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 Charcandrick West (24 carries, 69 yards; 3 receptions, 92 yards; two
touchdowns) ran for a touchdown and caught an 80-yard scoring pass
from Alex Smith (17 of 31, 204 yards, one touchdown), helping the
Chiefs (4-5) snap a seven-game losing streak to the Broncos (7-2).
Cairo Santos added five field goals.
Manning, who went 5 of 20 for 35 yards, was replaced by backup Brock
Osweiler with 6:34 left to play in the third quarter after throwing
his fourth interception. He missed a day of practice in the week
leading up to the game with a foot injury and also was listed on the
injury report Friday with sore ribs.
Patriots 27, Giants 26
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Stephen Gostkowski made a 54-yard field
goal with one second left, and New England rallied to beat the New
York Giants and remain undefeated.
The Patriots' Tom Brady completed 26 of 42 passes for 334 yards and
two touchdowns while the Giants' Eli Manning threw for 361 yards,
completing 24 of 44 with two touchdowns.
Odell Beckham, who had four receptions for 104 yards, caught an
87-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter after Brady and tight
end Scott Chandler connected on a 1-yard TD.
Steelers 30, Browns 9
PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger, who did not start because of a
sprained left foot, entered the game early in the first quarter when
starter Landry Jones was injured and led Pittsburgh over Cleveland
at Heinz Field.
Roethlisberger was 22 for 33 for 379 yards and three touchdowns. He
threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone.
Antonio Brown had 10 catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns and
Martavis Bryant had six catches for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Johnny Manziel started a second consecutive game for the Browns
(2-8) because starter Josh McCown was inactive with a rib injury.
Manziel was 33 for 45 for 372 yards, but he did not lead the Browns
to a touchdown until 12:28 remained in the game. He was intercepted
once and lost a fumble.
Panthers 27, Titans 10
NASHVILE, Tenn. -- Cam Newton completed 21 of 26 passes for 217
yards and one touchdown as unbeaten Carolina extended its best start
ever with a win over Tennessee.
Newton also ran for a touchdown, marking the 30th game he has scored
through the air and the ground. Only Steve Young has more with 31.
The Panthers (9-0) won their team-record 13th straight
regular-season game. Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart led the
Panthers in rushing with 91 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries.
The Titans (2-7) suffered their 10th consecutive home loss, their
longest skid since moving to Tennessee.
Lions 18, Packers 16
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A generation of Detroit fans witnessed something
they had never seen before on Sunday: A Lions victory at Lambeau
Field.
The Lions (2-7) shocked the reeling Packers (6-3) to snap a 24-game
losing streak in Wisconsin, the longest in NFL history and one that
dated to 1991 -- before the Brett Favre-Aaron Rodgers era at
quarterback. It was the first game for the Lions since general
manager Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand were fired last week.
As is the Lions' way, it wasn't easy, as they survived a frantic
Packers comeback but escaped when Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby
appeared to mis-hit a 52-yard field-goal attempt on the final play.
Redskins 47, Saints 14
WASHINGTON -- Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdown passes
and Washington rolled up 513 yards of offense to rout of New
Orleans.
Cousins completed 20 of 25 passes and threw for 324 yards, compiling
a perfect passer rating of 158.3 against the NFL's 31st-ranked
defense, while running back Alfred Morris rushed for 93 yards for
the Redskins (4-5).
Quarterback Drew Brees completed 19 of 28 passes for 201 yards, two
touchdowns and two interceptions for New Orleans (4-6), which has
lost two straight entering its bye week.
Buccaneers 10, Cowboys 6
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay only managed one trip into the red zone but
made it count in a crazy ending that sent Dallas to its first
seven-game losing streak since 1989.
The Buccaneers got a 1-yard bootleg touchdown run by quarterback
Jameis Winston, making up for a day filled with missed opportunities
by their offense.
The winning score came one play after Winston fumbled the ball
leaping over a defender on a touchdown attempt, but a Dallas holding
call in the end zone bailed out the Bucs (4-5). On the next play,
Winston executed the fake perfectly and strolled into the end zone
for the only touchdown in the game.
