Page 22 - AT

A22 SPORTS
Tuesday 24 december 2019
Continued from Page 18 season in a contract dis-
The Ravens did suffer an pute, Bell signed with the
injury that could hurt their Jets (6-9) in the offseason.
playoff hopes as run- Devlin Hodges, who was
ning back Mark Ingram benched earlier in the
went down without being game after throwing two
touched in the fourth quar- interceptions, came back
ter. Ingram immediately in early in the fourth quar-
grabbed his lower left leg ter when Rudolph went out
and collapsed when he with a left shoulder injury.
tried to stand. Ingram, who Hodges had a chance to
went past 1,000 yards rush- lead the Steelers to a come-
ing in the second quarter back win, but fell short. His
and caught a 12-yard TD deep pass for James Wash-
pass from Jackson in the ington on third-and-7 from
third, was able to walk to the Jets 44 was knocked
the sideline to be evalu- away by Marcus Maye in
ated before limping to the the end zone. On fourth
locker room. down, Hodges' pass to JuJu
The Browns (6-9) were of- Smith-Schuster fell incom-
ficially eliminated from plete in front of a MetLife
the postseason, and now Stadium crowd that ap-
first-year coach Freddie peared to be at least half-
Kitchens may be down to filled by Steelers fans.
his last game. Kitchens has Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) stretched for a touchdown as Miami Dolphins Dolphins 38, Bengals 35
appeared overwhelmed at defensive back Nik Needham (40) is unable to defend, during the second half at an NFL football MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A
times and the home finale game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. laugher became a thriller
was a microcosm of this dis- Associated Press for Miami, and it needed
appointing season as the overtime to beat Cincin-
Browns underperformed games against the Eagles, Prosise suffered an arm inju- es in a season. The Saints re- nati.
and will miss the playoffs for was held to 47 yards. ry only a few minutes later. ceiver needed 10 to tie Pro Miami gave up 16 points
the 17th straight season. Cardinals 27, Seahawks 13 Arizona (5-9-1) lost No. 1 Football Hall of Famer Mar- in the final 29 seconds of
Eagles 17, Cowboys 9 SEATTLE — Kenyan Drake overall draft pick Kyler Mur- vin Harrison's mark of 143 regulation but regrouped,
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles rushed for 166 yards and ray to a hamstring injury catches in 2002. Thomas and Jason Sanders kicked
cornerback Sidney Jones two touchdowns, Larry midway through the third finished with 12 catches for a 37-yard field goal as time
broke up Dak Prescott's Fitzgerald added a 21-yard quarter. 136 yards, his last reception expired in overtime.
fourth-down pass to Mi- TD reception, and the Car- Brett Hundley took over for a 2-yard TD with 2:10 left for Andy Dalton threw for 396
chael Gallup in the end dinals stymied Russell Wilson Murray and the backup a 38-28 lead. yards and four touchdown
zone with 1:15 left and Phil- and the injury-depleted Se- QB in Seattle last year led The Titans (8-7) still have a passes, including three in
adelphia denied Dallas a ahawks. Arizona on a key scoring shot at the AFC's final play- the final 5:01 of regulation
division crown. The Seahawks (11-4) saw drive midway through the off berth after Houston won as Cincinnati rallied from a
The Cowboys (7-8) would their hopes for the No. 1 fourth quarter capped by the AFC South title Satur- 35-12 deficit.
have clinched their second seed in the NFC poten- Drake's second touchdown day by beating Tampa After the gallant come-
straight NFC East title with tially vanish with another run. Hundley had a critical Bay. The Jets beating Pitts- back, the Bengals (1-14)
a win in Philadelphia. And late-season loss to the 14-yard scramble on third- burgh 16-10 means the Ti- settled for clinching next
they would have eliminat- Cardinals. Seattle can still and-2 to get Arizona into tans must beat the Texans year's No. 1 draft pick.
ed the Eagles (8-7). The Ea- claim the NFC West with a field-goal range. in Houston in the finale to They're assured of at least
gles need to win their final win next week against San Wilson finished 16-of-31 for earn their second playoff tying for the worst record in
game next week at the Gi- Francisco, but will need 169 yards, but was sacked berth in three seasons. club history; they went 2-14
ants to clinch the East. The major help to earn total five times — four by Chan- Jets 16, Steelers 10 in 2002.
Cowboys can still win the home-field advantage af- dler Jones, who also forced EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dolphins (4-11) again
East with a win next week ter entering the week as a key fumble early in the Le'Veon Bell helped deal hurt their chances of land-
against Washington and the top seed in the NFC. second half. his former team's playoff ing a franchise quarter-
an Eagles loss to the Giants. Drake had an 80-yard TD Saints 38, Titans 28 hopes a big blow. back in next year's draft,
The difference between a run in the first quarter and NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Drew The Steelers (8-7) entered but rookie coach Brian
division title and missing the provided the capper with a Brees threw for 279 yards the game controlling their Flores has repeatedly said
playoffs could determine 3-yard TD with 4:18 remain- and three touchdowns postseason chances and he's all-out to win now.
the fate of Dallas coach ing to take a 27-13 lead. and Alvin Kamara ran for would have clinched a Rebuilding Miami has four
Jason Garrett. Drake's 166 yards were a two TDs as the Saints kept berth with wins in their final victories in the past eight
Playing with a sore right season high against Seat- their chase of the NFC's No. two games, but now need games with a ragtag roster.
shoulder, Prescott attacked tle. 1 seed alive by rallying from some help. Pittsburgh now Miami's Ryan Fitzpatrick
the Eagles cornerbacks on The question now is Seat- a 14-point deficit. needs to win next week at threw for 419 yards and
the final drive and had Dal- tle's health going into next The Saints (12-3) had to win Baltimore to stay in the mix. four scores, including one
las in position to possibly tie week. Seattle faced the after San Francisco beat The Steelers also have more to rookie defensive tack-
the game until Jones made Cardinals without four key the Rams 34-31 on Satur- injury concerns as running le Christian Wilkins. Each
the clutch stop. starters: left tackle Duane day night. back James Conner, cen- team punted twice to start
Carson Wentz was 31-for-40 Brown, safety Quandre They scored 24 straight ter Maurkice Pouncey and the extra period before Fitz-
for 319 yards and a touch- Diggs, cornerback Sha- points to keep alive their quarterback Mason Ru- patrick led a 10-play, 51-
down, and Miles Saunders quill Griffin and defensive chance at one of the NFC's dolph all left with injuries. yard march for the winning
ran for a score to keep the end Jadeveon Clowney. top two seeds and a first- Bell ran for 72 yards, includ- score.
Eagles' playoff hopes alive. The Seahawks depth was round playoff bye going ing seven on a big third- The stadium was mostly
Prescott finished 25-for- thinned further when start- into their regular-season fi- down play in the fourth empty when the Bengals
44 for 265 yards. Two-time ing running back Chris Car- nale at Carolina. quarter, on 25 carries while cut the deficit to 35-27 with
rushing champion Ezekiel son went down with a hip Pro Bowl wide receiver Mi- facing the team with which 29 seconds left on Dalton's
Elliott, who had averaged injury early in the second chael Thomas also set the he spent his first six NFL sea- TD pass and 2-point con-
114.8 yards rushing in five quarter and backup C.J. NFL record for most catch- sons. After sitting out all last version throw.q