Washington (United States) (AFP) – Joe Burrow sparked Cincinnati over Atlanta in Spain for a fourth consecutive NFL victory while Patrick Mahomes overcame an injury scare on Sunday to lift Kansas City over the New York Jets. Burrow completed 24-of-29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another touchdown in Cincinnati’s 34-17 triumph over the Falcons at Madrid. The Bengals improved to 6-2, moving level with idle Pittsburgh atop the AFC North division.
“The sky is the limit when we play like this. This is how we need to attack every game going forward,” said wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who made 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown. “Intense impact,” Burrow said of Chase. “He was unbelievable.” Burrow leads the NFL with 2,386 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. “He does a good job getting out of the pocket and making scramble plays, keeping the play alive,” Chase said. “That’s why he’s one of the best.”
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At Kansas City, three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Mahomes suffered a right arm injury and lost a fumble in the second quarter after being sacked by Jets rookie defender David Bailey. Mahomes threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns to give the Chiefs a 14-12 halftime lead, with coach Andy Reid saying Mahomes hurt his elbow. Returning in the second half, Mahomes directed touchdown drives of 60 and 82 yards in the third quarter and 57 yards in the fourth as Kansas City beat the Jets 35-12. Mahomes completed 23-of-31 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns while Kenneth Walker ran 18 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 41 yards and two touchdowns for the Chiefs (6-2).
The Denver Broncos became the first NFL team with seven wins as Bo Nix threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-21 triumph at Carolina in a matchup of division leaders. The Broncos (7-2) stretched their win streak to five games despite Bryce Young throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns for Carolina.
Dak Prescott threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns while Javonte Williams ran for 101 yards and scored the deciding touchdown on a one-yard run with 68 seconds remaining to give Dallas a 27-23 victory at Indianapolis. New Orleans edged visiting Cleveland 23-22 in overtime on Tyler Shough’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson. Cleveland’s Shedeur Sanders tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Harold Fannin with one minute remaining in the extra period, but a two-point conversion pass to take the lead failed.
Matthew Stafford threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Puka Nacua for the winning points, and the Los Angeles Rams’ defense stopped Washington in the final seconds for a 20-13 road victory. Nacua caught 14 passes for 150 yards. Rams linebacker Myles Garrett, who set an NFL record for quarterback sacks last season, returned after suffering a knee injury in the opener and made three sacks as well as forcing a fumble.
Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 74 yards and scored the only touchdown on an eight-yard run in Detroit’s 19-9 victory at Miami, the Lions improving to 6-2. Dominic Zvada kicked four field goals to lift the New York Giants to a 19-11 victory at Philadelphia. San Francisco will try to reach 7-1 in a later home game against Las Vegas, while Chicago will seek a 7-2 start when Tampa Bay visits. Later games also include Houston at the winless Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay at New England, and Arizona at Seattle.
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