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Associated Press 4:20 PM Monday, November 7, 2011

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning capped a decisive drive eerily similar to the one in the 2008 Super Bowl, throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to former Springboro and Ohio State standout Jake Ballard with 15 seconds left giving the Giants a 24-20 win over New England on Sunday.

Manning connected with a leaping Ballard for a 28-yard gain over the middle, then five plays later they hooked up for the winning pass.

“If it was thrown anywhere else, I wouldn’t have caught it,” Ballard said. “You dream about making catches like that.”

And then there was one: The Miami Dolphins stunned the Kansas City Chiefs 31-3 behind Matt Moore’s three touchdowns passes, leaving the Indianapolis Colts as the NFL’s last winless team. The Colts lost to the Atlanta Falcons 31-7.

Pack attack: Aaron Rodgers threw touchdown passes to four receivers, Green Bay returned two Philip Rivers interceptions for scores and the Packers (8-0), up 21 points in the fourth, withstood a wild finish to remain the NFL’s only undefeated team with the 45-38 win.

Golden again: The NFL’s stingiest scoring defense forced three turnovers as San Francisco ran its winning streak to six games in a 19-11 win over Washington.

The 49ers improved to 7-1 and have their longest winning streak since 1997.

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