NFL: Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots still unbeaten

Cam Newton threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Carolina Panthers kept up their unbeaten NFL record with a 37-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Newton completed 15 of 30 passes for 297 yards and ran for 57 yards on nine carries in one of the better games of his five-year NFL career.

The Panthers (8-0) extended their regular-season win streak to 12 games and put themselves in terrific shape in the NFC standings, where every other team has at least two losses.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns and led a furious fourth-quarter comeback from 23 points down but could not complete it.

The Packers (6-2) have now lost back-to-back games after starting their season with six wins.

Like the Panthers, the New England Patriots stay unbeaten after their 27-10 win over the Washington Redskins.

Julian Edelman and LeGarrette Blount scored touchdowns before Washington (3-5) ran its second play from scrimmage.

Tom Brady completed 26 of 39 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, including an eight-yard TD to Edelman on the Patriots' opening drive.

New England (8-0) then pulled off a surprise onside kick but that drive stalled when Edelman fumbled.

London-born Jay Ajayi had a losing debut for the Miami Dolphins as they were beaten 33-17 by the Buffalo Bills.

Sammy Watkins had a career-best 168 yards receiving and a touchdown while rookie running back Karlos Williams scored twice.

Watkins broke the game open with a 44-yard touchdown catch from Tyrod Taylor to put the Bills up 26-14 late in the third quarter.

LeSean McCoy had a season-best 112 yards rushing and a touchdown before leaving in the fourth quarter with a right shoulder injury.

The Bills (4-4) were coming out of their bye week but Miami (3-5) continue to regress and are now 0-4 against AFC East rivals.

Chris Boswell hit an 18-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 38-35 win over the Oakland Raiders.

The Steelers (5-4) survived despite losing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a left foot injury midway through the fourth quarter.

Back-up Landry Jones found Antonio Brown for a 57-yard reception on Pittsburgh's final drive to set up Boswell's winning kick.

Brown finished with 17 catches for 284 yards, both franchise records. Running back DeAngelo Williams ran for 170 yards and two scores as the Steelers rolled up 597 yards of total offense.

The Minnesota Vikings were 21-18 winners over the St Louis Rams thanks to Blair Walsh's 40-yard field goal in overtime as Adrian Peterson rushed for 125 yards on 29 carries.

In a predictably grind-it-out game between two similarly constructed teams, the Vikings (6-2) ended Todd Gurley's streak of games with 125-plus yards rushing at four.

Gurley gained 89 yards and a touchdown on 24 attempts for the Rams (4-4), who received the overtime kick-off but went three-and-out.

Marcus Sherels tiptoed along the line for a 26-yard return of Johnny Hekker's 63-yard punt and Peterson ran the ball well into Walsh's range to give the Vikings their seventh straight home win.

The Tennessee Titans snapped a six-game skid with a 34-28 victory over the New Orleans Saints as rookie Marcus Mariota passed for 371 yards and four touchdowns.

His haul included the winning five-yard scoring pass to Anthony Fasano in overtime.

The Saints (4-5) led 21-10 but could not put away the Titans (2-6), who gave a feisty performance in their first game since coach Ken Whisenhunt was fired and replaced by Mike Mularkey.

The New York Jets beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-23, with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing two touchdown passes while playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb.

Brandon Marshall had a 20-yard TD catch after the Jets (5-3) recovered a muffed punt late in the fourth quarter, helping New York end a two-game skid in a messy performance by both sides.