Sunday’s NFL summaries
49ers 27, Saints 24 (OT)
Colin Kaepernick completed a 51-yard pass on fourth down to sustain a game-tying drive, Ahmad Brooks sacked and stripped Drew Brees in overtime, and Phil Dawson kicked a 35-yard field goal to cap San Francisco’s stirring victory over host New Orleans. The victory snapped a two-game skid for the Niners and marked the first home loss for the Saints in more than a season. Brooks’ decisive blow on a sack of Brees had to feel like poetic justice to the Niners linebacker. His unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on a vicious sack and strip in the Superdome a year ago allowed the Saints to pull out a late comeback victory in these teams’ previous meeting. Brees was intercepted twice, but also passed for three scores, the last to Jimmy Graham to give the Saints a 24-21 lead with 1:52 left in regulation.
| San Francisco | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 27 |
| New Orleans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | – | 24 |
SF – Gore 4 run (Dawson kick)
SF – Hyde 9 run (Dawson kick)
NO – FG S.Graham 40
NO – Cooks 31 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
SF – Boldin 15 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)
NO – J.Graham 11 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
NO – J.Graham 2 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)
SF – FG Dawson 45
SF – FG Dawson 35
A – 73,129.
| SF | NO | |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total Net Yards | 330 | 423 |
| Rushes-yards | 32-144 | 31-136 |
| Passing | 186 | 287 |
| Punt Returns | 4-7 | 1-4 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-101 | 4-96 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-51 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 14-32-0 | 28-47-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 4-24 | 2-5 |
| Punts | 7-44.7 | 6-49.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-15 | 6-43 |
| Time of Poss. | 33:46 | 36:00 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – San Francisco, Gore 23-81, Hyde 4-36, Kaepernick 4-24, Miller 1-3. New Orleans, Ingram 27-120, Cadet 2-9, Brees 2-7.
PASSING – San Francisco, Kaepernick 14-32-0-210. New Orleans, Brees 28-47-2-292.
RECEIVING – San Francisco, Boldin 6-95, Crabtree 3-62, S.Johnson 3-43, V.Davis 1-8, Gore 1-2. New Orleans, J.Graham 10-76, Cooks 5-90, Stills 3-26, Ingram 3-19, Cadet 3-18, Colston 2-36, Lorig 1-14, Watson 1-13.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.
Chiefs 17, Bills 13
Anthony Sherman recovered a fumble to set up Alex Smith’s 8-yard touchdown run with nearly 9 minutes left, allowing Kansas City to rally past Buffalo. Jamaal Charles also scored on a 39-yard touchdown run as the Chiefs scored twice in span of 4:31 to overcome a 13-3 deficit. The Chiefs defense then made a stand at its own 15 by forcing Bills quarterback Kyle Orton to throw four consecutive incompletions and turn the ball over on downs with 2:32 left. Smith scored two plays after Sherman punched the ball out of the hands of Bills punt-returner Leodis McKelvin and then pounced on the loose ball at Buffalo’s 26.
| Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | – | 17 |
| Buffalo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 13 |
Buf – Hogan 25 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick)
KC – FG Santos 36
Buf – FG Carpenter 26
Buf – FG Carpenter 2
KC – Charles 39 run (Santos kick)
KC – A.Smith 8 run (Santos kick)
A – 68,119.
| KC | Buf | |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total Net Yards | 278 | 364 |
| Rushes-yards | 24-127 | 22-111 |
| Passing | 151 | 253 |
| Punt Returns | 3-8 | 6-50 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-38 | 4-84 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 17-29-0 | 29-48-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 6-26 | 1-6 |
| Punts | 8-46.0 | 6-47.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-19 | 6-44 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:18 | 30:42 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Kansas City, Charles 15-98, A.Smith 4-25, Thomas 1-3, Davis 4-1. Buffalo, Dixon 9-62, B.Brown 7-35, Jackson 3-10, Orton 2-3, Summers 1-1.
PASSING – Kansas City, A.Smith 17-29-0-177. Buffalo, Orton 29-48-0-259.
