Jacksonville Jaguars 25, Bills 20
Travis Etienne rushed for 136 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Buffalo Bills 25-20 on Sunday at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Jaguars (3-2) won back-to-back games in London, and ended Buffalo’s three-game winning streak.
The Bills (3-2) looked tired at times, rushed for only 29 yards, and had a rash of injuries.
Josh Allen was 27 of 40 for 359 yards and two touchdowns. Stefon Diggs had eight catches for 121 yards and a touchdown and Gabe Davis had six catches for 100 yards and a score.
The Jags survived two costly strip-sack lost fumbles by Trevor Lawrence, both times in Buffalo territory. Lawrence finished 25 of 37 for 315 yards and a touchdown.
Pittsburgh Steelers 17, Baltimore Ravens 10
Kenny Pickett hit George Pickens for a 41-yard touchdown with 1:17 remaining, and Pittsburgh rallied past Baltimore.
Pickett and the rest of Pittsburgh’s offense managed little over the game’s first 55 minutes, but a late interception by rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. gave the Steelers (3-2) life. Pickett responded by driving Pittsburgh 80 yards in eight plays, the last 41 coming on a rainbow down the sideline to Pickens.
It was the Steelers’ first touchdown in nearly nine quarters and it somehow was enough to beat the Ravens (3-2). Baltimore turned the ball over three times, including twice in the final five minutes.
Lamar Jackson finished 22 of 38 for 236 yards and the late pick. He also ran for 45 yards but fell to 2-4 in his career against Pittsburgh.
Pickett completed 18 of 32 passes for 242 yards.
Atlanta Falcons 21, Houston Texas 19
Desmond Ridder passed and ran for touchdowns, Younghoe Koo kicked a go-ahead 37-yard field goal as time expired, and Atlanta beat Houston to snap a two-game skid.
Ridder’s 6-yard TD pass to rookie running back Bijan Robinson and 2-point pass to Tyler Allgeier gave the Falcons (3-2) a 15-12 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Houston rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud answered with an 18-yard scoring pass to tight end Dalton Schultz, giving the Texans a 19-18 lead with 1:49 remaining.
Stroud set an NFL record by starting his career with 177 pass attempts without an interception. He completed 20 of 35 passes for 249 yards and a score. The Texans (2-3) had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Ridder completed 28 of 37 passes for 329 yards and a touchdown and had a 7-yard scoring run in the first quarter. He bounced back after a three-turnover performance in last week’s loss to Jacksonville in London.
New Orleans Saints 34, New England Patriots 0
Alvin Kamara rushed for a touchdown, Derek Carr had two scoring passes and New Orleans routed New England.
Tyrann Mathieu added a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown to help New Orleans (3-2) chase Patriots quarterback Mac Jones from the game — the second straight week coach Bill Belichick benched Jones in the second half.
Kamara had 22 carries for 80 yards, and his 73rd career TD made him the Saints’ career leader. Carr finished 18 of 26 for 183 yards, and Michael Thomas had four catches for 65 yards as New Orleans ended a two-game skid. The Saints outgained the Patriots 304 yards to 156.
It was the second-worst shutout loss in Patriots franchise history, trailing only a 52-0 drubbing in Miami against the undefeated Dolphins in 1972. New England fell to 1-4 for the first time since 2000, Belichick’s first year as its coach.
Jones was 12 of 22 for 110 yards, including the pick-6 and another interception that set up a Saints touchdown. He also lost a fumble in the third quarter that was recovered by Cameron Jordan and set up a Saints field goal. He was replaced by backup Bailey Zappe in the fourth quarter. New England has yet to top 20 points in a game.
Miami Dolphins 31, New York Giants 16
Rookie De’Von Achane ran for a 76-yard touchdown, Tyreek Hill topped 150 yards receiving for the third time this season, and Miami beat New York.
The Dolphins’ 524 yards gave them 2,568 this year, the most through the first five games of a season in NFL history.
Miami (4-1) regained first place in the AFC East after Buffalo (3-2) lost to Jacksonville in London.
Tua Tagovailoa went 22 of 30 for 308 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.
Jason Pinnock returned one of the interceptions 102 yards, the only touchdown for New York (1-4). It was the Giants’ first touchdown in the first half of a game this season and it tied for the longest interception return in team history.
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones left in the fourth quarter with a neck injury after a sack by linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel. Tyrod Taylor replaced him.
Detroit Lions 42, Carolina Panthers 24
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes in the first half and ran for a score in the fourth quarter, and Detroit kept Carolina winless.
The NFC North-leading Lions (4-1) are alone atop the division in October or later for the first time since 2016.
The Panthers (0-5) turned the ball over three times in the first half — two coming on consecutive snaps — to set up Detroit up for three touchdowns and a 28-10 halftime lead.
Carolina rookie quarterback Bryce Young, the No. 1 overall pick, was 25 of 41 for 247 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Goff was 20 of 28 for 236 yards, and his 1-yard sneak early in the fourth put Detroit ahead 35-10.
David Montgomery ran for 109 yards, became the first Lion to run for 100-plus yards and score in two straight games since Kevin Jones in 2004.
Indianapolis Colts 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Zack Moss upstaged the return of Jonathan Taylor by running for a career-high 165 yards and two scores, and Gardner Minshew was sharp in relief of the injured Anthony Richardson to lead Indianapolis past Tennessee.
