Saquon Barkley dazzled the Philadelphia Eagles, Malik Willis shined for the Green Bay Packers, and the New York Giants have a new star in Malik Nabers. Here’s a look back at a dramatic NFL Sunday…
Philadelphia Eagles 15-12 New Orleans Saints
Saquon Barkley scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to spark the Philadelphia Eagles to a 15-12 victory over the New Orleans Saints after a dramatic finish.
The defensive stalemate had been broken by a 34-yard field goal by Blake Grupe in the first quarter until Barkley went for a 65-yard touchdown with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Grupe brought the Saints within one point with a 38-yard field goal before Derek Carr’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave gave the hosts a 12-7 lead with two minutes left.
The Eagles didn’t give up, with Barkley scoring a game-winning four-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion after Dallas Goedert turned the field around with a 61-yard catch and run.
Barkley finished with 147 yards and two scores on the ground, while tight end Goedert shined with 10 receptions for 170 yards.
Reed Blankenship ended the game with an interception off Carr, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 142 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Jalen Hurts completed 29 of 38 passes for 311 yards, an interception and a fumble.
Green Bay Packers 30-14 Tennessee Titans
Malik Willis rushed and passed for a touchdown, impressing again in Jordan Love’s absence to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 30-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
The former Titans quarterback shined against his former team, arriving via trade from Tennessee in late August before being inserted into the roster in light of Love’s Week 1 injury.
He threw for 202 yards and rushed for 73, with Emanuel Wilson responsible for his passing touchdown and Christian Watson racking up a team-high 67 yards passing.
Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander scored the first touchdown of his career on a six-interception run to give Green Bay a 17-7 lead in the first quarter.
Titans quarterback Will Levis completed 26 of 34 passes for 260 yards, including touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins and Nick Vannett, and two interceptions.
Houston Texans 7-34 Minnesota Vikings
Sam Darnold threw four more touchdown passes to continue his brilliant start to the season as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Houston Texans 34-7.
The Vikings quarterback completed 17 of 28 passes for 181 yards and assists to Justin Jefferson, Jalen Nailor, Aaron Jones and Johnny Mundt.
Jones had 19 carries for 102 yards and five receptions for 46 yards. CJ Stroud completed 20 of 31 passes for 215 yards, a touchdown pass to Cam Akers and two rare interceptions.
New York Giants 21-15 Cleveland Browns
Malik Nabers caught two touchdown passes and Deshaun Watson was tackled eight times as the New York Giants beat the Cleveland Browns 21-15 for their first win of the season.
Daniel Jones completed 24 of 34 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns while his rookie receiver had eight receptions for 78 yards, including his stunning leaping catch in the end zone.
Devin Singletary also had 16 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown, and could have had another as he rushed in the final moments before stopping at the one-yard line to see out the clock.
Watson completed 21 of 37 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns to Amari Cooper, the first of which came 10 seconds into the game after Giants running back Eric Gray lost a fumble on the opening kickoff return.
Denver Broncos 26-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bo Nix had his best outing as an NFL quarterback to date, as the Denver Broncos rookie completed 25 of 36 passes for 216 yards while rushing for a touchdown in an interception-free 26-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pregame talk had centered on Baker Mayfield’s continued resurgence in Tampa, but it was Denver that dominated to pull off an upset victory and avoid an 0-3 start.
Mayfield was sacked seven times and intercepted once, while throwing a touchdown pass to Chris Godwin, while Bucky Irving had 70 rushing yards.
Tyler Badie impressed Denver, carrying the ball nine times for 70 yards, along with Courtland Sutton who had seven receptions for 68 yards. Jaleel McLaughlin also had a one-yard rushing touchdown to give Denver a 14-point lead in the first quarter.
Chicago Bears 16-21 Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor exploded for two rushing touchdowns to help the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears in a matchup between the league’s two youngest quarterbacks, Caleb Williams and Anthony Richardson.
Taylor had 23 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns, along with another rushing touchdown from Trey Sermon, while Richardson went 10 of 20 for 167 yards and two bad interceptions.
Williams, the top pick, completed 33 of 52 passes for 363 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while also being sacked four times on the day.
Los Angeles Chargers 10-20 Pittsburgh Steelers
Calvin Austin III ran for a 55-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 10-20.
Steelers quarterback Justin Fields also ran for a five-yard touchdown in addition to his pass to Austin, while throwing for 245 yards.
Najee Harris ran for 70 yards, Chris Boswell had a pair of field goals and Pittsburgh’s defense racked up five sacks while handing the Chargers (2-1) their first loss.
Justin Herbert, who was nursing an ankle issue, threw 12 of 18 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown to Quentin Johnston before leaving with an injury in the third quarter and being replaced by Taylor Heinicke.
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