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The New York Giants (4-1) pulled off a surprise in London, England by beating the Green Bay Packers, 27-22. They overcame a 14-point deficit to win it as their defense stymied the Packers (3-2) in the second half, including batting down the final two passes by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the red zone to seal it. Three rushing touchdowns for the Giants led the charge to the comeback win. Saquon Barkley scored the go ahead TD on a two-yard run with 6:12 remaining in the fourth quarter.
In Cleveland, the Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) survived for a 30-28 victory as Browns kicker Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds. Chargers running back Austin Ekeler rushed for 173 yards and scored twice, a 22-yard run and a 12-yard receiving touchdown and kicker Taylor Bertolet made three field goals to provide the difference in the final outcome. The Browns (2-3) jumped out to a 14-0 lead and RB Nick Chubb (134 yards rushing) scored twice on the ground, but it wasn't enough.
The Dallas Cowboys (4-1) won their fourth straight game, 22-10 on the road against the Los Angeles Rams (2-3) thanks to a 57-yard TD run by Tony Pollard and a 19-yard fumble return for TD by DeMarcus Lawrence to get it done. In addition, the Cowboys defense forced three turnovers and had five sacks. Rams WR Cooper Kupp had a 75-yard scoring catch in defeat.
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| Bills QB Josh Allen celebrates with WR Gabriel Davis. |
The New England Patriots (2-3) won at home as they shut out the Detroit Lions (1-4), the NFL's highest scoring team through the first four games, 29-0 with the defense getting two sacks and forcing two turnovers, including a 59-yard fumble return TD by Kyle Dugger. Nick Folk made five field goals and rookie QB Bailey Zappe had a TD pass as well to pace the easy win.
The San Francisco 49ers (3-2) crushed the host Carolina Panthers, 37-15 behind a stingy defense that had six sacks and a 41-yard interception return for a score by cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, who later suffered a knee injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season. Running back Tevin Coleman scored twice (rushing and receiving) to go with two TD passes from QB Jimmy Garoppolo and a rushing TD by Jeff Wilson, who had 120 yards rushing in the game. The Panthers fell to 1-4 with the loss and also fired Head Coach Matt Rhule earlier today.
The New Orleans Saints (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak with a wild 39-32 win at home against the Seattle Seahawks (2-3) in a huge game from Taysom Hill (nine carries for 112 yards), who scored three rushing touchdowns (including a 60-yard sprint to seal the win) and also threw a TD pass to lead the way. Seahawks QB Geno Smith had three TD passes in the loss and RB Ken Walker scored on a 69-yard run filling in for Rashaad Penny, who left with a broken leg that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
The Minnesota Vikings (4-1) won at home against the Chicago Bears, 29-22 after jumping out to a 21-3 lead in the first half as RB Dalvin Cook scored two rushing touchdowns and QB Kirk Cousins (296 passing yards) threw a TD pass. But the Bears (2-3) bounced back thanks to a TD run by David Montgomery and a scoring pass from QB Justin Fields as well as three field goals by kicker Cairo Santos. But after falling behind, 22-21, Cousins scored the deciding TD on a one-yard run to make the difference.
The AFC East division got a shakeup as the New York Jets routed the Miami Dolphins, 40-17 with QB Zach Wilson leading the offense by scoring one of five rushing touchdowns to improve them to 3-2 this season. The Jets ground game was led by rookie Breece Hall (97 yards and one TD) and Michael Carter, who scored two times. The Dolphins (3-2) had to turn to third string QB Skylar Thompson after backup Teddy Bridgewater suffered a concussion.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) survived against the visiting Atlanta Falcons (2-3) thanks to a controversial roughing the passer call on a sack of QB Tom Brady in a 21-15 win. The penalty allowed the Bucs to continue a late game drive and run out the clock. Buccaneers RB Leonard Fournette had a pair of touchdowns, a rushing score and a one-yard pass from Brady to make it 21-0 late in the third quarter. The Falcons scored 15 points in the final quarter to make it close, but it wasn't enough.
The Baltimore Ravens took over first place in the AFC North with a 19-17 home win against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) as kicker Justin Tucker made his fourth field goal of the game on Sunday night, a 43-yarder as time ran out. The Bengals had forged ahead, 17-16 when QB Joe Burrow scored on a one-yard run with 1:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. Burrow also had a 19-yard scoring pass to tight end Hayden Hurst in the second quarter to trim the deficit to 10-7. Baltimore led 10-0 following a field goal and then a TD pass from QB Lamar Jackson to TE Mark Andrews.
The Houston Texans (1-3-1) became the last team this season to get a win, 13-6 at Jacksonville as RB Dameon Pierce scored on a one-yard run and Ka'imi Fairbairn made a pair of field goals. The Jaguars (2-3) just couldn't get things done on offense when it mattered and QB Trevor Lawrence was intercepted twice.
The Tennessee Titans (3-2) took over first place in the AFC South division with a hard fought road win in Washington. The Titans won 21-17 as RB Derrick Henry had a pair of one-yard scoring runs and QB Ryan Tannehill threw a touchdown pass. The Commanders (1-4) dropped their fourth consecutive game even with QB Carson Wentz (359 passing yards) throwing two TD passes, but also one costly interception late in the game.
The Thursday night game was all field goals as the Indianapolis Colts (2-2-1) beat the host Denver Broncos, 12-9 in overtime. Colts kicker Chase McLaughlin drilled his fourth field goal of the game from 48 yards in the OT session and the defense held the Broncos (2-3) out of the end zone to win it. Broncos kicker Brandon McManus had three field goals in the loss and both quarterbacks in the game threw two interceptions. Colts QB Matt Ryan was sacked six times and Broncos QB Russell Wilson was dropped four times in the scrum.
The Monday Night Football game saw the Kansas City Chiefs (4-1) overcome a 17-0 deficit and defeat the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, 30-29 behind four TD passes by Patrick Mahomes (292 passing yards), with all of them going to tight end Travis Kelce. The Raiders (1-4) were dominant throughout most of the first half with QB Derek Carr (241 passing yards, two TD) connecting with WR Davante Adams (124 yards on three receptions) on the first of two TD passes they combined for along with a rushing TD by Josh Jacobs, who had 154 yards rushing in the loss. The second half belonged to the Chiefs as Mahomes and Kelce took over and the defense did just enough to help out.
WEEK FIVE RESULTS
Indianapolis 12, Denver 9 (OT)
N.Y. Giants 27, Green Bay 22
L.A. Chargers 30, Cleveland 28
Minnesota 29, Chicago 22
N.Y. Jets 40, Miami 17
Tennessee 21, Washington 17
Houston 13, Jacksonville 6
Buffalo 38, Pittsburgh 3
New England 29, Detroit 0
New Orleans 39, Seattle 32
Tampa Bay 21, Atlanta 15
San Francisco 37, Carolina 15
Dallas 22, L.A. Rams 10
Philadelphia 20, Arizona 17
Baltimore 19, Cincinnati 17
Kansas City 30, Las Vegas 29
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