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NFL Week 10 Schedule, TV Channels, Live Streams: Nov. 12

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – The NFL Week 10 schedule, TV channels, live streams and game times for Sunday, November 12.

Twelve games are on the schedule for the day, including the Sunday Night Football game between the New England Patriot and Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The game will be broadcast live nationally on NBC with live online streaming on the NBC Players, starting at 8:30 pm ET.

Tom Brady and New England (6-2) have won four straight since losing to the Panthers in Week 4 and are 3-0 on the road this season.

Denver (3-5), meanwhile, is heading in the opposite direction, having lost four straight, including last week’s 51-23 defeat to the Eagles.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Patriots have a 61.7 percent chance to pull off a rare victory at Mile High under Bill Belichick by a touchdown and secure their fifth win in a row.

Both teams enter this contest with injury problems, with New England missing wide reciever Chris Hogan, as well as tackles Malcom Brown and Marcus Cannon.

Reciever Emmanuel Sanders and linebacker Todd Davis, both ankle, questionable for Denver.

Running back C.J. Anderson and center Matt Paradis are both on track to feature against the Patriots, according to head coach Vance Joseph.

Eight games are listed to go off at 1:00 pm ET on Sunday, with FOX and CBS providing the live television and streaming coverages.

Among them is game between the New Orleans Saints (6-2) and the Buffalo Bills (5-3) at New Era Field in New York.

New Orleans has won six consecutive games heading into this game, while Buffalo is 4-0 at home this season.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Browns (0-8) and San Francisco 49ers (0-9) are still searching for their first win of the campaign and they will both be in action on Sunday.

The Browns are at the Detroit Lions, while the 49ers are at home to the 1-7 New York Giants.

In other games, the Atlanta Falcons will host the Dallas Cowboys at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Green Bay Packers travel to the Chicago Bears, while the Pittsburgh Steelers go to the Indianapolis Colts.

NFC West leaders Los Angeles Rams (6-2) are home to the Houston Texans (3-5,), while AFC South leaders Tennessee Titans (5-3) welcome the Cincinnati Bengals (3-5).

Monday Night Football will see the Miami Dolphins going to the Carolina Panthers, live on ESPN and WatchESPN at 8:30 pm from the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens are the teams on sitting out this week.

NFL SCORES – WEEK 10

Thursday, November 9
Seahawks 22, Cardinals 16 8:25pm

NFL SCHEDULE AND TV CHANNELS – WEEK 10

Sunday, November 12
Matchup Time (ET) TV CHANNELS

New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm FOX and Fox Sports 2 GO
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 1:00pm FOX
Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions 1:00pm CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm CBS
Los Angles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm CBS
New York Jets at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm CBS
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans 1:00pm FOX
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins 1:00pm FOX
Houston Texans at Los Angles Rams 4:05pm CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons 4:25pm FOX
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers 4:25pm FOX

Sunday Day Night Football
New England Patriots at Broncos 8:30pm NBC and NBC Streaming

Monday Night Football
Monday, November 13

Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers 8:30pm ESPN and WatchESPN

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Suffers Broken Collarbone; Could Miss Year

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MINNEAPOLIS, Sporting Alert — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone in the NFL Week 6 fixture against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the team announced.

The Packers said there’s a chance the veteran quarterback could miss the rest of the season with the injury.

Rodgers was hit by Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr in the first quarter after releasing the ball while he was throwing on the run outside of the pocket.

The 33-year-old was driven to the turf on his throwing shoulder on Green Bay’s second possession and had to be carted to the locker room and did not return.

Rodgers initially had his right shoulder examined on the sideline before being taken away for additional treatment and the Packers announced that he’s now questionable to return.

He had a few choice of words for Barr as he walked off the field — voicing his displeasure at being hit long after he had released the ball.

According to ESPN Stats and Information, this was the first time Rodgers missed a snap during the first three-quarters of a game since Week 17 in 2014.

Aaron Rodgers of Packers Injured
Aaron Rodgers of Packers Injured after being hit

In 2013, Rodgers missed seven games with a broken left collarbone and managed to come back in time to get the Packers into the playoffs.

Brett Hundley, the only other quarterback on Green Bay’s roster, replaced Rodgers on Sunday and the club will be looking to him to lead the offense.

Hundley played the last three-plus quarters Green Bay’s (4-2) 23-10 loss to Minnesota, but he’s preparing for a better result next time.

