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NFL: Colts beat Ravens to go to 10-0

The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, beating the Baltimore Ravens 17-15 on Sunday to secure their 19th straight victory.

The win, secured on former Ravens kicker Matt Stover’s go-ahead field goal, gave Indianapolis the second-longest streak in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots (2006-2008).

Much to the dismay of the Ravens and their fans, Stover booted the decisive field goal with 7:02 left as the Colts improved to 10 consecutive wins this season. Colts linebacker Gary Brackett then intercepted Joe Flacco’s pass at the Indianapolis 13 with 2:42 remaining, and the Colts kept the ball until the closing seconds.

SAINTS 38, BUCCANEERS 7

At Tampa, Florida, Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns as the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten.

Robert Meacham caught touchdown passes of 4 and 6 yards in the first half, helping the Saints to their first 10-game winning streak in franchise history.

EAGLES 24, BEARS 20

At Chicago, Donovan McNabb threw for 244 yards and LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 10-yard run following Antonio Dixon’s blocked field goal as Philadelphia edged struggling Chicago after back-to-back close losses.

The Bears were leading 20-17 when Dixon blocked a 48-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with 11 minutes left. McNabb then led the Eagles (6-4) on a 62-yard touchdown drive that McCoy capped with a neat 10-yard run, sending Chicago to its fifth loss in six games and delivering another big hit to its playoff hopes.

CHIEFS 27, STEELERS 24, OT

At Kansas City, Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime after Chris Chambers’ 61-yard catch-and-run as the Chiefs ended a team-record 10-game home losing streak.

CHARGERS 32, BRONCOS 3

At Englewood, Colorado, Philip Rivers led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West division with a drubbing of the Broncos.

The Chargers have won five straight and the Broncos have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by three and a half games.

RAIDERS 20, BENGALS 17

At Oakland, California, Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff.

Oakland rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left when Gradkowski took over at the 20-yard line.

PATRIOTS 31, JETS 14

At Foxborough, Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the Patriots’ defense allowed just one touchdown as they took a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jets to their sixth loss in seven games.

VIKINGS 35, SEAHAWKS 9

At Minneapolis, Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdown passes as the Vikings delivered their most complete performance of the season.

Favre completed 22 of his 25 throws for the Vikings (9-1). His previous career high was 85.2 percent against Detroit on Sept. 20.

But he has only completed at least 80 percent two other times in his previous 18 seasons in the league.

LIONS 38, BROWNS 37

At Detroit, An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson’s extra point with no time on the clock gave Detroit a thrilling win.

The Lions started the winning drive with 1:46 remaining and no timeouts. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, did just enough to rally them for the win — helped hugely by the call that went against the Browns.

GIANTS 34, FALCONS 31, OT

At East Rutherford, Eli Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Boss, to help the Giants end a four-game skid coming off their bye week.

CARDINALS 21, RAMS 13

At St Louis, Tim Hightower had 110 yards on 14 carries, the first 100-yard game of the season for a team ranked next to last in the NFL in rushing, helping the Cardinals win for the sixth time in seven games and go to 5-0 on the road.

COWBOYS 7, REDSKINS 6

At Arlington, Texas, Tony Romo led a single scoring drive for the Cowboys, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left to preserve first place in the NFC East.

Shaun Suisham put Washington ahead 6-0 with field goals of 45 and 31 yards. But he missed a 39-yard attempt shortly before halftime and a 50-yarder that would’ve made it 9-0 with 7:06 left. Suisham had been 13 of 13 this season before those misses.

PACKERS 30, 49ERS 24

At Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers threw touchdowns to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson as the Packers held on after taking a 23-3 lead.

JAGUARS 18, BILLS 15

At Jacksonville, David Garrard’s second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave the Jaguars their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.
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