Hopkins catches Hail Mary pass to lift Cardinals past Bills
Brady bounces back against Panthers, while Brees injured in win over 49ers
DeAndre Hopkins caught a 43yard scoring pass from Kyler Murray with two seconds remaining to give the host Arizona Cardinals a stunning 32-30 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Murray scrambled to his left and heaved the ball into the end zone. Hopkins made a leaping grab while surrounded by three defenders.
Murray threw for 245 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 61 yards and two more scores on 11 carries. He became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games.
Hopkins finished with 127 receiving yards on seven catches. Kenyon Drake added 100 rushing yards on 16 carries for the Cardinals (6-3).
Josh Allen threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Stefon Diggs with 34 seconds remaining to put Buffalo on top prior to the Cardinals' Hail Mary pass.
Allen threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. He also led his team with 38 rushing yards on seven carries and caught a touchdown pass.
Cole Beasley caught 11 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown and Diggs hauled in 10 passes for 93 yards for the Bills (7-3).
A Drake fumble early in the third quarter allowed the Bills to build on their seven-point halftime advantage. Allen found Beasley on a 22-yard pass play to give Buffalo a 23-9 lead.
Arizona got those points back on its next possession when Murray scored on a one-yard keeper. Zane Gonzalez made a 45-yard field goal later in the quarter to cut Buffalo's lead to 23-19.
Patrick Peterson then picked off an Allen pass and the Cardinals cashed in. Murray ran for 28 yards on the next play and scored in the closing seconds of the third on a 15-yard scamper.
Allen engineered a 12-play, 78yard drive, culminating with his pass to Diggs.
Buffalo held a 16-9 lead at halftime. The Bills were led by Tyler Bass, who kicked three field goals of more than 50 yards.
A 31-yard pass to John Brown set up Buffalo's creative score. Allen handed the ball to Isaiah McKenzie, who then passed it to the third-year quarterback on the 12-yard play.
BRADY, BUCS REBOUND WITH WIN OVER PANTHERS
Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and scored on a run and running back Ronald Jones II burst free for a 98-yard touchdown scamper as the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers bounced back for a 46-23 victory against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
The Buccaneers (7-3), who racked up 544 yards of total offence, swept the season series from Carolina, both times following a loss to the New Orleans Saints
Brady, who was coming off one of the worst performances of his 21-year career with three interceptions in last Sunday night's 38-3 home setback to New Orleans, was 28-for-39 for 341 yards.
The Panthers (3-7) lost their fifth consecutive game despite quarterback Teddy Bridgewater's two touchdown passes. He was 18-for-24 for 136 yards and an interception before exiting with a knee injury on a fourth-quarter sack with about five minutes left.
Jones finished with 192 rushing yards on 23 carries, sparking the team's huge second half.
Leading 20-17, the Buccaneers were backed up at their own twoyard line. Jones burst up the middle and ended up in the end zone at the other end of the stadium.
On the next snap, Jason Pierre-Paul intercepted Bridgewater. That led to Ryan Succop's field goal from 21 yards out for a 29-17 lead.
Tampa Bay went up 32-17 on Succop's fourth field goal of the game. Bridgewater then converted on a three-yard touchdown run with 11:23 remaining, though his two-point conversion pass was incomplete.
The Bucs answered with a nineplay, 75-yard drive, with Brady scoring on a one-yard sneak. His final TD pass went to Rob Gronkowski for seven yards.
The teams were tied 17-17 at halftime.
With so much attention on how Brady would respond this week, it was Bridgewater who had a strong start. He completed his first 13 throws, matching a career-best.
Brady threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans in the back of the end zone as the Buccaneers tied the score with 35 seconds left in the half.
Carolina, playing without injured running back Christian McCaffrey, went up 14-7 on DJ Moore's 24-yard touchdown play on a receiver screen. That drive took just four plays to cover 75 yards.
SAINTS LOSE BREES BUT DEFEAT 49ERS
Alvin Kamara scored three touchdowns and the host New Orleans Saints overcame the loss of Drew Brees to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 27-13.
Kamara rushed for two touchdowns and caught Brees' final pass of the game for a second-quarter touchdown as the Saints (7-2) won their sixth consecutive game.
Brees did not play in the second half because of a rib injury and Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill played in his place. Brees completed 8 of 13 passes for 76 yards and Winston completed 6 of 10 for 63 yards. Hill did not throw a pass, but rushed eight times for 45 yards.
The injury to Brees apparently occurred when 49ers defensive lineman Kentavius Street was called for roughing the passer in the second quarter.
Nick Mullens made his fifth start in place of injured Jimmy Garropolo (ankle) for the 49ers (4-6) and completed 24 of 38 passes for 247 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
New Orleans led 17-10 at halftime and neither team scored in the third quarter.
Wil Lutz's 23-yard field goal gave the Saints a 20-10 lead with 12:15 remaining.
After the Niners fumbled a punt, Kamara ran one yard for a touchdown with 7:29 remaining.
Robbie Gould's 40-yard field goal cut the lead to 27-13 with 5:54 remaining.
San Francisco drove to the New Orleans 18, but Patrick Robinson intercepted Mullens in the end zone with 2:25 left.