Bears Move to .500 with 2nd Consecutive Shutout

CHICAGO – Willie Gault hauled in a pair of touchdowns passes as Chicago’s 5^th straight win was never in doubt with a 37-0 drubbing of Tampa Bay (1-13).

Gault grabbed 6 catches for 116 yards. QB Mike Tomczak turned in his best performance of the season with a 138.1 rating. He threw for 209 yards (15-for-22 ) and 3 TDs. He also connected with Keith Ortego for a score in the 2^nd quarter. Walter Payton tallied the first score in limited duty.

The Bears (7-7) evened their record after a pitiful 0-5 start. They finish the season at Detroit and at Dallas.

Jets 2nd half comeback upends Rams

The NY Jets scored 21 points in the 2nd half to overtake the LA Rams in the rain at Giants Stadium.  Los Angeles led 9-0 at halftime thanks to 4 New York turnovers.  A fumbled punt and an interception led to directly to a field goal and a touchdown (missed XP), and another fumble at the LA 3 kept New York off of the scoreboard.  In the 2nd half the fortunes reversed.  An interception on the first series led to the Jet's first score, a short 28yd drive ended in a 2nd touchdown, then MVP Charles Jackson scooped up a Tony Hunter fumble and dashed 43yds for the final score of the game.  Next week, New York travels to San Francisco to meet the 49ers while Los Angeles heads home to host Dallas.

“Like Playing Chess in the Mud”

CHICAGO – Kevin Butler booted a 44-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to lift Chicago (6-7) to a boring, but fun 3-0 win over Pittsburgh (2-11).

            “It was like playing chess in the mud,” said Steelers coach, David Rubenstein after the game.

            Since there were no highlights, we will share one of the many glaring lowlights. Pittsburgh punter Harry Newsome punted for more yards (460) than both teams combined total offense. Pittsburgh had 149, Chicago 230.

            Thanks to David for playing early and not ruining either of our weekends J

Jets win a shootout over the Dolphins, 41-35

New York and Miami hooked up in a classic AFL/AFC shootout that was not decided until the last play of the game.  Both QB's slung the ball all over the field as defense was virtually non existent.  Ken O'Brien completed 25 of 39 for 409 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Jet's offense.  He was matched by Dan Marino who completed 35 of 53 for 366 yards and 4 touchdowns, but Marino threw 2 interceptions that proved to be costly.  One interception took place just after New York had fumbled at the Miami 15.  The pick by Lester Lyles gave the Jets the ball back at the Miami 3.  Another mistake occurred at the end of the 1st half when Mark Clayton failed to get out of bounds at the NY 3 yardline, costing the 'Fins a short field goal attempt.  Next week, New York hosts the Los Angeles Rams while Miami returns home to face the Atlanta Falcons.

Al Toon 170yds on 8 catches

Wesley Walker 138yds on 5 catches

Bears D Dominates Pack

CHICAGO – Walter Payton running and the Bears defense creating turnovers was the winning combo in the 80s. It worked to perfection in a 16-3 win over the Packers.

Payton rushed for 121 yards to lead Chicago (5-7) to its 3^rd straight win. The defense forced 4 turnovers. Kevin Butler booted 3 field goals and Willie Gault hauled in a 29-yard TD pass.

Green Bay (3-9) tallied on an Al Del Greco FG with 3:18 left.

Oilers Down the Bengals

After an awesome 7-1 start, the Bengals have dropped two in a row and it appears their bubble has burst.  Boomer Esiason for the second straight game put up solid numbers but could not cash in when he really needed to. The Cincy running game was off too as James Brooks only gained 24 yards.  Oilers 20...Bengals 17.