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NFL-Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games

Sept 18 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games: Steelers 24, Bengals 16 Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes as the Steelers improved to 2-0 against fierce rivals Cincinnati. The Bengals (1-1) fought back from a 24-9 deficit, and James Harrison might have saved the game for Pittsburgh when he forced a fumble by Cincinnati receiver Tyler Boyd on the first play after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. The game was devoid of the type of flare-ups between the AFC North rivals that last season led to fines and a suspension that kept linebacker Vontaze Burfict out of this meeting. Patriots 31, Dolphins 24 New England lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, then almost the lost game, but held on to beat Miami and remain undefeated at 2-0. Garoppolo, starting his second straight game during Tom Brady's Deflategate suspension, had thrown three TD passes when he suffered a right shoulder injury with 4:02 left in the second quarter. Rookie Jacoby Brissett took over for him. The Patriots almost blew a 31-3 lead but the comeback by Miami (0-2) fell short despite 389 yards through the air by Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Panthers 46, 49ers 27 Cam Newton threw four touchdown passes, including a pair in the third quarter to receiver Kelvin Benjamin, as Carolina opened their home schedule by beating San Francisco at Bank of America Stadium. Newton completed 24-of-40 throws for 353 yards as Carolina bumped their franchise-record home winning streak to 14 games. San Francisco quarterback Blaine Gabbert was 17-for-36 for 243 yards and two touchdowns and two fourth-quarter interceptions as the Niners closed what had been a 21-point deficit to 34-27 with 7:51 to play before Carolina pulled away. Ravens 25, Browns 20 Baltimore fought back from a 20-0 deficit Sunday to beat Cleveland and remain undefeated at 2-0, while the Browns fell to 0-2 in their home opener. Justin Tucker put the Ravens ahead, 22-20, on a 49-yard field goal with 11:19 to play after Browns kicker Patrick Murray missed a 52-yard field goal. Tucker added a 41-yard field goal with 2:53 left. The Browns had a chance to win on their final possession, but a pass from quarterback Josh McCown was intercepted by Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosely at the goal line with 13 seconds to play. Giants 16, Saints 13 A year after New York and New Orleans combined to score 101 points, the MetLife Stadium rematch saw the teams produce just 29 as New York edged New Orleans on Josh Brown's 23-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. New Orleans had tied the game with 2:54 left when Wil Lutz made a 45-yard field goal to knot the score at 13-13. A big third-down completion from quarterback Eli Manning to Victor Cruz set up the winning field goald for the Giants (2-0), while the Saints slipped to 0-2. Cowboys 27, Redskins 23 Alfred Morris scored on a 4-yard run with 4:45 left to help Dallas (1-1) defeat his former team, Washington (0-2). Morris capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive that came after Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins was intercepted throwing into triple coverage in the end zone as Washington appeared on the verge of taking a 10-point lead. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, filling in for the injured Tony Romo, hit passes of 12 yards to Cole Beasley and eight yards to Jason Witten to set up second-and-goal on the 4. Texans 19, Chiefs 12 Carried by another sterling defensive performance, Houston improved to 2-0 on the season as they limited Kansas City to 291 yards. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith passed for 186 yards, suffered four sacks, and averaged just 5.0 yards per attempt, while the Texans forced three turnovers and ran the football 34 times to keep Kansas City off the field. Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler passed for 268 yards but also threw a pair of interceptions, both swiped by Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters. Titans 16, Lions 15 Andre Johnson caught a 9-yard scoring pass from Marcus Mariota on fourth down with 1:13 remaining to lift Tennessee past the Lions in a penalty-filled win at Ford Field. Johnson's lone catch of the game came on fourth-and-4, and finished off a 13-play, 83-yard drive for Tennessee (1-1). Mariota, who connected on 25-of-33 passes, completed all nine of his pass attempts on the game-winning drive. Detroit's Matthew Stafford was 22-of-40 for 260 yards with one touchdown and an interception for Detroit (1-1). (Editing by Larry Fine) ))