Sunday’s NFL summaries
Broncos 29, Chiefs 16
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, Connor Barth was perfect on five field-goal attempts and visiting Denver beat Kansas City to remain alone in first place in the AFC West. C.J. Anderson added 168 yards rushing and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass, and Demaryius Thomas also had a TD grab to help the Broncos beat Kansas City for the sixth straight time.
| Denver | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 29 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 16 |
Den—D.Thomas 23 pass from Manning (Barth kick)
Den—Anderson 15 pass from Manning (Barth kick)
Den—FG Barth 22
KC—Fasano 20 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick)
Den—FG Barth 24
KC—FG Santos 39
Den—FG Barth 30
Den—FG Barth 33
KC—Charles 12 pass from A.Smith (pass failed)
Den—FG Barth 37
A—76,894.
| Den | KC | |
| First downs | 21 | 11 |
| Total Net Yards | 388 | 151 |
| Rushes-yards | 45-214 | 15-41 |
| Passing | 174 | 110 |
| Punt Returns | 4-41 | 1-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-76 | 8-199 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 17-34-0 | 15-23-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 1-5 | 6-43 |
| Punts | 4-34.8 | 5-43.6 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-32 | 5-35 |
| Time of Poss | 38:47 | 21:13 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Denver, Anderson 32-168, Thompson 10-39, Bruton Jr. 1-13, Manning 2-(minus 6). Kansas City, Charles 10-35, A.Smith 5-6.
PASSING—Denver, Manning 17-34-0-179. Kansas City, A.Smith 15-23-1-153.
RECEIVING—Denver, Sanders 6-73, D.Thomas 6-63, Anderson 2-17, Welker 1-12, Green 1-10, Tamme 1-4. Kansas City, Charles 4-24, Kelce 3-36, Avant 2-30, Bowe 2-18, Thomas 2-5, Avery 1-20, Fasano 1-20.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Texans 45, Titans 21
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for a franchise-record six touchdowns and DeAndre Hopkins had a career-best 238 yards receiving and two scores as Houston rolled to a home win over Tennessee. Fitzpatrick returned to the lineup after being benched for two games for Ryan Mallett, who suffered a season-ending chest injury last week. J.J. Watt helped out in the win, too. He had his third touchdown reception, two sacks, and forced and recovered a fumble for Houston.
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | — | 21 |
| Houston | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | — | 45 |
Hou—Griffin 8 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Hou—Foster 7 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Hou—FG Bullock 37
Hou—Hopkins 58 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Ten—Wright 36 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick)
Ten—McCourty 62 fumble return (Succop kick)
Hou—Hopkins 34 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Hou—A.Johnson 4 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Hou—Watt 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)
Ten—N.Washington 25 pass from Locker (Succop kick)
A—71,714.
| Ten | Hou | |
| First downs | 19 | 24 |
| Total Net Yards | 320 | 457 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-83 | 36-99 |
| Passing | 237 | 358 |
| Punt Returns | 1-21 | 2-20 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-71 | 1-7 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 3-100 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 19-31-3 | 24-33-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 3-38 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 5-45.2 | 3-45.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-66 | 5-40 |
| Time of Poss | 26:44 | 33:16 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Tennessee, Sankey 10-42, McCluster 9-33, Mettenberger 1-8, Greene 2-0. Houston, Foster 19-79, Grimes 5-13, Fitzpatrick 2-10, Blue 7-6, Savage 2-(minus 2), D.Johnson 1-(minus 7).
PASSING—Tennessee, Mettenberger 13-19-1-184, Locker 6-12-2-91. Houston, Fitzpatrick 24-33-0-358.
RECEIVING—Tennessee, Wright 7-132, N.Washington 5-61, Hagan 2-39, McCluster 2-11, Hunter 1-18, L.Washington 1-8, Walker 1-6. Houston, Hopkins 9-238, A.Johnson 7-53, Foster 5-26, Martin 1-32, Griffin 1-8, Watt 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Houston, Bullock 43 (WL).
Rams 52, Raiders 0
Tre Mason scored two long touchdowns and Shaun Hill accounted for three TDs in St. Louis’ rout over visiting Oakland. St. Louis had an out-of-nowhere 38-point first half that tied for second-biggest in franchise history. Mason had 113 yards rushing on six carries in the half with an 89-yard score, plus a 35-yard jaunt on a screen pass that opened the scoring. The Raiders were never competitive and committed five turnovers.
