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Los Angeles Rams 24-20 Philadelphia Eagles
Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams staged a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, snapping a four-game losing streak against their rivals. Kyren Williams scored two touchdowns in the final minutes as the Rams overcame a 10-point deficit. The pivotal moment came when the Eagles failed on a critical fourth-down attempt late in the game, giving the Rams new life and eventually leading to their victory.
The Rams (2-2) had struggled offensively for most of the afternoon but managed to rally with two touchdown drives of 98 and 79 yards respectively. Stafford connected with Puka Nacua on key passes during these drives, while Williams broke several tackles en route to scoring the game-winning touchdown from seven yards out.
The Eagles (2-2) had numerous opportunities to seal the win but failed to convert on multiple third-down attempts and crucial fourth downs, including a missed chip-shot field goal opportunity late in the contest. This decision by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni turned out to be pivotal as it handed the Rams possession needed for their comeback.
This improbable victory marked one of the most thrilling moments during Sean McVay's tenure with the Rams and provided hope amidst what had been a challenging season start.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyren Williams ran for two touchdowns in the final four minutes as Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20 on Sunday.
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Stafford → run → Sunday
The Rams (2-2) had struggled offensively all afternoon and a win seemed out of reach until late in the fourth quarter, when Eagles coach Nick Sirianni decided against kicking a chip-shot field goal that would have made it 23-10 and instead went for it on fourth down.
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it → struggle → down
The Eagles (2-2) failed to convert, giving the Rams new life.
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Eagles → fail → life
Stafford and the Rams were aided by an unnecessary roughness penalty that helped them cap a 98-yard drive on Williams’ 1-yard TD run with 3:59 left that made it 20-17.
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it → aid → 3:59
The Eagles — who failed to convert a single third down on 12 tries — punted to set up Stafford for the winning drive.
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who → fail → drive
He connected with Puka Nacua three times and had a clutch 8-yard scramble on the 10-play, 79-yard march, and Williams finished it off when he broke a few tackles for a 7-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining.
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he → connect → 1:10
CHIEFS 30, RAIDERS 27
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes remained undefeated at Allegiant Stadium, passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenneth Walker III rushed for 177 yards and two TDs to lead Kansas City to a victory over Las Vegas.
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III → remain → Vegas
Walker’s 2-yard touchdown run with 3:21 left put the Chiefs (4-0) ahead for good at 23-19.
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run → leave → 23
It was set up by Tyquan Thornton’s 55-yard reception on the previous play.
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It → set → play
Thornton, who had five catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns, suffered a gruesome-looking left leg injury on the play and was carted off.
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who → have → play
Kirk Cousins passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns for the Raiders, ending his seven-game winning streak that included the final four games last season with Atlanta.
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that → pass → Atlanta
Brock Bowers, who played with an illness, caught six passes for 86 yards and a TD.
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who → play → yards
Las Vegas’ running game produced just 72 yards, averaging 2.8 per carry.
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game → produce → carry
One of the NFL’s early-season surprises, the Raiders put up a strong fight against their AFC West rivals, and first-year coach Klint Kubiak expressed confidence in his team at halftime.
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Kubiak → put → halftime
“We’re winning,” Kubiak said on the CBS broadcast.
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Kubiak → win → broadcast
“We’re going to win the game.”
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We → go → game
Las Vegas certainly gave it a shot, taking a 13-10 advantage into the fourth quarter.
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Vegas → give → quarter
The lead didn’t last long.
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lead → last → ?
Walker ended the third by busting free for a 76-yard run before he was chased down from behind by Raiders cornerback Taron Johnson at the 8-yard line.
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he → end → line
Two plays later, the Chiefs took their first lead on Mahomes’ 8-yard scoring pass to Thornton.
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Chiefs → take → Thornton
It was the first time the Raiders’ defense had been scored on in the fourth quarter this season.
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defense → score → quarter
SEAHAWKS 30, CHARGERS 23
SEATTLE (AP) — Emanuel Wilson caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score and Seattle handed Los Angeles a fourth straight loss to start the season with a victory.
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Seattle → catch → victory
Sam Darnold threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns for the defending Super Bowl champions, who are 3-1 after rebounding from last week’s 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders.
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who → throw → Commanders
Wilson rushed for 81 yards on 21 carries and caught three passes for 39 yards.
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Wilson → rush → yards
The backup running back, in his first year with the Seahawks, was thrust into a greater role when rookie Jadarian Price was placed on injured reserve on Saturday after aggravating a chest injury during practice.
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Price → thrust → practice
Justin Herbert threw for 189 yards a touchdown and two interceptions for the Chargers (0-4).
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Herbert → throw → Chargers
Herbert has been intercepted six times this season and sacked 12 times, including four for 35 yards on Sunday.
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Herbert → intercept → Sunday
The only team to reach the playoffs after a four-loss start is the 1992 San Diego Chargers.
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team → reach → start
That squad started 0-4, then beat Seattle 17-6 on Oct. 4 and went on to finish 11-5 and win AFC West.
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squad → start → West
Seattle won Sunday despite having 14 penalties for a franchise-record 150 yards.
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Seattle → win → yards
COLTS 30, COMMANDERS 13
LONDON (AP) — Jonathan Taylor rushed for two touchdowns and Colts quarterback Daniel Jones ran one in and Indianapolis beat Washington after the Commanders lost yet another quarterback to injury.
Marcus Mariota, who was starting in place of the injured Jayden Daniels, left the game after Washington’s second drive because of a knee injury.
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who → rush → injury
The veteran quarterback was sacked and didn’t return for the Commanders (1-3).
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quarterback → sack → Commanders
Third-string rookie quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis threw his first NFL touchdown pass to cut Indy’s lead to 17-13 in the third quarter, but the Colts (2-2) answered with Spencer Shrader’s 52-yard field goal and Jones’ 4-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
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Colts → throw → quarter
Taylor rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries as the Colts overcame two turnovers from Jones, who completed 19 of 34 passes for 134 yards with an interception and a fumble.
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who → rush → interception
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and Green Bay overcame two fourth-quarter turnovers to beat Tampa Bay.
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Bay → throw → Bay
Undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels threw two picks that led to 10 points in his first career start filling in for Baker Mayfield, who missed a game for the first time in his three-plus seasons in Tampa Bay because of a dislocated thumb.
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who → throw → thumb
The Packers (2-2) wasted two opportunities to extend a three-point lead in the fourth quarter but the Buccaneers couldn’t capitalize.
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Buccaneers → waste → quarter
Tykee Smith forced Kaleb Johnson to fumble inside the 5 with just over nine minutes left in the game.
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minutes → force → game
A’Shawn Robinson recovered at the 4 but the ensuing drive went nowhere.
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drive → recover → 4
The Buccaneers then had a first-and-15 at the Packers 26 when Jacob Parrish picked Love’s pass and gave Tampa Bay the ball at the 15 and a chance for a comeback win.
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Parrish → have → win
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