NFL Week 4 Roundup
Texans 38, Titans 14 HOUSTON - Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Matt Schaub threw two TD passes as Houston (4-0) continued its best start in club history with a pasting of Tennessee.
Packers 28, Saints 27
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown to Jordy Nelson in the fourth quarter as Green Bay rallied to beat winless New Orleans.
Rodgers threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns and an interception for the Packers (2-2). Drew Brees threw for 446 yards with three TDs for the 0-4 Saints.
New Orleans 7 7 10 3 – 27
Green Bay 7 14 0 7 – 28
First quarter
GB–Ja.Jones 12 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 9:02.
NO–Colston 20 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 3:33.
Second quarter
GB–G.Jennings 9 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 14:15.
GB–Ja.Jones 14 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 4:50.
NO–Sproles 6 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), :27.
Third quarter
NO–FG Hartley 20, 9:41.
NO–Morgan 80 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 3:49.
Fourth quarter
NO–FG Hartley 27, 13:04.
GB–Nelson 11 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 7:00.
A: 70,571.
NO GB
First downs 25 30
Total Net Yards 474 421
Rushes-yards 19-45 25-102
Passing 429 319
Punt Returns 1-4 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-91 3-88
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 35-54-0 31-41-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 0-0
Punts 3-36.0 2-41.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 10-72 7-43
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: New Orleans, Sproles 5-20, P.Thomas 9-14, Ingram 5-11. Green Bay, Benson 18-84, Rodgers 5-13, Kuhn 1-5, Harrell 1-0.
Passing: New Orleans, Brees 35-54-0-446. Green Bay, Rodgers 31-41-1-319.
Receiving: New Orleans, Colston 9-153, J.Graham 7-76, Moore 7-67, Sproles 5-44, P.Thomas 2-(minus 1), Morgan 1-80, Collins 1-12, Henderson 1-10, D.Thomas 1-6, Ingram 1-(minus 1). Green Bay, Nelson 8-93, Cobb 7-66, Ja.Jones 5-56, Finley 4-54, Benson 4-22, Crabtree 1-16, G.Jennings 1-9, Driver 1-3.
Missed Field Goals: New Orleans, Hartley 48 (WL).
Texans 38, Titans 14
HOUSTON - Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Matt Schaub threw two TD passes as Houston (4-0) continued its best start in club history with a pasting of Tennessee.
Titans quarterback Jake Locker was knocked out the game early on a hit to his left, non-throwing shoulder. Matt Hasselbeck threw two TD passes in relief for the 1-3 Titans.
Tennessee 0 7 0 7 – 14
Houston 14 0 14 10 – 38
First quarter
Hou–Casey 11 pass from Schaub (S.Graham kick), 11:41.
Hou–Foster 4 run (S.Graham kick), :17.
Second quarter
Ten–Stevens 19 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), 7:52.
Third quarter
Hou–Manning 55 interception return (S.Graham kick), 9:21.
Hou–Daniels 28 pass from Schaub (S.Graham kick), 2:47.
Fourth quarter
Hou–FG S.Graham 33, 5:38.
Hou–Jackson 63 interception return (S.Graham kick), 3:57.
Ten–Wright 11 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), :57.
A: 71,581.
Ten Hou
First downs 17 16
Total Net Yards 325 297
Rushes-yards 29-158 31-95
Passing 167 202
Punt Returns 3-9 4-34
Kickoff Returns 5-107 2-56
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-118
Comp-Att-Int 17-27-2 20-28-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-26 0-0
Punts 7-46.6 6-43.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-73 1-3
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Tennessee, C.Johnson 25-141, Ringer 2-14, Hasselbeck 2-3. Houston, Foster 24-86, Tate 5-11, Schaub 2-(minus 2).
Passing: Tennessee, Hasselbeck 17-25-2-193, Locker 0-2-0-0. Houston, Schaub 20-28-0-202.
Receiving: Tennessee, Wright 4-46, Washington 3-43, Cook 3-36, Stevens 2-24, C.Johnson 2-16, Q.Johnson 1-17, Williams 1-6, Hawkins 1-5. Houston, Daniels 6-72, Casey 5-36, Johnson 3-56, Martin 2-19, Tate 2-3, Foster 1-8, Walter 1-8.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Rams 19, Seahawks 13
ST. LOUIS - Greg Zuerlein kicked four field goals, including a 58-yarder and a club-record 60-yarder, to help St. Louis beat Seattle.