“I’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time now,” he said. “Obviously we didn’t get the job done today, but we’ll be better. We’ll be better.

“I’ll be better, especially with a full week to prepare. I believe in my offense.”

The 3rd year pro tried to speak with Rodgers before he was carted off and he revealed what he said.

“Aaron is my brother,” Hundley said at the postgame podium. “It’s hard to see him go down. I’m praying for him.”

“I let him know that I love him. I’ve got him, and we’ll go from here.”

Video Highlights: Rodgers Throws 4 TDS Passes, Packers Beat Bears, 35-14

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Sporting Alert — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes, and the Green Bay Packers beat the mistake-prone Chicago Bears 35-14 to open NFL Week 4 play on Thursday night.

Before the game, Bears and Packers players, along with coaches and other staff members locked arms on the sidelines during the national anthem at Lambeau Field.

Play was then delayed for about 45 minutes at the end of the first quarter because of lightning, which forced the officials to take the players off the field.

The stadium announcer also asked fans to move indoors into the halls.

But the early setbacks and a few injury problems didn’t affect Green Bay, which did what it needed to win at home again.

Rodgers, who had four red zone TD passes on the night, finished 18 of 26 for 176 yards.

He found Jordy Nelson twice for scores and also passed to Randall Cobb and Davante Adams for a TD.

It was the fourth time the veteran quarterback was throwing for four touchdowns against the Bears.

Aaron Jones also ran for a score for the Packers (3-1), who have won two in a row.

“We knew were going to get into a grind of a game. The turnovers were huge for us,” coach Mike McCarthy said.

Meanwhile, Adams was added to Green Bay’s list of injury problems after he was wheeled off the field and ended up at the hospital following a helmet-to-helmet hit from Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan, who insists the hit was not intentional.

In the meantime, quarterback Mike Glennon got off to a miserable start to the game and the Chicago Bears never recovered.

The free-agent acquisition completed 21 of 33 passes for 218 yards with one touchdown, but also had two interceptions and lost two fumbles.

“The number one thing I obviously have to fix is the turnovers,” Glennon, who fumbled on his first snap admitted.

Jordan Howard ran for 53 yards and a score and Kendall Wright took a catch for a touchdown for the Bears (1-3), who outgained the Packers 308-260 and won on first-downs 20-17.

Chicago head coach John Fox, who will certainly review this game extensively, could make changes for the home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 9.

“Obviously a very poor performance. I think it starts at the top,” Fox said. “We got outcoached, we got outplayed in every area.”

The Green Bay Packers visit the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 8.

 

 

AFC and NFC Championship Games: TV Channels – Jan. 22

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MIAMI, Fla. — The Battle for conference titles and Super Bowl places will be on the line on Sunday, as the NFL season approaches the final set of fixtures.

Green Bay Packers travel to Georgia Dome to take on the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game, while the New England Patriots will entertain the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, for the AFC Championship title.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The day’s opening conference title game between Atlanta and Green Bay will start at 3:05 p.m. ET and will be live on FOX and stream live on Fox Sports GO. Livescores and box scores available on ESPN.com and NFL.com.

Matt Ryan of the Falcons
Quarterback Matt Ryan of the Falcons

One of the highlights of the first encounter is expected to come from the battle between two super quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan.

The Packers are on an eight-game winning streak Heading into this matchup, with Rodgers throwing for 21 touchdowns with just one interception during that span.

Rodgers was particularly impressive when he needed to in the 34-31 win at the Dallas Cowboys last week — completing 28-of-43 passes, including making a key late completion in the closing minute to help setup the winning field goal.

The veteran quarterback, in that game, threw for 355 yards and two touchdowns. He has passed for 717 yards in his two playoffs games this season.

Ryan Must Be Good For Falcons

Atlanta’s Ryan has also been impressive leading his team’s offense this season and like Rodgers for Green Bay, the 31-year-old will need to play a key part on Sunday if the Falcons are going to be successful.

Coming off a bye weekend, Ryan completed 26 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns in last Saturday’s 36-20 divisional-round victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Ryan has also been particularly careful with the ball, as he’s thrown for no interception in the Falcons’ current five-game winning streak and has passed for 14 touchdowns during the undefeated run.

Meanwhile, Green Bay buildup for the game started on the backfoot after heavy fog forced the travellers to bus 125 miles to Milwaukee on Saturday in order to catch their flight to Atlanta, according to ESPN sources.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Falcons, ranked No. 1 in points per game and allowed 25.4, have a 67.1 percent chance to beat the Packers on Sunday and advanced to the Super Bowl.

