Dolphins’ razzle-dazzle last play stuns Patriots
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Kenyan Drake ran the last 52 yards as Miami scored on a pass and double lateral on the wild 69-yard final play Sunday to beat New England 34-33.
It was the longest touchdown to win a game with no time remaining since the 1970 merger.
The Patriots (9-4) were 16 seconds from clinching their 10th consecutive AFC East title when the Dolphins (7-6) pulled off their stunner. Ryan Tannehill threw a 14-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who lateraled to DeVante Parker, who quickly lateraled to Drake . He found a seam and beat two New England defenders to the corner of the end zone — defensive back J.C. Jackson and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was on the field as part of the Patriots’ prevent defense.
Tom Brady threw for 358 yards and three scores, but New England lost at Miami for the fifth time in is last six visits.
SAINTS 28, BUCCANEERS 14
Drew Brees threw for one touchdown and ran another to help New Orleans rally from an 11-point halftime deficit to win at Tampa, Fla., and clinch their second consecutive NFC South title.
Brees shrugged off a pair of turnovers to throw a 1-yard TD pass to Zach Line and then scored on a 1-yard sneak as the Saints (11-2) avenged a seasonopening loss to Tampa Bay and also rebounded from a defeat last week at Dallas.
New Orleans’ defense did its part after allowing two first-half TDs, too, sacking Jameis Winston four times and limiting the NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense to 81 yards in the second half.
BEARS 15, RAMS 6
Eddie Goldman led a dominant effort by the defense, and Chicago Bears shut down Jared Goff and Los Angeles' high-powered offense in a victory at Lake Forest, Ill.
Goff threw a career-high four interceptions and was sacked three times, with Goldman getting to him for a tie-breaking safety early in the third quarter.
JETS 27, BILLS 23
Sam Darnold one-upped fellow rookie Josh Allen, rallying New York to a victory over Buffalo at Orchard Park, N.Y.
Elijah McGuire scored on a fourth-and-goal run from the 1 with 1:17 remaining to cap a drive during which Darnold completed three of five passes for 52 yards.
Darnold was 16-of-24 for 170 yards with a touchdown and interception.
Allen went 18-of-36 for 206 yards and two interceptions. He also finished with 101 yards rushing to become just the second quarterback in NFL history to top 90 yards rushing in three consecutive games.
CHIEFS 27, RAVENS 24
Harrison Butker atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a 36-yard field goal in overtime as Kansas City stopped visiting Baltimore on fourth down to clinch a playoff spot.
The Chiefs (10-2) twice converted on fourth down before Patrick Mahomes threw a tying touchdown pass to Damien Williams with 53 seconds left. Moments later, Justin Houston strip-sacked Lamar Jackson to give Butker a chance to win the game for Kansas City in regulation.
RAIDERS 23, STEELERS 21
Oakland’s Derek Carr threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Derek Carrier with 21 seconds left before Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell slipped on a potential game-tying 40-yard field-goal attempt on the final play.
Ben Roethlisberger returned from a rib injury to lead a goahead touchdown drive that Carr answered for the Raiders. Big Ben then connected on a 48-yard hook-and-lateral pass play that put Boswell in position for the tying kick, but he lost his footing and sent the kick into the line, sending the visiting Steelers (7-5-1) to their third consecutive loss.
PACKERS 34, FALCONS 20
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and set an NFL record for interception-free football as Green Bay prevailed at home for its first victory under interim head coach Joe Philbin.
The Packers’ defense limited quarterback Matt Ryan after a game-opening touchdown drive to hand Atlanta its fifth consecutive loss and guarantee the Falcons a losing record for the first time since 2014.
Rodgers was 21-of-32 passing for 196 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to Randall Cobb in the left side of the end zone for a 27-7. That throw gave Rodgers 359 consecutive attempts without an interception, breaking the league record previously held by New England’s Tom Brady (358 in 2010-11).
CHARGERS 26, BENGALS 21
Philip Rivers threw for 220 yards, and Michael Badgley kicked four field goals, including a team-record 59-yarder, as Los Angeles won at Carson, Calif.
49ERS 20, BRONCOS 14
George Kittle caught an 85yard touchdown pass on the way to 210 yards receiving at Santa Clara, Calif., to become San Francisco’s first tight end to reach the 1,000-yard milestone.
Kittle finished just shy of Shannon Sharpe’s NFL record by a tight end of 214 yards receiving, not having a catch nor as many chances in the second half. Kittle had seven receptions in all on nine targets.
LIONS 17, CARDINALS 3
Darius Slay returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown as Detroit got its first win in Arizona since 1993.
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught five passes, all in the second half and most when the game had been all but decided, to move ahead of Jerry Rice for most receptions by a player for one team at 1,286.
BROWNS 26, PANTHERS 20
Baker Mayfield outplayed Cam Newton, and Jarvis Landry caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score as Cleveland won at home to damage the playoff hopes of Carolina, which lost its fifth consecutive game.
Playing the spoiler role down the stretch, the Browns (5-7-1) improved to 3-2 under interim coach Gregg Williams, who needed just five games to match former coach Hue Jackson’s win total over two-plus seasons.
GIANTS 40, WASHINGTON 16
Saquon Barkley rushed for 170 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown to surpass 1,000 for the season, and Eli Manning threw for three scores as New York easily won at Landover, Md., to effectively end Washington’s already-slim playoff hopes.