NFL Week 12 Roundup, Numbers

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TITANS 45, COLTS 26

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Henry battered the NFL’s second-stingiest defense for 140 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, finished with 178 yards and led the Tennessee Titans to a crucial 45-26 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

The win gives Tennessee (8-3) sole possession of the AFC South lead, a split in the two-game season series and a tiebreaking edge based on current division records of the teams. Henry also padded his lead as he chases a second straight rushing crown.

He has three straight 100-yard games and eight consecutive road games with 100 or more yards, tying former Titans running back Chris Johnson for the second-longest streak since the 1970 merger. Only Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (10 in 1996-97) had a longer streak.

Henry touched the ball on six of Tennessee’s first 10 plays and capped the opening drive with a 12-yard scoring run.

After the Colts (7-4) tied the score at 7 with an 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Trey Burton, Ryan Tannehill hooked up with A.J. Brown on a 69-yard scoring play. When the Colts tied it again on Jacoby Brissett’s 1-yard TD run, Henry went back to work.

He scored on a 1-yard run midway through the second quarter, added an 11-yard TD run to make it 28-14, and was used as a decoy on Tannehill’s 1-yard TD run that gave Tennessee an insurmountable 35-14 halftime lead.

CHIEFS 27, PATRIOTS 24

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 462 yards and three touchdowns to outplay Tom Brady and lead Kansas City past Tampa Bay.

Tyreek Hill scored on receptions of 75, 44 and 20 yards, backflipping into the end zone on his second TD, and finishing with 13 catches for 269 yards — the last an 8-yard catch on third-and-7 to give Mahomes an opportunity to run out the clock.

The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight game and clinched their seventh 10-win season in eight years under coach Andy Reid.

The reigning Super Bowl champions improved to 6-0 on the road and have won nine straight away from home going back to last year.

Brady was 27 of 41 for 345 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of second-half interceptions in falling to 2-2 in four career meetings against Mahomes, who built an early 17-0 lead and also had the Chiefs up by 17 entering the fourth quarter.

Brady responded with TD passes of 31 and 7 yards to Mike Evans, the latter trimming Tampa Bay’s deficit to 27-24 with 4:10 remaining.

The Bucs never got the ball back.

PACKERS 41, BEARS 25

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes and Green Bay padded its NFC North lead.

The Packers (8-3) scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions and grabbed a three-game division edge over Chicago (5-6) and Minnesota. Since winning five of their first six games, the Bears have dropped five straight.

The Packers capitalized on mistakes by Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who was making his first start since the third week of the season. Trubisky threw three touchdown passes — including two to Allen Robinson — but also committed three turnovers that led to Packers touchdowns.

Darnell Savage picked off a pair of Trubisky passes for his first two interceptions of the season. After Za’Darius Smith sacked Trubisky and forced a fumble, Preston Smith picked up the loose ball and ran 14 yards for a touchdown that gave the Packers a 27-3 lead late in the second quarter.

VIKINGS 28, PANTHERS 27

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chad Beebe caught a 10-yard touchdown pass with 46 seconds left for Minnesota shortly after he muffed a punt that let Carolina pad its lead. Then Joey Slye missed a 54-yard field goal try with 1 second remaining that preserved the Vikings’ victory.

Kirk Cousins went 34 for 45 for 307 yards and three scores for the Vikings (5-6), hitting Justin Jefferson for his second touchdown grab with 5:38 to go and finding Beebe for the winner to punctuate a seven-play, 75-yard drive that took 65 seconds.

There were 38 points scored by both teams in a dizzying second half that started with Panthers rookie Jeremy Chinn turning fumble recoveries into touchdown returns on consecutive plays from scrimmage. Sixty-nine seconds into the third quarter, the Panthers (4-8) suddenly were up 21-10.

After Beebe dropped his fair catch and Myles Hartsfield recovered at the 9, shortly before the 2-minute warning, the Panthers played it safe with a pair of running plays. Bridgewater misfired for an open D.J. Moore on third down, and Slye — who had a short field goal blocked earlier — made a 21-yarder to push the lead to six points.

