Overview
- San Francisco edged Arizona 16-15 on Eddy Piñeiro’s 35-yard field goal at the buzzer, moving to 3-0 as Mac Jones completed 5 of 7 passes on the winning drive and Fred Warner logged a team-high 11 tackles.
- Arizona’s defense limited Christian McCaffrey on the ground, but drops and short-yardage failures doomed the offense, a theme Kyler Murray acknowledged in saying the defense did enough to win.
- Philadelphia rallied from 19 points down to beat the Rams 33-26 when Jordan Davis blocked Joshua Karty’s potential winner and returned it for a touchdown as time expired, with Jalen Hurts accounting for four touchdowns.
- Special teams swung other outcomes as well, including Tampa Bay’s late 36-yard winner after a Jets blocked field goal return and Cleveland’s 55-yard field goal at the gun to cap a comeback over Green Bay.
- Rookie Caleb Williams drew public critique from Terry Bradshaw about his comfort and coaching directives, then threw four touchdowns in the Bears’ 31-14 win over the Cowboys to deliver Ben Johnson his first victory.