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Newspaper Page TextNFL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Monday, November 12, 2018 3B SCOREBOARD Titans get to Brady, Patriots Tennessee sacks New England three times in 34-10 win Associated Press JAMES KENNEY I Associated Press Tennessee Titans cornerback Logan Ryan (26) is congratulated after sacking New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) in the first half of Sunday’s game in Nashville, Tennessee. Tom Brady added another big chunk of NFL history to his resume. The Tennessee Titans made sure the Patriots quarter back didn’t finish his 300th game. The Titans sacked Brady three times and hit him repeat edly as they beat New England 34-10 Sunday, snapping a seven- game skid against the Patriots in Mike Vrabel’s first game as head coach against the team he helped win three Super Bowls. It was the most sacks allowed in a game this season by the Patriots (7-3), and coach Bill Belichick pulled Brady for Brian Hoyer midway through the fourth quarter. Only Brett Favre (326) has played in more games, both regular season and postseason, as a quarterback than Brady. The three-time NFL MVP also needed only three touchdown passes to tie Peyton Manning (579) for the NFL record for most TD passes all time for both the regular season and postsea son. He left having thrown for 254 yards and no TD passes. Marcus Mariota capped each of the first two drives with TD passes, and Derrick Henry ran for a pair of TDs. Ryan Succop also added two field goals as the Titans (5-4) scored a season high in points after jumping to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter. They now have beaten both of last season’s Super Bowl teams in Nashville. The loss snaps a six-game win ning streak going into New Eng land’s bye. The Patriots, who routed the Titans 35-14 in Janu ary, also lost to Tennessee for the first time since Dec. 16,2002. SAINTS 51, BENGALS 14: Drew Brees threw three touch down passes in the first half, moving ahead of Brett Favre for second place on the career list, and the Saints rolled to their eighth straight victory. Brees led the Saints to touch downs on all five first-half possessions with a nearly per fect performance — only two incompletions. His 17-yard TD to Michael Thomas with 2 sec onds left in the half gave him 509 career touchdown passes, one more than Favre. Up next: Peyton Manning’s record 539. Brees had his way with the Bengals’ historically bad defense , even diving over the pile to score a 1-yard touchdown. Cin cinnati (5-4) became the first team in the Super Bowl era to give up 500 yards in three con secutive games; New Orleans finished with 509. The Bengals matched the most lopsided defeat in franchise his tory and gave up the second-most points in club history. In the first half alone, the Saints piled up 311 yards and had 21 first downs on 40 plays. Brees was 18 of 20 for 214 yards with three touchdowns. Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara recognized Dez Bry ant by crossing their arms after scoring touchdowns. The former Cowboys receiver signed with the Saints on Wednesday but tore an Achilles tendon in his second practice. CHIEFS 26, CARDINALS 14: Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Arizona counterpart Josh Rosen in a matchup of two of the NFL’s bright young quarterbacks. Mahomes threw both TD passes to Tyreek Hill, the sec ond giving the Chiefs’ first-year starter 31 for the season. That broke the franchise record set by Len Dawson in 1964 — with plenty of games to go. Not to mention the playoffs, with the Chiefs (9-1) barreling toward the No. 1 seed. Rosen had 195 yards passing with a touchdown and two picks, taking several brutal hits in the fourth quarter. David Johnson ran for 98 yards, with TDs on the ground and through the air, while Larry Fitzgerald passed Terrell Owens for No. 2 on the NFL’s career receiving yardage list late in the game. Fitzgerald finished with six catches for 50 yards to give him 15,952 for his brilliant career. Hill had seven catches for 117 yards, and Kareem Hunt pounded his way for 71 yards rushing, as the Chiefs kept the Cardinals (2-7) winless in six meetings at Arrowhead Stadium. BEARS 34, LIONS 22: Mitchell Trubisky threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns, and the NFC North-leading Bears snapped a 10-game losing streak against division opponents. The Bears (6-3) had dropped nine of 10 against Detroit (3-6) and were seeking their first victory over a division oppo nent since Oct. 31, 2016, against Minnesota. Chicago jumped to a 26-7 half time lead with Trubisky and Allen Robinson leading the way. And the Bears surpassed their win total from last year with their third straight victory. Trubisky completed 23 of 30 passes against a short-handed