WEEK 12 RECAPS
SEAHAWKS 39, STEELERS 30
SEATTLE — Russell Wilson threw a career-high five touchdown passes, including two to Doug Baldwin in the final 8:12, and the Seahawks held on for a wild win against the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger. Wilson threw three touchdowns to Baldwin, including an 80-yard catch-and-run score with 2:01 left after Pittsburgh had trimmed Seattle’s lead to 32-30. Baldwin caught a crossing route on third-and-10 at the 20-yard line, broke two tackles and raced for the clinching score.
TEXANS 24, SAINTS 6
HOUSTON — Brian Hoyer threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns and the Texans held Drew Brees and New Orleans without a touchdown for the first time in 10 years in a win. Brees’ streak of games with a touchdown pass was snapped at 45. Hoyer went 7-for-7 on the opening drive, capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Griffin, to make it 7-0 and give Houston a score on the opening possession for the first time this season.
BENGALS 31, RAMS 7
CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes — two of them to A.J. Green — and the Bengals ended their brief slide. The Bengals were back in sync against a team that struggles to score. The Bengals’ 31 points equaled the second-most against St. Louis this season. Nick Foles returned as the Rams’ starter and threw three interceptions, including one that Leon Hall returned 19 yards for a touchdown. Dalton was 20-of-27 for 233 yards with touchdowns of 9 and 18 yards to Green. Tyler Eifert also had his NFL-leading 12th touchdown catch.
CARDINALS 19, 49ERS 13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Carson Palmer ran for a goahead 8-yard touchdown with 2:28 left and tumbled after spiking the ball, and Arizona squeaked by San Francisco. Moments earlier, Palmer fell backward as he released the ball and completed a 34-yard pass to J.J. Nelson to put Arizona on the 1. Chandler Catanzaro missed the extra-point try, and Blaine Gabbert and the 49ers had one more chance with 2:21 left. Anquan Boldin caught an 18-yard pass on fourth-and-20 to clinch the win for Arizona.
COLTS 25, BUCCANEERS 12
INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Hasselbeck threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns and Adam Vinatieri made four more field goals for the Colts. Tampa Bay rookie Jameis Winston threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked five times — four coming during a second half in which the Bucs were shut out. Indy took the lead for good on Hasselbeck’s 9-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton midway through the third quarter.
JETS 38, DOLPHINS 20
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ryan Fitzpatrick threw four touchdown passes, two to Brandon Marshall, and the Jets gained some traction in the AFC wildcard race. Fitzpatrick also connected with rookie Devin Smith and Eric Decker in New York’s fourth win in the last five meetings with Miami.
REDSKINS 20, GIANTS 14
LANDOVER, Md. — Kirk Cousins threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson and scored on a quarterback sneak, Washington intercepted Eli Manning three times, and the Redskins pulled into a tie for the NFC East lead. It was the 20th three-interception game of Manning’s career.
CHIEFS 30, BILLS 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, Spencer Ware ran for 114 yards and a score, and the Chiefs won their fifth straight. Jeremy Maclin had nine receptions for 160 yards and a touchdown, and Cairo Santos hit three field goals for the Chiefs. Tyrod Taylor had 291 yards passing and three touchdowns for Buffalo, but he was mostly held in check in the second half.
CHARGERS 31, JAGUARS 25
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Philip Rivers threw four touchdown passes, two to Antonio Gates, and the Chargers ended a six-game losing streak. Rivers passed Joe Montana (273) and tied Vinny Testaverde (275) for 11th on the NFL’s TD pass list. Rivers completed 29 of 43 passes for 300 yards.