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The Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. makes a one-handed catch for a touchdown against the Cowboys’ Brandon Carr. (Associated Press)

Broncos 39, Dolphins 36

Peyton Manning threw three of his four TD passes to Demaryius Thomas and C.J. Anderson ran for 167 yards and the go-ahead score in Denver’s win over visiting Miami. Anderson’s 6-yard run with 5:01 left gave the Broncos their first lead at 32-28. T.J. Ward’s 37-yard interception return of Ryan Tannehill’s pass set up Wes Welker’s insurance TD catch. The Broncos needed it after Tannehill drove the Dolphins on another scoring drive, hitting Jarvis Landry from a yard out with 1:34 left. Lamar Miller’s 2-point dive made it a 3-point game. The Dolphins’ onside kick was recovered by Anderson.

Miami 7 14 7 8 36
Denver 3 14 0 22 39

Mia—Dan.Thomas 3 run (Sturgis kick)

Den—FG McManus 38

Mia—Tannehill 1 run (Sturgis kick)

Den—D.Thomas 5 pass from Manning (McManus kick)

Mia—M.Wallace 10 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Den—D.Thomas 14 pass from Manning (McManus kick)

Mia—Landry 5 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Den—D.Thomas 5 pass from Manning (Sanders pass from Manning)

Den—Anderson 10 run (McManus kick)

Den—Welker 2 pass from Manning (McManus kick)

Mia—Landry 1 pass from Tannehill (Miller run)

A—76,987.

Mia Den
First downs 25 29
Total Net Yards 313 450
Rushes-yards 21-97 35-201
Passing 216 249
Punt Returns 1-17 3-12
Kickoff Returns 2-40 3-100
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-37
Comp-Att-Int 26-36-1 28-35-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-12 1-8
Punts 3-53.3 1-45.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-50 9-98
Time of Poss. 25:43 34:17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Miami, Miller 12-59, Dan.Thomas 3-19, Tannehill 4-15, L.James 2-4. Denver, Anderson 27-167, Thompson 5-33, Sanders 1-3, Manning 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Miami, Tannehill 26-36-1-228. Denver, Manning 28-35-0-257.

RECEIVING—Miami, Landry 7-50, Gibson 5-42, M.Wallace 4-35, Sims 4-31, Hartline 2-39, Matthews 2-24, Miller 1-8, Williams 1-(minus 1). Denver, D.Thomas 10-87, Sanders 9-125, Anderson 4-28, Welker 4-18, Tamme 1-(minus 1).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Denver, McManus 33 (WR).

Packers 24, Vikings 21

Eddie Lacy rushed for 125 yards on 25 carries, both season highs, to help Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay hang on against Minnesota in Minneapolis. Lacy scored twice, on a run in the first quarter and a catch in the fourth. Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and again avoided a turnover for the Packers, who moved past Detroit into sole possession of first place in the NFC North when the Lions lost to the Patriots.

Green Bay 7 7 3 7 24
Minnesota 0 10 3 8 21

GB—Lacy 1 run (Crosby kick)

Min—Charle.Johnson 22 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)

GB—R.Rodgers 1 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

Min—FG Walsh 39

Min—FG Walsh 51

GB—FG Crosby 48

GB—Lacy 10 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

Min—Jennings 5 pass from Bridgewater (Charle.Johnson pass from Bridgewater)

A—52,386.

GB Min
First downs 24 20
Total Net Yards 362 308
Rushes-yards 32-155 25-112
Passing 207 196
Punt Returns 3-23 1-5
Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-126
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 19-29-0 21-37-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-2 2-14
Punts 4-42.3 4-44.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-75 7-77
Time of Poss. 31:45 28:15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Green Bay, Lacy 25-125, A.Rodgers 6-34, Starks 1-(minus 4). Minnesota, McKinnon 15-54, Bridgewater 5-32, Banyard 5-26.

PASSING—Green Bay, A.Rodgers 19-29-0-209. Minnesota, Bridgewater 21-37-1-210.

