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JACKSONVILLE, FL – Ben Roethlisberger was far from perfect until the fourth quarter, and that was all that mattered to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A week after Roethlisberger earned a perfect quarterback score, he had won three interceptions and a 16-0 deficit by leading two late orders. He conceded the score 1 and left 5 seconds for a 20-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
The Steelers (7-2-1) have won their sixth game in a row and have probably ended the Jaguars' play-off hopes, which eliminated Pittsburgh in the divisional round of last year. The Jaguars (3-7) lost their sixth in a row in a match that they controlled until the last five minutes.
Leonard Fournette ran 95 yards and caught two passes for 46 yards. This led to the Jaguars' only touchdown when he started from 4 and scored for a 16-0 lead with 2:09 left in the third quarter.
Roethlisberger, who now has 10 turnovers in his last three games against Jacksonville, has taken over.
He asked Tashaun Gipson Sr., safety officer, to bite on a dummy pump and found Antonio Brown open in the middle for a 78-yard touchdown.
Still trailing by 10 points within six minutes of the end, Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald in the back of the end zone to narrow the gap to 16-13 with 2:28 to go.
The Jaguars scored three goals and Roethlisberger ran a 68-yard run. He hit JuJu Smith-Schuster on the left side for a 35-yard gain on 27 which at least had the Steelers in the lead position.
James Conner dropped a certain touchdown when he found himself behind linebacker Telvin Smith Sr., but Roethlisberger hit Brown by the center.
TEXANS 23, REDSKINS 21
LANDOVER, Maryland (AP) – Justin Reid made a 101-yard interception to help the Texans defeat Deshaun Watson, who made the mistake, for a seventh consecutive victory.
The loss of Washington came at a significant price when quarterback Alex Smith was injured in the ankle by a sack in the third quarter. Smith's right ankle turned the wrong way after being fired by Kareem Jackson and J.J. Watt on a game strangely similar to Joe Theismann's broken leg, which arrived exactly 33 years ago.
Colt McCoy replaced Smith and made a touchdown pass and led a lengthy scoring campaign for Washington (6-4), who will likely have to rely on fellow quarterback for the rest of the way.
The touchdown of Adrian Peterson, who put the Redskins up 21-20 early in the fourth quarter, was the first lead change in a match involving the Redskins throughout the season.
Watson pitched for a touchdown and had two interceptions, completing 16 of 24 passes and taking three sacks. Houston (7-3) returned the ball three times, but continued its winning streak after kicker Redskins, Dustin Hopkins, missed a 63-yard touchdown with 3 seconds to go.
Peterson ran two touchdowns to keep climbing the NFL's running chart, but was stuck in many of his other races. Peterson's 3-yard and 7-yard strokes earned him 105 in his career and went past the Redskins' former star, John Riggins, in sole possession of the sixth, one behind Jim Brown for the fifth.
Peterson finished with 51 yards in 16 carries.
COWBOYS 22, FALCONS 19
ATLANTA (AP) – Brett Maher managed to score a missing extra point and scored a 42-yard field goal in the final game.
Matt Ryan sent a 34-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones for the Atlanta touchdown with 1:52 to tie the game. But Dallas had 51 yards in 10 games, preparing for Maher's free-kick at the end of the allotted time.
The Cowboys (5-5), who won a game against Washington in the NFC East, gave a boost to their playoffs. Atlanta (4-6) lost its second consecutive game and now faces many difficulties to play in the playoffs – especially in the NFC South, where the Falcons are lagging behind in New Orleans and Carolina.
After a battle between Matther and Maher in Atlanta, Matt Bryant left the Falcons 9-6 to qualify for the final period, Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott scored on two points to push the Cowboys to a 19-point lead. -9.
Dallas needed 14 games to cover 75 yards for the first TD of the game, Prescott's 4-yard run after faking the ball to Elliott. Prescott had two 17-yard passes – one for Amari Cooper, another for Cole Beasley – but no other game on possession of the ball scored more than 5 yards.
Maher however got the extra point, leaving the Cowboys with a 12-9 lead.
They quickly extended the margin. In the next Atlanta possession, Ryan threw a short pass to Calvin Ridley, who cut the center. The ball was thrown a little too hard, the rookie could not hang on and she ricocheted in the arms of Dallas linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. He returned the intercept 28 meters to Atlanta 31.
