Joe Flacco threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, and the host Baltimore Ravens (7-3) squeezed by the Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) 31-24 on Sunday to move into first place in the AFC North.

Flacco connected with rookie Torrey Smith on a 38-yard TD to give Baltimore a 31-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Smith finished with six catches for 165 yards, while Ray Rice ran for 104 yards and two scores.

The Bengals got to the Baltimore 7 in the final minute but could not score the tying touchdown.

49ers 23, Cardinals 7: Alex Smith threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns and host San Francisco (9-1) forced five turnovers on a soggy day at Candlestick Park to beat Arizona (3-7).

Smith tossed scores to Kyle Williams and Vernon Davis on the first two drives of the third quarter to help the 49ers pull away for their eighth straight victory. San Francisco can clinch the NFC West with a win at Baltimore on Thursday and a loss by Seattle against Washington next weekend.

Bears 31, Chargers 20: Jay Cutler threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns, and host Chicago (7-3) won its fifth straight by beating San Diego (4-6).

Cutler broke his thumb trying to prevent a touchdown on a 64-yard interception return by San Diego's Antoine Cason in the fourth quarter. Cutler got knocked to the ground by linebacker Donald Butler.

Falcons 23, Titans 17: Roddy White had seven receptions for a season-high 147 yards to lead host Atlanta (6-4) past Tennessee (5-5).

Cowboys 27, Redskins 24, OT: At Landover, Md., Dan Bailey kicked a 39-yard field goal 9:21 into overtime to lift Dallas (6-4) past Washington (3-7).

The Cowboys rallied after allowing a late fourth-quarter touchdown to keep the pressure on the first-place New York Giants in the NFC East.

Browns 14, Jaguars 10: Jacksonville rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert's pass into the end zone on the game's final play was incomplete, allowing host Cleveland (4-6) to slip past Jacksonville (3-7).

Packers 35, Buccaneers 26: At Green Bay, Wis., Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Green Bay (10-0) remained unbeaten by holding off Tampa Bay (4-6).

With the Packers leading by two points and trying to fend off a rally by Tampa Bay in the fourth quarter, Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a clinching 40-yard touchdown with 2:55 left in the game - Nelson's second TD catch of the day.

Raiders 27, Vikings 21: At Minneapolis, Carson Palmer threw for 164 yards and a touchdown and Oakland (6-4) capitalized on several mistakes by Minnesota (2-8).

Michael Bush rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders.

Dolphins 35, Bills 8: Miami set up two touchdowns with interceptions, Matt Moore threw for three scores, and the host Dolphins' (3-7) improbable midseason surge gained momentum by beating Buffalo (5-5).

After losing their first seven games, the Dolphins have three consecutive victories for the first time since 2008.

Lions 49, Panthers 35: Matthew Stafford's fifth touchdown pass of the game, a 7-yarder to Brandon Pettigrew with 2:32 left, completed another big rally as host Detroit (7-3) beat Carolina (2-8).

Eagles 17, Giants 10: At East Rutherford, N.J., Vince Young threw a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper with 2:45 to play and undermanned Philadelphia (4-6) finally got things right in the fourth quarter to beat New York (6-4).

In what was a must-win game for Andy Reid's struggling team, the Eagles, who had lost five games in the fourth quarter earlier this season, marched 80 yards in 18 plays over 8:51. They converted six third-down plays with DeSean Jackson setting up the first-and-goal with a 10-yard catch to the 10.