Rams beat Seahawks and Chiefs tame Jaguars as both go 5-0
Mahomes shines as Chiefs and LA go 5-0
NEW YORK: Todd Gurley rushed for three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Rams remained undefeated with a 33-31 victory against the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday in a game involving six lead changes.
Cairo Santos kicked a 39-yard field goal with 6:05 remaining to provide Los Angeles the final margin of victory.
The Rams (5-0) opened up a threegame lead in the NFC West over the second-place Seahawks (2-3), who had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Gurley was limited to 77 yards on 22 carries on the ground. He had four catches for 36 yards to exceed 100 yards of total offense.
Rams quarterback Jared Goff completed 23 of 32 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice.
Instead of punting the ball away on fourth-and-one from their own 42-yard line with 1:39 left and holding a two-point lead, the Rams decided to go for it.
Goff gained a first down on a quarterback sneak to clinch the victory.
At Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes passed for 313 yards and rushed for a touchdown as the unbeaten Chiefs thumped Jacksonville 30-14.
The 300-yard performance was the fourth straight for Mahomes and marked the first time in 16 games the Jaguars (3-2) allowed a passer to fire for 300 yards.
Mahomes had two interceptions and no touchdown strikes.
Kansas City (5-0) capitalised on five takeaways, scoring on a 20-yard interception Chris Jones returned after the defensive tackle jumped a screen pass attempted by Blake Bortles.
The Jacksonville quarterback threw for a career-high 430 yards and set a team record with 61 pass attempts but had a career-high four picks.
At Philadelphia, Kirk Cousins was 30 of 37 for 301 yards and a touchdown to lead Minnesota past Philadelphia 23-21, helping the Vikings avenge a 38-7 loss to the Eagles in last year’s NFC Championship game.
Adam Thielen had 116 receiving yards and a touchdown for his fifth straight 100yard receiving game to open the season, becoming the first player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to achieve the feat.
Dan Bailey converted three field goals, though he missed two others, and the Vikings (2-2-1) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz was 24 of 35 for 311 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles (2-3) dropped their second in a row.
At Pittsburgh, James Conner ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns to help the Steelers down Atlanta 41-17.
Conner also had four catches for 75 yards, and Antonio Brown added six catches for 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ben Roethlisberger completed 19 of 29 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for the Steelers (2-2-1).
At Detroit, Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, LeGarrette Blount scored on two short-yardage runs, and the Lions took a 24-point, first-half lead and held on to defeat the Packers 31-23.
Stafford passed for 183 yards, and Kenny Golladay caught four passes for 98 yards and a score for Detroit (2-3). Rookie Kerryon Johnson rushed for 70 yards on 12 carries before departing in the second half with an ankle injury.
Aaron Rodgers passed for 442 yards and three touchdowns but also lost two fumble for Green Bay (2-2-1).
At Cincinnati, defensive linemen Michael Johnson and Sam Hubbard scored touchdowns as Cincinnati rallied from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Miami 27-17.
It was the third fourth-quarter winning comeback this season by the Bengals (4-1). The Dolphins (3-2) lost their second game in a row.
Randy Bullock made a 20-yard field goal with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter, snapping a 17-17 tie.
On Miami’s next drive, Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap’s strip sack resulted in Hubbard’s 19-yard fumble return for a touchdown.