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SPORTS Tuesday 26 November 2019
Seahawks remain unbeaten on road, win at Philadelphia

By The Associated Press part of a day when he
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — went 14 for 20 for 253 yards
Rashaad Penny ran for a and most importantly com-
career-best 129 yards, in- mitted no turnovers. He was
cluding a 58-yard touch- helped by the return of Kit-
down, Russell Wilson threw tle, who had six catches for
one TD pass and the Se- 129 yards in his first game
attle Seahawks beat the back after missing the past
Philadelphia Eagles 17-9 two contests with injuries to
Sunday. his knee and ankle.
Missing their top three wide TITANS 42, JAGUARS 20
receivers, leading rusher NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
and two Pro Bowl offensive — The Titans scored four
linemen, the Eagles (5-6) touchdowns over six offen-
couldn't do much on of- sive plays in the third quar-
fense and hurt themselves ter for their second straight
with three turnovers inside victory to keep themselves
Seattle territory and anoth- firmly in the AFC playoff
er near midfield. hunt.
The Seahawks (9-2) remain Ryan Tannehill ran for two
undefeated on the road in TDs and threw two TDs to
six games. improve to 4-1 as Tennes-
The Eagles didn't have see's starter. Derrick Henry
wideouts DeSean Jack- ran for two TDs just 16 sec-
son, Alshon Jeffery and Seattle Seahawks' Rashaad Penny (20) runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL onds apart, and rookie re-
Nelson Agholor, running football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Philadelphia. ceiver A.J. Brown capped
back Jordan Howard and Associated Press the scoring spurt with a 65-
right tackle Lane Johnson yard TD catch that made
from the start. Right guard utes left. hopes pushed to the brink. Cowboys were 2 of 13 on it 35-3 with 6:57 left in the
Brandon Brooks left in the New Orleans scored on the McCaffrey had 133 yards third down. third quarter.
first quarter. First-round pick game's opening possession and two touchdowns from 49ERS 37, PACKERS 8 The Titans (6-5) are tied with
Andre Dillard made his first and led until 9:23 remained scrimmage on a balance SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Indianapolis and Oakland
career start at right tackle in the fourth quarter, when of runs and receptions. — Jimmy Garoppolo threw just outside the AFC's final
after playing the left side all D.J. Moore reached up PATRIOTS 13, COWBOYS 9 two long touchdown pass- wild-card spot; those are
season and was benched with his right hand to corral FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) es and the San Francisco their next two opponents,
at halftime. a fourth-and-goal pass in — The Patriots held the harassed Aaron Rodgers all both on the road.
The Seahawks were without the back of the end zone Cowboys' top-ranked of- night, helping the 49ers rout Jacksonville (4-7) lost its
star defensive end Jade- to tie it at 31. fense without a TD for the Green Bay. third straight, the past two
veon Clowney. Soon after, Panthers safe- first time this season as New Garoppolo connected since Nick Foles returned to
Philadelphia's defense did ty Eric Reid stuffed Alvin England got its 18th straight on a 42-yard touchdown the lineup.
its best to keep it close, Kamara on a run to the regular-season victory at strike to Deebo Samuel in The Jaguars had nine sacks
sacking Wilson six times. right side on fourth-and-1 home. the second quarter and a in beating the Titans 20-7
But Carson Wentz struggled from the New Orleans 45. Dallas (6-5) had a chance 61-yarder to George Kit- in September with Marcus
again and the offense was That set up a dramatic se- to take the lead late. But tle in the third to get San Mariota at quarterback for
awful. Wentz was 33 of 45 quence in which Carolina facing fourth-and-11 on Francisco (10-1) off to a re- Tennessee. They sacked
for 256 yards, one TD, two coach Ron Rivera success- its 25 with 1:50 left, Dak sounding start to a grueling Tannehill only once, though
interceptions and lost two fully challenged officials' Prescott's 20-yard appar- three-game stretch. they forced a pair of fum-
fumbles, including one on decision not to call pass in- ent completion to Amari Following the game against bles by Tennessee. Ranked
a handoff exchange. terference on a third-down Cooper was nullified after the first-place Packers (8- 29th in the NFL against the
Wilson was 13 of 25 for 200 incomplete pass, setting an official review. 3), the Niners will travel to run, the Jaguars gave up
yards, one TD and one pick. up a first-and-goal at the 3 The Patriots (10-1), who Baltimore (8-2) and New 219 yards as the Titans had
SAINTS 34, PANTHERS 31 with 2:21 to go. struggled to move the ball Orleans (9-2) the next two a 471-369 edge in total of-
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wil Carolina squandered its in their win over Philadel- weeks in a stretch that will fense. Leonard Fournette
Lutz kicked a 33-yard field opportunity, however, after phia last week, played go a long way to determin- had a pair of 1-yard TD runs
goal as time expired, and Christian McCaffrey's run without two key receivers ing whether San Francisco and finished with 97 yards.
the Saints took a four-game was stuffed and Kyle Allen after Mohamed Sanu and will be able to hold off Se- JETS 34, RAIDERS 3
lead in the NFC South with threw incomplete on sec- Phillip Dorsett were ruled attle (9-2) in a tight NFC EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)
five games left. ond down and was sacked out with injuries. Tom Brady West race. — Sam Darnold threw two
Drew Brees completed 30 on third down by Marcus made the most of what he Rodgers lost a fumble on touchdown passes and
of 39 passes for 311 yards Davenport, setting up the had, tossing a first-quarter the opening drive one of ran for another score for
and three touchdowns, end of a difficult day for touchdown pass to rookie the five sacks he took and the Jets' first three-game
and led New Orleans from Slye, who'd also missed two N'Keal Harry and complet- failed to convert a single winning streak in over two
its 14-yard line with 1:51 left extra-point kicks. ing a 32-yard pass to rookie third down on 13 tries be- years.
to the Carolina 15 with 3 Michael Thomas had 10 Jakobi Meyers. fore getting pulled late in Brian Poole returned an
seconds remaining to set catches for 101 yards and Brady finished 17 of 37 for the fourth quarter. He fin- interception 15 yards for
up the winning kick. That a touchdown for New Or- 190 yards. Julian Edelman ished 20 for 33 for 104 yards a TD and the rest of the
capped a contest filled leans (9-2), including re- caught eight passes for 93 and Green Bay averaged Jets defense made things
with late momentum shifts ceptions of 14 and 24 yards yards. an anemic 1.7 yards per miserable for Derek Carr,
and critical errors — none on the winning drive. Dallas struggled to move pass play when he was in who was pulled by coach
bigger than Carolina kicker Allen passed for 256 yards the ball for most of the the game. Jon Gruden with just under
Joey Slye's missed field goal and three TDs for Carolina game. Ezekiel Elliott rushed Garoppolo put it away with two minutes left in the third
from 28 yards with 2 min- (5-6), which saw its playoff 21 times or 86 yards, but the the two long touchdowns, quarter.q