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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2016 SPORTS Prescott rallies Cowboys to win over Eagles 29-23 ARLINGTON: Dak Prescott threw a 5- But defensive coordinator Wade yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten in Phillips was taken to a hospital after get- overtime, giving the Dallas Cowboys ting knocked down during Brady Roby’s their sixth straight win with a 29-23 vic- 51-yard touchdown return in the second tory over the Philadelphia Eagles on quarter, tempering their enthusiasm. Sunday night. Prescott rallied the San Diego running back Melvin Gordon Cowboys with a late tying touchdown was blocked into the 69-year-old assis- pass to Dez Bryant and won the rookie tant, who was strapped to a backboard quarterback duel with Carson Wentz. and carted off the field. The Broncos said Dallas (6-1) took a two-game division Phillips was alert and had movement in lead after rallying from a 10-point deficit his arms and legs when he arrived at the in the fourth quarter. The 23-year-old hospital via ambulance. With linebackers Prescott recovered from a shaky start, coach Reggie Herring taking over finishing 19 of 39 for 287 yards with two Denver’s defensive calls for Phillips, the scores and an end zone interception that Broncos (6-2) had a goal-line stand in cost the Cowboys points late in the first the closing minutes and picked off half. Wentz had the Eagles (4-3) in posi- Rivers twice more in the second half. tion for a win with another efficient per- They only turned one of those take- formance. But he couldn’t move aways into points, however, and that Philadelphia late in regulation with the allowed the hard-luck Chargers (3-5) to game tied. The Eagles never got the ball stay in it until the end, forcing Denver to in overtime after Prescott led the 75- make two stands in the closing minutes. yard scoring drive. SAINTS 25, SEAHAWKS 20 RAIDERS 30, BUCCANEERS 24 Drew Brees passed for 265 yards and Derek Carr threw a 41-yard touch- a touchdown and scored on a quarter- down pass to Seth Roberts with 1:45 back keeper. The victory wasn’t assured remaining in overtime, capping a until New Orleans’ much-maligned record-breaking day for Oakland in a vic- defense, ranked 29th, came up with a tory over Tampa Bay. Carr threw for a stop on Seattle’s final drive. Russell franchise-record 513 yards, completing Wilson took the Seahawks (4-2-1) to the 40 of 59 passes without an interception, New Orleans 10, where on one final play and the Raiders overcame an NFL-record he lofted a pass toward the corner of the 23 penalties for 200 yards. Carr also end zone. Jermaine Kearse caught the threw touchdowns to offensive tackle ball, but landed out of bounds. and ex-Buc Donald Penn, Amari Cooper Wilson finished with 253 yards pass- and Mychal Rivera as the Raiders (6-2) ing and was intercepted once by line- improved to 5-0 on the road. backer Nathan Stupar - a play that set up Jameis Winston threw for 180 yards the Saints’ first TD on Brees’ 1-yard dive EDMONTON: Ottawa Senators’ Craig Anderson (41) makes a save during second period NHL hockey action against the Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton, Sunday. Anderson’s 35th career shutout was extra special for him and his teammates. Anderson returned following his wife’s cancer and two touchdowns for the Bucs (3-4), over a pile of players. Brees’ lone touch- diagnosis and made 37 saves for his second shutout in two starts, helping the Senators beat the Oilers 2-0. — AP who took a 24-17 lead on a 1-yard run down pass went to Brandin Cooks on a by Jacquizz Rodgers and 2-point con- 2-yard slant, which gave the Saints the version. Carr threw his TD pass to Rivera lead for good early in the fourth quarter. to tie it with 1:38 remaining, and Wil Lutz kicked field goals of 22, 53, 21 Toews breaks season drought Sebastian Janikowski missed a 50-yard and 41 yards for the Saints (3-4). field goal as time expired to send it into overtime. Janikowski misfired again PATRIOTS 41, BILLS 25 as Blackhawks beat Kings from 52 yards on Oakland’s first posses- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sion of the extra period. asserted his on-field ownership of the Bills again, matching an NFL record in CHICAGO: Corey Crawford made 32 saves, NHL Results/Standings REDSKINS 27, BENGALS 27 beating them for the 26th time. Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa each had a Washington and Cincinnati played to Brady went 22 of 33 for 315 yards and power-play goal and the Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo 3, Winnipeg 1; Florida 5, Detroit 2; Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3; NY Islanders 5, Toronto 1; Chicago 3, Los Angeles the second NFL tie game in seven days, threw four touchdowns. He improved to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Sunday night. 0; NY Rangers 6, Tampa Bay 1; Ottawa 2, Edmonton 0; Washington 3, Calgary 1. Artem Anisimov also scored to extend his the first time there have been two draws 26-3 against Buffalo , and matched a Western Conference Detroit 6 4 0 28 24 12 in a season since 1997. record set by Brett Favre, who went 26-9 career-best point streak to seven games. He has six goals and five assists during the run. Toews Central Division Ottawa 5 3 0 25 25 10 The sold-out crowd of 84,000 at against Detroit. The Patriots (7-1) have WLOTLGFGAPTS got his first goal of the season - the Chicago cap- Tampa Bay 5 4 0 27 29 10 Minnesota 6 2 1 32 19 13 Wembley Stadium left deflated and even won four straight since Brady returned Florida 4 4 1 25 23 9 tain had just three assists in the Blackhawks’ first St. Louis 5 2 2 22 21 12 puzzled as the regulation-time shootout after opening the season serving the eight games. Hossa scored into an empty net Boston 4 4 0 18 23 8 between Kirk Cousins and Andy Dalton NFL’s four-game “Deflategate” suspen- Chicago 5 3 1 31 27 11 with 1:10 remaining. Peter Budaj made 26 saves Colorado 4 3 0 19 19 8 Buffalo 3 3 2 20 21 8 turned into an overtime comedy of sion. His absence included New for Los Angeles. Hossa was honored in a Winnipeg 4 5 0 22 26 8 Toronto 2 4 3 26 35 7 errors. Washington (4-3-1) appeared to England’s only blemish, a 16-0 home loss pregame ceremony for becoming the 44th play- Dallas 3 4 1 18 26 7 Metropolitan Division Nashville 2 5 1 19 28 5 have the game won with 2:13 left in to Buffalo (4-4) on Oct. 2, the first time er with 500 goals, a milestone he reached on Pittsburgh 6 2 1 25 27 13 overtime, but Dustin Hopkins hooked the Patriots were shut out at home since Pacific Division Oct. 18. NY Rangers 6 3 0 35 22 12 his 34-yard fieldgoal attempt wide left. 1993. After a Bills field goal, Brady threw Edmonton 7 2 0 29 19 14 Washington 5 2 1 22 17 11 The Redskins got the ball back with touchdowns passes on his first two SENATORS 2, OILERS 0 San Jose 6 3 0 23 21 12 Vancouver 4 4 1 17 24 9 New Jersey 4 2 2 18 16 10 1:11 remaining when Dalton fumbled drives. They included a 53-yarder to for- Craig Anderson returned following his wife’s Calgary 4 5 1 31 35 9 Philadelphia 4 5 1 36 38 9 at the Bengals 47 on a quarterback mer Bills receiver Chris Hogan. The cancer diagnosis and made 37 saves for his sec- Anaheim 3 4 2 21 23 8 NY Islanders 4 5 0 27 25 8 sneak. Cousins couldn’t connect down- Patriots then broke the game open by ond shutout in two starts to helping Ottawa Los Angeles 4 5 0 20 26 8 Columbus 3 3 1 18 17 7 field and tossed his final desperate scoring 27 points over five consecutive beat Edmonton. Anderson left the team Arizona 2 6 0 24 33 4 Carolina 2 4 2 24 30 6 pass tamely into the sideline to pre- possessions. The surge began with Thursday to be with his wife, Nicholle, but Eastern Conference Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the serve the draw. Cincinnati is 3-4-1. The Brady’s 53-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski returned to start this game. Teammates took Atlantic Division Montreal 8 0 1 31 14 17 standings and are not included in the loss column (L). unlikely result came one week after with 4:18 left in the second quarter, and turns hugging Anderson after the final horn, and the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona ended when Brady took a seat and was the 35-year-old goalie was crying on the ice after Cardinals tied 6-6. replaced by backup Jimmy Garoppolo being named the game’s first star. Mike Hoffman Jimmy Howard in the second period. Howard played against them since signing with Toronto with 4:29 left. and Bobby Ryan scored for the Senators, who finished with 13 saves. in the offseason. have won two of three. The Oilers ended a five- FALCONS 33, PACKERS 32 game winning streak.