Vikes, Niners stay unbeaten
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Justin Jefferson highlighted his return to Minnesota’s lineup with a leaping touchdown catch, Aaron Jones made up for an early fumble with a pivotal, fourth-quarter touchdown and the Vikings remained unbeaten with a 23-13 victory over slumping New Orleans on Sunday.
Will Reichard made all three of his field-goal attempts from 40 or more yards for the Vikings (5-0), including a 55-yarder to put Minnesota up 10 in the fourth quarter and all but doom the Saints (1-4) to a third straight loss -- all in the Superdome.
Jones finished with 113 yards rushing on 25 carries. Jefferson, who sat out Week 4 with an ankle injury, caught six passes for 79 yards from Kyler Murray, who threw for 229 yards and a TD without a turnover and rushed for 51 yards.
The Vikings, who came in allowing an NFL-low 12.8 points per game, gave up only one offensive touchdown and held New Orleans to 142 yards.
49ERS 32, SEAHAWKS 29
SEATTLE (AP) -- Brock Purdy engineered two scoring drives in the fourth quarter and San Francisco rallied to beat Seattle on a 43-yard field goal by Eddy Pineiro with 1:56 to play.
The win for the 49ers (5-0) offered a small bit of payback for their two late-season losses to Seattle (3-2) last season, including a 41-6 defeat in the divisional round of the playoffs with a short-handed roster.
The game featured an NFL season-high seven combined turnovers, an ejection of 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and no touchdown drives of more than 25 yards before San Francisco took over trailing 26-21 late in the third quarter.
Purdy responded with an impressive drive against the vaunted Seahawks’ defense, including a 28-yard pass to Mike Evans after an intentional grounding penalty left the Niners in a precarious second-and-21 situation.
That helped set up Purdy’s 7-yard touchdown pass to newcomer Brandin Cooks as San Francisco took a 29-26 lead following a 2-point conversion to Evans.
Sam Darnold responded by leading Seattle on a game-tying field goal drive before Purdy and the 49ers moved the ball 43 yards for Pineiro’s go-ahead kick.
PACKERS 31, BEARS 7
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Christian Watson caught two long touchdown passes from Jordan Love, MarShawn Lloyd also scored twice and Green Bay exacted a measure of revenge against Chicago by trouncing them.
Love went 25 of 31 for 367 yards, the highest total by a Packers quarterback against the Bears at Lambeau Field. He connected with Watson on a 42-yard touchdown in the first quarter and a 53-yarder in the third.
Green Bay had lost three of four to the Bears and blew a 21-3 halftime lead in a 31-27 NFC wild-card playoff loss at Chicago last season. Caleb Williams celebrated that come-from-behind victory by grating cheese on the field, poking fun at Green Bay’s Cheesehead fan base.
COMMANDERS 27, GIANTS 27 (OT)
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Jayden Daniels took off on an ill-advised scramble in the closing seconds of overtime with the Commanders in field goal range and Washington was unable to stop the clock before time expired, settling for a tie with New York after both teams made critical mistakes in the extra period.
Washington (1-3-1) got the ball with 2 minutes left in OT when Daron Payne stripped the ball from Cam Skattebo with the Giants in range for a game-ending field goal. Daniels quickly moved the Commanders to the Giants 24, but with 12 seconds left and Washington with no timeouts, he held onto the ball and went down for no gain. Washington lined up in a bid to spike the ball but the clock ticked down to zero and coach Dan Quinn ripped off his headset in disgust.
JAGUARS 19, EAGLES 17
LONDON (AP) -- Cam Little kicked a 57-yard field goal as time expired and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 after Ameer Abdullah’s 53-yard kickoff return left 1 second left in a wild finish at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
The Eagles had taken a 17-16 lead on Jake Elliott’s 48-yard field goal with 8 seconds left -- after Little’s extra-point attempt was wide left following Parker Washington’s 27-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter.
BENGALS 31, DOLPHINS 24
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes, safety Jordan Battle had a pair of interceptions and Cincinnati beat Miami.
Ja’Marr Chase had been questionable after suffering a concussion last week against Jacksonville, caught six passes for 77 yards, including a highlight-reel, one-handed 45-yard touchdown catch that made it 28-10.
STEELERS 34, COLTS 22
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jaylen Warren piled up 188 total yards and two long touchdowns -- one rushing and one receiving -- to lead Pittsburgh past Indianapolis.
The Steelers (3-2) shook off a loss at Cleveland by relying on Warren and a defense that frequently bent but rarely broke.
Warren caught six passes for 87 yards, including an 80-yard catch-and-run score in the first quarter, and added 101 more on the ground.
JETS 17, BROWNS 12
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Braelon Allen ran 22 yards for the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter after New York recovered a fumbled punt snap and the Jets ended a three-game skid with a victory over Cleveland.
Rookie David Bailey had three of New York’s eight sacks of Deshaun Watson, and Geno Smith had a touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson on the Jets’ first drive, helping snap the Browns’ three-game winning streak.
LIONS 45, CARDINALS 21
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, Jahmyr Gibbs added 151 yards rushing and two more scores and Detroit shook off a slow start by scoring 31 straight points to roll past Arizona.
Gibbs barreled into the end zone on a 1-yard run in the second quarter and added a 3-yard TD run in the fourth, bouncing off the offensive line before reversing field and finding room to run.
BRONCOS 23, CHARGERS 17
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Wil Lutz kicked a go-ahead 19-yard field goal with 5:07 remaining, lifting Denver over the winless and mistake-prone Los Angeles.
Lutz’s 36-yarder with 1:08 left extended the lead and finished a run of 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for the Broncos (3-2).
TEXANS 26, TITANS 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- C.J. Stroud threw for 261 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and Houston snapped its winless start to the season by routing Tennessee.
This is the second straight season Houston (1-4) ended an opening winless skid by beating Tennessee.
PATRIOTS 45, RAIDERS 17
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Drake Maye threw for four touchdown passes and ran for another score, and New England rolled past Las Vegas.
Maye was 26 of 34 for 374 yards passing in the second 300-yard game of his career. Two TDs went to Pop Douglas and one each to Hunter Henry and Kyle Williams. Rhamondre Stevenson added a scoring run.
RAVENS 30, FALCONS 23 (OT)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tyler Huntley led Baltimore to a game-tying touchdown and 2-point conversion in the last minute of regulation and then scored on a 1-yard sneak in overtime as Baltimore rallied to beat Atlanta.
Derrick Henry ran for 102 yards against the Falcons’ top-ranked run defense for the Ravens (4-1).