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JACKSON POWERS RAVENS
Quarterback Lamar Jackson, scoring on a rushing TD in the second quarter, and the Ravens ran roughshod over the Seahawks on Sunday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle for a 30- 16 victory. Jackson rushed for 116 yards, which topped the Seahawks’ 106 total.
Jacoby Brissett threw a career- high four touchdown passes Sunday and the Colts sealed a 30- 23 victory over the Texans with Darius Leonard’s late interception.
Indy ( 4- 2) has won three straight in the series and took over the early season lead in the AFC South. The loss snapped Houston’s two- game winning streak.
Brissett was masterful most of the day. He was 26 of 39 with 326 yards in a game the Colts produced only 62 yards rushing.
“It just says he’s legit, he’s the man,” Indianapolis coach Frank Reich said of Brissett. “We believed that from Day 1 and we’ve never wavered in our conviction in our faith in Jacoby. But he knows he’s still got to prove it. He’s still got to make plays to win this game and he did that today.”
❚ Packers 43, Raiders 24: Aaron Rodgers had his best game by far under new Packers coach Matt LaFleur, throwing for 429 yards and five TDs and running for another as Green Bay beat Oakland.
Rodgers completed 25 of 31 passes to eight different targets and finished with the first perfect passer rating of his career, leading LaFleur’s offense to a season high in points.
Even with top target Davante Adams sidelined for the third straight game with turf toe, Rodgers threw for his most TDs in a game since Sept. 28, 2015, against the Chiefs.
Derek Carr finished 22- for- 28 for 293 yards, two TDs and two costly turnovers for the Raiders ( 3- 3), who lost their eighth straight against Green Bay, dating to 1990. The Packers ( 6- 1) have scored 30- plus points in each of their last five games against the Raiders.
❚ 49ers 9, Redskins 0: Robbie Gould made field goals from 28, 22 and 29 yards to provide the only points in an ugly win by San Francisco over Washington in steady rain and driving wind to remain undefeated.
San Francisco is 6- 0 for the third time in franchise history and first since 1990. That 49ers team finished 14- 2.
Coach Kyle Shanahan’s bunch didn’t look like an unbeaten powerhouse in horrific conditions that made life difficult on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and the entire offense. He bounced back from a dreadful first half to finish a passable 12 of 21 for 151 yards passing.
San Francisco’s defense continued its dominant run after holding the Rams to seven points last week and the Browns to three before that. It’s the Niners’ first shutout since Week 1 of the 2016 season.
❚ Saints 36, Bears 25: Teddy Bridgewater threw for 281 yards and two TDs, and New Orleans improved to 5- 0 without injured starter Drew Brees.
The Saints ( 6- 1) again showed why they still see themselves as Super Bowl contenders even though their star quarterback is out indefinitely because of a torn ligament in his right thumb.
Bridgewater completed 23 of 38 passes, Michael Thomas had nine receptions for 131 yards, and Latavius Murray ran for 119 yards and two TDs.
The Bears ( 3- 3) lost their second straight, with Mitchell Trubisky struggling after missing a game because of a shoulder injury. Trubisky finished 34 of 54 with 251 yards and two late TDs.
❚ Cardinals 27, Giants 21: Chase Edmonds rushed for career highs of 126 yards and three TDs, overshadowing the return of New York’s star running back, Saquon Barkley, in Arizona’s victory.
The game was billed as a matchup of rookie quarterbacks Kyler Murray of the Cardinals ( 3- 3- 1) and Daniel Jones of the Giants ( 2- 5), and both gave glimpses why they were the first and sixth overall choices in the draft, respectively.
But Edmonds stole the show, scoring on runs of 20, 20 and 22 yards. The Cardinals’ defense also got four sacks and a forced fumble from Chandler Jones, Jordan Hicks had an interception and Patrick Peterson had a sack and forced fumble to seal the Cardinals’ third straight win.
Barkley, who rushed for 72 yards on 18 carries, scored on a 7- yard run to get the Giants within 24- 21 with 8: 13 to go.
❚ Bills 31, Dolphins 21: Tre’Davious White forced two second- half turnovers, Micah Hyde returned an onside kick for a touchdown, and Buffalo rallied from a five- point deficit.
The Bills, who began the day favored by 17 points, avoided what would have been a major upset against a patchwork Miami opponent in a major rebuilding mode.
Josh Allen led fourth- quarter touchdown drives following each of the Dolphins turnovers, and the Bills improved to 5- 1 in matching their best start to a season in 11 years.
❚ Titans 23, Chargers 20: Jurrell Casey recovered a fumble by Melvin Gordon at the goal line with 15 seconds left, and Tennessee pulled out a 23- 20 victory over Los Angeles ( 2- 5) after a frantic finish.
Gordon initially was ruled down shy of the goal line at the 1. Casey came out of the pile with the ball, and the Titans started celebrating. The play was reviewed and overturned the on- field ruling that Gordon was short of the goal line.
The call was a fumble forced by Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard that was recovered by Casey for a touchback. Ryan Tannehill knelt down to run out the clock as the Titans ( 3- 4) snapped a two- game skid.
The Chargers thought they had scored the go- ahead touchdown not once but twice in the final 44 seconds only to lose both on review by the replay official. That official also overturned Gordon being stopped on the Chargers’ final play.
First, Philip Rivers’ pass that Austin Ekeler took 16 yards was ruled a touchdown only to be reversed by the replay official for not breaking the plane as he was tackled by Kenny Vaccaro and Logan Ryan.
After a false start, Malcolm Butler was flagged for defensive pass interference on Mike Williams in the end zone.
Then Gordon went over right tackle with 34 seconds left for what officials ruled a 1- yard TD, and the replay official then reversed the call for the second time. Gordon ran again, stopped by Jeffery Simmons and Rashaan Evans for no gain. That set up Gordon’s final run with 19 seconds left.
❚ Jaguars 27, Bengals 17: Gardner Minshew led a fourth- quarter TD drive that put Jacksonville ahead to stay, and Yannick Ngakoue returned an interception 23 yards to clinch the victory.
The Jaguars ( 3- 4) managed only field goals by still- perfect Josh Lambo until their rookie quarterback and their depleted defense made game- turning plays at the end. Their defense picked off Andy Dalton three times in the fourth quarter to put it away.
The wait goes on for first- year Bengals coach Zac Taylor, whose team fell to 0- 7 for the first time in 11 years.
❚ Rams 37, Falcons 10: Jared Goff threw for two TDs and ran for another, and Los Angeles returned to the site of last season’s Super Bowl loss to beat reeling Atlanta. The Rams ( 4- 3) snapped a three- game losing streak in the debut of cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The Falcons ( 1- 6) suffered their fifth loss in a row and had quarterback Matt Ryan leave the game with an ankle injury. His right leg bent awkwardly as he was sacked by Aaron Donald and fumbled early in the fourth quarter. There was no immediate update on the severity of the injury.