Dec 16,2024
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and the visiting Buffalo Bills halted the Detroit Lions' franchise-record 11-game winning streak with a 48-42 victory on Sunday.
Allen, who has 10 total touchdowns in the past two games, passed for 362 yards and rushed for 68 against Detroit. James Cook rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns for the Bills (11-3).
Jared Goff passed for 494 yards and matched his career high of five touchdown passes for the Lions (12-2). Amon-Ra St Brown hauled in a touchdown while establishing career bests of 14 catches and 193 receiving yards.
The Lions are now tied with the Philadelphia Eagles for the best record in the NFC, with the Minnesota Vikings also at two losses ahead of a meeting with the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
Patrick Mahomes threw for a pair of touchdowns before injuring his ankle as Kansas City Chiefs beat their hosts Cleveland Browns 21-7.
Mahomes completed 19 of 38 passes for 159 yards but had to be replaced by veteran signal-caller Carson Wentz after getting caught up under Cleveland defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson with 7:57 left in the game. Kansas City(13-1) had already built its 21-7 lead, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterwards that he vetoed Mahomes' request to return to the game.
The Browns (3-11) also switched quarterbacks after Jameis Winston had 146 yards and three interceptions on 16-for-25 passing. Dorian Thompson-Robinson passed for 18 yards and a pick once he came in. Jerome Ford rushed for a 62-yard TD in the third quarter for the Browns, and Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski said after the game that star running back Nick Chubb broke his foot in the third quarter.
CJ Stroud threw two touchdown passes to Nico Collins as Houston Texans clinched the AFC South title with a 20-12 victory over Miami Dolphins.
Will Anderson Jr forced a turnover with a key strip-sack, Derek Stingley Jr recorded two interceptions and Calen Bullock also had a pick for Houston (9-5). The Texans formally clinched the division when the Indianapolis Colts lost to the Denver Broncos later on Sunday.
Tua Tagovailoa completed 29 of 40 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown for Miami, but he lost a fumble and matched his career worst of three interceptions for the Dolphins (6-8), who are two games out in the AFC wild-card race.
Jalen Hurts passed for two touchdowns and ran for one as Philadelphia Eagles beat Pittsburgh Steelers 27-13 for a 10th consecutive win.
Reportedly playing with a broken finger on his left (non-throwing) hand, Hurts completed 25 of 32 passes for 290 yards and TDs to AJ. Brown and DeVonta Smith. He ran for 45 yards and recorded his 14th rushing score of the season.The Eagles (12-2) leaned on a passing game that was under fire all week amid drama regarding the relationship between Hurts and Brown (eight catches for 110 yards).
The Steelers (10-4) have lost 11 consecutive road games in this Pennsylvania rivalry, with their most recent win in Philadelphia coming in 1965. Pittsburgh still clinched a playoff berth courtesy of losses by the Dolphins and Colts.
Breece Hall ran for a one-yard touchdown with 1:05 left as the New York Jets rallied in the fourth quarter for a 32-25 win over Jacksonville Jaguars.
Hall's run capped a 70-yard drive that featured two critical connections between Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. The duo hooked up for third-down gains of 23 and 41 yards that got the ball just shy of the end zone, teeing up Hall's game-winning score for the Jets (4-10).
Cooper Rush threw for two of his three touchdowns in the third quarter as Dallas Cowboys pulled away from Carolina Panthers for a 30-14 victory at Charlotte.
Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin and Washington Commanders held on to defeat New Orleans Saints 20-19 after the Saints scored as time ranout but failed on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt.
Lamar Jackson threw for 290 yards and tied a career high with five touchdown passes, including a pair to Rashod Bateman, to get Baltimore Ravens past New York Giants 35-14 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Cincinnati Bengals took advantage of four turnovers by Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis while getting three touchdown passes from Joe Burrow to win 37-27 in Nashville.
James Conner rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns as Arizona Cardinals stayed in the NFC West title race with a 30-17 win over New England Patriots in Glendale.
The Denver Broncos' defence shut out visiting Indianapolis Colts in the second half, forcing five turnovers and scoring a touchdown en route to a 31-13 win.
Mike Evans notched two second-half touchdowns to lead Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 40-17 rout over offensively inept Los Angeles Chargers in California.
