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Pineiro's 53-yard FG at end lifts Bears past Broncos 16-14

By The Associated Press in to finish the drive before
DENVER (AP) — Eddy Pin- jogging to the locker room.
eiro kicked a 53-yard field When the 37-year-old QB
goal as time expired, giving emerged for the second
the Chicago Bears a wild half, he was wearing a
16-14 win over the Broncos white cap while Rudolph,
and their former defensive taken in the third round of
coordinator Vic Fangio, the 2018 draft, took the first
whose gutsy 2-point call 31 meaningful snaps of his ca-
seconds earlier had given reer.
Denver the lead. Rudolph completed 12 of
The Broncos (0-2) thought 19 passes for 112 yards, the
time had expired when two scores and an inter-
Mitchell Trubisky stepped ception, but couldn't quite
up and threw a 25-yard keep pace with Wilson and
pass to Allen Robinson on the Seahawks (2-0).
fourth-and-15 from his 40- Wilson was 29 of 35 for 300
yard line. Robinson was yards and the three TDs,
tackled at the Denver 35 becoming the fifth-fastest
by Chris Harris Jr. quarterback in league his-
The clock showed all ze- tory to reach 200 career
roes and both teams milled touchdown passes (114
around on the field not games). Wilson also ran four
knowing whether to cel- times for 24 yards, most of
ebrate a win or lament a Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks the game-winning field goal as punter Pat O'Donnell it coming on Seattle's final
(16) holds during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday,
loss. Then referee Adrian Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14. drive as the Seahawks pro-
Hill announced there was Associated Press tected a two-point lead.
1 second remaining and A week after escaping
Chicago was using its last quarterback. New Orleans casions. Jones bailed out Atlanta Cincinnati with a one-
timeout. didn't score an offensive New England's defense — and became Atlanta's point win, a game in which
Pineiro's winner sent the touchdown for only the outscored Miami (0-2) with career leader in receiv- coach Pete Carroll said his
Bears (1-1) streaming back fourth time in 13-plus sea- interception returns for ing yards with his winning team wasn't particularly
onto the field in celebration sons under coach Sean touchdowns of 54 yards by score. On fourth-and-3 crisp, the Seahawks took
of a victory that seemed so Payton, who got a lengthy Stephon Gilmore and 69 at the Falcons 46, Jones advantage of a series of
unlikely after they'd surren- contract extension before yards by Jamie Collins Sr. dropped behind the line mental mistakes by the
dered the lead moments the game. The Patriots totaled seven to haul in Matt Ryan's short Steelers (0-2) to win in Pitts-
earlier. Todd Gurley rushed for 63 sacks and four intercep- pass, got a crunching burgh for the first time in 20
RAMS 27, SAINTS 9 yards and scored his first tions and earned their most block from left tackle Jake years.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With touchdown of the season lopsided win in the 108- Matthews out on the edge CHIEFS 28, RAIDERS 10
Drew Brees watching from late in the third quarter of game history of the series. and took off down the side- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
the sideline with an injured this rematch of the Rams' FALCONS 24, EAGLES 20 line, easily outrunning Rod- Patrick Mahomes bounced
hand, the Rams didn't 26-23 overtime win in New ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Jones ney McLeod and Andrew back from the first scoreless
need a no-call to beat the Orleans last January. That hauled in a short pass on Sendejo without being opening quarter of his ca-
Saints again. game turned on the infa- fourth down and took it touched. He finished with reer in the regular season
Jared Goff passed for 283 mous uncalled pass inter- 54 yards to the end zone five catches for 106 yards by throwing four touch-
yards and a touchdown ference late in regulation with 2:10 remaining, giving and two touchdowns, also down passes in a near per-
and rushed for another by Rams cornerback Nick- Atlanta a wild victory over hauling in a 4-yard score fect second period.
score, and the Rams (2-0) ell Robey-Coleman, who Philadelphia. that gave the Falcons their The Raiders (1-1) held Ma-
stopped New Orleans from had six tackles in the re- The Falcons (1-1) squan- 11-point lead early in the homes in check for the
scoring an offensive touch- match. dered a 17-6 lead against third quarter. opening 15 minutes before
down for the first time since PATRIOTS 43, DOLPHINS 0 an injury plagued team SEAHAWKS 28, STEELERS 26 he carved up an over-
2016. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) that lost two of its top re- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rus- matched defense with
The much-anticipated — Antonio Brown caught ceivers, falling behind for sell Wilson threw for three big play after big play in
matchup changed dra- a 20-yard touchdown pass the first time when Carson touchdowns for Seattle, the second quarter for the
matically when Brees was in his debut for the Patriots, Wentz dove over from the including a 28-yard rain- Chiefs (2-0).
injured late in the first quar- and they scored twice on 1 with 3:13 left to give the bow to DK Metcalf midway Mahomes didn't take long
ter. His throwing hand col- interception returns in a Eagles a 20-17 edge. through the fourth quarter. to strike, finding Demarcus
lided with Aaron Donald's two-minute fourth-quarter Philadelphia (1-1) had a The Steelers lost starting Robinson open on a blown
outstretched hand while span. chance at the end when quarterback Ben Roethlis- coverage for a 44-yard
he threw an incompletion Brown also made an 18- Wentz converted on fourth- berger to a right elbow in- touchdown pass on the first
on the Saints' second drive. yard catch on his first play and-14, somehow getting jury late in the first half and play in the second quarter.
The NFL's career leader in for the Patriots (2-0), who off a pass with a rusher in fell to 0-2 for the first time He didn't slow down from
yards passing spent the signed him Monday. He fin- his chest that Nelson Ag- since 2013 despite solid there.
afternoon on the Colise- ished with 56 yards on four holor hauled in between play from backup Mason Mahomes finished 30 for 44
um sideline with his thumb receptions, all in the first two defenders for a 43- Rudolph, who threw a pair for 443 yards. Robinson had
heavily wrapped. half. yard completion to the 18. of second-half touchdown six catches for 172 yards
Teddy Bridgewater went 17 The NFL allowed the four- But Atlanta held on, stop- passes to Vance McDon- and two scores and Kelce
of 30 for 165 yards and Al- time All-Pro receiver to play ping Zach Ertz about a ald. had seven catches for 107
vin Kamara rushed for just despite a civil lawsuit filed yard short of the marker on Roethlisberger began flex- yards and a TD to give the
45 yards for the Saints (1-1), Tuesday by his former train- another fourth-down play ing his right arm after an Chiefs their ninth win in the
who seemed discombobu- er accusing him of sexually inside the 10 to preserve a incompletion late in the past 10 meetings in this
lated without their longtime assaulting her on three oc- much-needed victory. second quarter. He stayed long-time rivalry.q