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The Titans (8-4) trailed 16-13 at the half, but were shut out in the second half in losing their second consecutive game. Tennessee turned the football over four times (three fumbles and one interception) as New England continued to pull away in the second half.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3) rallied back from a ten point deficit to knock off the host Indianapolis Colts, 38-31. Bucs running back Leonard Fournette scored four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving) and ran for 100 yards on 17 carries to lead the way. The Colts (6-6) committed five turnovers in the loss, three fumbles and two interceptions. The Colts last second pass to the Tampa Bay end zone was knocked down to finish the game.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Las Vegas Raiders (6-5) surprised the host Dallas Cowboys, 36-33 in overtime in a game filled with penalty flags. Each team was flagged 14 times in the game and the Raiders won it on a 29-yard field goal by kicker Dan Carlson.
Raiders QB Derek Carr passed for 373 yards and one touchdown as the team gained 509 yards. Dallas (7-4) had 437 total yards in offense, but only 64 rushing yards. Dallas RB Tony Pollard ran a kickoff back 100 yards midway through the third quarter to keep things close and when Cowboys QB Dak Prescott passed 32 yards for a score to WR Dalton Schultz and also the two-point conversion, the game was even at 30-30 late in the fourth quarter. The teams then exchanged late field goals to force the OT session.
The Cincinnati Bengals (7-4) blasted the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-10 behind a big game from RB Joe Mixon, who rushed for 165 yards and scored twice. The Bengals defense forced three turnovers, including a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown by Mike Hilton. The Steelers (5-5-1) gave up 40 or more points in back to back games for the first time since the 1989 season.
The Green Bay Packers (9-3) outlasted the Los Angeles Rams, 36-28 at Lambeau Field as QB Aaron Rodgers passed for 307 yards and had two scoring passes and also scored a rushing touchdown. In addition, Green Bay DB Rasul Douglas took an interception back 33 yards for a score. The Rams (7-4) dropped their third straight game and turned the ball over three times. Rams QB Matthew Stafford had three TD passes in the loss.
San Francisco (6-5) beat the visiting Minnesota Vikings, 34-26 behind a pair of touchdowns by Deebo Samuel and another rushing TD from RB Elijah Mitchell, who went for 133 yards on 27 carries. The Vikings (5-6) scored twice on passes from QB Kirk Cousins to WR Adam Thielen and also had a 99-yard kickoff return TD by Kene Nwangwu.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . . . .
The Chicago Bears (4-7) snapped a five game losing streak with a 16-14 road win against the Detroit Lions (0-10-1) on Thanksgiving Day as kicker Cairo Santos drilled a 28-yard boot as time ran out . . . The Denver Broncos (6-5) surprised the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, 28-13 as the defense scored a TD on a 70-yard "pick six" by DB Patrick Surtain, who had two picks in the win. Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater had a TD pass and a ten-yard TD run in the win. Chargers QB Justin Herbert passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions as the 'Bolts fell to 6-5 this season . . . The Baltimore Ravens (8-3) knocked off the visiting Cleveland Browns, 16-10 on Sunday night behind three field goals from kicker Justin Tucker and a TD pass from Lamar Jackson to tight end Mark Andrews. The Browns fell to 6-6 this season as Baker Mayfield had a scoring pass and the defense intercepted four passes in defeat . . . The Buffalo Bills (7-4) crushed the host New Orleans Saints, 31-6 last Thursday night as QB Josh Allen had four TD passes while his team built a 24-0 lead through three quarters. The Bills defense limited New Orleans (5-6) to 190 total yards in offense as the Saints dropped their fourth game in a row . . . The New York Giants (4-7) won a defensive struggle at home, 13-7 against the Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) as QB Daniel Jones had a TD pass and Graham Gano kicked a pair of field goals . . . The New York Jets (3-8) came back from an 11-point deficit to beat the Houston Texans, 21-14 for the road win. The Texans (2-9) jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first half in two TD passes by QB Tyrod Taylor, but the Jets took over from there as the defense limited Houston to just 202 yards in total offense . . . Miami (5-7) won their fourth straight game, 33-10 against the visiting Carolina Panthers (5-7) as the Dolphins defense had five QB sacks, three interceptions and allowed just 198 total yards. Dolphins RB Myles Gaskin had two rushing scores in the win . . . The Atlanta Falcons (5-6) won at Jacksonville, 21-14 behind a pair of scoring runs by Cordarrelle Patterson (16 carries for 108 yards). The Jaguars (2-9) rallied back from a 21-3 deficit on a TD pass by rookie QB Trevor Lawrence and a field goal to make it closer, but the Falcons held them off . . . Washington (5-6) defeated the visiting Seattle Seahawks, 17-15 on Monday Night Football as RB J.D. McKissic scored two touchdowns and Antonio Gibson rushed for 111 yards. The Seahawks (3-8) pulled to within two points with 15 seconds remaining on QB Russell Wilson's second TD pass in the game, but the two-point conversion attempt failed.
WEEK TWELVE RESULTS
Chicago 16, Detroit 14
Las Vegas 36, Dallas 33 (OT)
Buffalo 31, New Orleans 6
N.Y. Giants 13, Philadelphia 7
Cincinnati 41, Pittsburgh 10
Miami 33, Carolina 10
Atlanta 21, Jacksonville 14
N.Y. Jets 21, Houston 14
New England 36, Tennessee 13
Tampa Bay 38, Indianapolis 31
Denver 28, L.A. Chargers 13
San Francisco 34, Minnesota 26
Baltimore 16, Cleveland 10
Washington 17, Seattle 15
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