CUTLER RALLIES FINS FROM 17-POINT HOLE AGAINST FALCONS
ATLANTA» Jay Cutler threw two touchdown passes, Cody Parkey kicked a pair of field goals and the Dolphins rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to stun the Falcons 20-17 on Sunday.
Matt Ryan had another crucial interception with the Falcons in position to at least attempt a tying field goal.
Cordrea Tankersley got a hand on a pass intended for Austin Hooper and Reshed Jones swooped in to make the gameclinching interception with 39 seconds remaining.
Parkey put the Dolphins (3-2) ahead for the first time with 2:30 remaining, booting a 38-yard field goal after a gusty play by receiver Jarvis Landry, who was hit by six players but still managed to power ahead for a crucial first down.
Cutler, who struggled in his first four games as the Dolphins’ fill-in starter after putting off retirement, completed 19-of-33 for 151 yards, including scoring passes to Landry and Kenny Stills. Jay Ajayi rushed for 130 yards.
The Falcons appeared headed for an easy victory, building a big lead that looked even more comfortable against a team that has scored only three offensive touchdowns all season.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Deshaun Watson threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, becoming the first rookie in NFL history with at least three TD passes in three straight games, helping the Texans to a 33-17 win over the Browns. Watson has thrown 15 touchdown passes this season, the most in NFL history by a rookie in a team’s first six games. It equals the number of TD throws Brock Osweiler had in 15 games last season. … Running backs Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara combined for 237 yards from scrimmage, the Saints’ resurgent defense forced five turnovers and scored a franchise-record three times, and New Orleans took a 52-38 victory over the Lions. New Orleans, which has a winning record for the first time since its last playoff season in 2013, built a fivetouchdown lead, only to wind up gutting out a remarkable bid by Detroit to pull off the biggest comeback in NFL history. … Connor Barth kicked a 40-yard field goal with 2:08 left in overtime, and the Bears used a 167yard rushing effort by Jordan Howard to beat the Ravens 27-24. The Bears blew a 14-point lead in the second half before coming through in overtime behind Howard, whose 53-yard run put Chicago at the Baltimore 40. After rookie Mitchell Trubisky completed an 18-yard pass to Kendall Wright, Barth delivered the game winner. … The Redskins’ Kirk Cousins threw for two touchdowns, ran for a score, and also had an interception as part of an inconsistent performance against his past mentor Kyle Shanahan’s 0-6 49ers ina 26-24 victory. The Redskins blew a 17-point lead before barely holding on. Cousins was hardly at his most accurate in completing 25-of-37 passes for 330 yards. … Adrian Peterson rushed for two touchdowns and 134 yards in an impressive Arizona debut and the Cardinals held off a furious second-half Tampa Bay rally to beat the Buccaneers 38-33. The Buccaneers lost quarterback Jameis Winston to a right shoulder injury in the second quarter, with the Cardinals leading 21-0. Backup Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns to bring Tampa Bay back from a 31-0, early third-quarter deficit. Fitzpatrick’s 37-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans cut the Arizona lead to 38-32 with 2:02 to play. … Pharoh Cooper returned the opening kickoff 103 yards, one of two special teams touchdowns that helped the Rams beat the Jaguars 27-17. The Rams also blocked a punt for a score and a 10-point lead in the first half. Malcolm Brown returned the loose ball 8 yards for the franchise’s first such touchdown since 2005. The Jaguars (3-3) botched a decent chance to tie the game early in the fourth period when Blake Bortles fumbled on one play and then threw an interception on the next. It cost Jacksonville a shot at ending its up-and-down start to the season.