Tucker's walk-off field goal lifts Ravens over Bengals, into 1st place in AFC North

Justin Tucker kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play to lift Baltimore over Cincinnati and into sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

Lamar Jackson shook off a rough night passing, leading the Ravens with his arm and his legs on the winning drive. Baltimore blew leads of 21 and 17 points in its previous two home games when it lost to Miami and Buffalo. The Ravens squandered a 10-point lead in this one but recovered.

The Ravens kept Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase mostly under control and pulled off an impressive stand in the third quarter after Cincinnati (2-3) had first-and-goal from the 2.

The Bengals trailed 13-10 when they wasted that opportunity. The Ravens then drove all the way to the other end of the field for a short field goal that made it 16-10. Tucker's earlier kick from 58 had broken a 10-all tie.

Eagles beat Cardinals to remain undefeated

Jalen Hurts ran for two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles remained the NFL's only unbeaten team, beating Arizona 20-17 on Sunday after Matt Ammendola's late field-goal attempt for the Cardinals sailed wide right.

The Eagles improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2004, when they won their first seven games and finished 13-3.

Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray sild just short of a first down on a second-down run during the final drive, then spiked the ball on third down to force Ammendola's attempt with 22 seconds left.

Philadelphia scored the go-ahead field goal on a grinding 17-play, 70-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. Hurts extended the drive twice with one-yard runs up the middle on third down, getting a great push from his offensive line for enough room to dive forward.

Cameron Dicker — who was playing in place of the injured Jake Elliott — easily made the 23-yard field goal. Philadelphia's defence kept Arizona's offence out of the end zone on the final drive and then ran off the field celebrating when Ammendola's kick missed.

Hurts completed 26 of 36 passes for 239 yards. He also ran for 61 yards.

Dolphins' Bridgewater exits with injury in loss to Jets

The New York Jets got a big play on defence and then kept running on offence.

All the way to a blowout win — and against an AFC East rival, at that.

New York got a safety on Miami's first offensive play when Teddy Bridgewater was forced out of the game, and the Jets ran past the Dolphins 40-17 on Sunday.

Wilson, Hall and Braxton Berrios also rushed for scores, sending the Jets to their first 3-2 start since 2017. It was the franchise's first win against a division rival since topping Buffalo in Week 17 of the 2019 season.

The Dolphins (3-2) lost another quarterback to injury when Bridgewater — starting for Tua Tagovailoa — was hit by rookie cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner on a blitz as he was about to throw on Miami's first play from scrimmage. Bridgewater was called for intentional grounding in the end zone on the play, resulting in a safety.

The Dolphins announced Bridgewater injured an elbow and was examined for a concussion before being ruled out under the NFL's new concussion protocol. Coach Mike McDaniel said Bridgewater doesn't have any concussion symptoms and passed tests, but a spotter saw Bridgewater stumble — so he was removed from the game.

Raheem Mostert had 113 yards rushing and a TD for Miami, which dropped its second in a row after a 3-0 start.

Bridgewater started after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion Sept. 29 at Cincinnati. That came four days after Tagovailoa took a big hit against Buffalo that caused him to appear disoriented afterward and he stumbled as he tried to get to his feet, but later returned after clearing the NFL's concussion protocol.

On Saturday, the NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to make changes to the league's concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the procedures after the back injury Tagovailoa suffered.

"Honestly, I'm happy that there's some policy that the medical experts deem is safe for the players collectively," McDaniel said. "That's a positive thing. As far as the determination that things were followed appropriately, that didn't surprise me. That's what I've been saying."

Bills' Allen, Davis dominate in rout of Steelers

Josh Allen picked apart a flimsy and injury-depleted Steelers secondary by throwing four touchdown passes in the first half alone — including two deep shots to Gabe Davis — in the Buffalo Bills' 38-3 rout of Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Despite wind gusts of up to 20 mph, Allen's 348 yards passing in the first half were tied for the second most over the opening two quarters in an NFL game since 1991, and 11 short of the 359 yards Patrick Mahomes had in Kansas City's 27-24 win at Tampa Bay in 2020.

Pulled in favour of Case Keenum early in the fourth quarter, Allen finished 20 of 31 for 424 yards, the second most in team history, and most in a game ending in regulation.

Davis became just the fifth NFL player since 2000 to have two touchdown catches of 60 or more yards in the same game, and first since Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase had a pair in a 34-31 win over Kansas City on Jan. 2 last season.

The Bills erupted for 31 points in the first half despite missing three receivers — Isaiah McKenzie, Jake Kumerow and Jamison Crowder — to injuries, while also playing without starting tight end Dawson Knox, who was sidelined by foot and hamstring injuries.

