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NFL-Highlights from Sunday's NFL games

(adds final game) Nov 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Sunday's National Football League games: - - - - Panthers 27, Titans 10 Cam Newton completed 21-of-26 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown as the unbeaten Carolina Panthers (9-0) extended their best ever start to a season with a 27-10 win over the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. Newton also ran for a touchdown, marking the 30th game he has scored through the air and the ground. Only Steve Young has more with 31. Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart led the Panthers in rushing with 91 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries. The Titans (2-7) suffered their 10th consecutive home loss, their longest skid since moving to Tennessee. - - Patriots 27, Giants 26 Stephen Gostkowski made a 54-yard field goal with one second left as the New England Patriots rallied to beat the New York Giants 27-26 at MetLife Stadium to remain undefeated. On the final drive, New England quarterback Tom Brady was nearly intercepted by Giants rookie safety Landon Collins, who dropped the pick when he landed awkwardly on his neck and upper back. The Patriots moved the ball into Giants territory with four seconds remaining, and Gostkowski finished the rally. The Giants went ahead 26-24 on a 29-yard Josh Brown field goal just after the two-minute warning. - - Redskins 47, Saints 14 Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdown passes and the Washington Redskins rolled up 513 yards of offense in a 47-14 rout of the New Orleans Saints. Cousins completed 20-of-25 passes and threw for 324 yards, compiling a perfect passer rating of 158.3 against the NFL's 31st-ranked defense, while Washington running back Alfred Morris rushed for 93 yards, his most since Week One. The game was tied at 14 in the second quarter before Washington (4-5) scored 33 straight points during a span that included safety Dashon Goldson's 35-yard interception for a touchdown on the third play of the fourth quarter to make 44-14. - - Buccaneers 10, Cowboys 6 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a one-yard bootleg touchdown run by quarterback Jameis Winston to defeat the Dallas Cowboys 10-6 at Raymond James Stadium, making up for a day filled with missed opportunities by their offense. The winning score came one play after Winston fumbled the ball leaping over a defender on a touchdown attempt but a Dallas holding call in the end zone bailed the Bucs out. The next play, Winston executed the fake perfectly and strolled into the end zone for the only touchdown in the game over a Cowboys team that is mired in their first seven-game losing streak since 1989. - - Steelers 30, Browns 9 Ben Roethlisberger, who did not start because of a sprained left foot, entered the game early in the first quarter when starter Landry Jones was injured and led the Steelers to a 30-9 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger was 22-for-33 for 379 yards and three touchdowns. He threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone. Wide receiver Antonio Brown had 10 catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns and receiver Martavis Bryant had six catches for 178 yards and a touchdown. - - Bears 37, Rams 13 Tight end Zach Miller and running back Jeremy Langford turned Jay Cutler throws into 80-yard touchdowns as Chicago dumped the St Louis Rams 37-13 at Edward Jones Dome. On the strength of those two plays, Cutler hit 19-of-24 passes for 258 yards and three scores, finishing with a quarterback rating of 151.0. - - Dolphins 20, Eagles 19 The Miami Dolphins scored the game-winning points on a deflected pass in the fourth quarter as they overcame an early deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-19 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Dolphins (4-5) took a 20-16 lead after a pass from quarterback Ryan Tannehill was batted high into the air at the line of scrimmage by Eagles linebacker Conner Barwin. The ball eventually landed in the arms of Miami receiver Jarvis Landry in the end zone with 14:55 left to play. The Eagles (4-5) played the fourth quarter without starting quarterback Sam Bradford, who was knocked out of the game with a left shoulder injury late in the third quarter with the Eagles leading 16-13. - - Jaguars 22, Ravens 20 A face mask penalty by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Elvis Dumervil as time expired set up a 53-yard goal by Jason Myers that provided the Jacksonville Jaguars with an improbable 22-20 victory. Dumervil was in the process of sacking Blake Bortles on what would have been the final play of the game but he grabbed the Jaguars quarterback's facemask and slung him to the ground. That penalty moved the line of scrimmage from the Ravens' 49-yard line to the 35 and gave the Jaguars one additional untimed play. From there Myers booted the game-winning kick. - - Lions 18, Packers 16 Detroit (2-7) shocked the reeling Green Bay Packers (6-3) 18-16 with a win that snapped the Lions' 24-game losing streak in Wisconsin, the longest in NFL history and one that dated to 1991 -- before the Brett Favre-Aaron Rodgers era at quarterback. It was the first game for the Lions since general manager Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand were fired last week. - - Raiders 30, Vikings 14 Adrian Peterson rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown, cornerback Terence Newman intercepted two passes, and the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Oakland Raiders 30-14, winning their fifth straight game. The Vikings (7-2) took sole possession of first place in the NFC North, moving a game ahead of Green Bay (6-3). The Packers visit Minnesota on Nov. 22. Cordarrelle Patterson had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter for Minnesota and Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completed 14-of-22 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. - - Chiefs 29, Broncos 13 A relentless Kansas City Chiefs defense pressured quarterback Peyton Manning into four interceptions, shutting down the Broncos long enough for a 29-13 victory on Sunday. Charcandrick West ran for a touchdown and caught an 80-yard scoring pass from Alex Smith, helping the Chiefs (4-5) snap a seven-game losing streak to the Broncos (7-2). Cairo Santos added five field goals. Though Manning became the NFL's all-time leading passer with his first completion of the day, he was also lifted from the game after playing ineffectively and struggling to dodge pressure while playing with sore ribs and a foot injury. - - Cardinals 39, Seahawks 32 Quarterback Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns, and running back Andre Ellington rushed for a 48-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to seal the Arizona Cardinals' 39-32 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The Cardinals opened up a 19-0 lead in the second quarter, but Palmer and Ellington had to lead a fourth-quarter comeback after the Seahawks' defense provided a pair of late touchdowns to put Seattle on top. Arizona (7-2) is now comfortably in front in the NFC West, three games ahead of Seattle (4-5) and the St Louis Rams (4-5). (Editing by John O'Brien)