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Timberwolves vencen 117-103 a Kings sin Edwards gracias a 24 puntos de Randle
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle anotó 24 puntos y capturó nueve rebotes para llevar a Minnesota a superar la noche del domingo 117-103 a los Kings de Sacramento en el segundo partido consecutivo de los Timberwolves sin la estrella Anthony Edwards.
Jaden McDaniels anotó 21 puntos y Naz Reid agregó 20 puntos y 11 rebotes para los Timberwolves (17-9). Han ganado siete de los últimos ocho partidos y tomaron una medida de venganza por su derrota en tiempo extra 117-112 en Sacramento el 24 de noviembre, cuando desperdiciaron una ventaja de diez puntos con menos de tres minutos por jugar en el tiempo reglamentario.
Donte DiVincenzo tuvo 18 puntos, seis asistencias y cuatro robos, y Bones Hyland contribuyó con 18 puntos en su segunda titularidad consecutiva en lugar de Edwards, el guardia que está fuera por molestias en su pie derecho. El base Mike Conley también estuvo ausente por una lesión en el tendón de Aquiles. Rudy Gobert, quien tuvo 12 rebotes en 20 minutos, salió en el tercer cuarto por lo que el equipo anunció como razones personales.
DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schroder y Precious Achiuwa anotaron cada uno 17 puntos para los Kings (6-20). Han perdido 15 de sus últimos 18 partidos y tienen su peor porcentaje de victorias desde la temporada 2008-09 cuando terminaron 17-65.
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Daniels y Okongwu lideran a Hawks en victoria 120-117 sobre 76ers
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ATLANTA (AP) — Dyson Daniels anotó 27 puntos y diez rebotes, Onyeka Okongwu añadió 20 puntos y 15 rebotes, y los Hawks de Atlanta resistieron el domingo por la noche con un marcador de 120-117 ante los 76ers de Filadelfia.
Quentin Grimes tuvo la oportunidad de forzar el tiempo extra, pero su intento de triple en el último segundo entró y salió dramáticamente, dando a los Hawks su 15ª victoria de la temporada.
Daniels acertó 13 de 19 tiros de campo. Vít Krejci sumó 19 puntos, y Zaccharie Risacher tuvo 15.
Paul George lideró a Filadelfia con 35 puntos, VJ Edgecombe anotó 26 y Joel Embiid terminó con 22 puntos y 14 rebotes. Los 76ers solo lideraron una vez, con 47-46 en el segundo cuarto.
Edgecombe mantuvo a los 76ers en el juego con 17 puntos en el tercer cuarto mientras George y Joel Embiid observaban desde el banco.
Los Sixers estuvieron sin su base todoterreno Tyrese Maxey debido a una enfermedad por segundo juego consecutivo.
Daniels anotó con poco más de un minuto restante para dar a los Hawks una ventaja de 118-114. Grimes respondió con un triple. Joel Embiid consiguió un rebote defensivo crucial, dando la posesión a los Sixers con 41 segundos restantes. Varios intentos de triple se quedaron cortos, y los Hawks escaparon por poco.
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Nets aplastan 127-82 a Bucks e igualan récord de franquicia por margen de victoria
Por ADRY TORRES
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Egor Demin anotó 17 puntos, Noah Clowney agregó 16 y los Nets de Brooklyn igualaron la noche del domingo el récord de la franquicia en margen de victoria, sin ir nunca por detrás, en una victoria aplastante de 127-82 sobre unos mermados Bucks de Milwaukee.
La victoria por 45 puntos igualó el récord del equipo establecido el nueve de enero de 1993 contra Washington mientras el equipo jugaba en Nueva Jersey. Los Nets han ganado cuatro de seis después de comenzar 3-13. En casa, han ganado tres de cuatro después de comenzar 0-9.
El entrenador de Brooklyn, Jordi Fernández, se perdió el juego debido a una enfermedad. El entrenador asistente Steve Hetzel dirigió al equipo.
Gary Trent Jr. anotó 20 puntos y Kyle Kuzma agregó 13 para los Bucks, que están teniendo dificultades. Han perdido tres de cuatro desde que la estrella Giannis Antetokounmpo se lesionó el gemelo derecho en los minutos iniciales de una victoria sobre Detroit el tres de diciembre.
Brooklyn lideró 65-46 al medio tiempo con un 56.5% de tiros acertados, y tuvo una racha de 24-11 en el tercer cuarto para poner el marcador en 94-65.
