Updated / Monday, 9 Nov 2026 06:49
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Green Bay's Christian Watson celebrates a touchdown
**Green Bay Packers** thrashed **New England Patriots** 45-27 as Jordan Love threw for 372 yards to strengthen his MVP odds.
The quarterback threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another during Green Bay's fifth win in six games.
Green Bay took an early lead at Gillette Stadium, but the Patriots fought back to reduce the deficit to 24-14 at half-time.
But the Packers pulled away in the third quarter, establishing a commanding lead the Patriots were unable to close.
Meanwhile, CJ Stroud threw for 384 yards and **Houston Texans** surged to a 44-22 win over **Los Angeles Chargers.**
The Texans improved to a 3-5 record on the season with their third win in four games while Los Angeles slumped to 0-8 in their worst season start in franchise history.
**Seattle Seahawks** clinched a 17-3 win over **Arizona Cardinals** and **San Francisco 49ers** strengthened their position near the top of the NFC with an emphatic 38-17 win over **Las Vegas Raiders.**
Elsewhere, **Chicago Bears** beat **Tampa Bay Buccaneers** 27-24.
**Cincinnati Bengals'** quarterback Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another as his side stepped up their Super Bowl challenge by beating the **Atlanta Falcons** 34-17 in Madrid.
Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards at the Bernabeu Stadium, Tee Higgins added two touchdown receptions and fellow wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase finished with 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown.
**Kansas City Chiefs** running-back Kenneth Walker caught two first-half touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes and ran for a third score in the second in his side’s 35-12 home win against **New York Jets.**
Jahmyr Gibbs rushed 20 times for 74 yards and a touchdown in the **Detroit Lions’** 19-9 win at the **Miami Dolphins**, who were punished for an error-strewn display.
The **Denver Broncos** set a new NFL record by winning a one-score game for the 16th consecutive time as they came from behind in the final quarter again to beat the **Carolina Panthers** 26-21 and go 7-2 for the season.
**New York Giants’** rookie linebacker Arvell Reese made 12 tackles and three sacks as his side won 19-11 at the **Philadelphia Eagles** – their first win in the city for 13 years.
**Dallas Cowboys** running-back Javonte Williams’ touchdown in the final two minutes sealed his side’s 27-23 win at **Indianapolis Colts** and **Los Angeles Rams'** linebacker Myles Garrett returned from a knee injury to make three sacks in his side’s 20-13 win over the **Washington Commanders.**