Taylor stars in London as Colts beat Commanders, Patriots defeat Bills
· Yahoo Sports
Jonathan Taylor scored two touchdowns and rushed for 97 yards as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Commanders 30-13 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Running back Taylor made 20 carries and has now scored two touchdowns in three of his four games this season, while Indianapolis made it back-to-back wins.
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and completed 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards and an interception.
The game turned in the Colts’ favour in the first quarter when quarterback Marcus Mariota was forced out after injuring his knee and replaced by Athan Kaliakmanis.
Commanders’ first-choice quarterback Jayden Daniels missed the game due to an elbow injury.
Kaliakmanis completed 15 of 33 passes for 186 yards, a touchdown and an interception and sent in Treylon Burks for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
New England receiver Efton Chism’s one-handed catch with less than two minutes remaining sealed his side a 29-26 win against the Buffalo Bills, while Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes.
The Chicago Bears out-muscled the New York Jets in a 23-12 win as running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers held on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14, with quarterback Jordan Love throwing 22-for-30 with 197 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
The Baltimore Ravens ground out a 24-18 win against the Tennessee Titans – their third of the season – despite being without injured quarterback Lamar Jackson for the second half.
The Jacksonville Jaguars incurred 13 penalties for 125 yards, including 10 penalties for 100 yards in the first half, but still overcame the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 at Paycor Stadium.
The Houston Texans’ play-off hopes were dealt another blow as they slipped to a fourth straight defeat, losing 34-30 to the Dallas Cowboys, for whom wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who had a career-best 17 catches for 189 yards, completed a 12-yard touchdown with 40 seconds left to seal the win.
New York Giants cornerback Deonte Banks intercepted for a 98-yard touchdown to seal his side’s 36-24 win against the Arizona Cardinals, with Giants quarterback Jameis Winston throwing three touchdown passes.
The Philadelphia Eagles blew a 20-10 lead going into the final quarter to lose 24-20 to the Los Angeles Rams.
Jared Goff threw for more than 400 yards in a losing effort as the Carolina Panthers eclipsed the Detroit Lions 32-26.
Miami remain winless on the season after the Dolphins fell 15-10 to the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings.
Kenneth Walker III ran in two touchdowns and Patrick Mahomes added two through the air to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 30-27 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
The San Francisco 49ers extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 24-14 victory over the Denver Broncos, while the Seattle Seahawks held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23.