Oct 9, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison (96) sacks Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 31-13. Photo Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Brady returned from a four-game suspension for his involvement in Deflategate to throw three touchdown passes to tight end Martellus Bennett. The 39-year-old Brady finished 28-of-40 passing.
The Browns (0-5) are the only winless team in the NFL and for the third time in five weeks they lost more than a game. The Patriots are 4-1.
Cody Kessler, already the third quarterback to start for the Browns this season, was knocked out of the game with chest and rib injuries late in the first quarter when he was drilled by Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower attempting a pass near the Cleveland goal line. The ball rolled out of the back of the end zone and was ruled a safety.
Lions 24, Eagles 23
DETROIT — Matt Prater kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:28 remaining and Detroit rallied back after giving away a 14-point lead to edge previously unbeaten Philadelphia.
Prater’s game-winner came after the Eagles’ first turnover of the game. Matthew Stafford tossed three touchdown passes, two to Theo Riddick. Staffford was 19 of 25 for 180 yards.
Riddick rushed for 49 yards on 11 carries and caught six passes for 33 yards as the Lions (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak. Cornerback Darius Slay forced the fumble that led to Detroit’s go-ahead score and intercepted a Carson Wentz pass with 1:17 to clinch the victory.
Wentz’s interception was the first of his career. He threw two touchdown passes and completed 25 of 33 for 238 yards. Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals for the Eagles (3-1).
Vikings 31, Texans 13
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota sprinted to a big early lead and played its evolving brand of smothering defense to remain unbeaten with a win over Houston.
The Vikings (5-0) led 24-0 in the second quarter, putting up points on three of their first four drives, and held the Texans to just a pair of field goals until late in the game.
Sam Bradford thrived even without his top receiver, completing 22 of 30 passes for 271 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He has no turnovers in four games with the Vikings.
The Texans (3-2) failed to find a rhythm with quarterback Brock Osweiler under siege. He was sacked a season-high four times and went 19-of-42 passing with a touchdown and an interception.
Steelers 31, Jets 13
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes, giving him 15 through five games, and Pittsburgh shut out New York in the second half.
Roethlisberger, nearly error-free until losing a fumble in the fourth quarter, threw scoring passes of 72 yards and 5 yards to Sammie Coates, 1 yard to Jesse James and 5 yards to Antonio Brown, who was forced by the NFL to change his shoes during the first half but still made nine catches.
Roethlisberger, in his 13th season, went 34 of 47 for 380 yards and no interceptions — hitting 14 consecutive passes at one point during the second half — as the Steelers (4-1) came back from an early 13-7 deficit.
Ryan Fitzpatrick ended 25 of 38 for 255 yards as the Jets fell to 1-4.
Redskins 16, Ravens 10
BALTIMORE — Washington’s defense put together its best game of the season, holding Baltimore scoreless in the second half.
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco appeared to throw a go-ahead 23-yard touchdown to Breshad Perriman with 30 seconds left, but the play was overturned after a review. The Redskins (3-2) then forced an incomplete pass on a fourth-and-8 to pick up their third straight win and the Ravens fell to 3-2.
Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins was 29 for 41 for 260 yards. He gave the Redskins their first lead, 13-10, on a 21-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon with 8:28 left in the third quarter.
Titans 30, Dolphins 17
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Tennessee defeated Miami.
The Titans improved to 2-3 and Miami, playing without seven starters, fell to 1-4.
Mariota completed 20 of 29 for 163 yards with no interceptions and also ran seven times for 60 yards. DeMarco Murray ran 27 times for 121 yards and his backup, rookie Derrick Henry, ran seven times for 54 yards.
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed just 12 of 18 for 191 yards and no touchdowns. He was intercepted twice and sacked six times.
Colts 29, Bears 23
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck’s 35-yard touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton with 3:43 remaining proved to be the game-winner in Indianapolis’ come-from-behind victory against Chicago.
Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri’s fifth field goal of the game, a 46-yarder with 2:28 to play, extended the lead to 29-23. The Colts (2-3) then held off one final Bears drive when quarterback Brian Hoyer failed to convert on fourth-and-8 from the Indianapolis 28 with less than a minute to play.
Luck finished 28 of 39 for 322 yards and two touchdowns, while Hoyer was 33 of 43 for 397 yards and two TDs. The Bears fall to 1-4 despite putting up more than 500 yards total offense.
