Week Three Standings & Results
  More surprise results and interesting turns of events. A few surprise teams made the sweet sixteen, like the Panthers after upsetting the Lions in Detroit and the Saints by sticking it to the Dolphins in Miami. The Eagles and Titans both finished 0-3. And Group F, nicknamed the Group of Death came down to the end and some good teams are going home early.
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* means qualified for round of 16 play.
Group A Standings     W   L   T   PF   PA                
Packers*                      3   0   0  104  77
Cowboys*                    1   2   0   61   66
Ravens                        1   2   0   87   97  
Bengals                       1   2   0   86   98
                                                                       

Group B Standings      W   L   T   PF   PA                
Bears*                         3   0   0   125  74               
Colts*                          2   1   0    84   72                 
Jaguars                       1   2   0    59   87
Eagles                         0   3   0    75  110   


Group C Standings     W   L   T    PF   PA                 
Redskins*                    3   0   0   109  37
Broncos*                      2   1   0    50   68
Cardinals                     1   2   0    40   34               
Texans                        0   3   0     34   67                 


Group D Standings     W   L   T    PF   PA
Saints*                        2   1   0     75   64                
Chargers*                    2   1   0    77   44                
Dolphins                     1   2   0     88   88
Giants                         1   2   0    68  113


Group E Standings      W   L   T   PF   PA
Patriots*                      2   1   0    95   66                   
Seahawks*                  2   1   0   103  98
Falcons                       2   1   0    88   81
Titans                         0   3   0    81   111                 


Group F Standings     W   L   T    PF   PA
Browns*                      2   1   0    118  85
Chiefs*                        2   1   0    97   89                  
Steelers                      1   2   0    87   107
Vikings                       1   2   0    75   96
  

Group G Standings     W   L   T    PF   PA
Panthers*                     2   1   0    97   73 
Lions*                          2   1   0    55   65                
Jets                             1   2   0    98   91
Buccaneers                  1   2   0    66   87


Group H Standings      W   L   T    PF   PA
Raiders*                       2   1   0    89   72
49ers*                          2   1   0    72   55
Bills                             1   2   0    81   87
Rams                           1   2   0    43   81                 
 

Game Results

Bengals      36
at Packers  43




Game Results

Bears        40
at Colts     23


Game Results

Cardinals      13
at Redskins   30



Game Results

Chargers   29
at Giants   16



Game Results

Falcons      24
at Titans    17



Game Results

Chiefs        31
at Vikings  13



Game Results

Jets                34
at Buccaneers 13



Game Results

49ers         14
at Raiders  33





Ravens         18
at Cowboys   34






Jaguars       28
at Eagles     23




Broncos      16
at Texans    10





Saints           32
at Dolphins   20





Seahawks    12
at Patriots    35





Steelers       20
at Browns    44





Panthers     21
at Lions        0





Bills        34
at Rams  10

Week 3 , Day 1

Group A

Ravens           18
at Cowboys   34

Cowboys wearing alt 5 road white uni's
Ravens wearing alt 1 home dark uni's

weather -

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
DAL - 2 yard run by Smith (Septien Kick) - 6:15, DAl 7-0

2nd Quarter
BAL - 26 yard FG by Stover - 7:00, DAL 7-3
DAL - 24 yard FG by Septien - 5:36, DAL 10-3
BAL - 84 yard fumble return by Starkes (Stover Kick) - 0:56, DAL 10-10
DAL - 74 yard pass from Aikman to Irvin (Septien Kick) - 0:43, DAL 17-10

3rd Quarter
none

4th Quarter
DAL - 41 yard FG by Septien - 6:58, DAL 20-10
DAL - 60 yard pass from Aikman to Hayes (Septien Kick) - 5:08, DAL 27-10
DAL - 66 yard run by Smith (Septien Kick) - 2:29, DAL 34-10
BAL - 77 yard pass from Testaverde to Alexander (Byner run for 2 pt conversion) - 2:15, DAL 34-18

Standout Players
BAL - Earnest Byner 21 att 80yards, 1 rec 10 yards
          Mark Jackson 7 rec 88 yards
          Duane Starkes 8 tackles 2 for loss, 1 int, 2 passes deflected, 1 fumble recovered.
DAL - Troy Aikman 19-29 358 yards 2 TD 2 Int
          Emmitt Smith 28 att 124 yards 2 TD
          Michael Irvin 6 rec 160 yards 1 TD
          Bob Hayes 5 rec 103 yards 1 TD
          Cliff Harris 3 tackles, 2 int, 1 pass deflected
          Everson Walls 4 tackles, 1 int, 3 passes deflected
          Danny White 42.5 avg, 37.2 net avg, 3 of 4 punts inside the 20 yard line.

