colts 20, titans 17

Joe Flacco threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, leading Indianapolis to a win Sunday over Tennessee.

The veteran now is 1-1 in his second straight start for the Colts who got a much-needed split of back-to-back road games inside the AFC South with second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson scratched again with an injured right hip.

Tony Pollard put Tennessee up 17-10 with a 23-yard TD run on a drive that used up more than half of the third quarter. Flacco answered by driving the Colts to 10 straight points and the lead they never lost.

texans 41, patriots 21

C.J. Stroud threw three touchdown passes and Houston spoiled the first start of rookie New England quarterback Drake Maye, breezing past the Patriots.

Joe Mixon rushed for 102 yards and caught a TD pass from Stroud. Stefon Diggs had six catches for 77 yards and a score for the Texans, and Tank Dell had seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD.

The Patriots got a boost from Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft. Taking over for veteran Jacoby Brissett, he finished 20 of 33 for 243 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 38 yards but was intercepted twice and sacked four times, one resulting in a lost fumble.

bears 35, jaguars 16

Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes — two each to receiver Keenan Allen and tight end Cole Kmet — and Chicago held a tea party celebration in the end zone in a rout of Jacksonville at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Along with the rookie quarterback’s big day, Kmet chipped in by handling emergency long-snapping duties as the Bears won their third straight game for the first time in nearly four years.

Allen led a tea party celebration after his 9-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and his second score gave Chicago a 28-10 early in the fourth. D’Andre Swift added a 1-yard plunge for the Bears.

steelers 32, raiders 13

Najee Harris finally found his form after a slow start to the season, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown to lift Pittsburgh to a victory over Las Vegas.

Harris exceeded 100 yards for the first time since ending last season with back-to-back such performances. He rushed for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons but entered this game averaging 3.3 yards per carry this year.

falcons 38, panthers 20

Bijan Robinson ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Allgeier added 105 yards rushing and a score and Atlanta defeated Carolina for its third win over an NFC South foe in three weeks.

Kirk Cousins completed 19 of 30 passes for 225 yards and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Drake London.

bengals 17, giants 7

Joe Burrow scored on a career-long 47-yard run on the opening possession, and Cincinnati’s defense carried them to a much-needed victory over New York.

Evan McPherson made a go-ahead 37-yard field goal in the third quarter after a botched snap and hold contributed to him missing a potential game-winning kick a week earlier.