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Sammy Watkins #14 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after beating the Minnesota Vikings at Ralph Wilson Stadium on October 19, 2014 in Orchard Park, New York.Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

Bills 17, Vikings 16

Orchard Park, N.Y. Kyle Orton hit Sammy Watkins on a 2-yard touchdown for the winning score with one second remaining as the Buffalo Bills beat the Minnesota Vikings. Orton overcame an interception, a lost fumble and six sacks to finish 31 of 43 for 283 yards and two touchdowns – both to Watkins.

Buffalo (4-3) lost both running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller to injury.

Teddy Bridgewater went 15 of 26 for 157 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions as Minnesota (2-5) lost its third in a row.

Rams 28, Seahawks 26

St. Louis Punter Johnny Hekker's pass from the St. Louis 18 caught the Seattle Seahawks by surprise for the last of three big plays by Rams special teams in a victory over the defending Super Bowl champions. Stedman Bailey had a 90-yard touchdown on a trick return that fooled the Seahawks into thinking another player was going to catch the punt, and Benny Cunningham's 75-yard kickoff return set up an early touchdown for the Rams (2-4).

Russell Wilson rushed for 106 yards on seven carries and also passed for two touchdowns while going 23 for 36 for 313 yards for the Seahawks (3-3).

Lions 24, Saints 23

Detroit Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:38, including the winner to Corey Fuller with 1:48 remaining, as the Detroit Lions (5-2) rallied for a win over the New Orleans Saints. The Saints (2-4) committed 12 penalties for 134 yards.

Packers 38, Panthers 17

Green Bay, Wis. Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and 255 yards.

Randall Cobb torched the Carolina secondary for 121 yards on six catches and the Green Bay Packers (5-2) rolled to a victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Cam Newton, who had a career-high 17 carries last week, had 41 yards rushing on seven attempts. He passed for 205 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Carolina (3-3-1).

Colts 27, Bengals 0

Indianapolis Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and the Colts' defence dominated Cincinnati. Luck was 27 of 42 for 344 yards as Indianapolis (5-2) won its fifth straight. It was Indy's first shutout since December, 2008. Cincinnati (3-2-1), which hasn't won since starting 3-0, endured its first shutout since December, 2009. Andy Dalton was 18 of 38 for 126 yards.

Chiefs 23, Chargers 20

San Diego Cairo Santos kicked a 48-yard field goal field goal with 21 seconds left and the Kansas City Chiefs snapped the Chargers' five-game winning streak. Coming off their bye, the Chiefs (3-3) made the AFC West a three-team race, pulling within 11/2 games of San Diego (5-2).

Ravens 29, Falcons 7

Baltimore Elvis Dumervil and Pernell McPhee each had two sacks, part of a dominant defensive performance that carried the Baltimore Ravens past the Atlanta Falcons. Baltimore (5-2) led 17-0 at halftime and coasted to its second straight blowout win. The Ravens allowed only four first downs in the pivotal first half and finished with five sacks in dealing the Falcons (2-5) their fourth straight defeat.

Dolphins 27, Bears 14

Chicago Ryan Tannehill threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns in an efficient performance, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Chicago Bears. The Dolphins (3-3) had lost three of four since an opening victory over New England. The Bears (3-4) remained winless in three home games this season and have dropped five of their past seven at Soldier Field.

Redskins 19, Titans 17

Landover, Md. Kai Forbath kicked a 22-yard field goal on the last play of the game, and Colt McCoy stepped in after Kirk Cousins was benched at halftime as the Washington Redskins (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over the Tennessee Titans.

McCoy completed 11 of 12 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in his first meaningful role in a win since Nov. 20, 2011. The Titans fell to 2-5.

Jaguars 24, Browns 6

Jacksonville, Fla. Denard Robinson ran for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars snapped a nine-game losing streak with a win against the Cleveland Browns.

Jacksonville (1-6) won for the first time since beating Houston on Dec. 15, 2013. Cleveland (3-3), which entered the game with the league's third-best rushing attack, was held in check, rushing for 69 yards.

Cardinals 24, Raiders 13

Oakland Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes in his return to Oakland and the Arizona Cardinals sent the Raiders to their 12th straight loss. Stepfan Taylor caught one touchdown pass and ran for another for the Cardinals (5-1), who are off to their best start since 1976. The Raiders (0-6) are off to their worst start to a season since losing their first 13 games in 1962.

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