December 2005 in Sports - 24 December 2005 (Saturday)

24 December 2005 (Saturday)

• NFL Week 16
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Atlanta Falcons 24 (OT): Matt Bryant's 41-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in overtime eliminates the Falcons from post-season contention.
  • Buffalo Bills 37, Cincinnati Bengals 27: Terrence McGee has two touchdowns — a 99-yard kickoff return and a late 46-yard interception of Carson Palmer — to ruin the Bengals' hopes of a first-round bye. McGee becomes the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and interception for TDs in the same game.
  • Dallas Cowboys 24, Carolina Panthers 20: A Drew Bledsoe two-yard TD pass to Terry Glenn with 24 seconds left keeps the Cowboys' post-season hopes alive.
  • At the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas: Detroit Lions 13, New Orleans Saints 12: Jason Hanson's 39-yard field goal as time expires gives the Lions the win in the Saints' last "home game" of the year.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars 38, Houston Texans 20: The Jags trailed in the fourth quarter but come back to clinch a wild-card spot with the victory over the game Texans.
  • Washington Redskins 35, New York Giants 20: Santana Moss catches three TD passes, and the Redskins stay alive in the post-season hunt.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 41, Cleveland Browns 0: The Steel Curtain defense sacks Charlie Frye eight times in the shutout.
  • Kansas City Chiefs 20, San Diego Chargers 7: The Chiefs, who hold LaDainian Tomlinson to 49 rushing yards, remain alive in the playoff race.
  • San Francisco 49ers 24, St. Louis Rams 20: The Niners put up 217 rushing yards in their first road win of the year, but in the process, could wind up losing the Reggie Bush/Vince Young/Matt Leinart Number One Draft Pick sweepstakes.
  • Miami Dolphins 24, Tennessee Titans 10: In his biggest day rushing since returning to football, Ricky Williams runs for 172 yards in the Dolphins' win.
  • Arizona Cardinals 27, Philadelphia Eagles 21: The Cards' eighteen-year stay at Sun Devil Stadium came to a victorious end. Next season, the team will move to their new stadium in Glendale.
  • Seattle Seahawks 28, Indianapolis Colts 13: The Seahawks clinched the top seed in the NFC playoffs with the win. Shaun Alexander scored his 27th touchdown of the season, tying the NFL record with a game left in the 2005 season.
  • Denver Broncos 22, Oakland Raiders 3: The Broncos clinched a first-round playoff bye with a win, finishing the season unbeaten at Invesco Field at Mile High.

• NCAA College Football
  • Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl: Nevada 49, Central Florida 48 (OT): Matt Prater missed an extra point in the overtime to give the WAC Wolf Pack the victory over the Golden Knights from C-USA.