TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS Patriots down Broncos, Cards roll FOXBOROUGH: Tom Brady outdueled Roethlisberger duplicated the feat as Peyton Manning, throwing for four touch- Pittsburgh (6-3) earned its third consecutive downs, and Julian Edelman returned a punt win. Roethlisberger’s 12 touchdown passes 84 yards for a score in leading the New over the last two games broke the mark of England Patriots past the Denver Broncos 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and 43-21 Sunday. matched by New England’s Tom Brady in The 16th matchup between the all-time 2007. Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for great quarterbacks wasn’t particularly com- 138 yards and a score. Rookie Martavis petitive after the first quarter. New England Bryant hauled in two scoring receptions and (7-2) won its fifth straight, halting the four- has five touchdowns in three games. game winning streak for Denver (6-2) in Joe Flacco passed for 303 yards with two emphatic fashion. Brady has 18 TD passes touchdowns and an interception, but the and one interception in those five victories. Ravens (5-4) were undone by a sloppy sec- Manning fell to 2-7 at Gillette Stadium ond quarter. and 5-11 overall against Brady, even though he threw for 438 yards and two touchdowns. EAGLES 31, TEXANS 21 He has at least two TD passes in 14 consecu- Mark Sanchez replaced the injured Nick tive games, an NFL record. In his 200th Foles and threw for 202 yards and two career start, Brady passed for 333 yards. He touchdowns to lead Philadelphia over has won 155 of those, the most for any quar- Houston. terback in that many starts. Foles injured his left shoulder late in the first quarter, forcing Sanchez into his first CARDINALS 28, COWBOYS 17 action since 2012 with the Jets. He threw Carson Palmer had three touchdown two interceptions in three quarters, but passes after an early interception the made throws when he had to.The Eagles (6- Cowboys returned for a score, and the Dallas 2) led by 3 when Jeremy Maclin grabbed a offense struggled without the injured Tony low throw from Sanchez for an 8-yard touch- Romo in a loss to Arizona. down to make it 31-21 with about four min- The Cardinals (7-1), who have sole posses- utes remaining. Maclin finished with two sion of the best record in the NFC for the first touchdowns and 158 yards receiving and time since 1974, won their fourth straight. LeSean McCoy had 117 yards rushing. Ryan They have beaten all five conference oppo- Fitzpatrick threw for 203 yards with two nents. touchdowns and an interception for Romo was out with his third back injury in Houston (4-5). 18 months, and backup Brandon Weeden threw two interceptions as the Cowboys (6- SEAHAWKS 30, RAIDERS 24 3) dropped their second straight after a six- Marshawn Lynch rushed for two first-half game winning streak. NFL rushing leader touchdowns, and Bruce Irvin tipped and DeMarco Murray’s record streak of eight intercepted Derek Carr’s pass and returned it straight 100-yard games to start the season 35 yards for another score as Seattle beat for Dallas ended against a defense that Oakland. After a tumultuous previous didn’t allow a back over the century mark for month, the Seahawks (5-3) won their second the 18th consecutive time. He rushed for 79 straight behind a strong first half, three field yards on 19 carries. goals from Steven Hauschka and a defense that made Carr look like a rookie much of SEATTLE: Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril (left) causes Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr to fumble in the first half ofn a NFL RAMS 13, 49ERS 10 the afternoon. Not all was perfect for Seattle. football game. — AP Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the goal line Russell Wilson struggled through one of his with 2 seconds remaining as St. Louis sacked worst passing games and the Seahawks The Jaguars (1-8) turned Dalton’s second the San Francisco quarterback eight times failed to capitalize on numerous chances to interception into Denard Robinson’s 5-yard on the way to an upset over the 49ers. rout the winless Raiders. touchdown run, cutting it to 26-23. Hill NFL results/standings The Rams recovered, and the play was Seattle led 24-3 at halftime only to see broke his 60-yard touchdown run on reviewed and upheld. The 49ers (4-4) had the Raiders score on a blocked punt for a Cincinnati’s next play from scrimmage. Cincinnati 33, Jacksonville 23; Cleveland 22, Tampa Bay 17; Arizona 28, Dallas 17; Philadelphia first-and-goal at the 1, but struggled in the touchdown and two Mychal Rivera TD catch- Rookie Blake Bortles, who leads the NFL 31, Houston 21; Miami 37, San Diego 0; Kansas City 24, NY Jets 10; Minnesota 29, Washington red zone and failed to capitalize on consecu- es to pull within six in the final minutes. in interceptions, helped the Bengals (5-2-1) 26; St. Louis 13, San Francisco 10; New England 43, Denver 21; Seattle 30, Oakland 24; seal it by throwing an interception to Pittsburgh 43, Baltimore 23. George Iloka in the end zone with 3:55 left. American Football Conference National Football Conference Bortles was 22 of 33 for 247 yards with a pair AFC East NFC East of touchdown passes to Allen Hurns. W L T OTL PF PA PCT Philadelphia 6 2 0 0 234 177 .750 New England 7 2 0 0 281 198 .778 Dallas 6 3 0 1 230 195 .667 CHIEFS 24, JETS 10 Buffalo 5 3 0 0 178 165 .625 NY Giants 3 4 0 0 154 169 .429 Alex Smith threw for 199 yards and two Miami 5 3 0 0 211 151 .625 Washington 3 6 0 0 197 229 .333 touchdowns, and Jamaal Charles ran for NY Jets 1 8 0 0 154 252 .111 NFC North another score as Kansas City sent New York AFC North Detroit 6 2 0 0 162 126 .750 to its eighth straight loss. Cincinnati 5 2 1 0 194 187 .688 Green Bay 5 3 0 0 222 191 .625 Tight ends Travis Kelce and Anthony Pittsburgh 6 3 0 0 248 219 .667 Minnesota 4 5 0 0 168 199 .444 Cleveland 5 3 0 0 185 169 .625 Fasano each caught touchdown passes, and Chicago 3 5 0 1 180 222 .375 Baltimore 5 4 0 0 240 174 .556 the Chiefs (5-3) won their third straight and NFC South fifth in six games on the same day former AFC South Indianapolis 5 3 0 0 250 187 .625 New Orleans 4 4 0 1 227 198 .500 running back Priest Holmes was inducted Carolina 3 5 1 0 177 236 .389 into their ring of honor. Making his first start Houston 4 5 0 1 206 197 .444 Tennessee 2 6 0 0 137 202 .250 Atlanta 2 6 0 0 192 221 .250 with the Jets (1-8), Michael Vick was 21 of 27 Tampa Bay 1 7 0 2 150 245 .125 for 196 yards and a touchdown. He briefly Jacksonville 1 8 0 0 141 251 .111 AFC West NFC West left in the fourth quarter after taking a mas- Arizona 7 1 0 0 192 156 .875 sive hit from the Chiefs’ Josh Mauga and Denver 6 2 0 1 245 185 .750 Kansas City 5 3 0 0 200 138 .625 Seattle 5 3 0 0 202 174 .625 walking unsteadily off the field, but eventu- San Diego 5 4 0 0 205 186 .556 San Francisco 4 4 0 0 168 178 .500 ally returned later in the quarter. Oakland 0 8 0 0 129 211 0 St. Louis 3 5 0 0 149 220 .375 VIKINGS 29, REDSKINS 26 Teddy Bridgewater outplayed Robert Griffin III down the stretch after a rough start and Matt Asiata ran for three scores as the Vikings spoiled Griffin’s return to the Redskins with a victory. Bridgewater completed 26 of 42 passes for 268 yards for the Vikings (4-5), who sacked Griffin five times. Griffin went 18 for 28 for 251 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Redskins (3-6), who lost three leads despite 92 yards and two touch- downs rushing by Alfred Morris and 120 yards receiving from DeSean Jackson. This was a rough day for the Redskins, starting with a crash between their two buses on the way to the stadium. BROWNS 22, BUCCANEERS 17 Brian Hoyer threw a 34-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 8:59 remaining, helping Cleveland complete a favorable stretch of its schedule with a win over Tampa Bay. Cleveland was trailing 17-16 when Hoyer completed his second TD pass. Hoyer fin- ished 21 of 34 for 300 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. He improved to 8-3 as Cleveland’s starter. The Browns (5-3) have their best record at the midway point since 2007 when they won 10 and barely missed the playoffs. Cleveland went 2-1 the past three weeks against Jacksonville, Oakland and Tampa Bay, who entered a combined 2-19. Tampa Bay’s Mike Glennon threw a pair of 24-yard TDs to rookie Mike Evans for the Buccaneers (1-7), who have lost four in a row and five this season by six points or less. SANTA CLARA: St. Louis Rams running back Tre Mason (right) is tackled by San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Chris Borland (50) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football DOLPHINS 37, CHARGERS 0 game.