STEELERS TURNOVER LATE IN THE GAME SNAPS
WINNING STREAK
BRONCOS 24, STEELERS 17
Nose tackle Shelby Harris intercepted Ben Roethlisberger in
the end zone with 1:07 left, and host Denver beat Pittsburgh.
Case Keenum passed for 197 yards and two touchdowns,
rookie Phillip Lindsay had 110 yards rushing and a score and Emmanuel Sanders
had seven catches for 86 yards and a touchdown for the Broncos (5-6).
It was the second straight game in which the Broncos beat
a team entering on a six-game win streak. The Steelers (7-3-1) committed four
turnovers. Roethlisberger was 41 of 56 for 462 yards passing, one touchdown and
two interceptions, and JuJu Smith-Schuster had 13 receptions for 189 yards and
a 97-yard score.
CHARGERS 45, CARDINALS 1O
Philip Rivers threw
for 259 yards and three touchdowns while also setting an NFL record for
consecutive completions to start a game, and the Los Angeles Chargers overcame
a double-digit deficit and rolled to a 45-10 victory Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals in
Carson, Calif.
Rivers completed his first 25 pass attempts against the
Cardinals, breaking the record of 22 set by the Washington Redskins' Mark
Brunell in 2006. Rivers also tied the record for consecutive completions
overall with Ryan
Tannehill, who set his mark over consecutive games.
Rivers finished 28 of 29 and was given the fourth quarter
off. He also set a single-game record for completion rate at 96.6 percent
(minimum 11 attempts). His only incompletion came late in the third quarter as
he attempted a short pass while getting hit as he threw.
The Chargers found themselves in a 10-0 hole in the first
quarter, after the Cardinals (2-9) got a 25-yard Josh Rosen-to-Larry Fitzgerald
TD pass and a 30-yard Phil Dawson field goal. Rivers led Los Angeles (8-3) to
45 unanswered points from there, 28 coming in the second quarter alone.
VIKINGS 24, PACKERS 17
In what was practically an elimination game for the NFC
playoff race, Minnesota dominated Green Bay en route to a win at Minneapolis.
Kirk Cousins completed 29 of 38 passes for 342 yards and
three touchdowns as the Vikings (6-4-1) moved into the NFC's top wild-card
position. Adam Thielen tortured the Packers (4-6-1) for eight receptions, 125
yards and one touchdown.
With injuries galore, the Packers needed a big game from
Aaron Rodgers. Instead, the quarterback was 17 of 28 for 198 yards and one
touchdown. Green Bay fell to 0-6 on the road, including losses at the Los
Angeles Rams, New England
Patriots, Seahawks and Minnesota in the past five weeks.
COLTS 27, DOLPHINS 24
Andrew Luck threw
three touchdown passes, and Adam Vinatieri booted a game-winning, 32-yard field
goal on the final play as host Indianapolis rallied to defeat Miami.
The Colts (6-5) have won five straight games. Miami (5-6)
lost for the fourth time in five games. Indianapolis trailed 24-14 with less
than nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before Luck, who has a streak
of eight straight games with at least three TD passes, led the comeback. He
completed 30 of 37 passes for 343 yards, overcoming two interceptions.
His biggest play came on third-and-9 from the
Indianapolis 43 on what became the game-winning drive. Luck narrowly escaped a
sack and tossed a 34-yard pass to Chester Rogers to the Miami 23, setting up
the winning field goal.
SEAHAWKS 30, PANTHERS 27
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal on the
final play as Seattle defeated Carolina in Charlotte, N.C.
Seattle (6-5) scored 10 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes
to capture a matchup of two teams likely to be jockeying for wild-card
positioning in the NFC. The Panthers (6-5) have lost three in a row.
Carolina kicker Graham Gano was wide right on a 52-yard
field goal attempt with 1:40 left. Seattle, without any timeouts, took over at
its 42-yard line. On third down, Russell Wilson threw a 43-yard strike to Tyler
Lockett to take the ball to the Carolina 10, setting up Janikowski.
