Beanie Wells runs for 228 as Cardinals edge Rams

ST. LOUIS — Beanie Wells ran wild all day. Rookie Patrick Peterson needed one touch to make a huge contribution for the Arizona Cardinals.

Wells set a franchise mark with 228 yards on 27 carries, Peterson tied the NFL record with his fourth punt return for a touchdown and the Cardinals won their seventh in a row in St. Louis with a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Rams.

Wells’ career day included gains of 71 and 53 yards, the latter setting up Jay Feely’s go-ahead 22-yard field goal with 4:12 remaining. Rookie Sam Acho also had a career day on defense with two sacks and a fumble recovery.

That was enough for Arizona to overcome another awful outing by John Skelton, who threw two interceptions.

Wells eclipsed the previous franchise mark of 214 yards by LeShon Johnson in 1996 at New Orleans. In the earlier meeting against the Rams, Wells had just 20 yards on 10 carries.

Raiders 25, Bears 20

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals, and Oakland took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago’s fill-in starter Caleb Hanie.

Carson Palmer threw for 301 yards, and Michael Bush iced the game with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lead the Raiders to their third straight win against a Bears team missing starting quarterback Jay Cutler.

Hanie struggled in his first career start in place of Cutler, who broke his right thumb last week in Chicago’s sixth straight win to put a major obstacle into what had been a promising season for the Bears.

Broncos 16, Chargers 13 (OT)

SAN DIEGO — Matt Prater kicked a 37-yard field goal with 29 seconds left in overtime to lift Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos to a 16-13 victory Sunday over the San Diego Chargers, who have lost six straight games for the first time in 10 years.

The Broncos narrowly avoided the first NFL tie since Cincinnati and Philadelphia ended deadlocked at 13 on Nov. 16, 2008.

Tebow, now 5-1 as the Broncos‘ starter, led Denver from its 43 after San Diego’s Nick Novak was wide right on a 53-yard field goal attempt with 2:31 left in overtime.

Patriots 38, Eagles 20

PHILADELPHIA — Tom Brady threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns, and New England whipped Philadelphia in a rematch of the 2005 Super Bowl.

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