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SPORTS Tuesday 19 November 2019

Vikings overcome 20-0 deficit to stun Broncos; Ravens roll

By The Associated Press The Eagles (5-5) got the ball with San Francisco trailing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The back and advanced to by three late in the fourth
Minnesota Vikings erased their 42 but Wentz’s desper- quarter.
a 20-0 halftime deficit with ation pass fell incomplete. RAMS 17, BEARS 7
touchdowns on each of This was nothing like the LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd
their four drives in the sec- thrilling matchup between Gurley and Malcolm Brown
ond half, fending off the the two teams in Super ran for touchdowns and
Denver Broncos by forcing Bowl 52. Nick Foles led the Los Angeles was able to
three straight incomplete Eagles to a 41-33 victory ground out a victory over
passes in the end zone over over the Patriots to capture Chicago. Gurley tied a
the final 10 seconds to pre- the franchise's first NFL title season high with 97 yards
serve a 27-23 victory on since 1960. The teams set or on 25 carries, scoring on a
Sunday. tied 29 Super Bowl records, 1-yard carry up the middle
This was the first time in including most yards in any with 3:28 remaining in the
five years — a span of 100 game (1,151) in league his- first half to extend Los An-
games including the play- Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith (84) catches a 10- tory. geles’ lead to 10-0.
offs — that an NFL team yard touchdown pass ahead of Denver Broncos cornerback 49ERS 36, CARDINALS 26 After Tarik Cohen’s third-
won after trailing by 20 or Davontae Harris, right, during the second half of an NFL football SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — quarter touchdown catch
more points after two quar- game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Minneapolis. Jimmy Garoppolo threw a brought Chicago to 10-7,
ters. Kirk Cousins went 29 for Associated Press 25-yard touchdown pass to the Rams (6-4) put it out
35 for 319 yards and three Jayron Kearse had a hand erages. Baltimore rang up Jeff Wilson Jr. with 31 sec- of reach with 3:35 remain-
scores for the Vikings (8-3), on the second one and the seven sacks — six against onds left for his fourth TD ing in the fourth quarter on
overcoming a system-wide last try for Noah Fant sailed Watson — forced two turn- pass of the game and San Brown’s 5-yard run.
failure in the first half that past the rookie tight end overs and limited the nim- Francisco rallied for a vic- The Bears (4-6) ran 22 more
included a lost fumble of after he and Kearse tussled ble-footed quarterback to tory over Arizona. plays than the Rams but
his during a sack that led to for position. 12 yards rushing on three Instead of being ruled short averaged only 3.6 yards.
one of three field goals by RAVENS 41, TEXANS 7 carries. Watson went 18 for and having to decide Mitchell Trubisky was 24
Brandon McManus for the BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar 29 for 169 yards with a lost whether to kick a tying field of 43 for 190 yards with
Broncos (3-7). Jackson threw four touch- fumble and an interception goal or go for it on fourth a touchdown and inter-
Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for down passes, ran for 86 for the Texans (6-4). Hous- down, San Francisco had a ception. Chase Daniel re-
a 54-yard touchdown pass yards and helped Balti- ton fell behind 34-0 before new set of downs and took placed Trubisky for the final
that brought the crowd more roll to its sixth straight Carlos Hyde ran for a 41- advantage on Wilson's first series.
noise to a deafening level victory, over Houston. yard touchdown with 7:10 career touchdown catch. SAINTS 34, BUCCANEERS 17
and cut the lead to 23-20. The game was billed as a remaining. David Johnson fumbled on TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Drew
McManus went wide right matchup between first- PATRIOTS 17, EAGLES 10 the next play for the Car- Brees threw for 228 yards
from 41 yards on his fourth place AFC teams and two PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ju- dinals (3-7-1), who squan- and three touchdowns to
attempt, and Cousins of the best double-threat lian Edelman threw a go- dered a 16-0 lead and lost lead New Orleans over
found Kyle Rudolph wide quarterbacks in the NFL. ahead 15-yard touchdown their fourth straight game. Tampa Bay.
open for a 32-yard score Jackson and the Baltimore pass to Phillip Dorsett and San Francisco added a The NFC South leaders (8-
on the next possession defense made it a one-sid- New England rallied for a fumble recovery for a 2) rebounded from a 26-9
with 6:10 left. Both of those ed affair, and the Ravens victory over Philadelphia. touchdown by D.J. Reed loss to struggling Atlanta,
throws by Cousins came off (8-2) are riding their longest Tom Brady threw for 216 on the final play after a with NFL receptions leader
bootleg rollouts to his left, winning streak since a sev- yards, leading New Eng- botched lateral by Arizona. Michael Thomas becoming
the type of passing play he en-game run in 2000, their land (9-1) back from a 10-0 This marked the biggest the first player in league his-
has long thrived on. first Super Bowl season. deficit, but it was Edelman, deficit erased by the 49ers tory with 90-plus catches in
Brandon Allen, the fill-in After throwing three touch- the Patriots’ wide receiver, in a win since rallying from the first 10 games of a sea-
quarterback after the in- down passes to put Balti- who found a target in the 20 points down to beat Phil- son and Brees tossing TD
jury to Joe Flacco and the more up 21-0 in the third end zone. The Pats defense adelphia on Oct. 2, 2011. passes of 16 yards to Thom-
impending debut of rook- quarter, Jackson followed sacked Carson Wentz five San Francisco also over- as, 3 yards to Jared Cook
ie Drew Lock, admirably with his most impressive times and forced one turn- came a 17-point deficit in and 6 yards to Ted Ginn Jr.
drove the Broncos to the play of the day: a 39-yard over. the NFC title game at At- after being held out of the
cusp of a comeback of run in which he broke six Wentz couldn't get much lanta following the 2012 end zone by the Falcons.
their own with a drive that tackles, weaving through going without his two best season.Garoppolo threw Safety Marcus Williams put
included three fourth-down the Houston secondary as receivers and top running for 425 yards and four an exclamation point on
conversions. if playing keep-away with back sidelined by injuries. touchdowns, but also threw a strong defensive perfor-
With first-and-goal from the the football. Nelson Agholor couldn't two interceptions deep in mance, returning the third
4, but only 10 seconds and Deshaun Watson, on the make a twisting catch on Arizona territory that nearly of New Orleans’ four in-
no timeouts remaining, Al- other hand, spent the en- Wentz's fourth-down heave doomed the 49ers. terceptions 55 yards for a
len had three chances at tire afternoon running from into the end zone from the The first set up a field goal touchdown that put the
the winner. Trae Waynes a defense that utilized a Patriots 26 with just under a that put Arizona up 19- Saints up 34-17 with just over
knocked down the first one, variety of blitzes and cov- minute left. 17 and the second came five minutes remaining.q