Chiefs outlast Colts in overtime; Vikings hold off Bears as Williams exits

Patrick Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns Sunday night as Kansas City beat Indianapolis 33–30 on Harrison Butker’s field goal at the end of overtime. The Chiefs reached 2–0 after the Colts twice erased a late lead.[1][2]

Earlier, Green Bay erased a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Jets in overtime. Minnesota stayed unbeaten without scoring a touchdown, while Chicago lost Caleb Williams to a hamstring injury. New Orleans won on a late quarterback sneak, and Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes in Carolina’s rout of Atlanta.[5][8][11][14]

Chiefs 33, Colts 30, OT

Kenneth Walker III rushed for 117 yards and added six catches for 61 yards. Travis Kelce caught nine passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Mahomes completed 32 of 47 attempts, but Jonathan Taylor’s two touchdown runs kept Indianapolis within reach.[1]

Taylor scored from 24 yards just before halftime to put the Colts ahead 20–17. Kansas City took the lead back on Mahomes’ one-yard, fourth-down touchdown pass to Jalen Royals and extended it to 27–20 with a field goal. Taylor’s five-yard run finished a 13-play drive that tied the game with just over five minutes left.[2]

Both teams had chances to win in overtime. Butker opened the extra period with a 31-yard field goal; Indianapolis answered with Spencer Shrader’s 38-yarder. The Colts had reached scoring range on Daniel Jones’s long completion to Laquon Treadwell, but three subsequent running plays failed to produce a first down. Kansas City got the ball back with more than three minutes remaining. On third-and-one, Mahomes found Walker for 22 yards, setting up Butker’s winning 40-yard kick.[1][2]

Jones finished with 210 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception. Taylor rushed for 92 yards and caught four passes for another 40, but Butker’s winning kick sent Indianapolis to 0–2.[3][4][2]

Walker has gained 369 yards from scrimmage in his first two games since arriving from Seattle. Indianapolis had prepared for more emphasis on the run: before Sunday, defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo described Kansas City as using its downhill running plays more frequently. Shane Steichen emphasized tackling Walker and maintaining run assignments.[17][22]

“You got to get this guy on the ground,” Steichen said in the Colts’ pregame report. Walker went on to carry 24 times against Indianapolis, one more than in his Chiefs debut against Denver.[22][17]

Packers 20, Jets 17, OT

Skyy Moore helped bring Green Bay back after an afternoon in which its offense struggled to move the ball. With the Packers trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, he returned a punt 63 yards to the Jets’ 19. Trey Smack tied the score from 34 yards, then won it with a 26-yard field goal in overtime.[6]

Moore finished with 208 return yards, more than Green Bay’s 199 yards of offense. Jordan Love completed 16 of 29 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and the Packers converted only one of nine third downs.[6][7]

New York led 17–7 after Geno Smith’s five-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson and a Jason Sanders field goal following a Packers fumble. Green Bay’s comeback began with a 38-yard pass-interference penalty against Azareye’h Thomas, followed by Love’s three-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson. Moore’s return came on the next Jets punt.[7]

The Packers’ defense followed with two late stops. Lukas Van Ness tackled Braelon Allen for no gain on fourth-and-one at midfield late in regulation. The Jets received first in overtime, but Smith was sacked on consecutive plays before New York punted. Love moved Green Bay into range for Smack, including a 14-yard completion to Matthew Golden over a cornerback blitz.[5][6]

“My goal is to hit the 50 every time,” Moore said of returning kicks, according to the Packers’ postgame reporting. Green Bay signed him in March to improve that part of its game; Sunday’s punt return gave a struggling offense a possession inside the red zone.[6]

The win followed a 39–22 loss to Minnesota in which Love threw for 387 yards before Green Bay’s protection broke down late. Penalties have been the more consistent problem: three third-down flags prolonged the Vikings’ go-ahead touchdown drive last week, and the Packers added 14 penalties Sunday to reach 26 through two games.[18][5]

Both teams are 1–1. Green Bay lost receiver Jayden Reed to a neck injury and tackle Zach Bako-Bewele to a knee injury on its opening series. Matt LaFleur said Sunday that Reed had movement in his extremities and would remain overnight for observation.[5]

