49ers rediscover their mojo, blow out Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, including a 66-yarder to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers seemed to settle all their woes with a cross-country road trip and a 34-3 drubbing of the Jacksonville Jaguars that ended their three game skid on Sunday.

Deebo Samuel returned from a three-game absence and added a 23-yard scoring run for the 49ers, who ended Jacksonville’s five-game winning streak and re-established themselves as a Super Bowl contender after the bye week.

San Francisco dominated both lines of scrimmage and controlled the game from the opening drive. The Niners rushed for 147 yards against one of the league’s top defenses and lost Trevor Lawrence five times. Nick Bosa was a threat all game, and freshman defensive end Chase Young got into one of the sacks.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars embarrassed themselves every time and never looked like a legit playoff contender. They had a five-possession stretch in which they punted, kicked a field goal, threw an interception, fumbled and threw another interception. Lawrence was responsible for three of the team’s four turnovers.

Lions 41, CHARGERS 38: Jared Goff threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, Riley Patterson kicked a 41-yard, game-winning field goal as time expired, and Detroit prevailed in a road shootout over Los Angeles.

The Chargers tied it at 38-all with 3:34 left when Justin Herbert threw his fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 38-yarder to Keenan Allen on fourth-and-1.

Goff responded by leading the Lions on a nine-play, 53-yard drive, ending with a Patterson kick. The key play was Goff’s 6-yard completion to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta on fourth-and-2 from the LA 26-yard line.

Browns 33, RAVENS 31: Dustin Hopkins booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to cap Cleveland’s rampage in the fourth quarter, and the Browns edged Baltimore.

Cleveland trailed 31-17 before Deshaun Watson gave the kind of victory that the Browns were waiting for their high-priced quarterback.

Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Moore with 8:57 left. Then one of Lamar Jackson’s passes caromed high in the air and was picked off by Greg Newsome II, who returned the interception 34 yards for a TD just 41 seconds later.

STEELERS 23, PACKERS 19: Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris combined for 183 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and host Pittsburgh edged Green Bay.

The Steelers won their ninth straight game decided by eight points or less by following a formula that has become familiar: little offense, timely turnovers, and just enough of everything else to survive.

Pittsburgh used touchdown runs by their two backs – who are basically 1A and 1B – and three Chris Boswell field goals to get into a crucial stretch with momentum.

TEXANS 30, ENGLISH 27: CJ Stroud led a last-minute, game-winning drive for the second week in a row, finishing with 356 yards passing and Houston leading host Cincinnati.

With the game tied at 27-all with 1:33 left, Stroud moved the Texans 55 yards in six plays to set up a 38-yard field goal by Matt Ammendola as time expired. Ammendola was signed just Tuesday because Ka’imi Fairbairn had a quadriceps injury a week earlier.

Stroud connected with Dalton Schultz for 25 yards and Noah Brown for 22 yards on the decisive drive. Brown finished with seven catches for a season-high 172 yards, and Devin Singletary rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries.

BUCCANE 20, TITAN 6: Baker Mayfield threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns to help Tampa Bay end a four-game losing streak with a home win over Tennessee.

Rachaad White converted a first-quarter screen pass into a 43-yard TD. Mike Evans redeemed himself from a pass in the end zone with a 22-yard scoring catch and finished with six receptions for 143 yards for the Bucs.

A week after five TD passes and an NFL rookie record 470 yards through the air to Houston’s CJ Stroud, the Bucs’ defense fared much better against another first-year quarterback, Will Levis, who was sacked four times and was intercepted once while failing. get his team into the end zone.

COLTS 10, PATRIOTS 6: Jonathan Taylor ran for a touchdown in the first quarter and Mac Jones threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter, as Indianapolis went on to beat New England in Germany.

Indianapolis has not scored fewer than 20 points in any of its first nine games this season. Half of that total was still enough to beat the Patriots.

The NFL’s 50th regular-season game outside the United States, and the last of this season, was dominated by the defense and Taylor’s first-quarter touchdown was the only one of the game. It was the lowest scoring league game this season.

Vikings 27, NINE 19: Joshua Dobbs kept Minnesota’s injury-depleted offense on track in his first start, throwing for a career-high 268 yards and two total touchdowns to help the Vikings build a 24-point halftime lead and hold on to their lead. is visiting New Orleans for its fifth straight. win

TJ Hockenson single-handedly led the Saints in the first half with 10 catches for 128 yards and a score for the Vikings, who got off to a hot start and turned to Mekhi Blackmon and Byron Murphy for interceptions fourth quarter field goal by Jameis Winston. which ended the Saints’ consecutive possessions. The Vikings threw Winston into the end zone on the last play.

CARDINALS 25, FALCONS 23: Kyler Murray threw for 249 yards and ran for a touchdown in his return from a serious knee injury, Matt Prater made a game-winning 23-yard field goal as time expired, and host Arizona snapped a six-game losing streak beating Atlanta.

BALL 49, UNDER 17: Dak Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for another score, and Dallas led New York for the second time this season, extending its home winning streak to 12.

SEAHAWKS 29, CHIEFS 26: Jason Myers converted his fifth field goal of the game, a 43-yarder as time expired, and host Seattle held off Washington.

RADIO 16, JETS 12: Josh Jacobs rushed for 116 yards, rookie Aidan O’Connell hit Michael Mayer for the game’s only touchdown, and Las Vegas improved to 2-0 under interim coach Antonio Pierce, visiting New York.