KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are willing to do whatever it takes to win a game. And that includes bailing entirely on the run game and having Mahomes air it out nearly 70 times. It worked on Sunday night, when the Chiefs rallied from 17-9 deficit in the fourth quarter and escaped with a 20-17 victory in overtime. But the reason Mahomes threw the ball nearly 70 times was that they almost entirely abandoned the run. He had six carries for 63 yards on scrambles, but the rest of the Chiefs ran 13 times for 14 yards. Chiefs coach Andy Reid knows his QB will need more help going forward.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kenyan Drake rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Houston had an interception to go with his third straight multiple-sack game, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the New Orleans Saints 27-13. Lamar Jackson passed for a touchdown and frustrated New Orleans with his mobility, rushing for 82 yards and exhibiting an array of jump cuts and spin moves. Baltimore won its third straight and remained atop the AFC North at 6-3, one game ahead of Cincinnati. The Saints fell to 3-6 and were outclassed by a Baltimore team missing several offensive starters. The Ravens converted 9 of 15 third downs.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have hired former All-Pro center Jeff Saturday as interim coach after firing coach Frank Reich. The move came after another lackluster offensive performance in the team’s third consecutive loss. The Colts announced the moves one day after an ugly 26-3 loss at New England. Reich was hired in 2018 after serving as offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles. He led the Colts to the playoffs in two of his first four seasons. Saturday's only coaching experience came at a Georgia high school. He's served as a team consultant and an ESPN commentator most recently.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen is nursing a sore right throwing elbow, leaving cause for concern over the Buffalo Bills starter’s status against the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings this weekend. Coach Sean McDermott would only say he’s awaiting the results of tests to determine the severity of the injury sustained a day earlier in a 20-17 loss to the New York Jets. McDermott said it was premature to say whether Allen could practice this week or play before adding he would never count him out. If Allen is unavailable for this weekend, the AFC-leading Bills would turn to veteran backup Case Keenum to face the Vikings.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Gradey Dick added 23 points in his debut, and No. 5 Kansas began defense of its national championship without suspended coach Bill Self in an 89-64 rout of Omaha. Self served the first of a four-game punishment along with assistant Kurtis Townsend as part of the fallout from a 2017 federal investigation into college basketball corruption. Bobby Pettiford Jr. added 13 points and Dajuan Harris had 11 points and eight assists for the Jayhawks. Jaeden Marshall scored 13 points and Luke Jungers had 12 for the Mavericks.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Markquis Nowell scored 14 points apiece and Kansas State opened the season under new coach Jerome Tang with a 93-59 romp over UT Rio Grande Valley. Tang took over the Wildcats’ program after serving as an assistant to Scott Drew at Baylor from 2003-2022. Nowell sank all three of his 3-point shots and added seven assists and four steals for the Wildcats, who made 12 of 27 from beyond the arc (44.4%). Tomlin added a team-high eight rebounds. Justin Johnson totaled 20 points to lead the Vaqueros.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Texas to a 72-57 season-opening win over UTEP in the Longhorns’ new arena. The transfer from Iowa State made six of eight shots and had five rebounds. Ze'Rik Onyema scored 10 points to lead UTEP. The Miners got within eight points in the second half before Texas pulled away late behind Hunter. Texas this season moved to the $375 million Moody Center on the edge of campus after 45 years in the Frank Erwin Center.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Adam Flagler scored 21 points to lead six players in double figures for fifth-ranked Baylor, which overwhelmed Mississippi Valley State 117-53. The Bears opened their 20th season with coach Scott Drew. Flagler is a preseason All-Big 12 pick who also was the Bears’ leading scorer last season. He added eight assists and one of his four 3-pointers started a 24-0 run midway through the first half. Alvin Stredic scored 14 points for Mississippi Valley State in its first game for new coach George Ivory.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles hit a long 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining to finally put No. 14 TCU ahead to stay in a 73-72 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Golden Lions had an early 20-point lead in the season opener for both teams. Miles, the preseason Big 12 player of the year, put TCU up 71-68 and finished with 15 points. Pine Bluff had one more shot, but Trejon Ware's baseline jumper ricocheted off the side of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Emanuel Miller had 15 of his 19 points in the second half for the Horned Frogs. Shaun Doss had 25 points with four of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s 13 3-pointers.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored 18 points, Kalib Boone scored 15 and Oklahoma State beat UT Arlington 77-66 in a season opener. The Cowboys led 27-22 at halftime and used a 15-0 outburst after intermission to build a 42-22 advantage. Oklahoma State continued the onslaught, and Woody Newton’s 3-pointer with 11:56 left made it 55-24. Taj Anderson scored 14 points off the bench for the Mavericks.
MONDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)North Carolina 69 UNC-Wilmington 56
Final (2)Gonzaga 104 North Florida 63
Final (3)Houston 83 N. Colorado 36
Final (4)Kentucky 95 Howard 63
Final (5)Baylor 117 MVSU 53
Final (5)Kansas 89 Omaha 64
Final (7)Duke 71 Jacksonville 44
Final (8)UCLA 76 Sacramento St. 50
Final (9)Creighton 72 St. Thomas (MN) 60
Final (10)Arkansas 76 N. Dakota St. 58
Final (11)Tennessee 75 Tennessee Tech 43
Final (12)Texas 72 UTEP 57
Final (13)Indiana 88 Morehead St. 53
Final (14)TCU 73 Ark.-Pine Bluff 72
Final (15)Auburn 70 George Mason 52
Final (16)Villanova 81 La Salle 68
Final (17)Arizona 117 Nicholls 75
Final (18)Virginia 73 NC Central 61
Final (19)San Diego St. 80 Cal St.-Fullerton 57
Final (20)Alabama 75 Longwood 54
Final (21)Oregon 80 Florida A&M 45
Final (22)Michigan 75 Fort Wayne 56
Final (23)Illinois 87 E. Illinois 57
Final (24)Dayton 73 Lindenwood (Mo.) 46
Final (25)Texas Tech 73 Northwestern St. 49
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 27 New Orleans 13
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Washington 108 Charlotte 100
Final Houston 134 Orlando 127
Final Detroit 112 Oklahoma City 103
Final Indiana 129 New Orleans 122
Final Philadelphia 100 Phoenix 88
Final Atlanta 117 Milwaukee 98
Final Portland 110 Miami 107
Final Chicago 111 Toronto 97
Final Boston 109 Memphis 106
Final New York 120 Minnesota 107
Final Denver 115 San Antonio 109
Final Dallas 96 Brooklyn 94
Final Golden State 116 Sacramento 113
Final Utah 139 L.A. Lakers 116
Final L.A. Clippers 119 Cleveland 117
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Boston 3 St. Louis 1
Final OT N-Y Islanders 4 Calgary 3
Final Washington 5 Edmonton 4