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How To Watch NFL Week 1 Games: TV Channels, Stream: Sept. 9

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MIAMI, FL – The NFL Week 1 schedule to start the 2018-19 season will continue on Sunday with a host of games and the complete list of games, starting times, television channels and streaming options will be available below.

Defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles opened the campaign on Thursday night with an 18-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

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No fewer than 13 games are listed for Sunday, including the season opener involving the Carolina Panthers against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Game time for this one is slated for 4:25 pm ET with FOX providing the television coverage and FoxSportsGO streaming the game live online.

Eight games are on the schedule to kick-off at 1:00 pm ET, including Minneapolis Vikings hosting the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots entertaining Houston Texans and the Miami Dolphins welcoming the Tennessee Titans.

Week 1 live Sunday Night Football game will come from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, where the Packers play hosts to the Chicago Bears. This battle will be televised at 8:20 pm ET on NBC and streaming online at NBCSports.com.

Follow-based Jacksonville Jaguars will travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Giants, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are at Mercedes-Benz Superdome to battle with the New Orleans Saints in an early NFC South divisional clash.

Follow livescores, boxscores and Gamecast from all the encounters on Sunday, live on NFL.com and ESPN.com. For more ways to follow the game visit Watch Online Streaming Sports | Football Livescores

NFL Week 1 Schedule on Sunday September 9
GAME TIME TV/STREAMS LOCATION

Buffalo at Baltimore1:00 pm CBS M&T Bank Stadium
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS Lucas Oil Stadium
Houston at New England 1:00 pm CBS Gillette Stadium
Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO MetLife Stadium
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1:00 pm CBS / FoxSportsGO FirstEnergy Stadium
San Francisco at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO U.S. Bank Stadium
Tampa Bay at New Orleans 1:00 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Tennessee at Miami 1:00 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO Hard Rock Stadium
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers 4:05 pm CBS StubHub Center
Dallas at Carolina 4:25 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO Bank of America Stadium
Seattle at Denver 4:25 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Washington at Arizona 4:25 pm FOX / FoxSportsGO State Farm Stadium
Chicago at Green Bay 8:20 pm NBC / NBCSports.com Lambeau Field

Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers: NFL Week 6 TV Channels

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CHARLOTTE, NC, Sporting Alert — The NFL Week 6 fixtures will kick-off on Thursday night with Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles hitting the road to face Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.

Action from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin at 8:25 pm ET with NFL Network, CBS and Amazon Prime Video providing the live television and streaming broadcast.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Panthers have a 55.9 percent chance of winning their fifth game of the season. For Live GameCast and More Stream Options

After five games, both teams have identical 4-1 season records, full of confidence ahead this game, and will likely overlook the short week of preparation.

Carolina Panthers have won two in a row and sits atop of the NFC South Standings with quarterback Newton coming off back-to-back standout games.

The former league MVP has thrown for eight touchdowns this season, but six of them have come in the last two games in wins over the New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions.

Newton, who was limited in practice on Tuesday because of a shoulder bother, has also passed for 1,237 yards this term.

At the other end, the Eagles have won three successive games heading into Thursday Night Football and the NFC East leaders are hoping to make it four straight and pick up their fifth overall at the end of this fixture.

Offensive playmaker Wentz has enjoyed a positive start to the new season and is expected to be a handful for the Panthers’ pass defense.

The sophomore threw for a career-best four touchdowns in Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals to take his overall TD tally for the season to 10.

NFL pundits have been very impressed with the early start from Wentz, who has improved significantly from his 2016 campaign.

But despite admitting that the former North Dakota State quarterback has now turned his 2016 weaknesses into strengths, the pundits aren’t getting too carried away before he faces what will be a good Panthers defense in Week 6.

Meanwhile, in Philadelphia team news before kick-off, the club is reporting that right tackle Lane Johnson has been ruled out with a concussion.

Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, in the meantime, will be a game-time decision.

The Carolina Panthers have already confirmed that safeties Demetrious Cox and Kurt Coleman, as well as center Ryan Kalil have all been ruled out.

Elsewhere, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said Tuesday that wide receiver Devin Funchess (knee) will likely play against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.

