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Halloween Sunday is a horror show for Super Bowl hopefuls
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November 2, 2010, Tuesday
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THE New England Patriots leapfrogged the New York Jets atop the AFC East division as the National Football League's Halloween Sunday lived up to its grisly billing for some of the league's Super Bowl contenders.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored two touchdowns as the Patriots (6-1) posted their fifth straight win and knocked Minnesota Vikings (2-5) quarterback Brett Favre out of the game with a gash on his chin that required stitches.
"I got hit very hard, it was sore and bleeding," said Favre. "I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I remember everything, unfortunately."
Sunday was a real-life horror show for the high-flying Jets and the once-mighty Dallas Cowboys, a pair of teams that began the season with high hopes of playing in the Super Bowl.
The Jets (5-2) fell 0-9 to the Green Bay Packers (5-3) at their New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. It was only their second loss of the season but their mistake-riddled performance raised questions about the potency of their offense.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez completed only 16 of 38 passes and had two interceptions as the Jets turned the ball over three times in Packers territory.
The Packers had 123 total yards less than the Jets but that hardly mattered as Green Bay's Mason Crosby kept the score ticking over with three field goals.
Home stadium
This season's Super Bowl will be in Dallas' new stadium in Arlington but the Cowboys' push to become the first team to play in their home stadium in the championship already looks grim with the season reaching the halfway point.
Dallas (1-6) was thrashed 17-35 at home by the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4) after a performance that brought jeers from its own supporters, perhaps wishing the ghosts of previous Dallas teams would come back to life.
Jaguars quarterback David Garrard tied a club record with four TD passes while the Cowboys could only manage two late consolation TDs against a Jacksonville team with the worst defensive record in the NFL.
The Tennessee Titans (5-2) and the Seattle Seahawks (3-3) both stayed on top of their divisions despite losses. The Titans, who lead the AFC South, fell 25-33 to the San Diego Chargers (2-5) and the Seahawks were thrashed 3-33 by the Oakland Raiders (3-4).
Ryan Succop kicked a field goal as time expired in overtime to give the Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) a 13-10 win over the Buffalo Bills (0-7), the only winless team in the NFL.
Elsewhere, it was: Lions 37, Redskins 25; Dolphins 22, Bengals 17; Rams 20, Panthers 10; Buccaneers 38, Cardinals 35; and in London the San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 24-16.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored two touchdowns as the Patriots (6-1) posted their fifth straight win and knocked Minnesota Vikings (2-5) quarterback Brett Favre out of the game with a gash on his chin that required stitches.
"I got hit very hard, it was sore and bleeding," said Favre. "I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I remember everything, unfortunately."
Sunday was a real-life horror show for the high-flying Jets and the once-mighty Dallas Cowboys, a pair of teams that began the season with high hopes of playing in the Super Bowl.
The Jets (5-2) fell 0-9 to the Green Bay Packers (5-3) at their New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. It was only their second loss of the season but their mistake-riddled performance raised questions about the potency of their offense.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez completed only 16 of 38 passes and had two interceptions as the Jets turned the ball over three times in Packers territory.
The Packers had 123 total yards less than the Jets but that hardly mattered as Green Bay's Mason Crosby kept the score ticking over with three field goals.
Home stadium
This season's Super Bowl will be in Dallas' new stadium in Arlington but the Cowboys' push to become the first team to play in their home stadium in the championship already looks grim with the season reaching the halfway point.
Dallas (1-6) was thrashed 17-35 at home by the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4) after a performance that brought jeers from its own supporters, perhaps wishing the ghosts of previous Dallas teams would come back to life.
Jaguars quarterback David Garrard tied a club record with four TD passes while the Cowboys could only manage two late consolation TDs against a Jacksonville team with the worst defensive record in the NFL.
The Tennessee Titans (5-2) and the Seattle Seahawks (3-3) both stayed on top of their divisions despite losses. The Titans, who lead the AFC South, fell 25-33 to the San Diego Chargers (2-5) and the Seahawks were thrashed 3-33 by the Oakland Raiders (3-4).
Ryan Succop kicked a field goal as time expired in overtime to give the Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) a 13-10 win over the Buffalo Bills (0-7), the only winless team in the NFL.
Elsewhere, it was: Lions 37, Redskins 25; Dolphins 22, Bengals 17; Rams 20, Panthers 10; Buccaneers 38, Cardinals 35; and in London the San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 24-16.
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