Aaron Rodgers threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to a 26-19 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
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Rodgers → throw → Sunday
Rodgers shrugged off a slow start to lead four fourth-quarter scoring drives, then finished off a 12-play, 70-yard march with a 7-yard TD throw to Germie Bernard to give the Steelers (4-2) the lead for good with 3:15 remaining in OT.
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3:15 → shrug → OT
Rookie Jalon Daniels drove the Bucs (1-5) to midfield on the ensuing possession, but Tampa Bay could only get as close as the Steelers 48 before Jalen Ramsey sacked the undrafted free agent on fourth down for an 11-yard loss to end the game.
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Ramsey → drive → game
Rodgers finished 33 of 49 passing.
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Rodgers → finish → passing
He was sacked five times in the first three quarters and also tossed a first-quarter interception that led to the first of four field goals by Tampa Bay’s Chase McLaughlin.
BROWNS 13, RAVENS 10
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson connected with Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards to set up Andre Szmyt’s 37-yard field goal on the final snap, and Cleveland rallied past Baltimore.
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Cleveland → sack → Baltimore
The Browns (4-2) gave first-year coach Todd Monken — a former Ravens offensive coordinator — an improbable victory over his former employer by relying on their defense and getting just enough playmaking from Watson in the end.
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Browns → give → end
Watson completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards.
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Watson → complete → yards
Szmyt’s game-winner atoned for a miss from 48 yards a few minutes earlier.
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winner → atone → yards
The Ravens (4-2) blocked Szmyt’s first attempt to win it but were called for offside.
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Ravens → block → offside
Szmyt’s try from 5 yards closer was down the middle to pull the surprising Browns (4-2) into a tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North.
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try → pull → North
Despite missing quarterback Lamar Jackson — out for a second straight game with an ankle injury — the Ravens appeared in firm control against an inept Browns offense, but Cleveland defensive back Tyson Campbell provided the spark the Browns needed when he pounced on Derrick Henry’s fumble midway through the fourth quarter at the Baltimore 35.
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he → miss → Baltimore
TEXANS 34, JAGUARS 31
LONDON (AP) — Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired, C.J. Stroud threw three touchdown passes and Houston beat Jacksonville on the slick grass of Wembley Stadium.
Cam Little’s 60-yard field goal had tied the game at 31-31 with just under two minutes left after Travis Hunter intercepted Stroud’s pass in the end zone.
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Hunter → kick → zone
Hunter also hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass at the other end — becoming just the fifth player in the Super Bowl era, including the playoffs, to both score a touchdown and intercept a pass in the same game.
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Hunter → haul → game
Marvin Harrison Jr. made his debut for the Texans (2-4), making three catches as Houston earned back-to-back wins to gain ground on the AFC South-leading Jaguars (4-2).
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Houston → make → Jaguars
Tight end Foster Moreau caught two touchdown passes from Stroud, who also connected with Jaylin Noel for a 13-yard score in the third quarter for a 24-14 lead.
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who → catch → lead
BEARS 31, FALCONS 23
ATLANTA (AP) — Caleb Williams completed his first 12 passes in his return from a hamstring injury, D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns and Chicago beat Atlanta.
The Bears led 31-7 before holding off Atlanta’s comeback attempt in the final quarter.
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Bears → complete → quarter
Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon, who was activated from the physically unable to perform list before the game in his return from a calf injury, had three sacks and two forced fumbles.
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who → activate → sacks
Gordon’s big day was capped by a sack of Michael Penix Jr. and forced fumble with 2:54 remaining and the Bears protecting a 31-23 lead.
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Bears → cap → lead
The fumble was recovered by Devin Bush at the Atlanta 28.
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fumble → recover → Atlanta
The Bears ran out the clock inside the Atlanta 5.
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Bears → run → Atlanta
Tyler Shough threw touchdown passes to Bryce Lance, Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave and ran for a score, Isaiah Stalbird forced a fumble on a kick return and New Orleans scored 34 consecutive points, holding on to defeat New York and end its three-game losing streak.
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Orleans → throw → streak
The Saints (2-4) trailed 10-0 with 90 seconds left in the first half.
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Saints → trail → half
After Daniel Carlson got them on the board with a 58-yard field goal, Stalbird’s big hit that dislodged the ball and Oscar Delp’s recovery of Charlie Jones’ fumble on the ensuing kickoff changed the momentum.
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that → get → momentum
Lance’s first NFL TD catch six games into his rookie season and Carlson’s extra point tied it with 1 second remaining before halftime.
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second → tie → halftime
Kamara evading a tackle by Jason Pinnock — who started in place of injured safety Tyler Nubin — and getting into the end zone put New Orleans ahead less than three minutes into the third quarter.
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who → evade → quarter
Fans streamed to the exits after Jameis Winston threw his second interception of the afternoon early in the fourth, and the stands were half-empty by the time J.J. McCarthy led multiple scoring drives and fell just short of an improbable comeback.
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McCarthy → stream → comeback
McCarthy’s throw to the end zone on fourth-and-1 in the final minute fell incomplete, sending the Saints to France on a winning note.
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throw → fall → note
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods came up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots hold on for a win over New York.
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Patriots → throw → York
Maye completed 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards in his third consecutive game with at least three TD passes.
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Maye → complete → passes
Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas and Hunter Henry had touchdown catches for the Patriots (4-2), who have won three in a row.
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who → have → row
Douglas had a team-high seven catches for 86 yards.
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Douglas → have → yards
A.J. Brown had three catches for 27 yards for the Patriots in his return from injured reserve, but his timing was off and had three drops on his 10 total targets.
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timing → have → targets
New England won its fourth straight against the Jets and 19th in its last 21 meetings despite right tackle Morgan Moses (ankle), left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and right guard Ben Brown (knee) leaving with injuries.
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Moses → win → injuries
PANTHERS 25, EAGLES 14
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to Tommy Tremble, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a score to lead Carolina past injury-riddled Philadelphia.
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Hubbard → throw → Philadelphia
The Panthers (3-2) had little trouble in the second half picking apart the Eagles (2-4), who were missing quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley.
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who → have → Hurts
Hurts is on injured reserve and will miss at least four games with a blood clot in his calf.
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Hurts → miss → calf
Barkley missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury and Will Shipley and Tank Bigsby, his two backups, were also sidelined by injuries.
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Shipley → miss → injuries
The quarterback showdown between Young and Eagles backup Tanner McKee seemed like a mismatch entering the day.
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showdown → seem → day
McKee, in his fourth season, made his third career start and first one without the Eagles having already clinched a playoff berth.
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Eagles → make → berth
Tennessee used a 58-yard punt return to set up their first touchdown, returned a blocked punt for another score and got a 49-yard field goal from Joey Slye with 2:03 left to earn its first win of the season over Indianapolis.
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2:03 → use → Indianapolis
…and 33 more, not listed.
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