AROUND THE NFL
CARDINALS 34, VIKINGS 33
Kyler Murray threw for 400 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cardinals topped the Vikings on Sunday after Greg Joseph missed a 37-yard field goal wide right in the final seconds. It was a fitting ending to a seesaw game that saw the lead change hands eight times. The dizzying offensive pace slowed considerably and there were no touchdowns scored in the final quarter.
RAIDERS 26, STEELERS 17
Derek Carr threw for 382 yards and two touchdowns, including a 61-yard strike to Henry Ruggs midway through the fourth quarter, and the Raiders beat the Steelers 26-17 in Pittsburgh. Carr completed 28 of 37 passes against a Pittsburgh defense that finished the game without a handful of starters, including All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who exited in the second quarter with a groin injury.
RAMS 27, COLTS 24
Matthew Stafford led Los Angeles on two late scoring drives and Matt Gay made a tiebreaking 38-yard field goal with 2:23 to play in Indianapolis. Stafford wasn’t as proficient as he was in the seasonopening victory over Chicago but he finished 19 of 30 for 278 yards, two TD passes and one interception. Indy tied it on a 35-yard field goal with 7:22 left, but quarterback Carson Wentz injured his right ankle on the play before the field goal and did not return.
PANTHERS 26, SAINTS 7
Sam Darnold threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns, and Carolina’s defense turned in another strong performance. Darnold improved to 2-0 as Panthers starter, connecting on TDs to Brandon Zylstra and D.J. Moore as Carolina jumped to a 17-0 lead by out-gaining the Saints 274-65 in the first half.
BILLS 35, DOLPHINS 0
Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, Zach Moss ran for two scores and the Bills knocked out Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa early with a rib injury.
BROWNS 31, TEXANS 21
Baker Mayfield came back after hurting his left shoulder to throw a touchdown pass and run for a TD, leading Cleveland to the victory. Nick Chubb had a 26-yard touchdown run for the Browns, who bounced back from a Week 1 loss at Kansas City to thrill their first capacity home crowd since 2019.
BRONCOS 23, JAGUARS 13
Courtland Sutton had nine catches for 159 yards, and the Broncos handed the Jaguars their 17th consecutive loss. Sutton’s big day included a shoestring grab in the third quarter that rates among his best plays in four seasons.
49ERS 17, EAGLES 11
Jimmy Garoppolo threw one touchdown pass and ran in for a score, leading San Francisco to the road win. Nick Bosa had two sacks and San Francisco’s stingy defense shut down Jalen Hurts a week after Philadelphia dominated Atlanta in a 32-6 win.
BEARS 20, BENGALS 17
Justin Fields played the second half after Andy Dalton exited with a knee injury against his former team, and the rookie quarterback used Chicago’s stellar defensive performance — picking Joe Burrow three times in a row — to direct the Bears to their first win of the season.
BUCCANEERS 48, FALCONS 25
Tom Brady threw for 276 yards and five touchdowns, and the Buccaneers beat the Falcons to extend their win streak to a franchiserecord 10 consecutive games.
TITANS 33, SEAHAWKS 30 (OT)
Derrick Henry ran for 182 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns for Tennessee, and Randy Bullock hit a 36-yard field goal midway through overtime. Down 30-16 early in the fourth quarter, the Titans leaned on their All-Pro running back, who carried them to a road win.