NFL roundup: Commanders upset Seahawks; late fumble gives Steelers win over Bengals

On Sunday in NFL regular-season games, the Washington Commanders defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Washington’s home opener, and the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Cincinnati Bengals after Joe Burrow fumbled late, the results published on 27 September 2026. The roundup covers results from multiple games across the league, with several teams moving to 3-0 and others dropping to 0-3.

Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes and Kain Medrano returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown as the Commanders (1-2) handed Seattle (2-1) its first loss since last November. Seattle had been on a 12-game winning streak that included last season’s postseason run to the Super Bowl. Mariota started in place of the injured Jayden Daniels and was described as solid, but three turnovers were decisive in Washington’s home-opener victory. Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished with 10 catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns and completed a short throw on a late trick play.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, with Rodgers completing 19 of 34 passes. A 47-yard catch-and-run to tight end Darnell Washington set up Chris Boswell’s go-ahead 33-yard field goal with 2:18 remaining. Cincinnati had a late chance but Joe Burrow fumbled after being sacked by Derrick Harmon and rookie Sebastian Joseph-Day recovered the loose ball; both teams moved to 2-1. Pittsburgh’s victory followed a poor showing in a loss to New England the previous week.

Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes for the Jacksonville Jaguars, connecting with Josh Cameron, Jakobi Meyers and Parker Washington as Jacksonville won 2-1. Lawrence completed 19 of 29 passes for 182 yards with one interception; Meyers had seven catches for 64 yards and Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 73 yards and a score as Jacksonville recorded its sixth straight regular-season home win. For New England, rookie Drake Maye threw two interceptions and lost a fumble — his seventh turnover in three games — finishing 14-of-25 for 199 yards while Mack Hollins caught six passes for 87 yards as the Patriots dropped to 1-2.

Josh Allen scored two rushing touchdowns to lift the Buffalo Bills past the 0-3 Los Angeles Chargers despite five turnovers by Buffalo. Allen’s one-yard score with 7:35 remaining put Buffalo ahead, and James Cook’s three-yard run four minutes later sealed the game after Buffalo’s defense forced Justin Herbert’s incompletion on fourth down at the Chargers’ 45. Allen threw two interceptions and lost a fumble; Cook and tight end Dalton Kincaid also fumbled, but Buffalo improved to 3-0. In Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Miami Dolphins to move to 3-0; Kenneth Walker III had a receiving touchdown and a rushing score for the Chiefs, while Miami lost Pro Bowler De’Von Achane to a knee injury on the opening drive and fell to 0-3.

Jahmyr Gibbs accounted for three touchdowns as the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets, with Gibbs’ go-ahead 11-yard reception coming with 2:25 remaining. Gibbs finished with 20 carries for 99 yards, two rushing scores of 17 and 1 yards, and seven receptions for 65 yards and a receiving touchdown; Detroit improved to 2-1 and the Jets dropped to 1-2 after Zach Wilson fumbled at the Detroit 28 following a sack by safety Chuck Clark, with Garrett Wilson sidelined after a hard hit. In Cleveland, Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes to Harold Fannin Jr, including a 14-yard strike with 1:48 left, as the Browns rallied 65 yards in eight plays to defeat the Carolina Panthers; Watson was 10 of 21 for 67 yards in the first three quarters and 6 of 9 for 77 yards in the final 15 minutes, and the Browns moved to 2-1 while the Panthers fell to 1-2.

The New York Giants, playing their first game without quarterback Jaxson Dart, relied on the run to beat the Tennessee Titans but lost defensive lineman Brian Burns to a knee injury after he grabbed his right knee midway through the fourth quarter and had to be helped off the field. The report notes Dart’s injury has him out for at least the remainder of the regular season and frames Burns’s exit as another blow to a Giants team at 2-1. Spencer Shrader kicked four field goals for the Indianapolis Colts, including a 53-yarder with 16 seconds remaining, and matched his career best of 58 yards as the Colts snapped a five-game losing streak against AFC South rivals; Daniel Jones was 24-of-36 for 235 yards with one touchdown, one interception and two lost fumbles, Keenan Allen caught a touchdown, and Indianapolis moved to 1-2.

Will Anderson Jr recorded 2.5 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered another for the Houston Texans, who did not commit a turnover while forcing three from Indianapolis and fell to 0-3. The Texans’ defensive performance was noted alongside Indianapolis’s miscues in the Colts’ victory.

Sunday’s results left the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs unbeaten at 3-0; Jacksonville, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and the New York Giants at 2-1; Washington, New England, Carolina and the New York Jets at 1-2; and the Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans at 0-3.