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Patriots linebacker Akeem Ayers sacks Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in the first half. (Associated Press)

Patriots 43, Broncos 21

Tom Brady outdueled Peyton Manning, throwing for four touchdowns, and Julian Edelman returned a punt 84 yards for a score in leading New England past Denver in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots won their fifth straight, halting the four-game winning streak for the Broncos in emphatic fashion. Manning fell to 2-7 at Gillette Stadium and 5-11 overall against Brady, even though he threw for 438 yards and two touchdowns.

Denver 7 0 14 0 21
New England 3 24 10 6 43

NE—FG Gostkowski 49

Den—Hillman 1 run (McManus kick)

NE—FG Gostkowski 29

NE—Edelman 5 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Edelman 84 punt return (Gostkowski kick)

NE—Vereen 5 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

Den—J.Thomas 18 pass from Manning (McManus kick)

NE—FG Gostkowski 45

NE—LaFell 10 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

Den—Hillman 15 pass from Manning (McManus kick)

NE—Gronkowski 1 pass from Brady (pass failed)

A—68,756.

Den NE
First downs 26 29
Total Net Yards 472 398
Rushes-yards 17-43 25-66
Passing 429 332
Punt Returns 1-9 1-84
Kickoff Returns 6-81 1-22
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-41
Comp-Att-Int 34-57-2 33-53-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-9 1-1
Punts 3-45.0 5-44.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-72 9-71
Time of Poss. 30:33 29:27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Denver, Anderson 3-18, Hillman 10-16, Thompson 2-6, Manning 2-3. New England, Gray 12-33, Vereen 11-29, Brady 2-4.

PASSING—Denver, Manning 34-57-2-438. New England, Brady 33-53-1-333.

RECEIVING—Denver, Sanders 10-151, D.Thomas 7-127, Hillman 7-47, Anderson 3-33, Welker 3-31, J.Thomas 2-33, Tamme 1-10, Thompson 1-6. New England, Gronkowski 9-105, Edelman 9-89, LaFell 6-53, Vereen 5-38, Amendola 2-35, Develin 2-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Denver, McManus 41 (WR).

Cardinals 28, Cowboys 17

Carson Palmer had three touchdown passes after an early interception Dallas returned for a score, and the Cowboys offense struggled without the injured Tony Romo in a loss to Arizona in Arlington, Texas. The Cardinals, who have sole possession of the best record in the NFC for the first time since 1974, won their fourth straight. Brandon Weeden threw two interceptions as the Cowboys dropped their second straight after a six-game winning streak. NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray’s record streak of eight straight 100-yard games to start the season for Dallas ended against a defense that didn’t allow a back over the century mark for the 18th consecutive time.

Arizona 0 14 0 14 28
Dallas 10 0 0 7 17

Dal—Patmon 58 interception return (Bailey kick)

Dal—FG Bailey 52

Ari—Carlson 7 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

Ari—Ja.Brown 11 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

Ari—Ellington 1 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

Ari—Grice 1 run (Catanzaro kick)

Dal—Bryant 3 pass from Weeden (Bailey kick)

A—85,688.

Ari Dal
First downs 22 18
Total Net Yards 339 266
Rushes-yards 29-102 25-92
Passing 237 174
Punt Returns 1-18 2-43
Kickoff Returns 1-0 3-76
Interceptions Ret. 2-16 1-58
Comp-Att-Int 22-34-1 18-33-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-12 1-9
Punts 5-39.2 4-43.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-62 5-33
Time of Poss. 31:28 28:32

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Arizona, Ellington 21-95, Grice 5-12, Palmer 2-(minus 2), Jo.Brown 1-(minus 3). Dallas, Murray 19-79, Dunbar 3-9, Weeden 2-2, Randle 1-2.

PASSING—Arizona, Palmer 22-34-1-249. Dallas, Weeden 18-33-2-183.

