Sports: Around the NFC

Around the NFC

By Compiled from Times wires

BEARS: They have been outscored 246-140 this season, 79-29 in the fourth quarter.

CARDINALS: They lost for the second time in three games under interim coach Dave McGinnis. ... Wide receiver MarTay Jenkins returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, a week after he returned a kickoff 71 yards against Washington. ... Since returning from a knee injury, defensive end Andre Wadsworth has one tackle in three games.

COWBOYS: Kicker Tim Seder made field goals of 43, 35 and 42 yards and missed from 39, 44 and 51 yards on a cold, wet day. ... Their league-worst run defense held the Bengals' Corey Dillon to 94 yards, and their league-worst pass rush had three sacks after getting 10 in the previous nine games. ... Although they announced an 85th consecutive sellout with a paid crowd of 62,170, Texas Stadium was about half full at kickoff. ... They didn't punt for the fourth time, the last being Sept.4, 1978, vs. Baltimore.

EAGLES: Kicker David Akers raced onto the field with 16 seconds left to attempt his tying field goal. The team practices with the assumption the quickest it can get off a kick is 15 to 17 seconds. ... Running back Brian Mitchell has scored on a 13-yard reception, an 85-yard run, a 72-yard punt return and an 89-yard kickoff return this season.

FALCONS: Offensive tackle Bob Whitfield started his club-record 123rd straight game. He left in the third quarter with what the team called a neck burner.

49ERS: Safety Zack Bronson played for the first time in six weeks, and he made his first interception.

GIANTS: The NFL's second-best run defense allowed 141 rushing yards to the Rams despite the absence of Marshall Faulk. ... Before Sunday, their opponents had a record of 39-47. The two previous losses were to AFC champion Tennessee and defending NFC East champion Washington. ... Coach Jim Fassel became perturbed when asked why his team has failed miserably in its three major tests. "I don't care what everyone else is saying about us, I don't care," Fassel said. "I know what our record is and I know that we have gotten better to this date."

LIONS: They observed Veterans Day with a pregame moment of silence to honor those killed and injured in the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. Four surviving crewmen from the Detroit area were introduced on the field.

PACKERS: Kicker Ryan Longwell reached 100 career field goals to officially became the most accurate kicker in history. He is 101-for-119, or 84.9 percent. Second place belongs to Miami's Olindo Mare, who is 105-for-126, 83.3 percent.

PANTHERS: Defensive lineman Eric Swann deflected two passes to give him four for the season. ... Running back Tshimanga Biakabutuka was held to a season-low 22 yards rushing.

RAMS: They have not allowed more than 27 points since Bud Carson returned as a consultant three weeks ago. They had been allowing an average of 32.6. ... They held the Giants scoreless in the first quarter, the first they've done that since the Super Bowl win over Tennessee. ... Trent Green's 54 yards rushing were the most by a franchise quarterback since Roman Gabriel ran for 57 in 1967. ... They have scored 20 or more points in 26 straight games, the first team to do that since Miami from 1983-85.

REDSKINS: Quarterback Jeff George is expected to make his second straight start Monday against the defending Super Bowl champion Rams. Brad Johnson still is battling a sprained knee. ... Veteran kicker Eddie Murray is expected to kick field goals while Scott Bentley handles kickoffs.

SAINTS: They are 7-0 when they score 20 or more points. ... Their streak of 31/2 games without a fumble ended when running back Ricky Williams fumbled in the first quarter. He recovered it.

VIKINGS: They went in last in the NFL in takeaways but recovered two Arizona fumbles. ... Wide receiver Cris Carter caught his 100th touchdown for the team and his 13th against the Cardinals, the most he has against a franchise. ... They have won five in a row over the Cardinals since 1995, three by at least 17 points.