TAMPA, Fla. >> Kirk Cousins threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns to help the Atlanta Falcons take sole possession of first place of the NFC South with a 31-26 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Kyle Pitts scored on receptions of 36 and 49 yards and Cousins also tossed TD passes of 30 yards to Darnell Mooney and 7 yards to Bijan Robinson to give the Falcons a two-game sweep of the season series between the division rivals.
Baker Mayfield threw for 330 yards and three TDs, but also tossed a pair of costly interceptions. The Bucs had a chance to win it after driving to the Atlanta 33 in the closing seconds, however Mayfield’s Hail Mary throw from the 38 was caught by Rakim Jarrett behind the end zone as time expired.
The Falcons improved to 4-0 within the NFC South. The Bucs also lost 36-30 in overtime at Atlanta on Oct. 3, when Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards with four TDs.
LIONS 52, TITANS 14 >> Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and David Montgomery was the first of five players to score in the first half for Detroit against Tennessee.
The NFC North-leading Lions have the conference’s best record after winning five straight games, averaging 40-plus points over the last four.
Detroit had its highest-scoring game since a 55-point performance against Chicago in 1997, and scored at least 50 for the fourth time in franchise history.
BROWNS 29, RAVENS 24 >> Jameis Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass — his third of the game — to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds left as Cleveland stunned Lamar Jackson and Baltimore to snap a five-game losing streak.
Making his first start in two years and replacing injured starter Deshaun Watson, Winston helped the Browns take down their AFC North rival.
EAGLES 37, BENGALS 17 >> Jalen Hurts rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another TD, helping Philadelphia pound Cincinnati for their third consecutive victory.
Hurts was 16-for-20 passing for 236 yards. He also had 10 carries for 37 yards.
Saquon Barkey rushed for 108 yards as Philadelphia won for the fourth time in five games overall. The Eagles scored the last 20 points of the afternoon.
CARDINALS 28, DOLPHINS 27 >> Kyler Murray drove the Cardinals into position for a game-winning field goal by Chad Ryland as time expired for the second straight week, and Arizona spoiled Tua Tagovailoa’s return from a concussion, beating Miami.
Murray led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to rally the Cardinals from a nine-point deficit. The first concluded with a 2-yard touchdown run by James Conner that got Arizona within 27-25. The second was a methodical 13-play, 71-yard march that ended with Ryland’s 34-yard kick.
Tagovailoa threw for 234 yards and the Dolphins had their best offensive performance of the season in his first start since he was diagnosed with the third known concussion of his career against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 12.
PACKERS 30, JAGUARS 27 >> Backup Malik Willis completed a 51-yard pass to Jayden Reed that set up Brandon McManus’ second winning kick in as many weeks, a 24-yarder that lifted Green Bay to a victory at Jacksonville.
Willis rallied the Packers to their fourth consecutive win, this one with Jordan Love watching from the sideline. Willis completed 4 of 5 passes for 56 yards, with a touchdown and the biggest completion of the day.
PATRIOTS 25, JETS 22 >> Rhamondre Stevenson plunged into the end zone with 22 seconds left and New England recovered after first-round draft pick Drake Maye left with a concussion early to beat Aaron Rodgers and New York.
Starter-turned-backup Jacoby Brissett replaced the quarterback who replaced him and led the Patriots (2-6) on two fourth-quarter scoring drives to snap a six-game losing streak and send the Jets to their fifth loss in a row.
Stevenson scored two touchdowns and also caught the 2-point conversion that made it 25-22. Rodgers took over at his own 30 with no timeouts and missed one deep pass before connecting with Davante Adams for 16 yards, but far from the sideline.
TEXANS 23, COLTS 20 >> C.J. Stroud threw for 285 yards and a touchdown and Joe Mixon ran for 102 yards with a score to help Houston to a win over Indianapolis.
Stroud bounced back after he had a career-worst 86 yards passing in a loss to the Packers last week to allow the Texans to extend their lead atop the AFC South.
Houston’s defense intercepted Anthony Richardson once and hurried and harassed him all game as the Texans swept their season series with Indianapolis for just the second time in franchise history.