KEENUM EXACTS HIS REVENGE ON RAMS
MINNEAPOLIS» Case Keenum took it to his old team.
He gave the Vikings another reminder of his ability for good measure, with his status as the starting quarterback still not secure.
Latavius Murray rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Adam Thielen turned a short catch into a 65-yard score, and the Vikings smothered the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in a 24-7 win over the Rams on Sunday.
Keenum completed 27-of-38 passes for 280 yards and no turnovers against the team that benched him last season for No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff. He guided the Vikings to their sixth straight victory in a matchup of division leaders.
“I’m not at my best if I’m using a percentage of my mind in worry about other things,” Keenum said. “I shut that out and come to play.”
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Carson Wentz threw for two touchdowns and three 2-point conversions after Philadelphia lost kicker Luke Elliott to a head injury, and the Eagles earned a 37-9 victory over the Cowboys. The Eagles outscored the Cowboys 30-0 in the second half while extending their winning streak to eight games, their longest since 2003-04 and tied with New Orleans for the best current run in the NFL. Philadelphia handed Dallas its worst home loss at 8-yearold AT&T Stadium. Dallas’ Dak Prescott threw a career-high three interceptions and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown in a second straight loss without star running back Ezekiel Elliott, serving a six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence. … Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, Patrick Murray kicked a 35-yard field goal with four seconds remaining and the Buccaneers snapped a six-game road slide by topping the Dolphins 30-20. O.J. Howard and DeSean Jackson caught those scoring throws for the Buccaneers, who outscored Miami 17-0 in the second quarter. They also stuffed three straight 1-yard-to-go runs by the Dolphins at the Tampa Bay 34 in the fourth quarter, forcing a turnover on downs. Jay Cutler threw three first-half interceptions and didn’t play in the second half because of what the Dolphins said was diagnosed as a concussion. … Matthew Stafford threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Matt Prater kicked a 52-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining and the Lions held on to beat the Bears 27-24. Detroit took the lead after Tarik Cohen had tied it for Chicago with a 15-yard touchdown run. Prater booted the winner after Stafford led a 42-yard drive to the 34. … Casey Hayward made two of the Chargers’ five interceptions during a horrific first half by Buffalo rookie quarterback Nathan Peterman, and Los Angeles cruised to a 54-24 victory over the Bills. Korey Toomer returned Peterman’s first interception 59 yards for a touchdown on Buffalo’s opening drive. Peterman was pulled from his first NFL start with a 37-7 halftime deficit after 14 pass attempts for the Bills. Buffalo benched Tyrod Taylor and promoted the fifth-round pick from Pitt last week despite being in playoff position. Coach Sean McDermott replaced Peterman with Taylor in the second half, and the veteran went 15-of-25 for 158 yards, throwing one TD pass and rushing for another score. … Rookie D’Onta Foreman ran for 65 yards and two fourthquarter touchdowns before being carted off the field with an ankle injury to help the Texans snap a three-game skid with a 31-21 win over the Cardinals. The Texans went on top when Foreman scored his first career touchdown on a 3-yard run early in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals were stopped for a loss on a fourth-and-1 later in the fourth. Foreman dashed 34 yards on the next play to push the lead to 31-21 with about six minutes left. … Blake Bortles threw a touchdown pass, and Jacksonville linebacker Telvin Smith recovered a fumble for a TD with 1:14 remaining as the Jaguars won their fourth straight game, 19-7 over the winless Browns. Jacksonville’s topranked defense forced five turnovers — two in the final two minutes.