Bucs 17, Redskins 16
LANDOVER, Md. - Washington (5-8) missed two short field goals, fumbled away a kickoff, and flubbed an extra point that would have tied the game with nine seconds left.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay's Connor Barth made all three of his field-goal attempts, and Josh Freeman led a fourth-quarter comeback for the fifth time this season as the Bucs improved to 8-5 and broke a two-game losing streak.
Tampa Bay 0 3 6 8 – 17
Washington 0 10 0 6 – 16
Second quarter
Was–Paulsen 1 pass from McNabb (Gano kick), 4:51.
TB–FG Barth 25, 2:22.
Was–FG Gano 25, :10.
Third quarter
TB–FG Barth 44, 11:48.
TB–FG Barth 35, 4:11.
Fourth quarter
TB–Winslow 41 pass from Freeman (Freeman run), 3:47.
Was–Moss 6 pass from McNabb (run failed), :09.
A: 66,124.
TB Was
First downs 15 22
Total Net Yards 365 399
Rushes-yards 26-103 28-188
Passing 262 211
Punt Returns 2-19 3-19
Kickoff Returns 3-43 5-72
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 15-25-0 22-35-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-4 2-17
Punts 4-44.0 5-38.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 2-14 4-25
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Tampa Bay, Blount 15-68, Benn 1-17, Freeman 6-10, C.Williams 3-6, Graham 1-2. Washington, Torain 24-172, K.Williams 4-16.
Passing: Tampa Bay, Freeman 15-25-0-266. Washington, McNabb 22-35-0-228.
Receiving: Tampa Bay, Benn 4-122, C.Williams 4-34, Winslow 2-52, Gilmore 2-27, M.Williams 1-15, Stroughter 1-11, Graham 1-5. Washington, Moss 7-82, Armstrong 4-30, K.Williams 3-60, Sellers 2-28, Cooley 2-22, Torain 2-10, Paulsen 1-1, F.Davis 1-(minus 5).
Missed Field Goals: Washington, Gano 34 (WL), 24 (WL).
Bills 13, Browns 6
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Ryan Fitzpatrick threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to David Nelson and Rian Lindell hit two field goals, both from 19 yards, to help Buffalo (3-11) top Cleveland (5-8), which was eliminated from playoff contention.
Theodis McKelvin intercepted Jake Delhomme's pass with less than four minutes left at the Bills 32, and Buffalo was able to run out the clock. Delhomme also lost a fumble on the previous possession, which led to Lindell's second field goal.
The Browns' inept offense didn't cross midfield in five second-half possessions.
Cleveland 3 3 0 0 – 6
Buffalo 0 10 0 3 – 13
First quarter
Cle–FG Dawson 19, 10:11.
Second quarter
Buf–D.Nelson 11 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 9:28.
Cle–FG Dawson 25, 3:52.
Buf–FG Lindell 30, :14.
Fourth quarter
Buf–FG Lindell 19, 7:56.
A: 50,861.
Cle Buf
First downs 9 19
Total Net Yards 187 323
Rushes-yards 25-105 42-192
Passing 82 131
Punt Returns 1-7 3-41
Kickoff Returns 4-46 3-53
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-10
Comp-Att-Int 12-20-1 14-23-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-4 2-11
Punts 4-49.8 4-43.5
Fumbles-Lost 5-2 2-1
Penalties-Yards 2-10 6-44
Time of Possession 23:50 36:10
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Cleveland, Hillis 21-108, Bell 3-8, Cribbs 1-(minus 11). Buffalo, Jackson 29-112, Fitzpatrick 4-49, Spiller 8-33, Jones 1-(minus 2).
Passing: Cleveland, Delhomme 12-20-1-86. Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 14-23-0-142.
Receiving: Cleveland, Hillis 4-10, Massaquoi 3-43, Robiskie 2-17, Watson 1-8, Cribbs 1-7, Stuckey 1-1. Buffalo, St.Johnson 5-42, Stupar 3-45, Jones 2-14, McIntyre 1-14, Martin 1-13, D.Nelson 1-11, Jackson 1-3.
Lions 7, Packers 3
DETROIT - Drew Stanton threw a 13-yard TD pass to Will Heller midway through the fourth quarter, and Green Bay couldn't come back without Aaron Rodgers.
Detroit (3-10) snapped a five-game losing streak and a 19-game skid against the NFC North, the NFL's worst slump within a division since the merger four decades ago.
Green Bay (8-5) lost Rodgers when the star quarterback was knocked out in the second quarter with his second concussion this season.
Green Bay 0 0 3 0 – 3
Detroit 0 0 0 7 – 7
Third quarter
GB–FG Crosby 42, 10:55.
Fourth quarter
Det–Heller 13 pass from Stanton (Rayner kick), 7:55.
