The Mercury News

Wilson rallies Seahawks back into playoff contention

- By The Associated Press

Russell Wilson threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift Seattle to a comefrom-behind 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

After Graham Gano missed a 52-yard field goal with 1:40 left in the game that would have given the Panthers the lead, Wilson moved around in the pocket until finding Tyler Lockett downfield for a 43-yard completion, setting up the winning kick. The victory puts Seattle (6-5) firmly in the hunt for a wild-card spot in the NFC.

VIKINGS 24, PACKERS 17 >> Kirk Cousins bounced back from his worst game for Minnesota with 342 passing yards and three touchdowns without a turnover, and the Vikings overcame some early gaffes to push Green Bay (4-6-1) further back in the NFC wild-card race.

The Packers fell to 0-6 on the road and 1-5-1 against the Vikings in their last seven meetings.

BRONCOS 24, STEELERS 17 >> Nose tackle Shelby Harris picked off Ben Roethlisbe­rger’s 2-yard pass to Antonio Brown in the end zone with 1:03 remaining to snap the Steelers’ six-game winning streak. Roethlisbe­rger was 41 of 56 for 462 yards, but he was intercepte­d twice and the Steelers (7-3-1) lost two fumbles in losing for the first time since September. COLTS 27, DOLPHINS 24 >> Andrew Luck threw three TD passes, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and Indianapol­is beat Miami for its fifth consecutiv­e victory. Indianapol­is (6-5) scored 13 points in the final 8½ minutes to erase a 10-point deficit.

Luck, who was 30 of 37 for 343 yards. He also had the first catch of his NFL career, a 4-yard reception on fourthand-1 late in the first half. Luck capped that drive with a 1-yard TD pass to Jack Doyle.

BROWNS 35, BENGALS 20 >> Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four touchdown passes in another growing-upfast performanc­e, and Cleveland (4-6-1) got its first road win since 2015, emphatical­ly snapping a streak of 25 straight road losses that was one shy of the Lions’ NFL record.

EAGLES 25, GIANTS 22 >> Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining to cap Philadelph­ia’s comeback. The defending Super Bowl champions trailed 12-0 early and were down 19-14 in the fourth quarter.

PATRIOTS 27, JETS 13 >> Tom Brady threw two TD passes and became the NFL’s career leader in total yards passing in regular-season and playoff games. Brady also reached 3,000 yards passing for the 16th straight season, tying Peyton Manning for second in NFL history behind Brett Favre’s 18.

BILLS 24, JAGUARS 21 >> Josh Allen scored the go-ahead TD on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter, and the Bills won in a game marred by a fight that led to the ejections of Jacksonvil­le running back Leonard Fournette and Buffalo defensive end Shaq Lawson.

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