ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- LeSean McCoy scored twice and safety Aaron Williams returned a botched field-goal snap 53 yards for a touchdown in leading the Buffalo Bills to a 33-18 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor also scored on a 20-yard run at a time the Rex Ryan-coached Bills spent the past week taking the brunt of criticism after opening the season 0-2.
The victory also came on the heels of Ryan firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman and replacing him with running backs coach Anthony Lynn.
McCoy scored on 24- and 5-yard runs, and finished with 110 yards rushing after combining for just 117 in his first 2 games. Taylor had 76 yards rushing, including a 49-yarder, the longest by a quarterback in team history.
And suddenly, the Bills' offense started resembling the one that led the NFL in yards rushing last season.
"This is what we do. This is what we are built for," guard Richie Incognito said. "This is the way we were assembled in the offseason and it's nice to see everything come to fruition."
And Ryan's defense started resembling the bully he envisioned when he was first hired in January 2015.
A week after allowing 493 yards in a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets , the Bills limited Arizona to 348 yards, forced six punts and closed the game by intercepting Carson Palmer on each of Arizona's final four possessions.
Stephon Gilmore had two interceptions.
Arizona (1-2) unraveled a week after a 40-7 victory over Tampa Bay, and had a five-game road winning streak snapped going back to last season.
The Cardinals combined for just 2 yards net offense and no first downs on their first five possessions. Palmer finished 26 of 50 for 264 yards and was sacked 5 times.
"I'm disappointed in the way we played. I'm disappointed in myself," Palmer said.
David Johnson scored on 4- and 22-yard runs for Arizona.
The Bills took control in building a 30-7 lead on Williams' fumble return with 2:25 left in the third quarter.
BRONCOS 29, BENGALS 17 Trevor Siemian threw a career-high four touchdown passes in his first road start and was nearly perfect under fourth-quarter pressure on Sunday, rallying visiting Denver (3-0) over Cincinnati (1-2). Siemian completed 11 of 12 passes while rallying the Broncos to two fourth-quarter touchdowns. The previous Bronco to throw for four touchdowns was Peyton Manning in 2014 against the Dolphins. Siemian went 23 of 35 for 312 yards and a passer rating of 132.1.
PACKERS 34, LIONS 27 Aaron Rodgers threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the first half to Jordy Nelson, and host Green Bay snapped out of its offensive funk before holding off Detroit. Rodgers was 15 of 24, leading the Packers to touchdowns on their first three series. Nelson had 101 yards on six catches, returning to the form that made him one of the NFL's best receivers before missing the 2015 season with a knee injury. The Packers (2-1) led 31-10 at the half before the Lions (1-2) slowly chipped away.
VIKINGS 22, PANTHERS 10 Sam Bradford threw a touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph, Marcus Sherels returned a punt for a score and visiting Minnesota snapped Carolina's 14-game home winning streak. The Vikings (3-0) put the clamps on Cam Newton, intercepting the league's reigning MVP three times and sacking him eight times, one of those resulting in a safety by Danielle Hunter. The eight sacks were the second-most ever against Newton. The Panthers (1-2) had come in averaging 42 points per game in their past three home games, but could do little after bolting to a 10-0 lead.
RAVENS 19, JAGUARS 17 Justin Tucker kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:02 remaining, lifting visiting Baltimore (3-0) over Jacksonville. Tucker raised both arms in celebration as his fourth field goal of the day split the uprights with plenty of distance. The Ravens improved to for the third time in franchise history and first since 2009. The Jaguars fell to 0-3 for the third time in the last four years.
RAIDERS 17, TITANS 10 Derek Carr threw for 249 yards and a touchdown, and visiting Oakland beat Tennessee (1-2) with its defense finally coming up with some big plays. The Raiders (2-1) forced three turnovers and had a sack after coming into this game having given up more yards than any team since at least 1940 through the first two games. Coach Jack Del made a couple of lineup changes, starting linebacker Cory James and rookie safety Karl Joseph, their top draft pick.
DOLPHINS 30, BROWNS 24 (OT) Jay Ajayi scored on an 11-yard run with 8:26 left in overtime, and host Miami escaped with a victory over Cleveland. Ajayi's winner came one play after Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill found a wide-open Jarvis Landry for a 32-yard gain, as the Dolphins (1-2) avoided what would be their first 0-3 start since 2011. Tannehill threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns for Miami, and Landry caught seven of those passes for 120 yards.
SEAHAWKS 37, 49ERS 18 Russell Wilson threw for 243 yards and a touchdown before suffering a left knee injury and host Seattle rolled to a rout of San Francisco. Wilson was injured with about 10 minutes to go in the third quarter getting pulled down awkwardly on a sack by San Francisco's Eli Harold. Wilson stayed down on the field for a few moments before walking off. Wilson missed the first play of his career due to injury, but returned to throw one more pass.
COLTS 26, CHARGERS 22 Andrew Luck shook off a sore throwing shoulder, then watched T.Y. Hilton break a tackle on a 63-yard touchdown pass with 1:17 to play, giving host Indianapolis a victory over San Diego. It's the second time this season Luck has produced a late score to give Indy a lead in the waning seconds. But, unlike the season opener two weeks ago, the Colts (1-2) recovered two fumbles in the final 62 seconds to preserve the victory.
RAMS 37, BUCCANEERS 32 Case Keenum threw for the visiting Rams' first touchdown since relocating back to Los Angeles, and Todd Gurley rushed for two more scores in a victory over Tampa Bay. The Rams (2-1), who did not get into the end zone in the first two games of the season, also scored on Ethan Westbrooks' 77-yard fumble return and Tavon Austin's 43-yard reception in the fourth quarter before thunder and lightning caused a 69-minute weather delay with two minutes remaining.
EAGLES 34, STEELERS 3 Carson Wentz threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, a fierce defense shut down Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and host Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh. The rookie No. 2 overall pick connected with Darren Sproles on a 73-yard, catch-and-run TD and tossed a 12-yard TD pass to Jordan Matthews. After beating the Browns and Bears in the first two games, the Eagles (3-0) proved they could compete with the big boys. The Steelers (2-1) averaged 31 points the first two weeks and are considered Super Bowl contenders. Pittsburgh was 19-2 against rookie quarterbacks since 2004.
Sports on 09/26/2016