NFL Roundup

Seahawks 23, Giants 0

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Richard Sherman had two interceptions; Marshawn Lynch scored on a twisting, triple-effort 2-yard run; and Steven Hauschka kicked three field goals as Seattle manhandled New York for its sixth road win.

Should the Seahawks return to New Jersey this season, it would be for the Super Bowl.

Russell Wilson toyed with the Giants defense, running for 50 yards and throwing for 206 yards and a touchdown before sitting out the last few minutes. Wilson, who was selected this week by the Texas Rangers in baseball's Rule 5 draft, has 23 wins, the most for a quarterback in his first two seasons in the Super Bowl era. He has thrown 50 touchdown passes in his short pro career.

The Seahawks (12-2) are closing in on the NFC West title and their best overall record - they went 13-3 in 2005 before losing to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.

Eli Manning was picked off a career-worst five times, with Byron Maxwell also getting two. The Giants (5-9) have their first losing record since 2004, and lost top receiver Victor Cruz to a concussion in the fourth quarter. Cruz is 2 yards short of his third straight 1,000-yard season.

Seattle 3 10 3 7 – 23

N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 0 – 0

First quarter

Sea–FG Hauschka 49, 8:33.

Second quarter

Sea–Lynch 2 run (Hauschka kick), 5:30.

Sea–FG Hauschka 44, :03.

Third quarter

Sea–FG Hauschka 24, 8:47.

Fourth quarter

Sea–Baldwin 12 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 12:13.

A: 79,691.

Sea   NYG

First downs 21   12

Total Net Yards 327   181

Rushes-yards 34-134   14-25

Passing 193   156

Punt Returns 7-73   1-4

Kickoff Returns 0-0   3-74

Interceptions Ret. 5-5   1-0

Comp-Att-Int 20-29-1   22-35-5

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-29   4-30

Punts 7-41.3   8-47.5

Fumbles-Lost 2-0   2-0

Penalties-Yards 8-50   5-38

Time of Possession 33:58   26:02

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Seattle, Wilson 8-50, Lynch 16-47, Turbin 9-34, Baldwin 1-3. N.Y. Giants, A.Brown 11-17, Hillis 3-8.

Passing: Seattle, Wilson 18-27-1-206, Jackson 2-2-0-16. N.Y. Giants, Manning 18-31-5-156, Painter 4-4-0-30.

Receiving: Seattle, Lynch 6-73, Baldwin 6-71, Tate 2-25, Willson 2-23, Kearse 2-21, Miller 1-8, Turbin 1-1. N.Y. Giants, Jernigan 7-67, A.Brown 4-9, Myers 3-37, Cruz 2-25, Hillis 2-24, Pascoe 2-12, Murphy Jr. 1-7, Nicks 1-5. Missed Field Goals: None.

Chiefs 56, Raiders 31

OAKLAND, Calif. - Jamaal Charles carried Kansas City straight into the playoffs with a record day as Andy Reid's Chiefs (11-3) demolished Oakland (4-10) to clinch at least a wild-card spot.

Charles had five touchdowns and gained 215 yards from scrimmage. Though he only rushed for 20 yards in eight carries, Charles caught eight passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns in the third-most productive receiving day by a running back since the 1970 merger.

Charles also joined Shaun Alexander, Jerry Rice, and Clinton Portis as the only players since the merger to score five TDs and gain at least 200 yards from scrimmage in a game.

Alex Smith threw for five TDs, going 17 for 20 for 287 yards to make K.C. just the fourth team ever to make the playoffs a year after losing at least 14 games.

Oakland's Matt McGloin threw four interceptions and lost a fumble while sharing time with Terrelle Pryor as the Raiders allowed the most points in franchise history.

Kansas City 21 14 14 7 – 56

Oakland 3 14 14 0 – 31

First quarter

KC–Charles 49 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 14:38.

Oak–FG Janikowski 34, 11:05.

KC–Charles 39 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 7:27.

KC–Berry 47 interception return (Succop kick), 5:07.

Second quarter

Oak–Jennings 1 run (Janikowski kick), 14:40.

KC–Charles 1 run (Succop kick), 8:59.

KC–Charles 16 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 5:42.

Oak–Jennings 1 run (Janikowski kick), 3:00.

Third quarter

Oak–Holmes 6 pass from McGloin (Janikowski kick), 12:01.

Oak–Rivera 14 pass from McGloin (Janikowski kick), 4:57.

KC–Charles 71 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 3:38.

KC–McGrath 6 pass from A.Smith (Succop kick), 1:20.

