Bears Slam Rams, NFL Scores, Schedule

Zach Miller used the video board in the north end zone to chart a path through the St. Louis Rams defense. It was especially helpful when he had just one more man to beat.

The Chicago Bears tight end with the 11.6-yard career average per reception got a rare chance to show off his speed and elusive qualities on an 87-yard score that was one of two plays St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher called "backbreakers" in a 37-13 victory Sunday.

"I did not want to get caught," Miller said. "I'd be getting clowned by everybody if I got caught."

Cornerback Trumaine Johnson was bearing down on Miller just past midfield. But Miller noticed and swerved at the St. Louis 45, leaving Johnson grabbing nothing but air.

Miller caught a second touchdown pass, and Jeremy Langford also had two TDs for Chicago.

Jay Cutler added a 26-yard scramble, the quarterback's longest since 2009, for Chicago. He could have had had more had he not made a safety-first slide in the third quarter, but said it wasn't because he'd spotted defenders bearing down on him, joking, "I'm not that talented."

The 87-yarder was the longest receiving TD by a Bears tight end since Willard Dewveall had a 91-yarder in 1960 against the 49ers, according to Stats LLC. It was the longest receiving touchdown by any tight end since Heath Miller's 87-yarder in 2006 for Pittsburgh against the Dolphins.

The Bears (4-5) improved to 3-1 on the road. They brought thousands of fans to the Edward Jones Dome, which had a season-best 58,663 tickets distributed, about 8,000 shy of capacity.

Sunday, November 15 Scoreboard

Detroit 18, Green Bay 16

Tampa Bay 10, Dallas 6

Carolina 27, Tennessee 10

Chicago 37, St. Louis 13

Washington 47, New Orleans 14

Miami 20, Philadelphia 19

Pittsburgh 30, Cleveland 9

Jacksonville 22, Baltimore 20    

Minnesota 30, Oakland 14

New England 27, New York Giants 26

Kansas City 29, Denver 13

Arizona 39, Seattle 32

Monday, November 16 Schedule (Time Central)

Houston at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 19 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, November 22 Schedule (All Times Central)

Oakland at Detroit, noon

Indianapolis at Atlanta, noon

New York at Houston, noon

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, noon

Denver at Chicago, noon

St. Louis at Baltimore, noon

Dallas at Miami, noon

Washington at Carolina, noon

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.