Two plays later, Elliott hit a big hole in the middle of the field, repulsed Damontae Kazee's tackle attempt at 15, and hit a 23-yard touchdown. Maher is logged on this extra point, giving the Cowboys a 10-point lead with 12:26 remaining.
BEAR 25, VIKINGS 20
CHICAGO (AP) – Khalil Mack recovered the ball and recovered, Eddie Jackson returned an interception for a touchdown and Chicago beat Minnesota to tighten its grip on NFC North.
Mack and Jackson led a dominant defense effort. And Chicago (7-3) has taken a big step forward to its divisional top division championship since 2010. The Bears have won a four-season high. And the last two clashed against the NFC's North after losing their divisional opponents 10 times in a row.
Chicago simply suffocated the Vikings (5-4-1), dominating the total yards (308-268) and ball possession time (34: 29-25: 31), although quarterback Mitchell Trubisky had difficulties.
Trubisky was 20 out of 31 for 165 yards and one touchdown, but had two passes intercepted by Anthony Harris.
BRONCOS 23, LOADERS 22
CARSON, Calif. (AP) – Brandon McManus scored a 34-yard goal at the end of the allotted time and ended the Chargers' six-game winning streak.
Denver got the ball at 8:00 am, 1:51 from the end, and Case Keenum orchestrated a seven-play, 76-yard drive. Keenum, who was 19 out of 32 for 205 yards, completed five passes for 86 yards, including a 30-yard run at Courtland Sutton and Denver 16. Keenum then raised the ball and McManus scored the kickoff at the end of time.
Phillip Lindsay had 11 assists for 79 yards and Sutton three receptions for 78 yards. Denver (4-6) had lost six of seven players entering the game.
Philip Rivers threw for 401 yards and two touchdowns. The 15-year-old, who completed 28 of 43 passes, also became the sixth quarterback in league history to have made at least two touchdown passes in each of his team's first 10 games to get started a season.
It was not one of the cleanest games for Rivers or the Chargers (7-3). Rivers launched two interceptions and Los Angeles imposed 14 penalties, including 10 in the first half. Mike Badgley, who scored three goals, also missed an extra point that eventually got bigger.
SAINTS 48, EAGLES 7
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Drew Brees scored 363 yards and four touchdowns, and the Saints won their ninth straight game with a Philadelphia demolition, which was by far the Eagles' worst loss since winning the Super Bowl last season.
Brees completed 22 of 30 passes and did not return the ball, giving him 25 touchdowns and one interception this season. The fourth touchdown of Brees seemed to sum up the daring approach of New Orleans. He hit running back Alvin Kamara on the right touchline for a 37-yard win over a four-and-seven game that gave the Saints (9-1) a 45-7 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Brees' other touchdowns went for Austin Carr's 3-yard rushing, 15 for rookie Tre & # 39; Quan Smith and 23 for Michael Thomas. Smith finished with 10 catches for 157 yards, while Thomas's four catches for 92 yards made him the first catcher in the Saints' history to exceed 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. .
Mark Ingram ran 16 times for 103 yards, including 14 and 1 yard touchdowns. Kamara added 71 yards to help New Orleans finish with a total of 546 yards and score at least 40 for the sixth time this season.
Carson Wentz was intercepted three times. Time will tell if this unbalanced defeat marks the beginning of the end of the Eagles title defense. Philadelphia (4-6) remains two games away from Washington (6-4) for first place in the East of the NFC, but the number of injured is even greater.
COLTS 38, TITANS 10
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Mack and Jordan Wilkins both ran to score. Indy (5-5) has won four straight wins for the first time since November 2014. The odds have remained unbeaten 10 times against the Titans.
Tennessee (5-5) lost quarterback Marcus Mariota at the last minute of the first period, after being injured again in the right elbow. Titan's defense coordinator, Dean Pees, was also taken to a nearby hospital after medical workers were called to the coaching box in the first quarter.
Pees, 69, briefly retired after last season.
The mastery of luck on Tennessee has not changed. He destroyed the league's best defense by scoring 23 of 29 with 297 yards with two TD passes to T.Y. Hilton. Luck has earned him at least one pass in 33 consecutive games and at least three in seven consecutive games.
Adam Vinatieri added another step to his growing list by celebrating his 210th career win over a 23-year career with New England and Indy. This is one more than George Blanda has won over a 26 year career that has lasted four decades. Earlier this season, Vinatieri, the oldest active player in the league at age 45, also broke Morten Andersen's career goals and goals earlier this season.
