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Week 16 NFL Capsules |
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Jets 17 (11-4)
Bills 10 (9-6)
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The Jets and Falcons are the only NFL teams with 3 players over 1,000 yards rushing or receiving.
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Dedric Ward, the Jets' unsung No. 3 receiver, caught a 71-yard TD, his third of this season.
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Jets QB Vinny Testaverde had two more TD passes, giving him 25 this year with only six INTs.
Stats and recap
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Redskins 20 (6-9)
Buccaneers 16 (7-8)
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Redskins are only the second NFL team ('78 Falcons) to go from 0-7 to six wins in the same season.
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Bucs had three drives start inside the Redskins' 43-yard line and result in only field goals.
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QB Trent Green led the 'Skins to 17 fourth-quarter points and threw the game-winning TD.
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Bears 24 (4-11)
Ravens 3 (5-10) at
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Ravens were outrushed 189-22 and rushed for only two first downs on just 16 total carries.
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Chicago's Steve Stenstrom played mistake-free football, throwing for 203 yards and a touchdown.
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Tailback James Allen rushed for 163 yards, becoming the first Bear this year to rush for 100 yards.
Stats and recap
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Packers 30 (10-5)
Oilers 22 (8-7)
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Green Bay's Brett Favre became the first player ever to throw for 30 TDs in five seasons.
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Favre had his first three-touchdown game in seven weeks, only his third of the season.
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Packers WR Antonio Freeman had three long TD catches, tying him for 2nd in the NFL with 13.
Stats and recap
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Patriots 24 (9-6)
49ers 21 (11-4)
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Robert Edwards became the 3rd Patriots rookie to rush for 1,000 yards (John Stephens, Curtis Martin).
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Scott Zolak led the Pats into field goal range in 1:45 to set up the game-winner with 3 seconds left.
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Zolak filled in admirably for Drew Bledsoe, tossing two TDs and helping clinch a playoff berth.
Stats and recap
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Panthers 20 (3-12)
Rams 13 (4-11)
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Muhsin Muhammad set a Panthers record with 68 receptions in '98, breaking Mark Carrier's mark.
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Tight end Luther Broughton, who had 54 yards all year, caught a 68-yard, game-winning TD pass.
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Carolina QB Steve Beuerlein threw two TDs and went without an INT for the first time in six weeks.
Stats and recap
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Bengals 25 (3-12)
Steelers 24 (7-8)
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Teams combined for three defensive touchdowns in an 11-minute span, offenses managed just two.
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Bengals had two different players with more receiving yards than the Steelers managed (107).
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QB Jeff Blake threw for 367 yards and set up the final drive for Doug Pelfrey's fourth field goal.
Stats and recap
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Giants 28 (7-8)
Chiefs 7 (6-9)
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N.Y.'s Gary Brown had his fifth 100-yard game and needs 49 yards next week to reach 1,000.
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Giants had no turnovers in building 28-0 lead to keep slim playoff hopes alive a little longer.
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Percy Ellsworth had two of the Giants' four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.
Stats and recap
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Raiders 17 (8-7)
Chargers 10 (5-10)
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Teams combined for six turnovers, three missed field goals and went five-for-25 on third downs.
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Raiders scored 14 second-quarter points on touchdown passes by 39-year-old QB Wade Wilson.
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Oakland WR James Jett caught a TD and picked up 106 receiving yards, his second-best total of '98.
Stats and recap
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Seahawks 27 (8-7)
Colts 23 (3-12)
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Despite converting only one third down, the Colts were within five yards of upsetting Seattle.
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Without a running game, Colts threw four incompletions after first-and-goal late in the fourth.
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Seattle RB Ricky Watters rushed for a season-high 178 yards and started a run of 17 unanswered points.
Stats and recap
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Cardinals 19 (8-7)
Saints 17 (6-9)
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Saints' Aaron Craver exploded for 45 rushing yards, team's best single-game total in eight weeks.
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Cards had Jake Plummer, who drove 73 yards in the final 1:21 to set up the game-winning field goal.
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Plummer threw for 394 yards to keep his team one win away from its first playoff berth since '82.
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Cowboys 13 (9-6)
Eagles 9 (3-12)
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Dallas converted two third downs, Philly one; Eagles outgained Cowboys 356-248 and lost.
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Cowboys scored game's only touchdown, fittingly on a fake field goal, providing margin of victory.
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Cowboys' Emmitt Smith rushed for 110 yards after four games without reaching the 100-yard mark.
Stats and recap
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Falcons 24 (13-2)
Lions 17 (5-10)
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Jamal Anderson has 392 carries for the Falcons; no other Atlanta tailback has more than 14 this season.
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Falcons defense buckled down and gave up 3 points in second half; offense scored 14 in fourth.
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Anderson had his 7th 100-yard game in 8 weeks and tied a team record with his 13th rushing TD.
Stats and recap
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Vikings 50 (14-1)
Jaguars 10 (10-5)
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Vikings defense held Jacksonville's offense to 69 yards passing.
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Minnesota turned four Jacksonville turnovers into 26 points.
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Vikings QB Randall Cunningham completed 16-of-30 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns.
Stats and Recap
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Dolphins 31 (10-5)
Broncos 21 (13-2)
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Dolphins defense held Broncos running back Terrell Davis to 29 yards on 16 carries.
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Dolphins receiver Lamar Thomas caught six passes for 136 yards and three touchdowns (9, 56 and 17 yards).
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Dolphins QB Dan Marino completed 23-of-38 for 355 yards and four touchdowns.
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