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Mahomes guides KC to comeback win at Detroit

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DETROIT (AP) — Darrel Williams ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds left after Patrick Mahomes' run converted a fourth down, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to a 34-30 win over the Detroit Lions.

Kansas City started the winning drive on its 21. Mahomes converted a fourth-and-8 from his 34 with a 15-yard run to help him finish with a career-high 56 yards rushing. He completed enough passes to set up Williams for a short run to take the lead for good.

The Chiefs (4-0) went ahead for the first time Sunday early in the third quarter when Bashaud Breeland recovered Kerryon Johnson's fumble and returned it 100 yards, taking advantage of everyone on the field appearing to stop momentaril­y and the officials not blowing a whistle. The pivotal play stood after review.

The Lions (2-1-1) scored the first 10 points and, after Kansas City pulled into two ties, went back ahead late in the second, third and fourth quarters.

Stafford threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Golladay with 2:26 left to give Detroit a 30-27 lead. The call on the field stood after a review, which showed Golladay got both feet in the end zone. Golladay had a touchdown overturned by review early in the third because he appeared to lose control of the football as he hit the turf.

Mahomes was 24 of 42 for 315 yards. The reigning MVP had thrown at least two touchdown passes in 14 straight games, one short of the NFL record set by Peyton Manning.

JAGUARS 26, BRONCOS 24 DENVER (AP) — Leonard Fournette ran for a career-high 225 yards and Josh Lambo kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, sending Jacksonvil­le past winless Denver.

The Broncos (0-4) not only were victimized by a last-second field goal for the second time this season, but they blew a 14-point lead at home in a loss for the first time since 2006.

Gardner Minshew II drove the Jaguars, one of four AFC South teams who are 2-2, into field goal range after Joe Flacco's 8-yard TD throw to Courtland Sutton with 1:38 left gave Denver a 24-23 lead.

Eerily reminiscen­t of their 16-14 loss to the Bears in Denver two weeks ago, the Broncos helped ignite the winning drive by getting whistled for roughing the passer.

BUCCANEERS 55, RAMS 40

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jameis Winston passed for 385 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin, and Ndamukong Suh returned Jared Goff's fumble 37 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 to play in Tampa Bay's victory over previously unbeaten Los Angeles.

Godwin had career highs of 12 catches for 172 yards as the Buccaneers (2-2) jumped to an early 21-0 lead and then scored 24 points in a wild fourth quarter to complete the highest-scoring game in the franchise's 44-year history.

Goff passed for a career-high 517 yards and two touchdowns, but the Rams' $134 million quarterbac­k also threw three intercepti­ons for the second time in his career. Goff then fumbled while being sacked by Shaquil Barrett as the Rams (3-1) attempted a tying drive, and Suh scooped and scored against the team with which he reached the Super Bowl last season.

GIANTS 24, REDSKINS 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones worked his magic again, Saquon Barkley's replacemen­t Wayne Gallman scored two touchdowns, and Jabrill Peppers scored on a 32-yard intercepti­on return.

The Redskins' 0-4 start is their worst since losing their first five in 2001. The start also has seriously put coach Jay Gruden's job in jeopardy after five-plus season, a 3549-1 record and one playoff berth (2015).

Jones (23 of 31 for 225 yards) has sparked the Giants (2-2) since replacing two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning as the starting quarterbac­k. He rallied New York from an 18-point deficit in his first start against the Buccaneers last week and was solid early, leading New York to touchdown runs on its first two series.

Gallman, who is going to start for the foreseeabl­e future with Barkley battling a high ankle sprain, caught a 6-yard TD pass and scored on a 1-yard run to stake New York to a 14-0 lead.

Gruden tried to spark the mistake-prone Redskins, who had 12 penalties for 58 yards, by benching Case Keenum (6 of 11 for 37 yards) for first-round draft pick Dwayne Haskins Jr., midway through the second quarter. That move came after Quinton Dunbar picked off Jones on consecutiv­e passes, but the Ohio State product went just 9 of 17 for 107 yards and could produce only a 21-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins on his initial series. He was picked off three times, the last two by Janoris Jenkins.

Washington finished with 176 yards on offense and was 2 of 11 on third downs.

SEAHAWKS 27, CARDINALS 10 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 240 yards a touchdown, Jadeveon Clowney returned an intercepti­on for a touchdown and Seattle beat Arizona.

The Seahawks (3-1) scored two touchdowns by early in the second quarter, one on Clowney's spectacula­r 27-yard intercepti­on return and another on a 9-yard pass from Wilson to tight end Will Dissly.

