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Sunday’s NFL capsules

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has his eyes on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in Houston’s victory. (Associated Press)

Texans 25, Ravens 13

Running back Arian Foster threw a touchdown pass, Randy Bullock made a franchise-record six field goals and Houston’s defense dominated visiting Baltimore to keep slim playoff hopes alive. The Ravens now need some help next week to get into the postseason after Joe Flacco threw a season-high three interceptions and the offense struggled all day. With three quarterbacks hurt, the Texans started Case Keenum, who got his first win in nine NFL starts.

Baltimore 0 0 7 6 13
Houston 3 13 3 6 25

Hou—FG Bullock 35

Hou—FG Bullock 25

Hou—FG Bullock 30

Hou—Fiedorowicz 5 pass from Foster (Bullock kick)

Bal—T.Smith 8 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)

Hou—FG Bullock 20

Hou—FG Bullock 39

Hou—FG Bullock 33

Bal—T.Smith 20 pass from Flacco (pass failed)

A—71,771.

Bal Hou
First downs 15 18
Total Net Yards 211 313
Rushes-yards 16-33 38-123
Passing 178 190
Punt Returns 1-45 4-24
Kickoff Returns 4-122 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 3-34
Comp-Att-Int 21-50-3 21-43-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-17 0-0
Punts 8-50.4 8-45.1
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-56 7-69
Time of Poss. 25:02 34:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Forsett 10-19, Toussaint 4-11, Flacco 1-5, Pierce 1-(minus 2). Houston, Foster 25-96, Keenum 4-19, Blue 8-6, Grimes 1-2.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 21-50-3-195. Houston, Keenum 20-42-1-185, Foster 1-1-0-5.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, T.Smith 5-59, Smith Sr. 5-49, Forsett 4-13, Jones 2-28, Toussaint 2-20, M.Brown 1-10, Gillmore 1-9, Daniels 1-7. Houston, A.Johnson 6-65, Hopkins 5-38, D.Johnson 4-27, Griffin 3-25, Fiedorowicz 2-12, Foster 1-23.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Cowboys 42, Colts 7

Dallas ended a four-year playoff drought in a dominating victory over visiting Indianapolis, with Tony Romo throwing four touchdown passes. The Cowboys emphatically ended a three-game home losing streak, scoring touchdowns on their first four possessions. Dallas had an opening for its first NFC East title and postseason berth since 2009, and first under coach Jason Garrett, because of Philadelphia’s loss at Washington on Saturday. The Eagles were eliminated with the Cowboys’ win. The Colts didn’t have much to play for with the AFC South title secured, and looked like it while barely avoiding their first shutout loss in 21 years.

Indianapolis 0 0 0 7 7
Dallas 14 14 7 7 42

Dal—Williams 9 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

Dal—Bryant 19 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

Dal—Beasley 24 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

Dal—Murray 1 run (Bailey kick)

Dal—Witten 25 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

Dal—Williams 43 pass from Weeden (Bailey kick)

Ind—Tipton 1 pass from Hasselbeck (Vinatieri kick)

A—91,899.

Ind Dal
First downs 17 25
Total Net Yards 229 377
Rushes-yards 10-1 40-127
Passing 228 250
Punt Returns 1-7 3-29
Kickoff Returns 2-57 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-54
Comp-Att-Int 30-44-2 19-21-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-7 1-11
Punts 5-46.4 2-46.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 8-55 7-67
Time of Poss. 24:31 35:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Indianapolis, Herron 7-3, Richardson 2-1, Tipton 1-(minus 3). Dallas, Murray 22-58, Randle 13-37, Romo 3-28, Dunbar 2-4.

PASSING—Indianapolis, Luck 15-22-2-109, Hasselbeck 15-21-0-126, McAfee 0-1-0-0. Dallas, Weeden 1-1-0-43, Romo 18-20-0-218.

RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Nicks 9-72, Fleener 4-36, Tipton 4-23, Herron 3-37, Wayne 3-23, Doyle 2-23, Richardson 2-8, Moncrief 2-5, Cribbs 1-8. Dallas, Witten 7-90, Bryant 5-73, Williams 2-52, Beasley 2-29, Dunbar 2-10, Randle 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Dallas, Bailey 52 (WR).