Fourth quarter

KC–Davis 17 run (Succop kick), 8:19.

A: 49,571.

KC   Oak

First downs 19   26

Total Net Yards 384   461

Rushes-yards 24-78   33-130

Passing 306   331

Punt Returns 1-9   1-6

Kickoff Returns 4-107   5-130

Interceptions Ret. 5-119   0-0

Comp-Att-Int 20-25-0   20-41-5

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-12   0-0

Punts 4-49.5   1-48.0

Fumbles-Lost 1-1   2-2

Penalties-Yards 8-91   10-90

Time of Possession 25:53   34:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: KC, Davis 9-34, Charles 8-20, A.Smith 4-17, Jenkins 1-5, Gray 1-3, Daniel 1-(minus 1). Oak, Jennings 23-91, Pryor 3-19, Reece 5-18, Olawale 1-2, McGloin 1-0.

Passing: KC, A.Smith 17-20-0-287, Daniel 3-5-0-31. Oak, McGloin 18-36-4-297, Reece 1-1-0-22, Pryor 1-4-1-12.

Receiving: KC, Charles 8-195, Bowe 3-24, Avery 2-33, McGrath 2-14, Davis 2-8, Gray 1-18, Sherman 1-15, Hall 1-11. Oak, Streater 4-59, Holmes 4-58, Rivera 3-30, Jennings 3-12, Reece 2-52, D.Moore 2-46, Jones 1-52, Chekwa 1-22.

Missed Field Goals: None.

Falcons 27, Redskins 26

ATLANTA - Desmond Trufant deflected Kirk Cousins' pass on a potential winning two-point conversion with 18 seconds remaining, and Atlanta got by Washington.

The Falcons (4-10) scored 20 points off seven Washington turnovers. The Redskins (3-11) tied a team record with five lost fumbles.

Cousins passed for 381 yards and three touchdowns, but had three turnovers in his first start of the season after coach Mike Shanahan decided to bench starter Robert Griffin III. Griffin watched from the sideline.

Washington 7 13 0 6 – 26

Atlanta 14 3 7 3 – 27

First quarter

Atl–Jackson 3 run (Bryant kick), 8:14.

Atl–Gonzalez 13 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 3:52.

Was–Davis 23 pass from Cousins (Forbath kick), :48.

Second quarter

Atl–FG Bryant 20, 10:40.

Was–Garcon 53 pass from Cousins (Forbath kick), 6:35.

Was–FG Forbath 33, :49.

Was–FG Forbath 37, :00.

Third quarter

Atl–Jackson 2 run (Bryant kick), 8:13.

Fourth quarter

Atl–FG Bryant 51, 3:25.

Was–Moss 3 pass from Cousins (pass failed), :18.

A: 70,069.

Was   Atl

First downs 22   19

Total Net Yards 476   243

Rushes-yards 21-103   21-54

Passing 373   189

Punt Returns 4-15   3-25

Kickoff Returns 0-0   4-78

Interceptions Ret. 1-2   2-14

Comp-Att-Int 29-45-2   29-38-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8   3-21

Punts 3-52.7   6-49.3

Fumbles-Lost 5-5   2-1

Penalties-Yards 9-66   7-73

Time of Possession 26:08   33:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Was, Morris 18-98, Helu Jr. 3-5. Atl, Jackson 15-38, Rodgers 4-17, Snelling 1-0, Ryan 1-(minus 1).

Passing: Was, Cousins 29-45-2-381. Atl, Ryan 29-38-1-210.

Receiving: Was, Moss 8-64, Garcon 7-129, A.Robinson 4-99, Morgan 3-29, Paulsen 3-21, Davis 1-23, Morris 1-8, Helu Jr. 1-4, N.Williams 1-4. Atl, Gonzalez 6-62, White 5-53, Douglas 5-37, Rodgers 4-24, Jackson 4-5, D.Johnson 3-19, DiMarco 1-7, Snelling 1-3.

Missed Field Goals: None.

Colts 25, Texans 3

INDIANAPOLIS - Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, and Robert Mathis broke Indianapolis' single-season and career sacks records by forcing a second-half safety to lead the Colts (9-5) past Houston (2-12).

Luck finished 19 of 32 for 180 yards with one interception and needed only two quarters to put up 20 points, four short of Indy's combined first-half point total from the previous six games.

Mathis, the NFL sacks leader, now has 161/2 this season and 108 in his career, breaking the franchise records held by longtime teammate and close friend Dwight Freeney.