Special teams led the way for the Rams (2-2), with a fake field goal turning into a 2-yard TD pass from punter Johnny Hekker to Danny Amendola to put St. Louis ahead by 10-7 in the first half.
The Rams intercepted Russell Wilson three times, with Bradley Fletcher clinching it with a pick at the Rams 25 with a minute to go.
Seattle 7 0 3 3 – 13
St. Louis 3 10 3 3 – 19
First quarter
Sea–Lynch 18 run (Hauschka kick), 10:45.
StL–FG Zuerlein 58, 4:59.
Second quarter
StL–Amendola 2 pass from Hekker (Zuerlein kick), 1:11.
StL–FG Zuerlein 48, :00.
Third quarter
StL–FG Zuerlein 60, 13:46.
Sea–FG Hauschka 31, 4:10.
Fourth quarter
Sea–FG Hauschka 30, 13:03.
StL–FG Zuerlein 24, 6:07.
A: 53,193.
Sea StL
First downs 19 15
Total Net Yards 319 286
Rushes-yards 34-179 27-75
Passing 140 211
Punt Returns 2-1 1-18
Kickoff Returns 1-69 1-10
Interceptions Ret. 1-29 3-40
Comp-Att-Int 17-25-3 17-31-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-20 2-12
Punts 4-49.0 4-39.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-55 6-37
Time of Possession 29:52 30:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Seattle, Lynch 20-118, Turbin 6-45, Wilson 7-14, Washington 1-2. St. Louis, Jackson 18-55, D.Richardson 6-16, Amendola 1-6, Bradford 2-(minus 2).
Passing: Seattle, Wilson 17-25-3-160. St. Louis, Bradford 16-30-1-221, Hekker 1-1-0-2.
Receiving: Seattle, Rice 4-41, Lynch 4-37, Miller 3-32, McCoy 2-20, Turbin 2-13, Baldwin 1-10, Tate 1-7. St. Louis, Amendola 6-55, Gibson 2-28, Kendricks 2-22, Pettis 2-22, D.Richardson 2-13, Givens 1-52, Quick 1-19, Jackson 1-12.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Vikings 20, Lions 13
DETROIT - Percy Harvin returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown, and Marcus Sherels scored on a punt return early in the third to help NFC North-leading Minnesota beat Detroit.
With the victory, the Vikings (3-1) matched the number of wins they had last season, and snapped an 11-game losing streak within the division.
The Lions (1-3) are the first team since at least 1940 to give up a kickoff and a punt return for TDs in consecutive games, according to STATS L.L.C.
Minnesota 10 3 7 0 – 20
Detroit 3 3 0 7 – 13
First quarter
Min–Harvin 105 kickoff return (Walsh kick), 14:48.
Det–FG Hanson 40, 13:06.
Min–FG Walsh 49, 1:16.
Second quarter
Min–FG Walsh 27, 8:14.
Det–FG Hanson 31, 1:46.
Third quarter
Min–Sherels 77 punt return (Walsh kick), 13:09.
Fourth quarter
Det–Stafford 1 run (Hanson kick), 2:56.
A: 63,616.
Min Det
First downs 15 23
Total Net Yards 227 341
Rushes-yards 28-127 20-55
Passing 100 286
Punt Returns 1-77 3-35
Kickoff Returns 2-109 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 16-26-0 30-51-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-11 5-33
Punts 6-43.2 5-39.6
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-87 5-72
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Minnesota, Peterson 21-102, Harvin 3-12, Gerhart 3-8, Ponder 1-5. Detroit, LeShoure 13-26, Stafford 4-14, Burleson 1-8, T.Young 1-5, Bell 1-2.
Passing: Minnesota, Ponder 16-26-0-111. Detroit, Stafford 30-51-0-319.
Receiving: Minnesota, Simpson 4-50, Peterson 4-20, Harvin 3-22, Rudolph 2-8, Gerhart 1-8, Jenkins 1-4, Carlson 1-(minus 1). Detroit, Pettigrew 7-67, Bell 6-72, Johnson 5-54, Burleson 5-51, LeShoure 4-37, T.Young 1-17, Scheffler 1-16, K.Williams 1-5.
