NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY RESULTS

 

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAME RECAPS

Week 15, Sunday, December 23, 2001

Saturday Games

4:00 p.m. Games

Miami 13 at New England 20

Cleveland 7 at Green Bay 30

Philadelphia 3 at San Francisco 13

Dallas 10 at Arizona 17

Tennessee 13 at Oakland 10

 

 

 

1:00 p.m. Games
 

Buffalo 30 at Atlanta 33
Sunday Night Game

Chicago 20 at Washington 15

N.Y Jets at Indianapolis

Cincinnati 0 at Baltimore 16
 

Detroit 14 at Pittsburgh 47
 

Jacksonville 33 at Minnesota 3

 

Seattle 24 at N.Y. Giants 27

 

New Orleans 21 at Tampa Bay 48

 

St. Louis 38 at Carolina 32

 

San Diego 17 at Kansas City 20

 


2001 NFL STANDINGS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

Eastern Division

Central Division

 
W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

New England

10

5

0

.667

333

266

Pittsburgh

12

2

0

.857

301

179

Miami

9

5

0

.643

289

269

Baltimore

9

5

0

.643

274

240

New York Jets

8

5

0

.615

246

231

Tennessee

7

7

0

.500

277

324

Indianapolis

5

8

0

.385

339

405

Cleveland

6

8

0

.429

237

253

Buffalo

2

12

0

.143

244

377

Jacksonville

6

8

0

.429

255

223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati

4

10

0

.286

177

265

Western  Division

 
W
L
T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

Oakland

10

4

0

.714

360

280

Denver

7

7

0

.500

307

293

Seattle

7

7

0

.500

255

284

Kansas City

5

9

0

.357

272

297

San Diego

5

10

0

.333

310

296

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

Eastern Division

Central Division

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

Philadelphia

9

5

0

.643

302

174

Chicago

11

3

0

.786

281

190

New York Giants

7

7

0

.500

248

263

Green Bay

10

4

0

.714

338

222

Arizona

6

7

0

.462

231

306

Tampa Bay

8

6

0

.571

289

253

Washington

6

8

0

.429

196

276

Minnesota

6

8

0

.429

274

347

Dallas

4

10

0

.286

209

302

Detroit

1

13

0

.071

255

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Division

 

 

 

W

L

T

Pct.

Pts.

OP

 

St. Louis

12

2

0

.857

430

243

 

San Francisco

11

3

0

.786

350

255

 

Atlanta

7

7

0

.500

264

325

 

New Orleans

7

7

0

.500

323

331

 

Carolina

1

13

0

.071

240

342
                 

 

 

SATURDAY GAMES


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Miami

0

3

0

10

13

New England

0

20

0

0

20

New England – The Patriots scored 20 consecutive second-quarter points en route to a 20-3 halftime lead. New England RB Antowain Smith carried 26 times for 156 yards and a touchdown and the Patriots’ defense forced three Miami turnovers.

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Philadelphia

0

3

0

0

3

San Francisco

0

3

3

7

13

 

San Francisco – Coming off consecutive home shutout victories, the 49ers’ defense rose to the occasion again, holding Philadelphia to 3 points on 2 trips inside the San Francisco 5-yard line. One goal-line stand saw the 49ers hold the Eagles without a score on 6 consecutive plays inside the 2-yard line early in the fourth quarter. 

 

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Tennessee

0

0

10

3

13

Oakland

0

0

0

10

10

Oakland – Tennessee QB Steve McNair completed 15 of 27 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown and set up kicker Joe Nedney’s game-winning field goal with 1:47 left in the game on a fourth quarter run inside the Oakland 10-yard line.

