NFL outcomes and highlights: Josh Allen leads Buffalo Payments previous Kansas Metropolis Chiefs as Tremendous Bowl champions endure first defeat

The Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs suffered their first defeat of the season after a thriller in opposition to the Buffalo Payments, whereas the Detroit Lions cruised previous the Jacksonville Jaguars on NFL Sunday…

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 21-30 Buffalo Payments

Josh Allen ran for a 26-yard landing on fourth down with 2:17 left to seal the Buffalo Payments’ 30-21 win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and hand the two-time defending Tremendous Bowl champions their first lack of the season.

James Prepare dinner rushed for 2 touchdowns and Allen threw a 12-yard landing move to Curtis Samuel for Buffalo (9-2), who closed the hole on Kansas Metropolis (9-1) within the race for the AFC’s high seed.

Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs had been the NFL’s final undefeated staff and eventually ran out of how to beat second-half deficits. The Chiefs had received 15 straight, together with playoffs, since they fell 20-14 to the Las Vegas Raiders on December 17, 2023. The Payments have now received six straight and moved nearer to their sixth straight AFC East title.

Payments coach Sean McDermott opted to go for it on fourth-and-two as a substitute of kicking a discipline objective for a five-point lead. Allen faked a move to his left after which broke up the center, the place he bounced off two Chiefs defenders earlier than crossing the objective line.

Allen performed via a sore throwing hand, which was examined on the sideline throughout the recreation. He completed 27 of 40 for 262 yards with the landing move, one dashing rating and an interception.

The dashing landing was the 58th of Allen’s profession, transferring him into second on the Payments listing, one forward of O.J. Simpson, and 7 behind Thurman Thomas. Allen’s two-touchdown outing additionally elevated his whole to 244, tying Jim Kelly for first in staff historical past.

Buffalo’s protection ended Kansas Metropolis’s determined remaining drive as linebacker Terrel Bernard intercepted Mahomes. Mahomes completed 23 of 33 for 196 yards with three landing passes – two to tight finish Noah Grey and one other to Xavier Worthy – and two interceptions.

Baltimore Ravens 16-18 Pittsburgh Steelers

Chris Boswell tied a franchise report with six discipline objectives because the Pittsburgh Steelers restricted Lamar Jackson and the NFL’s top-ranked offense in an 18-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

The Steelers (8-2) received their fifth straight behind Boswell and a protection that by no means let Jackson, Derrick Henry or the remainder of the offense get right into a rhythm, opening up slightly respiratory room atop the AFC North.

Baltimore (7-4) had been held to season lows in factors and yards (329) whereas committing 12 penalties and turning the ball over thrice – every miscue resulting in a Boswell discipline objective – as Pittsburgh received for the seventh time in its final eight conferences in a rivalry that continues to be as chippy as ever.

Jackson accomplished simply 16 of 33 for 207 yards with a landing and an interception. He hit Zay Flowers for a 16-yard rating with 1:06 left to get the Ravens inside two however the two-point conversion try was a large number. Jackson rolled to his left, tried to run then pulled up and threw a prayer to nobody specifically that fell incomplete.

The Steelers – with backup quarterback Justin Fields subbing in for Russell Wilson on a few snaps – picked up a primary down on the following drive as Pittsburgh ran out the clock to drop Jackson’s report to 1-4 in opposition to his staff’s greatest rival.

Henry tied a franchise report by scoring his fifteenth dashing landing of the season, however was restricted to simply 65 yards and wasn’t even on the sector for the ill-fated two-point try.

Inexperienced Bay Packers 20-19 Chicago Bears

Jordan Love ran for a go-ahead landing within the closing minutes because the Inexperienced Bay Packers held on to beat the Chicago Bears 20-19 after Karl Brooks blocked Cairo Santos’ 46-yard discipline objective try as time expired.

Love put Inexperienced Bay on high 20-19 when he scored from the one with 2:59 left. That landing was arrange by a 60-yard move to Christian Watson, who received up after making a lunging catch and ran all the way in which to the 14. The 2-point conversion failed.

Inexperienced Bay then sacked Caleb Williams on the primary two performs of the following possession, earlier than the Bears regrouped and drove all the way in which to the 28, solely to finish a chaotic week with their fourth straight loss when Brooks received via the middle of the road and blocked Santos’ kick.

Love accomplished 13 of 17 passes for 261 yards and a landing. He additionally threw his league-leading eleventh interception, matching his whole from final 12 months. Josh Jacobs ran for 76 yards and a rating for the Packers.

Williams threw for 231 yards and ran for 70, whereas Chicago’s D’Andre Swift had 14 carries for 71 yards and a rating.

Seattle Seahawks 20-17 San Francisco 49ers

Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining because the Seattle Seahawks snapped a six-game shedding streak in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 victory.

Smith accomplished seven of eight passes for 65 yards to get the Seahawks (5-5) in place to attain after taking on at their 20 with 2:38 remaining. He then ran it in in opposition to a depleted protection for the 49ers (5-5) that sorely missed injured edge rusher Nick Bosa on the ultimate drive.

