NEW YORK — Drew Brees threw for 511 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 52-49 at the Superdome Sunday.
Brees tied an NFL record with his seven touchdown throws, and he and Giants quarterback Eli Manning (30 of 41 for 350 yards and six TDs) combined for an NFL-record 13 scoring passes.
However, it was placekicker Kai Forbath who decided the outcome by nailing a 50-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Saints, who started the season 1-4, to their third consecutive victory.
“I’ve never been a part of something like that,” said Brees, who led the Saints on a 14-play, 80-yard march in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 49 with a 9-yard scoring pass to running back C.J. Spiller.
Chiefs 45, Lions 10: Alex Smith accounted for three touchdowns and set a career-high with 78 rushing yards as the Kansas City Chiefs strangled the Detroit offense in a 45-10 demolition of the Lions at Wembley Stadium in London.
The (3-5) Chiefs rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns and had six sacks of quarterback Matt Stafford, who was pulled from the game in the final two minutes.
The Lions, 11-5 last season, fell to 1-7.
Bengals 16, Steelers 10: Andy Dalton overcame two fourth-quarter interceptions to throw for 235 yards and the winning touchdown as the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals rallied for a 16-10 road victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The result gives the Bengals (7-0) a commanding 3 1/2-game game lead over the second-place Steelers (4-4) in the AFC North.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, on his return from injury, was 26-of-39 passing for 239 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times.
Buccaneers 23, Falcons 20 (OT): The Tampa Bay Buccaneers nearly melted down again, but rookie quarterback Jameis Winston and an opportunistic defense saved the day.
Winston accounted for two touchdowns and set up Connor Barth’s chip-shot field goal in overtime, leading the Buccaneers to a 23-20 road win over the Falcons.
The Buccaneers improved to 3-4, while the Falcons fell to 6-2.
Ravens 29, Chargers 26: A 39-yard field goal by Justin Tucker with three seconds remaining gave the Baltimore Ravens a 29-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Cardinals 34, Browns 20: The Arizona Cardinals overcame a shaky first half with 24 unanswered points in the final two quarters to beat the Cleveland Browns 34-20.
Vikings 23, Bears 20: Teddy Bridgewater picked up his game in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings picked up a 23-20 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
Texans 20, Titans 6: J.J. Watt and Whitney Mercilus combined for six sacks of Tennessee quarterback Zach Mettenberger as the Houston Texans unleashed a relentless pass rush while dominating the Titans 20-6.
Rams 27, 49ers 6: St. Louis Rams stung together consecutive victories for the first time this year when they beat the depleted San Francisco 49ers 27-6.
Seahawks 13, Cowboys 12: Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson did just enough to lift the Seahawks to a potential season-salvaging 13-12 victory over the reeling Dallas Cowboys.
Seattle wide receiver Ricardo Lockette was taken from the field on a backboard after a frightening hit late in the first half.
Lockette crumpled to the turf after a hard hit on a punt play by Cowboys safety Jeff Heath, who was flagged for an illegal blindside hit.
Raiders 34, Jets 20: Quarterback Derek Carr threw for 333 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns, leading the Oakland Raiders to a 34-20 victory over the New York Jets. — Agencies
