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Gut storms Flawless Atletico to Lake Louise hunt perfect Super-G16 win six at18 Bayern TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 Blatter suffers one last defeat over FIFA misconduct Page 17 SEATTLE: Seattle Seahawks’ Ahtyba Rubin pressures Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton as Newton gets off a pass in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, in Seattle. — AP Brady seizes all-time win mark LOS ANGELES: Tom Brady became the NFL’s career leader in reaching the end zone, the suburban Atlanta native handed tory. Rivers had the Chargers on the move in the final min- RAVENS 38, DOLPHINS 6 victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by throwing for the ball to his mother sitting in the stands at the Georgia utes before Tandy got in front of a pass to Dontrelle Inman Joe Flacco threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns, and 269 yards and a touchdown. Brady, who was 33 of 46, had Dome. Those weren’t the only big plays for the Chiefs. and picked it off. Tandy’s momentum carried him into the the Ravens overwhelmed the Dolphins in the first half to tied Peyton Manning last week in a win over the New York end zone, giving the Bucs the ball on their 20. They ran out end Miami’s six-game winning streak. Baltimore (7-5) led 24- Jets. His lone touchdown came on a 14-yard pass to Chris CARDINALS 31, REDSKINS 23 the clock. The Bucs (7-5) pulled into a tie with Atlanta atop 0 at halftime behind Flacco and a dominant performance Hogan in the first quarter. LeGarrette Blount scored the Carson Palmer threw for 300 yards and three touch- the NFC South. Rivers threw two second-half interceptions, from the league’s second-ranked defense. Flacco went 27 for game’s first touchdown, rumbling for a 43-yard, ankle-break- downs and David Johnson scored twice. The loss by the including Lavonte David’s pick-6. The Chargers (5-7) were 34 for 258 yards and three scores over the first 30 minutes, ing score in the first quarter while spinning around safety Redskins (6-5-1) clinched a playoff spot for the 11-1 Dallas trying to get back to .500 for the first time since Week 2. and the Ravens yielded only 115 yards and intercepted a Maurice Alexander in the process. He finished with 88 yards Cowboys. Palmer’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Johnson with Ryan Tannehill pass. That was enough to provide the Ravens on 18 carries. The Patriots (10-2) have won seven of their last 11:09 to play put Arizona ahead 24-20, the fourth lead PACKERS 21, TEXANS 13 with their fourth win in five games. Miami also is 7-5. Flacco eight. On the same day that Los Angeles coach Jeff Fisher change of the second half. After a Washington field goal, Aaron Rodgers threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, finished with a franchise-record 36 completions in 47 and general manager Les Snead were given contract exten- Palmer’s 42-yard pass to J.J. Nelson with 1:56 padded gave and the Packers pulled away with two fourth-quarter touch- attempts, by far his most impressive outing in an uneven sions, the recently relocated Rams (4-8) proved they still the Cardinals (5-6-1) a 31-23 lead. Washington drove to the downs. The Packers (6-6) weathered snowy conditions at season. He entered with 11 TD passes and 10 interceptions. have a long way to go after losing for the seventh time in Arizona 28-yard line before Patrick Peterson’s interception of Lambeau Field, making just enough plays on the cold turf. eight outings. Kirk Cousins’ pass with 41 seconds left sealed the victory. Brock Osweiler connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 44- BRONCOS 20, JAGUARS 10 Johnson, who also scored on a 1-yard run, became the sec- yard touchdown pass with 1:51 left to get within eight for Bradley Roby returned an interception 51 yards for a OAKLAND 38, BUFFALO 24 ond player in NFL history to top 100 yards from scrimmage Houston. Nick Novak missed the extra point, with footing touchdown, helping the Broncos gain ground in the AFC Derek Carr threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to in the first 12 games of a season. Edgerrin James was the slippery at Lambeau. The Texans (6-6) had one last shot after playoff picture. Roby picked off Blake Bortles’ wobbler across rally the Oakland Raiders to their biggest comeback in 16 other. the Packers failed to run out the clock. But Osweiler’s last- the middle in the third quarter and went untouched the years with a 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. ditch pass-and-lateral play from Houston’s 12 with 4 seconds