Miami Dolphins 27–30 Buffalo Bills
Tyler Bass kicked a career-best 61-yard field goal with five seconds left, Josh Allen threw three second-half touchdown passes in a back-and-forth duel with Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, and the Buffalo Bills (7-2) continued their domination of the Dolphins (2-6) with a 30-27 victory. The teams traded leads four times in a thrilling second half that included seven consecutive scoring drives – four by AFC East-leading Buffalo and three by division rival Miami. Buffalo’s final drive stalled at the Miami 43 following a spike and two incompletions, and coach Sean McDermott put his faith in the inconsistent Bass. He came through with the longest field goal in franchise history.
Washington Commanders 27–22 New York Giants
Sensational rookie Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin, and the Washington Commanders beat the bumbling New York Giants for their best start to a season in almost 30 years. Daniels hit McLaurin on scoring passes of one and 18 yards in the first half. Austin Ekeler added a one-yard TD run as the Commanders completed a season sweep of the NFC East rival Giants. Washington are 7-2 for the first time since 1996, while the Giants fell to 2-7 overall and 0-5 at home. Daniel Jones threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score for New York.
Denver Broncos 10–41 Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns to finish with a perfect passer rating, and the Baltimore Ravens (6-3) had little difficulty with Denver’s defense. Baltimore’s beleaguered defense didn’t force a punt until the third quarter, but a couple early fourth-down stops helped the Ravens build a lead as they rebounded from last weekend’s surprising loss at Cleveland. Zay Flowers had five catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and Derrick Henry rushed for 107 yards and two TDs against the 5-4 Broncos. Henry scored the 100th and 101st rushing touchdowns of his career, and he has now surpassed 1,000 yards on the ground for the sixth time in a season.
Dallas Cowboys 21–27 Atlanta Falcons
Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons maintained their hold on first place in the NFC South with victory over the struggling Cowboys. It was the third straight loss for Dallas, who also lost quarterback Dak Prescott to a hamstring injury. Cousins completed 19 of 24 passes for 222 yards, including 13 in a row at one point for the 6-3 Falcons. He had scoring plays of nine yards to Drake London, 36 yards to Darnell Mooney and 11 yards to Ray-Ray McCloud. The Cowboys tried to rally behind Cooper Rush after Prescott was ruled out. Rush guided an 86-yard drive in the closing minutes, capped by a touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert and two-point conversion. But the Falcons recovered an onside kick to seal the victory, dropping Dallas to 3-5.
Las Vegas Raiders 24–41 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow tied a career high with five touchdown passes, and the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) got their first home win of the season, routing the Las Vegas Raiders (2-7). Chase Brown rushed for a career-high 120 yards for Cincinnati. Burrow was 27 for 39 for 251 yards. He threw touchdown passes to Brown, Andrei Iosivas, Drew Sample and the last two to Mike Gesicki. But he also had an interception that was returned by Jack Jones for a TD early in the fourth quarter. Brown got a season-high 27 carries with Zack Moss sidelined with a neck injury.
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Los Angeles Chargers 27–10 Cleveland Browns
Justin Herbert passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) to victory over the Cleveland Browns, who couldn’t get anything going with Jameis Winston. Herbert connected on a 66-yard TD pass to Quentin Johnston and a 27-yarder to Joshua Palmer as the Chargers built a big halftime lead and rolled to their fifth straight win over Cleveland (2-7). JK Dobbins had two rushing touchdowns for Los Angeles. Winston threw three interceptions and was sacked six times by the Chargers’ defense, which came in allowing a league-low 13 points per game.
New Orleans Saints 22–23 Carolina Panthers
Chuba Hubbard scored on a 16-yard run with 2:18 left and the Carolina Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the New Orleans Saints 23-22. Bryce Young completed 16 of 26 passes for 171 yards a touchdown to improve to 1-3 against the Saints in his career. Coach Dave Canales would not say after the game if Young would start next Sunday against the New York Giants in Munich. Hubbard ran for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Alvin Kamara had 215 yards from scrimmage for the Saints, who have lost seven straight. Kamara carried 29 times for 155 yards and caught six passes for 60 yards. Both teams are 2-7.
New England Patriots 17–20 Tennessee Titans
Nick Folk kicked a 25-yard field goal with 2:32 left in overtime and the Tennessee Titans (2-6) edged the New England Patriots (2-7), giving coach Brian Callahan his first home victory. The Titans snapped both a three-game skid overall and at Nissan Stadium. The Patriots got rookie Drake Maye back after the third overall pick out of North Carolina cleared the concussion protocol. Maye used his legs, running for a career-best and team-high 95 yards. He also was sacked four times.