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The second game on the night will kick-off at 6:40 p.m. and it will feature the Steelers at the Patriots. Live coverage will be on CBS, while livescores and box scores available on ESPN.com and NFL.com.

Tom Brady: NFL and NFL Scores
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady

It’s a matchup that several NFL pundits wanted to see, as both teams are on a good winning form and enter the encounter confident about securing a passage into the Super Bowl.

New England comes in with a 75.3 percent chance to win the game, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

What To Watch: Roethlisberger v Brady

The Patriots top-ranked defense, though, could face its toughest test of the season against the Ben Roethlisberger led Steelers offense, but the NFL pundits believe the home side, which is allowing up just 15.6 points per game this season, will show why teams have found it difficult to put up big scores against them.

Tom Brady struggled to connect with his receivers in the last game against Houston, despite passing for 287 yards and two touchdowns.

The 39-year-old also threw two interceptions in that game and completed just 18-of-38 passes.

AFC North champion Pittsburgh held off the Kansas City Chiefs for a controversial win in the divisional-round last weekend but has won nine straight games entering this battle.

Roethlisberger completed 20 of 31 passes for 224 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in Sunday’s 18-16 divisional-round win over the Chiefs to earn the chance to finally face-off with Brady.

Running back Le’Veon Bell and receiver Antonio Brown are also going to be two important players for the Steelers come Sunday, as the visitors look to get past the Patriots sturdy defense.

NFL Playoffs Schedule, TV Channels
Sunday, January 22

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons 3:05 PM FOX Georgia Dome, Atlanta

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots 6:40 PM CBS Gillette Stadium, Foxbor

NFL Divisional Playoffs Scores: Jan. 14-15

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DALLAS — NFL Divisional round playoffs scores on Saturday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 15, with the Patriots, Falcons and Packers among the winners.

PATRIOTS 34, TEXANS 16

The New England Patriots easily put away the Houston Texans 34-16 in their AFC divisional round game in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday night.

Patriots running back Dion Lewis, who was injured during this period last term, became the first player in NFL postseason history to score a touchdown by rushing, catching and a kickoff return as the Patriots (15-2) dominated the contest after halftime.

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New England Patriots QB Tom Brady

Quarterback Tom Brady was 18-for-38 on completed passes and threw for 287 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for New England on his way to improving to 23-9 in NFL playoffs career games.

The Patriots, who were far from perfect on Saturday night are heading for their sixth straight appearance in the AFC championship game.

Meanwhile, receiver Julian Edelman took eight catches for 137 yards and Chris Hogan caught all four of his passes for 95 yards for the Patriots, who will host Pittsburgh on Jan. 22.

Houston (10-8) was competitive in the opening two quarters and trailed 17-13 at halftime.

However, the game got away from the travellers after the break, following some costly turnovers that assisted in them getting outscored 17-3 in the second half.

Quarterback Brock Osweiler started effectively but was all over the place after halftime and got intercepted three times.

Osweiler went 23-of-40 on completed passes for 198 yards and a touchdown.

FALCONS 36, SEAHAWKS 20

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Seattle Seahawks 36-20 in the NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday.

Quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns as the Falcons (12-5) won just their second playoff game since 2004 and move on to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game next Sunday.

Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu and Tevin Coleman all took catches for touchdowns for Atlanta, which last played in the NFC title game in 2012 when it was beaten 28-24 at home by the San Francisco 49ers.

The Seahawks (10-6-1) jumped out to an early 10-7 lead but the Falcons used a 19-point second quarter to take a 19-10 halftime advantage and then added a pair of touchdowns in the second half to finish off the game.

Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the defeat.

However, the veteran quarterback also threw two interceptions and fell in the end zone for a safety in the second quarter.

Doug Baldwin and Jimmy Graham each took catches for touchdowns for the Seahawks, who were losing in the divisional round for the second straight year.

SUNDAY GAMES

PACKERS 34, COWBOYS 31

The Green Bay Packers extended their late-season outstanding form with another victory on Sunday after edging the NFC’s No. 1 seeded Dallas Cowboys 34-31 in a thriller to advance to the NFC championship game next weekend.

Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers takes a TD catch

Mason Crosby kicked a clutched 51-yard field goal as time expired to seal the win for the Packers (12-6) who have won eight straight games and are heading to the NFC championship game for the first time since the 2014 season.

