Cincinnati Bengals 34, Atlanta Falcons 17

Atlanta, the designated home team in front of 78,660 at the Bernabéu, took the opening kickoff 80 yards in seven plays, and Michael Penix Jr. found Charlie Woerner from the 1 at 11:12 of the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. Cincinnati needed five plays to answer: Joe Burrow went deep right to Ja'Marr Chase for 47 yards and the touchdown at 8:49, and after Nick Folk's 31-yard field goal at 2:56 put Atlanta back in front 10-7, the Bengals took the lead for good on an 11-play, 70-yard drive that Burrow finished with a 1-yard sneak at 12:56 of the second. The next Cincinnati possession went 88 yards in 10 plays, Tee Higgins caught a 4-yarder at 4:03 for 21-10, and the half ended with a 42-yard throw to Dohnte Meyers at 0:57 and Evan McPherson's 57-yard field goal at 0:24. It was 24-10 at the break, and Cincinnati had scored on four straight possessions.

Atlanta made it a game once. The Falcons opened the third quarter with an 11-play, 76-yard drive and Bijan Robinson scored from the 1 at 6:18 for 24-17, and Cincinnati answered in seven plays, Higgins catching his second touchdown from 8 yards at 2:05 for 31-17. Atlanta's next drive reached the Cincinnati 20 and Folk pushed a 38-yarder wide left at 11:31 of the fourth. McPherson's 43-yarder at 4:36 made it 34-17, and Barrett Carter intercepted Penix at 4:06 to end the last Atlanta possession that mattered.

Burrow was 24-of-29 for 271 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, 9.3 yards an attempt and a 140.1 rating. Chase caught 10 of 12 targets for 155 yards and the long score, Higgins had five catches and two touchdowns, Meyers caught two for 47, and Chase Brown ran nine times for 57. Cincinnati was 6-of-10 on third down, scored on three of four red-zone trips and did not turn it over. Penix was 20-of-31 for 162 yards with a touchdown and the interception, though he ran three times for 50. Robinson carried 19 times for 100 yards and the score and caught six passes for 47, Drake London had five catches for 68, Jessie Bates III made 14 tackles, and Atlanta was flagged 12 times for 88 yards. Cincinnati is 6-2; Atlanta is 3-6.

Green Bay Packers 45, New England Patriots 27

New England's second snap set the tone. Drake Maye went deep left for Mack Hollins at 14:32 of the first quarter, Xavier McKinney picked it off at midfield and returned it 36 yards to the Patriots' 14, and two plays later Jordan Love ran 13 yards for a touchdown at 13:19. The next Green Bay drive went 86 yards in seven plays, with a 49-yard throw to Matthew Golden at 10:50 and a 5-yard touchdown to Golden at 7:59 for 14-0, and a 12-play, 75-yard march ended in Trey Smack's 41-yard field goal at 13:37 of the second for 17-0. Evan Williams intercepted Maye at 12:54, and New England finally scored on a 30-yard throw to Rhamondre Stevenson at 9:23 to make it 17-7. McKinney's second interception came at 5:47, and Green Bay turned it into points in three plays: Love to Christian Watson for 43 yards to the 2 at 5:05, then Kaleb Johnson from the 2 at 4:45 for 24-7. Maye found Efton Chism III from 8 yards at 2:37, and it was 24-14 at the half.

Green Bay opened the third with a seven-play, 70-yard drive and Love found Savion Williams from 10 yards at 10:51 for 31-14. Smack added a 51-yarder at 5:13, Isaiah McDuffie knocked the ball from Stevenson and recovered it at the New England 39 at 4:27, and on the next snap Love found Watson for a 39-yard touchdown at 4:10, then ran in the two-point conversion for 42-14. Maye's 22-yard throw to Hollins at 1:11 and Smack's 38-yarder at 11:51 of the fourth made it 45-21, and Corey Kiner's 4-yard run at 3:54 closed the scoring.