Lions 20, Bears 14

Joique Bell scored the go-ahead touchdown on a sweet run in the fourth quarter, and Ndamukong Suh had two sacks as visiting Detroit beat Chicago. Calvin Johnson added six catches for 103 yards for the Lions. The Bears benched quarterback Jay Cutler this week in favor of the undistinguished Jimmy Clausen. Matthew Stafford overcame two interceptions and completed 22 of 39 passes for 243 yards. He hit the 4,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year.

Detroit 7 0 3 10 20
Chicago 0 7 7 0 14

Det—Bush 13 run (Prater kick)

Chi—Forte 11 pass from Clausen (Feely kick)

Det—FG Prater 39

Chi—Jeffery 20 pass from Clausen (Feely kick)

Det—Bell 17 run (Prater kick)

Det—FG Prater 30

A—61,420.

Det Chi
First downs 22 17
Total Net Yards 367 234
Rushes-yards 26-138 22-64
Passing 229 170
Punt Returns 3-22 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-28 3-74
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-1
Comp-Att-Int 22-39-2 23-39-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-14 2-11
Punts 1-35.0 6-40.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-60 5-86
Time of Poss. 31:56 28:04

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Detroit, Bell 13-74, Bush 7-54, Winn 1-5, Collins 1-3, Stafford 4-2. Chicago, Forte 19-55, Clausen 3-9.

PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 22-39-2-243. Chicago, Clausen 23-39-1-181.

RECEIVING—Detroit, C.Johnson 6-103, Bush 6-44, Tate 5-62, Bell 2-13, Riddick 2-10, Ross 1-11. Chicago, Wilson 7-66, Jeffery 6-72, Forte 6-40, Morgan 2-2, Rosario 1-1, Bennett 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Detroit, Prater 37 (BK).

Falcons 30, Saints 14

Julio Jones returned from a hip injury to catch seven passes for 107 yards, and Atlanta remained in playoff contention by beating host New Orleans. Matt Ryan completed 30 of 40 passes for 322 yards and a touchdown, and Devonta Freeman ran for a 31-yard score for the Falcons, who can win the NFC South by beating Carolina next week. The Saints lost their fifth straight at home and were eliminated.

Atlanta 3 10 7 10 30
New Orleans 7 0 0 7 14

NO—Ingram 1 run (S.Graham kick)

Atl—FG Bryant 44

Atl—FG Bryant 50

Atl—Weems 3 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)

Atl—Freeman 31 run (Bryant kick)

NO—J.Graham 4 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick)

Atl—FG Bryant 32

Atl—Umenyiora 86 fumble return (Bryant kick)

A—73,164.

Atl NO
First downs 18 22
Total Net Yards 403 328
Rushes-yards 22-81 18-57
Passing 322 271
Punt Returns 2-2 1-0
Kickoff Returns 2-49 3-120
Interceptions Ret. 2-5 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 30-40-0 30-47-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 0-0 5-42
Punts 5-44.2 4-50.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards 6-64 3-25
Time of Poss. 32:09 27:51

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Atlanta, Freeman 5-36, Rodgers 11-29, S.Jackson 4-9, Ryan 2-7. New Orleans, Ingram 13-38, Brees 2-8, K.Robinson 2-7, Toon 1-4.

PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 30-40-0-322. New Orleans, Brees 30-47-2-313.

RECEIVING—Atlanta, Jones 7-107, White 6-55, Douglas 4-47, Toilolo 4-17, Freeman 3-48, Hester 2-25, S.Jackson 1-14, DiMarco 1-3, Rodgers 1-3, Weems 1-3. New Orleans, Colston 6-80, Stills 6-68, J.Graham 6-53, Toon 3-44, Ingram 3-17, Thomas 2-24, Meachem 1-13, Saunders 1-7, K.Robinson 1-5, Watson 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Panthers 17, Browns 13

Cam Newton threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Carolina beat Cleveland in Charlotte, North Carolina, to take over sole possession of first place in the NFC South. The victory sets up the winner-take-all showdown Sunday at Atlanta. The winner will join the 2010 Seattle Seahawks as the only teams in NFL history to reach the postseason in a non-strike-shortened season with a losing record.

