Miami flattens K.C. for 1st win of season
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 2 months AGO
The Miami Dolphins are no longer winless. Matt Moore threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns, Reggie Bush had 92 yards rushing and another score and the visiting Dolphins (1-7) walloped the Kansas City Chiefs 31-3 on Sunday.
Moore, who took over after Chad Henne had season-ending shoulder surgery, became the first Dolphins quarterback since Chad Pennington in 2008 to throw three TD passes. Two of them went to tight end Anthony Fasano and another to Brandon Marshall, who finished with eight catches for 106 yards.
Matt Cassel was 20 of 39 for 253 yards for Kansas City (4-4), which came into the game with a four-game winning streak.
Falcons 31, Colts 7: Julio Jones caught touchdown passes of 50 and 80 yards and Atlanta (5-3) kept host Indianapolis (0-9) winless.
Indianapolis gave up 14 points off two turnovers, failed to score on offense and did not produce a first down during a span of nearly 30 minutes.
Packers 45, Chargers 38: Aaron Rodgers threw touchdown passes to four receivers, Green Bay returned two Philip Rivers interceptions for scores and the visiting Packers (8-0) beat San Diego (4-4).
Rodgers completed 21 of 26 passes for 247 yards. He has an NFL-high 24 TD passes.
Giants 24, Patriots 20: At Foxborough, Mass., Eli Manning hit Jake Ballard for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left in New York's (6-2) comeback victory over New England (5-3).
The Giants moved 80 yards on eight plays - helped by a 20-yard pass interference penalty against the Patriots that put the ball at the 1 with 30 seconds to play. Three plays later, Manning found Ballard in the back left corner of the end zone.
49ers 19, Redskins 11: At Landover, Md., Frank Gore ran for 107 yards, and the NFL's stingiest scoring defense forced three turnovers as San Francisco (7-1) beat Washington (3-5).
Alex Smith completed 17 of 24 passes for 200 yards.
Jets 27, Bills 11: At Orchard Park, N.Y., Mark Sanchez threw a touchdown to Santonio Holmes, and the New York (5-3) defense forced three turnovers in beating Buffalo (5-3).
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two interceptions before adding a touchdown with 3:14 left in Buffalo's first home loss.
Bengals 24, Titans 17: At Nashville, Tenn., Andy Dalton threw for three touchdowns and 217 yards, and Cincinnati (6-2) rallied from a 10-point deficit for its fifth straight victory by beating Tennessee (4-4).
The Bengals last won five in a row in 1988 when they won the AFC championship and went to their second Super Bowl.
Cardinals 19, Rams 13 (OT): At Glendale, Ariz., rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 99 yards for a touchdown in overtime to lift Arizona (2-6) over St. Louis (1-7).
John Skelton, starting in place of Arizona's Kevin Kolb, gave up safeties on consecutive plays in the third quarter, then threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 4:51 to tie the game at 13-13.
Broncos 38, Raiders 24: Eddie Royal returned a punt 85 yards for the tiebreaking score, Willis McGahee ran for 163 yards and Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes as visiting Denver (3-5) beat Oakland (4-4).
Tebow did much of his damage with his legs, rushing for a career-high 117 yards on 12 carries. He did enough damage with his arm to keep the Raiders honest, throwing touchdowns to Eric Decker and Royal.
Saints 27, Buccaneers 16: Drew Brees passed for 258 yards and two touchdowns, and host New Orleans (6-3) held off Tampa Bay (4-4).
Despite losing cornerback Tracy Porter to a neck injury early in the game, New Orleans held Tampa Bay without a touchdown until Josh Freeman hit Kellen Winslow with 5:33 left.
Texans 30, Browns 12: Arian Foster rushed for 124 yards, Ben Tate ran for 115 as host Houston (6-3) set a franchise record with 261 yards on the ground in beating Cleveland (3-5).
The Browns totaled 172 yards, the third straight opponent Houston has held under 200.
Ravens 23, Steelers 20: Joe Flacco hit Torrey Smith for a 26-yard touchdown pass with 8 seconds to go, lifting visiting Baltimore over Pittsburgh (6-3).
Five plays after letting a sure touchdown toss tip off his hands, Smith capped Baltimore's game-winning 92-yard drive by beating William Gay down the right sideline as the Ravens (6-2) snapped Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak.