NFL roundup
Broncos 23 Vikings 20 Brandon McManus kicked a 39-yard field goal with 1:51 left and Denver had seven sacks in its win over Minnesota. The unbeaten Broncos (4-0) also got a 72-yard touchdown run from Ronnie Hillman. Peyton Manning has led his teams to a 4-0 start seven times, most in NFL history by a long shot. Next best is four by Fran Tarkenton.
Rams 24 Cardinals 22 Todd Gurley rushed for all but two of 146 yards in the second half and St. Louis Rams held on to hand Arizona its first loss of the season. Gurley, the Rams’ first-round draft pick, saw his most extensive action as a pro and his 52-yard run set up what proved to be the winning touchdown. Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns, two after Arizona turnovers, and St. Louis’ defence held the Cardinals (3-1) to field goals on four of five trips inside the red zone.
Packers 17 49ers 3 Aaron Rodgers passed for 224 yards and a touchdown, ran 17 yards to set up a key second-half score as Green Bay beat hapless San Francisco for its first 4-0 start in four years. Richard Rodgers caught a 9-yard touch- down pass on the game’s opening drive before Aaron Rodgers got his team going in the second half after a slow start to snap a four-game losing streak versus San Francisco.
Panthers 37 Buccaneers 23 Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and Josh Norman returned one of Carolina’s four interceptions of Jameis Winston for his second TD of the season. Newton tossed scoring passes of 6 and 12 yards to Ted Ginn Jr. The Panthers improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2003. The Bucs (1-3) have dropped 11 consecutive home games.
Colts 16 Jaguars 13 (OT) Adam Vinatieri kicked a 27-yard field goal with 4:36 left in overtime to give Indianapolis an NFL record-tying 15th consecutive win over a division opponent. Matt Hasselbeck made his first start since November 2012 in place of the injured Andrew Luck, and led the Colts (2-2) on a 53-yard march to step up the winning points. The Jaguars (13) lined up twice for field goals with six seconds left in regulation, but Jason Myers’ first attempt from 53 yards sailed wide right — just after the Colts had called timeout. Myers’ second chance also went wide right.