WEEK 7 RECAPS

FALCONS 30, DOLPHINS 28

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Matt Ryan passed for 336 yards, nearly half of them to rookie tight end Kyle Pitts, and Younghoe Koo made a 36-yard field goal as time expired to give Atlanta the win over Miami. Pitts had seven catches for 163 yards, the last 28 of those on a sideline route with just less than two minutes left to get the Falcons into field-goal range. Koo’s third field goal of the game saved the Falcons after they wasted a 13-point fourth-quarter lead. Ryan completed 25 of 40 passes, with touchdowns to Russell Gage and Calvin Ridley. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 291 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, the last of them going to Mack Hollins with 2:27 left for Miami, which has dropped six straight games. Tagovailoa completed 32 of 40 passes and had two interceptions, both of which led to Atlanta scores. Isaiah Ford, Myles Gaskin and Mike Gesicki had the other touchdown receptions for Miami. The Dolphins were down by six early in the fourth quarter when Xavien Howard stripped a catch from Ridley, then corralled the ball on his left hip for an interception as he fell to the turf. That gave the Dolphins the ball on the Atlanta 32 and a chance to regain the lead, but on Miami’s ensuing play, Tagovailoa tried to force the ball to Jaylen Waddle, and Falcons linebacker Foyesade Oluokun made an easy interception and returned the ball 56 yards to the Miami 14. Three plays later, Cordarrelle Patterson ran in from the 3, and the Falcons were up 27-14. Tagovailoa’s 7-yard pass to Gaskin made it a one-score game again, capping a 90-yard drive. After another Atlanta turnover midway through the fourth, Tagovailoa found Hollins to give the Dolphins the lead. They just couldn’t hold it.

BENGALS 41, RAVENS 17

BALTIMORE — Joe Burrow threw for a career-high 416 yards and three touchdowns, including a pivotal 82-yarder to rookie Ja’Marr Chase in the third quarter, and the Cincinnati Bengals won their AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens in style, pulling away in the second half. The Bengals drew even with the Ravens atop the division, a sign that Burrow and Chase might be ahead of schedule in turning around this struggling franchise. Chase had eight catches for 201 yards, easily the most productive performance of his impressive debut season. He broke Speedy Thomas’ franchise rookie record of 177 receiving yards, set in a 1969 game at Denver.

PACKERS 24, WASHINGTON 10

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes as Green Bay earned a sixth consecutive victory. Washington outgained Green Bay 430-304 in total offense but had five scoreless trips inside the Packers’ 30-yard line, including back-to-back series that ended inside the 5. Before Sunday, Green Bay opponents had scored touchdowns every time they moved inside the 20-yard line. The Packers haven’t lost since falling 38-3 to the New Orleans Saints to open the season.

PATRIOTS 54, JETS 13

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England rookie Mac Jones threw two touchdown passes in his first 300-yard NFL game, Damien Harris and J.J. Taylor ran for two touchdowns each, and the Patriots earned their first home win this season. The 54 points are the most allowed by the Jets since losing 55-21 at New England on Oct. 29, 1978, and the fourth-most points allowed in franchise history. The Patriots earned their 12th straight victory and sixth consecutive season sweep over the Jets, who played most of the game without rookie quarterback Zach Wilson after the No. 2 draft pick left in the second quarter with a knee injury.

GIANTS 25, PANTHERS 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Daniel Jones threw a 5-yard touchdown pass and made a spectacular one-handed 16-yard catch on the game’s only meaningful touchdown drive. Jones’ touchdown pass went to Dante Pettis and survived a very long replay review in helping the Giants hand Carolina its fourth straight loss with star running back Christian McCaffrey sidelined.

CARDINALS 31, TEXANS 5

GLENDALE, Ariz.— DeAndre Hopkins caught a touchdown pass against his former team, Zach Ertz caught a touchdown pass for his new team and the Cardinals scored 31 unanswered points. The Cardinals remained the NFL’s only undefeated team and improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1974. The Texans— who looked totally overmatched for three quarters — have lost six straight games. Kyler Murray completed 20 of 28 passes for 261 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

RAMS 28, LIONS 19

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford passed for 334 yards and three touchdowns against his former team, and Jalen Ramsey made an end zone interception with five minutes left. Jared Goff passed for 268 yards and nearly led the Lions to an upset win in his first meeting with the Rams, who traded him for Stafford in a blockbuster deal last winter. Cooper Kupp had 10 catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams.

RAIDERS 33, EAGLES 22

LAS VEGAS — Derek Carr threw for 323 yards, completing 31 of 34 passes with one touchdown, and the Raiders outgained Philadelphia 443-358 in a dominating performance in which they scored on five straight possessions after their first series ended with Carr intercepted inside the Eagles’ 5. It was Las Vegas’ second straight win since coach Jon Gruden resigned Oct. 11 because of offensive emails he sent before being hired in 2018.

BUCCANEERS 38, BEARS 3

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady became the first player to throw 600 career touchdown passes, and the Buccaneers have the best seven-game start in franchise history. The reigning Super Bowl champions won their fourth straight game, improving to 6-1 and avenging one of their five regularseason losses from last year, with Brady completing 20 of 36 passes for 211 yards and four scores. The Tampa Bay defense did its job, too, limiting the offensively challenged Bears to Cairo Santos’ second-quarter field goal and sacking rookie Justin Fields four times, forcing two fumbles. Dee Delaney had one of the Bucs’ three interceptions, a first-quarter pick that led to Brady’s 599th career touchdown pass.