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New York (AP) – Wil Lutz started a 44-yard field goal in New Orleans with 21 seconds to go, Cleveland kicker Zane Gonzalez pushed the second of his two missed goals in the final seconds, and the Saints held good. 21-18 win that extended the winless series of the Browns to 19 games.
Gonzalez also missed two more points, a week after his potentially winning field goal was blocked in an opening match against Pittsburgh.
Cleveland (0-1-1) led a two-point lead in the last nine minutes before his last collapse.
Receiver Michael Thomas scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the Saints (1-1), who scored 40 points in a first-week loss to Tampa Bay, but did not find the final zone against Cleveland until 'it remains 8:41.
Thomas's 2-yard lead allowed Cleveland to take 12-10.
The interception of Tyrus Taylor by Marcus Williams, less than five minutes from the end of the match, allowed Thomas to clinch the touchdown 5 yards at 2:40 of the end.
This conversion made all the difference after Taylor found Antonio Callaway with a 47-yard, all-or-nothing rush in fourth and fifth place with 1: 16 to go. Gonzalez missed a crucial kick for the second time, and Ted Ginn Jr.'s Drew Brees (42 yards) kicked off Lutz.
VIKINGS 29, PACKERS 29
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) – Daniel Carlson has missed two overtime goals, including a 35-yard pass at the end of the allotted time, and the Vikings had to settle for a 29-29 draw after a 13-point deficit .
The rookie pushed off his last right kick, as did his earlier attempt at 49 in overtime.
Mason Crosby, the Packers kicker, tied a career record with five field goals, but his potential match winner of 52 was largely relegated to the end of regulation time.
Both teams are 1-0-1.
The tie eclipsed the memorable performances of both quarters.
Green Bay star Aaron Rodgers played with a splint on his injured left knee and racked up 281 yards and a score.
Kirk Cousins of Minnesota had 425 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter.
CHEFS 42, STEEL 37
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patrick Mahomes tied a franchise record with six touchdowns. Mahomes, 22, was 23rd out of 28 for 326 yards on her third career start while the Chiefs (2-0) won in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1986. Mahomes has 10 touchdowns in two weeks , the most a quarterback through two games.
Trevor Kelce caught seven passes for 109 yards and two points. Tyreek Hill, Chris Conley, Kareem Hunt and Demarcus Robinson also recorded touchdown passes as the Chiefs recovered in the second period after taking a 21-point lead.
Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh shook a painful right elbow that limited him in the trials during the week, completing 39 of 60 passes for 452 yards and three touchdowns. The 36-year-old also jumped into the end zone for a 3-yard score at 1:59 of the end, allowing the Steelers (0-1-1) to finish at five.
Rather than attempting a free kick, Pittsburgh sent it deep. Hunt gave two decisive rounds in Kansas City and Steelers linebacker Tyler Matakevich was accused of hurting the defenders as the Chiefs ended a six-game losing streak in Pittsburgh.
BUCCANEES 27, EAGLES 21
TAMPA, Florida (AP) – Ryan Fitzpatrick has amassed more than 400 yards and four touchdowns for the second week in a row.
Replacing quarterback Jameis Winston suspended, 35-year-old Fitzpatrick completed 27 of 32 passes for 402 yards and the Bucs exploded for a first start since 2010.
DeSean Jackson scored on a 75-yard reception at the first game of the match. O.J. Howard also had a 75 yard rushing effort by team in the first half for Tampa Bay, who surprised New Orleans 48-40 on the road in their first game of the season.
Nick Foles collected 338 passing yards for the Eagles (1-1), which rallied to a 20-point deficit in the third quarter.
The Super Bowl MVP 2-yard TD TD pass to fourth ranked Nelson Agholor reduced Tampa Bay's lead to 27-21 with 2:46 remaining. The Bucs did not let the offensive decimated by the Eagles' injuries to complete the comeback.
Fitzpatrick, a 14-year-old veteran and one of four players in NFL history to pitch TD assists for seven franchises, made some first tries on possession of Tampa Bay, but within 19 seconds.
JAGUARES 31, PATRIOTES 20
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Blake Bortles had four touchdowns, three in the first half, and the Jaguars (2-0) defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots in a rematch of last season's championship game.
Bortles connected with Donte Moncrief, Keelan Cole and Austin Seferian-Jenkins for points in the first 30 minutes, the second time he has done so in his NFL career. Bortles completed 29 of his 45 passes for 377 yards, with all four touchdowns and one interception. It was the best match of his five-year career.