RECEIVING – Kansas City, Bowe 8-93, Charles 3-20, Kelce 2-19, Jenkins 1-27, Fasano 1-7, Hemingway 1-6, Davis 1-5. Buffalo, B.Brown 6-65, Woods 6-52, Hogan 5-57, Jackson 4-39, Watkins 4-27, Chandler 3-17, Summers 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.
Lions 20, Dolphins 16
Matthew Stafford led Detroit to another thrilling victory in the final minutes, throwing an 11-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick with 29 seconds remaining to lift the Lions over visiting Miami. Calvin Johnson had seven catches for 113 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from an ankle injury, and the Lions won their fourth straight game. The Dolphins only managed one touchdown after they blocked a Detroit field-goal attempt and returned it deep into Lions territory. Miami’s Ryan Tannehill threw for 201 yards, but it was Stafford who made the final big play, snapping a sidearm pass to a sliding Riddick in the back left corner of the end zone.
| Miami | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | – | 16 |
| Detroit | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | 20 |
Det – FG Prater 26
Det – C.Johnson 49 pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
Mia – FG Sturgis 23
Mia – FG Sturgis 50
Mia – M.Wallace 3 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)
Det – FG Prater 50
Mia – FG Sturgis 20
Det – Riddick 11 pass from Stafford (Prater kick)
A – 63,179.
| Mia | Det | |
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Total Net Yards | 222 | 351 |
| Rushes-yards | 19-50 | 19-63 |
| Passing | 172 | 288 |
| Punt Returns | 1-5 | 3-16 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-77 | 4-102 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-0 | 1-70 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 27-38-1 | 27-42-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 3-29 | 3-19 |
| Punts | 4-47.0 | 3-45.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-44 | 10-98 |
| Time of Poss. | 28:26 | 31:34 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Miami, Williams 7-34, Dan.Thomas 5-14, Miller 4-10, Tannehill 2-0, Landry 1-(minus 8). Detroit, Bell 10-44, Bush 4-20, Riddick 3-0, Stafford 2-(minus 1).
PASSING – Miami, Tannehill 27-38-1-201. Detroit, Stafford 25-40-1-280, Martin 2-2-0-27.
RECEIVING – Miami, Landry 7-53, Clay 7-45, M.Wallace 5-51, Williams 3-27, Gibson 2-20, Matthews 1-14, Hartline 1-1, Miller 1-(minus 4), Tannehill 0-(minus 6). Detroit, Tate 11-109, C.Johnson 7-113, Bell 2-37, Collins 2-30, Riddick 2-5, Bush 1-5, Ross 1-5, Abdul-Quddus 1-3.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – Detroit, Prater 42 (BK).
Ravens 21, Titans 7
Justin Forsett ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns to back a strong performance by the Baltimore defense, and the host Ravens beat Tennessee. Baltimore bottled up rookie quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who went 16 for 27 for 179 yards and an interception in his first road start in the NFL. He was sacked five times and rarely got the chance to comfortably plant both feet in the pocket. Tennessee didn’t get its initial first down of the second half until 4:37 was left in the game. Soon after that, newcomer Danny Gorrer intercepted a pass to clinch the victory. The Titans have lost seven of eight. It was 7-all at halftime, but Tennessee had three three-and-outs in the third quarter while the Ravens took control.
| Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | – | 21 |
Ten – L.Washington 3 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick)
Bal – Forsett 9 run (Tucker kick)
Bal – Forsett 11 run (Tucker kick)
Bal – T.Smith 32 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)
A – 70,914.
| Ten | Bal | |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total Net Yards | 210 | 312 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-67 | 34-151 |
| Passing | 143 | 161 |
| Punt Returns | 2-10 | 4-24 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-43 | 1-27 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-15 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 16-27-1 | 16-27-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 5-36 | 1-8 |
| Punts | 8-51.8 | 7-45.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-67 | 5-40 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:13 | 30:47 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Tennessee, Sankey 17-58, Greene 3-5, L.Washington 1-3, Wright 1-1. Baltimore, Forsett 20-112, Pierce 8-31, Taliaferro 3-10, Flacco 3-(minus 2).
