Packers dominate at New England
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score, and Green Bay scored 21 points off four New England turnovers to roll to a 45-27 victory on Sunday.
Green Bay’s receivers had a huge day, with Christian Watson catching seven passes for 171 yards and a TD and Matthew Golden finishing with 10 catches for 164 yards and a score. Kaleb Johnson ran for a touchdown and Savion Williams had a TD catch as Green Bay finished with 478 total yards. The Packers hadn’t scored 45 or more points and had 450 or more yards since Nov. 11, 1962 at Philadelphia.
Packers safety Xavier McKinney had a pair of interceptions and Evan Williams also had a pick.
Green Bay entered the day last in the NFL in rushing, averaging 60.6 yards per game, but finished with 129 yards on the ground.
The Packers (6-3) got plenty of help from the Patriots (5-4) as they built a 24-7 lead en route to their fifth win in six games.
New England’s Drake Maye took a step backward after weeks of steady play, throwing three interceptions while completing 21 of 38 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns. Maye had thrown just one pick in his previous four games.
CHIEFS 35, JETS 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Patrick Mahomes threw for 242 yards with a pair of touchdown passes to Kenneth Walker, who added 102 yards and a score on the ground, and Kansas City got back on track with a rout of hapless New York.
Walker finished with 143 yards from scrimmage and the Chiefs sacked Geno Smith five times while keeping the Jets out of the end zone, allowing Kansas City (6-2) to erase the stink of consecutive losses to the Seahawks and Broncos.
Smith finished with 165 yards passing for the Jets (2-7), who lost their fourth straight. They were credited with minus-9 yards of offense in the third quarter, when Kansas City scored a pair of touchdowns that turned a 14-12 halftime lead into a comfortable victory.
BENGALS 34, FALCONS 17
MADRID (AP) -- Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another and the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense kept rolling to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in Madrid on Sunday for their fourth straight win.
Ja’Marr Chase had eight receptions for 142 yards in the first half, and Tee Higgins added two touchdown catches at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Chase finished with 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown.
49ERS 38, RAIDERS 17
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another TD and San Francisco had five takeaways in the second half to beat Las Vegas.
The 49ers (7-1) broke the game open in the third quarter thanks to the opportunistic defense starting on the first play from scrimmage when rookie Jaden Dugger returned a pass from Kirk Cousins 35 yards for the score.
Las Vegas (4-5) answered on the next drive with a touchdown pass from Cousins to Brock Bowers before the giveaways took over the game.
The Raiders were set up with good field position after Treydan Stukes intercepted Purdy but Fred Warner forced a fumble from Bowers.
COWBOYS 27, COLTS 23
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Javonte Williams scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:08 remaining to cap a 101-yard rushing day, and Dallas rallied to beat Indianapolis.
The short-handed Cowboys (4-5) blew a fourth-quarter lead for the second straight week, but this time Dak Prescott led them on a four-play, 65-yard drive that took only 29 seconds and was helped by two Indy penalties. Williams punched it in on a play where it looked like the Colts (2-6) let him score, leaving time on the clock and two timeouts.
LIONS 19, DOLPHINS 9
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Jahmyr Gibbs had a rushing touchdown, Jared Goff threw for 170 yards and Detroit beat Miami for its fourth straight victory.
Jake Bates made four field goals on a day that was a bit underwhelming for Goff and the Lions’ top-ranked offense, which entered averaging 29 points and 395.4 yards per game but finished with 271 yards.
BRONCOS 26, PANTHERS 21
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Bo Nix threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns and Denver benefitted from a momentum-turning coach’s challenge to beat Carolina for its fifth straight win.
Jonah Coleman ran for 57 yards and a score and Courtland Sutton and Pat Bryant each caught TD passes for the Broncos.
SAINTS 23, BROWNS 22 (OT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Tyler Shough floated a 15-yard timing pass to Juwan Johnson toward the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown and desperate New Orleans stopped a do-or-die, 2-point conversion to outlast Cleveland in overtime.
RAMS 20, COMMANDERS 13
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Matt Stafford found star receiver Puka Nacua early and often, Myles Garrett had three sacks and a forced fumble in his return and Los Angeles held on for its third straight victory over Washington.
TEXANS 44, CHARGERS 22
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- C.J. Stroud threw five touchdown passes, including a pair of season-best 63-yarders to Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte, and Houston routed the winless Los Angeles for its eighth straight defeat in front of booing fans at SoFi Stadium.
GIANTS 19, EAGLES 11
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jameis Winston replaced the injured J.J. McCarthy long enough to throw a go-ahead touchdown pass and help New York keep its grip on the NFC East and beat Philadelphia to hand the Eagles their seventh straight loss.
SEAHAWKS 17, CARDINALS 3
SEATTLE (AP) -- AJ Barner caught a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and Seattle beat Arizona without starting quarterback Sam Darnold.