Chiefs beat Panthers, Lions maul Colts as Dallas stuns Washington

Washington (AFP) – Reigning champion Kansas City defeated Carolina and Detroit beat Indianapolis on Sunday to reach an NFL-best 10-1, while Dallas shocked archrival Washington and snapped a five-game losing streak.

Published on: 24/11/2024 – 23:04Altered: 24/11/2024 – 23:03

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Patrick Mahomes threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns and Spencer Shrader kicked a field goal from 31 yards on the final play to lift Kansas City over the host Panthers 30-27.

Chuba Hubbard’s 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion run had tied Carolina with 1:46 left, setting the stage for the Chiefs’ seven-play, 57-yard march to set up the winning kick.

Detroit joined the Chiefs with a 10th win to maintain its conference lead, with Jahmyr Gibbs rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns and David Montgomery running for another score in the Lions’ 24-6 victory in Indianapolis.

A wild 38-point finish in the final 5:16 marked the Dallas Cowboys’ 34-26 victory in Washington, where the Commanders appeared to have lost but then staged a tremendous comeback to ultimately fall.

Cooper Rush’s second touchdown pass, a 22-yarder to Luke Schoonmaker with 5:16 left, gave Dallas a 20–9 lead, but Jayden Daniels threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz and ran for a 2-point conversion to to pull Washington within 20-17.

KaVontae Turpin answered with a 99-yard kickoff touchdown on the ensuing play, but again the Commanders responded when Austin Seibert kicked a 51-yard field goal and Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left to go.

However, Seibert shockingly missed the conversion kick to keep Dallas ahead 27–26 and the Cowboys added a Juanyeh Thomas 43-yard kickoff return touchdown on the next play to seal the victory.

In Miami, Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns to lift the Miami Dolphins over New England 34-15.

In Chicago, Minnesota’s John Parker Romo kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:10 remaining in overtime to lift the Vikings over the host Bears 30-27.

Sam Darnold threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings improved to 9-2.

In Houston, Chig Okonkwo caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Will Levis in the fourth quarter as Tennessee upset the host Texans 32-27.

Levis threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns and Tony Pollard ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Titans reached 3-8 and Houston fell to 7-5.

Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield threw for 294 yards to lead the Buccaneers over the host New York Giants, 30-7.