NFL week nine: Bills take down Chiefs, Jaguars edge Raiders in OT thriller – as it happened
(2-6) Las Vegas Raiders 29-30 Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3)(6-2) Los Angeles Rams 34-10 New Orleans Saints (1-8)(6-2) Buffalo Bills 28-31 Kansas City Chiefs (5-4)OK now that the Mad Max dust storm has settled or rather is settling, I think the performance of the night has to be Buffalo’s defense stepping up in the biggest of all spots to keep Patrick Mahomes in check.The all-world QB finished 15/34 for 250 yards, zero touchdowns, one pick and a rating of 57.2.Mahomes led the NFL in passing scores going into this and he didn’t get to add to his tally.Huge!Right, that is me done again for another week.
But what a night it has been, easily the best Sunday of the season so far.So many lead changes, spills, thrills and even a few bellyaches.Here’s looking at you Cincinnati.Night!Final score: Raiders 29-30 JaguarsIn OT it comes down to a two-point conversion after Bowers completed his hat-trick from two yards.The pass is batted down at the line of scrimmage.
The Raiders are gutted.Take a breath everyone, it’s over.Mahomes makes a miracle throw to Tyquan Thornton in the end zone who puts his hands on the ball but Bishop makes the play and breaks it up.40 yards and three second.Mahomes hurls it again.
Knocked down.Bills 28-21 ChiefsBONG! Matt Prater hits the upright from 52 yards.Mahomes has 22 seconds to save the day.TOUCHDOWN! Raiders 23-30 Jaguars 3:24, overtimeTrevor Lawrence bags his second rushing touchdown of the day! Helpful as he zero through the air.Your move, Raiders.
Bills 28-21 Chiefs 2:00, 4th quarterThe Bills use running back par excellence James Cook to scuttle up to midfield and burn lots of clock and two of Kansas City’s timeouts.3rd and 3, if Buffalo convert this then they will be close to winning.Cook comes up huge on the dash out wide as he catches one out to the right in the flat.The back then sits down to make sure the Chiefs burn their final timeout with 2min 31sec left.1st and 10 at the 50-yard line.
Cook gets a yard, the clock winds down to the two-minute warning.Tension is mounting.Mahomes looks desperate for a shot at winning it.The Chiefs need a stop to give him a chance.After forcing the Bills to punt as successive sacks stop Allen dead, the Chiefs take over.
an unfortunate holding call is laughed at by Mahomes who instantly moves the chains on 2nd and long with a 13-yard shot to Kelce,Buffalo burn a second timeout as they fail to get set on the line of scrimmage,An incompletion on a screen pass brings out another 3rd down in a game of 3rd downs for the Chiefs,Joey Bosa runs straight at Mahomes and the QB has to get rid of it downfield as he goes for all the marbles,It was too soon for the receiver.
Mahomes is picked off by Maxwell Hairston.Tony Romo rather boringly but accurately points out it is just as if the Chiefs punted.It’s GOOD! Raiders 23-23 Jaguars, OVERTIMEThis game has burst into life to the point the teams have decided to extend it into overtime.Cam Little just shades in a 48-yard field goal by the right upright.All square.
Final score: Rams 34-10 SaintsLA crush New Orleans thanks to another outstanding day from Matthew Stafford.Four touchdown passes and a QB rating of 140.8.The Rams are on a three-game winning streak and top of the NFC on 6-2.The Saints are 1-8.
TOUCHDOWN! Raiders 23-20 Jaguars 1:52, 4th quarterA fourth lead change in Vegas during the past four scores,Smith and Brock Bowers make it a double on the day as the QB finds his tight end for a 27-yard touchdown,Bowers completely changes the output of this offense, they were useless when he was out injured,Buffalo are balling,Joey Bosa gets home and rocks Mahomes for a nine-yard loss on the sack.
The Bills have three sacks, four tackles for a loss and 11 QB hits.The Chiefs have one sack, one TFL and four hits.No contest.On 3rd & 17 the pass is incomplete by the sticks.The chains stay put as Mahomes makes the throw but Xavier Worthy cannot hold on.
They go for it on 4th & 17.Buffalo get cute and ice the QB.Mahomes spins back … and … finds Rashee Rice WIDE open, in the middle of the field.Serious cojones, a 29-yard gain.Jim Nantz points out that is Mahomes’ longest 4th down play of his career.
Buffalo carve out another 3rd down near the goal line.Two tries for the TD incoming.3rd and 1 and Hunt is stuffed.Last chance saloon? Well, it is for this drive.One yard needed.
