Buffalo @ Washington
1 2 3 4 FINAL
BUFFALO 3 21 3 7 34
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 7 7
WASHINGTON –
On a wet and dreary day, Todd Gurley and the Buffalo Bills (7-7) dominated the
Washington Redskins to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
The Buffalo
defense made it a no contest throughout allowing only 216 total yards on the
day to complement another stellar day by Gurley.
“I’ve been
saying it for weeks now,” Gurley said. “One game at a time.”
The rookie
out of Georgia ended the day with 190 total yards and three scores to all but
cement his status at the NFL’s newcomer of the year.
Head coach
Rex Ryan was more blunt with his assessment of the team’s postseason chances.
“No one
wants to play us right now, OK,” Ryan said. “We are going to get Aaron back to
start the playoffs and make ourselves a little run to history. Period.”
Ryan’s Bills
will face the Dallas Cowboys next week to see if they can in fact make a run
towards the playoffs.
Miami @ San Diego
1 2 3 4 FINAL
MIAMI 3 7 3 7 20
SAN DIEGO 7 14 0 15 36
SAN DIEGO – The
train that had been the Miami Dolphins (8-6) during their 5-game winning streak
came to a screeching halt when they visited Philip Rivers and the San Diego
Chargers (7-7) at Qualcomm Stadium.
Rivers and
company beautifully managed the game offensively with a balanced attack while
the defensive unit stuffed the Rawls/Michael combination throughout.
Miami ended
the day with 123 yards rushing – their lowest output since an embarrassing opening
weekend loss to the Redskins.
“I don’t
know, maybe we started believing the hype too much,” Rawls said. “It’s a wake
up call for certain.”
Rivers threw
for 270 yards and three touchdowns against one of the hotter defenses in the
NFL and was, most importantly, not sacked on the day.
“The
offensive line did an amazing job today,” Rivers said. “We got the ball out
quick to attack their corners.”
In what now
looks to be a must win if the team still wants to make the playoffs, the
Dolphins host the Indianapolis Colts in what could amount to a play-in game for
the AFC’s 6-seed.
New York @ Dallas
1 2 3 4 FINAL
NEW YORK 3 0 0 7 10
DALLAS 0 17 3 0 20
DALLAS – With head coach Todd Bowles home with a severe case of the flu, the New York Jets (4-9) sleep-walked through a 20-10 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys (11-4) Sunday in Jerry's World.
Despite no turnovers on the day, the Jets managed a paltry 251 yards on offense during this uninspiring affair.
"It just went bad from the start," Bryce Petty said. "It was ugly on all fronts."
Petty, making his return to Texas, had friends and family on hand to witness the beatdown.
The Jets will limp into a showdown with division rivals New England next week.
Despite no turnovers on the day, the Jets managed a paltry 251 yards on offense during this uninspiring affair.
"It just went bad from the start," Bryce Petty said. "It was ugly on all fronts."
Petty, making his return to Texas, had friends and family on hand to witness the beatdown.
The Jets will limp into a showdown with division rivals New England next week.
