Clayborn’s 6 sacks fuel Falcons
Adrian Clayborn set a team record with six sacks, Matt Ryan threw a pair of short TD passes and the Falcons romped to a 27-7 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday.
The Cowboys looked anemic offensively in their first game without RB Ezekiel Elliott, who finally began serving a six-game suspension for allegations of domestic abuse after three legal reprieves.
Ryan hooked up with Justin Hardy on a 3-yard pass for the Falcons’ first offensive TD in the third quarter this season. Early in the fourth, Ryan put the game away by tossing one to Austin Hooper for a 1-yard score. Saints 47, Bills 10: Mark Ingram scored a career-best three TDs to lead the Saints to their seventh straight victory. The Saints scored five times on their first six possessions and set a franchise record by scoring six TDs rushing. Lions 38, Browns 24: Matthew Stafford lofted a 29-yard, tiebreaking TD pass to Eric Ebron early in the fourth quarter and the Lions beat the winless Browns (0-9). The Browns led 10-0 early in the game for their first double-digit lead of the season and were up 24-17 in the third after Deshone Kizer led two consecutive TD drives. Steelers 20, Colts 17: Ben Roethlisberger’s 32-yard completion to Antonio Brown with 35 seconds left set up a 33-yard FG from Chris Boswell as time expired. The Steelers have won four straight overall and five in a row in the series. Jaguars 20, Chargers 17: Josh Lambo kicked a 30-yard FG with 3:12 left in OT. Lambo’s kick was tipped at the line of scrimmage and still cleared the crossbar. The win produced the Jaguars’ first threegame winning streak since 2013. Buccaneers 15, Jets 10: Ryan Fitzpatrick led two long scoring drives and the Buccaneers limited the Jets to less than 200 yards of offense until late in the fourth quarter to snap a five-game skid. Titans 24, Bengals 20: Marcus Mariota tossed a 7-yard TD pass to DeMarco Murray with 36 seconds left as the Titans rallied for their fourth straight victory. Vikings 38, Redskins 30: Case Keenum threw TDs to four receivers to build a big lead, and the NFC North-leading Vikings won their fifth in a row. Keenum was 21 of 29 for 304 yards. Rams 33, Texans 7: Robert Woods caught two of Jared Goff ’s three TD passes in the third quarter, and the surging Rams returned after a month away from home for their fourth straight victory. 49ers 31, Giants 21: C.J. Beathard threw for 288 yards and two TD passes and ran for a third score to give the 49ers their first win. Packers 23, Bears 16: Brett Hundley threw for 212 yards and a TD, Nick Perry had three sacks and the Packers snapped a three-game skid. Patriots at Broncos: The Broncos were trying to pull out of a tailspin after averaging 13 points per game during a four-game losing streak. The Patriots had won 11 consecutive road games.