Patriots v Bills, Chiefs v Chargers, Bengals v Ravens and more: NFL week 15 – live
Patriots 24-21 Bills 5:27, 3rd quarterJosh Allen’s crew have just evaporated New England’s 21-0 lead in three possessions.MO-MENTUM.J Cook three-yard rushDalton Kincaid makes an excellent contested catch to put Buffalo two yards from home.Cook is stood up on the following rushing play.3rd down.
Cook rumbles to the goal line and sticks the ball out … does he not remember fumbling doing the exact same last week against the Bengals!?? He gets lucky and might have a touchdown as the Bills review the play.The commentators think he has it … and the referees agree.TOUCHDOWN!Patriots 24-14 Bills 5:04, 3rd quarterNew England force a 3rd down of their own with Buffalo 13 yards from the end zone.Five yards to move the chain.Allen spins in the pocket and guns it through the end zone.
Flags fly,Hold by the defense! Huge for Buffalo,1st and Goal,TOUCHDOWN! Giants 14-22 Commanders 11:49, 3rd quarterJ Dart to T Tracy for 18 yardsPatriots 24-14 Bills 7:05, 3rd quarterThe tight ends are moving the needle for Buffalo,This time Jackson Haws gets a 1st down with a nine-yard catch.
James Cook bites off another eight yards moving the Bills up to New England’s 30-yard line,TOUCHDOWN! Eagles 24-0 Raiders 4:52, 3rd quarterJ Hurts to D Goedert for four yardsSecond touchdown grab for Goedert in one of the many thrashings developing,Patriots 24-14 Bills 11:23, 3rd quarterBig 3rd down for Buffalo’s defense,SACK! The pocket collapses on Maye and Matt Milano takes him down,Three and out for the Patriots.
Buffalo will take over on offense at their 25-yard line.The comeback is ON!J Allen to D Knox for four yardsRapid six-play scoring drive gives Buffalo some confidence.Some play action confuses New England and Allen has an easy short pass to Knox who walks in.TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 31-10 Jets 0:21, 2nd quarterT Lawrence to T Etienne for 20 yards.Hopefully you started all your Jaguars in fantasy.
Patriots 24-7 Bills 12:44, 3rd quarterAfter three punts the Bills scored with their final possession of the half.They are on the ball again now at their 30-yard line.Allen keeps it after some play action but he is bottled up well short of the sticks.New England doing an excellent job keeping the QB in check.On 3rd and 3 he keeps it again but this time finds the edge on the left and picks up 19 yards and the 1st down!TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 13-10 Chargers 0:05, 2nd quarterJ Herbert t K Lambert-Smith for 16 yardsChicago Bears 14-0 Cleveland BrownsCincinnati Bengals 0-14 Baltimore RavensHouston Texans 23-7 Arizona CardinalsJacksonville Jaguars 24-10 New York JetsKansas City Chiefs 13-3 Los Angeles ChargersNew England Patriots 24-7 Buffalo BillsNew York Giants 7-22 Washington CommandersPhiladelphia Eagles 17-0 Las Vegas RaidersA very one-sided looking half-time scoreboard.
Some expected, some less so.Not a single one-score game in progress.Sort it out!TOUCHDOWN! Giants 7-19 Commanders 1:05, 2nd quarterJ Lane punt return for 63 yardsJake Moody misses the extra point.Oops.Washington running the ball down the Giants’ throats.
107 yards total for the Commanders on 21 carries with a score to boot.TOUCHDOWN! Bengals 0-14 Ravens 0:23, 2nd quarterL Jackson to Z Flowers for 28 yardsBaltimore with a perfectly timed score before the half in a must-win game.Took a while but the Ravens are rolling now.Patriots 24-7 Bills, half-time“It’s not gonna be easy,” says Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel regarding his team’s chances of beating the Bills from here.Isn’t it? Looked pretty easy from here.
