Brees Throws 2 TDs Saints Beat Falcons 17-13 (Yahoo Sports)
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The New Orleans Saints have won plenty of games with their dazzling offense. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. ''We're rolling and we can't stop,'' said Cameron Jordan, who led the way as New Orleans sacked Atlanta's Matt Ryan five times. ''We've got to get better.'' Brees threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham and a 1-yarder to Benjamin Waton, giving the first-place Saints (9-2) a sweep of the season series with their NFC South rivals.
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Ravens Hold On For 22-20 Win Over Steelers (Yahoo Sports)
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A game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens usually features hard hits, flying helmets and a pivotal play in the final minutes. A coach on the field during a kick return, two touchdowns erased by replay and an inexplicable botched field goal were among the highlights and lowlights in Baltimore's 22-20 Thanksgiving victory. Justin Tucker kicked five field goals, and Baltimore snuffed a conversion pass with 1:03 left to avenge last month's loss to their division rivals. After Pittsburgh scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Jerricho Cotchery to make it 22-20, Roethlisberger's 2-point conversion pass slipped through the hands of Emmanuel Sanders, who was screened by Chykie Brown.
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Jaguars Hand Texans 11th Straight Loss 27-20 (Yahoo Sports)
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have gone from the worst team in the NFL to the hottest team in the AFC. Chad Henne threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Todman scored on some trickery and the Jaguars held on to beat the Houston Texans 27-20 on Thursday night. The Jaguars (4-9) won their third straight - their fourth victory in five games since a bye - and continued to show signs of progress under first-year coach Gus Bradley. Jacksonville also won at home for the first time since Nov. 25, 2012, against Tennessee.
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Chargers Stun Broncos 27-20 (Yahoo Sports)
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Now, Peyton Manning gets a chance to rest. Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers kept Manning on the sideline most of the game and handed the Denver Broncos and unexpected and harmful 27-20 loss Thursday night. Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Keenan Allen and kept the Chargers' offense on the field for nearly 39 minutes, keeping their playoff hopes alive while turning Denver's supposedly easy road to the AFC West title and top seeding in the conference into something much different. The Broncos gained 13 yards on the 13 plays they ran after taking a 10-3 lead late in the first quarter.
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Rodgers: Medical Organizational Decision For Pack (Yahoo Sports)
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Aaron Rodgers looked fine on the practice field Thursday. It doesn't mean he is going to play.
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Packers Rodgers Back To Start Bears Game (Yahoo Sports)
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Aaron Rodgers has been cleared to return from a left collarbone injury, just in time to start Sunday for the Packers against the Chicago Bears in a game to decide the NFC North title. But the spotlight for now is squarely on the return of one of the NFL's most irreplaceable players. Green Bay (7-7-1) is 2-5-1 since Rodgers went down during the first series of a 27-20 loss Nov. 4 to Chicago. The Packers have managed to hang on, with a shot to win a third straight division title with a victory Sunday at Soldier Field.
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Bears Sign QB Jay Cutler To 7-year Deal (Yahoo Sports)
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If the Bears make changes this offseason, it will not be at quarterback. Chicago signed Jay Cutler to a seven-year contract Thursday, ending speculation they might make a change after five seasons of good and bad from their talented signal-caller. Cutler clearly thrived under first-year coach Marc Trestman and now has some of the best complements on offense he's had since arriving in Chicago in 2009. ''It's not always been easy,'' Cutler said.
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