NFL roundup: Hurts leads Eagles to thrilling overtime win over Bills
Jalen Hurts scored the winning touchdown on a quarterback draw with 2:37 left in overtime, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Buffalo Bills 37-34 on a cold, rainy Sunday.
Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott tied the game with a 59-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining. After the Bills went ahead with a field goal on the first possession of OT, Hurts ran virtually untouched for the 12-yard score that made the Eagles the only 10-1 team in the NFL.
Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and he outdueled Buffalo’s Josh Allen while rallying the Eagles from a 17-7 halftime deficit for the second straight game.
Hurts walked off the field with his arms extended in celebration as fans roared. He hit DeVonta Smith for 17- and 11-yard receptions in OT, and D’Andre Swift had a 16-yard run to help set up Hurts’ walk-off TD.
Allen threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two scores for the Bills (6-5), who are in danger of missing the playoffs after winning the AFC East the past three years.
Jacksonville Jaguars 24-21 Houston Texans
The Jaguars (8-3) avenged their 37-17 home loss to Houston (6-5) in Week 3 and created some separation at the top of the division.
CJ Stroud, the second overall pick in the draft, threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns as Houston’s three-game winning streak was snapped. He has 3,268 yards passing this season to move past Justin Herbert (3,224) for the most in NFL history by a rookie in his first 11 games.
The Texans led by one after a touchdown run by Stroud midway through the third quarter. Lawrence responded with by throwing a one-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Ridley and hitting Ridley for the two-point conversion to make it 21-14. Brandon McManus tacked on a field goal early in the fourth quarter to pad the lead, and Jacksonville’s defense stopped Houston on fourth down.
But McManus missed from 55 yards with seven minutes left. Stroud then orchestrated a 55-yard drive, capped by a 17-yard touchdown reception by Nico Collins, to cut the lead to 24-21 with just over five minutes to go. The Texans got a stop but couldn’t move the ball and settled for the long field goal attempt on fourth-and-12 instead of giving Stroud and the offense one more shot.
Baltimore Ravens 20-10 Los Angeles Chargers
The 9-3 Baltimore Ravens moved up to the No 1 seed in the AFC after beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens defense forced four turnovers in another dominant performance as the pressure increased on Chargers coach Brandon Staley, whose team are now 4-7.
New England Patriots 7–10 New York Giants
Xavier McKinney set up Randy Bullock’s go-ahead 42-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter with New York’s third interception of New England’s struggling pair of quarterbacks, and the Giants won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the Patriots. New England (2-9) had a chance to win in the final minute, but coach Bill Belichick played for a tie and Chad Ryland was wide left on a 35-yard field goal attempt with three seconds left. Tommy DeVito threw a touchdown pass for New York (4-8), which did more than enough against quarterbacks Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe to send the Patriots to their fourth straight loss.
Kansas City Chiefs 31–17 Las Vegas Raiders
Patrick Mahomes passed for 298 yards and two touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs ended their threegame second-half scoring drought to rally past the Las Vegas Raiders. Kansas City fell behind 14-0 in the second quarter but tied it by halftime and pulled away after that. Isiah Pacheco rushed for two touchdowns, and Rashee Rice caught eight passes for 107 yards and a TD. Josh Jacobs rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders, ending a 12-game streak in which the Chiefs did not allow a 100-yard rusher.
Pittsburgh Steelers 10–16 Cincinnati Bengals
Kenny Pickett threw for a seasonhigh 278 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) showed new life on offense days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, beating the Joe Burrowless Cincinnati Bengals (5-6). The Steelers totalled 421 yards, snapping a streak of 58 games without gaining 400 yards. Pat Freiermuth had a career-high 120 yards receiving as the Steelers outgained an opponent for the first time this season under. Chris Boswell kicked two fourth-quarter field goals to keep the Bengals at bay. Cincinnati got a field goal from Evan McPherson just before the two-minute warning, but the Steelers recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Cleveland Browns 12–29 Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos (6-5) came up with a trio of takeaways in their win over the Cleveland Browns. That gives the Broncos 15 takeaways in their last four games. They haven’t had that good of a stretch since 34 years. Russell Wilson ran for a score and threw for a touchdown in leading the Broncos to their fifth straight victory. The Browns fell to 7-4 and lost several players to injury, including quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Also hurt were Myles Garrett, Jordan Elliott and Amari Cooper.
Los Angeles Rams 37–14 Arizona Cardinals
Matthew Stafford threw for 229 yards and a season-high four touchdown passes, two each to Tyler Higbee and Kyren Williams, and the Los Angeles Rams rolled to victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Williams had a huge game in his return from an ankle injury, running for 143 yards and catching six passes for 61 yards, including touchdown receptions of 15 and 3 yards. The Rams won their second straight game overall and continued their recent dominance in the NFC West rivalry, winning nine straight games in Arizona going back to 2014. Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray completed 27 of 45 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown in his third game since returning from an ACL tear in his right knee.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–27 Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor ran for two scores, Gardner Minshew added another and the Indianapolis Colts defense came up with a late turnover to preserve their victory over Tampa Bay. Indy have won three straight to climb above .500 for the first time since the end of September. The Bucs have lost four straight road games, this one in uncharacteristic fashion. Indy gashed the usually stingy Tampa Bay run defense for 155 yards and 5.7 yards per carry. Taylor’s oneyard TD run with 7:30 to play made it 27-17 and the Bucs couldn’t get in the end zone again.
New Orleans Saints 15–24 Atlanta Falcons
Desmond Ridder overcame two interceptions by throwing a touchdown pass to Bijan Robinson in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Falcons (5-6) moved into a first-place tie in the woeful NFC South by beating the New Orleans Saints (5-6). The Saints were limited by injury problems at wide receiver after losing Chris Olave (concussion) and Rashid Shaheed (thigh). New Orleans still outgained the Falcons 444-397 as Derek Carr passed for 304 yards but had to settle for five field goals by Blake Grupe. Robinson ran for 91 yards with a touchdown.
Carolina Panthers 10–17 Tennessee Titans
Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns and 76 yards helping the Tennessee Titans (4-7) snap a three-game skid as they beat the Carolina Panthers (1-10). This was just the fourth game in Music City this season for the Titans, who played at home only once over the past seven weeks. Tennessee improved to 4-0 when playing at Nissan Stadium this season. Arden Key had a sack and forced fumble recovered by two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. The Titans had four sacks. The Panthers remain winless away from home and have lost four straight.