Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen continued their dogfight for the MVP. Will Levis, in limited duty, looked like dog doo-doo. And Jared Goff might have had one of the best performances from a losing quarterback ever.
Rams 12, 49ers 6: The Rams eked out an ugly divisional victory over the 49ers. Matthrew Stafford threw for 160 while Kyren Williams rushed for 108. Puka Nacua caught 7 balls for 97 yards. Brock Purdy had 142 yards and an interception. Isaac Guerendo rushed for 57 yards. George Kittle caught 4 passes for 61 yards.
Chiefs 21, Browns 7: The Chiefs kept the train rolling with a much-expected victory over the Browns. Patrick Mahomes threw for 159 yards and 2 scores. Xavier Worthy had 3 rushes for 30 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 6 balls for 46 yards. Noah Gray and JuJu Smith-Schuster each caught a touchdown. “Bad” Jameis Winston showed up for the Browns with 146 yards and 3 picks. Dorian Thompson-Robinson came in and threw a fourth pick. Jerome Ford rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. Jerry Jeudy continued his tear with 11 receptions for 108 yards.
Bengals 27, Titans 27: The Bengals took down the Titans behind 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions from Joe Burrow. Chase Brown rushed for 97 yards and a score. Ja’Marr Chase caught 9 balls for 94 yards while Tee Higgins had 5 catches for 88 yards and a score. Brown added a receiving touchdown as well. Mason Rudolph threw for 209 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick. Will Levis, meanwhile, had 89 yards and 3 picks. Way to go, Champ. Tony Pollard rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown while Tyjae Spears added a rushing score, plus 6 catches for 87 yards and a receiving touchdown. Chig Okonkwo caught 8 balls for 59 yards. Josh Whyle — oh, come on — caught 5 balls for 37 yards and a score.
Commanders 20, Saints 19: Jayden Daniels continued to sizzle in his rookie season, throwing for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for 66 more. Brian Robinson Jr. rushed for 65 yards. Terry McLaurin caught 7 balls for 73 yards and 2 touchdowns. Something called an Olamide Zaccheaus had 3 receptions for 36 yards. Spencer Rattler threw for 135 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught 2 passes for 64 yards. Alvin Kamara added 4 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Foster Moreau caught 4 passes for 39 yards and a score.
Ravens 35, Giants 14: Lamar Jackson threw for 290 yards and 5 touchdowns while rushing for 65 yards. Derrick Henry had a modest day with 67 rushing yards. Rashod Bateman caught 3 passes for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justice Hill, Mark Andrews, and Devontez Walker all added a touchdown. Tim Boyle — I guess that’s a real dude — threw for 123 yards, a touchdown and a pick in the loss. Devin Singletary had a rushing touchdown. Malik Nabers caught 10 balls for 82 yards and a score.
Cowboys 30, Panthers 14: Cooper Rush had 214 passing yards and 3 touchdowns in the Cowboys’ big victory. Rico Dowdle rushed for an incredible 149 yards. CeeDee Lamb caught 9 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. Jalen Brooks and Jalen Tolbert — “two Jalens, wow!” — each caught a touchdown. Bryce Young had 219 passing yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Chuba Hubbard rushed for 32 yards but also caught 4 passes for 17 yards. Jalen Coker — check your programs, I dunno — had 4 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Jets 32, Jaguars 25: Aaron Rodgers threw for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Jets’ rare victory over the Jaguars. Rodgers also led the team in rushing with 45 yards. Breece Hall had 30 and a touchdown. Rodgers’ BFF, Davante Adams, caught 9 balls for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns. Garrett Wilson had 3 catches for 56 yards and a score. Mac Jones threw for 294 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the loss. Travis Etienne rushed for 65 yards and caught 4 passes for 20 more yards. Brian Thomas Jr. continued his stellar rookie campaign with 10 catches for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. Strangely, Brenton Strange caught 11 passes for 73 yards.
