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Goff passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns for the Lions
(1-10-1), who drove 75 yards in 14 plays after squandering a
14-point lead. St. Brown had a career-high 10 receptions for 86
yards. Jamaal Williams rushed for 71 yards on 17 carries.
Kirk Cousins threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, including a
go-ahead score to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 remaining, for
Minnesota.
Jefferson caught 11 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown for the
Vikings (5-7). Alexander Mattison rushed for 90 yards on 22
carries and a touchdown.
Cardinals 33, Bears 22
Kyler Murray passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more in
his return from injury and the defense snagged four
interceptions as visiting Arizona defeated Chicago for its third
win in four games.
Arizona (10-2) remained atop the NFC while clinching its first
double-digit victory season since 2015. Murray was 11-for-15
passing for 123 yards while rushing 10 times for 59 yards. James
Conner ran for 75 yards and had 36 receiving yards and a score.
David Montgomery rushed 21 times for 90 yards and a touchdown
for the Bears while adding 51 yards on eight receptions. Andy
Dalton was 26-for-41 passing for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
Jakeem Grant had five catches for 62 yards and a score.
Chargers 41, Bengals 22
Justin Herbert threw all three of his touchdown passes in the
first half and visiting Los Angeles survived a late scare to
earn a victory over Cincinnati.
Keenan Allen caught two TD passes from Herbert in the first
quarter alone as the Chargers (7-5) rebounded from a road defeat
at Denver last week. Herbert was 26 of 35 for 317 yards with an
interception.
Joe Burrow was 24 of 40 for 300 yards with one TD and two
interceptions for Cincinnati (7-5), while playing with a swollen
right pinky finger. Joe Mixon had 54 yards rushing on 19 carries
with a TD, finding the end zone in his ninth consecutive game.
Steelers 20, Ravens 19
Ben Roethlisberger and Diontae Johnson connected on the go-ahead
touchdown with 1:48 remaining, and Pittsburgh stopped Baltimore
on a potential game-winning two-point conversion in the final
seconds to cap a thrilling home win.
Pittsburgh (6-5-1), which was coming off an ugly 0-2-1 stretch
that included a tie against the lowly Detroit Lions and a
blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, trailed by one with 7:18
left. Roethlisberger finished 21 of 31 for 236 yards with two TD
passes to Johnson, who totaled 105 yards on eight receptions.
Lamar Jackson passed for 253 yards with a touchdown and an
interception and ran for a team-high 55 yards for Baltimore
(8-4), which dropped into a tie with the Tennessee Titans and
New England Patriots in the race for the AFC's No. 1 seed. The
Titans (8-4) have a bye this weekend, while the Patriots (8-4)
visit the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
Buccaneers 30, Falcons 17
Tom Brady threw for 368 yards and four touchdowns, two of them
to tight end Rob Gronkowski, as visiting Tampa Bay posted a win
over Atlanta.
Brady completed 38 of 51 attempts as Tampa Bay improved to 9-3
and moved one step closer to clinching the NFC South. Brady and
Gronkowski hooked up on a 11-yard scoring strike with 29 seconds
left in the third quarter for a 10-point lead. But it was Chris
Godwin who carried most of the load for the Bucs' receiving
corps, catching 15 passes for 143 yards.
Matt Ryan completed 30 of 41 passes for 297 yards for Atlanta,
including finding Russell Gage 11 times for 130 yards. The
Falcons (5-7) missed on a chance to put pressure on Washington,
which entered the day holding the NFC's last playoff spot at
6-6.
Dolphins 20, Giants 9
Tua Tagovailoa passed for 244 yards and two touchdowns, leading
host Miami past New York for its fifth straight win.
Rookie Jaelan Phillips had two of the three sacks by the
Dolphins (6-7), who held an opponent without a touchdown for the
second time in five weeks. Tagovailoa completed 30-of-41 passes
with no interceptions. Dolphins rookie receiver Jaylen Waddle
had nine catches for 90 yards before leaving the game early in
the fourth quarter due to leg cramps.
The Giants (4-8) struggled on offense without three injured
standouts: quarterback Daniel Jones (neck) and wide receivers
Kadarius Toney (oblique) and Sterling Shepard (quad). Giants
backup QB Mike Glennon completed 23-of-44 passes for 187 yards
and one interception. Running back Saquon Barkley rushed 11
times for 55 yards.
Eagles 33, Jets 18
Gardner Minshew II threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns in his
first start for Philadelphia and Jake Elliott kicked four field
goals to help defeat New York at East Rutherford, N.J.