A: 57,659.
GB Det
First downs 13 15
Total Net Yards 258 286
Rushes-yards 20-66 41-190
Passing 192 96
Punt Returns 2-28 4-37
Kickoff Returns 2-47 2-55
Interceptions Ret. 2-0 2-37
Comp-Att-Int 22-37-2 10-22-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-31 2-21
Punts 8-50.5 8-44.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-20 6-35
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Green Bay, Rodgers 2-25, Jackson 7-19, Flynn 3-10, Starks 6-8, Nance 2-4. Detroit, Morris 11-51, Stanton 4-44, Best 13-38, Logan 5-30, Felton 6-15, C.Johnson 1-13, Burleson 1-(minus 1).
Passing: Green Bay, Flynn 15-26-1-177, Rodgers 7-11-1-46. Detroit, Stanton 10-22-2-117.
Receiving: Green Bay, Quarless 5-62, Jennings 4-52, J.Jones 3-30, Jackson 3-9, Nelson 2-26, Driver 2-12, Nance 1-14, Swain 1-12, Kuhn 1-6. Detroit, B.Johnson 2-21, Pettigrew 2-14, C.Johnson 1-44, Heller 1-13, Burleson 1-12, Morris 1-6, Best 1-4, Scheffler 1-3.
Missed Field Goals: Detroit, Rayner 48 (WL).
Jaguars 38, Raiders 31
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - David Garrard threw three touchdown passes and Maurice Jones-Drew and Rashad Jennings each topped 100 yards rushing for Jacksonville (8-5), which overcame a 10-point deficit to win for the fifth time in the last six games.
Oakland (6-7) lost for the third time in four weeks.
Oakland 7 10 7 7 – 31
Jacksonville 0 7 21 10 – 38
First quarter
Oak–D.McFadden 67 pass from J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), 10:28.
Second quarter
Jac–Lewis 1 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 11:56.
Oak–FG Janikowski 26, 6:25.
Oak–Murphy 8 pass from J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), :19.
Third quarter
Jac–Hill 48 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 12:47.
Oak–D.McFadden 51 run (Janikowski kick), 11:21.
Jac–Jennings 74 run (Scobee kick), 6:44.
Jac–Sims-Walker 10 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 3:44.
Fourth quarter
Jac–FG Scobee 19, 11:22.
Oak–D.McFadden 36 run (Janikowski kick), 1:53.
Jac–Jones-Drew 30 run (Scobee kick), 1:34.
A: 62,570.
Oak Jac
First downs 21 19
Total Net Yards 476 385
Rushes-yards 25-153 34-234
Passing 323 151
Punt Returns 3-9 2-11
Kickoff Returns 5-86 5-163
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-7
Comp-Att-Int 22-33-1 11-22-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 2-8
Punts 5-42.0 5-41.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-25 6-52
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Oakland, D.McFadden 16-123, Bush 5-22, Boller 1-7, Reece 2-3, Ford 1-(minus 2). Jacksonville, Jennings 5-109, Jones-Drew 23-101, Garrard 5-32, Thomas 1-(minus 8).
Passing: Oakland, J.Campbell 21-30-0-324, Boller 1-3-1-20. Jacksonville, Garrard 11-22-1-159.
Receiving: Oakland, Murphy 6-59, Z.Miller 4-68, Reece 4-48, D.McFadden 3-86, Ford 2-43, Heyward-Bey 2-40, Myers 1-0. Jacksonville, Lewis 4-57, Jones-Drew 3-19, Sims-Walker 2-23, Hill 1-48, G.Jones 1-12.
Steelers 23, Bengals 7
PITTSBURGH - Troy Polamalu and LaMarr Woodley returned interceptions by Carson Palmer for touchdowns as Pittsburgh (10-3) couldn't get into the end zone on offense but closed in on a playoff spot nonetheless.
Shaun Suisham made all three field goal attempts and is 9 for 9 since joining the Steelers.
Palmer threw three interceptions, two to Polamalu, as Cincinnati (2-11) matched the 1993 Bengals by losing 10 straight in the same season.
Cincinnati 7 0 0 0 – 7
Pittsburgh 0 10 3 10 – 23
First quarter
Cin–Whitworth 1 pass from C.Palmer (Stitser kick), 9:58.
Second quarter
Pit–Polamalu 45 interception return (Suisham kick), 4:37.
Pit–FG Suisham 23, :21.
Third quarter
Pit–FG Suisham 35, 8:34.
Fourth quarter
Pit–Woodley 14 interception return (Suisham kick), 12:21.
Pit–FG Suisham 41, 5:34.
A: 57,501.