Missed Field Goals: Minnesota, Walsh 46 (WL).
49ers 34, Jets 0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - San Francisco had everything New York coach Rex Ryan wishes his team had: a solid running game, a smothering defense, a little bit of the Wildcat-style offense, and even blocked a punt to cruise to a decisive win.
That's exactly the type of team the Jets coach was hoping to build. Instead, Ryan had to watch it from the other sideline as the 49ers (3-1) ran for more than 200 yards and Carlos Rogers returned a fumble 51 yards for a score.
San Francisco 0 10 7 17 – 34
N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 0 – 0
Second quarter
SF–Kaepernick 7 run (Akers kick), 13:37.
SF–FG Akers 36, :00.
Third quarter
SF–Gore 2 run (Akers kick), 2:49.
Fourth quarter
SF–Rogers 51 fumble return (Akers kick), 14:46.
SF–FG Akers 40, 8:23.
SF–Hunter 1 run (Akers kick), 6:03.
A: 79,088.
SF NYJ
First downs 26 9
Total Net Yards 379 145
Rushes-yards 44-245 17-45
Passing 134 100
Punt Returns 4-40 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-25 2-73
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 12-22-0 14-30-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-9 3-12
Punts 4-46.0 8-37.9
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3
Penalties-Yards 8-67 4-30
Time of Possession 36:56 23:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: San Francisco, Gore 21-62, Hunter 8-56, Kaepernick 5-50, Manningham 1-28, Dixon 4-16, Ale.Smith 2-12, K.Williams 1-9, Ginn Jr. 1-7, Miller 1-5. N.Y. Jets, Greene 11-34, Powell 4-11, Tebow 2-0.
Passing: San Francisco, Ale.Smith 12-21-0-143, Kaepernick 0-1-0-0. N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 13-29-1-103, Tebow 1-1-0-9.
Receiving: San Francisco, Manningham 3-47, Walker 2-31, V.Davis 2-28, Crabtree 2-15, Gore 2-13, Miller 1-9. N.Y. Jets, Holmes 4-29, Cumberland 4-17, Schilens 3-45, Kerley 2-12, Epps 1-9.
Missed Field Goals: San Francisco, Akers 55 (WR), 40 (WR).
Chargers 37, Chiefs 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Philip Rivers threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns as San Diego capitalized on six turnovers to whip Kansas City.
Five of the Chiefs' turnovers came in the first half, when San Diego (3-1) raced to a 27-6 lead, which allowed the Chargers to coast the rest of the way.
Matt Cassel threw for 251 yards and two scores for Kansas City (1-3), but he also had three first-half interceptions.
San Diego 17 10 0 10 – 37
Kansas City 0 6 7 7 – 20
First quarter
SD–Royal 4 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 10:04.
SD–FG Novak 24, 6:26.
SD–Battle 1 run (Novak kick), 5:28.
Second quarter
SD–FG Novak 47, 8:09.
KC–Charles 37 run (pass failed), 5:09.
SD–Butler 21 interception return (Novak kick), 2:51.
Third quarter
KC–Charles 13 pass from Cassel (Succop kick), 8:40.
Fourth quarter
SD–Battle 4 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 7:54.
KC–Bowe 29 pass from Cassel (Succop kick), 5:29.
SD–FG Novak 45, 1:56.
A: 69,979.
SD KC
First downs 19 25
Total Net Yards 293 353
Rushes-yards 34-104 22-119
Passing 189 234
Punt Returns 1-0 3-39
Kickoff Returns 2-53 4-109
Interceptions Ret. 3-73 1-1
Comp-Att-Int 18-23-1 24-42-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-20 2-17
Punts 5-53.8 4-51.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-3
Penalties-Yards 7-75 9-80
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: San Diego, Mathews 14-61, Battle 15-39, McClain 2-4, Rivers 3-0. Kansas City, Charles 17-92, Gray 1-15, Draughn 4-12.
Passing: San Diego, Rivers 18-23-1-209. Kansas City, Cassel 24-42-3-251.
Receiving: San Diego, Battle 4-42, Gates 3-59, Brown 3-50, Royal 3-16, Floyd 2-23, Mathews 2-21, McClain 1-(minus 2). Kansas City, Bowe 7-108, Baldwin 4-50, Draughn 4-34, Charles 3-23, Moeaki 3-18, McCluster 2-6, Breaston 1-12.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Patriots 52, Bills 28
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Tom Brady led New England on six consecutive second-half touchdown drives to seal an overwhelming victory over Buffalo.
