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Tuesday 10 sepTember 2019

Chiefs beat Jaguars, lose Hill; Jags lose Foles (shoulder)

By The Associated Press most of the afternoon be- Kitchens. Cleveland also
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — fore inexplicably coming had a player ejected for
Despite losing star receiver alive in the fourth quarter. kicking a Titans defender.
Tyreek Hill early, Patrick Ma- Murray hit David Johnson The Browns are 1-19-1 in
homes threw for 378 yards for a 27-yard touchdown openers since 1999.
and three touchdowns to pull the Cardinals within Mariota finished 14 of 24 for
while leading the Kansas 24-16 with less than six min- 248 yards, completing his
City Chiefs to a testy and utes remaining. After the two scoring passes to Walk-
tactful 40-26 victory over defense stopped the Lions, er in a span of 3:29 of the fi-
the injury-riddled Jackson- the top overall draft pick nal quarter when the Titans
ville Jaguars on Sunday. was at it again, leading a opened a 23-point lead.
Mahomes took a beating nine-play, 60-yard drive to RAVENS 59, DOLPHINS 10
and even had to leave the a 4-yard touchdown throw MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP)
game to get his left ankle to Larry Fitzgerald. Murray —Lamar Jackson looked
taped in the second quar- found Christian Kirk on the unstoppable from the start
ter. He nonetheless looked Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) fumbles 2-point conversion to tie it and tied a franchise record
every bit as good as he the ball as his is tackled by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive with 43 seconds remaining. with five touchdown passes
did during last year’s MVP end Yannick Ngakoue, left, defensive end Josh Allen (41) and Murray was 15 of 19 for 154 to help the Ravens humili-
campaign, leading the defensive end Calais Campbell (93) during the first half of an yards and two touchdowns ate the Dolphins and rookie
Chiefs to scores on each of NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla. during the fourth-quarter coach Brian Flores.
Associated Press
their first seven possessions. comeback. Overall, he The Ravens set a franchise
Jacksonville lost quarter- rookie linebacker Quincy Facing the last team to was 29 of 54 or 308 yards, record for points in the first
back Nick Foles to a broken Williams (knee) in the sec- beat them, the Patriots two touchdowns and an in- half, and an NFL record for
left clavicle. ond half. opened a 20-0 lead before terception. points in the first half of an
Sammy Watkins caught Chris Jones hit Foles as he Pittsburgh kicked a field It was a stunning collapse opener, taking a 42-10 lead
nine passes for a career- released a 35-yard TD pass goal on fourth-and-goal for Detroit, which looked to- at the break. They broke
high 198 yards and three to DJ Chark. Jones landed from the 1 with 10:17 left tally in control until midway franchise marks for points
TDs. Watkins slipped on top of Foles, but did not in the third quarter. Brady through the fourth period. and total yards with 643.
through the middle of Jack- draw a flag. Foles looked responded with a 58-yard The Lions took a 17-0 lead Baltimore gained 49 yards
sonville’s defense for a 68- to be in pain as he walked touchdown pass to Dorsett during the second quarter on the first play — a run by
yard score on the third play to the sideline to be evalu- and a 27-3 lead. Dorsett, and had a 17-3 advantage newcomer Mark Ingram —
of the season and added ated. He then jogged into who will be moving down at halftime. and hardly slowed down
a 49-yard TD reception late the locker room and did the depth chart Monday TITANS 43, BROWNS 13 after that. Jeers began
in the opening quarter. He not return. when the Patriots make CLEVELAND (AP) — Mar- when the score reached
made defenders Ronnie PATRIOTS 33, STEELERS 3 Brown’s signing official, had cus Mariota threw three 14-0, evidence of the im-
Harrison, Jalen Ramsey and FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) four catches for 95 yards touchdown passes — one pending avalanche al-
Miles Jack look silly while — A day after the acquir- and the first multi-score a stunning 75-yarder to big ready obvious.
strolling into the end zone ing former Pittsburghs mal- game of his career. back Derrick Henry — and Jackson’s first nine passes,
twice. He beat Ramsey content Antonio Brown, de- Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlis- the Browns fell flat on their all completions, went for
again for a short TD in the fending Super Bowl cham- berger completed 27 of 47 faces in their highly antici- 204 yards and four touch-
fourth period. pions New England showed passes for 277 yards and an pated opener. downs. That included
Jacksonville had major is- it might not even need him, interception. Titans tight end Delanie scores of 47 and 83 yards
sues on both sides of the getting 341 yards and three LIONS 27, CARDINALS 27, Walker had two TD catches to first-round draft pick
ball, fairly reminiscent of touchdown passes from OT in the fourth, and Tennes- Marquise Brown in the
last year’s 16-point loss 42-year-old Tom Brady. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ky- see’s defensive backs in- first 11 minutes. Jackson’s
at Arrowhead Stadium in Phillip Dorsett caught two ler Murray and the Car- tercepted Baker Mayfield other touchdown passes
Week 5. This one may have touchdown passes, includ- dinals nearly finished an three times in the fourth covered 33 yards to Willie
been more of a debacle — ing a 58-yard score, and improbable comeback in period. Snead, 5 yards to rookie
and more costly. Josh Gordon — another the rookie’s debut, rallying Cameron Wake sacked Miles Boykin and 1 yard to
Mahomes picked apart disgruntled receiver who from an 18-point deficit in Mayfield in the end zone fullback Patrick Ricard. The
what some believed is an wore out his welcome else- the fourth quarter to tie the for a safety in the first half, performance was a big
elite defense, throwing for where — caught one TD game. The Cardinals had and the Titans dominated step forward for the Ravens
313 yards in the first half and pass. On the night New two chances to win in extra the undisciplined and per- in their transition from Joe
doing most of it without Hill. England unveiled its sixth time and so did the Lions, haps overblown Browns, Flacco to Jackson, who
The three-time Pro Bowler NFL championship ban- but all they could do was picked by some to con- went 17 for 20 for 324 yards.
departed after landing on ner, Super Bowl MVP Julian trade field goals and settle tend for a Super Bowl title Flores can take small con-
his left shoulder near the Edelman caught six passes for a tie. It was a strange after adding Odell Beck- solation that a drubbing by
sideline. But considerably for 83 yards and also com- ending to a thrilling game. ham Jr. The Browns com- Baltimore is nothing new.
more concerning for the pleted a throw to help the Arizona’s new-look offense mitted 18 penalties for 182 The Ravens have outscored
Jaguars, they lost Foles in Patriots begin their quest under first-year coach Kliff yards, a poor reflection on the Dolphins 137-16 in three
the opening quarter, and for back-to-back titles. Kingsbury was a dud for first-year coach Freddie meetings since 2016.q