NFL Week 6 Roundup: Browns declare prime spot in AFC North with rally vs. Ravens

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson linked with Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards to arrange Andre Szmyt’s 37-yard area aim on the ultimate snap, and the Cleveland Browns rallied previous the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 on Sunday.

The Browns (4-2) gave first-year coach Todd Monken — a former Ravens offensive coordinator — an unbelievable victory over his former employer by counting on their protection and getting simply sufficient playmaking from Watson in the long run.

Watson accomplished 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards. Szmyt’s game-winner atoned for a miss from 48 yards a couple of minutes earlier.

The Ravens (4-2) blocked Szmyt’s first try and win it however had been referred to as for offside. Szmyt’s attempt from 5 yards nearer was down the center to tug the shocking Browns (4-2) right into a tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North.

Despite lacking quarterback Lamar Jackson — out for a second straight sport with an ankle harm — the Ravens appeared in agency management in opposition to a clumsy Browns offense, however Cleveland defensive again Tyson Campbell supplied the spark the Browns wanted when he pounced on Derrick Henry’s fumble halfway by means of the fourth quarter on the Baltimore 35. Audric Estime’s 2-yard landing run tied the sport at 10-all with 8:33 remaining.

Cleveland took over at its 20 with 1:59 remaining, and Watson shook off a nightmarish first three quarters — the Browns had 107 yards of offense after 45 minutes — to information his workforce 62 yards in 9 performs.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw three landing passes, New England overcame shedding three offensive linemen and Charles Woods got here up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season within the fourth quarter to assist the Patriots maintain on for a 26-19 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

Maye accomplished 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards in his third consecutive sport with no less than three TD passes.

Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas and Hunter Henry had landing catches for the Patriots (4-2), who’ve received three in a row. Douglas had a team-high seven catches for 86 yards.

A.J. Brown had three catches for 27 yards for the Patriots in his return from injured reserve, however his timing was off and he had three drops on his 10 complete targets.

New England received its fourth straight in opposition to the Jets and nineteenth in its final 21 conferences regardless of proper deal with Morgan Moses (ankle), left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and proper guard Ben Brown (knee) leaving with accidents.

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to Tommy Tremble, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a rating to guide the Carolina Panthers previous the injury-riddled Philadelphia Eagles 25-14 on Sunday.

The Panthers (3-2) had little hassle within the second half selecting aside the Eagles (2-4), who had been lacking quarterback Jalen Hurts and working again Saquon Barkley.

Hurts is on injured reserve and can miss no less than 4 video games with a blood clot in his calf. Barkley missed his second straight sport with a hamstring harm and Will Shipley and Tank Bigsby, his two backups, had been additionally sidelined by accidents.

The quarterback showdown between Young and Eagles backup Tanner McKee appeared like a mismatch getting into the day. McKee, in his fourth season, made his third profession begin and first one with out the Eagles having already clinched a playoff berth.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tyler Shough threw landing passes to Bryce Lance, Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave and ran for a rating, Isaiah Stalbird pressured a fumble on a kick return and the New Orleans Saints scored 34 consecutive factors, holding on to defeat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday and finish their three-game shedding streak.

The Saints (2-4) trailed 10-0 with 90 seconds left within the first half. After Daniel Carlson acquired them on the board with a 58-yard area aim, Stalbird’s massive hit that dislodged the ball and Oscar Delp’s restoration of Charlie Jones’ fumble on the following kickoff modified the momentum.

Lance’s first NFL TD catch got here six video games into his rookie season and Carlson’s further level tied it with 1 second remaining earlier than halftime. Kamara evading a deal with by Jason Pinnock — who began instead of injured security Tyler Nubin — and moving into the tip zone put New Orleans forward lower than three minutes into the third quarter.

Fans streamed to the exits after Jameis Winston threw his second interception of the afternoon early within the fourth, and the stands had been half-empty by the point J.J. McCarthy led a number of scoring drives and fell simply in need of an unbelievable comeback. McCarthy’s throw to the tip zone on fourth-and-1 within the closing minute fell incomplete, sending the Saints to France on a profitable notice.

Shough, who has been taking part in by means of an harm to his left, nonthrowing hand, was 16 of 30 for 144 yards and rushed for 32, simply barely lower than the 34 yards New York’s working backs mixed for.

ATLANTA — Caleb Williams accomplished his first 12 passes in his return from a hamstring harm, D’Andre Swift ran for 2 touchdowns and the Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23 on Sunday.

The Bears led 31-7 earlier than holding off Atlanta’s comeback try within the closing quarter.

Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon, who was activated from the bodily unable to carry out checklist earlier than the sport in his return from a calf harm, had three sacks and two pressured fumbles. Gordon’s massive day was capped by a sack of Michael Penix Jr. and compelled fumble with 2:54 remaining and the Bears defending a 31-23 lead. The fumble was recovered by Devin Bush on the Atlanta 28.

The Bears ran out the clock contained in the Atlanta 5.

After lacking three video games, Williams was each cell and correct in his spectacular return for the Bears (4-2). He opened the sport by finishing 6 of 6 passes for 64 yards, together with a 14-yard scoring cross to Colston Loveland, on Chicago’s opening drive.

LONDON — Trying to seal a desperately wanted win, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw an interception in the long run zone and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars one other probability on Sunday.

Jacksonville tied the sport at 31-31, however Stroud did not stress about it.

With slightly below two minutes left, Stroud led a drive to arrange Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 49-yard area aim as time expired and the Texans received 34-31 on the slick grass of Wembley Stadium.

Stroud threw three landing passes and Marvin Harrison Jr. made his debut for the Texans (2-4) as Houston earned back-to-back wins to achieve floor on the AFC South-leading Jaguars (4-2).

Cam Little’s 60-yard area aim had tied the sport — every week after his 57-yarder received it for Jacksonville in opposition to the Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — after Travis Hunter intercepted Stroud’s cross in the long run zone.

Hunter additionally hauled in a 7-yard landing cross on the different finish — changing into simply the fifth participant within the Super Bowl period, together with the playoffs, to each rating a landing and intercept a cross in the identical sport.

BRONCOS 17, SEAHAWKS 14 (OT)

DENVER — The Denver Broncos are atrocious on offence, depleted on defence and shaky on particular groups. All they do is use methods to win.

Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold’s cross in additional time Thursday evening and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard area aim that gave the Broncos a 17-14 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

The Broncos emerged from a troublesome six-week season-opening stretch with a 4-2 document regardless of an injury-riddled roster and a shaky quarterback, and the Seahawks (3-3) misplaced for the second time in 5 days. They additionally matched their loss complete from final season, once they received their second Super Bowl title.

The Broncos received regardless of Bo Nix throwing for simply 107 yards, J.Ok. Dobbins main the dashing assault with a mere 41 yards and managing a meagre three first downs and 168 yards of complete offence — lower than half the 353 yards piled up by the Seahawks.

“I don’t know why we can’t really push the ball vertically right now,” Nix mentioned. “But defences are just sitting back and hanging out. … Hopefully we find a way to get more out of it.”