RECEIVING—Green Bay, Nelson 8-68, Cobb 4-58, Quarless 2-50, Lacy 2-13, D.Adams 1-10, Kuhn 1-9, R.Rodgers 1-1. Minnesota, Jennings 4-38, Charle.Johnson 3-52, Rudolph 3-50, Banyard 3-19, McKinnon 3-9, Patterson 2-18, Ellison 2-11, Ford 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Bengals 22, Texans 13

Andy Dalton threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and A.J. Green had 121 yards receiving on a career-high 12 receptions to give visiting Cincinnati a win over Houston. The Bengals led throughout, but Houston cut the lead to three points late in the third quarter before Cincinnati tacked on two field goals in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

Cincinnati 7 2 7 6 22
Houston 0 3 10 0 13

Cin—Sanu 6 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)

Cin—Atkins safety

Hou—FG Bullock 36

Cin—Hill 2 run (Nugent kick)

Hou—Joseph 60 interception return (Bullock kick)

Hou—FG Bullock 25

Cin—FG Nugent 31

Cin—FG Nugent 49

A—71,777.

Cin Hou
First downs 24 18
Total Net Yards 372 248
Rushes-yards 43-139 19-64
Passing 233 184
Punt Returns 3-20 2-7
Kickoff Returns 4-109 1-23
Interceptions Ret. 1-4 1-60
Comp-Att-Int 24-35-1 21-45-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 0-0 1-5
Punts 4-48.3 5-47.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-60 3-15
Time of Poss. 39:10 20:50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Hill 18-87, Bernard 17-45, Dalton 7-6, Sanu 1-1. Houston, Blue 16-46, Grimes 2-16, Mallett 1-2.

PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 24-35-1-233. Houston, Mallett 21-45-1-189.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 12-121, Sanu 5-48, Gresham 4-33, Bernard 2-22, Hill 1-9. Houston, Hopkins 5-39, Graham 4-41, A.Johnson 3-36, Grimes 3-32, D.Johnson 3-21, Blue 3-20.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Bears 21, Buccaneers 13

Matt Forte rushed for two touchdowns in the third quarter, and Chicago beat Lovie Smith and visiting Tampa Bay. Jay Cutler threw a 2-yard TD pass to Alshon Jeffery as the Bears scored 21 straight points to erase a 10-0 halftime deficit. Smith coached the Bears to three playoff appearances and a trip to the 2007 Super Bowl during his successful nine-year run in Chicago.

Tampa Bay 0 10 0 3 13
Chicago 0 0 21 0 21

TB—Evans 19 pass from McCown (Murray kick)

TB—FG Murray 32

Chi—Jeffery 2 pass from Cutler (Gould kick)

Chi—Forte 13 run (Gould kick)

Chi—Forte 1 run (Gould kick)

TB—FG Murray 39

A—61,109.

TB Chi
First downs 17 12
Total Net Yards 367 204
Rushes-yards 22-66 26-92
Passing 301 112
Punt Returns 2-12 3-0
Kickoff Returns 3-42 3-43
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-6
Comp-Att-Int 25-48-2 17-27-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 5-40 3-18
Punts 6-40.5 9-40.8
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-87 6-45
Time of Poss. 30:10 29:50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Martin 11-27, Sims 6-22, McCown 3-12, Rainey 1-3, Lane 1-2. Chicago, Forte 23-89, Carey 3-3.

PASSING—Tampa Bay, McCown 25-48-2-341. Chicago, Cutler 17-27-0-130.

RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Murphy Jr. 6-113, Jackson 5-117, Rainey 4-18, Evans 3-47, Seferian-Jenkins 2-16, Sims 2-11, Myers 1-9, Stocker 1-6, Martin 1-4. Chicago, Forte 5-23, Bennett 4-37, Marshall 3-32, Jeffery 3-22, Wilson 1-10, Rosario 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Gould 54 (WL).

Eagles 43, Titans 24

Josh Huff returned the opening kickoff 107 yards, LeSean McCoy ran for 130 yards and Philadelphia beat visiting Tennessee. Huff’s return was the longest in franchise history and the 10th non-offensive touchdown for Philadelphia this season. Mark Sanchez threw for 307 yards and one touchdown in his third start for the injured Nick Foles. He has 300 yards passing in three straight games, tying a team record.

