Steelers 28, Ravens 24
Pittsburgh rallied behind Ben Roethlisberger to remain the lone unbeaten team in the NFL, beating Lamar Jackson and Baltimore in a duel for first place in the AFC North.
Roethlisberger threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes to bring Pittsburgh (7-0) back from a 10-point halftime deficit. After completing only four passes for 24 yards in the first half, the 38-year-old finished 21 for 32 for 182 yards.
Jackson threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles, turnovers that helped Pittsburgh stay within striking distance until its offense finally got on track.
The Steelers led 28-24 when the Ravens (5-2) faced a fourth-and-3 at the Pittsburgh 8 with 2 minutes left. Jackson ran a quarterback draw and lost the ball while being stopped short.
Baltimore got the ball back and moved to the Pittsburgh 23 before Jackson’s pass in the end zone was broken up on the final play.
The Steelers stretched their streak of games with at least one sack to 64.
Raiders 16, Browns 6
Derek Carr threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow early in the fourth quarter, Daniel Carlson kicked three field goals in nasty conditions along Lake Erie and the Las Vegas Raiders controlled the clock to beat the Cleveland Browns 16-6 Sunday.
Carr’s strike to Renfrow with 14:53 to go was the game’s only TD and helped the Raiders (4-3) bounce back after they fell apart late in last week’s 45-20 loss to Tampa Bay.
The Browns (5-3) may have suffered a bigger loss as NFL sacks leader Myles Garrett injured his knee in the first quarter. He’ll undergo an MRI today.
Bills 24, Patriots 21
Backup defensive lineman Justin Zimmer punched the ball out of Cam Newton’s arms and the fumble was recovered by safety Dean Marlowe at the Buffalo 13 with 31 seconds remaining to secure Buffalo’s victory.
Zack Moss scored two touchdowns rushing and the AFC East-leading Bills are off to consecutive 6-2 starts for the first time since a six-year run from 1988 to 1993.
Buffalo snapped a seven-game skid against the division-rival Patriots, and beat a New England-coached Bill Belichick team for just the sixth time in 41 meetings, going back to 2000.
New England dropped to 2-5 and has lost four in a row, matching its worst skid since 2002.
Newton finished 15 of 25 for 174 yards passing, and added 54 yards rushing plus a touchdown. Damien Harris had 102 yards rushing and scored on a 22-yard run.
Josh Allen went 11 of 18 for 154 yards passing and also scored on a 2-yard run in a game the Bills never trailed.
Vikings 28, Packers 22
Dalvin Cook gained 226 yards from scrimmage and became the first Viking in over four decades to score four touchdowns in a single game.
The Vikings withstood a three-touchdown performance from receiver Davante Adams, who had seven catches for 53 yards.
Green Bay had the ball at Minnesota’s 41-yard line with 12 seconds and no timeouts left, but D.J. Wonnum sacked Aaron Rodgers and knocked the ball loose. Eric Wilson recovered at the 24 as time expired.
Cook ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries. He also had two catches for 63 yards, including a 50-yard score.
The only other Vikings to score four touchdowns in a game are Ahmad Rashad in 1979 and Chuck Foreman in 1975.
Dolphins 28, Rams 17
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was victorious in his first NFL start-– a comfortable 28-17 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Tagovailoa threw his first NFL touchdown to wide receiver DeVante Parker, then he largely took a step back as his dominant defense and special-teams units carried the offense the rest of the way for a convincing victory.
The Dolphins’ defense forced Rams quarterback Jared Goff into four first-half turnovers, including one for a defensive touchdown, and speedy punt returner Jakeem Grant scored an 88-yard touchdown.
It was a historic day of sorts for the Dolphins (4-3), who had a passing, rushing, special-teams and defensive TD in a game for the first time since Oct. 24, 1993, against the Indianapolis Colts.
Tagovailoa finished with 12-of-22 passing for 93 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions. He is the first QB to win his first career start with fewer than 100 passing yards and 20-plus attempts since Donovan McNabb in 1999.
Bengals 31, Titans 20
After watching Giovani Bernard and Samaje Perine run for early scores, Joe Burrow threw two fourth-quarter TD passes and closed it out with a time-consuming drive to seal Cincinnati’s victory.
The Bengals (2-5-1) blew leads each of the previous two weeks, but Burrow would not allow it to happen again. Instead, he threw for 249 yards and the crucial late scores to snap a three-game losing streak. Cincinnati has now matched its victory total from last season. And it was the first time second-year head coach Zac Taylor has defeated a team with a winning record.
Tennessee (5-2) has lost two straight and had a five-game road winning streak end. They are now tied with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South.
Chiefs 35, Jets 9
Patrick Mahomes threw for 416 yards and five touchdowns, the Kansas City defense shut down Sam Darnold and the inept Jets offense, and the Chiefs romped to a victory over winless New York.
Tyreek Hill had 98 yards receiving and two touchdowns, Travis Kelce finished with 109 yards and another score, and Mecole Hardman and Demarcus Robinson also reached the end zone as the Chiefs (7-1) gave Andy Reid his 229th win to move into a tie with Hall of Fame coach Curly Lambeau for the fifth most in NFL history.
Le’Veon Bell, getting a crack at the Jets just a few weeks after they released him, was held to just 7 yards rushing with three catches for another 31 yards — though it wasn’t as if Kansas City needed him.
Darnold, who was without top receivers Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman because of injuries, was just 18 of 30 for 133 yards as the Jets fell to 0-8 for the first time since the 1996 team of Rich Kotite.
