Ravens beat Rams on Wallace’s walk-off punt return
BALTIMORE >> Tylan Wallace returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in overtime to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 37-31 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday, snapping the Rams’ three-game winning streak.
Wallace, who committed a crucial penalty on special teams earlier in the game that led to points for Los Angeles (6-7), eluded a couple of tackles after fielding the punt and stayed on his feet when Shaun Jolly made a diving attempt at him along the left sideline.
The Ravens (10-3) remained atop the AFC, a half-game ahead of Miami, which hosts Tennessee on Monday night.
Lamar Jackson and Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes apiece, overcoming wet conditions and dropped passes in a game that was high-scoring yet sloppy. Each offense went three-and-out in overtime before the final Los Angeles punt.
Jackson’s 21-yard touchdown strike to Zay Flowers with 1:16 remaining — and his 2-point conversion pass to Flowers — put Baltimore up 31-28. Stafford then guided the Rams into position to take multiple shots to the end zone, and when that failed, Lucas Havrisik made a 36-yard field goal with 7 seconds left to force OT.
Jackson threw for 314 yards with an interception, while Stafford threw for 294 yards without a turnover. VIKINGS 3, RAIDERS 0 Minnesota and Las Vegas played the lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years, with Greg Joseph’s 36-yard field goal with 1:57 left giving the Vikings the victory.
It was the first 3-0 game since Pittsburgh beat Miami on Nov. 26, 2007, the third in the past 40 years and the seventh in the Super Bowl era.
Joseph’s kick ensured the game wouldn’t end regulation scoreless for the first time since the New York Giants played the host Detroit Lions to a 0-0 tie on Nov. 7, 1943.
The Vikings (7-6) had just 230 total yards, and the Raiders (5-8) — losers of three in a row — were limited to 201 yards and nine first downs. Minnesota beat an AFC West opponent for the first time this season after going 0-3.
Nick Mullens relieved a struggling Joshua Dobbs at quarterback and led the Vikings on their lone scoring drive. His 22-yard completion to Jordan Addison to the Raiders 20 set up Joseph’s kick.
Ivan Pace intercepted Raiders quarterback Aidan O’connell on the next drive. BILLS 20, CHIEFS 17 >> Josh Allen threw for 233 yards with touchdowns running and throwing, and Buffalo held on to beat Kansas City thanks in part to a crucial penalty on Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney.
Tyler Bass kicked a goahead, 39-yard field goal with 1:54 left for the Bills (7-6).
Moments later, the Chiefs (8-5) thought they had taken the lead when Patrick Mahomes hit Travis Kelce over the middle, and the high school QB threw far across the field to Toney, who ran the rest of the 49 yards for a touchdown. But the play was wiped out because Toney had lined up offside.
The Chiefs still had time to get in range for a tying field goal, but Mahomes threw three straight incompletions. Kansas City has lost four of six.
James Cook had 58 yards rushing and caught five passes for 83 yards and a score for Buffalo, which improved to 3-6 in games decided by six points or fewer.
Mahomes finished with 271 yards passing and a touchdown with an interception.
BRONCOS 24, CHARGERS 7 >> Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and Denver beat Los Angeles, which lost quarterback Justin Herbert to a broken finger on his right hand.
Wilson completed 21 of 33 passes for 224 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown to Courtland Sutton in the third quarter for the Broncos (7-6), who have won six of seven.
Herbert has a fracture in his right index finger, coach Brandon Staley said. He was 9 of 17 for 96 yards with an interception before being injured in the second quarter, apparently while he was taken down awkwardly by Denver’s Zach Allen after throwing a pass.
Easton Stick completed 13 of 24 passes for 179 yards in Herbert’s place. The Chargers (5-8) have dropped four of five.
Denver’s defense had six sacks and forced a pair of turnovers.
BROWNS 31, JAGUARS 27 >> Joe Flacco threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns in his home debut for Cleveland, which survived a late rally by Jacksonville.
The 38-year-old Flacco, who was signed three weeks ago by the Browns (8-5), went 26 of 45 and improved to 10-2 as a starter in Cleveland. His previous wins came while playing for Baltimore and the New York Jets.
Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars (8-5) played despite spraining his right ankle in Monday night’s loss to Cincinnati. He finished 28 of 50 for 256 yards and threw a season-high three interceptions.
Lawrence’s third TD pass — to Evan Engram with 1:33 left — pulled the Jaguars within four points. Myles Garrett then sacked Lawrence on the 2-point conversion, and the Browns recovered an onside kick.
