Albuquerque Journal

NFL SUMMARIES

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COLTS 27, DOLPHINS 24: In Indianapol­is, Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and Indianapol­is beat Miami for its fifth consecutiv­e victory.

Indianapol­is (6-5) scored 13 points in the final 8½ minutes to erase a 10-point deficit. It’s the longest win streak for the Colts since 2014.

Miami (5-6) has lost 10 of its past 11 on the road, perhaps none more frustratin­g than this one. The Dolphins picked off Luck twice, recovered a fumble and partially blocked a punt on their way to a 24-14 lead.

CHARGERS 45, CARDINALS 10: In Carson, Calif., Philip Rivers tied the NFL record for consecutiv­e completion­s and set marks for the most to start a game and the highest percentage in a game and Los Angeles rolled over Arizona.

The 15-year veteran completed his first 25 passes and was 28 of 29 for 259 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters. It was also his 11th straight game with multiple TD passes.

Rivers completed 25 straight passes in the first 2½ quarters, tying Ryan Tannehill’s mark from 2015. The Dolphins QB completed his last seven passes against the Tennessee Titans in on Oct. 18, 2015, and then his first 18 the following week against the Houston Texans.

Rivers did break Mark Brunell’s record for most completion­s to start a game. Brunell had 22 straight for the Washington Redskins against the Houston Texans on Sept. 24, 2006. Rivers’ 96.8 percent accuracy surpassed Kurt Warner’s 92.3 percent, which was set in 2009 when he went 24 of 26 for Arizona against Jacksonvil­le.

BILLS 24, JAGUARS 21: In Orchard Park, N.Y., Josh Allen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter, and the Bills beat the Jaguars in a game marred by a fight that led to the ejections of Jacksonvil­le running back Leonard Fournette and Buffalo defensive end Shaq Lawson.

The Jaguars (3-8) dropped their seventh consecutiv­e game in their longest losing streak since a nine-game slide in 2016, which led directly to Gus Bradley being fired and replaced by current coach Doug Marrone.

BROWNS 35, BENGALS 20: In Cincinnati, Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four touchdown passes in another growing-up-fast performanc­e, and Cleveland ended one of the NFL’s longest streaks of road futility with a victory over Cincinnati, which lost quarterbac­k Andy Dalton to a thumb injury.

Cleveland (4-6-1) got its first road win since 2015, emphatical­ly snapping a streak of 25 straight road losses that was one shy of the Lions’ NFL record. The Browns also ended a run of seven straight losses to their intrastate rival.

SEAHAWKS 30, PANTHERS 27: In Charlotte, N.C., Russell Wilson threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift Seattle to a come-from-behind victory over Carolina.

After Graham Gano missed a 52-yard field goal with 1:40 left in the game that would have given the Panthers the lead, Wilson moved around in the pocket until finding Tyler Lockett downfield for a 43-yard completion, setting up the winning kick.

The victory puts Seattle (6-5) firmly in the hunt for a wild-card spot in the NFC, while the Panthers (6-5) are reeling after losing three straight and having their 10-game home winning streak snapped.

BUCCANEERS 27, 49ERS 9: In Tampa, Fla., Jameis Winston threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns to help Tampa Bay snap a four-game losing streak.

Winston, benched last month after turning the ball over 11 times in 14 quarters, completed 29 of 38 passes without an intercepti­on.

The fourth-year pro, who’s shared the starting job with Ryan Fitzpatric­k, tossed scoring passes of 6 yards to Cameron Brate and 28 yards to Adam Humphries on a play he extended by scrambling to his right before throwing back toward the center of the field.

EAGLES 25, GIANTS 22: In Philadelph­ia, Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining, and Philadelph­ia rallied for a victory over New York.

The defending Super Bowl champions trailed 12-0 early and were down 19-14 in the fourth quarter before Carson Wentz made key throws and undrafted rookie Josh Adams delivered big runs.

Adams scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and ran up the middle for the 2-point conversion to put Philadelph­ia ahead 22-19.

After the Giants tied it on Aldrick Rosas’ third field goal, a 29-yarder, the Eagles controlled the ball for 5:27.

PATRIOTS 27, JETS 13: In East Rutherford, N.J., Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the NFL’s career leader in total yards passing in regularsea­son and playoff games, leading New England over New York.

Brady also reached 3,000 yards passing for the 16th straight season, tying Peyton Manning for second in NFL history behind Brett Favre’s 18. The New England quarterbac­k surpassed the mark early in the fourth quarter with a 17-yard completion to a diving Josh Gordon.

Brady has 79,416 yards after going 20 of 31 for 283 yards in the victory that clinched the Patriots (8-3) their 18th straight season with a .500 record or better. That ranks second in NFL history to only Dallas, which had 21 in a row from 1965-85.

RAVENS 34, RAIDERS 17: In Baltimore, rookie quarterbac­k Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown and threw for a score, Terrell Suggs returned a fumble 43 yards for a TD and Baltimore ran past Oakland.

Cyrus Jones took a punt 70 yards for a touchdown to help the Ravens (6-5) win a second straight game for the first time since September.

Gus Edwards rushed for 118 yards as part of an effective ground game that enabled Jackson to pass just enough to keep the Raiders (2-9) off guard — and off the field. Baltimore expanded a three-point halftime lead to 27-17 with two run-heavy touchdown drives that consumed a total of nearly 16 minutes.

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