Patriots stumble to second home defeat
Soaring Falcons brought down to earth by Buffalo Bills
The Atlanta Falcons saw their unbeaten start to the NFL season come to a shuddering halt with a 23-17 defeat to the Buffalo Bills on a day of upsets on Sunday.
The Falcons, last season’s beaten Super Bowl finalists, saw their perfect start derailed after a gritty performance by the Bills.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 242 yards from
Sunday’s games
New Orleans Cincinnati Houston Buffalo Carolina Detroit Pittsburgh 20 31 57 23 33 14 26 Miami Cleveland Tennessee Atlanta New England Minnesota Baltimore 0 7 14 17 30 7 9
24 of 42 attempts but only connected for one touchdown.
Opposite number Tyrod Taylor finished with 182 yards but it was good enough to see the Bills improve to 3-1 to lead the AFC East. L.A. Rams N.Y. Jets Philadelphia Tampa Bay Denver Arizona Seattle 35 23 26 25 16 18 46 Dallas Jacksonville L.A. Chargers N.Y. Giants Oakland San Francisco Indianapolis 30 20 24 23 10 15 18
A good day for the Bills got better when AFC East rivals the New England Patriots suffered their second home defeat of the season as the Carolina Panthers closed out a thrilling 33-30 win at Gillette Stadium.
Scotland-born Panthers kicker Graham Gano sealed a pulsating win for Carolina with a 48-yard field goal with just four seconds remaining.
In Dallas, the Los Angeles Rams maintained their impressive start to the season with a 35-30 upset over the Cowboys at the AT&T Stadium, while Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson had another scintillating performance in a 57-14 thrashing of the Tennessee Titans. In the early game in London, New Orleans Saints won 20-0 over a lacklustre Miami Dolphins.