Michael Penix Jr threw three touchdown passes, Atlanta scored 13 points off four turnovers and the Falcons handed the San Francisco 49ers their first loss, 29-20.
asserted
Falcons → throw → loss
San Francisco were already thin at wide receiver before its offense faced additional limitations when running back Christian McCaffrey missed much of the first half with a thigh injury.
asserted
McCaffrey → face → injury
Brock Purdy threw two interceptions, one of them by rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels.
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Purdy → throw → Daniels
Daniels also recovered a fumble by George Kittle.
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Daniels → recover → Kittle
Penix threw scoring passes to Nick Muse, Kyle Pitts and Drake London as the Falcons snapped a two-game skid.
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Falcons → throw → skid
Harrison Smith capped another dominant performance by Minnesota’s defense with the game-sealing interception, and the Vikings overcame another sluggish start to stay unbeaten with a 16-10 victory over the spiraling Indianapolis Colts.
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Vikings → cap → Colts
Linebacker Blake Cashman led the onslaught of pressure on Daniel Jones all afternoon with 12 tackles, two sacks, four passes defensed and three quarterback hits as the Vikings improved to 6-0 despite minimal production from the offense.
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Vikings → lead → offense
The Colts fell to 2-5.
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Colts → fall → 2
Jones went 13 for 122 for 108 yards and lost 44 yards on four sacks, and Spencer Shrader missed two field goals in the second half.
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Shrader → go → half
Malik Willis lead the Miami Dolphins to their first win of the season with a 28-25 victory over the New York Jets.
asserted
Willis → lead → Jets
It was the first win for Jeff Hafley as coach of the Dolphins, who avoided an 0-6 start for the first time since 2019.
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who → avoid → 2019
They scored on their first two drives and controlled most of the game.
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They → score → game
The Jets are 2-5 and made a late push, but Willis sealed the victory with a first down on fourth-and-1.
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Willis → make → fourth
Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score.
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Willis → throw → score
Geno Smith threw three touchdown passes and an interception for the Jets.
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Smith → throw → Jets
Aaron Rodgers threw one touchdown pass and Chris Boswell kicked three field goals in Pittsburgh’s 16-10 win over the New Orleans Saints in the NFL’s first regular-season game in France.
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Boswell → throw → France
Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards and Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards and scrambled for a key first down late in fourth quarter as the Steelers (5-2) won their third straight game.
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Steelers → rush → game
Linebacker Payton Wilson had a red zone interception of Tyler Shough in the third quarter and the Saints (2-5) couldn’t recover.
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Saints → have → quarter
New Orleans rushed for just 18 yards.
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Orleans → rush → yards
Devin Singletary’s 30-yard touchdown run in overtime lifted the New York Giants to a 27-21 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
asserted
run → lift → Sunday
Cam Skattebo had a 16-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and his 42-yard scamper to set up Singletary’s game-winning run.
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Skattebo → have → run
He had 17 carries for 124 yards after not having a carry last Sunday following a costly fumble two weeks ago.
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He → have → fumble
JJ McCarthy moved the ball effectively for the Giants (4-2-1) in his first start of the season after coach John Harbaugh benched Jameis Winston.
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Harbaugh → move → Winston
He was 20 of 28 for 252 yards in the stadium in which he won the national title with Michigan in January 2024.
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he → win → January
The Texans (2-5) got the ball first in overtime, but New York’s defense forced a three-and-out with Kayvon Thibodeaux dropping a potential interception on second down.
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Thibodeaux → get → down
Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the second half, and the Cincinnati Bengals rebounded from a desultory first two quarters to beat Baltimore 35-13, handing the Ravens a second straight divisional loss with Lamar Jackson sidelined.
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Jackson → throw → loss
Baltimore dominated the first half but led only 13-0 after settling for a couple short field goals.
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Baltimore → dominate → goals
Then the Ravens blew a double-digit second-half lead for the second straight week and 10th time since the start of the 2022 season.
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Ravens → blow → season
Baltimore has outscored opponents by 65 points in the first half this season, while being outscored by 70 in the second.
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Baltimore → outscore → second
Deshaun Watson has led his fifth game-winning drive in the fourth quarter this season.
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Watson → lead → quarter
He connected with Harold Fannin Jr on a 36-yard catch-and run that set up Andre Szmyt’s 32-yard field goal as time expired, and the Cleveland Browns beat the Tennessee Titans 27-24 on Sunday for their fifth win in six games.
asserted
Browns → connect → games
Watson ran for a touchdown and threw for 308 yards.
asserted
Watson → run → yards
Quinshon Judkins ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and rookie KC Concepcion caught eight passes for 129 yards in his best game yet.
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Concepcion → run → game
The Titans were trying to string together back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly four years.
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Titans → try → years
Bucky Irving ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and Tampa Bay forced four turnovers as the Buccaneers hammered the Carolina Panthers 43-13 on Sunday in Baker Mayfield’s return.
asserted
Buccaneers → run → return
Mayfield had missed the previous three games with a dislocated right thumb.
asserted
Mayfield → miss → thumb
He attempted just 11 passes and threw for 64 yards while wearing a protective glove on his right hand.
asserted
He → attempt → hand
That was more than enough for him to improve to 7-1 against the Panthers, including 6-1 since joining the Bucs.
asserted
him → improve → Bucs
Mayfield didn’t need to do much because Tampa Bay’s run game, defense and special teams dominated.
asserted
game → need → much
The Bucs had 258 yards on the ground.
asserted
Bucs → have → ground
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