Texans 20, Dolphins 12: C.J. Stroud threw for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns in Houston’s victory. Joe Mixon had just 23 rushing yards but caught 5 balls for 33 yards. Nico Collins had 4 catches for 17 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 196 yards, a touchdown and 3 picks in the loss. De’Von Achane had 41 rushing yards and added 7 catches for 35 receiving yards. Malik Washington caught 5 passes for 52 yards. Jonnu Smith hauled in 9 receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Broncos 31, Colts 13: Bo Nix threw for just 130 yards, but added 3 touchdowns and 3 picks. He led the team with just 23 rushing yards as well. Courtland Sutton caught 3 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown. Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins both added touchdown receptions. Anthony Richardson threw for 172 yards and 2 picks plus rushed for 46 yards and a score in the loss. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 107 yards. Michael Pittman Jr. caught 6 passes for 58 yards.
Bills 48, Lions 42: Josh Allen continued his MVP candidacy with 362 passing yards and 2 touchdown passes, with 68 rushing yards and 2 more scores on the ground. James Cook rushed for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ty Johnson caught 5 balls for 114 yards. Khalil Shakir and Ray Davis both caught touchdown passes. Jared Goff threw for 494 yards and 5 touchdowns in the loss. Jahmyr Gibbs had 31 rushing yards and a score. He also caught 5 passes for 83 yards and another touchdown. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 14 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown. Sam LaPorta hauled in 7 passes for 111 yards. Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick, and Dan Skipper each caught a touchdown.
Eagles 27, Steelers 13: Jalen Hurts threw for 290 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for 45 yards and an additional score. Saquon Barkley rushed for just 65 yards. A.J. Brown caught 8 passes for 110 yards and a score. DeVonta Smith had 11 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. Russell Wilson threw for 128 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Calvin Austin caught 5 passes for 65 yards. Pat Freiermuth had 3 receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown.
Cardinals 30, Patriots 17: Kyler Murray threw for 224 yards in the Cardinals’ win. James Conner rushed for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 5 passes for 28 yards. Trey McBride caught 9 receptions for 87 yards — and still no touchdown. Greg Dortch had 60 yards on 3 catches. Drake Maye threw for 202 yards, a touchdown and a pick, and added a rushing touchdown in the loss. Rhamondre Stevenson had 69 rushing yards. Nobody really had any kind of impact in the passing game, except DeMario Douglas, who caught a touchdown pass.
Buccaneers 40, Chargers 17: Baker Mayfield had a huge game with 288 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception. Bucky Irving rushed for 117 yards. Mike Evans caught 9 balls for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jalen McMillan added 5 receptions for 75 yards and a score. Rachaad White had a touchdown catch as well. Justin Herbert threw for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick in the loss. Ladd McConkey had 5 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Stone Smartt — WTF — had 5 receptions for 50 yards. Quentin Johnston caught 5 balls for 45 yards and a score.
Packers 30, Seahawks 13: Jordan Love threw for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns in Green Bay’s win. Josh Jacobs rushed for 94 yards and a score. Christian Watson caught 3 passes for 56 yards. Romeo Doubs had 3 receptions for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jayden Reed caught 5 balls for 34 yards and rushed three times for 27 yards. Geno Smith threw for 149 yards and an interception in the loss. Zach Charbonnet had 54 yards and a touchdown. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 10 balls for 83 yards.
Vikings 30, Bears 12: Sam Darnold threw for 231 yards, a touchdown and a pick in the Vikings’ divisional victory. Aaron Jones rushed for 86 yards and a score and Cam Akers added 24 and a touchdown as well. Justin Jefferson caught 7 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Addison totaled 7 receptions for 63 yards. T.J. Hockenson caught 5 balls for 52 yards. Caleb Williams threw for 191 yards and a touchdown in the loss. D’Andre Swift had 79 rushing yards. Keenan Allen had 6 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown. D.J. Moore finished with 8 catches for 46 yards.
Falcons 15, Raiders 9: Kirk Cousins finished with just 112 yards, a touchdown and a pick in Atlanta’s victory. Bijan Robinson had 125 rushing yards. Drake London caught 3 balls for 53 yards and a score. Kyle Pitts caught 4 passes for 28 yards. Desmond Ridder threw for 208 yards, a touchdown and two picks in the loss. He led the Raiders with 28 rushing yards. Jakobi Meyers caught 5 balls for 59 yards. Ameer Abdullah had 7 receptions for 58 yards and a score. Brock Bowers had just 3 catches for 35 yards.