Cin Pit
First downs 14 18
Total Net Yards 190 354
Rushes-yards 14-34 27-123
Passing 156 231
Punt Returns 2-23 2-1
Kickoff Returns 5-77 2-40
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-71
Comp-Att-Int 20-32-3 21-33-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-22 4-27
Punts 5-43.4 5-35.2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-25 9-89
Time of Possession 25:29 34:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Cincinnati, Benson 8-19, Scott 4-15, C.Palmer 2-0. Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 18-66, Roethlisberger 3-23, Moore 4-18, Wallace 1-12, Redman 1-4.
Passing: Cincinnati, C.Palmer 20-32-3-178. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 21-33-0-258.
Receiving: Cincinnati, Ochocinco 6-71, Kelly 4-15, Benson 3-26, Shipley 3-26, Leonard 2-17, Owens 1-22, Whitworth 1-1. Pittsburgh, Ward 8-115, Wallace 5-78, Brown 3-27, Randle El 2-19, Mendenhall 1-9, Redman 1-6, Spaeth 1-4.
Falcons 31, Panthers 10
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Turner ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns, Matt Ryan threw for another, and Atlanta (11-2) held onto the best record in the NFC.
Jonathan Stewart rushed for a season-best 133 yards, but lost a fumble on Carolina's first play from scrimmage to set up Atlanta's first TD as the Falcons jumped out to a 17-0 lead.
Things didn't get much better for rookie Jimmy Clausen and the NFL-worst Panthers (1-12), who dropped their seventh straight.
Atlanta 14 3 7 7 – 31
Carolina 0 0 7 3 – 10
First quarter
Atl–Gonzalez 4 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 13:35.
Atl–Turner 1 run (Bryant kick), 6:51.
Second quarter
Atl–FG Bryant 39, 2:34.
Third quarter
Car–Goodson 13 run (Kasay kick), 10:29.
Atl–Turner 3 run (Bryant kick), 4:41.
Fourth quarter
Car–FG Kasay 36, 9:44.
Atl–Turner 4 run (Bryant kick), 4:12.
A: 71,235.
Atl Car
First downs 24 13
Total Net Yards 327 288
Rushes-yards 36-127 28-212
Passing 200 76
Punt Returns 2-5 2-12
Kickoff Returns 1-23 6-106
Interceptions Ret. 1-17 1-25
Comp-Att-Int 20-34-1 15-25-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-27 5-31
Punts 7-40.4 7-45.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 1-10 6-50
Time of Possession 34:50 25:10
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Atlanta, Turner 28-112, G.Johnson 6-8, Ryan 1-4, Mughelli 1-3. Carolina, Stewart 18-133, Goodson 9-70, Smith 1-9.
Passing: Atlanta, Ryan 20-34-1-227. Carolina, Clausen 14-24-1-107, Edwards 1-1-0-0.
Receiving: Atlanta, White 8-79, Gonzalez 4-28, Jenkins 2-26, Finneran 2-13, Douglas 1-46, Mughelli 1-16, Turner 1-12, Weems 1-7. Carolina, LaFell 6-38, Sutton 3-20, Gettis 2-22, Smith 2-17, Goodson 1-6, Rosario 1-4.
49ers 40, Seahawks 21
SAN FRANCISCO - Brian Westbrook hauled in a 62-yard pass for his longest career TD catch and San Francisco (5-8) improved its slim playoff hopes.
After starting the season 0-5, the Niners are a game behind NFC West leaders Seattle (6-7) and St. Louis (6-7).
Seattle 7 0 7 7 – 21
San Francisco 10 20 10 0 – 40
First quarter
SF–V.Davis 42 pass from A.Smith (Reed kick), 12:33.
Sea–Martin 11 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 4:14.
SF–FG Reed 33, :00.
Second quarter
SF–FG Reed 44, 10:31.
SF–Morgan 15 pass from A.Smith (Reed kick), 8:04.
SF–Westbrook 62 pass from A.Smith (Reed kick), 1:50.
SF–FG Reed 22, :00.
Third quarter
SF–Goldson 39 interception return (Reed kick), 14:11.
SF–FG Reed 36, 3:32.
Sea–Washington 92 kickoff return (Mare kick), 3:18.
Fourth quarter
Sea–Butler 2 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 1:55.
A: 69,732.
Sea SF
First downs 20 10
Total Net Yards 361 336
Rushes-yards 22-84 27-95
Passing 277 241
Punt Returns 3-39 1-3
Kickoff Returns 7-222 4-60
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 4-62
Comp-Att-Int 27-42-4 17-27-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 2-14
Punts 2-41.0 5-49.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-75 2-15
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Seattle, M.Robinson 3-33, Lynch 10-29, Washington 4-10, Forsett 3-5, Hasselbeck 1-5, Butler 1-2. San Francisco, Dixon 14-60, Westbrook 9-23, A.Smith 4-12.
