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Wil Lutz kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired, and the host Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-19 on Sunday for their eighth straight win.

Denver (9-2), which overcame 147 yards on 10 penalties, leads the AFC West by two games over the Los Angeles Chargers and 3 1/2 over Kansas City (5-5), which has lost two straight.

The game was tied at 19 when the Broncos drove from their 26 to the Chiefs’ 15 before Bo Nix took a knee to set up Lutz’s fifth field goal of the day. Nix, who was 24-for-37 passing for 295 yards, completed two third-down passes to Courtland Sutton and a 32-yarder to Troy Franklin on the drive.

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 29-for-45 passing for 276 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Kareem Hunt ran for a score and Travis Kelce had nine catches for 91 yards and a TD.

Ravens 23, Browns 16

Tight end Mark Andrews scored on a 35-yard run on fourth-and-1 late in the fourth quarter — the first rushing touchdown of his career — to lift Baltimore past host Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Lamar Jackson completed 14 of 25 passes for 193 yards and two interceptions as the Ravens (5-5) earned their fourth straight win.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders made his NFL debut for the Browns (2-8), playing the entire second half after Cleveland starter and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel went out with a concussion. Sanders, a fifth-round draft pick out of Colorado and the son of Hall of Famer and current Colorado coach Deion Sanders, completed four of 16 passes for 47 yards and an interception. He also compiled 16 rushing yards on three carries and fumbled once, which Cleveland recovered.

Dolphins 16, Commanders 13 (OT)

Riley Patterson’s 29-yard field goal with 7:33 remaining in overtime lifted Miami to a victory over Washington in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Madrid, Spain.

The winning score was set up when Jack Jones intercepted Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota on the first play of the extra period and returned it to the Washington’s 33-yard line. De’Von Achane, who led the Dolphins (4-7) with 120 rushing yards on 21 carries and 165 all-purpose yards, got Miami 22 yards closer on three carries to set up Patterson’s game-winner.

Mariota, who made his second consecutive start for the Commanders for an injured Jayden Daniels (elbow), completed 20 of 30 passes for 213 yards and one touchdown, but his lone interception set Washington (3-8) on the path to its sixth consecutive defeat.

Packers 27, Giants 20

Jordan Love threw for two touchdowns and Christian Watson caught a pair of scores as Green Bay defeated New York in East Rutherford, N.J., stopping a two-game losing streak.

Green Bay (6-3-1) overcame multiple injuries and a string of special teams miscues to win for the first time since Oct. 26. Love connected with Watson for the go-ahead TD with 4:02 left in the game.

Devin Singletary ran for two touchdowns and Jameis Winston rushed for another score, but it wasn’t enough as the Giants (2-9) lost their fifth straight, and first under interim coach Mike Kafka.

Panthers 30, Falcons 27 (OT)

Ryan Fitzgerald drilled a game-winning 28-yard field goal with 5:10 left in overtime to help visiting Carolina rally for a victory over Atlanta.

Bryce Young threw for a career-high 448 yards and passed for three touchdowns for Carolina (6-5), which trailed by 14 points in the first half. Tetairoa McMillan had 130 receiving yards and two scores for the Panthers, who swept the season series for the first time since 2013.

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 175 yards before exiting in the third quarter with a knee injury. Kirk Cousins threw for 48 yards in relief for Atlanta (3-7), which dropped its fifth straight. Drake London had 119 receiving yards and Bijan Robinson totaled 104 rushing yards and two scores for the reeling Falcons.

Texans 16, Titans 13

Matthew Wright kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired to give Houston the victory over Tennessee in Nashville.

Wright also knocked in field goals of 41 and 43 yards as he filled in for the injured Ka’imi Fairbairn for the second straight week. Davis Mills, who was replacing an injured Texans starter as well (CJ Stroud), went 26 of 41 for 274 yards. His 3-yard toss to Nico Collins midway through the third quarter was the only touchdown of the day for Houston (5-5).

Joey Slye was also able to show off his leg, kicking field goals of 56 and 47 yards for the Titans (1-9). Cam Ward went 24 of 37 for 194 yards, throwing a 4-yard strike to Van Jefferson.