New England’s defense are suffocating Buffalo.Not a single explosive play from one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL so far.It’s GOOD! Patriots 24-7 Bills half-timeA Borregales 36-yard field goalThe Patriots go for it all on Buffalo’s 30-yard line and Mack Hollins just can’t hold on in the end zone.Great defense by Greg Rousseau to break it up.Weird stuff going on with the clock on the next play, it doesn’t start when the play goes off then starts when it stops.
The Patriots got a 1st down meanwhile after a 11-yard run from Stevenson.Borregales boots it through with the last play off the half.Patriots 21-7 Bills 0:23, 2nd quarterDrake Maye busts another long run, this time 11 yards, to put New England in field-goal range before half-time.He is playing lights out.TOUCHDOWN! Giants 7-13 Commanders 3:37, 2nd quarterT Tracy rush for 12 yardsTOUCHDOWN! Eagles 17-0 Raiders 7:51, 2nd quarterS Barkley rush for two yardJ Allen to J Cook for five yardsEight yards to go for the score.
James Cook carries it for two yards on 1st down.Next a short pass to Cook gets the job done after New England’s zone defense gets in a muddle.Huge sigh of relief for Buffalo.Patriots 21-0 Bills 2:31, 2nd quarterBuffalo need a score and quick.New England are swarming on defense though and force a 3rd down with five to go.
Allen drops back and hits Dawson Knox to give Buffalo the 3rd and Goal.Jaguars 21-7 Jets 9:53, 2nd quarterThe Jets have a touchdown chalked off for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on a punt return.TOUCHDOWN! Bengals 0-7 Ravens 4:35, 2nd quarterL Jackson to R Ali for 30 yardsA short pass out to the right and Ali is in for the score.Finally.T Henderson 52-yard rushPatriots take out a HUGE lead after Henderson’s punishing long run.
The offensive line bulldoze the Bills leaving a huge gap to the right and he is home free.Did anyone have the Patriots down for a blowout win? Not me.Chiefs 7-3 Chargers 10:17, 2nd quarterHorrrible pick from Justin Herbert hands the Chiefs excellent field position.Herbert is taking a sack and decides to throw it sky high, wobbling straight into a defenders arms.KC in the red zone.
Bengals 0-0 Ravens 8:34, 2nd quarterStill no score in Cincinnati,Since my last no-score bulletin both Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow have thrown an interception,Shocker,TOUCHDOWN! Texans 17-7 Cardinals 13:41, 2nd quarterJ Brissett to T McBride for two yardsArizona hit back through the mighty tight end McBride,The fantasy darling.
If you know, you know,Patriots 14-0 Bills 10:31, 2nd quarterJosh Allen sacked again, this time at midfield,Big 3rd down & 15 coming up after Harold Landry takes the QB down,Allen throws it short of the sticks and the punt team are out for Buffalo for a third time,TOUCHDOWN! Giants 0-10 Commanders 13:38, 2nd quarterJ Croskey-Merritt rush for 16 yardsWashington doing NY a favour at present as the Giants look to stay locked in at the bottom in the race for the No 1 overall draft pick next year.
TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 21-7 Jets 14:14, 2nd quarterT Lawrence to B Tuten for 16 yardsTold you it was going swimmingly.TOUCHDOWN! Bears 14-0 Browns 1:29, 1st quarterC Williams to DJ Moore for three yardsChicago also take out a healthy lead on their struggling opponent.All going swimmingly for Houston, Jacksonville and Da Bears.Bengals 0-0 Ravens 14:16, 2nd quarterNo score yet in the big dustup in the AFC North.Defense on top.
D Maye rush for seven yardsWhat a start for New England’s young quarterback.He scans the field, sees no one open and puts his head down and bursts through the gap in the middle of the field.Two rushing TDs now for Maye.TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 14-7 Jets 1:47, 1st quarterB Cook to A Mitchell for nine yardsMaybe I spoke a little too soon about Brady Cook.Jets are fighting back with the rookie slinging his first NFL touchdown.
