The wildest moments from a chaos-filled Week 3 NFL slate

The GIST: The NFL chose chaos this weekend with a whopping seven games decided in the final two and a half minutes of action. Let’s recap a Week 3 slate that saw juggernaut offenses sputter, game-winning kicks thwarted, and upsets reign supreme. Hey, not everyone can be the Indianapolis Colts.
🤯 Cleveland Browns stun Green Bay Packers 13–10: Led by their league-best defense, the previously winless Browns sacked Green Bay quarterback (QB) Jordan Love a jaw-dropping five times before kicker (K) Andre Szmyt completed his redemption arc with a 55-yard game-winning field goal (FG).
❌ Philadelphia Eagles block field goal (FG) to secure 19-point comeback: The reigning champs’ 33–26 W over the LA Rams wasn’t pretty, but a win’s a win. Philly scored 26 second-half points, setting the stage for a perfectly-timed blocked FG that defensive tackle Jordan Davis returned for a touchdown (TD).
😵💫 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NY Jets give fans whiplash: The Jets did their best Birds impression, returning a blocked FG for a TD to take a 27–26 lead with minutes left. But then Bucs QB Baker Mayfield did what he does best, engineering a game-winning drive to steal the 29–27 W. It’s not over ’til it’s over, right?
👏 LA Chargers use last-second FG to beat Denver Broncos: This AFC West showdown went down to the wire as LA’s 23–20 win came off the cleat of K Cameron Dicker, who knocked through a 43-yarder as time expired. The dub keeps the Bolts undefeated on the season, their first 3-0 start since 2002. Electric.
- Speaking of pivotal divisional tilts, the San Francisco 49ers won their second straight game under backup QB Mac Jones and now sit alone atop the NFC West after beating the Arizona Cardinals 16–15. No Brock Purdy, no problem.
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