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National Football League results | Sunday

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Titans 30, Ravens 24, OT

BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry ran for a 29yard touchdown with 5:21 left in overtime to cap another memorable performanc­e against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Tennessee Titans rallied for a 30-24 victory.

Running against a patchwork Ravens defensive line, Henry finished with 133 yards on 28 carries. It was his sixth 100-yard game of the season and put him over 1,000 yards for the third consecutiv­e year.

After forcing a punt to begin overtime, Tennessee (7-3) moved 73 yards on six plays to get back on track after losing three of its previous four games.

Steelers 27, Jaguars 3

JACKSONVIL­LE, Fla. — Pittsburgh’s most dominant defensive performanc­e of the season kept the Steelers perfect. Terrell Edmunds and Minkah Fitzpatric­k intercepte­d two passes each and the Steelers steamrolle­d their way to a 10-0 record.

Rookie quarterbac­k Jake Luton looked lost most of the day against the Steelers, who allowed 206 yards and finished with two sacks. They celebrated each turnover by running into the end zone and posing for the cameras.

Ben Roethlisbe­rger and Co. gladly shared the spotlight with one of the league’s most disruptive defenses. Roethlisbe­rger completed 32 of 46 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns. He found Chase Claypool and Eric Ebron for scores.

Colts 34, Packers 31, OT

INDIANAPOL­IS — After allowing three touchdown passes and 28 first-half points, the Colts gave up only three second-half points. They also forced a game-changing fumble less than a minute into overtime.

Rodrigo Blankenshi­p won it with a 39-yard field goal with 7:10 remaining. Indy (7-3) did it with an old-school combinatio­n: The offense that played keep-away, a defense that came up with two three-and-outs and a fourth-down stop late in the fourth quarter, and the key turnover in overtime.

Philip Rivers was 24 of 35 with 288 yards, three touchdowns and one intercepti­on in his 234th consecutiv­e start, tying Eli Manning for the 10th-longest streak in league history.

Saints 24, Falcons 9

NEW ORLEANS — Taysom Hill rushed for two touchdowns and passed for 233 yards in his first NFLstart at quarterbac­k,and the Saints got their seventh straight victory.

With 41-year-old quarterbac­k Drew Brees sidelined at least three games with multiple rib fractures, Saints coach Sean Payton gave Hill the nod over offseason free agent acquisitio­n Jameis Winston. Hill, who started his career as a utility player with the Saints in 2017, looked comfortabl­e running the scheme Payton designed. He completed 18 of 23 passes (78.3%) without an intercepti­on and used his all-around athleticis­m to run intermitte­ntly on scrambles or designed read-option plays, finishing with a team-high 51 yards rushing.

Washington 20, Bengals 9

LANDOVER, Md. — Top draft pick Joe Burrow was carted off with a left knee injury before Alex Smith rallied Washington.

Burrow, Cincinnati’s franchise quarterbac­k, was injured early in the third quarter when he was hit high and low by two Washington linemen after throwing a pass. His left leg bent awkwardly, and he couldn’t put any weight on it, ending his day at 22-of-34 passing for 203 yards and a touchdown.

His season appears over, too. Burrow tweeted: “Thanks for all the love. Can’t get rid of me that easy. See ya next year.”

Browns 22, Eagles 17

CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt hurdled Philadelph­ia’s Jalen Mills on a touchdown run, Olivier Vernon stepped up with star Myles Garrett out with COVID-19 by getting three sacks and a safety for Cleveland.

Hunt’s leaping 5-yard score came shortly after a dazzling 54-yard run by Nick Chubb as the Browns (7-3) finally found traction in their running game in a constant downpour.

Cleveland also got a 50-yard intercepti­on return TD in the first halfby second-year linebacker Sione Takitaki. The Browns constantly harassed Eagles quarterbac­k Carson Wentz despite playing without Garrett.

Broncos 20, Dolphins 13

DENVER — Justin Simmons intercepte­d Ryan Fitzpatric­k’s pass in the end zone with 63 seconds left. The Broncos (4-6) not only prevented Tua Tagovailoa from becoming just the second rookie in the past 40 years to win his first four starts,but they sacked him a half-dozen times and knocked him from the game in the fourth quarter.

Although the Dolphins (6-4) didn’t announce an injury to Tagovailoa before game’s end, the lefty walked gingerly to the sideline after his final sack,by Bradley Chubb. On the play, Tagovailoa’s left leg bent awkwardly and guard Solomon Kindley stepped on Tagovailoa’s right foot.

Texans 27, Patriots 20

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw for 344 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and J.J. Watt defended a career-high four passes.

Watson’s two touchdown passes and scoring run all came in the first halfas the Texans (3-7) built a 21-10 halftime lead. Watson and Houston’s offense slowed down after that to allow the Patriots (4-6) to get back into it.But a 46-yard field goal by Káimi Fairbairn extended the lead to 27-20 with about 3½ minutes to go.

Houston’s beleaguere­d defense sealed the victory with a stop after that.

Panthers 20, Lions 0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — P.J. Walker threw for 258 yards and a touchdown in his first NFLstart, the much-maligned Carolina defense earned its first shutout since 2015 and the Panthers (4-7) snapped a five-game losing streak.

Walker, a former XFL player, was made the starter less than two hours before kickoff when Teddy Bridgewate­r was officially ruled out with a knee injury.

Walker did plenty well, connecting on a perfect 52-yard strike to D.J. Moore along with a well-placed 17-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Samuel. But he also had two terrible mistakes, twice throwing intercepti­ons in the red zone, essentiall­y hitting the defender right in the hands.

Chiefs at Raiders, late

Please look for the updated score in the NFL results online at www.avpress.com.

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