ATLANTA — Josh Lambo’s 42-yard field goal in overtime gave San Diego its first road victory of the year as the Chargers rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 33-30 on Sunday.
The Chargers (3-4) trailed 27-10 in the second quarter. They had lost 11 of their past 12 road games.
Linebacker Denzel Perryman delivered two key plays late in the game. Perryman’s interception of Matt Ryan’s pass for Julio Jones set up Lambo’s tying 33-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining in regulation.
Perryman’s fourth-and-1 stop on running back Devonta Freeman gave San Diego the ball at Atlanta’s 43 for the Chargers’ winning drive. Perryman grabbed Freeman’s feet behind the line for the key tackle on the Falcons’ gamble.
Atlanta took the lead with three consecutive second-quarter touchdowns before San Diego launched its comeback.
Melvin Gordon ran for 68 yards and two touchdowns and added a 5-yard scoring catch early in the fourth quarter, cutting Atlanta’s lead to 30-27.
Atlanta’s Matt Bryant missed his attempt for a 58-yard field goal on the final play of regulation. The Falcons (4-3) have lost two consecutive.
Jones had nine catches for 174 yards.
Ryan passed for 273 yards for his NFL-record 46th consecutive game with more than 200 yards passing. He threw a 17-yard scoring pass to tight end Jacob Tamme in the second quarter.
DOLPHINS 28, BILLS 25 Jay Ajayi tied an NFL record by surpassing 200 yards rushing for the second game in a row for host Miami. Ajayi rushed for 214 yards in 29 carries after totaling 204 yards a week earlier in a victory over Pittsburgh. He scored on a 4-yard run , and busted a 53-yarder when the Dolphins were pinned at their 3 and trailing in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins (3-4) used an extra lineman much of the time to clear big holes for Ajayi, who tied the NFL record for consecutive 200-yard games held by O.J. Simpson, Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. Miami overcame an 11-point deficit with 16 minutes left to end a four-game winning streak by the Bills (4-3) and beat them for only the second time in their past seven meetings.
RAIDERS 33, JAGUARS 16 Latavius Murray scored twice in his return from turf toe, and the visiting Raiders gave Coach Jack Del Rio a victory against his former team. Murray, who missed the past two games, finished with 59 yards on 18 carries. Michael Crabtree caught eight passes for 96 yards and a touchdown from Derek Carr and Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals. Oakland improved to 4-0 on the road and moved to 5-2 for the first time since 2001. The Jaguars (2-4), meanwhile, dropped a third consecutive at EverBank Field and added more speculation about the future of Coach Gus Bradley. Jacksonville fell to 14-40 during Bradley’s four seasons, and the latest loss was filled with poor execution on both sides of the ball and a lack of discipline down the stretch.
LIONS 20, REDSKINS 17 Matthew Stafford threw a go-ahead, 18-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin with 16 seconds left. The host Lions (4-3) extended their winning streak to three games. The Redskins (4-3) had won four consecutive. Stafford, who set up game-winning kicks in the previous two games, led his team to another victory in the 100th game of his career. He was 18 of 29 for 266 yards, one TD and no turnovers. Kirk Cousins scored a go-ahead TD on a 19-yard run with 1:05 left.
GIANTS 17, RAMS 10 New York capitalized on four interceptions of Case Keenum in the first NFL game played at London’s home of English rugby, a soldout and raucous Twickenham Stadium. Keenum, coming off the best start of his career, had the Rams at the Giants’ 15-yard line with 50 seconds left when he lobbed a pass in the left corner of the end zone that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie easily picked off. Keenum’s intended target, Brian Quick, failed to get the quarterback’s audible and cut off his route early. Keenum, who finished 32 of 53 for 291 yards and one touchdown, has thrown an interception on the Rams’ final offensive play of the last three games.
BENGALS 31, BROWNS 17 A.J. Green’s one-handed catch in the middle of an end zone scrum highlighted host Cincinnati’s day full of big plays. Green’s 48-yard touchdown catch on the final play of the first half helped the Bengals (3-4) regain their footing in the injury-depleted AFC North. The defending division champions piled up their most points since they beat the Browns 37-3 last December. Jeremy Hill had a 74-yard touchdown run as part of his 168-yard effort, the best by a Bengals running back in seven years. The Browns (0-7) extended their worst start since 1999, when they were a first-year expansion team.
COLTS 34, TITANS 26 Andrew Luck threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jack Doyle with 1:55 left to put Indianapolis ahead to stay, and the visiting Colts rallied to beat the Titans for their 10th consecutive victory against their AFC South rival. The Colts (3-4) came in having lost two of three, including blowing a 14-point lead in an overtime loss last week at Houston. T.Y. Hilton caught seven passes for 133 yards, including a 37-yard TD. The Colts shook off 12 penalties for 131 yards in pulling out their 15th victory in 16 games against Tennessee. The Titans (3-4) saw their two-game winning string end. Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri kicked a pair of field goals, and the second, a 33-yarder with 3:46 left in the third quarter gave him an NFL record 43 consecutive field goals made.
JETS 24, RAVENS 16 Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced an injured Geno Smith and led the host Jets on three scoring drives, and a rejuvenated defense came up with two rare interceptions. Fitzpatrick came in for Smith in the second quarter and led the Jets on a go-ahead drive capped by a 13-yard touchdown catch by Matt Forte. Fitzpatrick finished 9 of 14 for 120 yards and a touchdown as the Jets (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak. Smith injured his right knee while taking a sack from Baltimore’s Matthew Judon. Fitzpatrick was efficient after losing his job earlier in the week.
BUCCANEERS 34, 49ERS 17 Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes and Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 154 yards for visiting Tampa Bay. The Bucs (3-3) fell behind by 14 points early before scoring 27 consecutive to deal the Niners (1-6) their sixth consecutive loss for San Francisco’s longest losing streak since 2008. Mike Evans caught 8 passes for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns, Russell Shepard scored on a 19-yard pass from Winston, and Peyton Barber iced the game with a 44-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help Tampa Bay victory its second consecutive game around its bye week. Colin Kaepernick struggled in his second start of the season for the 49ers, going 16 for 34 for 143 yards and turning the ball over twice.
CARDINALS 6, SEAHAWKS 6 (OT) Seattle’s Stephen Hauschka and Arizona’s Chandler Catanzaro missed short field goals that would have won the game in overtime and the Seahawks and host Cardinals settled for a tie in overtime. Hauschka’s 27-yard field goal was wide left with seven seconds left after Catanzaro’s 24-yarder bounced off the left upright. The last tie in the NFL came in 2014, when Carolina and Cincinnati tied 37-37. Both kickers made field goals on their teams’ first possession of overtime.
Sports on 10/24/2016