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NFL-Highlights of Sunday's NFL games

Nov 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games: Vikings 30, Cardinals 24 Xavier Rhodes returned one of his two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown and Cordarrelle Patterson started the second half with a 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as Minnesota held on to beat visiting Arizona. The Vikings (6-4), who only amassed 217 total yards of offense, snapped a four-game losing streak as they became the first team since Dallas in 1962 to have two 100-yard touchdowns on an interception return and kickoff return in the same game. David Johnson had 160 total yards of offense and two touchdowns for Arizona (4-5-1). -- Cowboys 27, Ravens 17 Dak Prescott threw three touchdowns passes and Dallas set a club record with their ninth straight victory after upending Baltimore at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys are 9-1 overall for the fourth time ever and first time since 2007, and own the best record in the NFL. The Ravens (5-5) came in leading the AFC North, but lost their fifth non-division road game in a row. Prescott completed 27 of 36 passes for 301 yards including two TD passes to Dez Bryant and another to Cole Beasley. Ezekiel Elliot gained 97 yards on 25 carries to break the team's rookie rushing mark of 1,007 yards set by Tony Dorsett in 1977. -- Buccaneers 19, Chiefs 17 With quarterback Jameis Winston picking apart a depleted Kansas City defense, Tampa Bay rolled into Arrowhead Stadium to grab an upset victory over Kansas City. Winston threw for 331 yards and his 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alan Cross midway through the fourth quarter gave the Buccaneers a lead the Chiefs could not overcome. It was a second consecutive victory for Tampa Bay (5-5) and ended a five-game winning streak for the Chiefs (7-3). -- Steelers 24, Browns 9 Pittsburgh used a punishing ground game to snap a four-game losing streak and beat winless Cleveland Browns on the strength of 146 rushing yards by Le'Veon Bell. The Steelers improved to 5-5 and the Browns dipped to 0-11. -- Colts 24, Titans 17 Indianapolis scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions, including two Andrew Luck scoring passes, and they held on to defeat Tennessee at Lucas Oil Stadium. Following a win against Green Bay, it marked the first time this season that Indianapolis (5-5) has won consecutive games. Tennessee (5-6) had won four of six before losing to the Colts for the second time this season. Luck, completing 15 of 28 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, drove the Colts 64, 75 and 80 yards for touchdowns the first three times they had the ball to build a 21-0 lead. -- Lions 26, Jaguars 19 Andre Roberts returned a punt 55-yards for a touchdown and Rafael Bush had a 39-yard interception return for another score as Detroit downed Jacksonville at Ford Field. Eric Ebron scored on a 1-yard run for Detroit (6-4), which entered the game tied for first in the NFC North with Minnesota. Jags quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 202 yards and two TDs but was also intercepted twice as Jacksonville fell to 2-8. -- Giants 22, Bears 16 New York overcame a 10-point deficit to top Chicago Bears at MetLife Stadium as quarterback Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to rally the Giants (7-3) to victory. New York took the lead on Manning's 15-yard touchdown pass to receiver Sterling Shepard with 6:49 left in the third quarter. Chicago (2-8) played well in the first half but struggled against the Giants defense after intermission. -- Bills 16, Bengals 12 Tyrod Taylor passed for 166 yards and rushed for another 39, and Dan Carpenter kicked field goals of 20, 26, and 54 yards as Buffalo Bills beat Cincinnati Bengals in a battle of attrition at Paul Brown Stadium. Injuries were the theme of the day as Buffalo moved up to 5-5 and Cincinnati slumped to 3-6-1. Bills' leading rusher LeSean McCoy left in the second quarter with a thumb injury and did not return, and the top receivers for each team - Buffalo's Robert Woods and Cincinnati's A.J. Green - also were injured in the first half. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))