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Monday 2 noveMber 2020

Steelers remain unbeaten, edge archrival Ravens 28-24

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Pitts- RAIDERS 16, BROWNS 6
burgh Steelers rallied be- CLEVELAND (AP ) — Derek
hind Ben Roethlisberger to Carr threw a 4-yard touch-
remain the lone unbeaten down pass to Hunter Ren-
team in the NFL, beating frow early in the fourth
error-prone Lamar Jackson quarter and Daniel Carlson
and the Baltimore Ravens kicked three field goals in
28-24 Sunday in a duel for windy, wintry conditions
first place in the AFC North. along Lake Erie.
Roethlisberger threw a pair Carr's strike to Renfrow with
of second-half touchdown 14:53 to go was the game's
passes to bring Pittsburgh only TD and helped the
(7-0) back from a 10-point Raiders (4-3) bounce back
halftime deficit. After com- after they fell apart late
pleting only four passes for in last week's 45-20 loss to
24 yards in the first half, the Tampa Bay.
38-year-old finished 21 for Using running back Josh
32 for 182 yards. Jacobs and a short passing
Jackson threw two inter- game, Carr controlled the
ceptions and lost two fum- clock in the second half
bles, turnovers that helped and kept the ball away
Pittsburgh stay within strik- from the Browns (5-3).
ing distance until its offense On the Raiders' first two
finally got on track. Baltimore Ravens defensive end Yannick Ngakoue (91) applies pressure on Pittsburgh Steelers drives after halftime, the
The Steelers led 28-24 when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, first leading to their go-
2020, in Baltimore.
the Ravens (5-2) faced a Associated Press ahead TD and the other to
fourth-and-3 at the Pitts- Carlson's 24-yard field goal
burgh 8 with 2 minutes left. by safety Dean Marlowe at take over with a succession GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — with 4:24 left, they ate up
Jackson ran a quarterback the Buffalo 13 with 31 sec- of big plays. Dalvin Cook gained 226 17:41. Jacobs finished with
draw and lost the ball while onds remaining to secure The Dolphins stamped yards from scrimmage and a career-high 128 yards —
being stopped short. the win. themselves as playoff con- became the first Viking in 80 in the second half — on
Baltimore got the ball back Zack Moss scored two tenders by earning their over four decades to score 31 carries. Last week, he
and moved to the Pitts- touchdowns rushing and third consecutive win. They four touchdowns in a single had just 17 yards on 10 at-
burgh 23 before Jackson's the AFC East-leading Bills struck for scores 75 sec- game. tempts.
pass in the end zone was are off to consecutive 6-2 onds apart on Andrew Van The Vikings withstood a The Raiders had allowed
broken up on the final play. starts for the first time since Ginkel's 78-yard fumble re- three-touchdown perfor- 10-plus points in an NFL-re-
Earlier, Robert Spillane took a six-year run from 1988 to turn and Jakeem Grant's mance from receiver Da- cord 116 straight games.
an interception back for a 1993. Buffalo snapped a team-record 88-yard punt vante Adams, who had BENGALS 31, TITANS 20
score to end Baltimore's first seven-game skid against return. They came up with seven catches for 53 yards. CINCINNATI (AP) — After
possession; Jackson lost a the division-rival Patriots, four takeaways in the first Green Bay had the ball at watching Giovani Bernard
fumble inside the Pittsburgh and beat a Bill Belichick- half and at halftime led Minnesota's 41-yard line and Samaje Perine run for
5; and Alex Hightower set coaches New England 28-10 despite being out- with 12 seconds and no early scores, Joe Burrow
up a Steelers touchdown team for just the sixth time gained 224-54. The big timeouts left, but D.J. Won- threw two fourth-quarter
by picking off a pass on in 41 meetings, going back plays helped Tagovailoa num sacked Aaron Rodg- TD passes and closed it
Baltimore's initial offensive to 2000. The game was overcome a costly early ers and knocked the ball out with a time-consuming
play of the second half. decided just as the Patri- turnover in his first NFL start. loose. Eric Wilson recovered drive.
The Steelers stretched their ots were threatening to at The No. 5 overall pick in this at the 24 as time expired. The Bengals (2-5-1) blew
streak of games with at least force overtime. Fac- year's draft finished 12 of 22 Cook missed Minnesota's leads each of the previ-
least one sack to 64, and ing second-and-10 at the for 93 yards. The Rams (5-3) last game with a groin in- ous two weeks, but Burrow
Baltimore's run of games Buffalo 19, Newton took the ran 92 plays to the Dolphins' jury that had him listed would not allow it to hap-
with a takeaway reached snap and followed a line of 48, and Miami won while to- as questionable, but he pen again. Instead, he
20 when Peters forced a blockers to his left. Zimmer taling eight first downs and looked just fine while dic- threw for 249 yards and the
fumble by Claypool in the came diving in from behind 145 yards. The Dolphins (4- ing up Green Bay's defense crucial late scores to snap
first quarter. and punched out the ball, 3) have outscored oppo- all day. Each of the Vikings' a three-game losing streak.
BILLS 24, PATRIOTS 21 which rolled directly into nents by a combined 95-34 first four possessions ended Cincinnati has matched its
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Marlowe's arms. in the past three games, with Cook touchdowns. He victory total from last sea-
(AP ) — Backup defen- DOLPHINS 28, RAMS 17 and they're above .500 ran for 163 yards and three son. And it was the first time
sive lineman Justin Zimmer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP ) for the first time in their 23 touchdowns on 30 carries. second-year head coach
punched the ball out of — Tua Tagovailoa threw his games under second-year Cook also had two catches Zac Taylor has defeated
Cam Newton's arms and first career touchdown pass coach Brian Flores. for 63 yards, including a 50- a team with a winning
the fumble was recovered and then let his teammates VIKINGS 28, PACKERS 22 yard score. record.q