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| Bills QB Josh Allen was solid in a big win against the Steelers. |
In the Sunday night game in Buffalo, the Bills (10-3) took over the game in the second half en route to a 26-15 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The spark was actually a "pick six" 51-yard interception by Bills DB Taron Johnson that gave them a 9-7 halftime lead. From there, it was all Buffalo as QB Josh Allen (pictured above right) passed for 238 yards and two touchdowns, including a 19-yard TD strike to WR Stefon Diggs (ten receptions for 130 yards) and the defense, which limited the Steelers (11-2) to 224 yards in total offense, including just 47 rushing yards.
The Monday Night Football game was one for the ages as the Baltimore Ravens (8-5) outlasted the host Cleveland Browns (9-4) in a wild and crazy 47-42 victory. Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker decided the game with a 55-yard field goal with just two seconds remaining. That spoiled a great drive by Cleveland to tie the game 42-42 with just 1:06 remaining when Browns QB Baker Mayfield connected with running back Kareem Hunt on a 22-yard TD pass.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson rushed for 124 yards and had two scoring runs and also had one touchdown pass (a 44-yard TD pass to WR Marquise Brown with two minutes left for a 42-35 lead) while RB Gus Edwards scored twice on the ground and J.K. Dobbins had a rushing score as well. The Browns, not to be outdone, scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and had a 35-34 lead with just over two minutes remaining. Mayfield passed for 343 yards with two touchdowns (one interception) and also rushed for a score. Browns running backs Nick Chubb (82 rushing yards and two TD) and Hunt (one rushing TD and 77 receiving yards and the game tying TD) helped the cause but in the end, the Ravens came out on top in this one.
The Indianapolis Colts (9-4) rolled over the Raiders, 44-27 in Las Vegas as Philip Rivers had a pair of scoring passes and the defense scored on a 50-yard interception return by defensive back Khari Willis while rookie running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 150 yards with two touchdowns, including a 62-yard run. The Raiders (7-6) lost for the third time in four games with QB Derek Carr throwing for two scores and the one interception.
Tampa Bay won at home, 26-14 against the Minnesota Vikings (6-7) with QB Tom Brady tossing a pair of touchdown passes and the defense getting six quarterback sacks. The Buccaneers (8-5) scored 23 unanswered points to take control of the game and Vikings kicker Dan Bailey had a miserable day, missing an extra point and three field goal attempts.
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-8-1) surprised the New Orleans Saints, 24-21, snapping the Saints (10-3) nine-game winning streak in the home win as rookie QB Jalen Hurts won his first start by throwing for a touchdown along with 167 passing yards while also rushing for 106 yards. The Eagles gashed the Saints defense for 246 rushing yards while building a 17-0 halftime lead. Eagles RB Miles Sanders rushed for 115 yards and two scores, including an 82-yard TD dash and the defense registered five QB sacks to help snap a four-game losing streak.
The Green Bay Packers (10-3) clinched the NFC North division title for the second consecutive season as they won, 31-24 in Detroit as QB Aaron Rodgers had three TD passes and a scoring run and the Green Bay defense had four sacks while holding the Lions (5-8) to 293 yards in offense and only 51 rushing yards. The game was close before Rodgers threw his third TD pass of the game to give the Packers a 28-14 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . . . .
The Arizona Cardinals (7-6) smashed the host New York Giants, 26-7 in a dominating game from the defense, which had eight QB sacks (including FIVE by linebacker Haason Reddick, who also had three forced fumbles) and limited the Giants (5-8) to just 159 total yards in offense, which included 81 passing yards. Cardinals kicker Mike Nugent made four field goals and QB Kyler Murray threw a TD pass to help lead the way . . . The Washington Football Team (6-7) won a fourth consecutive game, getting a 23-15 decision on the road against the San Francisco 49ers (5-8) as their defense scored twice. Defensive lineman Chase Young took a fumble back 47 yards for one score and DB Kamren Curl raced 76 yards with an interception for another to pace the win, which put them in first place all alone in the NFC East . . . The Tennessee Titans steam rolled the host Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-10 to remain atop the AFC South with a 9-4 record while giving the Jags (1-12) their twelfth straight defeat. Titans RB Derrick Henry rushed for 215 yards and two scores and QB Ryan Tannehill had two TD passes in the rout . . . Seattle (9-4) crushed the winless New York Jets, 40-3 with QB Russell Wilson throwing four TD passes and the team dominating on defense, allowing only 185 yards in total offense by the Jets (0-13) . . . The Los Angeles Chargers (4-9) won 20-17 at home against the Atlanta Falcons (4-9) as kicker Mike Badgley made a 43-yard field goal as time ran out. The Chargers defense intercepted Falcons QB Matt Ryan three times to help get the win . . . Dallas (4-9) won on the road, 30-7 against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-10-1) as QB Andy Dalton threw two TD passes against his former team and DL Aldon Smith scored on a 78-yard fumble return for an early 10-0 lead. The Bengals had three fumbles in the loss, which was their fifth in a row . . . The Chicago Bears (6-7) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 36-7 trouncing of the visiting Houston Texans (4-9) with the defense getting seven QB sacks and two fumble recoveries and a safety. Bears QB Mitch Trubisky threw for three touchdowns and RB David Montgomery ran for 113 yards and scored on an 80-yard rush on the Bears' first play from scrimmage . . . In the Thursday night game, it was all Los Angeles Rams as they dominated the visiting New England Patriots, 24-3 to improve to 9-4 this season. Rams linebacker Kenny Young took an interception back 79 yards for a touchdown while QB Jared Goff ran for a score and passed for another while RB Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards (on 29 carries) to lead the way. The Patriots fell to a 6-7 record while being limited to 220 yards in total offense as QB Cam Newton was also sacked six times . . . The Denver Broncos (5-8) won a 32-27 road game against the Carolina Panthers (4-9) as QB Drew Lock had four touchdown passes and Diontae Spencer took a punt return 83 yards for the first score of the game to lead the way. Panthers RB Mike Davis had two rushing touchdowns in the loss.
Week Fourteen Results
L.A. Rams 24, New England 3
Chicago 36, Houston 7
Tennessee 31, Jacksonville 10
Denver 32, Carolina 27
Tampa Bay 26, Minnesota 14
Dallas 30, Cincinnati 7
Arizona 26, N.Y. Giants 7
Kansas City 33, Miami 27
Indianapolis 44, Las Vegas 27
Seattle 40, N.Y. Jets 3
L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17
Philadelphia 24, New Orleans 21
Green Bay 31, Detroit 24
Washington 23, San Francisco 15
Buffalo 26, Pittsburgh 15
Baltimore 47, Cleveland 42
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