NFL outcomes and highlights: Jayden Daniels’ last-second Hail Mary leads Washington Commanders previous Chicago Bears

Jayden Daniels produced the play of the season with a shocking last-second Hail Mary landing to guide the Washington Commanders to victory, whereas Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs prolonged their good file on an unbelievable day within the NFL…

Chicago Bears 15-18 Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels linked with Noah Brown on a 52-yard Hail Mary as time expired to present the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Daniels scrambled for a number of seconds earlier than heaving the ball from the Commanders 35-yard line. It was deflected about three yards in need of the objective line earlier than falling into the arms of Brown, who was standing alone in the long run zone.

Chicago had taken its first lead with 23 seconds left within the recreation, going forward 15-12 on a one-yard TD run by Roschon Johnson after a pass-interference penalty on the Commanders (6-2).

The Bears (4-3) had their profitable streak snapped at three after falling behind 12-0 and giving up the Daniels-to-Brown play that despatched gamers and followers within the stands right into a frenzy.

The unlikely landing was Daniels’ twenty first completion on 38 makes an attempt whereas enjoying by way of a rib damage that left his standing unsure till hours earlier than kickoff. Within the NFL’s sixth matchup of rookie quarterbacks taken with the highest two picks within the draft, Daniels threw for 326 yards and ran for 52.

The surprising ending ruined a turnaround for No. 1 total draft decide Caleb Williams, the Washington-area native who engineered a late 62-yard scoring drive after beginning the sport finishing simply 4 of his first 16 passes. Williams completed 10 of 24 for 131 yards, and D’Andre Swift ran for a landing as a part of his 129-yard efficiency.

On this typically ragged matchup of dynamic rookies, it was Daniels, taken one spot after Williams within the NFL draft, who got here out on prime.

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 27-20 Las Vegas Raiders

Patrick Mahomes handed for 262 yards and two touchdowns because the two-time defending champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs remained undefeated with a 27-20 victory over the reeling Las Vegas Raiders.

The Chiefs (7-0) prolonged their profitable streak to 13 video games, together with the playoffs courting again to final season. Their final loss was at dwelling to Las Vegas, however the Chiefs are 5-0 towards the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium and 6-0 there together with the Tremendous Bowl in February.

Las Vegas (2-6) have misplaced 4 consecutive video games, however this was the primary time the Raiders had scored not less than 20 factors since a 20-16 victory over Cleveland on September 29.

Mahomes grew to become the quickest quarterback in NFL historical past to achieve 30,000 yards, doing it in his 103rd recreation. Matthew Stafford had hit that mark at 109 video games.

Mahomes’ prime goal was Travis Kelce, who had 10 catches for 90 yards, each season highs. He final caught double-digit passes on October 22, 2023, and this was the highest-yardage output since November 26.

Kelce additionally had a landing catch, his seventy fifth to go Jason Witten for fifth on the NFL tight finish checklist. Kelce moved inside two of breaking Tony Gonzalez’s staff file.

Gardner Minshew accomplished 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas, however was sacked 5 instances. Jakobi Meyers, who missed the 2 earlier video games due to an ankle damage, caught six passes for 52 yards and the landing.

Inexperienced Bay Packers 30-27 Jacksonville Jaguars

Backup Malik Willis accomplished a 51-yard go to Jayden Reed that arrange Brandon McManus’ second profitable kick in as many weeks, a 24-yarder that lifted the Inexperienced Bay Packers to a 30-27 victory at Jacksonville.

Willis rallied the Packers (6-2) to their fourth consecutive win, this one with Jordan Love watching from the sideline. Willis accomplished 4 of 5 passes for 56 yards, with a landing and the most important completion of the day.

Willis discovered Reed extensive open down the left sideline after security Andre Cisco fell down in protection. It was all of the Packers wanted to rebound from Trevor Lawrence’s completely positioned, 14-yard landing go to Evan Engram that helped tie the sport.

Engram caught the ball between three defenders and gave the Jaguars (2-6) all of the momentum. However Packers coach Matt LaFleur dialled up a gut-punch to Jacksonville on second down.

Josh Jacobs ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns for Inexperienced Bay, who misplaced Like to a left groin damage within the third quarter. Love dropped to the bottom close to the sideline following a second down throw to Jacobs. Jaguars defensive finish Travon Walker bumped Love after the play, however the quarterback had been hobbled many of the recreation.

