Bucs grab NFC South lead, hand Raiders ninth straight loss

Rachaad White and Jalen McMillan each produced two touchdowns in the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 28-13 win on Sunday, extending the Las Vegas Raiders’ losing streak to nine.

Tampa Bay (7-6), which has won three in a row, took over first place in the NFC South as the Atlanta Falcons (6-7) lost at the Minnesota Vikings.

Shut down for the second and third quarters, the Bucs got a 3-yard scoring run from White and a 29-yard touchdown catch from McMillan in the fourth to finish it.

Las Vegas quarterback Aidan O’Connell was carted to the locker room with an air cast on his right leg after being pushed from behind by Calijah Kancey with 1:23 left in the third.

O’Connell was fleeing pressure toward the right sideline when Kancey shoved him after the play. No penalty was called.

O’Connell, who was 11-for-19 passing for 104 yards and an interception, was replaced by Desmond Ridder, who completed 12 of 18 passes for 101 yards.

Mayfield finished 18-for-29 passing for 295 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

White amassed 109 all-purpose yards as Bucky Irving suffered an early back injury and didn’t return.

The Raiders’ Sincere McCormick gained 78 yards on 15 rushes.

Las Vegas smothered Tampa Bay’s offense after the first quarter until White’s 3-yard scoring run with 8:47 left to play made it 21-10.

Tampa Bay set the tone quickly with an 11-1 first-down advantage in the first quarter. The Bucs parlayed that dominance into touchdowns on their first two possessions, both on passes from Mayfield. McMillan worked wide open for a 15-yard score and a 7-0 lead and White caught a 5-yard score for a 14-0 cushion with 3:52 left in the quarter.

The Raiders changed the momentum early in the second quarter when linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson intercepted Mayfield. But O’Connell suffered his second botched snap in two weeks on the next play and the Bucs recovered at their 35-yard line.

However, Mayfield fumbled the ball away and Las Vegas drove 44 yards to set up a 1-yard scoring plunge by O’Connell. The Raiders drove to the Bucs’ 6 on their next series but had to settle for a 25-yard Daniel Carlson field goal and a 14-10 deficit at halftime.

The Raiders forced three turnovers in the first half, including an interception in the end zone in the closing seconds.

Bucs All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. left in the second quarter with a knee injury.

Chiefs top Chargers on game-ending FG to win AFC West title

Patrick Mahomes threw for 210 yards and a touchdown, Matthew Wright made a 31-yard field goal off the left upright as time expired and the Kansas City Chiefs clinched another AFC West title with a 19-17 victory Sunday night over the visiting Los Angeles Chargers.

Mahomes guided a 14-play, 47-yard drive, which was capped by Wright’s game-winning kick, as the Chiefs extended their NFL record to 15 consecutive one-score victories going back to last season, counting playoff games.

Wright, who finished with four field goals, is Kansas City’s third kicker this season with Harrison Butker and Spencer Shrader both out with injuries.

Isiah Pacheco had 55 yards rushing and Travis Kelce finished with five receptions for 45 yards, including a key first-down catch just after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, as Kansas City won its ninth consecutive division title.

Justin Herbert had 213 yards passing with a touchdown, and Joshua Palmer had six receptions for 78 yards for the Chargers. Quentin Johnston had five receptions for 48 yards and a TD for Los Angeles, which lost for just the second time in its past seven games.

The Chiefs won both games between the two teams this season. Kansas City beat Los Angeles 17-10 on the road in September.

After they were shut out in the first half, the Chargers took the lead in the third quarter. Gus Edwards ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 7:12 left in the quarter and Herbert threw a 4-yard TD pass to Johnston with 3:30 remaining to give Los Angeles a 14-13 edge.

The teams exchanged field goals in the fourth quarter before Wright’s game winner. Wright made a 50-yarder with 13:04 remaining to give the Chiefs a 16-14 lead. The Chargers moved in front 17-16 with 4:35 on the clock after a 37-yard kick from Cameron Dicker.

Kansas City scored the only points of the first quarter when Matthew Wright made a 47-yard field goal with 10:05 remaining.

The Chiefs added a 33-yard field goal from Wright near the midway point of the second quarter and took a 13-0 lead into halftime after a 9-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to DeAndre Hopkins with less than a minute remaining before the break.

The Chiefs held the Chargers to 127 net yards in the first half, including 93 net yards passing.

Dolphins use overtime touchdown to push past Jets

Tua Tagovailoa tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith on the first possession of overtime as the Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Jets 32-26 on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Tagovailoa passed for 331 yards and two touchdowns as Miami (6-7) kept its playoff hopes alive. Tyreek Hill caught 10 passes for 115 yards and one TD. Jaylen Waddle caught nine passes for 99 yards and a two-point conversion.

The game featured six lead changes, and it was the ninth straight year that the Dolphins beat the Jets at home.

The Dolphins didn’t force a punt until they got two straight stops in the fourth quarter, allowing Miami to rally from an eight-point deficit. Anders Carlson made a 42-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to give the Jets a 26-23 lead, but Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yarder with seven seconds left, sending the game to overtime.

Aaron Rodgers passed for 339 yards and one touchdown, but New York (3-10) still lost its fourth straight game.

Jets receiver Garrett Wilson caught seven passes for 114 yards. Davante Adams caught nine passes for 109 yards and one touchdown.

The Jets also had a great performance from linebacker Jamien Sherwood, who had 18 tackles, two stops for losses and one pass defended.

New York played without leading rusher Breece Hall and cornerback Sauce Gardner, who has made the Pro Bowl the past two years.

Both teams scored on their first possession.

For Miami, De’Von Achane scored on a 2-yard run. But Sanders’ streak of 75 successful extra points ended when he hit the left post. The Jets cut their deficit to 6-3 on Carlson’s 28-yard field goal.

In the second quarter, Miami opted for a field goal on fourth-and-1, and Sanders made a 39-yarder.

On its next possession, New York took its first lead of the game at 10-9 on rookie Isaiah Davis’ 17-yard cutback run. The key to that drive was a fourth-and-4 conversion pass from Rodgers to Wilson that gained 35 yards.

Miami went into halftime with a 15-13 lead as Sanders hit two more field goals, and Carlson connected on one. The final first-half play from scrimmage was Sanders’ career-high-tying 57-yarder.

New York took a 23-15 lead with the only points of the third quarter — a 3-yard TD pass to Adams and a 40-yard field goal by Carlson.

But with 9:04 left in the fourth quarter, Miami tied the score 23-23 on Tagovailoa’s 4-yard pass to Hill and a two-point conversion toss to Waddle.