OBJ SAVES THE DAY
Beckham Jr.’s late touchdown bails out Browns from Cowboys rally
ARLINGTON, Texas — Baker Mayfield threw for two touchdowns, one of which was set up when Myles Garrett had a strip sack for the third straight game, and Cleveland held on for a 49-38 victory over Dallas to improve to 3-1 for the first time since 2001.
Jarvis Landry threw his first career touchdown pass in the receiver's 100th career game, a 37-yard toss to Odell Beckham Jr. in Beckham's first multi-TDgame with the Browns.
Beckham finished with his first three-score game in nearly five years, capped by a 50-yard run on a reverse after the Cowboys had cut a 41-14 deficit to three points with less than four minutes remaining. He had five catches for 81 yards and two scores.
The Browns ran for 307 yards and three touchdowns despite losing lead backNick Chubbto a knee injury in the first quarter.
Kareem Hunt, who has been battling a groin injury, had 71 yards and two touchdowns, and D'Ernest Johnson doubled his career yardage of 26 yards in the first half alone, finishing with a team-high 95 yards. Beckham had 73 on two carries.
Dak Prescott had his first 500-yard game, finishing with 502 yards passing, and became the first NFL player to throw for at least 450 yards in three consecutive games.
Prescott set that record because the Cowboys (1-3) have played from way behind three straight weeks and nowhave lost the first of three straight home games.
Buccaneers 38, Chargers 31: TomBrady threwfor 369 yards and five touchdowns, all to different receivers, helping the Tampa Bay rally froma 17-point deficit to beat Los Angeles.
Brady shrugged off throwing an early interception returned for a touchdownand theBucs (3-1) won their third straight to stay in first place in theNFCSouth.
MikeEvans, Scotty Miller, O.J. Howard, Cameron Brate and rookie Ke'Shawn Vaughn caught scoring passes from Brady, who threw four of them after falling behind 24-7 in the second quarter.
Rookie Justin Herbert completed 20 of 25 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns for the Chargers (1-3), who've lost three straight with the sixth overall pick in this year's draft playing earlier than expected because of injuries to Tyrod Taylor.
Michael Davis intercepted Brady's sideline throw intended for Justin Watson and returned the ball 73 yards for a firstquarter score and a 14-7 lead. LA extended the advantage to 17 with a 19-yard TD pass to Donald Parham Jr. and Michael Badgley's 53-yard field goal.
The game swung dramatically in the final minute of the opening half. Ndamukong Suh forced a fumble inside the Los Angeles 10 with the Chargers attempting to run out at the clock. Linebacker Devin White recovered, setting up Brady's 6-yard TD to Evans, who finished with seven catches for 122 yards.
Ravens 31, Washington
17: Lamar Jackson ran for a 50-yard touchdown and threw for two scores in a bounce-back performance by the reigning NFL MVP and Baltimore, which took control early and beatWashington.
Coming off a humbling loss to Kansas City onMonday night, the Ravens (3-1) built a 21-10 halftime lead before opening the third quarter with a drive that ended with Mark Andrews' second touchdowncatch.
That was enough to hand Washington (1-3) its third straight defeat.
Washington coach Ron Rivera, weakened by treatment he received during the week for lymph node cancer, occasionally took a break by sitting on the bench.
After throwing three interceptions lastweek, Washington's Dwayne Haskins Jr. went 32 for 45 for a careerhigh 314 yards. He was sacked three times, twice by Matthew Judon.
Saints 35, Lions 29: Drew Brees threwtwo touchdown passes to Tre'Quan Smith 2:19 apart in the second quarter, helping short-handed New Orleans overcome a 14-point deficit and beat Detroit.
NewOrleans (2-2) started the game without six injured starters after a short night of rest. The Saints had a player test falsely positive for the coronavirus Saturday, according to a person familiar with the situation, leading to another round of tests for players and staff overnight in theMotor City.
Early in the game at fan-freeFordField, theLions (1-3) looked as though they might take advantage of facing a tired team without three starters on both sides of the ball as they led 14-0 4:37 after kickoff.
New Orleans, though, responded by scoring 35 straight points from late in the first period to midway through the third.