With the game tied at 31-31 in the final minute, Rodgers connected with Jared Cook, who stunningly made a sliding 35-yard catch as he was going out of bounds with 3-seconds remaining to setup the field-goal position for Green Bay.

Rodgers completed 28-of-43 passes for 356 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Packers, who almost blew an 18-point second quarter lead.

Dallas (13-4) trailed 21-3 with 7:37 left in the first half, but rallied twice to even up the game at 28-28 and then 31-31 before Crosby held it together to win the contest on the second time of asking for the visitors.

Ty Montgomery rushed for two scores and Cook caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown for Green Bay, which will be full of confidence heading to Atlanta next week.

Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott was 24-of-38 for 302 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for Dallas, while Dez Bryant caught the ball nine times for 132 yards and two TDs in the defeat.

Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball 22 times for 125 yards for the Cowboys, who looked stunned after the loss.

STEELERS 18, KANSAS 16

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 18-16 in an AFC divisional round game on Sunday to advance to the conference championship game.

Running back Le’Veon Bell broke his own franchise playoff record by running for 170 yards on 30 carries for the Steelers and Antonio Brown took six catches for 108 yards for Pittsburgh (13-5).

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 20-of-31 passes for 224 yards with an interception for the Steelers, who will look for their first trip to the Super Bowl since 2011.

Alex Smith completed 20-of-34 passes for 172 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Chiefs (12-5), whose mistakes prove costly in the defeat.

NFL AFC Wild Card and NFC Wild Card Schedule: Jan 7-8

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – The following is schedule for the 2016-17 NFL playoffs wild card games this coming weekend. A double-header is slated for Saturday, Jan. 7, with two more games listed to take place on Sunday, Jan. 8. ESPN, WatchESPN, CBS, FOX and FOX Sports GO will provide the live TV and streaming coverage.

AFC Wild Card

HOUSTON v RAIDERS

In the AFC conference, No. 4 seed Houston Texans will host No. 5 Oakland Raiders at NRG Stadium, starting on Saturday, with game time set for 4:35 p.m. ET and is live on ESPN and ABC. Live streaming is also available at WatchESPN.

The Texans (9-7) won the AFC South division after winning the tie-break over the Tennessee Titans “based on best win percentage in division” play this season. Houston takes a 7-1 home record into the game.

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Texans a 55.9 percent chance to win against Oakland (12-4), which announced that rookie quarterback Connor Cook is the team’s starter for Saturday’s AFC Wild Card playoff game.

NFC Wild Card

SEAHAWKS v LIONS

The other NFL playoffs wild card game on Saturday comes from the NFC where No. 3 Seattle Seahawks entertain No. 6: Detroit Lions at CenturyLink Field.

Game time for this one is at 8:15 p.m. ET and NBC will provide the live television broadcast. NBC Online Player will stream the game live online as well.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Seattle has a 79.6 percent chance to win the game.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who has passed for 4,219 yards and 21 touchdowns this season will be one of the highlighted players in action this weekend.

Seattle’s wide receiver Doug Baldwin, who has 94 catches for 1,128 yards and seven touchdowns entering the weekend battle, is another key player to keep a close eye on.

OTHER NFL PLAYOFFS GAMES

There are also two games scheduled for Sunday, with No. 6 Miami Dolphins at No. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers going head-to-head in an AFC wild card game and the inform No. 4 Green Bay Packers hosting No. 5 New York Giants in an NFC playoffs wild card fixture.

NFL Playoffs Wild Card Schedule
Jan. 7 and Jan. 8 – 2017

AFC Wild Card Game
No. 5 Oakland Raiders at No. 4 Houston Texans
Date and Time: Saturday | 4:35 p.m. ET
Live TV and Stream: ESPN/ABC and WatchESPN

NFC Wild Card Game
No. 6 Detroit Lions at No. 3 Seattle Seahawks
Date and Time: Saturday | 8:15 p.m. ET
Live TV and Stream: NBC and NBC Online Player

AFC Wild Card Game
No. 6 Miami Dolphins at No. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers
Date and Time: Sunday | 1:05 p.m. ET
Live TV and Stream: CBS

NFC Wild Card Game
No. 5 New York Giants at No. 4 Green Bay Packers
Date: and Time: Sunday | 4:40 p.m. ET
Live TV and Stream: Fox and Fox Sports GO

NFL Scores Today: New Year’s Day Scores: Jan. 1

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – NFL scores and results from the games that took place on Sunday, January 1. Green Bay, Kansas City and New England were among the teams securing victories on New Year’s Day. Next week the NFL playoffs begin.