Tennessee 0 17 0 7 24
Philadelphia 17 10 7 9 43

Phi—Huff 107 kickoff return (Parkey kick)

Phi—Sproles 4 run (Parkey kick)

Phi—FG Parkey 36

Ten—Hunter 40 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick)

Phi—FG Parkey 26

Ten—Greene 2 run (Succop kick)

Phi—McCoy 2 run (Parkey kick)

Ten—FG Succop 20

Phi—Casey 14 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick)

Phi—FG Parkey 35

Phi—FG Parkey 30

Ten—McCluster 6 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick)

Phi—FG Parkey 50

A—69,596.

Ten Phi
First downs 16 26
Total Net Yards 351 462
Rushes-yards 19-52 38-164
Passing 299 298
Punt Returns 3-13 6-50
Kickoff Returns 7-186 4-156
Interceptions Ret. 2-33 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 20-39-1 30-43-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 5-46 2-9
Punts 6-49.0 3-45.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-56 9-69
Time of Poss. 26:48 33:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tennessee, Sankey 10-37, Greene 6-15, McCluster 1-2, Mettenberger 2-(minus 2). Philadelphia, McCoy 21-130, Sproles 6-25, Polk 7-5, Sanchez 4-4.

PASSING—Tennessee, Mettenberger 20-39-1-345. Philadelphia, Sanchez 30-43-2-307.

RECEIVING—Tennessee, Walker 5-155, Hunter 4-64, N.Washington 4-63, McCluster 3-15, Sankey 2-14, Wright 1-28, Schwenke 1-6. Philadelphia, J.Matthews 6-77, Maclin 6-59, Celek 5-48, Ertz 4-30, Cooper 3-49, Sproles 3-14, Polk 1-15, Casey 1-14, McCoy 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Philadelphia, Parkey 49 (WL).

Patriots 34, Lions 9

Tom Brady threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns in a pass-heavy offense against the NFL’s stingiest rushing defense and New England stretched its winning streak to seven games with a victory over Detroit in Foxborough, Massachusetts. New England routed a division leader for the third consecutive game, following wins over Denver and Indianapolis.

Detroit 3 3 0 3 9
New England 7 17 3 7 34

Det—FG Prater 48

NE—Wright 4 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

Det—FG Prater 20

NE—Blount 3 run (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Wright 8 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

NE—FG Gostkowski 35

NE—FG Gostkowski 43

Det—FG Prater 49

NE—Blount 1 run (Gostkowski kick)

A—68,756.

Det NE
First downs 21 29
Total Net Yards 335 439
Rushes-yards 25-91 20-90
Passing 244 349
Punt Returns 2-5 4-15
Kickoff Returns 1-27 1-81
Interceptions Ret. 1-5 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 18-46-1 38-53-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-20 0-0
Punts 5-46.2 5-47.6
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-54 11-84
Time of Poss. 30:11 29:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Detroit, Bell 19-48, Stafford 3-18, Tate 1-13, Riddick 2-12. New England, Blount 12-78, Vereen 8-12.

PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 18-46-1-264. New England, Brady 38-53-1-349.

RECEIVING—Detroit, Tate 4-97, C.Johnson 4-58, Riddick 3-40, Ross 3-35, Ebron 2-23, Fuller 1-13, Bell 1-(minus 2). New England, Edelman 11-89, LaFell 9-98, Vereen 8-48, Gronkowski 5-78, Wright 5-36.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Detroit, Prater 53 (WL).

Colts 23, Jaguars 3

T.Y. Hilton celebrated the birth of his first child with a 73-yard TD catch, spurring a second-half turnaround that allowed Indianapolis to pull away from visiting Jacksonville. Andrew Luck was 21 of 32 for 253 yards with one score, but his streak of consecutive 300-yard games ended at eight – one short of Drew Brees’ NFL record.

Jacksonville 3 0 0 0 3
Indianapolis 3 3 14 3 23

Ind—FG Vinatieri 46

Jax—FG Scobee 28

Ind—FG Vinatieri 20

Ind—Richardson 1 run (Vinatieri kick)

Ind—Hilton 73 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)

Ind—FG Vinatieri 32

A—64,328.

Jax Ind
First downs 11 24
Total Net Yards 194 389
Rushes-yards 23-80 35-175
Passing 114 214
Punt Returns 2-3 5-48
Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-64
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-42
Comp-Att-Int 15-27-1 21-32-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-32 5-39
Punts 7-49.4 3-48.7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-3
Penalties-Yards 6-43 6-54
Time of Poss. 25:55 34:05

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Jacksonville, Gerhart 4-31, D.Robinson 14-25, Bortles 5-24. Indianapolis, Herron 12-65, Luck 8-49, Richardson 13-42, Hilton 1-15, Moncrief 1-4.

