Bears Beat Raiders, Rams Down Cardinals

As soon as Jay Cutler threw an interception, it looked like the Bears were about to follow the familiar script. Then he and Robbie Gould rewrote the ending to give Chicago its first win under John Fox.

Cutler threw for two touchdowns and redeemed himself following that interception by helping set up a 49-yard field goal by Gould in the closing seconds Sunday, leading the Bears to a 22-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

"It's a big win," Cutler said. "Guys are excited. Coaching staff's excited. We've got a good group in there."

The Raiders (2-2) grabbed the lead on a field goal by Sebastian Janikowski with just over two minutes remaining set up by an interception by Charles Woodson. He picked off a pass thrown behind Martellus Bennett deep in Oakland territory.

But Cutler led Chicago (1-3) from its 20 to the Oakland 32 before Gould nailed the winner in the closing seconds.

The Bears shook off two embarrassing losses, including their first shutout since 2002 last week at Seattle, to give Fox his first victory since he was hired in the offseason. The win came at the expense of Oakland coach Jack Del Rio, his defensive coordinator in Carolina and Denver. And it capped a busy week that saw Chicago trade Jared Allen to Carolina.

Derek Carr threw for 196 yards as Oakland lost after winning two in a row.

Rams 24, Cardinals 22

Bruce Arians watched Todd Gurley's second-half NFL coming-out party and proclaimed him "a heck of a back." And a backbreaker for Arians' Arizona Cardinals.

The St. Louis rookie rushed for all but two of his 146 yards after halftime and the Rams held on to hand the Cardinals their first loss of the season, 24-22 on Sunday.

Gurley saw his most extensive action as a pro and his 52-yard run set up what was the winning touchdown.

"It is just football," he said, shrugging off the performance. "I have played it my whole life and you ready your keys and study the game and everything will slow down for you."

Nick Foles threw for three TDs, two after Arizona turnovers, and St. Louis' defense held the Cardinals (3-1) to field goals on four of five trips inside the red zone.

Arizona had a third-and-2 at the Rams 43 in the final minutes, but Carson Palmer overthrew receivers on consecutive plays to turn the ball over on downs.

"You're not going to win many games kicking field goals in the red zone and losing the turnover battle," Arians said, "especially in our division."

The Rams (2-2) are 2-0 against the NFC West.

Sunday, October 4 Scoreboard

New York Jets 27, Miami 14

Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13 (OT)

New York Giants 24, Buffalo 10

Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23

Washington 23, Philadelphia 20

Chicago 22, Oakland 20

Atlanta 48, Houston 21

Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21

San Diego 30, Cleveland 27

Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3

St. Louis 24, Arizona 22

Denver 23, Minnesota 20

New Orleans 26, Dallas 20 (OT)

Monday, October 5 Schedule (Time Central)

Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 8

Indianapolis at Houston 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, October 11 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago at Kansas City, noon

Seattle at Cincinnati, noon

Washington at Atlanta, noon

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, noon

New Orleans at Philadelphia, noon

Cleveland at Baltimore, noon

St. Louis at Green Bay, noon

Buffalo at Tennessee, noon

Arizona at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New York, 7:30 p.m.