Steelers’ last stop enough to top Ravens
PITTSBURGH — John Harbaugh went for the win. The gamble cost the Baltimore Ravens and kept the Pittsburgh Steelers in the mix in the AFC North.
Pittsburgh topped Baltimore 20-19 on Sunday, thwarting a two-point conversion attempt after Lamar Jackson’s touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins got the Ravens within one with 12 seconds to go.
Rather than turn to star kicker Justin Tucker for an almost automatic 35-yard extra point, the Ravens (8-4) went for the knockout punch. Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews couldn’t haul in a flip by Jackson. The Steelers (65-1) recovered an onside kick to seal it.
Pittsburgh ended a three-game winless streak behind the 39th fourthquarter comeback engineered by Ben Roethlisberger. The 39-year-old quarterback threw for 236 yards and two second-half touchdowns to Diontae Johnson, the final one a 5-yard catch-and-run with 1:48 to play that gave the
Steelers a 20-13 lead.
WASHINGTON 17 RAIDERS 15
Taylor Heinicke threw two touchdown passes and set up new kicker Brian Johnson’s gamewinning 48-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining to lead Washington over host Las Vegas for its fourth straight win.
Heinicke threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Logan Thomas on the opening drive and a 4-yarder to Antonio Gibson early in the fourth quarter after extending the drive with a key third-down scramble.
But Washington (6-6) then allowed the Raiders (6-6) to score on successive drives to take a 15-14 lead on Daniel Carlson’s 37-yard field goal that was set up by Nate Hobbs’ interception of Heinicke.
But Heinicke responded and drove Washington down the field to set up the kick by Johnson.
RAMS 37, JAGUARS 7
Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and Odell Beckham Jr. caught touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles snapped its three-game losing streak with a win over visiting Jacksonville.
Stafford passed for 295 yards while Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a
score for the Rams (8-4), who rebounded from a winless November.
Rookie Trevor Lawrence passed for 145 yards for the Jaguars (2-10).
CHARGERS 41, BENGALS 22
Justin Herbert passed for three touchdowns and Tevaughn Campbell returned a Joe Mixon fumble 61 yards for a score, helping Los Angeles (7-5) hold off Joe Burrow and host Cincinnati (7-5).
Herbert was 26-of-35 for
317 yards as Los Angeles bounced back nicely after losing 28-13 at Denver last weekend. Mike Williams had five receptions for 110 yards, and Keenan Allen caught two of Herbert’s touchdown passes.
DOLPHINS 20, GIANTS 9
Tua Tagovailoa threw a pair of short touchdown passes and Miami extended its winning streak to five games by topping the visiting New York.
Isaiah Ford and Mack Hollins had the scoring grabs for Miami (6-7), which has shaken off a 1-7 start. Jaylen Waddle had nine catches for 90 yards
for the Dolphins.
Mike Glennon started at quarterback for the Giants (4-8) in place of Daniel Jones, who was sidelined with a neck injury.
LIONS 29, VIKINGS 27
The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting previously winless Detroit to a win over visiting Minnesota.
Not only was the finish dramatic, it was stunning. Goff led the Lions on a 75-yard decisive possession without a timeout after Kirk Cousins threw a
go-ahead 3-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 left. The Vikings (5-7) failed on a two-point conversion for the third time.
The Lions (1-10-1) ended a 15-game winless streak that lasted 364 days since winning at Chicago last season, giving first-year coach Dan Campbell his first victory with the team.
EAGLES 33, JETS 18
Gardner Minshew started in place of an injured Jalen Hurts and led Philadelphia to scores on its first seven possessions in a victory at New York.
Minshew was 20-of-25 for 242 yards and two touchdowns to Dallas Goedert. The Eagles (6-7) improved to 12-0 all-time against the Jets (3-9).
CARDINALS 33, BEARS 22
Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in his return from an ankle injury and Arizona beat host Chicago.
The Cardinals (10-2) got back Murray and threetime All-pro receiver Deandre Hopkins after both players missed three games because of injuries, then rolled to an easy victory over Chicago (4-8).
BUCCANEERS 30 FALCONS 17
Tom Brady threw for 368 yards and four scores — two of them to longtime favorite target Rob Gronkowski — and Tampa Bay moved to the brink of clinching the NFC South with a win at Atlanta.
The Bucs (9-3) won their third straight game and pushed their division lead to four games over Atlanta, Carolina and New Orleans (all 5-7) with five games remaining. Brady improved to 10-0 in his career against the Falcons.
SEAHAWKS 30, 49ERS 23
Russell Wilson played his best game since returning from finger surgery throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns and host Seattle (4-8) made a late goal line stand to beat San Francisco (6-6) and snap a three-game losing streak.