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DC Pipe Bomb Arrest Raises Questions About Christopher Wray’s FBI
DC Pipe Bomb Arrest Raises Questions About Christopher Wray’s FBI
Authored by Julie Kelly via RealClearInvestigations,
It’s a tale of two investigations.
In one version – based on past comments by former FBI Director Christopher Wray – the arrest last week of Brian Cole Jr. as the individual who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on Jan. 5, 2021, was the culmination of a dogged, five-year effort by the bureau.
In another version, suggested by Dan Bongino, the bureau’s deputy director, FBI agents revived a long-dormant case a few months ago, quickly tracking down Cole through an existing body of evidence, not from new information. At a press conference following Cole’s arrest last week, Bongino said he assigned a fresh team of investigators out of the Washington FBI field office about two months ago that “scoured [existing evidence] over and over and over and over again.” Key pieces of evidence gathered under the previous administration – including credit card purchases of components used to construct the devices, as well as cell phone and vehicle activity from Jan. 5 – led investigators to Cole.
If Cole’s arrest proves to have solved the mystery of who planted the bombs, it presents another perhaps even more consequential question: Why did it take law enforcement so long to find him? Although there are no clear answers as of yet, Bongino’s description of the efforts that led to an arrest seems to contradict public comments and congressional testimony regarding the pipe bomb case previously provided by Wray.
Given the case’s close connection to the highly-charged events of Jan. 6, questions are also being raised about whether Wray’s FBI essentially put the case on hold for political reasons. Such concerns stem, in part, from the bureau’s documented role in helping advance the discredited Russiagate narrative used against President Trump and its decision to remain silent as the Biden campaign dismissed Hunter Biden’s laptop as a “Russian plant” in the closing days of the 2020 campaign – despite the bureau having already verified its authenticity.
‘Every Rock’ Overturned
Although the bombs allegedly planted by Cole, who faces two federal charges relating to possession of an explosive device, never went off, law enforcement has always treated the bombs as possible instruments of mass casualties.
In the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol protest, top law enforcement officials promised to use all investigative resources necessary to track down the pipe bomb perpetrator. “Every tool, every rock is being unturned because we have to bring that person to justice,” Steven D’Antuono, head of the Washington FBI field office at the time, told reporters on Jan. 12, 2021. He also announced a $50,000 reward for anyone providing information leading to an arrest.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin, who joined D’Antuono during the presser, even warned that felony murder charges “related to the use of destructive devices” could await the pipe bomber despite the fact that the devices did not detonate.
Records show the FBI devoted massive resources to the investigation in early 2021. A team of at least 50 FBI agents collected security camera footage, interviews, apparel purchases, cell phone records, police transmissions, and other evidence, resulting in a trove of 105 million data points by April 2021. Tips poured in from the public; analysts quickly identified the components, including a kitchen timer and a steel pipe used to construct the devices.
The FBI doubled the reward and released video clips of the alleged suspect, who was wearing a hoodie, distinctive Nike sneakers, and a face mask while carrying a backpack around the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
D’Antuono made another urgent plea for the public’s help in March 2021. “We know it can be a difficult decision to report information about family, friends, or co-workers, but this is about protecting human life,” he said in a five-minute video posted on the FBI’s website. Authorities continued to insist the devices had been “viable” and capable of injuring or killing bystanders.
In June 2021, Wray again told Congress under oath that the FBI was “aggressively investigating” who had planted the devices.
Troubling Details
But even as the FBI assured the public it was conducting a vigorous investigation, journalists and Republicans in Congress were uncovering troubling details surrounding the discovery of both devices. In January 2022, Politico reported that Sen. Kamala Harris, the incoming vice president, had been inside DNC headquarters when a plain-clothes Capitol Police officer found the pipe bomb under a bush between two benches next to the driveway of the building – the same driveway Harris’ Secret Service detail had used when she arrived a few hours earlier.
That disclosure raised concerns over the Secret Service’s sweep of the premises earlier that day, as did the discovery of security camera footage showing bomb-sniffing canine units twice deployed near the spot where the device was later found. Even after the device was discovered, video shows law enforcement acting nonchalantly about the potential danger – even allowing a group of schoolchildren to walk past the area. Adding to the mystery is a Quantico report that determined the devices at both the DNC and RNC were nonoperational – a finding, if true, that is likely to be trumpeted by Cole’s lawyers.
