AROUND THE NFL
CARDINALS 29, RAIDERS 23, OT
Byron Murphy Jr. scooped up Hunter Renfrow’s fumble and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown with 3:51 left in overtime, and the Cardinals rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half before running away with a wild victory in Las Vegas. Kyler Murray scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown on the final snap of regulation before hitting A.J. Green for the tying 2-point conversion for the Cardinals, who trailed 23-7 with less than nine minutes left in regulation.
COWBOYS 20, BENGALS 17
Brett Maher kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired, and the Cowboys held on to beat the Bengals after losing a two-touchdown halftime lead. Joe Burrow got the Bengals even at 17-17 by leading a 19-play, 83-yard drive in the fourth quarter, throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins and finding Tyler Boyd for the 2-point conversion. After the Cowboys stopped the Bengals with about a minute remaining, Cooper Rush got the Cowboys in range for Maher to help Dallas win for the second time in his two career starts filling in for an injured Dak Prescott.
BUCCANEERS 20, SAINTS 10
Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to two ejections, then threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman that lifted Tampa Bay to a 20-10 victory in New Orleans. Brady was shouting at Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore in the fourth quarter when running back Leonard Fournette entered the fray and shoved the Saints’ star cornerback. The Buccaneers’ Mike Evans rushed in and flattened Lattimore, and both were ejected.
PACKERS 27, BEARS 10
Aaron Jones rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass from Aaron Rodgers, who continued his domination of the Bears by leading the Packers to victory. Green Bay beat the Bears for a seventh straight time, matching its second-longest win streak in the 205-game history of the NFL’s oldest rivalry.
PATRIOTS 17, STEELERS 14
Mac Jones threw for 253 yards and a touchdown and New England got a win in Pittsburgh. The Patriots haven’t lost consecutive games to start a season since 2001.
JAGUARS 24, COLTS 0
Trevor Lawrence threw two touchdown passes to Christian Kirk, and Jacksonville dominated short-handed Indianapolis. The Jaguars sacked Matt Ryan five times, intercepted three of his passes, held NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor to 54 yards and notched their eighth shutout in franchise history.
LIONS 36, COMMANDERS 27
Jared Goff threw two of his four touchdown passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown, lifting Detroit past Washington. Rookie Aidan Hutchinson had three sacks in the first half to help the Lions lead 22-0 at halftime, and Will Harris had an interception in the second half to stunt the Commanders as they tried to rally.
49ERS 27, SEAHAWKS 7
Jimmy Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass on his first full drive after replacing an injured Trey Lance and ran for another score to help the 49ers beat the Seahawks in Santa Clara, Calif.
RAMS 31, FALCONS 27
Matthew Stafford threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Ramsey intercepted a potential go-ahead touchdown pass in the end zone and the Rams held off a second-half rally attempt by the Falcons for a 31-27 victory in Inglewood, Calif.
BRONCOS 16, TEXANS 9
Russell Wilson overcame a slow start and a cascade of boos in his Denver debut to lead the bungling Broncos past the Texans. The Broncos were flagged 13 times for 100 yards.