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NFL ROUNDUP / WEEK 5

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Rams 33, Seahawks 31

Todd Gurley rushed for three touchdowns, Jared Goff passed for 321 yards and a score, and Los Angeles remained unbeaten by holding off Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Playing without their top two receivers due to concussion­s suffered late in the first half, the Rams leaned heavily on Goff, Gurley and wide receiver Robert Woods to escape Seattle and improve to 5-0. Gurley scored on a 2-yard run in the first quarter, and added TDs of 2 and 5 yards in the second half. Gurley's third rushing TD on the second play of the fourth quarter pulled the Rams within 31-30.

Browns 12, Ravens 9

Rookie Greg Joseph's 37-yard field goal — a knucklebal­l that barely cleared the crossbar — with 2 seconds left in overtime. After rookie quarterbac­k Baker Mayfield drove the Browns (2-2-1) into position, Joseph, signed after Week 2 following Zane Gonzalez's release, lined his kick through the uprights to give Cleveland its first AFC North win in 19 tries.

Vikings 23, Eagles 21

Kirk Cousins threw for 301 yards and one touchdown, Linval Joseph returned a fumble 64 yards for a score and the Vikings won a rematch of last season's NFC championsh­ip game. Carson Wentz and the rest of Philadelph­ia's offense again struggled as the defending Super Bowl champions fell to 2-3. Nick Foles led the Eagles to a 38-7 rout over Case Keenum and Minnesota's top-ranked defense in the title game on his way to earning MVP honors against New England.

Chargers 26, Raiders 10

Philip Rivers threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns, the 59th 300-yard passing game of Rivers' 15-year career and his eighth against the Raiders. He completed 22 of 27 passes and had a passer rating of 143.4. Melvin Gordon had 120 yards from scrimmage (58 rushing, 62 receiving). His 1-yard run during the second quarter gave Los Angeles (3-2) a 17-3 lead at halftime.

Cardinals 28, 49ers 18

Josh Rosen threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Christian Kirk on Arizona's first play from scrimmage and the Cardinals used five takeaways to get their first win. The Cardinals (1-4) were unable to do much more on offense the rest of the way, with their only other scores coming on Josh Bynes' fumble return for a TD and David Johnson TD runs on two short drives after turnovers by the 49ers (1-4).

Chiefs 30, Jaguars 14

The Chiefs' beleaguere­d defense forced Jacksonvil­le quarterbac­k Blake Bortles into five turnovers, including a pick-6 by defensive tackle Chris Jones, and Kansas City merely had to supplement with the NFL's highest-scoring offense. Patrick Mahomes threw for 313 yards and ran for a touchdown, though he also threw his first two picks of the season. Kareem Hunt added 87 yards and a touchdown on the ground as the Chiefs (5-0) marched all over the league's top-ranked defense at soggy Arrowhead Stadium.

Lions 31, Packers 23

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and LeGarrette Blount ran for two scores. Detroit (2-3) earned a win it desperatel­y needed under firstyear coach Matt Patricia, going into its bye week. Green Bay (2-2-1) could not overcome uncharacte­ristic mistakes by veteran kicker Mason Crosby and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, who lost two fumbles for just the third time in his 14-year career.

Bengals 27, Dolphins 17

Michael Johnson returned an intercepti­on for the tying score, and Sam Hubbard went 19 yards with a fumble for the clinching touchdown, rallying the Bengals from a 17-point deficit. With Joe Mixon back from knee surgery, the defense making more game-turning plays in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati (4-1) pulled off its biggest comeback of the season and extended its best start since its 2015 playoff season.

Steelers 41, Falcons 17

Ben Roethlisbe­rger and Antonio Brown connected on two second-half touchdowns and the Steelers pulled away from the Falcons. Roethlisbe­rger finished 19 of 29 for 250 yards and three scores, including a 9-yard strike to Brown in the third quarter and a 47-yard dart to the AllPro wide receiver early in the fourth as Pittsburgh (2-2-1) put together its most complete performanc­e of the season.

Titans 13, Bills 12

Stephen Hauschka hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired. Buffalo's defense forced three turnovers, and LeSean McCoy broke from a September slump with a season-best 85 yards rushing. McCoy sparked the decisive drive with a 13-yard catch on third-and-3. And backup running back Chris Ivory had a 9-yard run in getting the Bills across midfield.

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