In another odd twist, Karlin Younger, the woman who found the pipe bomb near the RNC at 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 6, worked for FirstNet – the same provider that later told the FBI the cell phone data for Jan. 5 had been corrupted and was not recoverable. According to Bongino, the cell phone data had not been corrupted and was crucial evidence that led to Cole’s arrest.
Younger said she alerted a security guard at the RNC after she found the device sitting near a dumpster when she went to finish her laundry at 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 6. But she also told an FBI investigator the device was not near the dumpster at noon when she went to start her first load, which contradicts the official timeline that the pipe bomber planted his devices on the night of Jan. 5. An FBI report on the components of the device disproved her statement that the RNC device contained a timer set at 20 minutes – suggesting the bomb was scheduled to detonate at the exact same time Congress convened at 1:00 p.m. to certify the 2020 election.
Demand for More Answers
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chairman of a new select subcommittee on Jan. 6, wants more answers on the circumstances surrounding both discoveries. This week, he sent a letter to Younger asking her to sit for a transcribed interview before his new select subcommittee on January 6. He has previously asked the director of the Secret Service to make the agents on Harris’ security detail that day available for questioning. Loudermilk has also said he plans to explore the destruction of evidence – including the deletion of Secret Services text messages before and on January 6 and of video images from the DNC and RNC on Jan. 6. “As we go and looking for video on January 6th to see did anybody go back to these locations, that footage doesn’t exist anymore,” he told podcaster Benny Johnson. “We have January 5th video, but we were told no one preserved January 6th. … This has inhibited our investigation.”
The revelation of those curious circumstances as the FBI investigation dragged on put Wray on the defensive. He refused to discuss details about the investigation with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie during a 2023 House Judiciary Committee hearing and would not confirm whether the FBI interviewed the officer who found the DNC device.
During a heated 2023 exchange with Rep. Eli Crane, an Arizona Republican, Wray said, “We [the FBI] have an entire dedicated team focused specifically on this investigation.”
Wray also told the Arizona Republican, which had challenged him to explain the successful roundup of hundreds of J6 protesters but not the individual responsible for a potential “mass casualty” event that day, “We’ve done thousands of interviews, we’ve visited thousands of residents and businesses, viewed millions of pieces of data, there’s something like 39,000 video files, and we’ve assessed like 500 or so tips. We’ve done extensive public publicity, we’ve increased the reward money.” Wray further claimed that the FBI laboratory, weapons of mass destruction unit, technology division, and “cellular analysis team” were still hot on the pipe bomber’s trail. “I, as much as anybody, would like to see it solved.”
In a 2023 interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Wray said the FBI had devoted “loads” of resources to the investigation and that he had “enormous confidence” in his team assigned to the pipe bomb case.
But when Wray retired shortly before President Trump took office for the second time, a full four years after the launch of the investigation, the pipe bomb case remained unsolved.
More Headscratchers
Others doubt Wray’s assurances that this case remained a priority on his watch. A January 2025 update on the pipe bomb matter overseen by Loudermilk and Massie asserted, based on law enforcement correspondence, that interest in the case waned as early as one month after the Capitol protest. “By the end of February 2021, the FBI began diverting resources away from the pipe bomb investigation,” the report stated, citing as a reference a Feb. 2021 email from an unidentified Capitol Police official. “One possible explanation for the reduction in resources is that the number of credible leads began to decline, no longer requiring as many special agents to cover the workload.”
Perhaps the biggest headscratcher – how the new team of investigators used cell phone data that D’Antuono claimed had been corrupted – demands answers. In sworn testimony to Congress, D’Antuono had told lawmakers that the FBI “did a complete geofence” for the night of Jan. 5 but that “some data was corrupted by one of the providers.” That assertion appears to be false.
Congress appears interested in determining how Wray’s FBI came up empty-handed. A House Judiciary Committee spokesman told RCI “everything is on the table” in terms of getting answers from the former director about the pipe bomb investigation. Efforts to reach Wray and D’Antuono for comment were unsuccessful.
But the public is entitled to know whether the investigation begun during Wray’s tenure was simply a case that took five years to bring to fruition – or whether it is another example of a federal investigation compromised by political considerations.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 12/14/2025 – 21:00
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/dc-pipe-bomb-arrest-raises-questions-about-christopher-wrays-fbi
Seattle Seahawks spoil Philip Rivers’ late rally with last-minute field goal in 18-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts
SEATTLE — Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, including a 56-yarder with 29 seconds left, and the Seattle Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts 18-16 on Sunday.
