Seahawks hold off Football Team’s late rally
LANDOVER, MD. » Russell Wilson and the Seahawks built a big lead, and Seattle’s suddenly opportunistic defense held on Sunday to beat Washington 20-15 and clinch a playoff spot.
Wilson threw for a touchdown, Carlos Hyde ran 50 yards for a score, and the Seahawks (104) picked off Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins twice. Shaquill Griffin and D.J. Reed each had an interception as the league’s worst passing defense played strong until the fourth quarter.
After a Haskins-led comeback from a 20-3 deficit fell short, Washington (6-8) had its winning streak snapped at four with Alex Smith out because of a calf injury. Haskins finished 38 of 55 for 295 yards, a TD pass and the two interceptions.
Wilson threw for 121 yards and a 10-yard TD pass to Jacob Hollister and ran for 52 on six carries. Hyde’s 50-yard TD run was Seattle’s longest rushing play of the season.
COWBOYS 41, 49ERS 33 ARLINGTON, TEXAS »
Tony Pollard ran for two touchdowns with Ezekiel Elliott sidelined by an injury for the first time in the twotime rushing champion’s career, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers 41-33 on Sunday.
Four of the seven Dallas scores were set up by turnovers from the 49ers (5-9), who guaranteed themselves becoming the second Super Bowl runnerup in the past 13 seasons to finish with a losing record the next year.
The Cowboys (5-9) kept faint playoff hopes alive in a matchup of longtime rivals
with a rich playoff history that was moved out of prime time with both teams starting the day in last place in their divisions. TITANS 46, LIONS 25 NASHVILLE, TENN. » Ryan Tannehill accounted for a career-high five touchdowns passing and running, and Derrick Henry ran for 147 yards and a score to move the Tennessee Titans closer to clinching their third playoff berth in four seasons routing the Detroit Lions. COLTS 27, LIONS 20
INDIANAPOLIS » Philip Rivers threw a late, tiebreaking touchdown to Zach Pascal and the Indianapolis Colts defense recovered a fumble in the end zone with 19 seconds left to seal a victory over the Houston Texans.
BUCS 31, FALCONS 27 ATLANTA»
Rallying Tampa Bay from a pair of 17-point deficits, Tom Brady recreated his Super Bowl miracle by leading the Buccaneers on five straight scoring drives in the second half for a victory over the
stunned Atlanta Falcons. BEARS 33, VIKINGS 27 MINNEAPOLIS » David Montgomery rushed for a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears trampled Minnesota’s depleted defense and hung on for a victory to stay in the hunt for the expanded playoffs. RAVENS 40, JAGUARS 14 BALTIMORE » The Baltimore Ravens built a 26-point halftime lead against helpless Jacksonville and rolled to a victory that boosted their playoff
chances and extended the Jaguars’ losing streak to 13 games. Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to carry the Ravens to their third straight win following a three-game skid.
DOLPHINS 22, PATRIOTS 12 MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. »
Undrafted rookie Salvon Ahmed and veteran Matt Breida combined for 208 yards rushing to lead the Miami Dolphins to a victory over the New England Patriots, who were eliminated from playoff contention,
ending their NFL-record run of 11 consecutive postseason appearances. CHIEFS 32, SAINTS 29 NEW ORLEANS » Patrick Mahomes had his full repertoire of side-arm throws, basketball-style push passes and underhanded flips on display while passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs extended their winning streak to nine games with a victory over the New Orleans Saints.