Cleveland 0 3 3 7 13
Carolina 3 7 0 7 17

Car—FG Gano 23

Cle—FG Hartley 43

Car—Newton 2 run (Gano kick)

Cle—FG Hartley 31

Cle—Cameron 81 pass from Hoyer (Hartley kick)

Car—Stewart 9 pass from Newton (Gano kick)

A—73,810.

Cle Car
First downs 8 27
Total Net Yards 228 404
Rushes-yards 22-84 45-209
Passing 144 195
Punt Returns 2-24 2-17
Kickoff Returns 1-39 3-65
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-33
Comp-Att-Int 10-21-1 18-31-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 3-22 1-6
Punts 6-46.5 4-49.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-49 5-49
Time of Poss. 21:57 38:03

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cleveland, Crowell 16-55, Hoyer 2-19, Hawkins 2-7, Manziel 2-3. Carolina, Stewart 24-122, Newton 12-63, Tolbert 7-19, Whittaker 1-5, Brown 1-0.

PASSING—Cleveland, Manziel 3-8-0-32, Hoyer 7-13-1-134. Carolina, Newton 18-31-1-201.

RECEIVING—Cleveland, Gordon 4-45, Cameron 3-88, Hawkins 1-28, Dray 1-4, Gabriel 1-1. Carolina, Benjamin 5-47, Cotchery 5-46, Dickson 2-44, Brown 2-22, Stewart 2-7, Olsen 1-21, Bersin 1-14.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Carolina, Gano 49 (WR).

Packers 20, Buccaneers 3

Aaron Rodgers threw for 318 yards and one touchdown to help Green Bay beat Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, and clinch a wild-card playoff berth. The Packers close the regular season at home against Detroit, and the winner takes the NFC North crown. The Bucs have lost five straight.

Green Bay 7 3 0 10 20
Tampa Bay 0 3 0 0 3

GB—Lacy 44 run (Crosby kick)

GB—FG Crosby 42

TB—FG Murray 43

GB—FG Crosby 25

GB—Nelson 1 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

A—64,247.

GB TB
First downs 23 6
Total Net Yards 431 109
Rushes-yards 31-121 14-16
Passing 310 93
Punt Returns 4-4 1-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-29
Interceptions Ret. 1-18 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 31-40-0 12-26-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-8 7-54
Punts 2-34.5 8-42.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-30
Time of Poss. 38:38 21:22

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Green Bay, Lacy 17-99, Kuhn 4-22, Starks 7-3, Flynn 3-(minus 3). Tampa Bay, Martin 10-17, Sims 4-(minus 1).

PASSING—Green Bay, A.Rodgers 31-40-0-318. Tampa Bay, McCown 12-26-1-147.

RECEIVING—Green Bay, Cobb 11-131, Nelson 9-113, Starks 4-22, D.Adams 2-17, Quarless 2-17, R.Rodgers 2-13, Lacy 1-5. Tampa Bay, Evans 4-49, Jackson 3-60, Sims 3-30, Stocker 2-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Green Bay, Crosby 48 (WL).

Patriots 17, Jets 16

Jonas Gray scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter after the Patriots intercepted Geno Smith, and New England clinched a first-round playoff bye by beating New York in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New England could earn home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs if Denver loses at Cincinnati tonight.

New England 0 7 3 7 17
N.Y. Jets 0 10 3 3 16

NE—Gronkowski 3 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick)

NYJ—Cumberland 20 pass from Smith (Folk kick)

NYJ—FG Folk 26

NYJ—FG Folk 23

NE—FG Gostkowski 24

NE—Gray 1 run (Gostkowski kick)

NYJ—FG Folk 37

A—78,160.

NE NYJ
First downs 19 16
Total Net Yards 231 307
Rushes-yards 24-85 32-116
Passing 146 191
Punt Returns 3-63 3-35
Kickoff Returns 5-91 3-45
Interceptions Ret. 1-2 1-1
Comp-Att-Int 23-35-1 17-27-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-36 2-19
Punts 5-52.6 4-47.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-38 2-14
Time of Poss. 27:39 32:21

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—New England, Vereen 6-38, Bolden 5-32, Brady 7-10, Gray 6-5. N.Y. Jets, Ivory 11-53, C.Johnson 10-30, B.Powell 5-21, Smith 3-9, Conner 1-2, Harvin 2-1.

