San Francisco scored three touchdowns off Seattle turnovers and the unbeaten 49ers edged the reigning Super Bowl champions 32-29 on Sunday while Minnesota improved to 5-0 as well.
Eddy Pineiro's 44-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining gave the 49ers the final margin and San Francisco's defense forced a turnover on downs with 47 seconds remaining to beat their NFC West division rival.
Thirty-eight points -- 21 by the Niners -- scored off seven turnovers, four by Seattle, were the most in an NFL game since 2017.
Mike Evans caught seven passes for 113 yards, including a two-yard touchdown toss from Brock Purdy after a Renardo Green interception and a crucial two-point conversion.
"Toughness and heart," Evans said. "We knew it was going to be a dogfight. They're a great team. We showed we're a great team as well."
Fred Warner knocked lose a fumble by Emanuel Wilson that Malik Mustapha recovered one play before Christian McCaffrey ran for a San Francisco touchdown.
Gracen Halton recovered a George Holani fumble in the end zone to give the 49ers a 21-13 halftime lead.
Seattle's Nehemiah Pritchett picked off Purdy to set up Sam Darnold's 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaxson Smith-Njigba to give Seattle a 23-21 lead.
Purdy flipped a seven-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks and the conversion to Evans for a 29-26 49ers' lead, only for Jason Myers to equalize from 40 yards on his fifth field goal, setting up the final drama.
The Minnesota Vikings stayed undefeated with a 23-13 triumph at New Orleans.
Justin Jefferson snagged a superb touchdown catch under triple coverage and Aaron Jones ran for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Vikings.
Also undefeated are the Kansas City Chiefs (4-0), who are idle this week.
An epic overtime blunder by Washington resulted in a 27-27 tie with the New York Giants.
After recovering a Giants fumble deep in Washington territory, the Commanders made a final drive, but Jayden Daniels was stopped on a late run rather than throwing an incompletion to halt the clock.
Washington, with no timeouts, could not prevent time from running out before setting up a field goal attempt.
"Leaving with a tie feels like a loss," said Commanders coach Dan Quinn, whose team led 27-13.
"We have to stop the clock," Daniels added. "Ultimately, it's on me."
Cam Little kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play to give Jacksonville a 19-17 victory over Philadelphia in London.
Jake Elliott booted a 48-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining to lift Philadelphia ahead 17-16, but Ameer Abdullah raced 53 yards on the ensuing kickoff return and was tackled with one second remaining to set up Little's kick.
"It was just a roller coaster," Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. "It was pretty crazy."
The Green Bay Packers thumped arch-rivals Chicago 31-7 as Jordan Love completed 25-of-31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns and the Bears surrendered five turnovers.
- Ravens rally -
The Baltimore Ravens, with Tyler Huntley standing in for injured quarterback Lamar Jackson, beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-23 in overtime.
Huntley directed the game-tying drive in the final minute of regulation and rushed for a one-yard TD in overtime to put the Ravens ahead.
Baltimore's Kyle Hamilton intercepted a pass by Falcons backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to seal the victory.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns as Pittsburgh beat Indianapolis 34-22, and New England routed Las Vegas 45-17.
Detroit's Jared Goff threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another in the Lions' 45-21 romp at Arizona.
Braelon Allen ran for 116 yards and the winning fourth-quarter touchdown to power the New York Jets over Cleveland 17-12.
Bo Nix threw for one touchdown and J.K. Dobbins ran for another as visiting Denver beat the winless Los Angeles Chargers 23-17.
The Houston Texans snapped their winless streak with a 26-3 victory over Tennessee.
The Titans sank to 0-5 as did the Miami Dolphins, who fell 31-24 to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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