Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and also tossed the go-ahead 4-yard scoring pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left to lift visiting New York Jets to their first win of the season, 39-38 over the shocked Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Justin Fields, who started for the Jets after Tyrod Taylor was ruled out with a knee injury, finished the game 21-of-32 passing for 244 yards.
New York (1-7) moved within 38-32 on Hall’s 27-yard touchdown run and an ensuing two-point conversion pass to Isaiah Davis with 7:52 remaining. Just after the two-minute warning, Hall took a pitch from Fields and tossed the ball 4 yards to Taylor in the back corner of the end zone for the go-ahead score.
Joe Flacco hit 21 of 34 passes for 223 yards and two scores for Cincinnati. Chase Brown ran for a score and caught a touchdown pass while Samaje Perine added 94 yards on nine carries for the Bengals (3-5), who blew a 38-24 lead with 10:21 left in the game. Ja’Marr Chase had 12 receptions for 91 yards.
Dolphins 34, Falcons 10
Tua Tagovailoa completed 20 of 26 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns, leading visiting Miami to a victory over a depleted Atlanta team.
Jaylen Waddle had five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, Malik Washington had four receptions for 36 yards and a score and De’Von Achane ran for 67 yards and hauled in a 3-yard touchdown pass for the Dolphins (2-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Playing for the injured starter Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins completed 21 of 31 passes for 173 yards. Kyle Pitts had nine catches for 59 yards for the Falcons (3-4), who took their second straight loss.
Patriots 32, Browns 13
Drake Maye passed for three touchdowns as New England extended its winning streak to five games by beating Cleveland in Foxborough, Mass.
Maye completed 18 of his 24 pass attempts for 282 yards and was intercepted once for the Patriots (6-2). Each of his three TD passes came in the third quarter, going to tight end Hunter Henry and receivers Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte. Mack Hollins led all New England receivers with 89 yards on seven receptions.
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett recorded a franchise-record five sacks in the loss and set the NFL record for career sacks by a player under the age of 30. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel was 21 of 35 for 156 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Cleveland (2-6).
Eagles 38, Giants 20
Saquon Barkley bolted for a 65-yard touchdown run on the game’s second play to spark Philadelphia’s win against visiting New York to avenge its Week 6 loss.
Barkley also caught a touchdown and rushed for 150 yards — his first 100-yard game of the season — and Jalen Hurts threw four touchdown passes to reach 100 for his career for the NFC East-leading Eagles (6-2).
Jaxson Dart finished with 193 yards and a TD on 14-of-24 passing and a 2-yard TD run for the Giants (2-6), who lost running back Cam Skattebo to a dislocated right ankle after he caught a first-quarter touchdown pass.
Ravens 30, Bears 16
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list and Baltimore snapped a four-game slide with a victory over visiting Chicago.
Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown and added 53 rushing yards in his first start of the season for the Ravens (2-5). Huntley started in place of Lamar Jackson (hamstring), who missed his third straight game. Nate Wiggins had an interception that set up a touchdown catch by Charlie Kolar that provided Baltimore some fourth-quarter insurance.
Caleb Williams completed 25 of 38 passes for 285 yards and one interception for the Bears (4-3), who had their four-game winning streak snapped. D’Andre Swift rushed for a touchdown and Rome Odunze had seven receptions for 114 yards.
Bills 40, Panthers 9
James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns as Buffalo won for the first time in nearly a month, rolling past Carolina in Charlotte.
Cook’s yards came on 19 carries, with a long of 64 yards for the game’s first touchdown. He added a 21-yard scoring run in the third quarter. Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0 when coming off an open date since 2017.
The Panthers (4-4) had a three-game winning streak snapped as quarterback Andy Dalton made his first start of the season in place of injured Bryce Young. Dalton, who completed 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards, lost two fumbles and was intercepted once.
Texans 26, 49ers 15
C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards and two touchdowns as host Houston never trailed against San Francisco to win its third game in four tries.
Stroud completed 30 of 39 passes for his first 300-yard effort since Week 5 last season. Xavier Hutchinson and Jayden Higgins caught touchdown strikes for the Texans (3-4) while Woody Marks rushed 11 times for 62 yards. Ka’imi Fairbairn converted all four field goals he attempted.
Mac Jones filled in again for Brock Purdy (toe) and hit 19 of 32 passes for 193 yards and two scores for the 49ers (5-3). George Kittle and Jack Tonges grabbed touchdown passes while Christian McCaffrey was limited to eight carries for 25 yards and three catches for 43 yards.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 3
Anthony Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown and the Tampa Bay defense forced three more turnovers in a victory over host New Orleans.
Nelson intercepted a Spencer Rattler pass and returned the ball 3 yards for the game’s first points in the second quarter, and the Buccaneers (6-2) never relinquished the lead. Baker Mayfield completed 15 of 24 passes for just 152 yards, but that was good enough thanks to the Tampa Bay defense and kicker Chase McLaughlin (three FGs).
Rattler, who also lost a fumble to give him six turnovers in two games, completed 15 of 21 for 136 yards as the Saints (1-7) lost their third straight. Rookie second-round draft choice Tyler Shough replaced Rattler in the third quarter and completed 17 of 30 passes for 128 yards with an interception.
Colts 38, Titans 14
Daniel Jones threw for three touchdowns and Jonathan Taylor scored three as host Indianapolis rolled over Tennessee to push its record to an NFL-best 7-1.
Jones connected on 21 of 29 passes for 272 yards as the Colts never trailed. He hit Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs and Taylor for scores while Taylor added 153 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, including an 80-yard sprint on the Colts’ first play of the third quarter to make it 24-7.
Cam Ward hit 22 of 38 passes for 259 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Titans (1-7). Ward found Gunnar Helm for a 1-yard score in the second quarter while Tyjae Spears (59 yards) added a 3-yard scoring jaunt late in the fourth.
Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and host Denver cruised past Dallas.
RJ Harvey had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown for the Broncos (6-2), who won their fifth game in a row. Troy Franklin had six catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Dak Prescott completed 19 of 31 passes for 188 yards and two interceptions for the Cowboys (3-4-1). Javonte Williams rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns against his former team.
–Field Level Media
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