AROUND THE NFL
■ Seahawks 17, Eagles 9:
Rashaad Penny ran for a careerbest 129 yards, including a 58-yard score and Russell Wilson had a TD pass to help the Seahawks remain perfect in six road games. The Eagles were missing their top three WRs, leading rusher and two Pro Bowl OL and committed three turnovers inside Seahawks territory and one near midfield.
■ Saints 34, Panthers 31: Wil Lutz kicked a 33-yard FG as time expired to help the host Saints emerge with the victory and take a four-game lead in the NFC South with five games left. Drew Brees threw for 311 yards and three TDs.
■ Jets 34, Raiders 3: Sam Darnold threw a pair of TD passes and ran for another score to give the host Jets their first three-game winning streak in over two years. Brian Poole returned an INT 15 yards for a TD and the rest of the Jets defense made things miserable for Derek Carr, who was pulled by coach Jon Gruden with just under two minutes left in the third quarter. The Raiders had won three straight.
■ Bills 20, Broncos 3: Josh Allen had two TD passes to make up for his first INT in 172 attempts and Shaq Lawson recorded two sacks as the Bills rolled at home to reach 8-3, which matches their best start since Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly’s final season in 1996. Bills RB Frank Gore had 65 yards rushing to up his total to 15,289 and move ahead of Barry Sanders into third on the NFL career list. The 15-year veteran also increased his total to 19,154 yards from scrimmage to pass Marshall Faulk for fourth.
■ Browns 41, Dolphins 24:
Jarvis Landry caught two TD passes against his former team and the host Browns won their third straight game. Landry finished with 10 catches and 148 yards. Baker Mayfield had 327 yards passing and finished with three scoring strikes and Joe Schobert had a pair of INTs.
■ Steelers 16, Bengals 10:
Devlin Hodges took over for struggling Mason Rudolph and threw a 79-yard TD pass in the third quarter, sparking Steelers to the road win. The Steelers defense recovered a pair of fumbles in the fourth. The Bengals (0-11) set franchise records for worst start and longest losing streak (12).
■ Bucs 35, Falcons 22: DL Vita Vea lined up at fullback and caught a pass for his first career TD and Jameis Winston finished with three scores through the air as the visiting Bucs climbed out of the NFC South cellar. Winston had a pair of INTs to increase his season total to a league-worst 20, but he posted his sixth straight 300yard passing game.
■ Bears 19, Giants 14: Khalil Mack set up a TD with a strip-sack and Allen Robinson had a season-high 131 yards receiving to lift the host Bears. Mitch Trubisky threw for a season-high 278 yards, one TD and two INTs in the victory. The Giants lost their seventh straight and clinched their third losing season in a row.
■ Redskins 19, Lions 16:
Quinton Dunbar picked off Jeff Driskel in the final minute and Dustin Hopkins hit the goahead FG from 39 yards with 16 seconds left as the host Redskins snapped a four-game skid. Driskel threw three INTs for the Lions, who dropped their fourth game in a row.
■ Titans 42, Jaguars 20:
Ryan Tannehill ran for two TDs and threw two TDs in the home win, improving to 4-1 as the Titans QB. It was the third victory in a row for the Titans. Leonard Fournette had a pair of 1-yard TD runs and finished with 97 yards for the Jags, who lost their third straight.