Dalton, Green rally Bengals past Falcons
Andy Dalton threw a 13yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green with 7 seconds remaining, lifting the Cincinnati Bengals to a 37-36 win over the Falcons yesterday in Atlanta.
Dalton moved the Bengals 75 yards in about four minutes. He completed two passes on fourth down to Tyler Boyd, who had 11 catches for 100 yards, to keep the drive alive.
Green, the former University of Georgia star making his first return to the state of Georgia, made a diving catch in the right side of the end zone to cap the drive. He had four catches for 78 yards.
Giovani Bernard ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns for Cincinnati.
Raiders 45, Browns 42 — Derek Carr threw four TD passes and a game-tying 2-point conversion with 30 seconds left in regulation to set up Matt McGrane’s 29yard field goal in overtime that gave Oakland its first win since Jon Gruden’s return as coach, dropping visiting Cleveland.
McGrane missed a 50-yard field goal on the opening possession of overtime before Carr drove the Raiders back down the field again after a defensive stop for the game winner with 1:46 left in the period.
Ravens 26, Steelers 14 — After rallying to tie the game at 14 at halftime, host Pittsburgh was shut out by the Baltimore defense in the second half, and Justin Tucker kicked four field goals in the final two quarters to give the visitors the win.
Joe Flacco threw for 363 yards and two TDs for the Ravens.
Titans 26, Eagles 23 — In Nashville, Tenn., Marcus Mariota hit Corey Davis with a 10-yard touchdown pass just before the end of overtime, and Tennessee topped Philadelphia for its best start since 2013.
The Titans trailed by 14 in the third quarter before rallying for the lead. They also trailed 23-20 in overtime before coming back again behind Mariota, who in his first start since being knocked out of the season opener with an injured elbow threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score.
Cowboys 26, Lions 24 — In Arlington, Texas, Brett Maher kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Dallas past Detroit.
Maher’s fourth field goal was set up by Dak Prescott’s 34-yard completion to running back Ezekiel Elliott on a deep throw after Matthew Stafford had put the Lions in front with a 38-yard touchdown to Golden Tate, their second TD connection of the day.
Bears 48, Buccaneers 10 — Mitchell Trubisky threw a career-high six touchdown passes and NFC North-leading Chicago pounded visiting Tampa Bay.
Jaguars 31, Jets 12 — Blake Bortles threw two touchdown passes, including a 67-yarder to Donte Moncrief, and host Jacksonville used a dominant defensive performance to handle New York.
Saints 33, Giants 18 — In East Rutherford, N.J., Alvin Kamara ran for three second-half touchdowns and the New Orleans defense stepped out of Drew Brees’ shadow in a win over New York.
Packers 22, Bills 0 — Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Graham connected on their first touchdown pass of the year, and host Green Bay put together its most complete defensive effort of the season in a win over Buffalo.
Chargers 29, Niners 27 — In Carson, Calif., Philip Rivers threw for three touchdowns, Melvin Gordon rushed for 104 yards and Los Angeles rallied past San Francisco.
Seahawks 20, Cardinals 17 — In Glendale, Ariz., Sebastian Janikowski, who had missed twice earlier in the game, kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Seattle the win over Arizona and spoil the starting debut of Cards rookie Josh Rosen.