NFL results and highlights: Detroit Lions continue Super Bowl hunt while Saquon Barkley produces stunning backwards hurdle

Saquon Barkley produced one of the plays of the season, the Detroit Lions downed their NFC North rivals and the Dallas Cowboys were beaten again as they lost Dak Prescott to injury on another busy NFL Sunday…

Detroit Lions 24-14 Green Bay Packers

Kerby Joseph scored on a 27-yard interception return and the Detroit Lions converted two fourth downs into touchdowns as they continued one of the best starts in franchise history by beating the Green Bay Packers 24-14 on Sunday.

The NFC North-leading Lions are 7-1 for the first time since 1956. They withstood the second-quarter ejection of safety Brian Banks and won at Lambeau Field for a third straight year.

Detroit took the lead for good on the first play of the second quarter when Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for a three-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. Jahmyr Gibbs capped the opening drive of the second half by rushing for a 15-yard touchdown on fourth-and-one to extend the Lions’ lead to 24-3.

Goff had another efficient day, finishing 18 of 22 for 145 yards. Green Bay’s Jordan Love went 23 of 39 for 273 yards with an interception, one week he left in the third quarter of a 30-27 victory at Jacksonville with a groin strain.

Jayden Reed had five catches for 113 yards while Josh Jacobs rushed for 95 yards.

The Packers (6-3) outgained the Lions 411 yards to 261, driving inside Detroit’s 35-yard line on three possessions without scoring and seeing their four red zone trips end in one touchdown and two field goals.

Jacksonville Jaguars 23-28 Philadelphia Eagles

Saquon Barkley made a dazzling backward hurdle during a stellar performance before Nakobe Dean had a game-saving interception to help the Philadelphia Eagles to their fourth straight win as they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-23.

Barkley had 27 carries for 159 yards and a touchdown alongside three receptions for 40 yards and a score.

The Eagles (6-2) held on after coach Nick Sirianni wasted chances to put easy points on the board. The Eagles went zero for two on fourth down and were zero for three on two-point conversions, forcing them to let Jake Elliott try a 57-yard field goal with 2:16 left. Elliott missed, giving the Jaguars (2-7) the ball at their own 47-yard line.

Eagles defensive back Avonte Maddox was flagged 18 yards for pass interference that helped move the ball to the Eagles 13. But Jacksonville’s second-half rally ended when Trevor Lawrence’s pass was picked off in the end zone by Dean for the linebacker’s first career interception.

Hurts was 18 of 24 for 230 yards, throwing for two scores and running for another.

DeVonta Smith nearly matched Barkley with a play straight out of a video game on a one-handed 25-yard touchdown grab – reminiscent of New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson’s catch last week – late in the fourth that stretched the Eagles’ lead to 28-16.

Miami Dolphins 27-30 Buffalo Bills

Tyler Bass kicked a career-best 61-yard field goal with five seconds left, Josh Allen threw three second-half touchdown passes in a back-and-forth duel with Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, and the Buffalo Bills continued their domination of the Dolphins with a 30-27 victory.

The teams traded leads four times in a thrilling second half that included seven consecutive scoring drives – four by AFC East-leading Buffalo (7-2) and three by division rival Miami (2-6).

Buffalo’s final drive stalled at the Miami 43 following a spike and two incompletions, and coach Sean McDermott put his faith in the inconsistent Bass, who missed an extra point earlier in the game. Bass not only split the uprights, but had enough length to reach the first row of fans in the end zone, marking the longest field goal in franchise history.

The Bills are 7-2 for the first time since 2020 and moved four games ahead of the New York Jets in the AFC East, which they have won the past four seasons.

The Dolphins took a big hit to their playoff chances. They’ve lost three straight and two since Tagovailoa returned from a concussion that sidelined him for four games.

This defeat wasn’t for lack of effort by Tagovailoa, who was 25 of 28 for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Allen finished 25 of 39 for 235 yards and one interception alongside his three TDs.

Dallas Cowboys 21-27 Atlanta Falcons

Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons maintained their hold on first place in the NFC South with a 27-21 victory over the struggling Dallas Cowboys, who took their third straight setback and lost quarterback Dak Prescott to a hamstring injury.

