Sloppy 49ers rally to drop Steelers to 0-3
Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dante Pettis with 1:15 remaining and the San Francisco 49ers overcame five turnovers to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-20 on Sunday in Santa Clara, California, for their first 3-0 start in 21 years.
The Niners gave the ball away four times in the first half and then lost a fumble again in the fourth quarter, but still managed to pull out the victory and spoil Mason Rudolph's first career start in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger for the Steelers (0-3).
Rudolph threw two long touchdown passes in the second half, connecting on a 76-yarder to Juju Smith-schuster and a 39-yarder to Diontae Johnson that gave the Steelers a 20-17 lead in the fourth quarter.
Garoppolo finished 22 for 32 for 277 yards. He threw two interceptions on the first three drives on passes that hit his receivers' hands and also lost a fumble.
Rudolph finished 14 for 27 for 174 yards, throwing an interception The 49ers’ Dante Pettis spikes the ball after scoring the winning touchdown on a 5-yard reception with 1:15 remaining against Bud Dupree (48) and the Steelers. At left is 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk.
to K'waun Williams on the opening drive of the second half to set up Wilson's first touchdown.
CHIEFS 33, RAVENS 28: Patrick Mahomes threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns for host Kansas City. Lesean Mccoy and Darrel Williams combined for 116 yards rushing and a score in place of the injured Damien Williams, while the Chiefs stopped the Ravens three times
on two-point attempts. The last came after Lamar Jackson scrambled for a touchdown with 2:01 to go. The conversion would have pulled the Ravens within a field goal, but Jackson was shoved out of bounds short of the pylon.
PACKERS 27, BRONCOS 16: Aaron Rodgers threw for 235 yards and a touchdown, Aaron Jones tied a career high by running for two scores and Preston Smith matched a career high with three sacks. Host
Green Bay got to Joe Flacco six times and forced three turnovers.
PATRIOTS 30, JETS 14: Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes and host New Engalnd didn't allow a defensive touchdown for the third straight week. Sony Michel and Rex Burkhead each added a rushing touchdown for the Patriots. Brady was 28 of 42 for 306 yards and headed to the sideline with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter and New England leading 30-7.
GIANTS 32, BUCCANEERS 31: Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for two TDS, including the go-ahead score with 1:16 remaining as visiting New York rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit. Jones scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter and put the Giants ahead with another 7-yarder on fourth-and-goal. PANTHERS 38, CARDINALS 20: Kyle Allen threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns in place of the injured Cam Newton, Christian Mccaffrey ran for a 76-yard touchdown, and Carolina beat host Arizona. Allen was outstanding in his second career start, making several big throws — even when there was tight coverage. He hit 19 of 26 passes, including two touchdowns to Greg Olsen and one each to Ohio State product Curtis Samuel and DJ Moore. BROWN SAYS HE'S RETIRING: Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL. In a Twitter rant on Sunday, the former New England Patriots receiver said, "Will not be playing in the NFL anymore." He went on to take shots at other people in football who have been accused of sexual misconduct, including Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger. Brown was traded out of Pittsburgh and released in Oakland after his off-field antics became too much for those teams. The Patriots signed him anyway, and just days later a woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape. He played in one game, then was released after the team learned he tried to intimidate a second woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.