Tsonga beats Chelsea in crunch Monfils to advance Steaua clash at Japan17 Open TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 18 Singapore gang rigged 100-plus games — source Page 18 ATLANTA: Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) is hit by New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty (32) during the first half of an NFL football game. — AP Seahawks down Texans in OT HOUSTON: Steven Hauschka kicked a 45-yard field goal in BRONCOS 52, EAGLES 20 downs before being taken to the hospital with an injured right touchdown for Buffalo (2-2). overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the In Denver, the Broncos scored more points than they ever hip. Locker was hurt early in the third quarter when hit first by Robert Woods scored on a 42-yard touchdown reception. Houston Texans on Sunday and the first 4-0 start in the club’s had in their 54-year history Sunday, led by Peyton Manning’s Muhammad Wilkerson after throwing an incomplete pass, Buffalo totaled 203 yards rushing against a stout Ravens history. four touchdown throws. then popped by Quinton Coples. He grabbed at his hip as he defense that had allowed just 224 in its first three games. Joe Houston (2-2) failed to score on two possessions in over- With two TD passes each to Demaryius Thomas and Wes went to the ground and was carted off the field before being Flacco threw a career-worst five interceptions, and finished 25 time. The Seahawks got the win on their second drive in over- Welker, Manning completed all but a half-dozen of his 34 loaded into an ambulance. The Titans had no immediate word of 50 for 347 yards passing, and two touchdowns. time after rallying from a 20-3 deficit. throws for 327 yards. He didn’t even step on the field in the on the severity of his injury. A key play on the winning drive came when Doug Baldwin fourth quarter. Alterraun Verner intercepted two passes and recovered a CARDINALS 13, BUCCANEERS 10 caught a 7-yard pass and Kareem Jackson was penalized for Manning’s 16 TD passes are the most in the first month of a fumble, Karl Klug sacked Geno Smith and stripped him of the In Tampa, Carson Palmer threw a 13-yard touchdown pass unnecessary roughness for dumping him into the ground. season, besting the previous mark of 14 set by Don Meredith ball for a TD as the Titans turned Smith’s four turnovers into 28 to Larry Fitzgerald, then Jay Feely kicked a 27-yard field goal That got Seattle in field goal range and Hauschka’s kick came in 1966 and tied by Kurt Warner in 1999. Manning also joined points. Ropati Pitoitua had two of Tennessee’s five sacks as the with 1:29 remaining as Arizona rallied to beat Tampa Bay. four plays later. Milt Plum in 1960 as the only quarterbacks to throw that many Titans (3-1) continued their surprising start. Patrick Peterson had two interceptions, one setting up touchdown passes without an interception. Arizona’s first TD in six quarters, the other to ruin any chance PATRIOTS 30, FALCONS 23 Manning got off to a rather slow start, but drove the REDSKINS 24, RAIDERS 14 of rookie Mike Glennon pulling off a comeback in his first NFL In Atlanta, Tom Brady threw for 316 yards and two touch- Broncos (4-0) on a trio of long touchdown drives in the third In Oakland, Robert Griffin III threw a go-ahead touchdown start for the winless Bucs (0-4). Feely also kicked a 42-yard field downs and New England held off a furious Atlanta comeback, quarter to make this one another laugher against the Eagles pass late in the third quarter to help Washington overcome an goal for the Cardinals (2-2), who trailed 10-0 at halftime. beating the Falcons to improve to 4-0 for the first time since (1-3). early 14-point deficit for its first win of the season. their near-perfect season in 2007. New England built a 30-13 David Amerson returned an interception for another score BROWNS 17, BENGALS 6 lead before the Falcons rallied. CHARGERS 31, COWBOYS 20 for the Redskins (1-3). Washington looked ready to extend the In Cleveland, Brian Hoyer threw two touchdown passes in They had a chance to tie it up in the final minute, but Matt In San Diego, Philip Rivers threw for 401 yards and three worst start for the franchise since 2001 when they fell behind his first start at home to lead the Browns to a win over Ryan’s fourth-down pass went off the hands of Roddy White in touchdowns, including a 56-yarder to Antonio Gates. The 14-0 after the first quarter thanks to a blocked punt touch- Cincinnati. the end zone with 36 seconds remaining. Chargers (2-2) had blown