Allen rallies Bills to win after Ravens' 4th-down try fails

BALTIMORE (AP) – Tyler Bass kicked a 21-yard field goal on the game’s final play, and Josh Allen rallied the Buffalo Bills from a 17-point deficit to beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 on Sunday. With the score tied at 20 in the final quarter, the Ravens (2-2) had second down from the Buffalo 1-yard line. Two straight runs failed to reach the end zone. On fourth-and-2, Lamar Jackson had to scramble, then threw a pass into the end zone that was intercepted by Jordan Poyer for a touchback with 4:09 remaining. From there, Allen calmly guided Buffalo (3-1) into field goal range, capping his team’s comeback from a 20-3 deficit late in the second quarter. Allen threw for 213 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Jackson passed for 144 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. J.K. Dobbins scored two early touchdowns for the Ravens, but they allowed a 4-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Isaiah McKenzie in the waning seconds of the first half to make it 20-10. Buffalo controlled the third quarter and tied it on Allen’s 11-yard touchdown run. VIKINGS 28, SAINTS 25 LONDON (AP) – Greg Joseph kicked a 47-yard field goal with 24 seconds left and Minnesota hung on to beat New Orleans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when Wil Lutz’s 61-yard tying attempt hit the left upright and then the crossbar as time expired. Justin Jefferson beat Marshon Lattimore on a 39-yard reception to set up Joseph’s go-ahead kick – after the kicker had missed an extra point earlier in the quarter, leaving the Vikings with a 25-22 lead. The Saints (1-3) then had an eight-play drive and Lutz made a 60-yard field goal with 1:51 left to tie the game. But Lutz’s next attempt was just a little bit off as New Orleans dropped its third straight. Jefferson had 10 receptions for 147 yards and ran for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter for the Vikings (3-1). Minnesota squandered multiple scoring chances, settling for field goals – Joseph was 5 for 5 – but still held off a New Orleans team that played without quarterback Jameis Winston and running back Alvin Kamara. Kirk Cousins completed 25 of 38 passes for 273 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Vikings under first-year coach Kevin O’Connell are off to their best start since going 4-0 in 2016. PACKERS 27, PATRIOTS 24 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Mason Crosby made a 31-yard field goal as overtime expired and Green Bay beat New England. Rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe made his debut for New England, playing the majority of the game after Brian Hoyer left with a head injury. Zappe and the Patriots (1-3) played well enough to force overtime, but Aaron Rodgers bounced back from a dreadful first half. Each team went three-and-out on its first overtime possession. The Packers (3-1) then marched 77 yards in a 12-play drive that lasted nearly seven minutes before Crosby made his winning kick. Green Bay had tied the game at 24 on Rodgers’ 13-yard touchdown pass to rookie Romeo Doubs with 6:14 remaining. Rodgers went 21 of 35 for 251 yards and two TDs, also connecting with tight end Robert Tonyan. Aaron Jones rushed for 110 yards. Zappe was 10 of 15 for 99 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to DeVante Parker. JETS 24, STEELERS 20 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Breece Hall ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining and New York beat Pittsburgh, which got a spark after rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett relieved the ineffective Mitch Trubisky. The Jets (2-2) won at Pittsburgh for the second time in franchise history. Zach Wilson, making his season debut, led New York down the field late after the second of Pickett’s three interceptions with 3:42 to go. Wilson took the Jets 65 yards in 10 plays, the last when Hall churned across the goal line.

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