The win moved Seattle right into a three-way tie for second place within the NFC West with San Francisco and the Rams, a recreation behind Arizona. The Niners have misplaced three division video games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in all of them after dropping video games earlier this season to the Rams and Cardinals.

San Francisco had taken a 17-13 lead when Brock Purdy threw a 30-yard landing move to Jauan Jennings with 9:33 to play. The Niners in nice form for a comeback win after stopping Seattle on back-to-back performs for no acquire from the 37 with the Seahawks needing just one yard for a primary down.

However the 49ers could not run out the clock on offense and gave Smith and the Seahawks the possibility on the comeback. Smith completed 25 for 32 for 221 yards with one interception and the landing run. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 10 catches for 110 yards and Kenneth Walker III scored on a 1-yard run for the Seahawks.

Atlanta Falcons 6-38 Denver Broncos

Bo Nix threw for 307 yards and a season-best 4 touchdowns, Javonte Williams received a push throughout the objective line from a half-dozen of his teammates, and the Denver Broncos rolled previous the Atlanta Falcons 38-6.

Nix, who was 28 for 33, joined Corridor of Famer Peyton Manning as the one rookie QBs in NFL historical past to throw for 200-plus yards with two or extra touchdowns in 4 consecutive residence video games.

The Broncos received it once they shoved Williams into the top zone to finish his 14-yard scoring run that gave Denver an early 14-3 lead.

Nix additionally accomplished a pair of 12-yard landing throws, one to tight finish Nate Adkins and the opposite to speedster Marvin Mims Jr. to take Denver to a 21-6 half-time benefit. His seven-yard landing toss to fellow rookie and Oregon alum Troy Franklin made it 28-6 early within the third quarter and he capped his day with a 41-yard scoring strike to Lil’Jordan Humphrey to make it 38-6.

At that time, Falcons coach Raheem Morris changed starter Kirk Cousins (18 of 27 for 173 yards, no touchdowns and one interception) with rookie Michael Penix Jr., who promptly accomplished a 20-yard move to Ray-Ray McCloud III. Penix was two of 4 for twenty-four yards.

Indianapolis Colts 28-27 New York Jets

Anthony Richardson ran for a four-yard landing, his second of the sport, with 46 seconds left in his return to the beginning function to raise the Indianapolis Colts to a 28-27 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.

With the Jets main 27-22 after Anders Carlson’s 35-yard discipline objective with 2:41 remaining, Richardson – benched for 2 video games in favour of Joe Flacco – marched the Colts down the sector.

He related with Alec Pierce for 39 yards after which Josh Downs for 17 yards to place the ball on the 10. Three performs later, Richardson took off to the suitable and bumped into the top zone for the go-ahead rating. Jonathan Taylor was stuffed on the two-point attempt – giving Rodgers and the Jets one final likelihood, however with no timeouts left.

Rodgers was sacked by Kwity Paye and fumbled on the primary play, however the Jets recovered. After Corridor had an 11-yard catch and a delay-of-game penalty was known as on the Colts’ E.J. Velocity, Rodgers was sacked once more by Paye – sealing the win for the Colts (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid.

Richardson, the No 4 general decide final 12 months and the league’s second-youngest beginning QB, had maybe his finest recreation within the NFL – and it got here in opposition to the league’s oldest quarterback within the 40-year-old Rodgers. Richardson completed 20 of 30 for 272 yards and a landing to Downs and ran for 32 yards and the 2 scores on 10 carries.

Rodgers threw two landing passes and Breece Corridor had a landing catch and ran for a rating, however the Jets (3-8) dropped their seventh in eight video games and fell to 1-5 below interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.

Jacksonville Jaguars 6-52 Detroit Lions

Jared Goff threw two of his 4 landing passes to Amon-Ra St. Brown, whereas David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs mixed for 3 dashing touchdowns because the Detroit Lions routed the Jacksonville Jaguars 52-6.

The NFC-leading Lions (9-1) have received eight straight and 9 of their first 10 video games in a season for the primary time since 1934. Detroit’s profitable margin of 46 factors was the biggest in franchise historical past, and it handed Jacksonville its biggest-ever defeat. The Lions additionally set a franchise report in whole yards with 644.

Jacksonville rookie Cam Little made a career-best 59-yard discipline objective on the game-opening drive and closed the primary half with one other discipline objective.

In between these kicks, the Lions scored 4 touchdowns to take a 28-3 lead. Montgomery began the scoring barrage with a two-yard run and Gibbs adopted with a two-yard run within the second quarter.

Montgomery adopted up with a six-yard run for his second rating and Goff threw a 27-yard move to St. Brown within the second quarter, extending the receiver’s franchise report with a landing catch to eight straight video games.

The Lions went forward 49-6 early within the fourth quarter after Goff threw a 64-yard landing move to Jameson Williams, a five-yarder to Brock Wright and a nine-yard strike to St. Brown on the suitable aspect of the top zone.

Goff completed 24 of 29 for 412 yards and 4 touchdowns for an ideal passer ranking.

