Week 3 of the NFL leaped into action Sunday with some all-star matchups (and mascots) around the league.
In the early window, Justin Fields got his first career start as the Chicago Bears fell to Baker Mayfield and the Browns in Cleveland. It was a tough day for the rookie QB – who is in for an injured Andy Dalton. Fields was held to 68 passing yards and was sacked nine times for a loss of 67 yards through.
And in Jacksonville, in addition to leaping mascots, there was an amazing 109-touchdown return of a missed 68-yard field goal attempt (got all of that?).
Best of all, it was called by Gus Johnson.
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Here are the top moments from Sunday's action-packed slate.
Cleveland Browns 26, Chicago Bears 6
OBJ is back! On the first drive of the game, the star wideout made his first NFL catch in nearly a year since tearing his ACL last October.
At the top of the fourth quarter, Kareem Hunt ran over the Bears' defense on his way to the end zone to push the Browns into a double-digit lead.
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Buffalo Bills 43, Washington Football Team 21
The Bills were first on the board thanks to this absolute laser of a pass from Josh Allen to Emmanuel Sanders.
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Taylor Heinicke – who is in for an injured Ryan Fitzpatrick – redeemed himself from an interception earlier in the game with this short pass to Antonio Gibson, who was off to the races for a 73-yard touchdown.
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One of the wackiest punts happened midway through the second quarter when a gust of wind blew back Washington's own punt.
Los Angeles Chargers 30, Kansas City Chiefs 24
Early in the first quarter, the Chargers' defense came up with a clutch interception on one of Patrick Mahomes' signature no-look passes, stopping the Chiefs in their tracks.
At the top of the second, Justin Herbert caught some air on this touchdown pass to Keenan Allen.
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Misfortune continued to strike Kansas City when the Chiefs fumbled once again – their third turnover in the first half – when Clyde Edwards-Helaire lost the ball on this run and Chargers' CB Michael Davis scooped it up.
The Chargers took a two-score lead over the Chiefs when Austin Ekeler caught some air on this diving score.
Kansas City got its first touchdown of the day when Jody Fortson went vertical on this clutch catch.
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Arizona Cardinals 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 19
Oh, this? Just Kyler Murray tallying his 10th touchdown of the season already.
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On the other side, No. 1 draft pick Trevor Lawrence connected with wideout D.J. Chark on this monster TD pass to knot things up in the first half.
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The Cardinals started the second half on the wrong foot. Murray's bomb to the end zone missed his intended receiver and was snagged mid-air by Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard …
… but they bounced back in the fourth quarter as Murray launched this pass to the moon, and it miraculously landed in the hands of A.J. Green.
Cincinnati Bengals 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
The Bengals were first on the board thanks to this full-force run from Tyler Boyd, who wasn't letting anything or anyone stop him from reaching the end zone.
No. 5 overall pick Ja'Marr Chase snagged this monster pass – leaping in the process – from former LSU teammate Joe Burrow to put the Bengals back in the lead heading into the break.
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New Orleans Saints 28, New England Patriots 13
The Saints went up 14-3 heading into the break when Jameis Winston found Marquez Callaway in the back of the end zone.
Rookie QB Mac Jones – who just recently spoke about the importance of playing turnover-free football – opened up the second half throwing his second interception of the game, which Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins returned 34 yards to the house for a New Orleans TD.
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The Patriots got a scoring boost midway through the final frame thanks to this fancy footwork.
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Baltimore Ravens 19, Detroit Lions 17
The Ravens made a big conversion and took a 10-0 lead when Devin Duvernay snagged this pass from Lamar Jackson in the back of the end zone.
The Lions made a late-game surge to take a two-point lead in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens won it all on a Justin Tucker 66-yard field goal – the longest in NFL history.
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Atlanta Falcons 17, New York Giants 14
Matt Ryan put the Falcons in the lead against the Giants with this throw – making some history in the process.
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Speaking of history, Giants legend Eli Manning was in the house Sunday to leave his mark in New York.
The Giants took the lead at the start of the fourth thanks to Saquon Barkley, who snagged his first touchdown since his season-ending knee injury in 2019.
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In the end, Atlanta secured its first victory of the season on a game-winning field goal in the final seconds, sending the Giants to 0-3.
Tennessee Titans 25, Indianapolis Colts 16
How about this leaping catch from Julio Jones?
10/10.
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Later tonight, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (1-1) take on Jimmy Garoppolo and the undefeated 49ers in San Francisco (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).
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