Saints, Titans roll
» Drew Brees is 22 of 25 with 3 TDs; Tennessee stuns New England.
CINCINNATI — Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes in the first half, moving ahead of Brett Favre for second place on the career list, and New Orleans overpowered Cincinnati 51-14 on Sunday for its eighth consecutive straight victory.
Brees, who was 18-of-20 passing for 214 yards with three touchdowns, led the Saints to scores on all five first-half possessions with a nearly perfect performance — only two incompletions. His 17-yard TD to Michael Thomas with two seconds left in the half gave him 509 career touchdown passes, one more than Favre.
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Brees had his way with the Bengals' historically bad defense, even diving over the pile to score a 1-yard touchdown. Cincinnati (5-4) became the first team in the Super Bowl era to give up 500 yards in three consecutive games; New Orleans finished with 509.
TITANS 34, PATRIOTS 10
Tom Brady added another big chunk of NFL history to his résumé, but Tennessee made sure the New England quarterback didn't finish his 300th game at Nashville, Tenn.
The Titans sacked Brady three times and hit him repeatedly, snapping a seven-game skid against the Patriots in Mike Vrabel's first game as head coach against the team he helped win three Super Bowls.
It was the most sacks allowed in a game this season by New England (7-3), and coach Bill Belichick pulled Brady for Brian Hoyer midway through the fourth quarter.
Only Brett Favre (326) has played in more games, both regular season and postseason, as a quarterback than Brady. The three-time NFL MVP also needed only three touchdown passes to tie Peyton Manning (579) for the NFL record for most TD passes all time for both the regular season and postseason. He left having thrown for 254 yards and no TD passes.
Marcus Mariota capped each of the first two drives with TD passes, and Derrick Henry ran for a pair of TDs. Ryan Succop also added two field goals as Tennessee (5-4) scored a season high in points after jumping to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter.
CHIEFS 26, CARDINALS 14
Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Arizona counterpart Josh Rosen at Kansas City, Mo., in a matchup of two of the NFL's bright young quarterbacks.
Mahomes threw both TD passes to Tyreek Hill, the second giving the Chiefs' first-year starter 31 for the season.
Rosen had 195 yards passing with a touchdown and two picks, taking several brutal hits in the fourth quarter. Larry Fitzgerald passed Terrell Owens for No. 2 on the NFL's career receiving yardage list late in the game. Fitzgerald finished with six catches for 50 yards to give him 15,952 for his career.
PACKERS 31, DOLPHINS 12
Aaron Jones ran for career highs of 145 yards and two scores, and Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams connected for two touchdown passes as Green Bay won at home.
Rookie Jason Sanders tied a Dolphins franchise record with four field goals.
CHARGERS 20, RAIDERS 6
Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes, and Melvin Gordon gained 165 yards as Los Angeles won at Oakland, Calif., for its second consecutive victory.
Rivers bounced back from a first quarter with no completions to throw an 11-yard TD pass to Keenan Allen in the second quarter to give the Chargers (7-2) the lead for good. He hit a 66-yarder to Gordon on the opening drive of the second half.
Los Angeles coasted from there against the Raiders (1-8), who have lost five consecutive games by at least 14 points under coach Jon Gruden. They and have been outscored 75-9 in the past nine quarters in what has quickly become a lost season.
COLTS 29, JAGUARS 26
Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes in the first half, and Indianapolis’ defense forced a late turnover in a victory over visiting. The Colts have won three in a row.
Tight end Eric Ebron had a career-high three touchdowns, including one on a 2-yard run, all in the first half.
Blake Bortles threw for 319 yards and two TDs, but the Jaguars (3-6) came up short when Kenny Moore III stripped the ball from Rashad Greene Sr. and Malik Hooker recovered for the Colts with 1:24 to go.
RAMS 36, SEAHAWKS 31
Brandin Cooks rushed for a 9-yard touchdown on the first snap after Dante Fowler forced and recovered a fumble by Russell Wilson, and Los Angeles won at home to bounce back from their first loss of the season.
Jared Goff passed for 318 yards and two touchdowns, and Todd Gurley rushed for 120 yards and a score as the Rams (9-1) swept the season series with their division rivals.
Wilson threw three touchdown passes, rushed for 92 yards and nearly rallied Seattle (4-5) all the way back after his fumble.
BROWNS 28, FALCONS 16
Rookie Baker Mayfield threw a season-high three touchdown passes, and rookie Nick Chubb streaked 92 yards for a TD as Cleveland won at home to end a four-game losing streak.
The Browns (3-6-1) played their most complete game this season under interim coach Gregg Williams, their defensive coordinator who improved to 1-1 since replacing the fired Hue Jackson.
Mayfield outplayed Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan with a performance that further justifies Cleveland's decision to take the QB with the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft. Mayfield completed his first 13 passes and finished 17-of-20 for 216 yards.
BEARS 34, LIONS 22
Mitchell Trubisky threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns as NFC North-leading Chicago won at home to snap a 10-game losing streak against division foes.
Khalil Mack had two of Chicago's six sacks against Matthew Stafford — both in the second half after missing back-to-back games with an injured right ankle.
WASHINGTON 16, BUCS 3
Alex Smith threw for 178 yards and one touchdown, and Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals for visiting Washington, which forced four turnovers.
BILLS 41, JETS 10
Matt Barkley stunningly sparked Buffalo's bumbling offense with two touchdown passes, including one to offensive tackle Dion Dawkins, and LeSean McCoy broke out of a season-long slump with 113 yards rushing and a pair of TD runs at East Rutherford, N.J.