Cardinals at Rams

Cardinal kicker Chandler Catanzaro kicked four field goals as the Cardinals defeated the Rams 12-6 on Thursday Night Football.”They were not near our quarterback,” Bruce Arians, coach of the Cardnils  said after the 12-6 victory  “Everybody talking all that stuff about how great their defense is, they saw a good defense tonight. It was in red and white.” The problem was, quarterback Drew Stanton was injured for Arizona, meaning they’ll be down to their third string quarterback the rest of the way.

Cowboys at Eagles

DeMarco Murray had a couple of touchdowns, Dez Bryant caught three more and the Cowboys moved ahead of the Eagles in the NFC East race with a 38-27 win on Sunday Night.”Just came out poised. I was focused,” Bryant said. “We knew that this game was going to be big. We’re not really out trying to prove nothing to nobody. We’re trying to stay together, play together and understand from here on out it’s big games. We’ve got to stay together. We’ve got to block everybody else out. We can’t be in to all of that.”

Saints at Bears

Drew Brees threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns and the Saints crushed the struggling Bears 31-15 to jump into first place in the NFC South. The Saints control their own destiny to get a playoff spot. New Orleans, who is currently 6-8 has the Falcons and the Buccs left on the docket. “I think we’ve shown a couple times we can handle adversity,” Brees said. “Let’s make sure we can handle success, too.”

NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

Cowboys at Bears

DeMarco Murray had 179 yards on the ground, Tony Romo tossed for three touchdowns and the Cowboys defeated the Bears 41-28. With the win the Cowboys clinched their first winning season since 2009. “Other than the fact we still have all our goals in front of us,” Romo said when asked about clearing the eight-win mark. “I think that that’s more for you guys to do your 8-8 stuff.” The Cowboys lead 14-7 at the half and than scored 21 unanswered points to secure the victory.

Patriots at Chargers

Rob Gronkowski broke a record, Tom Brady threw for over 300 yards, nearly half of which were to Julian Edelman who caught 8 passes, all in all it was a pretty good day for Patriots, oh and they beat the Chargers 24-13. Gronk was the first tight end to have 4 seasons with 10 or more touchdowns.”We worked very hard this week,” Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. “Being in San Diego for a week gave us a chance to bond a little bit, watch extra film because we was at the hotel, and basically hung out and talked football. … A lot of times we talked about what it’s going to take to win a football game. Everybody prepared well. … The focus was unbelievable.”

Falcons at Packers

First place in the NFC, up 24 at the half you might think that the Packers could ease off the gas a little, they did, and it almost cost them the game. After putting just seven on the board in the first half Atlanta put up 30 in the second frame but fell just short 43-37. “There’s been some ups and downs on both sides of the ball all season,” Rodgers said. “But we’re really getting this home-field advantage thing going, with the crowd noise, with the footing, with the way we’re playing, being really balanced on offense.” Rodgers admitted there might have been a “slight relaxation” at halftime up 24.

NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

DENVER BRONCOS

DENVER can clinch the AFC West division title with:
1) DEN win or tie

DENVER can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) DEN win + IND loss + CIN loss + PIT loss or tie
2) DEN win + IND loss + CIN loss + DEN clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over PIT

DENVER can clinch a playoff spot:
1) MIA loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + CIN loss + PIT loss
2) MIA loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + BAL loss + CLE loss or tie
3) MIA loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + BAL loss + PIT win

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

NEW ENGLAND can clinch the AFC East division title with:
1) NE win or tie

NEW ENGLAND can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) NE win + IND loss + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie
2) NE win + IND loss + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss

NEW ENGLAND can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) BUF loss or tie + CIN loss + PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss or tie
2) BUF loss or tie + CIN loss + PIT loss + KC loss or tie + SD loss
3) BUF loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + KC loss or tie + SD loss + BAL loss

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

INDIANAPOLIS can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) IND win or tie

ARIZONA CARDINALS

ARIZONA can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) ARI win + DAL/PHI game does not end in a tie
2) ARI win + DET loss + ARI clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB
3) ARI win + DET loss + GB win or tie

GREEN BAY PACKERS

GREEN BAY can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) GB win + DAL loss + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over DA

SEAHAWKS AT 49ERS

Richard Sherman said one thing before he went out on the field. “I told their sideline if they threw it my way I’d end the game.” And he did exactly that. Sherman had the moment of the game, just like in the NFC championship game just 10 months ago when he knocked down the game-winning touchdown pass.In this game, with the game sealing interception while the fourty-niners were driving too give the Seahawks a 19-3 win. “The second one was pretty entertaining. I was laughing the whole time,” Sherman said. “They threw it. I said, ‘Way to be, way to be.’”

PATRIOTS AT PACKERS

Aaron Rodgers threw for three-hundred and sixty-eight yards and two touchdown, Eddie Lacy had about a hundred on the ground as well as the Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots 27-21. “We have some big goals, and we’re getting into December football now with a chance with everything right in front of us,” Rodgers said. In the first meeting between these two elite quarterbacks Rodgers prevailed as the New England offense didn’t seem to click all game. “I just wish we would have won this one. We put a lot into this one, and this was a great test for us. I think the guys knew how important this was for our season.” Brady Said.

DOLPHINS AT JETS

The Miami Dolphins are making a push for the playoffs. You read that right. Caleb Sturgis had 3 field goals, Michael Vick threw an interception and Miami beat its archrivals 16-13. Jarvis Landry had 8 catches and Lamar Miller ran for the only Dolphin touchdown of the game. “We had to draw a line in the dirt. No more,” Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake said  “We came out in the second half scheme-wise the same, but guys played the way they’re supposed to play.” On the other hand. “Can’t believe we’re 2-10,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said, shaking his head and pausing. “It’s a joke.”

PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

INDIANAPOLIS can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) A WIN + Houston loss

Will it happen? NO

DENVER can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) A WIN + Baltimore loss + Pittsburgh loss + Cleveland loss + Houston loss or tie + KC loss

Will it happen? NO

2) A WIN + Baltimore loss + Pittsburgh loss + Cleveland loss + Houston loss or tie + SD loss + KC tie

Will it happen? NO