NFL Scores 2009 Sunday Highlights

With nine games completed and six games to go, it's been a busy Sunday for NFL Football 2009. Week 2 of the NFL games have had their share of upsets and sidelined players. Tonight's big game on Sunday Night Football puts the New York Giants up against the Dallas Cowboys. Scores are streaming in and games are up on televisions across the nation.

Some NFL games can be viewed free online as well as on television.

Here are some scores and highlights from a few of today's NFL games:

Panthers 20 Falcons 28
The Falcons wore throwback uniforms honoring the 1966 inaugural season for the team. Falcons rookie DT Peria Jerry left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury and had to be assisted off the field. He did not return. While the Falcons converted on both of their fourth-down attempts with Matt Ryan picking up the necessary yard each time, the Panthers missed on their one crucial fourth-down attempt.

Patriots 9 Jets 16
The Jets backed up their week of talking up the game and set the New England Patriots straight. The game was the 100th meeting between the two teams. Jets CB Lito Sheppard was injured in the first half with a quad and did not return to the game. Tom Brady made a pass to Joey Galloway on fourth-and-10 was batted down by safety Kerry Rhodes. The Patriots turned the ball over on downs, allowing the Jets to run out the clock. Game over.

Bengals 31 Packers 24
Chad Ochocinco scored a touchdown for the first time in six games. Packers OT Chad Clifton was injured in the start of the second half with an an ankle injury and was sent to the locker room for an X-ray.
In a fairly sloppy game, The Bengals finished with 13 penalties for 100 yards, while the Packers were flagged 11 times for 76 yards. The game ended with Green Bay making it to the line of scrimmage too late. Game over.

Saints 48 Eagles 22
In his first NFL start, Philadelphia QB Kevin Kolb threw for 391 yards, but had three interceptions and was sacked twice. McNabb was out for the game with his ribs still healing. Saints Reggie Bush made a 19-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The score put New Orleans at a comfortable advantage at 41-20 and ended Philadelphia's chances of winning.

More NFL week 2 Sunday game scores:

MIN 27 DET 13
ARI 31 JAC 17
OAK 13 KC 10
HOU 34 TEN 31
STL 7 WAS 9

Six games to go at this point with five in progress and the big Sunday night NFL game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys starts tonight at 8:20pm EST. The opening of Cowboys Stadium made its debut in the preseason, but this is the first time a regular-season game will take place at the new building.



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