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Eagles rout Broncos 51-23 to keep NFL’s best record

By The Associated Press — Adrian Peterson carried
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Car- a career-high 37 times for
son Wentz tossed four 159 yards and Drew Stan-
touchdown passes, Corey ton threw two touchdown
Clement had three scores, passes to lead Arizona past
and the Philadelphia Ea- winless San Francisco.
gles routed the Denver Peterson, 32, was a work-
Broncos 51-23 on Sunday. horse in his third game
The Eagles (8-1) dismantled with the Cardinals (4-4).
the league’s top-ranked He posted the most carries
defense, racking up 419 ever for a player in his 30s
yards, to win their seventh and topped the 100-yard
straight game and head mark for the second time
into a bye week with the since being acquired in a
best record in the NFL. trade from New Orleans
Brock Osweiler couldn’t last month.
get the Broncos (3-5) on Peterson’s tough running
track in his first start since and Stanton’s pair of first-
rejoining the team in Sep- half touchdown passes
tember. He threw two in- were enough to help Ari-
terceptions. Denver has zona bounce back from
lost four in a row and five a 33-0 loss to the Rams be-
of six. Philadelphia Eagles’ Jay Ajayi (36) scores a touchdown over Denver Broncos’ Darian Stewart (26) fore last week’s bye.
Wentz was 15 of 27 for 199 during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Philadelphia. The undermanned 49ers (0-
yards before giving way Associated Press 9) extended the worst start
to Nick Foles. He has three Taking over at his 30-yard and two interceptions. season entering the game. in franchise history and
four-TD performances in line, Cousins hit Brian Quick COWBOYS 28, CHIEFS 17 Hunt matched a season have lost 23 of the past 24
the last five weeks. for 31 yards and Josh Doct- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — low with nine carries, finish- games overall. Newly ac-
Clement had two TD runs son for 38 on consecutive Ezekiel Elliott ran for the go- ing with 37 yards as a club quired quarterback of the
and one TD catch, and throws to get to the Seattle ahead touchdown after record-tying nine-game future Jimmy Garoppolo
newcomer Jay Ajayi ran 1 with 1:02 left. Doctson another reprieve from his road winning streak ended was mostly a spectator as
for 77 yards and one score. beat rookie Shaquill Grif- six-game suspension, and for the Chiefs (6-3) in their rookie C.J. Beathard got
The Eagles hadn’t scored fin down the sideline and Dallas overcame Tyreek third loss in four games battered once again be-
50 points since a 54-11 vic- made an impressive div- Hill’s improbable last-play since a 5-0 start. hind a patchwork line miss-
tory over the Bears on Dec. ing catch. Kelley bulled his touchdown in the first half Elliott got an emergency ing injured left tackle Joe
22, 2013. way in from the 1 on the to beat Kansas City. stay from a New York court Staley.Beathard went 24
REDSKINS 17, SEAHAWKS 14 next play. Elliott’s 2-yard plunge in Friday, stopping the suspen- for 51 for 294 yards and an
SEATTLE (AP) — Kirk Cousins Kelley finished with two the third quarter came sion over alleged domestic interception and also ran
drove Washington 70 yards touchdown runs, while after the Chiefs turned a violence for the third time. for a touchdown.
in 35 seconds, capped by Cousins was 21 of 31 for 247 14-3 deficit into a 17-14 ad- With former quarterback JAGUARS 23, BENGALS 7
Rob Kelley’s 1-yard touch- yards for the Redskins (4-4). vantage, sparked by Hill’s Tony Romo calling his first JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) —
down run with less than a He was responsible for a weaving 57-yard catch Dallas game as lead ana- With A.J. Green and Jalen
minute remaining, to stun fumble in the first half, but with the first-half clock ex- lyst for CBS, Dak Prescott Ramsey ejected for fight-
Seattle. otherwise took care of the pired and seven Dallas de- had two touchdown pass- ing, Jaydon Mickens deliv-
Seattle (5-3) took a 14-10 ball against Seattle’s stand- fenders inside their 25 trying es to Cole Beasley and ran ered the knockout blow by
lead with 1:34 remaining out defense. He also with- to prevent the score. for another score in a third returning a punt 63 yards
after Russell Wilson found stood six sacks and a num- Last year’s NFL rushing straight win for the Cow- for a touchdown.The Jag-
Doug Baldwin for a 30-yard ber of other quarterback champion as a rookie, El- boys (5-3). uars (5-3) won consecutive
touchdown pass after the hits behind a makeshift of- liott had 93 yards, ending a Terrance Williams had a games for the first time in
Seahawks had scuffled on fensive line of backups and streak of three straight 100- career-high nine catches 13 months and were victo-
offense all day. But Cousins rookies. yard games but outgaining for 141 yards. rious at EverBank Field for
had an unexpected an- Wilson was 24 of 45 for 297 Kareem Hunt, this year’s CARDINALS 20, 49ERS 10 the first time since last De-
swer. yards, two touchdowns rushing leader in his first SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) cember. q
Another hearing set over Cowboys

RB Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game ban

NEW YORK (AP) — A fed- cleared last year’s league None of the judges as-
eral appeals court has set rushing leader to play in signed to Elliott’s case
a Thursday hearing as at- Sunday’s game against presided over the NFL’s
torneys for Dallas Cowboys Kansas City. Elliott scored winning appeal in Patriots
running back Ezekiel Elliott the go-ahead touchdown quarterback Tom Brady’s
seek a longer-lasting injunc- in the Cowboy’s 28-17 win four-game suspension in
tion to stop his six-game over the Chiefs. the Deflategate case.
suspension over domestic It is possible, if not likely, Elliott’s suspension has
violence allegations. that the three-judge panel been weaving through
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court in New York will rule as early the courts since he was
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) carries the ball of Appeals on Friday issued as Thursday, after oral ar- ordered in August to serve
as Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Allen Bailey, rear, attempts an emergency stay of the guments, on whether Elliott the ban for violating the
the stop in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, NFL’s punishment, the third can play Sunday at Atlan- league’s personal conduct
2017, in Arlington, Texas. legal reprieve for Elliott. It ta. policy.q
Associated Press