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 Running back Marshawn Lynch bulldozed his way into the end zone
from six yards out to give the Seahawks a 26-20 victory after the
Broncos had rallied from a 17-5 deficit in the fourth quarter.
But there were surprises on the third week of the National Football
League season as the Detroit Lions defense overwhelmed the Green Bay
Packers, Eli Manning engineered the New York Giants' first win and
the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers.
In other games, the Dallas Cowboys rallied from a 21-0 deficit to
scrape past the Rams 34-31 in St. Louis, the New England Patriots
defeated the visiting Oakland Raiders 16-9.
Philadelphia and New Orleans also came away with needed wins.
At Detroit, defensive back Don Carey scored on a 40-yard fumble
return in the first quarter and running back Reggie Bush had a
26-yard scoring run in the fourth as the Lions beat the Packers
19-7, holding Green Bay to 223 yards total offense.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was held to 162 yards and a single
touchdown and was sacked twice as he suffered only his second loss
to the Lions in 11 career meetings.
"Our defense did an outstanding job of getting off the field all
day," Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who threw for 246 yards on
22 of 34 passing, told reporters.
"Against that group that they were going up against, that was pretty
awesome.
"There are going to be times like today where the offense was
laboring to put points up and our defense is going to do a great job
of getting off the field and holding them to seven. It's
complimentary football."
Green Bay had won 15 of their previous 17 games against the Lions.
New York's Manning threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns as the
Giants beat Houston 30-17, handing the Texans their first loss of
the season.
The Giants led 14-0 at halftime, after touchdowns by wide receiver
Victor Cruz on a pass from Manning and running back Rashad
Jennings's one-yard run, then withstood a third-quarter rally by the
Texans to secure the win.
CARDINALS GO 3-0
Surprise Arizona remained atop the NFC West with their
23-14 triumph over the San Francisco 49ers.
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Back-up quarterback Drew Stanton, who is filling in for the injured
Carson Palmer, threw two touchdown passes in the second half as the
Cardinals outscored the 49ers 17-0 after intermission to seize the
win.
With the victory, the Cardinals joined Philadelphia and Cincinnati
as the only 3-0 teams in the NFL.
Carolina had the chance to join the group but they were well beaten
37-19 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, with Ben Roethlisberger connecting
with wide receiver Antonio Brown for two touchdowns.
At Philadelphia, rookie wide receiver Jordan Matthews caught two
touchdown passes as the Eagles came from 17-7 down in the second
quarter to beat the Washington Redskins 37-34 in a fiery encounter.
Jeremy Maclin, who had 154 yards receiving, helped ensure the win on
a 27-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Nick Foles with just
over seven minutes left as the Eagles won their third successive
game.
Foles connected on 27 of 41 passes for 325 yards and three
touchdowns while Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 427
yards, three touchdowns and one interception in a game marred by a
fourth-quarter brawl.
The Saints notched their first win of the season with a 20-9 victory
over the visiting Minnesota Vikings with Drew Brees passing for 293
yards, including an 18-yard scoring pass to Marques Colston in the
fourth quarter.
In New England, tight end Rob Gronkowski, who suffered multiple
injuries during a truncated 2013 season, scored on a six-yard pass
from quarterback Tom Brady in the second quarter.
Brady threw for 234 yards as the Patriots improved to 2-1 for the
season.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles;
Editing by Gene Cherry)
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