The Falcons are celebrating after Younghoe Koo made a 58-yard field goal to give Atlanta a 26-24 win over the Saints on Sunday in Atlanta. John Bazemore/Associated Press

ATLANTA — Younghoe Koo kicked a 58-yard field goal with two seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons rallied for a 26-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints without scoring an offensive touchdown Sunday.

Koo made four total field goals and also connected from 53, 44 and 42 yards to give the Falcons (2-2) a much-needed home win.

They had lost their first two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and appeared on the verge of falling to 0-3 in Atlanta when Alvin Kamara scored on a 1-yard run with a minute left to give the Saints (2-2) to push to a point. 24-23 lead.

A 30-yard pass interference penalty on Paulson Adebo gave the Falcons hope at the New Orleans 40. Kirk Cousins ​​threw three straight incompletions, but it didn’t matter.

Koo scored the longest field goal in the stadium’s seven-year history with plenty left, giving the Saints a second straight loss after two dominant victories to open the season.

VIKINGS 31, PACKERS 29: Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as Minnesota (4-0) built a 28-point lead early and hung on down the stretch to beat the Packers (2-2) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Vikings are off to their best start since 2016, when they won their first five games before falling to an 8-8 finish. They trailed by less than 3 1/2 minutes all season.

BEARS 24, RAMEN 18: Caleb Williams led four scoring drives, D’Andre Swift had 165 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown, and Chicago (2-2) held off the visiting Rams (1-3).

Jaquan Brisker intercepted Matthew Stafford with about a minute left after the Bears punted on the previous play, helping Chicago (2-2) end a two-game skid.

FOLDS 27, STEELERS 24: Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes in relief of an injured Anthony Richardson, and the Colts (2-2) came up with a stop in the final minute to beat Pittsburgh (3-1) in Indianapolis.

Indy has won two in a row with back-to-back losses since opening the season — and two in a row against Pittsburgh.

BENGAL 34, PANTHERS 24: Joe Burrow threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, Chase Brown ran for 80 yards and two scores and Cincinnati (1-3) held on to beat Carolina (1-3) in Charlotte, North Carolina, for its first win of the season.

Ja’Marr Chase had three catches for 85 yards, including a 63-yard catch-and-run touchdown as the Bengals avoided a potentially disastrous fourth straight loss to open the season. Of the 155 teams that started 0-4 since the merger, only the 1992 Chargers were able to rebound and make the playoffs.

BUCCANIERS 33, EAGLES 16: Baker Mayfield threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns, while Mike Evans became the Buccaneers’ scoring leader as the Buccaneers (3-1) defeated Philadelphia (2-2) in Tampa, Florida.

Mayfield, who completed 30 of 47 passes without an interception, also ran for a TD in helping the Bucs dominate the rematch of a lopsided NFC wild-card game they won against the Eagles last January.

TEXANS 24, JAGUARS 20: CJ Stroud threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns, capped by a 1-yard pass to Dare Ogunbowale with 18 seconds left, giving Houston (3-1) a win over visiting Jacksonville (0-4).

Houston forced a three-and-out to get the ball back with less than three minutes left.

Stroud then led a nine-play, 69-yard drive to give the Texans (3-1) their first points of the second half and survive a scare from the winless Jaguars (0-4).

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