RECEIVING—Arizona, Fitzgerald 5-70, Ellington 4-39, Floyd 4-36, Ginn Jr. 2-42, Carlson 2-19, Ja.Brown 2-15, Jo.Brown 2-10, Hughes 1-18. Dallas, Witten 6-62, Murray 4-11, Dunbar 2-52, Williams 2-19, Bryant 2-15, Beasley 1-12, Harris 1-12.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Dallas, Bailey 35 (BK).

Dolphins 37, Chargers 0

Ryan Tannehill threw for 288 yards and three scores, and Miami forced four turnovers to rout San Diego in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Dolphins earned their third consecutive victory. The Chargers lost their third game in a row and remain winless in South Florida since January 1982. Every Miami victory this season has been by double digits, and this was the most lopsided yet. San Diego was shut out for the first time since 1999, and the Dolphins earned their first shutout since 2006.

San Diego 0 0 0 0 0
Miami 7 13 17 0 37

Mia—Clay 6 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Mia—Miller 2 run (Sturgis kick)

Mia—FG Sturgis 26

Mia—FG Sturgis 25

Mia—Matthews 21 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Mia—FG Sturgis 23

Mia—Landry 14 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

A—70,222.

SD Mia
First downs 10 28
Total Net Yards 178 441
Rushes-yards 19-50 35-132
Passing 128 309
Punt Returns 0-0 4-55
Kickoff Returns 4-116 1-31
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-42
Comp-Att-Int 13-26-3 26-39-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-20 0-0
Punts 5-45.2 2-47.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-57 3-25
Time of Poss. 23:53 36:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—San Diego, D.Brown 4-23, Oliver 13-19, R.Brown 1-5, Rivers 1-3. Miami, Miller 11-49, Tannehill 4-47, Williams 11-28, Dan.Thomas 9-8.

PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 12-23-3-138, Clemens 1-3-0-10. Miami, Tannehill 24-34-0-288, Moore 2-4-0-21, M.Wallace 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—San Diego, Floyd 4-60, Allen 4-47, Gates 3-28, Oliver 1-7, D.Brown 1-6. Miami, Clay 5-65, Hartline 5-50, Landry 5-46, M.Wallace 3-50, Williams 2-23, Dan.Thomas 2-14, Matthews 1-21, Gibson 1-18, Hoskins 1-14, Miller 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Miami, Sturgis 45 (WR).

Steelers 43, Ravens 23

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 340 yards and six scores to set an NFL record for most touchdown passes in consecutive games, leading Pittsburgh to a victory over visiting Baltimore. A week after passing for a franchise-record six touchdowns against Indianapolis, Roethlisberger duplicated the feat as the Steelers earned their third consecutive win. Roethlisberger’s 12 touchdown passes over the last two games broke the mark of 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and matched by New England’s Tom Brady in 2007.

Baltimore 7 3 0 13 23
Pittsburgh 0 22 0 21 43

Bal—T.Smith 35 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)

Pit—Bell 5 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

Pit—Bryant 19 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

Bal—FG Tucker 46

Pit—Wheaton 47 pass from Roethlisberger (Spaeth pass from Wing)

Pit—A.Brown 54 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

Bal—Jones 108 kickoff return (Tucker kick)

Pit—Bryant 18 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

Bal—Gillmore 1 pass from Flacco (run failed)

Pit—Spaeth 33 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

A—63,971.