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| St. Louis | 21 | 17 | 0 | 14 | — | 52 |
StL—Mason 35 pass from Hill (Zuerlein kick)
StL—Hill 2 run (Zuerlein kick)
StL—Austin 18 run (Zuerlein kick)
StL—Mason 89 run (Zuerlein kick)
StL—Harkey 4 pass from Hill (Zuerlein kick)
StL—FG Zuerlein 38
StL—Mason 8 run (Zuerlein kick)
StL—Johnson 43 interception return (Zuerlein kick)
A—55,650.
| Oak | StL | |
| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Total Net Yards | 244 | 348 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-61 | 26-172 |
| Passing | 183 | 176 |
| Punt Returns | 2-4 | 4-19 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-53 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 3-65 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 29-48-3 | 13-22-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 6-47 | 1-7 |
| Punts | 8-44.1 | 6-45.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-73 | 8-60 |
| Time of Poss | 36:56 | 23:04 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Oakland, McFadden 11-27, Jones-Drew 5-21, Reece 4-12, Carr 1-1. St. Louis, Mason 14-117, Stacy 7-25, Austin 2-24, B.Cunningham 1-5, Hill 2-1.
PASSING—Oakland, Schaub 5-9-1-57, Carr 24-39-2-173. St. Louis, Hill 13-22-0-183.
RECEIVING—Oakland, Reece 6-48, J.Jones 6-33, Holmes 3-28, Jones-Drew 3-23, Rivera 3-21, Thompkins 2-28, Butler 2-27, McFadden 2-18, V.Brown 1-10, Jackson 1-(minus 6). St. Louis, Bailey 5-100, Mason 3-47, Harkey 2-12, Austin 2-11, Britt 1-13.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Vikings 31, Panthers 13
Adam Thielen and Everson Griffen each returned blocked punts for touchdowns and Minnesota beat Carolina in Minneapolis. Teddy Bridgewater threw for two scores without a turnover, and Griffen had two of the four sacks by the Vikings against Cam Newton. This was the seventh-coldest game in Vikings history, with a kickoff temperature of 12 degrees. They’re playing outside this year for the first time since 1981.
| Carolina | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | — | 31 |
Min—Rudolph 4 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)
Min—Thielen 30 blocked punt return (Walsh kick)
Car—FG Gano 30
Min—Griffen 43 blocked punt return (Walsh kick)
Car—FG Gano 35
Min—Jennings 17 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)
Car—Brown 32 pass from Newton (Gano kick)
Min—FG Walsh 39
A—52,016.
| Car | Min | |
| First downs | 23 | 12 |
| Total Net Yards | 348 | 210 |
| Rushes-yards | 33-178 | 24-92 |
| Passing | 170 | 118 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-45 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-43 | 1-28 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-23 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 18-35-1 | 15-21-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 4-24 | 3-20 |
| Punts | 6-24.3 | 6-41.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-35 | 5-25 |
| Time of Poss | 35:48 | 24:12 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 12-85, Newton 9-49, D.Williams 7-21, Whittaker 1-16, Tolbert 2-5, Brown 1-4, Presley 1-(minus 2). Minnesota, Asiata 14-52, Tate 5-15, Bridgewater 2-12, Banyard 2-8, Wright 1-5.
PASSING—Carolina, Newton 18-35-1-194. Minnesota, Bridgewater 15-21-0-138.
RECEIVING—Carolina, Olsen 5-59, Benjamin 5-56, Brown 2-34, Stewart 2-25, Cotchery 2-20, Tolbert 2-0. Minnesota, Jennings 5-45, Asiata 4-5, Charle.Johnson 2-41, Wright 2-40, Rudolph 2-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Colts 49, Redskins 27
Andrew Luck threw a career-high five TD passes and topped the 300-yard mark for a franchise- record 10th time this season, leading host Indianapolis past Washington. Luck was 19 of 27 for 370 yards and had TD passes of 30, 3, 48, 73 and 79 yards. He broke Peyton Manning’s mark for most 300-yard games in one season and joined Manning and Dan Marino as the only QBs to top 4,000 yards in two of their first three seasons.
