Ben Roethlisberger threw for 340 yards and six scores to set an NFL record for most touchdown passes in consecutive games, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 43-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.
A week after passing for a franchise-record six touchdowns against Indianapolis, Roethlisberger duplicated the feat as Pittsburgh (6-3) earned its third consecutive win. Roethlisberger's 12 touchdown passes over the last two games broke the mark of 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and matched by New England's Tom Brady in 2007.
Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 138 yards and a score. Rookie Martavis Bryant hauled in two scoring receptions and has five touchdowns in three games.
Joe Flacco passed for 303 yards with two touchdowns and an interception but the Ravens (5-4) were undone by a sloppy second quarter.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady outdueled Peyton Manning, throwing for four touchdowns, and Julian Edelman returned a punt 84 yards for a score in leading the New England Patriots past the Denver Broncos 43-21.
The 16th matchup between the all-time great quarterbacks wasn't particularly competitive after the first quarter.
New England (7-2) won its fifth straight, halting the four-game winning streak for Denver (6-2) in emphatic fashion. Brady has 18 TD passes and one interception in those five victories.
Manning fell to 2-7 at Gillette Stadium and 5-11 overall against Brady, even though he threw for 438 yards and two touchdowns. He has at least two TD passes in 14 consecutive games, an NFL record.
In his 200th career start, Brady passed for 333 yards. He has won 155 of those, the most for any quarterback in that many starts.
SEATTLE — Marshawn Lynch rushed for two first-half touchdowns, Bruce Irvin tipped and intercepted Derek Carr's pass and returned it 35 yards for another score and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Oakland Raiders 30-24.
After a tumultuous previous month, the Seahawks (5-3) won their second straight behind a strong first half, three field goals from Steven Hauschka and a defense that made Carr look like a rookie much of the afternoon.
Not all was perfect for Seattle. Russell Wilson struggled through one of his worst passing games and the Seahawks failed to capitalize on numerous chances to rout the winless Raiders.
Seattle led 24-3 at halftime only to see the Raiders score on a blocked punt for a touchdown and two Mychal Rivera TD catches to pull within six in the final minutes.
Lynch finished with 67 yards rushing and another 76 receiving as the Seahawks handed Oakland (0-8) its 14th straight loss dating to last season.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the goal line with 2 seconds remaining, and St. Louis sacked the San Francisco quarterback eight times on the way to an upset over the 49ers.
The Rams recovered, and the play was reviewed and upheld. The 49ers (4-4) had first-and-goal the 1 but blew it in the red zone and failed to capitalize on consecutive penalties by Trumaine Johnson as he defended Michael Crabtree.
Greg Zuerlein kicked a go-ahead 39-yard field goal for the Rams (3-5) with 5:25 left.
San Francisco got the ball back with 3:11 remaining on its own the 12. Kaepernick completed long passes to Stevie Johnson and Anquan Boldin in the final drive.
ARLINGTON, Tex. — Carson Palmer settled down nicely after an early mistake gave Dallas a lead. Brandon Weeden never did get comfortable filling in for Tony Romo.
Palmer stayed perfect as the starter for Arizona this season, throwing for three touchdowns, while Weeden couldn't get the Cowboys into the end zone until the game was out of reach in the Cardinals' victory.
The Cardinals (7-1), who have sole possession of the best record in the NFC this late in the season for the first time since 1974, won their fourth straight, including back-to-back wins over the top two teams in the NFC East.
"This is a very good team," said Palmer, 5-0 this season after missing two games with a shoulder injury. "We feel like we can play with anybody, and that's important because we feel like we are improving."
Romo was out with his third back injury in 18 months, and backup Weeden threw two interceptions as the Cowboys (6-3) dropped their second straight. He finished 18 of 33 for 183 yards with a late score.
"You can't turn the ball over, and that is on me," Weeden said.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Redskins had an eventful afternoon in Minneapolis.
En route to TCF Bank Stadium to play the Vikings, the teams' two buses collided on a highway exit ramp, while a police cruiser escorting the buses crashed into a guardrail and ended up in front of the buses.
Outside the stadium a crowd estimated at 5,000, protested Washington's divisive nickname and speakers called for references to the team's name to be removed from the stadium.
The game began on time and the Redskins had a fourth quarter lead before the Vikings rallied.
Robert Griffin III had the better start, in his return to the Washington Redskins.
Teddy Bridgewater finished stronger, giving the Minnesota Vikings another comeback victory.
Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass near the end of the first half and didn't have any turnovers, Matt Asiata ran for three scores and the Vikings spoiled Griffin's first game back by beating the Redskins.
Elsewhere in the NFL's early games, here's the round-up:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Every bounce has been going the Kansas City Chiefs' way during their three-game win streak, and nothing has been going right for the New York Jets during their eight-game skid.
That was evident on one bizarre play in the first half of the Chiefs' win.
Alex Smith had a pass near the goal line batted down by Jets linebacker Calvin Pace — but it wound up right in the hands of Anthony Fasano. The tight end, who had been blocked to the ground, simply rolled over into the end zone for a Kansas City touchdown.
It helped spur the Chiefs past Michael Vick and the Jets at wind-whipped Arrowhead Stadium.
HOUSTON — Mark Sanchez replaced the injured Nick Foles and threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a win over the Houston Texans.
Foles injured his left shoulder late in the first quarter, forcing Sanchez into his first action since 2012 with the Jets. He threw two interceptions in three quarters, but made throws when he had to.
CLEVELAND — Brian Hoyer threw a 34-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 8:59 remaining, helping the Cleveland Browns complete a favourable stretch of their schedule with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Cleveland was trailing 17-16 when Hoyer completed his second TD pass. Hoyer finished 21 of 34 for 300 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. He improved to 8-3 as Cleveland's starter.
The Browns (5-3) have their best record at the midway point since 2007 when they won 10 and barely missed the playoffs.
CINCINNATI — Jeremy Hill ran for a career-high 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter that helped the Cincinnati Bengals hold on for a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes, one of them to A.J. Green in the Pro Bowl receiver's return from a toe injury, but also had a pair of interceptions that kept it close.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ryan Tannehill threw for 288 yards and three scores, and the Miami Dolphins forced four turnovers to rout the San Diego Chargers.
Tannehill went 24 for 34 and threw touchdown passes to Charles Clay, Rishard Matthews and Jarvis Landry. San Diego's Philip Rivers threw three interceptions, two to Brent Grimes, and was sacked three times.
The Dolphins (5-3) earned their third consecutive victory. The Chargers (5-4) lost their third game in a row and remain winless in South Florida since January 1982.
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