RAVENS 24, BENGALS 21
BALTIMORE (AP) – Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson scored for the first time in the NFL. He sprinted for the first time in the NFL for 115, and the Ravens ended a series of three defeats.
Introducing the moves that allowed him to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy in Louisville, Jackson has pioneered in his pocket for 27 races. Although the Ravens (5-5) put a lot of effort into the race, Jackson also completed 13 of 19 passes for 150 yards with an interception.
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco did not practice all week and was inactive with a right hip injury. This created an opening for Jackson, the 32nd pick in the NFL draft.
Before Sunday, the former star of Louisville took occasional clichés in running situation and replaced Flacco in the fourth quarter on two eruptions. Having to bear the burden alone, Jackson responded with a solid performance in a match that the Ravens had to win.
Down 21-13 in the second half, Baltimore rallied to give the Bengals (5-5) sinking in their fourth defeat in five games.
Edwards, an unrequested rookie free agent, scored on an 11-yard run and qualified for conversion at the end of the third quarter. Jackson then directed a 55-yard drive that resulted in a Justin Tucker placement with 8:12 to go.
Randy Bullock of Cincinnati missed a 52-yard tying goal with 3:59 left and Andy Dalton's fourth pass from Baltimore 37 with a time of 1:42 was rejected by Marlon Humphrey .
LIONS 20, PANTHERS 19
DETROIT (AP) – Cam Newton launched an incomplete pass on a 2-point conversion with 1:07 left, allowing the Lions to hang on. Newton had time and receiver Jarius Wright opened in the end zone, but the star quarterback managed the high bet. Carolina coach Ron Rivera took the win after Newton kicked off his third touchdown pass to DJ Moore, possibly because the reliable kicker Graham Gano missed an extra point and a field goal more early in the game.
The Lions (4-6) recovered a free kick to seal the win and end a series of three defeats, the best performance of the season. They were able to win after Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Golladay, with time remaining at 5:19.
The Panthers (6-4) lost twice in a row for the first time this season.
Newton was 25 out of 37 for 357 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Moore had seven receptions for 157 yards and a score.
Stafford was 23 out of 37 for 220 yards with a touchdown. Golladay had eight catches for 113 yards and one touchdown.
GIANTS 38, BUCCANEERS 35
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Saquon Barkley scored 142 yards and scored three touchdowns, scoring three touchdowns. The Giants have played a consecutive game for the first time since December 2016.
Eli Manning also scored two touchdowns and linebacker Alec Ogletree returned one of the Giants' four interceptions to 15 yards for another score of the biggest points total of the season in New York.
The Giants (3-7) were never led after Manning found a Barkley open on a 6-yard scoring pass on the first set, and the 2nd pick in the repechage scored a 5-yard goal. the second goal to give New York the lead definitely.
Odell Beckham Jr. collected four passes for 74 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.
Tampa Bay (3-7) made things interesting after Jameis Winston replaced Ryan Fitzpatrick, a man rife with a turnover, in the third quarter and led four touchdowns. The last score came on a 41-yard pass to Mike Evans with 2:22 to play and the Bucs in the 38-35.
The Bucs recovered the ball at 20 with 23 seconds to play, but B.W. Webb intercepted Winston's long throw on the sideline to win and send Tampa Bay (3-7) to his fourth straight loss.
RAIDERS 23, CARDINALS 21
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Daniel Carlson scored a goal of 35 yards as the match ended with a clash between the teams competing for the bottom of the NFL standings.
The Raiders (2-8), who had lost five straight, tied the Cardinals record.
Derek Carr scored for two touchdowns and totaled 32 and 20 yards on the last command leading to Carlson's winning kick. Carlson also scored 49 and 21 yards in the second half.
Arizona rookie Josh Rosen had three touchdowns, including two with Larry Fitzgerald, but was intercepted twice. Both selections led to first-half touchdowns for Oakland. David Johnson rushed for a season-high total of 137 yards, including a 53-yard pass that allowed Fitzgerald to get a 5-yard TD pass that gave the Cardinals a 21-yard lead. -20 with 5:02 to play.
Later, Johnson had a 57-yard touchdown recalled by a maintenance penalty and also had a key drop. This possession also included a needless hardness penalty on tight end Jermaine Gresham who had helped to force the punt at Oakland.
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