Aaron no match for Brady, Pats
FOXBOROUGH — Tom Brady threw for 294 yards and a touchdown, and James White ran for two scores to lead the Patriots to a 31-17 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on Sunday night.
It was the sixth straight victory for the Patriots (7-2).
Rodgers completed 24 of 43 passes and two touchdowns in his second career matchup with Brady.
It was 17-17 late in the third quarter when Aaron Jones fumbled for Green Bay (3-4-1).
New England receiver Julian Edelman hit White on a 37-yard catch-and-run to set up White’s second score, a 1-yard run. On the Patriots next possession, Brady connected with Josh Gordon for a 55-yard TD.
Gordon caught four passes for 115 yards, the 12th 100-yard receiving game of his career.
With tight end Rob Gronkowski out with a back and ankle injury and leading rusher Sony Michel out for the second straight week with a knee issue, Brady and the Patriots had to get creative.
STEELERS 23, RAVENS 16
Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes, ran for a score and put up an unexpected left-footed punt to help the Steelers beat the Ravens.
James Conner rushed for 107 yards and caught a TD pass for the Steelers (5-2-1), who have won four straight since falling to the Ravens at home on Sept. 30.
TEXANS 19, BRONCOS 17
Brandon McManus missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired, leaving Demaryius Thomas a winner in his homecoming as Houston escaped Denver.
The Texans (6-3) won their sixth straight and the Broncos (3-6) lost for the sixth time in seven games.
CHARGERS 25, SEAHAWKS 17
Philip Rivers made his 200th consecutive start and kept Los Angeles surging at the midpoint of the season, surviving a late rally by Seattle’s Russell Wilson at home.
Rivers threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, Melvin Gordon added 113 yards rushing and the Chargers won their fifth straight.
CHIEFS 37, BROWNS 21
Patrick Mahomes passed for 375 yards, threw three touchdown passes — two to Travis Kelce — and continued the best start by an NFL quarterback in 68 years as visiting Kansas City’s impossible-to-handle offense kept rolling with a victory over the Browns, who played their first game since coach Hue Jackson’s firing.
Kareem Hunt had two scoring runs and one receiving for the Chiefs (8-1), who came in averaging 36.3 points per game with an offense overloaded with weapons for Mahomes.
VIKINGS 24, LIONS 9
Danielle Hunter had 3 1/2 of Minnesota’s franchise-record 10 sacks and a fourthquarter fumble return for a touchdown, making for a miserable afternoon in Minneapolis for Matthew Stafford and the Lions. Hunter, the fourth-year defensive end, also was credited with nine tackles and four quarterback hits as the Vikings (5-3-1) limited the Lions to 214 total yards.
BEARS 41, BILLS 9
Jordan Howard scored two touchdowns and the Bears’ defense had two others in a victory over the host Bills in what proved to be another comedy of errors for Buffalo and its anemic offense.
FALCONS 38, WASHINGTON 14
Julio Jones ended his 12game touchdown drought, Matt Ryan threw for 350 yards and four scores and the visiting Falcons flexed their offensive muscles with a blowout that extended their winning streak to three games.
PANTHERS 42, BUCS 28
Cam Newton completed 19 of 25 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, Christian McCaffrey racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored twice and the Panthers built an early lead and held on to beat the Buccaneers for their 10th straight home win.