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NFL-Highlights of Sunday's NFL games

Nov 13 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Football League games on Sunday: Chiefs 20, Panthers 17 Brazilian Cairo Santos kicked a 37-yard field goal on the last play as the Kansas City Chiefs completed a comeback from 17 points down to defeat the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. It was an unlikely conclusion as the Chiefs converted off two late turnovers for their fifth straight win. Santos kicked four field goals and Kansas City (7-2) won despite going without a touchdown from its offense. The Panthers (3-6) were denied stretching their winning streak to three games. Rams 9, Jets 6 Kicker Greg Zuerlein kicked three field goals, including the game-winning 34-yarder with 6:52 left, as the Los Angeles Rams edged the New York Jets. The road win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Rams (4-5), who rode three Zuerlein field goals to a win for the second time this season. Zuerlein accounted for all of Los Angeles' offense in a 9-3 win over Seattle on Sept. 18. It was the second straight loss for the Jets (3-7), who are all but eliminated from playoff contention. Redskins 26, Vikings 20 Dustin Hopkins kicked four second-half field goals, the Washington defense pitched a shutout in the final 30 minutes and the Redskins sent the Minnesota Vikings for a fourth successive loss. Minnesota, behind six Sam Bradford to Stefon Diggs completions, drove to the Washington 21-yard line in the final minute before losing the ball on downs after Bradford was sacked on fourth-and-17. Kirk Cousins passed for 262 yards and two touchdowns without an interception for the Redskins (5-3-1) and Robert Kelley rushed for 97 yards. Titans 47, Packers 25 The Tennessee Titans led 21-0 before the first quarter was over and easily held off the Green Bay Packers. In upping their record to 5-5, the Titans got a huge game from quarterback Marcus Mariota, who completed 19 of 26 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns. Mariota has 21 touchdown passes for the year, becoming the first Tennessee quarterback since Steve McNair (24) in 2003 to reach 20 in a season. DeMarco Murray and Delanie Walker also enjoyed big days for the Titans, as Green Bay fell to 4-5. Buccaneers 36, Bears 10 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers forced four turnovers in the first half, including a pick-six from safety Chris Conte, and picked up their first home win, beating the Chicago Bears. In the second-most lopsided Bucs win ever against the Bears in 57 all-time meetings, quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 312 yards and two touchdowns for Tampa Bay (4-5). Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler had two interceptions and a fumble in the first half as the Bears (2-7) dropped to 0-5 on the road this season. Texans 24, Jaguars 21 The Houston Texans scored one touchdown on defense and set up another with a big play on special teams to give their offense an easy day during a road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cornerback Kareem Jackson intercepted Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles on the first drive of the game and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown as the Texans (6-3) sent the Jaguars (2-7) to a fourth straight loss. Eagles 24, Falcons 15 The Philadelphia Eagles finally showed that they can win a game lae as they rallied for a home win over the Atlanta Falcons. The Eagles trailed 15-13 when running back Ryan Mathews scored on a 5-yard run for the winning points and then their defense kept the high-flying Falcons' offense in check to improve to 5-4. Mathews, who had lost his starting job to Darren Sproles, rushed for a season-high 109 yards on 19 carries. Broncos 25, Saints 23 Denver safety Justin Simmons leaped over the center to block a potential game-winning extra point attempt and safety Will Parks returned it 84 yards for a two-point defensive conversion to lift the Broncos to a wild road victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Saints appeared poised to win after Drew Brees threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks with 1:22 left, tying the score at 23, pending the extra point try. (Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes/Andrew Both)