NFL SCORES…
ATLANTA 24 – Carolina 10… Bijan Robinson caught a touchdown pass in his debut and ran 21 yards to set up Tyler Allgeier’s 3-yard run in the opening minute of the fourth quarter as the Falcons topped the Panthers. Jessie Bates intercepted Carolina quarterback Bryce Young twice.
Baltimore 25 – HOUSTON 9… Justice Hill scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and the Ravens put away the Texans. J.K. Dobbins ran for an early touchdown before a torn Achilles tendon ended his season early.
CLEVELAND 24 – Cincinnati 3… The Browns harassed the Bengals defensively in rolling to the victory. Deshaun Watson ran for a touchdown and threw for another. Nick Chubb rushed 106 yards on 18 carries.
Jacksonville 31 – INDIANAPOLIS 21… Tank Bigsby’s 1-yard touchdown run with 5:14 left gave the Jaguars the lead for good in their win over the Colts. Travis Etienne added a 26-yard scoring run following an interception.
Tampa Bay 20 – MINNESOTA 17… Baker Mayfield shook off a rough start to throw a pair of touchdown passes and lead the Buccaneers past the Vikings. Tampa Bay took advantage of three first-half Minnesota turnovers.
NEW ORLEANS 16 – Tennessee 15… Derek Carr overcame four sacks and an interception to guide the Saints past the Titans in his debut for New Orleans. He passed for 305 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, the Saints intercepted Ryan Tannehill three times and recorded three sacks.
San Francisco 30 – PITTSBURGH 7… Brock Purdy found Brandon Aiyuk with a pair of first-half touchdown passes and the 49ers hammered the Steelers. Christian McCaffrey ran 65 yards for a third-quarter TD and finished with 152 yards rushing.
WASHINGTON 20 – Arizona 16… Sam Howell ran 6 yards for a go-ahead touchdown and Joey Slye added a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to rally the Commanders past the Cardinals. Howell hit Brian Robinson Jr. with a 7-yard TD pass to open the scoring in the first quarter.
Green Bay 38 – CHICAGO 20… Romeo Doubs caught two of Jordan Love’s three touchdown passes in the Packers’ defeat of the Bears. Love passed for 245 yards. Aaron Jones scored on a 1-yard TD run and caught a 35-yard pass for a score. Quay Walker returned an interception 37 yards for a TD.
Las Vegas 17 – DENVER 16… Jakobi Meyers caught his second Jimmy Garoppolo touchdown pass from 6 yards out late in the fourth quarter and the Raiders hung on to edge the Broncos. Garoppolo completed 20 of 26 passes for 200 yards.
Miami 36 – L.A. CHARGERS 34… Tua Tagovailoa’s second touchdown toss to Tyreek Hill was a 4-yarder with 1:45 remaining and sent the Dolphins past the Chargers. Hill also had a 35-yard scoring reception and finished with 215 receiving yards. Tagovailoa completed 28 of 45 passes for 466 yards and three TDs.
L.A. Rams 30 – SEATTLE 13… Kyren Williams ran for a pair of scored and Cam Akers added a scoring run in the Rams’ thumping of the Seahawks. Matthew Stafford threw for 334 yards. Rookie Puka Nacua had 10 catches for 119 yards. Tutu Atwell had six catches for 119 yards.
Philadelphia 25 – NEW ENGLAND 20… Jake Elliott booted three second-half touchdowns to 56 yards in pushing the Eagles past the Patriots. Darius Slay returned an interception 70 yards and Jalen Hurts threw 5 yards to DeVonta Smith for first-quarter scores..
Dallas 40 – N.Y. GIANTS 0… The Cowboys built a 26-point halftime lead against an overmatched Giants team and coasted to a blowout win on a rainy night in the Big Apple. Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked kick 58 yards for the game’s first score in the first quarter. DaRon Bland returned an interception 22 yards for a TD later in the period. Tony Pollard ran for two touchdowns. Dallas recorded seven sacks defensively in the shutout.
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…
Buffalo is at the N.Y. Jets