NFL Roundup — Week 13
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Seahawks 26, Vikings 0
SEATTLE -- Ernest Jones IV returned an interception 84 yards for the first touchdown of his career, one of five takeaways by the Seahawks' dominant defense, and Seattle blanked the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday for its first shutout victory in more than a decade.
The Vikings were shut out for the first time since Green Bay beat them 34-0 on Nov. 11, 2007. Seattle's most recent shutout win was 26-0 over Chicago on Sept. 27, 2015.
This one was a mismatch, with the Seahawks (9-3) going against an undrafted rookie quarterback in Max Brosmer, who was making his first NFL start for the free-falling Vikings (4-8). Seattle moved into a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West, while Minnesota lost its fourth straight.
The Vikings had the first takeaway of the game, when Sam Darnold -- the quarterback who led Minnesota to a 14-3 season a year ago -- fumbled deep in Seattle territory early in the second quarter.
Dolphins 21, Saints 17
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- De'Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, and Miami won its third straight game by holding off New Orleans.
The Dolphins (5-7) trail first-place New England and Buffalo in the AFC East but kept their slim playoffs hopes alive, while the Saints (2-10) have lost six of seven.
The Saints trailed 16-0 at halftime, but they closed to 19-17 with 1:17 remaining on Tyler Shough's 15-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele.
Shough was intercepted by Minkah Fitzpatrick on the 2-point try, and the Dolphins safety returned it to the opposite end zone to give Miami two points.
Panthers 31, Rams 28
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bryce Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns -- two of them coming on fourth down -- and Carolina forced three turnovers by Matthew Stafford to beat Los Angeles and snap the Rams' six-game winning streak.
The Panthers intercepted Stafford twice with Mike Jackson returning one for a 48-yard touchdown and ended the 37-year-old's NFL record of 28 straight TD passes without an interception.
Derrick Brown, who tipped a ball resulting in one of Stafford's first pick, came up with a key strip-sack with 2:25 left in the game to preserve the win.
The win allowed the Panthers to remain a half game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South. The Bucs held on to beat Arizona 20-17 on Sunday.
Stafford completed 18 of 28 passes for 243 yards with two touchdown passes to Davante Adams, his 13th and 14th of the season, for the Rams (9-3).
49ers 26, Browns 8
CLEVELAND -- Brock Purdy rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score in the second half, and San Francisco spoiled Shedeur Sanders' first home start by defeating Cleveland.
Cleveland took an 8-7 lead late in the second quarter when Sanders hooked up with Harold Fannin for a 34-yard touchdown and Quinshon Judkins' run added the 2-point conversion. But San Francisco (9-4) scored the next 19 points in its third consecutive win.
All three of San Francisco's touchdowns came on short fields -- two the result of recovering turnovers and another after a 66-yard punt return by Skyy Moore.
Purdy completed 16 of 29 for 168 yards. He ran it in on a 2-yard keeper and then had a 7-yard TD pass to Jauan Jennings.
Buccaneers 20, Cardinals 17
TAMPA, Fla. -- Baker Mayfield tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay's defense held in the final two minutes and the Buccaneers beat Arizona to snap a three-game losing streak.
Mayfield, who started after sitting out the second half of a 34-7 loss to the Rams because of a left shoulder injury, threw for 194 yards and ran for 27 to help the Buccaneers (7-5) remain first in the NFC South.
Jaguars 25, Titans 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns and Jacksonville beat Tennessee for its third straight victory.
With the win, the Jaguars (8-4) improved their AFC playoff hopes while chasing their first division title since 2022. The Jaguars still have two games left against Indianapolis, and the Colts fell to 8-4 with a 20-16 loss to Houston.
The Jaguars also beat the Titans for the sixth time in seven games.
Josh Hines-Allen had two of Jacksonville's three sacks of rookie Cam Ward, and the Jaguars recovered two fumbles.
Jets 27, Falcons 24
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Nick Folk lined a 56-yard field goal through a heavy mist as time expired to lead New York to a victory over Atlanta.
In a game between two struggling teams that was anything but pretty, Folk's kick was also far from it. But in tough conditions, the 41-year-old got just enough on the football to bounce back from an earlier miss and was mobbed at midfield by his teammates as the Jets fans in a drenched and half-empty MetLife Stadium went wild.
Tyrod Taylor went 19 of 33 for 172 yards and a touchdown pass and also ran for a score in his second start in a row for the benched Justin Fields as the Jets (3-9) snapped a two-game skid. Adonai Mitchell had eight receptions for 102 yards and a TD, and Breece Hall ran for 68 yards and a score.
Chargers 31, Raiders 14
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes while playing through an injury to his non-throwing hand, and Kimani Vidal made a 59-yard scoring run during Los Angeles' victory over spiraling Las Vegas.
Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey had TD catches and Vidal rushed for a career-high 126 yards for the Chargers (8-4), who snapped back from an embarrassing loss at Jacksonville for their fourth win in five games to keep pressure on the Denver Broncos atop the AFC West.