Rams Beat Lions, Bears Drop Decisions to Redskins

Calvin Johnson appeared primed for a big game, facing a beat-up secondary. Instead, it was St. Louis' far-less-famous Johnson who carried the day.

Trumaine Johnson shut down Calvin Johnson, most of it in solo coverage, and Todd Gurley rushed for 140 yards to lead the Rams to a 21-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Calvin Johnson was limited to a late reception for 16 yards in his lowest output since he had two catches for 39 yards in the opener against San Diego. Coach Jim Caldwell didn't have much of an explanation, noting Golden Tate and Theo Riddick combined for 16 receptions.

Gurley led a revived offense under new coordinator Rob Boras, scoring two second-half touchdowns. The rookie needed only 16 carries to record his first game with at least 100 yards since Week 8 against San Francisco on Nov. 1.

Trumaine Johnson's 58-yard return was the only score in the first half, plus he did most of the work on Calvin Johnson. Aaron Donald had three sacks of Matthew Stafford to further boost a defense that had sagged in recent weeks.

Redskins 24, Bears 21

Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins figured they had to get a road win somewhere to have a chance of winning their division.

They found what they were looking for in Chicago. And they can thank another late field goal miss by Robbie Gould.

Cousins threw for 300 yards and a touchdown Sunday, and the Redskins hung on for a 24-21 victory over the Bears after Gould missed a 50-yard field goal.

Washington (6-7) remained tied with Philadelphia for the NFC East lead and moved a half-game ahead of the New York Giants, who play Miami on Monday.

The Redskins went ahead by three early in the fourth quarter on Dustin Hopkins' 47-yard field goal and stopped a nine-game road losing streak dating to last season.

It also took one big miss by a slumping kicker who for more than a decade has been as reliable as they come. But after making all 15 attempts in his first six games, Gould is 11 of 17, three of those misses coming the past two weeks.

Jaguars 51, Colts 16

Facing fourth-and-goal at the 1 with 2 minutes remaining, giddy fans gave Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley an earful.

"We want 50! We want 50!" they chanted.

Bradley begrudgingly obliged, allowing Blake Bortles to put a finishing touch on Jacksonville's most complete -- and maybe most important -- victory in the head coach's three seasons.

Bortles threw for three touchdowns and ran for a score on the team's final play, and the Jaguars beat Indianapolis 51-16 on Sunday to end the Colts' 16-game winning streak in the AFC South.

The longest division streak in NFL history is over, ended in lopsided fashion by an unlikely foe.

Sunday, December 13 Scoreboard
     
Philadelphia 23, Buffalo 20
    
Cleveland 24, San Francisco 10
     
St. Louis 21, Detroit 14

New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 17
    
New York Jets 30, Tennessee 8

Pittsburgh 33, Cincinnati 20
    
Jacksonville 51, Indianapolis 16
    
Kansas City 10, San Diego 3

Washington 24, Chicago 21
    
Carolina 38, Atlanta 0

Seattle 35, Baltimore 6

Oakland 15, Denver 12

Green Bay 28, Dallas 7

New England 27, Houston 6

Monday, December 14 Schedule (Time Central)

New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 Schedule (Time Central)

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 Schedule (Time Central)

New York at Dallas, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, December 20 (All Times Central)

Chicago at Minnesota, noon

Atlanta at Jacksonville, noon

Houston at Indianapolis, noon

Carolina at New York, noon

Tennessee at New England, noon

Buffalo at Washington, noon

Kansas City at Baltimore, noon

Cleveland at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

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

Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 21 (Time Central)

Detroit at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.