Cousins completed 19 of 24 passes for 222 yards, including 13 in a row at one point for the Falcons (6-3). He had scoring plays of nine yards to Drake London, 36 yards to Darnell Mooney and 11 yards to Ray-Ray McCloud, the third three-touchdown game of the quarterback’s debut season with Atlanta.

Tyler Allgeier capped the Falcons’ fifth win in six games by powering into the end zone from six yards with just over 11 minutes remaining.

The Cowboys (3-5) tried to rally behind Cooper Rush after Prescott was ruled out, having completed 18 of 24 for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Rush guided an 86-yard drive in the closing minutes, capped by a four-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert and two-point conversion. But the Falcons recovered an onside kick to seal the victory.

Los Angeles Rams 26-20 Seattle Seahawks (OT)

Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed 39-yard touchdown reception in overtime as the Los Angeles Rams stunned the Seattle Seahawks 26-20.

With the Rams needing only a field goal after stuffing the Seahawks on fourth down on the first possession of OT, Matthew Stafford went for the win by throwing a deep ball to Robinson, who was well covered by cornerback Riq Woolen.

With his one free hand, Robinson grabbed the ball in the end zone and secured it as he fell to the turf.

Stafford threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams (4-4), who have won three straight after losing four of their previous five. Robinson finished with six catches for 94 yards and both scores.

Geno Smith threw for 363 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions for the Seahawks (4-5), who have lost four straight at home and five of six overall to fall into last place in the bunched-up NFC West. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had seven catches for a career-best 180 yards and two scores.

The Rams rallied from a 13-3 deficit and took a 20-13 lead on Kamren Kinchens’ 103-yard interception return early in the fourth quarter, only to let the Seahawks tie it when Smith connected with Smith-Njigba for a 14-yard touchdown with 51 seconds left. Stafford tried to drive the Rams into position for a winning field goal, but the drive stalled just short of midfield.

Denver Broncos 10-41 Baltimore Ravens

Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns to finish with a perfect passer rating, Derrick Henry surpassed a few more rushing milestones, and the Baltimore Ravens had little difficulty with Denver’s defense in a 41-10 victory.

Baltimore’s beleaguered defense didn’t force a punt until the third quarter, but a couple early fourth-down stops helped the Ravens (6-3) build a lead as they rebounded from last weekend’s surprising loss at Cleveland. Zay Flowers had five catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and Henry rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns.

Rookie quarterback Bo Nix caught a touchdown pass on a trick play for Denver, but the Broncos (5-4) looked outclassed at the beginning of a tough two-game stretch on their schedule.

Henry scored the 100th and 101st rushing touchdowns of his career, and he surpassed 1,000 yards on the ground on the season for the sixth time. Henry has scored in every game this season, and he is the third player to manage at least 10 rushing touchdowns in seven consecutive years, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (2001-09) and Adrian Peterson (2007-13).

Jackson completed 16 of 19 passes while logging the fourth perfect 158.3 passer rating of his career.

Washington Commanders 27-22 New York Giants

Rookie Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin as the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 27-22 for their best start to a season in almost 30 years.

Daniels hit McLaurin on scoring passes of one and 18 yards in the first half, and Austin Ekeler, filling in for the injured Brian Robinson, scored on a one-yard run as the Commanders completed a season sweep of the NFC East rival Giants (2-7). Washington are 7-2 for the first time since 1996.

Austin Seibert, who kicked seven field goals in the Commanders’ 21-18 win in September, added two more, and linebacker Dante Fowler had a big strip-sack early to set up the opening touchdown. The Giants have now lost four straight as they fell to 0-5 at home.

Daniel Jones threw a two-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Manhertz and powered his way through two tackles on a two-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run for New York. He added a late 35-yard scoring pass to rookie Theo Johnson, but the Giants missed both two-point conversions.

Jude McAtamney also kicked a 31-yard field goal in the Irishman’s NFL debut.

Las Vegas Raiders 24-41 Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow tied a career high with five touchdown passes, Chase Brown rushed for a career-high 120 yards and the Cincinnati Bengals got their first home win, routing the Las Vegas Raiders 41-24.

Burrow was 27 for 39 for 251 yards. He threw touchdown passes to Brown, Andrei Iosivas, Drew Sample and the last two to Mike Gesicki. But he also had an interception that was returned by Jack Jones for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Brown, who got a season-high 27 carries with Zack Moss sidelined with a neck injury, consistently picked up chunks of yards for the Bengals, who have struggled running the ball this season. Trey Hendrickson had four sacks.