Houston 3 0 0 0 – 3

Indianapolis 7 13 5 0 – 25

First quarter

Ind–Whalen 14 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 9:31.

Hou–FG Bullock 49, 1:46.

Second quarter

Ind–FG Vinatieri 37, 12:00.

Ind–Richardson 9 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 7:03.

Ind–FG Vinatieri 43, 1:44.

Third quarter

Ind–FG Vinatieri 40, 12:27.

Ind–Redding safety, 1:53.

A: 65,470.

Hou   Ind

First downs 12   19

Total Net Yards 239   331

Rushes-yards 25-107   36-152

Passing 132   179

Punt Returns 2-11   3-67

Kickoff Returns 4-108   2-50

Interceptions Ret. 1-32   2-38

Comp-Att-Int 18-34-2   19-32-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-36   1-1

Punts 8-49.5   6-43.0

Fumbles-Lost 3-0   1-0

Penalties-Yards 14-114   4-36

Time of Possession 26:49   33:11

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Houston, Tate 16-72, Karim 4-21, D.Johnson 4-12, Keenum 1-2. Indianapolis, Richardson 19-64, D.Brown 5-38, Luck 5-29, Choice 5-18, Lynch 1-3, Rogers 1-0.

Passing: Houston, Keenum 18-34-2-168. Indianapolis, Luck 19-32-1-180.

Receiving: Houston, Griffin 6-62, A.Johnson 4-18, Hopkins 3-52, Tate 3-20, Martin 1-13, D.Johnson 1-3. Indianapolis, Hilton 8-78, Whalen 4-45, Richardson 4-38, Rogers 2-23, Doyle 1-(minus 4).

Missed Field Goals: None.

Bills 27, Jaguars 20

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - EJ Manuel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading Buffalo (5-9) to victory over Jacksonville (4-10).

Manuel, a former Florida State star, didn't do anything spectacular, just dinking and dunking the Jaguars for 193 yards. He also ran for 37 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Manuel completed 17 of 24 passes.

Manuel sealed the win with a 1-yard TD pass to Frank Summers. With it, Manuel set the franchise's rookie record for touchdown passes with 11.

Buffalo 3 17 0 7 – 27

Jacksonville 3 7 3 7 – 20

First quarter

Buf–FG Carpenter 42, 13:10.

Jax–FG Scobee 32, 8:07.

Second quarter

Jax–Sanders 12 pass from Henne (Scobee kick), 14:54.

Buf–Woods 7 pass from Manuel (Carpenter kick), 7:07.

Buf–Manuel 8 run (Carpenter kick), 2:14.

Buf–FG Carpenter 40, :00.

Third quarter

Jax–FG Scobee 55, 4:43.

Fourth quarter

Jax–Lewis 13 pass from Henne (Scobee kick), 13:50.

Buf–Summers 1 pass from Manuel (Carpenter kick), 9:35.

A: 60,085.

Buf   Jax

First downs 25   22

Total Net Yards 366   354

Rushes-yards 44-198   31-159

Passing 168   195

Punt Returns 2-4   3-10

Kickoff Returns 2-38   1-17

Interceptions Ret. 2-34   1-28

Comp-Att-Int 17-24-1   21-36-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25   5-42

Punts 4-45.0   3-45.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-1   3-2

Penalties-Yards 7-67   6-80

Time of Possession 32:35   27:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Buffalo, Jackson 17-80, Spiller 13-67, Manuel 10-37, Summers 4-14. Jacksonville, Todman 25-109, Robinson 2-28, Henne 4-22.

Passing: Buffalo, Manuel 17-24-1-193. Jacksonville, Henne 21-36-2-237.

Receiving: Buffalo, Woods 5-82, Chandler 5-54, Summers 3-16, Gragg 1-28, Jackson 1-8, Johnson 1-4, Spiller 1-1. Jacksonville, Lewis 4-54, Todman 4-44, Taylor 4-42, Harbor 3-52, Brown 3-20, Sanders 2-17, Ebert 1-8.

Missed Field Goals: Buffalo, Carpenter 54 (WR).

49ers 33, Buccaneers 14

TAMPA, Fla. - Vernon Davis caught a touchdown pass for the fifth straight game, and Michael Crabtree scored his first TD since returning from injury to help San Francisco beat Tampa Bay (4-10).

The victory was the fourth straight for Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers (10-4), who pulled away for good with a 10-minute, fourth-quarter drive that produced a field goal. Kendall Hunter put it well out of reach, scooping up a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and diving 2 yards into the end zone for a touchdown.