Vikings 9, Bears 3

Minnesota won its second division game in two weeks with Carson Wentz starting for the injured Kyler Murray. Murray had been ruled out Friday after suffering a concussion in the opener against Green Bay. Wentz threw for 143 yards without a turnover, while Aaron Jones Sr. ran for 105 yards on 23 carries.[20][10][9]

Will Reichard scored all of Minnesota’s points on field goals from 35, 49 and 39 yards. Isaiah Rodgers protected that narrow advantage with a fumble recovery and a blocked kick.[9]

Chicago had two chances to erase Minnesota’s 6–3 halftime lead. On the Bears’ first possession of the second half, Jalen Redmond knocked the ball from D’Andre Swift at the Minnesota one, where Rodgers recovered. With 6:21 remaining, Rodgers blocked Cairo Santos’ 23-yard field-goal attempt.[8][9]

Williams hurt his hamstring on a fourth-quarter scramble and left after completing 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards and an interception. Ben Johnson said Sunday that the severity would become clearer Monday. No return timetable had been established at this roundup’s Sunday cutoff.[8]

Reichard’s last kick made it 9–3 with 1:09 left. Chicago still drove to the Vikings’ 12 behind Tyson Bagent, but Dallas Turner sacked him on fourth-and-two as time expired. Minnesota improved to 2–0; Chicago fell to 1–1.[8][9]

Minnesota’s start has particular value in the NFC North: its two wins have come against Green Bay and Chicago. Both rivals are 1–1, with a head-to-head loss to the Vikings already on their records.[18][8][5]

Saints 24, Ravens 17

Tyler Shough scored on a fourth-and-goal sneak from the one with 1:28 remaining, completing New Orleans’ comeback from an 11-point deficit in Baltimore. The touchdown stood after review. Julian Blackmon intercepted Lamar Jackson on Baltimore’s final possession to secure New Orleans’ first win.[11][12]

Shough completed 27 of 34 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown. Chris Olave caught eight passes for 86 yards, including the fourth-quarter score that brought the Saints within two. Baltimore stopped the ensuing conversion attempt, but a holding penalty against Jaylinn Hawkins gave New Orleans another chance. Travis Etienne Jr. converted to tie the game at 17.[13][12]

The winning drive turned on Juwan Johnson’s catch on third-and-eight, taking the Saints to the Baltimore four. Baltimore, which led 14–6 at halftime, was outscored 18–3 after the break.[12]

Jackson passed for 235 yards and a touchdown. Rashod Bateman had seven catches for 88 yards and a score; Derrick Henry ran for 68 yards and a touchdown. Both teams are 1–1.[13]

Panthers 34, Falcons 3

Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes for the second straight week, and Devin Lloyd intercepted two passes as Carolina won in Atlanta a week after allowing 59 points to Chicago. Young completed 23 of 36 attempts for 287 yards, finding Darren Waller for two touchdowns and Chuba Hubbard for the other.[14][16]

Atlanta’s quarterback change did nothing to slow the Panthers. Cooper Rush threw for 86 yards, was intercepted twice and lost a fumble before undrafted rookie Jack Strand replaced him in the third quarter. Lloyd intercepted Strand’s first pass and returned it for a touchdown, stretching Carolina’s lead to 34–3.[15]

The receivers helped Carolina build the lead before halftime. Tetairoa McMillan finished with five catches for 101 yards. With Atlanta having cut the deficit to 13–3, Xavier Legette’s 55-yard reception on second-and-16 moved Carolina into the red zone. Young then found Waller for the touchdown that made it 20–3 at the break.[21]

Legette’s catch followed a week of work on those deep throws. In the Panthers’ postgame account, coach Dave Canales said Legette had caught several long passes in Wednesday’s practice that resembled Sunday’s play. Waller caught his second touchdown in the third quarter, before Lloyd’s interception return put the game out of reach.[21][14][15]

Lloyd also had a sack and two tackles for loss. Atlanta never reached the end zone; Bijan Robinson finished with 81 yards from scrimmage on 20 touches. Carolina evened its record at 1–1, while the Falcons dropped to 0–2.[16][15]

Young’s production has held up across two very different results. He has 648 passing yards, six touchdowns and one interception through two games. Asked what had changed, Canales described “watching this offense become Bryce’s offense,” according to the Panthers’ postgame report. The coach pointed to Young adjusting receivers’ routes and angles during the week, work he said was showing up in their timing on downfield throws.[19]