Bills finally beat Chiefs
Josh Allen threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead toss to Dawson Knox with 1:04 remaining, and the Bills beat the Chiefs 24-20 on Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri, to exact a small measure of revenge for their epic overtime loss in last year’s playoffs.
Stefon Diggs had 10 catches for 148 yards and a touchdown, and Gabe Davis also had a TD catch after torching the Chiefs for four of them in January, as the Bills (5-1) finally walked out of Arrowhead Stadium a winner.
Along with last year’s divisional loss, the Bills had their season end against the Chiefs in the previous AFC title game.
Patrick Mahomes had one last chance to rally the Chiefs (4-2) in the final minute, but Bills cornerback Taron Johnson jumped a Mahomes and picked him off with 51 seconds left to effectively end the game.
The down-to-the-wire nail-biter was a fitting follow-up to their playoff game, when the teams combined to score 25 points in the final two minutes of regulation, and the Chiefs won the game on the first possession of overtime.
Steelers 20, Buccaneers 18: Mitch Trubisky came on for an injured rookie Kenny Pickett to throw a 6-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter and the Steelers defense made it stand up at home. Pickett entered the concussion protocol.
Giants 24, Ravens 20: Julian Love’s INT and 27-yard return set up Saquon Barkley’s 1-yard TD dive with 1:43 to play, and the Giants rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to earn the victory at home. The Giants (5-1) have exceeded their 2021 win total.
Jets 27, Packers 10: Breece Hall ran for 116 yards, including a 34-yard TD, and the visiting Jets sacked Aaron Rodgers four times to win their fourth straight. Colts 34, Jaguars 27: Matt
Ryan threw a 32-yard TD pass to Alec Pierce with 17 seconds to play as the Colts rallied for the win at home. Ryan, 37, finished with a a franchise-record 42 completions on 58 attempts with three TDs and 389 yards — passing Dan Marino for seventh on the NFL’s career list for yards passing. Patriots 38, Browns 15: Rookie backup Bailey Zappe threw for 309 yards and two TDs, and Bill Belichick, 70, tied George Halas for second on the all-time list with his 324th victory as the Pats cruised on the road.
Vikings 24, Dolphins 16: Dalvin Cook rushed for a 53-yard insurance TD in the fourth and the Vikings held on for the road win. Bengals 30, Saints 26: Joe Burrow had three TD passes and scrambled 19 yards for a score to rally the visiting Bengals. Falcons 28, 49ers 14: Marcus Mariota threw a pair of TD passes and ran for another score as the Falcons won at home.
Rams 24, Panthers 10: Matthew Stafford passed for 253 yards, and Darrell Henderson and receiver Ben Skowronek rushed for TDs in the second half as the host Rams earned the comeback victory.
Seahawks 19, Cardinals 9: Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for an 11-yard TD early in the fourth to lift the host Seahawks into a share of the lead in the NFC West with the 49ers.