Cousins responded with the kind of late-game go-ahead drive that’s been mostly missing during his three seasons with Minnesota.

PATRIOTS 20, CARDINALS 17

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Nick Folk kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired and New England rallied in the second half to beat Arizona.

James White rushed for two touchdowns for the Patriots (5-6). It was the second time this month that Folk hit a last-second game-winning field goal. His 51-yarder beat the New York Jets 30-27 on Nov. 9.

Arizona (6-5) hasn’t beaten New England since 2012.

Cam Newton struggled, finishing 9 of 18 for 84 yards and two interceptions, and New England had only 179 yards of offense. But the Patriots took advantage of Cardinals mistakes.

New England’s defense was solid, holding Arizona’s top-ranked offense to 298 yards. Kenyan Drake rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona.

Kyler Murray finished 23 of 34 for 170 yards and an interception. Murray had 31 rushing yards and was held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season.

49ERS 23, RAMS 20

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Robbie Gould made a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the San Francisco snapped its three-game losing streak, sweeping the season series against Los Angeles for the second straight year.

Nick Mullens passed for 253 yards and led two late scoring drives in his first victory as a starter since September for the defending NFC champion Niners (5-6), who stoked their flickering playoff hopes and became the first team to beat the Rams (7-4) at new SoFi Stadium.

After a game largely dominated by defense, Gould hit a 44-yard field goal with 3:11 left before San Francisco stopped Los Angeles near midfield. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk converted a fourth-and-1 with 28 seconds to play during a 56-yard drive in the final 2:10 to set up Gould, who nailed his third field goal of the day.

Rookie defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown as San Francisco forced four turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble by Jared Goff in his latest erratic performance.

Aaron Donald forced a fumble and Troy Hill returned it 20 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter, but the Rams’ top-ranked defense couldn’t keep the Niners out of field goal range late.

Goff passed for 198 yards in a rough offensive game from the Rams, who slipped out of first place in the division.

SAINTS 31, BRONCOS 3

DENVER (AP) — Taysom Hill’s two touchdown runs led New Orleans past Denver, which was thrust into a quarterback quandary when its passers failed to wear masks as mandated by the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols.

In a grind-it-out slugfest reminiscent of pro football’s early days, the Saints (9-2) won their second straight game with Hill subbing for the injured Drew Brees. Hill wasn’t nearly as sharp as a week earlier against the Falcons, when he completed 18 of 23 passes for 233 yards.

This time, he was 9 of 16 for 78 yards, no touchdowns, an interception and a paltry passer rating of 43.2. He also ran 10 times for 44 yards.

And that was much better than Broncos QB Kendall Hinton, a rookie receiver and former Wake Forest quarterback from their practice squad who made a shaky NFL debut by going 1 for 9 for 13 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.

Tight end Noah Fant’s 13-yard catch was Denver’s only reception.

Sometimes, the Broncos had their running backs take direct snaps. But the Broncos converted just once in 10 third-down tries.

FALCONS 43, RAIDERS 6

ATLANTA (AP) — Deion Jones returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown, Matt Ryan threw a pair of short scoring passes, and Atlanta Falcons thoroughly dominated Derek Carr and bumbling Las Vegas.

The Raiders (6-5) lost their second in a row and looked very much like a pretender in the AFC playoff race, producing a listless, mistake-filled performance against an Atlanta team that’s playing out the season under an interim coach.

Carr had a miserable day, fumbling the ball away three times in addition to delivering the pick that the Falcons linebacker returned for his fifth career TD.

Las Vegas had a season-worst five turnovers in all and was flagged 11 times for 141 yards, with one penalty wiping out an interception and another allowing the Falcons (4-7) to keep the ball after a missed field goal.

Atlanta led 16-3 at halftime, and Jones sealed the game early in the third quarter.