Steelers 34, Bengals 12

Kyle Dugger returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown and Mason Rudolph relieved the injured Aaron Rodgers as Pittsburgh defeated visiting Cincinnati.

The Steelers scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, sealing the game on James Pierre’s 34-yard fumble return with 3:22 left in the fourth quarter, to avenge their 33-31 loss to Cincinnati on Oct. 16. Rudolph completed 12 of 16 passes for 127 yards and one touchdown for Pittsburgh (6-4). Rodgers completed 9 of 15 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown before his left hand was injured late in the first half.

Joe Flacco finished 23 of 40 for 199 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Bengals (3-7), who lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Bears 19, Vikings 17

Cairo Santos drilled a 48-yard field goal as time expired, and Chicago escaped with a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Santos knocked in three other field goals on the day to help the Bears (7-3) win their third straight game. Kyle Monangai contributed Chicago’s only touchdown with a 1-yard scamper in the second quarter, while Devin Duvernay set up Santos’ winner with a 56-yard kickoff return within the final minute.

JJ McCarthy completed 16 of 32 passes for 150 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for the Vikings (4-6). Jordan Addison hauled in a 15-yard touchdown reception that put Minnesota up one with 50 seconds left, while Jordan Mason scored on a 16-yard fourth-quarter run.

Jaguars 35, Chargers 6

Trevor Lawrence directed five touchdown drives and Travis Etienne ran for a pair of TDs as Jacksonville rolled to a rout of visiting Los Angeles, whose offense was rarely on the field.

Lawrence completed 14 of 22 passes for 153 yards before exiting in the fourth as the Jaguars (6-4) posted their most lopsided win this season after dropping three of their previous four. He helped Jacksonville hold possession for 37:55, including nearly 16 1/2 minutes on two drives that turned a 14-6 halftime lead into a rout and helped the Jags finish with a season-high 30 first downs.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert completed 10 of 18 passes for a career-low 81 yards and was lifted for Trey Lance in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles (7-4) saw a three-game winning streak halted, finishing with eight first downs and 135 yards of total offense.

Bills 44, Buccaneers 32

Josh Allen accounted for six touchdowns, including two fourth-quarter rushing scores, as Buffalo posted a victory over Tampa Bay in a high-octane contest at Orchard Park, N.Y.

Allen passed for three touchdowns and ran for three as the Bills (7-3) won for the third time in four games. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 317 yards and was intercepted twice. Allen added 40 yards on six rushes and Allen’s final rushing score was his 75th in the regular season, tying Cam Newton’s career record for most on the ground by a quarterback.

Sean Tucker rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and had two receptions for 34 yards and one score for the Buccaneers (6-4), who lost for the third time in four games. Baker Mayfield completed 16 of 28 passes for 173 yards, one touchdown and one interception and also rushed for a score.

Rams 21, Seahawks 19

Kamren Kinchens intercepted two passes, both leading to touchdown drives, as Los Angeles held on to defeat Seattle in a showdown for first place in the NFC West in Inglewood, Calif.

The Seahawks’ Jason Myers kicked four field goals, but his 61-yard attempt as time expired went wide right. Kyren Williams rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for the Rams (8-2), who won their fifth consecutive game. Matthew Stafford was 15-of-28 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

Sam Darnold was 29 of 44 for 279 yards for Seattle (7-3) but tied a career high with four interceptions. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had nine receptions for 105 yards for the Seahawks, who saw a four-game winning streak snapped.

49ers 41, Cardinals 22

Brock Purdy passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns in his first game since Sept. 28, Christian McCaffrey scored three touchdowns and San Francisco beat error-prone Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.

Purdy completed 19 of 26 passes without an interception in his return from a turf toe injury suffered in the season opener and aggravated in Week 4. McCaffrey totaled 121 scrimmage yards, including 81 rushing, while tight end George Kittle had six receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns.

Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett set an NFL regular-season record with 47 completions, and he threw for a career-high 452 yards. However, Arizona negated that effort with a franchise-record 17 penalties, breaking the mark set in 1936. Trey McBride caught 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Michael Wilson set career highs in receptions (15) and yards (185).

SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 11

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 16, the 11th week of the 2025 season.

