Love’s late landing run pushes Packers previous reeling Bears

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Love ran for a go-ahead landing within the closing minutes, and Inexperienced Bay held on to beat Chicago when Karl Brooks blocked Cairo Santos’ 46-yard discipline purpose try as time expired.

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The Packers (7-3) made simply sufficient performs to keep away from falling farther behind Detroit and Minnesota within the NFC North and beat the last-place Bears (4-6) for the eleventh straight time, the longest streak by both workforce within the storied rivalry.

Love put Inexperienced Bay on high 20-19 when he scored from the 1 with 2:59 left. That landing was arrange by a 60-yard move to Christian Watson, who acquired up after making a lunging catch and ran all the way in which to the 14. The two-point conversion failed.

Inexperienced Bay then sacked Caleb Williams on the primary two performs of the following possession. The Bears regrouped and drove all the way in which to the 28, solely to finish a chaotic week with their fourth straight loss when Brooks acquired by way of the centre of the road and blocked Santos’ kick.

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The Bears fired offensive co-ordinator Shane Waldron on Tuesday and changed him with passing sport co-ordinator Thomas Brown, hoping to spark a unit that ranks among the many worst within the NFL.

STEELERS 18, RAVENS 16

Chris Boswell tied a franchise report with six discipline targets and Pittsburgh restricted Lamar Jackson and the NFL’s top-ranked offence in a victory over Baltimore.

The Steelers (8-2) received their fifth straight behind Boswell and a defence that by no means let Jackson, Derrick Henry or the remainder of the offence get right into a rhythm, opening just a little respiratory room atop the AFC North.

Baltimore (7-4) was held to season lows in factors and yards (329) whereas committing 12 penalties and turning the ball over thrice — every miscue resulting in a Boswell discipline purpose — as Pittsburgh received for the seventh time in its final eight conferences in a rivalry that continues to be as chippy as ever.

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Jackson accomplished simply 16 of 33 for 207 yards with a landing and an interception. He hit Zay Flowers for a 16-yard rating with 1:06 left to get the Ravens inside two however the 2-point conversion try was a large number. Jackson rolled to his left, tried to run then pulled up and threw a prayer to nobody specifically that fell incomplete.

LIONS 52, JAGUARS 6

Jared Goff threw two of his 4 landing passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown and David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs mixed for 3 speeding touchdowns, as Detroit routed Jacksonville.

The NFC-leading Lions (9-1) have received eight straight and 9 of their first 10 video games in a season for the primary time since 1934.

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Detroit’s successful margin of 46 factors was the biggest in franchise historical past, and it handed Jacksonville its biggest-ever defeat. The Lions additionally set a franchise report in complete yards with 644.

The Jaguars (2-9) have misplaced 4 consecutive video games for the second time this season and 14 of 17 since final yr, a collection of slumps which will value coach Doug Pederson his job.

SAINTS 35, BROWNS 14

Taysom Hill capped a 138-yard, three-touchdown efficiency on the bottom with a 75-yard scoring run, and New Orleans improved to 2-0 underneath interim coach Darren Rizzi with a victory over Cleveland.

Hill’s two different touchdowns went for 10 and 33 yards — the second on fourth and quick — to greater than stability out his two turnovers on an interception and fumble. The 34-year-old Hill additionally moved into ninth place in franchise historical past with 44 complete TDs, 4 behind receiver Eric Martin.

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Hill additionally accomplished an 18-yard move and returned a kickoff 42 yards.

Derek Carr handed for 248 yards and two touchdowns for New Orleans (4-7), highlighted by Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s 71-yard catch and run on a brief crossing route.

Jameis Winston handed for 395 yards and two TDs for the Browns (2-8) in his return to the town he referred to as residence for the earlier 4 NFL seasons.

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RAMS 28, PATRIOTS 22

Matthew Stafford threw for 295 yards and 4 touchdowns, together with a 69-yard rating to Cooper Kupp on the second play of the second half to assist Los Angeles draw back and beat New England.

New England trailed 14-10 after Rams kicker Joshua Karty’s 26-yard field-goal try on the finish of the primary half clanged off the suitable upright. Los Angeles acquired the kick to begin the second half, and on second down Stafford discovered Kupp close to midfield; Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones dove for the move and missed, leaving nobody between Kupp and the tip zone.

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The Patriots drove into Los Angeles territory, with a first-and-goal from the Rams 5, however settled for a discipline purpose. On the Rams’ subsequent possession, Stafford discovered Colby Parkinson within the nook of the tip zone to make it 28-13.

A missed additional level and a false begin on fourth-and-1 doomed two Patriots’ makes an attempt to come back again. New England acquired the ball again at its personal 10 with 2:14 left and one timeout for one final attempt, however Kamren Kinchens intercepted Drake Maye to ice it.

