Eagles’ Wentz tosses 4 TDs in romp past Broncos
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz threw four touchdown passes, Corey Clement had three scores, and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Denver Broncos 51-23 on Sunday.
The Eagles (8-1) dismantled the league’s top-ranked defense, racking up 419 yards, to win their seventh straight game and head into a bye week with the best record in the NFL.
Brock Osweiler couldn’t get the Broncos (3-5) on track in his first start since rejoining the team in September. He threw two interceptions. Denver has lost four in a row and five of six.
Wentz was 15 of 27 for 199 yards before giving way to Nick Foles. He has three four-TD performances in the last five weeks.
Clement had two TD runs and one TD catch, and newcomer Jay Ajayi ran for 77 yards and one score.
Kirk Cousins drove Washington 70 yards in 35 seconds, capped by Rob Kelley’s 1-yard touchdown run with less than a minute remaining, and the Redskins (4-4) stunned host Seattle (5-3). The Seahawks took a 14-10 lead with 1:34 remaining after Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin for a 30-yard touchdown pass. Taking over at his 30-yard line, Cousins hit Brian Quick for 31 yards and Josh Doctson for 38 on consecutive throws to get to the Seattle 1 with 1:02 left. Kelley bulled his way in on the next play. Ezekiel Elliott ran for the go-ahead touchdown and host Dallas (5-3) overcame Tyreek Hill’s improbable last-play touchdown in the first half to beat Kansas City (6-3). Elliott’s 2-yard plunge in the third quarter came after the Chiefs turned a 14-3 deficit into a 17-14 advantage, sparked by Hill’s weaving 57-yard catch with the first-half clock expired and seven Dallas defenders inside their 25 trying to stop him. Elliott rushed for 93 yards, ending a streak of three straight 100-yard games but outgaining Kareem Hunt, the league rushing leader entering the game. Hunt rushed for 37 yards. Adrian Peterson carried a career-high 37 times for 159 yards and Drew Stanton threw two touchdown passes to lead Arizona (4-4) past host San Francisco (0-9). Peterson, 32, posted the most carries ever for a player in his 30s and topped the 100-yard mark for the second time since being acquired in a trade from New Orleans last month. Host New Orleans (6-2) extended its winning streak to six when Drew Brees passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns. Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston instigated a scuffle in the third quarter in which Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, a rookie from Ohio State, was leveled from behind by Bucs receiver Mike Evans. Saints coach Sean Payton marched halfway across the field, gesturing angrily at the Tampa Bay bench before officials chased him back to his sideline. Derek Carr threw for 300 yards and a touchdown and Oakland (4-5) beat host Miami (4-4). The Dolphins’ Jay Cutler, back after missing one game with cracked ribs, completed his first 16 passes and finished 34 for 42 for 311 yards and three scores. His touchdown pass with 1:32 left cut the deficit to three points, but Oakland recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win.
Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri scored eight points against the Texans and moved past Gary Anderson for second on the NFL’s career scoring list with 2,442 points. ... The Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald had five catches for 70 yards against the 49ers and moved past Tim Brown into sixth place on the career list for yards receiving with 14,953.