Rivers threw a touchdown pass after coming out of retirement to make his first start in nearly five years, and he led the Colts into position for Blake Grupe’s go-ahead, 60-yard field goal with 47 seconds left.
That was enough time for Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (11-3). Rashid Shaheed returned Grupe’s kickoff 28 yards to the Seattle 37, and Darnold connected with Shaheed twice for 25 yards to set up Myers. The game-winning drive was Darnold’s third this season and 13th of his career.
Desperate to salvage their season after Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon, the Colts (8-6) turned to Rivers, a grandfather who’d been coaching high school football and was a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
His numbers were pedestrian, but he gave Indy a chance to win. Rivers finished 18 of 27 for 120 yards with a touchdown and an interception, with the pick coming on his final pass as he tried to force the ball down the field with 11 seconds left. Coby Bryant made the interception, his career-high fourth this season.
Indy has lost four straight and five of six to fall out of playoff position in the AFC. Seattle kept pace with the Los Angeles Rams atop the NFC West.
It was Seattle’s first victory without a touchdown since Dec. 26, 2024, when the Seahawks beat Chicago 6-3.
Myers, the NFL’s points leader entering the day, raised his total to a career-high 153. His previous best was 143 points in 2022. In addition to the game-winner, he converted from 47, 52, 46, 32 and 30 yards.
Myers’ six field goals were one short of his career high. He made seven for the New York Jets on Oct. 14, 2018, in a win over the Colts.
Darnold finished 22 of 36 for 271 yards, and NFL receiving leader Jaxon Smith-Njigba had seven catches for 113 yards.
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Cuatro pases de anotación de Bo Nix lideran a Broncos en victoria 34-26 sobre Packers
Por ARNIE STAPLETON
DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix igualó su récord personal con cuatro pases de anotación y la defensiva de Denver sofocó a Jordan Love en la segunda mitad de la victoria de los Broncos por 34-26 el domingo sobre los Packers de Green Bay, quienes perdieron a su estrella Micah Parsons por una lesión en la rodilla.
Con su undécima victoria consecutiva, la mejor racha de la NFL, los Broncos (12-2) aseguraron un lugar en los playoffs y se colocaron un juego por delante de Nueva Inglaterra por el primer puesto en la Conferencia Americana. Se mantuvieron dos juegos por delante de los Chargers de Los Ángeles en la AFC Oeste.
Los Packers (9-4-1), que lideraban 23-14 en el tercer cuarto antes de desmoronarse ofensivamente, cayeron medio juego detrás de Chicago antes de su enfrentamiento en Soldier Field con los Bears el próximo fin de semana. Esta fue la primera derrota de Green Bay por más de tres puntos.
Los esquineros de Denver, Pat Surtain II y Riley Moss, registraron sus primeras intercepciones de la temporada, los Broncos capturaron a Jordan Love tres veces y Denver mantuvo a los Packers a solo un touchdown en cuatro visitas a la zona roja.
Después de anotar en sus primeras cinco series, los Packers lograron un gol de campo en sus últimas seis posesiones. Las otras terminaron en un par de intercepciones, dos pérdidas de balón en downs y un despeje.
El ex pateador de los Broncos, Brandon McManus, pateó goles de campo de 56, 23 y 35 yardas para ayudar a los Packers a tomar una ventaja de 16-14 al medio tiempo, que rápidamente ampliaron a 23-14 con una carrera de touchdown de 40 yardas de Josh Jacobs tras un discutible castigo de interferencia de pase sobre Moss.
La defensiva de Denver finalmente logró detenerlos cuando Surtain interceptó un pase profundo de Love a Christian Watson, quien sufrió una lesión en el pecho en la jugada.
Los Broncos convirtieron esa recuperación en puntos cuando Nix llevó a Denver 71 yardas en siete jugadas, conectando con Courtland Sutton desde 14 yardas para acercar a los Broncos a 23-21.
El pase de 23 yardas de Nix a Troy Franklin puso a los Broncos por delante definitivamente 27-23 y R.J. Harvey, quien sufrió una lesión en las costillas, cerró la puntuación con una carrera de touchdown de cuatro yardas.