PASSING—New England, Brady 23-35-1-182. N.Y. Jets, Smith 17-27-1-210.

RECEIVING—New England, Amendola 8-63, LaFell 7-64, Gronkowski 6-31, Vereen 1-12, Wright 1-12. N.Y. Jets, Harvin 4-44, Kerley 3-54, Cumberland 3-43, Decker 2-21, B.Powell 2-13, Conner 1-26, Sudfeld 1-6, C.Johnson 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Jets, Folk 52 (SH).

Steelers 20, Chiefs 12

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 220 yards and a touchdown, Le’Veon Bell added a score and Pittsburgh locked up a postseason berth by beating visiting Kansas City. The Steelers face the Bengals next week for the AFC North title. Antonio Brown caught seven passes and a touchdown for Pittsburgh, which has won seven of nine. Kansas City has lost four of five and needs to beat San Diego next Sunday and receive plenty of help to make the playoffs.

Kansas City 3 3 0 6 12
Pittsburgh 3 7 7 3 20

Pit—FG Suisham 23

KC—FG Santos 35

KC—FG Santos 25

Pit—Bell 1 run (Suisham kick)

Pit—A.Brown 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick)

KC—FG Santos 43

Pit—FG Suisham 23

KC—FG Santos 23

A—60,865.

KC Pit
First downs 22 19
Total Net Yards 327 282
Rushes-yards 14-39 26-68
Passing 288 214
Punt Returns 2-9 0-0
Kickoff Returns 5-104 3-70
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 32-46-0 18-25-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 6-29 1-6
Punts 1-48.0 2-45.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-39 4-40
Time of Poss. 31:07 28:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Kansas City, Charles 9-29, A.Smith 2-14, Davis 2-2, Thomas 1-(minus 6). Pittsburgh, Bell 20-63, Bryant 2-9, Roethlisberger 4-(minus 4).

PASSING—Kansas City, A.Smith 31-45-0-311, Colquitt 1-1-0-6. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 18-25-0-220.

RECEIVING—Kansas City, Bowe 6-57, Thomas 6-47, Wilson 5-87, Charles 5-48, Avant 4-37, Kelce 4-31, Davis 1-9, Fasano 1-1. Pittsburgh, A.Brown 7-72, Miller 7-68, Wheaton 2-27, Bryant 1-44, Bell 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Giants 37, Rams 27

Odell Beckham Jr. caught two touchdown passes and rolled up 148 yards receiving against a St. Louis defense that hadn’t allowed a TD in three straight games as visiting New York triumphed. The Giants had a season-best 514 yards in total offense and have won three in a row.

N.Y. Giants 10 10 14 3 37
St. Louis 3 10 7 7 27

NYG—FG J.Brown 29

NYG—Beckham Jr. 9 pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick)

StL—FG Zuerlein 51

NYG—FG J.Brown 37

NYG—Darkwa 12 run (J.Brown kick)

StL—Mason 10 run (Zuerlein kick)

StL—FG Zuerlein 20

NYG—Randle 7 pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick)

StL—Kendricks 23 pass from Hill (Zuerlein kick)

NYG—Beckham Jr. 80 pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick)

NYG—FG J.Brown 52

StL—Givens 47 pass from Hill (Zuerlein kick)

A—55,851.

NYG StL
First downs 19 23
Total Net Yards 514 387
Rushes-yards 34-128 20-106
Passing 386 281
Punt Returns 0-0 3-61
Kickoff Returns 2-45 5-90
Interceptions Ret. 1-7 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 25-32-0 24-32-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-5 2-9
Punts 3-50.7 4-50.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 12-149 9-76
Time of Poss. 34:47 25:13

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, A.Williams 26-110, Darkwa 4-21, Beckham Jr. 1-0, E.Manning 3-(minus 3). St. Louis, Mason 13-76, Austin 3-25, Stacy 2-6, Hill 1-0, B.Cunningham 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—N.Y. Giants, E.Manning 25-32-0-391. St. Louis, Hill 24-32-1-290.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Beckham Jr. 8-148, Randle 6-132, Donnell 4-42, Parker 3-32, Fells 2-20, Darkwa 2-17. St. Louis, Britt 9-103, Cook 5-41, Kendricks 2-35, Bailey 2-22, B.Cunningham 2-19, Givens 1-47, Austin 1-15, Mason 1-7, Harkey 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants, J.Brown 29 (BK).

