Cardinals edge Cowboys on late field goal
Arizona's Jay Feely celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal as the Cowboys' Terence Newman, right, reacts late in the fourth quarter. (Dec. 25, 2010) Credit: AP
Jay Feely's 48-yard field goal barely cleared the crossbar with 10 seconds left to give the Arizona Cardinals a 27-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys last night in Glendale, Ariz.
Dallas (5-10) rallied from 18 points down to take a 26-24 lead when Stephen McGee, in his first NFL game, threw 45 yards to Miles Austin for a touchdown with 1:46 to play.
Arizona (5-10) was in deep trouble, but rookie John Skelton, on fourth-and-15 from the Cardinals' 19, threw 26 yards to fellow rookie Max Komar, and the Cardinals slipped into Feely's range. Feely, who made a 49-yarder earlier, has missed three kicks all season, including a 49-yard attempt last night.
Dallas fell behind 14-0 when Jon Kitna had interceptions returned for touchdowns on the Cowboys' first two possessions.
Vick chooses Vick
Michael Vick's MVP pick? That would be Michael Vick. Asked after practice Friday who he would select if he had a vote, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback said, "You put me on the spot." Then he added with a smile: "I would take . . . myself."
Vick and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady are widely considered the top two candidates for the award, which has been won or shared by a quarterback 17 of the last 23 years.
Brady leads the NFL with a 109.9 passer rating. In his last nine games, he's thrown 21 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Patriots (12-2) have won 11 of their last 12. Vick's 103.6 passer rating is third-highest in the NFL. He also has 613 yards rushing and has run for eight TDs.
Vick spent Christmas in 2007 and 2008 incarcerated at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas while serving an 18-month sentence on federal charges of running an illegal dogfighting ring.
"I spent two Christmases in Kansas, and that was by far the toughest thing I've had to do," Vick said.
NFL fines 16 players
Sixteen players were fined by the NFL for illegal hits, including Atlanta DE Kroy Biermann and Cincinnati LB Dhani Jones, each docked $15,000. Baltimore safety Ed Reed was fined $10,000 for a hit on Saints QB Drew Brees. Chicago LB Brian Urlacher lost $10,000 for his hit on TE Visanthe Shiancoe.- AP
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