ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score on consecutive possessions and the Buffalo Bills persevered through wet, chilly and windy conditions to beat a banged-up Mike White and the AFC East-rival New York Jets 20-12 on Sunday.
Allen’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox in the closing minute of the second quarter led to Buffalo scoring on four consecutive drives, capped by a pair of field goals by Tyler Bass, including a 49-yarder.
The AFC-leading Bills (10-3) won their fourth straight since a two-game skid, which included a 20-17 loss at the Jets. Buffalo has won at least 10 of its first 13 games for the seventh time in franchise history.
The Jets (7-6) have lost four of six in a slump that has made their playoff chances shaky. New York, which hasn’t qualified for the postseason since 2010, entered the week as the AFC’s seventh seed, a win ahead of New England and the Los Angeles Chargers.
White was briefly sidelined twice by injuries to his ribs, and the Jets were hurt by a pair of turnovers in the second half. As a precaution, Coach Robert Saleh said White was sent to the hospital after the game to be evaluated.
One play after White was hurt a second time, backup Joe Flacco lost a fumble while being sacked by Greg Rousseau in the third quarter. The turnover led to Bass hitting a 38-yard field goal to put Buffalo ahead 17-7.
CHARGERS 23, DOLPHINS 17: Justin Herbert threw for 367 yards and a touchdown and a short-handed Chargers defense got the best of the Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as Los Angeles (7-6) beat visiting Miami (8-5).
Herbert completed a career-high 39 passes on 51 attempts for his 21st 300-yard game. He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 13,000 yards in his first three seasons.
Tyreek Hill scored two touchdowns for the Dolphins, one of them on an improbable recovery of Jeff Wilson Jr.’s fumble that Hill took 57 yards to the end zone. But Tagovailoa had his worst game as an NFL starter, completing 10 of 28 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown as the Dolphins lost their second straight.
EAGLES 48, GIANTS 22: Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the NFL-best Philadelphia (12-1) punched its ticket to the playoffs with a victory over fading New York (7-5-1) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Hurts improved his MVP credentials by hitting DaVonta Smith on a 41-yard fourth-down TD strike and A.J. Brown on a 33-yarder as the Eagles scored on their first three possessions. The third-year quarterback also ran for 77 yards, highlighted by a 10-yard TD scamper late in the third quarter.
Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor each threw touchdown pass for the Giants, who are 1-4-1 in their last six games.
49ERS 35, BUCCANEERS 7: Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first career start, and San Francisco’s vaunted defense spoiled Tom Brady’s Bay Area homecoming.
Purdy outplaying the NFL’s most accomplished quarterback ever was partially overshadowed by another key injury for the 49ers (9-4).
A week after losing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a broken left foot that opened the door for Purdy to start, the Niners lost star receiver Deebo Samuel to an ankle injury that forced him to be taken off the field in tears on a cart.
That was about the only thing that didn’t go right for the 49ers, who thoroughly dominated Brady and Tampa Bay (6-7) to win their sixth straight game.
BENGALS 23, BROWNS 10: Joe Burrow shook off a sloppy start to throw two touchdown passes and Cincinnati (9-4) ended a five-game skid against visting Cleveland (5-8).
The Bengals have won five straight and nine of 11. They remained tied for the AFC North lead with Baltimore.
Burrow finished 18 of 33 for 239 yards, with touchdown passes to Ja’Marr Chase and Trenton Irwin and a fourth-quarter interception.
RAVENS 16, STEELERS 14: J.K. Dobbins ran for 120 yards and a touchdown in his return from a knee injury, helping Baltimore (9-4) overcome the loss of backup quarterback Tyler Huntley in a win at Pittsburgh (5-8).
Huntley was filling in for injured star Lamar Jackson but entered concussion protocol in the second half. He was replaced by undrafted rookie free agent Anthony Brown.
Justin Tucker kicked three field goals to help Baltimore end a four-game losing streak to the Steelers, who also lost their quarterback, Kenny Pickett, to concussion protocol.
LIONS 34, VIKINGS 23: Jared Goff threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, leading surging Detroit (6-7) to a win at home against NFC North-leading Minnesota (10-3).
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 425 yards, including a franchise-record 223 to Justin Jefferson on 11 catches. But Dalvin Cook ran for just 23 yards on 15 carries, and Minnesota couldn’t stop Goff.
Detroit has won five of six, its best stretch since its last postseason appearance in 2016.
COWBOYS 27, TEXANS 23: Ezekiel Elliott scored the go-ahead touchdown with 41 seconds remaining, and Dallas (10-3) avoided a major upset with a win at home against Houston (1-11-1).
The Texans were in position to end a seven-game losing streak after Dak Prescott’s interception inside the Dallas 10 with 5:37 to go, with Houston up by three.
The Cowboys stiffened against a makeshift Texans offense, stuffing backup quarterback Jeff Driskel on a fourth-down run to give Prescott another shot, he drove Dallas 98 yards on 11 plays.
JAGUARS 36, TITANS 22: Trevor Lawrence threw for a career-high 368 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score, and Jacksonville (5-8) routed Tennessee (7-6) for its first victory in Nashville since 2013.
Jacksonville had four sacks and turned four turnovers into 20 points.
Jaguars tight end Evan Engram caught 11 passes for a career-high 162 yards and had two TD receptions.
The Titans lost their third straight to match their longest skid since Coach Mike Vrabel’s opening season in 2018.
CHIEFS 34, BRONCOS 28: L’Jarius Sneed intercepted Broncos backup quarterback Brett Rypien late in the fourth quarter, Patrick Mahomes atoned for a three-interception day by leading Kansas City (10-3) on a clock-chewing drive, and the Chiefs held on for a win at Denver (3-10), which lost QB Russell Wilson to a concussion.
Kansas City earned its 14th consecutive win over the Broncos (3-10), who made a game of it by scoring three touchdowns in a 31/2-minute stretch after falling behind 27-0.
Mahomes threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns.
PANTHERS 30, SEAHAWKS 24: Chuba Hubbard and Raheem Blackshear had rushing touchdowns, Sam Darnold threw a TD pass, and Carolina (5-8) won at Seattle (7-6).
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