The Colts (3-2) snapped a seven-game losing streak at home and beat the Titans (2-3) for the first time in six tries.
Richardson left with a right shoulder injury late in the first half. He went 9 of 12 for 98 yards. Minshew was 11 of 14 for 155 yards.
Moss averaged 7.2 yards on 23 carries in his second 100-yard game this season and caught two passes for 30 yards.
Ryan Tannehill was efficient for Tennessee, going 23 of 34 for 264 yards, but he had a game-sealing interception in the waning seconds. Derrick Henry was held to 43 yards on 13 carries.
Taylor had six carries for 18 yards in his first action this season. He agreed to a three-year, $42 million extension a day earlier.
Kansas City Chiefs 27, Minnesota Vikings 20
Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter, one to Travis Kelce after the All-Pro tight end briefly left the game with an ankle injury, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-20.
Mahomes went 31 for 41 for 281 yards and no turnovers for the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs (4-1).
Kirk Cousins threw for scores to Jordan Addison and Alexander Mattison for the Vikings (1-4). They had two chances at the tying touchdown in the final five minutes, but a late hamstring injury to star wide receiver Justin Jefferson and a lack of timeouts from earlier mismanagement of the game were ultimately too much to overcome.
Jefferson slipped on the turf while trying to make a cut on his route during a third-down pass deep in Kansas City territory. He grabbed the back of his right leg and limped slowly to the sideline.
Cincinnati Bengals 34, Arizona Cardinals 20
Joe Burrow threw for 317 yards and three touchdown passes to Ja’Marr Chase, who finished with a season-high 192 yards receiving, and the Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-20.
Chase set a single-game franchise record with 15 receptions and made tough catches in traffic by repeatedly finding seams in the Cardinals defense.
Bengals’ Cam Taylor-Britt picked off Cards QB Joshua Dobbs’ pass and ran it back 11 yards for a touchdown. It was Dobbs’ first interception of the season on his 138th pass attempt.
New York Jets 31, Denver Broncos 21
The New York Jets defeated the Denver Broncos 31-21 behind Breece Hall’s 72-yard touchdown run and Bryce Hall’s 39-yard game-sealing scoop-and-score off Russell Wilson’s fumble in the final minute.
The Jets (2-3) overcame a sloppy, chippy first half to snap a three-game skid and hand the Broncos (1-4) their third home loss under coach Sean Payton.
Russell Wilson was 20 of 31 for 196 yards and two TDs.
Philadelphia Eagles 23, Los Angeles Rams 14
Jalen Hurts passed for 303 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards and another score, and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23-14 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.
Dallas Goedert had eight catches for 117 yards and an early TD for the Eagles, who are off to their second consecutive 5-0 start despite getting tested throughout this meeting of the last two NFC champions.
A.J. Brown had six catches for 127 yards, but the Eagles couldn’t reach the end zone in the second half and had to rely on their defense, which shut out the Rams (2-3) after halftime.
Cooper Kupp had eight catches for 118 yards in the former Super Bowl MVP’s dynamic season debut for the Rams. Kupp made five catches for 56 yards on Los Angeles’ opening drive, but the offense struggled after that.
Matthew Stafford passed for 222 yards and hit Tutu Atwell and rookie Puka Nacua for touchdowns, but Los Angeles’ offense didn’t cross midfield in the second half. Nacua finished with seven catches for a career-low 71 yards.
SUNDAY NIGHT: San Francisco 49ers 42, Dallas Cowboys 10
Brock Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers dominated the Dallas Cowboys, 42-10.
The Niners (5-0) knocked the Cowboys out of the playoffs in tight games the past two seasons.
Dak Prescott was sacked three times and heaved an interception into double coverage after Dallas fell behind 28-10 in the third quarter. He threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter with his only highlight coming on a 26-yard TD pass to KaVontae Turpin in the second quarter.
It was Dallas’ most lopsided defeat since losing 49-17 to New Orleans in 2013.
Purdy finished 17 for 24 for 252 yards and has not thrown an interception all season.
Tonight On MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
The (2-2) Green Bay Packers are in Las Vegas to battle the (1-3) Raiders.
A razzle dazzle play from the 49’ers: McCaffrey gets the hand off, he tosses it to Samuel who tosses it back to Purdy who launches it to Kittle for a touchdown.
49’ers tight end George Kittle catches his third touchdown pass from Brock Purdy.
Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase grabs his 3rd touchdown pass and set a new team record for catches in a single game.
New York Jets running back Breece Hall burns Denver Broncos with speed on a 72-yard touchdown run.
The Minnesota Vikings surprise the Kansas City Chiefs with a fake punt and running back Ty Chandler moves the chains with a 15-yard gain.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs throws a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marquise Brown.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud ties game against the Arizona Cardinals with an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dalton Schultz with 1:49 remaining.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett launches 41-yard TD pass to wide receiver George Pickens to give Steelers late-game lead vs. Baltimore Ravens.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill grabs a 69-yard TD catch on a deep pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver celebrates his TD catch by giving the ball to his mom in the stands… but a fan snags it from her. She chewed the guy out and got it back.
The Detroit Lions dial up a trick play for a 31-yard touchdown to tight end Sam LaPorta.
