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Monday 30 october 2017

Eagles move to NFL-best 7-1 with 33-10 win over 49ers

By The Associated Press yard touchdown run. But
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Car- the rest of the game was
son Wentz tossed two marked by Los Angeles’
touchdown passes, Jalen mistakes and inability to
Mills had a pick-6 and the move the ball offensively.
NFL-leading Philadelphia New England got its lone
Eagles beat the winless San touchdown via a 2-yard
Francisco 49ers 33-10 on a toss from Brady to Rob
sloppy, rainy Sunday. Gronkowski in the second
The Eagles (7-1) overcame quarter. The Patriots went
a slow start on their way 1 for 4 in the red zone, but
to a sixth straight win. The were able to cobble to-
49ers are 0-8 for the first gether the Gostkowki field
time in franchise history. goals and a safety.
Wentz was 18 of 32 for 211 The Chargers cut the Patri-
yards and one intercep- ots’ lead to 18-13 with 8:30
tion. He threw a 53-yard TD to play following a 24-yard
pass to Alshon Jeffery and touchdown pass from Phil-
1-yard TD pass to Zach Ertz. ip Rivers to Travis Benjamin
He leads the NFL with 19 TD and failed 2-point conver-
passes, most by an Eagles sion pass. They got the ball
quarterback through eight back a final time after New
games. England added Gostkows-
C.J. Beathard shoveled a Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz (11) is tackled by San Francisco 49ers’ Earl Mitchell (90) and ki’s fourth field goal. But
21-yard TD pass to Matt Brock Coyle (50) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. Rivers’ pass with 1 second
Breida and finished 17 of 36 Associated Press remaining was intercepted
for 167 yards with two inter- ard’s pass at the 37 and Cleveland, without start- Forbath ended the half at the goal line by Jona-
ceptions in his second ca- ran it back, zig-zagging his ing left tackle Joe Thomas with a 34-yard attempt to than Jones.
reer start. way to the end zone. Wen- for the first time since 2006, make it 13-12, then scored BILLS 34, RAIDERS 4
The Eagles punted on six of tz connected with Jeffery scored first, taking a 6-0 first in the third quarter ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)
their first eight possessions on a 2-point conversion to lead on its second play when a fumble by Crowell — Rookie linebacker Matt
before opening it up in the make it 17-0. from scrimmage before set up a 43-yarder. Milano scored on a 40-yard
third quarter. VIKINGS 33, BROWNS 16 kicker Zane Gonzalez’s Although Gonzalez’s 23- fumble return on a rain-slick
Wentz hit Jeffery with a LONDON (AP) — Case Kee- missed extra point. Middle yard field goal restored field, and the Bills forced
perfect pass to extend the num threw for two touch- linebacker Joe Schobert’s the Browns’ lead at 16-15, four turnovers.
lead to 27-7. After Derek downs and Kai Forbath interception return to the the Vikings scored 18 un- Tyrod Taylor threw a 6-yard
Barnett blocked Robbie made four field goals in the Vikings’ 37-yard line led to answered points: a 1-yard touchdown pass to Andre
Gould’s field goal, the Ea- last of four games held this an 11-yard reception by touchdown run by Jerick Holmes and also scored
gles drove 62 yards and Le- season in Britain. David Njoku and a 26-yard McKinnon — and McKin- on a 1-yard run for Buffalo.
Garrette Blount ran in from Adam Thielen had five touchdown run by Isaiah non’s 2-point conversion — LeSean McCoy had a sea-
the 12 for a 33-7 lead. catches for 98 yards and Crowell. as well as a 5-yard touch- son-best 151 yards rushing
The 49ers lost five straight a touchdown for the NFC A 1-yard run by rookie quar- down reception by tight and also scored on a 48-
games by a field goal or North-leading Vikings (6-2), terback DeShone Kizer with end Kyle Rudolph and, with yard run.
less before Dallas routed who trailed 13-12 at half- 40 seconds remaining in 1:14 remaining, Forbath’s fi- The Bills improved to 4-0 at
them 40-10 last week. time — the first time the the half helped overcome nal field goal. home for the first time since
They stayed close until Browns, 0-8 for the second Forbath’s first field goal and PATRIOTS 21, CHARGERS 13 winning their first five home
Wentz’s TD pass to Ertz was consecutive year, claimed an 18-yard touchdown re- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) games of the 1995 season.
followed by Mills’ intercep- a mid-game lead this sea- ception by Thielen to push — Tom Brady passed for And Buffalo improved to
tion. Mills picked Beath- son. Cleveland’s lead to 13-9. 333 yards and a touch- 5-2, matching its best start
down, Stephen Gostkowski during a 17-year postsea-
added four field goals. It son drought — the lon-
was the fourth straight vic- gest active streak in North
tory for the Patriots (6-2). America’s four major pro-
The loss snapped a three- fessional sports.
game win streak for the The Bills’ defense domi-
Chargers. nated despite missing two
Los Angeles (3-5) got on starting backs, and two
the board first when Melvin days after trading its high-
Gordon found a seam on est-priced player, defen-
budgetaruba@setarnet.aw the outside and rumbled sive tackle Marcell Dareus,
down the sideline for an 87- to Jacksonville.q