PASSING – Tennessee, Mettenberger 16-27-1-179. Baltimore, Flacco 16-27-0-169.
RECEIVING – Tennessee, Wright 4-53, Walker 3-37, Sankey 3-19, N.Washington 2-30, L.Washington 2-12, Hunter 1-17, Battle 1-11. Baltimore, T.Smith 5-75, Juszczyk 3-26, Smith Sr. 3-17, Daniels 2-20, M.Brown 2-18, Aiken 1-13.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.
Jets 20, Steelers 13
Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes and New York forced four turnovers while shutting down Pittsburgh in a stunning victory in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Vick threw touchdown passes to T.J. Graham and Jace Amaro. Vick was 10 of 18 for 132 yards and ran eight times for 39 yards. Ben Roethlisberger finished 30 of 43 for 343 yards and connected with Martavis Bryant for an 80-yard TD with 1:16 left. The Steelers attempted an onside kick, but Eric Decker recovered to seal it. Jaiquawn Jarrett had two interceptions, a sack and a fumble recovery for the Jets, who hadn’t won since beating Oakland in Week 1.
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | – | 13 |
| N.Y. Jets | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 |
NYJ – FG Folk 23
NYJ – Graham 67 pass from Vick (Folk kick)
NYJ – Amaro 5 pass from Vick (Folk kick)
Pit – FG Suisham 53
NYJ – FG Folk 30
Pit – FG Suisham 27
Pit – Bryant 80 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)
A – 78,160.
| Pit | NYJ | |
| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total Net Yards | 362 | 275 |
| Rushes-yards | 17-36 | 36-150 |
| Passing | 326 | 125 |
| Punt Returns | 2-7 | 2-16 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-103 | 2-31 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 2-10 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 30-43-2 | 10-18-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 2-17 | 4-7 |
| Punts | 2-46.0 | 5-46.4 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-20 | 9-75 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:27 | 30:33 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Pittsburgh, Bell 11-36, Blount 5-0, Roethlisberger 1-0. N.Y. Jets, Ivory 14-51, Vick 8-39, Harvin 6-33, C.Johnson 7-23, B.Powell 1-4.
PASSING – Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 30-43-2-343. N.Y. Jets, Vick 10-18-0-132.
RECEIVING – Pittsburgh, A.Brown 8-74, Bell 8-33, Bryant 4-143, Wheaton 4-41, Miller 3-29, Moore 2-28, Johnson 1-(minus 5). N.Y. Jets, Decker 3-24, Harvin 3-23, Amaro 2-6, Graham 1-67, C.Johnson 1-12.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – Pittsburgh, Suisham 23 (WL). N.Y. Jets, Folk 45 (WL).
Falcons 27, Buccaneers 17
Matt Ryan threw for 219 yards and one touchdown to help Atlanta end a five-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. Josh McCown returned to Tampa Bay’s starting lineup, throwing for 301 yards and two TDs. His 1-yard scoring pass to Austin Seferian-Jenkins put the Bucs ahead 17-16 early in the fourth quarter. But Ryan drove the Falcons down the field for a 5-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White and a two-point conversion throw to Harry Douglas to regain the lead. Steven Jackson scored on a 1-yard run and Matt Bryant kicked four field goals for the Falcons, one of them after a wide-open Devin Hester dropped what would have been a touchdown in the second quarter.
| Atlanta | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | – | 27 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 17 |
TB – FG Murray 51
Atl – S.Jackson 1 run (Bryant kick)
Atl – FG Bryant 37
TB – Evans 22 pass from McCown (Murray kick)
Atl – FG Bryant 43
Atl – FG Bryant 44
TB – Seferian-Jenkins 1 pass from McCown (Murray kick)
Atl – White 5 pass from Ryan (Douglas pass from Ryan)
Atl – FG Bryant 33
A – 57,751.
| Atl | TB | |
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total Net Yards | 322 | 373 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-110 | 23-92 |
| Passing | 212 | 281 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 1-53 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4-106 | 2-50 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 20-31-0 | 27-43-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 1-7 | 4-20 |
| Punts | 3-48.0 | 3-30.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-30 | 10-79 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:48 | 30:12 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Atlanta, S.Jackson 16-81, Freeman 3-16, Ryan 3-9, Smith 4-3, Rodgers 1-1, Hester 1-0. Tampa Bay, McCown 5-39, Sims 8-23, James 4-16, Rainey 6-14.
