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Sunday's NFL Winners and Losers

This play by the Colts rookie running back was to win the game. That's pretty much all you need to know. (AP Photo/Joe Howell)

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The Best and Wor... Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

The spectacular performances from this week stretched from Dallas to London. In between there were also a few duds.

Here are this week's winners and losers: (AP Photos)

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Winner: Steelers... RG3 entered Week 8 the hottest thing on this side of Honey Boo Boo. Well, the Steelers limited him to less than 50 percent completion percentage (16 of 34) and 177 yards passing in a 27-12 domination of the Redskins. And this is the same Pittsburgh defense that is beat up and aging? For one week at least, Pittsburgh's defense looked great, allowing just 255 yards of total offense. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

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Loser: Jets Spec... The Jets offense stinks. That was known long ago. Their special teams were supposed to be special though. Not especially bad like they were Sunday in a 30-9 loss to the Dolphins. The Jets had a punt and kick blocked, allowed an onside kick and a huge kickoff return. No wonder they were blown away. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Winner: Rob Gron... Gronk did his thing (eight catches, 146 yards and 2 TDs) in a 45-7 rout of the Rams in London. But it was his celebrations involving "that little Nutcracker dude" that put him over the top. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Loser: Todd Bowl... It was ugly for the Eagles' new defensive coordinator in an embarrassing 30-17 loss to the Falcons. Atlanta scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, converted over 80 percent on third downs in the first half and didn't punt until there was 5:35 left in the game. Let's just say Bowles' first time calling plays since 1999 at Grambling didn't go well. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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Winner: Jason Wi... The Cowboys tight end had 18 catches in a 29-24 loss to the Giants. Eighteen catches! Nobody (and I mean nobody) could guard Witten on Sunday afternoon. It's clear he's going to be a major factor moving forward after a slow start to the season. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

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Loser: Philip Ri... Rivers is supposed to be an upper-echelon quarterback. It hasn't looked like that way lately. Granted the conditions were rough on Sunday, but he completed 18 of 34 passes for 154 yards and no touchdowns in a 7-6 loss at Cleveland. The Chargers QB has three games this season with one touchdown pass or less. That's not good enough for a mediocre San Diego team. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Winner: Matthew ... Just when I was starting to lose hope, last year's Matthew Stafford reappeared in a 28-24 victory over Seattle. Stafford completed 34 of 49 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns against a very good Seattle defense. He also led a game-winning 16-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a Titus Young 1-yard TD reception in the final minutes. This is the Matthew Stafford I've been expecting. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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Winner: Vick Bal... This play by the Colts rookie running back was to win the game. That's pretty much all you need to know. (AP Photo/Joe Howell)

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Loser: Carolina ... The Panthers found a new way to lose. This time it involved a slip, shanked punt and last-second field goal in a 23-22 defeat to the Bears. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Winner: Donald D... Down two of their best wide receivers, the Packers dusted Driver off the 'Dancing with the Stars' shelf. He responded by catching the only touchdown of the second half as the Packers squeaked past the Jaguars, 25-14 in Green Bay. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

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Winner: Philip W... Oakland's defense came to play Sunday in a 26-16 victory over Kansas City. Nobody more so than the Raiders' outside linebacker Philip Wheeler. Wheeler finished with 11 total tackles, a sack and two quarterback hurries. That's a game. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Loser: Joe Vitt Welcome back, Joe Vitt. Only problem is being reinstated to coach the Saints and that defense isn't necessarily a good thing. New Orleans was crushed in Denver, 34-14, on Sunday in Vitt's first game back from a bounty suspension. It's going to be a tough second half of the season for the Saints fill-in coach. (AP Photo)

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