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                                                                                                       SPORTS Tuesday 5 November 2019


















            Jackson, Ravens hand Patriots' first loss of season



            By The Associated Press      the  Patriots  would  not  get                                                         Steven  Nelson.  Vinatieri,
            SEATTLE  (AP)  —  The  New  closer.  New  England  had                                                              the  NFL's  all-time  leading
            England Patriots' unbeaten  won  13  straight,  dating  to                                                          scorer,  had  an  extra  point
            season crashed to an end  last  season  and  including                                                              blocked in the third quarter
            under  the  weight  of  their  the playoffs.                                                                        and has been dealing with
            own  mistakes  and  inability  SEAHAWKS   40,   BUCCA-                                                              accuracy issues all season.
            to  contain  Baltimore  Ra-  NEERS 34, OT                                                                           The  snap  and  hold  were
            vens  quarterback  Lamar  SEATTLE  (AP)  —  Russell  Wil-                                                           good, but his kick fluttered
            Jackson, who ripped apart  son hit Jacob Hollister with                                                             left  of  the  upright  into  the
            the  NFL's  stingiest  defense  a 10-yard touchdown pass                                                            open  end  of  Heinz  Field,
            with  his  arm  and  legs  in  a  on the opening possession                                                         allowing  Pittsburgh  to  run
            37-20 victory Sunday night.  of  overtime,  and  Seattle                                                            out the clock on a day the
            Baltimore (6-2) zipped to an  rallied to beat Tampa Bay.                                                            Steelers  mustered  just  273
            early 17-0 lead and let the  Wilson  continued  his  bril-                                                          yards.
            Patriots  (8-1)  creep  within  liant  season,  tying  his  ca-                                                     RAIDERS 31, LIONS 24
            striking  distance  before  reer  high  with  five  touch-                                                          OAKLAND,  Calif.  (AP)  —
            quelling  the  comeback  down passes as Seattle (7-       New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady flips the ball after   Derek  Carr  threw  a  9-yard
                                                                      being sacked by Baltimore Ravens defensive end Jihad Ward
            with  a  70-yard  fumble  re-  2)  overcame  Jason  Myers'   on a third down play in the second half of an NFL football game,   touchdown  pass  to  rookie
            turn  by  Marlon  Humphrey  missed  40-yard  field-goal   Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Baltimore.                       Hunter  Renfrow  with  2:04
            and  a  5-yard  touchdown  attempt on the final play of                                            Associated Press   remaining and Karl Joseph
            pass  from  Jackson  to  Nick  regulation and never gave  league  MVP,  who  missed  ing  Pittsburgh  escape  with  broke  up  a  fourth-down
            Boyle  early  in  the  fourth  Tampa Bay a chance in the  his  second  consecutive  a victory.                      pass  in  the  end  zone  with
            quarter.                     extra  session.  Wilson  was  5  game as he recovers from  Vinatieri,  whose  55-yard  3  seconds  left  to  give  the
            That made it 30-20, and not  of 8 for 70 yards in overtime,  a dislocated kneecap.     kick last week against Den-  Raiders  a  victory  over  De-
            even  six-time  Super  Bowl  capping  the  winning  drive  Mahomes  looked  just  fine  ver  gave  the  Colts  their  troit in their first game back
            winner  Tom  Brady  could  by  hitting  the  reserve  tight  rushing  onto  the  field  to  third straight victory, pulled  in Oakland in seven weeks.
