NFL roundup
Carolina Panthers 25–14 Philadelphia Eagles
NFL roundup: Bryce Young passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns to tight end Tommy Tremble, while Chuba Hubbard rushed for 120 yards and a score as the Carolina Panthers (3-2) defeated the short-handed Philadelphia Eagles (2-4). Carolina pulled away after halftime against an Eagles team missing quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley.
Hurts is on injured reserve and out at least four games with a calf blood clot. Tanner McKee started for Philadelphia and went 26 of 45 for 215 yards and a touchdown.
Chicago Bears 31–23 Atlanta Falcons
Caleb Williams completed his first 12 throws in his return from a hamstring issue, D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns and the Chicago Bears (4-2) beat the Atlanta Falcons (2-4). Chicago built a 31-7 lead before withstanding a late rally.
Cornerback Kyler Gordon, back from a calf injury, posted three sacks and forced two fumbles. He sealed it by sacking Michael Penix Jr and jarring the ball loose with 2:54 remaining as the Bears protected an eight-point margin.
Baltimore Ravens 10–13 Cleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson hit Jerry Jeudy on a 33-yard strike to set up Andre Szmyt’s winning 37-yard field goal on the final snap, lifting the Cleveland Browns past the Baltimore Ravens. First-year Browns coach Todd Monken earned a dramatic win over his former team, where he served as offensive coordinator the previous three seasons.
Cleveland leaned on its defense for long stretches and got timely plays from Watson late. With Lamar Jackson sidelined by an ankle injury, Tyler Huntley started a second straight game.
Baltimore scored on its first two drives but stalled afterward. Both clubs stand at 4-2.
New York Jets 19–26 New England Patriots
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes as the New England Patriots extended their winning streak to three. Maye finished 18 of 32 for 235 yards.
Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas and Hunter Henry caught touchdown passes, and Douglas led the Patriots with seven receptions for 86 yards. The Jets’ Geno Smith completed 20 of 30 for 252 yards and a touchdown but threw his first interception of the season.
New York (2-4) got four field goals from Jason Sanders and 11 tackles from Jamien Sherwood. Sanders cut the deficit to 26-19 with a 36-yarder with 32 seconds left, but New England (4-2) recovered the onside kick.
Pittsburgh Steelers 26–19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (OT)
Aaron Rodgers tossed late touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Chris Boswell hit four field goals as the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) rallied past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5) in overtime. Pittsburgh erased a 16-3 fourth-quarter hole with 16 unanswered points.
The Bucs forced overtime on Chase McLaughlin’s 53-yard kick with three seconds left. In the extra period, Rodgers engineered a 12-play, 70-yard march capped by a six-yard scoring pass to Germie Bernard with 3:15 remaining.
Tampa Bay quarterback Jalon Daniels, starting for the injured Baker Mayfield, converted a fourth-and-nine with a 10-yard scramble to the Bucs’ 37, but five plays later he was sacked on fourth down by Jalen Ramsey on a corner blitz to end it.
Houston Texans 34–31 Jacksonville Jaguars
Ka’imi Fairbairn drilled a 49-yard field goal as time expired and CJ Stroud threw three touchdown passes as the Houston Texans edged the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Cam Little’s 60-yard field goal had tied it at 31 with under two minutes left after Travis Hunter intercepted Stroud in the end zone.
Hunter also caught a seven-yard touchdown, becoming the fifth player in the Super Bowl era, including playoffs, to record a receiving touchdown and an interception in the same game. Marvin Harrison Jr made his debut for the 2-4 Texans, who notched back-to-back wins to gain ground on the AFC South-leading Jaguars (4-2).
New Orleans Saints 34–27 New York Giants
Tyler Shough accounted for four touchdowns, three passing and one rushing, and the New Orleans Saints (2-4) strung together 34 straight points to stop a three-game skid by holding off the New York Giants (3-2-1). Isaiah Stalbird forced a fumble on a late first-half kick return to swing momentum to New Orleans.
Many Giants fans headed for the exits after Jameis Winston’s second interception early in the fourth. JJ McCarthy led multiple late scoring drives, but the comeback fell short.
Tennessee Titans 26–20 Indianapolis Colts
Joey Slye hit a go-ahead 49-yard field goal with 2:03 left, then added a 44-yarder with 43 seconds to play as the visiting Tennessee Titans (1-5) upset the Indianapolis Colts (2-4) for their first win of the season. Tennessee rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit, giving head coach Robert Saleh his first victory with the team.
Cam Ward went 11 of 22 for 102 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Titans produced six sacks, with Jeffery Simmons and Jermaine Johnson II recording two each.
Daniel Jones completed 22 of 42 for 269 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Indianapolis, and Jonathan Taylor ran for 94 yards on 21 carries.
For more late drama on the gridiron, see how a walk-off kick decided Auburn upsets Georgia on McPherson’s last-second field goal.