Mahomes survives shaky game and 30-yard sack as Chiefs clinch AFC West
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 30-yard sack, four turnovers and a 10-point deficit Sunday to clinch their fifth consecutive AFC West title by beating Miami 33-27 on Sunday.
Mahomes was picked off three times, his first multi-interception game in more than two years, but threw for 393 yards and two scores to help the Chiefs (12-1) earn their eighth consecutive victory.
Tyreek Hill ran through the Dolphins’ secondary and behind it, scoring on a 32-yard run and a 44-yard reception when Mahomes hit him in stride at the goal line.
Travis Kelce had eight catches for 136 yards and a touchdown, Mecole Hardman scored untouched on a 67yard punt return, and Kansas City’s defense was stout against Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins’ injury-riddled Aaron Rodgers passed for 290 yards offense. Chris Jones sacked the rookie and three touchdowns – including a for a safety for a 30-10 lead. record-setting score to Davante Adams
Kansas City reached 12 wins for the – and ran for another score as the third consecutive season, the longest vGreen Bay Packers clinched their streak in club history, and have the best second straight NFC North title. Rookies Chase Young and Kamren 13-game record in franchise history. The Green Bay (10-3) vaulted into Curl scored defensive touchdowns and Chiefs set a team record with their 10th possession of the top seed in the NFC Washington grabbed sole possession of road win in a row. The Dolphins (8-5) with the New Orleans Saints’ loss at first place in the NFC East after a gritty hurt their playoff prospectswin.bylosingPhiladelphia.ThePackers,whoown for only the second time in the past the tiebreaker against the Saints, play Washington (6-7) have won four nine games. two of their final three regular season straight games and are now one game
Green Bay Packers 31-24 Detroit games at home. Adams’ 56-yard catch ahead of the New York Giants. It is Lions and run marked the eighth straight Washington’s first four-game winning game in which he has caught a touchdown, breaking Hall of Famer Don Hutson’s franchise record.
Washington 23-15 San Francisco 49ers
streak since 2016.
Washington can thank their young, impressive defense for this win. The team took a 13-7 lead at halftime after Young scooped up a fumble, shook off a tackle and ran 47 yards down the sideline for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was Young’s first professional touchdown.
New Orleans Saints 21–24 Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts gave the Philadelphia Eagles more than just a spark. He helped deliver a victory. Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 and one touchdown, Miles Sanders had 115 yards rushing and a pair of scores and Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21. The Eagles (4-8-1) snapped a four-game losing streak and stayed within reach in the woeful NFC East.
Minnesota Vikings 14–26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Taking advantage of a late bye week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers emerged refreshed and improved their playoff prospects with victory over the visiting Minnesota Vikings.
Tom Brady was 15 of 23 in the air for 196 yards and two touchdowns, including a momentum-changing 48-yard touchdown pass in the first half to Scotty Miller. Antonio Brown had five catches for 49 yards for Tampa Bay, while Ronald Jones II had 18 carries for 80 yards and a TD. The Buccaneers (8-5) had lost three of four games before their bye but entered holding the No 6 spot in the NFC’s playoff pecking order. The top seven teams in each conference advance to the playoffs.
Colts 44–27
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TY Hilton caught two touchdown passes from Philip Rivers, Jonathan Taylor rushed for a career-best 150 yards and two scores, and the Indianapolis Colts solidified their spot in the AFC playoff race. Rivers passed for 244 yards and Taylor had a key 62-yard TD run for the Colts (9-4), who racked up
456 total yards while scoring on seven of their first eight drives in their fourth victory in five games.
Arizona Cardinals 26–7 New York Giants
Hasson Reddick set a franchise record with five sacks and Kenyan Drake rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown as the Arizona Cardinals notched a solid victory.
Kyler Murray went 24-of-35 passing for 244 yards and a touchdown for the Cardinals (7-6), who bolstered their playoff positioning with just their second win in the past six games. New York (5-8) committed three turnovers and had a four-game winning streak snapped. Daniel Jones went 11-of-21 passing for 127 yards and was sacked six times.
