NFL roundup: Buffalo Bills beat Carolina Panthers
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Bills 40, Panthers 9
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- James Cook ran for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Allen accounted for three scores and the Buffalo Bills returned from their bye with a resounding 40-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Allen improved to 8-0 following the bye week and established an NFL record by becoming the first player to run and throw for a touchdown in 46 games, breaking the mark previously held by former Panthers QB Cam Newton.
Allen's 77 career rushing touchdowns (including playoff games) tied Newton for the most all-time.
Allen finished 12 of 19 for 163 yards for the Bills (5-2), including a 54-yard toss to Khalil Shakir, and ran for two short touchdowns.
Eagles 38, Giants 20
PHILADELPHIA -- Saquon Barkley ran for a 65-yard score on his first carry of the game and topped 100 yards rushing for the first time this season before he left with a groin injury, and Jalen Hurts threw four touchdown passes as Philadelphia beats New York.
The Eagles (6-2) evened the season series against their NFC East rivals after the Giants won 34-17 earlier this month.
Barkley also ripped off a 28-yard run on the final play of the third quarter but shook his head as he ran gingerly back to the sideline. He was checked out inside the medical tent, and later grabbed his helmet and jumped in celebration when backup Tank Bigsby ran for a 29-yard gain.
Hurts, who completed 15 of 20 passes for 179 yards, put the game away with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert to finish that drive and make it 31-13. Barkley did not return to the game, finishing with 150 yards on 14 carries and four catches for 24 yards and a touchdown.
Dolphins 34, Falcons 10
ATLANTA -- Tua Tagovailoa threw a season-high four touchdown passes and the Miami ended its three-game losing streak by dominating short-handed Atlanta.
The Dolphins (2-6) outgained the Falcons (3-4) 338-213. Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in each of his last two games, was added to the injury report before the game with an illness but showed no signs of being limited.
Tagovailoa completed 20 of 26 passes for 205 yards with scoring passes to De'Von Achane, Malik Washington, Jaylen Waddle and Ollie Gordon II.
Ravens 30, Bears 16
BALTIMORE -- Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns, Tyler Huntley made a big third-down throw late in the fourth quarter and Baltimore finally won without Lamar Jackson, beating Chicago.
The Ravens (2-5) snapped a four-game skid and ended Chicago's four-game winning streak. The Bears (4-3) dominated the first quarter, but managed only two field goals in that period and didn't score again until the fourth.
Although Jackson returned to practice this week, he was ruled out Saturday for a third straight game because of a hamstring injury. The Ravens had lost 11 of their previous 13 when their star quarterback didn't play, but Huntley filled in capably this time after Cooper Rush started against the Texans and Rams.
Texans 26, 49ers 15
HOUSTON -- C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards with two touchdowns and Houston got off to a quick start and held on for a victory over San Francisco.
Stroud did a great job of distributing the ball, completing passes to nine different players with star receiver Nico Collins out after sustaining a concussion Monday night. Xavier Hutchinson led the group with 69 yards receiving and a score and rookie Jaylin Noel added 63 to help the Texans (3-4) bounce back after a loss to Seattle.
Hutchinson's 30-yard touchdown grab extended Houston's lead to 23-7 in the third quarter.
Patriots 32, Browns 13
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Drake Maye threw three second-half touchdown passes to help New England erase an early deficit and roll to its fifth straight victory over Cleveland.
Robert Spillane and Jaylinn Hawkins both added interceptions for New England, which has won six straight over Cleveland and 11 of the past 13 meetings since 1999.
Maye finished 18 of 24 for 282 yards and an interception. Hunter Henry, Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte all had TD catches.
It came on a day where Browns star edge rusher Myles Garrett finished with a franchise-record and career-high five sacks, raising his season total to 10.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 3
NEW ORLEANS -- Tampa Bay edge rusher Anthony Nelson had an interception for a touchdown to go with a forced fumble and two sacks, Sean Tucker ran for a 1-yard score on fourth down and the Buccaneers beat the hapless New Orleans.
Antoine Winfield Jr. recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass for the Buccaneers (6-2), who forced four turnovers and also played a role in forcing Saints second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler out of the game.
Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
DENVER -- Bo Nix threw for four touchdowns, rookie R.J. Harvey scored three times and Denver routed Dallas for their fifth consecutive victory.
J.K. Dobbins ran for 111 yards on 15 carries and the Broncos (6-2) also got big performances from rookies Pat Bryant and Jahdae Barron as they extended the NFL's longest home winning streak to nine games.
Bryant scored his first touchdown and Barron picked off Dak Prescott for his first career interception.
Despite two TD runs from former Denver running back Javonte Williams, the Cowboys (3-4-1) lost for the eighth straight time to the Broncos, whom they haven't beaten since the heyday of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin in 1995.
Colts 38, Titans 14
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for two touchdowns and caught another in a milestone game, and Daniel Jones threw for two more scores to help the Colts continue their surprising start with a rout over Tennessee.
Taylor also scored three TDs against the Titans in each of their previous two meetings, making him the first player in league history to have three touchdowns in three consecutive games against the same team.
He finished with 12 carries for 153 yards, the fourth 100-yard game this season for the league's rushing leader.
Jones was 21 of 29 with 272 yards and no interceptions though he was sacked a season-high three times as Indy (7-1) stayed atop the AFC South.