Carr was swarmed by the pass rush and threw behind running back Devontae Booker on a short pass over the middle. The ball went right to Jones, who streaked all the way to the end zone with no one even close.

DOLPHINS 20, JETS 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes while starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and Miami kept New York winless.

Tagovailoa was inactive with a left thumb injury, so Fitzpatrick stepped in against one of his many former teams.

The veteran quarterback was 24 of 39 for 257 yards with TD throws to tight ends Mike Gesicki and Adam Shaheen, helping the Dolphins (7-4) bounce back after having a five-game winning streak end last week.

New York got its starting quarterback back as Sam Darnold played after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury. But he was unable to get much going for the offense, with coach Adam Gase appearing to reclaim play-calling duties after offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains had done so the last three games.

Darnold was intercepted twice and the Jets (0-11) twice couldn’t take advantage of takeaways by the defense. Darnold was 16 of 27 for 197 yards.

BILLS 27, CHARGERS 17

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tre’Davious White’s fourth-quarter interception set up Tyler Bass’ 43-yard field goal, helping Buffalo hold off Los Angeles.

Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for another score for the AFC East-leading Bills (8-3), who hung on after nearly blowing an 18-point third-quarter lead. Receiver Cole Beasley also completed a touchdown pass.

Buffalo turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions, but its defense limited Los Angeles to Michael Badgley’s 27-yard field goal during the key stretch.

Buffalo’s three drives ended with running back Devin Singletary losing a fumble at midfield, Allen muffing a snap at the Chargers 22, and then Allen throwing an interception to Michael Davis.

Two plays after the Chargers (3-8) regained the ball at their 44, Justin Herbert faced third-and-6 when he forced a pass over the middle intended for tight end Hunter Henry, only to have White jump in front of the ball.

Bass connected for the Bills with 3:26 remaining.

Herbert finished 31 of 52 for 316 yards, upping his season total to 3,016 and joining Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes as the only players to top 3,000 yards passing in their first 10 career starts.

BROWNS 27, JAGUARS 25

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield took advantage of his best game-day weather in a month, throwing two touchdown passes as Cleveland beat Jacksonville to remain squarely in the AFC playoff picture.

The Jaguars (1-10) fired general manager Dave Caldwell after the game, which was its 10th straight loss.

Mayfield connected with Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper for scores, ending a three-game drought without a passing TD. Mayfield nearly had two more, but he inexplicably missed wide-open Rashard Higgins in the end zone in the second quarter, then watched Harrison Bryant drop another early in the fourth.

Mayfield’s worst misfire was nearly costly. He threw behind Kareem Hunt in the flat on a third-and-1 play late, and Hunt failed to pick up the first down on the ensuing down.

Jacksonville ended up with a chance to tie. James Robinson’s 4-yard run made it 27-25, but Mike Glennon threw incomplete on a 2-point conversion attempt for the second time in the game.

The Browns improved to 8-3 for the first time since 1994, when they were 11-5 under Bill Belichick. It’s their most wins in 13 years.

Mayfield completed 19 of 29 passes for 258 yards. Nick Chubb ran for 144 yards and a touchdown.

GIANTS 19, BENGALS 17

CINCINNATI (AP) — New York lost starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a hamstring injury in the second half but generated enough offense to beat Cincinnati.

Jones went down after completing a short pass in the third quarter with the game tied at 10. He returned for two plays on the next series but then was relieved by backup Colt McCoy, who played the rest of the game.

Wayne Gallman Jr. ran for a 2-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal in the first quarter, and Graham Gano returned from the COVID-19 list to kick four field goals as the Giants (4-7) moved into a tie with Washington for first place in the woeful NFC East.

The Bengals (2-8-1) started quarterback Brandon Allen, a player who was promoted from the practice squad, in place of rookie Joe Burrow, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last week’s loss to Washington.

Allen was 17 for 29 for 136 yards and Cincinnati mustered just 155 total yards of offense.

