Rodgers’ heroics lift Packers over Cowboys
ARLINGTON — Aaron Rodgers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over Dallas 35-31 on Sunday in another thriller nine months after the Packers’ divisional playoff victory on the same field.
Rodgers capped a 75-yard drive in one minute, two seconds, going toward the same end zone as in the playoff game. Then, Rodgers’ long completion to Jared Cook on third-and-20 in the final seconds set up Mason Crosby’s winning field goal as time expired in a 34-31 win.
Adams was active 10 days after leaving the field on a stretcher on a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in a suspension for Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan. He had seven catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns for the Packers (4-1).
Dak Prescott had given the Cowboys (2-3) the lead on an 11-yard touchdown run with 1:13 remaining to cap a 17-play drive that lasted almost nine minutes.
JAGUARS 31, STEELERS 9
Telvin Smith and Barry Church returned a pair of Ben Roethlisberger’s interceptions for touchdowns, and Jacksonville stunned host Pittsburgh.
Jacksonville (3-2) beat the Steelers (3-2) for the first time in a decade by relying heavily on the NFL’s top-ranked pass defense. The Jaguars picked off Roethlisberger five times in all and sacked him twice. Rookie Leonard Fournette ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars, who are over .500 after five games for the first time since 2010 and have already matched their 2016 victory total.
COLTS 26, 49ERS 23
After blowing a 14-point lead in the final eight minutes or regulation and surviving an interception in scoring position in overtime, Marlon Mack’s 35-yard run set up Adam Vinatieri for a 51-yard field goal as Indianapolis beat visiting San Francisco.
Vinatieri made four field goals to move into second on the NFL’s career list, one ahead of Gary Anderson (538).
San Francisco (0-5) is one of three teams that still has not won this season. The Browns and Giants are the others.
At halftime, Indianapolis (2-3) inducted five-time MVP quarterback Peyton Manning into its Ring of Honor and retired his familiar No. 18 jersey.
DOLPHINS 16, TITANS 10
Jay Cutler finally silenced the boobirds with a fourthquarter touchdown pass to Jarvis Landry, and host Miami overcame another dismal offensive showing to beat Tennessee.
The Titans (2-3) played without quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was inactive because of a left hamstring injury suffered a week ago. Replacement Matt Cassel went 21-for-32 for 141 yards and was sacked six times by the Dolphins (2-2).
CHARGERS 27, GIANTS 22
Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 left, and Los Angeles rallied to win at New York in a game worthy of two teams that started the season 0-4.
The touchdown pass came four plays after Odell Beckham Jr. hurt an ankle and become the fourth Giants receiver knocked out of the game.
EAGLES 34, CARDINALS 7
Carson Wentz threw a careerbest four touchdown passes, and Philadelphia improved to 4-1 with a win over visiting Arizona.
Carson Palmer and Arizona’s one-dimensional offense were held to 279 yards. The Cardinals (2-3) have alternated losses and wins since Week 1.
PANTHERS 27, LIONS 24
Cam Newton showed he was very focused on football, throwing three touchdowns to help Carolina build a lead big enough to hold off host Detroit.
The Panthers (4-1) scored 24 straight points after trailing 10-3 early in the second quarter. Detroit (3-2) rallied, but could not stop Newton on his last drive to get the ball back.
Newton came under fire for making sexist comments to a female reporter this week. He apologized after losing an endorsement deal and getting criticized by the NFL.
BENGALS 20, BILLS 16
A.J. Green had a hand in three turnovers that kept it close, but the receiver also pulled off a 77-yard touchdown and another long catch that set up a score, rallying host Cincinnati to a victory over Buffalo in a steady rain.
Green’s 47-yard catch set up Joe Mixon’s 5-yard scoring run that put Cincinnati (2-3) ahead to stay in the fourth quarter.
The Bills (3-2) got off to an encouraging start by relying heavily on kicker Stephen Hauschka and a defense that led the league, allowing only 13.5 points per game in the first four. The combination wasn’t enough this time.
RAVENS 30, RAIDERS 17
Joe Flacco hit Mike Wallace on two deep passes to spark Baltimore’s struggling offense, and the Ravens got a fumble return for a touchdown by Jimmy Smith to beat host Oakland.
The Raiders (2-3), playing without injured star quarterback Derek Carr and two key cornerbacks, played from behind all game as Smith returned Jared Cook’s fumble 47 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0 for the Ravens (3-2) just 3:50 in.
Backup quarterback E.J. Manuel threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree and led another scoring drive that ended in Marshawn Lynch’s 3-yard run. He finished 13-for-26 for 159 yards.
SEAHAWKS 16, RAMS 10
Russell Wilson passed for 198 yards and a touchdown, and Earl Thomas forced two of Seattle’s five turnovers in a win at Los Angeles.
Jimmy Graham scored late in the first half in a defense-dominated win for the Seahawks (3-2), who shut out the NFL’s highestscoring offense in the second half. Tavon Austin rushed for a 27-yard touchdown for Los Angeles (3-2), and quarterback Jared Goff went 22-of-47 for 288 yards with three costly turnovers.
JETS 17, BROWNS 14
Josh McCown came back to Cleveland and beat the team that cut him, throwing two touchdown passes and leading surprising New York (3-2) over the winless Browns, who benched rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer and fell to 1-20 under second-year coach Hue Jackson.