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NFL Week 10 top plays: Chiefs, Packers, Panthers, Vikings come out on top

Updated Nov. 15, 2021 12:07 a.m. ET

Week 10 of the NFL season delivered some amazing moments.

The Kansas City Chiefs claimed the top spot in the AFC West after taking down the Las Vegas Raiders, 41-14, on Sunday night behind a 406-yard, five-touchdown statement performance from Patrick Mahomes.

Earlier, a rivalry was renewed at Lambeau Field as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers shut out the Seattle Seahawks 17-0. It was the first time Russell Wilson has been shut out in his career.

Meanwhile, on FOX, the Minnesota Vikings topped the Los Angeles Chargers 27-20, and the Carolina Panthers — who made headlines after bringing back QB Cam Newton earlier this week — dominated the Arizona Cardinals 34-10.

In the early window, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were upset on the road by the Washington Football Team 29-19, the Tennessee Titans narrowly survived the New Orleans Saints 23-21, and in Dallas, Dak Prescott and the Cowboys blasted the Atlanta Falcons 43-3.

Also Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions ended things at Heinz Field in a 16-16 tie after neither team was able to get it done in overtime.

Here are the top moments from Sunday's action-packed slate.

Kansas City Chiefs 41, Las Vegas Raiders 14

QB1 to WR1

The Chiefs struck first when Mahomes found Tyreek Hill in the end zone for six.

Punted, punched

The Raiders came up with a huge play when AJ Cole knocked his own punt out of returner Mike Hughes' hands.

Answering back

With momentum on its side, Las Vegas knotted things up when Derek Carr connected with one of his favorite targets, Hunter Renfrow.

Déjà vu

For the second time in the first half, Mahomes and Hill connected for a K.C. score.

Headed into the break, the Chiefs led 17-7.

Raiders roll

Bryan Edwards capped off this 75-yard drive with a dazzling catch-and-run TD to keep things close.

Third time's the charm

Backup TE Noah Gray caught some air while snagging this touchdown from Mahomes –– his third passing score of the night.

What could have been

With momentum on its side, K.C. came up with a huge play on defense, as this 37-yard gain quickly turned into a turnover when the ball popped out of DeSean Jackson's hands and into the arms of Chiefs' safety Tyrann Mathieu.

Cool, calm and collected

And just when you thought the Chiefs didn't have any more tricks up their sleeve, this happened:

Sealing the deal

Byron Pringle got in on the action with this dime from Mahomes, which put a cap on the blowout for K.C.

Carolina Panthers 34, Arizona Cardinals 10

Superman Returns

In his first game back with the Panthers, Newton found the end zone twice in the opening frame –– first on the ground and then through the air.

Untouched

While Christian McCaffrey was getting worked out on the sideline, backup Chuba Hubbard blew right past the entire Cardinals defense on his way to the end zone to extend the Panthers' lead.

QB3

Third-string QB Chris Streveler checked in for the Cardinals in the fourth quarter after backup Colt McCoy — who was in for an injured Kyler Murray — went to the locker room with an apparent chest injury.

But the change under center didn't trip up Arizona, which punched one in soon thereafter.

Minnesota Vikings 27, Los Angeles Chargers 20

Throwing shade?

How about this gesture from sophomore receiver Justin Jefferson to eight-year veteran Keenan Allen?

In the blink of an eye

The Vikings made power moves in the first half, picking off Justin Herbert on this toss …

… which set up a Vikings TD, courtesy of tight end Tyler Conklin, giving Minnesota a 10-point lead.

Up and over

The Chargers made it a three-point game when Larry Rountree found the end zone on this leap, good for his first career rushing TD.

While the touchdown was good, his reaction was even better.

Bolt up

L.A. took the lead when Austin Ekeler found the end zone on this laser from Herbert at the goal line, and it was another 10/10 celebration for the Chargers.

Jettas!

Oh, this? Just Jefferson doing Jefferson things.

Double trouble

Conklin snagged his second TD of the day on this doozy of a toss that went right over the heads of two Chargers defenders.

Philadelphia Eagles 30, Denver Broncos 13

First-round foe

A couple of former Alabama standouts and fellow first-round draft picks, DeVonta Smith and Patrick Surtain II, went at it, and it was the rookie receiver who came out on top for the Eagles' first touchdown of the day.

Firing back

The Broncos kept the Eagles within arm's reach, thanks to this quick scamper from Melvin Gordon.

Off to the races

Broncos tight end Albert Okwuegbunam nearly took it all the way to the house on this 64-yard catch-and-run.

The big gain set up a field goal for Denver, which knotted things up at 10 midway through the second.

So nice, he did it twice

Rookie Smith snagged his second score of the first half on this toss from Jalen Hurts.

Big-play Slay

Eagles cornerback Darius Slay came up with one of the best fumbles recovered for a touchdown this season on this wild run that had him all over the field and then some.

Green Bay Packers 17, Seattle Seahawks 0

Misfortune strikes GB

The Seahawks came up with a huge defensive play in the third, when they picked off Rodgers in the end zone.

