NFL Sunday Roundup: All 13 Finals Before Sunday Night Football
Sunday’s NFL roundup brought late escapes, unbeaten teams and a dramatic finish in Brazil. These are all 13 games completed on September 27th before Sunday Night Football, with final scores checked against the NFL scoreboard. Rams–Broncos and Monday’s Eagles–Bears matchup are outside this results cutoff.
Ravens 34, Cowboys 31: Tyler Loop’s 56-yard field goal at the final whistle settled the Rio thriller. Derrick Henry scored twice on the ground, and Baltimore improved to 2–1 after Dallas tied it with seven seconds remaining.
Bills 24, Chargers 16: James Cook III powered Buffalo with 154 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Bills scored 14 fourth-quarter points to reach 3–0, while Los Angeles remained winless.
Browns 21, Panthers 18: Cleveland’s 11-point fourth quarter helped secure a close finish. Bryce Young threw for 291 yards, but Carolina could not turn that passing production into a win.
Lions 31, Jets 24: Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Detroit overcame a sharp outing from Geno Smith, who completed 31 of 37 passes for 321 yards and three scores.
Colts 19, Texans 17: Indianapolis earned its first victory, holding off Houston’s 10-point fourth quarter. Daniel Jones passed for 235 yards and a touchdown as the Texans fell to 0–3.
Chiefs 24, Dolphins 10: Patrick Mahomes completed 20 of 24 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Kansas City pulled away with 10 unanswered fourth-quarter points and stayed unbeaten.
Giants 12, Titans 7: New York kept Tennessee scoreless through three quarters. A late Titans touchdown narrowed the margin, but the Giants improved to 2–1.
Steelers 30, Bengals 27: Aaron Rodgers threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, while Jaylen Warren ran for 127. Pittsburgh’s narrow division victory left both teams at 2–1.
Commanders 33, Seahawks 31: Washington earned its first win despite Sam Darnold’s 379 passing yards and four touchdowns. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught two scoring passes for Seattle.
Jaguars 35, Patriots 6: Jacksonville scored 14 points in both the second and third quarters. New England quarterback Drake Maye threw two interceptions in a one-sided defeat.
49ers 36, Cardinals 30: Brock Purdy’s four touchdown passes helped San Francisco reach 3–0. Arizona scored 17 fourth-quarter points, but the 49ers held on.
Vikings 23, Buccaneers 16: Minnesota improved to 3–0 as Jordan Addison caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. Tampa Bay remained winless.
Raiders 35, Saints 27: Las Vegas erased a fourth-quarter deficit with 13 unanswered points. Brock Bowers caught 10 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown as the Raiders reached 3–0.
Buffalo, Kansas City, San Francisco, Minnesota and Las Vegas all protected perfect records. Baltimore and Washington supplied especially tense finishes for local fans. Revisit PowerPage’s recap of the Saints loss for context on Baltimore’s rebound.
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