30 November 2005 (Wednesday) Football: 2005–06 UEFA Cup: Group stage, matchday 4 Group A: Slavia Prague 0–2 AS Monaco Group A: CSKA Sofia 2–0 Viking Stavanger Group B: Brøndby 1–1 Espanyol Group B: Maccabi Petach Tikva 0–4 Lokomotiv Moscow Group C: Sampdoria 0–0 Hertha Berlin Group C: Steaua Bucharest 3–0 Halmstad Group D: Grasshoppers 2–3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Group D: Litex Lovech 0–2 AZ Alkmaar See also 2005–06 UEFA Cup. 28 November 2005 (Monday) NFL: Steve Mariucci was fired as head coach of the Detroit Lions along with two offensive assistants, and defensive coordinator Dick Jauron was named as interim coach for the remainder of the 2005 season, three days after reports from the Detroit Free Press and WJBK-TV. Monday Night Football Indianapolis Colts 26, Pittsburgh Steelers 7: The Colts' Peyton Manning hits his favorite receiver, Marvin Harrison, for an 80-yard touchdown on the Colts' first play from scrimmage, and they never look back as they go to 11–0. The Colts defense holds the Steelers to 197 total yards. 27 November 2005 (Sunday) The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) formally opens in Manila, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Rugby union: The sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board, hands out its annual awards in Paris. The three major awards are swept by New Zealand. Dan Carter is named Player of the Year, the All Blacks are named Team of the Year, and their coach Graham Henry is Coach of the Year. (IRB.com) Golf: Fred Funk won a total of $925,000 (US) and fifteen skins in the annual Skins Game event in La Quinta, California. Defending champion Fred Couples, who has won more money than anyone else in the event's history, giving him the nickname "Mr. Skins", is shut out, along with Annika Sörenstam, the latter for the second straight year. Tiger Woods, winner of three skins and $75,000 on Day One, was second. Canadian Football League: 93rd Grey Cup at Vancouver Edmonton Eskimos 38, Montréal Alouettes 35 (2OT): Ricky Ray wins Most Valuable Player honours for a 36-for-44, 367-yard performance in the second Grey Cup to go to overtime. NFL Week 12 Cincinnati Bengals 42, Baltimore Ravens 29: Carson Palmer throws for 302 yards and three touchdowns in a prelude to the big Bengals-Steelers game next week. Carolina Panthers 13, Buffalo Bills 9: Jake Delhomme breaks open a defensive battle with a touchdown pass to Michael Gaines with under three minutes