Overview

• San Francisco beat Arizona 16-15 on Eddy Piñeiro’s 35-yard field goal as time expired after Mac Jones led a 63-yard drive, pushing the 49ers to 3-0.
• Kyler Murray and coach Jonathan Gannon pointed to offensive execution issues, including costly drops, as Arizona’s undoing, and the Cardinals lost James Conner to a season-ending ankle injury.
• Seattle dismantled New Orleans 44-13 with dominant special teams and efficient offense, improving to 2-1 as coach Mike Macdonald praised a complete team performance.
• Chicago routed Dallas 31-14 with rookie Caleb Williams throwing four touchdown passes and no turnovers, a strong response after public criticism of his early-season approach.
• Green Bay surrendered a late lead in a 13-10 loss to Cleveland, with a blocked field goal preceding Andre Szmyt’s 55-yard walk-off, and Micah Parsons bluntly labeled the collapse unacceptable.