It was another thrilling, and long, Sunday with another collection of highlight reel plays and wild finishes in the NFL – headlined by Lamar Jackson engineering an epic comeback by the Baltimore Ravens.
Starting in London where the Minnesota Vikings moved to 5-0 in the early kick-off, the Dallas Cowboys ended the day with a thrilling win in Pittsburgh 15 and a half hours later.
Caleb Williams warmed up for his trip to the UK with a statement win for the Chicago Bears while the Jacksonville Jaguars grabbed a first victory of the season.
The Arizona Cardinals upset the San Francisco 49ers while superstar rookie Jayden Daniels led the Washington Commanders to another victory.
With two 100-yard touchdown plays and three games settled by dramatic late field goals, there were thrills and spills everywhere.
Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson traded touchdown passes all game in Cincinnati, where the Bengals led by 10 points three times in the second half but eventually lost a wild shootout 41-38 in overtime.
Reigning league MVP Jackson answered Burrow’s five touchdown passes with four of his own in a titanic struggle that was eventually settled by the kickers as Bengals man Evan McPherson missed a potential winner after a bad snap but Justin Tucker made no mistake to secure the win.
Derrick Henry had been shackled all game until a 51-yard run in overtime set up the game-winning kick that moves the Ravens to 3-2 and leaves the Bengals on 1-4.
Baltimore matched the Detroit Lions from the 1930s with a 38th straight game with 100 rushing yards, while they became the first team to outgain their opponents by 100 rushing yards in five straight games since records began.
One of the longest NFL Sundays actually ended just before 1am in Pittsburgh where the Dallas Cowboys left it late to pinch a huge 20-17 victory over the Steelers.
After a 90-minute delay due to thunderstorms, it was a stormy game for Dak Prescott as he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble against the second-best defence in the league.
But he saved his best for last as he led a 70-yard drive which ended with Prescott finding Jalen Tolbert for the winning touchdown with just 20 seconds left on the clock.
A blockbuster trade by the Carolina Panthers in 2023 ultimately resulted in them drafting Bryce Young and the Chicago Bears getting Caleb Williams, and receiver DJ Moore.
So it must have really stung as quarterback Williams had the best day of his rookie season to date with a 300-yard game and Moore had two touchdown catches while Young was sat on the Panthers bench.
Chicago’s dominant 36-10 victory extended their league-leading eight-game home winning run and was the perfect tune-up for Sunday’s trip to London to face the Jaguars.
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