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PITTSBURGH >> Not yet Cleveland. At least, not in Pittsburgh. James Conner ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and the Steelers battered the Browns in a 38- 7 blowout victory on Sunday to improve to 5- 0 for the first time since 1978. Ben Roethlisberger added 162 yards passing and a score. Pittsburgh emphatically ended Cleveland’s four- game winning streak and extended the Browns’ skid at Heinz Field to 17 and counting. BUCCANEERS 38, PACKERS 10
TAMPA, Fla. >> Tom Brady outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a rare meeting between the Super Bowl- winning quarterbacks. It was the 43- year- old Brady’s first signature victory since signing with the Bucs ( 4- 2) after a historic 20- year run with the New England Patriots, which included nine NFL title game appearances and six championships. BRONCOS 18, PATRIOTS 12
FOXBOROUGH, Mass >> Brandon McManus kicked six field goals and linebacker Malik Reed came up withabigsack late inagame twicedelayed following positive coronavirus tests for both teams. Sunday’s game was originally scheduled for last week but got postponed twice, first by a day, then by seven. The delay was caused after multiple Patriots players tested positive for COVID- 19, including quarterback Cam Newton and reigning Defensive Player of the Year cornerback Stephon Gilmore. TITANS 42, TEXANS 36, OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. >> Derrick Henry took a direct snap and ran 5 yards for a touchdown 3: 30 into overtime and the Titans remained undefeated. The Titans ( 5- 0) overcame two turnovers, Stephen Gostkowski having a field goal blocked and missing another, and the defense giving up 335 yards passing and four touchdown passes to Deshaun Watson. BEARS 23, PANTHERS 16
CHARLOTTE, N. C. >> Nick Foles threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Chicago’s defense forced three turnovers and sacked Teddy Bridgewater four times. GIANTS 20, WASHINGTON 19
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. >> Joe Judge and the New YorkGiants have finallywon, and theyhave rookie Tae Crowder and a risky gamble byWashington coach Ron Rivera for making them relevant again. FALCONS 40, VIKINGS 21
MINNEAPOLIS >> Julio Jones returned from injury to catch two of Matt Ryan’s four touchdown passes, as the Falcons got their first victory of the season — one week after the firing of head coach Dan Quinn. COLTS 31, BENGALS 27
INDIANAPOLIS >> After trailing 21- 0, Philip Rivers rallied the Colts with three touchdown passes, including the go- ahead score on the first play of the fourth quarter. It equaled the largest comeback in the franchise’s regularseason history. None of the previous four came at home, and the last time Indianapolis ( 4- 2) achieved the feat came in 2003 at Tampa Bay. Only a 28- point comeback in the 2013 playoffs against Kansas City was a larger margin. DOLPHINS 24, JETS 0
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. >> Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes and the Dolphins held the Jets without a third- down conversion until the fourth quarter. LIONS 34, JAGUARS 16
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. >> Rookie D’Andre Swift ran for a career- high 116 yards and two touchdowns, and Matthew Stafford got an elusive TD pass against the only team he hadn’t thrown one against in 12 NFL seasons.