Milestone touchdown, win for Brees
Justin Tucker missed the first conversion of his career after the Ravens scored a potential tying touchdown with 24 seconds left in response to a strong fourth quarter by Drew Brees, and the Saints escaped with a 24-23 victory Sunday in Baltimore.
Brees threw two touchdown passes, locked up two more milestones and engineered a comeback that enabled the Saints (5-1) to wipe out a 10-point deficit.
Brees threw his 500th career touchdown pass, connecting with tight end Benjamin Watson for a 1-yard score to put the Saints up 7-3 in the second quarter. The victory also made Brees one of three quarterbacks — along with Brett Favre and Peyton Manning — to defeat every team in the league. Panthers 21, Eagles 17: Cam Newton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 1:22 left, and the Panthers overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit. Julius Peppers sacked Carson Wentz, forcing a fumble on fourth down from the Panthers 14, to seal the victory. Lions 32, Dolphins 21: Kerryon Johnson rushed for 158 yards as the Lions repeatedly mounted long drives to beat the Dolphins. The Lions had scoring drives covering 64, 85, 75, 65, 75, 63 and 44 yards. Buccaneers 26, Browns 23: Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 59-yard field goal, the longest ever in overtime, with 1:50 remaining. Catanzaro redeemed himself after missing an extra point and a 40yard field goal to end regulation, Rams 39, 49ers 10: Todd Gurley scored three touchdowns, and Jared Goff threw two scoring passes as the Rams took advantage of four takeaways and a blocked punt. Redskins 20, Cowboys 17: Ryan Kerrigan’s strip-sack of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just under five minutes left, and the Redskins held on when a last-second field-goal attempt by Brett Maher hit the left upright. Patriots 38, Bears 31: Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns, and the Patriots held on when Kevin White got stopped at the 1 on a 54-yard Hail Mary from Mitchell Trubisky.
Texans 20, Jaguars 7: Blake Bortles fumbled on the Jaguars’ third play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching as the Texans won their fourth straight.
Chargers 20, Titans 19: Adrian Phillips broke up Marcus Mariota’s pass attempt, the Titans’ second try for a 2-point conversion after a defensive penalty on the first attempt, and the Chargers held on in London.
Vikings 37, Jets 17: Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores, and the Vikings pulled away for their third straight victory.
Colts 37, Bills 5: Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes, and Marlon Mack had his first rushing scores of the season for the Colts, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Bengals at Chiefs: The Chiefs were looking for their sixth win of the season but had to do it without top pass rusher Justin Houston and safety Eric Berry.