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AROUND THE NFL

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■ Seahawks 28, Steelers 26: Russell Wilson passed for three TDs to become the fifth fastest QB to reach 200 career TDs as the Seahawks held on. The Steelers lost QB Ben Roethlisbe­rger to an elbow injury late in the first half and fell to 0-2 for the first time since ’13.

■ 49ers 41, Bengals 17: Jimmy Garoppolo tied a career high with three TD passes as the 49ers moved to 2-0 for the first time since ’12. The 49ers piled up 573 yards, their highest total in seven years. The 41 points were the most allowed by the Bengals in a home opener.

■ Lions 13, Chargers 10: Matthew Stafford threw a goahead, 31-yard TD pass to Kenny Golladay midway through the fourth and Darius Slay made an INT in the end zone with 1:03 left to cap the Lions’ win.

■ Packers 21, Vikings 16: The Packers scored TDs on their first three drives and Kevin King picked off Kirk Cousins in the end zone late to preserve the victory. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed nine of his first 10 passes for 134 yards and two scores and had a perfect 158.3 rating in the first quarter. He finished 22 of 34 for 209 yards. RB Dalvin Cook had a careerhigh 154 yards and a TD for the Vikings.

■ Colts 19, Titans 17: Jacoby Brissett threw a 4-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton with 4:38 left as the Colts beat the Titans for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings.

■ Patriots 43, Dolphins 0: Antonio Brown caught a 20yard TD pass in his debut for the Patriots, and they scored twice on INT returns in a two-minute fourth-quarter span. The Patriots totaled seven sacks and four INTs and earned their most lopsided win in the 108-game history of the series.

■ Bills 28, Giants 14: Josh Allen threw for a TD and ran for another as the Bills went to 2-0 for the first time since ’14 and only the third time in 11 years. Giants RB Saquon Barkley ran for 107 yards and a gameopenin­g 27-yard TD run.

■ Cowboys 31, Redskins 21: Dak Prescott threw for 269 yards and three TDs and ran for 69 yards. He became the first Cowboys QB to total seven TD passes in the first two games of the season since Don Meredith in 1966. Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball 23 times for 111 yards and ran for a TD in the win.

■ Ravens 23, Cardinals 17: Lamar Jackson threw for 272 yards and two TDs and ran for 120 yards to power the Ravens. Cardinals QB and No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray had 349 yards passing but no TDs.

■ Texans 13, Jaguars 12: Justin Reid stopped Leonard Fournette on a 2-point conversion attempt with 36 seconds left as the Texans held on. In his first start, Jags rookie QB Gardner Minshew, a third-round pick out of Washington State, threw for 213 yards and a TD.

■ Chiefs 28, Raiders 10: Patrick Mahomes tossed four TDs in the second quarter and finished with 443 yards passing as the Chiefs beat their AFC West rival for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings. Demarcus Robinson had six catches for 172 yards and two scores and Travis Kelce added seven catches for 107 yards and a TD.

■ Falcons 24, Eagles 20: Julio Jones hauled in a short pass on fourth down and took it 54 yards to the end zone with 2:10 remaining, giving host Atlanta a wild victory. The Falcons had squandered a 17-6 lead against an injury-plagued team that lost two of its top receivers, falling behind for the first time when Carson Wentz scored from the 1 with 3:13 left to give the Eagles a 20-17 edge. Atlanta preserved the win by stopping Zach Ertz about a yard short of a first down on the Eagles’ final play.

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