PASSING—Jacksonville, Bortles 15-27-1-146. Indianapolis, Luck 21-32-0-253.

RECEIVING—Jacksonville, D.Robinson 4-47, Lee 3-52, Gerhart 3-19, Todman 2-14, Hurns 1-13, Shorts III 1-6, Lewis 1-(minus 5). Indianapolis, Herron 5-31, Hilton 4-122, Moncrief 4-38, Wayne 3-10, Fleener 2-28, Doyle 2-8, Nicks 1-16.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Chargers 27, Rams 24

Marcus Gilchrist intercepted Shaun Hill at the goal line with 56 seconds left to preserve host San Diego’s victory against St. Louis. The Rams were trying for consecutive wins for the first time this season, having upset Denver a week earlier.

St. Louis 3 7 7 7 24
San Diego 3 3 14 7 27

SD—FG Novak 23

StL—FG Zuerlein 22

StL—Jenkins 99 interception return (Zuerlein kick)

SD—FG Novak 48,

SD—Ry.Mathews 32 run (Novak kick)

SD—Gachkar 13 fumble return (Novak kick)

StL—Austin 6 run (Zuerlein kick)

SD—Allen 29 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)

StL—Bailey 7 pass from Hill (Zuerlein kick)

A—66,040.

StL SD
First downs 16 19
Total Net Yards 317 410
Rushes-yards 24-107 22-128
Passing 210 282
Punt Returns 2-44 1-0
Kickoff Returns 6-142 2-43
Interceptions Ret. 1-99 2-13
Comp-Att-Int 19-36-2 29-35-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-7 3-9
Punts 4-44.5 4-49.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2
Penalties-Yards 9-90 8-85
Time of Poss. 28:51 31:09

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—St. Louis, Mason 16-62, Austin 3-27, Cunningham 4-18, Hill 1-0. San Diego, Ry.Mathews 12-105, Oliver 6-17, D.Brown 1-7, Rivers 3-(minus 1).

PASSING—St. Louis, Hill 18-35-2-198, Hekker 1-1-0-19. San Diego, Rivers 29-35-1-291.

RECEIVING—St. Louis, Bailey 7-89, Cook 3-27, Austin 3-11, Britt 2-37, Cunningham 2-11, Mason 1-26, Kendricks 1-16. San Diego, Allen 6-104, Royal 6-50, Floyd 4-30, Oliver 4-23, Green 2-34, D.Brown 2-20, Gates 2-14, Ry.Mathews 2-8, Ajirotutu 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis, Zuerlein 46.

49ers 17, Redskins 13

Carlos Hyde ran for a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown with 2:59 remaining, and San Francisco barely squeaked by lowly Washington with a win in Santa Clara, California, that kept the 49ers in the thick of the playoff chase. A fourth-down conversion in their own territory away from losing, the Niners finally capitalized with a rare touchdown in the final period on the way to their third straight victory.

Washington 0 7 3 3 13
San Francisco 7 3 0 7 17

SF—Boldin 30 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)

Was—Morris 1 run (Forbath kick)

SF—FG Dawson 41

Was—FG Forbath 27

Was—FG Forbath 46

SF—Hyde 4 run (Dawson kick)

A—70,799.

Was SF
First downs 12 16
Total Net Yards 213 312
Rushes-yards 27-136 29-66
Passing 77 246
Punt Returns 3-11 4-8
Kickoff Returns 2-37 4-98
Interceptions Ret. 1-7 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 11-20-0 20-29-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 5-29 2-10
Punts 8-46.6 6-50.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-Yards 7-53 5-47
Time of Poss. 29:55 30:05

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Washington, Morris 21-125, Griffin III 4-11, Young 2-0. San Francisco, Gore 13-36, Hyde 7-16, Kaepernick 9-14.

PASSING—Washington, Griffin III 11-19-0-106, Garcon 0-1-0-0. San Francisco, Kaepernick 20-29-1-256.