Brady finished 22 of 36 for 340 yards and three TDs and also scored on a 4-yard run.
New England 7 0 14 31 – 52
Buffalo 0 14 7 7 – 28
First quarter
NE–Ridley 6 run (Gostkowski kick), 6:49.
Second quarter
Buf–Chandler 24 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 9:43.
Buf–Chandler 20 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 3:30.
Third quarter
Buf–Jones 68 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 11:08.
NE–Woodhead 17 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 8:10.
NE–Brady 4 run (Gostkowski kick), 3:53.
Fourth quarter
NE–Gronkowski 28 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 14:55.
NE–Ridley 2 run (Gostkowski kick), 11:42.
NE–Bolden 7 run (Gostkowski kick), 10:29.
Buf–B.Smith 35 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 6:32.
NE–Lloyd 25 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 4:02.
NE–FG Gostkowski 30, 1:56.
A: 70,684.
NE Buf
First downs 33 19
Total Net Yards 580 438
Rushes-yards 40-247 27-98
Passing 333 340
Punt Returns 1-14 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-20 1-26
Interceptions Ret. 4-56 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 22-36-0 22-39-4
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 3-10
Punts 3-39.7 5-41.8
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2
Penalties-Yards 1-10 3-17
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: New England, Bolden 16-137, Ridley 22-106, Brady 1-4, Vereen 1-0. Buffalo, Spiller 8-33, F.Jackson 13-29, Fitzpatrick 3-14, Choice 2-14, J.White 1-8.
Passing: New England, Brady 22-36-0-340. Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 22-39-4-350.
Receiving: New England, Welker 9-129, Gronkowski 5-104, Lloyd 3-50, Woodhead 2-23, Fells 1-18, Bolden 1-11, Vereen 1-5. Buffalo, Chandler 4-62, Graham 4-34, F.Jackson 3-50, Jones 2-90, B.Smith 2-49, Dickerson 2-36, St.Johnson 2-23, Spiller 2-5, Choice 1-1.
Missed Field Goals: New England, Gostkowski 49 (WR), 42 (WL).
Broncos 37, Raiders 6
DENVER - Peyton Manning passed for 338 yards and three touchdowns to lift Denver over Oakland.
Manning opened the game with an 80-yard touchdown drive - their first opening-quarter TD of the season - as Denver (2-2) never trailed, beating the Raiders (1-3) at home for the first time since 2007. Willis McGahee ran for 112 yards for his 32d-career 100-yard game.
Oakland 3 3 0 0 – 6
Denver 10 0 21 6 – 37
First quarter
Den–Dreessen 22 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 10:32.
Oak–FG Janikowski 38, 6:47.
Den–FG Prater 21, :00.
Second quarter
Oak–FG Janikowski 24, :22.
Third quarter
Den–Decker 17 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 10:08.
Den–McGahee 2 run (Prater kick), 7:30.
Den–Ball 14 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 3:46.
Fourth quarter
Den–FG Prater 43, 12:56.
Den–FG Prater 53, 3:43.
A: 76,787.
Oak Den
First downs 12 26
Total Net Yards 237 503
Rushes-yards 16-56 38-165
Passing 181 338
Punt Returns 0-0 5-42
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-16
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 19-34-0 30-39-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 0-0
Punts 7-49.4 0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-41 4-30
Time of Possession 22:35 37:25
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Oakland, McFadden 13-34, Goodson 3-22. Denver, McGahee 19-112, Hillman 10-31, Caldwell 1-14, Ball 6-10, Manning 1-(minus 1), Osweiler 1-(minus 1).
Passing: Oakland, Palmer 19-34-0-202. Denver, Manning 30-38-0-338, Prater 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: Oakland, Reece 5-54, Moore 4-71, Goodson 3-(minus 5), Criner 2-29, Hagan 2-18, Myers 1-22, Ausberry 1-9, McFadden 1-4. Denver, Decker 7-79, McGahee 6-23, D.Thomas 5-103, Tamme 5-38, Hillman 2-32, Stokley 2-32, Dreessen 2-17, Ball 1-14.
Missed Field Goals: None.
Bengals 27, Jaguars 10
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Andy Dalton threw two touchdowns passes and ran for a score as Cincinnati beat Jacksonville for its third consecutive win.
Dalton and A.J. Green burned Jacksonville several times, including once to set up a second-quarter touchdown and again for a fourth-quarter score.
The Bengals (3-1) finished with six sacks, putting constant pressure on Blaine Gabbert and the Jaguars (1-3).
Cincinnati 3 14 0 10 – 27
Jacksonville 0 7 3 0 – 10
First quarter
Cin–FG Nugent 35, 6:10.
Second quarter
Jac–Lewis 2 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), 13:33.
Cin–Pressley 1 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 6:16.
Cin–Dalton 1 run (Nugent kick), 1:11.
Third quarter
Jac–FG Scobee 21, 3:04.
Fourth quarter
Cin–Green 18 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 13:51.
Cin–FG Nugent 35, 12:38.
A: 63,030.
Cin Jac
First downs 20 17
Total Net Yards 382 212
Rushes-yards 34-138 18-69
Passing 244 143
Punt Returns 3-33 0-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-70
Interceptions Ret. 1-23 1-10
Comp-Att-Int 20-31-1 23-34-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 6-43
Punts 3-47.7 6-49.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-50 3-37
Time of Possession 31:19 28:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Cincinnati, Green-Ellis 26-82, Peerman 1-48, Dalton 6-5, Leonard 1-3. Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 13-38, Gabbert 3-19, Jennings 2-12.
Passing: Cincinnati, Dalton 20-31-1-244. Jacksonville, Gabbert 23-34-1-186.
Receiving: Cincinnati, Green 6-117, Gresham 5-47, Hawkins 3-39, Green-Ellis 2-12, Leonard 1-13, Charles 1-10, M.Jones 1-5, Pressley 1-1. Jacksonville, Blackmon 6-48, Jones-Drew 5-42, Jones 4-25, Lewis 3-32, Robinson 1-19, Thomas 1-9, Shorts 1-8, Elliott 1-5, Jennings 1-(minus 2).
Missed Field Goals: None.
Cardinals 24, Dolphins 21
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Jay Feely kicked a 46-yard field goal 6 minutes, 31 seconds into overtime to keep Arizona unbeaten with a win over Miami.
The Cardinals (4-0) forced overtime when Kevin Kolb threw a 15-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to Andre Roberts with 22 seconds to play in regulation.
The winning field goal came after rookie Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 431 yards, was hit by Paris Lenon as he threw and Kerry Rhodes came up with an interception.
Miami 0 13 0 8 0 – 21
Arizona 0 0 7 14 3 – 24
Second quarter
Mia–FG Carpenter 32, 13:15.
Mia–Lane 1 run (Carpenter kick), 1:56.
Mia–FG Carpenter 27, :03.
Third quarter
Ari–Fitzgerald 3 pass from Kolb (Feely kick), 9:46.
Fourth quarter
Ari–Roberts 46 pass from Kolb (Feely kick), 9:45.
Mia–Hartline 80 pass from Tannehill (Lane pass from Tannehill), 7:05.
Ari–Roberts 15 pass from Kolb (Feely kick), :22.
Overtime
Ari–FG Feely 46, 8:29.
A: 60,183.
Mia Ari
First downs 21 19
Total Net Yards 480 297
Rushes-yards 29-86 15-28
Passing 394 269
Punt Returns 2-9 4-18
Kickoff Returns 1-23 3-90
Interceptions Ret. 2-31 2-5
Comp-Att-Int 26-41-2 29-48-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-37 8-55
Punts 5-44.2 9-48.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-62
Time of Possession 35:00 31:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Miami, Bush 17-67, Miller 4-13, Thomas 4-4, Lane 3-2, Tannehill 1-0. Arizona, R.Williams 13-26,t Powell 2-2.
Passing: Miami, Tannehill 26-41-2-431. Arizona, Kolb 29-48-2-324.
Receiving: Miami, Hartline 12-253, Bess 7-123, Fasano 5-30, Naanee 1-19, Thomas 1-6. Arizona, Fitzgerald 8-64, Roberts 6-118, Floyd 4-35, Doucet 4-31, Housler 2-48, King 2-22, Powell 2-6, R.Williams 1-0.
Missed Field Goals: Miami, Carpenter 51 (WR).