Late field goal lifts Browns past rival Steelers
CLEVELAND — Dustin Hopkins kicked a 34-yard field goal with 2 seconds left after Cleveland rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed four straight clutch passes, giving the Browns a 13-10 win Sunday over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.
Making just his second NFL start, Thompson-Robinson rallied the Browns just days after Deshaun Watson was lost for the season with a shoulder injury.
With the crowd chanting “D-T-R!” and Watson watching from Cleveland’s sideline in sweats, Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round pick from UCLA, calmly completed his four passes for 29 yards to set up Hopkins.
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The NFC North-leading Lions overcame four turnovers, including Jared Goff’s season-high three interceptions, and a 12-point deficit over the last 3:06 to rally for the win.
Detroit has its best record through 10 games since 1962, giving the franchise a shot to win a division title for the first time in three decades.
TEXANS 21, CARDINALS 16: Standout rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 336 yards with two touchdowns, and host Houston overcame his season-high three interceptions to beat Arizona.
The Texans have doubled their win total from last season and have won three games in a row for the first time since a nine-game streak in 2018.
The Cardinals had a chance to win late. Kyler Murray threw a deep pass on fourth-and-8 that was intended for Marquise Brown, but Steven Nelson batted it down with 35 seconds left.
JAGUARS 34, TITANS 14: Trevor Lawrence accounted for four touchdowns, including two perfectly thrown passes to Calvin Ridley, and host Jacksonville followed its worst loss of the season with a drubbing of Tennessee.
Ridley finished with seven catches for 103 yards, finding the end zone twice for the first time with the Jaguars. Lawrence also ran for two scores for the first time in his three NFL seasons, becoming the first player in franchise history with two TD passes and two rushing scores in the same game.
Jacksonville scored on five consecutive possessions and finished with 389 yards. The game would have been more lopsided had Lawrence and Co. not had to settle for two red zone field goals.
COWBOYS 33, PANTHERS 10: Dak Prescott threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, DaRon Bland tied an NFL record with his fourth pick-6 of the season, and Dallas trounced host Carolina for its fourth win in five games.
Tony Pollard ran for 61 yards and a touchdown, and CeeDee Lamb found the end zone again for Dallas in front of a predominantly pro-Cowboys crowd.
Bryce Young was 16 of 29 for 123 yards, and the No. 1 draft pick threw the third pick-6 of his rookie season and also fumbled. The Panthers are assured their sixth straight losing season since David Tepper took over as owner in 2018.
DOLPHINS 20, RAIDERS 13: Jalen Ramsey caught a game-sealing interception to help stifle Las Vegas’ fourth-quarter comeback, and Miami overcame three turnovers to hold off the Raiders at home.
Ramsey, who also intercepted Aidan O’Connell earlier in the game, caught a pass in the end zone intended for Tre Tucker with 22 seconds left, ending a rare game in which Miami’s defense outshined its offense.
Tua Tagovailoa was 28 of 39 with 325 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Miami. He also lost his third fumble of the season on a scramble on the Dolphins’ opening drive. Tyreek Hill caught his league-leading eighth touchdown of the season and had 146 yards on 10 catches.
PACKERS 23, CHARGERS 20: Jordan Love threw for 322 yards and found Romeo Doubs for a 24-yard touchdown with 2:33 left to give Green Bay a home victory over Los Angeles.
Love went 27 of 40 and became the first Packer to throw for more than 300 yards since Aaron Rodgers had a 341-yard day against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 12, 2021. Love’s other touchdown pass was an 11-yarder to Christian Watson with 4 seconds left in the third quarter.
Los Angeles lost another close one. Five of the Chargers’ six defeats have been decided by a combined 14 points.
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GIANTS 31, COMMANDERS 19: Sam Howell threw three interceptions among six Commanders turnovers, and Washington may have reached the low point of Ron Rivera’s tenure with a home loss to last-place New York.
The Commanders lost to the Giants for the second time this season, this time to undrafted rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, who picked up his first NFL win in his second start. Washington has lost seven of nine since opening with back-to-back victories, falling out of the playoff race despite a mediocre field of teams competing for three NFC wild-card spots.
BILLS 32, JETS 6: Josh Allen threw three touchdowns passes and the sluggish Buffalo offense responded to a change in coordinators by scoring points on six of its first eight possessions in a home rout of AFC East-rival New York.
The Bills snapped a two-game skid and topped 25 points for the first time in seven weeks to end the team’s worst drought since a six-game run during Allen’s rookie season in 2018. After building a 9-0 lead on three field goals by Tyler Bass, Allen broke the game open with three touchdowns over four possessions spanning halftime.
49ERS 27, BUCCANEERS 14: Brock Purdy threw a 76-yard strike to Brandon Aiyuk for one of his three touchdown passes, and host San Francisco beat Tampa Bay.
Purdy also threw a 4-yard TD pass to Christian McCaffrey and a 3-yarder to George Kittle to help the 49ers post a second straight lopsided win following a three-game losing streak.
RAMS 17, SEAHAWKS 16: Lucas Havrisik made a 22-yard field goal for the Rams with 1:31 to play, and Jason Myers missed a 55-yard attempt for the Seahawks with 3 seconds left in Los Angeles’ home victory over Seattle.
Matthew Stafford passed for 190 yards in his return from injury and led two scoring drives in the fourth-quarter comeback by the Rams, who snapped their three-game losing streak with their second win over the Seahawks this season.
BRONCOS 21, VIKINGS 20: Courtland Sutton caught a 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson with 1:03 to play to give Denver a win over visiting Minnesota. Wilson went 27 for 35 for 259 yards and one TD. Sutton had 4 catches for 66 yards.