Love was 23-of-29 for 372 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, 12.8 yards an attempt and a 153.2 rating, plus the 13-yard touchdown run. Watson caught seven passes for 171 yards and a score, Golden had 10 for 164 and a score, Williams caught three for 25 and the touchdown, and Johnson ran 14 times for 68 and a score. Green Bay finished with 478 yards, no turnovers and three penalties. Maye was 21-of-38 for 299 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions and was sacked four times, DeMario Douglas caught five passes for 102 yards, and New England gave the ball away four times. McKinney's two interceptions produced 38 return yards, Karl Brooks had two sacks, and McDuffie had 10 tackles, a sack and the fumble recovery. Green Bay is 6-3; New England is 5-4.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Chicago Bears 27

Chicago scored on its first two drives and then spent three quarters giving the game back. Caleb Williams took the opening possession 53 yards in 10 plays and found Rome Odunze from 9 yards at 9:38 of the first, then went 81 yards in four plays, the last a 56-yard catch-and-run by Luther Burden III at 6:00, for 14-0. Tampa Bay answered with a 13-play, 67-yard drive that stalled at the 4 and settled for Chase McLaughlin's 27-yarder at 13:48 of the second. Then the interceptions started. Tykee Smith picked off Williams at the Tampa Bay 3 at 8:12, Zyon McCollum picked him off at 7:07 after a Buccaneers turnover on downs, Cairo Santos kicked a 25-yarder at 3:02 for 17-3, Cam Lewis intercepted Baker Mayfield at the Chicago 26 at 0:48, and McCollum got his second off Williams five seconds later after a replay reversal. McLaughlin's 21-yarder as the half ended made it 17-6.

Tez Johnson's 58-yard catch to the Chicago 2 at 12:41 of the third set up Bucky Irving's 2-yard touchdown at 11:37 for 17-13, and after Alex Anzalone's interception at 4:38 gave Tampa Bay the ball at the Chicago 37, Mayfield threw it right back: Jaylon Johnson stepped in front of a pass for Cade Otton at the 33 and returned it 67 yards at 3:39 for 24-13. McLaughlin's 35-yarder at 11:24 of the fourth made it 24-16, and with 3:48 left Burden was stripped by Rueben Bain Jr. and Ifeatu Melifonwu recovered at the Chicago 21. Irving ran for 11 and then scored from the 6 at 2:51, Mayfield ran in the two-point conversion, and it was 24-24. Williams then went 69 yards in eight plays, the big one a 38-yard throw to Colston Loveland to the Tampa Bay 16 at 0:47; two kneels centered it, and Santos made the 38-yarder with no time left.

Williams was 22-of-37 for 279 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions, and Burden caught seven passes for 97 yards and a score and was injured on the fumble. Odunze had four catches for 60 and a touchdown, Loveland four for 54, and Chicago gave the ball away five times and was 1-of-4 in the red zone. Mayfield was 18-of-32 for 243 yards with no touchdowns and the two interceptions, Irving ran 20 times for 97 yards and two scores, Johnson caught two passes for 76, and Tampa Bay was 2-of-12 on third down. McCollum had two interceptions and Smith and Anzalone one each; Jaylon Johnson's return was Chicago's only touchdown after the first quarter. Chicago is 7-2; Tampa Bay is 3-6.

New Orleans Saints 23, Cleveland Browns 22 (OT): Nothing but field goals for three quarters: Charlie Smyth from 30 at 7:20 of the first, Andre Szmyt from 41 at 10:30 of the second and 30 at 9:01 of the third after Denzel Boston's 60-yard catch, and Smyth from 27 at 2:26 for 6-6. Smyth's 48-yarder at 5:38 of the fourth made it 9-6, Shedeur Sanders found KC Concepcion for a 64-yard touchdown at 5:21 for 13-9, Audric Estime scored from the 2 at 0:58 for 16-13, and Szmyt tied it from 51 with eight seconds left. Tyler Shough found Juwan Johnson from 15 yards at 4:17 of overtime, Sanders answered with a 39-yarder to Harold Fannin Jr. at 1:00, and the two-point pass failed. Sanders threw for 297 yards and two scores, Carson Schwesinger had 15 tackles and two sacks, Shough threw for 265, and Chris Olave caught seven for 98. Cleveland is 5-4; New Orleans is 3-5.

Denver Broncos 26, Carolina Panthers 21: Denver led 10-0 on Wil Lutz's 26-yarder at 11:09 of the first and Bo Nix's 3-yard throw to Courtland Sutton at 1:23, and Carolina got back in it after Corey Thornton intercepted Nix at the 5 at 7:38 of the second: Bryce Young found Tommy Tremble from 10 yards at 1:27, Lutz answered from 48 at 0:04 for 13-7, and Young's 15-yarder to Darren Waller at 11:30 of the third put Carolina ahead 14-13. Devon Key's interception at 1:35, awarded after a Denver challenge reversed an incompletion, turned it. Jonah Coleman scored from 9 at 10:17 of the fourth, Nix found Pat Bryant for 26 yards at 5:41 for 26-14, Young's 4-yard throw to Tetairoa McMillan at 3:05 cut it to five, and Nik Bonitto's strip-sack at 1:24 ended it. Nix threw for 237 and two scores, Young for 276 and three, Waller caught eight for 90, and Carolina was flagged 13 times for 119 yards. Denver is 7-2; Carolina is 3-5.

