Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Titans stun Ravens behind Henry – again
BALTIMORE » Derrick Henry ran for a 29- yard touchdown with 5: 21 left in overtime to cap another memorable performance against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Tennessee Titans rallied for a 30- 24 victory Sunday.
Running against a patchwork Ravens defensive line, Henry finished with 133 yards on 28 carries. It was his sixth 100yard game of the season and put him over 1,000 yards for the third consecutive year.
It was reminiscent of Henry’s outing last January, when he rambled for 195 yards to carry the Titans to a 28- 12 upset of the top- seeded Ravens in the AFC divisional playoff.
STEELERS 27, JAGUARS 3
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. » Pittsburgh’s most dominant defensive performance of the season kept the Steelers perfect. Terrell Edmunds and Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted two passes each and the Steelers steamrolled their way to a 10- 0 record.
Rookie quarterback Jake Luton looked lost most of the day against the Steelers, who allowed 206 yards and finished with two sacks. They celebrated each turnover by running into the end zone and posing for the cameras.
COLTS 34, PACKERS 31, OT
INDIANAPOLIS » After allowing three touchdown passes and 28 first- half points, the Colts gave up only three second- half points. They also forced a game- changing fumble less than a minute into overtime.
Rodrigo Blankenship won it with a 39yard field goal with 7: 10 remaining.
Indy ( 7- 3) did it with an old- school combination: The offense that played keep- away, a defense that came up with two three- and- outs and a fourth- down stop late in the fourth quarter, and the key turnover in overtime.
SAINTS 24, FALCONS 9
NEW ORLEANS » Taysom Hill rushed for two touchdowns and passed for 233 yards in his first NFL start at quarterback, and the Saints got their seventh straight victory.
With 41- year- old quarterback Drew Brees sidelined at least three games with multiple rib fractures, Saints coach Sean Payton gave Hill the nod over offseason free agent acquisition Jameis Winston. Hill, who started his career as a utility player with the Saints in 2017, looked comfortable running the scheme Payton designed.
WASHINGTON 20, BENGALS 9
LANDOVER, Md. » Top draft pick Joe Burrow was carted off with a left knee injury before Alex Smith rallied Washington.
Burrow, Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback, was injured early in the third quarter when he was hit high and low by two Washington linemen after throwing a pass. His left leg bent awkwardly, and he couldn’t put any weight on it, ending his day at 22- of- 34 passing for 203 yards and a touchdown.
BRONCOS 20, DOLPHINS 13
DENVER » Justin Simmons intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick’s pass in the end zone with 63 seconds left. The Broncos ( 4- 6) not only prevented Tua Tagovailoa from becoming just the second rookie in the past 40 years to win his first four starts, but they sacked him a half- dozen times and knocked him from the game in the fourth quarter.
Although the Dolphins ( 6- 4) didn’t announce an injury to Tagovailoa before game’s end, the lefty walked gingerly to the sideline after his final sack, by Bradley Chubb. On the play, Tagovailoa’s left leg bent awkwardly and guard Solomon Kindley stepped on Tagovailoa’s right foot.
TEXANS 27, PATRIOTS 20
HOUSTON » Deshaun Watson threw for 344 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and J. J. Watt defended a career- high four passes.
Watson’s two touchdown passes and scoring run all came in the first half as the Texans ( 3- 7) built a 21- 10 halftime lead. Watson and Houston’s offense slowed down after that to allow the Patriots ( 4- 6) to get back into it. But a 46- yard field goal by Káimi Fairbairn extended the lead to 27- 20 with about 3 ½ minutes to go.
PANTHERS 20, LIONS 0
CHARLOTTE, N. C. » P. J. Walker threw for 258 yards and a touchdown in his first NFL start, the much- maligned Carolina defense earned its first shutout since 2015 and the Panthers ( 4- 7) snapped a five- game losing streak.
Walker, a former XFL player, was made the starter less than two hours before kickoff when Teddy Bridgewater was officially ruled out with a knee injury.
COWBOYS 31, VIKINGS 28
MINNEAPOLIS » Andy Dalton returned from a two- game absence to throw three touchdown passes, hitting Dalton Schultz for a 2- yard score with 1: 37 left to stop the Cowboys’ four- game losing streak.
Dalton went 22 for 32 for 203 yards and one interception after fill- ins Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert started the previous two games. After missing games to a concussion and COVID- 19, Dalton directed an 11- play, 66- yard drive down the stretch that was extended with a fourth- and- 6 completion to Amari Cooper at the 19.
CHARGERS 34, JETS 28
LOS ANGELES » Keenan Allen set a Chargers franchise record with 16 receptions and Justin Herbert threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns.
The prolific- catch day helped Allen tie Antonio Brown as the fastest to reach 600 receptions. Both reached the mark in their 96th career game. It is also Allen’s sixth game with 13 or more receptions, the most by a player in NFL history.