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New England Patriots win at New York Giants after late field goal

Stephen Gostkowski (3) kicks a late field goal to give the New England Patriots victory at the New York Giants.
Image: Stephen Gostkowski (No 3) kicks a late field goal to give the New England Patriots victory at the New York Giants

New England's Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 54-yard field goal with just one second remaining to give the Patriots a dramatic 27-26 victory over the New York Giants.

Quarterback Tom Brady completed a pass on fourth-and-10 during the final drive which got the ball just within Gostkowski's range for his late winner.

New York had gone ahead through Josh Brown's field goal with 1:47 remaining but the Patriots came back to edge them out at the climax.

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Danny Amendola was denied a touchdown after he was tripped by his New England Patriots teammate

That extended their unbeaten start to nine games and they and the Carolina Panthers are now the only teams with perfect records.

The Panthers were 27-10 winners at the Tennessee Titans, with Cam Newton completing his first 11 passes - the longest streak of his career - as he ran in a touchdown and passed for another score.

His side extended their winning run to 13 games, a sequence which extends back into the end of last season.

The Titans, meanwhile, have now lost 10 consecutive home games, with interim coach Mike Mularkey getting off to a bad start.

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Cam Newton completed his first 11 passes in the Panthers' 27-10 win at the Tennessee Titans
Image: Cam Newton completed his first 11 passes in the Panthers' 27-10 win at the Tennessee Titans

Peyton Manning's landmark day as he broke the NFL's all-time passing yard record was overshadowed by defeat as the Kansas City Chiefs' defence dominated and won 29-13. Manning was benched during the loss.

Their victory ended the Denver Broncos' nine-game AFC West winning streak as the Chiefs defeated them for the first time in four years.

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns to lead them to a 39-32 win on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.

Palmer helped the Cardinals build leads of 19-0 and 22-7, only to watch Seattle rally and take a 29-25 lead early in the fourth quarter on Bobby Wagner's 22-yard fumble return.

Undaunted, Palmer led the Cardinals on an 83-yard drive, capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Gresham with 8:41 remaining.

Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns to lead Arizona to a 39-32 win at Seattle
Image: Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns to lead Arizona to a 39-32 win at Seattle

The Cardinals then held Seattle on their next possession and Andre Ellington added the punctuation, sprinting down the sideline on a 48-yard third-down run to win it.

Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson ran for 203 yards and a touchdown in his record-tying sixth career 200-yard game as they won 30-14 against the Oakland Raiders.

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Detroit Lions' Ameer Abdullah was stopped one yard shot of a touchdown after returning a Green Bay Packers kick 104 yards

Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kick 93 yards for a score as Minnesota won their fifth straight game and moved a game above the Green Bay Packers in the fight for the NFC North.

The Packers slipped back after a shock 18-16 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Lions, ending a run of 24 consecutive home wins against the Lions.

Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns and 242 yards as Detroit notched only its second win this season.

Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns as the Detroit shocked the Green Bay Packers
Image: Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns as the Detroit shocked the Green Bay Packers

The Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger started on the bench with an injured foot against the Cleveland Browns but came on to throw for 379 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Steelers past the Browns 30-9.

The Miami Dolphins' Chris McCain knocked the Philadelphia Eagles' Sam Bradford out and Reshad Jones intercepted a potential touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to give the Dolphins a 20-19 win.

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Jamar Taylor put in a bone-crunching tackle on Jordan Matthews in the Miami Dolphins' game against the Philadelphia Eagles

The Chicago Bears' Zach Miller caught two touchdown passes - including an 87-yard score that was the team's longest play for five years - and Jeremy Langford had two TDs as the Bears beat the St Louis Rams 37-13.

The Washington Redskins' Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high four touchdowns to lead his side past the New Orleans Saints 47-14.

Washington's Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high four touchdowns to lead the Redskins past New Orleans 47-14
Image: Kirk Cousins' contribution was decisive as Washington defeated New Orleans 47-14

The Jacksonville Jaguars ended their 13-game losing streak as Jason Myers kicked a 53-yard field goal in their final play to win 22-20 at the Baltimore Ravens.

Jameis Winston, meanwhile, scored on a one-yard quarterback run with 54 seconds left to give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 10-6 win against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys' longest losing streak since 1989 now stands at seven games.

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