The Packers go to 6-0 with a 27-20 win over the Chargers, who get 503 yards from Philip Rivers.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay stopped San Diego on fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line with 15 seconds left and overcame a career day by Philip Rivers to hold off the Chargers 27-20 on Sunday.
Rivers, who threw for two touchdowns, set career highs with 43 completions, 65 attempts and 503 yards passing, but he needed one more completion.
Rookie cornerback Damarious Randall lunged to poke away Rivers’ short pass to Danny Woodhead near the front right pylon in the final seconds.
“I was acting like I really wasn’t seeing him, but honestly, I was just trying to bait him a little bit,” Randall said of the play.
Added Packers coach Mike McCarthy: “Biggest play of the game. Damarious is off to a great start.”
The fans inside Lambeau Field erupted with a collective sigh of relief as Green Bay survived its biggest scare of the year to stay unbeaten.
The Packers started strong, with running back James Starks scoring touchdowns on a 65-yard run and a 5-yard pass in the first quarter.
BENGALS 34, BILLS 21
Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, and unbeaten Cincinnati won its sixth in a row to match the team’s best start to a season with a victory over Buffalo at Orchard Park, N.Y.
With star receiver A.J. Green covered much of the game, Dalton completed touchdown passes to Marvin Jones, Tyler Eifert and Jeremy Hill. Dalton was 22-of-33 passing for 243 yards for the Bengals, who also were 6-0 to start the 1975 and ’88 seasons.
Cincinnati broke the game open by scoring 17 points on its first three second-half possessions to build a 34-14 lead.
The Bills were undone by injuries and several penalties that allowed the Bengals to enjoy an average drive start of midfield in the first half.
BRONCOS 26 BROWNS 23 (OT)
Peyton Manning shook off three interceptions and drove Denver in range for Brandon McManus’ 34-yard field goal with 4:56 left in overtime at Cleveland.
Manning took the Broncos from their 12 to the Browns’ 16 before McManus kicked his gamewinner to make Denver 6-0 for the seventh time in franchise history. The Broncos rallied thanks largely to their top-ranked defense, which came up big in overtime. After Manning’s third interception, Denver recorded two sacks to push the Browns out of field-goal range.
LIONS 37, BEARS 34 (OT)
A win, finally. Matt Prater kicked a 27yard field goal with 2:29 left in overtime as Detroit won at home — its first victory this season.
Matthew Stafford heaved a 57-yard pass to Calvin Johnson to set up the kick. Johnson finished with six receptions for 166 yards.
Chicago had chances for a third consecutive comeback win. The Bears’ Robbie Gould kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired in regulation. The tying score was set up by Darius Slay’s getting called for interference after Jay Cutler’s 25- and 24-yard passes to Alshon Jeffery.
STEELERS 25 CARDINALS 13
Landry Jones threw two touchdown passes to Martavis Bryant in relief of Michael Vick as Pittsburgh rallied to beat visiting Arizona.
Vick left in the third quarter with a hamstring injury, and the Steelers’ offense took off when Jones took over. Jones hit Bryant for an 8-yard score to give Pittsburgh the lead. The two hooked up later for an 88-yard strike.
Jones completed eight of 12 passes for 168 yards and the two scores. Bry- ant caught six passes for 137 yards in his first action of the season.
Carson Palmer threw for 421 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. John Brown caught 10 balls for 196 yards for the Cardinals.
VIKINGS 16, CHIEFS 10
Despite an erratic performance by Terry Bridgewater, Minnesota’s tough defense and rookie wide receiver Stefon Diggs came through over mistake-prone Kansas City at Minneapolis.
Alex Smith’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Albert Wilson midway through the fourth quarter pulled the Chiefs within three points, but the Vikings played well enough early to survive their ragged finish.
Diggs had 129 yards on seven catches, and Adrian Peterson, who was on the sideline late in the game with Minnesota trying to put the game away, finished with 60 yards on 26 carries.
49ERS 25, RAVENS 20
Colin Kaepernick completed a 76-yard touchdown pass to exBaltimore star Torrey Smith, Joe Flacco threw two interceptions, and San Francisco won at Santa Clara, Calif., to snap a four-game losing streak.
Phil Dawson kicked four field goals in the first win since Week 1 for San Francisco, while Anquan Boldin — a Super Bowl star for the Ravens against the 49ers — had a 51-yard reception late that set up Quinton Patton’s 21-yard TD catch.
Flacco’s desperation pass to the end zone on the final play went incomplete.
The rematch of the Super Bowl three seasons ago featured a pair of lastplace teams trying to turn around their seasons, and it showed in some sloppy play.
Steve Smith caught a 34-yard TD pass from Flacco in the third quarter, but Baltimore is reeling through the worst start in franchise history.
JETS 34, WASHINGTON 20
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as New York overcame a sloppy first half to win at East Rutherford, N.J.
Chris Ivory ran for 146 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries for the Jets, who improved to 4-1 for the first time since 2010. Brandon Marshall had seven catches for 111 yards, and Eric Decker also caught a TD.