New York Jets 3-40 Seattle Seahawks
Russell Wilson threw four more touchdowns passes to give him a new career-high with 36 for the season before finally resting in the fourth quarter, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a rout of the New York Jets. Seattle (9-4) rebounded exactly as it hoped after last week’s surprisingly poor offensive performance in a loss to the New York Giants, and stayed even with the Los Angeles Rams on top of the NFC West. The Jets (0-13) remain winless.
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Houston Texans Bears
Mitch Trubisky tossed three touchdowns passes to three different receivers in a first-half eruption as the Chicago Bears parlayed a dominant defensive performance into victory.
Trubisky helped the Bears (6-7) snap a six-game losing skid by thriving in his matchup against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was taken 10 spots after Trubisky in the 2017 NFL Draft. Trubisky closed the first half 18 of 21 for 178 yards with scoring strikes to Jimmy Graham, Darnell Mooney and Allen Robinson II as the Bears raced to a 23-point halftime advantage. Watson, with his complementary skill talent ravaged by injury and suspension, could not keep pace.
Dallas Cowboys 30-7 Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Dalton was good enough in his return to Cincinnati, tossing two touchdown passes and helping lead the Dallas Cowboys to a win over the Bengals.
Cincinnati greatly contributed to the cause of their former longtime quarterback, who was playing in Paul Brown Stadium for the first time since he was cast aside by the team before the season. Dalton was serviceable, going 16 for 23 for 185 yards, as the Cowboys (4-7) stayed in contention in the weak NFC East. He threw an 11-yard, second-quarter touchdown to Amari Cooper, and hit Tony Pollard for a seven-yard score with 2:00 left in the game.
Denver Broncos 32–27 Carolina Panthers
Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and Diontae Spencer returned a punt for a score as the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers
It marked the most scoring passes in a game for Lock, a second-year pro. He completed 21 of 27 throws for 280 yards, with two of the TD passes going to KJ Hamler. Lock evened his touchdown-to-interception ratio for the season at 13 apiece as the Broncos (5-8) snapped a two-game skid.
Atlanta Falcons 17-20 Los Angeles Chargers
Michael Badgley hit a 43-yard field goal as time expired and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Los Angeles got the ball on their 26yard line after Michael Davis picked off Matt Ryan’s pass intended for Calvin Ridley. Justin Herbert completed to passes to get into Badgley’s range. After Kalen Ballage’s one-yard run, Badgley came on and split the uprights for the second game-winning kick of his career. Herbert was 36 of 44 for 243 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Tennessee Titans 31-10 Jacksonville Jaguars
Derrick Henry ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tennessee Titans dominated Jacksonville, handing the Jaguars a 12th consecutive loss.
It was Henry’s fourth game with at least 200 yards and two scores, setting an NFL record that he previously held with Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and LaDainian Tomlinson. Henry also topped the century mark for the ninth consecutive road game, leaving him one shy of the NFL mark set by Sanders over the 1996 and 1997 seasons.
– a reaction sought and secured. The question they, and others ask, is why aren’t Madrid always like this? “It’s hard to know, but it’s an unusual season,”
Carvajal said.
“Everyone’s talking about this,” Casemiro said. “But lots of teams are having ups and downs, that’s normal. It’s the way it is; there are loads of games, no time. It’s not an excuse, but we’re not machines. It’s not just about intensity, it’s about playing well. We have to talk about football too. It’s easy to talk about Toni and Luka; you can see on the pitch they know how to play, and you can see the manager’s hand too.
“It’s not just the players; it’s also the coaching staff, who study things. And it’s not about who comes out of this stronger: Real Madrid come out of it stronger. You can see that we trust the manager, but it’s not just for him: it’s our pride, the badge, the club. You can see that we’re in this together.”