WEEK 3 RECAPS
STEELERS 12, RAMS 6
Ben Roethlisberger was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second half and Pittsburgh’s defense came through. Le’Veon Bell scored from a yard out in the first half in his first game back after a suspension, but the Steelers’ focus will be on the status of their star quarterback. Roethlisberger’s leg got caught underneath him on a diving, sliding sack by Mark Barron. There was no immediate word on the extent of Roethlisberger’s injury.
PATRIOTS 51, JAGUARS 17
Tom Brady became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw 400 touchdown passes, connecting for a pair of scores. Brady completed a 1-yard TD pass to Danny Amendola in the second quarter and added a 13-yard touchdown to Keshawn Martin in the third. In all, Brady completed 33 of 42 passes for 358 yards.
SEAHAWKS 26, BEARS 0
Tyler Lockett returned the second-half kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown, Russell Wilson connected with Jimmy Graham on a 30-yard TD, and the Seahawks routed the undermanned Bears. Seattle led just 6-0 at halftime after an offensive performance that led to a cascade of boos. Lockett started a huge second half as he went untouched on a perfectly executed return, the longest in franchise history. Later in the quarter, Wilson found Graham across the middle for his second touchdown catch this season.
CARDINALS 47, 49ERS 7
Carson Palmer threw for 311 yards and Arizona returned two of Colin Kaepernick’s first four passes for touchdowns. Larry Fitzgerald caught nine passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Johnson rushed for 110 yards and two scores for the Cardinals.
BILLS 41, DOLPHINS 14
Tyrod Taylor threw for 277 yards and three scores in his first NFL road start. The Bills totaled 429 yards, intercepted Ryan Tannehill three times in the first half, and led 27-0 before Miami scored late in the third quarter.
TEXANS 19, BUCCANEERS 9
Ryan Mallett threw for threw for 228 yards and a touchdown and Alfred Blue had 139 yards rushing for Houston’s first win of the season. Jameis Winston threw for 261 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Tampa Bay.
EAGLES 24, JETS 17
Darren Sproles returned a punt 89 yards for a score and added a 1-yard touchdown run for Philadelphia’s first win. Sam Bradford threw a TD pass to Ryan Mathews, who also rushed for 108 yards, starting in place of the injured DeMarco Murray.
RAIDERS 27, BROWNS 20
Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray rushed for 139 yards and Oakland snapped an 11-game road losing streak. Carr finished 20-of-32 for 134 yards.
VIKINGS 31, CHARGERS 14
Adrian Peterson plowed through San Diego’s defense for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 20 rushes in three quarters. Chad Greenway scored on a 91-yard interception return for the Vikings.
BRONCOS 24, LIONS 12
Peyton Manning converted a fourth down with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas with 5 seconds left in the first half, and threw an 11-yard TD pass to Owen Daniels with 2:28 remaining for the Broncos.
BENGALS 28, RAVENS 24
Andy Dalton threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green with 2:10 left, and Cincinnati remained unbeaten. Baltimore dropped to 0-3 for the first time in franchise history. Dalton went 20-for-32 for 383 yards and three touchdowns.