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Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining. detroit lions Green minnesota vikings 31–29 to move on top of the NFC North.
When Evan Pace returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Vikings looked set to maintain their undefeated record, but Jared Goff forced the Lions down the field to set up Bates for the decisive kick. Dropped down from.
Jahmir Gibbs ran for two touchdowns in the first, including a touchdown from 45 yards out, putting the Lions up 5–1.
Quarterback Geno Smith threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 34–14 win over the Atlanta Falcons, improving both teams’ records to 4–3.
DK Metcalf caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the first half and gained 99 total yards, but suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter and was forced to miss the rest of the game.
Amari Cooper enjoyed a winning debut for the Buffalo Bills following his move from the Cleveland Browns, with the wide receiver scoring a 12-yard touchdown with his first catch against the Tennessee Titans.
Josh Allen also threw a touchdown pass to Ty Johnson as the Bills won 34–10 over the Titans, who failed to score a point in the second half.
cleveland quarterback deshaun watson The Browns lost 21–14 to the Cincinnati Bengals due to an Achilles injury late in the first half.
Watson fell to the field after attempting to run down the right sideline and was initially replaced by Dorian Thompson-Robinson, but Thompson-Robinson suffered a finger injury in the fourth quarter.
Third-choice quarterback Jameis Winston connected with tight end David Njoku for a fourth-quarter touchdown, but the onside kick attempt failed and the Bengals won.
Brandon McManus made a field goal on the last play of the game to give the Green Bay Packers a 24–22 victory over the Houston Texans.
McManus made no mistake from 45 yards out in her debut for the franchise as the Texans took the lead on their last possession thanks to Kaimei Fairbairn’s third field goal of the game.
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud rushed for only 86 yards as he was under almost constant pressure from the Packers’ defense.
Anthony Richardson passed for 129 yards and 56 carries in his return from injury. indianapolis colts Defeated Miami Dolphins 16–10.
Richardson had missed the previous two games due to an oblique injury, but Tyler Goodson ran for a score and Matt Gay kicked three field goals, helping the Colts win their second consecutive game.
Saquon Barkley shrugged off criticism from the New York Giants crowd and rushed 17 times for 176 yards and a touchdown, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28–3 victory over Barkley’s former team.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts ran for two scores from one yard out in the second half and also hit AJ Brown with a 41-yard touchdown pass in the first half, improving the Eagles score to 4–2.
Veteran quarterback Daniel Jones was sacked seven times before being replaced in the fourth quarter.
kansas city chiefs The San Francisco 49ers remain the only undefeated team in the NFL after winning their Super Bowl rematch 28–18.
Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions but got his first rushing touchdown in two years with Kareem Hunt scoring two more.
The 49ers, who went 3–4, lost star receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a knee injury.
A rib injury to rookie quarterback Jaden Daniels was not enough to prevent the Washington Commanders from earning a 40-7 win over the struggling Carolina Panthers.
Veteran back-up Marcus Mariota threw two touchdown passes, while Dante Fowler returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown.
The LA Rams avoided their third consecutive loss with a 20–15 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, who lost starting quarterback Aidan O’Connell to a hand injury.
The Rams’ defense forced his replacement Gardner Minshew into four turnovers.
The Jacksonville Jaguars earned a crucial 32-16 victory over the New England Patriots in front of a record crowd of 86,651 at Wembley to conclude the NFL’s trilogy of 2024 London Games.
New England struck first before the Jags exploded in the second quarter, scoring 22 points without reply, including Parker Washington’s 97-yard punt return for the longest touchdown in the history of NFL international games.