WEEK 2 RECAPS

SAINTS 21, BROWNS 18

Wil Lutz kicked a 44-yard field goal for New Orleans with 21 seconds left, Cleveland kicker Zane Gonzalez pushed the second of his two missed field goals wide right in the final seconds, and the Saints held on for the victory that extended the Browns’ winless streak to 19 games. Gonzalez also missed two extra points, one week after his potential winning field goal was blocked in a season-opening tie with Pittsburgh. Cleveland carried a two-score lead into the final nine minutes before its latest collapse. Receiver Michael Thomas had two fourth-quarter touchdowns and Alvin Kamara’s run for a 2-point conversion put the Saints up 18-12.

VIKINGS 29, PACKERS 29

Daniel Carlson missed two field goals in overtime, including one from 35 yards as time expired, and the Vikings had to settle for a tie after rallying from a late 13-point deficit. The rookie pushed his final kick wide right, just like his attempt from 49 earlier in overtime. Packers kicker Mason Crosby matched a career high with five field goals, but his potential game-winner from 52 went wide left as time expired in regulation. The tie overshadowed memorable performances from both quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers played with a brace on his injured left knee and threw for 281 yards and a score. Kirk Cousins threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter.

CHIEFS 42, STEELERS 37

Patrick Mahomes tied a franchise record with six touchdown passes and finished 23-of-28 for 326 yards in his third career start. Mahomes has 10 touchdown passes through two weeks, the most ever by an NFL quarterback through two games. Trevor Kelce caught seven passes for 109 yards and two scores. Tyreek Hill, Chris Conley, Kareem Hunt and Demarcus Robinson also hauled in touchdown passes as the Chiefs recovered in the second half after blowing an early 21-pont lead. Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger shook off an achy right elbow that limited him in practice during the week, completing 39 of 60 passes for 452 yards and three touchdowns. The 36-year-old also leapt into the end zone for a 3-yard score with 1:59 to go that got the Steelers within five.

JAGUARS 31, PATRIOTS 20

Blake Bortles threw four touchdown passes as the Jaguars beat Tom Brady and the Patriots in a rematch of last season’s AFC championship game. Bortles connected with Donte Moncrief, Keelan Cole and Austin Seferian-Jenkins for scores in the first 30 minutes, the second time he’s done that in his NFL career. Bortles completed 29 of 45 passes for 377 yards, with the four TDs and an interception. It was the best game of his five-year pro career. Cole finished with seven receptions for 117 yards and a score. He made a spectacular one-handed catch on Jacksonville’s second drive.

BRONCOS 29, RAIDERS 19

Brandon McManus kicked a 36-yard field goal just inside the right upright with 6 seconds left, denying Jon Gruden his first win as a head coach since 2008. With no timeouts and 18 seconds left, Case Keenum hit Tim Patrick for a 26-yard gain to the Oakland 18. Cornerbacks Gareon Conley and Leon Hall couldn’t tackle him inbounds, and McManus came on to give the Broncos their first lead. The Raiders lost despite a stellar outing by Derek Carr, who completed 29 of 32 passes for 288 yards and a score four days after Gruden called him out for passing up throws to Amari Cooper in Oakland’s opener. Cooper caught 10 passes for 116 yards.

RAMS 34, CARDINALS 0

Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns, and Jared Goff threw for 354 yards and a touchdown as the Rams rolled. Gurley finished with 42 yards on 19 carries as he played only three quarters due to cramps. Goff, who has six 300-yard games, completed 24 of 32 passes, marking the third time in 24 starts he has completed more than 70 percent of his passes when making 25 or more attempts. The 354 yards were only a yard off of his career high, set last season against Houston. Brandin Cooks had seven receptions for 159 yards. Sam Bradford, the first overall draft pick by the Rams in 2010, was 17-of-27 for 90 yards in his first start against his former team.

49ERS 30, LIONS 27

Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes, Matt Breida ran for 138 yards and San Francisco’s longest TD run in four seasons, and the 49ers bounced back from a season-opening loss. Garoppolo nearly made a costly mistake when he threw a late interception to Tracy Walker that was returned to the San Francisco 7. But Quandre Diggs was called for defensive holding away from the play to give the 49ers a first down. Garoppolo finished 18-for-26 for 206 yards but was sacked six times.

DOLPHINS 20, JETS 12

Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes, Kenyan Drake ran for a score and the Dolphins took advantage of several mistakes by Sam Darnold and the Jets. T.J. McDonald and Xavien Howard each intercepted the Jets’ rookie quarterback, helping the Dolphins to their first 2-0 start to a season since 2013. Tannehill finished 17-of-23 for 168 yards and also ran for 44 yards on eight carries for the Dolphins. With the Jets holding on to hopes for a late comeback, Frank Gore took a short pass and gained 19 yards on third-and-19 to effectively seal the win. Darnold was 25-of-41 for 334 yards and a touchdown with the two INTs in his second NFL start but struggled to get the offense moving.

CHARGERS 31, BILLS 20

Melvin Gordon matched a career high by scoring three touchdowns, and the Chargers manhandled the anemic Bills during rookie quarterback Josh Allen’s debut as a starter. Gordon scored on a 20-yard run and added two receiving touchdowns before limping off the field after appearing to hurt his left leg early in the fourth quarter. Gordon finished with just 28 rushing yards and six catches for 38 yards in his second three-TD game. Philip Rivers finished 23-of-27 for 256 and three touchdowns as the Chargers rebounded from a 38-28 loss to Kansas City.Allen did produce two touchdown drives in the second half and finished 18-of=33 for 245 yards with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 38 seconds remaining and two interceptions.

COLTS 21, REDSKINS 9

Andrew Luck threw for two touchdown passes, shook off two interceptions and engineered a game-sealing drive. Luck was 21-of-31 for 179 yards and had a TD pass in a 25th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the NFL. Adrian Peterson was limited to 20 yards on 11 carries, and receiver Jamison Crowder was actually Washington’s leading rusher with 29 yards on two sweep plays.