Problem: Coming off their divisional home win over the Falcons, the Saints flew to Monster Park for a Week 8 intraconference duel with the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter, New Orleans drew first blood with QB Drew Brees completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston, along with kicker Olindo Mare getting a 26-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Saints continued their offensive revival with Brees completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR Terrance Copper, along with a 3-yard TD pass to Colston. In the third quarter, the 49ers tried to come back as kicker Joe Nedney nailed a 29-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, New Orleans managed to put the game out of reach with Brees and Colston hooking up with each other one last time on a 15-yard TD pass. Afterwards, San Francisco's only response would by QB Alex Smith completing a 7-yard TD pass to TE Vernon Davis.

How many touchdowns were over 5 yards long?
Answer: 3

Problem: The Eagles stayed home for a duel with their historic rival undefeated 6-0 Falcons. Played under cloudy skies, the game was also notable in that the weather conditions heralded the approach of Hurricane Sandy, a storm set to make an unprecedented landfall in nearby New Jersey. In the first quarter, the Falcons drew first blood as Matt Ryan found Drew Davis for a 15-yard pass to make the score 7-0. The team increased their lead with Ryan finding Jason Snelling to make it 14-0. In the 2nd quarter, the Eagles would get on the board with LeSean McCoy's 2-Yard run to make it 14-7. However, the Falcons responded with Ryan's 63-yard TD pass to Julio Jones to make it 21-7. The Falcon would increase their lead before halftime with Matt Bryant's 43-yard field goal to make it 24-7. The Eagles would try to rally in the 3rd quarter with a 33-yard field goal from Alex Henry to shorten the lead to 24-10, but the Falcons pulled away as Bryant would kick a 29-yard field goal to make it 27-10. In the 4th quarter, Bryant increased the Falcons' lead with a 30-yard field goal to make the score 30-10. The Eagles tried to rally as Michael Vick found McCoy to make the score 30-17. However, the Eagles were unable to try to attempt a comeback win as the team dropped to 3-4 on the season.

Which quarterback had more touchdowns?
Answer: Matt Ryan

Problem: The Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots set up for their rivalry game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts came in at 8-0 while the Patriots came in 6-2, both shooting for home field advantage during the playoffs. The Colts struck first with a 15-yard pass from Manning to Addai. However New England answered with 24 unanswered points in the first and second quarter. The Colts finally got back into the game with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne towards the end of the first half. The third quarter was scoreless with the Colts still trailing by 10, but the Patriots started the fourth with a touchdown pass to Randy Moss with the Patriots now leading 31-14. The Colts came back quickly scoring a touchdown, making it 31-21. After a New England field goal, the Colts scored a touchdown on an Addai run. The Patriots were still in the lead 34-28, however the Colts were hot with Peyton Manning ready to lead them to a win if the defense could hold the Patriot offense for one more drive. With less the two and a half minutes remaining in the game, the New England Patriots were faced with a fourth and two on the Indianapolis 28-yard line. Bill Belichick decided to go for it on a controversial play, where Brady threw to Kevin Faulk, who gained control of the ball behind the first down marker, forcing the Patriots to turn the ball over on downs. Having wasted their last time out on the preceding play and the play occurring before the two-minute warning, the Patriots couldn't challenge the ruling on the field. With a minute left Peyton Manning found Reggie Wayne for the touchdown to seal a 35-34 victory over the Patriots as the team improved to 9-0 and their winning streak continued with 17 games.

How many touchdowns were scored in the 4th quarter?
Answer: 4

Problem: Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Steelers, the 49ers went home and played an NFC West battle with the Seattle Seahawks. In the first quarter, the Niners lost QB Alex Smith with a separated shoulder during a sack. Back-up QB Trent Dilfer would take the position for the rest of the game. In the second quarter, San Francisco's recent woes continued with Seahawks kicker Josh Brown getting a 23-yard field goal. Afterwards, Seattle began to pound away with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram, along with Brown kicking a 31-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Seahawks continued their domination as Hasselbeck completed a 14-yard TD pass to TE Marcus Pollard. The Niners would get their only score of the game as kicker Joe Nedney got a 43-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Seattle sealed San Francisco's doom with Brown nailing a 25-yard field goal.

How many yards longer was Josh Brown's longest field goal than his shortest?
Answer:
8