Panthers Beat Hurts-Less Eagles, Browns Top AFC North in NFL Week 6

Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes to Tommy Tremble and the Carolina Panthers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 25-14 on Sunday, while Andre Szmyt kicked a 37-yard field goal on the final play to give the Cleveland Browns a 13-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a Sunday of close finishes in NFL Week 6.

Philadelphia was without quarterback Jalen Hurts, who missed the game with a blood clot, and running back Saquon Barkley. Backup Tanner McKee started and completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown to DeVonta Smith. Young finished 20 of 39 for 281 yards, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a score on 28 carries. Ryan Fitzgerald added field goals from 47 and 52 yards. The loss dropped the Eagles to 2-4.

In Cleveland, Deshaun Watson found Jerry Jeudy for 33 yards to set up Szmyt’s game-winner. Szmyt had missed from 48 yards a few minutes earlier, and his first try at the winner was blocked before a Ravens offside penalty gave him another chance. Baltimore played without quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has an ankle injury, but led 10-0 at halftime. Audric Estime’s 2-yard touchdown run tied the score at 10-10 with 8:33 left after Tyson Campbell recovered a Derrick Henry fumble. The win lifted first-year coach Todd Monken’s Browns to 4-2, level with the Ravens.

Williams returns for the Bears; Rodgers wins in overtime

Caleb Williams completed his first 12 passes in his return from a hamstring injury that had kept him out for three games, finishing 30 of 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown as the Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23. D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns, and cornerback Kyler Gordon had three sacks and two forced fumbles. Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes for Atlanta, which fell to 2-4.

Aaron Rodgers threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Germie Bernard in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19. Chris Boswell kicked a 58-yard field goal to tie the game and a 20-yarder late in regulation, but Chase McLaughlin forced overtime with a 53-yarder with eight seconds left. Rodgers finished 33 of 49 for 253 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Around the league

Chad Ryland kicked six field goals for the Arizona Cardinals, the last a 43-yarder as time expired, to beat the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 after Matthew Stafford’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson had put the Rams ahead with 47 seconds left. Stafford threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, while Jacoby Brissett went 24 of 35 for 218 yards with an interception. The Rams fell to 2-4.

Kenneth Walker III ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-6. Patrick Mahomes completed 23 of 30 passes for 272 yards, while Justin Herbert threw for 204 yards with an interception and was sacked four times.

James Cook III’s 3-yard run broke a 23-23 tie with 4:43 remaining, and the Buffalo Bills beat the Las Vegas Raiders 33-30. Kirk Cousins threw for 313 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, finding Tre Tucker for a 44-yard touchdown with 1:32 left. Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected late in the first half for unsportsmanlike conduct, ESPN reported.

Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass to Matthew Golden and ran for another as the Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 on Sunday Night Football. Love finished 23 of 41 for 276 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while Dak Prescott went 34 of 54 for 258 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.

Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes as the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 26-19, and the Tennessee Titans got their first win of the season, 26-20 over the Indianapolis Colts, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter. The New Orleans Saints scored 34 straight points to beat the New York Giants 34-27, ending a three-game losing streak. Earlier in the week, the Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 in London on Ka’imi Fairbairn’s last-second 49-yard field goal, and the Denver Broncos edged the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime on Thursday night.

Washington plays San Francisco on Monday Night Football.

Reporting based on coverage by the Sporting Base, with scores and game reports from ESPN and the Associated Press.