Miles Sanders rushed for 120 yards on 24 carries for the Eagles
(6-7), while tight end Dallas Goedert had six receptions for 105
yards and two touchdowns. Elliott connected on field goals from
31, 32, 43 and 46 yards. Minshew, who was 20-for-25 with no
interceptions, was traded to the Eagles by Jacksonville in late
August to make way for rookie Trevor Lawrence. He played in
place of Jalen Hurts, who sprained his ankle last week.
Zach Wilson finished 23 of 38 for 226 yards with two touchdowns
and one interception for the Jets (3-9) in his second game back
after missing four games because of a knee injury.
Rams 37, Jaguars 7
Matthew Stafford completed 26 of 38 passes for 295 yards and
three touchdowns, and Los Angeles cruised over Jacksonville.
Cooper Kupp had eight catches for 129 yards and a touchdown for
Los Angeles (8-4), which snapped a three-game losing streak and
won for the first time since Oct. 31. Sony Michel had 24 carries
for 121 yards and a touchdown to lead the Rams on the ground.
Trevor Lawrence completed 16 of 28 passes for 145 yards for
Jacksonville (2-10). Carlos Hyde scored a rushing touchdown for
the Jaguars, who have lost four straight games.
Seahawks 30, 49ers 23
Russell Wilson completed 30 of 37 passes for 231 yards and two
touchdowns and Seattle made a goal-line stand in the final
minute to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory against
visiting San Francisco.
The 49ers (6-6) had a three-game winning streak come to an end,
even though Adrian Peterson scored on a 1-yard run in his debut
for the Seahawks (4-8). It was his 126th career touchdown, tying
Jim Brown for 10th on the NFL's all-time list.
San Francisco (6-6) took over at its own 2-yard line with 4:03
remaining after Seahawks tight end Gerald Everett fumbled after
catching a pass on third-and-goal. The 49ers drove to Seattle's
3, but Jimmy Garoppolo's fourth-down pass was deflected by
Carlos Dunlap at the line of scrimmage to clinch the victory.
Dunlap sacked Garoppolo for a safety early in the third quarter
to tie the score at 23-all.
Washington 17, Raiders 15
Brian Johnson kicked a 48-yard field goal with 37 seconds left
and the Football Team escaped with a victory against host Las
Vegas, winning their fourth game in a row.
Washington (6-6) led most of the game but needed a final scoring
drive to pull off its third road win of the season. The Raiders
never reached Washington territory on their last chance.
Taylor Heinicke was 23-for-30 passing for 196 yards with two
touchdowns and an interception for Washington. Las Vegas
quarterback Derek Carr threw for 249 yards by completing 28 of
38 passes. Daniel Carlson's 37-yard field goal with 2:22 left
gave the Raiders (6-6) the lead for the first time in the game.
Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
Patrick Mahomes passed for only 184 yards and no touchdowns, but
the Kansas City defense maintained its stubborn streak in
helping to down Denver in breezy Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City (8-4) forced three turnovers, including a 75-yard
touchdown return of an interception Daniel Sorensen grabbed off
a deflection by teammate Ben Niemann. Harrison Butker kicked
three field goals for the Chiefs as Andy Reid improved to 20-3
for his NFL coaching career when coming off a bye in the regular
season.
Teddy Bridgewater completed 22 of 40 passes for 257 yards but
threw two interceptions as the Broncos dipped to 6-6 with their
12th straight loss to the Chiefs. Rookie Javonte Williams
carried 23 times for 102 yards taking over for injured Melvin
Gordon.
Colts 31, Texans 0
Jonathan Taylor posted his seventh 100-yard rushing game this
season and matched the franchise record for single-season
rushing touchdowns, lifting visiting Indianapolis past Houston.
Taylor had 32 attempts for 143 yards plus scoring runs of 1 and
3 yards, bumping his season total to 16 rushing touchdowns and
matching the number Hall of Famer Lenny Moore produced in 1964.
The Colts (7-6) remained unbeaten when Taylor has rushed for at
least 100 yards. Defensively the Colts dominated, allowing 141
yards while forcing a pair of turnovers.
Texans quarterback Davis Mills supplanted veteran Tyrod Taylor,
who finished 5 of 13 for 45 yards with an interception. The
Colts sacked Taylor twice and battered him repeatedly, sending
Taylor to the medical tent after his last possession. Taylor was
evaluated for an injury and cleared to return but did not.
--Field Level Media
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