Philadelphia • Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers ruined the Philadelphia Eagles’ dance party.
Newton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 1:22 left, and the Panthers overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Eagles 21-17 on Sunday.
Julius Peppers sacked Carson Wentz, forcing a fumble on fourth down from the Panthers 14 to seal the victory.
The Panthers improved to 4-2 with the biggest comeback in franchise history. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles fell to 3-4.
“This place was as advertised, playing in a hostile environment but we overcame that and kept pushing through,” Newton said. “Good teams have to win on the road and win close games, and we did that.”
After Carolina took the lead, the Eagles started at their 30. A 48-yard pass interference penalty on James Bradberry against Alshon Jeffery put the ball at the Carolina 22. Eric Reid appeared to intercept Wentz’s overthrown pass but the play was overturned on a video review. Wentz threw incomplete to Jeffery in the end zone on third-and-2 and was stripped on the next play.
“Pressure is off,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. “Nobody thinks we can do anything. A lot of football left.”
Down 17-0, the Panthers watched a couple of members of Philadelphia’s kickoff team do a choreographed dance while others celebrated as if the game was over during an extended break before the ball was placed on the field.
Then the Panthers started their rally when Curtis Samuel ran in from the 14 on a reverse but Graham Gano missed the extra point.
“We collectively got together and knew that we had to up the tempo and have a sense of urgency,” said Christian McCaffrey, who had 80 yards from scrimmage.
Newton then quickly drove the Panthers 87 yards, tossing an 18-yard pass to Devin Funchess. He connected with Jarius Wright on the 2-point conversion to get Carolina within a field goal with 4:08 left.
The Panthers forced a three-and-out and got the ball at their 31 with 2:17 remaining.
Newton threw three straight incomplete passes, but took a hit on fourth down and still completed a 35-yard catch-and-run pass to Torrey Smith to reach the Philadelphia 34. A 22-yard pass to McCaffrey gave Carolina first down at the 4. Newton ran it to the 1, setting up third down. He threw it to Olsen wide open in the back of the end zone.
Newton finished 25 of 39 for 269 yards and ran for 49 yards.
“I took that one extremely personal,” Newton said of a 23-17 loss at Washington last week. “I told myself if we get in that position I have to hold up my end. I didn’t want to let anybody down.”
Wentz’s 11-yard TD pass to Jeffery gave Philadelphia a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. Ertz had catches of 15 and 22 yards on the drive and Jeffery hauled in a 20-yard pass before the score.
Jeffery and his teammates had a unique celebration. He placed the ball on the ground and pretended to do a free kick.
Wentz tossed a 1-yard TD to Dallas Goedert to make it 17-0 in the third quarter, finishing off a 17-play, 94-yard drive that chewed up 9:22 on the clock.
Chiefs 45, Bengals 10 • In Kansas City, Mo., one of the few things Patrick Mahomes hadn’t done in his young career was bounce back from a loss. He made that look just as easy as Mahomes does everything else.
The Chiefs’ young record-setting quarterback threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns Sunday night, Kareem Hunt finished with three scores and Kansas City rebounded from a last-second loss in New England by throttling the Cincinnati Bengals 45-10.
Mahomes was 28 of 39 with his only big mistake an underthrown interception, though the Chiefs (6-1) were already so far ahead of Cincinnati (4-3) by that point it didn’t really matter.
He spread the wealth, too, connecting with eight targets. Tyreek Hill had seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown, and Demetrius Harris hauled in the other TD catch.
The Bengals’ Andy Dalton was held to just 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL’s worst defense. Joe Mixon managed just 50 yards rushing.
Washington 20, Cowboys 17 • In Landover, Md., Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan’s strip-sack of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was recovered for a touchdown by Preston Smith with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter Sunday, and Washington held on to edge Dallas 20-17 when a last-second field-goal attempt by Brett Maher went off the left upright.
What would have been a 47-yard kick became a 52-yarder when Louis-Philippe Ladoceur was called for a snap infraction.
The call, in a nutshell: A Redskins lineman moved early, but the flag went against Cowboys long snapper L.P. Ladoceur, because he moved the football illegally.
That last part was news to Ladoceur, the longest-tenured member of Dallas’ roster.
“Exact same thing I’ve been doing for 14 years,” he said.
The Kerrigan-Smith play that provided the winning points was Washington’s fourth sack of Prescott, who lost two fumbles in the game, including one on an earlier fourth-and-1 keeper.
Washington (4-2) won consecutive games for the first time this season and stretched its lead atop the NFC East. It also dropped the Cowboys to 0-4 on the road, 3-4 overall, as they head into their bye week.
Washington won this one thanks to its staunch defense and 99 yards on 24 carries from Adrian Peterson, who helped mask the latest so-so performance from quarterback Alex Smith and a generally iffy offense that was missing three injured playmakers.
Washington’s QB finished 14 for 25 for 178 yards, including a 23-yard TD on a swing pass to Kapri Bibbs in the first quarter. But Alex Smith made some questionable decisions, including running out of bounds on third down with 78 seconds left, stopping the clock before a punt gave the ball back to Dallas.
The Redskins limited Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL’s No. 2 rusher entering the week, to 34 yards on 15 carries.
Buccaneers 26, Browns 23, OT • In Tampa, Fla., Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 59-yard field goal, the longest ever in overtime, with 1:50 remaining to give Tampa Bay the win. Redeeming himself after missing an extra point, as well as a 40-yard field goal on the final play of regulation, Catanzaro’s kick barely made it over the crossbar to end Tampa Bay’s three-game skid and hand the Browns (2-4-1) a NFL record-tying 24th consecutive road loss.
Saints 24, Ravens 23 • In Baltimore, Justin Tucker missed a conversion for the first time in his career after the Ravens scored the potential tying touchdown with 24 seconds left. New Orleans’ Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes, giving him 501 in his career.
Rams 39, 49ers 10 • In Santa Clara, Calif., Todd Gurley scored three touchdowns and Jared Goff threw two TD passes as the Rams (7-0) took advantage of four takeaways and a blocked punt.
Patriots 38, Bears 31 • In Chicago, Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and the Patriots hung on when Kevin White got stopped at the 1 on a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky. About four or five defenders swarmed White after he leaped to haul in that long heave, preventing him from crossing the goal line while preserving the fourth straight win for New England. Kyle Van Noy became the first New England player in 22 years to return a blocked punt for a touchdown.
Texans 20, Jaguars 7 • In Jacksonville, Fla., Blake Bortles fumbled on Jacksonville’s third play of each half, leading to 10 points and his benching. The Texans (4-3) won their fourth consecutive game thanks to those two turnovers and took a one-game lead in the AFC South. Cody Kessler replaced Bortles in the third quarter and threw a short touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon.
Lions 32, Dolphins 21 • In Miami Gardens, Fla., Kerryon Johnson rushed for 158 yards and the Lions repeatedly mounted long scoring drives. Detroit had 457 total yards and 248 on the ground, with scoring drives covering 64, 85, 75, 65, 75, 63 and 44 yards.
Chargers 20, Titans 19 • In London, Adrian Phillips broke up Marcus Mariota’s pass attempt, the Titans’ second try for a 2-point conversion after a defensive penalty on the first attempt, and the Chargers held on. It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Chargers (5-2).
Vikings 37, Jets 17 • In East Rutherford, N.J., Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, Latavius Murray ran for two scores, and the Vikings pulled away in the second half for their third straight victory.
Colts 37, Bills 5 • In Indianapolis, Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes and Marlon Mack had his first rushing scores of the season. The Colts (2-5) snapped a four-game losing.