NFL Week 9 Roundup
Joe Flacco and the Ravens down Big Ben’s Steelers
Ravens 23 – Steelers 20
The Ravens went to Pittsburgh and were trailing after Roethlisberger’s great scamper and through put Mike Wallace in for a 25 yard score with less than five minutes left. Flacco led the drive that would win the game as he found rookie receiver Torrey Smith. Joe Flacco proved a few doubters wrong as he led his team to a sweep over Pittsburgh and ended the Steelers’ four game winning streak.
Ravens (6-2)
Steelers (6-3)
Giants Surprise Patriots in New England
New York started hot and Eli Manning drove his side relentlessly on, finding Jake Ballard with 15 seconds to go as the Giants picked up another last minute comeback against the Patriots. The first half was scoreless between these two before the Giants took control on the third. The Patriots rallied taking the lead as Tom Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski making it 20-17 with 1:36 to go before Manning completed the comeback.
Giants (6-2)
Patriots (5-3)
Rodgers delivers for Packers as Rivers’ turnover woes continue for the Chargers
The Packers went to 8-0 after a high scoring slugfest with the Chargers, Aaron Rodgers looking controlled and in a rich vein of form finding four different players in the endzone. The Chargers cambe back at the Packers in the fourth but the damage was done in the first quarter as two interception touchdowns and a Rodgers special put the visitors up 21-7.
Packers (8-0)
Chargers (4-4)