PASSING – Atlanta, Ryan 20-31-0-219. Tampa Bay, McCown 27-43-2-301.
RECEIVING – Atlanta, Jones 8-119, White 6-72, S.Jackson 2-14, Rodgers 2-11, Hester 1-5, Freeman 1-(minus 2). Tampa Bay, Jackson 8-75, Evans 7-125, Seferian-Jenkins 5-30, Rainey 4-42, Sims 2-17, Murphy Jr. 1-12.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.
Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17
Tony Romo returned from injury and helped Dallas snap a two-game losing streak, throwing three touchdowns passes in a win over Jacksonville in London. Romo completed 20 of 27 passes for 246 yards against the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in the last of three regular-season NFL games this year in the British capital. Romo completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten in the first quarter, and then hit Dez Bryant for a pair of TDs in the second, the first from 35 yards and the second from 68. He finished with a season-high passer rating of 138.8. Joseph Randle ran in another touchdown in the second half, while Denard Robinson scored two touchdowns for the Jaguars.
| Dallas | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | – | 31 |
| Jacksonville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | 17 |
Dal – FG Bailey 54
Jax – D.Robinson 32 run (Scobee kick)
Dal – Witten 2 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
Dal – Bryant 35 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
Dal – Bryant 68 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
Dal – Randle 40 run (Bailey kick)
Jax – Team safety
Jax – D.Robinson 1 run (A.Robinson pass from Bortles)
A – 83,603.
| Dal | Jax | |
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Total Net Yards | 399 | 333 |
| Rushes-yards | 30-151 | 24-71 |
| Passing | 248 | 262 |
| Punt Returns | 3-24 | 4-45 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-23 | 4-55 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 21-28-0 | 22-37-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 1-6 | 4-28 |
| Punts | 5-46.8 | 6-47.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-65 | 2-19 |
| Time of Poss. | 31:32 | 28:28 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Dallas, Murray 19-100, Randle 7-56, Harris 1-(minus 2), Weeden 3-(minus 3). Jacksonville, D.Robinson 15-60, Todman 2-6, Bortles 3-3, Gerhart 4-2.
PASSING – Dallas, Weeden 1-1-0-8, Romo 20-27-0-246. Jacksonville, Bortles 22-37-1-290.
RECEIVING – Dallas, Bryant 6-158, Murray 6-31, Witten 5-33, Dunbar 2-7, Escobar 1-14, Beasley 1-11. Jacksonville, Shorts III 5-119, A.Robinson 5-60, Harbor 3-28, Todman 3-27, D.Robinson 2-10, Jacobs 1-14, Lee 1-13, Sanders 1-10, Hurns 1-9.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – Dallas, Bailey 48 (SH).
Broncos 41, Raiders 17
Peyton Manning overcame a shaky start to throw five touchdown passes in less than 17 minutes and visiting Denver handed Oakland its 15th straight loss. Manning threw a pair of early interceptions that put Denver in a hole against the NFL’s only winless team. That all changed with a short pass that C.J. Anderson turned into a spectacular 51-yard catch-and-run. Manning added two TD passes to Julius Thomas and two more to Emmanuel Sanders. Manning went 31 for 44 for 340 yards. He extended his record with at least two touchdown passes in 15 straight games and his streak of 48 games with at least one TD pass is third-longest, breaking a tie with Johnny Unitas.
| Denver | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0 | – | 41 |
| Oakland | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 17 |
Oak – FG Janikowski 41
Den – FG McManus 20
Den – FG McManus 28
Oak – Butler 5 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick)
Den – Anderson 51 pass from Manning (McManus kick)
Den – Sanders 32 pass from Manning (McManus kick)
Den – J.Thomas 10 pass from Manning (McManus kick)
Den – J.Thomas 32 pass from Manning (McManus kick)
Den – Sanders 15 pass from Manning (McManus kick)
Oak – Rivera 18 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick)
A – 54,803.
