The Arizona Cardinals did not play on Sunday but there were 12 games played. What happened?
Buccaneers 35, Falcons 22
Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes, Chris Godwin had 184 receiving yards and two scores and the Tampa Bay defense had six sacks. Tampa piled up 446 yards of offense, improving to 4-7 on the season.
Bills 20, Broncos 3
The Bills limited the Broncos to only 134 yards of offense and rushed for 244 yards. Josh Allen had two touchdown passes and Frank Gore moved into third place all-time in career rushing yards. Broncos quarterback Brandon Allen went 10-of-25 for 82 yards and an interception. The Bills improve to 8-3.
Bears 19, Giants 14
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw two touchdown passes and Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky had two interceptions with his one touchdown pass, but the Bears defense limited the Giants to only 243 yards of offense. The difference was the Giants missed both of their field goal attempts, while the Bears’ Eddie Piniero made both of his.
The Bears improved to 5-6 on the season.
Steelers 16, Bengals 10
The Steelers benched quarterback Mason Rudolph in favor of Devlin Hodges, but the Bengals still lost because Pittsburgh got three field goals from Chris Boswell.
Pittsburgh rushed for 160 yards, led by Bennie Snell’s 98 yards.
Browns 41, Dolphins 24
Nick Chubb rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Baker Mayfield passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns as the Browns piled up 467 yards of offense, improving to 5-6 and keeping some hope of the postseason alive. Even without the suspended Myles Garrett, the Browns sacked Ryan Fitzpatrick four times.
Saints 34, Panthers 31
Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen threw for three touchdown passes and the Panthers had a chance to get the upset. They were in position to kick the game-winning field goal with under two minutes remaining but Jordan Slye missed the 28-yard kick. The Saints took the ball and Will Lutz kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal as time expired. The Saints improved to 9-2, trying to keep pace in the NFC playoff race for the top seed.
Jets 34, Raiders 3
Jets quarterback Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes and had over 300 passing yards. The Jets defense limited the Raiders to only 208 total yards, holding Oakland to only one field goal.
Seahawks 17, Eagles 9
The Seahawks improved to 9-2 with yet another one-score game. The defense intercepted Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz twice and running back Rashaad Penny had 129 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown.
Redskins 19, Lions 16
The Redskins did not score an offensive touchdown but got a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and four field goals and the defense intercepted Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel three times. Detroit outgained Washington 364-230 in offensive yards but Detroit’s four turnovers did them in. Washington wins their second game of the season to improve to 2-9.
Titans 42, Jaguars 20
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill continued his resurgence on Sunday. He had 259 passing yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for two more scores. Running back Derrick Henry rushed for 159 yards and two scores in a rout of the Jaguars.
Patriots 13, Cowboys 9
Rookie receiver N’Keal Harry’s touchdown catch in the first quarter was the only touchdown of the game in a rainy, windy matchup. The Patriots defense was stifling, limiting the Cowboys to only three field goals and intercepting Dak Prescott once. They improve to 10-1 and the Cowboys fall to 6-5.
49ers 37, Packers 8
The 49ers defense was tremendous. Aaron Rodgers was sacked five times and only had 104 passing yards. Green Bay went 1-for-15 on third down, while 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes and the Niners got rushing touchdowns from Tevin Coleman and Raheem Mostert in a blowout on Sunday night. The 49ers improve to 10-1 and the Packers fall to 8-3.
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