EAGLES 25, GIANTS 22
Jake Elliott kicked three field goals, including a
43-yarder with 22 seconds remaining, to lift host Philadelphia past New York.
Josh Adams rushed for a touchdown and Carson Wentz threw
for a score as the Eagles (5-6) snapped a two-game losing streak. Philadelphia
also defeated New York (3-8) for the fifth straight game.
Giants rookie Saquon Barkley rushed 13 times for 101
yards and a touchdown while also catching seven passes for 41 yards and a
score.
PATRIOTS 27, JETS 13
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the NFL's
career leader in total yards passing for the regular season and postseason
combined, and New England overcame a slew of penalties to beat New York in East
Rutherford, N.J.
Brady completed 20 of 31 passes for 283 yards as New
England (8-3) beat the Jets (3-8) for the 13th time in the past 15 meetings.
Brady entered the game 147 yards shy of passing Peyton Manning's career mark of
79,279 and accomplished the feat on a 4-yard pass to rookie Sony Michel in the
second quarter.
He also reached the 3,000-passing-yard mark for the 16th
time, tying Manning for the second-most behind Brett Favre's 18 seasons. Brady
reached 3,000 yards on a 17-yard pass to Josh Gordon early in the fourth.
BILLS 24, JAGUARS 21
Josh Allen totaled 259 yards and two touchdowns for
Buffalo in a victory over Jacksonville at Orchard Park, N.Y. Buffalo's rookie
quarterback returned after missing four games with an elbow injury and led the
Bills (4-7) to a second straight win.
Allen completed 8 of 19 passes for 160 yards, including a
75-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Robert Foster. He also ran 13 times for
99 yards to set a franchise record for quarterback rushing, adding a scoring
run.
The Jaguars (3-8) were doomed by penalties (10 for 90
yards) and ineffective play from Blake Bortles (12 of 23 for 127 yards, one
touchdown, two interceptions) in their seventh straight loss. Jaguars running
back Leonard Fournette and Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson were ejected after
exchanging punches in the third quarter.
RAVENS 34, RAIDERS 17
Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for one touchdown
and passed for another while improving to 2-0 as a starter in host Baltimore's
victory over Oakland.
Jackson, started for the second consecutive week because
of a hip injury to Joe Flacco and helped the Ravens (6-5) strengthen their
playoff hopes. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 178 yards with two
interceptions and rushed for 71 yards on 11 carries. Fellow rookie Gus Edwards
gained 118 yards on 23 carries.
Baltimore made Jackson's job easier with a defensive
touchdown and a special teams touchdown. Derek Carr completed 16 of 34 passes
for 194 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (2-9), who finished with just 249
total yards, including 67 rushing.
BROWNS 35, BENGALS 20
Baker Mayfield threw four touchdown passes, and Cleveland
scored on its first four possessions en route to a victory at Cincinnati.
The win was the first for the Browns on the road since an
overtime victory against Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2015. They had lost 25 straight
away from home, one short of the record set by the Detroit Lions (2007-10). The
victory also marked the first time the Browns won back-to-back games since
2014, when they won three straight.
The Browns (4-6-1) were in control and looked like they would
waltz to the win, especially after starting Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton
was knocked out of the game in the third quarter with a thumb injury. However,
the Browns' offense stalled trying to establish the run game in the second
half, and the Bengals (5-6) found new life in backup quarterback Jeff Driskel,
who entered the game after Dalton was injured.
BUCCANEERS 27, 49ERS 9
Jameis Winston made a successful return to the starting
lineup, throwing for 312 yards and two touchdowns in leading host Tampa Bay
over San Francisco.
Winston, who had been benched in favor of Ryan
Fitzpatrick after a four-interception game in Week 8, played error-free ball in
helping the Buccaneers (4-7) snap a four-game losing streak.
Rookie Dante Pettis scored his second NFL touchdown for
the 49ers (2-9), who were coming off a bye and took their second consecutive
defeat. The loss came in the wake of second-year linebacker Reuben Foster being
released by the 49ers following a domestic-violence accusation at the team
hotel on Saturday night.
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