is a season-high, but less than he threw for in 8
games last year. | The Ravens committed five
turnovers, which the Steelers converted into the opening and closing field
goals. | Pittsburgh's secondary got
interceptions from Carnell
Lake, Dewayne
Washington and Darren
Perry in the win.
Stats and recap |
Falcons 31 (5-1)
Saints 23 (3-3)
|
Saints receiver Keith Poole, who entered
the game with 157 career yards, caught three passes for 154 on Sunday.
| Atlanta's defense forced three Saints fumbles and Eugene Robinson returned
an interception for a touchdown. | Falcons' Jamal Anderson rushed for
132 yards, his fourth straight game over 100, tying the team record.
Stats and recap |
Buccaneers
16 (3-3)
Panthers 13
(0-6)
| Kevin Greene picked up his
league-high 11th sack, putting him halfway to Mark Gastineau's NFL record
of 22. | Carolina's running game accounted
for only two first downs and a measly 2.9 yards per carry Sunday.
| Bucs QB Trent Dilfer drove the team 57 yards in 1:08 and
threw a 29-yard TD to rally his team back to .500.
Stats and recap |
49ers 34
(5-1)
Colts 31 (1-6)
| 49ers QB Steve Young rushed for two
touchdowns to tie Fran Tarkenton for most rushing TDs by a quarterback
(40). | Colts rookie QB Peyton Manning threw for
three touchdowns but couldn't keep Young from rallying to 17 unanswered
points. | Young threw for his sixth straight
300-yard game and is on pace to set team and NFL yardage records.
Stats and recap |
Chargers 13 (3-4)
Eagles 10 (1-6)
|
Eagles defensive end Hugh
Douglas had 4.5 sacks, giving him 8.5 in his first season in
Philadelphia. | Rookie QB Ryan Leaf went without a
turnover, while Philadelphia killed three drives with turnovers.
| LB Junior
Seau recovered a fumble, had six unassisted tackles and half a sack in
leading the Chargers defense.
Stats and recap |
Bears 13
(2-5)
Cowboys 12 (4-3)
| The Cowboys went 2-for-12 on third-down conversions and
were hit for 11 penalties for 92 yards. | Chicago
showed it can hold up in the second half, holding the Cowboys scoreless in
the fourth quarter. | Bears rookie tight end Alonzo Mayes caught two
passes for 41 yards to set up the game-winning field goal.
St
ats and re
cap |
Dolphins 14
(4-2)
Rams 0 (2-4)
| Miami hasn't given up a point in its last 10 quarters at
Pro Player Stadium for back-to-back shutouts. | Despite
only 112 passing yards, Dan
Marino was able to put points on the board with two touchdown passes.
| Trace
Armstrong brought down Tony Banks for two of five
sacks the Dolphins defense totaled.
St
ats and recap
|
Jets 24 (3-3)
Patriots 14 (4-2)
| The Jets ended a 30-game losing streak when trailing on
the road at the end of the third quarter. New York was down 14-10 entering
the fourth quarter. | Jets TE Kyle Brady came into the
game with just seven catches. He had five catches, including two short TDs
Monday night. | Jets QB Vinny Testaverde returned to
the starting lineup and burned New England for 294 yards passing and three
TDs.
Stats and Recap |
