NFL week three outcomes: Eagles beat Rams and Browns upset Packers

For all of the celebrity names within the NFL, a rare Sunday of week three was dominated by the extra unheralded kickers and back-up quarterbacks.

Incredibly, 5 video games have been settled on the final play – 4 because of area targets, together with an enormous upset win for the Cleveland Browns towards the Green Bay Packers.

The Los Angeles Rams had a last-gasp area purpose blocked by the Philadelphia Eagles and returned for a landing because the Super Bowl champions produced an enormous comeback victory to stay unbeaten.

Back-up quarterbacks had a day too, with Mac Jones steering the San Francisco 49ers to a 3-0 begin, whereas acquainted faces Carson Wentz and Marcus Mariota led blowout wins for the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Commanders respectively.

The Rams dominated and led 26-7 in Philadelphia earlier than the Eagles engineered their greatest dwelling comeback since 1988, with Jalen Hurts lastly being let off the leash within the second half as he threw his first landing passes of the season.

Special groups made the distinction, although, because the Eagles blocked two fourth-quarter area purpose makes an attempt.

The second was a heartbreaker on the final kick of the sport to win it for the Rams, as Jordan Davis not solely blocked it however returned it 61 yards for a landing.

At 336lb, he’s the heaviest participant to take action, and was clocked at 18.59mph by the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

However unlikely it appeared at phases, the Eagles moved to 3-0 and have gained 19 of their previous 20 video games.

Green Bay led 10-0 with lower than 4 minutes left in Cleveland earlier than one other wild ending helped the Browns win their first sport of the season and finish an eight-game dropping run.

Jordan Love threw his first interception for 10 regular-season video games however appeared to have redeemed himself by organising Brandon McManus for a area purpose to win it.

The Browns blocked it earlier than Joe Flacco acquired Andre Szmyt in vary in addition a 55-yard kick for an inconceivable victory towards one of many main Super Bowl contenders.

Patrick Mahomes celebrated his latest thirtieth birthday by main the Kansas City Chiefs to a primary win of the marketing campaign on the New York Giants.

It was a troublesome process towards a fierce cross rush in New York, however some classic gunslinging throws from Mahomes helped the Chiefs draw back within the second half and declare a 22-9 win.

Tyquan Thornton is rising as Mahomes’ prime deep choice as he caught a landing and arrange the opposite with a superb deep diving seize.

The Chiefs offence remains to be not the power of previous, however there are indicators of life, and so they might want to enhance once more with the Baltimore Ravens up subsequent.

When Will McDonald returned a blocked area purpose for a landing, the New York Jets had erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to guide by one in Tampa Bay.

Baker Mayfield is maybe probably the most underrated quarterback within the league, although, and led yet one more late winner for the Buccaneers because of Chase McLaughlin’s walk-off area purpose.

The Bucs moved to 3-0 for the primary time in 20 years and are the primary crew within the Super Bowl period to win their first three video games within the ultimate minute of the match.

It is 23 years for the reason that Los Angeles Chargers final began 3-0 and, just like the Bucs, they did it with the final kick of the sport towards the Denver Broncos.

The Indianapolis Colts are a barely extra stunning 3-0 facet, however the historic type of Daniel ‘Indiana’ Jones is much more of a shock as he’s the primary quarterback within the Super Bowl period to report three passing and three speeding touchdowns and no interceptions in his opening three video games of a season.

After hammering the Tennessee Titans 41-20, the Colts have six touchdowns and 10 area targets towards just one punt in 26 possessions. It is time to take Jones and the Colts critically.

Another sport and one other last-kick winner as Mac Jones led the 49ers on a game-winning drive towards Arizona to point out he may nonetheless be an NFL starter as he stood in for Brock Purdy.

Wentz began for a report sixth totally different crew in six straight seasons as he helped Minnesota to their greatest win since 1998.

Their 48-10 victory had extra to do with the Cincinnati Bengals’ ineptitude and the brilliance of Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, who scored touchdowns with an 87-yard interception return and 66-yard fumble return.

Mariota was one other back-up who tasted an enormous win on his first begin for 3 years, with the Commanders 41-24 winners over the Las Vegas Raiders.

The huge outcomes and landmarks saved on coming as Aaron Rodgers handed Brett Favre with 510 regular-season landing passes. He is now fourth within the all-time listing, and his 63,538 passing yards places him in sixth.

Even extra importantly, Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers beat the error-strewn New England Patriots.

Caleb Williams is the primary participant with 225 passing yards and three touchdowns in a single half of a sport this season, and he’s trying extra like a primary choose of the Draft.

Williams gave new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson his first win and the Dallas Cowboys a lot extra inquiries to reply given the dominant nature of their 31-14 defeat.

The Houston Texans dropped to a 0-3 begin after a comedy of errors within the fourth quarter meant they misplaced on the Jacksonville Jaguars for the primary time in eight years.

The Seattle Seahawks have been 44-13 winners towards the New Orleans Saints, whereas, in one other huge shock, the Carolina Panthers earned their first win of the season with a 30-0 shutout of the Atlanta Falcons.