Ravens run down Cowboys, Chiefs state case for defence

Week 3 successful nan NFL was different thriller arsenic six teams grabbed a first triumph of nan season, four tasted their first conclusion and we were treated to immoderate frantic finishes.

The Baltimore Ravens and nan Los Angeles Rams sewage disconnected nan people and piled much misery connected nan Dallas Cowboys and nan San Francisco 49ers respectively aft contrasting comeback attempts.

The antecedently winless Denver Broncos hit nan antecedently unbeaten Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while nan antecedently hapless New York Giants pulled disconnected an unexpected triumph successful Cleveland.

Even nan much-maligned Carolina Panthers grabbed a triumph - beating a Las Vegas Raiders broadside that produced a stunning comeback triumph successful Baltimore conscionable past week.

The Kansas City Chiefs moved to 3-0 and nan astonishing Pittsburgh Steelers and nan Minnesota Vikings are besides unbeaten down their fearsome defences that proceed to dominate.

Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson mixed for 238 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns arsenic nan Ravens ran nan shot 45 times retired of 60 plays to expose nan Cowboys' glaring weakness against nan run.

Quaterback Jackson has led his squad successful rushing for nan past 5 seasons but having Henry now intends nan NFL's two-time astir valuable subordinate does not person to do it each himself. Henry had his 12th profession crippled pinch 150 yards and 2 TDs - conscionable 1 disconnected Jim Brown's all-time record.

Dallas did conjure up 19 fourth-quarter points retired of obscurity and aft Baltimore blew a 10-point lead past week nan nerves were there, but nan Ravens deserved their first triumph of nan season, holding connected for a 28-25 victory.

Like Dallas, San Francisco besides mislaid back-to-back games contempt bouncing retired to a 14-0 lead against nan injury-hit Rams, who bagged a melodramatic 27-24 triumph aft a chaotic last fewer minutes.

Jauan Jennings had a monstrous 175-yard, three-touchdown crippled for nan Niners, who had large injuries themselves, and Kyren Williams sewage a hat-trick for nan Rams arsenic they joined their rivals pinch a 1-2 grounds aft a precocious Williams people and moreover later Joshua Karty section goal.

Patrick Mahomes threw 2 TD passes but nan Super Bowl champions had to trust connected defence to get complete nan statement successful a tense 22-17 conflict against nan Atlanta Falcons to move to 3-0.

Mahomes was not astatine his champion and Travis Kelce had different quiet game, but nan defence bailed them retired pinch 2 precocious stops arsenic nan Falcons kept knocking connected nan door.

Atlanta caput coach Raheem Morris whitethorn beryllium regretting not kicking a precocious section extremity arsenic they grounded to people a TD from six yards out, but matching nan champions passim is simply a bully motion for them going forward.

The different 3 sides to spell to 3-0 connected Sunday are a spot much of a surprise, but nan protect units astatine Pittsburgh and Minnesota successful peculiar mean they are some now teams to beryllium feared.

The Vikings earned their biggest triumph for 5 years pinch a 34-7 dismantling of nan antecedently unbeaten Texans. CJ Stroud was intercepted doubly and sacked 4 times successful a one-sided contest.

TJ Watt continues to lead a stingy Steelers defence that has now allowed conscionable 26 points successful 3 games aft a 20-10 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Chargers.

Mike Tomlin's broadside person reached nan play-offs aft each 3 erstwhile 3-0 starts and pinch back-up QB Justin Fields having his champion crippled of nan play they could only conscionable beryllium warming up.

The Seattle Seahawks are nan first squad to commencement 3-0 and let nether 150 passing yards successful each crippled since 1979, but they were helped by nan Miami Dolphins having to usage their third-choice QB successful their 24-3 defeat.

The Philadelphia Eagles responded to last Monday's achy nonaccomplishment successful Atlanta by bottling up a New Orleans Saints onslaught that had scored 91 points successful 2 games, to triumph a 15-12 protect struggle successful nan Superdome.

Three touchdowns came successful nan 4th fourth aft conscionable 3 points were scored earlier past - pinch Saquon Barkley showing why nan Eagles brought him successful pinch a game-breaking 65-yard touchdown tally nan first of his 2 scores.

Despite losing their opener to nan Eagles, nan Green Bay Packers still look for illustration superior contenders aft back-up backmost Malik Willis led them to a 30-14 triumph astatine nan Tennessee Titans.

Titans backmost Will Levis was mauled by nan Packers defence, who sacked him 8 times and grabbed 2 interceptions arsenic Green Bay proceed to triumph without prima man Jordan Love.

Carolina's arguable determination to bench erstwhile number 1 wide prime Bryce Young paid off, arsenic journeyman replacement Andy Dalton became nan first backmost this play to person a 300-yard, three-touchdown crippled to lead nan Panthers to their first triumph of nan campaign.

Raiders caput coach Antonio Pierce was furious pinch his side's mediocre guidance to past week's thrilling win, but nan Panthers did not attraction 1 spot arsenic they ran distant pinch a 36-22 victory.

The New York Giants fumbled nan opening kick-off to spell down successful nan first 11 seconds successful Cleveland, but rookie receiver Malik Nabers' 2 touchdown grabs helped them to a 21-15 comeback win.

Nabers looks a prima successful nan making arsenic he became nan first subordinate to drawback much than 20 passes for complete 250 yards and 3 aliases much touchdowns successful his first 3 profession games.

Bo Nix sewage his first triumph arsenic Denver Broncos backmost successful their triumph complete Tampa Bay. Caleb Williams threw his first touchdown passes but nan Chicago Bears mislaid astatine nan Indianapolis Colts and nan Detroit Lions sewage backmost connected way pinch triumph astatine nan Arizona Cardinals.