Raiders 26, Bills 24

Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes and Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals to help host Oakland knock Buffalo from playoff contention. The Bills will miss the playoffs for a 15th straight season.

Buffalo 7 3 0 14 24
Oakland 0 13 6 7 26

Buf—Watkins 42 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick)

Oak—J.Jones 3 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick)

Oak—FG Janikowski 45

Oak—FG Janikowski 36

Buf—FG Carpenter 54

Oak—FG Janikowski 38

Oak—FG Janikowski 49

Buf—Chandler 29 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick)

Oak—Olawale 1 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick)

Buf—Woods 30 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick)

A—53,436.

Buf Oak
First downs 15 18
Total Net Yards 321 347
Rushes-yards 13-13 36-140
Passing 308 207
Punt Returns 3-11 3-16
Kickoff Returns 3-65 1-21
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-7
Comp-Att-Int 32-49-2 17-34-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-21 1-7
Punts 8-42.5 6-44.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-55 4-35
Time of Poss. 26:13 33:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Buffalo, Jackson 6-10, Dixon 3-7, Spiller 4-(minus 4). Oakland, Murray 23-86, McFadden 9-54, Carr 4-0.

PASSING—Buffalo, Orton 32-49-2-329. Oakland, Carr 17-34-0-214.

RECEIVING—Buffalo, Jackson 9-93, Woods 7-52, Chandler 4-37, Spiller 4-14, Watkins 3-75, Hogan 3-43, Gray 2-15. Oakland, Thompkins 5-90, Holmes 3-73, Murray 3-22, Reece 2-20, Rivera 1-5, J.Jones 1-3, Olawale 1-1, McFadden 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland, Janikowski 48 (WL).

Dolphins 37, Vikings 35

Rookie Terrence Fede blocked a punt for a safety with 41 seconds left, and Ryan Tannehill threw four touchdown passes as Miami beat visiting Minnesota. The Dolphins overcame a 14-0 deficit to take the lead, but trailed again after giving up 15 points in an 11-second span in the fourth quarter.

Minnesota 7 10 0 18 35
Miami 0 7 7 23 37

Min—Asiata 1 run (Walsh kick)

Min—Jennings 21 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick)

Mia—Sims 14 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Min—FG Walsh 18

Mia—M.Wallace 16 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Mia—Miller 1 run (Sturgis kick)

Min—FG Walsh 33

Mia—M.Wallace 7 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Min—Wright 8 pass from Bridgewater (Asiata run)

Min—Asiata 5 run (Walsh kick)

Mia—Williams 3 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick)

Mia—Fede safety

A—66,203.

Min Mia
First downs 20 36
Total Net Yards 357 493
Rushes-yards 28-119 28-116
Passing 238 377
Punt Returns 0-0 2-0
Kickoff Returns 4-73 3-45
Interceptions Ret. 1-11 1-2
Comp-Att-Int 19-26-1 35-47-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 4-21 2-19
Punts 4-37.8 2-38.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 8-74 7-54
Time of Poss. 26:54 33:06

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Minnesota, Asiata 16-58, Wright 1-27, Banyard 5-23, Bridgewater 5-13, Patterson 1-(minus 2). Miami, Miller 19-92, Williams 3-18, L.James 1-5, Tannehill 5-1.

PASSING—Minnesota, Bridgewater 19-26-1-259. Miami, Tannehill 35-47-1-396.

RECEIVING—Minnesota, Jennings 3-56, Charle.Johnson 3-38, Wright 3-38, Asiata 3-19, Ellison 2-47, Banyard 2-9, Ford 1-22, Patterson 1-18, Thielen 1-12. Miami, Landry 8-31, Clay 6-114, Williams 6-50, Miller 5-58, M.Wallace 5-58, Sims 3-35, Gibson 2-50.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Miami, Sturgis 56 (SH).