Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32-44 Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen became the first NFL player to have two games with three passes and three passes. He accomplished this feat by leading Buffalo Bills (7-3) to a win over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4). Allen's final touchdown was a tight nine-yard run with 2:35 left to end the game. The Bills benched Keon Coleman in an attempt to reinvigorate the passing game, and each of Allen's three touchdown passes went for 25 yards or more. He finished 19 of 30 for 317 yards, and the Bills overcame his two first-half interceptions. There were nine lead changes in the game.
Chicago Bears 19–17 Minnesota Vikings
Devin Duvernay's 56-yard kickoff return in the final minute for Chicago set up Cairo Santos for his fourth field goal of the game, a 48-yarder as time expired, and pushed the Bears past Minnesota after the Vikings scored the go-ahead touchdown with 50 seconds left. After JJ McCarthy capped another scrappy game with five straight completions capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jordan Addison, Duvernay got the job done. Under new coach Ben Johnson, the Bears improved to 7–3 after taking a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter. The Vikings fell to 4–6 after two more interceptions by McCarthy.
Green Bay Packers 27–20 New York Giants
Jordan Love returned from a shoulder injury to throw two touchdowns, backup Malik Willis threw one of his own while filling in and the Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) ended their losing streak by two with a win over the New York Giants. Love showed some heroics on the go-ahead play in the fourth quarter, connecting with rookie Savion Williams on a 32-yard run under pressure on third-and-10 and finding Christian Watson in the end zone with 4:02 left to take the lead. Josh Jacobs left with a knee injury. The Giants lost their fifth straight and fell to 2–9.
Carolina Panthers 30-27 Atlanta Falcons (OT)
Bryce Young rushed for a career- and franchise-high 448 yards and Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 28-yard field goal in overtime to lead the Carolina Panthers to victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Young's 54-yard pass to Tommy Tremble provided the winning kick for Carolina (6-5), which completed its rout of NFC South rival Atlanta. The Falcons suffered their fifth straight loss, including back-to-back overtime losses. Young completed 31 of 45 passes with three touchdowns. Zane Gonzalez kicked a 45-yard field goal for Atlanta (3-7) with 16 seconds left in overtime.
Cincinnati Bengals 12–34 Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers used two defensive touchdowns against the Cincinnati Bengals but lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a hand injury. The 41-year-old appeared to injure his left hand late in the first half and did not return. Backup Mason Rudolph put together a pair of long scoring drives in Rodgers' absence. Rudolph threw for 127 yards and a five-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Gainwell with less than four minutes left to seal the ball. Pittsburgh improved to 6–4 and remained in first place in the AFC North with the win. The Bengals fell to 3-7.
Los Angeles Chargers 6–35 Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars bounced back from the worst collapse in franchise history with a 35-6 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers thanks to rushing touchdowns from Travis Etienne, Trevor Lawrence and rookie Bhaisul Tuten. After a 36-29 rout in Houston in which they squandered a 19-point fourth-quarter lead, the Jaguars (6-4) showed no lasting effects from a blowout loss to a division rival. It may have helped that they faced the Chargers (7-4), who were traveling across the country to get an early start. Coach Jim Harbaugh's team was a total no-show, finishing with 135 yards and just eight first downs.
Washington Commanders 13–16 Miami Dolphins (OT)
Jack Jones intercepted Marcus Mariota on the first offensive play of overtime and Riley Patterson kicked a 29-yard field goal to give the Miami Dolphins (4-7) a 16-13 victory over the Washington Commanders (3-8) in the opener. NFL Regular season game in Spain. The Commanders had a chance to win at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with 15 seconds left in regulation, but Matt Gay's 56-yard field goal attempt went wide. It was the seventh and final international game of the season, the biggest of the year for the NFL as it continues to expand around the world.
Houston Texans 16–13 Tennessee Titans
The Houston Texans (5-5) beat the Tennessee Titans (1-9) in the season series. Davis Mills threw for 274 yards and a touchdown, and Matthew Wright kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired to secure the victory. Led by their backup quarterback, the Texans hit .500 for the first time this season with their third win in four games. They also earned their fifth straight win over the Titans in Nashville despite playing without quarterback C.J. Stroud, safety Jalen Pitre and kicker Kaimi Fairbairn. The Titans tied the game with 1:35 left, leaving plenty of time for Mills and the Texans.