Matthew Stafford ended the Saints' run with a 1-yard TD pass to T.J. Hockenson late in the third quarter. The Lions pulled within six points with 3:36 left in the fourth on Adrian Peterson's 5-yard run and Hockenson's 2-point conversion catch.
Bengals 33, Jaguars 25:
Joe Mixon ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and caught Joe Burrow's pass for another score as Cincinnati rolled up 505 yards to beat Jacksonville.
The Bengals ( 1-2-1) worked around their recent offensive line problems and Mixon broke through with his first big game of the season, which openedupthe field for Burrow to hit some big passes. The Heisman Trophy-winning rookie was sharp again, throwing for 300 yards and the touchdownto Mixon.
The Jags added a field goal with 8 seconds left, but the ensuing onside kick was unsuccessful.
Seahawks 31, Dolphins
23: RussellWilson threwfor 360 yards and two touchdownsas Seattle beat Miami.
The Seahawks (4-0) have scored 30 or more points in four consecutive games for the first time since 2015.
Seattle forced Miami to settle for five field goals before the Dolphins finally reached the end zone in the final minutes.
Wilson connected with DavidMoore for 57 yards in the final seconds of the first half to set up a touchdown that gave Seattle a 17-9 lead.
Wilson, who went 24 for 34, tied Peyton Manning's record of 15 touchdown passes in the first four games of a season.
Vikings 31, Texans 23:
Dalvin Cook ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and Minnesota withstood a late rally from winless Houston.
TheTexans cut the lead to 8 when Deshaun Watson connected with Kenny Stills on a 24-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-10 with about six minutes remaining.
Houston's defense got a stop andWill Fuller made an acrobatic one-handed catch on fourth down for what was initially ruled a touchdown with about aminute left. But after a review it was determined that the ball hit the ground before Fuller gained control, and Minnesota (1-3) ran out the clock fromthere.
Alexander Mattison added a rushing touchdown and Kirk Cousins threw for 260 yards and a touchdown for theVikings.
Houston'sNFL-worst run defense continued to struggle, givingup162 yards as the Texans dropped to 0-4 for the first time since 2008.
Watson threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns and Fuller had 108 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Panthers 31, Cardinals 21: Teddy Bridgewater threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score, and Carolina beat Arizona.
The Panthers (2-2) scored touchdowns on their first four trips inside the Cardinals' 20-yard line to build a 28-7 lead one week after settling for five short field goals in a 21-16 victory over the Chargers.
Bridgewater scored his first rushing touchdown since Dec. 20, 2015 on an 18-yard scramble, sidestepping several tacklers to reach the end zone and give Carolina a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. It was his first TD rushing since tearinganACL and suffering a dislocated left kneecap during a training camp practice with the Vikings.
Mike Davis, filling in for the injured Christian M cC a ffrey, had 111 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. Reggie Bonnafon and Ian Thomas caught short TD tosses fromBridgewater and Robby Anderson had eight catches for 99 yards.
The Panthers' defense limited Kyler Murray to 133 yards passing, although he did throw for three touchdowns. DeAndre Hopkins was limited to 41 yards on seven receptions.
Rams 17, Giants 9: Jared Goff hit Cooper Kupp for a 55-yard touchdown with 6:56 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams grinded out a victory over the New York Giants in a game marred by a postgame fight between Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Giants receiver GoldenTate.
Ramsey and Tate scuffled at midfield after the final whistle after a game filled with trash-talking between the two Nashville-area natives. Ramsey has two young children with Tate's sister, and Tate was publicly upset last year when the couple went through a nasty public breakup.
Bills 30, Raiders 23: Shaking off a banged-up left shoulder, Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another, leading the Buffalo Bills to a victory over the LasVegas Raiders.
Buffalo has opened consecutive seasons with 4-0 records, just the third time in team history and first since the 1991 and ‘92, both season when the Bills lost in the Super Bowl.
The Bills have scored 30 points in three consecutive games, and are averaging 30.75 points per game, third highest in the NFL.
Las Vegas (2-2) lost its second straight game after falling in New England last week.
It marked the Raiders' first loss insidethe shinynew $2 billion Allegiant Stadium.