Anderson Sharp For Panthers; Rookie QB Watson Shines For Texans

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sporting Alert — There was no Cam Newton, but the Carolina Panthers made a winning start to their 2017 NFL preseason campaign on Wednesday night. GAME BOX SCORE

Experienced backup quarter Derek Anderson, who started in place of Newton, who was rested with a sore right shoulder, looked sharp on the night as the Panthers picked up a 27-17 win over the Houston Texans in front of a crowd of 73,778 at Bank of America Stadium.

Anderson completed 4-of-5 passes for 76 yards and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin.

Meanwhile, Joe Webb went 7-of-14 for Carolina for 128 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.

Wide receiver Damiere Byrd was also impressive on the night after taking 4 of his 6 targets for 98 yards with two touchdowns for the Panthers and he was happy with his performance.

“It means a lot,” Byrd said. “It’s a dream of everybody’s to be able to play for an organization as great as this in the NFL.”

Exciting rookie Christian McCaffrey carried the ball seven times for 33 yards before being pulled by Carolina, which led 17-10 at half-time.

WATSON SHINES FOR TEXANS

Deshaun Watson, making his NFL preseason debut, went 15-of-25 passes for 179 yards and ran for a score for the Houston Texans in the loss.

Watson replaced Savage in the second quarter and played until 5:05 left in the fourth quarter.

“There’s a lot to build on, a lot to correct,” Houston head coach Bill O’Brien said about Watson. “He knows that. Overall poise and demeanor is pretty impressive.”

Meanwhile, J.J. Watt played just one series in his first game back since his season-ending back surgery last year and he was delighted to be playing again.

“I feel good,” he said Wednesday. “It was like a tease. I don’t have a very good comparison.

“It was like a tease. It was just like four or five plays, get yourself in there, get your feet wet, then they take you out.

“But I feel good. I’m glad I got some game action.”

Coach O’Brien was pleased to see Watt back on the field again.

“It was good to get him in the live-action and prepping for a live game,” O’Brien said.

“For all of those guys that played a little bit, I thought it was good for them.”

The NFL preseason continues on Thursday with a full schedule.

UPDATED: NFL Scores Today In Week 6 On Oct. 16

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DALLAS, Sporting Alert – NFL scores and results from the games that took place in Week 6 on Sunday, October 16.

Week 6 saw the Carolina Panthers sliding to yet another defeat, while the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills both picked up impressive wins at home.

Cam Newton made a return to the starting lineup after missing one game because of concussion symptoms, but he was unable to prevent the Panthers from losing their fourth successive game in a row.

Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes and went 34 of 49 on pass completion for 465 yards for the Saints (2-3) to win their second straight game after losing the opening three games to start the season.

Brandin Cooks took seven catches for 173 yards and one touchdown, while Michael Thomas, Coby Fleener and Josh Hill all caught TD passes from Brees for New Orleans, which tallied 465 receiving yards.

Jonathan Stewart carried the ball 19 times for 85 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers (1-5), who were losing for the fourth time in a row.

Newton was 27 of 47 on passes for 322 yards, while throwing touchdown passes to Devin Funchess and Ed Dickson.

Greg Olsen had six catches for 94 yards, while Kelvin Benjamin caught the ball eight times for 86 yards.

Meanwhile, LeSean McCoy ran for 140 yards and three scores and the Buffalo Bills extended their winning streak to four games with a 45-16 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

McCoy ran for 4, 12 and 18-yard scores to help the Bills (4-2) easily put away San Francisco (1-5), which dropped its fifth game in a row.

Colin Kaepernick was handed the starting place for the 49ers on Sunday and he went 13 of 29 for 187 yards and passed for one touchdown.

He also ran for 66 yards in the defeat.

Torrey Smith took three catches for 76 yards one touchdown for San Francisco.

Also on Sunday, Tom Brady went 29 of 35 on passes for 376 and three touchdowns and Rob Gronkowski took seven catches for 162 yards and a score for the New England Patriots in a 35-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Green Bay Packers 30-16 for their fifth win in a row.

Fellow rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott had 28 carries for 157 yards for Dallas.

NFL Scores and Results
Week 6, Sunday, Oct. 16

REDSKINS 27, EAGLES 20
CHIEFS 26, RAIDERS 10
COWBOYS 30, PACKERS 16
DOLPHINS 30, STEELERS 15
BILLS 45, 49ERS 16
PATRIOTS 35, BENGALS 17
GIANTS 27, RAVENS 23
LIONS 31, RAMS 28
TITANS 28, BROWNS 26
JAGUARS 17, BEARS 16
SEAHAWKS 26, FALCONS 24

UPDATED LATEST: Week 2 NFL Scores, Results On Sept.19

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PITTSBURGH, Sporting Alert — NFL scores, results and box score links for the Week 2 games that took place on Sunday, September 18.