En la primera mitad, Love lanzó un pase de touchdown de 14 yardas a Jacobs una jugada después de que el entrenador de los Broncos, Sean Payton, declinara una penalización por sujeción que habría empujado a los Packers de regreso a la yarda 24 de Denver.
Los Broncos respondieron con su segunda serie de touchdown consecutiva, culminando con un pase perfectamente colocado de cinco yardas de Nix a Lil’Jordan Humphrey que le dio a Denver una ventaja de 14-13.
Anteriormente, Franklin fue erróneamente declarado derribado en la yarda siete de Green Bay a pesar de que sus rodillas nunca tocaron el césped mientras rompía tacleadas y se adentraba en la zona de anotación. Nix se aseguró de que no importara al encontrar al fullback Michael Bandy para una recepción de touchdown de 20 yardas que borró la ventaja de 6-0 de Green Bay.
Parsons, quien despojó a Harvey en el medio campo en la primera serie de Denver, sufrió una lesión sin contacto con 44 segundos restantes en el tercer cuarto. Tenía un tiro claro a Nix pero se detuvo y agarró su rodilla izquierda antes de caer al suelo.
Mientras era atendido por los entrenadores, varios jugadores de los Broncos se acercaron a él con palabras de consuelo antes de que se dirigiera al vestuario para ser evaluado.
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Green Bay Packers’ Micah Parsons hurts his left knee on a non-contact play against the Denver Broncos
DENVER — Green Bay Packers pass rushing standout Micah Parsons was helped off the field after injuring his left knee on a non-contact play late in the third quarter Sunday against Denver.
He was later ruled out.
Parsons blew past right tackle Mike McGlinchey and was chasing after Broncos quarterback Bo Nix when he suddenly pulled up and fell to the ground. Parsons clutched his knee as trainers and teammates came over to check on him. Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II walked onto the field and tapped Parsons on the shoulder pads before he left for the locker room.
It was the second significant injury for the Packers, who lost receiver Christian Watson to a chest injury after Surtain fell on him following a third-quarter interception.
Parsons was having a big game. He forced an early fumble and was credited with a pass breakup.
Parsons has 12 1/2 sacks this season after the Packers acquired him from Dallas in August for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Kenny Clark. The Packers gave Parsons a four-year, $188 million contract with $136 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league history.
The 26-year-old Watson was hurt in the third quarter when Surtain made a diving interception and landed on top of him. Watson missed the start of the season as he recovered from tearing his ACL in Green Bay’s 2024 regular-season finale. He returned on Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh.
The Packers come to Soldier Field on Saturday to face the Bears after beating Chicago at home in Week 14.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/green-bay-packers-micah-parsons-injured/
Shough y Smyth lideran a los Saints en victoria 20-17 sobre los Panthers
Por BRETT MARTEL
NUEVA ORLEANS (AP) — Charlie Smyth anotó un gol de campo de 47 yardas en los últimos segundos del tiempo reglamentario, llevando el domingo a los Saints a una victoria por remontada de 20-17 sobre los Panthers de Carolina, que aspiran a los playoffs.
El gol ganador del exjugador de fútbol de Irlanda del Norte evitó que Carolina (7-7) tomara posesión exclusiva del primer lugar en la NFC Sur.
También coronó otra actuación alentadora del quarterback novato Tyler Shough, quien ganó por tercera vez en seis inicios para Nueva Orleans (4-10), que estaba 1-7 cuando la selección número 40 del draft asumió el control en la Semana 9 en lugar del titular de inicio de temporada Spencer Rattler.
Shough completó 24 de 32 pases para 272 yardas, incluyendo un pase de touchdown de 12 yardas que empató el juego con Chris Olave con 2:29 restantes en el tiempo reglamentario. También corrió para un máximo de 32 yardas para el equipo y no perdió el balón.
Bryce Young pasó para 163 yardas, incluyendo un touchdown de 32 yardas para Carolina, que busca su primera aparición en los playoffs desde 2017. Si los Panthers hubieran ganado en Nueva Orleans, podrían haber asegurado un título de división al derrotar a Tampa Bay en la Semana 16.
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NFC North roundup: Broncos take 34-26 win over Packers; Rams rally over the Lions
Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver’s defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos’ 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, who lost star Micah Parsons to a knee injury.
With their NFL-best 11th consecutive victory, the Broncos (12-2) clinched a playoff berth and moved a game ahead of New England for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They stayed two games ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West.