San Francisco 7 10 3 13 – 33

Tampa Bay 0 7 0 7 – 14

First quarter

SF–Crabtree 4 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), 7:05.

Second quarter

SF–FG Dawson 47, 6:12.

SF–V.Davis 52 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), 1:47.

TB–Jackson 11 pass from Glennon (Lindell kick), :29.

Third quarter

SF–FG Dawson 43, 7:51.

Fourth quarter

TB–Wright 24 pass from Glennon (Lindell kick), 14:54.

SF–FG Dawson 21, 4:27.

SF–Hunter fumble recovery in end zone (Dawson kick), 4:21.

SF–FG Dawson 35, 2:49.

A: 64,142.

SF   TB

First downs 22   13

Total Net Yards 376   183

Rushes-yards 40-187   12-39

Passing 189   144

Punt Returns 5-51   1-9

Kickoff Returns 2-29   5-83

Interceptions Ret. 1-0   0-0

Comp-Att-Int 19-29-0   18-34-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14   4-35

Punts 4-43.3   7-47.7

Fumbles-Lost 2-0   1-1

Penalties-Yards 8-62   4-32

Time of Possession 39:50   20:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: SF, Gore 22-86, Hunter 8-40, Kaepernick 7-39, James 2-22, Boldin 1-0. TB, Rainey 11-27, Leonard 1-12.

Passing: SF, Kaepernick 19-29-0-203. TB, Glennon 18-34-1-179.

Receiving: SF, V.Davis 5-79, Crabtree 5-45, Miller 4-26, Boldin 3-43, Celek 1-8, Manningham 1-2. TB, Wright 7-82, Jackson 5-58, Owusu 3-21, Underwood 2-15, Rainey 1-3. Missed Field Goals: None.

Panthers 30, Jets 20

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Cam Newton threw for 273 yards and a touchdown, Captain Munnerlyn had two sacks and returned an interception for a score, and Carolina (10-4) beat New York (6-8).

If Carolina wins its final two games, it will clinch the division and the first-round bye. The Panthers haven't been to the postseason since 2008.

Carolina's defense came up big, sacking Jets rookie QB Geno Smith four times. Munnerlyn intercepted Smith in the fourth quarter and returned it 42 yards for a TD to seal it.

N.Y. Jets 3 3 7 7 – 20

Carolina 3 13 0 14 – 30

First quarter

Car–FG Gano 35, 4:39.

NYJ–FG Folk 54, :00.

Second quarter

Car–FG Gano 22, 6:46.

NYJ–FG Folk 33, 3:49.

Car–D.Williams 72 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 3:29.

Car–FG Gano 40, :08.

Third quarter

NYJ–Richardson 1 run (Folk kick), 3:04.

Fourth quarter

Car–Tolbert 1 run (Gano kick), 11:05.

Car–Munnerlyn 41 interception return (Gano kick), 8:17.

NYJ–Cumberland 8 pass from Smith (Folk kick), 3:50.

A: 73,251.

NYJ   Car

First downs 19   21

Total Net Yards 297   392

Rushes-yards 28-157   36-131

Passing 140   261

Punt Returns 1-0   1-0

Kickoff Returns 1-22   3-49

Interceptions Ret. 0-0   1-41

Comp-Att-Int 15-28-1   16-24-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-27   2-12

Punts 4-33.0   2-46.0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0   0-0

Penalties-Yards 3-20   6-59

Time of Possession 26:59   33:01

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: NYJ, Ivory 11-66, Smith 6-44, Powell 8-37, Hakim 1-8, Richardson 2-2. Car, D.Williams 15-81, Tolbert 12-18, Ginn Jr. 1-14, Newton 7-12, LaFell 1-6.

Passing: NYJ, Smith 15-28-1-167. Car, Newton 16-24-0-273.

Receiving: NYJ, Powell 4-19, Cumberland 3-50, Nelson 3-44, Holmes 2-14, Kerley 1-25, Winslow 1-12, Bohanon 1-3. Car, Olsen 5-88, D.Williams 3-87, LaFell 3-61, Smith 3-20, Ginn Jr. 1-10, Tolbert 1-7.

Missed Field Goals: None.

Cardinals 37, Titans 34

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and Arizona edged Tennessee after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter.

Still, the Cardinals (9-5) won their sixth in seven games.

The Titans (5-9) had 17 points in the final 3 minutes, 12 seconds of regulation to force overtime.

Arizona 7 3 10 14 3 – 37

Tennessee 10 0 7 17 0 – 34

First quarter

Ten–FG Bironas 45, 9:34.

