Sunday Week 8: comebacks, shutouts and quarterback injuries decide the day
The Raiders and Cardinals erased deficits to win on the road, the Bengals survived overtime, Tampa Bay won without completing a pass, and Baltimore lost three quarterbacks in one afternoon.
- The Raiders beat the Jets 38-33 after trailing 30-21 in the third quarter, ending a four-game losing streak and moving to 4-4. m:…6586 m:…3535
- The Cardinals beat the Cowboys 33-30 in overtime after Gardner Minshew replaced Jacoby Brissett in the second half and threw three touchdown passes. m:…9443 m:…5598
- The Bengals beat the Titans 43-36 in overtime; Joe Burrow threw for 462 yards and five touchdowns but was also intercepted three times. m:…1525 m:…6764
- Tampa Bay shut out Atlanta 16-0 with a franchise-record 324 rushing yards, winning without completing a pass for the first time since the 1974 Buffalo Bills did so. m:…1182
- Jacksonville beat Indianapolis 42-7, a margin that tied the Jaguars' largest over the Colts in series history, while Pittsburgh beat Cleveland 27-6. m:…3654 m:…1427 m:…0620
- Baltimore lost 36-10 to Buffalo after Lamar Jackson hurt his right thumb on the first play of his return and backup Tyler Huntley left with a toe injury, leaving rookie Joe Fagnano to make his NFL debut. m:…5137 m:…2476
Comebacks in New Jersey and Dallas
The Raiders came from behind in the second half to beat the Jets 38-33, ending a four-game losing streak, according to the Raiders' game recap. The Jets' own recap puts the turning point in the third quarter, when New York led 30-21 before Las Vegas scored back-to-back touchdowns to take its first lead since the first quarter. m:…6586 m:…3535
Kirk Cousins threw multiple touchdown passes and added a rushing score, including a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brock Bowers on the opening drive, the Raiders report. Bowers finished with 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns, Dylan Laube returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Jeremy Chinn sealed the win with an end-zone interception with seven seconds left. The win moved Las Vegas to 4-4; the Jets fell to 2-6. m:…6586 m:…3535
In Dallas, the Cardinals pulled off a similar reversal, beating the Cowboys 33-30 in overtime after trailing by two scores, according to the Cowboys' recap. The switch came in the second half, when Gardner Minshew replaced Jacoby Brissett at quarterback; Minshew threw three touchdown passes without an interception, and Michael Wilson caught a 13-yard touchdown pass with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Chad Ryland kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to win it. m:…9443 m:…5598
Overtime in Cincinnati
The Bengals needed overtime too, beating the Titans 43-36. Joe Burrow completed 38 of 48 passes for 462 yards and five touchdowns, but threw three interceptions as well, and the game was decided on a 70-yard overtime drive that ended with Burrow running for the winning touchdown, according to the Bengals' recap. The Titans' account confirms the nine-yard scoring run and notes that Tennessee failed to score on its overtime possession. m:…1525 m:…6764
Tee Higgins caught 10 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Ja'Marr Chase added 11 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Tennessee stayed in the game behind Cam Ward, who threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns in his first 300-yard passing game, and Tony Pollard, who ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while safety Amani Hooker intercepted Burrow three times. The Titans fell to 1-7; the Bengals improved to 5-2. m:…1525 m:…6764
Shutouts and blowouts
Tampa Bay's win over Atlanta was the day's strangest box score. The Buccaneers beat the Falcons 16-0 in the rain, setting a franchise record with 324 rushing yards, according to the Buccaneers' recap. Bucky Irving ran for 170 yards and Kenny Gainwell added 140, while the Buccaneers became the first team since the 1974 Buffalo Bills to win a game without completing a pass. Head coach Todd Bowles said the weather dictated the run-heavy approach, and the defense intercepted Michael Penix four times, two by Alex Anzalone. m:…1182
Jacksonville's win was more conventional and no less emphatic. The Jaguars beat the Colts 42-7, extending their AFC South lead to three games and their home winning streak over Indianapolis to 12 games, according to the Jaguars' report. Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and Rayuan Lane scored on a 92-yard interception return. Indianapolis managed just 3.4 yards per play in the first two quarters. m:…3654 m:…1427
Pittsburgh's 27-6 win over Cleveland followed a similar script. The Steelers' defense held the Browns to minus-1 yard of offense in the first quarter, Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards, and T.J. Watt reached 20.5 career sacks against Cleveland, the most by any player against one franchise in NFL history, according to the Steelers' recap. The win moved Pittsburgh to 6-2 and extended its home winning streak over the Browns to 23 games, while Cleveland, held out of the end zone for the first time this season, fell to 5-3. m:…0620 m:…5079
The run game wins in Detroit
Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field, leaning on the ground game. The Lions finished with 230 rushing yards, and Jahmyr Gibbs accounted for 153 of them, according to the Lions' recap. The Vikings' own observations credit the second half, when Detroit rushed for 153 yards and held the ball for 35:43 to Minnesota's 24:17, as the difference in the game. m:…9664 m:…9744
Jared Goff completed 18 of 25 passes for 176 yards with one touchdown and one interception, extending his streak of games with a touchdown pass to 29, and the Lions' defense held Minnesota to 266 total yards and 15 points. The win moved Detroit to 5-2 and 2-0 in the division, while the Vikings fell to 6-1 in their first loss of the season, according to the two teams' reports. Jack Campbell left with a neck injury, Cade Mays with an ankle injury, and Minnesota quarterback Kyler Murray dealt with hamstring tightness. m:…9664 m:…9744
A quarterback cascade in Baltimore
Baltimore's 36-10 loss to Buffalo was decided less by the Bills than by the Ravens' own quarterback room. Lamar Jackson, back after missing three games with an ankle injury, hurt his right thumb on the Ravens' first offensive play in a collision with Bills pass rusher Gregory Rousseau, and he was ruled out later in the first quarter, according to the Ravens' report on the injury. m:…2476 m:…5137
Tyler Huntley took over, then suffered a toe injury in the second quarter, and rookie Joe Fagnano made his NFL debut in relief, completing 10 of 21 passes for 91 yards. Baltimore finished with 144 total yards of offense to Buffalo's 426, and Derrick Henry's 2-yard rushing touchdown tied him with Marshall Faulk for the seventh-most rushing touchdowns in NFL history, according to the Ravens' game recap. The Ravens host Jacksonville on Thursday night, with both quarterbacks' availability unresolved. m:…5137
What is still unresolved
- Whether Lamar Jackson or Tyler Huntley will be available for Baltimore's Thursday night game against Jacksonville.
- The severity of Jackson's thumb injury and the length of his recovery, which the Ravens' report does not specify.
- The injury status and recovery timelines for Detroit's Jack Campbell and Cade Mays after both left the Lions-Vikings game.
- Whether the Jets can close out one-score games, an issue the Jets' own recap flags after surrendering a nine-point second-half lead.
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