RECEIVING—Washington, Garcon 3-34, Jackson 2-39, Helu Jr. 2-9, Paul 1-11, Roberts 1-7, Morris 1-5, Paulsen 1-1. San Francisco, Boldin 9-137, Crabtree 5-58, Miller 3-40, V.Davis 3-21.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Browns 26, Falcons 24

Brian Hoyer shook off three interceptions, leading visiting Cleveland down the field in the final minute to set up Billy Cundiff’s 37-yard field goal as time expired to beat Atlanta. The Falcons drove for Matt Bryant’s 53-yard field goal with 44 seconds remaining to seize the lead. But Hoyer completed four straight passes, the last of them to the Falcons 19, before Cundiff made his fourth field goal of the game.

Cleveland 7 6 10 3 26
Atlanta 7 7 0 10 24

Atl—Jones 24 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)

Cle—Crowell 11 run (Cundiff kick)

Cle—FG Cundiff 33

Cle—FG Cundiff 37

Atl—Rodgers 8 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)

Cle—FG Cundiff 32

Cle—Crowell 26 run (Cundiff kick)

Atl—S.Jackson 1 run (Bryant kick)

Atl—FG Bryant 53

Cle—FG Cundiff 37

A—70,046.

Cle Atl
First downs 29 21
Total Net Yards 475 315
Rushes-yards 29-162 23-63
Passing 313 252
Punt Returns 0-0 1-12
Kickoff Returns 0-0 4-84
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 3-9
Comp-Att-Int 23-41-3 27-43-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-9 3-21
Punts 1-41.0 4-44.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-30 7-40
Time of Poss. 30:37 29:23

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cleveland, Crowell 12-88, West 14-62, Hoyer 3-12. Atlanta, S.Jackson 13-34, Rodgers 3-16, Freeman 5-7, Ryan 2-6.

PASSING—Cleveland, Hoyer 23-40-3-322, Gordon 0-1-0-0. Atlanta, Ryan 27-43-1-273.

RECEIVING—Cleveland, Gordon 8-120, Austin 6-64, Hawkins 5-93, Barnidge 2-23, Gabriel 1-13, West 1-9. Atlanta, White 9-96, Jones 5-68, Hester 4-50, Rodgers 3-11, S.Jackson 2-17, Toilolo 2-17, Douglas 2-14.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cleveland, Cundiff 56.

Cowboys 31, Giants 28

Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes to Dez Bryant, the winner from 13 yards with 1:01 remaining, lifting Dallas to a comeback victory over New York in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Thanks to Odell Beckham Jr.’s spectacular one-handed catch, one of the rookie’s two first-half touchdowns, New York built a 21-10 halftime lead. But the Giants lost their sixth straight and were eliminated from contention for the division championship.

Dallas 3 7 14 7 31
N.Y. Giants 7 14 0 7 28

NYG—Beckham Jr. 3 pass from Manning (J.Brown kick)

Dal—FG Bailey 38

NYG—Beckham Jr. 43 pass from Manning (J.Brown kick)

Dal—Witten 4 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

NYG—A.Williams 3 run (J.Brown kick)

Dal—Beasley 45 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

Dal—Bryant 31 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

NYG—Robinson 1 pass from Manning (J.Brown kick)

Dal—Bryant 13 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

A—80,520.

Dal NYG
First downs 18 27
Total Net Yards 385 417
Rushes-yards 25-119 32-89
Passing 266 328
Punt Returns 4-68 1-(-1)
Kickoff Returns 1-22 4-99
Interceptions Ret. 1-45 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 18-26-0 29-40-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-9 2-10
Punts 4-48.8 4-55.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-63 5-30
Time of Poss 24:53 35:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Dallas, Murray 24-121, Romo 1-(minus 2). N.Y. Giants, Jennings 19-52, A.Williams 10-35, Hynoski 2-4, Beckham Jr. 1-(minus 2).

PASSING—Dallas, Romo 18-26-0-275. N.Y. Giants, Manning 29-40-1-338.

RECEIVING—Dallas, Bryant 7-86, Witten 4-30, Beasley 2-66, Murray 2-22, Hanna 1-27, Dunbar 1-26, Williams 1-18. N.Y. Giants, Beckham Jr. 10-146, Jennings 8-68, Randle 3-36, Fells 3-35, Donnell 2-24, Parker 1-16, A.Williams 1-12, Robinson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.