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The Falcons celebrate after Younghoe Koo kicked a 58-yard field goal to give Atlanta a 26-24 win over the Saints on Sunday in Atlanta. John Bazemore/Associated Press

ATLANTA — Younghoe Koo kicked a 58-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons rallied for a 26-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints without scoring an offensive touchdown Sunday.

Koo kicked four field goals in all, also connecting from 53, 44 and 42 yards to give the Falcons (2-2) a desperately needed home victory.

They had lost their first two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and seemed on the verge of falling to 0-3 in Atlanta when Alvin Kamara scored on a 1-yard run with a minute remaining to push the Saints (2-2) to a 24-23 lead.

A 30-yard pass interference penalty on Paulson Adebo gave the Falcons hope at the New Orleans 40. Kirk Cousins threw three straight incompletions, but it didn’t matter.

Koo knocked down the longest field goal in the stadium’s seven-year history with plenty to spare, sending the Saints to their second straight close loss after two dominating victories to open the season.

VIKINGS 31, PACKERS 29: Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as Minnesota (4-0) built an early 28-point lead and hung on down the stretch to beat the Packers (2-2) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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The Vikings are off to their best start since 2016, when they won their first five games before slumping to an 8-8 finish. They have trailed for less than 3 1/2 minutes all season.

CHIEFS 17, CHARGERS 10: Patrick Mahomes passed for 245 yards and a touchdown while rediscovering his connection with Travis Kelce, and Kansas City rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat Los Angeles (2-2) in Inglewood, California.

Making his 100th regular-season start, Mahomes completed 19 of 29 passes for the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, who are 4-0 for the first time since 2020. Kelce had a season-high seven receptions for 89 yards and set the franchise’s career receptions record, surpassing fellow tight end Tony Gonzalez.

BEARS 24, RAMS 18: Caleb Williams led four scoring drives, D’Andre Swift had 165 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown, and Chicago (2-2) held off the visiting Rams (1-3).

Jaquan Brisker intercepted Matthew Stafford with about a minute remaining after the Bears punted on the previous play, helping Chicago (2-2) end a two-game skid.

COLTS 27, STEELERS 24: Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes in relief of the injured Anthony Richardson, and the Colts (2-2) came up with a stop in the final minute to beat Pittsburgh (3-1) in Indianapolis.

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Indy has won two straight since opening the season with back-to-back losses – and two straight against Pittsburgh.

BENGALS 34, PANTHERS 24: Joe Burrow threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, Chase Brown ran for 80 yards and two scores and Cincinnati (1-3) held on to beat Carolina (1-3) in Charlotte, North Carolina, for its first win of the season.

Ja’Marr Chase had three catches for 85 yards, including a 63-yard catch-and-run touchdown as the Bengals avoided a potentially disastrous fourth straight loss to open the season. Of the 155 teams to start 0-4 since the merger, only the 1992 Chargers were able to rebound and make the playoffs.

BUCCANEERS 33, EAGLES 16: Baker Mayfield threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns, while Mike Evans became the Buccaneers’ career scoring leader as the Buccaneers (3-1) beat Philadelphia (2-2) in Tampa, Fla.

Mayfield, who completed 30 of 47 passes without an interception, also ran for a TD in helping the Bucs dominate the rematch of a lopsided NFC wild-card game they won against the Eagles last January.

TEXANS 24, JAGUARS 20: C.J. Stroud threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns, capped by a 1-yard pass to Dare Ogunbowale with 18 seconds left, to give Houston (3-1) a win over visiting Jacksonville (0-4).

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Houston forced a three-and-out to get the ball back with less than three minutes to go.

Stroud then led a nine-play, 69-yard drive to give the Texans (3-1) their first points of the second half and survive a scare by the winless Jaguars (0-4).

RAIDERS 20, BROWNS 16: Las Vegas (2-2) used a strong defense as well as a balanced running game to hold off a late rally to beat visiting Cleveland (1-3).

Cleveland drove to the Raiders 9-yard line, but Deshaun Watson was sacked by Charles Snowden with 41 seconds left to seal the victory.

COMMANDERS 42, CARDINALS 14: Jayden Daniels threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in his desert return, and Washington (3-1) extended its winning streak to three with a victory over the Cardinals (1-3) in Glendale, Arizona.

Daniels – the No. 2 overall pick last spring – became the fourth quarterback in the Super Bowl era to run for four touchdowns in his first four career games, joining Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Anthony Richardson.

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