Younghoe Koo hits a 58-yard field goal to lift the Falcons past the Saints

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

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

Koo made a total of four field goals and also scored from 53, 44 and 42 yards to give the Falcons (2-2) a much-needed home win.

They had lost their first two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and appeared to be on the verge of falling behind 3-0 in Atlanta when Alvin Kamara scored on a 1-yard run with a minute left to give the Saints a 2-2 lead brought 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 incomplements, but it didn’t matter.

Koo hit the longest field goal in the stadium’s seven-year history with a wide margin, handing the Saints their second narrow defeat in a row after two dominant victories to start 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 beat the Packers 2-2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Vikings are off to their best start since 2016, winning their first five games before falling to 8-8. They trailed by less than 3 1/2 minutes all season.

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

Jaquan Brisker intercepted Matthew Stafford with about a minute left after the Bears punted on the previous play, helping Chicago (2-2) snap a two-game losing streak.

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

Indy has won two straight with two losses since the start of the season – and two straight against Pittsburgh.

Bengal 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) beat Carolina (1-3) in Charlotte, North Carolina, securing its first win of the season.

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

Buccaneers 33, Eagles 16: Baker Mayfield threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns while Mike Evans became the Buccaneers’ leading scorer as the Buccaneers defeated Philadelphia (2-2) in Tampa, Florida.

Mayfield, who completed 30 of 47 passes without an interception, also ran for a touchdown and helped the Bucs dominate the second leg of a lopsided NFC wild-card game they won against the Eagles last January.

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

With less than three minutes left, Houston forced a three-pointer to get the ball back.

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 at the hands of the winless Jaguars (0-4).

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