The Pittsburgh Steelers led seven teams collecting a pair of wins in the opening two games to start the season, while the Carolina Panthers bounced back from their Week 1 defeat to put up the most points in the second week.

STEELERS 24, BENGALS 16

Pittsburgh (2-0) impressively beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-16 at Heinz Field to show its early title contending form.

Despite tossing a pair of interceptions, Ben Roethlisberger played an effective role for the Steelers in the win, as he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns against the Bengals.

DeAngelo Williams ran for 94 yards and took a touchdown catch, while Jesse James and Xavier Grimble also caught passes from Roethlisberger for touchdowns.

Defensively, Ryan Shazier finished with 11 tackles, including five solos, with Lawrence Timmons finishing with seven tackles – with six of those being solo.

Andy Dalton went 31 of 54 on completed passes and threw for 366 yards and a touchdown pass to Giovani Bernard in the defeat for the Bengals (1-1).

The game was a rematch of the wild-card round clash in January which was won by the Steelers.

PANTHERS 46, 49ERS 27

Cam Newton threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns on his way to a milestone, as the Carolina Panthers (1-1) used a strong second half to beat the San Francisco 49ers 46-27 in their home opener on Sunday.

Newton, who went 24 of 40 on completed passes, toss two TD passes to Kelvin Benjamin and one each to Greg Olsen and Devin Funchess, which saw the 2015 league MVP moving above Jake Delhomme for most touchdown passes in franchise history with 122.

Blaine Gabbert passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in the defeat for the 49ers (1-1), who scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, but were outscored 29-17 in the second half.

Also getting off to 2-0 starts this season were the Denver Broncos, who turned back the Indianapolis Colts 34-20, the Minnesota Vikings, who edged the Green Bay Packers 17-14, Baltimore, which beat Cleveland 25-20, the Giants, who defeated the Saints 16-13, as well as New England, which beat Miami 31-24 and Houston, which topped Kansas City Chiefs 19-12.

NFL Week 2 Scores, Results and Box Scores

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Thursday, September 15

JETS 37, BILLS 31

Sunday, September 18

STEELERS 24, BENGALS 16
PANTHERS 46, 49ERS 27
BUCCANEERS 40, CARDINALS 7
BRONCOS 34, COLTS 20
PATRIOTS 31, DOLPHINS 24
VIKINGS 17, PACKERS 14
TEXANS 19, CHIEFS 12
TITANS 16, LIONS 15
RAVENS 25, BRONCOS 20
GIANTS 13, SAINTS 10
FALCONS 35, RAIDERS 28
COWBOYS 27, REDSKINS 23
CHARGERS 38, JAGUARS 14
RAMS 9, SEAHAWKS 3

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Monday, September 19

EAGLES 29, BEARS 14

Watch Broncos 21 v Panthers 20: NFL 2016 Season Opener

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DENVER, Sporting Alert – The 2016 NFL season kicks off on Thursday with a rematch of Super Bowl 50, as the Carolina Panthers seek to avenge the defeat against the defending champions Denver Broncos.

Denver Broncos v Carolina Panthers
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, September 8, 2016
Where: Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado
Live Stream: NBCSN, NBC

SCORE UPDATES

FIRST QUARTER
CAR 7, DEN 0
TD 7:20
Cam Newton Pass for 14 Yrds, Kelvin Benjamin Pass From Cam Newton for 14 Yrds, Trai Turner 15 Yrd Pn Graham Gano Made Ex. Pt

SECOND QUARTER
CAR 7, DEN 7
TD 12:16
Andy Janovich 28 Yard Rush, B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kreiter, Holder-R.Dixon. Penalty on CAR, Defensive Offside, declined.

CAR 14, DEN 7
TD 3:01
Cam Newton 2 Yard Rush, G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-A.Lee.

CAR 17, DEN 7
FG 0:07
Graham Gano Made 44 Yrd Field Goal, Aqib Talib Penalty Declined

FOURTH QUARTER
CAR 17, DEN 14
TD 14:50
C.J. Anderson Pass From Trevor Siemian for 25 Yrds, B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kreiter, Holder-R.Dixon.

