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NFL roundup: Ravens need OT to outlast Bengals in shootout
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) pushes Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) out of bounds during the 4th quarter Sunday October 6, 2024 at Payor Stadium. Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and led a comeback from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday as the visiting Baltimore Ravens rallied for a 41-38 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Derrick Henry’s 51-yard run in the extra session set up Justin Tucker’s game-winning 24-yard field goal with 3:33 left for the Ravens (3-2).
Cincinnati holder Ryan Rehkow bobbled the snap on Evan McPherson’s 53-yard field-goal attempt that would have won the Bengals the game with 4:26 left in overtime.
Joe Burrow threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Ja’Marr Chase had 10 catches for 193 yards and two scores for the Bengals (1-4), who couldn’t protect three different 10-point leads.
Henry was held to 41 yards on 14 carries before the 51-yard run. He scored from 1 yard out with 8:54 left in the first quarter for his 100th career touchdown from scrimmage, giving the Ravens an early 7-0 lead. Henry would cross off another milestone in the second quarter when he surpassed the 10,000-yard rushing plateau for his career.
Jaguars 37, Colts 34
Cam Little booted a 49-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Jacksonville picked up its first victory of the season by dispatching visiting Indianapolis.
Trevor Lawrence, who had dropped his past nine starts, passed for a career-high 371 yards to go along with two touchdowns on his 25th birthday. Brian Thomas Jr. had five receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown and Tank Bigsby rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries for Jacksonville (1-4), the last NFL team to win a game.
Joe Flacco completed 33 of 44 passes for 359 yards and three TDs and Alec Pierce had three receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown for Indianapolis (2-3), which lost its 10th straight road game against the Jaguars. The Colts played without quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor and center Ryan Kelly.
Vikings 23, Jets 17
Andrew Van Ginkel returned an interception for a touchdown, C.J. Ham added a score on the ground and Minnesota held on to beat New York in London.
Sam Darnold completed 14 of 31 passes for 179 yards and an interception for the Vikings (5-0). Justin Jefferson had six catches for 92 yards. Minnesota jumped out to a 17-0 lead before the Jets pulled within one score late in the fourth quarter.
Aaron Rodgers completed 29 of 54 passes for 244 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for the Jets (2-3). Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard each had a touchdown catch, with Wilson hauling in a game-high 13 receptions for 101 yards. With 49 seconds remaining and the ball at the Minnesota 26, Rodgers’ third-and-10 pass was intercepted by Stephon Gilmore to seal the win for the Vikings.
Bears 36, Panthers 10
DJ Moore caught two touchdown passes against his former team and Roschon Johnson had two touchdown runs as host Chicago blasted Carolina.
Caleb Williams threw both TD passes to Moore and finished with 304 yards on 20-for-29 passing as the Bears (3-2) improved to 3-0 at home. Moore, in his second season with Chicago following five with the Panthers, finished with 105 yards on five catches.
Chuba Hubbard gained 97 rushing yards on 13 carries and had a 38-yard touchdown burst for Carolina (1-4), which has lost two in a row. Andy Dalton completed 18 of 28 passes for 136 yards and an interception before Bryce Young, who was benched following the second game of the season, came in to throw for 58 yards in the fourth quarter.
Texans 23, Bills 20
Ka’imi Fairbairn connected on a 59-yard field goal as time expired to lift Houston over visiting Buffalo.
Texans receiver Stefon Diggs caught six passes for 82 yards in his first game against a Bills team that he starred for from 2020-23. C.J. Stroud hit on 28 of 38 passes for 331 yards with a touchdown and an interception as Houston (4-1) matched its second-best start through five games in franchise history.
Josh Allen endured a poor showing for Buffalo (3-2), connecting on just 9 of 30 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown. Keon Coleman caught a 49-yard touchdown for the Bills, who trailed 20-3 in the third quarter before scoring 17 straight points.
Dolphins 15, Patriots 10
Alec Ingold rushed for a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown with 4:24 remaining to lift Miami over New England in Foxborough, Mass.
Jaylen Wright racked up 86 yards on 13 carries for the Dolphins (2-3), who totaled 193 rushing yards as a team. Wright took on a larger role in the backfield after Miami lost De’Von Achane to a concussion in the first quarter.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett finished with 160 yards on 18-of-34 passing for the Patriots (1-4). Rhamondre Stevenson collected 89 yards and a TD on 12 carries.
Commanders 34, Browns 13
Brian Robinson Jr. ran for two touchdowns and Jayden Daniels threw for another as Washington won its fourth straight game, routing Cleveland in Landover, Md.
Daniels completed 14 of 25 passes for 238 yards and an interception. The rookie quarterback also led Washington with 82 rushing yards on 11 carries. The Commanders outgained Cleveland 434-212 and improved to 4-1 for the first time since 2008.
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked seven times and managed 125 yards with a touchdown on 15-of-28 passing. Jerome Ford ran for a team-high 47 yards on nine carries as Cleveland (1-4) lost its third straight game.
Broncos 34, Raiders 18
Patrick Surtain II returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Bo Nix had two touchdown passes and a rushing score as host Denver beat Las Vegas.
Nix completed 19 of 27 passes for 206 yards to fuel Denver’s third straight win. Jaleel McLaughlin and Josh Reynolds had touchdown catches for the Broncos (3-2), who beat the Raiders for the first time since 2019, ending an eight-game drought.
Gardner Minshew completed 12 of 17 passes for 137 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions before being replaced by Aidan O’Connell. Brock Bowers had eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown and Maxx Crosby had two sacks for the Raiders (2-3).
Cardinals 24, 49ers 23
Chad Ryland, recently on Arizona’s practice squad, kicked in place of the injured Matt Prater and made a 35-yard field goal with 1:37 left to complete a comeback victory over San Francisco in Santa Clara, Calif.
Kyler Murray directed the game-winning drive for the Cardinals (2-3), who covered 75 yards in 14 plays. Murray finished 19-of-30 passing for 195 yards and a touchdown with one interception. He added 83 yards with another touchdown on the ground.
The Cardinals shut out the 49ers (2-3) in the second half. San Francisco’s Brandon Aiyuk led all receivers with 147 yards on eight receptions, while Brock Purdy went 19-of-35 passing for 244 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Giants 29, Seahawks 20
Daniel Jones threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as New York stunned host Seattle despite playing without its leading rusher and receiver.
Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., starting for the injured Devin Singletary (groin), rushed for 129 yards. Darius Slayton, stepping up with Malik Nabers (concussion) out, had eight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown. New York (2-3) clinched the victory on Bryce Ford-Wheaton’s 60-yard touchdown return of a blocked field goal with 55 seconds remaining.
Geno Smith led the Seahawks (3-2) by completing 28 of 40 passes for 284 yards and a touchdown. Seattle went up 7-0 on Rayshawn Jenkins’ 102-yard fumble return touchdown late in the first quarter.
–Field Level Media
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Wild D Jonas Brodin out for Game 1, F Joel Eriksson Ek also ailing
Apr 7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Tyler Johnson (90) moves the puck away from Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) and center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) during the second period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin didn’t travel with the team to Denver and will miss Sunday night’s playoff series opener against the Colorado Avalanche.
Forward Joel Eriksson Ek is listed as questionable to play in Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series.
Brodin, 32, sustained a lower-body injury during Game 5 of Minnesota’s first-round series against the Dallas Stars. He was hurt while blocking a shot by Dallas’ Mikko Rantanen during the second period.
Brodin missed the clinching Game 6 victory on Thursday. He had one assist in the series.
In the regular season, Brodin had four goals and 18 points in 62 games.
Eriksson Ek was hurt in Game 6 when his right leg smacked into the wall. He didn’t practice on Saturday.
Minnesota coach John Hynes was debating what to do about Ek’s spot with his status unclear.
“I’m kind of going through that a little bit right now,” Hynes said. “So, now you kind of go down that decision-making process of what would we do if he’s not ready.”
Ek, 29, had three goals and five points in the Dallas series. In the regular season, he had 19 goals and 51 points in 70 games.
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Cameron Young holds six-shot lead after three rounds in Miami
May 2, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Cameron Young makes his par putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Romance-Imagn Images Cameron Young shot 2-under-par 70 on Saturday to remain in control through three rounds of Cadillac Championship at Miami.
Young is up six strokes on a group of three golfers, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, at windy Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster Course.
Young, who’s at 15-under 201, will be looking for his second victory of the season and the third of his career on the PGA Tour during Sunday’s final round.
Scheffler shot 69 to move to second place by the time he finished the round. He’s joined in that position by South Korea’s Si Woo Kim (69) and Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan (69).
