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 Quarterback Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran in
another for Seattle, as the defending Super Bowl champions improved
to 9-4 and remained a game behind division leader Arizona, which
held the Kansas City Chiefs scoreless in the second half for a 17-14
victory.
San Francisco, though, had their playoff hopes severely damaged when
the 49ers (7-6) were upended 24-13 by the Raiders (2-11).
Derek Carr passed for three touchdowns as Oakland rallied from a
13-10 deficit with the game's final 14 points.
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick managed only one
touchdown, completing just 18-of-33 passes for 174 yards.
In the AFC, the Denver Broncos beat the Buffalo Bills 24-17 but
Denver quarterback Peyton Manning’s streak of 51 games with at least
one touchdown pass ended.
Manning was intercepted twice as C.J. Anderson ran for three
touchdowns.
In Cleveland, the Indianapolis Colts scored with seconds to play to
avoid an upset as they beat the Browns 25-24 to move a step closer
to locking up the top spot in the AFC South.
Quarterback Andrew Luck found T.Y. Hilton for a one-yard touchdown
with 32 seconds left for the victory as Indianapolis improved to
9-4.
Their top divisional rival, the Houston Texans, also won, beating
the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-13 to remain two games behind.
The game-winner was Hilton's second touchdown of the day as he
earlier caught a 42-yard pass from Luck, who had 294 yards passing
but was intercepted twice.
“We struggled early,” said Luck whose team fell behind by 14 points
early in the third quarter. “Some real bonehead mistakes but it
feels good to win on the road against a very good team.”
The competitive AFC North got even tighter when the Pittsburgh
Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 42-21 on the road.
The Bengals (8-4-1) still lead the division, but the Steelers (8-5)
and Baltimore Ravens (8-5) are just a half-game behind.
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The Steelers scored 25 unanswered points in the fourth quarter,
including a 94-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger to wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who caught the ball
at the 50-yard line and ran it home.
The Ravens stayed in the playoff picture with a 28-13 road win over
the Miami Dolphins, who scored only three points after the first
quarter.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco completed 25-of-33 passes for 269
yards and two touchdowns.
In the weak NFC South, the Carolina Panthers handed the New Orleans
Saints a fourth consecutive home loss, a 41-10 drubbing as Carolina
(4-8-1) ended a six-game losing streak.
A wild first quarter melee resulted in Carolina tight end Brandon
Williams being ejected for throwing punches.
The altercation started after New Orleans objected to Carolina
quarterback Cam Newton’s celebration of a touchdown that put his
team 16-0 up.
Elsewhere, the Detroit Lions continued their solid season with a
34-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Lions (9-4) are a half-game behind the Green Bay in the NFC
North. The Packers play the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina, editing by Gene
Cherry)
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