Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes as the Carolina Panthers beat a Jalen Hurts-less Philadelphia Eagles 25-14, while Andre Szmyt kicked a field goal on the final snap to give the Cleveland Browns a 13-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s early NFL Week 6 games.
Caleb Williams also made a near-perfect return for the Chicago Bears, Aaron Rodgers won it for Pittsburgh in overtime, Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes for the New England Patriots, and the Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints both came from behind to win, according to ESPN’s scoreboard and AP game reports.
Panthers 25, Eagles 14
With Hurts sidelined by a blood clot and Saquon Barkley also missing, Tanner McKee started at quarterback for Philadelphia and completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown to DeVonta Smith. Young was 20 of 39 for 281 yards, finding tight end Tommy Tremble for both of his touchdowns, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a score on 28 carries. Ryan Fitzgerald added field goals from 47 and 52 yards as the Eagles fell to 2-4.
Browns 13, Ravens 10
Deshaun Watson hit Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards to set up Szmyt’s 37-yard winner on the last play, according to the AP report on ESPN. Szmyt had missed from 48 yards a few minutes earlier, and his first attempt at the winner was blocked but wiped out by a Ravens offside penalty. Baltimore, still without Lamar Jackson because of an ankle injury, led 10-0 at half-time. After Tyson Campbell recovered a Derrick Henry fumble in the fourth quarter, Audric Estime’s 2-yard run levelled the scores at 10-10 with 8:33 left. The win lifted first-year coach Todd Monken’s Browns to 4-2, level with the Ravens.
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Bears 31, Falcons 23
Williams completed his first 12 passes in his first game back from a hamstring injury that had kept him out for three games, finishing 30 of 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown. D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns and cornerback Kyler Gordon had three sacks and two forced fumbles as Chicago built a 31-7 lead and held on to move to 4-2. Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes for Atlanta (2-4).
Patriots 26, Jets 19
Maye threw touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas and Hunter Henry, and New England overcame losing three offensive linemen, according to the AP. Charles Woods intercepted Geno Smith in the fourth quarter, Smith’s first interception of the season, as the Patriots improved to 4-2.
Titans 26, Colts 20
Tennessee trailed 13-0 at half-time but scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to win for the first time this season. Oluwafemi Oladejo returned a blocked punt 14 yards for a touchdown, Cam Ward threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate, and Joey Slye kicked four field goals, including a 56-yarder and the late 49 and 44-yard kicks that sealed it. Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones threw two interceptions and was sacked six times.
Saints 34, Giants 27
Tyler Shough threw touchdown passes to Bryce Lance, Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave and ran for another as New Orleans scored 34 straight points after trailing 10-0, ending a three-game losing streak. J.J. McCarthy led a late Giants fightback, but his fourth-and-1 pass to the end zone in the final minute fell incomplete. Malik Nabers had 12 catches for 165 yards for New York (3-2-1).
Steelers 26, Buccaneers 19 (OT)
Aaron Rodgers threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Germie Bernard in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 26-19 win in Tampa. Chris Boswell kicked a 58-yard field goal to level the scores and a 20-yarder to put the Steelers ahead in the final two minutes of regulation, but Chase McLaughlin forced overtime with a 53-yarder with eight seconds left. Rodgers finished 33 of 49 for 253 yards, two touchdowns and an interception as the Steelers improved to 4-2.
Earlier in Week 6
Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a last-second 49-yard field goal to give the Houston Texans a 34-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, and the Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime on Thursday night (US time) thanks to a Ja’Quan McMillian interception and a 53-yard Wil Lutz field goal.
How the Australians went
- Tory Taylor (Bears): five punts for 224 yards, a 44.8-yard average, with three inside the 20.
- Mitch Wishnowsky (Patriots): two punts for 100 yards, a 50.0-yard average and a long of 54.
- Cameron Johnston (Steelers): five punts for 241 yards, a 48.2-yard average, with three inside the 20 in the overtime win.
- Michael Dickson (Seahawks): five punts for 217 yards in Thursday’s overtime loss, with three inside the 20.
- Jeremy Crawshaw (Broncos): eight punts for 395 yards, a 49.4-yard average, in the win over Seattle.
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The late games, Arizona at the LA Rams, the LA Chargers at Kansas City and Buffalo at Las Vegas, were under way on Monday morning (AEDT). Dallas visits Green Bay on Sunday Night Football and Washington plays San Francisco on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota have the bye.
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