SUNDAY’S OTHER NFL GAMES

AFC

Ravens 24, Colts 10

BALTIMORE

Terrell Suggs had three sacks and forced three fumbles to keep Indianapolis winless. Baltimore (10-3) limited the Colts (0-13) to 167 yards — 53 through three quarters. Were it not for a touchdown on the game’s final play, Indianapolis would have been held without a TD for the second time since the 2003 season opener. Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes and Ray Rice ran for 103 yards and a score to help the Ravens win their fourth straight and improve to 7-0 at home. Baltimore is tied with Pittsburgh for the lead in the AFC North. The Ravens hold the tiebreaker with two wins over the Steelers.

Chargers 37, Bills 10

SAN DIEGO

Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, two to Antonio Gates, and San Diego Chargers won to keep its playoff hopes alive.Buffalo (5-8) lost its sixth straight game and was eliminated from playoff contention for the 12th straight year. Rivers was 24 of 33 for 240 yards. Ryan Mathews gained 114 yards on 20 carries, the first time he’s had three straight 100-yard games.

Jets 37, Chiefs 10

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as the Jets kept pace in the AFC playoff race. Shonn Greene had a season-high 129 yards rushing and a score, and Santonio Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson each caught touchdown passes for the Jets (8-5), who have won three straight and improved to 6-1 at home.

NFC

Falcons 31, Panthers 23

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Matt Ryan threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to rookie Julio Jones and Atlanta erased a 16-point deficit. Ryan threw for 320 yards and tied a career high with four touchdowns passing. Atlanta (8-5) avoided a costly loss to stay alive in the NFC wild card race.

Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes as the Panthers built a 23-7 halftime lead but was intercepted twice in the second half.

Lions 34, Vikings 28

DETROIT

Backup Joe Webb fumbled deep in Lions territory in the final seconds, and Detroit escaped with a much-need victory. Matthew Stafford threw for two scores in the first quarter to give Detroit one of its three-touchdown leads. Webb led the Vikings (2-11) to TDs on his first two drives after rookie Christian Ponder was benched.

INTERCONFERENCE

Broncos 13, Bears 10 (OT)

DENVER

Tim Tebow led Denver to another comeback victory, with Matt Prater’s 51-yard field goal with 8:34 left in overtime giving the Broncos the win. Prater’s 59-yarder with 3 seconds left in regulation tied the score. It was Denver’s sixth straight win, and half of them have come in OT since Tebow was promoted to starter.

Saints 22, Titans 17

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes to Marques Colston in the fourth quarter to lead New Orleans to its fifth straight victory. The NFC South-leading Saints (10-3) had little trouble picking up yards, but struggled to score until Brees and Colston connected on passes of 35 and 28 yards. Brees threw for 347 yards and joined Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas as the only quarterbacks to throw a touchdown pass in 40 straight games.

Patriots 34, Redskins 27

LANDOVER, Md.

Tom Brady threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns, and Rob Gronkowski set an NFL single-season record for most touchdown catches by a tight end as New England won its fifth straight. Gronkowski snagged his 14th and 15th scoring receptions, moving him past Antonio Gates and Vernon Davis. Gates had 13 in 2004, and Davis matched that total in 2009.

Washington (4-9) has lost eight of its last nine.

Packers 46, Raiders 16

GREEN BAY, Wis.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in less than three full quarters’ worth of work, Ryan Grant had two touchdowns rushing and Charles Woodson picked off a pass against his former team. With the win, the Packers ran their record to 13-0 — leaving them three games short of completing a perfect regular season. And they did it with a near-perfect performance.Carson Palmer threw for 245 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions for the Raiders (7-6).

Eagles 26, Dolphins 10

MIAMI

Philadelphia forced three turnovers while scoring four times during a nine-minute span in the second quarter and totaled nine sacks. Michael Vick, back after missing three games with broken ribs, threw for 208 yards and a touchdown. LeSean McCoy scored two touchdowns to hike his season total to 17. The Eagles (5-8) won for only the second time in the past six games and still need a sweep of the final three games to have any chance of repeating as NFC East champions. The Dolphins (4-9) had a three-game home winning streak snapped and sank deeper into last place in the AFC East.

Jaguars 41, Buccaneers 14

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Maurice Jones-Drew scored four times, setting the franchise record for career touchdowns, and Jacksonville rolled up 41 unanswered points. Jones-Drew finished with 136 total yards.

Associated Press