CAR 21, DEN 14
TD 9:26
C.J. Anderson 1 Yard Rush, B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kreiter, Holder-R.Dixon.

Thursday night’s battle will mark the first time in NFL history that the opening game of a new season is between teams that featured in the Super Bowl.

The season opening fixture will be played at Sports Authority Field in Colorado, with kickoff time at 8:30 PM ET and live coverage on NBC. Live streaming online will also be on the NBC Sports Network.

Denver starts the season without future Hall of Famer quarterback Peyton Manning, who retired after last season’s success, while his backup from last term, Brock Osweiler, was traded to the Houston Rockets.

This means there was a competition for the starting place at QB, which was won by 2015 seventh-round pick Trevor Siemian, after he edged out first-round pick Paxton Lynch and the experienced and already cut Mark Sanchez for the starter’s role for Denver in the opening game.

“Trevor is the guy,” Broncos General Manager John Elway said. “We have a lot of confidence in Trevor and believe that he can do the job.

Siemian’s lone NFL outing last season was a brief kneel-down in the 34-27 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the 24-year-old has done more than enough in preseason to convince coach Gary Kubiak that he’s ready to lead the offense.

“It’s Trevor’s job, but he’s not going to be looking over his shoulder,” Elway revealed. “He’s got a lot of support.”

Meanwhile, Cam Newton will lead the offense for the Panthers, who struggled to break down the Broncos’ defense in the championship game in February.

But while many are buzzing about the most recent Super Bowl rematch, Newton isn’t getting too carried away, claiming that it’s just another game.

“A lot of people want to make it a rematch. It’s just our next opponent,” said Newton, who won his first career most valuable player award last season.

Oddsmakers have listed the Panthers as 3-point favourites against the Broncos, while the game’s total currently sits at 41.5 points.

The last time the Broncos and Panthers met in Denver, the home side picked up a 24-10 victory.

Patriots, Cardinals Favorites For Super Bowl 50 Battle: Vegas

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Sporting Alert – New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals start as the early favorites to win their respective conference championship game and advanced to this year’s Super Bowl.

This is according to Westgate Las Vegas Superbook early line.

Tom Brady and defending champions Patriots (12-4) are listed as 3-point favorites to beat Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (12-4) in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Colorado on Sunday.

In the battle for the NFC championship title, the Cardinals (13-3) will enter as 3-point favorites as well to beat one of the Super Bowl favorites, the Carolina Panthers.

Cam Newton and the Panthers (15-1) have been very impressive this season, but there are those who still believe the NFC regular season champions have flaws that will be exploited by the Cardinals on Sunday.

Meanwhile, according to ESPN Stats & Info, If the Patriots hold out until Sunday and stay the choice pick in the AFC, it would be the first time Broncos quarterback Manning will start as a home underdog in playoffs.

Although it hasn’t been confirmed that Manning will be the starting quarterback, it is highly unlikely that he will make way for Brock Osweiler, who played a big part in Denver’s 30-24 overtime victory over New England during the regular season.

It is a bit surprising that Arizona starts as the favorite of the Panthers, but it wouldn’t be any great shock if the Cardinals were to end the dream of Newton to play in the Super Bowl.

In the meantime, the game total for the New England Patriots v Denver Broncos AFC Championship game is set at 44.5.

Game time of Sunday is at 3:05 PM ET.

The total for the Carolina Panthers v Arizona Cardinals NFC Championship game is set at 48.

Kick-off from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, is at 6:40 PM.

NFL Divisional Playoff Game Scores: Panthers, Broncos Win

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sporting Alert — The Carolina Panthers jumped out to a big first-half lead and then held off the charges of Seattle in a 31-24 victory over the Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Playoff game on Sunday.

In the AFC Divisional Playoff game on the same day, the Denver Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, although Peyton manning failed to through a touchdown pass for the first time since 1999 in his first career postseason game.

PANTHERS GET GOING EARLY

Jonathan Stewart rushed 19 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns and Cam Newton went 16 of 22 on completed passes for 161 yards and one touchdown without an interception for the Panthers, who lead 31-0 at halftime.

Greg Olsen took all six of his catches for 77 yards and one touchdown for Carolina (16-1), which will be making its first trip to the NFC Championship since 2005.

