Brees, Saints top Falcs in OT
ATLANTA — Drew Brees’ 1-yard run capped an 80-yard touchdown drive to open overtime as the Saints beat the Falcons, 43-37. Brees’ score came after his apparent 3-yard TD pass to Alvin Kamara was overturned on video review that determined Kamara’s knee was down before the goal line. Brees scored on a keeper on the following play, giving the Saints (2-1) the road win on the day the 39-year-old quarterback set the NFL record for career completions.
EAGLES 20, COLTS 16
Carson Wentz threw a touchdown pass on his first drive in nine months, then Wendell Smallwood ran in from the 4 for the go-ahead score. RAMS 35, CHARGERS 23
Jared Goff passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and Todd Gurley rushed for 105 yards and another score, leading the Rams over the Chargers in the franchises’ first meeting since their relocations to Los Angeles.
Cory Littleton blocked a punt in the end zone and Blake Countess recovered for an early touchdown for the Rams (3-0), who racked up 521 yards and remained one of the NFL’s four unbeaten teams.
SEAHAWKS 24, COWBOYS 13
Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns in the first half, Chris Carson added a 5-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter, and the Seahawks avoided an 0-3 start with a home win.
CHIEFS 38, 49ERS 27
After winning his first three starts, all away from Arrowhead Stadium, second-year pro Patrick Mahomes finally made his regular-season home debut and torched San Francisco’s bangedup pass defense for 314 yards and three touchdowns. Mahomes now has 13 touchdown passes without an interception, breaking the NFL record for TD passes in the first three weeks of a season. Peyton Manning threw 12 to start the 2013 campaign.
DOLPHINS 28, RAIDERS 20
Receiver Albert Wilson threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to put the Dolphins ahead midway through the fourth quarter, and then turned a short reception into a 74-yard score that sealed it for the home team.
PANTHERS 31, BENGALS 21
Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, while Christian McCaffrey racked up a career-high 184 yards rushing. Newton completed 15 of 24 passes for 150 yards and ran for 36 yards as the Panthers (2-1) won their seventh straight home game going back to last season.
RAVENS 27, BRONCOS 14
Joe Flacco picked apart Denver’s depleted defense for 277 yards and a touchdown. Connecting with eight receivers, Flacco went 25 for 40 without an interception on a rainy afternoon in Baltimore. He threw 28 passes in the first half, when Baltimore (2-1) took control.
TITANS 9, JAGUARS 6
Marcus Mariota came off the bench and directed three scoring drives, including one in the fourth quarter. Mariota replaced Blaine Gabbert in the first quarter after Gabbert was knocked out of the game with a concussion. Mariota sat out last week’s victory against Houston because of an elbow injury sustained in the season opener.
WASHINGTON 31, PACKERS 17
Adrian Peterson ran for 120 yards and a pair of 2-yard scores, Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes — all in the first half — and Washington held on over a gimpy Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, who again had complaints about a roughing-the-passer penalty on Clay Matthews.
BEARS 16, CARDINALS 14
Cody Parkey kicked his third field goal of the game, a 43-yarder with 4:31 to remaining, to rally the Bears. Sam Bradford threw two first-quarter TD passes to put the Cardinals up 14-0, but was replaced by rookie Josh Rosen after fumbling the ball deep in Chicago territory late in the game.