Nonetheless, the Bengals had a chance late. A 1-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Tee Higgins — set up by a pass-interference penalty in the end zone — got the Bengals within two points with 2:33 remaining.

Cincinnati got the ball back, but Allen fumbled while being sacked with 57 seconds left to seal it for the Giants.

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Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) salutes fans as he walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. The Titans defeated the Colts 45-26. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/11/web1_125849966-c5d259d1181a4f02bf8911a9c483e7fd.jpgTennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) salutes fans as he walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. The Titans defeated the Colts 45-26. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

NFL Today, Week 12

By The Associated Press

SCOREBOARD

Monday, Nov. 30

Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN — Russell Wilson looks to remain unbeaten against the Eagles (3-6-1), who have lost six in a row to the Seahawks, including five to Wilson. Philadelphia would remain in first place in the NFC East with a win despite a losing record. With Sunday’s loss by the Rams (7-4), the Seahawks (7-3) can move into first in the NFC West. Struggling Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz faced more questions about his starting job this week but has an opportunity to face the NFL’s worst pass defense. The Seahawks are allowing 343.7 yards per game.

Tuesday, Dec. 1

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8 p.m. EST, NBC — The Ravens (6-4) will be short-handed when they head to Pittsburgh to face the unbeaten Steelers (10-0). The game was moved first to Sunday afternoon by the NFL from Thanksgiving night and then to Tuesday night and the Ravens will be without several players and staff members due to COVID-19. The Steelers are off to the best start in franchise history at 10-0.

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STARS

Passing

— Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs, threw for 462 yards and three touchdowns to outplay Tom Brady and lead a 27-24 victory over the Buccaneers. Mahomes has five career games with at least 400 passing yards and three touchdowns, joining Hall of Famer Dan Marino (6) as the only players with at least five such games in their first four seasons.

— Kirk Cousins, Vikings, went 34 for 45 for 307 yards and three scores for the Vikings in a 28-27 comeback win over Carolina.

— Justin Herbert, Chargers, finished 31 of 52 for 316 yards in a 27-17 loss at Buffalo, upping his season total to 3,016 yards. He joined Mahomes as the only players to top 3,000 yards passing in their first 10 career starts. Herbert was limited to one touchdown, a 5-yarder to Keenan Allen, ending the quarterback’s rookie record streak of multiple touchdown games at seven.

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Rushing

— Derrick Henry, Titans, battered the NFL’s second-stingiest defense for 140 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, finished with 178 yards and led the Titans to a 45-26 romp at Indianapolis.

— Nick Chubb, Browns, ran for 144 yards and a touchdown in a 27-25 win over the Jaguars, who got 128 yards on the ground and a TD from rookie James Robinson.

— QB Taysom Hill, Saints, rushed for two of his team’s TDs in a 31-3 win at Denver.

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Receiving

— Tyreek Hill, Chiefs, scored on receptions of 75, 44 and 20 yards, backflipping into the end zone on his second TD, and finished with 13 catches for 269 yards in a 27-24 win at Tampa Bay.

— Jarvis Landry, Browns, finished with eight receptions for 143 yards and his first touchdown of the season in a 27-25 victory at Jacksonville.

— Deebo Samuel, 49ers, had 11 catches for 134 yards in his return from a hamstring injury, helping San Francisco beat the Rams 23-20.

— Evan Engram, Giants, caught six passes for 129 yards, including a 53-yarder that set up a touchdown in a 19-17 win at Cincinnati.

— DeVante Parker, Dolphins, was one of 10 Miami players with at least one catch, making eight for 119 yards in a 20-3 win at the Jets.

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Special Teams

— Nick Folk, Patriots, made a 50-yard field goal as the clock expired to beat Arizona 20-17. It was the second time this month that Folk hit a last-second winning field goal. His 51-yarder beat the New York Jets 30-27 on Nov. 9.