They will now play hosts to the second-seeded Arizona Cardinals, who defeated the Green Bay Packers 26-20 in OT on Saturday.

Newton was happy with the win, but the quarterback warns that that top seed must close out games like those.

“We have to find a way to complete a full game of football,” he said. “We have been known to take our foot off the throttle, and we have to find that killer instinct.”

Meanwhile, Russell Wilson recovered from a weak first half to go 31 of 48 on completed passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.

Wilson, who was under a lot of pressure in the first half, threw two interceptions, including a pick that was ran back into the end zone.

Jermaine Kearse took 11 of his targets for 110 yards and two touchdowns, with Tyler Lockett also taking a catch for a score and finished with 75 yards from three receptions.

Marshawn Lynch returned for the Seahawks from an abdominal injury, but, as expected, struggled from the get-go and wasn’t effective after tallying just 35 total yards.

The Seahawks made a run and scored 24 unanswered points in the second half, but couldn’t recover from the poor first half display.

“We made a mess of it in the first half,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “We look at this game as a microcosm of the season.

“We struggled so much early in the season to get going, and it took us a long time. When we finally did, we caught fire and got rolling. Everyone in here just feels like we ran out of time.”

BRONCOS BOOK THEIR PLACE IN THE AFC

Brandon McManus made five field goals, including one from 45-yards with 53 seconds left to help the Denver Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-16 in the AFC Divisional Playoff game.

Manning completed 21 of 37 passes for 222 yards, but failed to throw a TD pass for Denver, who scored 11 straight points in the 4th quarter.

C.J. Anderson ran for 72 yards and a score and Emmanuel Sanders took five catches for 80 yards for the Broncos, who will now face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game.

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 339 yards on 24 of 37 passing attempts for the Steelers.

Martavis Bryant caught nine passes for 154 yards and Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for a score for Pittsburgh in the defeat.

Check All The NFL Divisional Playoff Scores

FINAL: NFL Week 17 Scores, Box Scores, Results on Jan. 3

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TEXAS, Sporting Alert – NFL scores and results on Sunday’s final day of regular season fixtures, with the Steelers, Broncos, Miami and Panthers all picking up wins.

NFL FINAL: DOLPHINS 20, PATRIOTS 10

Tom Brady and New England Patriots failed to secure the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC after shockingly losing to the Miami Dolphins, 20-10 on Sunday.

Brady was sacked twice and knocked down quite a number of times during the game, as he finished with 12 of 21 on completed passes for 134 yards, while failing to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season.

Ryan Tannehill was 25 of 38 on completed passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns for Miami, who was winning for the sixth time this season.

DeVante Parker took five catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, with Jordan Cameron taking one catch for a touchdown.

Miami tallied 438 total yards on offense and held New England to just 196.

Elsewhere on Sunday, the Denver Broncos clinched home-field throughout the AFC playoffs with a 27-20 victory over the Chargers, while the Panthers clinched home-field throughout the NFC playoffs.

Cam Newton went 21 of 26 on completed passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores and the Panthers (15-1) used a strong second quarter to set up a 38-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Devin Funchess had seven catches for 120 yards and one touchdown, Jerricho Cotchery took two catches for 52 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Artis-Payne rushed for a score for Carolina, which bounced back from last week’s defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.

Meanwhile, Russell Wilson completed 19 of 28 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks (10-6) beat the Arizona Cardinals (13-3), 36-6.

Christine Michael rushed for 102 yards for the Seahawks in the defeat.

Also on Sunday in Week 17’s final regular season fixtures, Peyton Manning returned from injury to throw for 69 yards on 5 of 9 passes in Denver’s win over the San Diego Chargers.

Brock Osweiler threw for 232 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions, while Ronnie Hillman ran for 117 yards and a score and C.J. Anderson rushed for 95 yards and a TD for the Broncos (12-4).

Demaryius Thomas caught the ball five times for 117 yards and a touchdown and Emmanuel Sanders had five catches for 99 yards for Denver.

