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WATCH: Highlights from Broncos’ 23-20 win over Chargers

Watch highlights from the Broncos’ win over the Chargers in Week 13 of the 2019 NFL season.

The Denver Broncos defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 23-20 in Week 13, marking rookie quarterback Drew Lock’s first win in the NFL. Here are highlights from the game, courtesy of the NFL:

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To view a photo gallery from Denver’s victory, click here.

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Packers highlights: Aaron Rodgers throws 4 TDs, defense tallies 3 INTs in win over Giants

The Packers used four touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers and three interceptions from the defense to cruise past the Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. 

The Green Bay Packers used four touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers and three interceptions from the defense to cruise past the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Rodgers tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Davante Adams and one each to Allen Lazard and Marcedes Lewis, while Kevin King, Darnell Savage and Tramon Williams all tallied interceptions of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones.

Rodgers finished the 31-13 win with a passer rating of 125.4, his third-highest in a single game this season. He now has 22 touchdown passes and just two interceptions for the 9-3 Packers.

Here’s all four of Rodgers’ touchdown passes:

The Packers turned their three interceptions of Jones into 10 points. Mike Pettine’s group now has 12 picks this season.

King became the 12th player in the NFL to get to four interceptions in 2019, while Savage and Williams both produced their second picks of the year.

King stepped right in front of Jones’ intended receiver on 3rd-and-10 in the first half:

Savage took advantage of a high throw from Jones. He was in the right place at the right time for the pick:

Williams’ interception with just over six minutes to go all but sealed the victory:

The Packers are now 9-3 after 12 games. They’ll return home to play the Washington Redskins at Lambeau Field next Sunday.

Watch: Falcons’ second onside-kick recovery keeps chances alive

Check out this highlight from the Falcons’ Week 13 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.

The Falcons recovered not one, but two onside kicks in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

And then, there was this:

 

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Watch: Vonn Bell recovers his fifth fumble of the season, ties NFL lead

New Orleans Saints safety Vonn Bell recovered a fumble out of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, his fifth of the year, tying the lead.

The Atlanta Falcons may have just been snakebit on Thanksgiving night against the New Orelans Saints. Things just didn’t go there way in high-leverage situations, like on this third down midway through the fourth quarter.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan dropped back to pass, but none of his receivers were open thanks to tight coverage by the Saints defense. The pass rush bore down on him so he burst out of the pocket and jogged upfield for what should have been a first-down conversion.

Unfortunately for Ryan, he’s not as well-rounded an athlete as Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport, who chased after the fleeing quarterback before crashing down on him, jarring the football out of Ryan’s grasp. And who should be in the right spot to recover that fumble than Saints safety Vonn Bell?

Bell went into Thursday’s game tied with several other players for the second-most fumble recoveries in the NFL (4), trailing only Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (5). Now that Bell recovered this fumble from Ryan, he’s tied Watson for the NFL’s lead, and he’s the only defensive player to do so.

This comes two weeks after Bell recorded his first career interception off of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, a day in which four different Saints defenders picked him off. If the Saints defense can continue making game-changing turnovers like these and cut down on a handful of mental errors, they’ll be able to compete against any unit in the lead.

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Falcons Highlights: WR Russell Gage catches first career TD

Check out this highlight from the Falcons’ Week 13 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.

The Falcons aren’t going to beat the Saints, but as usual, they put up some points in garbage time.

Second-year wideout Russell Gage caught his first career touchdown from Matt Ryan. Check it out below:

Atlanta currently trails New Orleans, 26-15, with two minutes left in the fourth quarter.

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Saints rookie C.J. Gardner-Johnson gets his first career interception

New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, a rookie from the Florida Gators program, logged his first NFL interception off of Matt Ryan

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was handing out turnovers like they were going out of style on Thanksgiving night, with New Orleans Saints rookie defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson the latest recipient. The fourth-round draft pick out of Florida snagged an interception off of Ryan during the second half, streaking across the field to set the Saints offense up in solid starting field position.

It was the first career interception for Gardner-Johnson, who has steadily seen his snap counts rise after injuries struck the top of the Saints depth chart earlier this year. The rookie has shown a knack for defending passes out of the slot while laying out punishing hits in run defense. He’s dropped two would-be interceptions in previous games, so it’s great to see him expand this part of his skills set. See it for yourself:

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Watch: Taysom Hill scores 30-yard TD, sends Saints into halftime up 17-9

Have a day, Taysom Hill. The New Orleans Saints’ reserve quarterback and do-it-all gadget playmaker scored both of his team’s first-half touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons while also blocking a punt on the Falcons’ opening drive. He was credited …

Have a day, Taysom Hill. The New Orleans Saints’ reserve quarterback and do-it-all gadget playmaker scored both of his team’s first-half touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons while also blocking a punt on the Falcons’ opening drive. He was credited with a touchdown catch off of a Drew Brees shovel pass, but followed up that act with a scoring run that carved through the heart of Atlanta’s defense — from 30 yards out.

The highlight reel-worthy play put Hill’s athleticism on full view, and cast the struggling Falcons defense in a harsh light. Hill kept the ball on a zone-read, caught the defense off-balance, and outraced everyone to streak into the end zone, untouched. Check it out where the video is embedded below:

This is the fifth touchdown Hill has racked up in 2019, and his eighth career score since entering the NFL (including the playoffs). He’s proven to be a threat to make plays on special teams as well as while handling the ball himself, making plays on the ground and through the air. Whether his future lays at quarterback is anyone’s guess; for now, the list of more-exciting players in the game today has to be awfully brief.

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Falcons Highlights: Matt Ryan finds Jaeden Graham for 18-yard TD strike

The Falcons trailed the Saints by seven before quarterback Matt Ryan found tight end Jaeden Graham for an 18-yard touchdown strike.

The Falcons trailed the Saints by seven before quarterback Matt Ryan found tight end Jaeden Graham for an 18-yard touchdown strike. It was Graham’s first career TD. Check it out below:

Atlanta trails, 7-6, in the second quarter to New Orleans after Younghoe Koo missed the extra point.

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Steve Gleason taunts the Falcons after early gaffe: ‘Never punt’

New Orleans Saints legend Steve Gleason didn’t pass up the opportunity to taunt the NFC South-rival Atlanta Falcons after a botched punt.

No one was happier to see the New Orleans Saints block an Atlanta Falcons punt early in their game on Thanksgiving night than Steve Gleason, the living legend whose own block against the Falcons is immortalized with a bronze statue outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Even though his playing days are long behind him, the Saints’ retired playmaker remains an avid fan of his old team and made sure to tune in for their game with his family After Saints quarterback Taysom Hill cut through the Atlanta line to deflect the punt away, giving his team the ball, Gleason took to his official Twitter account to taunt the Falcons:

Gleason has been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2011, a neurodegenerative disease that has confined him to a wheelchair and taken away his ability to speak. He now relies on cutting-edge software to type on an electric keyboard with his eyes, using a text-to-speech program  to communicate.

But he and his family haven’t let that condition prevent him from living his life to the fullest. The Gleasons continue to travel often, and they welcomed their second child to their family last year. He remains a common sight on the sidelines at Saints games and is actively involved in his Team Gleason Foundation.

So here’s to Steve Gleason, one of the greatest alumni of Saints coach Sean Payton’s management of the team. Despite all the adversity he’s experienced, he still has his sense of humor, and is eager to use it to dunk on the Falcons.

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