Los Angeles Rams 28-22 New England Patriots

Matthew Stafford threw for 295 yards and 4 touchdowns, together with a 69-yard rating to Cooper Kupp on the second play of the second half to assist the Los Angeles Rams draw back and beat the New England Patriots 28-22.

New England trailed 14-10 after Rams kicker Joshua Karty’s 26-yard field-goal try on the finish of the primary half clanged off the suitable upright. Los Angeles acquired the kick to begin the second half, and on second down Stafford discovered Kupp close to midfield; Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones dove for the move and missed, leaving nobody between Kupp and the top zone.

The Patriots drove into Los Angeles territory, with a first-and-goal from the Rams 5, however settled for a discipline objective. On the Rams’ subsequent possession, Stafford discovered Colby Parkinson within the nook of the top zone to make it 28-13.

A missed further level and a false begin on fourth-and-one doomed two Patriots’ makes an attempt to return again. New England received the ball again at its personal 10 with 2:14 left and one timeout for one final attempt, however Kamren Kinchens intercepted Drake Maye to ice it.

Puka Nacua caught seven passes for 123 yards and a landing and Kupp caught six passes for 106 yards and two scores for the Rams (5-5), who’ve received 4 of their final 5 video games and improved to 3-1 since getting again Kupp and Nacua in Week Eight.

Cleveland Browns 14-35 New Orleans Saints

Taysom Hill capped a 138-yard, three-touchdown efficiency on the bottom with a 75-yard scoring run because the New Orleans Saints improved to 2-0 below interim coach Darren Rizzi with a 35-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

Hill’s two different touchdowns went for 10 and 33 yards – the second on fourth and brief – to greater than stability out his two turnovers on an interception and fumble. The 34-year-old Hill additionally moved into ninth place in franchise historical past with 44 whole touchdowns, 4 behind receiver Eric Martin.

Derek Carr handed for 248 yards and two touchdowns for New Orleans (4-7), highlighted by Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s 71-yard catch and run on a brief crossing route.

Jameis Winston handed for 395 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns (2-8) in his return to town he known as residence for the earlier 4 NFL seasons.

His scoring throws together with a brief move throughout a scramble that Jerry Jeudy become an 89-yard landing. He additionally hit Elijah Moore behind the top zone with a 30-yard move, and adopted that with a completion to tight finish David Njoku for two-point conversion that tied the sport at 14 within the third quarter.

Jeudy completed with six catches for a game-high 142 yards receiving. The Saints rushed for 214 yards as a staff, with Alvin Kamara contributing 67 yards on 16 carries

Las Vegas Raiders 19-34 Miami Dolphins

Tua Tagovailoa threw three landing passes, De’Von Achane ran for a rating, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Las Vegas Raiders 34-19 to win their second straight recreation.

Tagovailoa led the Dolphins down the sector with lengthy, methodical drives – three of them greater than seven minutes – that each one resulted in scores, as Miami scored 30 factors for the primary time this season.

Tagovailoa accomplished 28 of 36 passes for 288 yards with touchdowns of 1 and 57 yards to tight finish Jonnu Smith, and an eight-yard landing to receiver Tyreek Hill. Hill caught seven passes for 61 yards and has scored in consecutive video games for the primary time this season. Smith had a season-high 101 yards receiving.

The Raiders trailed 24-14 within the fourth quarter after Achane ran for a two-yard rating that added to his 17 carries for 73 yards.

Quarterback Gardner Minshew then moved the Raiders 80 yards down the sector and located Ameer Abdullah, who capitalised on a missed open-field sort out by Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou, for a 10-yard landing catch.

Las Vegas blew a protection on Miami’s subsequent drive, leaving Smith broad open for the lengthy landing that ended the Raiders’ hopes of snapping their shedding streak.

Minshew accomplished 30 of 43 passes with 282 yards and one interception whereas tight finish Brock Bowers caught 13 passes for 126 yards.

Minnesota Vikings 23-13 Tennessee Titans

Sam Darnold overcame an early fumble by throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns and working for a rating and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Tennessee Titans 23-13.

Darnold had been picked off 5 instances over the earlier two video games, matching his whole over the primary seven video games of the season. His toss to Aaron Jones on the Vikings’ third offensive play was then fumbled and recovered by Jeffery Simmons for the Titans.

The quarterback answered proper again to assist the Vikings (8-2) win their third straight and enhance to 5-0 in opposition to AFC groups this season. He discovered Jordan Addison for a 47-yard catch-and-run landing because the Vikings did not path once more as they scored 16 straight for a 16-3 halftime lead.

Andrew Van Ginkel had his two sacks on back-to-back performs as Minnesota completed with 5. Pat Jones II additionally had two.

Harrison Smith clinched the win with an interception with 1:50 left, giving the Vikings’ followers that turned this right into a close to residence recreation another excuse to rejoice chanting “SKOL.”

Will Levis threw the longest TD move within the NFL this season with a 98-yard rating, discovering Nick Westbrook-Ikhine on the suitable sideline for the catch-and-run to tug the Titans inside 16-10 halfway via the third.

Week 12 begins on Thursday evening when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Cleveland Browns from 1.15am within the early hours of Friday, stay on Sky Sports activities NFL