Patriots 25, Jets 22

In Foxborough, Mass., Rhamondre Stevenson dove into the end zone with 22 seconds left and New England rebounded after first-round draft pick Drake Maye left early with a concussion to beat Aaron Rodgers and New York.

Starter-turned-reserve Jacoby Brissett replaced his replacement quarterback and led the Patriots (2-6) with two fourth-quarter points to end their six-game losing streak and send the Jets (2-6) to their fifth loss. in a row.

Stevenson scored twice and hit the 2-point conversion to make it 25-22. Rodgers took control in his own 30 minutes without a break and missed a deep pass before linking up with Davante Adams for 16 yards, but he was just wide of the byline.

As the final seconds ticked by, the Patriots defense jumped for joy on the field. This was their first home win in over a year, since Week 7 of last season. Instead of being left alone in the AFC East cellar, they are now tied for last with New York.

Browns 29, Ravens 24

In Cleveland, Jameis Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Cedric Tillman (his third of the game) with 59 seconds left as Cleveland stunned Lamar Jackson and Baltimore to snap a five-game losing streak.

Making his first start in two years and replacing injured starter Deshaun Watson, Winston helped the Browns (2-6) defeat their AFC North rival.

But after surviving Jackson’s late comeback attempt, he moved the Ravens (5-3) to Cleveland’s 24 in the final seconds. Jackson brought in time to avoid sacks and threw two incompletions into the end zone, the second to Zay Flowers as time expired.

Following the game, Jackson angrily threw his helmet in front of the Baltimore bench as the Ravens’ five-game winning streak ended with a surprising loss.

Texans 23, Colts 20

Houston’s CJ Stroud threw for 285 yards and a touchdown, and Joe Mixon rushed for 102 yards to help Houston earn a win over Indianapolis.

Stroud returns after passing for a career-worst 86 yards against the Packers last week, allowing the Texans (6-2) to extend their lead in the AFC South.

As the Texans swept the season series with Indianapolis (4-4) for the second time in series history, Houston’s defense stopped Anthony Richardson once and hurriedly harassed him all game long.

The Colts appeared to take the lead with about three minutes remaining when Mixon fumbled and was recovered by defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo.

Falcons 31, Pirates 26

In Tampa, Florida, Kirk Cousins ​​threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns to help Atlanta beat Tampa Bay to take sole possession of first place in the NFC South.

Kyle Pitts scored on receptions of 36 and 49 yards, and Cousins ​​also threw 30-yard TD passes to Darnell Mooney and 7-yard TD passes to Bijan Robinson to give the Falcons (5-3) a two-game lead in the season series between their division rivals. .

Baker Mayfield threw for 330 yards and three TDs, but also threw a pair of costly interceptions. The Bucs had a chance to win after driving to the Atlanta 33 in the closing seconds, but Mayfield’s Hail Mary throw from the 38 was intercepted in the back of the end zone by Rakim Jarrett as time expired.

The Falcons improved to 4-0 in the NFC South. The Bucs (4-4) lost 36-30 in overtime at Atlanta on Oct. 3, when Cousins ​​threw for a career-high 509 yards with four TDs.

Chargers 26, Saints 8

Inglewood had two touchdown catches by Ladd McConkey; 60 yard score in third quarterand became the first Chargers rookie in 11 years to have a 100-yard receiving game as Los Angeles defeated New Orleans.

Justin Herbert totaled 328 yards (279 passing, 48 rushing) and two TDs to help the Chargers (4-3) bounce back from a last-second loss at Arizona last Monday night.

The Saints (2-6) have lost six straight for the first time since 2005. Alvin Kamara, who signed a two-year, $24.5 million contract extension earlier this week, had 122 total yards. Chris Olave had eight receptions for 107 yards.

Jake Haener replaced the inactive Spencer Rattler in the third quarter and completed nine of 17 passes for 122 yards.

Rattler, making his third straight start with Derek Carr sidelined with an oblique injury, was 12 of 24 for 156 yards. The Saints were unable to reach the red zone and only managed to make a field goal on the nine drives he led.

Bills 31, Seahawks 31

Seattle’s Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and surging Buffalo upset Seattle by turning its first interception of the season into an afterthought.

James Cook threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns for the AFC East-leading Bills (6-2), who controlled from start to finish and won their third straight.