Buffalo Bills 20–23 Houston Texans

CJ Stroud threw for 331 yards and a touchdown and Ka′imi Fairbairn’s tiebreaking 59-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Houston Texans to a 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills. The Texans (4-1) led 20-3 after a field goal early in third quarter before the Bills scored 17 straight points to tie it with just under four minutes to go. Stroud was called for intentional grounding to bring up fourth-and-15 and take the Texans out of field-goal range with less than a minute left. A punt backed the Bills up to their three and they punted after three straight incomplete passes to give Houston one last chance. Dare Ogunbowale had a 5-yard run to set up Fairbairn’s game winner.

Dallas Cowboys 20-17 Pittsburgh Steelers

Dak Prescott hit Jalen Tolbert with a four-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining and the Dallas Cowboys slipped past the Pittsburgh Steelers early on Monday. The Cowboys (3-2) won their second straight after Prescott overcame a mistake-filled night to lead a 70-yard drive that ended with Prescott finding a lunging Tolbert just across the goal line on fourth down. Prescott threw for 352 yards to go with two touchdowns, two interceptions and a fumble. Pittsburgh lost their second straight on a night they mustered just 226 yards of total offense to drop to 3-2. The start was delayed nearly 90 minutes due to severe weather, with the game ending at 12.59am in Pittsburgh.

Baltimore Ravens 41–38 Cincinnati Bengals

Justin Tucker kicked a 24-yard field goal to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a wild overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals. After Evan McPherson missed a 53-yard attempt for Cincinnati on a fumbled snap, Baltimore took over on its own 43. On the next play, Derrick Henry rumbled 51 yards down to the Bengals 6 to set up Tucker’s chip-shot kick for the win. Tucker tied it with a 56-yarder with 1:35 left to force overtime. The Ravens and Bengals traded punches on offense the entire day with Lamar Jackson prevailing despite Joe Burrow throwing a career-high five touchdown passes.

Carolina Panthers 10–36 Chicago Bears

Caleb Williams threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns in his best performance to date, DJ Moore added 105 yards receiving and two scores against his former team and the Chicago Bears (3-2) beat the Carolina Panthers (1-4). The Bears won their second straight after dropping two in a row, with the two key pieces they acquired as a result of a blockbuster trade with Carolina in 2023 leading the way. Chicago also got a big performance from D’Andre Swift. He had 120 yards from scrimmage and a TD. Williams picked apart a banged-up defense that ranks among the NFL’s worst. The No 1 overall draft pick completed 20 of 29 passes with no interceptions and a 126.2 rating that was his best.

Cleveland Browns 13–34 Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels bounced back from an early interception with the longest touchdown pass of his young NFL career as he and the Washington Commanders routed the Cleveland Browns for their fourth consecutive victory. Washington are 4-1 for the first time since 2008. Cleveland have lost three in a row to drop to 1-4. Daniels, Brian Robinson Jr, Austin Ekeler and Jeremy McNichols combined for 211 yards rushing. Deshaun Watson and the Browns’ offense was sloppy and disjointed once again.

Arizona Cardinals 24–23 San Francisco 49ers

Kyler Murray had a long touchdown run in the first quarter and rallied Arizona (2-3) with two fourth-quarter scoring drives in the Cardinals’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Murray threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Higgins early in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to 23-21 and then set up Chad Ryland’s 35-yard field goal with 1:37 to play. Brock Purdy then threw an interception to seal it. This marked the second time this season that San Francisco (2-3) blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter to a division rival, having done it in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Las Vegas Raiders 18–34 Denver Broncos

Patrick Surtain had a pair of interceptions and the Denver Broncos snapped an eight-game losing streak to Las Vegas (2-3). The Broncos (3-2) scored 34 unanswered points after falling behind 10-0 early on. Surtain had a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown off starter Gardner Minshew and also picked off backup quarterback Aidan O’Connell. Both of the passes he intercepted were intended for rookie tight end Brock Bowers, who caught a 57-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.

New York Giants 29–20 Seattle Seahawks

Daniel Jones threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, Bryce Ford-Wheaton returned a blocked field goal attempt 60 yards for a touchdown with 55 seconds left, and the short-handed New York Giants (2-3) stunned the Seattle Seahawks (3-2). Playing without two of their best offensive players, New York put together a masterful game plan that built a 23-13 lead midway through the fourth quarter. The Giants then came up with one big special teams play with Seattle on the verge of potentially forcing overtime. Jason Myers’ 47-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Isaiah Simmons and returned by Ford-Wheaton for the clinching score. Seattle lost their second straight and now face a short week before hosting San Francisco.

Green Bay Packers 24–19 Los Angeles Rams

Jordan Love bounced back from the first pick-6 of his career to throw a pair of touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft in the second half as the Green Bay Packers rallied for a victory over the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers trailed 13-7 late in the second quarter after Jaylen McCollough picked off Love’s off-balance attempt to throw the ball away and ran it in. But Green Bay scored on their next three drives and benefited from a pair of turnovers to beat the Rams for the ninth time in their last 10 regular-season meetings. Matthew Stafford had a touchdown and an interception. Kyren Williams scored for the eighth straight game.

Indianapolis Colts 34–37 Jacksonville Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns on his 25th birthday and put Jacksonville in position for a 49-yard field goal with 17 seconds left that gave the Jaguars their first win of the season, over the short-handed Indianapolis Colts. Tank Bigsby ran for 101 yards and two scores for Jacksonville (1-4), who won for the first time since December and extended their home streak against division rival Indianapolis (2-3) to double digits. The Jaguars did so while wearing throwback uniforms on a day the franchise inducted retired coach Tom Coughlin into its ring of honor.

New York Jets 17-23 Minnesota Vikings

Andrew Van Ginkel returned the first of Aaron Rodgers’ three interceptions 63 yards for a touchdown and Minnesota stayed undefeated by holding on for a win over the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Jets (2-3) trailed 17-0 early, but had a chance to drive for a potential winning score in the final minutes. But Stephon Gilmore intercepted Rodgers’ pass intended for Mike Williams and the Vikings improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2016.

Miami Dolphins 15–10 New England Patriots

Alec Ingold scored the go-ahead touchdown on a three-yard run with four minutes left and Miami beat the New England Patriots. Jason Sanders kicked three field goals to make up for three botched kicks by Miami’s special teams in a game pocked with penalties, missed kicks and clock management mistakes. Miami took the lead when Ingold plunged into the end zone on his only carry of the game.