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NFL: Pittsburgh rally to beat Ravens 13-9

TWO TO GOAfter Detroit’s 31-21 loss to Indianapolis on Sunday, the Lions are only a couple games away from the NFL’s first ever perfect season — all losses

AP , BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

The Jets (9-5) will win the AFC East with victories in their finals two games, against Seattle and Miami.

PATRIOTS 49, RAIDERS 26

At Oakland, California, Randy Moss caught two of Matt Cassel’s career-high four touchdown passes in his first game against the Raiders since his trade to New England.

Cassel’s performance just six days after the death of his father, Greg, kept the Patriots (9-5) in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC East with Miami and the Jets.

FALCONS 13, BUCCANEERS 10, OT

At Atlanta, Michael Turner ran for 152 yards, John Abraham had three sacks and Jason Elam kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime.

Atlanta twice turned it over near the Tampa Bay end zone and had a huge breakdown on special teams, allowing Tampa Bay to block a punt with less than 3 minutes left in regulation. That set up Matt Bryant’s tying field goal with 48 seconds left.

BENGALS 20, REDSKINS 13

At Cincinnati, the Redskins lost for the fifth time in six games, unable to keep up with one of the NFL’s lowliest teams. Ryan Fitzpatrick ran for a touchdown and threw for another.

The main intrigue was how the Redskins (7-7) would react to injuries that decimated their offensive line and grumbling by running back Clinton Portis that rippled through the locker room.

They held a players-only meeting at midweek after Portis derisively called coach Jim Zorn a “genius” for benching him the previous week.

CHARGERS 22, CHIEFS 21

At Kansas City, Missouri, Philip Rivers rallied San Diego from a 21-3 third-quarter deficit, throwing two touchdown passes in the final 73 seconds.

In other NFL games, it was:

• Jaguars 20, Packers 16

• Seahawks 23, Rams 20

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