Ari–Mendenhall 1 run (Feely kick), 4:30.

Ten–C.Johnson 25 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bironas kick), :00.

Second quarter

Ari–FG Feely 25, 7:21.

Third quarter

Ari–FG Feely 47, 13:32.

Ten–Walker 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bironas kick), 6:16.

Ari–Ballard 6 pass from Palmer (Feely kick), 2:14.

Fourth quarter

Ari–Mendenhall 1 run (Feely kick), 6:50.

Ari–Cason 20 interception return (Feely kick), 6:13.

Ten–Preston 10 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bironas kick), 3:12.

Ten–FG Bironas 24, :47.

Ten–Preston 8 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bironas kick), :10.

Overtime

Ari–FG Feely 41, 10:18.

A: 69,143.

Ari   Ten

First downs 24   32

Total Net Yards 360   460

Rushes-yards 36-145   19-66

Passing 215   394

Punt Returns 0-0   2-18

Kickoff Returns 3-72   7-140

Interceptions Ret. 2-36   0-0

Comp-Att-Int 20-30-0   36-58-2

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16   3-8

Punts 4-53.0   3-48.3

Fumbles-Lost 1-0   3-1

Penalties-Yards 9-69   3-16

Time of Possession 30:58   33:44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Arizona, Ellington 10-71, Mendenhall 21-69, S.Taylor 3-6, Palmer 2-(minus 1). Tennessee, C.Johnson 13-40, Fitzpatrick 3-22, Greene 3-4.

Passing: Arizona, Palmer 20-30-0-231. Tennessee, Fitzpatrick 36-58-2-402.

Receiving: Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-49, Ellington 4-87, Ballard 3-13, Floyd 2-33, Roberts 2-15, Golden 1-16, Dray 1-9, Mendenhall 1-9. Tennessee, Wright 12-150, Walker 8-53, N.Washington 7-92, C.Johnson 3-51, Britt 3-29, Preston 3-27.

Missed Field Goals: Tennessee, Bironas 50 (SH).

Rams 27, Saints 16

ST. LOUIS - Drew Brees threw interceptions that led to touchdowns on New Orleans' first two possessions as St. Louis (6-8) downed the Saints.

Robert Quinn had two sacks, giving him an NFC-leading 15, and his quarterback hit on the Saints' first snap of the game altered the flight of the ball on T.J. McDonald's interception.

The Saints (10-4) missed their first chance to clinch a playoff berth.

Kellen Clemens threw for two TDs in the first quarter.

New Orleans 0 3 0 13 – 16

St. Louis 14 10 3 0 – 27

First quarter

StL–Harkey 31 pass from Clemens (Zuerlein kick), 11:20.

StL–Kendricks 4 pass from Clemens (Zuerlein kick), 2:45.

Second quarter

StL–FG Zuerlein 31, 14:57.

NO–FG Hartley 45, 10:17.

StL–Stacy 40 run (Zuerlein kick), 4:10.

Third quarter

StL–FG Zuerlein 35, 2:42.

Fourth quarter

NO–Brees 1 run (run failed), 11:25.

NO–Colston 5 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 3:07.

A: 58,442.

NO   StL

First downs 30   17

Total Net Yards 432   302

Rushes-yards 20-61   34-144

Passing 371   158

Punt Returns 0-0   1-7

Kickoff Returns 0-0   2-53

Interceptions Ret. 0-0   2-5

Comp-Att-Int 39-56-2   14-20-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-22   0-0

Punts 2-53.5   4-41.8

Fumbles-Lost 1-1   0-0

Penalties-Yards 8-77   4-30

Time of Possession 32:12   27:48

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: New Orleans, Sproles 7-24, Thomas 8-21, Brees 2-8, Ingram 1-5, Stills 1-3, K.Robinson 1-0. St. Louis, Stacy 28-133, Bailey 1-6, Clemens 3-5, Cunningham 2-0.

Passing: New Orleans, Brees 39-56-2-393. St. Louis, Clemens 14-20-0-158.

Receiving: New Orleans, Colston 8-92, Sproles 8-38, Thomas 7-62, Moore 6-78, Stills 4-47, Ingram 2-39, Graham 2-25, Watson 2-12. St. Louis, Pettis 4-41, Harkey 3-29, Bailey 2-26, Kendricks 2-13, Givens 1-31, Stacy 1-10, Cook 1-8.

Missed Field Goals: New Orleans, Hartley 36 (BK), 26 (WL).