Quarterback Dak Prescott, who completed 13 of 18 for 183 yards as well as diving in for a second-quarter touchdown, connected with Brice Butler to break a 14-14 tie with 12 minutes left to play at Glendale.

The Cardinals could only manage a field goal in reply to that score, despite Larry Fitzgerald running 24 yards on a third-and-18 play, with the Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott then crossing from eight yards to put the contest to bed with five minutes left to play.

Sunday review

Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots avoided a second defeat of the season in dramatic fashion with a last-gasp 36-33 victory over the Houston Texans on a day when the headlines were dominated by NFL players delivering a defiant message to president Donald Trump on both sides of the Atlantic with various protests during the American anthem.

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Trailing 33-28 with 30 seconds remaining, quarterback Tom Brady found Brandin Cooks in the end zone for the wide receiver's second touchdown of the game.

Brady threw for 378 yards and five touchdowns as the Patriots improved to 2-1. Rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns for the Texans.

The Atlanta Falcons, who squandered a 28-3 lead against the Patriots in Super Bowl LI in February, maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a hard-fought 30-26 win over the previously unbeaten Detroit Lions.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw three interceptions but also two touchdowns, while opposite number Matthew Stafford only completed 25 of his 45 attempted passes.

The Denver Broncos surrendered their 100 per cent record as they lost 26-16 on the road to the Buffalo Bills, while the Pittsburgh Steelers also suffered their first loss of the season against the Chicago Bears.

Jordan Howard ran in the winning touchdown from 19 yards in overtime.

The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles were also heading to overtime until Jake Elliott kicked a 61-yard field goal as the clock expired to give the Eagles a 27-24 win, with Eli Manning's three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter proving in vain.

In Minnesota, Case Keenum produced a brilliant display in place of the injured Sam Bradford, passing for three touchdowns and a career-high 369 yards without a turnover to guide the Vikings to a 34-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

And it was also a tale of two quarterbacks in Carolina, where Cam Newton threw three interceptions and Drew Brees for three touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints cruised to a 34-13 win over the Panthers.

In a battle between two teams without a win, the Indianapolis Colts held off a late fightback from the Cleveland Browns to win 31-28, while the New York Jets also got off the mark with a 20-6 home win over the Miami Dolphins.

The Los Angeles Chargers failed to secure their first win, falling 24-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs and leaving them with a 0-3 record so far this season.

For the Chiefs, the win marked their 12th straight in the AFC West, and seventh straight over the Chargers.

The Cincinnati Bengals also went down 0-3 this season with a 24-27 defeat to the Green Bay Packers, losing in overtime when kicker Mason Crosby hit a 27-yard field goal.

And it was a fight to the end for the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks, in a game which boiled down to the final minutes, with the Titans eventually emerging victorious in a 33-27 win.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson nearly led a magical comeback - pulling his team within six points with 1:50 to play - but it was too much to ask.

In the final game of the night, the Washington Redskins romped to a 27-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, with Kirk Cousins completing 25 of 30 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns.

Thursday review

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams shared 80 points in a Thursday night thriller - but a missed extra point for kicker Robbie Gould cost the home side dear as they lost 41-39.

The 49ers and Rams both scored five touchdowns apiece - with the Rams' Jared Goff throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns as the LA side raced to a 24-13 lead by half-time.

San Francisco had a strong fourth quarter and found the end zone three times, but Gould's missed extra point two minutes into the final quarter meant his side had to go for two with just two minutes left on the board.

The Rams' defence held strong for a 41-39 victory.

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NFL results (Sept 21-25)

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