Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs with the ball as Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd (56) and safety Taylor Rapp try to stop him during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw for a season-high 348 yards and had two touchdown passes as Cincinnati beat Buffalo 24-18 for its fourth straight victory.
Burrow was 31 for 44 while completing passes to eight receivers, with tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and Drew Sample making the touchdown grabs. Tee Higgins had eight receptions for a season-high 110 yards for the Bengals (5-3).
Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s defense kept Josh Allen and the Bills (5-4) playing from behind throughout. Allen had a respectable night, going 26 for 38 and 258 yards, but he also threw an interception for the fifth straight game. Stefon Diggs had six catches for 86 yards.
The game marked the return of Bills safety Damar Hamlin to Cincinnati, where he nearly died after going into cardiac arrest before being resuscitated on the field on Jan. 2. Hamlin didn’t play as he was one of Buffalo’s inactive players and watched the game from the sideline.
BROWNS 27, CARDINALS 0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes — one bouncing off an Arizona helmet — in his second start for Cleveland in five weeks due to a shoulder injury and the Browns held the Cardinals to just 58 yards. It was Cleveland’s first shutout since 2007.
Watson looked rusty and indecisive at times in his first full game since Sept. 24, when he sustained a strained rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 219 yards — 139 to Amari Cooper.
RAVENS 37, SEAHAWKS 3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Keaton Mitchell ran for 138 yards and his first NFL touchdown, Odell Beckham Jr. scored for the first time since the Super Bowl two seasons ago and Baltimore routed another first-place team.
Gus Edwards ran for two touchdowns for the Ravens (7-2), who remained tied for the best record in the AFC after holding an opponent to nine points or fewer for the fourth time this season. Lamar Jackson threw for 187 yards and ran for 60 before sitting out the fourth quarter.
The Seahawks (5-3) managed only six first downs and were outgained 515-151.
CHIEFS 21, DOLPHINS 14
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes, safety Bryan Cook scored on a 59-yard fumble return and Kansas City held on to beat Miami.
The Chiefs (7-2) did just enough to slow the NFL’s top-ranked offense in the first-ever regular season game in Frankfurt, but they nearly blew a big lead.
VIKINGS 31, FALCONS 28
ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired Joshua Dobbs threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 6-yarder to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds remaining, and also ran for a score, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-28 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.
TEXANS 39, BUCCANEERS 37
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 470 yards and five touchdowns, and his 15-yard touchdown pass to Tank Dell with 6 seconds remaining lifted Houston over Tampa Bay in a wild finish.
EAGLES 28, COWBOYS 23
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score to lead Philadelphia. The Eagles are the only 8-1 team in the NFL.
The Eagles did all they could on Dallas’ final drive to cough up the game. Dak Prescott needed to move the Cowboys 86 yards in 46 seconds for the potential winning score — and promptly got 56 yards of Eagles’ penalties to reach the 6-yard-line.
On the cusp of a stunning comeback, Prescott instead was sacked by Josh Sweat for an 11-yard loss.
After a penalty on the Cowboys (5-3) moved them to the 27, Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for 22 yards, but the wideout was tackled by Darius Slay at the 5 to end the game.
COMMANDERS 20, PATRIOTS 17
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Sam Howell passed for 325 yards and a touchdown and Jartavius Martin had a late interception to help Washington hold on and beat New England.
SAINTS 24, BEARS 17
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taysom Hill caught a touchdown pass and threw for another, Paulson Adebo intercepted two passes and also forced a fumble that he recovered, and New Orleans beat Chicago.
RAIDERS 30, GIANTS 6
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Jacobs rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, rookie Aidan O’Connell passed for 209 yards and Antonio Pierce won in his debut as Las Vegas’ interim coach.
Maxx Crosby had three of the Raiders’ eight sacks. Las Vegas (4-5) held the Giants to 275 yards in the Raiders’ largest margin of victory since beating the Denver Broncos 37-12 on Nov. 15, 2020.
COLTS 27, PANTHERS 13
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Moore returned two Bryce Young interceptions for touchdowns, Jonathan Taylor caught a touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew and Indianapolis defeated Carolina to snap a three-game losing streak.
PACKERS 20, RAMS 3
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Jones scored Green Bay’s first first-half touchdown since mid-September, and the Packers snapped a four-game skid by beating Los Angeles.
Rookie tight end Luke Musgrave scored his first career touchdown on a 20-yard reception from Jordan Love, and Anders Carlson went 3 of 4 on field-goal attempts for the Packers (3-5). Love went 20 of 26 for 228 yards despite getting sacked four times.
