Nov 3, 2025
The Associated Press Bears tight end Colston Loveland avoids a tackle attempt on a TD against the Bengals.
Broncos 18, Texans 15
HOUSTON — Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes and Wil Lutz made a 34-yard field goal as time expired and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the Houston Texans 18-15 Sunday to extend their winning streak to six games.
They improved to 4-0 this season in games where they trailed entering the fourth quarter.
The Broncos (7-2) had punted three times in a row before a 25-yard scramble by Nix got them to their 39 with less than a minute to go. J.K. Dobbins followed with a 9-yard scamper and a 9-yard run by Nix two plays after that set up the game-winning field goal.
Bears 47, Bengals 42
Caleb Williams connected with Colston Loveland for a 58-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left, and Chicago beat Cincinnati in a wild game that featured three touchdowns in the last two minutes and two lead changes in the final minute.
After Joe Flacco put the Bengals ahead 42-41 with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Andrei Iosivas, Chicago took over on its own 28 with 54 seconds left. Four plays later, on first down from the 42, Williams found Loveland down the middle. The rookie tight end caught it at the Bengals 36, bounced off Cincinnati defensive backs Jordan Battle and Geno Stone and ran to the end zone to give Chicago its fifth win in six games.
Williams passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns, and he also caught a TD pass from D.J. Moore on a trick play for the Bears’ first score. He later hauled in a 20-yard pass from Tyson Bagent, becoming the first starting QB in nearly 82 years with multiple receptions in a game.
49ers 34, Giants 24
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Christian McCaffrey caught a touchdown pass from Mac Jones, rushed for another score and San Francisco got back on track by running all over New York on the way to a victory.
McCaffrey accounted for 173 scrimmage yards — 106 on the ground on his 28 carries and 67 receiving on five catches. Many of the 49ers fans in attendance chanted “CMC! CMC!” after he got into the end zone past the midway point of the fourth quarter.
A week after a franchise-low 10 rushing attempts, Kyle Shanahan’s team ran the ball 39 times for 159 yards, including Brian Robinson Jr.’s 18-yard touchdown that sent a lot of the Giants crowd to the exits.
Jones completed his first 14 passes on the way to finishing 19 of 24 for 235 yards and TD passes to McCaffrey and Jauan Jennings. Jones bounced back from a fumble forced by Brian Burns and caught by Abdul Carter to improve to 5-2 as a starter this season.
Panthers 16, Packers 13
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rico Dowdle rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and his big run in the final minute set up Ryan Fitzgerald’s last-second 49-yard field goal as Carolina beat Green Bay to snap the Packers’ three-game win streak.
The loss could prove costly for Green Bay (5-2-1). Packers star tight end Tucker Kraft was carted off the field with a knee injury in the third quarter.
Carolina (5-4), a two-touchdown underdog according to BetMGM Sportsbook, bounced back from a 40-9 home loss to Buffalo to get back over .500.
Dowdle had been splitting time with Chuba Hubbard, but Panthers coach Dave Canales said Dowdle would get the bulk of the carries, and the move paid off.
Patriots 24, Falcons 23
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and had a pair of turnovers in an uneven performance, and New England held on for its sixth straight victory over Atlanta after Parker Romo missed a potential tying extra point for the Falcons.
Terrell Jennings had his first career rushing touchdown for the Patriots (7-2).
Maye finished 19 of 29 for 259 yards, but was sacked six times. He also had an interception and was strip-sacked just before halftime to set up a touchdown by Atlanta. The Falcons have lost their last eight meetings with the Patriots. Atlanta hasn’t won in Foxborough.
Vikings 27, Lions 24
DETROIT — J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading Minnesota to a win over Detroit.
McCarthy sealed the victory by throwing a 16-yard pass to Jalen Nailor on third-and-5 from the Minnesota 28, a play that allowed Minnesota to run out the clock.
McCarthy, who led Michigan to the 2023 national championship, was 14 of 25 for 143 yards. He threw both of his scoring passes in the first quarter, connecting with Justin Jefferson from 10 yards out and T.J. Hockenson from 7 yards. He threw an interception on a ball that was ripped away from his intended receiver.
McCarthy ran for a 9-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter, giving the Vikings a 24-14 lead.
Chargers 27, Titans 20
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Justin Herbert threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score and the Los Angeles beat woeful Tennessee for its third win in four games.
Herbert, who came in leading the NFL with 2,140 yards passing, shook off an early pick-6 and losing both his tackles to injuries before halftime. Right tackle Bobby Hurt hurt a groin in the first quarter, and left tackle Joe Alt was carted off in the second after reinjuring his right ankle.
Odafe Oweh had two of Los Angeles’ four sacks.
Rams 34, Saints 10
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford threw for 281 yards and hit Davante Adams with two of his four touchdown passes in Los Angeles’ victory over struggling New Orleans.
Puka Nacua had seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown in his return from an ankle injury, and the star receiver came back to the Rams’ sideline after briefly leaving with a chest injury in the second half.
Tyler Higbee also had a TD catch and Kyren Williams rushed for 114 yards and another score for the Rams (6-2), who returned from their bye with 438 yards in their third consecutive win.
Seahawks 38, Commanders 14
LANDOVER, Md. — Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes before his first incompletion, and the Seattle Seahawks played a near-perfect first half offensively on their way to a rout of the Washington Commanders, who again lost Jayden Daniels to an injury Sunday night.
Daniels, Washington’s second-year quarterback, left in the fourth quarter after his non-throwing arm bent gruesomely while he was being tackled near the Seattle goal line.
Darnold completed his first 17 passes. At halftime, he was 16 for 16 for 282 yards and four TDs against Washington’s beleaguered defense. Rookie Tory Horton had the first two touchdown catches for the Seahawks.
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