The Bills improved to 4-1, while the Steelers (1-4) have lost four straight, which marks their longest skid since opening the 2013 season with four losses. The loss was the biggest margin of defeat for the Steelers since a 51-0 rout against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 10, 1989.

Whatever spark the Steelers hoped rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett would provide in his first career start was negated by a defence missing top pass rusher T.J. Watt.

Dominant defence powers Cowboys past Rams

On the Rams' third offensive play, Dallas' Dorance Armstrong bashed through their offensive line and hit Matthew Stafford. DeMarcus Lawrence scooped up the quarterback's fumble and rumbled into the end zone.

The Cowboys' impressive start to the season without Dak Prescott is also very real — and not even the defending Super Bowl champions could slow them down.

Tony Pollard made an outstanding 57-yard TD run for the Cowboys, who are off to a 4-1 start for the second consecutive season after racking up four consecutive wins without Prescott, who seems close to a return from thumb surgery.

Armstrong forced the fumble returned by Lawrence and later blocked a punt in the first quarter for Dallas, which got 86 yards rushing from Pollard and 78 more from Ezekiel Elliott. With Rush going 10 for 16, the running game and the Cowboys' solid defence took charge.

Brady's Bucs snap losing skid

Tom Brady threw for 351 yards and a touchdown, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers end a two-game losing streak with a 21-15 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

A boy ran onto the field after Fournette's first TD and was tackled hard by a security guard at the opposite end of the field. Police said there would be no charges and no arrest was made.

The Falcons (2-3) trimmed a 21-0 deficit to six on Marcus Mariota's 19-yard TD throw to Olamide Zaccheaus and subsequent 2-point conversion pass to KhaDarel Hodge with 4:38 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Atlanta did not get the ball back as Brady, aided by a disputed roughing-the-passer penalty against defensive lineman Grady Jarrett on a third-down sack, led a game-clinching drive deep into Falcons territory.

Barkley leads Giants past Packers in London

Saquon Barkley took a direct snap and ran for a two-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap the New York Giants' 27-22 comeback victory over the Packers on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, spoiling Green Bay's international debut.

After Giants punter Jamie Gillan ran out of the end zone for a safety, the Packers (3-2) got the ball back and set up a desperation pass, but Rodgers was sacked by Oshane Ximines at the Green Bay 29, fumbling as the clock ran out.

The Giants (4-1) scored 17 unanswered points in the second half as Daniel Jones, playing on a sprained ankle, led three scoring drives to erase a 20-10 deficit. It's the Giants' best start since 5-0 in 2009 and matches their win total from last season (4-13).

Gary Brightwell's two-yard touchdown tied the score at 20-20 to complete a 15-play, 91-yard drive with just over 10 minutes to play. On the drive, Jones scrambled for two first downs — after carrying just once in the first half for 3 yards.

Rodgers threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, but couldn't get any points on the board in the second half. Rodgers connected with Allen Lazard and Marcedes Lewis for first-half scoring strikes.

Saints' Hill has 4 TDs in win over Seahawks

Taysom Hill ran for three touchdowns, including a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter, and threw for another score, and the New Orleans Saints snapped a three-game skid with a 39-32 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Alvin Kamara returned from his rib injury and contributed 194 yards from scrimmage for New Orleans (2-3), with 103 yards rushing and 91 receiving.

Andy Dalton, starting his second straight game in place of the injured Jameis Winston, completed 16 of 24 passes for 187 yards with one TD pass and one interception. Rookie receiver Chris Olave caught Dalton's lone scoring pass early in the third quarter, but Olave's head was slammed into the end zone turf on the play and he did not return.

The game was marked by big plays and dramatic swings of momentum. There were six lead changes, five touchdowns that spanned 35 or more yards and even two 56-yard field goals — one for each team.

Geno Smith's exceptional first season as starter for Seattle (2-3) continued, but was not enough to overcome a defence that has struggled and now has allowed at least 27 points four times, including 39 or more twice.

Smith passed for 268 yards and three scores, hitting DK Metcalf for a 50-yard TD and Tyler Lockett for touchdowns of 35 and 40 yards.

Chargers hang on to beat Browns

Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left as Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Chargers coach Brandon Staley inexplicably gambled on a fourth down.

York's kick sailed right and allowed the Chargers (3-2) to escape with a win Staley tried to give away.

With his team at its own 46 and leading by two, Staley called a timeout and then had Justin Herbert attempt a short pass on fourth-and-2 that fell incomplete, giving the ball back to the Browns with 1:10 left.

Austin Ekeler rushed for a career-high 173 yards and scored twice as San Diego, which came in last in the NFL in rushing, leaned on its ground game to win its second shootout in two seasons with the Browns (2-3).