NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY RESULTS

 

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAME RECAPS

Week 14, Sunday, December 16, 2001

 

Saturday Games

4:00 p.m. Games

Arizona 13 at N.Y. Giants 17

Dallas 3 at Seattle 29

Oakland 13 at San Diego 6

Green Bay 20 at Tennessee 26

 

Miami 0 at San Francisco 21

1:00 p.m. Games

Philadelphia 20 at Washington 6

Atlanta 27 at Indianapolis 41
 

Cincinnati 14 at N.Y. Jets 15
Sunday Night Game

Denver 23 at Kansas City 26 (OT)

Pittsburgh 26 at Baltimore 21

Jacksonville 15 at Cleveland 10
 

Minnesota 24 at Detroit 27
Monday Night Game

New England 12 at Buffalo 9 (OT)

St. Louis at New Orleans

Tampa Bay 3 at Chicago 27

 

 

 


2001 NFL STANDINGS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

Eastern Division

Central Division

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

Miami

9

4

0

.692

276

249

Pittsburgh

11

2

0

.846

254

165

New England

9

5

0

.643

313

253

Baltimore

8

5

0

.615

258

250

New York Jets

8

5

0

.615

246

231

Cleveland

6

7

0

.462

230

223

Indianapolis

5

8

0

.385

339

405

Tennessee

6

7

0

.462

264

314

Buffalo

2

11

0

.154

214

344

Cincinnati

4

9

0

.307

177

249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacksonville

5

8

0

.385

222

220

 

Western  Division

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

Oakland

10

3

0

.769

350

267

Denver

7

7

0

.500

307

293

Seattle

7

6

0

.538

231

257

San Diego

5

9

0

.357

293

276

Kansas City

4

9

0

.308

252

280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

Eastern Division

Central Division

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

Philadelphia

9

4

0

.692

299

161

Chicago

10

3

0

.769

261

175

Arizona

6

7

0

.462

231

306

Green Bay

9

4

0

.692

308

215

New York Giants

6

7

0

.462

221

239

Tampa Bay

7

6

0

.538

241

232

Washington

6

7

0

.462

181

256

Minnesota

6

7

0

.462

271

314

Dallas

4

9

0

.308

199

285

Detroit

1

12

0

.077

241

343

 

Western Division

 

 

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

St. Louis

10

2

0

.833

358

190

 

San Francisco

10

3

0

.769

337

252

 

New Orleans

7

5

0

.583

281

249

 

Atlanta

6

7

0

.462

231

295

 

Carolina

1

12

0

.077

208

304
                 

 

 

SATURDAY GAMES

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Arizona

3

3

0

7

13

N.Y. Giants

7

0

0

10

17

New York - New York quarterback Kerry Collins completed 14 of 32 attempts for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Giants running back Tiki Barber rushed for 85 yards on 16 carries and caught 5 passes for 35 yards.

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Oakland

3

0

7

3

13

San Diego

0

3

0

3

6

San Diego - Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon completed 20 of 28 attempts for 221 yards and a touchdown to wide receiver Jerry Rice, who caught 6 passes for 93 yards.  Raiders linebacker William Thomas had 2 interceptions, including one on the Oakland goal line.

 

 

SUNDAY EARLY GAMES

 

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Atlanta

0

14

3

10

27

Indianapolis

7

21

0

13

41

Indianapolis - Indianapolis rookie running back Dominic Rhodes rushed for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns on 29 carries.  Colts quarterback Peyton Manning completed 23 of 35 attempts for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Cincinnati

7

0

7

0

14

N.Y. Jets

0

3

0

12

15

New York - New York quarterback Vinny Testaverde completed 17 of 28 attempts for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winning 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Becht.  Jets running back Curtis Martin rushed for 78 yards on 24 carries.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

OT

FINAL

Denver

0

10

7

6

0

23

Kansas City

10

3

7

3

3

26

Kansas City - Kansas City running back Priest Holmes rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries.  Chiefs quarterback Trent Green completed 17 of 21 attempts for 292 yards and a touchdown.  Kansas City kicker Todd Peterson made 4 field goals, including the game-winning 32-yard kick.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Jacksonville

9

0

0

6

15

Cleveland

0

0

7

3

10

Cleveland - Jacksonville running back Stacey Mack rushed for 115 yards on 28 carries.  Jaguars wide receiver Keenan McCardell caught 7 passes for 61 yards and quarterback Mark Brunell completed 20 of 35 attempts for 202 yards and a touchdown.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Minnesota

7

0

17

0

24

Detroit

14

6

0

7

27

Detroit - Detroit rookie quarterback Mike McMahon completed 15 of 28 attempts for 241 yards and rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Lions running back James Stewart rushed for 91 yards on 20 carries.

 

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

OT

FINAL

New England

3

3

0

3

3

12

Buffalo

0

0

3

6

0

9

Buffalo - New England kicker Adam Vinatieri made four field goals, including the game-winning 23-yarder in overtime.  Patriots running back Antowain Smith rushed for 93 yards on 21 carries.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Tampa Bay

0

3

0

0

3

Chicago

3

10

7

7

27

Chicago - Chicago rookie running back Anthony Thomas rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries.  Bears quarterback Jim Miller completed 14 of 29 attempts for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns while rookie wide receiver David Terrell caught 3 passes for 94 yards.

 

SUNDAY LATE GAMES

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Dallas

0

3

0

0

3

Seattle

10

0

2

17

29

Seattle - Seattle running back Ricky Watters rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries and caught 5 passes for 34 yards as wide receiver Darrell Jackson caught 4 passes for 85 yards.

 

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Green Bay

10

3

0

7

20

Tennessee

2

13

3

8

26

Tennessee – Tennessee running back Skip Hicks rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries as quarterback Steve McNair completed 25 of 35 attempts for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Titans wide receiver Derrick Mason caught 8 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.

 

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Miami

0

0

0

0

0

San Francisco

14

0

7

0

21

San Francisco – San Francisco running back Garrison Hearst rushed for 103 yards on 26 carries and rookie running back Kevan Barlow ran for 39 yards and 2 touchdowns on 14 carries.  The 49ers defense recorded 5 sacks and forced 3 interceptions.

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Philadelphia

0

10

7

3

20

Washington

3

3

0

0

6

Washington – Philadelphia running back Duce Staley had 109 yards of total offense -- 36 yards rushing and 73 yards receiving.  Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb completed 16 of 34 attempts for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns.

 

 

SUNDAY NIGHT

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Pittsburgh

3

10

0

13

26

Baltimore

0

7

0

14

21

 

Baltimore - The Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2), led by QB Kordell Stewartand WR Plaxico Burress, won the AFC Central Division title Sunday night by defeating the Baltimore Ravens 26-21.  Stewart completed 20 of 31 attempts for a career-high 333 yards and 2 touchdowns and also rushed for 55 yards.  Burress had 8 receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown.  WR Bobby Shaw caught 2 passes for 100 yards, including a 90-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.  Baltimore WR Qadry Ismail caught 4 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.  Pittsburgh won its sixth consecutive game, the club’s longest winning streak since 1995.

 

MONDAY NIGHT

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

St. Louis

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans -.