NFL RECAP WEEK 12

CHIEFS AT RAIDERS

After over one year of losing, the Oakland Raiders finally had something to celebrate, the last time the Raiders won a game was November 17th… of 2013. Derek Carr threw for 174 yards and a touchdown and James Jones had 47 yards recieving as the Raiders defeated the Kansas City Cheifs 24-20″We learned something today,” interim coach Tony Sparano said. “We learned something about ourselves. We’ve been in this end of the pool a long time. I kept saying that eventually it’s going to happen. Today they just refused to give up.”

LIONS AT PATRIOTS

Tom Brady threw for nearly 350 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Patriots blew out a very good Lions team 34-9.”Everyone is linked together,” quarterback Tom Brady said, “so we all feed off each other — offense, defense, special teams.” LeGarrette Blount ran for two touchdowns and had 78 yards on the ground the week after Jonas Gray, who didn’t even play this week made the cover of “Sports Illustrated” As for the Lions, they don’t know what happened. “We blew a lot of coverage,” Linebacker DeAndre Levy said. “They sped up the tempo a bit and I think we lost our composure.”

PACKERS AT VIKINGS

Eddie Lacy ran for 125 yards and one touchdown as the Green Bay Packers edged the Minnesota Vikings, who were without their top two running backs (Adrian Peterson [Suspension] and Matt Asiata [Injury]) 24-21. Eddie Lacy had one of the best games of his young career and Aaron Rodgers struggled “He’s agile for a guy his size. He’s got a great spin move. He takes care of the football. He does all the things you want,” said Rodgers. “He doesn’t go down, man,” left guard Josh Sitton said. “It’s pretty fun to watch.”

COWBOYS AT GIANTS

Odell Beckham Jr. made one of the best catches I’ve ever seen but it came in a losing effort because Tony Romo threw for 275 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants. “You gain an understanding that you’re never really out of it,” Romo said. “You are comfortable being in uncomfortable situations. That comes from having been through it and going out and finding a way to win. Once you do that a few times, the team can believe in that. “Any time you’re afforded the amount of time at the end of the game, it’s huge, they (the offensive line) are a special group of guys who work their butts off and deserve a lot of credit for this game and this season.”

JETS AT BILLS

Scott Chandler had a shoutout to all of Buffalo after he caught a touchdown pass on Monday. His snow shoveling touchdown celebration was a tribute to the people of Buffalo who were buried in seven feet of snow for the past week. “It was a little bit of a tribute to the people of Buffalo,” Chandler said. “You want to do something special for our fans. They did a great job showing up for us tonight, and for the people back there, we’re behind you.” The Bills beat the Jets 38-3 behind Kyle Orton’s 230 yards and 2 touchdowns.