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NFL: Detroit Lions roar back in Houston as Kansas City Chiefs still unbeaten

Updated / Monday, 11 Nov 2024 06:56
Jack Bates was the hero for Detroit
Jack Bates was the hero for Detroit

Jake Bates kicked a 52-yard field goal just inside the left upright at the death as the Detroit Lions overcame a 16-point half-time deficit to record a 26-23 victory over the host Houston Texans on Sunday night.

Bates also drilled a tying 58-yard field goal that slipped just inside the right upright with five minute left in the game. His heroics helped the Lions (8-1) stretch their winning streak to seven games.

Jared Goff threw a career-worst five interceptions while completing 15 of 30 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns for Detroit.

David Montgomery rushed for a touchdown and Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta had scoring receptions for the Lions.

C.J. Stroud completed 19 of 33 passes for 232 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Texans (6-4), who lost for the third time in the past four games.

The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their perfect start to the season in dramatic style after linebacker Leo Chenal denied the Denver Broncos a would-be winning field goal to triumph 16-14.

Wil Lutz looked all but certain to boot the Broncos into the lead with the last play of the game, but Chenal's timely intervention ensured the two-in-a-row Super Bowl champions extended their winning record to 9-0.

Justin Herbert guided a pair of touchdown drives to open the second half as the Los Angeles Chargers extended their winning streak to three games with a victory over Tennessee in Inglewood, Calif.

Herbert completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing score. Bud Dupree and Tuli Tuipulotu each had two of the Chargers' seven sacks as Los Angeles (6-3) held the Titans to 289 total yards.

Kyler Murray passed for 266 yards and set a team record with 17 consecutive completions as the Arizona Cardinals rolled past the New York Jets.

Murray finished 22-of-24 with a passing touchdown and two rushing scores for the Cardinals (6-4), who have won four straight games and remain in first place in the NFC West. Arizona, who limited the Jets to 207 total yards, has not allowed a touchdown over its past three home games.

Aaron Rodgers completed 22 of 35 passes for 151 yards without a touchdown or an interception for slumping New York (3-7), which lost for the sixth time in its past seven games.

Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) routed the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, for its fifth straight win and first place in the NFC East.

Hurts passed for 202 yards and rushed for 56. Saquon Barkley had 78 yards from scrimmage and collected his first win over the Cowboys after going 0-10 while with the Giants. AJ Brown caught five passes for 109 yards.

Playing without injured quarterback Dak Prescott (hamstring), Dallas (3-6) lost their fourth consecutive game. Cooper Rush struggled in his first start since 2022 with only 45 yards on 13-of-23 passing before being replaced in the fourth quarter by Trey Lance, who completed 4 of 6 throws for 21 yards. Dallas turned it over five times and finished with just 146 yards of offense.

The AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills wrapped up a more comfortable 30-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, a contest that included a 21-yard, season-longest scramble for Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen.

The Bills extended their win streak to five and improved to 8-2, their best start to a season since 1993.

Pressure is mounting on Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus after his side suffered a humiliating 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots – the NFC North bottom-side’s third straight defeat.

Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams went 16-of-30 for 120 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions and was sacked nine times.

The San Francisco 49ers narrowly escaped with a 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Jake Moody, who had missed three field goals, booted in the 44-yard winner.

Mac Jones replaced injured first-choice Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but his first start since last November did not go to plan after his side fell 12-7 to the Minnesota Vikings, who improved to 7-2.

The New Orleans Saints secured their first victory under interim head coach Darren Rizzi, beating division rivals and leaders the Atlanta Falcons 20-17.

On Sunday afternoon, The Carolina Panthers clinched a 20-17 victory over the New York Giants after pouncing on their opponents' overtime mistake in Munich.

The contest was the fifth and final game of the NFL’s 2024 International Series, which saw the league travel to Sao Paulo to stage a regular-season game in South America for the first time before returning to the UK for a trilogy of London meetings.

Before kick-off, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he was targeting as many as eight international games next season, including an already-confirmed Madrid match, with a possible fixture in Ireland also floated.

The Panthers held a 10-0 lead at half-time, but the Giants clawed their way back a 17-7 third-quarter deficit and forced overtime with five seconds remaining thanks to Graham Gano’s 42-yard field goal.

His last-gasp effort was quickly undone by rookie running back Tyrone Tracy, who fumbled on the first play.

Josey Jewell recovered the ball to set up Eddy Pineiro for the game-winning field goal from 36 yards out to consign the NFC East-bottom Giants to a fifth straight defeat.

Elsewhere in the division, the second-placed Washington Commanders suffered a narrow 28-27 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Wide receiver Mike Williams, who earlier this week joined the Pennsylvania franchise from the New York Jets on deadline day, made his debut for his new side.

And it was the veteran who found himself at the centre of the Steelers’ fourth-quarter comeback after he collected quarterback Russell Wilson’s 32-yard delivery and tumbled across the line for the winning touchdown.

Additional reporting: PA

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Accreditation: Reuters

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