Game Statistics          BAL      DAL
Total Offense             273        488
rush yards                   98         134
pass yards                  175        354
first downs                  12           13
turnovers                     4              3
TOP                        14:08       17:52


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Group B

Bears       40
at Colts    23

Colts wearing current default home uni's
Bears wearing current default away uni's

weather - indoors, dome

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
IND - 53 yard FG by Biasucci - 2:47, IND 3-0
IND - 46 yard pass from Unitas to Brooks (Biasucci Kick) - 2:00, IND 10-0

2nd Quarter
IND - 45 yard FG by Biasucci - 6:52, IND 13-0
IND - 50 yard FG by Biasucci - 2:07, IND 16-0
CHI - 45 yard FG by Butler - 1:30, IND 16-3
CHI - 25 yard FG by Biasucci - 0:02, IND 16-6

3rd Quarter
CHI - 13 yard run by Payton (Butler Kick) - 5:18, IND 16-13
CHI - 2 yard run by Payton (Butler Kick) - 2:40, CHI 20-16
IND - 59 yard pass from Unitas to Berry (Biasucci Kick) - 1:25, IND 23-20

4th Quarter
CHI -  1 yard run by Payton (Butler Kick) - 6:18, CHI - 6:18, CHI 27-23
CHI - 46 yard FG by Butler - 4:21, CHI 30-23
CHI - 56 yard run by Payton (Butler Kick) - 2:58, CHI 37-23
CHI - 50 yard FG by Butler - 1:53, CHI 40-23

Standout Players
IND -Johnny Unitas 15-28 248 yards 2 TD 2 INT
        Raymond Berry 6 rec 141 yards 1 TD
        Chris Hinton 11 pancakes no sacks
        Bobby Boyd 11 tackles, 4 passes deflected
        Stan White 7 tackles 2 for loss, 1 sack
        Lyle Blackwood 10 tackles, 1 pass deflected, 1 fumble forced
CHI - Walter Payton 35 att 247 yards 4 TD, 1 rec 5 yards
        Willie Gault 6 rec 95 yards
        Rosey Taylor 9 tackles 2 for loss, 1 pass deflected
        Donnell Woolford 5 tackles 1 for loss, 1 int, 1 pass deflected

Game Statistics          CHI      IND
Total Offense              467      321
rush yards                   251       83
pass yards                  216       238
First Downs                 19         11
Turnovers                     1           3
TOP                        16:13     15:47


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Group C

Broncos     16
at Texans   10

Texans wearing home alt 1 red shirt uni's
Broncos wearing alt road "orange crush" uni's

weather - partly cloudy & mild

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
DEN - 42 yard FG by Turner - 5:17, DEN 3-0

2nd Quarter
HOU - 100 yard interception return by Glenn (Brown Kick) - 5:37, HOU 7-3
DEN - 31 yard pass from Elway to Taylor (Turner Kick) - 3:43, DEN 10-7
DEN - 32 yard FG by Turner - 0:02, DEN 13-7

3rd Quarter
DEN - 25 yard FG by Turner - 4:58, DEN 16-7

4th Quarter
HOU 43 yard FG by Brown - 6:40, DEN 16-10

Standout Players
HOU - Jabbar Gaffney 5 rec 46 yards
           Troy Evans 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 int, 1 pass deflected
           Aaron Glenn 4 tackles 1 for loss, 1 interception return for TD, 6 passes deflected
DEN - Terrell Davis 31 att 161 yards
           Lionel Taylor 4 rec 93 yards 1 TD
           Ken Lanier 12 pancakes 1 sack allowed, Billy Bryan 10 pancakes
           Billy Thompson 11 tackles
           Rulon Jones 3 tackles 1 for loss, 2 sacks,

Game Statistics          DEN      HOU
Total Offense              359       214
rush yards                   175        79
pass yards                  184        135
First Downs                 15          13
Turnovers                     2            5
TOP                         17:28     14:32

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Group D

Chargers    29
at Giants    16

Giants wearing alt 3 home red shirt uni's
Chargers wearing alt 4 road uni's

weather - partly cloudy & mild

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter

SD - 31 yard FG by Benirschke - 3:09, SD 3-0

2nd Quarter
NYG - 1 yard run by Gifford (Gogolak Kick) - 7:13, NYG 7-3
SD - 27 yard FG by Benirschke - 3:36, NYG 7-6
SD - 38 yard pass from Fouts to Joiner (Benirschke Kick) - 0:16, SD 13-7

