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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020

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NEW ORLEANS: Michael Thomas #13 of the makes the catch for the first down as #37 of the defends in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 22, 2020. — AFP

NEW YORK: rushed for yards and two as visiting yards and totaled three touchdowns two touchdowns and the host New Pittsburgh overcame a slow start to remain while Houston’s beleaguered run defense Orleans Saints won their seventh con- unbeaten with a win over Jacksonville. held firm in the victory over visiting New secutive game by defeating the Atlanta Pittsburgh (10-0) remains the lone unbeat- England at NRG Stadium. The Texans Falcons 24-9 on Sunday afternoon. Hill en team in the NFL. Roethlisberger was 32 (3-7) amassed 399 yards and averaged made his first NFL start at of 46 with passes to Chase 7.1 yards per play. Ka’imi Fairbairn boot- as began at least a three- Claypool and Eric Ebron. Diontae Johnson ed field goals of 36 and 46 yards in the game absence due to rib and lung had 12 catches for 111 yards. Benny Snell second half to help keep the Patriots (4- injuries. Hill completed 18 of 23 passes added a touchdown run. 6) at bay. New England twice rallied to for 233 yards and had scoring runs of 2 within four points in the second half but and 10 yards among his team-high 51 Titans 30, Ravens 24 (OT) could not secure the lead. rushing yards as the NFC South-leading Derrick Henry’s 29-yard touchdown passed for 365 yards, including a 42- Saints improved to 8-2. run with 5:21 left in overtime Sunday yard touchdown to Damiere Byrd in the New Orleans plays its next three capped a Tennessee rally from a 21-10 third quarter, his first touchdown toss to games on the road, including a rematch third-quarter deficit as it stopped host a Patriots wide receiver this season. with the Falcons in two weeks. Alvin Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. Henry, Kamara added a rushing touchdown and who finished with 133 yards on 28 car- Broncos 20, Dolphins 13 All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas caught ries, jump-cut from left to right around a Melvin Gordon III rushed for 84 nine of Hill’s passes for 104 yards. The tackler and sped into the end zone for yards and two touchdowns, Phillip Saints sacked Matt Ryan eight times, his second walk-off score of the year. It Lindsay ran for 82 yards, and host including three by and BALTIMORE: Malcolm Butler #21 of the Tennessee Titans tackles wide receiver finished a 73-yard drive that started Denver snapped Miami’s five-game win- two each by fellow end Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at M&T Bank Stadium on after the Ravens (6-4) went three-and- ning streak. overcame an and tackle , as the November 22, 2020. — AFP out with their overtime possession. Ryan early to throw for 270 yards Falcons fell to 3-7 overall and 3-2 under Tannehill completed 22 of 31 passes for on 18-for-30 passing. Tim Patrick had 259 yards with two touchdowns and an interim head coach Raheem Morris. goals-including a game-ending 39- for the Eagles (3-6-1), who had 315 total five receptions for 119 yards for Denver interception for Tennessee (7-3). Lamar yarder with 7:10 to go in overtime-as yards and three turnovers en route to (4-6), which ended a two-game losing Jackson connected on 17 of 29 throws Washington 20, Bengals 9 host Indianapolis rallied to defeat Green losing their second consecutive contest. streak. Tua Tagovailoa was 11-for-20 for 186 yards with a touchdown and a The broke Bay. Packers receiver Marquez Valdes- passing for 83 yards and a touchdown pick for the Ravens. Baltimore forced a two-game slide and dispatched visiting Panthers 20, Lions 0 for the Dolphins (6-4) before being Scantling fumbled a screen pass from overtime when Justin Tucker converted Cincinnati at Landover, Md, in a game Carolina posted its first shutout in five replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick in the on the opening posses- his third field goal of the day, a 29- marred by a left knee injury to Bengals’ years and second-string quarterback PJ fourth