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Week 12 NFL Capsules |
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Cowboys 30 (8-3)
Seahawks 22 (5-6)
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Cowboys WRs Jeff Ogden and Patrick Jeffers each came in with 1 catch, but combined for 6 catches for 66 yards.
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Dallas held the ball for 38:26, with Emmitt Smith and Chris Warren combining for 29 carries for 145 yards.
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Dallas QB Troy Aikman matched or set season-highs with 28 completions, 296 yards and two TD passes.
Stats and recap
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Vikings 28 (10-1)
Packers 14 (7-4)
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Minnesota's defense held Green Bay to 53 rushing yards, with no carry going more than 10 yards.
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Minnesota converted two Brett Favre turnovers into 10 first-quarter points and never looked back.
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In two games vs. Green Bay, Vikings rookie Randy Moss has 13 catches for 343 yards and three TDs.
Stats and recap
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Giants 20 (4-7)
Eagles 0 (2-9)
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The Eagles have scored 92 points this season, matching the season total for Oilers kicker Al Del Greco.
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Giants defense handed the Eagles their third shutout of '98, yet only their fifth in the past 13 years.
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Giants DB Phillippi Sparks picked off two Bobby Hoying passes to help seal the shutout for New York.
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Falcons 20 (9-2)
Bears 12 (3-8)
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Atlanta, leading the NFL in time of possession, held the ball for 35:45 and had 15 more plays than Chicago.
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Atlanta scored the final 17 points, marking the fourth second-half lead blown by the Bears in '98.
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Falcons QB Chris Chandler threw two second-half touchdowns, making it 20 straight games with a TD pass.
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Steelers 30 (7-4)
Jaguars 15 (8-3)
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Steelers' Dewayne Washington had 132 yards in INT returns, more than 19 NFL teams have this season.
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After two interceptions in his previous six games, Jags QB Mark Brunell was picked off three times.
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Washington returned two picks for TDs -- his first since '96 -- giving him five for his career.
Stats and recap
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Bills 34 (7-4)
Colts 11 (2-9)
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Doug Flutie has 13 touchdown passes this year, one less than NFL career total before this season.
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Colts' Peyton Manning's two picks turned into 10 Buffalo points, while Flutie threw no interceptions.
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Bills QB Antowain Smith had only his fourth career 100-yard game, his third against the Colts in 2 years.
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Lions 28 (4-7)
Tampa Bay 25 (4-7)
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After 54 receiving yards all season, Bucs rookie Jacquez Green had 98 on Sunday, including a 44-yard TD.
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The Bucs had the game's only two turnovers, one of which Detroit converted for its final touchdown.
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Lions rookie QB Charlie Batch played mistake-free football, throwing for two first-half touchdowns.
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Cardinals 45 (6-5)
Redskins 42 (2-9)
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The two teams combined for 56 first downs, 87 points and 867 yards, averaging 6.19 yards per play.
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Trent Green threw his only interception in 49 passes as the Redskins drove for the go-ahead touchdown.
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After no rushing TDs since Week 1, Cards' Jake Plummer ran in for three scores and threw for two more.
Stats and recap
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Panthers 24 (2-9)
Rams 20 (3-8)
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Rams long snapper Jeff Robinson, who has 7.5 sacks as a defensive tackle, caught a 4-yard TD pass.
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Rams QB Steve Bono, having attempted 11 passes since '96 before Sunday, couldn't close a last-minute drive.
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Panthers QB Steve Beuerlein hit 21 of 26 passes (80 percent) to go above 65 percent for the season.
Stats and recap
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Chargers 38 (5-6)
Chiefs 37 (4-7)
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K.C. has lost six games or less in six different seasons in '90s, and has lost six straight in '98.
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Chiefs were hit with 11 penalties, including two pass interference calls on the Chargers' last drive.
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Chargers QB Craig Whelihan, 0-7 as a starter last year, led San Diego to its second straight win.
Stats and recap
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Broncos 40 (11-0)
Raiders 14 (7-4)
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Forced to pass early, Oakland rushed just 19 times for 49 yards, including 8 from Napoleon Kaufman.
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Broncos continued their fourth-quarter dominance, outscoring the Raiders 23-0 to put the game away.
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John Elway completed 68 percent of his passes and tossed three TD passes in his first game back.
Stats and recap
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Jets 24 (7-4)
Oilers 3 (6-5)
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Jets' Curtis Martin has 10 games with 20 or more carries, only two better than Sunday's 123 yards.
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Oilers offense couldn't score, converted only two third downs and gained only 223 total yards.
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Jets' Keyshawn Johnson improved his AFC-leading TD reception total to eight with the go-ahead score.
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Ravens 20 (4-7)
Bengals 13 (2-9)
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Ravens RB Priest Holmes has 400 yards in two games against Cincy and 290 in his other nine games in '98.
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Ravens outrushed the Bengals 247-58, averaging 6.0 yards per carry against the NFL's worst run defense.
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Holmes helped the Ravens gain 13 first downs running, gaining nearly as many yards as in his past five games.
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49ers 31 (8-3)
Saints 20 (5-6)
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The Niners won their 14th straight regular-season game at home.
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The Niners broke open a close game with a 17-point third quarter behind two Steve Young TD passes, including an 81-yard bomb to Garrison Hearst.
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Young overcame three first-quarter turnovers to finish with 290 yards and 4 TDs.
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Patriots 26 (6-5)
Dolphins 23 (7-4)
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The two teams combined for 51 yards on the ground - 26 for New England, 25 for Miami.
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New England's Shawn Jefferson, the goat in last week's loss, made two clutch catches - on a fourth-and-seven play and the winning TD.
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Drew Bledsoe had 423 yards passing with 2 TDs and led the Patriots on the winning drive despite injuring his hand halfway during the march.
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