With one game remaining on Sunday in Week 11, there have been five teams who recorded the game-winning score on the final play today – Carolina, Chicago, Denver, Houston, and Miami – tied with Week 10, 2023, and Week 4, 2018, for the most on a single day in NFL history.

With two games remaining this week, there have been seven teams who won after trailing in the fourth quarter – Baltimore, Buffalo, Carolina, Denver, Chicago, Green Bay, and Miami – the most in a week since Week 12, 2022.

Chicago defeated Minnesota, 19-17, and became the third team in the last five seasons to record a game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime in three consecutive weeks (Washington, 2024 and Tampa Bay, 2025).

Carolina overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat Atlanta, 30-27, in overtime as Bryce Young recorded a franchise-record 448 passing yards in the win.

Denver defeated Kansas City, 22-19, and recorded three sacks in the win. The Broncos lead the NFL with 49 sacks this season, the most by a team in the first 11 weeks of a season since 1989 (Minnesota, 53 sacks).

Miami defeated Washington, 16-13, in overtime in the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Madrid to close out the 2025 international slate. It marked the second-consecutive week with an overtime international game, after Indianapolis defeated Atlanta, 31-25, in Berlin in Week 10.

In Week 11, Arizona quarterback Jacoby Brissett completed 47 of 57 pass attempts (82.5 percent) for 452 yards and two touchdowns, the most completions ever in a regular-season game and tied with Ben Roethliserger (2020 AFC Wild Card) for the most completions in a game, including the postseason, all-time.

Four tight ends set impressive marks this week, including Baltimore’s Mark Andrews, Kansas City’s Travis Kelce, San Francisco’s George Kittle and Arizona’s Trey McBride.

Andrews, who had 32 receiving yards and the go-ahead 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the Ravens’ 23-16 win at Cleveland, has 5,806 career receiving yards and surpassed Derrick Mason (5,777 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards in Ravens franchise history. He joins Jason Witten (Dallas), Travis Kelce (Kansas City), and Pro Football Hall of Famers Antonio Gates (Los Angeles Chargers) and Ozzie Newsome (Cleveland) as the only tight ends to lead a franchise in career receiving yards.

Kelce finished with nine receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown against Denver and has 84 career touchdowns, surpassing Priest Holmes (83 touchdowns) for the most touchdowns (81) in Chiefs franchise history.

Kittle finished with six receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns in the 49ers’ 41-22 victory over Arizona and has 7,631 receiving yards and 50 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2017.

Kittle is the fifth tight end in NFL history with at least 7,500 receiving yards and 50 touchdown receptions in their first nine seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez as well as Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce.

McBride recorded 10 receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown against San Francisco and became the third tight end in NFL history with at least five receptions in at least 12 consecutive games, joining Travis Kelce (15 consecutive games in 2018) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (13 in 2008-09).

McBride is the second tight end ever with at least five receptions, 50 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in five consecutive games in a single season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (2010).

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen passed for 317 yards and three touchdowns and added three rushing touchdowns in the Bills’ 44-32 victory over Tampa Bay.

Allen is the only player in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards, three touchdown passes and three rushing touchdowns in a single game, previously accomplishing the feat on Dec. 8, 2024, at the Los Angeles Rams.

Allen has 75 career regular-season rushing touchdowns, tied with Cam Newton (75 rushing touchdowns) for the most regular-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL history.

Allen has 213 career regular-season touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (213 touchdowns) for the fifth-most touchdown passes by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (245 touchdown passes), Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (244) and Dan Marino (241), and Russell Wilson (227) have more.

Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett recorded four sacks against Baltimore in Week 11 and has 15 sacks this season.

Garrett is the first player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 12 sacks in six consecutive seasons, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor (five consecutive seasons).

Garrett has 117.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2017 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famers Jared Allen (117 sacks) and DeMarcus Ware (117) for the second-most sacks by a player in his first nine seasons since 1982, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (137).

Garrett, who had a career-high five sacks in Week 8 and four sacks in Week 11, is the fourth player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least four sacks in two games within a season, joining Chandler Jones (2019 with Arizona), Karl Mecklenburg (1985 with Denver) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (1986 with Philadelphia).