 

SUNDAY EARLY GAMES

 

 


 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Buffalo

7

7

6

10

30

Atlanta

10

3

10

10

33

Atlanta – Falcons K Jay Feely connected on all four of his field-goal attempts, including the game-winning 52-yarder with no time left in regulation, to lift Atlanta to .500 (7-7) with a 33-30 victory. Falcons QB Chris Chandler passed for 431 yards and 2 touchdowns.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Chicago

3

7

0

10

20

Washington

7

3

3

2

15

Washington – With Chicago lined up for the game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter, punter Brad Maynard took the snap and threw a 27-yard touchdown to LB Brian Urlacher for the winning score. The fake FG marked Urlacher’s first career offensive touchdown. Chicago RB Anthony Thomas ran for 82 yards and WR Marty Booker caught 7 passes for 74 yards.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Cincinnati

0

0

0

0

0

Baltimore

3

10

0

3

16

Baltimore – Ravens RB Terry Allen carried 22 times for 91 yards and a touchdown, as the Baltimore defense recorded its first shutout this season. Bengals RB Corey Dillon ran for 127 yards, becoming the first player to eclipse 100 rushing yards against the Baltimore defense in 46 regular-season games.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Detroit

7

7

0

0

14

Pittsburgh

14

13

10

10

47

Pittsburgh – Steelers QB Kordell Stewart accounted for four touchdowns (3 pass, 1 rush), completing 17 of 26 passes for 226 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of 131.3. Pittsburgh RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala ran for a career-high 126 yards on 26 carries.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Jacksonville

10

6

7

10

33

Minnesota

0

3

0

0

3

Minnesota – Jacksonville RB Stacey Mack scored 2 touchdowns and ran for 111 yards on 27 carries and WR Jimmy Smith had 8 receptions for 122 yards to lead the Jaguars. Jacksonville kicker Mike Hollis connected on three field goals.

 

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Seattle

7

10

7

0

24

N.Y. Giants

7

10

0

10

27

N.Y. Giants – Giants QB Kerry Collins connected with WR Ike Hilliard on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left for the winning score. Collins threw for 334 yards on the day. WR Amani Toomer caught 8 passes for 124 yards.

 

Teams

1

2

3

4

FINAL

New Orleans

0

0

7

14

21

Tampa Bay

17

13

3

15

48

Tampa Bay – Buccaneers RB Mike Alstott rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 24 attempts and QB Brad Johnson threw three touchdown passes as Tampa Bay took a 30-0 halftime lead on their way to a 48-21 victory.

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

St. Louis

7

14

10

7

38

Carolina

7

6

10

9

32

Carolina – Rams RB Marshall Faulk rushed for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns on 30 attempts and caught 3 passes for 50 yards. St. Louis QB Kurt Warner threw 2 touchdown passes, one each to WR Ricky Proehl and TE Ernie Conwell. Panthers QB Chris Weinke passed for 302 yards and a touchdown.

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

San Diego

7

0

7

3

17

Kansas City

7

0

3

10

20

Kansas City – Chiefs RB Tony Richardson scored on a 1-yard plunge with 48 seconds remaining in regulation to give Kansas City a 20-17 win over the San Diego Chargers. Quarterback Trent Green completed 19 of 28 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown.

 

SUNDAY LATE GAMES

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Cleveland

0

7

0

0

7

Green Bay

13

10

0

7

30

Green Bay – Packers TE Bubba Franks caught 2 first-quarter touchdown passes from QB Brett Favre to give Green Bay an early lead at snowy Lambeau Field. Green Bay RB Ahman Green carried 21 times for 150 yards and fellow RB Dorsey Levens had 97 combined yards from scrimmage and a touchdown.

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

Dallas

3

7

0

0

10

Arizona

0

17

0

0

17

 

Arizona – The Cardinals used a 17-point second quarter to secure a victory over the Dallas Cowboys. LB Ronald McKinnon opened the scoring on a 24-yard interception return, followed by a 1-yard touchdown run by Michael Pittman and a 34-yard FG by new Cardinal kicker Cedric Oglesby.

SUNDAY NIGHT

 


 

Teams     

1

2

3

4

FINAL

N.Y. Jets

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis -