All Vince Young could do was stand on the sideline and watch another mobile quarterback produce the winning drive. Tennessee lost the 2006 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year to a leg injury Sunday, then let a game slip away to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, too. Jeff Garcia was at his best in the final minute, completing four consecutive passes to march the Bucs into position to beat the Titans 13-10 on…
Cornerback Charles Woodson scooped up the ball — and lifted the spirits of the Green Bay Packers’ suddenly sagging offense. Woodson’s 57-yard fumble return in the third quarter gave the Packers the go-ahead touchdown in a 17-14 victory over the Washington Redskins at soggy Lambeau Field on Sunday. “It was a big play today,” Woodson said.
The Philadelphia Eagles faced a New York Jets team wearing throwback uniforms and looking for some new results. Navy and gold or green and white, it didn’t matter in the end. “Our personality shows when we win a football game,” running back Brian Westbrook said. Donovan McNabb threw for 278 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis, and the Eagles’ defense stopped the Jets on fourth…
It was a rout waiting to happen: The winless St. Louis Rams and their depleted offense against a defense eager to prove it’s still the best in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens made the most of their opportunity, bullying backup quarterback Gus Frerotte into six turnovers in Sunday’s 22-3 victory. Playing for the injured Marc Bulger, Frerotte was forced to operate behind a depleted offensive line and…
Kansas City’s sickly offense found an easy way to get well — just stay home and let one of the league’s weakest defenses find you. Tony Gonzalez set the NFL record for touchdown catches by a tight end and the Chiefs rolled up an impressive — for them — 354 total yards Sunday en route to a 27-20 victory over the downward-spiraling Cincinnati Bengals.
