Jaguars ‘D’ dashes hopes in Houston
Leonard Fournette ran for 100 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut, and the Jaguars racked up 10 sacks and forced four turnovers in a 29-7 victory over the Texans on Sunday in Houston.
Calais Campbell had four sacks, and Dante Fowler returned a fumble 53 yards for a score as the Jaguars snapped a six-game skid in the series.
The Texans were hoping to provide a boost to the area ravaged by Hurricane Harvey with a win. Instead, Tom Savage struggled behind a porous line and was benched in favor of rookie Deshaun Watson at halftime with the score 19-0.
J.J. Watt returned after missing 13 games last season after back surgery, but injured his finger in the first half and had just one tackle.
Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seahawks territory in the third quarter set up Ty Montgomery’s 6-yard touchdown run on the next play to spark the host Packers. Aaron Rodgers was 28 of 42 for 311 yards and a touchdown to Jordy Nelson, but his regularseason streak of passes without an interception ended at 251.
Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to tight end Jesse James as the Steelers held off the host Browns. Roethlisberger improved to 21-2 against the Browns.
Carson Wentz threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns for the visiting Eagles. Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins was picked off at the goal line and fumbled twice.
Derek Carr threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns for the visiting Raiders, winning his third straight matchup with Marcus Mariota. Marshawn Lynch looked refreshed after his year away, finishing with 18 carries for 76 yards.
The Ravens picked off Andy Dalton four times and forced him to fumble in an easy victory that ended their five-game losing streak in Cincinnati.
Matthew Stafford threw two of his four touchdown passes to rookie Kenny Golladay in the fourth quarter to rally the host Lions, who trailed 17-9 late in the third quarter.
Tyrod Taylor threw two touchdown passes and Mike Tolbert scored on a 1-yard run to lead the host Bills in Sean McDermott’s debut as coach.
Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to Austin Hooper to spark the visiting Falcons. The Bears failed to score on four plays from the Falcons’ 5 in the final minute.
Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes following 49ers turnovers as the visiting Panthers stifled Kyle Shanahan’s offense in his coaching debut.
Jared Goff passed for a career-high 306 yards and a touchdown in his first victory as an NFL starter in Sean McVay’s coaching debut for the host Rams.
Ezekiel Elliott gained 104 yards on 24 carries, and Dak Prescott completed 24 of 39 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown for the host Cowboys.