Steelers stay unbeaten, edge archrival Ravens

The Pittsburgh Steelers rallied behind Ben Roethlisberger to remain the lone unbeaten team in the NFL, beating error- prone Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 28- 24 Sunday in a duel for first place in the AFC North.

Roethlisberger threw a pair of second- half touchdown passes to bring Pittsburgh ( 7- 0) back from a 10- point halftime deficit. After completing only four passes for 24 yards in the first half, the 38- year- old finished 21 for 32 for 182 yards.

Jackson threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles, turnovers that helped Pittsburgh stay within striking distance until its offense finally got on track. BILLS 24, PATRIOTS 21 » Backup defensive lineman Justin Zimmer punched the ball out of Cam Newton’s arms and the fumble was recovered by safety Dean Marlowe at the Buffalo 13 with 31 seconds remaining to secure the win.

Zack Moss scored two touchdowns rushing and the AFC East- leading Bills are off to consecutive 6- 2 starts for the first time since a six- year run from 1988 to 1993. Buffalo snapped a seven- game skid against the division- rival Patriots, and beat a Bill Belichick- coaches New England team for just the sixth time in 41 meetings, going back to 2000. DOLPHINS 28, RAMS 17 » Tua Tagovailoa threw his first career touchdown pass and then let his teammates take over with a succession of big plays.

The Dolphins stamped themselves as playoff contenders by earning their third consecutive win. They struck for scores 75 seconds apart on Andrew Van Ginkel’s 78- yard fumble return and Jakeem Grant’s teamrecord 88- yard punt return. They came up with four takeaways in the first half and at halftime led 28- 10 despite being outgained 224- 54.

SAINTS 26, BEARS 23, OT » Drew Brees threw FOR two touchdowns to regain the NFL’s all- time lead from Tom Brady, and Wil Lutz nailed a 35- yard field goal in overtime.

The Bears’ Cairo Santos booted a 51- yard field goal at the end of regulation to force the extra period. SEAHAWKS 37, 49ERS 27 » Russell Wilson threw four more touchdown passes, two to DK Metcalf. Wilson and Metcalf tormented San Francisco and its banged- up secondary as the top- scoring offense in the league continued to pile up points. The Seahawks ( 6- 1) have scored at least 30 points in six of seven games.

Wilson hit Metcalf on a pair of first- half touchdown passes, but it was a 2 ½ - minute sequence midway through the third quarter when Seattle blew the game open. BRONCOS 31, CHARGERS 30 » Drew Lock hit rookie KJ Hamler from 1 yard with no time on the clock and Brandon McManus nailed the extra point to win it. The Broncos ( 3- 4) overcame a 24- 3 deficit and rallied after being held to 60 first- half yards, including 2 on the ground.

The Chargers ( 2- 5) appeared primed to end their seven- game AFC West losing streak behind another great performance by rookie Justin Herbert, who joined Deshaun Watson as the only QBs in NFL history with four straight games with three TD passes. But the Chargers became the first team to lose three games they led by 17 or more points in the same season since the Atlanta Falcons did it in 2003. VIKINGS 28, PACKERS 22 » Dalvin Cook gained 226 yards from scrimmage and became the first Viking in over four decades to score four touchdowns in a single game.

The Vikings withstood a three- touchdown performance from receiver Davante Adams, who had seven catches for 53 yards. RAIDERS 16, BROWNS 6 » Derek Carr threw a 4- yard touchdown pass to Hunter

Renfrow early in the fourth quarter and Daniel Carlson kicked three field goals in windy, wintry conditions along Lake Erie.

Carr’s strike to Renfrow with 14: 53 to go was the game’s only TD and helped the Raiders ( 4- 3) bounce back after they fell apart late in last week’s 45- 20 loss to Tampa Bay. BENGALS 31, TITANS 20 » After watching Giovani Bernard and Samaje Perine run for early scores, Joe Burrow threw two fourth- quarter TD passes and closed it out with a time- consuming drive.

The Bengals ( 2- 5- 1) blew leads each of the previous two weeks, but Burrow would not allow it to happen again. Instead, he threw for 249 yards and the crucial late scores to snap a threegame losing streak. Cincinnati has matched its victory total from last season. And it was the first time secondyear head coach Zac Taylor has defeated a team with a winning record. CHIEFS 35, JETS 9 »

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Mahomes threw for 416 yards and five touchdowns, the Kansas City defense shut down Sam Darnold and the inept Jets offense.

Tyreek Hill had 98 yards receiving and two touchdowns, Travis Kelce finished with 109 yards and another score, and Mecole Hardman and Demarcus Robinson also reached the end zone. The Chiefs ( 7- 1) gave Andy Reid his 229th win to move into a tie with Hall of Fame coach Curly Lambeau for fifth most in NFL history. COLTS 41, LIONS 21 » Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter to give Indianapolis a double- digit lead.

Rivers picked apart Detroit’s defense while completing 23 of 33 attempts, mostly short passes to the outside or over the middle. The 38- year- old quarterback also showed he still has some arm strength to go along with his savvy touch, perfectly throwing a 29yard pass to Nyheim Hines late in the first half.