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Brady throws for 4 TDs, Patriots beat Dolphins 35-17

Continued from Page 18 up their first score, using a
Rex Burkhead also scored fourth-down run by Nate
two TDs and Dion Lewis Ebner on a fake punt to
had 15 carries for 112 yards keep their opening drive
for New England, mark- alive. Burkhead finished it
ing his first career 100-yard with a 2-yard touchdown
game. The Patriots went 5 run.
for 5 in the red zone. Following a quick three-
“We know our biggest and-out by Miami, New
games are ahead of us,” England made it 14-0 via
Brady said. “All the good a 5-yard touchdown pass
teams are gonna start from Brady to Gronkowski.
playing really well. We’ve Miami rebounded late in
gotta be one of those the second quarter, taking
teams.” advantage of a rare self-
Miami got within 28-17 inflicted mistake by New
in the fourth quarter, but England.Patriots center
came up empty on a Ted Karras sent a second-
fourth-down pass play with down shotgun snap flying
8:48 left. On the ensuing past Brady , who was not
series, the Patriots scored ready for the ball. It was
on a 5-yard touchdown scooped up by Dolphins
pass from Brady to Brandin safety Reshad Jones and
Cooks. New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, center, celebrates with teammates after sack- returned for a touchdown.
The Dolphins played with- ing Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore during the second half of an NFL football game, Karras was filling in for David
out quarterback Jay Cut- Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. Andrews, who sat out for
ler, who practiced Friday, (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) the second straight week
but remained in the con- terceptions. He was sacked what we want, for sure.” Senorise Perry was placed with an illness.But New Eng-
cussion protocol. seven times. Miami also lost more key in the concussion protocol land bounced right back.
Matt Moore struggled to Despite the losing streak, players to injury. after what appeared to be A pair of defensive holding
find a rhythm in his sec- Moore said the locker room Running back Damien Wil- a helmet-to-helmet colli- penalties, a 27-yard pass
ond start of the season. He is staying together. liams was carted off the sion with New England’s from Brady to Cooks and
completed 23 of 34 passes “The overall pulse is OK. I field in the third quarter with Trevor Reilly on a second- a 22-yard run by Burkhead
for 215 yards and a touch- mean, the world’s not end- a shoulder injury following half kickoff return. helped the Patriots drive to
down, but also had two in- ing,” he said. “But it’s not an 11-yard run. Return man The Patriots got tricky to set the Dolphins 1. q
Carson Wentz tosses 3 touchdowns, Eagles beat Bears 31-3

By ROB MAADDI The Eagles (10-1) reduced of momentum, a lot of en- half and 140 total yards in keep the drive going and
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An- their magic number to ergy, a lot of swagger,” the game. Wentz connected with
other strong performance clinch the NFC East to one Wentz said.Wentz had 227 “That’s the best defense Alshon Jeffery for 14 yards
by Carson Wentz. Another with their fourth consecu- yards passing, LeGarrette I’ve ever played,” Chica- on third-and-8 one play
dominant effort by the de- tive win by at least 23 points Blount ran for 97 yards and go offensive lineman Kyle before the TD.
fense. Another lopsided win and third in a row by exact- Zach Ertz caught 10 passes Long said.The Bears won Wentz had a 15-yard TD
for the Philadelphia Eagles. ly 28. Philadelphia would for 103 yards and one TD. the turnover battle (3-2), pass to Nelson Agholor,
Wentz tossed three touch- secure its first division title The defense shut down but couldn’t do anything who flipped over defend-
down passes and the NFL- since 2013 if the Cowboys rookie quarterback Mitch- with excellent field posi- ers into the end zone to
leading Eagles beat the (5-6) lose or tie Washington ell Trubisky and the inept tion. They started consecu- make it 14-0 in the second
Chicago Bears 31-3 Sunday on Thursday night. Bears (3-8), holding them tive drives at midfield and quarter. Wentz spun away
for their ninth straight win. “We’re playing with a lot to zero first downs in the first Philadelphia’s 42 but Cairo from a blitzer and ran 16
Santos missed a 54-yard yards on third-and-9 to
field goal.“We didn’t play extend the drive. Then a
well enough to compete,” holding penalty on Bears
Bears coach John Fox said. cornerback Prince Amuka-
“We needed to play really, mara negated an incom-
really well in all three phas- plete pass on third-and-12,
es to beat that team.” and the Eagles scored
Wentz threw a 17-yard on the next play.Another
TD pass to Ertz to give the holding penalty on Amu-
Eagles a 7-0 lead on their kamara gave the Eagles
second drive. Jay Ajayi ran a first down late in the sec-
budgetaruba@setarnet.aw 2 yards on fourth-and-1 to ond quarter. q