The Patriots (1-1) were led 24-3 in the third quarter before showing signs of life. But Dante Fowler, returning from a one-game suspension, stripped Brady for a game that changed the game and second-year catcher Dede Westbrook added another to seal the win.
Westbrook made a short pass on a crossover road, missed a defenseman and then dominated the sideline for a 61-yard score. He got a block of Cole's key.
Cole finished with seven receptions for 117 yards and a score. He made a spectacular one-handed stroke on the second Jacksonville run and beat Eric Rowe for a 24-yard touchdown three times later.
BRONCOS 29, RAIDERS 19
DENVER (AP) – Brandon McManus started a 36-yard effort inside the right post with 6 seconds to go, depriving Jon Gruden of his first victory as head coach since 2008.
With no time out and 18 seconds to go, Case Keenum hit Tim Patrick for a 26-yard save against Oakland 18. The cornerback Gareon Conley and Leon Hall could not control him and McManus gave the Broncos (2-0) their first lead.
The Raiders (0-2) lost despite a superb performance by Derek Carr, who completed 29 of 32 passes for 288 yards and a score four days after Gruden called for passes to Amari Cooper in the first Oakland match.
Cooper caught 10 passes for 116 yards on Sunday.
RAMS 34, CARDINALS 0
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Todd Gurley had three touchdowns, Jared Goff had 354 yards and a touchdown.
The Rams won their first two games for the first time since 2001, when they started 6-0 en route to the third Super Bowl appearance in the team's history.
It was the second time in Gurley's four-year career in the NFL that he had gotten three quick scores in a match. The other era was week 15 in Seattle last season. Gurley finished with 42 yards in 19 races while playing only three quarters because of cramps.
Goff, who has six 300-yard games, finished 24 of 32, scoring more than 70% of his passes in 25 out of 25 attempts in 24 attempts or more. The 354-yard rush was just one meter from his career-high, set last season against Houston.
Brandin's cooks had seven receptions for 159 yards.
The Cardinals did not cross the midfield before the last minute and only managed five first tries, as they dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2005. Sam Bradford, Rams' first draft pick in 2010 was 17 out of 27 for 90 yards on his first start against his former team.
49ERS 30, LIONS 27
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Jimmy Garoppolo made two touchdown passes, Matt Breida had 138 yards and San Francisco's longest time in four seasons, and the 49ers rebounded after a loss of the season.
Garoppolo nearly made a costly mistake by sending a late interception to Tracy Walker who was sent back to San Francisco 7. But Quandre Diggs was called to keep the 49ers (1-1) in first place.
Garoppolo played a non-rotating ball a week after making three interceptions in a 24-16 loss to Minnesota, which led to his first loss as a starter after seven straight wins.
He threw a 4-yard pass against Kendrick Bourne's team in the second quarter and 11 yards against Garrett Celek in the third quarter to give Matt Patricia, his old friend from New England, a second straight loss to become coach. Lions (0-2). Garoppolo finished 18 for 26 for 206 yards but was sacked six times.
FALCONS 31, PANTHERS 24
ATLANTA (AP) – Matt Ryan scored twice for the first time in his career and launched two TD passes.
After scoring a 1-yard pass that led Atlanta (1-1) to a 24-10 lead early in the third quarter, Ryan made the biggest blow to a brilliant mid-fourth quarterer. In Carolina 8's third and fifth place, he was looking for an open catcher, spotted a lane on the left and took off for the end zone.
Three Carolina players were waiting for him on the goal line – including former 346-pound teammate Dontari Poe – but Ryan jumped in the air and beat them for TD, which gave Atlanta a two-run lead. points on the Panthers (1- 1).
Ryan finished 23 of 28 passes for 272 yards.
Cam Newton was shaken by a cheap shot from Damontae Kazee, who was sent off the match for the helmet kick while the Panthers quarter slipped at the end of the race. Newton was able to stay in the game by throwing a pair of touchdown passes and he had one last chance to send the game in overtime.
From Falcons 31, Newton passed a pass into the end zone for D.J. Moore, who was doubled up and let the ball go through his hands at the end of the allotted time.
DOLPHINS 20, JETS 12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) – Ryan Tannehill made two touchdown passes, Kenyan Drake scored one goal and the Dolphins took advantage of several mistakes made by Sam Darnold and the Jets.
T.J. McDonald and Xavien Howard have each intercepted the Jets rookie quarterback, helping the Dolphins play their first game 2-0 since 2013.