— Younghoe Koo, Falcons, connected from 38, 39, 30, 29 and 54 yards, stretching his field-goal streak to 21 straight in a 43-6 romp over Las Vegas.

— Brandon Wilson, Bengals, scored on a 103-yard kickoff return, the longest play in franchise history. It was a yard longer than 102-yard interception returns by Louis Breeden in 1981 and Artrell Hawkins in 2002, and a 102-yard kick return by Eric Bieniemy in 1997, also against the Giants.

— Robbie Gould, 49ers, made a 42-yard field goal as time expired, his third field goal of the game, and San Francisco swept the Los Angeles Rams this season with a 23-20 victory.

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Defense

— Rookie Jeremy Chinn, Panthers, had not one but two fumble returns for touchdowns in the first 69 seconds of the third quarter at Minnesota as Carolina lost 28-27. He ran back fumbles by Kirk Cousins for 17 yards and Dalvin Cook for 28.

— DE Joey Bosa, Chargers, had a career-best three sacks in a 27-17 defeat at Buffalo. Bosa upped his career total to 47 1/2 — and moved into fifth on the franchise list, a half-sack ahead of Junior Seau. Buffalo linebacker A.J. Klein was credited with a team-best 14 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks.

— Deion Jones, Falcons, returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown in a 43-6 rout of Las Vegas.

— The Saints had no challenge from Denver’s depleted offense. Broncos QB Kendall Hinton, a rookie receiver and former Wake Forest quarterback from their practice squad who played because the other four Denver quarterbacks were ineligible due to COVID-19 mandates, made a shaky NFL debut. He went 1 for 9 for 13 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. Tight end Noah Fant’s 13-yard catch was Denver’s only reception.

— Rookie DL Javon Kinlaw, 49ers, scored his first career TD on his first career interception in his first game back from the COVID-19 list, a 27-yarder in a 23-20 win over the Rams.

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MILESTONES

QB Philip Rivers, Colts, made his 235th consecutive start. He moved past Eli Manning for No. 10 in league history for most career starts and tied Charles Woodson for No. 9. … The Chiefs beat Tampa Bay for the first time since Sept. 5, 1993, when Joe Montana led Kansas City to a 27-3 victory. The Bucs had won five straight in a series the Chiefs lead 8-5. … Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns. Brady, who has 3,300 passing yards this season, has 18 career seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards, tied with Hall of Famer Brett Favre for the most in NFL history.

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STREAKS & STATS

The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight game and clinched their seventh 10-win season in eight years under coach Andy Reid. The reigning Super Bowl champions improved to 6-0 on the road and have won nine straight away from home. … Jacksonville (1-10) set a single-season franchise record by losing its 10th consecutive game. GM Dave Caldwell was fired after the game. … Rookie Jeremy Chinn, Panthers, had not one but two fumble recovery returns for touchdowns in the first 69 seconds of the third quarter at Minnesota as Carolina fell 28-27. He ran back fumbles by Kirk Cousins for 17 yards and Dalvin Cook for 28. According to Pro Football Reference research, Chinn became the first player in the NFL since 1948 to return two fumble recoveries for touchdowns in the same game. … With a 27-25 victory at Jacksonville, the Browns improved to 8-3 for the first time since 1994, when they were 11-5. It’s their most wins in 13 years. … The Raiders took their worst loss of Jon Gruden’s most recent three seasons as coach, 43-6 at Atlanta. … The Giants’ Wayne Gallman had a 1-yard, fourth-down TD run at Cincinnati. Gallman has six touchdowns rushing this year and has run for one in five consecutive games. Gallman is the first Giants player to rush for a touchdown in five consecutive games since Andre Brown had six straight in 2012-13. … The 11-game skid for the Jets is the second-longest in team history, one game short of the losing streak by the 1995-96 teams under Rich Kotite.

