AROUND THE NFL

■ Falcons: Matt Ryan passed Hall of Famer Joe Montana for 16th on the NFL’s career passing TD list when he connected with Tevin Coleman for a 6-yard score during the fourth quarter of the Falcons’ victory over the Buccaneers. The TD pass was the 274th of his career. “Obviously it’s very special any time your name is brought up with Joe’s,” Ryan said after the game.

■ Vikings: WR Adam Thielen had 11 receptions for 123 yards with a TD in the Vikings’ victory. It was the sixth straight 100-yard game for Thielen, making him the first player in the NFL since 1961 to start a season with a streak that long. Thielen’s 58 catches are the most in league history through six games.

■ Steelers: Le’Veon Bell may end up returning to the Steelers during their off week, but nonetheless they have found their stride behind RB James Conner. The second-year player out of Pitt, who’s a cancer survivor, became the featured back when Bell decided to hold out. He has run for more than 100 yards in each of the last two games, and his two 1-yard TD runs during Sunday’s victory put him in the company of a pair of Hall of Famers who played in Pittsburgh. Conner has seven rushing TDs in six games, joining Franco Harris (1976) and Jerome Bettis (2004) as the only Steelers with that accomplishment.

■ Bills: Rookie QB Josh Allen left the Bills’ loss to the Texans during the third quarter after the helmet of Texans LB Whitney Mercilus hit Allen’s right elbow after he’d thrown a pass. Bills coach Sean McDermott complained to officials. “We talk about protecting the quarterback and I thought it was late,” he said.

■ Raiders: QB Derek Carr and WR Amari Cooper both left the Raiders’ loss in London injuries. Carr was holding his left arm gingerly after getting sacked six times by the Seahawks, but he said after the game that he was OK. The bigger concern was for Cooper, the two-time Pro Bowl receiver who was evaluated for a concussion after a helmet-to-helmet hit from safety Bradley McDougald. Gruden believed it should have drawn a penalty.

■ Other notable injuries: Ravens LG Alex Lewis (neck); Titans LB Derrick Morgan (shoulder), LG Quinton Spain (shoulder); Vikings CB Mike Hughes (left knee); Browns WR Rod Streater (neck), LB Joe Schobert (hamstring), LB James Burgess (hamstring); Jets WR Quincy Enunwa (ankle), S Marcus Maye (hand); Colts WR Robert Turbin (right shoulder), WR Ryan Grant (ankle), WR Marcus Johnson (right ankle); Cowboys WR Tavon Austin (groin); Jaguars DE Calais Campbell (rib), TE Niles Paul (knee).