3rd Quarter
SD - 44 yard FG by Benirschke - 5:33, SD 16-7
NYG - 41 yard FG by Gogolak - 2:46, SD 16-10
SD - 49 yd FG by Benirschke - 0:21, SD 19-10

4th Quarter
SD - 40 yard pass from Fouts to Joiner (Benirschke Kick) - 7:11, SD 26-10
NYG - 17 yard pass from Title to Rote (2pt conversion failed) - 4:37, SD 26-16
SD - 52 yard FG by Benirschke - 2:34, SD 29-16

Standout Players
NYG - Joe Morrison 6 rec 65 yards
           Kyle Rote 5 rec 95 yards 1 TD
           Lawrence Taylor 9 tackles 2 for loss, 1 int, 1 pass deflected
SD - Dan Fouts 17-30 262 yards 2 TD 1 int
       Paul Lowe 27 att 108 yards
       Charlie Joiner 5 rec 123 yards 2 TD
       Gill Byrd 8 tackles 1 for loss, 1 int, 1 pass deflected
       Rolf Benirschke 5/5 FG's 17 total points

Game Statistics          SD      NYG
Total Offense            388      272
rush yards                 126       62
pass yards                 262     210
First Downs                17      13
Turnovers                    2        3
TOP                      17:21     14:39


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Group E

Falcons     24
at Titans    17

Titans wearing default home uniforms
Falcons wearing alt 6 away uniforms

weather - rainy & moderate

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TEN - 3 yard run by Campbell (Del Greco Kick) - 5:17, TEN 7-0
TEN - 44 yard pass from Moon to Givens (Del Greco Kick) - 2:11, TEN 14-0
ATL - 100 yard interception return by Sanders (Luckhurst Kick) - 0:58, TEN 14-7

2nd Quarter
ATL - 2 yard pass from Bartkowski to Riggs (Luckhurst Kick) - 1:02, TEN 14-14
TEN - 47 yard FG by Del Greco - 0:35, TEN 17-14
ATL - 23 yard FG by Luckhurst - 0:07, TEN 17-17

3rd Quarter
none

4th Quarter
ATL - 4 yard pass from Bartkowski to Mathis (Luckhurst Kick) - 5:07, ATL 24-17

Standout Players
TEN - Earl Campbell 21 att 89 yards 1 TD
          Haywood Jeffries 6 rec 66 yards
          Earnest Givens 5 rec 90 yards 1 TD
          Robert Brazille 10 tackles 2 for loss
          Miller Farr 6 tackles 1 for loss, 2 passes deflected
ATL - Steve Bartkowski 27-37 226 yards 2 TD 0 int
          Terrance Mathis 11 rec 73 yards 1 TD
          Bob Whitfield 10 pancakes no sacks
          Rolland Lawrence 7 tackles, 1 int, 4 passes deflected
          Fulton Kuykendall 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 int, 1 pass deflected,1 forced fumble
          Deion Sanders 3 tackles, 1 interception return for TD, 3 passes deflected, 4 kick retruns for 104 yards, 2 punt returns 6 yards

Game Statistics          ATL      TEN
Total Offense             318        349
rush yards                    92         87
pass yards                  226        262
First Downs                 18         13
Turnovers                     3           5
TOP                       17:45      14:15


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Group F

Steelers       20
at Browns   44

Browns wearing alt 9 home uniforms
Steelers wearing current default road uniforms

weather - partly cloudy & cold

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
CLE - 52 yard FG by Groza - 4:47, CLE 3-0
PIT - 8 yard pass from Bradshaw to Green (Anderson Kick) - 0:46, PIT 7-3

2nd Quarter
CLE - 67 yard pass from Graham to Rucker (Groza Kick) - 6:39, CLE 10-7
CLE - 45 yard FG by Groza - 5:32, CLE 13-7
CLE - 44 yard FG by Groza - 2:06, CLE 16-7
CLE - 62 yard pass from Graham to Rucker (Groza Kick) - 1:38, CLE 23-7

3rd Quarter
CLE - 47 yard pass from Graham to Lavelli (Groza Kick) - 6:50, CLE 30-7
PIT - 8 yard run by Harris (Anderson Kick) - 3:38, CLE 30-14
CLE - 55 yard interception return by Dixon (Groza Kick) - 0:13, CLE 37-14

4th Quarter
PIT - 21 yard pass from Bradshaw to Harris (2pt conversion failed) - 6:23, CLE 37-20
CLE - 75 yard run by Brown (Groza Kick) - 6:10, CLE 44-20

