Dallas beats Eagles in OT on tipped TD
Dak Prescott threw his third touchdown pass to Amari Cooper on the first possession of overtime, and the Dallas Cowboys took a big step toward the NFC East title with a 29-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
On third down, Rasul Douglas tipped the pass into the air, and Cooper grabbed it and had a clear path to the end zone from the Philadelphia 7. The Cowboys used almost all of the 10-minute overtime, scoring with 1:55 remaining.
By winning the third overtime game in the past four seasons at AT&T Stadium between these division rivals, the Cowboys (8-5) won their fifth straight game and took a two-game lead over the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (6-7) and Washington.
The Cowboys finished with 576 yards, their most since gaining 578 against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973.
Dallas can clinch the NFC East title with a win at Indianapolis next Sunday.
Carson Wentz threw for three touchdowns, including a pair of tying scores in the fourth quarter. But he never got a chance in overtime because of the 13-play, 75-yard drive engineered by Prescott.
The quarterback overcame two interceptions and a lost fumble to set career highs in completions (42), attempts (54) and yards (455).
The Cowboys converted a fourth-and-1 from the Eagles 19 with a 1-yard plunge from Ezekiel Elliott, and Cooper converted a pair of third downs. The first one was big, too — a 12-yarder on third-and-9 from the Philadelphia 40.
Cooper finished with 217 yards receiving on 10 catches, and Elliott had 192 yards from scrimmage on 40 touches — 28 carries for 113 yards and 12 catches for 79. All three of Cooper’s touchdowns — the others from 75 and 28 yards — were in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Brett Maher set a Dallas franchise record with a 62-yard field goal on the final play of the first half and had three field goals.
The game went from a defensive struggle with missed Dallas opportunities that kept the Eagles close to a wild fourth-quarter shootout.
Philadelphia RB Corey Clement injured his right knee when he was stopped for a 4-yard loss late in the first quarter and didn’t return.
Chargers 26, Bengals 21: Philip Rivers threw for 220 yards and Michael Badgley kicked four field goals — including a team-record 59-yarder — as Los Angeles held off Cincinnati on Sunday. Rivers completed 19 of 29 and threw for a TD. The Chargers had 160 yards of offense on their first two drives but had 121 the remainder of the game.
Chiefs 27, Ravens 24 (OT): Harrison Butker atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a 36-yard field goal in overtime, and Kansas City stopped Baltimore on fourth down to clinch a playoff spot. The Chiefs twice converted on fourth down before Patrick Mahomes threw a tying TD pass to Damien Williams with 53 seconds left.
Raiders 24, Steelers 21: Derek Carr threw a 6-yard TD pass to Derek Carrier with 21 seconds left before Chris Boswell slipped on a potential game-tying 40-yard field goal attempt on the final play of Oakland’s victory over Pittsburgh. Carr threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes for the Raiders.
49ers 20, Broncos 14: George Kittle caught an 85yard touchdown pass on the way to 210 yards receiving and became San Francisco’s first tight end to reach the
1,000-yard milestone. Kittle finished just shy of Shannon Sharpe’s NFL record by a tight end of 214 yards receiving. He had seven receptions in all on nine targets.
Lions 17, Cardinals 3: Darius Slay returned an interception 67 yards for a TD and Detroit beat the punchless Cards, the Lions’ first win in Arizona since 1993. Slay stepped in front of receiver Trent Sherfield, picked off Josh Rosen’s pass and raced down the left sideline for the score as the Lions ended an eight-game losing streak in the desert.
Saints 28, Buccaneers 14: Drew Brees threw for one touchdown and ran another to help New Orleans rally from an 11-point halftime deficit to clinch its second straight NFC South title. Brees shrugged off a pair of turnovers to throw a 1-yard TD pass to Zach Line, then scored on a 1-yard sneak. Packers 34, Falcons 20: Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and Green Bay won its first game under interim head coach Joe Philbin. The defense limited Atlanta QB Matt Ryan after a game-opening touchdown drive to hand Atlanta its fifth straight loss and guarantee the Falcons a losing record for the first time since 2014. Colts 24, Texans 21: Andrew Luck threw for 399 yards and two TDs and T.Y. Hilton had 199 receiving yards. Indianapolis snapped a nine-game winning streak by the Texans, trimming Houston’s lead over the AFC South to two games. The Colts sacked Deshaun Watson five times and held Houston to just 89 yards on 25 carries. Browns 26, Panthers 20: Baker Mayfield outplayed Cam Newton, Jarvis Landry caught a TD pass and ran for another score and Cleveland damaged Carolina’s playoff hopes. The Panthers dropped their fifth straight. Mayfield threw a 51-yard TD pass into traffic to Landry, who also had a 3-yard TD run. Mayfield finished 18 of 22 for 238 yards.