STARS
PASSING
- Dak Prescott,
Cowboys, threw three touchdown passes -- including the winner to Amari Cooper in
overtime -- and set career highs in completions (42), attempts (54) and yards
(455) as Dallas edged Philadelphia 29-23.
- Andrew Luck,
Colts, passed for 399 yards and two touchdowns, and Indianapolis ended
Houston's nine-game winning streak with a 24-21 road victory.
- Patrick Mahomes,
Chiefs, threw for 377 yards with two touchdowns and an interception as Kansas
City clinched a playoff spot with a 27-24 victory over Baltimore.
- Ryan
Tannehill, Dolphins, had three TD passes and finished 14 of 19 for
265 yards in Miami's 34-33 win over New England.
- Nick Mullens,
49ers, threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns on 20-of-33 passing in San Francisco's
20-14 victory over Denver.
- Baker
Mayfield, Browns, completed 18 of 22 passes (81.8 percent) for 238
yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 126.9 passer rating in
Cleveland's 26-20 victory over Carolina.
- Derek Carr,
Raiders, went 25 of 34 for 322 yards and two TDs -- including a 6-yard pass
to Derek Carrier with
21 seconds left -- to lead Oakland past Pittsburgh 24-21.
- Eli Manning,
Giants, threw three touchdown passes before leaving early in the fourth quarter
of New York's 40-16 rout of Washington.
RUSHING
- Saquon
Barkley, Giants, rushed for 170 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown
to surpass 1,000 yards for the season, and New York routed Washington 40-16.
- Ezekiel
Elliott, Cowboys, had 192 yards from scrimmage on 40 touches: 28
carries for 113 yards and 12 catches for 79 in Dallas' 29-23 overtime win over
Philadelphia.
- Joe Mixon,
Bengals, ran for 111 yards and a TD on 26 carries in Cincinnati's 26-21 loss to
the Los Angeles
Chargers.
- Frank Gore,
Dolphins, had 92 yards rushing on just 12 attempts -- a 7.7-yard average -- in
Miami's 34-33 win over New England.
- Josh Allen,
Bills, had 101 yards rushing on nine carries in Buffalo's 27-23 loss to
the New York Jets to
become just the second quarterback in NFL history to top 90 yards in three
consecutive games, joining Tobin Rote, who did it with Green Bay in 1951.
RECEIVING
- Amari Cooper, Cowboys, had 10 catches for 217 yards and
three touchdowns to help lead Dallas to a 29-23 overtime win over Philadelphia.
- George Kittle,
49ers, caught seven passes for 210 yards, including an 85-yard TD, becoming the
franchise's first tight end to reach the 1,000-yard milestone and leading San Francisco
past Denver 20-14.
- Julio Jones,
Falcons, had two touchdown catches and finished with eight receptions for 106
yards in Atlanta's 34-20 loss at Green Bay.
- T.Y. Hilton,
Colts, caught nine passes for 199 yards in Indianapolis' 24-21 win at Houston.
- JuJu
Smith-Schuster, Steelers, had eight receptions for 130 yards and two
TDs in Pittsburgh's 24-21 loss at Oakland.
- Tyreek Hill,
Chiefs, had eight catches for 139 yards in Kansas City's 27-24 overtime win
over Baltimore.
- Kenny Stills,
Dolphins, caught eight passes for 135 yards and a TD to help Miami edge New
England 34-33.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Michael Badgley, Chargers, kicked four field goals -- including
a team-record 59-yarder -- as the Los Angeles held off Cincinnati 26-21.
- Harrison
Butker, Chiefs, atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a
36-yard field goal in overtime, and Kansas City topped Baltimore 27-24.
- Taysom Hill,
Saints, blocked a punt in New Orleans' 28-14 win at Tampa Bay.
- Henry
Anderson, Jets, blocked a field-goal attempt in New York's 27-23
victory at Buffalo, giving him blocks in consecutive games after he knocked
away an extra-point try at Tennessee.
- Brett Maher,
Cowboys, set a Dallas franchise record with a 62-yard field goal on the final
play of the first half and had three field goals in a 29-23 overtime victory
against Philadelphia.
DEFENSE
- Trumaine
Johnson, Jets, intercepted two passes, including a victory-sealing
pick in the fourth quarter of New York's 27-23 win at Buffalo.
- Curtis Riley,
Giants, scored on a 9-yard pick-6 in the first quarter of New York's 40-16 win
at Washington.
- Darius Slay,
Lions, returned an interception 67 yards in Detroit's 17-3 victory at Arizona.
- Bashaud
Breeland, Packers, had a 22-yard interception return for a score in
Green Bay's 34-20 win over Atlanta.