quarter. Fitzpatrick was 12-for-18 sion of OT to give the Colts the ball deep yarder with 15 seconds left in regulation. rookie quarterback . Burrow Walker orchestrated enough offense to for 117 yards and an interception, which inside Packers territory. Philip Rivers was was carted off the field after the injury 24 of 36 for 288 yards, three touchdowns down visiting Detroit in Charlotte, NC. came in the Broncos’ end zone with 1:03 early in the third quarter. He went down Chargers 34, Jets 28 left to end a comeback bid. and an interception for the Colts (7-3), Walker, a former XFL player making his Justin Herbert threw for 366 yards after getting hit below the waist while who outscored the Packers 20-3 in the first start in the NFL, completed 24 of 34 another defender hit him high from the and three touchdowns to lead Los Cowboys 31, Vikings 28 second half and overtime. Rodgers was passes for 258 yards and one touch- Angeles to a 34-28 victory over winless opposite side on a throw. Players from 27 of 38 for 311 yards, three touchdowns down. He was intercepted twice, both Andy Dalton threw a go-ahead both teams offered words to Burrow as New York on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif. touchdown pass to Dalton Schultz with and an interception, one of four times in the end zone after the Panthers Keenan Allen caught a franchise-record he was treated and taken off, including turnovers for Green Bay (7-3). had the ball inside the Detroit 10-yard 1:37 to go, and Dallas snapped a four- Washington quarterback Alex Smith. 16 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown game losing streak by beating host line. The Panthers played without start- for the Chargers (3-7) as Herbert With the game still in progress, Burrow Browns 22, Eagles 17 ing QB and standout Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dalton com- tweeted: “Thanks for all the love. Can’t became the first NFL rookie to throw at pleted 22 of 32 passes for 203 yards, Sione Takitaki returned an intercep- running back Christian McCaffrey, who least three touchdowns in five or more get rid of me that easy. See ya next tion for a touchdown and Olivier Vernon both missed due to injury. Carolina (4-7) three touchdowns and one interception year.” Smith, just two years removed games. He was 37 of 49 without an inter- for the Cowboys (3-7). Ezekiel Elliott had three sacks and a safety to lift snapped a five-game losing streak by ception. Joe Flacco completed 15 of 30 from his own gruesome leg injury, com- had 21 carries for 103 yards to go along Cleveland past visiting Philadelphia at winning for the second time this season passes for 205 yards and two touch- pleted 17 of 25 passes for 166 yards with with a receiving touchdown. The loss rainy FirstEnergy Stadium. Nick Chubb at home. Lions quarterback Matt downs for the Jets (0-10), who extended a touchdown and an interception in his spoiled a standout performance by rushed for 114 yards and Kareem Hunt Stafford, who wore a protective wrap on their longest single-season losing streak first home start this year for Washington Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who scored from 5 yards out for the Browns his right thumb, completed 18 of 33 in franchise history. Los Angeles built a (3-7). The Bengals (2-7-1) went with (7-3), who are off to their best 10-game passes for 178 yards. He was sacked five completed 22 of 30 passes for 314 yards Ryan Finley (3 of 10, 30 yards, intercep- 31-13 lead on Herbert’s third touchdown start since going 8-2 in 1994. Cleveland’s times. Detroit (4-6) finished with just 185 pass of the game, a 13-yarder to Allen, and three touchdowns. Adam Thielen tion) after Burrow’s injury. victory over Philadelphia snapped a five- yards of total offense. had eight catches for 123 yards and two with 5:33 left in the third quarter. game losing streak in the series. Carson touchdowns for Minnesota (4-6), which Colts 34, Packers 31 (OT) Wentz threw for 235 yards with two Steelers 27, Jaguars 3 had a three-game winning streak Rodrigo Blankenship kicked four field Texans 27, Patriots 20 touchdowns and a pair of Ben Roethlisberger passed for 267 Deshaun Watson passed for 344 snapped. — Reuters