NFL Week 17 Scores
Sunday, 3 Jan.
All Scores In Week 17 And Playoffs Info

PANTHERS 38, BUCCANEERS 10
BRONCOS 27, CHARGERS 20
DOLPHINS 20, PATRIOTS 10
SEAHAWKS 36, CARDINALS 6
EAGLES 35, GIANTS 30
CHIEFS 23, RAIDERS 17
49ERS 19, RAMS 16
LIONS 24, BEARS 20
COLTS 30, TITANS 24
REDSKINS 34, COWBOYS 23
BILLS 22, JETS 17
SAINTS 20, FALCONS 17
BENGALS 24, RAVENS 16
STEELERS 28, BROWNS 12
TEXANS 30, JAGUARS 6

2015 Power Rankings In Week 17 For Dec. 29

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TEXAS, Sporting Alert – Carolina Panthers had their long winning streak snapped, which means their four-week run at No. 1 came to an end in Week 17 of the ESPN NFL Power Rankings, released on Tuesday, Dec. 29.

Shift Atop The Power Rankings

Cam Newton and the Panthers (14-1) fell 20-13 to the Atlanta Falcons on the road on Sunday — the club’s first defeat in 19 NFL regular season games and it led to them being replaced at the top of the Power Rankings by the streaking Arizona Cardinals.

Several NFL experts have been backing the Cardinals (13-2) as the best team in the league this season and on current form, you can’t help but wanting to jump on that bandwagon.

Arizona is on a nine-game winning streak and has won nine straight games for only the second time in franchise history with the last time coming back in 1948-49 seasons when it collected 11 in a row.

Overall, the New England Patriots (12-3) who were dropped 26-20 by the New York Jets over the weekend, remain at No. 3, but the Denver Broncos (11-4), who scored a thrilling 20-17 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Monday Night Football to clinch a spot in the playoffs, are up four places to No. 4 in this week’s poll.

On the move as well were the Jets (10-5) who were the joint-biggest movers this week with a five-place leap — are now in the top five, following the victory against the Patriots at home. They climbed five spots in Week 17 of the ESPN NFL Power Rankings.

Meanwhile, the Bengals (11-4), who are 1-2 since losing quarterback Andy Dalton to injury, are down one spot to No. 6, with the Kansas City Chiefs (10-5) jumping two spots to No. 7 this week.

On Sunday the Chiefs, who started the season 1-5, and is without star running back Jamaal Charles — have now won nine straight games to clinch a playoff berth when everyone has already written them off.

Completing the top 10 this week are the Green Bay Packers (10-5) at No. 8, Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) and the Seattle Seahawks (9-6).

Falling the biggest this week were the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10), at No. 26 and New York Giants (6-9), at No. 21. Both clubs fell six places.

2015 ESPN Power Rankings: Week 17
Tuesday, 29 December | Complete Poll

1 Cardinals (13-2)
2 Panthers (14-1)
3 Patriots (12-3)
4 Broncos (11-4)
5 Jets (10-5)
6 Bengals (11-4)
7 Chiefs (10-5)
8 Packers (10-5)
9 Steelers (9-6)
10 Seahawks (9-6)
11 Vikings (10-5)
12 Redskins (8-7)
13 Raiders (7-8)
14 Texans (8-7)
15 Falcons (8-7)
16 Bills (7-8)
17 Rams (7-8)
18 Colts (7-8)
19 Eagles (6-9)
20 Saints (6-9)
21 Giants (6-9)
22 Buccaneers (6-9)
23 Lions (6-9)
Ravens (5-10)
25 Bears (6-9)
26 Jaguars (5-10)
27 Dolphins (5-10)
28 Chargers (4-11)
29 Cowboys (4-11)
30 Browns (3-12)
31 49ers (4-11)
32 Titans (3-12)

Video Highlights: Falcons 20, Beat Panthers 13 NFL Week 16

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ATLANTA – Check out the video highlights from the NFL game between the Panthers and the Falcons on Sunday. See the winning plays and much more in the busy contest.

The Carolina Panthers quest to win out this NFL regular season crashed on Sunday following their 20-13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16.

YouTube Video Full Video Highlights:
Atlanta Spoil Carolina Perfect Season | Week 16 Highlights | NFL

Matt Ryan went 23 of 30 on completed passes for 306 yards and a touchdown, Julio Jones had nine receptions for 178 yards and a key 70-yard touchdown catch, and Devonta Freeman carried the ball 22 times for 73 yards and a score for the Falcons (8-7) who outscored the Panthers 20-6 in three-quarters.

“I viewed this game as a measuring stick for us,” Atlanta coach Dan Quinn said.

“I wanted to see how our team would respond after the game up there.”

