NFL Recap Week 12 2021:

Bears 16-14 over the Lions: The Bears hit the game winning field goal as time expired in a game they barely survived to outlast the Lions. QB Andy Dalton had one TD pass but an interception and their kicker missed a field goal. QB Jared Goff came back from injury where he had two TD passes.

Raiders 36-33 over the Cowboys(OT): The Raiders hit the game winning field goal in overtime to beat the Cowboys. QB Derek Carr had a passing TD, backup QB Marcus Mariota had a rushing TD, and RB Josh Jacobs had a rushing TD for Las Vegas. QB Dak Prescott had two TD passes, backup RB Tony Pollard had a 100 yard kick return TD, and RB Ezekiel Elliot had one rushing TD for Dallas. There were 28 combined penalties between them the most since 2016.

Bills 31-6 over the Saints: QB Josh Allen had four TD passes and two interceptions. QB Trevor Semien had one TD pass but also an interception, which is all that the Saints could muster as they also failed to convert on a two point conversion too.

Falcons 21-14 over the Jaguars: RB Cordarrelle Paterson came back from injury to power the Falcons to a win with 108 yards rushing and two rushing TDs. QB Trevor Lawrence did throw the only TD for Jacksonville but had an interception and a fumble.

Bengals 41-10 over the Steelers: RB Joe Mixon had two rushing TDs, QB Joe Burrow had a rushing and passing TD, and the defense forced two fumbles and picked off QB Ben Roethlisberger twice with one being returned for a TD.

Patriots 36-13 over the Titans: QB Mac Jones had two passing TDs both to WR Kendrick Bourne, and RB Damien Harris had a rushing TD. Their defense forced five fumbles, picked off Ryan Tannehill once and the Titans kicker missed an extra point and a field goal.

Dolphins 33-10 over the Panthers: RB Miles Gaskin had two rushing TDs and QB Tua Tagovailoa had a passing TD. While their defense picked off QB Cam Newton twice plus his backup once, and they blocked a punt in which they returned it for a TD.

Giants 13-7 over the Eagles: QB Jalen Hurts had zero TD passes with three interceptions while QB Daniel Jones threw one TD pass with the rest of the scoring being field goals and even then the Giants kicker missed one.

Jets 21-14 over the Texans: QB Zach Wilson in his return from injury had zero passing TDs but had a rushing TD, and 4th string RB Austin Walter had a rushing TD. QB Tyrod Taylor did have two passing TDs but had a fumble, with an interception, and their kicker missed a field goal.

Buccaneers 38-31 over the Colts: RB Leonard Fournette scored a game winning rushing TD (his third rushing TD & his fourth TD of the day plus RB Ronald Jones had a rushing TD too), as time was expiring then the Colts followed it up with an interception to end the game. QB Carson Wentz did have three TD passes but two interceptions with one of his team’s three fumbles and RB Jonathan Taylor had a rushing TD.

Broncos 28-13 over the Chargers: QB Teddy Bridgewater had a passing and a rushing TD plus backup RB Javonte Williams added a rushing TD. QB Justin Herbert did have two passing TDs but with two interceptions one being returned for a TD, and their kicker missed a field goal.

Packers 36-28 over the Rams: QB Matthew Stafford had three passing TDs but one interception which was returned for a TD, while QB Aaron Rodgers had two passing TDs with a rushing TD but no interceptions.

49ers 34-26 over the Vikings: The 49ers were led by the ground game as RB Eli Mitchell had 133 yards rushing with a rushing TD, and WR Debo Samuel had two rushing TDs plus QB Jimmy Garoppolo had one passing TD. QB Kirk Cousins did have two TD passes but with an interception/his team had two fumbles and backup RB Alexander Mattison had a rushing TD. The Vikings also had a 99 yard kick return TD too. 

Ravens 16-10 over the Browns: The Ravens won in spite of four interceptions from QB Lamar Jackson due to the Browns having two fumbles and a missed field goal. 

Washington 17-15 over the Seahawks: Washington led 17-9 in the third quarter and never looked back despite a comeback attempt by QB Russell Wilson. Wilson had two TD passes with no turnovers on his birthday but it wasn’t enough as they didn’t convert the two point conversion to tie. There were 13 punts but the most exciting play was the extra point that was blocked with Seattle recovering it to score two.

Bye Week: Cardinals & Chiefs