NFL SCORES: PACKERS 31, LIONS 24

DETROIT — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes, including three in the second half, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 to clinch the NFC North title.

Rodgers, who completed 27 for 39 passes for 300 yards without an interception and ran 10 times for 42 yards, threw two TD passes to Davante Adams and another to Geronimo Allison in the second half.

Matthew Stafford passed for 347 yards on 26 for 41 completed attempts with two scores and one interception for Detroit.

The Lions, who fell behind early in the second quarter, led 14-10 at half time but Rodgers took over after the break to lead the Packers (10-6) to sixth straight victory.

Green Bay was winning the NFC North division for the fifth time in the last six years and has been seeded fourth entering the playoffs.

The Packers will take on the fifth-seeded New York Giants in an NFC wild-card game at home on Sunday.

Despite the defeat, Detroit (9-7) will be in the playoffs and will travel to face the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night.

The Lions have dropped their last three games.

NFL SCORES: CHIEFS 37, CHARGERS 27

SAN DIEGO — The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the second and third quarters en route to securing a 37-27 victory over the San Diego Chargers and the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title.

The win also means Kansas (12-4), which took the division title after Oakland’s loss at Denver, earned a first-round bye in the NFL playoffs.

Alex Smith completed 21 of 28 passes for 264 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and ran for another score for the Chiefs.

Charcandrick West caught touchdown passes and finished with 116 all-purpose yards for Kansas City, which scored 17 points in the second quarter and 14 in the third to structure the win.

Philip Rivers passed for 269 yards and two touchdowns but was also intercepted twice, which the Chiefs took advantage of to build the on the total.

It was the first time since 2003 when they went 13-3, Kansas City finished a single season with at least 12 wins since going 13-3 in 2003.

San Diego fired head coach Mike McCoy after the defeat.

The Chargers went 5-11 this season.

NFL SCORES: PATRIOTS 35, DOLPHINS 14

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Veteran quarterback Tom Brady threw for 276 yards and three scores and the New England Patriots hammered the Miami Dolphins 35-14 to clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC in the NFL playoffs.

Brady, who completed 25 for 33 passes without an interception, threw scoring passes to Martellus Bennett and Michael Floyd in the first quarter as New England went on to take a 20-0 lead in the first half.

Miami scored 14 points to cut the gap to six but Brady supplied a 77-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman to stop the Dolphins’ comeback run in the third quarter.

Matt Moore started again for Miami (10-6) and he went 24 for 34 on completed passes for 205 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

Jarvis Landry caught nine of his 12 targets for 76 yards and a TD for the Dolphins, who had already gained an AFC wild-card berth in this year’s NFL playoffs.

NFL SCORES: NFL PLAYOFFS PLACE BOOKED
January 1, 2017

PATRIOTS 35, DOLPHINS 14
PACKERS 31, LIONS 24
CHIEFS 37, CHARGERS 27
BRONCOS 24, RAIDERS 6
FALCONS 38, SAINTS 32
JETS 30, BILLS 10
TITANS 24, TEXANS 17
EAGLES 27, COWBOYS 13
BUCCANEERS 17, PANTHERS 16
VIKINGS 38, BEARS 10
COLTS 24, JAGUARS 20
BENGALS 27, RAVENS 10
CARDINALS 44, RAMS 6
SEAHAWKS 25, 49ERS 23
STEELERS 27, BROWNS 24

NFL Week 17 Schedule on Jan. 1; Packers at Lions

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – Sunday Football in the NFL on New Year’s Day will see the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions locking horns in the battle for the NFC North title.

Both teams are sitting on 9-6 records this season and the winner of the matchup at Ford Field this weekend will decide the division title.

The Packers enter the game on great form, having won five straight to shake off a mid-season skid and the football experts are backing the visitors to go into Detroit and extend their good late season spell.

The Lions enjoyed an excellent mid-term run but have lost two in a row heading into their final regular season fixture.

After winning five straight to start November and going into early December, Detroit suffered defeats to the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys to close out the month of December.

While Matthew Stafford and the Lions were losing, Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay were turning the tables and both teams will be looking to punch a playoff ticket.

