White fills in nicely as Jets down Bengals
Mike White threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns in his first NFL start, leading the host New York Jets to a wild 34-31 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
White, starting in place of injured rookie Zach Wilson, pulled off an improbable victory for the Jets (25) while going 37 of 45 — setting an NFL record for the most completions in a player’s first start.
Joe Burrow threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns for the Bengals (5-3), who led 31-20 midway through the fourth quarter.
The Jets got an acrobatic touchdown by Ty Johnson, who took a short pass from White and tip-toed down the left sideline and reached over the goal line for a 19-yard score to cut it to 31-26 with 4:36 left.
Shaq Lawson then came up with the Jets’ first interception of the year to give them the ball at the Bengals 14.
White found a wide-open Tyler Kroft in the back of the end zone to give New York a one-point lead. The Jets converted the 2-point conversion when Jamison Crowder tossed it to a wide-open White in the end zone. RAMS 38, TEXANS 22 >> Matthew Stafford threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters, and Los Angeles dominated Houston.
It’s the fourth straight victory for the Rams (7-1) and the seventh loss in a row for the Texans (1-7).
Cooper Kupp caught seven balls
for 115 yards and a touchdown, and Darrell Henderson had 90 yards rushing and two TDs, one on the ground and one receiving. PATRIOTS 27, CHARGERS 24 >> Adrian Phillips intercepted two Justin Herbert passes, returning one 26 yards for the go-ahead touchdown against his former team, Nick Folk kicked four field goals, and visiting New England rallied past Los Angeles.
It was the first multi-interception game for Phillips, who played six seasons for the Chargers (2014-19). SEAHAWKS 31, JAGUARS 7 >> Geno Smith ran for one score and threw a pair of touchdown passes to DK Metcalf, and Seattle (3-5) snapped its three-game losing skid by thumping visiting Jacksonville (1-6).
In what may be his final start while Russell Wilson recovers from finger surgery, Smith finished 20 of 24 for 195 yards.
BRONCOS 17, WASHINGTON 10 >> Melvin Gordon III caught a touchdown pass and ran for the go-ahead score from 7 yards out with 4:31 remaining, and Denver (4-4) blocked two field goals on its way to beating Washington (26) to end a four-game losing streak.
STEELERS 15, BROWNS 10 >> Ben Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass and rookie Najee Harris had an 8-yard TD run after halftime as Pittsburgh (4-3) beat host Cleveland,
The Browns (4-4) had plenty of chances, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry had a costly fumble and then couldn’t handle two passes from Baker Mayfield in the final 6:04.
BILLS 26, DOLPHINS 11 >> Josh Allen shook off a shaky first half to throw touchdown passes to Gabriel Davis and Stefon Diggs on consecutive second-half drives, and Buffalo (5-2) beat Miami (1-7) for a series-record seventh consecutive time.
EAGLES 44, LIONS 6 >> Boston Scott and Jordan Howard each had two touchdowns on the ground, helping Philadelphia (3-5) end a two-game losing streak by running over Detroit (0-8).
PANTHERS 19, FALCONS 13 >> Zane Gonzalez kicked four field goals and Chuba Hubbard scored on a 6-yard run with 61/2 minutes to go, helping Carolina (4-4) stop a four-game skid by defeating Atlanta (3-4).