Miami Dolphins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TAMPA BAY - Down eight starters, the Miami Dolphins (2-3) showed some fight through three quarters but eventually fell to the overpowered Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-23 Sunday afternoon.
Tom Brady was unstoppable as he picked apart the depleted Miami defense.
"It was a good day, but we have lots of work to do," Brady said. "You need to take care of business at home and we did that."
Wide Receiver Allen Robinson existed as Jalen Hurts go-to player on the day with multiple highlight reel catches to keep Miami in the game early.
"The stats are meaningless if you are losing," Robinson said. "Despite who we were missing, we still wanted to win and we couldn't get it done."
With the loss, the Dolphins fall back under .500 and will look to right their ship next week against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals
PHOENIX - The San Francisco 49ers dropped their second game of the season 25-20 to the Arizona Cardinals (3-2, 1-1 NFC West). The 49ers (3-2, 1-1) looked out of sync most of the game and struggled to run the ball effectively despite being the number one ranked rushing team coming into the afternoon.
Things started to unravel when Alvin Kamara fumbled late in the second quarter and Arizona recovered after a scrum.
"I have to be better," Kamara said. "We all have to play better because we're a better team than that."
Rookie quarterback Justin Fields experienced some growing pains in this one when the run game failed to move the sticks. Fields threw for 151 yards and an interception. His legs, however, were effective as he rushed five times for 45 yards and a touchdown.
"I can play better," Fields said. "You won't see an outing like that from me again. I can guarantee you that."
San Francisco will have an extra week to regroup as they have a week six bye.
New England Patriots @ Houston Texans
HOUSTON - Heartbreak in Houston. The New England Patriots (3-2) scored on the last play of regulation to beat the Texans 24-23. The dominant Houston offense that has been on display most of this year was nowhere to be found as Gardner Minshew struggled mightily.
Minshew missed open throws most of the afternoon and had a crippling pick-six as Houston (4-1) looked to go up at least 13 and put the game out of reach.
"It was not a glowing performance on my part," Minshew said. "I'm seeing red right now."
After a Texans field goal made it 23-17 with 1:47 left, quarterback Mac Jones marched the New England offense down the field with some crucial 4th down throws. With no time outs and a completion to Nelson Agholor that brought the Patriots to the Houston 5 yard line, Jones was able to hurry the offense to the line and snap it as the clock hit zeros. Kendrick Bourne beat his man to the outside of the end zone and Jones hit him to tie the game. New England converted the extra point and Texans fans left the stadium in shock.
Houston will look to regroup next week against the Indianapolis Colts.
Green Bay Packers @ Cincinnati Bengals
CINCINNATI - Quarterback Drew Lock redeemed himself after a dismal outing last week and let the Green Bay Packers (4-1) to a 23-6 road win over the Cincinnati Bengals (4-1). The loss was the first for Cincinnati and kept Green Bay with some breathing room atop their division.
Lock who was dangerously close to being benched in favor of Kyle Lauletta last week against the Steelers, was 23 of 31 for 235 yards and a touchdown.
"I needed to show my teammates I wasn't going to let them down," Lock said. "Great team win."
On the defensive side of the ball, NFL sack leader Quinnen Williams added three more to his resume against Joe Burrow.
"Big plays are hard to come by in this league," Williams said. "I've learned a lot from Geno [Atkins] this last year and a half and it's really paying off playing next to the goat."
Green Bay heads to Chicago next week to take on its oldest rival the Bears.
