Bears gained 2 more First Downs than Cowboys
Bears outscored Cowboys 21-6 in 4th Q
Bears rushed for a total of only 35 yards
(Second straight Chicago game with 35 or less yards rushing)
Brandon Marshall left game with rib injury
D. Murray rushed for 179 yards (season high) on 32 carries
Murray has rushed for 100 yards or more 11 of 13 games this season
Cowboys only undefeated team on road (6-0)
21 of Romo’s 26 throws traveled 10 yards or fewer downfield.
Dallas clinched first winning season since 2009
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Le’Veon Bell had 26 rushes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns, and added 6 receptions for 50 yards and a receiving TD.
CB Ike Taylor left in the fourth quarter with an injured left knee and right shoulder
Steelers scored final 24 points of game (all in 4th Q)
AJ Green had had 11 catches for a career-high 224 yards
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Game Yardage: Bills 415; Broncos 306
Denver: only 15 first downs
Manning: 14/20 for 173 yards (0/2)
C. Anderson: 21 carries for 58 yards
D. Thomas hobbled by an angle injury (11 yards receiving) and J. Thomas did not play (third straight week)
Bills scored last 14 points of game (all in 4th Q – the final TD with less than one minute remaining for the cover)
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SECOND STRAIGHT shutout for Rams (just 2nd team to accomplish this since 2001 … the other being the 2009 Cowboys)
Rams scored on 78 yard punt return
Several Rams players wrote the words "I Can't Breathe" on their equipment Sunday
St. Louis K Greg Zuerlein missed an extra point, a 28-yard chip shot and a 38-yard attempt
Rams becoming more comfortable with Gregg Williams defensive scheme:
First five games of season, Rams had 1 sack.
Next 8 games: 34 sacks (7 on Sunday)
The 6 Rams players acquired in the RG3 trade all took part in the coin toss
Griffin was benched two weeks ago by coach Jay Gruden, but he made an appearance Sunday in the final two minutes after starter Colt McCoy suffered a sprained neck while getting sacked for the sixth time.
Colt McCoy led Redskins in rushing, gaining 11 yards
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Giants RB Williams: 24 carries for 131 yards (only second time this season a NYG player rushed for 100+ yards)
Game Yardage: Giants 402; Titans 207
Time of Possession: Giants 35 minutes; Titans 25 minutes
Titans only score came on an interception return
QB Zach Mettenberger hurt his sprained right shoulder in the fourth quarter.
Jack Locker led Titans in rushing: 2 carries for 28 yards
AP reports Titans fans “booing and even a handful wearing paper bags over their heads”
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Carolina RB Stewart 20 carries for 155 yards
Cam Newton 12 carries for 83 yards (10 of them designed rushes for 72 yards and a TD)
Time of Possession: Panthers 36 mins; Saints 24 mins
Game Yardage: Panthers 497; Saints 310
3rd straight game Carolina has outgained opponent
(after being outgained in prior 9)
Vikings scored on INT return (first play from scrimmage)
(8th pick-six of Geno Smith’s career)
Vikings also scored on fumble recovery
Vikings won in OT on an 87 yard TD pass
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Ravens CB Levine and Gorrer left game with injuries
Game Yardage: Ravens 447; Dolphins 249
Miami gave up 183 yards rushing (giving up 661 rushing yards its last three games)
Dolphins led 10-0
Tannehill sacked 6 times
Miami’s frustration boiled over in the final minutes, when defensive tackle Jared Odrick yelled at coach Joe Philbin on the sideline after a long Ravens gain.
Miami S Delmas and C Satele left game with injuries
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Colts -2 turnovers
T. Hilton 10 receptions for 150 yards (2 TDs)
QB Luck led Colts in rushing: 5 carries for 37 yards
Colts C Jonotthan Harrison (neck) and RG Joe Reitz (ankle) both left with injuries did not return.
Hoyer: 14 for 31 for 140 yards (0/2)
(last 4 games: 75 completions on 151 attempts)
Browns scored on a fumble return and an INT return
(the Browns defense outscored the offense on Sunday)
Browns gained only 3 First Downs in second half
Browns have scored just one offensive TD on their last 29 drives with Brian Hoyer at QB.
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Bucs rushed for only 26 yards
Bucs WR Jackson 10 catches for 159 yards
Time of Possession: Lions 37 mins; Bucs 23 mins
Detroit sacked McCown 6 times
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Fitzpatrick threw for only 135 yards on 19 attempts.
A. Foster rushed for 127 yards on 24 attempts
Jags lead 13-10 at Halftime (Houston scored final 17 points of game)
AP reports: “EverBank Field was mostly empty during the second half, an embarrassing sight for a franchise fighting to overcome attendance problems.”
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Arizona with 5 sacks on Sunday
Now 23 sacks over their last five games (after only 8 the first eight games of season)
Larry Fitzgerald returned from injury: 4 catches for 34 yards
KC -2 turnovers
KC did not score in 2nd half
Coach Reid said after the game that RB Charles had a slight ankle sprain and back spasms.
Chiefs still don't have a touchdown pass to a wide receiver this season
(KC is the first team with 0 TDs to a WR through the 1st 12 games of a season since the 1977 Saints)
Chiefs have not allowed a 300-yard passer this season
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Mark Sanchez: 10/20 for 96 yards (2/1)
Game Yardage: Seattle 440; Philly 139
Time of Possession: 42 mins; 18 mins (4th lowest in a game this season)
Seattle 188 yards rushing
Seattle has held opponents to season lows in points AND yards in each of the past 3 weeks
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Colin Kaepernick completed the same number of passes traveling at least 15 yards downfield to Raiders defenders (2) as 49ers receivers (2)
SF -2 turnovers
Raiders scored final 14 points of game
Raiders 11 point margin of victory their biggest since 2012 season
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NE scored final 20 points of game
WR Edelman 8 catches for 141 yards
Patriots (10-3) clinched their 12th straight 10-win season for the second-longest such streak in NFL history
Game Yardage: NE 397; SD 216
Time of Possession: NE 35 mins; SD 25 mins
SD scored on fumble return
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[outside sources include Associated Press, ESPN, Elias, and Stats Inc]