Nov 27, 2011 - Looking around at the NFL action, there were plenty of interesting early games on Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts remained winless, of course not bothering anyone at the bottom of the AFC South standings. As for the rest of the AFC South, the Houston Texans maintained control of the division by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars while the Tennessee Titans rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Keeping an eye on the Colts standing with the worst record in the league, there are now only two two-win teams ahead of the Colts after Carolina won their third game of the season at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams remain two games ahead of the Colts after losing on Sunday.?
Check out all of the?Week 12 scores here, but here's a look at some games of note so far this Sunday:
Houston Texans Beat Jacksonville Jaguars 20-13
The Texans went into the game without starting quarterback Matt Schaub, out for the season with a foot injury, and then lost backup Matt Leinart to a shoulder injury during the win. Prior to leaving the game, Leinart connected with Joel Dreessen for a touchdown. Arian Foster rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown to lead the Texans' ground game. Jacksonville quarterback Blaine Gabbert was sacked six times and completed just 13 of 29 passes. Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 99 yards, but the Jags' only touchdown came on a fumble recovery and return by Ashton Youboty.
Tennessee Titans beat Tampa Bay 23-17
The Titans score 13 fourth-quarter points to secure a comeback win over the Buccaneers to move to 6-5 on the season. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw a touchdown pass to Damian Williams with three minutes left in the game to put the Titans in front 20-17. Defensive back Jason McCourty then intercepted Josh Freeman which eventually set up a 38-yard field goal by Rob Bironas to put the game away.
Arizona Cardinals beat St. Louis Rams 23-20
After falling behind 20-10 after three quarters, the Rams rallied to tie the game the Cardinals cashed in a 22-yard field goal by Jay Feely to regain the lead and hold on for the final four minutes of the game. Sam Bradford connected with receiver Brandon Lloyd for a touchdown pass to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter. The loss drops the Rams to 2-9 on the season with remaining games at San Francisco, at Seattle, Cincinnati, at Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
Atlanta Falcons beat Minnesota Vikings 24-14
The Minnesota Vikings, playing without running back Adrian Peterson, fell behind 17-0 at the half and were never able to fully recover. Running back Toby Gerhart put the Vikings on the board with a one-yard touchdown plunge in the third quarter. Then quarterback Christian Ponder found Percy Harvin for a 39-yard strike to make things interesting early in the fourth quarter. That would end the threat by Minnesota, though as Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan put the Falcons back in control midway through the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass to Michael Palmer. The Vikings are now 2-9 and finish the season with games against Denver, at Detroit, New Orleans, at Washington and Chicago.
Neither Minnesota nor St. Louis have many chances for wins on their remaining schedule. For St. Louis the games at Seattle and at home against Cincinnati should be their best opportunity. Minnesota has Denver at home and plays at Washington which should both give the Vikings a chance to win.
As for the Colts, they would need to win two of their final five games if Minnesota and/or St. Louis go 0-fer the rest of the season. The Colts schedule is a challenge as well with games at New England, at Baltimore, home against Tennessee and Houston and then at Jacksonville.
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