They go again with Hunt.Great call as the Bills expect pass, no one on hand to tackle Hunt, touchdown! Then they go for two to make it a one-score game, of course Mahomes hooks up with Kelce with ease.“Old reliable,” says Romo.Yessir.TOUCHDOWN! Raiders 16-20 Jaguars 8:51, 4th quarterWe have another lead change in Las Vegas.
Running back Bhayshul Tuten punches it in on the goal line for a one yarder.Bills 28-13 Chiefs 15:00, 4th quarterMahomes is trying to force it now and gets BLASTED by AJ Epenesa on 2nd down out by the sideline.But does it affect him? Nope.The Bills blow the coverage on 3rd, AJ Brown sprints past them with Mahomes slinging it for 33 yards.Conveniently only 33 yards to go for a vital score as the third quarter ends.
Plenty more twists and turns left in this one.Buffalo are really piling the pressure on Kansas City.Josh Allen powers one to Elijah Moore to break the Bills deep into enemy territory for a 28-yard gain.A few plays later he sneaks one on the goal line.Neil Reynolds in the Sky Sports studio offers “the Josh Mosh” as nomenclature for the play.
We like, but can the Guardian do better, any ideas people?The quarterback has been superb.He is 21/24 for 253 yards, one touchdown, zero picks and two rushing scores.EmailAre eye in the sky in Las Vegas, Richard Woods helpfully points out …“In case you missed it, Travon Walker of the Jaguars threw a punch after the Raiders’ go-ahead field goal and has been ejected.”I had missed it.Exactly what a team struggling after some sloppy wins do not need.
Cheers, Richard!TOUCHDOWN! Raiders 16-13 Jaguars 9:38, 4th quarterAshton Jeanty moves Las Vegas ahead once more,The running back makes a short catch at the line of scrimmage then motors home for a 15-yard score,TOUCHDOWN! Rams 34-10 Saints 12:40, 4th quarterLA are happy to use some clock,Kyren Williams gets touch after touch after touch after touch rumbling down field for almost every single play as the running back finishes off a 6min 22sec sequence with a one-yard punch,Game over.
Bills 21-13 Chiefs 6:22, 3rd quarterWow, wow, wow.Mahomes dances around close to his own end zone on 3rd down.Meanwhile Kelce finds a tiny pocket of space as the tandem connect for a 28-yard gain.That looked like either a sack or three and out.Not to be.
The Bills keep trucking on D.Another 3rd down is on the way.Or is it? Ouch intentional grounding called on Mahomes, who is not happy at all with the late consensus call flag from the referees.Colour commentator Tony Romo says it is the right call, there isn’t a receiver anywhere near the pass.But then very unhelpfully Romo changes his mind.
In a bid to change the referees minds, Andy Reid throws the challenge flag as the pass was tipped by a defender,Only the referees remind us after a long while the play is not reviewable,On 3rd and 16 the Bills get home and sack Mahomes,Buffalo’s defense is ruling the day so far,TOUCHDOWN! Raiders 9-13 Jaguars 14:50, 4th quarterTrevor Lawrence gets a design run play.
The QB motors up the heart of the Raiders defense, well he would have if they hadn’t all been pedalling backwards into the end zone.The play call works beautifully to let Lawrence jog home from seven yards.Cam Little makes the extra point, boring work for the kicker’s nuclear foot.Bills 21-13 Chiefs 8:57, 3rd quarterJosh Allen is carving Kansas City up as he makes his ninth pass in succession to move Buffalo into midfield with a 12-yard strike to Dalton Kincaid.Some wonderful body movement on 2nd down then keeps the defenders at bay.
Allen bobs forward then back in the pocket to make the chasing pack hesitate just enough so he can scamper out right and throw it away.They miss on 3rd down.Punt.Bills 21-13 Chiefs 13:38, 3rd quarterCole Bishop is having the game of his young career.On 3rd down Mahomes shuffles out to the right, uncorks a throw, Hollywood Brown goes up for it but the second-year safety breaks it up.
A Chiefs punt is like gold dust, brilliant.TOUCHDOWN! Rams 27-10 Saints 5:14, 3rd quarterLA are into the red zone after an eight-yard catch from Puka Nacua.The receiver on the next play takes the handoff and almost punches in his seccond TD of the game.On the next play Davante Adams does grab his second after a four-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.The QB is playing himself into the MVP conversation
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