The Packers (9-4-1), who led 23-14 in the third quarter before falling apart offensively, slipped a half-game behind Chicago ahead of their Soldier Field showdown with the Bears next weekend. This was Green Bay’s first loss by more than three points.
Denver cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Riley Moss recorded their first interceptions of the season, the Broncos sacked Jordan Love three times and Denver held the Packers to just one touchdown in four trips into the red zone.
After scoring on their first five drives, the Packers managed one field goal in their final half-dozen possessions. The others ended in a pair of picks, two turnovers on downs and a punt.
Former Broncos kicker Brandon McManus kicked field goals of 56, 23 and 35 yards to help the Packers take a 16-14 halftime lead, which they quickly stretched to 23-14 on Josh Jacobs’ 40-yard touchdown run following a debatable pass interference flag on Moss.
Denver’s defense finally got a stop when Surtain intercepted Love’s deep throw to Christian Watson, who suffered a chest injury on the play.
The Broncos turned that takeaway into points when Nix drove Denver 71 yards on seven plays, hitting Courtland Sutton from 14 yards out to pull the Broncos within 23-21.
Nix’s 23-yard pass to Troy Franklin put the Broncos ahead for good at 27-23 and R.J. Harvey, who suffered a rib injury, capped the scoring with a 4-yard TD run.
In the first half, Love threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jacobs one play after Broncos coach Sean Payton declined a holding penalty that would have pushed the Packers back to the Denver 24.
The Broncos responded with their second straight touchdown drive, the payoff coming on a perfectly placed 5-yard throw from Nix to Lil’Jordan Humphrey that gave Denver a 14-13 lead.
Earlier, Franklin was mistakenly ruled down at the Green Bay 7 even though his knees never hit the grass as he broke tackles and rambled into the end zone. Nix made sure it didn’t matter by finding fullback Michael Bandy for a 20-yard touchdown reception that erased Green Bay’s 6-0 lead.
Parsons, who stripped Harvey at midfield on Denver’s opening drive, sustained a non-contract injury with 44 seconds left in the third quarter. He had a clear shot at Nix but pulled up and grabbed his left knee before tumbling to the ground.
As he was being tended to by trainers, several Broncos players went up to him with comforting words before he headed to the locker room to be evaluated.
Injuries
Packers: In addition to Parsons’ knee injury, TE Josh Whyle sustained a concussion in the first quarter and RT Zach Tom sustained a knee injury in the second quarter.
Broncos: In addition to Harvey’s rib injury, ILB Justin Strnad injured his right ankle in the first quarter and didn’t return. Also, S Brandon Jones was ruled out with a pectoral injury just after halftime.
— Arnie Stapleton in Denver
Los Angeles Rams 41, Detroit Lions 34
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch over Detroit Lions cornerback D.J. Reed (4) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Katie Chin)
Matthew Stafford passed for 368 yards and hit Colby Parkinson for two touchdowns, and the NFC-leading Los Angeles Rams clinched a playoff berth with a furious second-half rally for a 41-34 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Kyren Williams rushed for two scores and Blake Corum added another TD for the Rams (11-3), who came back from a double-digit deficit shortly before halftime with 20 consecutive points to secure their eighth victory in nine games.
Los Angeles is headed to the playoffs for the third straight year and for the seventh time in coach Sean McVay’s nine seasons.
After throwing his fifth interception of the season in an inconsistent first half, Stafford ruthlessly led the Rams to victory in the second half. He heard chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” from the SoFi Stadium crowd after hitting Parkinson for an 11-yard score with 4:49 to play.
Amon-Ra St. Brown scorched his hometown team for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 13 receptions for the Lions (8-6). Jared Goff passed for 338 yards and three TDs, but Detroit has alternated wins and losses since Week 5, endangering its hopes for a third straight playoff berth.
Jameson Williams caught a 31-yard TD pass and had seven receptions for 134 yards. David Montgomery also scored with 2:42 to play to make it close — but the Rams got a first down to exhaust the Lions’ timeouts, preventing a last-second comeback.
Detroit’s offense dominated the first half, averaging 8.5 yards per play and taking a 24-14 lead shortly before halftime. St. Brown caught a 17-yard touchdown pass set up by Aidan Hutchinson’s 58-yard interception return in the first quarter, and the Orange County native scored again in the second before finishing the first half with nine catches for 127 yards.
