CHIEFS REBOUND WITH A VENGEANCE
» Patrick MaKANSAS CITY, MO . homes threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns, Kareem Hunt finished with three scores and the Chiefs rebounded from their first loss by throttling the Bengals 4510 on Sunday night.
Mahomes was 28of39 with his only big mistake an underthrown interception, though the Chiefs (61) were already so far ahead of Cincinnati (43) by that point it didn’t really matter.
Mahomes spread the wealth, too, connecting with eight targets. Tyreek Hill had seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown, and Demetrius Harris had the other scoring grab for Kansas City.
The Bengals’ Andy Dalton was held to just 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL’s worst defense. Joe Mixon managed 50 yards rushing on 13 carries.
Buccaneers 26, Browns 23, OT.
» Chandler Catanzaro
. kicked a 59yard field goal, the longest ever in overtime, with 1:50 remaining to lift Tampa Bay.
Texans 20, Jaguars 7.
» Blake Bortles JACKSON V ILLE, FLA . fumbled on Jacksonville’s third play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching.
The Texans (43) won their fourth consecutive game thanks to those two turnovers and took a onegame lead in the AFC South.
Deshaun Watson, who reportedly made the 800mile road trip by bus instead of plane, had a touchdown pass despite playing with a bruised lung and injured ribs. Lamar Miller ran for a seasonhigh 100 yards and a score.
Lions 32, Dolphins 21.
» Kerryon Johnson GARDENS, FLA . rushed for 158 yards and the Lions repeatedly mounted long scoring drives.
Matt Stafford was 18 for 22 for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Detroit had 457 total yards and 248 on the ground, with scoring drives covering 64, 85, 75, 65, 75, 63 and 44 yards.
The Lions (33) punted once and had no turnovers to win on the road for the first time. They’ve climbed back to .500 after being outscored 7844 in their first two games.
Vikings 37, Jets 17.
» Kirk Cousins
. . threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores, and the Vikings pulled away in the second half.
Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen caught nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Colts 37, Bills 5.
Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes and Marlon Mack had his first rushing scores.
The Bills (25) lost their second straight, playing this one without injured starting quarterback Josh Allen.
Saints 24, Ravens 23.
Justin Tucker missed the first conversion of his career after the Ravens scored the potential tying touchdown with 24 seconds left.
Drew Brees threw his 500th career touchdown pass, connecting with tight end Benjamin Watson for a 1yard score to put New Orleans up 73 late in the second quarter.
Rams 39, 49ers 10.
» Todd Gurley scored three CALIF . touchdowns and Jared Goff threw two TD passes as the Rams took advantage of four takeaways and a blocked punt.
The Rams (70) intercepted C.J. Beathard twice and recovered two fumbles to give them seven straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1985.
Redskins 20, Cowboys 17.
Redskins lineback. er Ryan Kerrigan’s stripsack of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just under five minutes left and Washington held on when a lastsecond fieldgoal attempt by Brett Maher went off the left upright.
What would have been a 47yard kick became a 52yarder when LouisPhilippe Ladoceur was called for a snap infraction.