NFL-National Football League highlights

Nov 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's games in the National Football League. Chargers 41, Chiefs 38 Philip Rivers connected with wide receiver Seyi Ajirotutu for a 26-yard touchdown with 24 seconds to play that gave the San Diego Chargers a 41-38 upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The winning touchdown came just 58 seconds after the Chiefs had gone ahead on a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Alex Smith to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe with one minute, 22 seconds to play. San Diego is now 5-6 on the season, while the Chiefs are 9-2 and facing a huge rematch next week against the Denver Broncos. - - Packers 26, Vikings 26 (tie) Green Bay quarterback Matt Flynn replaced ineffective Scott Tolzien and led the Packers to two touchdowns and a field goal on three consecutive possessions to force overtime, but the Packers and Vikings battled to a 26-26 tie at Lambeau Field. The tie snapped the Packers' three-game losing streak. At 5-5-1, they're still alive in the NFC North after Detroit lost at home to Tampa Bay and Chicago was trounced at Chicago. The Lions and Bears are 6-5, and the Lions host the Packers on Thanksgiving Day. - - Buccaneers 24, Lions 21 Mike Glennon threw two touchdown passes to Tiquan Underwood, including the go-ahead 85-yard score, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers upset the turnover-prone Detroit Lions 24-21 at Ford Field. Glennon, the Buccaneers' rookie quarterback, had 247 yards passing and cornerback Leonard Johnson returned one of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford's four interceptions for another score as the Bucs (3-8) won their third straight after starting the season 0-8. Detroit committed five turnovers while falling to 6-5. Stafford threw three touchdown passes and wide receiver Nate Burleson, who missed the previous seven games with a broken forearm suffered during an auto accident, caught seven passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. - - Steelers 27, Browns 11 Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their third straight game to stay in the AFC playoff race by beating the Cleveland Browns 27-11. The Steelers are 5-6 after a 0-4 start. The Browns have lost five of six games and are 4-7. The Browns lost more than a football game - starting quarterback Jason Campbell was knocked out of the game in the third quarter with a concussion on a strip sack by cornerback William Gay. - - Ravens 19, Jets 3 Jacoby Jones' first 100-yard receiving day with the Ravens included a 67-yard touchdown and Justin Tucker kicked four field goals as the Baltimore handed the New York Jets a 19-3 loss. Joe Flacco completed 17 of 26 passes for 273 yards with one interception and the long toss to Jones for the Ravens (5-6), winners of eight straight over the Jets (5-6). Jones caught four passes for 103 yards as the Ravens scored the final 19 points. Three of Tucker's field goals came in the first half. - - Jaguars 13, Texans 6 The Jacksonville Jaguars recorded consecutive road wins for the first time in five years, limiting the Houston Texans to 218 yards while posting a 13-6 victory at Reliant Stadium. Jacksonville (2-9) last won successive games on the road in Weeks 3 and 6 in 2008, at Indianapolis and Denver, respectively. Josh Scobee nailed field goals of 30 and 53 yards while running back Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown while adding 60 receiving yards on six catches. The Texans (2-9) extended their franchise-worst losing skid to nine consecutive games. - - Panthers 20, Dolphins 16 Quarterback Cam Newton tossed a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen with 43 seconds remaining to rally the Carolina Panthers from a 13-point deficit to a 20-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium. The Panthers (8-3) have won seven straight games, the longest active winning streak in the NFL. Miami (5-6) built a 16-3 lead but failed to run the ball effectively and could not hold on, allowing the Panthers to convert fourth-down plays on two key drives late in the game. - - Rams 42, Bears 21 After a bye week, St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin picked up where he left off. The rookie ran 65 yards for a touchdown on the game's third play, igniting a 21-point first quarter explosion which led to a 42-21 win over the Chicago Bears at the Edward Jones Dome. It was the second straight victory for St. Louis (5-6), which was coming off a 38-8 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 10 that saw Austin score three touchdowns - all on plays of 55 yards or longer. - - (Editing by Julian Linden)