NFL's Week 15 Bad Weather

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 18, 2007

NFL's Week 15 Bad Weather

Browns 8, Bills 0

The snow began falling -- actually blowing sideways -- off Lake Erie about 1 1/2 hours before kickoff.

Browns 8, Bills 0

With wind gusts up to 40 mph and visibility limited, throwing the ball was nearly impossible and both teams had to rely on their running games. But even that was tough as players struggled to get traction on the slippery, snow-covered surface.

Browns 8, Bills 0

One player who found his footing was Jamal Lewis (31), who grew up in Georgia but slopped his way down the field like a kid who grew up in the Midwest.

Browns 8, Bills 0

Phil Dawson's second field goal, a 49-yarder with 1:22 left in the first half, gave the Browns an 8-0 lead. Dawson aimed his kick far left to allow for the wind, which brought the ball back between the uprights. After clearing the crossbar, it struck the goal post's support neck -- the same spot he hit on a deflection a few weeks ago in Baltimore to force overtime.

Browns 8, Bills 0

Despite completing just 9 of 24 passes for 137 yards, Derek Anderson celebrated the win by diving through the snow in the end zone.

Jaguars 29, Steelers 22

The Jaguars hadn't played all season with a game-time temperature below 62. On this mostly miserable day, it was 35 degrees and dropping at the opening kickoff.

Jaguars 29, Steelers 22

Ben Roethlisberger and David Garrard, inset, each managed to complete three touchdown passes in the game.

Jaguars 29, Steelers 22

Willie Parker ran for 100 yards on only 14 carries, despite an already soggy field, made even mushier by snow that fell immediately before the opening kickoff and for most of the second half.

Jaguars 29, Steelers 22

Fred Taylor scored the decisive touchdown on a 12-yard run in the final two minutes. He finished with 147 yards on 25 carries.

Jaguars 29, Steelers 22

Pittsburgh's last chance ended when tight end Heath Miller came a half-yard short of a first down on a fourth-and-7 play from the Jacksonville 45 in the final minute.

Patriots 20, Jets 10

Approximately six inches of snow blanketed the tarp-covered field in the early-morning hours. Plows were on the field six hours before the game to shovel away the snow.

Patriots 20, Jets 10

On about a half-dozen occasions in the first half, fans bundled in parkas, rain slickers and Brady jerseys flung snow into the air and onto the field. Some of it, and some remarks, were aimed at the Jets' bench.With 3:55 left, the officials held up the game until fans stopped throwing snowballs.

Patriots 20, Jets 10

Facing rain, wind and chilly gusts above 20 mph, New England relied on Laurence Maroney's rushing instead of Tom Brady's passing.

Patriots 20, Jets 10

Brady didn't throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season and completed 14 of 27 passes for 140 yards and an interception.

Redskins 22, Giants 10

The swirling wind knocked down passes, blew rolling punts 20 yards and made life miserable for both offenses at Giants Stadium. Eli Manning had a horrible night, completing 18 of 52 passes for 184 yards in a game in which his receivers dropped 12 passes.

Redskins 22, Giants 10

The biggest drop was by Amani Toomer late in the third quarter with New York trailing by 12. Manning found Toomer wide open around midfield with a wind-whipped wobbly pass. With no one around him, the Giants' all-time leading receiver dropped the certain touchdown.