Lambeau leap

After star back Aaron Jones exited the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent sprained MCL, backup AJ Dillon checked in for the Packers and wasted no time getting the job done.

Go, Pack, Go

With momentum on their side, the Packers continued to run the field, coming up with another huge INT later in the fourth.

Washington Football Team 29, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19

Team effort

Tom Brady isn't one to give the ball away often, so opponents have to capitalize when chances present themselves.

That's what Kam Curl and William Jackson III of WFT did after a pass intended for Tampa Bay's Jaelon Darden wound up flying through the air.

Washington repeated the feat in the first quarter, picking off Brady on back-to-back offensive possessions.

Coming into play Sunday, Brady had just five interceptions on the season.

Don't count him out

Brady was back to his normal digs in the second half. He found Cameron Brate on an early second-half possession to cut the team's deficit to three.

Punch it in!

Antonio Gibson extended Washington's lead back to 10 with this powerful bulldoze for six.

Were you counting him out?

Another snap, another TB12 touchdown throw.

He's got a pretty deep scrapbook full of these.

Playing keepaway

After Tampa's TD, Washington chewed extensive time off the clock, going 80 yards on 19 plays in 10 minutes to ice the game with what was perhaps the team's biggest drive of the season to this point.

Gibson ran in the decisive score, as Washington escaped with a 29-19 victory.

Dallas Cowboys 43, Atlanta Falcons 3

CeeDee for a TD

The Cowboys came out swinging, scoring on their opening drive with a 10-play, 73-yard march down the field to the end zone.

CeeDee Lamb did the heavy lifting, breaking off a 37-yard catch-and-run before hauling in a 13-yard snag a few plays later for the touchdown.

Feed the man

Ezekiel Elliott tacked on his second touchdown of the day with a diving effort to put the Cowboys up big.

When it rains, it pours

John Fassel got in on the Dan Quinn revenge parade, as Dallas' special-teams unit collected a TD. Dorance Armstrong blocked the punt, and Nahshon Wright pounced on the ball in the end zone.

The ensuing two-point conversion put the Boys up 36-3.

More of the same

The Cowboys stifled Atlanta's offense all day. Their defense collected back-to-back interceptions in the second half, one snagged by Anthony Brown …

… and the other by the league's leader in INTs, sir Trevon Diggs. It was his eighth of the season.

Detroit Lions 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 16

Corner pocket

With Ben Roethlisberger sidelined due to COVID-19 protocol, Mason Rudolph got the start for the Steelers.

He wasted little time getting Pittsburgh on the board, finding James Washington alone in the corner of the end zone for six.

High-steppin'

This guy's got more moves than a ballerina.

Could there have been a more perfect time for Godwin Igwebuike's first career touchdown?

Tie game

Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell hit a pair of field goals to draw even on the scoreboard, and as time expired with things knotted at 16, the game was headed to overtime.

Unfortunately, neither team was able to get it done in extra time, and things ended there.

Tennessee Titans 23, New Orleans Saints 21

Hit the Quan

The Saints danced to the end zone for the first touchdown of their game against the Titans, as Trevor Siemian hit Tre'Quan Smith on a play-action pass for a score.

Need a map?

Ryan Tannehill had New Orleans' defense guessing on this nifty play-fake.

Record-setter

Mark Ingram cut back inside to find pay dirt on a 13-yard score, setting the Saints' all-time rushing record on the same drive.

Clutch in crunch time!

Down eight, New Orleans found some rhythm in the Music City, making its own fan base sing with a late-game TD from Siemian to Marquez Calloway.

But the team's two-point try was offbeat, and Tennessee held strong to collect its sixth straight win.

Buffalo Bills 45, New York Jets 17

Bouncing back

Following a tough outing in Week 10, Bills QB Josh Allen rebounded with an early touchdown against the Jets.

How'd he catch that?

Buffalo absolutely rolled all game long in New Jersey.

This Gabriel Davis grab was just icing on a zesty cake for the squad.

Indianapolis Colts 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

Something special

What happens when an incoming rusher goes unblocked on a punt? The Jags found out the hard way against the Colts, who scooped up the blocked kick and took the ball in for a touchdown to go up 10-0.

Pouring it on

On the threshold of the goal line, Jonathan Taylor would not be denied as the Colts rolled to an early 17-0 lead.

Going the distance

Jacksonville's human highlight reel, wideout Jamal Agnew, added another clip to his collection with this 66-yard score.

New England Patriots 45, Cleveland Browns 7

Hoop there it is!

The Browns started strong, going for it on fourth-and-goal from 2 yards out on their opening drive against the Patriots.

The aggressive playcall paid off, as Baker Mayfield hooked up with tight end Austin Hooper to score the game's opening touchdown.

Drop in the bucket

It was a tight end party in the first quarter in New England.

After Hooper scored for Cleveland, Mac Jones floated a pass to his tight end, Hunter Henry, to even things up.

Mac on the money

Jones had a sensational first half, highlighted by this dime to Kendrick Bourne that capped a 99-yard drive.

First of many?

It was a big day in many ways for the New England brigade. And some individual players made some big waves, including Jakobi Meyers, who reeled in his first career receiving TD.