Cairo Santos kicked a field goal on the final play to lift the Chicago Bears over Tampa Bay in NFL Week 9, while Jordan Love starred for Green Bay, the Philadelphia Eagles lost a seventh straight game and Patrick Mahomes shook off an elbow scare.
The Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers had the week off, and the Buffalo Bills visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football at 12.15pm AEDT on Tuesday. Here is how every other Week 9 game finished (days are US time), based on ESPN’s box scores and Associated Press reports.
Bears 27, Buccaneers 24
Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired on Sunday night after Tampa Bay had levelled the game with 2:51 left through Bucky Irving’s 6-yard touchdown run and a Baker Mayfield two-point run, ESPN’s box score shows. Caleb Williams threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted four times, while Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 67 yards for a Chicago touchdown. Irving ran for 97 yards and two scores. The Bears are 7-2 and the Buccaneers 3-6.
Packers 45, Patriots 27
Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as Green Bay scored 21 points off four New England turnovers, ESPN reported. Christian Watson caught seven passes for 171 yards and Matthew Golden had 10 catches for 164 yards, with Xavier McKinney intercepting Drake Maye twice. It was the first time since 1962 that the Packers had scored 45 or more points with 450 or more yards.
“It’s definitely up there. It felt great,” Love said. Green Bay are 6-3 and New England 5-4.
Chiefs 35, Jets 12
Patrick Mahomes gave Kansas City a scare when his right arm was bent on a strip-sack by David Bailey, but he had his elbow worked on at half-time and threw two touchdown passes to Kenneth Walker III, who also ran for 102 yards and a score, the AP recap said. Mahomes said he planned to have more testing on the elbow after the game.
“If I’m able to play, I’m going to play. That’s part of the game,” Mahomes said. “Once I threw the football, I knew I was OK.” The Chiefs are 6-2 and ended a two-game losing streak.
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Giants 19, Eagles 11
Jameis Winston came off the bench to throw the go-ahead touchdown pass after J.J. McCarthy hurt his hip in the third quarter, and New York won in Philadelphia for the first time since October 2013, per ESPN. Rookie Arvell Reese had three sacks. The Giants (5-2-1) lead the NFC East, while the Eagles (2-7) have lost seven straight, their longest losing run since 2012.
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Texans 44, Chargers 22
C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns despite feeling ill all week, including 63-yard scores to Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte, the AP reported. The winless Chargers (0-8) ended a 37-drive run without a touchdown when Quentin Johnston caught a 58-yard pass from Justin Herbert in the fourth quarter.
Bengals 34, Falcons 17 (Madrid)
Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes and ran for another at the Santiago Bernabeu, completing 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards, ESPN’s box score shows. Ja’Marr Chase had 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown, and Tee Higgins caught two touchdowns as Cincinnati (6-2) won a fourth straight game.
Jaguars 33, Ravens 10 (Thursday)
Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown as Jacksonville (6-2) took a 3½-game lead in the AFC South. Baltimore, with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley both injured, started rookie Joe Fagnano, who threw for 60 yards, and the Ravens (4-5) have lost four straight, the AP said.
Cowboys 27, Colts 23
Javonte Williams scored from a yard out with 1:08 left after a 46-yard Dak Prescott pass to Ryan Flournoy. CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards and Prescott threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns, despite Dallas being penalised 14 times for 153 yards, according to the AP. Daniel Jones threw for 180 yards for the Colts, who are 2-7.
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Rams 20, Commanders 13
Puka Nacua caught 14 passes for 150 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Myles Garrett had three sacks and a forced fumble in his first game since the season opener against San Francisco in Australia, ESPN reported. The Rams are 5-4 after a third straight win.
Broncos 26, Panthers 21
Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes and Nik Bonitto’s strip-sack of Bryce Young with 1:24 left sealed Denver’s fifth straight win. The Broncos (7-2) go into their bye alone on top of the AFC West, having won 16 straight one-score games, the AP noted.
49ers 38, Raiders 17
San Francisco forced five turnovers in the second half, starting with Jaden Dugger’s 35-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play after the break. Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and the 49ers (7-1) stay on top of the NFC, per ESPN.
Lions 19, Dolphins 9
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a touchdown and Jake Bates kicked four field goals as Detroit (6-2) won a fourth straight game. Lions players arrived wearing No. 46 jerseys for Jack Campbell, who was placed on injured reserve this week with a neck injury, the AP reported.
Saints 23, Browns 22 (OT)
Tyler Shough hit Juwan Johnson with a 15-yard touchdown pass in overtime, and the Saints held on when Shedeur Sanders threw incomplete on a two-point try after Harold Fannin Jr.’s 39-yard touchdown, ESPN reported. “It was going to be win or lose,” Browns coach Todd Monken said.
Seahawks 17, Cardinals 3
Drew Lock threw for 175 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Sam Darnold, and tight end AJ Barner caught a touchdown pass and ran for another. Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the first player to reach 1,000 receiving yards this season, the AP said.
Australians in Week 9
Chicago’s Tory Taylor averaged 40.3 yards from four punts on Sunday night, with two inside the 20. Seattle’s Michael Dickson averaged 45.6 yards from five punts against Arizona, and New England’s Mitch Wishnowsky also averaged 45.6 yards from five punts, landing four inside the 20.
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