Vikings 24

49ers 13

At Minneapolis, Christian Ponder threw two TD passes to tight end Kyle Rudolph and ran for another score to help hand the 49ers their first defeat. The Vikings began boldly with a fourth-and-goal TD pass by Ponder to Rudolph. They finished by forcing three turnovers and two punts by the 49ers in the fourth quarter.

First Quarter

Min—Rudolph 1 pass from Ponder (Walsh kick), 7:20.

Second Quarter

SF—FG Akers 29, 12:13.

Min—Ponder 23 run (Walsh kick), 5:29.

Min—FG Walsh 52, :00.

Third Quarter

SF—FG Akers 29, 12:46.

SF—V.Davis 1 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick), 6:17.

Fourth Quarter

Min—Rudolph 2 pass from Ponder (Walsh kick), 14:17.

A—57,288.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—SF, Gore 12-63, Ale.Smith 4-26, Hunter 4-0. Min, Peterson 25-86, Ponder 7-33, Gerhart 8-18, Harvin 1-9.

PASSING—SF, Ale.Smith 24-35-1-204. Min, Ponder 21-35-0-198.

RECEIVING—SF, Crabtree 6-40, Manningham 5-56, V.Davis 5-53, Moss 3-27, K.Williams 2-16, Gore 1-9, Hunter 1-2, Walker 1-1. Min, Harvin 9-89, Rudolph 5-36, Aromashodu 2-24, Peterson 2-21, Gerhart 2-20, Jenkins 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—

Bears 23

Rams 6

At Chicago, Major Wright returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown and Chicago’s defense had six sacks on Sam Bradford and held St. Louis to 160 total yards. That was enough on a day when Jay Cutler completed 17 of 31 passes for 183 yards. He was sacked twice and threw an interception to Cortland Finnegan.

First Quarter

Chi—FG Gould 54, 10:41.

Second Quarter

Chi—Bush 3 run (Gould kick), 1:56.

StL—FG Zuerlein 56, :22.

Third Quarter

StL—FG Zuerlein 46, 6:14.

Fourth Quarter

Chi—FG Gould 22, 9:45.

Chi—Wright 45 interception return (Gould kick), 9:06.

Chi—FG Gould 37, 2:18.

A—62,224.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—St. Louis, Jackson 11-29, D.Richardson 4-16, Bradford 2-14. Chicago, Bush 18-55, Bell 10-20, Cutler 4-18, Hester 1-8, Allen 1-2.

PASSING—St. Louis, Bradford 18-35-2-152. Chicago, Cutler 17-31-1-183.

RECEIVING—St. Louis, Amendola 5-66, Kendricks 3-18, Gibson 2-19, Givens 2-9, Jackson 2-5, St.Smith 1-15, Mulligan 1-12, Pead 1-4, D.Richardson 1-4. Chicago, Marshall 5-71, Jeffery 5-45, Davis 2-20, Bush 2-18, Bell 1-11, Bennett 1-11, Adams 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—

Jaguars 22

Colts 17

At Indianapolis, Blaine Gabbert connected with Cecil Shorts III on an 80-yard TD pass with 45 seconds left. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 177 yard for the Jacksonville. The Colts had the lead after Andrew Luck drove them 48 yards in five plays to set up Adam Vinatieri’s 37-yard field goal with 56 seconds left.

First Quarter

Jac—FG Scobee 44, 7:13.

Ind—Hilton 40 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 3:42.

Second Quarter

Ind—Moore 4 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), :37.

Third Quarter

Jac—Jones-Drew 59 run (Scobee kick), 12:05.

Jac—FG Scobee 47, 2:55.

Fourth Quarter

Jac—FG Scobee 26, 11:02.

Ind—FG Vinatieri 37, :56.

Jac—Shorts 80 pass from Gabbert (run failed), :45.

A—63,536.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Jax, Jones-Drew 28-177, Gabbert 2-11, Jones 1-1, Shorts 1-(minus 4). Ind, D.Brown 18-62, Luck 4-50, Ballard 5-12, Moore 2-0.

PASSING—Jax, Gabbert 10-21-0-155. Ind, Luck 22-46-1-313.

RECEIVING—Jax, Elliott 2-24, Jones-Drew 2-16, Jones 2-12, Shorts 1-80, Lewis 1-8, Thomas 1-8, Blackmon 1-7. Ind, Wayne 8-88, Allen 5-35, Hilton 4-113, Avery 2-28, D.Brown 1-39, Collie 1-6, Moore 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—

Bills 24

Browns 14

At Cleveland, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three TD passes and Buffalo overcame the loss of running back C.J. Spiller. Fitzpatrick finished 22 of 35 for 208 yards as the Bills turned to their passing game after Spiller, the ex-Clemson standout and the NFL’s leading rusher, was lost in the first quarter with a shoulder injury.

First Quarter

Buf—Graham 9 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 9:04.

Buf—Spiller 32 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 5:06.

Second Quarter

Cle—Richardson 6 run (Dawson kick), 2:12.

Third Quarter

Buf—FG Lindell 37, 10:38.

Cle—Benjamin 22 pass from Weeden (Dawson kick), 2:27.

Fourth Quarter

Buf—St.Johnson 9 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick), 9:08.

A—69,353.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Buf, Choice 20-91, Spiller 4-16, J.White 2-15, Fitzpatrick 6-10, B.Smith 2-6. Cle, Richardson 12-27, Ogbonnaya 1-6.

PASSING—Buf, Fitzpatrick 22-35-0-208. Cle, Weeden 27-43-2-237.

RECEIVING—Buf, St.Johnson 7-61, Jones 5-42, Graham 3-24, Spiller 2-42, Chandler 2-22, Choice 2-8, McIntyre 1-9. Cle, Richardson 6-24, Cameron 5-45, Watson 4-15, Gordon 3-40, Ogbonnaya 3-14, Benjamin 2-44, Little 2-17, Cribbs 1-24, Massaquoi 1-14.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—

Raiders 34

Steelers 31

At Oakland, Calif., Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 43-yard field goal on the last play as Oakland scored the final 13 points after receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was knocked out and hospitalized.

First Quarter

Pit—Miller 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 11:33. Oak—McFadden 64 run (Janikowski kick), 10:33. Pit—Miller 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 3:49.

Second Quarter

Oak—Heyward-Bey 3 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 1:54. Pit—FG Suisham 33, :00.

Third Quarter

Pit—Wallace 22 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 11:40. Oak—Gordon 1 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 6:35.

Pit—A.Brown 11 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 1:31.

Fourth Quarter

Oak—Moore 6 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 12:13. Oak—FG Janikowski 32, 6:30. Oak—FG Janikowski 43, :00.

A—62,373.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Pit, Redman 9-27, B.Batch 4-12, Roethlisberger 1-8, Rainey 2-7, Wallace 1-1, Dwyer 3-(minus 1). Oak, McFadden 18-113, Palmer 2-5, Goodson 1-1.

PASSING—Pit, Roethlisberger 36-49-0-384. Oak, Palmer 24-34-1-209.

RECEIVING—Pit, Wallace 8-123, Miller 8-60, A.Brown 7-87, Sanders 3-33, Redman 3-24, Rainey 2-23, B.Batch 2-20, Cotchery 1-9, W.Johnson 1-4, Dwyer 1-1. Oak, Moore 5-45, Myers 4-55, Reece 4-27, Hagan 3-30, Streater 2-22, Heyward-Bey 2-14, McFadden 2-2, Ausberry 1-13, Gordon 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—