Nfl Roundup: Bengals Complete Another Magnificent Meltdown; Steelers Beat Colts

Chicago Bears 47–42 Cincinnati Bengals

Caleb Williams connected pinch Colston Loveland for a 58-yard touchdown pinch 17 seconds left, and nan Chicago Bears hit nan Cincinnati Bengals successful a chaotic crippled that featured 3 touchdowns successful nan past 2 minutes and 2 lead changes successful nan last minute.

After Joe Flacco put nan Bengals up 42-41 pinch a nine-yard touchdown walk to Andrei Iosivas, Chicago took complete connected its ain 28 pinch 54 seconds left. Four plays later, connected first down from nan 42, Williams recovered Loveland down nan middle. The rookie tight extremity caught it astatine nan Bengals 36, bounced disconnected Cincinnati protect backs Jordan Battle and Geno Stone and ran to nan extremity area to springiness Chicago its 5th triumph successful six games.

Williams passed for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns, and he besides caught a TD walk from DJ Moore connected a instrumentality play for nan Bears’ first score. He later hauled successful a 20-yard walk from Tyson Bagent, becoming nan first starting QB successful astir 82 years pinch aggregate receptions successful a game.

The 40-year-old Flacco, who did not believe connected Wednesday and Friday aft injuring his throwing shoulder, was 30 of 44 for a career-high 470 yards and 4 TDs. But nan Bengals scored astatine slightest 30 points and mislaid for nan 2nd consecutive week and sixth clip making love to past season.

Minnesota Vikings 27–24 Detroit Lions

JJ McCarthy threw 2 touchdown passes and ran for a people successful his return from an ankle injury, starring nan Minnesota Vikings (4-4) to triumph complete nan Detroit Lions (5-3). McCarthy sealed nan triumph by throwing a 16-yard walk to Jalen Nailor connected third-and-five from nan Minnesota 28, a play that allowed them to tally retired nan clock. McCarthy threw some of his scoring passes successful nan first 4th and his nine-yard tally midway done nan 3rd gave nan Vikings a 24-14 lead. Jared Goff threw a touchdown walk to Jameson Williams arsenic nan Lions tried to rally, but they kicked disconnected and didn’t get nan shot back.

Indianapolis Colts 20–27 Pittsburgh Steelers

Jaylen Warren ran for 2 touchdowns and nan Pittsburgh Steelers forced six turnovers successful their triumph complete Indianapolis. The Steelers improved to 5-3 aft snapping a two-game losing streak. Pittsburgh’s embattled defense sacked nan Colts’ Daniel Jones 5 times and forced him into 5 giveaways. The Steelers converted 3 of nan Colts’ turnovers into touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers threw for 203 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh. Indianapolis fell to 7-2 but stay atop nan AFC South. The Steelers recreation to nan Los Angeles Chargers adjacent week. The Colts look Atlanta successful Germany.

San Francisco 49ers 34-24 New York Giants

Christian McCaffrey caught a touchdown walk from Mac Jones, rushed for different people and nan San Francisco 49ers (6-3) sewage backmost connected way by moving each complete nan New York Giants connected nan way. McCaffrey accounted for 173 scrimmage yards – 106 connected nan crushed connected his 28 carries and 67 receiving connected 5 catches. Many of nan 49ers fans successful attendance chanted “CMC! CMC!” aft he sewage into nan extremity area past nan midway constituent of nan 4th quarter. The Giants mislaid their 3rd crippled successful a statement to driblet to 2-7.

Carolina Panthers 16–13 Green Bay Packers

Rico Dowdle rushed for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns, and his large tally successful nan last infinitesimal group up Ryan Fitzgerald’s last-second 49-yard section extremity arsenic nan Carolina Panthers (5-4) hit Green Bay (5-2-1). The Packers’ three-game winning streak ended, and they mislaid prima tight extremity Tucker Kraft to a knee wounded successful nan 3rd quarter. Dowdle had been splitting clip pinch Chuba Hubbard, but Panthers coach Dave Canales said Dowdle would get nan bulk of nan carries, and nan move paid off. He made 1 large mistake, getting flagged for unsportsmanlike behaviour aft a touchdown. But his 19-yard tally sewage nan Panthers successful scope for nan winning kick.

Denver Broncos 18–15 Houston Texans

Bo Nix threw 2 touchdown passes and Wil Lutz made a 34-yard section extremity arsenic clip expired and nan Denver Broncos (7-2) rallied to hit nan Houston Texans (3-5) to widen their winning streak to six games. They improved to 4-0 this play successful games wherever they trailed entering nan 4th quarter. The Broncos had punted 3 times successful a statement earlier a 25-yard scramble by Nix sewage them to their 39 pinch little than a infinitesimal to go. JK Dobbins followed pinch a nine-yard scamper and a nine-yard tally by Nix 2 plays aft that group up nan game-winning section goal.

Atlanta Falcons 23–24 New England Patriots

Drake Maye threw for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns arsenic nan New England Patriots held connected for triumph complete nan visiting Atlanta Falcons. Maye besides threw an interception, while Demario Douglas had 100 receiving yards and a people for nan Patriots (7-2), who won their sixth straight. Atlanta (3-5) had a chance to necktie nan crippled pinch 4:40 left, but kicker Parker Romo missed wide correct connected an other point. Michael Penix Jr threw for 221 yards and 3 touchdowns and Drake London had 118 receiving yards and 3 scores, arsenic nan Falcons dropped their 3rd straight.

Los Angeles Chargers 27–20 Tennessee Titans

Justin Herbert threw for 250 yards and had a manus successful each 3 Los Angeles Chargers touchdowns arsenic they stopped nan Tennessee Titans (1-8) successful Nashville. Herbert, who completed 19 of 29 passes pinch 2 scores and an interception, capped a 15-play, nine-minute, 99-yard thrust pinch a one-yard touchdown tally pinch 12:58 near successful nan game. It came aft Tony Pollard was stopped for nary summation connected fourth-and-goal astatine nan Los Angeles one-yard statement to extremity Tennessee’s bid to return nan lead. Joey Slye converted a 37-yard section extremity pinch 4:19 remaining to get nan Titans (1-8) wrong a people but they ne'er saw nan shot again. The Chargers (6-3) chewed up nan remaining clock, picking up a trio of first downs to seal their 3rd triumph successful their past 4 games.