The Packers have all the momentum at the moment and have a 61.3 percent chance to beat the Lions on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

“We feel our season is just getting started,” said Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy.

“We understand what we needed to do to get to this point. This is about beating the Lions and beating them in that dome.”

The loser of this game will need the Washington Redskins to lose against the New York Giants to claim a wild-card berth.

Other teams in action on the NFL Week 17 schedule are Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans – who have all secured playoff spots already.

NFL WEEK 17 SCHEDULE
Sunday, January 1

Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS
Houston at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX
Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS
New England at Miami 1:00 PM CBS
Chicago at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX
Buffalo at New York 1:00 PM CBS
Dallas at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS
New Orleans at Atlanta 4:25 PM FOX
New York at Washington 4:25 PM FOX
Arizona at Los Angeles 4:25 PM FOX
Oakland at Denver 4:25 PM CBS
Kansas City at San Diego 4:25 PM CBS
Seattle at San Francisco 4:25 PM FOX
Green Bay at Detroit 8:30 PM NBC

Cowboys, Chiefs, Seahawks Win In NFL Week 10 Scores: Nov. 14

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DALLAS, Sporting Alert – Latest NFL scores after Sunday’s Week 10 games, with the Cowboys, Chiefs and Seahawks among the highlighted winners.

Elliott and Prescott Power Cowboys

Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 114 yards and two late touchdowns and took two catches for 95 yards, including an 83-yard pass for a score, and the Cowboys pulled off an exciting 35-30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Elliott ran for 14 and 32-yard scores inside the final two minutes of the game and the Cowboys (8-1) have now won eight straight in a season for the first time since 1977.

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Rookie quarterback Prescott overcame an early fumble lost to pass for 319 yards and two scores without an interception for Dallas (8-1), while Dez Bryant caught six passes for 116 yards and a 50-yard touchdown in the win.

With the victory on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys have now matched the longest single-season win streak in club history.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for a season-high 408 yards and completed touchdown passes to Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Eli Rogers for the Steelers.

Antonio Brown caught 14 passes for 154 yards and linked up with Roethlisberger to give Pittsburgh the lead with 42 seconds left.

However, then Prescott and Elliott combined to win it for the travellers, while the Steelers suffered their fourth loss in a row.

Chiefs Comeback Win Against Panthers

Cairo Santos kicked three fourth-quarter field goals, including a 37-yard FG as time expired, and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Carolina Panthers 20-17 in the NFL on Sunday.

Santos also made 36 and 33 yard field goals in the final quarter as well for Kansas City (7-2), which won five straight and took over the lead in the AFC West.

The Chiefs, who are without star running back Jamaal Charles, who is out with a knee injury, have now won 17 in their last 19 games.

Eric Berry also returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown in the win for the Chiefs, who are making it a habit of using turnovers to set up victories.

Cam Newton went 23 of 38 for 261 yards with one interception and a touchdown, while running for 54 yards and another score for the Panthers (3-6), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

Seahawks Top Tom Brady, Patriots

Russell Wilson went 25 of 37 on completed passes for 348 yards and connected with Doug Baldwin for the three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks secured a 31-24 victory over the New England Patriots in NFL Sunday Night Football.

Seattle (6-2-1) was winning its second game in a row to stay atop the NFC West.

Tom Brady finished 23 of 32 for 316 yards but failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time since returning from his four-game suspension.

Brady had thrown 12 TDs in his first four games back from the league ban.

With 11 seconds to play, the Patriots had the ball but Brady was unable to connect with Rob Gronkowski on fourth down as New England (7-2) saw its four-game winning streak ended.

Complete Football Scores and Results

NFL SCORES: WEEK 10
Sunday, November 13

BRONCOS 25, SAINTS 23
BUCCANEERS 36, BEARS 10
CARDINALS 23, 49ERS 20
CHIEFS 20, PANTHERS 17
COWBOYS 35, STEELERS 30
DOLPHINS 31, CHARGERS 24
EAGLES 24, FALCONS 15
RAMS 9, JETS 6
REDSKINS 26, VIKINGS 20
TEXANS 24, JAGUARS 13
TITANS 47, PACKERS 25

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Aaron Rodgers, Packers Beat Bears 26-10

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GREEN BAY, Wis., Sporting Alert (Box Score) – Aaron Rodgers helped the Green Bay Packers get a win at home against the Chicago Bear, who lost their quarterback in the defeat.