Love appeared to tweak his groin on the opening drive of the sport. He began favouring his left leg after an incomplete go and ended up within the medical tent earlier than showing along with his higher leg wrapped when he got here again out.

He was ultimately dominated questionable, ending 14 of twenty-two passes for 196 yards, with an interception – his league-leading ninth of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles 37-17 Cincinnati Bengals

Jalen Hurts rushed for 3 touchdowns and handed for an additional landing because the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cincinnati Bengals 37-17 for his or her third consecutive victory.

Hurts was 16-for-20 passing for 236 yards, whereas additionally having 10 carries for 37 yards.

Saquon Barkey rushed for 108 yards as Philadelphia (5-2) gained for the fourth time in 5 video games total. The Eagles scored the final 20 factors of the afternoon.

Hurts’ one-yard landing run within the fourth quarter capped an 85-yard drive that ate up 7:37 of the clock, giving Philadelphia a 34-17 lead with four-and-a-half minutes left.

Nakobe Dean then recovered a Mike Gesicki fumble, and Jake Elliott kicked a 47-yard area objective to assist shut it out.

Cincinnati (3-5) completed with simply 58 yards speeding, persevering with a season-long drawback. Joe Burrow was 26 for 37 for 234 yards and a landing with an interception.

Burrow discovered Ja’Marr Chase for a two-yard TD on the primary possession of the sport, earlier than Hurts’ first speeding landing, a one-yarder late within the first half, tied it at 10.

Philadelphia went forward to remain when Hurts threw a gorgeous 45-yard landing go to DeVonta Smith with 2:43 left within the third.

Atlanta Falcons 31-26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kirk Cousins threw for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns to assist the Atlanta Falcons take sole possession of first place of the NFC South with a 31-26 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kyle Pitts scored on receptions of 36 and 49 yards and Cousins additionally tossed landing passes of 30 yards to Darnell Mooney and 7 yards to Bijan Robinson to present the Falcons (5-3) a two-game sweep of the season sequence between the division rivals.

Baker Mayfield threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, but additionally tossed a pair of expensive interceptions. The Bucs had an opportunity to win it after driving to the Atlanta 33 within the closing seconds, nevertheless Mayfield’s Hail Mary throw from the 38 was caught by Rakim Jarrett behind the top zone as time expired.

The Falcons improved to 4-0 inside the NFC South. The Bucs (4-4) additionally misplaced 36-30 in time beyond regulation at Atlanta on October 3, when Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards with 4 touchdowns.

Mayfield, enjoying with out injured receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, tossed a pair of landing passes to Cade Otton, together with a four-yarder that trimmed what was as soon as a 14-point deficit to 31-26 with slightly below seven minutes remaining.

The Falcons took the ball, and with assist from an 18-yard scramble by Cousins and a pair of fourth-down conversions held the ball till Younghoe Koo missed a 46-yield area objective with 1:01 left.

Buffalo Payments 31-10 Seattle Seahawks

Josh Allen threw two landing passes because the surging Buffalo Payments turned his first interception of the season into an afterthought, pummelling the Seattle Seahawks 31-10.

James Cook dinner rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns for the AFC East-leading Payments (6-2), who have been in management all through and gained their third straight.

Allen completed 24 of 34 for 283 yards. He ran his streak of passes with out an interception to 300 earlier than Josh Jobe picked him off within the second quarter. However Seattle (4-4) turned the ball over on downs after that decide, with quarterback Geno Smith stumbling after he took the snap on fourth-and-goal from the one.

Allen responded by main a 12-play, 93-yard drive – the Payments’ second drive of 90-plus yards within the first half – for a 14-3 lead. He concluded that possession with a 12-yard landing go to Dalton Kincaid.

Buffalo additionally went 90 yards on 14 performs after the opening kickoff, Allen discovering Keon Coleman for a two-yard landing to complete a drive that lasted 9:07.

Smith went 21 of 29 for 212 yards and an interception for the Seahawks, who have been largely inept on offense. They rushed for less than 32 yards and scored their solely landing in rubbish time.