secondary, with standout corner- back Darius Slay sidelined by a knee injury. Allen Robinson caught six passes for 133 yards and two TDs after missing two games with a groin injury. Rookie Anthony Miller added a career-high 122 yards on five receptions, including a 45-yard TD and a 55-yard catch. Khalil Mack had two of Chi cago’s six sacks against Matthew Stafford — both in the second half after missing back-to-back games with an injured right ankle. REDSKINS 16, BUCCA NEERS 3: Alex Smith threw for 178 yards and one touchdown, and Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals for the Redskins (6-3), who forced four turnovers and rebounded from a lopsided loss to Atlanta despite playing with a makeshift offensive line because of mounting injuries. Smith, who was 19 of 27 with no interceptions, threw 6 yards to Josh Doctson for the game’s only touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Hopkins kicked field goals of 43,43 and 26 yards, the last set up by Greg Stroman’s fourth-quarter interception and 24-yard return to the Bucs 14. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 403 yards for Tampa Bay (3-6), but was intercepted twice and lost a fumble on a sack inside the Washington 10. The Bucs, who’ve lost three in a row and six of seven follow ing a 2-0 start, failed to force a turnover on defense for the sixth straight game. The Redskins were outgained 279 yards to 136 in the first two quarters, yet led 6-3 at halftime after getting two field goals from Hopkins. COLTS 29, JAGUARS 26: Andrew Luck threw three touch down passes in the first half and the Colts’ defense forced a late turnover. Indy (4-5) has won three straight. Tight end Eric Ebron had a career-high three touchdowns, including one on a 2-yard run, all in the first half. Blake Bortles threw for 319 yards and two TDs, but the Jag uars (3-6) came up short when Kenny Moore III stripped the ball from Rashad Greene Sr. and Malik Hooker recovered for the Colts with 1:24 to go. Initially, Greene was ruled down by con tact, but it was overturned on a replay review from the booth. Jacksonville, last year’s AFC runner-up, has lost five straight and six of seven since starting 2-0. Luck took full advantage of mismatches in the first half as the Jaguars struggled to cover Indy’s tight ends. Ebron, Jack Doyle and Mo Alie-Cox teamed up to catch eight passes for 133 yards and all three scores. Luck wound up 21 of 29 with 285 yards and one interception but avoided being sacked for the fourth consecu tive game — the longest stretch of his pro career. BILLS 41, JETS 10: Matt Bark ley stunningly sparked Buffalo’s bumbling offense with two touch down passes, including one to offensive tackle Dion Dawkins. LeSean McCoy broke out of a season-long slump with 113 yards rushing and a pair of TD runs. Barkley made his first start in nearly two years, and looked the best of any of the four quarter backs the Bills (3-7) have trotted out this season. The 28-year-old journeyman was 15 of 25 for 232 yards while helping Buffalo snap a four-game losing streak as the Bills put up 451 yards of total offense. Barkley got the nod from coach Sean McDermott ahead of the ineffective Nathan Peterman despite having just two weeks of practice with the Bills since sign ing on Oct. 30. Rookie Josh Allen has missed four straight games with a sprained right elbow, and Derek Anderson is sidelined with a concussion. Barkley’s last start came in the 2016 season finale for Chicago. Meanwhile, the hot seat under coach Todd Bowles has reached a boiling point as the Jets (3-7) got completely manhandled by a team that entered with a league- low 96 points and had two touch downs in its previous four games. The Jets have a bye-week break and the future of Bowles, in his fourth season, is in serious doubt. New York started 39-year- old Josh McCown in place of injured rookie Sam Darnold, but he couldn’t prevent the Jets from their fourth straight loss in front of a frustrated fan base that booed lustily throughout. McCown was 17 of 34 for 135 yards with two interceptions. CHARGERS 20, RAIDERS 6: Philip Rivers threw two touch down passes, Melvin Gordon gained 165 yards and the Los Angeles Chargers won their sixth straight game over the struggling Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Rivers bounced back from a first quarter with no completions to throw an 11-yard TD pass to Keenan Allen in the second quar ter to give the Chargers (7-2) the lead for good and a 66-yarder to Gordon on the opening drive of the second half. Los Angeles coasted from there against the Raiders (1-8), who have lost five straight games by at least 14 points under coach Jon Gruden and have been out- scored 75-9 in the past nine quar ters in what has quickly become a lost season. Oakland started quickly by controlling the ball