DOLPHINS 34, RAIDERS 19

Tua Tagovailoa threw three landing passes, De’Von Achane ran for a rating, and Miami beat Las Vegas to win their second straight sport.

It was one other robust victory for the Dolphins (4-6), who haven’t matched their offensive fireworks from final season however are coming off a gritty Monday evening win over the Rams. The Raiders (2-8) misplaced their sixth straight sport.

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Tagovailoa led the Dolphins down the sphere with lengthy, methodical drives — three of them greater than seven minutes — that every one led to scores, as Miami scored 30 factors for the primary time this season.

Tagovailoa accomplished 28 of 36 passes for 288 yards with touchdowns of 1 and 57 yards to tight finish Jonnu Smith, and an 8-yard TD to receiver Tyreek Hill. Hill caught seven passes for 61 yards and has scored in consecutive video games for the primary time this season. Smith had a season-high 101 yards receiving.

The Raiders trailed 24-14 within the fourth quarter after Achane ran for a 2-yard rating that added to his 17 carries for 73 yards.

COLTS 28, JETS 27

Anthony Richardson ran for a 4-yard landing, his second of the sport, with 46 seconds left in his return to the beginning position to carry Indianapolis to a victory over Aaron Rodgers and New York.

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With the Jets main 27-22 after Anders Carlson’s 35-yard discipline purpose with 2:41 remaining, Richardson — benched for 2 video games in favour of Joe Flacco — marched the Colts down the sphere.

He linked with Alec Pierce for 39 yards after which Josh Downs for 17 yards to place the ball on the 10. Three performs later, Richardson took off to the suitable and bumped into the tip zone for the go-ahead rating. Jonathan Taylor was stuffed on the 2-point attempt — giving Rodgers and the Jets one final probability, however with no timeouts left.

Rodgers was sacked by Kwity Paye and fumbled on the primary play, however the Jets recovered. After Corridor had an 11-yard catch and a delay-of-game penalty was referred to as on the Colts’ E.J. Velocity, Rodgers was sacked once more by Paye — sealing the win for the Colts (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid.

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VIKINGS 23, TITANS 13

Sam Darnold overcame an early fumble by throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns and operating for a rating as Minnesota beat Tennessee.

Darnold had been picked off 5 instances over the earlier two video games, matching his complete over the primary seven video games of the season. Then his toss to Aaron Jones on the Vikings’ third offensive play was fumbled and recovered by Jeffery Simmons for the Titans.

The quarterback answered proper again to assist the Vikings (8-2) win their third straight and enhance to 5-0 towards AFC groups this season. He discovered Jordan Addison for a 47-yard catch-and-run landing because the Vikings didn’t path once more as they scored 16 straight for a 16-3 halftime lead.

Andrew Van Ginkel had his two sacks on back-to-back performs as Minnesota completed with 5. Pat Jones II additionally had two. Harrison Smith clinched the win with an interception with 1:50 left, giving the Vikings’ followers that turned this right into a close to residence sport another excuse to rejoice chanting “SKOL.”

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BRONCOS 38, FALCONS

Bo Nix threw for 307 yards and a season-best 4 touchdowns, Javonte Williams acquired a push throughout the goal-line from a half-dozen of his teammates, and Denver rolled previous Atlanta.

Nix, who was 28 for 33, joined Corridor of Famer Peyton Manning as the one rookie QBs in NFL historical past to throw for 200-plus yards with two or extra touchdowns in 4 consecutive residence video games.

The Broncos (6-5) snapped a two-game skid and made it an sad homecoming for security Justin Simmons, who spent his first eight seasons in Denver earlier than the Broncos unloaded his $18.5-million wage final winter. Simmons signed a one-year, $7.5-million take care of the Falcons (6-5), who’ve misplaced two in a row.

Simmons had 5 tackles and tried to cease Williams on the 5-yard line, holding his floor for a second or two as reinforcements arrived from each groups for a shoving match that resembled a rugby scrum. The Broncos received it after they shoved Williams into the tip zone to finish his 14-yard scoring run that gave Denver an early 14-3 lead.

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SEAHAWKS 20, 49ERS 17

Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining and Seattle snapped a six-game dropping streak towards San Francisco with a victory.

Smith accomplished seven of eight passes for 65 yards to get the Seahawks (5-5) in place to attain after taking on at their 20 with 2:38 remaining. He then ran it in towards a depleted defence for the 49ers (5-5) that sorely missed injured edge-rusher Nick Bosa on the ultimate drive.

The win moved Seattle right into a three-way tie for second place within the NFC West with San Francisco and the Rams, a sport behind Arizona. The Niners have misplaced three division video games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in all of them after dropping video games earlier this season to the Rams and Cardinals.

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