| Washington | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | — | 27 |
| Indianapolis | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | — | 49 |
Was—FG Forbath 25
Ind—Fleener 30 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—Herron 49 run (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—Hilton 3 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
Was—Helu Jr. 21 pass from McCoy (Forbath kick)
Was—Paulsen 16 pass from McCoy (Forbath kick)
Ind—Moncrief 48 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
Ind—D.Jackson 35 fumble return (Vinatieri kick)
Was—Jackson 42 pass from McCoy (Forbath kick)
Ind—Fleener 73 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
Was—FG Forbath 29
Ind—Moncrief 79 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)
A—65,352.
| Was | Ind | |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total Net Yards | 425 | 487 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-84 | 21-126 |
| Passing | 341 | 361 |
| Punt Returns | 2-17 | 3-13 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-18 | 5-156 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 31-47-0 | 19-27-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 6-51 | 1-9 |
| Punts | 6-46.5 | 3-46.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-78 | 10-94 |
| Time of Poss | 36:05 | 23:55 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Washington, Morris 17-67, McCoy 3-12, Helu Jr. 1-5. Indianapolis, Herron 8-88, Luck 4-20, Richardson 8-12, Moncrief 1-6.
PASSING—Washington, McCoy 31-47-0-392. Indianapolis, Luck 19-27-1-370.
RECEIVING—Washington, Reed 9-123, Jackson 5-84, Helu Jr. 4-61, Moss 3-30, Morris 3-16, Garcon 3-9, Roberts 2-46, Paulsen 1-16, Paul 1-7. Indianapolis, Hilton 5-62, Fleener 4-127, Wayne 4-31, Moncrief 3-134, Herron 2-8, Doyle 1-8.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Bills 26, Browns 10
Quarterback Kyle Orton and defensive end Jerry Hughes scored touchdowns 10 seconds apart in the third quarter in leading Buffalo to a win over Cleveland in Orchard Park, New York. Orton put the Bills ahead 7-3 with 8:04 left with a 3-yard pass to Chris Hogan. Buffalo’s defense scored on the next play from scrimmage, when Hughes stripped the ball from Terrence West, and returned it 18 yards for a score.
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 10 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | — | 26 |
Cle—FG Cundiff 22
Buf—Hogan 3 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick)
Buf—Hughes 18 fumble return (Carpenter kick)
Buf—FG Carpenter 49
Buf—FG Carpenter 34
Cle—Manziel 10 run (Cundiff kick)
Buf—FG Carpenter 34
Buf—FG Carpenter 35
A—68,576.
| Cle | Buf | |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Total Net Yards | 315 | 287 |
| Rushes-yards | 26-74 | 30-106 |
| Passing | 241 | 181 |
| Punt Returns | 3-19 | 5-47 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-44 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-0 | 2-38 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 23-38-2 | 17-31-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 2-14 | 1-9 |
| Punts | 6-42.3 | 5-45.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-76 | 6-45 |
| Time of Poss | 29:05 | 30:55 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cleveland, West 7-32, Crowell 17-29, Manziel 2-13. Buffalo, Jackson 21-70, Dixon 6-25, B.Brown 3-11.
PASSING—Cleveland, Manziel 5-8-0-63, Hoyer 18-30-2-192. Buffalo, Orton 17-31-2-190.
RECEIVING—Cleveland, Austin 7-86, Gordon 7-75, Dray 3-45, Hawkins 2-24, Crowell 1-15, Barnidge 1-6, West 1-4, Agnew 1-0. Buffalo, Woods 4-71, Jackson 3-27, Watkins 3-11, Chandler 3-2, Gray 2-71, Hogan 2-8.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cleveland, Cundiff 37 (WR). Buffalo, Carpenter 53 (BK).
Chargers 34, Ravens 33
Philip Rivers capped a frantic drive with a 1-yard TD pass to Eddie Royal with 38 seconds to go, giving San Diego a road victory over Baltimore. The Chargers trailed 30-20 with 6:13 remaining and 33-27 with 2:22 left before Rivers brought them back. Following a pass interference call against Anthony Levine in the end zone, Rivers hit Royal to conclude an 80-yard march.
| San Diego | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | 34 |
| Baltimore | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | 33 |
Bal—T.Smith 16 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)
Bal—FG Tucker 33
SD—Allen 12 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
Bal—FG Tucker 21
Bal—FG Tucker 29
SD—FG Novak 52
SD—FG Novak 26
Bal—T.Smith 10 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)
SD—Ry.Mathews 14 run (Novak kick)
Bal—Flacco 1 run (Tucker kick)
SD—Allen 23 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
Bal—FG Tucker 31
SD—Royal 1 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)
A—71,060.
| SD | Bal | |
| First downs | 31 | 24 |
| Total Net Yards | 440 | 350 |
| Rushes-yards | 18-64 | 32-125 |
| Passing | 376 | 225 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-10 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-48 | 7-175 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 34-45-1 | 19-31-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 1-54.0 | 1-39.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-91 | 14-98 |
| Time of Poss | 29:49 | 30:11 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—San Diego, Ry.Mathews 12-40, Rivers 4-19, Oliver 1-7, D.Brown 1-(minus 2). Baltimore, Forsett 24-106, Pierce 6-16, Flacco 2-3.
PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 34-45-1-383. Baltimore, Flacco 19-31-0-225.
RECEIVING—San Diego, Allen 11-121, Royal 9-81, Gates 7-83, Floyd 3-85, Green 2-1, D.Brown 1-6, Ry.Mathews 1-6. Baltimore, T.Smith 6-65, Aiken 3-51, M.Brown 3-25, Jones 2-35, Daniels 2-30, Forsett 2-17, Smith Sr. 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Jaguars 25, Giants 24
Josh Scobee kicked a 33-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining, and Jacksonville rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat visiting New York. Geno Hayes forced Eli Manning to fumble early in the third, and teammate J.T. Thomas recovered in the end zone. Aaron Colvin returned a fumble 41 yards for a score in the fourth.
| N.Y. Giants | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | — | 24 |
| Jacksonville | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 25 |
NYG—Jennings 2 run (J.Brown kick)
NYG—Parker 3 pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick)
NYG—Jennings 17 run (J.Brown kick)
Jax—FG Scobee 28
Jax—Thomas III fumble recovery in end zone (Scobee kick)
Jax—Lee 30 pass from Bortles (pass failed)
Jax—Colvin 41 fumble return (pass failed)
NYG—FG J.Brown 33
Jax—FG Scobee 43
A—64,687.
| NYG | Jax | |
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total Net Yards | 329 | 258 |
| Rushes-yards | 35-116 | 22-118 |
| Passing | 213 | 140 |
| Punt Returns | 5-48 | 3-20 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-22 | 3-51 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 24-34-0 | 21-35-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 4-34 | 7-54 |
| Punts | 5-51.8 | 7-52.4 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-40 | 7-49 |
| Time of Poss | 34:39 | 25:21 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, Jennings 26-91, A.Williams 8-21, Beckham Jr. 1-4. Jacksonville, Bortles 5-68, D.Robinson 11-44, Gerhart 5-7, Todman 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—N.Y. Giants, E.Manning 24-34-0-247. Jacksonville, Bortles 21-35-0-194.
RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Beckham Jr. 7-90, Donnell 5-55, Randle 3-52, Jennings 3-3, Ogletree 2-25, A.Williams 2-16, Parker 2-6. Jacksonville, Lee 6-75, Hurns 4-42, Shorts III 4-35, D.Robinson 3-10, Lewis 2-8, Harbor 1-17, Todman 1-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants, J.Brown 43 (WR).
Bengals 14, Buccaneers 13
Andy Dalton ran for one touchdown and threw to A.J. Green for another, helping Cincinnati stay atop the AFC North with a sloppy victory over Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. Dalton shrugged off three first-half interceptions to help the Bengals win on the road for the third consecutive week, a franchise first. Tampa Bay threatened in the closing minutes, however a 21-yard completion that would have put them in field-goal range was wiped out after a replay review confirmed the Bucs had 12 men on the field.
| Cincinnati | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | 14 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | — | 13 |
TB—FG Murray 32
TB—Martin 7 run (Murray kick)
Cin—Dalton 5 run (Nugent kick)
Cin—Green 13 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)
TB—FG Murray 42
A—56,340.
| Cin | TB | |
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total Net Yards | 288 | 263 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-112 | 25-75 |
| Passing | 176 | 188 |
| Punt Returns | 3-(-1) | 3-21 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-55 | 2-27 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-3 | 3-58 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 20-28-3 | 15-29-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 2-11 | 1-2 |
| Punts | 6-48.2 | 6-41.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-73 | 13-94 |
| Time of Poss | 30:37 | 29:23 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cincinnati, Bernard 10-49, Hill 13-40, Sanu 1-10, Dalton 3-7, Wright 1-6. Tampa Bay, Martin 18-58, Rainey 1-11, Sims 5-6, McCown 1-0.
PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 19-27-3-176, Sanu 1-1-0-11. Tampa Bay, McCown 15-29-1-190.
RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Gresham 5-33, Green 4-57, Hill 4-12, Wright 3-59, Sanu 2-19, Bernard 1-4, Hewitt 1-3. Tampa Bay, Evans 4-49, Sims 4-49, Rainey 2-41, Jackson 2-24, Brate 1-17, Murphy Jr. 1-7, Martin 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Saints 35, Steelers 32
Drew Brees threw for five touchdowns for the ninth time in his career as New Orleans beat host Pittsburgh. Kenny Stills caught five passes for a career-high 162 yards and a score. Ben Watson, Marques Colston, Erik Lorig and Nick Toon hauled in TDs for New Orleans.
| New Orleans | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 35 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | — | 32 |
Pit—FG Suisham 49
Pit—FG Suisham 31
NO—Watson 15 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
NO—Lorig 4 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
NO—Toon 11 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
Pit—Bell 1 run (Suisham kick)
NO—Stills 69 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
Pit—FG Suisham 47
NO—Colston 3 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
Pit—A.Brown 4 pass from Roethlisberger (A.Brown pass from Roethlisberger)
Pit—A.Brown 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Moore pass from Roethlisberger)
A—61,916.
| NO | Pit | |
| First downs | 20 | 36 |
| Total Net Yards | 393 | 538 |
| Rushes-yards | 26-143 | 23-103 |
| Passing | 250 | 435 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-15 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-75 | 3-87 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 19-27-0 | 32-58-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 1-7 | 1-0 |
| Punts | 6-48.5 | 2-37.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-77 | 5-28 |
| Time of Poss | 26:01 | 33:59 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—New Orleans, Ingram 23-122, Thomas 3-21. Pittsburgh, Bell 21-95, Roethlisberger 1-8, Archer 1-0.
PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 19-27-0-257. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 32-58-2-435.
RECEIVING—New Orleans, Stills 5-162, Colston 3-16, Toon 2-17, Thomas 2-16, Cadet 2-11, Ingram 2-(minus 1), Hill 1-17, Watson 1-15, Lorig 1-4. Pittsburgh, Bell 8-159, A.Brown 8-97, Miller 8-82, Wheaton 5-61, Moore 2-13, Bryant 1-23.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Pittsburgh, Suisham 54 (SH).
Falcons 29, Cardinals 18
Julio Jones had a career day, catching 10 passes for 189 yards and a TD to keep Atlanta in first place with a home victory over Arizona. Steven Jackson broke off a 55-yard run – his longest since 2009 – to set up a touchdown on the Falcons’ opening possession. Jones hauled in a 32-yard scoring pass, and Matt Bryant kicked a career-best five field goals for the Falcons.
| Arizona | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | — | 18 |
| Atlanta | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 29 |
Atl—Toilolo 1 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick
Atl—FG Bryant 20
Atl—Jones 32 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
Ari—Johnson 88 interception return (Catanzaro kick)
Ari—FG Catanzaro 44
Atl—FG Bryant 23
Atl—FG Bryant 21
Atl—FG Bryant 45
Atl—FG Bryant 28
Ari—Taylor 3 pass from Stanton (Taylor run)
A—69,557.
| Ari | Atl | |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total Net Yards | 329 | 500 |
| Rushes-yards | 11-35 | 34-142 |
| Passing | 294 | 358 |
| Punt Returns | 1-14 | 2-68 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-18 | 3-91 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-88 | 2-36 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 24-39-2 | 30-41-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Punts | 5-48.4 | 3-53.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-34 | 9-76 |
| Time of Poss | 22:57 | 37:03 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Arizona, Grice 5-16, Ellington 5-12, Stanton 1-7. Atlanta, S.Jackson 18-101, Freeman 8-26, Rodgers 4-7, Ryan 3-4, Hester 1-4.
PASSING—Arizona, Stanton 24-39-2-294. Atlanta, Ryan 30-41-1-361.
RECEIVING—Arizona, Ja.Brown 7-75, Floyd 5-53, Ginn Jr. 4-61, Grice 3-24, Jo.Brown 2-40, Carlson 2-38, Taylor 1-3. Atlanta, Jones 10-189, Douglas 9-116, Toilolo 4-15, Rodgers 3-18, Weems 2-9, Hester 1-10, Freeman 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.