They’ll need Carolina to lose at Tampa Bay and win at home against Seattle but the fact that it’s even in play given the Panthers’ undefeated start is a testament to Arizona’s dominance over the final half of the season.
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Steelers keep AFC North up for grabs, Bengals lose Dalton
The Bengals need to win two games to guarantee that they win the division, which is far from a lock while McCarron is the starter. I’m just glad I didn’t get hurt”. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to get Andy back at some point, and we’ll move forward”.
Flutie set the team standard in 1999 when he shattered Daryle Lamonica’s 1964 mark of 289 yards, posting 476 rushing yards.
Downton Abbey beats EastEnders in Christmas Day ratings war
Downton Abbey debuted on ITV in 2010 and became a global phenomenon, collecting numerous awards along the way. The Downton Abbey Christmas special will air at 8:45pm on ITV on Christmas Day (25 December 2015).
– Nick Mendola reporting from Orchard Park, New York.
5 things every Kentucky fan needs to know today
Thus far, Louisville has been seriously tested only once – against Michigan State – a test they did well on but did not pass. A fan posted a fuzzy video after the game of Pitino making a gesture toward the crowd as he headed toward the locker room.
Andrew Luck was inactive, missing his sixth consecutive game with a lacerated kidney and a partially torn abdominal muscle. Pittsburgh, an 11½-point favorite against a hopeless 4-10 team, went down 20-17 at Baltimore as Ryan Mallett outplayed Roethlisberger. The Patriots were not able to take the momentum, and the credit belongs to the Jets’ defense.
Coach Todd Bowles was unaware of the Steelers-Ravens outcome until he got into the locker room. He had seven carries for 15 yards. He finished with two catches for 69 yards and has 21 catches for 310 yards this season, but his contributions generally don’t show up in the boxscore.
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One possibility: If the Patriots had forced a three-and-out, they could have received a punt near midfield that would have set them up for the game-winning field goal. Most teams are going to choose to get the ball. An emotional Easley covered his head in a towel and held it near his eyes. Vollmer was injured while blocking for RB Joey Iosefa, who was stopped for no gain on third-and-1 from the Patriots’ 30-yard-line.
It was the 118th consecutive game with a reception for Witten, who entered the game tied with Hall of Famer Michael Irvin. Their recovery process it starting to come to an end and if everything works out for them in the next few weeks, then there is a good shot that the Patriots will have them for their postseason games. Only two other teams had tried it, including the Patriots in 2013.
Despite the big difference in the records the teams carried into the game – Kansas City is now 10-5, Cleveland is 3-12 – the game was one of the toughest the Chiefs played during their current streak. He began hobbling after planting the left leg and ended up writhing in pain on the ground. “We have a lot of guys coming in off the street trying to play”. His backup, LaAdrian Waddle, also didn’t finish the game because of a shoulder injury, and neither did rookie safety Jordan Richards or rookie cornerback Justin Coleman. The Jets’ lone drive in overtime, capped off by Ryan Fitzpatrick’s six-yard touchdown fade to Eric Decker, featured a series of blunders by New England’s usually strong defense.
Fitzpatrick connected for a 33-yard TD pass to Brandon Marshall for a 17-3 lead with 9:13 left in the third quarter. Marshall had eight receptions for 115 yards, Fitzpatrick threw for 296 yards…. Of their five straight wins, three have been of the comeback variety and two have come in overtime.
– Dennis Waszak reporting from East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Brees, who completed 25 of 36 passes in his 13th career 400-yard game, did not practice during the week because of a torn plantar fascia in his right foot, but the injury did not seem to faze him.
The Jets drove down the field and scored a touchdown on the opening possession of overtime, leading many to question Belichick’s call. He still had Rob Gronkowski, but the veteran spent the game blanketed by Darrelle Revis and was targeted on just six of Brady’s thirty-one targets.
The Cardinals have won nine in a row, are guaranteed at least the No. 2 seeding in the NFC, and delivered a 38-8 beat-down of Green Bay on Sunday.
– Larry Lage reporting from Detroit.
Of course this only happened because after winning the coin-toss Bill Belichick elected to kick the ball off instead of receiving the ball. Dwight Freeney had three and Calais Campbell 2 1/2.
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The Patriots quarterback scrambled to his right after being flushed out of the pocket late in the fourth quarter. The running game was doing little. On Sunday, it was Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. And this victory offered a touch of fortune for the Jets that by Patriots standards was misplayed, risky, odd and – especially considering the outcome – dumb.
