Chargers make big plays, defeat Chiefs
The Chargers capitalized on four Chiefs turnovers, including Patrick Mahomes’ second interception in the closing minutes, and Justin Herbert’s touchdown toss to Mike Williams with 32 seconds to go lifted Los Angeles to a 30-24 victory in Kansas City.
Herbert finished with 281 yards passing and four touchdowns without an interception. Williams finished with seven catches for 122 yards and two TDs. Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen also had TD grabs.
The Chargers won for the third time in four trips to Kansas City to send the two-time defending conference champion Chiefs to the division cellar. SAINTS 28, PATRIOTS 13 >> Jameis Winston threw two touchdown passes, Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception for a score, and New Orleans beat New England.
TITANS 25, COLTS 16 >> Ryan Tannehill threw for 197 yards and three TDs and Tennessee held off Indianapolis.
Derrick Henry ran for 113 yards, topping the 100-yard mark for a sixth straight AFC South game for the Titans.
BENGALS 24, STEELERS 10 >> Joe Burrow threw for 178 yards and three TDs, including two to rookie Ja’Marr Chase, and Cincinnati won at Heinz Field for the first time since 2015. BROWNS 26, BEARS 6 >> Myles Garrett recorded a franchise-record 4 1/2 sacks on Justin Fields and Cleveland
brought down Chicago’s rookie QB nine times — holding him to 1 net yard passing — in his first NFL start.
Baker Mayfield threw a TD pass and Kareem Hunt ran one in for the Browns.
FALCONS 17, GIANTS 14 >> Younghoe Koo kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play for Atlanta, giving coach Arthur Smith his first NFL win.
It marked the second straight week the Giants lost on the final play of the game.
CARDINALS 31, JAGUARS 19 >> James Conner ran for two TDs. Byron Murphy intercepted two passes, including one he returned for a TD, and Arizona is 3-0 for the first time since 2015.
The Jaguars lost their 18th straight game, leaving them eight shy of the
VIKINGS 30, SEAHAWKS 17 >> Kirk Cousins threw three TD passes before halftime and guided three clockdraining field goal drives after that as Minnesota beat Seattle for the first time in 12 years.
Alexander Mattison stepped in for the injured Dalvin Cook and racked up 171 total yards, rushing 18 times for 76 yards in the second half as the Vikings seized control with 23 straight points. They beat Seattle for the first time with Pete Carroll as coach and Russell Wilson as the quarterback. RAVENS 19, LIONS 17 >> Lamar Jackson threw for 287 yards and a TD, but Baltimore needed an NFL-record 66yard field goal from Justin Tucker as time expired to beat winless Detroit. BRONCOS 26, JETS 0 >> Von Miller led a defense that sacked Zach Wilson five times, intercepted him twice and limited the rookie to 160 yards passing, and Denver is off to its first 3-0 start in five seasons.
The Jets became the third NFL team to lose a dozen consecutive games in September, joining the 1994-97 Saints and the 2007-10 Rams, who hold the record with 13 consecutive losses in the month.
BILLS 43, WASHINGTON 21 >> Josh Allen threw four TD passes and scored another rushing in Buffalo’s rout.
It was Allen’s fifth career game with four TDs passing and 300 yards passing, one more than the team record held by Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.