NFL roundup: Mac Jones leads Patriots to 6th straight win

Mac Jones threw two touchdown passes, New England’s defense forced four turnovers and the Patriots earned their sixth straight win, 36-13, over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

The victory snapped New England’s two-game skid against the Titans. The Patriots hadn’t beaten Tennessee since former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel took over as coach in 2018. New England (8-4) improved to 6-1 against AFC opponents this season.

Jones completed 23 of 32 passes for 310 yards. Kendrick Bourne had both of the Patriots’ TD receptions, finishing with five catches for 61 yards.

The Titans (8-4) stayed close early, but couldn’t survive a bevy of errors that included three fumbles by their running backs and an interception by Ryan Tannehill. He finished 11 of 21 for 93 yards and a touchdown.

Buccaneers 38, Colts 31 — Leonard Fournette capped a four-touchdown game with a 28-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left, giving Tampa Bay a come-from-behind victory.

Tom Brady led the Buccaneers (8-3) on the eight-play, 75-yard tiebreaking drive after getting the ball back with 3 minutes, 29 seconds to go. Fournette rushed 17 times for 100 yards and three scores. He also caught Brady’s only touchdown pass.

Indy (6-6) had a chance to force overtime when Isaiah Rodgers returned the kickoff 71 yards to the Bucs 32-yard line with 10 seconds left. But Carson Wentz’s first pass to Jack Doyle fell incomplete and former Colts cornerback Pierre Desir picked off Wentz near the goal line as time expired.

Packers 36, Rams 28 — Aaron Rodgers withstood pain from a toe injury, threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score. The Rams outscored Green Bay 11-0 in the fourth quarter, but their comeback attempt ended when Adrian Amos recovered an onside kick with 17 seconds left.

Rodgers went 28 of 45 for 307 yards as the Packers (9-3) bounced back from a 34-31 loss at Minnesota. The reigning MVP threw touchdown passes of 7 yards to Randall Cobb and 5 yards to A.J. Dillon.

The Rams (7-4) dropped their third straight game and continually made mistakes to create scoring opportunities for Green Bay, which scored 16 points off three Rams turnovers.

Broncos 28, Chargers 13 — Rookie Patrick Surtain II picked off Justin Herbert twice, returning the second one 70 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos’ big win sets up a showdown for the AFC West lead next weekend in Kansas City, where the game between Denver (6-5) and the Chiefs (7-4) already was flexed to Sunday night.

49ers 34, Vikings 26 — Deebo Samuel ran for two touchdowns before leaving with an injury, and Elijah Mitchell ran for 133 yards and a score. San Francisco finished with 208 yards rushing on 39 carries.

Giants 13, Eagles 7 — The Giants’ defense intercepted Jalen Hurts three times and held Philadelphia to a season-low in points in beating the error-prone Eagles.

Dolphins 33, Panthers 10 — Jaylen Waddle had nine catches for a season-best 137 yards and a touchdown, and the Dolphins forced Cam Newton into one of the worst statistical days of his career. Newton was pulled in the fourth quarter after completing just 5 of 21 passes for the Panthers (5-7), who lost for the seventh time in their past nine games.

Falcons 21, Jaguars 14 — Cordarrelle Patterson scored twice in his return from an ankle injury, and the Falcons found the end zone and the win column for the first time in three weeks.

Jets 21, Texans 14 — Zach Wilson threw for 145 yards and ran for a touchdown in his return from a sprained right knee, helping the Jets snap a three-game skid.