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NFL NEWS, NOTES AND SCORES - WEEK SEVENTEEN 1/3/2016
1/3/2016by Mercedes Wiggins, AFNT Staff Writer

 

2015

17TH WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON

 

                 

    WINNERS THIS WEEK

           

 

         

 

         

 

            

 

          

 

 

WINNER   BOX SCORE OPPONENT  

SUNDAY FOOTBALL

BUFFALO BILLS

(8-8, 5-3 Home)

22

  1 2 3 4 T
NYJ 0 7 10 0 17
BUF 7 9 3 3 22
New York Jets

 

10-6, 4-4 away)

17

 

 

MIAMI DOLPHINS

 

(6-10, 3-5 Home)

20

  1 2 3 4 T
NE 0 3 7 0 10
MIA 3 7 0 10 20
New England Patriots

(12-4, 5-3 away)

10

 

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

 

(7-9, 3-5 away)

20
  1 2 3 4 T
NO 7 7 3 3 20
ATL 3 14 0 0 17
Atlanta Falcons

(8-8, 4-4 Home)

17

 

CINCINNATI BENGALS

 

(12-4, 6-2 Home)

 

24

  1 2 3 4 T
BAL 0 9 0 7 16
CIN 0 7 14 3 24
Baltimore Ravens

(5-11, 2-6 away)

16

 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

 

(10-6, 4-4 away)

28
  1 2 3 4 T
PIT 7 7 3 11 28
CLE 3 6 0 3 12
Cleveland Browns

(3-13, 2-6 Home)

12

 

HOUSTON TEXANS

 

(9-7, 5-3 Home)

30
  1 2 3 4 T
JAX 0 3     6
HOU 3 17 0 10 30
Jacksonville Jaguars

(5-11, 1-7 away)

6

 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

 

(8-8, 4-4 Home)

30
1 2 3 4 T
TEN 7 7 3 7 24
IND 10 10 7 3 30
Tennessee Titans

(3-13, 2-6 away)

24

 

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

 

(9-7, 3-5 away)

34
  1 2 3 4 T
WSH 21 3 3 7 34
DAL 0 14 0 9 23
Dallas Cowboys

(4-12, 1-7 Home)

23

 

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

 

(7-9, 4-4 away)

35
  1 2 3 4 T
PHI 14 7 7 7 35
NYG 3 17 7 3 30
New York Giants

(6-10, 3-5 Home)

30

 

DETROIT LIONS

 

(7-9, 3-5 away)

24
  1 2 3 4 T
DET 7 3 7 7 24
CHI 0 0 10 10 20
Chicago Bears

(6-10, 1-7 Home)

20

 

CAROLINA PANTHERS

 

(15-1, 8-0 Home)

38
  1 2 3 4 T
TB 3 0 7 0 10
CAR 0 24 7 7 38
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(6-10, 3-5 away)

10

 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

 

(11-5, 6-2 Home)

23
1 2 3 4 T
OAK 0 10 0 7 17
KC 14 0 9 0 23
Oakland Raiders

(7-9, 4-4 away)

17

 

DENVER BRONCOS

 

((12-4, 6-2 Home)

27
  1 2 3 4 T
SD 3 3 7 7 20
DEN 7 0 7 13 27
San Diego Chargers

(4-12, 1-7 away)

20  

 

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

 

(10-6, 5-3 away)

36
1 2 3 4 T
SEA 10 20 6 0 36
ARI 0 6 0 0 6
Arizona Cardinals

(13-3, 6-2 Home)

6

 

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

 

(5-11, 4-4 Home)

19

OT

Final/OT
  1 2 3 4 OT T
STL 3 13 0 0 0 16
SF 0 10 3 3 3 19
St. Louis Rams

(7-9, 2-6 away)

16

 

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

 

(11-5, 5-3 away)

20
  1 2 3 4 T
MIN 3 3 14 0 20
GB 3 0 0 10 13
Green Bay Packers

(10-6, 5-3 Home)

13

 

 

NOTES THIS WEEK:

TEAMS WITH BYES THIS WEEK:  NONE

 

TEAMS LOSING BY 3 POINTS OR LESS:   ATLANTA FALCONS (3), ST. LOUIS RAMS (3)

 

UNDEFEATED TEAMS - "AND THEN THERE WERE NONE!"

 

"SAY WHAT?":

  • Peyton Manning returned to the field and lit a fire under the team (and fans), helping the Broncos come back in the fourth quarter to clinch homefield advantage in the AFC playoffs by defeating the San Diego Chargers 27-20.