NFL Week 7 Video Highlights

On the night at Lambeau Field, Rodgers threw 56 passes and completed a franchise-record 39 of them, while connecting with Davante Adams and Randall Cobb for three touchdowns for the Packers (4-2) in a 26-10 victory over the Bears.

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“It means we threw it a lot. But a lot of times records like these are achieved in losses when you’re way behind,” Rodgers said about his record-setting night.

The Packers finished with 326 yards in the air and Rodgers thinks the team may have to start looking that way moving forward.

“This is probably closer to how we are going to have to play going forward,” he said.

Adams caught 13 of his 16 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns and Cobb took 11 catches for 95 yards and a score for Green Bay, which was bouncing back from the 30-16 defeat against the Dallas Cowboys at home on Sunday.

Ty Montgomery, who was handed the start in the backfield because of injuries to running backs Eddie Lacy and James Starks, finished with 10 catches for 66 yards, and carried the ball nine times for 60 yards in the win.

Rodgers said about receiver Montgomery after his combined peformance: “He’s a running back now.”

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears (1-6) lost quarterback Brian Hoyer early during the defeat.

Hoyer, who was named the starter after Jay Cutler suffered a right thumb injury, was forced to leave the game in the second quarter with a broken left arm.

Chicago had to call on third-string QB Matt Barkley, who finished with 6 of 15 on completed passes and was picked off twice.

Hoyer, who was hoping to pass for 300 yards for the fifth consecutive game, was unable to get to even 50, after leaving the game with 4 of 11 passes for 49 yards.

“Well, when you lose your starting quarterback it can be disruptive,” Bears coach John Fox said. “It’s not an excuse, it’s just a reality.”

In the meantime, Davante Adams, Randall Cobb and Ty Montgomery are only the second trio from the same team to have 10 receptions in a game, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

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

UPDATED: Week 1 Scores and Results In The NFL: Sept. 11

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MIAMI, FL Sporting Alert – Scores and results from the Week 1 games played in the 2016-17 NFL season on Sunday.

CHIEFS 33, CHARGERS 27

KANSAS CITY — Highlighting the list of this weekend was the stunning comeback overtime victory by the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Diego Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.

Down 21-3 at halftime and seem well out of the contest after the first two-quarters, the Chiefs rallied to outscore the Chargers 24-6 in the second half to send the game into overtime with the scores tied at 27-27.

Quarterback Alex Smith then dived for the winning on the first possession of overtime play to complete the rally and give the Chiefs a 33-27.

Smith finished with 34 of 48 on passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.

Spencer Ware took seven of his targets for 129 yards, while rushing for another 70 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown.

Jeremy Maclin and Tyreek Hill also took a catch each for a touchdown for Kansas City.

BUCCANEERS 31, FALCONS 24

ATLANTA — Jameis Winston moved past a slow start to toss four touchdown passes to guide the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-24 in Week 1 on the NFL schedule on Sunday.

Winston, who threw an interception during the first quarter, bounced back to go 23 of 33 for 281 yards in the opener – hooking up with receiver Mike Evans, running back Charles Sims III and tight ends Austin Sefarian-Jenkins and Brandon Myers for his assists.

Evans also took five catches for 99 yards in the win for the Buccaneers.

Matt Ryan went 27 of 39 on completed passes for 334 and two touchdowns, while Mohamed Sanu and Julio Jones each caught a pass for a touchdown in the defeat for the Falcons.

PACKERS 27, JAGUARS 23

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — EverBank Field, Aaron Rodgers inspired the Green Bay Packers to a 27-23 victory over the JacksonvilleJaguars in a thrilling contest in Week 1.

Rodgers threw for 199 yards and tossed touchdown passes to Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams, while ran for another score to lead the way for the Packers.

Blake Bortles went 24 of 39 for 320 yards and one touchdown and an interception in the defeat for the Jaguars, who put up a good fight in the season opener.

NFL Week 1 Scores and Results
Sunday, September 11

CHIEFS 33, CHARGERS 27
PACKERS 27, JAGUARS 23
BUCCANEERS 31, FALCONS 24
RAIDERS 35, SAINTS 34
BENGALS 23, JETS 22
EAGLES 29, BROWNS 10
VIKINGS 25, TITANS 16
RAVENS 13, BILLS 7
TEXNAS 23, BEARS 14
SEAHAWKS 12, DOLPHINS 10
GIANTS 20, COWBOYS 19
LIONS 39, COLTS 35