            bring  New  England  out  of  end  across  the  middle  for  party.                    his  attempt  left  of  the  up-  After  surviving  an  odyssey
            the hole. Brady, who went  his  second  touchdown  of  Matt  Moore  started  in  his  rights as the Colts (5-3) fell  that  forced  them  to  travel
            30  for  46  for  285  yards,  the game.                  place  and  threw  for  275  out of first place in the AFC  about 20,000 miles for four
            threw  an  interception  with  Wilson finished 29 of 43 for  yards  and  a  touchdown  South.                       road games and a neutral
            12:47 left.                  378  yards.  It  was  his  third  without  a  pick,  and  he  Mason  Rudolph  threw  for  site  game  in  London,  the
            Jackson  then  led  a  me-   career  game  with  five  TD  made  the  crucial  plays  191  yards  with  a  touch-   Raiders  (4-4)  came  back
            thodical 9 1/2-minute drive  passes  and  capped  Se-     when     they    mattered.  down  and  an  interception  home for the first time since
            that  ended  with  his  thrust  attle's  wild  second  half  Moore  hit  favorite  target  for  Pittsburgh,  and  Minkah  losing  to  Kansas  City  on
            into the end zone from the  after  trailing  21-7  midway  Tyreek Hill to convert a cru-  Fitzpatrick  returned  an  in-  Sept. 15. They put on quite
            1.                           through  the  second  quar-  cial third down and set up  terception  96  yards  for  a  a show for the fans who are
            Jackson  ran  for  61  yards  ter.                        the tying field goal, then hit  score  as  the  Steelers  (4-4)  hoping the Raiders can put
            and  two  touchdowns  and  Tampa  Bay  quarterback  him again to make the win-         won  their  third  consecu-  together  a  successful  sea-
            went 17 for 23 for 163 yards  Jameis Winston was nearly  ner more manageable.          tive game. Backup running  son  before  their  planned
            and  a  score.  Mark  Ingram  Wilson's  equal  throwing  for  Hill finished with six catches  back Trey Edmunds ran for  move  to  Las  Vegas  next
            ran  for  115  yards,  and  the  335  yards  and  two  touch-  for 140 yards for the Chiefs  a career-high 73 yards and  year.
            NFL's  leading  rushing  at-  downs. Winston led Tampa  (6-3), including a spectac-    Chris  Boswell  kicked  four  Carr's  clutch  pass  to  Ren-
            tack amassed 210 yards on  Bay (2-6) to a tying score in  ular TD grab, while Damien  field  goals  as  Pittsburgh  frow gave Oakland the win
            the ground.                  the  final  minute  of  regula-  Williams  ran  for  125  yards  reached  the  midpoint  of  to  start  the  crucial  three-
            The  defending  Super  Bowl  tion on Dare Ogunbowale's  —  most  of  it  on  a  91-yard  the season at .500 despite  game  homestand.  Carr
            champion  Patriots  picked  1-yard  run,  but  never  got  touchdown run.              losing quarterback Ben Ro-   also connected with rookie
            up  two  fumbles,  but  they  his  hands  on  the  ball  in  Kirk  Cousins  threw  for  220  ethlisberger  to  a  right  el-  Foster Moreau on a 3-yard
            had  two  turnovers  them-   overtime.                    yards  and  three  touch-    bow injury in Week 2.        score  opening  seconds  of
            selves  and  committed  a  CHIEFS 26, VIKINGS 23          downs  for  the  Vikings  (6-  The  Colts  may  have  quar-  the fourth quarter and an-
            costly  penalty  that  con-  KANSAS  CITY,  Mo.  (AP)  —  3),  though  he  struggled  to  terback issues of their own  other  rookie,  Josh  Jacobs,
            tributed  to  Baltimore's  first  Harrison Butker matched a  deal with the Chiefs' blitzes  after  Jacoby  Brissett  left  in  ran  for  120  yards  and  two
            touchdown.                   career long with a 54-yard  late  in  the  game.  Dalvin  the  second  quarter  with  a  scores.  It  was  the  first  time
            Baltimore's defense played  field  goal  to  tie  the  game  Cook was held to 71 yards  left  knee  injury.  Brian  Hoy-  since  the  merger  that  the
            a role, too. Patrick Onwua-  late  in  the  fourth  quarter,  rushing  while  top  wide  re-  er came on and threw for  Raiders  got  four  TDs  from
            sor  stripped  the  ball  from  then  drilled  a  44-yarder  as  ceiver  Stefon  Diggs  had  a  three  touchdowns  in  Bris-  rookies in a single game.
            Julian Edelman in the third  time expired to give Kansas  single catch for 4 yards.    sett's  absence  and  drove  Matthew Stafford threw for
            quarter   and    Humphrey  City  a  thrilling  victory  over  STEELERS 26, COLTS 24    Indianapolis  to  well  within  406 yards and three touch-
            took it the other way for a  Minnesota.                   PITTSBURGH  (AP)  —  Adam  field goal range in the final  downs  but  came  up  short
            score.  Although  Brady  an-  The  first  person  to  greet  Vinatieri  missed  a  go-  minutes thanks in part to a  at the end as the Lions (3-4-
            swered  with  a  touchdown  Butker in  celebration? Pat-  ahead  43-yard  field  goal  40-yard  pass  interference  1) lost for the fourth time in
            of this own to make it 24-20,  rick Mahomes, the reigning  with  1:14  remaining,  help-  penalty against Pittsburgh's  five games.q
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