TOUCHDOWN! Texans 17-0 Cardinals 6:12, 1st quarterW Marks one-yard rushAnother game that looks over before it has hardly begun after Houston take a three-score lead.Patriots 7-0 Bills 4:31, 1st quarterAaaand Buffalo punt it away again after Josh Allen is swallowed up on 3rd down by Jack Gibbens.Two three and outs to start for the Bills.TOUCHDOWN! Bears 7-0 Browns 7:35, 1st quarterD Swift 6 yard rushPatriots 7-0 Bills 7:51, 1st quarterNew England punt it back to Buffalo who take over on offense at their 17-yard line.TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 14-0 Jets 6:24, 1st quarterT Lawrence 15-yard rushJacksonville out of sight already.
Not entirely unexpected considering Brady Cook (who?) is in at quarterback for the Jets.Patriots 7-0 Bills 9:17, 1st quarterPatriots take over after a three and out and punt from the Bills.Chance to take an early, juicy lead now.TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 7-0 Chargers 8:51, 1st quarterP Mahomes 12-yard rushTOUCHDOWN! Eagles 7-0 Raiders 7:51, 1st quarterJ Hurts to D Goedert for 4 yardsPatriots 7-0 Bill 10:14, 1st quarterThe Bills start on offense with excellent field position at midfield after a 45-yard return by Ray Davis.Brandin Cooks then has them immediately camped in the red zone … until he doesn’t a monster catch is called back incomplete after a review.
2nd & 10 at the 50.TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 7-0 Jets 10:18, 1st quarterT Lawrence to B Thomas for 4 yardsD Maye 8-yard rushThe hot shot gives the home fans something to scream about as he scrambles away on the QB keeper.He runs out to the left and finds the pylon.Patriots 0-0 Bills 12:31, 1st quarterEarly slice of luck for the Pats as they pick up 30 yards on a catch that definitely was not a catch.Kayshon Boutte catches a beautfilly thrown long pass but uses the ground to hold on to it.
The refs completely miss it and New England rush to get the next play off.They are 1st and Goal now.TOUCHDOWN! Texans 7-0 Cardinals 14:11, 1st quarterCJ Stroud pass to N Collins 57 yardsWell that didn’t take long.Arizona’s defense pick up from the nightmare they had against the Rams last week.Collins collects a short pass and houses it just like that.
Patriots 0-0 Bills 15:00, 1st quarterWe are go! Let’s start with a focus on the big one in the early window.Buffalo boot it away as the snow flutters down at Foxborough.A first look at Drake Maye and company … next.It is -12C at Soldier Field in Chicago.BrrrrrThe big injury news for today is Tee Higgins is out with concussion for the Bengals and a trio of QBs are out with Geno Smith for the Raiders, Tyrod Taylor for the Jets and Jayden Daniels for the Commanders all missing.
I believe the majority of fantasy players will be starting their playoffs today so how did we all get on in the regular season and are we confident of making the championship game?I sneaked the No 1 seed in my dynasty league by one catch as it happens after Ladd McConkey’s singular grab against the Eagles on Monday night won me a pivotal matchup by 0.15 pts.Without it the Chattanooga Chinchillas would be duking it out tonight but thanks to Mr McConkey I am sitting pretty on a bye week.Fine margins.A litter later we are playing with house money across five encounters from 3.
25pm CST/4.25pm EST/9.25pm GMT (home teams listed first):(11-2) Denver Broncos v Green Bay Packers (9-3-1)(10-3) Los Angeles Rams v Detroit Lions (8-5)(3-10) New Orleans Saints v Carolina Panthers (7-6)(9-4) San Francisco 49ers v Tennessee Titans (2-11)(10-3) Seattle Seahawks v Indianapolis Colts (8-5)We have a heavyweight bout between Super Bowl contenders in Denver and Green Bay.The NFC leading Rams taking on a Lions team that need a huge upset on the road to keep themselves on the postseason bubble.Then there are the Carolina Panthers looking to take control of the NFC South with a win agains their rivals