After that, Seattle controlled the game's pace with Chris Carson, who ran for 104 yards on 22 carries. The Seahawks also leaned on their defense, which forced Cardinals rookie quarterbac­k Kyler Murray into another up-and-down day.

Arizona's problems were a familiar story. The Cardinals (0-3-1) moved the ball fairly well in the first half, but couldn't convert that success into touchdowns. To make matters worse, Zane Gonzalez missed two field goal attempts from 43 and 48 yards and the Seahawks led 20-3 at halftime.

BEARS 16, VIKINGS 6

CHICAGO (AP) — Chase Daniel threw for 195 yards and a touchdown after Mitchell Trubisky got knocked out of the game with a left shoulder injury on the opening possession, and Chicago swarmed NFL rushing leader Dalvin Cook in a victory over Minnesota.

The defending NFC North champions avoided an 0-2 start at Soldier Field and another home loss to a division rival to go with the one they suffered against Green Bay in the NFL's 100th season opener. But they lost their quarterbac­k soon after the opening kickoff.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 draft, Trubisky was scrambling when Danielle Hunter dragged him down. The quarterbac­k's non-throwing arm got pinned awkwardly under his body as the ball popped out. Minnesota made the recovery, but a holding penalty against Anthony Harris negated the play.

RAIDERS 31, COLTS 24 INDIANAPOL­IS (AP) — Derek Carr led the Oakland Raiders to touchdowns on three of their first four possession­s, and Erik Harris returned a late intercepti­on 30 yards for a score to seal the victory.

Oakland (2-2) snapped a two-game losing streak and won in Indy for the first time since 2001.

With starting receivers T.Y. Hilton and Devin Funchess out with injuries, the Colts (2-2) gained 346 yards — most coming in the final quarter when they were scrambling to get back in the game. The inability to sustain drives took a toll on Indy's defense.

PANTHERS 16, TEXANS 10 HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Allen threw for 232 yards and the Panthers overcame his three fumbles with help from a big defensive play.

The Panthers (2-2) took a 13-10 lead with a 55-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Texans (2-2) were driving with about four minutes left when Deshaun Watson was sacked by Vernon Butler, who caused a fumble recovered by Eric Reid at the Houston 33.

Allen had four touchdown passes last week to help the Panthers to their first win against Arizona. On Sunday, he didn't have a touchdown and relied heavily on running back Christian McCaffrey, who had 93 yards rushing and a touchdown and led the team with 86 yards receiving.

BROWNS 40, RAVENS 25 BALTIMORE (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 342 yards and a touchdown, Nick Chubb ran for a pivotal 88-yard score and the Browns earned a share of first place in the AFC North.

Chubb finished with 165 yards and three scores against the league's third-ranked rushing defense. Jarvis Landry had eight catches for 167 yards before leaving with a suspected concussion.

Cleveland kept Baltimore quarterbac­k Lamar Jackson in check and used a mixture of Mayfield's passing and Chubb's physical running to rip the Ravens for 530 yards — the second straight week Baltimore (2-2) yielded more than 500 yards.

As a result, Cleveland (2-2) finds itself in the top spot of the division with the Ravens, who won it last year. It's the first time Cleveland has been in first place after four games since 2013.

TITANS 24, FALCONS 10 ATLANTA (AP) — Marcus Mariota threw three first-half touchdown passes, two to A.J. Brown, and the Tennessee defense had three fourth-down stops.

Tennessee (2-2) used Mariota's big first half and the strong defense to snap a twogame losing streak. Derrick Henry, who ran for 100 yards, helped the Titans dominate the clock and hold the Falcons to only a field goal in the second half.

Ito Smith's 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter pulled the Falcons (1-3) even 7-7. Tennessee outscored Atlanta 17-0 the remainder of the half, and the Falcons heard boos as they left the field.

Matt Ryan passed for 397 yards, but the Falcons were stopped on those three fourthdown plays. Julio Jones had only four catches for 52 yards.

Devonta Freeman, held to 28 yards on 12 carries, was stopped by Jurrell Casey on a fourth-and-1 run in the second quarter. Ryan was sacked on two fourth-down plays in the second half.

CHARGERS 30, DOLPHINS 10 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Philip Rivers threw for 310 yards and two scores to help the Chargers win in Miami for the first time in 38 years. Rivers completed 24 of 30 attempts with no intercepti­ons and directed a 10½-minute drive in the third quarter that helped Los Angeles take control.

The Dolphins (0-4) held a lead for the first time this season, but it lasted only 3 minutes, 49 seconds. They've been outscored 163-26 this season.

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