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Broncos beat Patriots on Anderson’s OT run
DENVER (AP) — Tom Brady
lost yet another one of his
trusted targets and this time
he also lost a game.
C.J. Anderson scored on a
48-yard run with 12:32 left
in overtime, powering the
Denver Broncos past the
New England Patriots 30-24
on a snowy Sunday night.
Watching from the cozy
indoors at field level was
Peyton Manning as Brock
Osweiler and the Broncos
(9-2) overcame an early
14-0 deficit and handed
the Patriots (10-1) their first 30-yard TD midway through
loss since 2014.
Now, the Carolina Panthers
(11-0) are the NFL’s only re-
maining unbeaten team.
Osweiler threw a 3-yard
touchdown pass to Bubba
Caldwell with 1:09 left in
regulation to put the Bron-
cos up 24-21. But Brady,
playing without injured star
tight end Rob Gronkowski,
needed just five plays to
drive the Patriots 51 yards
and into range for Stephen
Gostowski’s 47-yard field
goal that tied it at the end
of regulation.
New England won the
coin toss and elected to
receive, but thanks to a
sack by Von Miller, Denver
forced a three-and-out
and, on third-and-1 from
the New England 48, An-
derson raced around the
left sideline and into the
north end zone.
Gronkowski injured his right
knee with 2:49 left in regula-
tion and was carted off.
SEAHAWKS 39, STEELERS 30
SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wil-
son threw a career-high
five touchdown passes,
including two TDs to Doug
Baldwin in the final 8:12 as
Seattle held on for a wild
victory over Pittsburgh and
Ben Roethlisberger.
Wilson threw three touch-
Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson (22) breaks free for the game-winning touchdown
against the New England Patriots during overtime of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015,
in Denver. didn’t score a touchdown
downs to Baldwin, includ-
ing an 80-yard catch-and-
run score with 2:01 left after (AP) — Carson Palmer ran
Pittsburgh had trimmed Se-
attle’s lead to 32-30.
Baldwin caught a crossing
route on third-and-10 at
the 20, broke two tackles
and raced for the clinching
score. Baldwin caught a
the fourth quarter after
Pittsburgh had taken a 27-
26 lead.
Wilson also threw two
touchdowns to Jermaine
Kearse and Seattle (6-5)
picked up a huge victory in
its hopes of getting back to
the postseason.
Roethlisberger threw for
456 yards — the most ever
against the Seahawks —
but was pulled with 2 min-
utes left and taken to the
locker room for concussion
protocol. The Steelers (6-5)
had a two-game win streak
end.
CARDINALS 19, 49ERS 13
SANTA CLARA, California
for a go-ahead 8-yard
touchdown with 2:28 left
and tumbled after spik-
ing the ball as Arizona
squeaked by San Francis-
co.
It was the Cardinals’ fifth
straight win and first road
victory in the series since
September 2008.
Moments earlier, Palmer fell
backward as he released
the ball and completed a
34-yard pass to J.J. Nelson
to put Arizona on the 1.
Chandler Catanzaro
missed the extra-point try,
and Blaine Gabbert and
the 49ers (3-8) had one
more chance with 2:21
left. Anquan Boldin caught
an 18-yard pass on fourth-
and-20 to clinch the win for
Arizona.
David Johnson ran for a
1-yard touchdown in the
third for the Cardinals (9-2),
who have nine wins in their
Tuesday 1 December 2015
season.
The last time the Saints
was Dec. 24, 2005 against
Associated Press Detroit and Brees’ last
game without a touch-
first 11 games in consecu- down pass came on Nov.
tive seasons for the first time 29, 2012 against Atlanta.
in franchise history.
BENGALS 31, RAMS 7
TEXANS 24, SAINTS 6 CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy
HOUSTON (AP) — Brian Hoy- Dalton threw three touch-
er threw for 205 yards and down passes — two of
two touchdowns and the them to A.J. Green — as
Texans held Drew Breese the Bengals ended their
and New Orleans without a brief losing streak.
touchdown for the first time After dropping a pair of
in 10 years in a win. prime-time games, the
The Texans (6-5) have won Bengals (9-2) were back in
four games in a row for the sync against a team that
first time since winning six struggles to score. The Ben-
straight in 2012. gals’ 31 points equaled the
second-most against St.
New Orleans (4-7) dropped Louis this season.
its third straight on a day The Rams (4-7) have
when the team didn’t dropped four in a row. Nick
score a touchdown and Foles returned as the starter
Brees’ streak of games with and threw three intercep-
a touchdown pass was tions, including one that
snapped at 45. Leon Hall returned 19 yards
Hoyer went 7 for 7 on the for a touchdown.
opening drive, capped by Dalton was 20 of 27 for 233
a 10-yard touchdown pass yards with touchdowns of
to Ryan Griffin, to make 9 and 18 yards to Green.
it 7-0 and give Houston a Tyler Eifert also had his NFL-
score on the opening pos- leading 12th touchdown
session for the first time this catch.
VIKINGS 20, FALCONS 10
ATLANTA (AP) — Adrian
Peterson ran for 158 yards
and a pair of touchdowns,
and Matt Ryan threw two
more interceptions for the
Vikings.
Bouncing back from a 30-
13 loss to Green Bay, Min-
nesota (8-3) jumped ahead
on Peterson’s 1-yard run in
the opening quarter, and
clinched it when he got
loose on a 35-yard scamper
down the sideline with 4:15
remaining in the game.
Atlanta (6-5) has lost five
of its past six, including four
straight, and is in danger of
becoming one of the few
teams in NFL history to start
5-0 and miss the playoffs.q