KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 320 yards and a touchdown, Isiah Pacheco also ran for a score, and the Kansas City Chiefs sluggishly slogged their way to a 26-10 victory over the beat-up Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The Rams were playing without quarterback Matthew Stafford, who remained in the concussion protocol. Bryce Perkins got his first career start and finished with 100 yards passing along with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Rams have lost five straight and fell to 3-8, matching the 1987 Giants for the worst start through 11 games by a defending Super Bowl champion.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McVay took a frightening shot to the jaw from the helmet of Roger Carter as the Rams tight end checked into Sunday’s game against the Chiefs, leaving the Los Angeles coach wiggling it to make sure it was still working properly. Carter sent McVay’s headset spinning when he ploughed through him on his way to the field in the first quarter. Rams trainers examined McVay briefly, but he never left the sideline. Things couldn’t get much worse for him at this point. The Rams entered the game with a 3-7 record, tied with the 1987 Giants and 1999 Broncos for the worst 10-game start by a defending Super Bowl champion.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for a touchdown and recovered his own fumble for another score in his first game since Jan. 9, helping the Panthers beat the Denver Broncos 23-10 and keep their modest playoff hopes alive heading into a bye week. Carolina (4-8) is last in the woeful NFC South but only 1 1/2 games behind division-leading Tampa Bay. Denver came in with the worst scoring offense in the league and didn’t find the end zone until a 1-yard TD pass by Wilson with 3:24 left in the game, a performance sure to turn up the heat even more on embattled first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett.
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs are No. 1 for the eighth straight week and 11th time this season in the AP Top 25. Georgia received 58 first-place votes and Michigan received the other five. The Wolverines reached a season-high No. 2 after beating Ohio State, which dropped the Buckeyes three spots to No. 5.
UNDATED (AP) — Wisconsin is bringing Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell back to the Big Ten. The Badgers have hired Fickell to take over their football program after his successful run with the Bearcats. Fickell posted a 57-18 record in six seasons at Cincinnati and helped the Bearcats earn a College Football Playoff berth last year. The former Ohio State defensive lineman went 6-7 as the Buckeyes’ interim coach in 2011. The 49-year-old Fickell takes over for interim coach and former Badgers star player Jim Leonhard. Leonhard had taken over after Paul Chryst's Oct. 2 firing.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donovan Clingan had 15 points and 10 rebounds to power No. 20 UConn to a 71-53 win over Iowa State in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament. Tristen Newton scored 13 points for the undefeated Huskies, who went 20 for 25 at the free-throw line. Alex Karaban and Andre Jackson, Jr. each had 10 points. Osun Osunniyi led Iowa State with 14 points. Tamin Lipsey had 12 points and Jaren Holmes finished with 11.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erik Stevenson added 15 points and West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament’s fifth-place game. Stevenson made 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and had seven rebounds. Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored 13 points for West Virginia (6-1). Kyle Lofton — the only Florida player to score in double figures — had 17 points. The Gators (4-3) shot 34% (20 of 58) from the field, hit 2 of 17 (12%) from 3-point range, made 13 of 22 (58%) from the free-throw line and were outrebounded 49-28. Mitchell converted a three-point play less than 5 minutes in that sparked a tie-breaking 12-1 run and gave West Virginia the lead for good.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 12 points and Tanner Groves scored 10 and Oklahoma beat Ole Miss 59-55. Following Myles Burns’ dunk with 4:26 that gave the Rebels a 55-52 lead, Ole Miss proceeded to miss its final eight shots and Oklahoma secured the win with a 7-0 run. Amaree Abram scored 17 for Ole Miss.
SUNDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Carolina 23 Denver 10
Final Cincinnati 20 Tennessee 16
Final OT Cleveland 23 Tampa Bay 17
Final Jacksonville 28 Baltimore 27
Final Miami 30 Houston 15
Final N-Y Jets 31 Chicago 10
Final Washington 19 Atlanta 13
Final L.A. Chargers 25 Arizona 24
Final OT Las Vegas 40 Seattle 34
Final Kansas City 26 L.A. Rams 10
Final San Francisco 13 New Orleans 0
Final Philadelphia 40 Green Bay 33
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (18)Alabama 103 (1)North Carolina 101
Final (6)Gonzaga 88 Xavier 84
Final (24)Purdue 75 (8)Duke 56
Final (12)Michigan St. 78 Portland 77
Final (13)Auburn 65 Saint Louis 60
Final (19)UCLA 81 Bellarmine 60
Final (20)UConn 71 Iowa St. 53
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Brooklyn 111 Portland 97
Final Golden State 137 Minnesota 114
Final L.A. Clippers 114 Indiana 100
Final Miami 106 Atlanta 98
Final Boston 130 Washington 121
Final Philadelphia 133 Orlando 103
Final Cleveland 102 Detroit 94
Final Memphis 127 New York 123
Final Milwaukee 124 Dallas 115
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Minnesota 4 Arizona 3
Final Winnipeg 7 Chicago 2
Final OT Vancouver 4 San Jose 3
Final Seattle 5 Anaheim 4
Final OT Ottawa 3 Los Angeles 2