New England Patriots Remain Undefeated, Defeat New York Jets 30-23
But the Jets’ bruising back gave the offense its first lead of the day, 17-16, with 4:07 left in the third quarter. But a false-start penalty on Brandon Marshall ended the game after a short pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick left the Jets 37 yards from the tying score.
Quarterback Blake Bortles threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Allen Hurns with 2:16 remaining as Jacksonville rallied to victory after blowing a huge lead to beat Buffalo in London.
Ivory had been the Jets’ workhorse and most reliable offensive weapon in three of their four victories, so they had to feel as bad as Ivory did when they saw him pull up lame at the end of the game’s very first play.
RAMS 24, BROWNS 6: Rookie Todd Gurley rushed for 128 yards and his first two touchdowns, helping St. Louis to the win over Cleveland. Starting running back Joseph Randle left early with a strained back, and McFadden rushed for 152 yards and a TD. They scored on their first seven drives and kept the Chargers out of the end zone until the fourth quarter.
Folk tied it for New York and then the Jets went 83 yards on the next drive to take a 10-3 lead on Fitzpatrick’s 5-yard pass to Jeremy Kerley.
It was the first win for the Giants (4-3) in the NFC East rivalry in their past six meetings and featured a 100-yard kickoff return by former Cowboy Dwayne Harris for the winning margin and a 58-yard, pick-6 by cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. He also rushed for 29 yards on five carries. They played without rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was replaced by Zach Mettenberger.
For three quarters, the Oakland Raiders embarrassed their possible future stadium mates, the San Diego Chargers. Defensively, Miami yields 240.5 yards in passing and 129.3 yards in rushing.
Dolphins running back LAMAR MILLER had a 54-yard touchdown reception and an 85-yard TD run – both in the second quarter. Since the firing of Joe Philbin on October 5, the Dolphins (3-3) have gone from notorious underachievers to contending for their first playoff berth since 2008. Houston (2-5) trailed 41-0 at the half.
The Jets offense then stalled at their own 46-yard line, forced to opt for a Steve Weatherford punt which Edelman returned for 11 yards to the NE 32-yard line with 5:32 left. “We knew what this game meant in terms of being on top in the division”.
The contest started out horrifically for New York, with Fitzpatrick being sacked and stripped by New England defensive end Chandler Jones on his first dropback of the game, his fumble recovered by Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower at the NYJ 19-yard line.
Beginning with the 1986 season, the Saints (3-4) are 8-2 against the Colts (3-4), including a 31-17 Super Bowl victory in February 2010 in Miami.
After getting the ball with 2:24 left, Cousins drove the Redskins 80 yards in 11 plays, completing 9 of 11 passes for 75 yards along the way. The Buccaneers slipped to 2-4 after leading 24-0 midway through the second quarter.
Chiefs 23, Steelers 13: KANSAS CITY, Mo.
The Jets receiver had a chance to secure a touchdown and perhaps a Jets win early in the fourth quarter.