With the Patriots playing on Sunday night, it offered up another opportunity to keep an eye on what was certainly another interesting day around the NFL.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, a couple of those games helped the Patriots’ cause in terms of the AFC East, while a couple of others were surprising in terms of how they unfolded and their endings were even more astonishing.\u00a0 Here’s a quick rundown of all of the games from Sunday’s action:<\/p>\n
Saints at Bills Jets at Buccaneers<\/strong> Steelers at Colts Browns at Lions<\/strong> Chargers at Jaguars Packers at Bears<\/strong> https:\/\/twitter.com\/packers\/status\/929916410796556288<\/p>\n Bengals at Titans<\/strong> #Bengals<\/a> LB Vontaze Burfict was ejected for making contact with an game official \u2014 and you have to think a fine or suspension is coming.<\/p>\n — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>Outcome: Saints win 47-10 –\u00a0<\/strong>The Bills continued their slide on Sunday after losing a home game to the surging New Orleans Saints 47-10.\u00a0 The Saints led 17-3 at the half,\u00a0 and then came out and put up 20 points in the 3rd quarter as they began a 30-7 second-half run to put this one away.\u00a0 Tyrod Taylor was pulled after a 1-for-5 second-half performance where the Saints offense took control, largely thanks to a rushing attack that piled up 298 yards on the afternoon.\u00a0 For the Saints, it was their 7th straight victory, while the Bills dropped to 5-4.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome: Buccaneers win 15-10<\/strong> – In what was an ugly game, the Jets fell to 4-6 after former Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 17-of-34 for 187 yards including a touchdown.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Jets QB Josh McCown made it interesting after driving the Jets down the field on New York’s final possession, which ended in a touchdown pass to Robby Anderson to pull New York to within five.\u00a0 The highlight of that possession was the fact the Jets caught a huge break after the Buccaneers committed a roughing-the-passer penalty on a 3rd-and-17, giving New York new life after the penalty moved them out to midfield, which set up a 38-yard scoring play to Anderson.\u00a0 Unfortunately for the Jets, the Buccaneers recovered the onside kick and Tampa Bay escaped with the win.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome: Steelers win 20-17 –\u00a0<\/strong>The Colts looked like they might actually upset the Steelers after Jacoby Brissett had a strong first half, which saw him misfire on just four passes as the Colts took a 10-3 lead into the locker room at halftime.\u00a0 But it was the Steelers who came out in the second half and outscored the Colts 17-7, including 11-0 during the final quarter.\u00a0 Their final points came after Ben Roethlisberger put together a strong drive in the closing minutes to set up a game-winning field goal, improving Pittsburgh to 7-2 and keeping them in the running as one of the teams to beat for the top seed in the Conference.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome: Lions win 38-24 –\u00a0<\/strong>Cleveland actually looked like they might get their first win on Sunday, having battled the Lions in front of the Detroit faithful to the tune of 24-24 through three quarters of play.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the Lions put together a shutout in the final 15 minutes while scoring two touchdowns to improve to 5-4 on the season.\u00a0 The Browns had one of their best showings of the year offensively, piling up 201 yards on the ground, which was part of what helped them finish with 10 more first downs than the Lions.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the Lions were able to score on two of their first three drives in the fourth quarter, which ultimately was the difference in the game.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome: Jaguars win 20-17 OT<\/strong> – To show you how bizarre this season has been, the Jaguars find themselves sitting at 6-3 and in the postseason hunt after beating the Chargers in overtime on Sunday.\u00a0 The win ties them at 6-3 with the Titans in the AFC South, who beat the Bengals 24-20 on Sunday.\u00a0 Jacksonville’s defense made Phillip Rivers miserable on Sunday, finishing with five quarterback hits and they made a huge play in overtime when\u00a0A.J. Bouye picked off Rivers on a deep pass play, returning the football to the Chargers 17-yard line.\u00a0 Four plays later, it was kicker Josh Lambo, who was cut by Los Angeles in the preseason, who kicked the game-winner.\u00a0 It’s the second-straight loss for the Chargers, who were coming off a bye following their 21-13 loss to New England back on October 29th.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome:\u00a0Packers win 23-16 –\u00a0<\/strong>Not even the absence of Aaron Rodgers and home field was enough for the Bears to beat their NFC rival, with the Packers putting together a pretty good game.\u00a0 Green Bay’s ground game piled up 160 yards and kept the Bears off balance as Brett Hundley misfired on just seven passes, completing 18-of-25 for 212 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Meanwhile,\u00a0Mitchell Trubisky played well for the Bears, completing 21-of-35 for 297 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the Packers went on a 10-3 run after the first quarter, which ended up being the difference in the contest after both teams put up 10-points over the final quarter of play.\u00a0 The win improved Green Bay to 5-4 on the season, keeping them in the mix for a little while longer as Rodgers continues recovering from his fractured collarbone.<\/p>\n
\nOutcome: Titans win 24-20<\/strong> – The Bengals continued what has just been a miserable year for them, but they should have a hard time not admitting that most of their problems have been self-inflicted.\u00a0 They saw another player make a critical error Sunday, with linebacker Vontaze Burfict getting ejected for making contact with an official, weakening a defense that squandered a decent performance from Andy Dalton.\u00a0 Dalton finished 20-of-35 for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns, but the Titans put up 180-yards on the ground and kept the ball out of Cincinnati’s hands after finishing with a massive time-of-possession advantage after holding the ball 40:09 compared to just 19:51 for the Bengals.\u00a0 Marcus Mariotta marched them down the field late in the game for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, improving Tennessee to 6-3 on the season.\u00a0 The victory keeps them in the running with Jacksonville for the AFC South, while the loss drops the Bengals to 3-6 and now makes any shot of a postseason berth an even bigger long-shot.<\/p>\n\n