Dallas led at halftime on a pair of field goals but didn't score in
the second half to drop to 2-7. Quarterback Tony Romo is expected to
play next week for the first time since the team's last win in Week
2.
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Bears 37, Rams 13
ST. LOUIS -- Tight end Zach Miller and running back Jeremy Langford
turned Jay Cutler throws into 87 and 83-yard touchdowns,
respectively, in the first half as Chicago dumped St. Louis.
Miller's catch-and-run, the result of a failed tackle by linebacker
Akeem Ayers, tied the game at 7 with 11:10 left in the first
quarter. It answered a 6-yard scoring run on the game's first
possession by Todd Gurley of the Rams (4-5).
Taking advantage of two nice blocks down field, Langford turned a
screen pass into his long touchdown to give the Bears (4-5) a 24-10
lead with five minutes remaining in the first half. On the strength
of those two plays, Cutler hit 19 of 24 passes for 258 yards and
three scores, finishing with a quarterback rating of 151.0.
Dolphins 20, Eagles 19
PHILADELPHIA -- Miami scored the game-winning points on a deflected
pass in the fourth quarter to overcame an early deficit and beat
Philadelphia.
The Dolphins (4-5) took a 20-16 lead after a pass from quarterback
Ryan Tannehill was batted high into the air at the line of scrimmage
by Eagles linebacker Conner Barwin. The ball eventually landed in
the arms of Miami receiver Jarvis Landry in the end zone with 14:55
left to play.
The Eagles (4-5) played the fourth quarter without starting
quarterback Sam Bradford, who was knocked out of the game with a
left shoulder injury late in the third quarter with the Eagles
leading 16-13. He was hurt when he was sacked by Dolphins linebacker
Chris McCain. X-rays on Bradford's shoulder were negative, but he
was also diagnosed with a concussion and sat out the rest of the
game and was replaced by Mark Sanchez.
Jaguars 22, Ravens 20
BALTIMORE -- A face mask penalty by Baltimore linebacker Elvis
Dumervil as time expired set up a 53-yard goal by Jason Myers that
provided Jacksonville with an improbable victory.
Dumervil was in the process of sacking Jaguars quarterback Blake
Bortles on what would have been the final play of the game. But
Dumervil grabbed Bortles' facemask and slung him to the ground. That
penalty moved the line of scrimmage from the Ravens' 49-yard line to
the 35 and gave the Jaguars one additional untimed play. From there
Myers booted the game-winning kick.
The Jaguars (3-6) snapped a 13-game losing streak on the road and
improved to 3-6. The Ravens (2-7) lost for just the second time in
eight games following a bye week under coach John Harbaugh.
Vikings 30, Raiders 14
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Adrian Peterson rushed for 203 yards and a
touchdown, cornerback Terence Newman intercepted two passes, and
Minnesota topped Oakland Raiders for its fifth consecutive win.
The Vikings' Cordarrelle Patterson had a 93-yard kickoff return for
a touchdown in the second quarter. Minnesota quarterback Teddy
Bridgewater completed 14 of 22 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Peterson, the NFL's leading rusher with 961 yards, carried 26 times
and scored on an 80-yard sprint to seal the victory.
Derek Carr completed 29 of 43 passes for3 02 yards and two
touchdowns with two interceptions for the Raiders, who lost their
second game in a row.
Cardinals 39, Seahawks 32
SEATTLE -- Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns,
and back Andre Ellington rushed for a 48-yard touchdown late in the
fourth quarter to seal Arizona's win over Seattle.
The Cardinals opened up a 19-0 lead in the second quarter, but
Palmer and Ellington had to lead a fourth-quarter comeback after the
Seahawks' defense provided a pair of late touchdowns to put Seattle
on top.
Arizona's Michael Floyd made seven catches for 113 yards and two
touchdowns, giving him four consecutive games with a receiving
touchdown. Teammate Larry Fitzgerald added 10 catches for 130 yards.
Doug Baldwin paced Seattle with seven receptions for 134 yards and a
touchdown.
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