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Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games

(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games: - - - Vikings 23, Green Bay 10 In an unexpected battle of the backups, Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum out-dueled Green Bay's Brett Hundley as the Vikings forged a tie atop the NFC North standings. Hundley, a third-year pro, was pressed into duty in the first quarter after Packers starter Aaron Rodgers was lost for the game, and possibly for the season, with a broken collarbone. Keenum, making his fourth start in place of the injured Sam Bradford, was 24-of-38 passing for 239 yards, with a touchdown and an interception as the Vikings improved to 4-2. Hundley, hounded by the Vikings defense for much of the day, finished 18-of-33 for 157 yards, with a touchdown and three interceptions. He was sacked four times as the Packers fell to 4-2. - - - - Dolphins 20, Falcons 17 Atlanta, like in the Super Bowl last season, couldn't hold a big halftime lead and lost to visiting Miami. Safety Reshad Jones intercepted Matt Ryan at the six-yard line with 39 seconds left and the Dolphins won after trailing 17-0 at halftime. Cody Parkey kicked a decisive 39-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining after tying the score on a 49-yarder with eight minutes left that was set up by a bad snap on a Falcons punt. Jay Cutler, who was 19 of 32 for 151 yards, threw two third-quarter touchdown passes for the Dolphins (3-2) and Jay Ajayi ran for 130 yards on 26 carries. Atlanta (3-2) scored on three of its first four possessions and led 17-0 at halftime as Ryan completed 15 of 21 passes. - - - Patriots 24, Jets 17 New England claimed sole possession of first place in the AFC East for the first time this season with the come-from-behind victory over New York. The Jets (3-3) had their three-game winning streak snapped and are in last place. New England (4-2) won its 11th straight road game and has won six of its last seven against the Jets, who led 14-0 before the Patriots rallied. Tight end Rob Gronkowski scored two touchdowns, both from Tom Brady who broke a tie with Peyton Manning and Brett Favre for the most regular-season wins in NFL history with 187. - - - Saints 52, Lions 38 Defensive end Cam Jordan tipped and then intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass in the end zone -- the third defensive touchdown of the game for New Orleans -- and the Saints withstood a furious 28-point Detroit rally. The Saints (3-2) appeared to have iced the game with 8 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter when they grabbed a 45-10 lead on cornerback Marshon Lattimore's 27-yard interception return of a Stafford pass for a touchdown. But Detroit (3-3) scored 28 consecutive points over the next 16 minutes to cut the deficit to 45-38 with 6:41 remaining. The Lions' final score came on a two-yard interception return by defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson. - - - Texans 33, Browns 17 Deshaun Watson continued his breakout rookie season and Houston forced three turnovers in their win over winless Cleveland (0-6). Watson passed for 225 yards and three touchdowns, his day marred only by a 56-yard interception return for a score by Browns cornerback Jason McCourty in the fourth quarter. With 15 touchdowns, Watson has the most by a rookie through six games since the merger with the American Football League. The Texans (3-3) harassed Browns quarterback Keven Hogan into a miserable debut as a starter. Hogan tossed three interceptions, with Texans veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph recording a pair of picks. Joseph returned his first interception 82 yards for a touchdown with 11:08 remaining in the first half to extend the Texans' lead to 16-3. Hogan passed for 140 yards. Playing their first game since losing defensive end J.J. Watt (leg) and linebacker Whitney Mercilus (pectoral) to season-ending injuries, the Texans limited Cleveland to 247 yards. In addition to their three interceptions, the Texans sacked Hogan four times. - - - Bears 27, Ravens 24 (overtime) Connor Barth hit a 39-yard field goal with 2:11 left in overtime to give Chicago the victory over Baltimore. Running back Jordan Howard had a 53-yard run on Chicago's second possession in the extra period. Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky then threw an 18-yard pass to Kendall Wright that helped set up the game-winning kick. Chicago (2-4) snapped a 10-game losing streak on the road. The Ravens (3-3) did not manage an offensive touchdown. - - - Redskins 26, 49ers 24 Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Washington defeated winless San Francisco. After squandering all of a 17-0 lead, the Redskins scored nine fourth-quarter points on a field goal and a seven-yard run by Cousins with 3:34 remaining. Trailing 26-17, the 49ers answered on a 45-yard touchdown pass from rookie C.J. Beathard to wide receiver Aldrick Robinson with 1:58 left, but Washington (3-2) recovered the onside kick. The 49ers are 0-6 for the first time since 1979 in Bill Walsh's first season as head coach. (Editing by Gene Cherry)