Last minute kick redeems Panthers
Ill star quarterback Mahomes gets a nasty surprise
October 30, 2023, 7:27 a.m
Before they go to Germany, the Kansas City Chiefs have a lot to work through: The team around star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is having a bad day against the Broncos. Meanwhile, the next team is threatened with injury drama and the Panthers finally break the spell.
The Chiefs are traveling to Germany with a lot of luggage: The Kansas City Chiefs with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes surprisingly suffered their second defeat of the season in the North American NFL football league a week before their guest appearance in Frankfurt. The Super Bowl winner lost to the Denver Broncos 9:24 without scoring a touchdown of their own. Mahomes, weakened by flu symptoms, threw two bad passes and lost the ball on a fumble.
“I’ve never felt so bad walking out of this stadium,” said Mahomes, who had never lost in Denver before. A series of six wins ended for the Chiefs, who meet the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt on Sunday. “We’ll learn from this,” said coach Andy Reid. Things get even worse for Mahomes: It was his first road loss ever in the AFC West. Also noteworthy: Without US superstar Taylor Swift in the stands, Travis Kelce didn’t put in a particularly good performance either: He only caught six passes for 58 yards.
Cowboys win confidently: The Dallas Cowboys gave the Los Angeles Rams no chance and secured an unchallenged fifth win of the season (43:20). By halftime, the Dallas offense had already built up a comfortable lead around a strong Dak Presscott (four touchdowns, 304 yards) and CeeDee Lamb (158 receiving yards, two touchdowns). In the second period, the Texans, who held the Rams around Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp to nine points in the first half, took things a little easier without giving the team from California a serious chance of victory.
Vikings worry about star quarterback: After Aaron Rodgers, the next experienced quarterback in the NFL has suffered a torn Achilles tendon and is therefore facing a long break. 35-year-old Kirk Cousins from the Minnesota Vikings was injured in the game against the Green Bay Packers (24:10). “We fear an Achilles tendon injury. We will confirm that as soon as possible,” said head coach Kevin O’Connell. An MRI scan is intended to provide an accurate diagnosis. Cousins left the field injured and was then taken to the locker room. Rookie quarterback Jaren Hall stepped in for the veteran. Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon less than five minutes into his debut for the New York Jets in mid-September.
Panthers celebrate first win: The Carolina Panthers are no longer winless. With the clock running out, kicker Eddy Pineiro scored his third field goal of the game to make it 15:13. In an overall weak game in which both teams were only five total yards apart (229:224 from the Texans’ perspective), the guests only took the lead at the end of the third quarter with their first touchdown by CJ Stroud and Carolina needed a whole quarter to strike back again.
Jets win at Giants mistake festival: In a weak New York derby, the Jets managed a late comeback and an overtime victory (13:10) thanks to several mistakes by the Giants. Kicker Greg Zuerlein scored from 35 yards to equalize with the clock running out and then from 33 yards in overtime to win. The equalizer was preceded by a 35-yard miss from Giants kicker Graham Gano and two 29-yard passes from Zach Wilson to Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard. Things got even worse for the Giants: They lost quarterback Tyrod Taylor with a rib injury – tight end Darren Waller also had to go out at halftime – so Tommy DeVito had his first appearance and even his first NFL touchdown.
Commanders slide past the sensation: The Washington Commanders narrowly missed an upset against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sam Howell impressed with four touchdowns against the Eagles’ highly praised defense. The offense was also vastly improved. The team from the capital was in the lead almost throughout until the last quarter, before a bad pass from the 23-year-old turned things around for the favorites. Once again it was the outstanding combination of AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts that saved the favorites against their rivals from the NFC East. The Eagles remain the most successful team of the season at 38:31.
Dolphins first lag behind and then win clearly: The Miami Dolphins travel to Germany with momentum. The team scored 31:17 against the New England Patriots – who will meet the Carolina Panthers in Frankfurt on November 12th. Tua Tagovailoa had three touchdown passes and threw for a total of 324 yards. He made a bad pass. Mac Jones from the Patriots had two touchdowns and one interception and even gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead. After the equalizer in the first quarter, the Dolphins never gave up control of the game. Miami travels to Frankfurt as the leaders of the AFC East.
You can find an overview of all NFL results from the 8th game day here.