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LET DERRICK DO IT

Derrick Henry battered the NFL’s second-stingiest defense for 140 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, finished with 178 yards and led the Titans to a 45-26 romp at Indianapolis. He has three straight 100-yard games and eight consecutive road games with 100 or more yards, tying former Titans running back Chris Johnson for the second-longest streak since the 1970 merger. Only Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (10 in 1996-97) had a longer streak. Henry finished with 27 carries, his 20th consecutive game with 20 or more, the NFL’s second-longest streak since 1948. Emmitt Smith set the record at 23 straight. Henry also is the only player since 2018 to top the 100-yard mark against the Colts — and he’s done it three times.

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RUNNING QBS

The NFL seasonal mark for touchdowns rushing by players whose primary roster position is quarterback was set Sunday. The mark was 80 last year, and in Week 12 there were six to reach 81 for the season. The Saints’ Taysom Hill and the Colts’ Jacoby Brissett each had two Sunday, while Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Tennessee’s Ryan Tannehill had one apiece.

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HISTORY MADE

Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson became the first woman to coach an NFL position group in a regular-season game as she filled in for tight ends coach Drew Petzing. Petzing’s wife, Louisa, gave birth to the couple’s first child Saturday. Brownson made NFL history one day after Vanderbilt soccer player Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a Power Five conference football game. Fuller handled a squib kickoff in Vandy’s 41-0 loss at Missouri.

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ROAD WARRIORS

It was a good week for the teams playing on the road: They had a 9-4 mark through Sunday afternoon’s games. The run started on Thursday with Houston winning at Detroit 41-25 and Washington knocking off the Cowboys in Dallas 41-16. On Sunday, the Giants won in Cincinnati 19-17, Tennessee knocked off the Colts in Indianapolis 45-26, Cleveland edged the Jaguars in Jacksonville 27-25, New Orleans beat the Broncos 31-3 in Denver, the Dolphins beat the Jets 20-3 in New Jersey, the 49ers won at the Rams 23-20, and the Chiefs beat the Buccaneers in Tampa 27-24. The home team winners were the Falcons over the Raiders 43-6, the Bills over the Chargers 27-17, the Vikings against the Panthers 28-27, and New England over Arizona 20-17.

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SLOPPY

Las Vegas had a season-worst five turnovers and was flagged 11 times for 141 yards, with one penalty wiping out an interception and another allowing the Falcons to keep the ball after a missed field goal. It all led to the worst loss of Jon Gruden’s second stint as Raiders coach, 43-6.

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SIDELINED

The Giants saw quarterback Daniel Jones sidelined during the second half of a 19-17 win at Cincinnati with a hamstring injury. … The Carolina Panthers lost wide receiver D.J. Moore in the fourth quarter of their 28-27 loss at Minnesota when he hurt his right ankle after landing awkwardly in the end zone on an incompletion … Indianapolis left tackle Anthony Castonzo hurt his knee in the second quarter of the Colts’ 45-26 loss to Tennessee, and safety Khari Willis left with back and quad injuries in the second half. … Cleveland safety Ronnie Harrison injured a shoulder on the opening play of the Browns’ 27-25 victory at Jacksonville. Jags defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton was carted off the field in the final minute with a significant knee injury. … San Francisco nickelback Jamar Taylor left the field on a cart late in the second quarter against the Rams with an apparent left knee injury. Cornerback Ken Webster also left on the cart in the fourth.

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SPEAKING

“It’s kind of been the story of my career. It has been so up and down. I’m in the lineup and out of the lineup and I’m back in. I’m just trying to stay steady and provide leadership when my number is called. I love playing. I love being out there.” — Ryan Fitzpatrick, who after being benched a few weeks ago threw two touchdown passes while starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and led the Dolphins past the Jets, one of his former teams, 20-3.

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“It hadn’t felt like this in a while. It’s a gut punch, for sure. … We got punched in the face and it just kept happening. This is one of those where you want to watch the film and correct it and burn the film because that’s not who we are.” — Raiders QB Derek Carr after a 43-6 loss at Atlanta.

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