Wilson throws 5 TD passes, Seahawks beat Cowboys
SEATTLE » DK Metcalf made up for a huge first-half blunder by catching a 29-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson with 1:47 remaining, and the Seattle Seahawks held off the Dallas Cowboys 38-31 on Sunday.
Wilson threw five touchdown passes, setting a record for most scoring passes in the first three games of a season with 14. Patrick Mahomes threw for 13 TDs in his MVP season of 2018. Wilson became the first QB to have at least four TD passes in each of the first three games.
It was Metcalf who found redemption in the closing minutes.
Metcalf appeared to have a walk-in touchdown after hauling in a deep pass fromWilson late in the first quarter. But hewas careless with the ball in the final few steps before the goal line, and Dallas cornerbackTrevonDiggs came up from behind and knocked the ball free. It went out of the end zone for a touchback.
Insteadof a touchdownand16-3 lead for Seattle, it was a 62-yard
reception and a forgettable moment.
Metcalf was mostly quiet after his mistake as Tyler Lockett became the favorite target for Wilson. But when Seattle needed a big play late, Wilson floated a pass into the end zone and allowed Metcalf to run underneath it for the deciding touchdown.
Wilson was 27 of 40 for 315 yards. His latest bit of fourth- quarter magic ruined Dak Prescott’s attempt at a second straight major comeback.
BEARS 30, FALCONS 26 » Atlanta suffered their second straight fourth-quarter collapse after leading by two touchdowns, this time to backup quarterback Nick Foles and Chicago, who rallied from a 16-point deficit for a win that could spell the end for Atlanta coach Dan Quinn.
Foles replaced Mitchell Trubisky and threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter for the Bears, who improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2013.
The Falcons (0-3) became the first teaminNFL history lose back-to-back games in which it led by 15 or more points in the final period, according to STATS.
Foles finished 16 of 29 for 188 yards.
BILLS 35, RAMS 32 » Josh Allen completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight Tyler Kroft with 15 seconds remaining, and Buffalo survived to beat Los Angeles after squanderinga25-point lead.
The Rams (2-1) were poised to match the thirdlargest comeback in NFL regular season history after Jared Goff led the team to touchdowns on four straight
drives, capped by Darrell Henderson’s 1-yard run with 4:30 remaining.
Allen responded by marching the Bills (3- 0) on an 11-play, 75-yard drive, which was extended by a pass interference penalty againstDariousWilliams on fourth-and-7 fromthe Rams 12. Williams interfered with intended receiver Gabriel Davis at the 3.
BENGALS 23, EAGLES 23 » Joe Burrow tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Tee Higgins in regulation and Carson Wentz dove into the end zone for the tying score in the finalminute as Cincinnati and Philadelphia played to a tie.
Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott lined up for a 59-yard field goal with 19 seconds left in overtime, but a false start on Matt Pryor forced the Eagles to punt it away and play for the tie.
Both teams are 0-2-1. TITANS 31, VIKINGS 30 » Stephen Gostkowski made his career-high sixth field goal of game, a 55-yarder with 1:48 left that lifted undefeated Tennessee past Minnesota.
Derrick Henry rushed for 119 yards and two thirdquarter touchdowns for the
Titans, who improved to 3- 0 for the first time since 2008 after trailing for most of the game. Ryan Tannehill passed for 321 yards, guiding the Titans on a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter or overtime for the sixth time in 16 games since becoming the starter.
STEELERS 28, TEXANS 21 » James Conner ran for 109 yards and the go- ahead touchdownmidway through the fourth quarter as Pittsburgh rallied past Houston.
The Steelers improved to 3-0 for the first time in a decade by putting the clamps on the Texans (0-3) in the second half. Houston managed just 51 yards and two first downs after halftime as an early 11-point lead vanished.
BROWNS 34, WASHINGTON 20 » Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for twomore and Clevelandbeat theWashington Football Team to move over .500 for the first time since 2014.
Washington lost rookie defensive end Chase Young to a groin injury.
COLTS 36, JETS 6 » Xavier Rhodes delivered the first punch for the Indianapolis Colts.
T. J. Carrie finished it off on a milestone game for Philip Rivers.
Rhodes and Carrie each returned an interception for a touchdown, the Colts recorded their second safety in asmany weeks and Rivers added his 400th career TD pass as the Colts routed the New York Jets 36-7. It’s the first time since October 1970 the Colts returned two INTs for scores in one game. The last time it happened also came against the Jets. PANTHERS 21, CHARGERS 16 » Carolina’s defense forced three Los Angeles turnovers, Joey Slye kicked five field goals and the Panthers beat the Chargers, giving coach Matt Rhule his first NFL victory.
The Panthers had not recorded a sack and allowed 65 points in their first two games but looked like a different unit. They sacked Justin Herbert twice and converted three turnovers into 12 points.
Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first win with Carolina (1-2). The seven-year veteran helped thePanthers snap a 10-game losing streak dating to last season.
BUCCANEERS 28, BRONCOS 10 » Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and Shaq Barrett celebrated his homecoming with a pair of sacks, one for a safety, in Tampa Bay’s victory over winless Denver.
Withhis first roadwinfor the Bucs (2-1), Brady evened his career recordagainst the Broncos at 9-9 with just his fifth win in a dozen trips to Denver.
LIONS 26, CARDINALS 23 » Matt Prater made a 39-yard field goal as time expired, Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and Detroit snapped an 11-game losing streak dating to last season by beating Arizona.