Standout Players
CLE - Otto Graham9-19 229 yards 3 TD 0 int
          Jim Brown 31 att 215 yards 1 TD
          Reggie Rucker 4 rec 139 yards 2 TD
          Thom Darden 11 tackles , 2 passes deflected,1 forced fumble
          Hanford Dixon 6 tackles, 1 int, 5 passes deflected
          Don Paul 6 tackles, 1 int, 5 passes deflected
PIT - Terry Bradhsaw 26-51 315 yards 2 TD 2 INT
         Franco Harris 19 att 87 yards1 TD,1 rec 21 yards TD
         Lynn Swann 8 rec 84 yards
         John Kolb 10 pancakes no sacks

Game Statistics          PIT      CLE
Total Offense             427      468
rush yards                  123      239
pass yards                  304      229
First Downs                22        14
Turnovers                    3           1
TOP                        16:27     15:33



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Group G

Jets                   34
at Buccaneers   13

Bucs wearing old school orange home uni's
Jets wearing  alt 2 80's road uni's

weather - partly sunny 7 mild

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
none

2nd Quarter
TB - 39 yard FG by Husted - 5:02, TB 3-0
NYJ - 39 yd FG by Leahy - 3:08, TB 3-3
TB - 21 yard pass from Williams to hill (Husted Kick) - 1:00, TB 10-3
NYJ - 60 yard pass from O'Brien to Toon (Leahy Kick) - 0:44, TB 10-10

3rd Quarter
NYJ - 26 yard pass from O'Brien to Toon (Leahy Kick) - 4:58, NYJ 17-10
NYJ - 48 yard fumble return by Gastineau (Leahy kick) - 4:08, NYJ 24-10
TB - 38 yard FG by Husted  - 0:46, NYJ 24-13

4th Quarter
NYJ - 39 yard FG by Leahy - 6:19, NYJ 27-13
NYJ - 4 yard pass from Namath to Shuler (Leahy Kick) - 4:55, NYJ 34-13

Standout Players
NYJ - Ken O'Brien 6-10 145 yards 2 TD 0 int
         Freeman McNiel 27 att 116 yards
         Al Toon 3 rec 108 yards 2 TD
         Winston Hill 11 pancakes no sacks
         Johnny Sample 9 tackles 1 for loss, 1 int, 8 passes deflected
         Mark Gastineau 6 tackles 1 for loss, 1 int, 1 fumble recovery for TD
TB - Mark Carrier 8 rec 115 yards
       Bruce Hill 7 rec 72 yards 1 TD
       Paul Gruber 15 pancakes 1 sack allowed
       John Cannon 3 tackles 3 for loss, 1 fumble forced.
       Ronde Barber 4 tackles, 1 int, 2 passes defensed

Game Statistics          NYJ      TB
Total Offense             370       362
rush yards                  142         99
pass yards                  228      263
First Downs                 12        17
Turnovers                     2          2
TOP                        15:39      16:21

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Group H

Bills           34
at Rams     10

Rams wearing alt 1 home uniforms
Bills wearing alt 6 road uniforms

weather - indoors dome

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
none

2nd Quarter
BUF  -19 yard run by Simpson (Christie Kick) - 7:36, BUF 7-0
BUF - 6 yard pass from Kelly to Metzelaars (Christie kick) - 5:39,BUF 14-0
BUF - 93 yard run by Simpson (Christie Kick) - 1:43, BUF 21-0
STL - 45 yard FG by Lansford - 0:49, BUF 21-3

3rd Quarter
BUF - 21 yard FG by Christie - 4:05, BUF 24-3
BUF - 50 yard interception return by James (Christie Kick) - 0:57, BUF 31-3

4th Quarter
STL - 45 yard pass from Gabriel to Dickerson (Lansford Kick) - 4:29, BUF 31-10
BUF - 48 yard FG by Christie - 3:44, BUF 34-10

Standout Players
STL - Roman Gabriel 14-20 157 yards 1 TD 0 int
         Eric Dickerson 23 att 68 yards, 2 rec 52 yards 1 TD
         Tom Fears 9 rec 119 yards
         Jackie Slater 9 pancakes 0 sacks
         Dave Elmendorf 6 tackles, 2 int, 1 pass deflected, 1 forced fumble
         Jack Youngblood 5 tackles 2 for loss, 1 pass deflected, 1 forced fumble
BUF - O.J. Simpson 27 att 203 yards 2 TD
         Frank Lewis 5 rec 71 yards
         Cornelius Bennett 10 tackles 3 for loss, 2 sacks, 2 passes deflected
         Butch Byrd 10 tackles, 2 passes deflected
         Bruce Smith 3 tackles 2 for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovered

Game Statistics          BUF      STL
Total Offense              385      298
rush yards                   209        58
pass yards                  176       240
First Downs                 12        15
Turnovers                     5          3
TOP                        15:16     16:44

