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CHIEFS 23, JETS 20

Chiefs shake off Jets with a seemingly enchanted Taylor Swift catching another Travis Kelce game

Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes became the fastest to 200 NFL touchdown passes with his one in the win, Isiah Pacheco rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and Kelce had six catches for 60 yards.
Tara Sullivan

Bill Belichick says he is standing by Mac Jones, but the quarterback’s future with the Patriots is on the line

The QB had his worst game as a Patriot, and there are serious questions about the long-term viability of Jones as the leader of this offense.
how it happened

Cowboys 38, Patriots 3: Nothing goes right in worst loss of Bill Belichick’s career

New England trailed 28-3 at halftime, suffered multiple key injuries, and benched Mac Jones during one of the worst defeats in Bill Belichick’s history with the team.
Between the hashmarks

Patriots’ defense takes some huge hits with the losses of Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon

Gonzalez suffered a shoulder injury and Judon went down with a reported biceps tear.

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Bill Belichick said the Patriots are better than their 1-3 record. Against the Cowboys, they didn’t show it.
The Patriots were an undisciplined mess, incapable of stringing together a touchdown drive in a 38-3 blowout loss, the worst of the Belichick era.

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Bill Belichick backs Mac Jones as starter despite benching him during blowout loss vs. Cowboys
Belichick said he did not bench Mac Jones late in the game due to the quarterback’s performance.

Ben Volin | Instant analysis

Patriots’ blowout loss to Cowboys is what happens with a quarterback like Mac Jones

Jones's physical limitations — he doesn’t have a strong arm, and twice was intercepted on weak throws to the sideline — are getting in the way.
49ERS 35, CARDINALS 16

49ers maintain perfectly good start to season behind Christian McCaffrey’s four touchdowns

McCaffrey scored on three runs and one catch to help the 49ers get off to their fifth 4-0 start in franchise history. He also broke Jerry Rice’s franchise record by scoring a TD in his 13th straight game.
NFL NOTEBOOK

Texans added recently retired defensive end J.J. Watt to Ring of Honor

Watt became the third person to be put in the Ring of Honor during the halftime ceremony, joining receiver Andre Johnson and the late Bob McNair, who founded the team.
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Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez ruled out vs. Cowboys after suffering shoulder injury

Losing Gonzalez for any period of time would be a major hit to the Patriots, as he’s played a major role in helping the secondary contain opposing receivers.
NFL ROUNDUP

Lamar Jackson exposes Browns’ vaunted defense early in Ravens’ rout

Jackson scored on runs of 10 yards and 2 yards and threw a scoring pass with 11 seconds left before halftime as Baltimore opened a 21-3 lead. Cleveland played without injured quarterback Deshaun Watson.
EAGLES 34, COMMANDERS 31 (OT)

Eagles remain unbeaten but need overtime to get job done against upset-minded Commanders

Jalen Hurts comes through in the clutch and Jake Elliott's fourth field goal allowed Philadelphia to improve to 4-0. Washington forced OT with a touchdown as time expired in regulation.
BUCCANEERS 26, SAINTS 9

Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers put a hurting on Derek Carr’s Saints

Mayfield threw three touchdown passes against New Orleans, which will travel to play the Patriots on Sunday having scored only four offensive touchdowns in four games.
BILLS 48, DOLPHINS 20

Josh Allen throws for four touchdowns, runs for a fifth as Bills deliver Dolphins’ first loss in a rout

Buffalo scored on eight of its first nine possessions while taking over first place in the AFC East. The Bills defense contributed, too, with four sacks of Tua Tagovailoa and a pair of turnovers.
Patriots notebook

Patriots rookie receiver Kayshon Boutte inactive for the third consecutive game

Boutte hasn’t played since the end of the opening game, when he made a crucial mistake.
Patriots

Report: Mac Jones will not be fined for actions in win over Jets

The quarterback was involved in a dustup with cornerback Sauce Gardner late in the game, with Gardner claiming Jones hit him in the groin at the end of a play.
Patriots notebook

Patriots downgrade Jonathan Jones and Cole Strange to out for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys

Both were listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Old buddies Kyle Shanahan and Mike McDaniel may have broken NFL defensive football as we know it

The Dolphins and 49ers are both 3-0, have the hottest offenses in the NFL, and are doing it with similar schemes, and coaches cut from the same cloth.

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CHIEFS 23, JETS 20

Chiefs shake off Jets with a seemingly enchanted Taylor Swift catching another Travis Kelce game

Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes became the fastest to 200 NFL touchdown passes with his one in the win, Isiah Pacheco rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and Kelce had six catches for 60 yards. 2 hours ago

Tara Sullivan

Bill Belichick says he is standing by Mac Jones, but the quarterback’s future with the Patriots is on the line

The QB had his worst game as a Patriot, and there are serious questions about the long-term viability of Jones as the leader of this offense.

how it happened

Cowboys 38, Patriots 3: Nothing goes right in worst loss of Bill Belichick’s career

New England trailed 28-3 at halftime, suffered multiple key injuries, and benched Mac Jones during one of the worst defeats in Bill Belichick’s history with the team.

Between the hashmarks

Patriots’ defense takes some huge hits with the losses of Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon

Gonzalez suffered a shoulder injury and Judon went down with a reported biceps tear.

Patriots

Bill Belichick said the Patriots are better than their 1-3 record. Against the Cowboys, they didn’t show it.

The Patriots were an undisciplined mess, incapable of stringing together a touchdown drive in a 38-3 blowout loss, the worst of the Belichick era.

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‘He was our hero:’ Tim Wakefield remembered for his selfless charitable works, including for the Jimmy Fund

Wakefield's death came on the same day as the Jimmy Fund's annual walk for cancer research.

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Bill Belichick backs Mac Jones as starter despite benching him during blowout loss vs. Cowboys

Belichick said he did not bench Mac Jones late in the game due to the quarterback’s performance.

Ben Volin | Instant analysis

Patriots’ blowout loss to Cowboys is what happens with a quarterback like Mac Jones

Jones's physical limitations — he doesn’t have a strong arm, and twice was intercepted on weak throws to the sideline — are getting in the way.