Seahawks top Cowboys in shootout
Seattle DKMetcalfmadeup forahuge first-half blunder by catching a 29-yard touchdown pass
from Russell Wilson with 1:47 remaining, and the Seattle Sea hawks held off the Dallas Cowboys
38-31 on Sunday.
Wilson threwfive touchdown passes, setting a record formost scoring passes in the first three games of a seasonwith14. PatrickMahomes threw for 13 TD sin his MVP season of 2018. Wilson became the first QB to have at least four TD passes in each of the first three games.
ItwasMetcalfwho foundredemption in the closingminutes. Metcalf appeared to have a walk-in touchdown after hauling in a deep pass fromWilson late in the first quarter. But hewas care less with the ball in the final few steps before the goal line, andDallas cornerbackTrevon Diggs cameup frombehind and knocked the ball free. It went out of the end zone for a touchback.
Insteadof a touchdownand16-3 lead for Seattle, it was a 62- yard reception and a forgettable moment. Met calf was mostly quiet after hismistake asTyler Lockett becamethe favorite target for Wilson. But when Seattle needed a big play late, Wilson floated a pass into the end zone and allowed Met calf to run underneath it for the deciding touchdown.
Wilsonwas27of 40 for315yards. His latestbit of fourth-quartermagic ruinedDak Prescott’s attempt at a second straight major comeback.
Dallas trailed 30-15 after Prescott fumbled on the first play of the second half andWilson subsequently threwhis fourthTDpass. But Prescott threwTDpasses of 42 yards toCedrick
Wilsonand43yards toMichaelGallup, andGreg
Zu er lei n’ s 42- yard field goal with 4:03 left gave Dallas a 31-30 lead.
Prescott had one last chance afterMetcalf’s TDreception. He led the Cowboys to the Seattle
22 but was sacked by rookie Alt on Robinson on seconddown, andDallashaduse its final timeout with 16 seconds left. On third down, Prescott’s desperation throw to the end zonewas intercepted by RyanNeal.
Prescott finished 37 of 57 for 472 yards, with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He set careerhighs for yardsandattempts.
While Prescott became the latestQBto have a big day against Seattle’ s lea ky secondary, the Sea hawks held Ezekiel Elliott in check. Elliott finishedwith 34 yards rushing on 14 carries and scored on a 1-yard run in the first half.
Chicago 30, Atlanta 26: The Falcons suffered their second straight fourth-quarter collapse after leading by two touchdowns. Bears backup Nick Foles threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and Atlanta became the first team in NFL history lose back-to-back games in which it led by 15 or more points in the final period.
Tennessee 31, Minnesota 30: Stephen Gostkowski made his career-high sixth field goal of game, a 55-yarder with 1:48 left that lifted undefeated Tennessee to victory. Derrick Henry rushed for 119 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns for the Titans, who improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2008 after trailing for most of the game. Cinncinati 23, Philadelphia 23 (OT): Cinncinati’s Joe Burrow tossed a pair of TD passes to Tee Higgins in regulation and Philadelphia’s CarsonWentz dove into the end zone to tie the game with less than a minute left in regulation. Jake Elliott lined up for a 59-yard field goal with 19 seconds left in OT, but a false start forced the Eagles to punt and play for the tie.
Carolina 21, L.A. Chargers 16: Carolina’s defense forced three L.A. turnovers and Joey Slye kicked five field goals to pace the Panthers. Carolina had not recorded a sack and allowed 65 points in their first two games but looked like a different unit. They sacked Justin Herbert twice and converted three turnovers into 12 points. Tampa Bay 28, Denver 10: Tom Brady threw three TD passes and Shaq Barrett celebrated his homecoming with a pair of sacks, one for a safety for the Buccaneers. With his first road win for the Bucs, Brady evened his career record against the Broncos at 9-9 with just his fifth win in a dozen trips to Denver.
Detroit 26, Arizona 23: Matt Prater made a 39-yard field goal as time expired, Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and Detroit snapped an 11-game losing streak with the win. It was Prater’s 15th game-winning kick with less than 2 minutes to play in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Pittsburgh 28, Houston 21: James Conner ran for
109 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. The game turned early in the fourth when Houston QB DeShaun Watson was intercepted deep in Pittsburgh territory with the Texans leading 21-20. Pittsburgh put together a 12play 79-yard drive, with Conner scoring with 6:24 to go. Cleveland 34, Washington 20: Baker Mayfield threw two TD passes, Nick Chubb ran for two more and the Browns moved over .500 for the first time since 2014 with a win overWashington which lost rookie defensive end Chase Young to a groin injury. With their second straight win, the Browns are 2-1 for the first time since 2011.