- Chris Jones,
Chiefs, got a sack in Kansas City's 27-24 overtime win over Baltimore; making
him the first player to record a sack in at least nine consecutive games in a
single season since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.
- Luke Kuechly,
Panthers, forced two fumbles in Carolina's 26-20 loss at Cleveland.
MILESTONES
New England's Tom Brady passed
for 358 yards with three touchdowns in the Patriots' 34-33 loss at Miami,
giving him 582 career TD passes -- including the postseason -- to pass Peyton
Manning (579) for the most in NFL history. Brady also has 47 career games with
at least 300 yards passing and three TD passes, surpassing Manning (46 games)
for second most in league annals. Only New Orleans' Drew Brees (63)
has more. ... New York's Saquon Barkley ran for 170 yards, including a 78-yard
touchdown, in New York's 40-16 rout of Washington. Barkley became the first
Giants rookie to break 1,000 yards and set a single-season franchise rookie
record with his 13th touchdown. ... Miami's Frank Gore has 18,530 career yards
from scrimmage, surpassing LaDainian Tomlinson for the fifth-most scrimmage
yards in NFL history. ... Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes was 35 of 53 for 377
yards in the Chiefs' 27-24 overtime victory over Baltimore, giving him 4,300
yards and 43 TD passes. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino (1984)
and Kurt Warner (1999) as the only first- or second-year QBs in league annals
with at least 4,000 yards passing and 40 TD passes in a single season. ...
Arizona's Larry
Fitzgerald caught five passes against Detroit to move ahead of
Jerry Rice for most receptions by a player for one team at 1,286. ... Chiefs
tight end Travis Kelce has
86 catches and 1,159 receiving yards this season, making him the first player
at his position with at least 80 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in three
consecutive seasons. ... New Orleans' Michael
Thomas has 298 receptions since entering the league in 2016,
surpassing Odell Beckham
Jr. (288 catches from 2014-16) and Jarvis Landry (288,
2014-16) for the most catches by a player in his first three seasons. ... Eric Ebron set
a Colts franchise record for tight ends with 12 TD catches.
STREAKS & STATS
Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers completed
21 of 32 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a
103.1 passer rating in the Packers' 34-20 victory over Atlanta. He has not
thrown an interception in 368 pass attempts dating to Week 4, surpassing Tom
Brady (358 consecutive attempts from 2010-11) for the most pass attempts
without an INT in NFL history. ... Kansas City's Chris Jones has at least one
sack in each of the Chiefs' past nine games, becoming the first player to get
at least one in at least nine consecutive games in a single season since the
individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. He's the sixth player
since 1982 to manage at least one in nine consecutive games at any point in
time. ... Cleveland's Baker Mayfield has thrown at least one touchdown pass in
each of his first 10 career starts, joining Kurt Warner (1999) and Brad Johnson
(1996-97) as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with a touchdown pass
in each of his first 10 career starts. ... Atlanta's Julio Jones leads the NFL
with 1,429 yards receiving, and has at least 1,400 in each of the past five seasons,
the longest streak in NFL history.
TICKETS PUNCHED
New Orleans defeated Tampa Bay 28-14 to clinch the NFC South
title for the second consecutive season. It's the first time the Saints have
won back-to-back division crowns. ... Kansas City clinched a playoff berth for
the fourth year in a row with a 27-24 overtime victory over Baltimore.
SOUTH BEACH STUNNER
Miami defeated New England 34-33 on the final play from
scrimmage when running back Kenyan Drake took
a lateral from wide receiver DeVante
Parker 52 yards for a touchdown as time expired. The Dolphins'
winning 69-yard touchdown was the longest play from scrimmage to win a game
with no time remaining in the fourth quarter since the 1970 merger.
SIDELINED
Dallas right guard Zack Martin left
in the second half of a 29-23 overtime win over Philadelphia with a knee
injury. Eagles running back Corey Clement injured
his right knee when he was stopped for a 4-yard loss late in the first quarter
and didn't return. ... Buffalo was down to third-string running back Marcus Murphy after LeSean McCoy was
sidelined by a hamstring injury in the first quarter and Chris Ivory hurt
his ankle in the third quarter of the loss to the Jets. Starting
linebacker Matt Milano was
carted off the field after getting his leg tangled while stopping Jets rookie
quarterback Sam Darnold at
the goal line. ... Detroit was hit hard by injuries in its win over Arizona. In
the span of three plays, the Lions lost defensive ends Ezekiel Ansah (knee)
and Da'Shawn Hand (shoulder).
Later in the half, right tackle Rick Wagner left
with a concussion. ... Washington tight end Jordan Reed injured
his right foot in the first quarter and did not return in a loss to the New York
Giants.
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