With the fourteenth Sunday of the NFL season over, these three teams put on the most impressive performances. The Buffalo Bills managed to win in extreme weather conditions, the Green Bay Packers came back to ultimately win in overtime, and the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Seattle Seahawks to take the lead in the AFC South.
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills faced a must-win game at home to stay in the AFC playoff race against the lowly Indianapolis Colts in a game that featured the snowy weather as much as the players. Indianapolis missed a field goal early in the game and Buffalo put together a last minute drive to take a 7-0 lead into halftime.
The Colts did not throw a pass in the 1st quarter against the Bills in the snow
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
It is the first time a team did not have a passing attempt in the 1st quarter since Wk 5 of 2016 (Panthers, 0 attempts against Buccaneers)
IND's last full quarter without a pass: Week 15, 2011
The @Colts ran the ball on 20 of their first 21 plays. They were the first team this season not to attempt a pass in the 1st quarter. pic.twitter.com/HSt4GczyzH
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 10, 2017
The Colts' offense was stagnant until they put together a 19 play, 77-yard drive that took 9:53 to tie the game with 1:14 left. Backup quarterback Joe Webb then got picked off and the Colts had a 43-yard field goal to win the game but missed it.
Buffalo's defense then forced Indianapolis to punt and scored in a 21-yard touchdown run by LeSean McCoy in overtime. Next week, the Bills travel down to Miami to face the Dolphins.
97 combined rush attempts by the @Colts and @buffalobills today is the most in a game since Week 10, 1981 when the Chiefs & Bears combined for 100 rush attempts
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers also faced a must-win game on the road against the winless Cleveland Browns to stay in the tight NFC playoff race, and with the possibility that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers could be back next week.
Green Bay struck first to take a 7-0 lead but then the Browns scored 21 straight to take a 21-7 lead into the fourth quarter.
Josh Gordon catches his first touchdown pass since Week 15 of 2013 vs Bears. It had been 1,456 days since his last touchdown. Jason Campbell was the last QB to throw a Pass TD to Gordon.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 10, 2017
The Browns have a lead in the fourth quarter for the first time this season
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
The last time they led in the fourth quarter of a game was Christmas Eve of 2016 (vs Chargers)
Week 14 is the longest a team has gone into the season without holding a 4th quarter lead since at least 2000
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
The 2012 Chiefs (previous longest since 2000) did not hold a fourth quarter lead until Week 13 https://t.co/nqyVEQFLm2
The Packers then scored twice in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime, with the last one coming with 19 seconds left in the game.
Green Bay's defense then pressured DeShone Kizer into an interception on the Browns' third play in overtime, with the Packers ending the game soon after on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams. Next week, the Packers face one of their toughest tests of the season, going on the road to face the Carolina Panthers.
Overtime Record Including Playoffs
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 10, 2017
- Brett Hundley: 2-0
- Aaron Rodgers: 1-7
This is the 1st season in @Packers team history when they've had 3 wins after trailing by 14+ points (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/QdOLbEg4my
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 10, 2017
At one point today the Packers had just a 4.1% chance to beat the Browns. Green Bay came back to win in overtime.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) December 10, 2017
At one point today the Packers had just a 4.1% chance to beat the Browns. Green Bay came back to win in overtime.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) December 10, 2017
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars faced off at home against the Seattle Seahawks in a low scoring first half of football that saw Josh Lambo make a field goal and Blair Walsh miss his to give them a 3-0 lead at halftime.
They then opened the third quarter with a touchdown to take a 10-0 lead but Seattle scored 10 consecutive points to tie the game. However, Jacksonville would score 17 unanswered to take a 27-10 lead with 10 minutes left in the game.
Jalen Ramsey’s 2nd quarter INT is his 4th of the season
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
The @Jaguars are 3-0 this season in games that Ramsey has an INT#Jaguars
The #Seahawks have been shut out in the 1st half for the first time since Week 7, 2016 in a 6-6 tie with the Cardinals
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
36 pass yards is the fewest a Seahawks team has had in a 1st half since Week 12, 2016 (1 pass yard) in a 14-5 loss to the Buccaneers
Keelan Cole’s 75-yard TD reception is Blake Bortles’ longest completion since Week 16, 2015 when he completed a 90-yard TD pass to Allen Robinson vs NO
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
This is the first time Bortles has thrown multiple TD in back-to-back games this season@Jaguars #Jaguars
Seattle then scored on a 61-yard touchdown pass and a 74-yard touchdown pass, with Jacksonville getting another field goal in between as their lead was cut to 30-24 with 3:42 remaining.
The Jaguars then went three-and-out as Seattle got the ball back. However, their defense cut a key sack that ultimately forced the Seahawks to turn it over on downs. Rookie Leonard Fournette then got a 13-yard run on third-and-11 to win the game. Jacksonville will stay at home as they play the Houston Texans next week.
Russell Wilson has thrown 3 INT for the first time this season
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 10, 2017
It’s his first game with 3+ INT since throwing 5 INT vs GB in Week 14, 2016
It’s only the 4th time in 105 career games (including playoffs) that Wilson has thrown 3+ INT in a game
Most 4th-Quarter Pass TD in a Season – NFL History
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 11, 2017
2017 Russell Wilson 17
2011 Eli Manning 15
Via @EliasSports
9 wins.
— #Sacksonville (@Jaguars) December 11, 2017
First place in the AFC South.
Poz's first winning season of his 11 year career.
Our first winning season since 2007.#WinToday pic.twitter.com/9sATHTXsFl