| Den | Oak | |
| First downs | 25 | 10 |
| Total Net Yards | 471 | 222 |
| Rushes-yards | 27-118 | 15-30 |
| Passing | 353 | 192 |
| Punt Returns | 4-52 | 1-4 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1-30 | 2-48 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-18 | 2-6 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 33-49-2 | 30-47-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 5-45.2 | 9-43.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 12-95 | 4-37 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:22 | 27:38 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Denver, Anderson 13-90, Hillman 6-13, Thompson 4-8, Sanders 1-5, Osweiler 3-2. Oakland, McFadden 7-14, Jones-Drew 3-10, Murray 2-4, Reece 1-3, D.Moore 1-1, Thompkins 1-(minus 2).
PASSING – Denver, Manning 31-44-2-340, Osweiler 2-5-0-13. Oakland, Carr 30-47-2-192.
RECEIVING – Denver, D.Thomas 11-108, J.Thomas 6-63, Sanders 5-67, Anderson 4-73, Welker 4-24, Hillman 2-9, Latimer 1-9. Oakland, J.Jones 8-20, Rivera 6-64, McFadden 4-22, V.Brown 3-20, Butler 2-12, Reece 2-6, D.Moore 1-28, Jones-Drew 1-7, Murray 1-7, Leonhardt 1-5, Barnes 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.
Cardinals 31, Rams 14
Carson Palmer went down with a fourth-quarter knee injury, then backup Drew Stanton and the Arizona defense rallied the Cardinals past St. Louis in Glendale, Arizona. John Brown’s diving grab of Stanton’s 48-yard touchdown pass put the Cardinals up 17-14 with 7:40 to play. The pass came on the first series after Palmer hurt his left knee while trying to avoid the rush. Patrick Peterson got his first two interceptions of the season, returning the second one 30 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-14. Moments later, Austin Davis fumbled and Antonio Cromartie returned it 14 yards for a score as Arizona outscored the Rams 21-0 in the fourth quarter.
| St. Louis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 |
| Arizona | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | – | 31 |
StL – Cunningham 3 run (Zuerlein kick)
Ari – Ellington 3 run (Catanzaro kick)
Ari – FG Catanzaro 43
StL – Cook 59 pass from A.Davis (Zuerlein kick)
Ari – Jo.Brown 48 pass from Stanton (Catanzaro kick)
Ari – Peterson 30 interception return (Catanzaro kick)
Ari – Cromartie 14 fumble return (Catanzaro kick)
A – 61,363.
| StL | Ari | |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total Net Yards | 244 | 335 |
| Rushes-yards | 22-70 | 22-28 |
| Passing | 174 | 307 |
| Punt Returns | 2-4 | 1-8 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-63 | 2-44 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-44 | 2-30 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 17-30-2 | 28-41-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lst | 6-42 | 3-19 |
| Punts | 7-43.6 | 6-44.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-80 | 5-35 |
| Time of Poss. | 26:40 | 33:20 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – St. Louis, Mason 14-48, Cunningham 4-12, Austin 1-10, A.Davis 3-0. Arizona, Ellington 18-23, Stanton 2-3, Grice 1-1, Palmer 1-1.
PASSING – St. Louis, A.Davis 17-30-2-216. Arizona, Palmer 25-36-1-241, Stanton 3-5-0-85.
RECEIVING – St. Louis, Mason 4-33, Britt 3-31, Cook 2-84, Kendricks 2-30, Austin 2-20, Cunningham 2-16, Givens 2-2. Arizona, Fitzgerald 9-112, Jo.Brown 5-73, Ellington 5-19, Ja.Brown 3-35, Carlson 2-33, Niklas 1-17, Ginn Jr. 1-15, Floyd 1-11, Housler 1-11.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – Arizona, Catanzaro 53 (WR).