WEEK 11 RECAPS

STEELERS 27, JAGUARS 3

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Pittsburgh’s most dominant defensive performance of the season kept the Steelers perfect. Terrell Edmunds and Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted two passes each, and the Steelers steamrolled their way to a 10- 0 record. Jacksonville rookie quarterback Jake Luton looked lost most of the day against the Steelers, who allowed just 206 yards and finished with two sacks. They celebrated each turnover by running into the end zone and posing for the cameras. Ben Roethlisberger and Co. gladly shared the spotlight with one of the league’s most disruptive defenses. Roethlisberger completed 32 of 46 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns, finding Chris Claypool and Eric Ebron for scores. Of course, it all came against one of the NFL’s worst and most dysfunctional franchises. The Jaguars (1- 9) tied a single- season record by losing a ninth straight game.

COLTS 34, PACKERS 31, OT

INDIANAPOLIS — After allowing three touchdown passes and 28 first- half points, the Colts gave up only three second- half points. They also forced a game- changing fumble less than a minute into overtime. Rodrigo Blankenship won it with a 39- yard field goal with 7:10 remaining. Indianapolis (7-3) did it with an old- school combination: An offense that played keepaway, a defense that came up with two three- and- outs and a fourth- down stop late in the fourth quarter, and the key turnover in overtime. Philip Rivers was 24- of-35 passing for 288 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in his 234th consecutive start, tying Eli Manning for the 10th- longest streak in NFL history. Jonathan Taylor had 22 carries for 90 yards in a wild game that included Green Bay scores in the final 10 seconds of each half and Indianapolis erasing a 14- point halftime deficit, then failing to seal the win because of five holding calls on its final drive in regulation. Aaron Rodgers took full advantage of the second chance, hooking up with Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a 47- yard pass. That took the Packers ( 7-3) from their 6- yard line to the Colts’ 47. Seven plays later, Mason Crosby tied the game at 31 with a 26- yard field goal with three seconds remaining.

WASHINGTON 20, BENGALS 9

LANDOVER, Md. — Top draft pick Joe Burrow was carted off with a knee injury before Alex Smith rallied Washington to the home win. Burrow, Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback, was injured early in the third quarter when he was hit high and low by two Washington linemen after throwing a pass. His left leg bent awkwardly, and he couldn’t put any weight on it, ending his day at 22- of-34 passing for 203 yards and a touchdown. His season appears over, too. Burrow wrote on Twitter: “Thanks for all the love. Can’t get rid of me that easy. See ya next year.” His exit allowed Smith and Washington (3-7) to take over and move a half- game back of Philadelphia for first place in the NFL’s weakest division, the NFC East. In his second start since a gruesome injury on Nov. 18, 2018, Smith was 17- of-25 for 166 yards; he had a pass intercepted after it was tipped late in the first half. Washington rookie Antonio Gibson rushed for 94 yards and a score against Cincinnati (2-7-1).

BROWNS 22, EAGLES 17

CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt hurdled Philadelphia’s Jalen Mills on a touchdown run, and Olivier Vernon stepped up with star Myles Garrett out with COVID-19 by getting three sacks and a safety for Cleveland. Hunt’s leaping 5- yard score came shortly after a dazzling 54- yard run by Nick Chubb as the Browns (7-3) finally found traction in their running game in a downpour. Wentz’s 4- yard pass to Dallas Goedert pulled the Eagles (3- 6-1) within 22-17, but the Browns recovered an onside kick and secured win No. 7 — one more than they had in 2019 — under first- year coach Kevin Stefanski.

BRONCOS 20, DOLPHINS 13

DENVER — Justin Simmons intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick’s pass in the end zone with 63 seconds left. The Broncos (4- 6) not only prevented Tua Tagovailoa from becoming just the second rookie in the past 40 years to win his first four starts, they sacked him a half- dozen times and knocked him from the game in the fourth quarter. Although the Dolphins (6- 4) didn’t announce an injury to Tagovailoa before game’s end, the lefty walked gingerly to the sideline after his final sack, by Bradley Chubb. On the play, Tagovailoa’s left leg bent awkwardly and guard Solomon Kindley stepped on the quarterback’s right foot.

TEXANS 27, PATRIOTS 20

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw for 344 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and J. J. Watt defended a career- high four passes. Watson’s two touchdown passes and scoring run all came in the first half as the Texans (3-7) built a 21-10 halftime lead. Watson and Houston’s offense slowed down after that to allow the Patriots (4- 6) to get back into it. But a 46- yard field goal by Káimi Fairbairn extended the lead to 27-20 with about 3 1/ 2 minutes to go.

PANTHERS 20, LIONS 0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — P. J. Walker threw for 258 yards and a touchdown in his first NFL start, the much- maligned Carolina defense earned its first shutout since 2015 and the Panthers (4-7) snapped a five- game skid. Matthew Stafford, who played despite a thumb injury that prevented him from taking a snap under center all week in practice, finished 18- of-33 for 178 yards. He was sacked five times as the Lions (4- 6) were blanked for the first time since Oct. 18, 2009, his rookie season, though he didn’t play in that game.

COWBOYS 31, VIKINGS 28

MINNEAPOLIS — Andy Dalton returned from a two- game absence to throw three touchdown passes, hitting Dalton Schultz for a 2- yard score with

1: 37 left to help Dallas (3-7) stop its four- game losing streak. Dalton went 22-for-32 for 203 yards with one interception after fill- ins Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert started the previous two games. After missing games due to a concussion and COVID-19, Dalton directed an 11- play, 66- yard drive down the stretch that was extended with a fourth- and- 6 completion to Amari Cooper at the 19. Dodging pressure all afternoon, Kirk Cousins completed 22 of 30 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns for Minnesota (3- 6).

CHARGERS 34, JETS 28

LOS ANGELES — Keenan Allen set a Chargers franchise record with 16 receptions, and Justin Herbert threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns. The prolific day helped Allen tie Antonio Brown as the fastest to reach 600 receptions in NFL history. Allen had 145 receiving yards, including a 13- yard score in the third quarter to extend the lead for the Chargers (3-7) to 31-13. New York (0-10) rallled to within 34-28 in the fourth quarter on Frank Gore’s 1- yard run and Joe Flacco’s 6- yard pass to Chris Herndon.