Injuries were an even bigger concern for the Bengals, who lost quarterback Andy Dalton to a broken thumb in the second quarter of a 33-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But one week after gritting out a hard-fought victory on the road against the New Orleans Saints, this game against the Falcons could have easily been overlooked.
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– The Chiefs are still in the AFC playoff picture with a record of 8-5.
The Kansas City Chiefs stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 10-3 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
Seattle Seahawks (8-5) 35 Baltimore Ravens (4-9) 6: The Seahawks beat up on the Ravens as Russell Wilson having another huge day made the difference, throwing five touchdown passes and finishing with a 139.6 passer rating.
Newton took advantage of great protection to pass for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
Redskins 24, Bears 21: Kirk Cousins passed for 300 yards and a touchdown and Washington escaped after Chicago’s Robbie Gould missed yet another late field-goal attempt, this one from 50 yards that sailed far right.
The West Craven High School product caught one pass for nine yards.
After snagging two first-quarter touchdowns – 74 and 46 yards – Ted Ginn Jr. knew where the praise should go.
If the Falcons and Eagles (6-7) both win out the Falcons would win the tiebreaker by virtue of a better NFC record.
JETS 30, TITANS 8: In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes, and New York’s defense stifled the Tennessee offense as the Jets (8-5) won their third in a row.
The Panthers scored on the game’s first possession, with Stewart diving above the pile for a 1-yard touchdown.
The Carolina Panthers don’t look to be slowing down any time soon after their 38-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes to Marques Colston and the visiting Saints stopped a four-game losing streak. The loss was the second in three games for the 6-7 Bucs.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Blake Bortles threw for three touchdowns and ran for a score – all in the second half – and the Jaguars ended the Colts’ 16-game winning streak in the AFC South. He also was sacked and fumbled at his own 26-yard line, setting up a Panthers touchdown.
Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman was held to 40 yards on 12 carries, adding three catches for 22 yards.
Tight end Ed Dickson claimed a four-yard touchdown pass with just 17 seconds of the first half remaining and the Panthers picked up 10 points from two turnovers in the third quarter.
Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who is filling in for injured Andrew Luck, was hurt a couple times in the game.
With 435 yards and 29 first downs, Green Bay got better production out of its inconsistent offense with coach Mike McCarthy assuming play-calling duties again.
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The resulting first down extended a drive that led to the Panthers’ first touchdown, a 1-yard run by Jonathan Stewart.
