Game summaries from Week 12 in the NFL

November 23, 8:14 PMSports ExaminerPaula Duffy

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What's the biggest moment for you in this Week 12? Granted, there is one more game to play on Monday night.  But you've got to wonder if anything can match McNabb's benching, TO's monster day, the Jets beatdown of the Titans or Matt Cassel's second straight 400+ yard game.

Pittsburgh v. Cincy: This is what the Steelers are supposed to look like. But then again all we're asking for is a TD once in a while. Finally got one after close to a three game drought. Heath Miller's return seems to make a huge difference for them. Willie Parker goes down again but it doesn't seem to matter. 27-10 Steelers

Washington v. Seattle: Jim Zorn is sooooo glad he left that sorry state of affairs they call the Seahawks. The Redskins do just enough to win and Seattle, well they do just enough to lose....again. Redskins: 20-17

Atlanta v. Carolina: Who are the real Panthers? I know I'm stumped, how about you? Steve Smith gives it his all but that defense looked like it took lessons from the Rams. Michael Turner with four TD's would still be scoring if time hadn't run out..Falcons: 45-28

New YorkGiants  v. Arizona: The Giants came, they saw, they conquered and relived those fabulous memories from the last time they played in Glendale. It was the Cardinals and not the Patriots but they look like they'll never lose again, even without Plax and Jacobs. Giants 37-29

Oakland v. Denver: The luck of the Denver Broncos ran out as their offense couldn't overcome their sloppy D against Shanahan's arch rival the Raiders. Don't tell me Mike isn't kicking over every Gatorade bucket in the vicinity. Raiders: 31-10

Baltimore v. Philadelphia: The headline of the game was McNabb's benching after half time. The real story is the Eagles lack of a running game and Andy Reid's precipitous decline as a head coach. Very sad. Ravens: 36-7

Houston v. Cleveland: Remember the Brady Quinn era? This just in: he plays like crap with a broken finger and we saw the return of Derek Anderson. It didn't matter. Houston got a long overdue road win as Sage Rosenfels was able to find his receivers when it counted. Texans: 16-6

San Francisco v. Dallas: TO has his second highest yardage day of his career and all is well in Cowboy Land. But didn't Martz/Singletary remember that they have to give Frank Gore the ball enough for them to win? I guess not. Cowboys: 35-22

Tampa Bay v. Detroit: The quest for the winless season continues as Culpepper starts, gets benched and goes back in. Didn't seem to matter. The Bucs ride that ageless wonder, Jeff Garcia, to another victory. Bucs: 38-20

Minnesota v. Jacksonville: What happened to the Jags? It seems to have unraveled with the benching of their defensive leader after a clubhouse incident. Maybe Del Rio might want to rethink that. Gus Frerotte wins again and you wonder how. Vikings: 30-12

 Buffalo v. Kansas City: The Bills are still scoring as I write this. And the Chiefs have a decent quarterback but no defense. Bills: 54-31

New England v. Miami: The Pats were ready for the Wildcat and Miami wasn't prepared for the maturation of Matt Cassel. Belichick opened up the play book and boy is Randy Moss happy. Patriots: 48-28

Chicago v. St. Louis: If you look at the Rams you wonder how they won two games under Jim Haslett. His temper is starting to show. Kyle Orton looked good and the Bears don't miss Devin Hester on kickoff returns. Bears: 27-3

New York Jets  v. Tennessee: If you were one of the many that wanted the Titans to lose so that the pressure of going undefeated stopped building, well you got your wish. Favre doesn't throw much past 10 yards from the line of scrimmage and the running game keeps on chugging along. Are you sure this is a Brett Favre team? Jets: 34-13

San Diego v. Indianapolis: LT looked like he had a pulse and the defense continues to improve.but it coughed up another last quarter score and the Chargers lost. Peyton gets it done when he has to and Vinatieri still has the toe from heaven. Colts: 23-20