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RE-RELEASE with Chiefs win, ADDS late results
The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off another wild win on Sunday: Harrison Butker’s field goal as time expired helped the reigning Super Bowl champions to a 26-25 NFL triumph over AFC rival Cincinnati.
The decisive field goal marked the fifth lead change of the second half, and the Chiefs emerged victorious a week after beating Baltimore, when the Ravens were denied a touchdown on the final play due to a video review.
The Chiefs were down by two points and facing a long fourth down when quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a long pass to Rashee Rice.
The tackle was incomplete, but Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Daijah Anthony made his tackle a touch too early and was called for pass interference. The 29-yard penalty kept the drive alive and allowed Kansas City to put Butker in position to tackle on the final play of the game.
“We’ve been in situations like this before and we have full confidence,” Mahomes said. “No matter how the game goes, we’re going to do enough to win and that’s what we did today.”
But Mahomes, who threw for 151 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, said the Chiefs’ offense “made too many mistakes.”
“We can learn a lot, but I’m glad we won,” he said.
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bengals lost to the Chiefs for the third straight time and are 0-2 to start the season.
Aiming to bounce back after last week’s loss to unknown New England, the Bengals capitalized on numerous mistakes by the Chiefs and led 16-10 at halftime at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
The Chiefs took their first lead of 17-16 in the middle of the third quarter with a touchdown catch by beefy offensive lineman Wanya Morris.
Burrow scored a touchdown on a pass from Andrei Iosivas to put Cincy back in the lead, but a few minutes later Chamarri Conner recovered a fumble from Burrow to score a touchdown.
Kansas City’s attempt to score two points failed and the Bengals took a 25-23 lead on Evan McPherson’s fourth field goal. But with less than three minutes to play, Cincinnati was forced to punt and the Chiefs were given one last chance.
There were no dramatic finals in Dallas. New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara scored four touchdowns and the Saints overwhelmed the Cowboys with a 44-19 victory.
Kamara’s three rushing touchdowns included a five-yard touchdown on the Saints’ opening drive.
Following their Week 1 win over Carolina, the Saints opened the season with back-to-back 40-point games for the second time in franchise history, the other time being in 2009, when they went on to win the Super Bowl.
The Saints scored on their first six possessions. Kamara added touchdowns of 12 and 7 yards and scored a 57-yard touchdown on a catch and run.
Kamara said his big day was due to the fact that the offense was running at full speed.
“It feels good right now,” he said. “The receivers did their thing. The O-line did what they were supposed to do. For me, it was easy. I didn’t even really have to run.”
The Las Vegas Raiders spoiled Baltimore’s first home game by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Ravens 26-23.
Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew led three scoring drives in the final quarter, capped by Daniel Carlson’s 38-yard field goal with 27 seconds left.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 185 yards and a touchdown and ran for another TD. The Bucs defense played a great job in their 20-16 win over the Lions. They were within touchdown range on their last three drives but were unable to score.
The Seattle Seahawks prevented the New England Patriots from pulling off their second consecutive upset win when Jason Myers scored his third field goal of the day in overtime to secure the 23-20 victory.
Minnesota surprised San Francisco 23-17, with the victory capped by Justin Jefferson’s 97-yard touchdown catch.
The New York Jets rebounded from a Week 1 loss with a 24-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans, thanks to two touchdown passes from veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The Los Angeles Rams’ demoralizing 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals was made worse by an ankle injury to wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
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