Sunday’s NFL slate had several results that went against pre-game projections. The Arizona Cardinals won 18-16 at the Los Angeles Rams, a team given about an 87% chance to win. The Cleveland Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10, and the Tennessee Titans won at Indianapolis 26-20.
Here are all of Sunday’s final scores. The projections come from the scoreboard data provider we used in our Sunday schedule and win probabilities preview.
Final scores
- Houston 34, Jacksonville 31: The Texans won at Jacksonville in the 9:30 a.m. ET game.
- Tennessee 26, Indianapolis 20: The Titans won on the road.
- Carolina 25, Philadelphia 14: The Panthers won at Philadelphia.
- Pittsburgh 26, Tampa Bay 19: The Steelers won on the road.
- Cleveland 13, Baltimore 10: The Browns won at home.
- New Orleans 34, New York Giants 27: The Saints won at MetLife Stadium.
- Chicago 31, Atlanta 23: The Bears won on the road.
- New England 26, New York Jets 19: The Patriots won at home.
- Arizona 18, Los Angeles Rams 16: The Cardinals won on the road.
- Kansas City 22, Los Angeles Chargers 6: The Chiefs won at home.
- Buffalo 33, Las Vegas 30: The Bills won on the road.
- Green Bay 23, Dallas 13: The Packers won on Sunday Night Football.
The results that went against the odds
- Cardinals over Rams: The Rams had an 86.6% chance to win, according to the pre-game projection.
- Browns over Ravens: Baltimore was projected at about 60.6%.
- Titans over Colts: Indianapolis was projected at 73%.
- Texans over Jaguars: Jacksonville was projected at about 57.7%.
Close finishes
Four of Sunday’s games were decided by three points or fewer: Arizona-Rams (2), Browns-Ravens (3), Bills-Raiders (3) and Texans-Jaguars (3). Kansas City’s 22-6 win over the Chargers was the biggest margin of the day, at 16 points.
What’s next
- Monday, Oct. 19: Washington at San Francisco on Monday Night Football. San Francisco is projected at about 79.7%.
- Thursday, Oct. 22: New England at Chicago on Thursday Night Football.
- Sunday, Oct. 25: Pittsburgh at New Orleans, Indianapolis at Minnesota, Green Bay at Detroit, and Kansas City at Seattle on Sunday Night Football, among others.
Scores come from our scoreboard data feed. Check the NFL’s official site for full box scores and standings.
