GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) β Jay Cutler was 19 of 31 for 200 yards, one touchdown and no turnovers in leading the Chicago Bears to a 17-13 win over the Packers at Green Bay. Cutler engineered two TD drives in the final 6:03 of the first half, tossing a three-yard scoring pass to Zach Miller before Jeremy Langford had a one-yard touchdown run that put the 5-6 Bears ahead to stay. Aaron Rodgers had first-and-goal at the Chicago 8 with 51 seconds left before throwing four straight incompletions, leaving the 7-4 Packers a half-game behind Minnesota for first place in the NFC North.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) β Luke Kuechly (KEEK’-lee) intercepted two straight Tony Romo passes in the first half and brought back the first for a 32-yard touchdown as the Carolina Panthers ripped Dallas 33-14 to improve to 11-0. Kurt Coleman returned an interception 36 yards for a TD in the first minute to put the Panthers ahead. Romo sat out the fourth quarter and will be re-evaluated on Friday after reinjuring his left collarbone during a sack.
DETROIT (AP) β The Detroit Lions picked up their third straight win as Matthew Stafford threw for 337 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-14 pounding of Philadelphia. Stafford’s favorite target was Calvin Johnson, who had eight receptions for 93 yards and three touchdowns to help the Lions improve to 4-7. Mark Sanchez passed for 199 yards and two TDs for the 4-7 Eagles.
UNDATED (AP) β No. 10 Gonzaga and 17th-rated Notre Dame were the highest-ranked men’s basketball teams to lose on Thanksgiving. No. 25 Texas A&M pulled off a mild surprise in the Bahamas as Danuel House scored 19 points and the 6-0 Aggies advanced to the Battle 4 Atlantis title game by nipping the Bulldogs 62-61. Monmouth pulled off the biggest stunner as Justin Robinson dropped in 22 points and hit the winning free throws with 3.6 seconds left in a 70-68 triumph over the Irish in the AdvoCare Invitational.
UNDATED (AP) β Denzel Valentine had a triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as third-ranked Michigan State hammered Boston College 99-68 in the Wooden Legacy Tournament. The Spartans are 5-0 following Valentine’s second triple-double of the season. Eighth-ranked Villanova has advanced to the NIT Season Tipoff championship game against Georgia Tech by getting 18 points from Jalen Brunson in a 59-45 triumph over Stanford.
