Allen and Stafford are enchanting. Kansas City wins the Division. Monday Night is Dallas-Cincinnati
Rams and Bills put on a show in the best game of the season so far. Los Angeles wins and relaunches itself with a playoff perspective, Matt Stafford and Josh Allen enchant. The 14th NFL Sunday, with 11 games, gives playoff qualification to Philadelphia, the conquest of the Division to Kansas City and brings Minnesota closer to the post season, the day of football will be completed with Monday Night Dallas-Cincinnati.
LOS ANGELES RAMS-BUFFALO 44-42
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Applause match, the one with the highest score of the season. No turnovers, just exploits. Allen becomes the first quarterback to score 3 throwing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns in a game. Yet it’s not enough for Buffalo (10-3) to win at SoFi Stadium. Because Stafford shines, like his phenomenal receivers, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, because Kyren Williams scores 2 tries on the ground and Coach McVay excels. Los Angeles goes up 7-6, for the first time this season with a winning record. Rams ahead 24-14 at half time: Williams scored, with the blocked punt returned to the end zone by Hunter Long and Nacua’s run. The Bills respond with a sneak by Allen and Ty Johnson’s 41-yard catch. When Williams runs into the end zone to make it 31-14 it seems over, but with Allen against it it’s never over. He feeds Khalil Shakir for a 51-yard sprint and after a 6-point masterpiece by Kupp he has the strength to run into the end zone and then throw Mack Hollins there. Stafford is forced into overtime: he closes a 4th down for Atwell, then draws Nacua for the decisive stretch. Allen responds with another sneak, but it’s not enough because the Rams recover the onside kick. Loose cannon, if they play like that.
philadelphia-carolina 22-16
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Harder than expected for Philly. Despite Saquon Barkley racking up 124 yards on the ground, on 20 carries. His ninth game of the season over 100 yards on the ground, a franchise record. It is worth the ninth victory in the series for Philadelphia (10-2) and the mathematical playoffs. But the Panthers (3-9) scare the fans at Lincoln Financial Field thanks to the runs of Chuba Hubbard and the catches of Adam Thielen, a veteran with fairy hands. To put it bluntly, Xavier Legette eats a touchdown catch with 44 seconds left. Then the Eagles pull down the shutter.
MINNESOTA-ATLANTA 42-21
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Kirk Cousins returns as an opponent to Minneapolis, where he played six seasons, from 2018 to 2023, but fails as quarterback of the Falcons, throwing 2 interceptions and sees his replacement do the phenomenon. Sam Darnold plays his best NFL game: he throws for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns, two for the phenomenon Justin Jefferson, three for Jordan Addison. Minny (11-2) thus remains in the wake of Detroit, leaders of the NFC North, Atlanta (6-7) loses for the fourth time in a row.
other matches
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Pittsburgh (10-3) gets rid of Cleveland (3-10) 27-14 thanks to the usual inexorable defense that keeps Winston in check: 2 interceptions and 3 sacks, Tampa Bay (7-6) knocks out Las Vegas 28-13 and conquers first place in the NFC South. The Raiders (2-11) lose quarterback O’Connell to injury. Miami (6-7) at least for now saves the season by overcoming the New York Jets (3-10) with 7″ left in regulation time with a 52-yard kick by Sanders and then beating them 32-26 in overtime with the combination from Tagovailoa-Smith touchdown. Rodgers threw over 300 yards for the first time since 2021. The other team from the Big Apple also loses: the Giants (2-11) fall at home 11-14 against New Orleans (5-8), Gano sees his equalizing kick from 35 yards with 8″ left blocked by Bresee . Carr breaks his left hand. Jacksonville (3-10) wins in Nashville 10-6 over the Titans (3-10): the defenses make a good impression against mediocre attacks. Seattle (8-5) beats Arizona 30-18 (6-7) in Glendale led by running back Charbonnet, San Francisco (6-7) demolishes Chicago 38-13 (4-9) where the change of coach had no effect . If not in a negative way, if anything. On Sunday Night Kansas City (12-1) defeated the Los Angeles Chargers (8-5) 19-17 thanks to a 31-yard kick in the last second by kicker Wright who leaned against the inside left post. The Chiefs thus conquer the division, the AFC West, for the ninth time in a row. The reigning champions, ahead 13-0 at halftime, were overtaken by the Californians, but then managed to prevail as time expired in the photo finish.
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