AROUND THE NFL

■ Chiefs: Team Chairman Clark Hunt said the organization was aware of three separate off-field incidents that led to the release of RB Kareem Hunt, including the alleged assault in a Cleveland hotel that was captured on a security camera. The NFL was made aware of each of the cases. One of the incidents occurred in January at a Kansas City nightclub, and the other happened in June at a resort in Ohio. No charges were filed in any of the three cases. Kareem Hunt was released nine days ago after TMZ Sports posted video of him shoving and kicking a woman in Cleveland.

■ Patriots: Tom Brady broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes including postseason and now has 582, three more than Peyton Manning. His scores covered 2 yards to Julian Edelman, 37 to Cordarrelle Patterson and 16 to Rob Gronkowski.

■ Ravens: In a statement before Sunday’s game, the Ravens condemned racist and homophobic tweets made by FB-DL Patrick Ricard six years ago as “totally unacceptable.” Ricard, who was a healthy scratch, has appeared in 10 games with four tackles on defense and 90 snaps on offense. Ricard said he had not had a chance to talk to his teammates or explain the tweets.

■ 49ers: LT Joe Staley celebrated a rare catch, the third of his 12-year career, when he got his hands on a tipped pass by a defender for a 5-yard loss late in the first half against the Broncos. He will be fined for it, coach Kyle Shanahan insisted. Because of the chance of injury on such plays, trying for the ball isn’t advised. Staley called it a “dumb decision” but explained it like this: “It’s like telling me, ‘Hey, there’s pizza here, don’t have a slice.’ I’m going to have a slice.” Said Shanahan: “Joe refuses to believe he’s an O-lineman. It was not a smart play.”

■ Cardinals: WR Larry Fitzgerald caught five passes, all in the second half, to move ahead of Jerry Rice for most receptions by a player for one team at 1,286. Fitzgerald, who entered the game with at least one catch in 223 consecutive games, was targeted only once and didn’t have a catch in the first half. Finally, with 5:48 left in the third quarter, a 14-yard reception kept the streak alive and moved him ahead of Rice.

■ Browns: Playing the spoiler role down the stretch, the Browns (5-7-1) improved to 3-2 under interim coach Gregg Williams, who needed just five games to match Hue Jackson’s win total over two-plus seasons. The Browns improved to 4-2-1 at FirstEnergy Stadium, clinching their first winning home season since going 7-1 under coach Romeo Crennel in 2007. “That’s pretty cool because the Dawg Pound has always been loyal to us,” guard Joel Bitonio said.