The Kansas City Chiefs held off the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road, 42-37 as Mahomes (pictured right) passed for 326 yards and threw SIX touchdown passes.For the effort, Patrick Mahomes is the Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week.
The second year QB has ten touchdown passes in the first two weeks this season, which is a new NFL record. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 452 yards and had three scoring passes and one rushing TD in the loss.
Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick had four more TD passes (matching his Week One total) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they toppled the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, 27-21. Fitzpatrick hooked up with tight end O.J. Howard and wide receiver DeSean Jackson for 75-yard scoring passes and finished with 402 passing yards.
The Jacksonville Jaguars served notice to the rest of the AFC they are the team to be reckoned with as they pounded the visiting New England Patriots, 31-20 as their defense limited the Pats to just 302 total yards in offense.
Jaguars QB Blake Bortles threw four touchdown passes (also had 377 passing yards) to lead the offense as they built up a 21-3 halftime lead and coasted in the second half.
The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings played a 29-29 tie game as Vikes' kicker Daniel Carlson missed both field goal attempts in the overtime, including a 35-yarder as time expired.
Packers kicker Mason Crosby made five field goals in the game, but he missed a 52-yard kick as time expired in regulation. A blocked punt and a scoring pass accounted for the Packers points while Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins had four TD passes in the game.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . .
The Los Angeles Chargers blasted the host Buffalo Bills, 31-20 as running back Melvin Gordon scored three times. The Chargers defense recorded five QB sacks and had two interceptions. Bills defensive back Vontae Davis abruptly retired from the NFL during halftime in a strange occurrence . . . The Los Angeles Rams shutout the Arizona Cardinals, 34-0 in a game dominated by the Rams defense, which limited the Cards to just five first downs and 137 total yardage in offense. Rams RB Todd Gurley had three rushing touchdowns to pace the offense . . . The Indianapolis Colts won a road game, 21-9 against Washington as QB Andrew Luck threw two TD passes . . . Atlanta held on to beat the visiting Carolina Panthers, 31-24. Falcons QB Matt Ryan had two TD passes and two rushing scores to offset three TD passes by Carolina QB Cam Newton . . . New Orleans escaped at home with a 21-18 win over Cleveland as Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez missed two field goals and two extra point attempts. Saints QB Drew Brees had a pair of scoring passes in the win . . . The San Francisco 49ers beat the Detroit Lions, 30-27 as RB Matt Breida rushed for 138 yards, including a 66-yard scoring run to lead the way. Lions QB Matthew Stafford had three TD passes in defeat . . . The Miami Dolphins built a 20-0 halftime lead and then held off the host New York Jets for a 20-12 win to move into sole possession of first place in the AFC East. Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill threw for two touchdowns to lead the way . . . The Denver Broncos trailed the visiting Oakland Raiders for the entire game, but won 20-19 as kicker Brandon McManus drilled a game winning 36-yard field goal with just six seconds left in regulation . . . The Tennessee Titans got two fourth quarter field goals from Ryan Succop, including a 31-yard boot with one minute left to play to beat the visiting Houston Texans, 20-17. Texans QB Deshaun Watson had two TD passes in the loss . . . The Cincinnati Bengals won at home, 34-23 against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night as QB Andy Dalton and WR A.J. Green connected on three scoring passes in the first half. The Bengals (2-0) are alone at the top of the AFC North division . . . The Sunday Night Football game went to the Dallas Cowboys, 20-13 as they won at home against the New York Giants. Neither team gained 300 yards in offense and Dallas' defense limited the Giants to only 35 rushing yards . . . The Chicago Bears beat the visiting Seattle Seahawks, 24-17 on Monday Night Football. Bears QB Mitch Trubisky had two TD passes as did Seattle QB Russell Wilson. The difference in the outcome was a 49-yard "pick six" interception by Prince Amukamara. The Chicago defense also had six sacks in the win.
WEEK TWO RESULTS
Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 23
Indianapolis 21, Washington 9
Minnesota 29, Green Bay 29 (OT)
New Orleans 21, Cleveland 18
LA Chargers 31, Buffalo 20
Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 37
Atlanta 31, Carolina 24
Tennessee 20, Houston 17
Miami 20, NY Jets 12
Tampa Bay 27, Philadelphia 21
LA Rams 34, Arizona 0
Denver 20, Oakland 19
San Francisco 30, Detroit 27
Jacksonville 31, New England 20
Dallas 20, NY Giants 13
Chicago 24, Seattle 17
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