Rams hold off Packers to remain unbeaten
LOS ANGELES — Greg Zuerlein kicked a 34-yard field goal with 2:05 left, and Ramik Wilson forced and recovered Ty Montgomery’s fumble on the ensuing kickoff return, allowing the Los Angeles Rams to remain unbeatenin a 29-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Jared Goff passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns while the 8-0 Rams were sternly tested by the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 286 yards.
Both teams rallied from 10point deficits to take a lead in front of a bipartisan Coliseum crowd, but Rodgers never got the chance to mount one of his trademark winning drives.
COLTS 42, RAIDERS 28
Andrew Luck threw his third touchdown pass of the game to break a tie with 5:28 to go as Indianapolis won at Oakland, Calif.
Luck connected with all three of his tight ends, with the 10-yard pass to Jack Doyle putting the Colts up 35-28. Luck connected earlier in the game on passes to Mo Alie-Cox and Eric Ebron and finished with 239 yards against an overmatched defense for the Raiders.
Adam Vinatieri set the record as the NFL’s top all-time scorer in the first half. He kicked a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter to tie Morten Andersen with 2,544 points and then added a 25-yarder late in the second to set the record. Viantieri scored three more points, giving him 2,550 for his career.
CHIEFS 30, BRONCOS 23
Patrick Mahomes threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns, and Sammy Watkins had 107 yards receiving and two of the scores as Kansas City won at home.
Travis Kelce and Kareem Hunt added touchdown catches for the Chiefs, who have won 19 of their last 21 games against division rivals.
SAINTS 30, VIKINGS 20
Drew Brees and New Orleans paid Minnesota back for their last-second loss in the playoffs last season, using two key turnovers, including a 45-yard interception return by P.J. Williams, to fuel a victory at Minneapolis.
Alvin Kamara had two touchdowns, and Will Lutz kicked three field goals for the Saints, who needed only 120 passing yards by Brees.
CARDINALS 18, 49ERS 15
Josh Rosen threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Christian Kirk with 34 seconds to play to rally Arizona to victory at Glendale, Ariz., in a matchup of teams with two of the worst records in the NFL.
Rosen’s 13-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald cut the lead to 15-10 with 11:06 to play. Fitzgerald also caught a two-point conversion pass after Kirk’s TD. Fitzgerald, in his 15th NFL season, caught eight passes for 102 yards, his best game of the season.
EAGLES 24, JAGUARS 18
Carson Wentz threw three touchdown passes as Philadelphia defeated Jacksonville at London.
Tight end Dallas Goedert caught one of the touchdown passes in the first half, and running back Wendell Smallwood and tight end Zach Ertz scored theirs in the second half for the Eagles, making their first appearance in England.
Blake Bortles, restored as the starter despite being pulled in a loss to the Texans a week earlier, completed 24 of 41 passes for 286 yards for the slumping Jags, who lost their fourth game in a row.
STEELERS 33, BROWNS 18
Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Brown, and James Conner scored twice as Pittsburg won at home.
The Steelers overcame a slow start and their own mistakes to win their 15th in a row at Heinz Field over Cleveland, which has lost 25 consecutive road games — one shy of the NFL record.
WASHINTON 20, GIANTS 13
Safety D.J. Swearinger intercepted two passes, and Matt Ioannidis had 2½ sacks as NFC East-leading Washington won at East Rutherford, N.J. — its third consecutive victory.
Adrian Peterson caught a 7yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith and ran for a season-high 149 yards, with the last 64 coming on a touchdown jaunt with 3:06 to play as 5-2 Washington matched its best start since 2008.
BENGALS 37, BUCS 34
Jessie Bates returned Jameis Winston’s fourth interception for a touchdown, and Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal on the final play as Cincinnati edged visiting Tampa Bay.
Winston was benched after matching his career high with four interceptions, and Ryan Fitzpatrick rallied the Buccaneers to a 34-34 tie with a pair of touchdown passes, including his 18yard toss with 1:05 left.
PANTHERS 36, RAVENS 21
Cam Newton torched the league’s No. 1-ranked defense, completing 21 of 29 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns and running for 52 yards and another score in Carolina’s victory over Baltimore at Charlotte, N.C.
SEAHAWKS 28, LIONS 14
Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter to lead Seattle to a victory at Detroit.
BEARS 24, JETS 10
Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns for shorthanded Chicago, which won at home.