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Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018
Underdog Bills unleash D on Cousins in 27-6 win vs. Vikings

Top of Form time at right cornerback.
Bottom of Form Javorious Allen caught a
MINNEAPOLIS | Josh Al- 12-yard touchdown pass
len played with the poise and ran for a score for the
of a well-seasoned quar- Ravens.
terback for the Buffalo Bills Titans 9, Jaguars 6
by accounting for three JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Mar-
touchdowns in his first road cus Mariota came off the
start in the NFL. Allen made bench and directed three
Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins scoring drives, including
look like the raw rookie in a one in the fourth quarter.
stunning 27-6 upset of the Mariota replaced Blaine
Vikings on Sunday. Gabbert in the first quar-
Cousins had three turn- ter after Gabbert was
overs, including a lost fum- knocked out of the game
ble on a third-down sack with a concussion.
inside Minnesota’s 20-yard Mariota sat out last week’s
line, on each of the first two victory against Houston
possessions. Buffalo turned because of an elbow in-
those recoveries into 10 jury sustained in the sea-
points and was on cruise Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is sacked by Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano dur- son opener. He had been
control by midway through ing the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Minneapolis. experiencing arm weak-
the second quarter as the Associated Press ness along with numbness
crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium and tingling in two fingers.
cranked up the boos. pass on his first drive in one of the NFL’s four un- McCaffrey racked up a ca- The injury affects the ve-
The Vikings (1-1-1) were nine months, then Wendell beaten teams. reer-high 184 yards rushing. locity and spin he gets on
16½-point favorites when Smallwood ran in from the Seahawks 24, Cowboys 13 Newton completed 15 of the football. Mariota wore
the game began, allow- 4 for the go-ahead score. SEATTLE | Russell Wilson 24 passes for 150 yards and a glove on his injured right
ing the Bills (1-2) to be- Adam Vinatieri tied Morten threw for two touchdowns ran for 36 yards as the Pan- hand and was able to do
come only the sixth such Andersen’s career record in the first half, Chris Carson thers (2-1) won their sev- just enough to beat the
underdog in the NFL’s last of 565 field goals by con- added a 5-yard TD run in enth straight home game Jaguars (2-1) for the third
81 point spreads that big. necting on all three tries, early in the fourth quarter, going back to last season. straight time and fifth time
After being outscored 75-9 but the Colts (1-2) couldn’t and the Seahawks avoided McCaffrey, who tied a in the past six meetings.
over their first six quarters of take advantage of two an 0-3 start. franchise record with 14 re- Washington 31, Packers 17
the season, the Bills have turnovers by Wentz inside Wilson hit Jaron Brown on ceptions last week against LANDOVER, Md. | Adrian
enjoyed a 41-9 advantage the 20 in the second half. an 16-yard touchdown Atlanta, did his damage on Peterson ran for 120 yards
over the last six periods. The defending Super Bowl early in the second quarter, the ground this time with and a pair of 2-yard scores,
Saints 43, Falcons 37, OT champion Eagles (2-1) and later hit Tyler Lockett 28 carries. He surpassed his Alex Smith threw two
ATLANTA | Drew Brees’ needed two defensive streaking up the sideline previous career high of 66 touchdown passes — all in
1-yard run capped an stops against Andrew Luck on a 52-yard scoring pass yards rushing and became the first half — and the Red-
80-yard touchdown drive in the final 90 seconds. Indy as Seattle (1-2) built a 17-3 the first Carolina player skins held on over a gimpy
to open overtime. Brees’ had a first down at the halftime lead and cruised with a 100-yard receiving Aaron Rodgers and the
score came after his ap- Eagles 11 and two cracks past the Cowboys. game and a 100-yard rush- Packers, who again had
parent 3-yard TD pass to Al- from the 4, but Luck’s pass Dolphins 28, Raiders 20 ing game in back-to-back complaints about a rough-
vin Kamara was overturned to T.Y. Hilton sailed over his MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Re- weeks. ing-the-passer penalty on
on video review that deter- shoulder in the left corner of ceiver Albert Wilson threw Carolina had 230 yards Clay Matthews.
mined Kamara’s knee was the end zone on third down a 52-yard touchdown pass rushing. On a rainy afternoon, the
down before the goal line. and Derek Barnett sacked to put the Dolphins ahead Ravens 27, Broncos 14 Redskins (2-1) moved out
Brees scored on a keeper Luck on fourth down. midway through the fourth BALTIMORE | Joe Flacco to leads of 14-0 and, at
on the following play, giv- The Colts got the ball again quarter, and then turned a picked apart Denver’s halftime, 28-10, by putting
ing the Saints (2-1) the win at their 11 with 39 seconds short reception into a 74- depleted defense for 277 together TD drives of 74, 75,
on the day the 39-year-old remaining but couldn’t yard score that sealed it. yards and a touchdown. 79 and 98 yards. Smith con-
quarterback set the NFL reach midfield. Jacoby Miami coach Adam Gase Connecting with eight re- nected for TDs of 46 yards
record for career comple- Brissett threw a desperation used creative play calling ceivers, Flacco went 25 for to Paul Richardson on the
tions. pass on the final play that to overcome a wave of 40 without an interception game’s fourth play and of
Brees passed for 396 yards fell incomplete. injuries and penalties, and on a rainy afternoon. He 9 to Jamison Crowder in
and three touchdowns and Rams 35, Chargers 23 a 17-minute deficit in time threw 28 passes in the first the second quarter.
ran for two scores. Kamara LOS ANGELES | Jared Goff of possession. The Dolphins half, when Baltimore (2-1) Peterson, who ran 19 times,
had 15 catches for 124 passed for 354 yards and scored on a pair of shovel took control. raised his career total to
yards and ran for 66 yards. three touchdowns, and passes by Ryan Tannehill The Ravens turned to their 102 rushing touchdowns,
Brees’ biggest play before Todd Gurley rushed for 105 that each traveled less defense in the fourth quar- breaking a tie at 100 with
the winner might have yards and another score, than a yard — one on the ter, twice stopping drives Marshall Faulk and Shaun
been his improbable 7-yard leading the Rams over the flip to Wilson, and an earlier inside their 15. Alexander and moving him
scoring run with 1:15 re- Chargers in the franchises’ similar pass that Jakeem Flacco’s success came alone into seventh place in
maining that forced over- first meeting since their re- Grant caught before turn- against a Denver backfield NFL history behind Emmitt
time. He ran to his left and locations to Los Angeles. ing the corner for an 18- that began the day without Smith’s record of 164.
then spun to avoid tackle Cory Littleton blocked a yard score. injured cornerback Adam This was Peterson’s 52nd
attempts by Brian Poole punt in the end zone and Panthers 31, Bengals 21 Jones (thigh) and lost cor- game with at least 100
and Robert Alford. Blake Countess recovered CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Cam nerback Tramaine Brock yards on the ground, and
Eagles 20, Colts 16 for an early touchdown for Newton threw for two (groin) in the first quarter. As first since Nov. 5, 2017,
PHILADELPHIA | Carson the Rams (3-0), who racked touchdowns and ran for a result, rookie Isaac Yiad- for Arizona against San
Wentz threw a touchdown up 521 yards and remained two others, while Christian om saw significant playing Francisco.q