Colts, Rams even after NFL Week 4
Progress for the St. Louis Rams at 2-2 is distress for the Indianapolis Colts, who surprisingly have the same mediocre record.
While the Rams were pretty happy after surpassing their win total from last season by beating the Seattle Seahawks 20-3 on Sunday, the Colts wondered how they're one of 12 teams sitting at .500 after four games.
"It's not what we want to be, it's not what we set out to be, but it's what we are," quarterback Peyton Manning said after a 31-28 loss at Jacksonville. "We have to find a way to dig ourselves out of a hole. We are in a hole."
Indianapolis was put there by Josh Scobee's 59-yard field goal on the final play — the eighth-longest in NFL history and the longest in franchise history. The Jaguars (2-2) rebounded from back-to-back, 25-point losses — the worst consecutive setbacks in team history — and handed the six-time defending AFC South champion Colts their second division loss.
"Being that it was against the Colts, that's huge for us," Scobee said.
Chicago and Pittsburgh were also knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving the surprising Kansas City Chiefs — on a bye in Week 4 — as the NFL's only team without a loss.
The New York Giants knocked out the Bears' Jay Cutler with a concussion in a nine-sack first half, sent his replacement, Todd Collins, to the sideline late in the fourth quarter and limited previously unbeaten Chicago (3-1) to 110 total yards in a 17-3 victory.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown against a defense that had allowed 119 yards on the ground in its first three games and Lawrence Tynes kicked a 22-yard field goal as the Giants (2-2) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Redskins 17, Eagles 12Donovan McNabb threw for 125 yards and one touchdown, leading Washington to a victory in his first game against his former team.Michael Vick was forced out in the first quarter with chest and rib injuries in his first start in front of the hometown crowd. He will need an MRI on Sunday.
Broncos 26, Titans 20Despite being sacked six times, Kyle Orton completed 35 of 50 passes for 341 yards and two TDs to overcome a measly 19 yards rushing as Denver improved to 2-2. His 6-yard TD pass to Correll Buckhalter with 1:33 left rallied the Broncos, who got four field goals from Matt Prater.
Packers 28, Lions 26Aaron Rodgers threw three TD passes and Charles Woodson returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown, but the Packers (3-1) barely held on against the pesky Lions (0-4).
Jets 38, Bills 14LaDainian Tomlinson cruised through Buffalo's defense for 133 yards and two TDs, and Dustin Keller caught two TD passes from Mark Sanchez.
Saints 16, Panthers 14A few days after rejoining the team at age 46, John Carney hit three field goals to help New Orleans (3-1) keep Carolina (0-4) winless.
Texans 31, Raiders 24Arian Foster, benched for the first 23 minutes due to an undisclosed off the-field behavior issue, ran 74 yards for one touchdown and caught a 10-yard pass from Matt Schaub for another score in the second half to spark Houston (3-1).
Chargers 41, Cards 10Antonio Gates became the seventh tight end in NFL history with 500 catches, including touchdown receptions of 33 and 26 yards from Philip Rivers, to lead the Chargers.
Browns 23, Bengals 20Peyton Hillis rumbled for 102 yards and a touchdown, Phil Dawson kicked three field goals and the Browns finally held a fourth-quarter lead, surviving a big day by Terrell Owens for their first win.
Falcons 16, 49ers 14Matt Bryant kicked a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to lift the Falcons over winless San Francisco.
