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Bills place kicker Tyler Bass watches after kicking the winning field goal during Buffalo’s 30-27 win over the Dolphins on Sunday in Orchard Park, New York. Gene Puskar/Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tyler Bass kicked a career-best 61-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, Josh Allen threw three second-half touchdown passes in a back-and-forth duel with Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, and the Buffalo Bills continued their domination of the Dolphins with a 30-27 victory on Sunday.

The teams traded leads four times in a thrilling second half that included seven consecutive scoring drives – four by AFC East-leading Buffalo (7-2) and three by division rival Miami (2-6).

Buffalo’s final drive stalled at the Miami 43 following a spike and two incompletions, and Coach Sean McDermott put his faith in the inconsistent Bass, who missed an extra point earlier in the game. Bass not only split the uprights, but had enough length to reach the first row of fans in the end zone. It was the longest field goal in franchise history.

The Bills are 7-2 for the first time since 2020 and moved four games ahead of the New York Jets in the AFC East, which they have won the past four seasons. Buffalo swept its season series against Miami and has beaten Miami six straight times and 13 of 14, including playoffs. The Dolphins have also lost nine straight trips to Buffalo, a skid that dates to Dec. 24, 2016.

LIONS 24, PACKERS 14: Kerby Joseph scored on a 27-yard interception return and Detroit converted two fourth downs into touchdowns as it continued one of the best starts in franchise history by beating the Packers (6-3) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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The NFC North-leading Lions are 7-1 for the first time since 1956. They withstood the second-quarter ejection of safety Brian Banks and won at Lambeau Field for a third straight year, thriving on a rainy and windy day.

Detroit took the lead for good on the first play of the second quarter when Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. Jahmyr Gibbs capped the opening drive of the second half by rushing for a 15-yard touchdown on fourth-and-1 to extend the Lions’ lead to 24-3.

BENGALS 41, RAIDERS 17: Joe Burrow tied a career high with five touchdown passes, Chase Brown rushed for a career-high 120 yards and the Bengals (4-5) got their first home win, routing Las Vegas (2-7).

Burrow was 27 for 39 for 251 yards. He threw touchdown passes to Brown, Andrei Iosivas, Drew Sample and the last two to Mike Gesicki. But he also had an interception that was returned by Jack Jones for a TD early in the fourth quarter.

FALCONS 27, COWBOYS 21: Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes and the Falcons (6-3) maintained their hold on first place in the NFC South with a victory in Atlanta over the struggling Cowboys (3-5), who took their third straight setback and lost quarterback Dak Prescott to a hamstring injury.

Cousins completed 19 of 24 passes for 222 yards, including 13 in a row at one point for the Falcons. He had scoring plays of 9 yards to Drake London, 36 yards to Darnell Mooney and 11 yards to Ray-Ray McCloud, the third three-TD game of the quarterback’s debut season with Atlanta.

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RAVENS 41, BRONCOS 10: Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns to finish with a perfect passer rating, Derrick Henry surpassed a few more rushing milestones, and the host Ravens (6-3) had little difficulty with Denver (5-4).

Henry scored the 100th and 101st rushing touchdowns of his career, and he surpassed 1,000 yards on the ground on the season for the sixth time. Henry has scored in every game this season, and he is the third player to manage at least 10 rushing TDs in seven consecutive years, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (2001-09) and Adrian Peterson (2007-13).

COMMANDERS 27, GIANTS 20: Sensational rookie Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin, and Washington (7-2) beat bumbling New York in East Rutheford, New Jersey, for its best start to a season in almost 30 years.

Daniels hit McLaurin on scoring passes of 1 and 18 yards in the first half, and Austin Ekeler, filling in for the injured Brian Robinson, scored on a 1-yard run as the Commanders completed a season sweep of the NFC East rival Giants.

RAMS 26, SEAHAWKS 20: Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed, 39-yard touchdown reception in overtime, and Los Angeles (4-4) stunned the Seahawks (4-5) in Seattle.

With the Rams needing only a field goal after stuffing the Seahawks on fourth down on the first possession of OT, Matthew Stafford went for the win by throwing a deep ball to Robinson, who was well covered by cornerback Riq Woolen. With his one free hand, Robinson grabbed the ball in the end zone and secured it as he fell to the turf.

EAGLES 28, JAGUARS 23: Saquon Barkley made a dazzling backward hurdle during a stellar performance and Nakobe Dean had a game-saving interception to help the Eagles (6-2) beat Jacksonville (2-7) in Philadelphia for their fourth straight win.

Barkley had 27 carries for 159 yards and a touchdown. He also had three receptions for 40 yards and a TD.

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