Tennessee Titans 14-52 Detroit Lions

Jared Goff threw three landing passes and David Montgomery was the primary of 5 gamers to attain within the first half for the Detroit Lions, who romped previous the Tennessee Titans 52-14.

The NFC North-leading Lions (6-1) have the convention’s greatest file after profitable 5 straight video games, averaging 40-plus factors over the past 4.

Detroit had its highest-scoring recreation since a 55-point efficiency towards Chicago in 1997, and scored not less than 50 for the fourth time in franchise historical past.

The Titans (1-6) have been routed for a second straight week and have already signalled this can be a rebuilding 12 months by buying and selling veteran receiver DeAndre Hopkins and beginning linebacker Ernest Jones Jr.

Detroit have been on a roll these days by leaning on Goff, however it had extra factors (42) than he had passing yards (28) early within the third quarter. He completed 12 of 15 for 85 yards.

The Lions did not want Goff to very productive as a result of they made massive performs in each section and pulled off a trick play as they do in most video games – this time, a landing go by working again Montgomery, who took a pitch from Goff and located Sam LaPorta from three yards out to present the Lions a 35-14 lead and their highest-scoring half since 1970.

Jahmyr Gibbs had a 70-yard landing run late within the first quarter, whereas Khalil Dorsey had a 72-yard kickoff return to arrange Goff’s eight-yard landing go to Brock Wright early within the second.

Kalif Raymond’s 90-yard kickoff return early within the third put Detroit forward 42-14.

Arizona Cardinals 28-27 Miami Dolphins

Kyler Murray drove the Cardinals into place for a game-winning area objective by Chad Ryland as time expired for the second straight week as Arizona spoiled Tua Tagovailoa’s return from a concussion by beating the Miami Dolphins 28-27.

Murray led two scoring drives within the fourth quarter to rally the Cardinals from a nine-point deficit. The primary concluded with a two-yard landing run by James Conner that pulled Arizona (4-4) inside 27-25. The second was a methodical 13-play, 71-yard march that ended with Ryland’s 34-yard kick.

Tagovailoa threw for 234 yards and the Dolphins (2-5) had their greatest offensive efficiency of the season in his first begin since he was identified with the third identified concussion of his profession towards the Buffalo Payments on September 12. He was designated to return on Monday after docs deemed it protected for him to play, earlier than clearing the concussion protocol Friday following an examination by an impartial neurological guide.

Tagovailoa accomplished 28 of 38 passes. He misplaced a fumble on the opening drive that Miami recovered, and a snap went over his head within the third quarter, leading to a security.

New York Jets 22-25 New England Patriots

Rhamondre Stevenson plunged into the top zone with 22 seconds left because the New England Patriots recovered after first-round draft decide Drake Maye left with a concussion early to beat Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets 25-22.

Starter-turned-backup Jacoby Brissett changed the quarterback who changed him and led the Patriots (2-6) on two fourth-quarter scoring drives to snap a six-game shedding streak and ship the Jets (2-6) to their fifth loss in a row.

Stevenson scored two touchdowns and likewise caught the two-point conversion that made it 25-22. Rodgers took over at his personal 30 with no timeouts and missed one deep go earlier than connecting with Davante Adams for 16 yards, however removed from the sideline.

It was New England’s first win at dwelling in additional than a 12 months, since Week Seven of final season.

Brissett, who began the Patriots’ first 5 video games, accomplished 15 of 24 passes for 132 yards; Maye was three of six for 23 yards and likewise ran for 46 yards on three carries, together with an 18-yard scramble that ended with an unpenalized helmet-to-helmet hit from Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood.

Rodgers accomplished 17 of 28 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns, hitting Garrett Wilson 5 instances for 113 yards. Breece Corridor ran for 80 yards on 16 carries, and Braelon Allen scored on a two-yard run to present the Jets the lead with three minutes remaining.

Baltimore Ravens 24-29 Cleveland Browns

Jameis Winston threw a 38-yard landing go – his third of the sport – to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds left because the Cleveland Browns shocked Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 29-24 to snap a five-game shedding streak.

Making his first begin in two years and changing injured starter Deshaun Watson, Winston helped the Browns (2-6) take down their AFC North rival.

However solely after surviving a late comeback try by Jackson, who drove the Ravens (5-3) to Cleveland’s 24 within the ultimate seconds. Jackson introduced time to keep away from sacks and threw two incompletions into the top zone, the second to Zay Flowers as time expired.