New York went three-and-out on five of its first six second-half possessions and finished with 221 yards total offense.
Colts 41, Lions 21
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter to help the Indianapolis Colts surge past Detroit for a 41-21 victory.
Rivers completed 23 of 33 attempts, mostly short passes to the outside or over the middle, for 262 yards. The 38-year-old quarterback also showed he still has some arm strength to go along with his savvy touch, perfectly throwing a 29-yard pass to Nyheim Hines late in the first half.
Indy (5-2) has won two straight while the Tennessee Titans have lost two in a row, putting them in a first-place tie in the AFC South.
The Lions (3-4) lost a seventh straight home game, dating to last season, and missed an opportunity to win three in a row and to have a winning record in November for the first time with coach Matt Patricia.
Matthew Stafford was 24 of 42 for 336 yards with three touchdowns, two to Marvin Jones. He also had two costly turnovers, including the team’s first fumble this season.
Seahawks 37, Niners 27
Russell Wilson’s four touchdown passes and a strong first half from Seattle’s embattled defense were enough for a 37-27 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Seahawks (6-1) remain atop the NFC West with a one-game lead over the Arizona Cardinals (5-2), who had their bye a week after beating Seattle in overtime.
Wilson completed 27 of 37 passes for 261 yards and no interceptions, teaming up with DK Metcalf to do most of his damage.
Metcalf caught Wilson’s first two touchdown passes and finished with 12 catches for 161 yards on 15 targets, all career highs. Wideout David Moore and rookie running back DeeJay Dallas were on the receiving end of the other two scoring passes.
Wilson’s 26 TD passes are one shy of Tom Brady’s record from 2007 for the most through seven games in NFL history.
The Seahawks allowed only 116 yards in the first half and got two takeaways, including an interception of Jimmy Garoppolo by nickelback D.J. Reed Jr. to set up Seattle’s first touchdown.
Nick Mullens came in after Garoppolo left with an ankle injury and went 18-of-25 for 238 yards and a touchdown.
The 49ers also saw tight end George Kittle leave with an ankle injury and running back Tevin Coleman hurt his knee after coming off injured reserve Saturday, so there are more injuries to monitor for an already banged up 49ers squad.
Broncos 31, Chargers 30
The Los Angeles Chargers once again blew a double-digit lead — this time a 24-3, third-quarter advantage — and the Denver Broncos were able to capitalize on a pass-interference penalty by Brandon Facyson in the end zone with one second left on the clock, allowing quarterback Drew Luck hit KJ Hamler in the corner of the end zone on the final play to give the Broncos a nailbiter, 31-30 victory.
The loss was the fourth in which the Chargers blew a double-digit lead, following lost lead of 11 points to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 and 17 to both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints in Weeks 4 and 5, respectively. The Chargers also squandered a 16-point lead in Week 7 to the Jacksonville Jaguars before coming back to win the game.
In the loss, rookie QB Justin Herbert was terrific once again, throwing three passing touchdowns to help stake the Chargers (2-5) to the big lead. Herbert has 15 touchdown passes in his first six games as a rookie, tying Deshaun Watson’s record from 2017. According to ESPN Stats and Information, Herbert became the first quarterback since at least 2001 to throw at least three touchdown passes in four of his first six games.
The Broncos had only 61 yards in the first half as Lock went 9-of-15 for 58 yards. But Lock finished his day 26-of-41 for 248 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Saints 26, Bears 23 OT
Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes in the New Orleans Saints’ 26-23 overtime win over the Chicago Bears, giving him 560 career touchdown passes. That moves him ahead of Tom Brady, who has 559. Brady plays tonight, so Brees may not have the record for long.
The game was a wild, back-and-forth affair that went into overtime and ended with a Saints field goal.
Brees looked better than Bears quarterback Nick Foles, who struggled so much that social media was lighting up with suggestions that Foles could be benched for Mitch Trubisky. That didn’t happen, and Foles did lead the Bears to 10 fourth-quarter points, but it wasn’t enough.
The win improves the Saints’ record to 5-2, and they remain among the NFC’s elite teams. The Bears fall to 5-3, and they missed a great opportunity to move ahead of the Packers in the NFC North. Chicago and Foles fell just short on a big day for Brees and the Saints.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Eagles 23, Cowboys 9
The Philadelphia Eagles overcame four Carson Wentz turnovers to beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-9 on Sunday Night Football. They improved to 3-4-1, while the Cowboys fell to 2-6 in perhaps their last, best hope of winning the NFC East.
Wentz lost two fumbles and threw two interceptions, but also threw touchdown passes of 2 yards to Jalen Reagor and 9 yards to Travis Fulgham. He was 15-of-27 for 123 yards.
Fulgham caught six passes for 78 yards.
The Eagles had only 222 yards, with Boston Scott rushing for 70 yards on 15 carries.
The Cowboys managed only 265 yards and scored only three points off Wentz’s miscues. Third-string quarterback Ben DiNucci lost one fumble after the Cowboys reached the Philadelphia 7 and had his second fumble returned for a controversial 53-yard touchdown by Rodney McLeod.
DiNucci went 21-of-40 for 180 yards, and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 63 yards on 19 carries.
The Cowboys have scored 22 total points in the past three games without Dak Prescott, including only one touchdown which came in garbage time against the Cardinals.
TONIGHT on MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
The (5-2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers battle (1-6) New York Giants.
