![]() ![]() Vikings 28, Cowboys 24ĭalvin Cook ran for 97 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown on fourth down, and had another 86 yards receiving to set up three other scores in helping Minnesota win at Arlington, Texas.Ĭook, the NFL rushing leader, easily outplayed two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott as the Vikings (7-3) beat a winning team on the road for the first time in almost two years. Then rookie linebacker David Long forced a fumble by Damien Williams, and linebacker Rashaan Evans picked up the ball, juked away from Mahomes and ran 53 yards for a TD and a 13-10 lead with 6:14 left in the second quarter. Tannehill got the Titans going with a 52-yard throw to Kalif Raymond, then he hit Anthony Firkser for a 9-yard TD. The Chiefs sacked Tannehill four times and also forced a fumble but could only turn that into one of Butker’s four made field goals. The Rams’ 17-12 loss to the Steelers dropped their record to 5-4, ruined a homecoming for star Aaron Donald and put the Rams season on verge of collapse. ''We were up and down and the guys hung together.Rams Rams offense collapses against Steelers in 17-12 loss in Pittsburgh But their own offense started to fizzle, and despite Butker's missed field goal - he also missed an earlier extra point - the Chiefs managed to get the late touchdown they needed to force overtime. The Titans eventually extended the lead when Mahomes was picked off by rookie Roger McCreary, setting up Randy Bullock's 44-yard field goal. ![]() Denico Autry's first sack forced a punt, then his second on third-and-1 near midfield prevented Kansas City from getting points just before halftime. And with the Titans no longer worried about stopping the rush, they began to relentlessly pressure Mahomes. The Chiefs, meanwhile, were incapable of running the ball. It was Henry's 74th career touchdown run, moving him past Earl Campbell for the most in franchise history. ![]() Then, the 247-pound running back pounded into the end zone to give the Titans a 14-9 lead. He slipped through the line untouched and was finally dragged down 56 yards later. The fleet-footed rookie twice scrambled for good yardage before Henry turned a direct snap into a 4-yard TD run.Īfter forcing a punt, Henry went to work again. The Titans finally got going in the second, and it was Willis using his legs to get Kansas City off balance. They opened the game with a 15-play march that took up 8 1/2 minutes and ended in a field goal, then forced a punt and went 79 yards with Mahomes finding Hardman for the touchdown.Īll told, the Chiefs held the ball nearly 13 of the 15 minutes in the first quarter. The Chiefs figured the best way to shut down Henry, who had run for 219 yards and two touchdowns last week against Houston, was to keep him off the field. ''They compete, and put so much into this, and play through pain and discomfort and any situation. I feel terrible for the players,'' Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. But he didn't get a whole lot of help from Willis, who got his second start in place of the injured Ryan Tannehill, and was just 5 of 16 for 80 yards. Henry finished with 115 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Titans. ''When you get to those end of the game situations,'' Mahomes said, ''you have to try to go out there and make it happen.'' The Chiefs proceeded to stuff Henry, then sacked Titans rookie Malik Willis on back-to-back plays, before batting down his fourth-down throw to end the game and send fireworks flying into the sky above Arrowhead Stadium. Then, Mahomes hit JuJu Smith-Schuster on fourth down to keep the drive alive - and the clock moving.īutker drilled his 28-yarder to give Kansas City the lead with 4:04 left in overtime. His 20-yard scramble on third-and-17 kept the drive going, and his third-and-9 touchdown scramble along with his 2-point conversion run knotted the game with 2:56 to go.Īfter the Chiefs won the overtime coin toss, the Titans nearly stopped them, only for Noah Gray to make a nifty third-down catch. But in vintage Mahomes fashion, he willed his team downfield. Indeed, the Chiefs were trailing 17-9 and time was running out when they took over at their own 7-yard line. ![]()
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