The Raiders (2-7) aided Cincinnati drives with penalties, and quarterback Gardner Minshew fumbled the ball away in the third, leading to a 10-yard touchdown catch by Gesicki that put the Bengals up 31-10.

Minshew finished 10 for 17 for 124 yards. He was benched late in the third quarter for Desmond Ridder, who fumbled the ball away on a strip-sack by Hendrickson in the fourth quarter. before throwing a touchdown pass to Brock Bowers with 41 seconds left in the game.

New England Patriots 17-20 Tennessee Titans (OT)

Nick Folk kicked a 25-yard field goal with 2:32 left in overtime and the Tennessee Titans beat the New England Patriots 20-17, giving coach Brian Callahan his first victory at home this season.

The Patriots (2-7) got rookie Drake Maye back after the third overall pick out of North Carolina cleared the concussion protocol Saturday. He started after being knocked out of last week’s win over the Jets and used his legs, running for a career-best and team-high 95 yards.

New England had a final chance after Maye forced overtime with a magical five-yard scrambling touchdown pass to Rhamondre Stevenson, but Amani Hooker’s second interception of the game would clinch the victory for the Titans with 2:07 left.

Tennessee also had four sacks and forced three turnovers that it turned into 10 points from a defense that came in leading the NFL in both the fewest yards allowed and passing yards. The fourth sack came when Arden Key also stripped Maye of the ball that was recovered at the Patriots 26 by Jeffery Simmons with 6:48 left.

Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph was 20 of 33 for 240 yards, two touchdown passes to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Nick Vannett, and an interception, while Tony Pollard carried the ball 28 times for 128 rushing yards.

Los Angeles Chargers 27-10 Cleveland Browns

Justin Herbert passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns – all in the first half – to lead the Los Angeles Chargers to a 27-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

Herbert connected on a 66-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Johnston and a 27-yarder to Joshua Palmer as the Chargers (5-3) built a big half-time lead and rolled to their fifth straight win over Cleveland.

The Chargers quarterback finished 18 of 27 for 282 yards and was sacked six times, while J.K. Dobbins scored two rushing touchdowns.

The Chargers’ defense, which came in allowing a league-low 13 points per game, intercepted Winston three times, sacked him six more and limited the Browns (2-7) to just 57 yards in the first 30 minutes.

New Orleans Saints 22-23 Carolina Panthers

Chuba Hubbard scored on a 16-yard run with 2:18 left as the Carolina Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the New Orleans Saints 23-22.

Bryce Young completed 16 of 26 passes for 171 yards a touchdown to improve to 1-3 against the Saints in his career, while Hubbard ran for 72 yards and two touchdowns.

The Panthers (2-7) got big games from a pair of rookies as tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders caught four passes for 87 yards and wide receiver Xavier Legette had his fourth touchdown of the season to avenge an embarrassing 47-10 Week One loss to their division foes.

Alvin Kamara had 215 yards from scrimmage for the Saints (2-7), who have lost seven straight. Kamara carried 29 times for 155 yards and caught six passes for 60 yards.

Derek Carr struggled in his return to action after missing the last three games with an oblique injury, finishing 18 of 31 for 236 yards with one touchdown pass.

Chicago Bears 9-29 Arizona Cardinals

Emari Demercado ran 53 yards for a touchdown just before halftime, James Conner added 107 yards on the ground and the surging Arizona Cardinals put together a dominant 29-9 victory over the Chicago Bears.

The Cardinals (5-4) have won three in a row for the first time in three seasons. It’s another tough loss for the Bears (4-4), who have dropped two straight on the back of last weekend’s Hail Mary touchdown against the Commanders.

Chicago rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked six times, completing 22 of 41 passes for 216 yards. The Bears had just 241 yards total.

Arizona took a 21-9 half-time lead after Demercado got loose for a game-changing 53-yard touchdown run with four seconds remaining. The Cardinals started the drive with 26 seconds remaining following Chicago’s field goal.

Kyler Murray completed a few short passes before Demercado darted through the middle of the defense and then sprinted down the right sideline for the touchdown, turning a tight game into a much more comfortable advantage.

Week Nine concludes Monday night when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers live on Sky Sports NFL from 1.15am in the early hours of Tuesday; Also stream with NOW.