WEEK 3 RECAPS

BILLS 27, VIKING 6

Josh Allen played with the poise of a well-seasoned quarterback for the Buffalo Bills by accounting for three touchdowns in his first road start in the NFL. Allen made Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins look like the raw rookie in a stunning upset of the Vikings on Sunday. Cousins had turnovers, including a lost fumble on a third-down sack inside Minnesota’s 20-yard line, on each of the first two possessions. Buffalo turned those recoveries into 10 points and was on cruise control by midway through the second quarter. Allen, completed 15 of 22 passes for 196 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide-open tight end Jason Croom.

EAGLES 20, COLTS 16

Carson Wentz threw a touchdown pass on his first drive in nine months, then Wendell Smallwood ran in from the 4 for the go-ahead score. Adam Vinatieri tied Morten Andersen’s career record of 565 field goals by connecting on all three tries, but the Colts couldn’t take advantage of two turnovers by Wentz inside the 20 in the second half. The Colts got the ball again at their 11 with 39 seconds remaining but couldn’t reach midfield. Jacoby Brissett threw a desperation pass on the final play that fell incomplete. Wentz engineered the winning drive with precise passes and nifty moves. Wentz eluded a sack and threw a 10-yard pass to Nelson Agholor.

RAMS 35, CHARGERS 23

Jared Goff passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and Todd Gurley rushed for 105 yards and another score, leading the Rams over the Chargers in the franchises’ first meeting since their relocations to Los Angeles. Cory Littleton blocked a punt in the end zone and Blake Countess recovered for an early touchdown for the Rams, who racked up 521 yards and remained one of the NFL’s four unbeaten teams. Robert Woods caught two TD passes and Cooper Kupp made a 53-yard scoring catch from Goff, who went 29-for-36 in one of his most impressive pro performances. Philip Rivers passed for 226 yards and hit Mike Williams with two touchdown passes for the Chargers.

SEAHAWKS 24, COWBOYS 13

Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns in the first half, Chris Carson added a 5-yard TD run in early in the fourth quarter and the Seahawks avoided an 0-3 start. Wilson hit Jaron Brown on an 18-yard touchdown early in the second quarter and later found Tyler Lockett streaking up the sideline on a 52-yard scoring pass as Seattle built a 17-3 halftime lead and cruised past the Cowboys. The duo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott didn’t have the answers against a Seattle defense that had safety Earl Thomas on the field and welcomed back Bobby Wagner after the Seahawks’ defensive leader missed last week with a groin injury.

DOLPHINS 28, RAIDERS 20

Receiver Albert Wilson threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to put the Dolphins ahead midway through the fourth quarter, and turned a short reception into a 74-yard score that sealed it. Miami coach Adam Gase used creative play calling to overcome a wave of injuries and penalties and a 17-minute deficit in time of possession. The Dolphins scored on a pair of shovel passes by Ryan Tannehill that each traveled less than a yard — one on the flip to Wilson, and an earlier similar pass that Jakeem Grant caught before turning the corner for an 18-yard score.

PANTHERS 31, BENGALS 21

Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, while Christian McCaffrey racked up a career-high 184 yards rushing. Newton completed 15 of 24 passes for 150 yards and ran for 36 yards. McCaffrey did his damage on the ground this time with 28 carries. He surpassed his previous career high of 66 yards rushing and became the first Carolina player with a 100-yard receiving game and a 100-yard rushing game in back-to-back weeks. Andy Dalton was 29-of-46 with two touchdowns but was intercepted four times, including twice by rookie cornerback Donte Jackson.

RAVENS 27, BRONCOS 14

Joe Flacco picked apart Denver’s depleted defense for 277 yards and a touchdown. Connecting with eight receivers, Flacco went 25-for-40 without an interception on a rainy afternoon. He threw 28 passes in the first half, when Baltimore took control. The Ravens turned to their defense in the fourth quarter, twice stopping drives inside their 15. Javorious Allen caught a 12-yard touchdown pass and ran for a score for the Ravens. Denver was coming off two home wins, both by virtue of fourth-quarter comebacks. This time, the Broncos could not rally after Allen’s 1-yard TD run made it 27-14 midway through the third quarter.

GIANTS 27, TEXANS 22

Eli Manning threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns, and rookie Saquon Barkley added a score. The Giants were up by 14 at halftime but had trouble moving the ball in the second half, and the Texans had cut the lead to five before Manning threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard with about two minutes left. Deshaun Watson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Miller with one second left to cut the lead to 27-22, but New York recovered the onside kick. Watson threw for 385 yards and two scores, but his interception was one of two second-half turnovers by the Texans.

BEARS 16, CARDINALS 14

Cody Parkey kicked his third field goal of the game, a 43-yarder with 4:31 to remaining, to rally the Bears. Sam Bradford threw two first-quarter touchdown passes to put the Cardinals up 14-0, but he was replaced by rookie Josh Rosen after fumbling the ball deep in Chicago territory late in the game. Rosen drove Arizona past midfield, but on fourth-and-5 from the Bears’ 45, his pass was intercepted by Bryce Callahan with 1:10 to play. Arizona got the ball back one more time, and the game ended with Rosen sacked by Sherrick McManis, who also had one of Bradford’s two interceptions.

REDSKINS 31, PACKERS 17

Adrian Peterson ran for 120 yards and a pair of 2-yard scores, Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes — all in the first half — and the Redskins held on over ailing Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, who again had complaints about a roughing-the-passer penalty on Clay Matthews. Packers coach Mike McCarthy threw down a play-calling sheet and argued with two officials about the call, even chasing one along the sideline as he backpedaled away. Playing with a bulky brace on his left knee, which he hurt in the opener, Rodgers finished 27-for-44 for 265 yards with two TDs — of 64 yards to Geronimo Allison and 2 yards to Davante Adams — and was sacked four times.