Los Angeles Rams 20, Washington Commanders 13: Rachaad White's 45-yard catch on the first snap of the second quarter set up Jayden Daniels' 7-yard touchdown to Van Jefferson at 14:00 for 10-3, and the half turned on two fumbles: Puka Nacua lost one at 2:46 and Myles Garrett stripped Daniels at 2:20, which led to Brandon McManus's 20-yarder as time expired for 10-6. Blake Corum scored from the 1 at 11:29 of the third, Nick Cross intercepted Matthew Stafford at 6:03, Drew Stevens tied it from 41 at 3:24, and Stafford found Nacua from 7 yards at 12:51 of the fourth for the final margin. Washington's last drive got to the Rams' 11 on Stefon Diggs' 42-yard catch and a 20-yarder to Chig Okonkwo with three seconds left, and the ball was fumbled twice and ended in Rams hands. Nacua caught 14 passes for 150 yards on 19 targets, Garrett had three sacks, Daniels threw for 274, and Frankie Luvu made 15 tackles. Los Angeles is 5-4; Washington is 2-5-1.

New York Giants 19, Philadelphia Eagles 11: Dominic Zvada's 53- and 49-yard field goals at 10:30 and 5:31 of the first had the Giants up 6-0, and Saquon Barkley's 3-yard run at 2:09 and Joe Milton's two-point run put Philadelphia ahead 8-6. Nobody scored in the second quarter; Arvell Reese's strip-sack of Milton at 13:37 was recovered by Micah McFadden at midfield. Jameis Winston, in for J.J. McCarthy, found Isaiah Likely from 5 yards at 2:25 of the third for 13-8, Zvada added a 38-yarder at 9:06 of the fourth and a 49-yarder at 4:24 for 19-8, and Jake Elliott's 45-yarder at 1:56 was all Philadelphia had left; Darius Alexander's sack at 0:06 ended it. Reese had 12 tackles and three sacks, Zvada was 4-for-4, Milton was sacked seven times and ran for 64 of Philadelphia's 92 rushing yards, and Barkley gained 22 yards on 13 carries. New York is 5-2-1; Philadelphia is 2-7.

Detroit Lions 19, Miami Dolphins 9: Jake Bates and Zane Gonzalez traded field goals for most of the afternoon, 3-3 after one and 6-3 at the half after Gonzalez struck the right upright from 38 at 0:03. Chuck Clark's interception of Malik Willis at 13:38 of the third, returned 34 yards to the Miami 26, set up Bates from 33 at 9:14, Gonzalez answered from 52 at 4:00, and Jahmyr Gibbs' 8-yard run at 1:20 was the game's only touchdown for 16-6. A 46-yard fake-punt pass from Bradley Pinion to Kaytron Allen at 14:55 of the fourth led to Gonzalez's 34-yarder at 9:26, and Bates closed it from 43 at 4:28. Detroit was 4-for-4 on fourth down, including Jack Fox's 11-yard pass to Tay Martin from punt formation. Bates was 4-for-4, Amon-Ra St. Brown caught eight for 86, Gibbs ran 20 times for 74, Derrick Moore had two sacks, Willis was 13-of-25 for 128, and Miami was 0-for-3 in the red zone. Detroit is 6-2; Miami is 1-7.

Kansas City Chiefs 35, New York Jets 12: Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, and the Jets led 6-0 after one and trailed only 14-12 at the half, with Patrick Mahomes throwing touchdowns of 7 and 25 yards to Kenneth Walker III at 14:56 and 5:37 of the second. David Bailey strip-sacked Mahomes twice in the last two minutes of the half, Will McDonald IV recovering the second at the Kansas City 30, and Sanders missed from 53 at 0:37; Harrison Butker missed from 51 at 0:02. The second half was all Kansas City: Travis Kelce scored on a 1-yard run at 10:20 of the third, Walker from the 2 at 0:11, and Emmett Johnson from 6 yards at 3:35 of the fourth. Mahomes was 23-of-31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns, Walker ran 18 times for 102 yards and caught four passes for 41 and the two scores, George Karlaftis and Chris Jones had two sacks each, Geno Smith was 18-of-32 for 165 and sacked five times, and the Jets were 2-of-12 on third down. Kansas City is 6-2; New York is 2-7.

