Passing

Aaron Rodgers, Packers, passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns as Green Bay routed Philadelphia 53-20.

Jay Cutler, Bears, threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns to lead Chicago past Minnesota 21-13.

Josh McCown, Buccaneers, was 15-of-23 for 288 yards and two touchdowns in Tampa Bay’s 27-7 win at Washington that snapped a five-game skid.

Rushing

Jamaal Charles, Chiefs, ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in Kansas City’s 24-20 win over Seattle.

Alfred Blue, Texans, had 156 yards rushing on a franchise-record 36 carries while filling in for the injured Arian Foster in Houston’s 23-7 victory at Cleveland.

Jeremy Hill, Bengals, carried 27 times for 152 yards in Cincinnati’s 27-10 win at New Orleans.

Receiving

Mike Evans, Buccaneers, became the first rookie to post three consecutive 100-yard games with at least one touchdown in each since Randy Moss in 1998, catching seven passes for 209 yards and two scores in Tampa Bay’s 27-7 win at Washington.

Alshon Jeffery, Bears, had 135 yards receiving and a touchdown catch in Chicago’s 21-13 win against Minnesota.

Special Teams

Micah Hyde, Packers, scored on a 75-yard punt return in Green Bay’s 53-20 win over Philadelphia.

Andrew Sendejo, Vikings, ran 48 yards on an end-around on a fake punt to set up an early touchdown in Minnesota’s 21-13 loss at Chicago.

Greg Zuerlein, Rams, was a career-best 5-for-5 on field goals in St. Louis’ 22-7 win over Denver.

Defense

J.J. Watt, Texans, had a strip sack, made five tackles – three for a loss – recovered a fumble and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass while leading Houston to a 23-7 win over Cleveland.

Chris Borland, 49ers, intercepted a fourth-down pass by Eli Manning at the 49ers 2 with 4:43 to play to cap a goal-line stand in San Francisco’s 16-10 win at New York. The rookie linebacker finished with two inerceptions and a team-high 12 tackles.

Julius Peppers, Packers, returned his second interception of the season for a score in Green Bay’s 53-20 win over Philadelphia and became the first player in NFL history with 100 sacks and four interception returns for touchdowns.

MILESTONES

Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans caught seven passes for 209 yards and two scores in Tampa Bay’s 27-7 win at Washington, becoming the first rookie in NFL history with seven or more catches, 100-plus yards receiving and a touchdown catch in three consecutive games. He’s the youngest player in league history with 200 or more yards receiving in a game. … Against the Giants, Chris Borland and Michael Wilhoite became the first two 49ers linebackers to make interceptions in the same game since Nov. 12, 1995, when Rickey Jackson and Lee Woodall did it against Dallas. Borland is also the first 49ers rookie linebacker with two interceptions in a game and joined Ken Norton (1995) as the San Francisco linebackers with two in a game in the past 40 years. … Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (322) broke Tom Brady’s NFL record of 288 consecutive passes at home without an interception.

Quote of the Day

“I was telling the offensive linemen, there’s nothing better than scoring a touchdown and the whole offense runs over to congratulate you. It’s such a cool feeling. I really, really enjoyed (Sunday). It was a blast.” – Houston defensive end J.J. Watt, who scored his fourth touchdown of the season on a 2-yard reception in the Texans’ 23-7 victory at Cleveland on Sunday.

Associated Press