The Carolina Panthers' improbable road comeback highlighted Sunday's NFL action. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Rams continued their perfect season, the New Orleans Saints won their fifth straight and the Houston Texans pushed their winning streak to four.
1. Los Angeles Rams (7-0)
Todd Gurley rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns and caught 4 passes for 23 yards and another score in the Rams’ shellacking of the 49ers. It was his third 3-touchdown game of the season. He leads the league with 14 TDs for the season, tying the mark for most touchdowns by a running back through his first seven games in NFL history, originally set by Priest Holmes in 2003.
2. New England Patriots (5-2)
The Patriots' special teams unit scored two touchdowns in Chicago. The first one came on a 95-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson. The second came on a 29-yard return off a blocked punt by Kyle Van Noy. Josh Gordon led the team in receiving with 100 yards.
3. Kansas City Chiefs (6-1)
Kareem Hunt rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 55 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the Chiefs’ blowout victory over the Bengals on Sunday Night Football.
4. New Orleans Saints (5-1)
Drew Brees became the fourth member of the 500-TD club—completing 22 of 30 for 212 yards and two touchdowns—and superstar wideout Michael Thomas caught his first touchdown pass since Week 2 as the visiting Saints defeated the Ravens and won their fifth straight game. In beating the Ravens, Brees joined Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks in league history to beat all 32 NFL teams.
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| Michael Thomas celebrates a touchdown in the Saints' win over the Ravens. (AP) |
5. Los Angeles Chargers (5-2)
The Chargers defense stepped up in the biggest moment of the game, forcing an incomplete pass from opposing quarterback Marcus Mariota on the Titans’ two-point conversion attempt to hold on for a one-point win in London.
6. Minnesota Vikings (4-2-1)
Adam Thielen put another dazzling performance, catching nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ beatdown over the Jets. He has totaled over 100 yards receiving in each of his team's first seven games, the second player in NFL history to reach this feat (the late Charley Hennigan of the Houston Oilers achieved this in 1961) and the only player in the Super Bowl era to accomplish it.
7. Carolina Panthers (4-2)
The Panthers rallied from a 17-0 fourth-quarter deficit to take down the defending-champion Eagles, backed by QB Cam Newton, who recorded 201 of his 269 passing yards in the final period. Overcoming a 17-point deficit, the Panthers matched their franchise record for biggest comeback in team history.
8. Baltimore Ravens (4-3)
The Ravens played well against the first-place Saints, but the most accurate kicker in NFL history, Justin Tucker, missed a game-tying extra-point for the first time in his career with 24 seconds remaining in the 24-23 loss.
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2-1)
The Steelers had a great bye week, moving into first-place in the AFC North due to losses by the Ravens and Bengals.
10. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)
The Eagles blew a 17-0 lead to the Panthers, surrendering 233 yards and 21 points in the game's final quarter. The collapse spoiled a tremendous outing by Carson Wentz, who completed 26 of 36 passes for 278 yards with three touchdowns.
11. Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)
The Bengals gave up 551 yards and 45 points to the Chiefs. On offense, Joe Mixon had only 50 yards rushing. Andy Dalton was held to just 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL's worst statistical defense. The Bengals are 0-6 on Sunday Night Football since drafting Dalton in 2011. The 35-point loss was the team's most lopsided defeat since 2009.
12. Washington Redskins (4-2)
The Redskins defense sacked Dak Prescott four times, held Ezekiel Elliott to 34 yards and scored a TD in the fourth quarter as Ryan Kerrigan stripped Prescott and Preston Smith scooped up the ball in the end zone.
13. Chicago Bears (3-3)
The Bears doomed themselves by allowing the Patriots to score two special teams touchdowns.
14. Detroit Lions (3-3)
The Lions rushed for 248 yards—158 coming from rookie tailback Kerryon Johnson—in their road victory at Miami.
15. Houston Texans (4-3)
The visiting Texans humiliated the division-rival Jaguars, who benched struggling quarterback Blake Bortles. Houston has won four straight since its 0-3 start to take sole control of first-place in the AFC South.
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