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SCOREBOARDMonday, Oct. 3New York Giants at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., EDT. The Vikings (3-0) have won five of the past seven in the series. ... The Giants (2-1) will play away from home for the 17th time in their past 21 Monday night appearances, a stretch beginning with a 28-16 loss to the Vikings at the Metrodome on Nov. 19, 2001. In seven starts vs. the Vikings, Giants QB Eli Manning has five TDs, 14 interceptions, a 54.1 completion rate and 54.8 passer rating with a 2-5 record. This is the first Monday night home game for the Vikings since Dec. 20, 2010, a 40-14 loss to the Bears at University of Minnesota after the Metrodome collapse forced a venue change. That was QB Brett Favres final NFL game.---STARSPassing-Matt Ryan, Falcons, was 28 for 37 for a team-record 503 yards and four touchdown passes and an interception in Atlantas 48-33 win over Carolina . Ryans performance is the 19th 500-yard passing game in NFL history.-Russell Wilson, Seahawks, was 23 for 32 for 309 yards and three touchdown passes in Seattles 27-17 win over the New York Jets . Wilson has 25 games with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions, the most by a player in NFL history in his first five seasons.-Brian Hoyer, Bears, was 28 for 36 for 302 yards and two touchdown passes as Chicago earned its first win of the season with a 17-14 victory over Detroit.-Philip Rivers, Chargers, was 28 for 43 for 321 yards and two touchdowns and an interception in San Diegos 35-34 loss to New Orleans.---Rushing-Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys, had 23 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown in Dallas 24-17 win over San Francisco .-Matt Jones, Redskins, had 22 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown in Washingtons 31-20 win over Cleveland.-Terrance West, Ravens, had 21 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown in Baltimores 28-27 loss to Oakland.-Isaiah Crowell, Browns, had 15 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown in Clevelands 31-20 loss to Washington.-Jordan Howard, Bears, had 23 carries for 111 yards in Chicagos 17-14 win over Detroit.-DeMarco Murray, Titans, had 25 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns in Tennessees 27-20 loss to Houston.---Receiving-Julio Jones, Falcons, had 12 catches for a team-record 300 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown in Atlantas 48-33 win over Carolina. It was the sixth-most yards receiving in a game in NFL history.-Michael Crabtree, Raiders, had seven catches for 88 yards and three touchdowns in Oaklands 28-27 win over Baltimore . Crabtree is the first Raider to have three touchdown receptions in a game since Jerry Porter on Dec. 19, 2004, against Tennessee.-John Brown, Cardinals, had 10 catches for 144 yards in Arizonas 17-13 loss to Los Angeles.-Dontrelle Inman, Chargers, had seven catches for 120yards, including a 57-yard touchdown in San Diegos 35-34 loss to New Orleans.-Jimmy Graham, Seahawks, had six catches for 113 yards in Seattles 27-17 win over the New York Jets.-Eddie Royal, Bears, had seven catches for 111 yards and a touchdown in Chicagos 17-14 win over Detroit.-Steve Smith, Ravens, had eight catches for 111 and a touchdown in Baltimores 28-27 loss to Oakland.---Special Teams-Andre Roberts, Lions, returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in Detroits 17-14 loss to Chicago.-Will Fuller, Texans, returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown in Houstons 27-20 win over Tennessee. Fuller is the fourth rookie in the past 15 years to get both a touchdown catch and a punt return TD in the same game. He joins Tavon Austin (2013), T.Y. Hilton (2012) and Dez Bryant (2010).- Jason Myers, Jaguars, was 3 for 3 on field goals in Jacksonvilles 30-27 win over Indianapolis.---Defense-Robert Alford, Falcons, returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in Atlantas 48-33 win over Carolina.-Kurt Coleman, Panthers, returned an interception 8 yards for a touchdown in Carolinas 48-33 loss to Atlanta.-Cam Johnson, Browns, had two sacks and a forced fumble in Clevelands 31-20 loss to Washington.-Derek Wolfe, Broncos, had two sacks in Denvers 27-7 win over Tampa Bay.-Aaron Donald, Rams had 1+ sacks and a forced fumble in Los Angeles 17-13 win over Arizona.---MILESTONESThe Falcons Matt Ryan passed for 503 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver Julio Jones had 12 catches for 300 yards and a touchdown in Atlantas 48-33 win over Carolina. The Falcons are the first team in NFL history to have a 500-yard passer and 300-yard receiver in the same game. ... Indianapolis running back Frank Gore rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Gore has 12,293 rushing yards and passed Marcus Allen (12,243), Edgerrin James (12,246) and Marshall Faulk (12,279) to move into 10th place in NFL history.---HOME AWAY FROM HOMEThe Jacksonville Jaguars defeated Indianapolis 30-27 in front of 83,764 at Londons Wembley Stadium in the first of three 2016 International Series games in the United Kingdom.---TOUGH WEATHER IN TAMPAFor the second straight week, play was stopped in the fourth quarter at Raymond James Stadium because of inclement weather. The game was suspended for 1 hour, 26 minutes with 6:52 remaining Sunday, with only a few thousand fans returning to their seats for the conclusion. Denver moved to 4-0 on the season with a 27-7 win over the Buccaneers .---STREAKS & STATSWashington tight end Jordan Reed had nine catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns in the Redskins 31-20 win over Cleveland. Reed has 207 catches and reached 200 receptions in his 38th game. He reached the 200-catch mark in the fewest games in NFL history for a tight end, passing Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow (39 games). ... Dallas rookie quarterback Dak Prescott completed 23-of-32 passes (71.9 percent) for 245 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Cowboys 24-17 win at San Francisco. Prescott has no interceptions in his first 131 attempts, the most pass attempts by a rookie without an interception to begin a career. They are also the most by a player who did not throw an interception in his first four games. ... Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson had a touchdown reception in Jacksonvilles 30-27 win and has 17 TD catches since the start of the 2015 season, the most in the NFL during that span. ... Oakland quarterback Derek Carr threw four touchdown passes with no interceptions and Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree had three touchdown receptions in the teams 28-27 win at Baltimore. Carr, who passed for four touchdowns with no interceptions on Nov. 1, 2015, against the New York Jets, is the first Raiders quarterback to have a 4 TD and 0 INT effort in back-to-back seasons since Rich Gannon in 1999 and 2000. Crabtree is the first Raider to have three touchdown receptions in a game since Jerry Porter on Dec. 19, 2004, against Tennessee. Oakland has won its first three road games of the season. The previous time Oakland won its first three road games of the season was in 2002. ... The Patriots lost 16-0 at home against Buffalo. The Patriots, who moved into Gillette Stadium in 2002, were last blanked at home 6-0 by the New York Jets in 1993 at Foxboro Stadium. It was Buffalos second win in its past 16 visits to Foxborough. Including his tenure with the New York Jets, it gave Bills coach Rex Ryan his first regular-season road victory over Bill Belichick in eight tries. ... The Seahawks beat the Jets 27-17 and won at MetLife Stadium for the first time since beating the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl in 2014.---SIDELINEDCam Newton sustained a concussion after a hard hit in the fourth quarter. Newton was pulled after he was hit hard, but cleanly, by Falcons linebacker Deion Jones on a successful 2-point conversion run that pulled the Panthers within 34-18. ... Denvers Trevor Siemian was sidelined during the Broncos game against the Buccaneers with an injury to his left, non-throwing shoulder. Tampa Bay also sustained a significant injury in the game as four-time Pro Bowl tackle Gerald McCoy left with a calf injury during the first half. McCoy left the field early in the second quarter, walking gingerly with assistance from a trainer. Arizona lost Carson Palmer early in the fourth quarter of their 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Palmer was injured when his head slammed the turf on a sack by Aaron Donald. He originally was evaluated for concussion symptoms by trainers on the sideline. ... In the Jets 27-17 loss to Seattle, cornerback Darrelle Revis sustained a thigh injury in the fourth quarter and didnt return for New York, and right guard Brian Winters left in the second quarter with a head injury after he slammed helmets with a Seahawks defender.---SPEAKINGI am shocked. I expect more out of our offense. Every year is different. Its a little deflating, man. You think youre really close and right when you think its going to be easy, whether in sport or life, you get slapped in the face and humbled. Its disappointing, but thats just the story of life. Its never easy. This is hard, football is hard. Its not for the weary. -- Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall after his teams 27-17 loss to Seattle.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFL Ozzie Newsome Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. 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METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro witnessed something at team headquarters on Monday that he could not recall seeing before in his three-plus NFL seasons.Every player on defense voluntarily showed up to review game video during what coaches had designated as a day off in the wake of New Orleans victory over Carolina on Sunday.It was good for everybody to kind of see their mistakes, Vaccaro said. There were just a lot of plays that (Carolina) made that were directly related with us playing the wrong technique. It had nothing to do with talent.Its just not acceptable and if we keep seeing that in the future its going to cost us some games, Vaccaro added. We have to get that fixed now.Vaccaro said he senses the Saints overall psyche improving after two straight victories, even though both triumphs came by the narrowest of margins.New Orleans needed a dramatic comeback to win by a point at San Diego on Oct. 2. The Saints then returned from a their bye to pull out a victory with a field goal in the final seconds over the Panthers, who were less rested coming off a loss the previous Monday night.Everybodys positive. Everybody understands how hard it is to win in this league, Vaccaro said.That was a good football team we played, regardless of what their record is, Vaccaro said the Panthers, who are the defending NFC champions and have dropped three of their five losses by a field goal or less.Vaccaro then added, The San Diego Charges just went and beat the Denver Broncos, the Super Bowl winner. We beat (the Chargers), so, I mean, everybody feels good.Even when they were 0-3, the Saints were already pleased by the performance of their offense, which has ranked among the best in the league since Week 1. Against Carolina, Drew Brees passed for 465 yards and four touchdowns while completing 34 passes to 10 players. The Saints finished with 523 total yards of offense while scoring 41 points.For us to be able to do something like that, its great for everyone because it opens up the offense so the defense cant key on one guy, said receiver Brandin Cooks, who had 173 yards receiving, including an 87-yard TD, against Carolina.dddddddddddd When you have success like that with everyone on the field and not just a couple people, you definitely have to say the passing game is improving.While the Saints would like such production to result in more comfortable victory margins, Cooks said during a conference call Monday that any kind of win improves the Saints confidence right now.It seems like were turning things around, Cooks said. Now we just have to come together as one team with our offense putting up a lot of points and our defense holding opposing teams to fewer points.But after the Panthers piled up 406 yards and 38 points, the Saints are now allowing 33.6 points per game, which ranks last in the NFL, and 419.4 yards per game, which ranks second-to-last.Without improvement on that side of the ball, the Saints will be hard pressed to keep winning. Their next two games are at Kansas City (3-2) this Sunday and at home against Seattle (4-1) on Oct. 30.When Cooks heard defensive players were gathering to review video on a day off, he sounded pleased by the units determination to improve, but didnt want to be too critical of the defenses play.We got each others back because there will be games where it seems like offense cant put up the point we usually do, Cooks said. Obviously, were all going to hold each other accountable to be able to work harder, to be able to fix things and figure out things. ... We cant be blind to the situation.Coach Sean Payton, meanwhile, wasnt ready to read too much into the direction of his team, which has seen four of its five games come down to the last possession.There are times in a season where you gain momentum and generally I think its a little further out than where were at right now, Payton said.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '