The Las Vegas Raiders beat the Miami Dolphins (31-28 ap) on Sunday on the third day of the NFL regular season. With three wins in as many matches played, the Raiders simply sign their best start in the Championship since 2002. And, that year, they had made it to the final …
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Las Vegas had to fight to overcome Miami. The Dolphins opened the scoring on an 85-yard interception return from linebacker Elandon Roberts. Derek Carr, the Raiders quarterback, then redeemed himself, throwing 386 yards (his 5th game in a row over 300 yards) and Peyton Barber ran 111 yards. A Daniel Carlson field goal finally gave the Raiders victory in overtime.
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The California defense has hurt Kansas City. Mahomes was pulled over twice, runner Clyde Edwards-Helaire and wide receiver Tyreek Hill both fumble. The Chiefs had one final offensive streak to win, with 30 seconds left, but Patrick Mahomes was never able to find his receivers.
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First loss of the season for Brady
After two wins, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stalled against the Los Angeles Rams (34-24). Tom Brady has spent a lot (41 passes, 432 yards, one TD), but his team’s ground game was poor (35 yards).
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On the Rams’ side, quarterback Matthew Stafford was excellent (343 yards, four touchdowns). DeSean Jackson has split a 75-yard reception for a TD. Los Angeles has always led in the score, going so far as to clearly distance (31-14, in the 3rd quarter) the defending champions.
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A nice record for Justin Tucker
The Baltimore Ravens won in the last second against the Detroit Lions (19-17), thanks to a field goal from Justin Tucker of … 66 yards. The longest three-point kick in NFL history. The previous record belonged to Matt Prater (Denver) with 64 yards in 2013.
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Tucker, however, did not go far from never attempting this monstrous strike. Two games earlier, Baltimore had a fourth attempt and 19 yards to catch up. But, with a 36-yard pass, quarterback Lamar Jackson put his team back on the right track. And, to give more thrills, Tucker’s strike first bounced off the bar, before passing.
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Green Bay wins at the end
The Green Bay Packers won their second victory of the season, facing the San Francisco 49ers (30-28). They won at the last second on a field goal of 51 yards from Mason Crosby. The 49ers have long been led by the score (0-17 in the 2nd quarter), but they were ahead (28-27) with 37 seconds remaining, on a touchdown from Kyle Juszczyk.
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Davante Adams, the Packers receiver, was well served by Aaron Rodgers (132 yards, a TD). During the last series of Green Bay in attack, he captured two beautiful passes that positioned his team for the field goal of the victory.
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And also…
Jamal Agnew scored a 109-yard touchdown for Jacksonville against Arizona on a missed three-point kick return. But that was not enough to win the Jaguars. Thanks to a good ground game (three TD’s) and two interceptions from Byron Murphy, Arizona won (31-19).
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From Buffalo Bills still very offensive (after the 35-0 inflicted on Miami) clearly beat Washington (43-21). Josh Allen threw 358 yards and four touchdowns. Joe Burrow made a good copy (14 passes completed for 172 yards and three TD’s) and the Cincinnati Bengals dominated Pittsburgh (24-10).
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The defenders enjoyed themselves during the match between Cleveland and Chicago (26-6). Those of the Browns have flattened nine times Justin Fields, the quarterback of the Bears, who missed his first game as a starter (6 of 20 completed assists). Myles Garrett had 4.5 sacks. The Chicago defense has offered Cleveland QB Baker Mayfield five times.
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