The Jets’ defense knocked out Josh Allen, Zach Wilson threw a touchdown pass and Greg Zuerlein kicked in a 28-yard field goal with 1:43 minutes remaining to propel New York to a surprise 20-17 win over the to lead Buffalo Bills .
After the game was tied at 17, the Jets got the ball at their own four-yard line with 7:53 left and they hit the ground. After marching downfield to the Bills’ 18 in eight straight games against a tired Buffalo defense, Wilson connected with Denzel Mims for 12 yards in third and fifth. But the drive faltered when Wilson was sacked by third-place Damar Hamlin and the Jets went for Zuerlein’s field goal.
Allen got the ball with a chance to equalize or win but couldn’t do much against the Jets (6-3). A hold call to Dion Dawkins erased a long hiatus for Stefon Diggs. Two games later, Bryce Huff had a strip sack from Allen, which Buffalo regained on his 14. After an incomplete against Diggs, Allen launched a deep desperation pass to Gabe Davis, but rookie Sauce Gardner batted the ball away, sealing an unlikely win for the Jets. It also ended the Bills’ four-game winning streak.
New York go into the bye week break just half a game down on AFC East leaders Buffalo (6-2). The Jets even overcame a brief second-half delay when an overhead camera went dead. “That only happens to the Jets,” said a smiling coach Robert Saleh.
Workers repair a remote camera after it fell onto the field during the Bills Jets game. Photo: Noah K. Murray/APThe Jets offense was marching into the field when a SkyCam camera went out of control and hovered low over midfield, delaying the game by 12 minutes. The remote camera, used for overhead footage, swam up and down over the field until a cameraman could lock it up.
Miami Dolphins 35-32 Chicago Bears
Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and the Miami Dolphins overcame a record-breaking rushing effort by Justin Fields.
In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins (6-3) had no trouble moving the ball against a burned-out defense and made enough plays to walk away with their third straight win .
Fields rushed for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. He had a 61-yard touchdown run and threw for three points. He also became the first player since at least 1950 with at least 150 rushing yards and three TD passes in a game. His performance ensured the Bears (3-6) had a chance late on. They got the ball on their 28 after Miami punted with just under three minutes to go. But fourth and tenth at the 42, Fields threw an incomplete pass to Equanimeous St. Brown, sealing Chicago’s fifth loss in six games.
Green Bay Packers 9-15 Detroit Lions
Aaron Rodgers set a career-high three interceptions and threw an incomplete pass in the last minute to fourth-place Detroit 17s, allowing the Lions to seal the win over the Green Bay Packers.
The Lions (2-6) ended a five-game losing streak.
The Packers (3-6) lost five straight for the first time since 2008, when Rodgers, their four-time NFL MVP, started the freshman year.
Detroit tried to seal the win late in the fourth when trainer Dan Campbell went fourth and third from the Green Bay 43. Goff’s passport was incomplete. Rodgers didn’t take advantage of this. He converted a fourth and two with an off-balance lob to Samori Toure, who fumbled out at the Detroit 17. Rodgers, the two-time reigning NFL MVP, threw four straight incomplete passes to end an overall lousy game. He was 23 of 42 for 291 yards with a TD and had three interceptions for the fifth time in his career.
Carolina Panthers 21-42 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Mixon ran for 153 yards and scored five touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals took a 35-0 lead at halftime and drove to the win. Mixon, who came into the game with three TDs all year, scored four goals in the first half alone, the first three with short rushes and the fourth with a 12-yard pass from Joe Burrow, who previously scored 22 for 28 for 206 Yards had exited late in the third quarter in favor of backup Brandon Allen.
The Bengals (5-4) bounced back from a terrible loss on Monday night at AFC North rivals Cleveland to jump early on Carolina (2-7) and dominate on defense. Cincinnati allowed PJ Walker just nine passing yards and intercepted him twice in the first half, benching the former XFL quarterback in favor of Baker Mayfield to start the second.
Seattle Seahawks 31-21 Arizona Cardinals
Geno Smith threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for 109 yards and two points, and the Seattle Seahawks won their fourth straight game. NFC West leaders Seattle (6-3) continued their unexpected rise while the Cardinals (3-6) have lost four of five.
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Minnesota Vikings 20-17 Washington Commanders
Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Harrison Smith picked out Taylor Heinicke to equalize the tie, and the Minnesota Vikings came back to beat the Washington Commanders and extend their winning streak to six.
Cousins played his first game in Washington as a visitor, recovering from an interception late in the first half and reemerging after one of several big hits he absorbed to lead a 68-yard drive that went with ended with a field goal by Greg Joseph.
Smith’s interception midway through the fourth quarter put the ball in the red zone for the Vikings. Cousins connected with Dalvin Cook with a 12-yard TD pass that was one of his best throws of the game and offset some earlier inaccuracies. He finished 22 of 40 for 265 yards. After an unnecessary roughness penalty on the first field goal attempt allowed Minnesota to run more time off the clock, Joseph struck from 28 yards with 12 seconds left to continue the streak.
Los Angeles Chargers 20-17 Atlanta Falcons
Cameron Dicker scored a game-ending field goal three days after signing as a free agent and hit a 37-yarder that lifted the Los Angeles Chargers over the Atlanta Falcons.
Dicker also made a 31-yard field goal with 5:27 left and tied the game on 17. The Texas rookie was added to the practice squad on Thursday and activated on Sunday in place of the injured Dustin Hopkins. This was only Dicker’s second NFL game – he also made a late kick for the Philadelphia Eagles as an injury substitute in Week 5.
Las Vegas Raiders 20-27 Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Etienne ran for two touchdowns and the Jacksonville Jaguars eventually won a tight game, recovering from a 17-point deficit to beat the Las Vegas Raiders.
It was the second-biggest comeback in franchise history for the Jaguars (3-6), who climbed out of a 21-point hole to beat the New York Giants in 2014.
The Raiders (2-6), who were shut out in New Orleans last week, dominated early. They scored in four of their first five possessions and led 20-7 just before half-time. Davante Adams was unstoppable, catching nine passes for 146 and two goals in the first 30 minutes. But Jacksonville eventually stiffened against the five-time Pro Bowler, who had a reception for zero yards after the break.
Indianapolis Colts 3-26 New England Patriots
Mac Jones had a touchdown pass, Nick Folk added four field goals and the Patriots finished the game with nine sacks to help New England beat the Indianapolis Colts.
The win puts the Patriots (5-4) above .500 for the first time this season as they head into their bye week. The Colts (3-5-1) have lost three straight games and are yet to win since benching quarterback Matt Ryan in favor of sophomore Sam Ehlinger.