Colts shut out Cowboys 23-0
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack kept his eyes down the field and his legs churning Sunday. The offensive line created enough space for Mack to run for a career-high 139 yards and two scores, an improving defense smothered the league's hottest offense and the Colts rolled past Dallas 23-0 to stay in the AFC playoff hunt and improve to 8-6. Since losing five of their first six, Indy has won seven of eight. Andrew Luck continues to play the best football of his career and Mack appears ready to thrive with starting center Ryan Kelly back in the lineup. The Colts' vastly improved defense has allowed 27 points over the past three weeks including two games against division leaders, Houston and Dallas, and has its first shutout since a 27-0 victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 19, 2014. The Cowboys (8-6) came out flat on offense, wore down on defense and failed to clinch the NFC East title as a five-game winning streak ended. Ezekiel Elliott ran 18 times for 87 yards and caught seven passes for 41 yards. Amari Cooper had four catches for 32 yards and Dak Prescott was 24 of 39 for 206 yards with one interception. But Mack set the tone with a physical 19-yard run on his first carry, ran 22 times and matched his career best for scoring runs, all against the league's No. 3 run defense.

OTHER NFL SCORES
Atlanta 40 – Arizona 14
Cincinnati 30 – Oakland 16
Minnesota 41 – Miami 17
Tennessee 17 – NY Giants 0
Washington 16 – Jacksonville 13
Baltimore 20 – Tampa Bay 12
San Francisco 26 – Seattle 23 (OT)
Pittsburgh 17 – New England 10
Philadelphia 30 – LA Rams 23