In the NFL, the Patriots lost their second straight, 35-28 to Philadelphia who got touchdowns on a blocked punt, an interception return and a punt return…..Carolina remains unbeaten at 12 and 0 after a 41-38 win over New Orleans as Panther quarterback Cam Newton throws 5 touchdown passes…..NFC West leading Arizona improves to 10 and 2 after defeating St. Louis 27-3 and last night, Pittsburgh beat Indianapolis 45-10 with Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns. In other play, it was Seattle 38 Minnesota 7…..New York Jets 23 New York Giants 20 (OT)……Tampa Bay 23 Atlanta 19…..Buffalo 30 Houston 21….Miami 15 Baltimore 13……Cincinnati 37 Cleveland 3….Tennessee 42 Jacksonville 39….San Francisco 26 Chicago 20 (OT)….Denver 17 San Diego 3 and Kansas City 34 Oakland 20.
In the NHL, it was Chicago over Winnipeg 3-1….The Rangers downed Ottawa 4-1…..Anaheim got by Pittsburgh 2-1…..Edmonton doubled up on Buffalo 4-2…..Los Angeles got by Tampa Bay 3-1….Carolina edged Arizona 5-4 and New Jersey outscored Florida 4-2.
In Major Midget Hockey, the Saint John Vitos improved to 16 and 3 with a 5-0 win over Charlottetown.
In the NBA, Golden State improves to 22 and 0 with 114-98 win over Brooklyn. Elsewhere, it was Memphis 95 Phoenix 93….Detroit 111 Los Angeles Lakers 91….Dallas 116 Washington 104 and Oklahoma City 98 Sacramento 95.