Garrett is the fifth player since 1982 with at least four sacks in three career games, joining Leslie O’Neal (four games), Pro Football Hall of Famers Derrick Thomas (four) and Reggie White (three) as well as Chandler Jones (three).

Garrett – with five sacks in Week 8, one sack in Week 10 and four sacks in Week 11 – is the second player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with 10 sacks in a three-game span in a single season, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent (Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, 1984, with Chicago).

Garrett has at least one sack in 74 career games, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Jared Allen (74 games) for the fourth-most games with a sack by a player in his first nine seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (79 games) and DeMarcus Ware (79) along with Von Miller (77).

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams recorded his 10th touchdown reception of the season, his 1,000th career reception, in the team’s 21-19 win over Seattle.

Adams is the fifth wide receiver in NFL history with at least 1,000 receptions in their first 12 seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (1,050 receptions), Marvin Harrison (1,042) and Andre Johnson (1,012) as well as Larry Fitzgerald (1,018).

Adams is the fifth player in NFL history with at least 10 touchdown receptions in seven career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (nine seasons), Jerry Rice (nine), Marvin Harrison (eight) and Terrell Owens (eight).

Adams – who has had at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season with Green Bay, Las Vegas and the Los Angeles Rams – joined Brandon Marshall and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens as the only players in NFL history with at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season with three different teams.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had three touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 133.5 rating while running back Christian McCaffrey had five receptions, 121 scrimmage yards (81 rushing, 40 receiving) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in the 49ers’ 41-22 victory at Arizona. 

Purdy has 12 career games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher, surpassing Patrick Mahomes (11 games) and Deshaun Watson (11) for the second-most games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher (minimum 15 attempts in each game) by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history, trailing only Russell Wilson (15).

McCaffrey, who has six rushing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns this season, has his fourth career season with at least five rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (three seasons) for the most such seasons in NFL history.

McCaffrey is the fifth player since 2000 with at least two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown in four career games, joining pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (five games), Shaun Alexander (four), Alvin Kamara (four) and Brian Westbrook (four).

Washington linebacker Bobby Wagner had eight tackles against Miami in Madrid and has 107 tackles this season.

Wagner is the second player since 2000 with at least 100 tackles in 14 consecutive seasons, joining London Fletcher.

Additional notes from Sunday include:

Green Bay defensive lineman Micah Parsons recorded 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the Packers’ 27-20 victory at the New York Giants.

Parsons, who is 26 years old, has 60.5 career sacks, tied with Danielle Hunter (60.5 sacks) for the fifth-most sacks by a player under the age of 27 since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only J.J. Watt (74.5 sacks) and Myles Garrett (72) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (70) and Derrick Thomas (66) have more.

New York Giants linebacker Brian Burns had two sacks in Week 11 and has a career-high 13 sacks this season.

Burns is the first player since 2000 with a tackle for loss in each of his team’s first 11 games of a season, surpassing Everson Griffen (first 10 games in 2017 with Minnesota) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Demarcus Ware (first 10 games in 2011 with Dallas).

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown during the Ravens’ 23-16 win over Cleveland.

Henry has a rushing touchdown in 83 career games, including the playoffs, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer John Riggins (83 games) for the fifth-most games with a rushing touchdown, including the postseason, in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (130 games), Marcus Allen (100) and LaDainian Tomlinson (96), as well as Adrian Peterson (89) have more.

Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded nine catches for 105 yards at the Los Angeles Rams.

Smith-Njigba is the first player in NFL history to record at least 75 receiving yards in each of their first 10 games of a season, surpassing Antonio Brown (first nine games in 2014) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (first nine in 1995).

Carolina rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan had eight receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 30-27 overtime victory at Atlanta.

McMillan is the sixth rookie since 2000 with at least eight receptions, 130 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions in a game, joining Odell Beckham Jr. (three times), Anquan Boldin, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Roy Williams.

Per Next Gen Stats, McMillan recorded an identical four receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown both inside the numbers and outside the numbers.

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Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson recorded five receptions for 61 yards in Week 11.

Jefferson has 8,179 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and surpassed Torry Holt (8,156 receiving yards) for the second-most receiving yards by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (8,375).

