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Tuesday 24 November 2015
NFL Capsules
Newton throws
5TDs as Panthers
stay perfect
The Associated Press a wild victory over Cincin-
nati.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina The field goal was consid-
erably closer than it would
(AP) — Cam Newton threw have been because Cin-
cinnati’s Domata Peko was
a career-high five touch- called for unsportsmanlike
conduct for calling out the
downs passes, and the Car- offensive signals as the Car-
dinals (8-2) were about to
olina Panthers improved to spike the ball to set up the
kick.
10-0 with a 44-16 victory
Carson Palmer overcame
over the Washington Red- two early interceptions
to throw four touchdown
skins on Sunday. passes and, with 57 sec-
onds left, completed three
Newton completed 21 of quick passes to move the
team into field goal range
34 passes for 246 yards and after the Bengals rallied to
tie it at 31.
threw TD passes to five dif- Andy Dalton threw two
touchdown passes for the
ferent receivers as Carolina Bengals (8-2), both to Ty- Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton (1) evades the tackle of Washington Redskins’ Jason Hatcher
ler Eifert. The second cut, (97) in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015.
stretched its regular-season a 10-yarder, cut it to 31-28
with 3:44 to play. Associated Press
win streak to 14 games, in- BUCCANEERS 45, EAGLES 17
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja-
cluding eight straight at meis Winston and Doug without a TD. Sanders had a single season since 1989. ribs and shoulder. Ronnie
Martin were an unstoppa- 237 for the Lions against The Dolphins (4-6) in- Hillman ran for 102 yards,
home. ble combination. Tampa in 1994. creased the likelihood and the AFC West-leading
Winston tied a rookie re- Tampa set a franchise re- they’ll miss the playoffs for Broncos (8-2) got back to
The Panthers are the 16th cord with five touchdown cord with 283 yards rushing the seventh year in a row. winning — against former
passes, Martin ran for 235 and 521 total yards and Romo went 18 for 28 for 227 coach John Fox, too — af-
team in the Super Bowl era yards for the Buccaneers. were second most in fran- yards, and overcame two ter dropping two in a row.
Winston completed 19 of chise history in the regular interceptions by throwing Osweiler threw a 48-yard
to start 10-0. Of the previous 29 passes for 246 yards and season . touchdown passes of 31 touchdown to Demaryius
had four of his TD passes in The Buccaneers (5-5) have yards to Terrance Williams Thomas on Denver’s first
15, all made the playoffs the first half to four different won two straight games for and 16 yards to Dez Bryant. possession of the game
receivers. He tied Matthew the first time in two years. Dallas linebacker Rolan- and a 10-yarder to Cody
and nine have advanced Stafford’s rookie mark in the The Eagles (4-6) have lost do McClain scored the Latimer early in the fourth
third quarter on an 8-yard two in a row, but are only game’s first points and his quarter to make it 17-9.
to the Super Bowl, with six toss to Cameron Brate, the one game behind the New first career touchdown on a The Bears (4-6) then drove
fifth receiver to catch a TD. York Giants (5-5) in the me- 12-yard interception return. to the Denver 4, only to
winning it all. Martin had 177 yards in the diocre NFC East. Miami had the ball for only have Jay Cutler’s fourth-
first half, including runs of 84 Mark Sanchez threw a 21 minutes. down pass to Langford in a
The Panthers scored 27 and 58 yards. He finished pair of TD passes in his first BRONCOS 17, BEARS 15 crowd in the end zone get
2 yards short of tying Barry start replacing injured Sam CHICAGO (AP) — Brock Os- broken up.
points off five Washington Sanders’ record for most Bradford, but Chip Kelly’s weiler threw for two touch- RAVENS 16, RAMS 13
offense couldn’t keep up downs, and the Broncos BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens
turnovers, three of those by with Winston and the Buc- stopped Jeremy Langford quarterback Joe Flacco
caneers. on a 2-point conversion run tore ligaments in his left
quarterback Kirk Cousins. COWBOYS 24, DOLPHINS 14 in the final minute. knee during the closing
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Langford scored on a seconds of a 16-13 victory
Newton became the first — Tony Romo pulled off 2-yard run with 24 seconds over the Rams. The Ravens
his latest comeback vic- left to cap a 65-yard drive. also lost running back Jus-
Carolina quarterback to tory, returning from a col- But he ran into a crowd on tin Forsett, who broke both
larbone injury to throw for a conversion attempt, and bones in his right forearm.
throw four TD passes in the two scores as the Cowboys the Broncos (8-2) escaped. Justin Tucker kicked a 47-
won for the first time since Osweiler completed 20 of yard field goal as time
first half as the Panthers he was hurt in Week 2. 27 passes for 250 yards with expired to end a mistake-
The Cowboys (3-7) five-time MVP Manning filled game in which the Ra-
jumped to a 31-14 lead. snapped a seven-game staying back in Denver be- vens rallied from a 10-point
losing streak, their longest in cause of injuries to his foot, deficit.q
Jonathan Stewart ran for
102 yards on 21 carries and
caught a 12-yard touch-
down pass. Mike Tolbert,
Greg Olsen, Ted Ginn Jr.
and Devin Funchess also
caught TD passes.
Andre Roberts had a 99-
yard kickoff return for a
touchdown for the Red-
skins (4-6), who’ve lost nine
straight on the road.
CARDINALS 34, BENGALS 31
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
Chandler Catanzaro
kicked a 32-yard field goal
with 2 seconds remaining
and Arizona escaped with
