November 2005 in Sports - 20 November 2005 (Sunday)

20 November 2005 (Sunday)

• Canadian Football League Divisional Finals
  • Eastern Division: Montréal Alouettes 33, Toronto Argonauts 17: Eric Lapointe came off the bench to score three touchdowns in the second half to lead les Als to the upset of the Argos at Toronto.
  • Western Division: Edmonton Eskimos 28, BC Lions 23: Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray led the team to a 21–3 lead, but backup Jason Maas scored the winning score and held on to the victory. The Eskimos will return to BC Place Stadium next Sunday (November 27) for the Grey Cup championship game against Montréal.

• NASCAR 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup Ford 400: Greg Biffle edged Mark Martin by .017 second to win the race, leading a 1–2–3–4 sweep for Roush Racing, but Tony Stewart clinched his second Nextel Cup championship by finishing 15th, with a total of 6,533 points, thirty-five more points than Biffle (who will technically finish second because he won six races) and Carl Edwards. NASCAR.com

• NFL Week 11
  • Arizona Cardinals 38, St. Louis Rams 28: Kurt Warner's homecoming was a success for the Cardinals, throwing for three touchdowns in the win.
  • Chicago Bears 13, Carolina Panthers 3: Nathan Vasher, who had a 108-yard return of a missed field goal last week for a touchdown, intercepted two passes as "Da Bears" won their sixth straight contest.
  • Dallas Cowboys 20, Detroit Lions 7: Marion Barber's two touchdown runs made the Cowboys better prepared for their Thanksgiving Day classic with a win over the other Turkey Day hosts.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Tennessee Titans 28: Byron Leftwich threw for a career high three touchdowns in the Jags' win in Nashville.
  • Cleveland Browns 22, Miami Dolphins 0: Reuben Droughns' 75-yard touchdown sprint, part of a 166 yard afternoon, led the Browns in a shutout of the Dolphins.
  • New England Patriots 24, New Orleans Saints 17: Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns, two ending drives of over 90 yards, but it was Eugene Wilson's late interception of Aaron Brooks' pass in the final minutes that sealed the win for the Pats.
  • Oakland Raiders 16, Washington Redskins 13: Sebastian Janikowski's 19-yard field goal with 1:08 gave Raiders' coach Norv Turner a measure of revenge against his old team.
  • New York Giants 27, Philadelphia Eagles 17: The Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens-less Eagles fell thanks to three Eli Manning touchdown passes as the G-Men won their 600th game in franchise history.
  • Baltimore Ravens 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 13 (OT): Matt Stover's 44-yard field goal in OT gave the Ravens the win.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Atlanta Falcons 27: Once again, the Bucs became Michael Vick's nemesis as Derrick Brooks stripped Vick of the pigskin and Shelton Quarrels' recovers, then Matt Bryant hammers a 45-yard field goal to give the Bucs a major NFC South win.
  • Seattle Seahawks 27, San Francisco 49ers 25: The 'Hawks, led by Shaun Alexander's 115 yards, stretch their lead in the NFC West with a win by holding off the 49ers late in the contest.
  • San Diego Chargers 48, Buffalo Bills 10: On the day Lance Alworth's number 19 was retired by the Chargers, the Bolts brought out the familiar baby blue uniforms and Drew Brees made like John Hadl, throwing for 339 yards and four TDs.
  • Indianapolis Colts 45, Cincinnati Bengals 37: The Colts go to 10–0, thanks to Peyton Manning's two touchdown passes and Edgerrin James' two TD runs. The Steelers will come to the RCA Dome next Monday (November 28) to try and snap the Colts' winning streak.
  • Denver Broncos 27, New York Jets 0: Running back Mike Anderson ran for three touchdowns in the Orange Crush's shutout of the Jets, the first for the Jets since 1995.
  • Kansas City Chiefs 45, Houston Texans 17: Larry Johnson rushed for a club record 221 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs routed the homestanding Texans out of Reliant Stadium.

• Rugby union, November Tests:
  • France 43–8 Tonga
  • Scotland 18–11 Manu Samoa

• Speed skating: On the third and final day of the ISU World Cup meet in the Utah Olympic Oval, two more world records are broken, as Shani Davis beats the men's 1000 metre record with 1:07.03 and Cindy Klassen sets a 1,500 metre record for women with a time of 1:51.79 — almost 1.5 seconds better than Anni Friesinger's previous record, set only minutes earlier during the same race (TSN.ca)