NFL-Highlights of Sunday's early NFL games

Oct 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's early National Football League games: - - - - Jets 27, Dolphins 14 Running back Chris Ivory ran for a career-high 166 yards and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 218 yards and one touchdown to lead New York to victory over Miami at Wembley Stadium in London. Fitzpatrick, who threw for 172 yards in the first half, connected on a 58-yard completion to wide receiver Brandon Marshall on the first play. Marshall had 107 yards receiving by halftime and finished with 128 on seven receptions for the Jets (3-1). Fitzpatrick was 16-of-29 passing and had one interception. Ivory scored the first touchdown from three yards to start off his ninth career 100-yard game. The Jets finished with 207 yards rushing, including 34 from Fitzpatrick, and 425 total yards on offense. - - Panthers 37, Buccaneers 23 The Carolina Panthers converted five turnovers from Tampa Bay rookie quarterback Jameis Winston into 27 points, cruising to a 4-0 record with a win over the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Quarterback Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Ted Ginn, and cornerback Josh Norman intercepted two Winston passes, returning one for a touchdown. Just as the Bucs (1-3) looked to get close before halftime, rookie kicker Kyle Brindza missed two straight field goals before the Panthers pulled away. - - Giants 24, Bills 10 Eli Manning passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns as the New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Receivers Dwayne Harris and Ruben Randle and running back Rashad Jennings caught touchdowns for the Giants (2-2), who have won two in a row. The Giants defense stifled the Bills offense throughout the first half and made a crucial goal line stand early in the fourth quarter in holding Buffalo to its lowest point total of the season. The Bills continued to show a lack of discipline with 16 penalties for a total of 46 this season. - - Bengals 36, Chiefs 21 Andy Dalton completed his first 10 pass attempts and finished with 321 yards, and running back Jeremy Hill scored three touchdowns as Cincinnati improved to 4-0 for the third time in franchise history with victory over Kansas City. Quarterback Alex Smith was sacked five times but was 31 of 45 for 376 yards passing for the Chiefs (1-3), who managed only seven field goals by Cairo Santo at Paul Brown Stadium. Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green, coming off a 227-yard performance and AFC player of the week honors, had seven catches for 82 yards. Dalton finished 17-for-24 in the air. - - Falcons 48, Texans 21 Superstar receiver Julio Jones stood on the sideline with his helmet off for most of the second half. The surprising Atlanta Falcons did not need him. Devonta Freeman scored three touchdowns for a second straight game, fueling the Falcons' rout of the Houston Texans at the Georgia Dome. Atlanta is 4-0 for the first time since 2012. That season, the Falcons got off to an 8-0 start and went on to host the NFC Championship Game. - - Redskins 23, Eagles 20 Kirk Cousins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garcon with 26 seconds left, lifting the Washington Redskins to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at FedEx Field. Starting on their own 10-yard line with 6:05 left, the Redskins (2-2) used a mix of passes and runs to get to the Eagles 34 at the two-minute warning. On third-and-6, Cousins hit Garcon for 14 yards to the 16, and the pair connected again for 12 yards, setting up the game-winner. - - Bears 22, Raiders 20 Robbie Gould's third field goal of the game, a 49-yarder with two seconds remaining, lifted the Chicago Bears to victory over the Oakland Raiders in a back-and-forth, error-filled game. Quarterback Jay Cutler, returning after missing one game due to a hamstring injury, led a magnificent late drive with the help of receivers making nifty catches on the sideline. He completed five of eight passes on the winning drive and 28 of 43 for 281 yards overall. Cutler also lost a fumble on a snap and threw an interception, leading directly to 10 of Oakland's points. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes but also an interception that set up one of Gould's field goals. - - Colts 16, Jaguars 13 (OT) With franchise quarterback Andrew Luck sidelined by a shoulder injury, the Indianapolis Colts turned to their two oldest players to salvage an overtime win against Jacksonville at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kicker Adam Vinatieri's 27-yard field goal with 4:36 remaining in overtime gave the Colts (2-2) a much-needed victory. At 42, Vinatieri is the Colts' oldest player. Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, 40, started in place of Luck and completed 30 of 47 passes for 282 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. - - (Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)