
One point was enough for the Cincinnati Bengals to create some separation in the AFC North.
The Bengals increased their lead in the all-winning division to 1 1-2 games on Sunday by squeezing past Tampa Bay, 14-13. Their brethren in the sector all fell: Baltimore blowing a lead late and falling to San Diego 34-33; Pittsburgh bowing to New Orleans 35-31; and Cleveland losing at Buffalo 26-10.
“I’m pleased that we basically overcame ourselves and won the football game,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said.
“We had, obviously, the turnovers offensively that led to scores, we had penalties on defense that kept drives alive, and those are things we overcame,” Lewis added. “They’re going to show up once in a while, but we seemed to have them all today. … We kind of got in our own way all day.”
Bengals 14, Buccaneers 13
At Tampa, Andy Dalton ran for one touchdown and threw to A.J. Green for another, helping the Bengals overcome those mistakes.
Dalton shrugged off three first-half interceptions, and the Bengals (8-3-1) weathered 10 penalties and an illadvised onside kick to win on the road for the third consecutive week, a franchise first.
Chargers 34, Ravens 33
At Baltimore, Philip Rivers capped a frantic drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Royal with 38 seconds to go. The Chargers (8-4) trailed 30-20 with 6:13 remaining and 33-27 with 2:22 left before Rivers brought them back.
Saints 35, Steelers 32
At Pittsburgh, Drew Brees threw five touchdowns for the ninth time in his career.
Kenny Stills caught five passes for a career-high 162 yards and a score as the Saints ( 5- 7) ended a threegame losing streak.
Bills 26, Browns 10
QB Kyle Orton and defensive end Jerry Hughes scored touchdowns 10 seconds apart in the third quarter for the host Bills (7-5).
Orton put the Bills ahead 7-3 with a 3-yard pass to Chris Hogan. Buffalo’s defense scored on the next play from scrimmage when Hughes stripped the ball from running back Terrence West, and returned the fumble 18 yards.
Broncos 29, Chiefs 16
At Kansas City, C.J. Anderson rushed for 168 yards and caught a 15- yard touchdown pass, and Demaryius Thomas also had a TD reception from Peyton Manning to help the Broncos (9- 3) beat Kansas City for the sixth straight time.
Colts 49, Redskins 27
At Indianapolis, Andrew Luck threw a career-high five touchdown passes and topped the 300-yard mark for a franchise-record 10th time this season.
Luck was 19 of 27 for 370 yards and had TD passes of 30, 3, 48, 73 and 79 yards. He broke Peyton Manning’s mark for most 300-yard games in one season and joined Manning and Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to top 4,000 yards in two of their first three seasons.
Falcons 29, Cardinals 18
At Atlanta, Julio Jones had a career day with 10 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown to keep the Falcons in first place in the NFC South via a tiebreaker over New Orleans.
Texans 45, Titans 21
At Houston, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for a franchise-record six touchdowns, and DeAndre Hopkins had a careerbest 238 yards receiving and two scores. Fitzpatrick returned to the lineup after being benched for two games for Ryan Mallett, who sustained a season-ending chest injury last week.
J.J. Watt helped out with his third touchdown reception, two sacks, and he forced and recovered a fumble for Houston (6-6).
Rams 52, Raiders 0
At St. Louis, Tre Mason scored two long touchdowns, and Shaun Hill accounted for three TDs in the rout. St. Louis had an out-of-nowhere 38-point first half that tied for the second biggest in franchise history.
Mason had 113 yards rushing on six carries in the half with an 89-yard score, plus a 35-yard jaunt on a screen pass. Hill was 12 for 15 for 178 yards and two TDs and ran for a 2-yard score.
Vikings 31, Panthers 13
At Minneapolis, Adam Thielen and Everson Griffen each returned blocked punts for touchdowns, the fifth time in NFL history one team had two in the same game.
Teddy Bridgewater threw for two scores without a turnover, and Griffen had two of the four sacks by the Vikings (5-7) against Cam Newton.
Jaguars 25, Giants 24
At Jacksonville, Josh Scobee kicked a 43-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining, and the Jaguars rallied from a 21- point deficit, their biggest comeback victory ever.
Jacksonville (2-10) ended a four-game losing streak and dealt New York (3-9) a seventh consecutive loss that could raise more questions about coach Tom Coughlin’s future.
Geno Hayes forced Eli Manning to fumble, and teammate J.T. Thomas recovered the ball in the end zone. Rookie Aaron Colvin returned a fumble 41 yards for a touchdown in the fourth period. It was the first time in franchise history Jacksonville scored two defensive touchdowns in a game.
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