Young began the round with a bogey on the par-5 first hole but played the next 11 in 3 under.
Scheffler’s round was defined by birdies on three of the four par-5 layouts.
Matt McCarty (69), Ben Griffin (68) and Canada’s Nick Taylor (72) are at 8 under and tied for fifth place. Taylor bogeyed the final hole.
Jordan Spieth took a significant dive, shooting 75 and falling to a tie for 12th at 5 under. He was hurt by two double-bogeys — first on the par-3 fourth hole when he didn’t get into putting position until his fourth stroke and then on the 18th when his approach shot went into the water and he was forced to take a penalty.
Australia’s Adam Scott had the day’s best score with a bogey-free 6-under 66, leaving him at 3 under.
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RJ Barrett, Raptors clash with Cavaliers in unexpected Game 7
May 1, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett (9) reacts after scoring the winning basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the overtime period in game six of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images RJ Barrett kept the Toronto Raptors’ season alive with one of the most clutch shots in franchise history, but he isn’t ready to reminisce about the moment yet.
Not with a win-or-go-home Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first round series taking place Sunday night at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“Forget everything that’s happened,” said Barrett, who is averaging a series-high 24.3 points per game. “Now, it’s one game to win it all.”
The fifth-seeded Raptors earned that opportunity when Barrett’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime bounced off the heel of the rim, high in the air and through the hoop to give them a 112-110 victory Friday.
As a result, upstart Toronto has pushed the team with the highest payroll in the NBA to the brink of a devastating end to a season that began with championship dreams.
“Glory to God, that was a fun one, right?” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “It was a heck of a fight. We just talked about how much fun this is and how much we loved the challenge.”
Fourth-seeded Cleveland got a clean look at the buzzer, but Evan Mobley’s 29-footer was off the mark, keeping both teams unbeaten at home in the series.
“If I continue to sulk about that (Barrett) shot, it’s over,” Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell said. “Unfortunately, but fortunately, half of the locker room has been through this before. It’s going to test us.
“Protect home court, that’s all you can do. We’ve got to protect home court.”
History is on Cleveland’s side as it has never lost a Game 7 at home, beating the Washington Bullets in 1976, Boston Celtics in 1992, Indiana Pacers in 2018 and Orlando Magic in 2024.
Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, Dean Wade and Sam Merrill remain on the roster from the latter, which featured the Cavaliers and Magic winning every game in their respective arenas.
“We’re at home and the ball is in our court,” said Mobley, who is averaging 19.0 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 56.8 percent from the field. “We’ve just got to come together and get a win.
“Don’t get too involved in the magnitude of everything, just protect home court.”
Toronto has only played one Game 7 on the road, losing to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2001. Barrett was about to celebrate his first birthday at the time, while Scottie Barnes and breakout performer Ja’Kobe Walter hadn’t been born yet.
Barrett, Barnes and Walter combined to score 73 of the Raptors’ 112 points in Game 6.
“I’ve watched so many Game 7s, you see the intensity on the court,” said Walter, who averaged 22.0 points and made 10 3-pointers in the last two contests. “I’m so excited to be in this moment.”
Barnes has been the most consistent performer in the series, averaging 24.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 9.0 assists. In a surprising development, he and Barrett have outplayed Cleveland’s star backcourt of James Harden and Mitchell.
Mitchell is shooting just 43.7% on field goal attempts, including 35.3% on 3-point tries; he has only attempted 14 total free throws. He has only taken over in brief stretches of two games, marking a complete turnaround from his brilliant 2025 postseason.
Trade-deadline acquisition Harden has been plagued by careless passes and poor decision-making, averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 assists and 5.7 turnovers.
“I’m a little frustrated, but there’s nothing you can do about it,” Harden said. “We can’t dwell on it too long. Just go back home, play one game and win.”
Both squads took Saturday off but will hold shootarounds on Sunday morning.
Raptors small forward Brandon Ingram (right heel) missed Game 6 and will be evaluated after working out with the team. Point guard Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring) continues to undergo treatment but will sit out the entire series.
The Cavaliers have no injuries and, should they lose, no legitimate excuses.
“This is typical NBA basketball with a four and a five seed going at it,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said. “Now, we’ve got to go out and get Game 7.”
–Field Level Media
Wild D Jonas Brodin out for Game 1, F Joel Eriksson Ek also ailing
Cameron Young holds six-shot lead after three rounds in Miami
