Stafford throws 4 TDs, defense forces 4 TOs as Rams rout Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Matthew Stafford threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants 38-11 on Sunday. Stafford connected with prime target Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3 and 13 yards. He also found Robert Woods for a 15yard score and running back Darrell Henderson on a 25-yarder.
Stafford, who has 16 TD passes in six games, finished 22 of 28 for 251 yards in three-plus quarters. The Rams took advantage of two short fields provided by their defense for easy TDs in breaking the game open early against New York.
Kupp, who was tied for second in the league with 37 catches entering the game, added nine more receptions for 130 yards.
Safety Taylor Rapp had two interceptions to account for half of Los Angeles’ four takeaways.
RAVENS 34, CHARGERS 6
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown for Baltimore.
A week after scoring 47 points in a win over Cleveland, the Chargers came up empty on their first five possessions and were held under 16 points for only the second time since drafting Herbert before last season.
The Ravens completely controlled this matchup of division leaders. Each of Baltimore’s three veteran running backs — Latavius Murray, Le’Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman — scored a touchdown.
COWBOYS 35, PATRIOTS 29
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and Dallas survived a wild finish to beat New England, their first win over Bill Belichick.
RAIDERS 34, BRONCOS 24
DENVER — Bakersfield Christian graduate Derek Carr sliced up the Denver defense for 341 yards and two touchdowns, Maxx Crosby made three sacks and the Raiders started the post-Jon Gruden era with a victory.
CARDINALS 37, BROWNS 14
CLEVELAND — Kyler Murray threw four touchdown passes as the Cardinals remained the NFL’s only unbeaten team and continued their best start since 1974.
JAGUARS 23, DOLPHINS 20
LONDON — The Jaguars ended their 20-game losing streak when Matthew Wright kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired.
VIKINGS 34, PANTHERS 28, OT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of overtime to ruin a late Carolina rally.
COLTS 31, TEXANS 3
INDIANAPOLIS — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for two more and the Indianapolis defense held up.
CHIEFS 31, WASHINGTON 13
LANDOVER, Md. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions.
PACKERS 24, BEARS 14
CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Packers beat the Bears for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers as the starter against Chicago.
BENGALS 34, LIONS 11
DETROIT — Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Bengals equal last year’s number of wins and double their victories from 2019 during coach Zac Taylor’s debut season.
STEELERS 23, SEAHAWKS 20, OT
PITTSBURGH — Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:50 left in overtime to give Pittsburgh a victory over Seattle.