Flacco threw two TD passes in the first half to tight end David Njoku and completed a 41-yarder to David Bell in the fourth quarter when the Jaguars gambled with an all-out blitz on fourth down. 49ERS 28, SEAHAWKS 16 >> Deebo Samuel scored on a catch and a run and San Francisco beat Seattle for its 11th straight win over an NFC West opponent.
Samuel had his second straight game with multiple touchdowns to lead the 49ers (10-3) to the brink of winning back-to-back division titles for the first time since 2011-12. The Niners lead the Seahawks (6-7) and Rams by four games with four to play.
Seattle has lost four straight games for the first time in 14 seasons under Pete Carroll and has lost five in a row to the 49ers for the first time.
Brock Purdy finished 19 for 27 for a career-high 368 yards with two TDS and one interception, becoming the fourth player to complete at least 70% of his passes in seven straight games.
Christian Mccaffrey finished with 153 yards from scrimmage, Samuel had 150 and Brandon Aiyuk 126 — marking just the third time in Niners history that three players had at least 125 yards in a game.
The Seahawks’ Drew Lock threw two TD passes in place of an injured Geno Smith.
JETS 30, TEXANS 6 >> Zach Wilson threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes in his return from a twogame benching as New York beat Houston to stop a fivegame skid.
The Jets shut down the Texans’ C.J. Stroud before the star rookie quarterback left late with a concussion.
Wilson was 27 of 36 for 301 yards — his third career game of 300 or more yards — in easily his best performance of the season.
Breece Hall and Randall Cobb caught touchdown passes and Xavier Gipson ran for a score for the Jets (5-8), who reached 30 points for just the second time this season.
Stroud left with 6:30 remaining after a hit by Quinnen Williams. Davis Mills replaced him.
Stroud, who came in leading the NFL in yards passing, was 10 of 23 for a season-low 91 yards. The Texans (7-6) finished with 135 total yards and went 1 for 12 on third down.
BEARS 28, LIONS 13 >> Justin
Fields threw for a touch- passes and ran for a down and ran for another, score in his second straight and Chicago beat NFC outstanding performance North-leading Detroit. as Cincinnati pounded Indianapolis.
Receiver DJ Moore had his first career rushing With Joe Burrow out for touchdown and caught a the season because of a scoring pass to help the wrist injury, Browning has Bears (5-8) win for the third kept the Bengals (7-6) in time in four games. playoff contention. He followed
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Detroit’s Jared Goff yards with a touchdown threw two interceptions, and an interception for the lost a fumbled snap and Colts, whose offense stalled was sacked four times. The after halftime.
Lions (9-4) have lost two of The game was tied at three. 14-all at the break, but Indy’s
Fields completed 19 of first four second-half 33 passes for 223 yards. He possessions ended with also ran for 58 yards, giving two punts, a pick thrown him 2,021 in his career. by Minshew and a failed BUCCANEERS 29, FALCONS fourth-down attempt. 25>> Baker Mayfield threw Meanwhile, the Bengals an 11-yard touchdown scored on their first two pass to Cade Otton with drives of the second half. 31 seconds remaining, and SAINTS 28, PANTHERS 6 >> Tampa Bay beat Atlanta to Derek Carr returned from move into a three-way tie a recent concussion and upper-body for first place in the NFC injuries to throw South. touchdown passes to Chris
The Buccaneers (6-7) sit Olave and Jimmy Graham, atop the division alongside and New Orleans beat Nflworst the Falcons and the New Carolina.
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Atlanta (6-7) rallied for yards for a touchdown as a 25-22 lead with a pair of the Saints (6-7) snapped a TDS in the final period, including three-game skid and pulled quarterback Desmond into a first-place tie with Atlanta Ridder’s 6-yard scoring and Tampa Bay in the run with 3:23 remaining. feeble NFC South. The Panthers (1-12) have
But Mayfield, who passed lost six straight for the second for just 144 yards, guided time this season. a 12-play, 75-yard scoring Johnny Hekker’s punt attempt drive. The biggest play was in the second quarter a 32-yard completion to was smothered by Saints Chris Godwin. linebacker Nephi Sewell.
Atlanta had one last D’marco Jackson scooped chance at winning it. Ridder up the ball and returned completed a pass down it 8 yards for a touchdown the middle from the Tampa that gave New Orleans a Bay 31 to Drake London, 14-3 lead. who was smothered 3 yards Carr had just 37 yards shy of the end zone. passing through three-plus BENGALS 34, COLTS 14 >> Jake quarters. He finished 18 for Browning threw two touchdown 26 for 119 yards.