Carson Wentz tossed four touchdown passes, Corey Clement had three scores, and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Denver Broncos 51-23 on Sunday.

The Eagles (8-1) dismantled the league’s top-ranked defense, racking up 419 yards, to win their seventh straight game and head into a bye week with the best record in the NFL. Brock Osweiler couldn’t get the Broncos (3-5) on track in his first start since rejoining the team in September. He threw two interceptions. Denver have lost four in a row and five of six. Wentz was 15 of 27 for 199 yards before giving way to Nick Foles. He has three four-TD performances in the last five weeks. Clement had two TD runs and one TD catch, and newcomer Jay Ajayi ran for 77 yards and one score.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10-30 New Orleans Saints

The Saints extended their winning streak to six when Drew Brees completed 81.2% of his passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-10 victory over reeling Tampa Bay. Tensions boiled over when Jameis Winston, after he had left the game, appeared to instigate a scuffle along the sideline.

The scuffle erupted in the third quarter and appeared to be ignited when Winston vigorously pressed his finger into the back of Marshon Lattimore’s helmet during a dead-ball period between a failed third-down pass and a punt. Lattimore turned and shoved Winston, after which receiver Mike Evans leveled Lattimore from behind. Saints defensive back De’Vante Harris then came charging into the melee to defend Lattimore. As the scuffle was broken up, Saints coach Sean Payton marched halfway across the field, gesturing angrily at the Tampa Bay bench before officials chased him back to the Saints’ sideline. The score was 30-3 at the time. Evans was called for unnecessary roughness. There were no ejections.

Cincinnati Bengals 7-23 Jacksonville Jaguars

With AJ Green and Jalen Ramsey ejected for fighting, Jaydon Mickens delivered the knockout blow by returning a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, helping the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-7. The Jaguars (5-3) won consecutive games for the first time in 13 months and were victorious at EverBank Field for the first time since last December.

Blake Bortles threw for 259 yards and a touchdown in another efficient performance. Marqise Lee had his first TD reception of the season and responded by punting the ball into the stands. And Jacksonville’s defense handled Cincinnati’s woeful offense for most of the afternoon.

But most of the talk will center on Green and Ramsey. The perennial Pro Bowl receiver retaliated against the trash-talking cornerback in a violent way late in the first half. After Ramsey knocked Green to the ground at the end of a running play, Green grabbed Ramsey around the neck and slammed him to the ground. Green then delivered numerous punches to Ramsey’s helmet never the smartest idea and put another MMA-style choke hold on Ramsey. It was the kind of aggressive attack that could lead to a suspension.

“I shouldn’t have reacted that way. I apologize to my team-mates, [Bengals owner Mike] Brown, and everybody, because that’s not who I am. It just got the best of me today,” Green told reporters after the game.

Players from both sidelines rushed the field, pushing, pulling, shoving, screaming and looking like they would brawl. Coaches and officials stepped in and prevented a melee. Green and Ramsey were ejected, a decision that prompted loud objections from Jacksonville’s coaching booth next to the press box. Jaguars executive Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell were in the box.

Players jawed even as they left the field for halftime, and there was plenty of chippy play in the second half.



Kansas City Chiefs 17-28 Dallas Cowboys

Ezekiel Elliott ran for the go-ahead touchdown after another reprieve from his six-game suspension and the Dallas Cowboys overcame Tyreek Hill’s improbable last-play touchdown in the first half, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 28-17.

Elliott’s two-yard plunge in the third quarter came after the Chiefs turned a 14-3 deficit into a 17-14 advantage, sparked by Hill’s weaving 57-yard catch with the first-half clock expired and seven Dallas defenders inside their 25 trying to prevent the score.

Last year’s NFL rushing champion as a rookie, Elliott had 93 yards, ending a streak of three straight 100-yard games but outgaining Kareem Hunt, this year’s rushing leader in his first season entering the game. Hunt matched a season low with nine carries, finishing with 37 yards as a club record-tying nine-game road winning streak ended for the Chiefs (6-3) in their third loss in four games since a 5-0 start.

Arizona Cardinals 20-10 San Francisco 49ers

Arizona’s win over the San Francisco 49ers also had its share of confrontation. Arizona’s Frostee Rucker and Hasson Reddick, and San Francisco’s Carlos Hyde were ejected for fighting.

The teams got into a skirmish in the fourth quarter after former 49ers safety Antoine Bethea hit San Francisco quarterback CJ Beathard late as he was sliding following a run. The 49ers took exception to the hit and players from both teams started scuffling. Rucker, Reddick and Hyde were all tossed from the game.

