Taylor scores three TDs as Colts best Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts finally got a win in Los Angeles, where coach Shane Steichen paid his dues before now directing the NFL’s best scoring offense.
Steichen said he felt emotional going against his old team, especially after seeing so many Los Angeles Chargers alumni on the field before the game.
“It’s great to come back here,” Steichen said. “I got a lot of great memories here.”
The Colts gave him another one after earning their NFL-leading sixth win, 38-24 on Sunday behind Jonathan Taylor’s third three-touchdown game of the season and Daniel Jones throwing for 288 yards and two scores.
“Shout out to Shane,” Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. said. “Man, great, great game plan. Great team, a playoff-caliber team.”
Taylor wasn’t touched on TD runs of 23, 8 and 19 yards. He had 16 carries for 94 yards.
Browns 31, Dolphins 6
CLEVELAND (AP) — Grant Delpit said leading up to Cleveland’s game against Miami that he forgot what it was like to be a part of a win.
The Browns safety and his teammates rediscovered that winning feeling on Sunday.
Behind a complete effort from all three phases, the Browns rolled to a 31-6 victory over the Dolphins to snap a three-game losing streak.
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Packers 27,
Cardinals 23
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The majority of this road trip didn’t go well for the Green Bay Packers, who waited on a tarmac several hours because of travel delays on Saturday before falling into a 10-point hole in the first half on Sunday.
Thanks largely to Josh Jacobs and Micah Parsons, a potentially frustrating weekend had a happy ending.
Jacobs ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 1:50 remaining, Parsons had a career-high three sacks and the Packers rallied from an early deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23.
Cowboys 44,
Commanders 22
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb ran sideways, arms in the air with the ball in one hand while finishing off a 74-yard touchdown catch with new sidekick George Pickens backpedaling into the end zone at the same time from just a few yards away.
The dynamic Dallas receivers were back on the field together after Lamb missed three games with a high ankle sprain, and they had plenty to do with the best game of the season for the Cowboys.
Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns, starting with the long one to Lamb, DaRon Bland returned an interception 68 yards for a score after Jayden Daniels left with a hamstring injury and the Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders 44-22 on Sunday.
Eagles 28, Vikings 22
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Hurts gave his lagging offense a jolt by throwing for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Jalyx Hunt returned an interception for a score, and the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded from back-to-back losses by hanging on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 28-22 on Sunday.
Hurts went 19 for 23 in the highlight-reel revival of the passing attack that helped the Eagles (5-2) win the Super Bowl last season, hitting A.J. Brown for two touchdowns and DeVonta Smith for a career-high 183 receiving yards that included a 79-yard score.
RAMS 35, JAGUARS 7
LONDON (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw three of his five touchdown passes to Davante Adams and Los Angeles beat Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium.
Stafford, who has thrown 12 touchdowns with no interceptions in his past four games, also connected with rookie receiver Konata Mumpfield and rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson in the London rout.
The Rams (5-2) are off to their best start since their Super Bowl-winning season in 2021. Star receiver Puka Nacua missed the game with an ankle injury.
CHIEFS 31, RAIDERS 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters of work, Rashee Rice caught two of the TD passes in his return from a six-game suspension as Kansas City beat Las Vegas.
Rice finished with seven catches for 42 yards in his first game since Week 4 last season, when he tore his ACL in a collision with Mahomes. He made it back from the injury in time to participate in the offseason and training camp, then was suspended before the start of the season for his role in a high-speed car crash on a Dallas highway in March 2024.
PATRIOTS 31, TITANS 13
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and New England beat Tennessee in coach Mike Vrabel’s first game against the franchise that fired him in January 2024.
The Patriots (5-2) won their fourth straight to keep them atop the AFC East and spoil Mike McCoy’s debut as Tennessee’s interim head coach.
Fans chanted “Vrabel, Vrabel” as the clock ticked down.
BEARS 26, SAINTS 14
CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Allen’s defense dominated his former team, and Chicago beat New Orleans for its fourth straight win.
Allen, the Bears’ defensive coordinator, had to like what he saw in his first game against the Saints since they fired him as head coach midway through last season after 2 1/2 years. The Bears forced four turnovers and sacked Spencer Rattler four times.
PANTHERS 13, JETS 6
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Bryce Young threw a touchdown pass before leaving with an ankle injury, Jaycee Horn had two interceptions of Tyrod Taylor after New York benched Justin Fields and Carolina beat the winless Jets in a snoozefest for its third straight victory.
It marked the first time since Young was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 that the Panthers (4-3) have a three-game winning streak with him as their starting quarterback — but he was unable to finish this one.
