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Monday Night Football: Titans Knock Jets From Playoff Chase, 14-10

Joe Student — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:33:38 +0000

Chris Johnson ran for 122 yards, including a 94-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and the Tennessee Titans held on to beat the New York Jets, 14-10, in Nashville on Monday night. After falling behind 10-7, Tennessee (5-9) surged ahead 14-10 on Jake Locker’s 13-yard run at the end of the third quarter and preserved [...]

Thursday Night Football: Bengals Force 5 Turnovers, Beat Eagles, 34-13

Joe Student — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:31:53 +0000

Cincinnati forced five turnovers, including four in the second half, and the Bengals beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 34-13, in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Quarterback Andy Dalton passed for one touchdown and ran for another score for Cincinnati (8-6). Philadelphia (4-10) sacked Dalton six times, but could not overcome the flurry of second-half turnovers. Trailing 13-10 [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week 14 Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:52:10 +0000

Dramatic comebacks highlighted the action in Week 14 of the 2012 NFL season. Here’s a recap of this week’s games: Washington 31 — Baltimore 28 (OT) Despite an injury that sidelined quarterback Robert Griffin III at the end of the game, the Washington Redskins beat the Baltimore Ravens, 31-28, on Kai Forbath’s game-winning, 34-yard field [...]

Monday Night Football: Washington Redskins beat New York Giants, 17-16

Joe Student — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:18:11 +0000

Robert Griffin III threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon early in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Redskins held on to beat the New York Giants, 17-16 in Landover, Md. on Monday night. Griffin rallied Washington (6-6), which trailed 16-10 after three quarters. He completed 13 of 21 passes for 163 yards, and [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week 13 Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:30:49 +0000

The Kansas City Chiefs won despite a most difficult weekend, and four teams clinched playoff spots. Here’s a recap of all of Sunday’s games: Kansas City 27 — Carolina 21 A day after losing a teammate in an apparent murder-suicide, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers, 27-21, at Kansas City on Sunday. Brady [...]

Monday Night Football: Cam Newton Leads Carolina Panthers over Philadelphia Eagles, 30-22

Joe Student — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:13:27 +0000

Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, and the Carolina Panthers beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 30-22, in Philadelphia on Monday night. Newton threw for 306 yards and ran for 52 more, as Carolina (3-8) sent Philadelphia (3-8) to its seventh straight loss. Eagles’ fans called for the firing of longtime [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week 12 Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:08:38 +0000

Several teams solidified their division leads in Week 12 of the 2012 NFL season. Here’s a recap of this week’s games: N.Y. Giants 38 — Green Bay 10 The Giants capitalized on a pair of Aaron Rodgers’ turnovers on their way to a 31-point first half, as New York routed the Green Bay Packers, 38-10, [...]

College Football 2012 – Week 13 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 07:02:51 +0000

Notre Dame punched its ticket into the national title game. And now the Fighting Irish must wait one more week to find out who their opponent will be. With Alabama and Georgia both recording big wins, it sets up a monster showdown in next week’s SEC title game, with the winner advancing to the BCS national championship.

With this being rivalry week and, for most teams, the end of the regular season, there were a lot of exciting games this week. Here are all the highlights:

NFL Recap: Texans, Redskins and Patriots Win on Thanksgiving

Joe Student — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:58:28 +0000

A disputed call and two huge quarters helped decide the three NFL games held on Thanksgiving Day. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: Houston 34 — Detroit 31 (OT) Shayne Graham kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2:21 remaining in overtime, and the Houston Texans beat the Detroit Lions, 34-31, in Detroit on Thanksgiving [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week 11 Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:15:46 +0000

Three overtime games highlighted a dramatic Week 11 of the 2012 NFL season. Here’s a recap of this week’s games: Houston 43 — Jacksonville 37 (OT) Andre Johnson scored a 48-yard game-winning touchdown in overtime on a screen pass from Matt Schaub, and the Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 43-37, in Houston on Sunday. [...]

College Football 2012 – Week 12 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:55:47 +0000

Just when you think you’ve got things figured out in college football, anarchy rears its ugly head and reminds you who’s in control. Never was that more true than this week when the top two teams in the country both went down to defeat. The door is now wide open for Notre Dame and the SEC champion to meet in the national championship game. But if the last two weeks have taught us anything, the top of the polls can be a very scary place to be.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25. Let chaos reign.

Thursday Night Football: Buffalo Bills Beat Miami Dolphins,19-14

Joe Student — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:15:28 +0000

Buffalo took advantage of three Miami turnovers, and the Bills beat the Dolphins, 19-14, in Buffalo on Thursday night. Buffalo (4-6) jumped out to a 19-7 halftime lead, thanks to four field goals from Rian Lindell and Leodis McKelvin’s 79-yard, first-quarter punt return for a score. Miami (4-6) attempted to rally behind a 2-yard touchdown [...]

Ben Roethlisberger Injured As Steelers Top Chiefs, 16-13, in OT

Joe Student — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:27:08 +0000

Lawrence Timmons’ interception in overtime set up Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 23-yard field goal, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 16-13, at rain-soaked Heinz Field on Monday night. The Steelers won despite losing starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a shoulder injury after he was sacked by Tamba Hali and Justin Houston early in [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week 10 Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:31:29 +0000

Turnovers and injuries to starting quarterbacks factored heavily in the outcome of several contests on Sunday. Here’s a recap of all of this week’s games: Houston 13 — Chicago 6 Matt Schaub threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Arian Foster, and the Houston Texans beat the Chicago Bears, 13-6, in driving rain in Chicago on [...]

College Football 2012 – Week 11 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:37:00 +0000

Now things are getting interesting.

Texas A&M threw college football for a loop, pulling off the biggest upset of the season and, at least for the time being, knocking the SEC out of the national title picture. But that was far from the only excitement this week in college football.

Here is all the action from around the Top 25.

Thursday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts Beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-10

Joe Student — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:07:57 +0000

Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck ran for two touchdowns, and the Indianapolis Colts dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-10, in Jacksonville on Thursday night. Indianapolis (6-3) never trailed, jumping out to a 17-3 halftime lead on an Adam Vinatieri field goal and Luck’s two scores. Darius Butler’s 11-yard interception return for a touchdown with 10:50 to play [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week Nine Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:35:33 +0000

Record-setting individual performances highlighted the Week 9 action of the 2012 NFL season. Here’s a recap of this week’s games: Pittsburgh 24 — N.Y. Giants 20 Isaac Redman rushed for 147 yards and the eventual game-winning touchdown, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants, 24-20, in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday. Trailing 20-10 [...]

Monday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers Rout Arizona Cardinals, 24-3

Joe Student — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:56:01 +0000

Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 pass attempts for 232 yards and three touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals, 24-3, in Arizona on Monday night. San Francisco (6-2) led 17-0 at halftime on the strength of two scoring passes from Smith to Michael Crabtree. Smith connected with Randy Moss on a [...]

NFL 2012 Season — Week Eight Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:19:06 +0000

The New York Giants won despite blowing a big lead, and the Atlanta Falcons remained undefeated. Here’s a recap of all of Sunday’s action: N.Y. Giants 29 — Dallas 24 Lawrence Tynes kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, and the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys, 29-24, in Dallas on Sunday after [...]

College Football 2012 – Week Nine Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:21:18 +0000

This week’s rankings will look very different when the new AP Poll comes out following a Saturday full of upsets. Four Top Ten teams fell this week and five ranked teams suffered their first losses of the season. Meanwhile, Collin Klein and Manti T’eo boosted their Heisman chances while Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame continued to make their case for a shot in the national title game.

Here are all highlights from a wild week in college football.