Commanders stun Seahawks as Steelers edge Bengals
Kain Medrano's pick-six and three Seattle turnovers ended the Seahawks' 12-game streak, while Aaron Rodgers outdueled Joe Burrow to lift Pittsburgh past Cincinnati.
Washington's defence swung the game in Seattle. Kain Medrano returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown, and three Seahawks turnovers let the Commanders end their host's 12-game winning run at 33-31.
Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes filling in for the injured Jayden Daniels, and Washington improved to 1-2. Seattle, who had not lost since last November and carried that run through to last season's Super Bowl title, drop to 2-1.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 10 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Seahawks, and even completed a short pass on a trick play in the fourth quarter. It was not enough to offset the turnovers.
In Cincinnati, Aaron Rodgers passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns as the Steelers beat the Bengals 30-27, outdueling Joe Burrow. Pittsburgh came into the game off a poor loss to New England and got back on track by blunting Cincinnati's early momentum.
Rodgers completed 19 of 34 passes, including a 47-yard catch-and-run to tight end Darnell Washington that set up Chris Boswell's go-ahead 33-yard field goal with 2:18 left. Burrow had a chance to answer but fumbled after Derrick Harmon sacked him, and rookie Sebastian Joseph-Day recovered. Both teams stand at 2-1.
Jacksonville delivered the day's most one-sided result, beating the visiting Patriots 35-6. Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, finding Josh Cameron, Jakobi Meyers and Parker Washington, and completed 19 of 29 for 182 yards with an interception. Meyers added seven catches for 64 yards, and Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 73 yards and a score. The Jaguars improve to 2-1 and have now won six straight regular-season games.
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