other way. Star linebacker Von Miller hit Bortles as he After falling behind 24-9 following touchdowns on the first STEELERS 24, GIANTS 14 left failed, handing Houston its third straight loss and drop- released the ball. It was the 11th pick-6 of Bortles’ three-year two drives of the second half for Buffalo (6-6), the Raiders Ben Roethlisberger passed for 289 yards and two touch- ping it into a tie with Tennessee atop the AFC South. Nelson career and his third in the last four games. Houston and (10-2) took the game over with 29 straight points and won downs, Le’Veon Bell rolled up 182 yards of total offense, and finished with eight catches for 118 yards and a touchdown Detroit also returned interceptions for touchdowns in their sixth straight to remain one game ahead of Kansas City Pittsburgh’s resurgent defense harassed Eli Manning into a for Green Bay. games the Jaguars lost by less than seven points. The latest in the tough AFC West. Oakland scored touchdowns on flurry of mistakes. Antonio Brown edged good buddy Odell one resulted in a seventh consecutive loss for Jacksonville three straight drives, including scoring strikes from Carr to Beckham Jr. in their personal showdown, catching six passes (2-10) and secured another miserable milestone for the Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper for his sixth fourth- for 54 yards and an acrobatic scoring grab at the back of the LIONS 28, SAINTS 13 Matthew Stafford passed for 341 yards and two touch- small-market franchise. The Jaguars became the fifth team quarter comeback of the season. This was the biggest come- end zone. Tight end Ladarius Green added six receptions for downs. Golden Tate exploited a coverage breakdown on in NFL history to post double-digit losses in six consecutive back for the Raiders since overcoming a 21-point deficit to 110 yards, both career highs, and a touchdown as the seasons, joining Tampa Bay (1983-94), Detroit (2001-06), Indianapolis to win 38-31 on Sept. 10, 2000. The defense Steelers (7-5) won their third straight to keep pace with third-and-long for a 66-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter when Detroit (8-4) was clinging to a six-point lead. Oakland (2003-09) and Cleveland (2008-13). Jacksonville also tightened by forcing three straight three-and-outs and Baltimore atop the AFC North. Manning completed just 24 had a chance to tie in the final minutes, but Bortles fumbled then getting a turnover when Khalil Mack deflected Tyrod of 39 passes for 195 yards with two touchdowns and two The Lions, who’ve won seven of eight, dominated statistical- ly, but four opportunities inside the New Orleans 20 ended trying to make a play in the pocket. The Broncos (8-4) Taylor’s pass that Nate Allen intercepted . picks in the red zone for the Giants (8-4), whose six-game rebounded from an overtime loss against Kansas City, and run ended with a thud. Beckham was largely a non-factor with Matt Prater field goals, allowing the Saints (5-7) to stay close until the fourth quarter. This time, however, the Lions with Miami’s loss at Baltimore, moved into position to get SEAHAWKS 40, PANTHERS 7 despite a game-high 10 receptions for 100 yards. one of the conference’s wild-card spots. Thomas Rawls ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns in pulled away for their most comfortable victory of the season the first half, Tyler Lockett took a reverse 75 yards for a score BUCCANEERS 28, CHARGERS 21 after seven previous victory margins of one to seven points. The Lions also became the first team in 60 Saints home BENGALS 32, EAGLES 14 to open the second half and Seattle routed Carolina. Jameis Winston threw a go-ahead, 12-yard touchdown Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes and games to stop Drew Brees from completing a touchdown Another prime-time game in Seattle was clouded with odd pass to Cameron Brate midway through the fourth quarter Cincinnati finally got its depleted offense moving without pass, although tight end Coby Fleener had a pass bounce off story lines right from the outset when Carolina quarterback and Keith Tandy intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone receiver A.J. Green. The Bengals (4-7-1) got their first win his hands at the goal line. Cam Newton was benched for the first play, only to watch with 2:56 left to give the Buccaneers their fourth straight vic- since Oct. 23, beating a team that’s in a swoon of its own. backup Derek Anderson throw an interception. The The Eagles (5-7) opened the season with three straight wins, Seahawks (8-3-1) rolled up a season-high 534 yards and kept but have dropped seven of nine.