Bal Pit
First downs 22 22
Total Net Yards 332 376
Rushes-yards 18-63 25-55
Passing 269 321
Punt Returns 3-32 0-0
Kickoff Returns 5-204 1-29
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-30
Comp-Att-Int 30-45-1 25-37-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-34 3-19
Punts 6-42.5 6-41.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 10-108 7-67
Time of Poss. 28:34 31:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Forsett 9-38, Taliaferro 7-21, Flacco 1-2, Pierce 1-2. Pittsburgh, Blount 10-23, Bell 10-20, Archer 1-4, Wheaton 1-4, Bryant 1-3, Roethlisberger 2-1.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 30-45-1-303. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 25-37-0-340.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Daniels 6-53, Forsett 5-67, Smith Sr. 5-36, T.Smith 4-63, Taliaferro 3-34, M.Brown 3-27, Aiken 1-12, Juszczyk 1-12, Gillmore 1-1, Supernaw 1-(minus 2). Pittsburgh, A.Brown 11-144, Bell 5-38, Bryant 3-44, Wheaton 2-62, Spaeth 1-33, Miller 1-14, Moore 1-4, Johnson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Eagles 31, Texans 21

Mark Sanchez replaced the injured Nick Foles and threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting Philadelphia over Houston. Foles injured his left shoulder late in the first quarter, forcing Sanchez into his first action since 2012 with the Jets. The Eagles led by three when Jeremy Maclin grabbed a low throw from Sanchez for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 31-21 with about 4 minutes remaining. Maclin finished with two touchdowns and 158 yards receiving and LeSean McCoy had 117 yards rushing.

Philadelphia 7 10 7 7 31
Houston 7 7 0 7 21

Phi—Maclin 59 pass from Foles (Parkey kick)

Hou—Bouye 51 interception return (Bullock kick)

Phi—J.Matthews 11 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick)

Hou—Foster 56 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)

Phi—FG Parkey 45

Phi—Polk 8 run (Parkey kick)

Hou—Hopkins 7 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick)

Phi—Maclin 8 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick)

A—71,780.

Phi Hou
First downs 30 15
Total Net Yards 483 300
Rushes-yards 40-190 28-118
Passing 293 182
Punt Returns 2-27 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-41 2-36
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 3-68
Comp-Att-Int 25-35-3 13-27-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-33 4-21
Punts 3-35.7 6-48.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-55 9-54
Time of Poss. 32:13 27:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Philadelphia, McCoy 23-117, Polk 8-50, Sproles 3-17, Sanchez 5-5, Foles 1-1. Houston, Foster 15-56, Fitzpatrick 6-49, Blue 7-13.

PASSING—Philadelphia, Sanchez 15-22-2-202, Foles 10-13-1-124. Houston, Fitzpatrick 13-27-1-203.

RECEIVING—Philadelphia, Maclin 6-158, Sproles 4-46, J.Matthews 3-40, Huff 3-26, Cooper 2-26, Maehl 2-13, Celek 2-7, McCoy 2-6, Ertz 1-4. Houston, Hopkins 6-115, Foster 2-63, D.Johnson 2-16, A.Johnson 2-12, Blue 1-(minus 3).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Houston, Bullock 39 (WL).

Chiefs 24, Jets 10

Alex Smith threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns, Jamaal Charles ran for another score and Kansas City sent visiting New York to its eighth straight loss. The Chiefs won their third straight and fifth in six games on the same day former running back Priest Holmes was inducted into their ring of honor. Making his first start with the Jets, Michael Vick was 21 of 27 for 196 yards and a touchdown.

N.Y. Jets 0 10 0 0 10
Kansas City 14 7 3 0 24

KC—Charles 1 run (Santos kick)

KC—Fasano 2 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick)

NYJ—Decker 3 pass from Vick (Folk kick)

KC—Kelce 12 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick)

NYJ—FG Folk 39

KC—FG Santos 19

A—74,127.

NYJ KC
First downs 22 23
Total Net Yards 364 309
Rushes-yards 30-139 24-113
Passing 225 196
Punt Returns 1-3 2-35
Kickoff Returns 4-118 2-105
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 24-36-0 21-31-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 3-10 1-3
Punts 3-49.3 4-38.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-20
Time of Poss. 31:35 28:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, C.Johnson 11-69, Ivory 8-22, B.Powell 5-20, Vick 4-18, Harvin 1-8, Simms 1-2. Kansas City, Charles 20-78, Thomas 1-26, Davis 3-9.

PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Vick 21-28-0-196, Simms 3-8-0-39. Kansas City, A.Smith 21-31-0-199.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Harvin 11-129, Decker 9-63, C.Johnson 2-32, Kerley 2-11. Kansas City, Bowe 6-55, Kelce 4-67, Fasano 3-24, Charles 2-10, Hemingway 2-9, Wilson 1-13, Jenkins 1-10, D.Harris 1-6, Thomas 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Vikings 29, Redskins 26

Teddy Bridgewater outplayed Robert Griffin III down the stretch after a rough start, Matt Asiata ran for three scores and the Minnesota spoiled Griffin’s return with a victory over Washington in Minneapolis. The Redskins lost three leads despite 92 yards and two touchdowns rushing by Alfred Morris and 120 yards receiving from DeSean Jackson.

Washington 3 7 10 6 26
Minnesota 0 7 7 15 29

Was—FG Forbath 36

Was—Morris 14 run (Forbath kick)

Min—Ford 20 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)

Min—Asiata 1 run (Walsh kick)

Was—Jackson 13 pass from Griffin III (Forbath kick)

Was—FG Forbath 26

Min—Asiata 7 run (Walsh kick)

Was—Morris 2 run (run failed)

Min—Asiata 1 run (Asiata run)

A—52,252.

Was Min
First downs 21 24
Total Net Yards 347 352
Rushes-yards 29-122 27-100
Passing 225 252
Punt Returns 3-1 1-8
Kickoff Returns 2-64 4-84
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-1
Comp-Att-Int 18-28-1 26-42-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 5-26 2-16
Punts 3-45.3 6-40.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-55 9-60
Time of Poss. 29:34 30:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Washington, Morris 19-92, Griffin III 7-24, Helu Jr. 3-6. Minnesota, McKinnon 14-54, Asiata 10-26, Bridgewater 3-20.

PASSING—Washington, Griffin III 18-28-1-251. Minnesota, Bridgewater 26-42-0-268.

RECEIVING—Washington, Jackson 4-120, Helu Jr. 4-46, Garcon 3-15, Paul 2-18, Roberts 2-18, Morris 2-17, Reed 1-17. Minnesota, Jennings 6-76, Ford 5-66, Asiata 4-31, Ellison 4-30, McKinnon 3-14, Wright 2-29, Charle.Johnson 1-13, Patterson 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Browns 22, Buccaneers 17

Brian Hoyer threw a 34-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 8:59 remaining, helping Cleveland beat visiting Tampa Bay. The Browns (5-3) have their best record at the midway point since 2007, when they won 10 and barely missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers have lost four in a row and five this season by six points or less.

Tampa Bay 0 10 7 0 17
Cleveland 3 6 7 6 22

Cle—FG Cundiff 49

Cle—FG Cundiff 29

TB—Evans 24 pass from Glennon (Murray kick)

TB—FG Murray 40

Cle—FG Cundiff 43

Cle—West 2 pass from Hoyer (Cundiff kick)

TB—Evans 24 pass from Glennon (Murray kick)

Cle—Gabriel 34 pass from Hoyer (pass failed)

A—67,431.

TB Cle
First downs 20 19
Total Net Yards 365 330
Rushes-yards 26-113 28-50
Passing 252 280
Punt Returns 0-0 1-0
Kickoff Returns 1-28 3-76
Interceptions Ret. 2-21 2-66
Comp-Att-Int 17-33-2 21-34-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-8 3-20
Punts 4-30.3 5-36.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-33 7-44
Time of Poss. 30:32 29:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Rainey 19-87, Glennon 3-17, James 4-9. Cleveland, West 15-48, Tate 10-3, Hoyer 3-(minus 1).

PASSING—Tampa Bay, Glennon 17-33-2-260. Cleveland, Hoyer 21-34-2-300.

RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Evans 7-124, Jackson 6-86, Murphy Jr. 2-13, Rainey 1-34, Seferian-Jenkins 1-3. Cleveland, Gabriel 5-87, Tate 4-29, Austin 3-54, Hawkins 3-34, Benjamin 2-52, Barnidge 2-16, Dray 1-26, West 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Tampa Bay, Murray 31 (BK), 55 (SH).

Bengals 33, Jaguars 23

Jeremy Hill ran for a career-high 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter that helped Cincinnati hold on for a victory over visiting Jacksonville. Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes, one of them to A.J. Green in the Pro Bowl receiver’s return from a toe injury, but also had a pair of interceptions that kept it close.

Jacksonville 3 0 7 13 23
Cincinnati 0 12 7 14 33

Jax—FG Scobee 25

Cin—Sanu 19 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)

Cin—FG Nugent 31

Cin—Mays safety

Cin—Hill 1 run (Nugent kick)

Jax—Hurns 40 pass from Bortles (Scobee kick)

Cin—Green 18 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)

Jax—Hurns 18 pass from Bortles (pass failed)

Jax—D.Robinson 5 run (Scobee kick)

Cin—Hill 60 run (Nugent kick)

A—60,057.

Jax Cin
First downs 19 23
Total Net Yards 365 423
Rushes-yards 25-132 34-191
Passing 233 232
Punt Returns 2-10 5-60
Kickoff Returns 6-173 5-98
Interceptions Ret. 2-10 1-16
Comp-Att-Int 22-33-1 19-31-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-14 2-1
Punts 7-35.7 5-50.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 3-35 6-40
Time of Poss. 27:16 32:44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Jacksonville, D.Robinson 17-94, Gerhart 3-19, Bortles 4-10, Todman 1-9. Cincinnati, Hill 24-154, Dalton 2-11, Wright 1-11, Peerman 5-9, Sanu 1-9, Green 1-(minus 3).

PASSING—Jacksonville, Bortles 22-33-1-247. Cincinnati, Dalton 19-31-2-233.

RECEIVING—Jacksonville, Hurns 7-112, Shorts III 5-40, A.Robinson 4-35, Gerhart 3-49, D.Robinson 2-10, Todman 1-1. Cincinnati, Gresham 5-36, Sanu 4-95, Green 3-44, Peerman 2-22, Burkhead 2-10, Tate 1-10, Hill 1-9, Hewitt 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Rams 13, 49ers 10

St. Louis 3 7 0 3 13
San Francisco 3 7 0 0 10

SF—FG Dawson 34

StL—FG Zuerlein 37

SF—Boldin 27 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)

StL—Britt 21 pass from A.Davis (Zuerlein kick)

StL—FG Zuerlein 39

A—70,799.

StL SF
First downs 13 20
Total Net Yards 193 263
Rushes-yards 27-91 21-80
Passing 102 183
Punt Returns 3-26 1-12
Kickoff Returns 3-78 3-84
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-10
Comp-Att-Int 13-24-2 22-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-3 8-54
Punts 6-46.8 7-44.9
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards 9-83 9-44
Time of Poss. 27:34 32:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—St. Louis, Mason 19-65, Cunningham 4-10, A.Davis 2-9, Austin 2-7. San Francisco, Gore 14-49, Hyde 2-17, Kaepernick 5-14.

PASSING—St. Louis, A.Davis 13-24-2-105. San Francisco, Kaepernick 22-33-0-237.

RECEIVING—St. Louis, Cunningham 3-38, Britt 2-32, Cook 2-12, Austin 2-11, Bailey 1-7, Kendricks 1-7, Watts 1-6, Mason 1-(minus 8). San Francisco, Boldin 6-93, Crabtree 5-40, S.Johnson 3-41, V.Davis 2-19, Lloyd 1-10, Ellington 1-9, Gore 1-9, Carrier 1-6, Hyde 1-5, Miller 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Dawson 55 (SH).