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SPORTS Tuesday 15 OcTOber 2019
Steelers’ Conner scores 2 TDs, Hodges wins first start

By The Associated Press won their first three road
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — games in 1980, when they
James Conner scored two went 4-12.
touchdowns, Devin Bush re- The Browns (2-4) were hurt
covered a pair of turnovers by their own miscues. They
and Devlin Hodges won his couldn't overcome four
first NFL start as the Steelers turnovers, a blocked punt
held off the Chargers. or quarterback Baker May-
Conner had his first game field's hip injury and fell to
with both a rushing and 0-3 at FirstEnergy Stadium.
receiving touchdown and Mayfield threw three inter-
accounted for 119 scrim- ceptions, raising his NFL-
mage yards (41 rushing, 78 leading total to 11. Trying
receiving). to bring the Browns back
Hodges, who was elevated late, Mayfield, who went
into the starting spot after to the locker room in the
Mason Rudolph suffered third quarter to be evalu-
a concussion last week ated, was picked off by Se-
against Baltimore, didn't attle's K.J. Wright with 2:41
look fazed. He completed remaining.
15 of 20 for 132 yards and SAINTS 13, JAGUARS 6
benefited from a running JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) —
game that helped control Teddy Bridgewater found
the clock. Benny Snell led Jared Cook for a 4-yard
the way with 75 yards on 17 touchdown early in the Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner, left, gets by Los Angeles Chargers outside line-
backer Jatavis Brown as he runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game,
carries for the Steelers (2-4). fourth quarter, and New Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Carson, Calif.
Bush forced turnovers on Orleans held on to beat Associated Press
the Chargers second and Jacksonville and improve
third drives. The rookie to 4-0 without injured starter in a game in which both of (4-2) before the start of the a chance to tie in the clos-
linebacker scored his first Drew Brees. these NFC West rivals were season. DeAndre Hopkins ing moments.
NFL touchdown when he Coming off a 300-yard, playing their starters. hauled in nine passes for 55 Prescott ran for a 4-yard
scooped up a backward four-touchdown perfor- These longtime coaching yards. touchdown with 43 sec-
pass from Philip Rivers that mance against Tampa Bay, colleagues' teams are go- None was bigger than his onds left, making it a two-
Melvin Gordon was unable Bridgewater was less effec- ing in opposite directions last, when the Texans star point game. Going for the
to handle and went 9 yards tive against the Jaguars (2- after this one-sided show- made a sliding grab on tie, Prescott dropped back
to give the Steelers a 7-0 4). But he did enough for down at the Coliseum. San fourth-and-3 from the Kan- and was quickly met by a
lead. New Orleans' defense. Francisco used its posses- sas City 27 with just under 2 blitzing Jamal Adams and
Bush got his second turn- Gardner Minshew was sion offense and a sturdy minutes to go. That allowed his pass on the conversion
over four plays later when sacked twice, hurried often defense to stay alongside Houston to run out the try fell short of Jason Witten
he intercepted a Rivers' and threw his first intercep- New England as the NFL's clock and deal the Chiefs in the end zone.
pass that was deflected by tion as a starter. The rookie only unbeaten teams, (4-2) their second consecu- The Cowboys (3-3) tried an
defensive end Tyson Alualu sensation completed 14 of while the Rams (3-3) are on tive loss — both at Arrow- onside kick, but Demary-
at the line of scrimmage. 29 passes for 163 yards and their first three-game losing head Stadium. ius Thomas recovered for
That would lead to Con- was held without a touch- streak of McVay's 2½-year Mahomes, who was se- the Jets (1-4), who won for
ner's first TD. down for the first time this tenure. lected two spots ahead of the first time under coach
The Chargers (2-4) trailed season. Tevin Coleman rushed for Watson in the 2017 draft, Adam Gase. It was the
24-0 after three quarters Bridgewater was 24 of 36 an early touchdown for San finished with 273 yards pass- third straight loss for Dallas.
but rallied to get within sev- passing for 240 yards for the Francisco, while Garop- ing and three touchdowns, Darnold, who missed three
en on a Chase McLaugh- Saints (5-1). polo was mostly effective though he also threw his first games while recovering
lin field goal and two TD Michael Thomas had eight despite two turnovers. The interception of the season. from mononucleosis, fin-
passes from Rivers to Hunter receptions for 89 yards, Niners didn't score a touch- Star wide receiver Tyreek ished 23 of 32 for 338 yards
Henry. and Alvin Kamara finished down in the final 27 min- Hill returned to action for — including a 92-yard
SEAHAWKS 32, BROWNS 28 with 31 yards rushing while utes, but they're off to their the first time since Week 1, touchdown toss to Robby
CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris playing through an ankle fourth 5-0 start in franchise when he broke his collar- Anderson and a 5-yarder
Carson scored on a 1-yard injury. history, and their first since bone, to catch five passes to Ryan Griffin.
touchdown run with 3:30 49ERS 20, RAMS 7 1990. for 80 yards and two of the VIKINGS 38, EAGLES 20
left, Russell Wilson threw LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim- TEXANS 31, CHIEFS 24 Chiefs' scores. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk
two TD passes and ran for my Garoppolo passed for KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — JETS 24, COWBOYS 22 Cousins threw to Stefon
one and Seattle rallied past 243 yards and ran for a Deshaun Watson threw for EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Diggs for three of his four
mistake-prone Cleveland, touchdown, and San Fran- 280 yards and a touch- (AP) — Sam Darnold gave touchdowns, racking up
improving to 3-0 on the cisco remained unbeaten down while running for two the Jets' struggling offense a season-high 333 passing
road for the first time in 39 with a dominant defensive more, outdueling Chiefs a huge boost by throwing yards as Minnesota rav-
years. performance against strug- counterpart Patrick Ma- two touchdown passes in aged Philadelphia's sec-
The Seahawks (5-1) gave gling Los Angeles. homes in a matchup of his return from mononucle- ondary.
up touchdowns on Cleve- George Kittle had eight former first-round picks and osis, and New York held on Diggs scored on plays in
land's first three possessions catches for 103 yards for leading the Houston Texans to beat Dallas for its first win the first half that covered
before storming back. the Niners (5-0), who held to a 31-24 victory over Kan- of the season. 51 and 62 yards, becoming
Wilson connected with Los Angeles' once-un- sas City on Sunday. The Jets led 21-9 in the the first player since Randy
Jaron Brown for two scores, stoppable offense to 157 Carlos Hyde added 116 fourth quarter, but Dak Moss in 2000 to post two
and Seattle's cool quarter- yards in coach Kyle Sha- yards rushing and a touch- Prescott and the top- touchdown receptions of
back scampered 16 yards nahan's first victory over down against the team ranked Cowboys offense 50-plus yards in one game
for a TD. The Seahawks last Rams coach Sean McVay that traded him to Houston stormed back — and had for the Vikings (4-2).q