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Week 3 Day 2

Group A

Bengals       36
at Packers   43

Packers wearing current home uniform
Bengals wearing 1973 classic uniform

weather - cold &  moderate snow

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
CIN - 80 yard run by Brooks (Breech Kick) - 6:31, CIN 7-0

2nd Quarter
GB - 46 yard FG by Marcol - 2:07, CIN 7-3
CIN - 64 yard run by Brooks (Breech Kick) - 1:34, CIN 14-3
GB -38 yard FG by Marcol - 0:52, CIN 14-6
CIN - 3 yard pass from Anderson to Brooks (Breech Kick) - 0:16, CIN 21-6
GB - 39 yard FG by Marcol - 0:00, CIN 21-9

3rd Quarter
GB - 21 yard run by Hornung (Marcol Kick) - 7:30, CIN 21-16
GB - 10 yard pass from Favre to Chmura (2pt conversion failed) - 5:53, GB 22-21
CIN - 9 yard pass from Anderson to Collinsworth (Griffin run for 2pt conversion) - 1:38, CIN 29-22

4th Quarter
GB - 6 yard fumble return by Anderson (Marcol Kick) - 7:33, GB 29-29
GB - 35 yard interception return by Adderly (Marcol Kick) - 7:22, GB 36-29
GB - 4 yard run by Brockington (Marcol Kick) - 6:30, GB 43-29
CIN  -18 yard pass from Anderson to Brown (Breech Kick) - 2:27

Standout Players
CIN - James Brooks 25 att 189 yards 2 TD, 3 rec 10 yards 1 TD
        Chris Collinsworth 5 rec 58 yards 1 TD
        Al Beauchamp 12 tackles 3 for loss, 2 passes deflected
        Ken Riley 12 tackles 2 for loss
        Ross Browner 3 tackles, 2 sacks
GB - Paul Hornung 35 att 152 yards 1 TD
        Bob Skoronski 16 pancakes 1 sack allowed
        Ray Nitschke 6 tackles 3 for loss, 1 int
        Herb Adderley 7 tackles 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 int return for TD, 3 passes deflected, 2 forced fumbles.

Game Statistics          CIN      GB
Total Offense             388       319
rush yards                  195       163
pass yards                  193       156
First Downs                11        14
Turnovers                    8          2
TOP                       13:58     18:02

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Group B

Jaguars      28
at Eagles    23

Eagles wearing alt 1 home uniforms
Jaguars wearing alt road white uniforms

Weather - rainy & moderate

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
none

2nd Quarter
JAX - 78 yard pass from Brunnell to MCardell (Hollis Kick) - 7:50, JAX 7-0
JAX - 3 ayrd pass from Brunnell to Jackson (Hollis Kick) - 4:19, JAX 14-0
PHI - 1 yard run by Montgomery (Walston Kick) - 1:59, JAX 14-7
PHI - 35 ayrd FG by Walston - 0:06, JAX 14-10

3rd Quarter
PHI - 51 yard FG by Walston - 4:46, JAX 14-13
JAX - 59 yard pass from Brunnell to McCardell (Hollis Kick) - 2:05, JAX 21-13

4th Quarter
PHI - 36 yard FG by Walston - 7:41, JAX 21-16
JAX - 8 yard run by Stewart (Hollis Kick) - 2:52, JAX 28-16
PHI - 21 yard pass from Jawaorski to Barnett (Walston Kick) - 1:43, JAX 28-23

Standout Players
JAX - Mark Brunnell 10-19 235 yards 3 TD 0 int, 6 att 23 yards
         James Stewart 26 att 98 yards 1 TD
         Kennan McCardell 8 rec 212 yards 2 TD
         Aaron Beasley 9 tackles, 2 passes deflected
         Brant Boyer 6 tackles, 2 sacks
PHI - Ron Jaworski 7-11 117 yards 1 TD 0 int
         Wilbert Montgomery 27 att 111 yards 1 TD
         Fred Barnett 7 rec 66 yards 1 TD
         Al Wistert 11 pancakes no sacks
         Seth Joyner 5 tackles 3 for loss, 1 forced fumble
         Herman Edwards 2 tackles 1 for loss, 4 passes deflected

Game Statistics          JAX      PHI
Total offense              360      351
rush yards                  131      145
pass yards                  229      206
First Downs                12         19
Turnovers                    1          0
TOP                       14:51     17:09


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Group C

Cardinals        13
at Redskins     30

Redskins wearing alt 1 "spear helmet" uniforms
Cardinals wearing current default road uniforms

weather - mostly cloudy & mild

Scoring Summary