Dallas Cowboys 27, Indianapolis Colts 23: Dak Prescott's 44-yard touchdown to CeeDee Lamb at 0:21 of the second had Dallas up 17-7, and Indianapolis came back on Spencer Shrader's leg and one long throw: a 47-yarder at 6:12 of the third, Daniel Jones' 55-yard touchdown to Ashton Dulin at 1:17 for 20-17, a 59-yarder at 5:56 of the fourth to tie it, and a 50-yarder at 1:37 for 23-20. Lamb had fumbled a 48-yard catch at the Colts' 9 at 12:05, Quinnen Williams forced Jonathan Taylor's fumble at 9:55, and Brandon Aubrey missed from 50 at 3:34. Then Prescott went 46 yards to Ryan Flournoy on the first snap after Shrader's kick, Javonte Williams scored from the 1 at 1:08, and Caleb Downs intercepted Jones at 0:41. Prescott threw for 335, Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards, Williams ran for 101, Dallas gained 508 yards and was flagged 14 times for 153, and Hunter Wohler made 16 tackles for Indianapolis. Dallas is 4-5; Indianapolis is 2-7.

Houston Texans 44, Los Angeles Chargers 22: The Chargers were within 10-9 on Cameron Dicker's third field goal at 5:11 of the second, and C.J. Stroud connected with Tank Dell for a 63-yard touchdown 43 seconds later. Kayshon Boutte caught a 12-yarder at 0:31 for 24-9, Derek Stingley Jr. intercepted Justin Herbert at 12:58 of the third, Nico Collins scored from 13 at 8:16, and Boutte's 63-yard touchdown at 14:12 of the fourth made it 38-9. Herbert's 58-yard throw to Quentin Johnston at 12:47 and DJ Uiagalelei's 15-yarder to Derius Davis at 4:19 came against the lead, and Ka'imi Fairbairn finished 3-for-3 with a 56-yarder. Stroud was 21-of-35 for 384 yards, five touchdowns and one interception, 11.0 yards an attempt; Boutte caught four passes for 125 and two scores, Dell four for 105, and Houston sacked Herbert eight times, two each by Sheldon Rankins, Jadeveon Clowney and Will Anderson Jr. Herbert was 13-of-23 for 193 before giving way. Houston is 3-5; Los Angeles is 0-8.

San Francisco 49ers 38, Las Vegas Raiders 17: Christian McCaffrey and Brock Purdy scored on 1-yard runs at 9:32 and 1:52 of the first for 14-0, Kirk Cousins ran one in from the 2 at 12:41 of the second, and Purdy's 12-yard throw to McCaffrey at 5:15 and Matt Gay's 50-yarder made it 21-10 at the half. Jaden Dugger returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown at 14:43 of the third, Cousins answered with a 21-yarder to Brock Bowers at 9:29 for 28-17, and Las Vegas then fumbled twice in four minutes: Bowers at the 49ers' 26 at 7:41 and Michael Mayer at the 1 at 4:19 for a touchback, and Purdy found Jordan Watkins for 37 yards at 0:36 for 35-17. Renardo Green and Malik Mustapha added fourth-quarter interceptions. Cousins was 22-of-32 for 216 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions, Las Vegas ran 15 times for 24 yards and turned it over five times, Bowers caught seven for 111, San Francisco ran for 190 and held the ball for 38:18, and Nakobe Dean made 18 tackles. San Francisco is 7-1; Las Vegas is 4-5.

Seattle Seahawks 17, Arizona Cardinals 3: Chad Ryland's 28-yarder at 9:23 of the first was Arizona's only score. AJ Barner ran in from the 1 at 14:23 of the second, caught a 7-yard touchdown from Drew Lock at 0:15 for 14-3, and Jason Myers' 45-yarder at 3:50 of the third finished it. Arizona reached the Seattle 17 at 7:47 of the fourth, got inside the 5, and came away with nothing, and finished 0-for-2 in the red zone with nine penalties for 97 yards. Lock was 19-of-28 for 175 yards and a touchdown and was not sacked, Zach Charbonnet ran 16 times for 77, Jadarian Price caught four passes for 54, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba had seven catches for 51. Gardner Minshew II was 21-of-30 for 166 and sacked three times, Tyler Allgeier gained 46 yards on 17 carries, Trey McBride caught seven for 54, and Derick Hall had three tackles for loss. Seattle is 5-4; Arizona is 3-6.

Week 9 closes Monday night with Buffalo at Minnesota, 8:15 PM ET. The preview and the card will be up before kickoff, and the recap follows with the card graded and the record carried through the full week.

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