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| Colts defense roughed up Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on Sunday night |
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had a TD pass, but the Colts defense limited the Chiefs to a paltry 36 yards rushing for the game and had four QB sacks. Indianapolis running back Marlon Mack rushed for 132 yards in a balanced offensive attack.
Over in London, England, the Oakland Raiders (3-2) won their second game in a row, beating the Chicago Bears, 24-21 as rookie running back Josh Jacobs (123 rushing yards) scored on a two-yard run with 1:57 remaining in the game. From there, the Oakland defense intercepted Bears QB Chase Daniel for the second time to seal the win.
The Raiders raced out to a 17-0 halftime lead as Jacobs scored on a 12-yard run and a three-yard scoring run by RB DeAndre Washington. Oakland rushed for 169 yards against the vaunted Bears defense, which also had no sacks in the loss. The Bears (3-2) did take a 21-17 lead in the third quarter as Daniel hooked up with wide receiver Allen Robinson for two scoring passes and a one-yard rushing TD by rookie RB David Montgomery.
The Houston Texans (3-2) buried the hapless Atlanta Falcons, 53-32 as QB Deshaun Watson (pictured below), the Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week, passed for 426 yards and five touchdowns to lead the rout.
The Green Bay Packers (4-1) went into Dallas and hammered the Cowboys, 34-24 as RB Aaron Jones scored four rushing touchdowns and gained 107 yards on the ground and also caught seven passes for 75 more yards to lead the way. It was the second straight loss for Dallas (3-2) as QB Dak Prescott (463 passing yards) threw three interceptions in the loss.
In the Thursday night game, the Seattle Seahawks rallied back against the visiting Los Angeles Rams, 30-29 to improve to 4-1 this season. It was the Rams second straight loss following a 3-0 start this season.
Seattle QB Russell Wilson (268 passing yards) had four TD passes, including the game deciding five-yard scoring pass to RB Chris Carson (118 yards rushing) late in the fourth quarter. Rams QB Jared Goff passed for 395 yards with one TD pass and one interception in defeat.
The Baltimore Ravens (3-2) beat the host Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-23 in overtime as kicker Justin Tucker kicked his fourth field goal of the game (a 46-yarder) to win it. The Steelers (1-4) had taken a 23-20 lead in the fourth quarter when RB James Conner scored on a one-yard run.
But Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (161 passing yards with one TD and three INT) led the drive to get into field goal range and Tucker connected from 48 yards with ten seconds left in regulation. Steelers starting QB Mason Rudolph left the game with a concussion.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . . .
The Carolina Panthers won a 34-27 home game thriller against Jacksonville (2-3) as RB Christian McCaffrey scored two rushing TD, including an 84-yard scoring run and also caught a TD pass while running for 176 yards. Carolina (3-2) rushed for 285 yards against the Jaguars defense. Jags QB Gardner Minshew had 374 yards passing and two TD in the loss . . . The New Orleans Saints held off the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-24 as QB Teddy Bridgewater had four TD passes (two to WR Michael Thomas) and 314 passing yards as the Saints (4-1) rolled up 457 total yards . . . The New England Patriots (5-0) crushed the host Washington Redskins, 33-7 as QB Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns. The Redskins (0-5) fired Head Coach Jay Gruden following the loss . . . The Philadelphia Eagles improved to 3-2 as they pasted the visiting New York Jets, 31-6 in a dominating way. The Eagles defense had TEN quarterback sacks and scored twice (fumble return and "pick six" interception) while holding the Jets (0-4) to just 128 yards in total offense . . . The Minnesota Vikings (3-2) won on the road, 28-10 against the New York Giants (2-3) as kicker Dan Bailey made four field goals and QB Kirk Cousins threw two scoring passes to WR Adam Thielen (130 receiving yards) and running back Dalvin Cook rushed for 132 yards in a balanced offensive attack (211 rush yards, 279 passing yards) for the Vikings . . . In a defensive struggle, the Buffalo Bills (4-1) won at Tennessee, 14-7 as QB Josh Allen had two TD passes while Titans kicker Cairo Santos missed four field goals and was cut following the loss as the Titans dropped to 2-3 . . . The Arizona Cardinals (1-3-1) won their first game this season as they beat the host Cincinnati Bengals, 26-23 as kicker Zane Gonzalez (4-for-5 on field goal attempts) made a 31-yard boot as time expired. The Bengals (0-5) rallied back from a 23-9 fourth quarter deficit on two TD passes by QB Andy Dalton . . . The Denver Broncos (1-4) took it to the host Los Angeles Chargers, 20-13 to earn their first win this season as Phillip Lindsay (114 rushing yards) scored a rushing TD and QB Joe Flacco hit WR Courtland Sutton for a 70-yard scoring pass to build a 17-0 halftime lead. The Chargers (2-3) managed only 35 yards rushing and QB Philip Rivers was picked off twice, including an end zone interception as the only L.A. touchdown came on a 68-yard punt return by Desmond King . . . In the Monday Night Football game, the San Francisco 49ers (4-0) scored on their first play from scrimmage when RB Matt Breida went 83 yards for the touchdown and never looked back as they crushed the visiting Cleveland Browns, 31-3. The 49ers rushed for 275 yards in the game and QB Jimmy Garoppolo threw two TD passes to pace the rout.
Week Five Results
Seattle 30, LA Rams 29
Oakland 24, Chicago 21
Minnesota 28, NY Giants 10
Philadelphia 31, NY Jets 6
New England 33, Washington 7
Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 23 (OT)
Arizona 26, Cincinnati 23
Houston 53, Atlanta 32
Carolina 34, Jacksonville 27
Buffalo 14, Tennessee 7
New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24
Denver 20, LA Chargers 13
Green Bay 34, Dallas 24
Indianapolis 19, Kansas City 13
San Francisco 31, Cleveland 3
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