The Chronicle Herald (Provincial)
Tua scores twice to lead Dolphins past Pats
Rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns as the host Miami Dolphins defeated the New England Patriots 22-12 on Sunday.
Tagovailoa passed for 145 yards (one interception), keeping Miami (9-5) on track for its first playoff berth since 2016. The Dolphins are guaranteed to make the playoffs with wins in their final two regular-season games.
New England (6-8) was led by Nick Folk, who made four field goals. Quarterback Cam Newton passed for 209 yards.
However, the Patriots had their streak of 19 consecutive winning seasons snapped.
New England headed to the fourth quarter with a 9-7 lead. However, the Patriots failed to get into the end zone for the third straight game, and they could not rally.
Tagovailoa scored a threeyard, go-ahead touchdown with 12:55 left before Folk kicked a 42-yard field goal with 9:07 left to cut the Miami lead to 15-12. Tagovailoa put the game away with a oneyard quarterback sneak with 3:17 remaining.
BUCCANEERS 31, FALCONS 27
At Atlanta, Tom Brady threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with 6:19 remaining and Tampa Bay overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat Atlanta.
Brady completed 31 of 45 passes for a season-high 390 yards and tossed two touchdowns, with most of the production coming in the second half.
COLTS 27, TEXANS 20
At Indianapolis, Zach Pascal scored his second touchdown with less than two minutes to play and Indianapolis kept pace atop the AFC South with a win over Houston.
SEAHAWKS 20, WASHINGTON 15
At Landover, Md., Carlos Hyde scored on a 50-yard run and Seattle held off a late rally to clinch a playoff berth for the ninth time in coach Pete Carroll's 11 seasons.
COWBOYS 41, 49ERS 33
At Arlington, Texas, Andy Dalton passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns and Dallas scored 24 points off turnovers against San Francisco to win back-to-back games for the first time this year.
TITANS 46, LIONS 25
At Nashville, Ryan Tannehill passed for three touchdowns and rushed for two more and Tennessee overwhelmed Detroit and remained tied for first in the AFC South Division with Indianapolis.
RAVENS 40, JAGUARS 14
At Baltimore, the home team had little trouble moving one step closer to earning its third straight trip to the playoffs with a dominating victory over Jacksonville.
BEARS 33, VIKINGS 27
At Minneapolis, David Montgomery rushed for a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns and Mitchell Trubisky had a passing touchdown and 236 yards of offense as visiting Chicago kept its NFC playoff hopes alive by beating Minnesota.
BILLS 48, BRONCOS 19
At Denver, Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, Stefon Diggs had 11 receptions for 147 yards and Buffalo clinched its first AFC East division title since 1995 on Saturday night.
PACKERS 24, PANTHERS 16
At Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Aaron Jones rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown and Green Bay held on for a win over visiting Carolina on Saturday night.