NFL roundup: Cowboys stun Washington; Titans hold off Houston
Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game with 21 seconds left after Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected on an 86-yard touchdown, Dallas’ Juanyeh Thomas returned the ensuing onside kick attempt for a touchdown, and the Cowboys pulled out a 34-26 victory Sunday that extended the Commanders’ skid to three games. Seibert was wide left on the point-after attempt following a bad snap. On the ensuing onside kick attempt, Juanyeh Thomas returned it 43 yards for a touchdown as the Cowboys ended their losing streak at five in improbable fashion. Earlier in the fourth quarter, KaVontae Turpin returned a kickoff 99 yards for a TD.
Tennessee 32, Houston 27
Will Levis threw for 278 yards and his 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo put Tennessee on top in the fourth quarter and the Titans held on for a 32-27 win over the Houston Texans. Okonkwo grabbed a short pass and rumbled for the touchdown to put the Titans up 30-27 with 9½ minutes remaining. Safety Eric Murray missed a tackle that would have stopped him near midfield. The Texans had a chance to tie it with less than two minutes remaining, but Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 28-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide left. He fell to the ground after the miss before getting up and slamming his helmet on the field.
Miami 34, New England 15
Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns, including two scores to running back De’Von Achane, and the Miami Dolphins routed the New England Patriots 34-15 on Sunday. The Dolphins (5-6) have a thin margin for error the rest of the season after a 2-6 start but have kept themselves afloat with a three-game winning streak. Tagovailoa, who moved to 7-0 in his career against New England, entered the game with a league-high 73.4% completion rate and went 29 for 40. Drake Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 221 yards with 26 yard rushing.
Kansas City 30, Carolina 27
Patrick Mahomes threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns, Spencer Shrader kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers 30-27 to reach double-digit wins for the 10th straight season. The Chiefs bounced back from last week’s 30-21 loss at Buffalo and won at the buzzer yet again in a season of narrow escapes. Noah Brown caught two TD passes and DeAndre Hopkins also had a touchdown catch. Bryce Young finished 21 of 35 for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
Tampa Bay 30, N.Y. Giants 7
Baker Mayfield catapulted into the end zone on a spectacular 10-yard scramble for one of Tampa Bay’s four rushing touchdowns, and the Buccaneers beat the Giants and new starting quarterback Tommy DeVito 30-7. Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing streak and extending New York’s skid to six. The Giants’ decisions this week to bench and then release quarterback Daniel Jones did nothing to help the NFL’s lowest-scoring offense. DeVito threw for 189 yards, mostly in the second half. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers dominated in every phase in a near-perfect performance. And Mayfield mocked DeVito's signature celebration after his touchdown.
Seattle 16, Arizona 6
Coby Bryant returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown and Leonard Williams had 2 1/2 sacks as the Seahawks tormented Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, and Seattle beat Arizona 16-6 to move into a tie for the NFC West lead. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had six catches for 77 yards and the first offensive touchdown against the Cardinals in three weeks. But it was the defense that made the difference for the Seahawks against their division rivals, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Seattle has won six straight and seven of eight over Arizona. The teams play again in two weeks.
Denver 29, Las Vegas 19
Bo Nix passed for 273 yards and had two touchdown passes to break the team’s rookie record, and the Denver Broncos finally won in Las Vegas with a 29-19 victory over the reeling Raiders on Sunday. The Broncos at 7-5 took another step toward an unexpected playoff spot with their second victory in a row. Las Vegas is 2-9 and has lost seven consecutive games, their longest skid since the 2017-18 seasons. Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew landed hard on his left shoulder late in the game and was replaced by Desmond Ridder.