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WEEK 13 RECAPS

LIONS 29, VIKINGS 27

DETROIT — The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired in the fourth quarter, lifting previously winless Detroit over the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup of NFC North teams. Goff led the Lions on a 75-yard decisive possession without a timeout after Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins threw a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 left. The Vikings failed on a 2-point conversion try for the third time. The Lions ended a 15-game winless streak that lasted 364 days since winning at Chicago last season.

CARDINALS 33, BEARS 22

CHICAGO — Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in his return from an ankle injury. The Cardinals got back Murray and three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins after both missed three games because of injuries, then rolled to an easy victory over Chicago. The NFC West leaders intercepted Andy Dalton four times. The Cardinals, who were coming off their open date, improved to 7-0 on the road, with each win by 10 points or more. Jalen Thompson and Budda Baker picked off passes that deflected off the intended target on the Bears’ first two possessions. Murray was 11-of-15 for 123 yards, giving him 10,092 in three seasons.

STEELERS 20, RAVENS 19

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh thwarted a 2-point conversion attempt after Lamar Jackson’s touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins got the Ravens within one with 12 seconds to go. Baltimore then went for the knockout punch,, but tight end Mark Andrews couldn’t haul in a flip by Jackson. The Steelers recovered an onside kick to seal the victory over an AFC North rival. Veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for 236 yards and two second-half touchdowns to Diontae Johnson, the final one a 5-yard catch-and-run with 1:48 to play that gave the Steelers a 20-13 lead.

SEAHAWKS 30, 49ERS 23

SEATTLE — Russell Wilson played his best game since returning from finger surgery, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seahawks made a late goal-line stand. Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak, but a number of mistakes gave the 49ers a chance for a tying touchdown in the final moments. Gerald Everett fumbled at the San Francisco 2 with 4:03 remaining. Jimmy Garoppolo led the 49ers 95 yards to the Seattle 3, but his third-down pass for Trent Sherfield was broken up by Sidney Jones, and his fourth-down pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage by Carlos Dunlap.

WASHINGTON 17, RAIDERS 15

LAS VEGAS — Taylor Heinicke threw two touchdown passes and set up new kicker Brian Johnson’s winning 48-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining to lead Washington to its fourth straight victory. Heinicke threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Logan Thomas on the first series and a 4-yarder to Antonio Gibson early in the fourth quarter after extending the drive with a key third-down scramble. But Washington then allowed Las Vegas to score on successive drives to take a 15-14 lead on Daniel Carlson’s 37-yard field goal set up by Nate Hobbs’ interception of Heinicke. Heinicke responded and drove Washington down the field to set up the kick by Johnson.

RAMS 37, JAGUARS 7

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Odell Beckham Jr., Van Jefferson and Cooper Kupp caught touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford, and the Rams snapped their three-game losing streak. Stafford passed for 295 yards while Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a score as Los Angeles rebounded from a winless November. Kupp had his 100th reception of a remarkable season among his eight catches for 129 yards. Stafford also snapped back into form, playing turnover-free football after giving the ball away six times during the three-game skid that threatened to derail the Rams’ playoff plans. Rookie Trevor Lawrence passed for 145 yards for the Jaguars, who have lost four straight.

CHARGERS 41, BENGALS 22

CINCINNATI — Justin Herbert passed for three touchdowns and Tevaughn Campbell returned a Joe Mixon fumble 61 yards for a score. Herbert was 26-of-35 for 317 yards. Mike Williams had five receptions for 110 yards, and Keenan Allen caught two of Herbert’s touchown passes. Cincinnati stormed back after falling behind 24-0 in the second quarter. Mixon’s 7-yard run made it 24-22 with 7:10 left in the third, but he was stuffed on the 2-point conversion try and Campbell’s fumble return in the fourth helped close it out for Los Angeles. The Bengals committed four turnovers.

EAGLES 33, JETS 18

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Gardner Minshew started in place of an injured Jalen Hurts and led the clock-eating Philadelphia Eagles to scores on their first seven possessions. Minshew was 20-of-25 for 242 yards and two touchdowns to Dallas Goedert. Kenneth Gainwell ran for a score, Jake Elliott kicked four field goals and the Eagles improved to 12-0 all-time against the Jets. Running back Miles Sanders left in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury after running for 120 yards on 24 carries. Center Jason Kelce also limped off the field at the two-minute warning. Philadelphia held the overall edge in time of possession: 35:36 to 24:24.

DOLPHINS 20, GIANTS 9

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — Tua Tagovailoa threw a pair of short touchdown passes, and the Dolphins extended their winning streak to five games. Isaiah Ford and Mack Hollins had the scoring grabs for Miami. Jaylen Waddle had nine catches for 90 yards for the Dolphins, and rookie Jaelan Phillips had two more sacks. Tagovailoa completed 30 of 41 passes for 244 yards and the two scores. Mike Glennon started at quarterback for the Giants in place of Daniel Jones, who was sidelined with a neck injury. Glennon completed 23 of 44 throws for 187 yards. Glennon finished the game, but the team said he was diagnosed afterward with a concussion.

COLTS 31, TEXANS 0

HOUSTON — Jonathan Taylor ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns as Indianapolis rolled. The Texans turned over the ball twice in the first quarter and quarterback Tyrod Taylor was benched in the third as Houston lost for the ninth time in 10 games. The Colts’ Taylor, who leads the NFL in rushing yards, has 16 touchdown runs this season, which ties the franchise record set by Lenny Moore in 1964. Carson Wentz threw for 158 yards and a touchdown for the Colts before being replaced by Sam Ehlinger with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. Things went wrong for Houston immediately with Tyrod Taylor throwing an interception on the first play.

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