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| Bengals QB Joe Burrow and his team crushed the Ravens on Sunday. |
The host Titans (5-2) destroyed the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-3 while the Bengals (5-2) went on the road and took over first place in the AFC North division with a 41-17 dismantling of the Baltimore Ravens (5-2), snapping the Ravens five-game win streak.
The Bengals rattled off 28 unanswered points to seal the game as quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 416 yards and three touchdowns. Two rushing touchdowns went along with the three TD strikes and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase grabbed eight receptions for 201 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown. The Bengals defense had five QB sacks and Cincinnati out gained the Ravens 520-393 in total yardage.
The Titans defense had four sacks and limited the Chiefs running game to 77 yards while not allowing a touchdown by one of the league's top offenses. Meanwhile, quarterback Ryan Tannehill had a TD pass and run while running back Derrick Henry threw a TD pass on the option to tight end MyCole Pruitt. The Chiefs turned the ball over three times with two fumbles and one interception. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes left the game but passed the concussion protocol test after the game.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-1) rolled over the visiting Chicago Bears, 38-3 as QB Tom Brady threw four TD passes and became the first ever player in NFL history with 600 or more career touchdown passes. Three of the TD passes went to WR Mike Evans. The Bears (3-4) mustered 311 total yards, but turned the ball over five times, including three interceptions thrown by rookie QB Justin Fields.
The Green Bay Packers (6-1) won their sixth consecutive game, toppling Washington, 24-10 at Lambeau Field as QB Aaron Rodgers had three TD passes and the Green Bay defense forced two turnovers and had four sacks while also making a goal line stand to help maintain the final outcome.
The Los Angeles Rams (6-1) overcame a slow start en route to a 28-19 home victory against the Detroit Lions (0-7). The Lions jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter edge with a 63-yard scoring pass from QB Jared Goff to D'Andre Swift and then recovered the onside kick to get another drive that resulted in a field goal. But the Rams took over from there as QB Matthew Stafford had three TD passes (two of them to WR Cooper Kupp) as they built a 17-16 halftime lead. The defense did the rest in the second half, picking off two passes and holding Detroit to just three points.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . . . .
The New England Patriots (3-4) obliterated the visiting New York Jets (1-5) by a 54-13 count. Pats rookie QB Mac Jones had a pair of scoring passes and 307 yards as the team gained 551 total yards in offense. Jets rookie QB Zach Wilson left the game with a sprained knee . . . The Las Vegas Raiders improved to 5-2 as they knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles, 33-22 with QB Derek Carr completing 31-of-34 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts had two TD passes in the loss . . . The Arizona Cardinals (7-0) rolled over the visiting Houston Texans, 31-5 with a stifling defense that limited the Texans (1-6) to only 160 yards in offense while QB Kyler Murray passed for three touchdowns in a balanced offensive game as the Cards rushed for 172 yards along with 225 passing yards . . . The New York Giants (2-5) smoked the Carolina Panthers, 25-3 as the defense sacked Carolina QB Sam Darnold six times and also intercepted a pass along with limiting the Panthers (3-4) to just 173 total yards in offense. Leading 5-3 at the half, the Giants put up 20 points in the second half with QB Daniel Jones throwing for a score and RB Devontae Booker scored on a 19-yard run . . . The Miami Dolphins fell to 1-6 as they were victimized by a game winning field goal at the end of the game for the second consecutive week. Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo drilled a 36-yard field goal to lift his team to a 30-28 victory to even their record at 3-3. Falcons QB Matt Ryan passed for 336 yards and two TD while Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa had four TD passes and two interceptions in the loss . . . The Sunday night game went to the Indianapolis Colts (3-4) as they topped the host San Francisco 49ers, 30-18 in a torrential downpour. Colts QB Carson Wentz had a pair of TD passes and one rushing TD in the win while RB Jonathan Taylor scored a rushing TD and went for 107 yards rushing. 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo had a TD pass and two interceptions in his return from injuries and RB Eli Mitchell gained 107 yards rushing and scored a touchdown in defeat . . . On Thursday night, the host Cleveland Browns (4-3) squeaked past the Denver Broncos, 17-14 with reserve running back D'Ernest Johnson rushed for 146 yards and scored a touchdown while backup Case Keenum had a TD pass. Denver QB Teddy Bridgewater had two TD passes and one interception, but the Broncos (3-4) had only 41 rushing yards in losing their fourth consecutive game . . . The New Orleans Saints (4-2) defeated the Seattle Seahawks (2-5) in the Monday Night Football game, 13-10 as the defense sacked Seattle QB Geno Smith five times and Alvin Kamara hauled in a 13-yard TD pass from QB Jameis Winston. Saints kicker Brian Johnson made two field goals, including the game winner from 33 yards with 1:56 remaining in the game. (Seahawks QB) Smith had a 84-yard TD pass to DK Metcalf in the loss.
WEEK SEVEN RESULTS
Cleveland 17, Denver 14
Cincinnati 41, Baltimore 17
Green Bay 24, Washington 10
N.Y. Giants 25, Carolina 3
Atlanta 30, Miami 28
New England 54, N.Y. Jets 13
Tennessee 27, Kansas City 3
Las Vegas 33, Philadelphia 22
Tampa Bay 38, Chicago 3
L.A. Rams 28, Detroit 19
Arizona 31, Houston 5
Indianapolis 30, San Francisco 18
New Orleans 13, Seattle 10
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