BIG-GAME RESULTS DIDN’T REVEAL MUCH THAT WASN’T OBVIOUS OVER THE FIRST 10 WEEKS OF THE NFL SEASON

A loaded NFL schedule produced results that didn’t reveal much that wasn’t already known.

These are not the same Kansas City Chiefs who’ve owned the AFC West for nine seasons. Their struggles over the first nine games showed up again in a 22-19 loss at Denver.

The Buffalo Bills will go as far as Josh Allen takes them — as usual. His six touchdowns made up for two picks in a 44-32 win over Tampa Bay.

The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are even teams with two of the best defenses in the NFL. The Rams took a one-game lead over Seattle in the NFC West after holding on for a 21-19 victory when Jason Myers missed a 61-yard field goal try as time expired.

The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are still the team to beat in the NFC, even if their offense is underachieving. Vic Fangio’s defense has been dominant against dynamic offenses, including a 16-9 victory over the Lions.

Detroit is going to live and die with coach Dan Campbell’s aggressive play-calling. When it works, the Lions are unstoppable. When it doesn’t, they have a tough time.

Chiefs vs. Broncos

Kansas City’s reign of dominance in the division is over. The Chiefs (5-5) will have to battle just to make the playoffs and they have a tough matchup next week against the Indianapolis Colts (8-2). A poor offensive line isn’t helping Patrick Mahomes, who threw one costly interception in field-goal range after a pick-6 was negated by a penalty. The offense isn’t making enough plays to win one-score games, going 0-5 this season. Still, the Chiefs will be considered a dangerous team in the playoffs, if they get in. They won twice on the road on their way to a second consecutive Super Bowl title two years ago.

Meanwhile, the Broncos (9-2) have won eight straight games but still look beatable. Six of those wins have been by four points or fewer, including five fourth-quarter comebacks. Denver’s last three wins have come by a three-point margin. The Broncos beat the Giants by one and the Jets by two. Bo Nix is making big plays in the fourth quarter and a dominant defense keeps the team in games. But it’s going to be hard to sustain success with an inconsistent offense that has to rally each week.

Buccaneers vs. Bills

The Bills (7-3) are chasing the New England Patriots (9-2) in the AFC East. But they can beat anyone when Allen plays the way he did against Tampa Bay. The reigning NFL MVP overcame a poor interception on the first drive to finish with 317 yards passing with three TDs in the air and three TDs rushing. Buffalo has a tougher schedule than New England with upcoming road games against Houston (5-5) on Thursday night and Pittsburgh (6-4) on Nov. 30. But like the Chiefs, the Bills are a team nobody wants to face in January.

The Buccaneers (6-4) still look like a team that’s good enough to win a weak NFC South but won’t go anywhere in the playoffs. Their defense has been a problem against top teams since 2021.

Seahawks vs. Rams

Sam Darnold struggled in another big game, throwing four interceptions. His fantastic turnaround season in Minnesota last year ended with clunkers in back-to-back important games.

However, Seattle’s defense kept the team in the game and Darnold drove the Seahawks (7-3) into position for what would’ve been a remarkable comeback victory if Myers could’ve hit the long field goal. He has to play better start to finish in playoff-type games.

The Rams (8-2) couldn’t do anything on offense in this battle between two of the league’s best defenses. The defense baffled Darnold and two of the four picks turned into touchdowns on drives of 3 yards and 25 yards.

The teams will meet again on Thursday night in Week 16 in a matchup that will likely determine the division winner.

Lions vs. Eagles

Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown still can’t get going but the Eagles relied on an elite defense to fluster Jared Goff and the Lions. After surrendering just one score to Green Bay in a 10-7 win on Monday night, they held Detroit to three field goals.

The Eagles (8-2) are the NFC’s No. 1 seed and keep finding ways to win games. They’ll need more production from the offense to have a chance to repeat but the defense has been getting better each week since shutting down Mahomes and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

Detroit was 0-for-5 on fourth down, including a fake punt. The Lions (6-4) fell one game behind the surging Chicago Bears in the NFC North. But the Lions are more talented. The two teams meet in Chicago in Week 18.

Eleven weeks into the season, it’s a wide-open race in both conferences.

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