late leads in their two losses this down and a scoring pass from Matt Flynn. The Patriots seemed in control when LeGarrette Blount season. On Sunday, they scored the final 20 points to beat But the much-maligned Washington defense allowed the Hoyer’s 1-yard TD pass to Chris Ogbonnaya with 4:54 left scored on a 47-yard run, and Brady threw an 18-yard touch- Dallas (2-2). Raiders (1-3) no more points, taking advantage of an offense gave the Browns (2-2) an 11-point lead and Cleveland turned down pass to rookie Kenbrell Thompkins. Rivers short-armed a pass over the middle to Gates, who that was without starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor. it over to its vastly improved defense. Thompkins finished with six catches for 127 yards - nearly slid behind linebacker Sean Lee to haul it in and score with In his second start in place of injured Brandon Weeden, as much as the first three games of his career. Julian Edelman 6:54 to go.Lee had intercepted Rivers on a deflected pass and BILLS 23, RAVENS 20 Hoyer finished 25 of 38 for 269 yards. He threw a 2-yard TD chipped in with 118 yards on seven receptions. Atlanta (1-3) is returned it 52 yards for a touchdown and a 21-10 lead late in In Orchard Park, Buffalo rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso’s pass in the first half to Jordan Cameron, who had 10 catches two games below .500 for the first time since 2007. the second quarter. Dallas didn’t score again. second interception of the game with 57 seconds remaining for 91 yards. sealed a win over Baltimore. The Bengals (2-2) couldn’t get anything going on offense LIONS 40, BEARS 32 TITANS 38, JETS 13 Converted safety Aaron Williams also intercepted Joe and Andy Dalton was intercepted by Buster Skrine with 3:43 In Detroit, Reggie Bush’s 37-yard touchdown run helped In Nashville, Jake Locker threw a career-high three touch- Flacco twice, while Fred Jackson had 87 yards rushing and a left, ending any chance of a comeback. Detroit score 27 points in the second quarter and he account- ed for 173 yards of offense to help the Lions beat Chicago. CHIEFS 31, GIANTS 7 Detroit (3-1) moved into a first-place tie with Chicago (3-1) NFL results/standings In Kansas City, Alex Smith threw three touchdown passes, in the NFC North. The Lions scored 24 straight points, includ- Dexter McCluster returned a punt 89 yards for another score ing three TDs in a span of 3 minutes, 26 second, after Matt Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20; Arizona 13, Tampa Bay 10; Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27; Kansas City 31, NY Giants 7; Indianapolis 37, Jacksonville 3; and unbeaten Kansas City kept New York winless. Forte’s 53-yard TD run gave the Bears 10-6 lead early in the Seattle 23, Houston 20 (OY); Cleveland 17, Cincinnati 6; Detroit 40, Chicago 32; Tennessee 38, NY Jets 13; Washington 24, Oakland 14; Denver Smith hit touchdown passes of 4, 2 and 35 yards for the second quarter. 52, Philadelphia 20; San Diego 30, Dallas 21; New England 30, Atlanta 23. Chiefs (4-0), who under Andy Reid have already doubled their Jay Cutler, who had four turnovers, threw a pair of touch- American Football Conference National Football Conference victory total of 2012. They are the second team to go from a down passes and 2-point conversions in the final 4 minutes to AFC East NFC EAST two-win season to 4-0 the next year. pull Chicago within eight points to make the score look W L T OTL PF PA PCT Dallas 2 2 0 0 104 85 .500 The Giants, who trailed only 17-7 after three quarters, are respectable. Lions receiver Kris Durham recovered the onside New England 4 0 0 0 89 57 1.000 Philadelphia 1 3 0 0 99 138 .250 0-4 for the first time since 1987. Eli Manning connected with kick to seal the win. Miami 3 0 0 0 74 53 1.000 Washington 1 3 0 0 91 112 .250 Victor Cruz on a 69-yard scoring play for New York’s only score. NY Jets 2 2 0 0 68 88 .500 NY Giants 0 4 0 0 61 146 0 The Kansas City defense sacked Manning three times. VIKINGS 34, STEELERS 27 Buffalo 2 2 0 0 88 93 .500 NFC North In London, Greg Jennings made two touchdown catches, AFC North Chicago 3 1 0 0 127 114 .750 COLTS 37, JAGUARS 3 Adrian Peterson ran for two scores and the Vikings’ defense Cincinnati 2 2 0 0 81 81 .500 Detroit 3 1 0 0 122 101 .750 In Jacksonville, Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, made a big stop with time running out to preserve a win over Baltimore 2 2 0 0 91 87 .500 Green Bay 1 2 0 0 96 88 .333 Trent Richardson ran for a score and Indianapolis became the the Steelers.