But Parkinson caught a 26-yard TD pass late in the third quarter to put the Rams back ahead. His second TD catch in the fourth quarter was his sixth in his past six games, surpassing the veteran tight end’s total TDs in his first 5 1/2 NFL seasons.
Stafford and the Rams controlled the second half even while losing both of their star receivers in the fourth quarter.
Davante Adams injured his hamstring while running a long route with 12:36 to play, and Puka Nacua — who had nine catches for 181 yards — left due to cramps one snap before Parkinson’s second TD. Nacua returned for the Rams’ final series.
Detroit missed a field goal on its opening drive, but Stafford’s ill-advised attempt at a screen pass moments later was picked off by the 6-foot-7 Hutchinson, who made a long return.
Kyren Williams scored on consecutive drives for the Rams, but USC product St. Brown scored his second TD on an 8-yard catch before Jameson Williams got open comfortably for his long scoring catch 30 seconds before halftime, sending the Rams to their biggest deficit since Week 5.
But after Harrison Mevis made field goals on either side of halftime, the Rams reclaimed the lead on Parkinson’s sprawling TD catch in tight coverage.
The Rams forced a punt and went 50 yards in two plays for another score, with Nacua’s 39-yard catch setting up Corum’s TD run.
— Greg Beacham in Inglewood, Calif.
Matthew Stafford lidera a los Rams a una victoria 41-34 sobre los Lions y asegura pase a playoffs
Por GREG BEACHAM
INGLEWOOD, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Matthew Stafford pasó para 368 yardas y conectó con Colby Parkinson para dos touchdowns, y los Rams de Los Ángeles, líderes de la NFC, aseguraron un lugar en los playoffs con una furiosa remontada en la segunda mitad para una victoria de 41-34 sobre los Lions de Detroit el domingo.
Kyren Williams corrió para dos anotaciones y Blake Corum añadió otro touchdown para los Rams (11-3), quienes remontaron un déficit de dos dígitos poco antes del medio tiempo con 20 puntos consecutivos para asegurar su octava victoria en nueve juegos.
El equipo de Los Ángeles se dirige a los playoffs por tercer año consecutivo y por séptima vez en las nueve temporadas del entrenador Sean McVay.
Después de lanzar su quinta intercepción de la temporada en una primera mitad inconsistente, Stafford lideró implacablemente a los Rams hacia la victoria en la segunda mitad. Escuchó cánticos de “¡M-V-P! ¡M-V-P!” de la multitud en el SoFi Stadium después de conectar con Parkinson para una anotación de 11 yardas con 4:49 por jugar.
Amon-Ra St. Brown castigó a su equipo local con 163 yardas y dos touchdowns en 13 recepciones para los Lions (8-6). Jared Goff pasó para 338 yardas y tres anotaciones, pero Detroit ha alternado victorias y derrotas desde la semana cinco, poniendo en peligro sus esperanzas de una tercera aparición consecutiva en postemporada.
Jameson Williams atrapó un pase de touchdown de 31 yardas y tuvo siete recepciones para 134 yardas. David Montgomery también anotó con 2:42 por jugar para acercar el marcador, pero los Rams consiguieron un primer down para agotar los tiempos fuera de los Lions, evitando una remontada de último segundo.
La ofensiva de Detroit dominó la primera mitad, promediando 8,5 yardas por jugada y tomando una ventaja de 24-14 poco antes del medio tiempo. St. Brown atrapó un pase de touchdown de 17 yardas preparado por el regreso de intercepción de 58 yardas de Aidan Hutchinson en el primer cuarto, y el nativo del Condado de Orange anotó nuevamente en el segundo antes de terminar la primera mitad con nueve recepciones para 127 yardas.
Pero Parkinson atrapó un pase de touchdown de 26 yardas al final del tercer cuarto para poner a los Rams de nuevo al frente. Su segunda recepción de anotación en el cuarto período fue su sexta en sus últimos seis juegos, superando el total de sus primeras cinco y media temporadas en la NFL.
Stafford y los Rams controlaron la segunda mitad incluso mientras perdían a ambos de sus receptores estrella en el último cuarto.
Davante Adams se lesionó el tendón de la corva mientras corría una ruta larga con 12:36 por jugar, y Puka Nacua, quien tuvo nueve recepciones para 181 yardas, salió debido a calambres una jugada antes del segundo touchdown de Parkinson. Nacua regresó para la serie final de los Rams.
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