Adrian Peterson carried a career-high 37 times for 159 yards, while the 49ers slumped to 0-9.

Washington 17-14 Seattle Seahawks

Kirk Cousins drove Washington 70 yards in 35 seconds, capped by Rob Kelley’s one-yard touchdown run with less than a minute remaining, as they rallied late to stun the Seattle Seahawks 17-14.



Seattle took a 14-10 lead with 1:34 remaining after Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin for a 30-yard touchdown pass after the Seahawks had scuffled on offense all day. But Cousins had an unexpected answer. Taking over at his 30-yard line, Cousins hit Brian Quick for 31 yards and Josh Doctson for 38 on consecutive throws to get to the Seattle one with 1:02 left. Doctson beat rookie Shaquill Griffin down the sideline and made an impressive diving catch. Kelley bulled his way in from the one on the next play.

Kelley finished with two touchdown runs, while Cousins was 21 of 31 for 247 yards. He was responsible for a fumble in the first half, but otherwise took care of the ball against Seattle’s standout defense. He also withstood six sacks and a number of other quarterback hits behind a makeshift offensive line of backups and rookies.

Los Angeles Rams 51-17 New York Giants

Jared Goff set career highs with four touchdown throws and 311 yards passing, Todd Gurley ran for two more scores and the surprising Los Angeles Rams made one big play after another in beating the defenseless New York Giants 51-17.

The win was the fifth in six games for the Rams, whose 6-2 start is the franchise’s best since 2001, when the club went 14-2 in the regular season and eventually lost to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Los Angeles did everything right in remaining unbeaten in four road games, five if a “home” win in London is included. The Rams’ high-powered offense showed no rust coming off the bye, scoring on eight of their first nine possessions. The defense force three turnovers that the offense turned into 17 points and the special teams blocked a third-quarter punt that Gurley converted into his second TD. Greg Zuerlein added three field goals as Rams had the biggest offense performance against the Giants in a home game since Cleveland beat them 52-21 in the regular-season finale in 1964.

Atlanta Falcons 17-20 Carolina Panthers

Cam Newton ran for 86 yards and a touchdown and the Carolina Panthers stormed back from an early 10-point deficit and then held on to beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-17 in a key NFC South matchup.

The Panthers spotted the Falcons 10 points before Newton and the ground game got rolling. Carolina ran for 201 yards, including a career-high 66 and a touchdown from rookie Christian McCaffrey. The win keeps the Panthers (6-3) a half-game behind the Saints in the NFC South after New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 30-10.

Devin Funchess had five receptions for 86 yards in his first game as Carolina’s No1 receiver after the team traded Kelvin Benjamin earlier in the week. Matt Ryan, last year’s NFL MVP, threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns and had one costly first half interception for the defending NFC champion Falcons (4-4), who fell two games behind New Orleans at the midway point of their season.

Indianapolis Colts 20-14 Houston Texans

TY Hilton had 175 yards receiving with two touchdowns to help the Indianapolis Colts halt a three-game skid with a 20-14 win over a Houston Texans team that struggled without Deshaun Watson.

Jacoby Brissett threw for 308 yards filling in for Andrew Luck, who was placed on injured reserve on Thursday and will miss the season after having shoulder surgery in January. Watson’s stellar season also ended that day when the rookie tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees in practice. Tom Savage, who was benched in the opener for Watson, couldn’t move the offense for most of the game, but threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to get Houston within 20-14.

The Texans had a chance to win it late, but Savage was sacked by Jabaal Sheard and fumbled as time ran out to secure the victory. With Watson running the offense, the Texans (3-5) had set a franchise record by scoring 30 or more points in five straight games. His development had given the team hope that they could finish strong and contend for a third straight postseason berth despite losing JJ Watt to a season-ending injury for a second straight year.

Baltimore Ravens 20-23 Tennessee Titans

Marcus Mariota threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 for their third straight victory.

Derrick Henry ran for a one-yard TD. Safety Kevin Byard also intercepted two passes, giving the second-year pro five picks over his past two games. The Titans (5-3) also sacked Joe Flacco twice and scored 13 points off Byard’s first interception and a shanked punt to stay atop the AFC South.

The Ravens (4-5) have lost three of four going into their bye despite outgaining Tennessee 341-257. Flacco tried to rally the Ravens with two TD passes in the final 8:56, the last a one-yard pass to Mike Wallace with 46 seconds left pulling Baltimore within 23-20. But Justin Tucker’s onside kick attempt didn’t travel 10 yards, skittering almost sideways off the tee before being recovered by Titans linebacker Daren Bates.