Following the play, Jackson threw his helmet in anger in entrance of Baltimore’s bench because the Ravens’ five-game profitable streak ended with a stunning loss.

Winston completed 27 of 41 for 334 yards in his first begin since September 25, 2022, for New Orleans. The 30-year-old took over Cleveland’s offense this week after Watson suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon rupture.

Winston did what Watson could not because the Browns scored their most factors this season and he eclipsed 300 yards passing, one thing his teammate hasn’t achieved in 19 begins over three seasons in Cleveland.

Jackson accomplished 23 of 38 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns, whereas Derrick Henry had a 2-yard landing run for Baltimore, the 99th of his profession.

Indianapolis Colts 20-23 Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud threw for 285 yards and a landing and Joe Mixon ran for 102 yards with a rating to assist the Houston Texans to a 23-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Stroud bounced again after he had a career-worst 86 yards passing in a loss to the Packers final week to permit the Texans (6-2) to increase their lead atop the AFC South.

Houston’s protection intercepted Anthony Richardson as soon as and hurried and harassed him all recreation because the Texans swept their season sequence with Indianapolis (4-4) for simply the second time in franchise historical past.

The Colts appeared to have taken the lead with about three minutes left when Mixon fumbled and it was recovered by defensive finish Dayo Odeyingbo.

He jumped up after grabbing the fumble and rumbled 84 yards for what was first known as a landing that made it 27-23, just for the play to be reviewed and the rating wiped away when he was dominated down by contact.

The Colts could not transfer the ball after that and needed to punt after Danielle Hunter sacked Richardson on third down.

Indianapolis bought the ball once more late, however Richardson was sacked by Hunter as soon as extra and fumbled on the final play to finish the sport earlier than he might try a desperation go.

Richardson was 10 of 32 for 175 yards with a landing in his second recreation again after lacking virtually three full video games with an injured proper hip. He was sacked 5 instances and hit one other eight instances.

Jonathan Taylor had 20 carries for 105 yards and a landing for the Colts in his return after lacking the previous three video games with a sprained ankle.

New Orleans Saints 8-26 Los Angeles Chargers

Ladd McConkey had two landing catches, together with a 60-yard rating within the third quarter, and have become the primary Chargers rookie receiver in 11 years to have a 100-yard receiving recreation as Los Angeles defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-8.

Justin Herbert had 328 complete yards (279 passing, 48 speeding) and two landing throws to assist the Chargers (4-3) bounce again from a last-second loss final Monday evening at Arizona.

The Saints (2-6) have misplaced six straight for the primary time since 2005. Alvin Kamara, who signed a two-year, $24.5m contract extension earlier this week, had 122 complete yards. Chris Olave had eight receptions for 107 yards.

Jake Haener changed an ineffective Spencer Rattler within the third quarter and accomplished 9 of 17 passes for 122 yards.

Rattler – making his third straight begin with Derek Carr sidelined with an indirect damage – was 12 of 24 for 156 yards. The Saints did not attain the crimson zone and managed solely a area objective within the 9 drives he directed

New Orleans’ factors on offense got here on a pair of area objectives by Blake Grupe. McConkey, chosen within the second spherical of the draft, completed with six receptions for 111 yards to turn into the primary Chargers rookie to achieve the century mark since Keenan Allen had 5 such video games in 2013.

Carolina Panthers 14-28 Denver Broncos

Bo Nix threw three landing passes and ran for an additional and Denver’s protection throttled Bryce Younger within the Broncos’ 28-14 win over the injury-riddled Carolina Panthers.

In the most effective recreation but of his rookie season, the Broncos quarterback threw for 284 yards. He discovered Nate Adkins from three yards and Adam Trautman from 19 yards within the second quarter because the Broncos (5-3) constructed a 21-7 half-time lead.

The Panthers (1-7), who listed a whopping 22 gamers on their damage report and misplaced two extra gamers Sunday, misplaced for the fifth consecutive time.

Younger was 24 for 37 for 224 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions as he changed the injured Andy Dalton having been benched earlier this season.

Courtland Sutton caught eight of Nix’s passes for 100 yards, his first 100-yard recreation since Week 2 of the 2022 season towards Houston

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