Late turnovers help Ravens hold off Panthers
Lamar Jackson ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Baltimore Ravens forced three late Carolina turnovers in a 13-3 victory Sunday.
Justin Tucker kicked two field goals, including a tiebreaking 37-yarder with 8:27 remaining. Then Marcus Peters forced a fumble by Shi Smith, giving the Ravens the ball at the Panthers’ 31. Baltimore (7-3) took advantage of a short field, finally reaching the end zone on Jackson’s run with 7:16 to play.
Marlon Humphrey, who recovered Smith’s fumble, later added an interception. Jason Pierre-paul also picked off a pass in the final minute. It was the 12th straight game visiting Baltimore forced at least one turnover.
The AFC North-leading Ravens won their fourth straight despite being stuck in neutral offensively for much of the game. Jackson threw for 209 yards with an interception and Demarcus Robinson caught nine passes for 128 yards, but that was about all that was working for either team offensively on a chilly, windy day in Baltimore.
31, Giants 18: Jamaal Williams ran for a career-high three touchdowns as visiting Detroit notched its first three-game winning streak since November 2017.
Williams ran for a 4-yard TD and two 1-yard scores, and the 4-6 Lions’ much-maligned run defense shut down NFL leading rusher Saquon Barkley and forced three turnovers by the 7-3 Giants on a cold, blustery afternoon at Metlife Stadium.
Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft in April, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble to help set up 14 points. Jared Goff and the Lions’ offense didn’t have a turnover for the second straight game.
Patriots 10, Jets 3: Marcus Jones returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown with 5 seconds remaining and New England outlasted the stunned visitors from New York.
Jones’ score was the lone TD of the game and broke a stalemate on a day when both offenses struggled to move the ball.
It was the third straight win for the Patriots (6-4) and their 14th straight over New York. They also denied the Jets (6-4) a chance to move into first place in the AFC East this late in the season for the first time since 2010. Instead, New York dropped to last place.
The Jets haven’t won in Foxborough since the 2010 playoffs.
Eagles 17, Colts 16: Jalen Hurts ran for an 8-yard touchdown with 1:20 remaining for visiting Philadelphia.
Coming off their first loss of the season, the Eagles (9-1) trailed 13-3 in the fourth quarter. Hurts threw for a touchdown early in the period to get Philly within three.
The third-year quarterback was 18 of 25 with 190 yards through the air and rushed 16 times for 86 yards as the Eagles won their seventh straight road game.
Indianapolis (4-6-1) never trailed until Hurts’ scoring run. Interim coach Jeff Saturday evened his record at 1-1 since taking over for the fired Frank Reich.
Saints 27, Rams 20: Andy Dalton passed for three touchdowns, Mathew Stafford left the field to be evaluated for a concussion in the second half and host New Orleans beat Los Angeles.
Stafford’s departure from the game came two days after he’d been cleared to return from the NFL’S concussion protocol.
Stafford was effective in the first half, after which the Rams led 14-10, and he left the game having completed 11 of 18 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder to Tutu Atwell.
Falcons 27, Bears 24:
Younghoe Koo’s 53-yard field goal gave Atlanta the lead with less than two minutes to play and the Falcons overcame another impressive game from Justin Fields.
Fields ran for 85 yards with a touchdown, but the visiting Bears suffered their fourth consecutive loss. Chicago (3-8) has lost six of seven.
Marcus Mariota ran and threw for touchdowns for Atlanta (5-6), which pulled within one-half game of NFC South-leading Tampa Bay on the Buccaneers’ bye week.
Atlanta running back Cordarrelle Patterson, who played for the Bears for two years before signing with the Falcons in 2021, set the NFL record with his ninth career kickoff return for a touchdown, a 103-yarderthat broke a tie with Joshua Cribbs and Leon Washington.
Commanders 23, Texans 10: Taylor Heinicke threw for 191 yards, Kendall Fuller returned an interception for a touchdown, andvisiting Washington rolled to 6-5.
Davis Mills threw two interceptions for Houston.