Coming off their win over the Saints, the Panthers stayed at home for a Week 8 duel with the Arizona Cardinals.  In the first quarter, Carolina trailed early as Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers got a 21-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, Arizona increased its lead as QB Kurt Warner completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin.  The Panthers got on the board with kicker John Kasay getting a 23-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Cardinals increased their lead as RB Tim Hightower got a 2-yard TD run.  Carolina started to rally as RB DeAngelo Williams got a 15-yard TD run, while QB Jake Delhomme completed an 18-yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith.  Arizona responded with Warner completing a 2-yard TD pass to Boldin (with a failed PAT), yet the Panthers got the lead with Delhomme hooking up with Smith again on a 65-yard TD pass.  In the fourth quarter, Carolina completed its rally as Kasay nailed a 50-yard field goal. With the win, the Panthers went into their bye week at 6-2.

How many more yards was the longest touchdown than the longest field goal?
A: 15

Following a terrible loss to the Browns, the Steelers returned home for a duel against the Texans on Monday Night Football.  The Texans started out strong when Ryan Fitzpatrick found Alfred Blue on an 11-yard pass for a 7-0 lead and the only score of the first quarter.  In the 2nd quarter, the Texans increased their lead as Randy Bullock nailed 2 field goals from 39 and 38 yards out for 10-0 and 13-0 leads.  The Steelers finally got on the board and scored 24 unanswered points:  first starting with Shaun Suisham who nailed a 44-yard field goal for a 13-3 game followed up by Ben Roethlisberger finding Martavis Bryant on a 35-yard TD pass for a 13-10 game and eventually took the lead on Antonio Brown's 1-yard TD pass to Lance Moore 17-13 and lastly Roethlisberger hooking up with Le'Veon Bell on a 2-yard TD pass for a 24-13 halftime lead.  After a scoreless 3rd quarter, the Texans came within 8 as Bullock kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 24-16 game not long before the Steelers responded with 2 of their own from Suisham when he got them from 30 and 40 yards out for leads of 27-16 and 30-16.  Finally, Fitzpatrick was able to find Arian Foster on a 1-yard TD pass and this led to the final score of 30-23.

Which quarterback threw the longest touchdown pass?
A: Ben Roethlisberger

Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Bears flew to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for a Week 15 Monday night NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as kicker Robbie Gould got a 29-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Vikings tied the game with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 42-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Bears would take the halftime lead as Gould kicked a 47-yard field goal and FB Jason McKie managed to get a 1-yard TD run. In the third quarter, Minnesota started to creep closer as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings took the lead with Peterson getting an 8-yard TD run. Chicago tried to rally, but Minnesota's defense was too much. With their third-straight loss, not only did the Bears fall to 5-9, but they were knocked out of playoff contention. On a positive note, LB Brian Urlacher had a good day with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, and an interception. It was also the first time since 2004 that Urlacher had a sack and an interception in the same game.

How many passes did McKie recieve
A:
2