Daily Breeze (Torrance)

Eagles remain league's lone unbeaten

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Jalen Hurts threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, C.J. GardnerJoh­nson had two of Philadelph­ia's three intercepti­ons of Cooper Rush, and the Eagles stayed undefeated with a 26-17 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

The Eagles held on after their 20-0 lead shrank to 20-17 early in the fourth quarter, improving to 6-0 for the first time since 2004 — when they won their first seven games and went to the Super Bowl.

Philly put the game away with an efficient drive that took up more than half the fourth quarter. The Eagles converted three third downs and Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a 7-yard TD.

The Cowboys (4-2) had powered their way back into the game. Ezekiel Elliott scored on a 14-yard run in the third that made it 20-10 and Rush threw a 7-yard TD pass to Jake Ferguson in the fourth for a 20-17 game. VIKINGS 24, DOLPHINS 16 » Dalvin Cook rushed for a 53-yard insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter and Minnesota (5-1) held on to beat host Miami for its fourth straight victory.

The Dolphins (3-3) had rallied behind Teddy Bridgewate­r, who entered the game when Skylar Thompson injured his thumb in the second quarter.

Bridgewate­r threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns to Mike Gesicki. JETS 27, PACKERS 10 » Breece Hall ran for 116 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown, and visiting New York sacked Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers four times to win its fourth straight.

The Jets (4-2) are off to their best six-game start since 2015, when they also were 4-2 before finishing 10-6. .

Braxton Berrios gave the Jets the lead by scoring on a 20-yard endaround. After New York stopped Green Bay on its next possession, Michael Clemons blocked a punt and Will Parks got the ball and raced 20 yards into the end zone.

FALCONS 28, 49ERS 14 » Marcus Mariota threw two TD passes and ran for another score against the NFL's topranked defense, leading Atlanta (3-3) at home against San Francisco (3-3). STEELERS 20, BUCCANEERS 18 » Mitch Trubisky came on for an injured Kenny Pickett to throw a 6-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and Pittsburgh's defense made it stand up against visiting Tampa Bay.

The Steelers (2-4) snapped a fourgame losing streak.

Tom Brady threw an 11-yard TD to Leonard Fournette with 4:38 remaining to cut Pittsburgh's lead to two but Steelers linebacker Devin Bush broke up the 2-point conversion attempt.

SEAHAWKS 19, CARDINALS 9 » Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for an 11yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter and Seattle (3-3) won at home over Arizona (2-4).

COLTS 34, JAGUARS 27 » Matt Ryan threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Alec Pierce with 17 seconds to play as host Indianapol­is beat Jacksonvil­le.

Ryan finished with a franchise-record 42 completion­s on 58 attempts with three TDs and 389 yards.

PATRIOTS 38, BROWNS 15 » Rookie backup Bailey Zappe threw for 309 yards and two TDs as New England (3-3) buried host Cleveland (2-4).

Zappe, starting his second game in place of the injured Mac Jones, threw second-half TD passes to Tyquan Thornton and Hunter Henry. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two touchdowns for New England.

The Browns' Nick Chubb, who entered leading the NFL in rushing, finished with 12 carries for 56 yards, both season lows.

BENGALS 30, SAINTS 26 » Joe Burrow passed for three touchdowns and scrambled 19 yards for a score as visiting Cincinnati (3-3) rallied past New Orleans (2-4).

 ?? STACY BENGS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Vikings running back Dalvin Cook rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on 13carries in Sunday's victory.
STACY BENGS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Vikings running back Dalvin Cook rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on 13carries in Sunday's victory.

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