By Sunday, the wild week would feature eight missed extra points and several blown opportunities, including the Patriots' chance to bounce back from their first loss, and the Giants' chance to take control of the middling NFC East.
They thought wrong.
Chris Harris Jr.'s pick-six for Denver was negated by a questionable holding call when his man ran right into him, then there was no flag thrown when linebacker Melvin Ingram's helmet-to-helmet hit sent tight end Vernon Davis out of the game with a concussion in San Diego. There also wasn't a whistle on 49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt for body-slamming Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, whose head bounced off the ground.
They still have this, though:
"Until that clock ticks zero," Caldwell said, "there's no such thing as certain victory."
The Eagles capitalized on the good field position for the first of five consecutive touchdowns — two on special teams, one on defense and two on offense — to build a shocking 35-14 lead.
Actually, the clock had hit zero on the previous play, but the game wasn't over because Detroit's Devin Taylor was called for a facemask penalty on the quarterback. Detroit fans can argue the whistle all they want; there's no disputing that the Lions lost it by mismanaging the final play.
Harbaugh contended the defender was guilty of interference and said a first-year official made the wrong call, saying: "I think he got it backward. He's a rookie, and he messed it up."
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IMPERFECT PATRIOTS: The Patriots were up 14-0 on Philadelphia in the second quarter — just like they were ahead in Denver a week earlier before losing in overtime. Belichick tried to get cute and it backfired in a big way.
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Now the pressure's on Coughlin. Again.
Another failed onside kick by Ebner helped the Eagles hold off Tom Brady's furious fourth-quarter rally.

Aaron Rodgers capitalized on Caldwell's decision to keep Calvin Johnson with him on the sideline and defend the hook and ladder instead of the Hail Mary when Green Bay had an untimed down from its 39 trailing 23-21 Thursday night. Facing only a three-man rush, with two defenders hugging the sidelines at midfield, Rodgers had enough time to run around and allow his receivers to reach the end zone. Then he heaved a 70-yard rainbow with a 5.4-second hang time to uncovered tight end Richard Rodgers for the incredible win.
Matt Schaub's 52-yard TD toss to Daniel Brown was negated by an offensive pass interference penalty on Brown.
Gostkowski's onside kick was a success with 5:27 left, but after the Patriots pulled to 35-28, Ebner went back out and attempted a traditional onside kick. This one went out of bounds.
The only longer winning TD pass as time expired in the fourth quarter in NFL history came on Dec. 4, 1960, when Earl Morrall hit tight end Jim Gibbons in the Lions' 20-15 win over the Baltimore Colts.
"Well, obviously I've made a decision to be very aggressive at the end of games," said Coughlin,Cheap Shoes Wholesale China, whose Giants (5-7) could be headed for a fourth straight season out of the playoffs. "I've done it all year long. Don't have a lot to show for it ... but we've tried to take some of the pressure off everybody,Bobby Orr Jersey, and had we scored that touchdown, fourth-and-2, I think we would have taken a lot of pressure off."
"I thought I had scored my first touchdown," Brown said. "... You're on cloud nine; then they bring you down."
The Packers hadn't led for a single second of the game, yet walked away 27-23 winners.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A week after officials were roundly panned for horrible decisions, the curious calls in Week 13 belonged mostly to the coaches: Jim Caldwell (why wasn't Megatron in the end zone); Bill Belichick (this ain't rugby!); and Tom Coughlin (hello, hot seat).
The wacky week began with the Motown Miracle.
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