Passing: Seattle, Hasselbeck 27-42-4-285. San Francisco, A.Smith 17-27-0-255.
Receiving: Seattle, Lynch 7-37, Butler 5-68, Martin 4-73, Stokley 3-35, Tate 3-29, Baker 1-15, Washington 1-13, Forsett 1-9, Morrah 1-8, Gibson 1-(minus 2). San Francisco, Westbrook 6-87, V.Davis 5-70, Morgan 3-82, Dixon 1-8, Walker 1-7, Crabtree 1-1.
Missed Field Goals: Seattle, Mare 43 (WR).
Saints 31, Rams 13
NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees threw for three scores, Malcolm Jenkins returned one of his two interceptions 96 yards for his first career TD, and New Orleans won its sixth straight game.
Marques Colston had a pair of touchdown catches in traffic as New Orleans (10-3) jumped to a 14-0 lead and never trailed.
The Rams (6-7) fell below .500 but remained in a first-place tie in the NFC West with Seattle (6-7), which lost at San Francisco.
St. Louis 0 6 0 7 – 13
New Orleans 14 7 7 3 – 31
First quarter
NO–Colston 5 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 8:25.
NO–Colston 17 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), :24.
Second quarter
StL–FG Jo.Brown 38, 11:20.
StL–FG Jo.Brown 45, 1:42.
NO–Jenkins 96 interception return (Hartley kick), :47.
Third quarter
NO–Moore 31 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 4:55.
Fourth quarter
NO–FG Hartley 40, 14:10.
StL–Bradford 1 run (Jo.Brown kick), 5:23.
A: 70,015.
StL NO
First downs 14 22
Total Net Yards 327 345
Rushes-yards 24-136 29-132
Passing 191 213
Punt Returns 1-10 2-16
Kickoff Returns 6-134 3-69
Interceptions Ret. 2-8 2-105
Comp-Att-Int 18-32-2 25-40-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-40 1-8
Punts 4-54.8 2-45.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-39 5-55
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: St. Louis, Jackson 16-96, Toston 5-22, B.Gibson 1-13, Bradford 2-5. New Orleans, Ivory 7-47, P.Thomas 12-39, Bush 9-39, Brees 1-7.
Passing: St. Louis, Bradford 18-32-2-231. New Orleans, Brees 25-40-2-221.
Receiving: St. Louis, B.Gibson 4-67, Jackson 4-38, Fells 3-26, Amendola 3-16, Robinson 2-61, Toston 1-23, Bajema 1-0. New Orleans, Moore 5-70, Colston 5-46, Bush 5-22, Shockey 4-29, P.Thomas 4-29, Graham 1-21, D.Thomas 1-4.
Missed Field Goals: St. Louis, Jo.Brown 46 (WL).
Chargers 31, Chiefs 0
SAN DIEGO - Philip Rivers threw two TD passes to Malcom Floyd and San Diego remained alive in the AFC West with the win over division-leading Kansas City, which went nowhere without quarterback Matt Cassel.
The four-time defending division champion Chargers (7-6) pulled within one game of the Chiefs (8-5). Cassel didn't travel after having an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday. His backup, Brodie Croyle, completed 7 of 17 passes for 40 yards and was sacked four times in his first start since the 2009 opener. He is now 0-10 as a starter.
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 – 0
San Diego 7 14 0 10 – 31
First quarter
SD–Floyd 17 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 5:33.
Second quarter
SD–Tolbert 8 run (Kaeding kick), 6:47.
SD–Floyd 9 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), :40.
Fourth quarter
SD–FG Kaeding 48, 8:25.
SD–Mathews 15 run (Kaeding kick), 3:15.
A: 66,780.
KC SD
First downs 5 25
Total Net Yards 67 426
Rushes-yards 17-48 43-207
Passing 19 219
Punt Returns 1-11 5-76
Kickoff Returns 5-102 1-27
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 9-20-0 18-24-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-29 2-7
Punts 8-45.6 2-55.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 2-15 6-47
Time of Possession 19:50 40:10
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Kansas City, Charles 10-40, Battle 3-8, Jones 3-1, Palko 1-(minus 1). San Diego, Tolbert 16-66, Mathews 16-65, Sproles 6-53, Jackson 1-14, Rivers 2-5, Hester 2-4.
Passing: Kansas City, Croyle 7-17-0-40, Palko 2-3-0-8. San Diego, Rivers 18-24-1-226.
Receiving: Kansas City, Copper 2-15, Moeaki 2-13, Charles 2-9, Chambers 1-10, Bowe 1-3, Pope 1-(minus 2). San Diego, Sproles 5-51, Floyd 4-51, Washington 3-50, Jackson 2-29, McMichael 2-26, Tolbert 1-13, Mathews 1-6.