The NFL schedule in Week 15 had a number of big games on Sunday and the latter games were very exciting, as the Dallas Cowboys blew yet another lead after being up 26-3 and the team allowed the Packers to win, while the New England Patriots could not complete the comeback against the Miami Dolphins to fall and the New York Giants also lost to the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium.
The early games had their excitement as well with the atlanta Falcons outlasting the Washington Redskins and that came after the Skins tried to win the game on their final play with a two point conversion try after scoring with under a minute to go. That failed and the team lost with Kirk Cousins at quarterback and now the team has tough questions to decide, while the Chicago Bears were able to pull out a win against the Cleveland Browns and for the time being they are the leaders in the NFC north until the Detroit Lions play on Monday night.
The Colts won big over the Houston Texans to give them their 12th loss of the season and the Dolphins were able to outlast the Patriots before the Vikings pulled out a huge win against the Eagles. Minnesota won without Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart in the lineup and the Seattle Seahawks shutout the Giants with a huge performance and the San Francisco 49ers were able to take down the Buccaneers with a dominating performance. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders battled and Jamaal Charles had a huge game and that came before the Cowboys blew their matchup against the Packers. IT was the biggest comeback win for the Packers and they were very impressive and the team pulled off a big interception off Tony Romo to seal things and even though the team lost, they still have a good chance to make the playoffs.
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Seattle played their first in what their team hopes will be two games at MetLife Stadium and the Seahawks hit the mark for what they hope is their Super Bowl rehearsal by blanking the New York Giants 23-0 on Sunday at the winter-weather site of Super Bowl 48.
The Seahawks, who have already reached the playoffs with an NFC-best mark of 12-2, coolly closed in on securing a first-round bye as West Division winners on a Week 15 schedule in which nearly every game held playoff implications.
Seattle's top-rated defense stole the show, intercepting two-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Eli Manning five times in shutting down the hosting Giants (5-9). The Seahawks hope to return to the Meadowlands for a Super Bowl appearance on February 2.
New England (10-4) appeared poised to notch a fourth straight come-from-behind win and clinch the AFC East title before quarterback Tom Brady's fourth-down pass was intercepted by safety Michael Thomas in the end zone with two seconds left to preserve a 24-20 win for the Miami Dolphins.
The Dolphins (8-6), desperately needing a win to stay in the thick of the AFC wildcard race, recovered from a 20-17 deficit when quarterback Ryan Tannehill hit Marcus Thigpen with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 1:21 left in the game.
Miami snapped a string of seven consecutive losses against the Patriots, who lost ground in their quest to snare the top seeding in the AFC.
The San Francisco 49ers set themselves up for a possible playoff clinching later on Sunday by walloping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33-14.
San Francisco (10-4) dominated possession, outgaining Tampa Bay 187 yards to 39 on the ground while quarterback Colin Kaepernick completed 19 of 29 passes including two TD connections.
The Niners, who controlled the ball for nearly 40 minutes, will clinch a spot in the playoffs should Arizona (8-5) lose at Tennessee (5-8).
The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a damaging defeat, falling 48-30 to the Minnesota Vikings, who were playing without Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson and his back-up Toby Gerhart.
Philadelphia entered the contest with a one-game lead over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East, but slipped to 8-6 as Vikings quarterback Matt Cassell completed 26 of 35 for 382 yards and two touchdowns.
Minnesota (4-9-1) led 27-9 in the third quarter before the Eagles clawed back with two scores to pull within 27-22 going into the fourth quarter. Philadelphia's defense, however, could not hold down the Vikings, who responded with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to restore the cushion.
The Chicago Bears looked in danger of losing ground in the tight NFC North race before battling back to beat the Cleveland Browns 38-31 in a winning return by quarterback Jay Cutler.
Cutler, who missed the previous four games due to a sprained ankle, shook off some early rust and tossed three touchdown passes for Chicago, who trailed 24-17 after three quarters.
Taking the reins back from back-up Josh McCown, Cutler connected on 22 of 31 throws for 265 yards.
The Bears, who began the day tied with the Detroit Lions for the division lead, improved their record to 8-6.
AFC South champions the Indianapolis Colts took out their frustrations over a 42-28 loss last week to the Cincinnati Bengals by thumping the woeful Houston Texans (2-12) 25-3.
The victory improved the Colts to 9-5 and fueled their hopes of improving their seeding for the playoffs.
(Reuters)
