2010 NFL Sunday Week 15 Scores
Posted on: September 3, 2011
As 14 games took place on Sunday, December 19, 2010, in the 15th week of action in the 2010 National Football League season, two teams clinched spots in the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs. The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers secured playoff positions, joining the New England Patriots as the teams guaranteed to appear in the post-season.http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81c2d42c/article/playoff-picture-2010
In addition to the 13 games that took place on Sunday with start times between 1:00 p.m. EST and 4:15 p.m. EST, week 15 2010 featured the Sunday night contest between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers.http://www.nfl.com/schedules/interactive#/week=15 Despite playing without their starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was on the sidelines with complications from a concussion, the Packers kept the game competitive. In the end, New England prevailed to earn a 31-27 win.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010121913/2010/REG15/packers@patriots/recap#tab:recap/recap-channels:cat-post-recap-full-story
Week 15 2010 Sunday Afternoon Games
The majority of week 15 2010 Sunday games had a 1:00 p.m. EST start time, including when the Kansas City Chiefs topped the St. Louis Rams 27-13, the Buffalo Bills edged out the Miami Dolphins 17-14, the Cincinnati Bengals outlasted the Cleveland Browns 19-17 and the Houston Texans fell to the Tennessee Titans 31-17. Additionally, early games saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New York Giants 38-31, the Detroit Lions prevail over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20, the Baltimore Ravens best the New Orleans Saints 30-24, the Arizona Cardinals fall to the Carolina Panthers 19-12, the Washington Redskins come up short against the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 and the Indianapolis Colts overtake the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-24.http://www.nfl.com/scores/2010/REG15
In late afternoon games, the New York Jets topped the Pittsburgh Steelers 22-17 in Pittsburgh, the Oakland Raiders rallied late to defeat the Denver Broncos at home and the Atlanta Falcons got a 34-18 win over the Seattle Seahawks on the road.http://www.nfl.com/scores/2010/REG15
Patriots' Dan Connolly Sets an NFL Record
In the week 15 2010 Sunday night game between New England and Green Bay, the momentum shifted late in the first half from the Packers to the Patriots as a result of a play made by New England right guard Dan Connolly. Returning a kickoff, Connolly took the ball 71 yards to the four-yard line to bring the Patriots into the red zone. The announcers called the event the play of Connolly's career and continued on to note that the play was the longest kickoff return by an offensive lineman in the history of the NFL.