WEEK 7 RECAPS

PANTHERS 21, EAGLES 17

Cam Newton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to veteran tight end Greg Olsen with 1:22 left as Carolina overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Philadelphia on Sunday. Julius Peppers sacked Eagles QB Carson Wentz, forcing a fumble on fourth down from the Panthers’ 14, to seal the victory. The Panthers improved to 4-2 with the biggest comeback in franchise history. The Eagles, last season’s Super Bowl champs, fell to 3-4.

BUCCANEERS 26, BROWNS 23, OT

Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 59-yard field goal, the longest ever in overtime, with 1:50 remaining. Redeeming himself after missing an extra-point kick — as well as a 40-yard field-goal attempt on the final play of regulation — Catanzaro’s kick barely made it over the crossbar to end Tampa Bay’s three-game losing streak and hand the Browns their 24th consecutive road loss, which ties the league record.

SAINTS 24, RAVENS 23

Baltimore’s Justin Tucker missed a PAT for the first time in his NFL career after the Ravens scored a touchdown with 24 seconds left and looked to force overtime. Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes, locked up two more milestones and engineered a comeback that enabled the Saints to wipe out a 10-point deficit. Brees threw the 500th TD pass of his NFL career, connecting with tight end Benjamin Watson for a 1-yard score to put New Orleans up 7-3 late in the second quarter. The other Brees milestone? The Ravens were the last team he had not beaten.

REDSKINS 20, COWBOYS 17

Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan’s strip-sack of Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just less than five minutes left, and the Redskins held on when a last-second field-goal attempt by Brett Maher went off the left upright. What would have been a 47-yard kick became a 52-yarder when Louis-Philippe Ladoceur was called for a snap infraction. The Kerrigan-Smith play that provided the winning points was Washington’s fourth sack of Prescott, who appeared to use smelling salts after taking a shoulder to his helmet at the end of a run in the first quarter. Prescott lost two fumbles in the game, including one on an earlier fourth-and-1 keeper.

RAMS 39, 49ers 10

Todd Gurley scored three TDs and Jared Goff threw two TD passes as Los Angeles took advantage of four takeaways and a blocked punt. The Rams intercepted C.J. Beathard twice and recovered two fumbles to give them seven straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1985. The Rams dominated defensively with Aaron Donald recording four sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery; linebacker Cory Littleton having two sacks and a blocked punt for a safety; and Troy Hill and John Johnson III intercepting passes.

PATRIOTS 38, BEARS 31

Tom Brady threw three TD passes, and New England hung on when Kevin White was stopped at the 1 on a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky. About four or five defenders swarmed White after he leaped to haul in that long heave, preventing him from crossing the goal line while preserving the fourth straight win for New England. The Patriots also scored twice on special teams and came out on top even though they were missing Rob Gronkowski. The five-time Pro Bowl tight end was out because of ankle and back injuries. Brady was 25-of-36 for 277 yards and an interception. Cordarrelle Patterson ran a kickoff back 95 yards for the sixth return score of his career, and Kyle Van Noy became the first New England player in 22 years to return a blocked punt for a touchdown. Dont’a Hightower blocked the kick.

TEXANS 20, JAGUARS 7

QB Blake Bortles fumbled on Jacksonville’s third offensive play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching. The Texans won their fourth consecutive game thanks to those two turnovers and took a one-game lead in the AFC South. Deshaun Watson, who reportedly made the 800mile road trip by bus instead of plane, had a touchdown pass despite playing with a bruised lung and injured ribs. Lamar Miller ran for 100 yards and a score. Cody Kessler replaced Bortles in the third quarter and threw a short touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon, creating speculation he might supplant Bortles in the starting lineup.

LIONS 32, DOLPHINS 21

Kerryon Johnson rushed for 158 yards on 19 carries, and the Lions repeatedly mounted long scoring drives. Matt Stafford was 18-for-22 for 217 yards and two touchdowns as Detroit had 457 total yards and 248 on the ground, with scoring drives covering 64, 85, 75, 65, 75, 63 and 44 yards. The Lions punted once and had no turnovers to win on the road for the first time this season. They’ve climbed back to .500 after being outscored 78-44 their first two games. Injury-ravaged Miami lost at home for the first time this season — and lost another key player. Dynamic WR Albert Wilson was sidelined in the first half with a leg injury.

VIKINGS 37, JETS 17

Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores and Minnesota pulled away in the second half for its third straight victory. Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen became the fifth player in NFL history to get at least 100 receiving yards in seven consecutive games, catching nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Murray rushed for 69 yards on 15 carries. In his first game against the Jets since spurning their massive offer in free agency, Cousins was far from spectacular but made some big plays late. With the game still hanging in the balance and the Vikings facing fourth-and-8 from the 34, Cousins connected with Aldrick Robinson for a touchdown to seal it. Jets rookie QB Sam Darnold finished 17-of-42 for 206 yards with a touchdown pass and a scoring run, but he was intercepted three times as New York’s two-game winning streak ended.

COLTS 37, BILLS 5

Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes, Marlon Mack had his first rushing scores of the season and kicker Adam Vinatieri notched five points to move within five of breaking Hall of Famer Morten Andersen’s NFL career scoring record (2,544 points). Luck finished 17-of-23 passing for 156 yards and extended the league’s longest active streak of consecutive games with a TD pass to 30 — breaking a tie with Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan for No. 8 all-time. It’s the third time in four weeks he has thrown four TDs in a game. Mack added 19 carries for 126 yards. Derek Anderson made his first start since December 2016, and the 35-year-old quarterback was 20-of-31 with 175 yards, three interceptions and lost a fumble.