for 23 of 29 plays in the first quarter and outgaining the Chargers by 129 yards. But Los Angeles allowed little after Melvin Ingram forced a fumble on a sack of Derek Carr early in the second quarter with the Raiders looking to add to a 3-0 lead. Rivers found his stride after that, leading the Chargers to a field goal and then engineer ing a 91-yard drive at the end of the half that was capped by the throw to Allen in the front corner of the end zone. PACKERS 31, DOLPHINS 12: Aaron Jones ran for career highs of 145 yards and two scores, Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams connected for two touch down passes and the Green Bay Packers beat the Miami Dol phins on Sunday. The Packers (4-4-1) pulled away in the second half, sand wiching scoring drives around cornerback Bashaud Breeland’s interception deep in Miami ter ritory. Green Bay went ahead 28-12 on Adams’ 25-yard touch down catch with 7:24 left in the third quarter. Maybe this is the game that will get the Packers going in the tight NFC North race following a choppy first half of the season. RAMS 36, SEAHAWKS 31: Brandin Cooks rushed for a 9-yard touchdown with 5:49 to play on the first snap after Dante Fowler forced and recovered a fumble by Russell Wilson, and the Los Angeles Rams bounced back from their first loss of the season with a victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Jared Goff passed for 318 yards and two touchdowns, and Todd Gurley rushed for 120 yards and a score as the Rams (9-1) swept the season series with their division rivals. Los Angeles moved into com manding position for its second consecutive NFC West title, but only after plenty of late drama in a rivalry that’s never lacking in excitement. Wilson threw three touchdown passes, rushed for 92 yards and nearly rallied the Seahawks (4-5) all the way back after his fumble. He hit Mike Davis for a short TD catch to cap a 90-yard drive with 1:56 to play. Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA New England 7 3 0 .700 280 236 Miami 5 5 0 .500 199 256 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 137 251 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 South .300 208 254 W L T Pet PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 216 184 Tennessee 5 4 0 .556 168 151 Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 260 239 Jacksonville 3 6 0 North .333 160 199 W L T Pet PF PA Pittsburgh 6 2 1 .722 279 209 Cincinnati 5 4 0 .556 235 288 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 213 160 Cleveland 3 6 1 West .350 218 263 W L T Pet PF PA Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 353 240 L.A. Chargers 7 2 0 .778 240 186 Denver 3 6 0 .333 205 213 Oakland 1 8 0 .111 147 272 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA Washington 6 3 0 .667 176 175 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 178 156 Dallas 3 5 0 .375 154 151 N.Y. Giants 1 7 0 South .125 150 205 W L T Pet PF PA New Orleans 8 1 0 .889 330 232 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 241 232 Atlanta 4 5 0 .444 244 254 Tampa Bay 3 6 0 North .333 232 291 W L T Pet PF PA Chicago 6 3 0 .667 269 175 Minnesota 5 3 1 .611 221 204 Green Bay 4 4 1 .500 223 216 Detroit 3 6 0 West .333 202 244 W L T Pet PF PA L.A. Rams 9 1 0 .900 335 231 Seattle 4 5 0 .444 219 192 Arizona 2 7 0 .222 124 225 San Francisco 2 7 0 .222 Thursday’s Games 207 239 Pittsburgh 52, Carolina 21 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 51, Cincinnati 14 Cleveland 28, Atlanta 16 Kansas City 26, Arizona 14 Tennessee 34, New England 10 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 3 Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 26 Buffalo 41, N.Y. Jets 10 Chicago 34, Detroit 22 L.A. Chargers 20, Oakland 6 Green Bay 31, Miami 12 L.A. Rams 36, Seattle 31 Dallas at Philadelphia,late Open: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston Today’s Games N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. Associated Press Career field goal leaders 1. x-Adam Vinatieri FGs 573 2. Morten Andersen 565 3. Gary Anderson 538 4. Jason Hanson 495 5. John Carney 478 6. Matt Stover 471 7. John Kasay 461 8. x-Phil Dawson 440 9. Jason Elam 436 10. x-Sebastien Janikowski 424 Career point leaders Points 1. x-Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2018 2,554 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2007 2,544 3. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 2,434 4. Jason Hanson, 1992-2012 2,150 5. John Carney, 1988-2010 2,062 6. Matt Stover, 1991 -2009 2,004 7. George Blanda, 1949-75 2,002 8. Jason Elam, 1993-2009 1,983 9. John Kasay, 1991-2011 1,970 10. x-Sebastian Janikowski, 2000-18 1,856 11. x-Phil Dawson, 1999-2018 1,845 Associated Press Azteca Stadium in poor shape ahead of game The abused hybrid grass of Azteca Stadium is generating concerns for its poor condition a week before it hosts an NFL regular-season game between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs. Last May, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid. But the intense activity in the last few months has prevented the grass from reaching an optimum state. “The field is not in the best condi tion and that concerns me for the next tournament,” said Cruz Azul*s coach, Pedro Caixinha. “We all know that it*s not right, that it has not been right and that it will not be all right, but those are the circumstances, and if we can help, we will do it”. Cruz Azul and America are the local teams playing in Azteca. “We are working closely with the field manager at Azteca Stadium and others to ensure that we have an NFL quality surface for our game,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora told The Associated Press on Sunday. Caixinha spoke Saturday after Cruz Azul beat Lobos in the 16th round of the Apertura tournament despite playing on a surface in bad shape, especially on the north side, where a concert took place last Wednesday. On Aug. 16, stadium authorities admitted that the field was not in good shape and promised to improve it shortly. By September, the hybrid grass showed progress for a match between Cruz Azul and Atlas, but it regressed in October. A couple of concerts by the Colombian singer Shakira caused dam age and it has not improved since. Associated Press RON SCHWANE I Associated Press Cleveland Browns linebacker Jamie Collins (51) recovers a fumble as Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Jake Matthews (70) makes the tackle in the second half of Sunday’s game in Cleveland. FALCONS ■ Continued from 1B stopped inches short of the goal line. “I told the team I thought we took a step back,” said Falcons coach Dan Quinn. “That’s tough to see and tough to say. I also told them we must regroup. We’re try ing to fight for consistency, and we certainly made improvement over the last three weeks, and we didn’t get the job done.” JULIO MILESTONE: One of the few positives for the Falcons was receiver Julio Jones, who had 107 yards and became the fastest player to reach 10,000 with a 30-yard catch in the second quarter. Jones reached the 10,000- yard plateau in his 104th game, 11 quicker than Calvin Johnson. “He’s amazing,” Ryan said of Jones. “He’s a unique and special player. He’s as talented as any player probably that has ever played. His skillset is phenom enal. He works extremely hard.” WISHBONE WISH: Kitchens joked earlier in the week he might bring back the “wishbone” — a three-back formation popular with college teams in the 1970s. And sure enough, the Browns used a variation of the wishbone on several plays. “It was something, wasn’t it?” Mayfield said, drawing laughter. “It is something different. We threw a different look. We moved the ball well. It was just a thing to switch up the tempo, and I think it was great for our offense.” STRANGE CALL: While May- field was sublime in the first half, the Browns did have one interception. Running back Dontrell Hill iard took a pitch and threw an ill-advised pass back toward May- field, who was well covered and the ball was picked by Falcons safety Damonte Kazee, who leads the league with five interceptions. Browns 28, Falcons 16 Atlanta 0 10 0 6—16 Cleveland 7 7 14 0—28 First Quarter Cle—Higgins 28 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 4:36. Second Quarter Atl—FG Tavecchio 40,12:18. Atl—Jones 1 pass from Ryan (Tavecchio kick), 5:04. Cle—Chubb 13 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), :55. Third Quarter Cle—Johnson 11 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 10:27. Cle—Chubb 92 run (Joseph kick), 8:45. Fourth Quarter Atl—Hooper 3 pass from Ryan (pass failed), 4:24. A—62,144. Atl Cle First downs 25 19 Total Net Yards 382 427 Rushes-yards 19-71 29-211 Passing 311 216 Punt Returns 1-5 1-6 Kickoff Returns 2-42 4-69 Interceptions Ret. 1-33 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 38-52-0 17-21-' Sacked-Yards Lost 2-19 0-0 Punts 3-39.3 4-46.8 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 7-38 Time of Possession 31:23 28:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Atlanta, Coleman 11-44, Ryan 3-13, I.Smith 4-11, Ridley 1-3. Cleveland, Chubb 20-176, Mayfield 6-20, Johnson 3-15. PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 38-52-0-330. Cleveland, Mayfield 17-20-0-216, Hilliard 0-1-1-0. RECEIVING—Atlanta, Hooper 10-56, Jones 7-107, Sanu 6-47, I.Smith 4-15, Ridley 3-37, Coleman 3-19, Paulsen 2-13, Saubert 1-17, Hall 1-12, Hardy 1-7. Cleveland, Johnson 4-31, Chubb 3-33, Callaway 2-39, Perriman 2-33, Landry 2-22, Higgins 1-28, Njoku 1-18, Hilliard 1-6, Charles 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. Associated Press