Los Angeles Sports

  What a Sunday! Five games decided in the last :12. Three on their last plays. One on a fourth down quarterback draw with :07 to go. Two winless teams win, one over a Super Bowl favorite on the road. Another on a blocked punt in overtime. And Peyton Manning is back! Here's a recap of all the action from Week 6:

Atlanta Falcons 22 (4-2)
Chicago Bears 20 (3-3)
After a dominating performance for 58-minutes, the Atlanta Falcons allowed Kyle Orton and the Bears to storm down the field and score an apparent game-winner with 11-seconds to go.  But the Falcons weren't done; they started their drive at their own 45, threw one pass down field and Jason Elam nailed a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired. 

Houston Texans 29 (1-4)
Miami Dolphins 28 (2-3)
The Texans gave up a long drive to Chad Pennington's Dolphins with 1:45 to go and it looked like it was another close game that got away from them.  But Matt Schaub used some of his 379 passing yards to get Houston to the Dolphin's 4-yard line before he ran it in with a quarterback sneak with :07 to go, earning Houston its first win of the season.

Indianapolis Colts 31 (3-2)
Baltimore Ravens 3 (2-3)
The Colts' league-worst running game took a huge hit when Joseph Addai left the game in the first quarter.  So Peyton Manning took over and threw three touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne as the Colts destroyed the Ravens in their first win in their new home. 

Minnesota Vikings 12 (3-3)
Detroit Lions 10 (0-5)
Proving that it is not how you win, but that you win, the Vikings held on to keep the Lions winless on the season in an ugly game.  The Lions led 10-9 with ten-minutes remaining when they blocked a Ryan Longwell field goal, but Longwell got another chance, this time knocking in a 49-yard game-winner with :12 to go.

New Orleans Saints 34 (3-3)
Oakland Raiders 3 (1-4)
Raiders' interim head coach Tom Cable is officially on the hot seat.  Drew Brees did not throw an incompletion until his 17th pass attempt and wound up 26 for 30 for 320-yards and three touchdowns, as New Orleans scored 34 unanswered points to rock the visiting Raiders.  

NY Jets 26 (3-2)
Cincinnati Bengals 14 (0-6)
The Bengals' Ryan Fitzpatrick stuggled mightily against the Jets' defense and Thomas Jones rushed for two scores while catching another for the Jets.  Brett Favre didn't throw six touchdowns this week, but he didn't have to; Favre was 25 for 33, with a touchdown and two interceptions.

Tampa Bay Buccanneers 27 (4-2)
Carolina Panthers 3 (4-2)
Carolina came into the game on a hot streak looking like presumptive division champs.  Tampa Bay entered the game in the midst of a quarterback quagmire and seemingly directionless.  Carolina's Jake Delhomme then threw three interceptions, Tampa Bay jumped all over them, and the NFC South was up in the air again. 

St. Louis Rams 19 (1-4)
Washington Redskins 17 (4-2)
St. Louis took the lead on 75-yard fumble return by O.J. Atogwe with 26-seconds left in the first half and added to it with two field goals in the third quarter, but it always seemed like Washington would swoop in and steal it away at any moment.  Then they did when Clinton Portis punched in a score from the two with under four minutes to go.  Another loss for the hopeless Rams...until they drove down the field and Josh Brown drilled a 49-yard game winner with no time left! 

Jacksonville Jaguars 24 (3-3)
Denver Broncos 17 (4-2)
Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jacksonville did the unthinkable!  They went up to denver and came away with a win.  Jones-Drew rushed for 125-yards and two touchdowns while David Garrard outplayed Jay Cutler.  The win places Jacksonville back into the midst of the AFC playoff chase.

Arizona Cardinals 30 (4-2)
Dallas Cowboys 24 (4-2) Overtime
Arizona is fast-becoming one of the toughest places to play on the road.  last week, the Cardinals destroyed the then-undefeated Bills and this week they took down the NFC favorite Cowboys.  Romo's Cowboys have lost two of three and were sloppy all day, even before Romo broke his throwing-pinkie on the first play of overtime.  The Cowboys won the OT coin toss, went three and out, and had their punt blocked and scooped up in the endzone for a touchdown.  This is not the way a Super Bowl favorite should be closing out games!

Philadelphia Eagles 40 (3-3)
San Francisco 49ers 26 (2-4)
The Eagles needed a furious fourth quarter 23-0 comeback to get back into this one in San Francisco, and wound up winning going away.  Corell Buckhalter had 178 total yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Michael Westbrook and Donovan McNabb looked solid a week after calling his and his teammates' performance, "embarrassing."

Green Bay Packers 27 (3-3)
Seattle Seahawks 17 (1-4)
Missing starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, this game didn't look good for the reeling Seahawks, but the wheels continues to come off what was a promising season a month ago.  Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers continues to play effectively despite a painful shoulder injury and threw for over 200-yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. 

San Diego Chargers 30 (3-3)
New England Patriots 10 (3-2)
After showing some good progress last Sunday, Matt Cassell had a very poor game at quarterback for the Patriots, throwing for only 203 yards and two interceptions, but no touchdowns.  Phillip Rivers threw for three scores to lead the Chargers' offense, but LaDainian Tomlinson continued to struggle, only rushing for 74-yards. 

NY Giants (4-0) at Cleveland Browns (0-5)
Perhaps the Giants overlooked the Browns.  Perhaps they thought they'd roll over them just like they did in preseason.  The Browns had other plans and the Derek Anderson and Braylon Edwards finally found their strides in 2008.  Protected by a herculean effort by his offensive line (0 sacks allowed), Anderson threw for 310 and two-touchdowns, while Edwards had five-catches for 154-yards and a touchdown.