Pro football results and schedules to date for week 12:

Thursday:
Atlanta 27, Detroit 7
Denver 24, Dallas 21 (OT)

Sunday:
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
New England at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Miami at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

Monday:
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 9 p.m.

Baltimore 16, Pittsburgh 13 (OT)
Seattle 27, San Francisco 25
Indianapolis 45, Cincinnati 37
San Diego 48, Buffalo 10
Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0
Kansas City 45, Houston 17
Arizona 38, St. Louis 28
Chicago 13, Carolina 3
Dallas 20, Detroit 7
Jacksonville 31, Tennessee 28
Cleveland 22, Miami 0
New England 24, New Orleans 17
Oakland 16, Washington 13
N.Y. Giants 27, Philadelphia 17
Tampa Bay 30, Atlanta 27



Monday's game
Minnesota at Green Bay, 9 p.m.

Well it was only a matter of time before someone on the 'outside' had to stick their nose into the Owens saga.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has called the Philadelphia's punishment of Terrell Owens "much too severe." Jackson said on Friday that Owens could have been more professional when he publicly complained but that suspension without pay for four games and deactivation for the rest of the season is "much too severe for the charge" and hurts the athlete's NFL career at its height.

Jackson suggested that the level of punishment was more at the level expected for someone if they had been caught shaving points, selling drugs, carrying a gun or fighting fans.

"This does not warrant a one-year ban from the game," Jackson said, adding that the Eagles should release Owens to free agency if they don't want him. Ralph Nader has also jumped in calling for the suspension to be dropped.

Remember Owens was suspended last week after he saidthat the Eagles had shown "a lack of class" for not publicly recognizing his one hundredth career touchdown catch, and that the team would be better off with Brett Favre as quarterback....talking of class....

Week 9 NFL results: (Colts v Patriots still to play.)

Raiders 23 Chiefs 27
Bengals 21 Ravens 9
Lions 14 Vikings 27
Cardinals 19 Seahawks 33
Packers 10 Steelers 20
Texans 14 Jaguars 21
Saints 17 Bears 20
Chargers 31 Jets 26
Titans 14 Browns 20
Panthers 34 Bucs 14
Falcons 17 Dolphins 10
49ers 6 Giants 24
Redskins 17 Eagles 10

Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh Steelers will miss one game and maybe two after arthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday. A piece of cartilage was removed from his right knee.

Bill Cowher (coach) said Roethlisberger will definitely miss Sunday's game against the Packers - but could return for the game against Cleveland. The recovery period for this type of operation is normally ten to fourteen days.