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Week 14 NFL Capsules |
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Eagles 17 (3-10)
Rams 14 (3-10)
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After zero touchdowns in their first 11 games, Eagles receivers now have four in the past two games.
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Poor clock management by the Rams allowed time to expire with the team in range for a potential game-tying FG.
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Eagles QB Koy Detmer passed for 2 TDs for the second time in as many games, leading the Eagles to victory.
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Saints 22 (6-7)
Cowboys 3 (8-5)
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Cowboys rushed for a franchise-low 8 yards, including 6 on Emmitt Smith's 15 carries.
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Dallas, after scoring 101 points in last three, managed just three, lowest total since 1991.
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QB Kerry Collins threw for two touchdowns, keeping Saints' slim playoff hopes alive at 6-7.
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Bills 33 (8-5)
Bengals 20 (2-11)
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Bills' Steve Christie has attempted an NFL-high 35 field goals, converting on 28 of them.
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Despite a season-high three interceptions, Doug Flutie made enough plays to beat the Bears easily.
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Bills receiver Eric Moulds had as many touchdowns Sunday as he did in his first two NFL seasons.
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Jaguars 37 (10-3)
Lions 22 (5-8)
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Fred Taylor has 12 rushing TDs, on pace for third-most ever, behind Ickey Woods (15) and Eric Dickerson (18).
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Jags QB Jamie Martin filled in well for Mark Brunell, throwing 2 TDs and zero interceptions.
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Taylor's 183 yards set another Jaguars rushing record and pushed him over 1,000 for the season.
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Jets 32 (9-4)
Seahawks 31 (6-7)
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Jets passed for more first downs (21) and yards (418) than the Seahawks offense totaled (13, 377).
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Officials thought Vinny Testaverde got in the end zone on 4th down in the 4th quarter for the winning TD.
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Testaverde tied a team mark with 42 completions, set the Jets record with 63 attempts and accounted for 3 TDs.
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Patriots 23 (8-5)
Steelers 9 (7-6)
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Kordell Stewart threw a season-high 45 passes but went without a TD for the first time in 2 months.
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Despite 2.1 yards/carry, Patriots held ball for 38:24, thanks in part to 13 first downs gained by passing.
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In three games since a month out with injury, Terry Glenn has 24 catches for 363 yards and one TD.
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Falcons 28 (11-2)
Colts 21 (2-11)
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Atlanta's Jamal Anderson averaged 6.1 yards/carry, his third-best game average this season.
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For the 10th time this season, Colts QB Peyton Manning threw more than one interception in a game.
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Falcons QB Chris Chandler tied the game on the last play of the first half and won it with a TD pass.
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Redskins 24 (4-9)
Chargers 20 (5-8)
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Since dropping their first nine, the Redskins have won four of their last six, by combined 46 points.
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Washington's red zone defense forced the Chargers to go for field goals of 32, 27, 25 and 20 yards.
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'Skins QB Trent Green continued to excel, throwing 2 more TDs to give him 19 for the season.
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49ers 34 (10-3)
Panthers 31 (2-11)
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Jerry Rice led the 49ers with five catches but no TDs, while J.J. Stokes had two and Terrell Owens one.
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Carolina's costly fumble in overtime spoiled a comeback from a 21-point deficit in regulation.
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49ers' Garrison Hearst had his third 70-yard TD run this year, after no run longer than 57 yards before '98.
Stats and recap
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Giants 23 (5-8)
Cardinals 19 (6-7)
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At 5-8, the Giants are one game out of the wild-card hunt, with Denver, K.C. and Philly on the schedule.
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There was no comeback this time for Arizona, whose only second-half points came on a giveaway safety.
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Giants' Gary Brown and Charles Way rushed 39 times for 184 of the team's season-high 200 yards.
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Dolphins 27 (9-4)
Raiders 17 (7-6)
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Dan Marino matched his season high by completing two-thirds of his passes, with zero intercepions.
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Dolphins defense scored two touchdowns, had six interceptions and sacked Oakland QBs eight times.
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Miami LB Robert Jones had 1.5 sacks and two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.
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Broncos 35 (13-0)
Chiefs 31 (5-8)
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Terrell Davis has 20 rushing touchdowns, needing six in three games to break Emmitt Smith's NFL record.
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Denver had John Elway, who rallied the Broncos to the last 14 points in the final 6:48.
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Elway had his first 400-yard game since 1985, only the second of his career, on just 32 passes.
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Oilers 16 (7-6)
Ravens 14 (5-8)
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The Ravens had 48 offensive plays compared to Tennessee's 77, going 2-for-11 on third downs.
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Oilers' Steve Jackson had his first interception of the season to end the Ravens' last drive.
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Al Del Greco kicked three field goals, giving him an NFL-best 30 in 33 attempts this season.
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Vikings 48 (12-1)
Bears 22 (3-10)
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The Bears were 0-for-13 on third down conversions.
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With Chris Carter sidelined with a calf injury, Vikings WR Randy Moss caught three touchdowns for the second consecutive game.
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Vikings' Randell Cunningham completed 21 of 31 passes for 349 yards including four touchdowns.
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Bucs 24 (6-7)
Packers 22 (8-5)
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Buccaneers defense recorded eight sacks of Packers QB Brett Favre. The Packers are 0-3 on Monday night this season.
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The Buccaneers defense forced and recovered two fumbles from the Packers offense ... the last of which helped set up Trent Dilfer's six-yard, game-winning touchdown run in the fourth.
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Buccaneers QB Dilfer accounted for all three of Tampa Bay's touchdowns -- a 64-yard catch and run by Jacquez Green, a 62-yard catch-and-run by Bert Emanuel, and his 6-yard run in the fourth turned out to be the game-winner.
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