AROUND THE NFL
CHARGERS 47, BROWNS 42
Austin Ekeler scored three touchdowns, including a 3-yard score with 1:31 remaining, as the Chargers defeated the Browns in a wild shootout. Justin Herbert had his record 11th 300-yard game with 398 yards passing and tied a career-high with four touchdowns. Mike Williams had 165 receiving yards and caught two TD passes for the Chargers, off to their first 4-1 start since 2014. The game saw one tie and eight lead changes, including four lead changes in the final 15 minutes when the teams combined for 41 points.
PACKERS 25, BENGALS 22, OT
Mason Crosby hit a 49-yard field goal in overtime after missing three straight attempts, lifting the Packers to a wild win over the Bengals in Cincinnati. The typically reliable Crosby missed potential winners with 2:12 and then 3 seconds left in regulation, and missed another attempt in overtime before finally winning it. The Bengals’ Evan McPherson also missed kicks that could have won the game, with 26 seconds left in regulation and again in OT.
BUCCANEERS 45, DOLPHINS 17
Tom Brady threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns, Antonio Brown became the fastest NFL player to 900 receptions, and Tampa Bay rolled past Miami. Brown scored on receptions of 62 and 4 yards, joining Julio Jones, Jerry Rice, Torry Holt and Andre Johnson as the only players in league history with 12,000 career receiving yards in fewer than 150 games.
SAINTS 33, WASHINGTON 22
Jameis Winston connected on a Hail Mary for one of his four touchdown passes to help New Orleans beat Washington, a bounce-back victory that came at a cost with two more injuries.
STEELERS 27, BRONCOS 19
Ben Roethlisberger threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, rookie Najee Harris ran for a season-high 122 yards and Pittsburgh beat Denver to snap a three-game losing streak.
VIKINGS 19, LIONS 17
Greg Joseph made a 54-yard field goal as time expired, and Minnesota topped winless Detroit after Lions coach Dan Campbell successfully called for the go-ahead 2-point conversion try with 37 seconds left.
EAGLES 21, PANTHERS 18
Jalen Hurts ran for two second-half touchdowns and Philadelphia rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat Carolina and snap a threegame losing streak. After T.J. Edwards blocked a Carolina punt, Hurts scored on a 6-yard run with 2:38 left to give the Eagles their first lead of the game. Carolina’s Sam Darnold was intercepted three times and sacked three times as the Panthers’ offense struggled.
TITANS 37, JAGUARS 19
Derrick Henry ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, Kevin Byard returned a fumble for a score and Tennessee sent Jacksonville to its 20th consecutive loss. Henry padded his NFL rushing lead as the Titans rebounded from an overtime stunner at the Jets and avoided consecutive losses to winless teams.
PATRIOTS 25, TEXANS 22
Rookie Mac Jones threw a touchdown pass to tie the game in the fourth quarter, and Nick Folk’s 21-yard field goal with 15 seconds left lifted New England over Houston.
BEARS 20, RAIDERS 9
Justin Fields threw his first career touchdown pass, and the Bears’ defense largely shut down the Raiders’ high-powered offense in a victory in Las Vegas. Damien Williams rushed for a touchdown in the Vegas debut for the Bears, who were accompanied by thousands of vacationing fans. Derek Carr passed for 206 yards in the second straight loss for the Raiders.