Cam Newton was 17 of 30 on passes for 142 yards, but failed to throw a touchdown pass for the Panthers (14-1). The star quarterback ran for a score to give Carolina the lead on the opening drive of the game and held a 10-7 in the third quarter, but the team failed to build on that.

Newton and the Panthers had the ball for the final 90 minutes of the game but failed to get any production with the MVP candidate fumbling the ball after he was stripped by Vic Beasley Jr.

Adrian Clayborn recovered the ball for the Falcons, and with the Panthers out of timeouts, the game was all wrapped up.

“That’s unacceptable, particularly at this time of the year,” Newton said about Carolina’s failure to get into the end zone after their opening drive.

The Falcons were handing Carolina its first regular-season loss since Nov. 30, 2014, as the 18-game regular season winning streak came to an end.

“We’re 14-1 now,” Newton said. “We put ourselves in a situation that we can use this as fuel to the fire.”

Atlanta was bouncing back from losing 38-0 to  the Panthers in Week 14 on the road.

UPDATE2: NFL Scores In Week 16; Panthers FALL: Dec. 27

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TEXAS, Sporting Alert – Updated NFL scores and results from the list of games that took place on Week 16 on Sunday, 27 December.

FALCONS 20, PANTHERS 13

There are no more undefeated teams left in the NFL.

ATLANTA — The Carolina Panthers (14-1) saw their bid to finish the season with a perfect record ended after losing for the first time this season, which also ended an 18 game winning streak in regular season games.

Matt Ryan passed for 306 yards and a touchdown, and the Atlanta Falcons handed the Panthers its first loss of the season with a 20-13 win at home on Sunday.

Julio Jones had nine catches for 178 yards and a 70-yard highlighted touchdown for the Falcons (8-7) who won two straight after snapping a six-game losing streak.

Cam Newton was held without a touchdown pass for the second time this term, and went 17 of 30 on completed passes for 142 yards. He rushed seven times for 46 yards and a score in the defeat for the Panthers, who were held to 113 passing yards and a total of 268 yards on offense.

Devonta Freeman rushed for 73 yards and a score for the Falcons.

Atlanta was avenging a 38-0 shutout loss to the Panthers in Week 14.

JETS 26, PATRIOTS 20 OT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eric Decker caught a pass for a six-yard touchdown to lift the New York Jets to a 26-20 win over the New England Patriots in overtime in the NFL on Sunday.

Both teams ended regulation knotted at 20-20.

Ryan Fitzpatrick went 26 of 41 on completed passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns and Brandon Marshall took eight catches for 115 yards for two touchdowns and the Jets (10-5) moved closer to securing a place in the playoffs.

Tom Brady completed 22 of 31 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown, and Rob Gronkowski caught four passes for 86 yards for the Patriots (12-3).

The Jets, who improved to 6-2 at home, tallied 428 total yards on offense, while holding the Patriots to 284 yards and just 63 yards rushing in the defeat.

CARDINALS 38, PACKERS 8

ARIZONA — Carson Palmer threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and the Arizona Cardinals thrashed the Green Bay Packers 38-8 in the NFL on Sunday.

The veteran quarterback Palmer threw TD passes to Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown in the second quarter as the Cardinals took a 17-0 lead into the halftime break.

The home side then increased that lead to 31-0 in the third quarter as it outscored Green Bay 21-8 in the second half.

Michael Floyd took six of his eight catches for 111 yards for the Cardinals (13-2) who held the Packers to just 178 total yards on offense.

Arizona defense also sacked Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers eight times.

Rodgers was 15 of 28 for 151 yards and one touchdown for the Packers (10-5) who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

NFL SCORES ON WEEK 16
December 27, 2015 Results

CARDINALS 38, PACKERS 8
JETS 26, PATRIOTS 20 OT
CHIEFS 17, BROWNS 13
FALCONS 20, PANTHERS 13
BILLS 16, COWBOYS 6
RAVENS 20, STEELERS 17
LIONS 32, 49ERS 17
COLTS 18, DOLPHINS 12
BEARS 26, BUCCANEERS 21
TEXANS 34, TITANS 6
RAMS 23, SEAHAWKS 17
SAINTS 30, JAGUARS 27
VIKINGS 49, GIANTS 17

Saturday, December 26

REDSKINS 38, EAGLES 24

Thursday, December 24

RAIDERS 23, CHARGERS 20 (OT)