Tannehill finished 17th out of 23 for 168 yards and ran for 44 yards in eight Dolphins, earning a win in the longest NFL game since the 1970 merger, surpassing Tennessee in 7 hours and 8 minutes last Sunday.
While the Jets (1-1) were hoping for a late comeback, Frank Gore – who passed Curtis Martin for fourth place on the NFL career replacement list – made a short pass and gained 19 yards in the third and 19th. square. victory.
Darnold was 25 out of 41 for 334 yards and one touchdown with both INTs on his second NFL start, but he struggled to push the offensive forward throughout the day.
CHARGERS 31, INVOICES 20
ORCHARD PARK, NY (AP) – Melvin Gordon tied a career record of scoring three touchdowns, and the Chargers beat the anemic Bills in rookie quarterback Josh Allen's debut as a starter.
Gordon scored on a 20-yard run and added two touchdowns before getting off the court after appearing to hurt his left leg early in the fourth quarter.
Gordon finished with just 28 yards rushing and six catches for 38 yards in his second TD three-game. He scored two touchdowns and one scored a 33-30 win in Atlanta on October 23, 2016.
Philip Rivers was 23rd out of 27 for 256 and three touchdowns, with the Chargers (1-1) bouncing back after losing 38-28 to Kansas City. The Bills (0-2) also have a comeback problem after LeSean McCoy missed the fourth quarter due to a rib injury.
The Chargers took the lead with a 28-3 lead when Rivers hit Gordon for a 2-yard touchdown pass. That crowned a race in which Los Angeles scored touchdowns on four consecutive possessions.
Allen produced two touchdown passes in the second half and was 18th on 33 for 245 yards, with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 38 seconds left and two interceptions.
Titans 20, TEXANS 17
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Ryan Succop started a 31-yard throw with a 1:00 left, and the defeated Titans held off the Texans 20-17 to give Mike Vrabel his first coaching victory Chief of the NFL.
Succop also scored 42 yards in the fourth quarter while Tennessee (1-1) edged out quarterback Marcus Mariota. The Titans also missed their first three offensive tackles.
Deshaun Watson and Houston (0-2) had the ball last. At 17 seconds from the end, Watson scoured the field looking for a receiver. He found DeAndre Hopkins for a total of 31 yards in Tennessee 21, but the time expired before the Texans could play another match.
Blaine Gabbert, who started for his fourth NFL team, threw 117 yards and a touchdown.
With Mariota watching because of an elbow injury that caused numbness in her hand, Vrabel and the Titans (1-1) were creative. They plunged into the playbook for a wildcat with Derrick Henry at the attack, and All-Pro safety Kevin Byard set an NFL record when he threw a 66-yard touchdown pass on a fake punt .
On the opening of Tennessee, Byard hit a wide open Dane Cruikshank on the right touchline. Byard's TD pass was the longest Super Bowl-era defensive player, easily outperforming defensive back Ed Meador's mark on November 19, 1967.
COWBOYS 20, GIANTS 13
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dak Prescott threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Tavon Austin in Game 3 and the Cowboys fired Eli Manning six times in a 20-13 victory over the Giants.
Dallas's defense was strong again, as in a first loss to Carolina, while the Cowboys (1-1) avoided the first 0-2 start in seven seasons with coach Jason Garrett.
Manning and the Giants started 0-2 for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Dallas midfielder Ezekiel Elliott surpassed Saquon Barkley in the first pro game between the university's former rivals and the NFL draft picks. Elliott, who starred at Ohio State, earned 78 yards per touchdown. Barkley, of Penn State, was only 28 years old.
Even Prescott moved ahead of Barkley, finishing with a 45-yard high on the ground scoring 160.
COLTS 21, REDSKINS 9
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, missed two interceptions and designed a lockout mechanism.
The chance was 21 out of 31 for 179 yards and one TD in a 25th consecutive game, the longest running series of the NFL. He was 7 out of 8 for 62 yards on a 75-yard, 75-yard par route that resulted in a chance for TY Hilton's score placing Indianapolis (1-1) up 21-9 at the beginning of the fourth quarter .
Luck also recruited Eric Ebron for a touchdown on the first play. The balanced attack with 27 attempts and 31 pass attempts kept the Redskins defense balance on the sidelines and allowed Luck to pick a secondary that had trouble covering and attacking.
After collecting 182 yards per week, the Redskins (1-1) earned 65 yards in 22 carries. Adrian Peterson was limited to 20 yards on 11 carries and receiver Jamison Crowder was Washington's first running back 29 yards in two assists.
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