NFL week 10 round-up: Carolina Panthers record third straight win; Patriots crush Denver
A review of week 10 action as the Carolina Panthers recorded their third straight victory in a crushing 45-21 win over the Miami Dolphins.
NFL fixtures and results (November 10-14)
Friday November 10
- Arizona 16-22 Seattle
Sunday November 12
- Buffalo 10-47 New Orleans
- Chicago 16-23 Green Bay
- Detriot 38-24 Cleveland
- Indianapolis 17-20 Pittsburgh
- Jackonville 20-17 Los Angeles Chargers
- Tampa Bay 15-10 NY Jets
- Tennessee 24-20 Cincinnati
- Washington 30-38 Minnesota
- Los Angeles Rams 33-7 Houston
- Atlanta 27-7 Dallas
- San Francisco 31-21 New York Giants
Monday November 13
- Denver 16-41 New England Patriots
Tuesday November 14
- Carolina 45-21 Miami
Monday report
The Carolina Panthers recorded their third straight victory in a crushing 45-21 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was the standout performer and threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns.
Overall the side racked up a franchise-record of 548 total yards and scored a season-high 45 points to win their seventh game, putting them just behind the New Orleans Saints in the NFC South standings.
Jonathan Stewart was also back on top form, finishing with a season-high 110 yards, while his 18-yard rush in the first half marked the longest for a Panthers running back this season.
It was not such an impressive performance from the Dolphins, who dropped their third straight game, putting them at 4-5 this season.
Kenyan Drake broke free for a 66-yard touchdown run, but it was too little too late for the side.
Sunday review
The Atlanta Falcons powered past the Dallas Cowboys with a 27-7 victory, as Adrian Clayborn took advantage of a missing Tyron Smith from the Cowboys' offensive line and set a franchise record of six sacks.
The Falcons, earning a well-needed boost after losing four out of their five previous games, ended the Cowboys' three-game winning streak.
It was an emotional game for the San Francisco 49ers, who beat the New York Giants 31-21, as wide receiver Marquise Goodwin scored his first touchdown of the season just hours after losing his baby son.
Goodwin revealed after the game that his son had passed away on Sunday morning after being delivered prematurely due to complications with his wife's pregnancy.
In Denver, Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots coast to a 41-16 victory over the Denver Broncos, their 12th consecutive road victory, while the Los Angeles Rams eased past the Houston Texans 33-7.
The New Orleans Saints made it seven straight NFL wins with a franchise-record six rushing touchdowns to hammer the Buffalo Bills 47-10.
The Saints lost their first two games this season but have been relentless since and comfortably lead the NFC South, with a new and improved defence and ground game to the fore.
Mark Ingram rumbled in for a hat-trick as he and Alvin Kamara each exceeded 100 yards. Kamara, rookie Trey Edmunds and even veteran quarterback Drew Brees also ran for touchdowns.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, out injured since the start of last season, was visibly emotional on the sideline as he returned to back up Case Keenum, who threw touchdowns to Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and David Morgan in a 38-30 win over the Washington Redskins.
Minnesota's NFC North rivals the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers met at Soldier Field, with the Packers coming out 23-16 winners thanks to touchdowns from Ty Montgomery and Davante Adams.
The Detroit Lions joined the Packers on 5-4, two games behind the Vikes, with a hard-fought 38-24 success against the winless Cleveland Browns as Matt Stafford threw touchdown passes to Theo Riddick, Eric Ebron and Golden Tate.
Rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster was once again the star for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they pulled out a 20-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts to move to 7-2. The rookie receiver had 97 yards and a touchdown and though Chris Boswell sent one late field goal attempt off the upright, he nailed the game-winner as time expired.
DeMarco Murray's three touchdowns saw the Tennessee Titans win a back-and-forth game against the Cincinnati Bengals 24-20, the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-17 thanks to AJ Bouye's interception in overtime and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 15-10 against the New York Jets.
Friday report
The Seattle Seahawks continued their unbeaten run against the Arizona Cardinals with a 22-16 win on Thursday night.
After last season's tie, Arizona again came up short against Seattle's defence, with Adrian Peterson having a particularly troublesome game.
The first scrimmage of the night saw Peterson fumble the ball and he was later tackled in the end zone for a safety by Seattle linebacker Kam Chancellor to finish with 29 yards on 21 carries.
Russell Wilson, meanwhile, threw two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham and was part of one of the more exciting plays of the game.
In the fourth quarter, Wilson was forced to run in circles away from two rushers to make room for 54-yard pass to Doug Baldwin, who ran downfield to the two-yard line.
Wilson was then in position for the two-yard pass to Graham to put the Seahawks up 22-10.
A late one-yard run touchdown from Arizona's Andre Ellington was not enough to overcome the Seahawks who will now face the Atlanta Falcons at home next week.
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