MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left as the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 31-29 on Sunday, handing the Vikings their first loss in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL's strongest division.
Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 116 yards and two of Detroit's three second-quarter touchdowns. He also helped Jared Goff guide the Lions 48 yards in four plays to get in range for their rookie kicker while forcing the Vikings to burn their timeouts. Bates is 10 for 10 on field goals this season.
Goff went 22 for 25 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers in his third straight game with a 140-plus passer rating, joining Aaron Rodgers (2011), Kurt Warner (1999) and Roger Staubach (1971) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
PACKERS 24, TEXANS 22: Brandon McManus kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired in his debut performance with Green Bay, lifting the Packers past Houston at Lambeau Field.
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The Packers released rookie Brayden Narveson and signed the 33-year-old McManus on Wednesday. McManus had been out of a job since the summer, when two women sued him and the Jacksonville Jaguars in civil court alleging he sexually assaulted them when they were working as flight attendants on the Jaguars' trip to London last year.
The NFL said late last month it didn't find sufficient evidence that McManus violated the personal conduct policy. Lawyers representing McManus and the women said the civil case had been resolved.
EAGLES 28, GIANTS 3: Saquon Barkley made a memorable return to MetLife Stadium, rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown and turning early jeers to cheers as he led Philadelphia past offensively-inept New York.
Jalen Hurts scored on two tushpush quarterback sneaks and threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown as the Eagles beat the Giants for the sixth time in seven games and 14th in 17. Philadelphia's defense was just as good, recording eight sacks and limiting New York to 119 yards.
BILLS 34, TITANS 10: Amari Cooper scored the go-ahead touchdown in his debut with Buffalo, and Josh Allen overcame a sluggish first half to throw two touchdown passes in his 100th career start to help the Bills rally from a 10-point deficit and beat Tennessee at home.
Cooper's 12-yard TD catch was his first reception for the Bills and came five days after being acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Browns. Ty Johnson also scored on a 4-yard catch, and James Cook and Ray Davis rounded out the rout with touchdown runs.
CHIEFS 28, 49ERS 18: Patrick Mahomes overcame two interceptions to deliver a few big plays with his feet, and Kansas City remained the league's only undefeated team by beating host San Francisco in a Super Bowl rematch.
BENGALS 21, BROWNS 14: Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a possible season-ending Achilles tendon injury in the first half of Cleveland's loss to Cincinnati as Joe Burrow got his first road win against the Bengals' in-state AFC North rival.
SEAHAWKS 34, FALCONS 14: Geno Smith passed for two touchdowns and Derick Hall returned a fumble 36 yards for a clinching score as Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak by winning at Atlanta.
COMMANDERS 40, PANTHERS 7: Marcus Mariota replaced injured quarterback Jayden Daniels early in the second quarter, Dante Fowler returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown, and Washington routed Carolina at home.
RAMS 20, RAIDERS 15: Kam Curl returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown, and Kyren Williams rushed for 76 yards and two scores in Los Angeles' home victory over Las Vegas.
COLTS 16, DOLPHINS 10: Tyler Goodson ran for one touchdown and Anthony Richardson led Indianapolis on two fourth-quarter scoring drives to clinch a home victory over Miami.
JAGUARS 32, PATRIOTS 16: Tank Bigsby rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and Parker Washington returned a punt 96 yards for a score in Jacksonville's comeback victory over New England at Wembley Stadium.
STEELERS 37, JETS 15: Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score in his team debut to lead Pittsburgh over Aaron Rodgers and visiting New York. The 35-year-old Wilson spent the first six weeks watching from the sideline while recovering from a calf injury.