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The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs survived a second-half Miami Dolphins fightback to win 21-14 within the NFL’s first go to of the season to Germany.
The Philadelphia Eagles lead the NFL on 8-1 after edging a titanic battle with rivals the Dallas Cowboys 28-23.
The Baltimore Ravens additionally confirmed their Tremendous Bowl credentials with a dominant 37-3 rout of the Seattle Seahawks, whereas the Buffalo Payments misplaced on their first return to the Cincinnati Bengals since Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest in January.
One other hectic Sunday within the NFL noticed a rookie file and stellar show from CJ Stroud, a loopy debut for Josh Dobbs and extra distress for the New England Patriots.
Eagles deny Dallas in thriller
Jalen Hurts battled by a knee damage and Dak Prescott produced arguably his greatest recreation of the season because the Eagles and Cowboys handled us to a basic in Philadelphia.
Hurts went over from a yard as Philly’s ‘brotherly shove’ play, primarily based on a rugby union rolling maul, paid off but once more, and he threw two extra TD passes within the third quarter to open up an 11-point lead.
Prescott hit Jalen Tolbert for a fourth-quarter rating earlier than a manic closing drive noticed Dallas come shut however come up simply quick. Either side look able to deep play-off runs however each even have inquiries to reply earlier than they meet once more in week 14.
After one other sluggish begin to the season, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are once more trying like contenders after two TD passes from their star quarterback and a stifling defensive show of their 24-18 victory over the Payments.
All eyes had been on a participant not on the sector although, with Hamlin making an emotional return to the scene of his cardiac arrest again in January, though he was not a part of the ultimate matchday squad on this event.
Chiefs hold on for Frankfurt victory
After the massive success of Germany’s NFL debut in Munich final 12 months, the first of two matches in Frankfurt this season noticed two 6-2 groups collide with two main MVP candidates Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback.
Mahomes threw two touchdowns as Kansas Metropolis raced right into a 21-0 lead at half-time, earlier than Tagovailoa led Miami’s comeback as two scores decreased the hole to seven factors.
Miami missed the possibility to tie and even win the sport although when Tagovailoa fumbled a fourth-down snap with simply over a minute left, enabling the defending champions to depart Germany with the win.
The Chiefs are joined at 7-2 within the AFC by the Baltimore Ravens after their completely dominant 37-3 rout of a Seattle Seahawks aspect that hardly ever will get blown out like that below head coach Pete Carroll.
Undrafted rookie working again Keaton Mitchell had 138 yards and a TD in his first carries within the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr caught his first TD go for the reason that Tremendous Bowl two seasons in the past and the Ravens continued to indicate they’re among the many best groups within the league proper now.
Stroud units rookie file
The longer term appears to be like brilliant for the Houston Texans as younger QB CJ Stroud once more confirmed he is the actual take care of a rookie file 470 passing yards together with 5 TD throws – together with one within the remaining few seconds to safe a wild 39-37 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Bucs went forward with simply 46 second left on the clock, however Stroud appears to be like constructed for moments like that and led a 75-yard drive in simply 40 seconds, culminating in a TD go to Tank Dell for an epic win.
A recreation that had all the things even noticed Houston working again Dare Ogunbowale kick a subject purpose after Texans kicker KaÊ»imi Fairbairn was injured – turning into the primary non-kicker or punter to transform a subject purpose since 2004.
Gorgeous Vikings debut for Dobbs
Minnesota solely traded for QB Josh Dobbs 5 days in the past to interchange the injured Kirk Cousins, however he had an incredible successful debut as he lifted the Vikings to a last-gasp 31-28 win on the Atlanta Falcons.
Dobbs got here off the bench within the first quarter when Jaren Corridor left with concussion, was tackled in his personal finish zone for a security, however responded by working in a TD and throwing for 2 – together with the winner simply 22 seconds from the top.
Dobbs summed up the sport aptly as a “study as you go, hair on fireplace, maintain on to your seat” kind of recreation.
Despite the fact that Washington traded away two star defenders Chase Younger and Montez Sweat on deadline day, they picked off Mac Jones within the remaining seconds of a 20-17 win over the struggling New England Patriots.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers snapped a four-game shedding streak with a much-needed 20-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams – who had been lacking Tremendous Bowl successful QB Matthew Stafford.
The versatile Taysom Hill caught his tenth TD go for the New Orleans Saints as they beat the Chicago Bears 24-17. The Swiss Military knife of the league grew to become simply the fifth participant ever to file 10 landing passes, runs and catches, and the primary since 1964.
The Las Vegas Raiders responded to sacking head coach Josh McDaniels with a 30-6 win over the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns shut out the Arizona Cardinals 27-0 and the Indianapolis Colts had been 27-13 winners on the Carolina Panthers.