|
 Rams 34, Seahawks 31 (OT)
A stunning gamble by the Seattle Seahawks to start overtime failed
and led to a St. Louis Rams win on the opening Sunday of the NFL
season.
Placekicker Greg Zuerlein's 37-yard field goal with 12:06 on the
clock gave St. Louis a 34-31 verdict over the two-time NFC champions
at the Edward Jones Dome.
The kick came six plays after Seattle tried an onside kick that was
recovered by rookie Bradley Marquez at the Seahawks' 49.
- -
Jets 31, Browns 10
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdowns and Chris Ivory rushed for two
more scores as the New York Jets beat Cleveland in an injury-marred
season opener for both teams.
The Browns lost linebacker Scott Solomon (ankle) on their first
defensive series and quarterback Josh McCown (concussion) on their
first offensive series. The Jets lost cornerback Antonio Cromartie
to a non-contact left knee injury in the second quarter. In the
fourth quarter, rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was strapped on to
a cart and driven off the field with head and neck injuries after he
was fallen on during a scramble for a loose ball.
- -
Bills 27, Colts 14
Coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Tyrod Taylor won their debut games in
Buffalo, defeating Indianapolis in the rain at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Taylor, the former Baltimore Ravens backup, was 14 of 19 passing for
195 yards and a touchdown in his first career start. He also rushed
for 41 yards.
- -
Packers 31, Bears 23
Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes, two to the recently
re-signed receiver James Jones, and brought Green Bay from behind to
beat Chicago.
The Bears, blown out twice by the Packers a year ago and rebuilding
a defense that ranked 30th in the NFL the last two years, knew the
key to the game would be limiting Green Bay's possessions by
controlling the ball on offense, and they did an outstanding job of
that.
Rodgers completed 18 of 23 passes for 189 yards, but Chicago had the
edge in ball control -- both time of possession and offensive plays.
- -
Dolphins 17, Redskins 10
Jarvis Landry's 69-yard punt return propelled Miami over Washington.
The Redskins responded by driving to the Miami 29, but Dolphins
cornerback Brice McCain intercepted a Kirk Cousins pass intended for
wide receiver Pierre Garcon at the 2-yard line. The Redskins' final
series came up short at the Miami 20 with 2:17 left.
- -
Chiefs 27, Texans 20
Alex Smith passed for 243 yards and three touchdowns as Kansas City
took advantage of two critical turnovers in its victory over
Houston.
The Chiefs converted two turnovers inside the Houston 15-yard line
into touchdowns, including an interception by rookie cornerback
Marcus Peters on the Texans' first offensive snap. With 5:01
remaining in the first half, Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston forced
a fumble with his sack of Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer that
defensive end Allen Bailey recovered. Kansas City scored on the next
snap for a 27-6 lead.
- -
[to top of second column] |
Panthers 20, Jaguars 9
Carolina used a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Josh
Norman midway in the third quarter and added a fourth-quarter field
goal to pull away from Jacksonville.
The Panthers put together an eight-minute drive in the fourth
quarter to keep the ball away from the Jaguars. The Panthers took
over on their own 7 and took 15 plays to go 64 yards before the
drive stalled. Graham Gano came in to kick a 47-yard field goal at
that point to hike Carolina's lead to 20-9 with 2:41 remaining.
- -
Chargers 33, Lions 28
Danny Woodhead's 1-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter
secured San Diego's victory over Detroit.
The Chargers scored 30 consecutive points to take the lead with 2:37
remaining.
- -
Cardinals 30, Saints 19
Carson Palmer's short hitch pass to rookie running back David
Johnson resulted in a wild, 55-yard touchdown romp that sealed
Arizona's win over New Orleans.
Johnson outsprinted every Saints player within sight to put the
finishing touches on a game that could have went either way.
Drew Brees, who was 30 of 48 for 351 yards and one touchdown, helped
pull the Saints within eight points after he connected with Mark
Ingram on a 59-yard screen that set up Zach Hocker's fourth field
goal of the game.
- -
Broncos 19, Ravens 13
Cornerback Aqib Talib returned an interception 51 yards for a
go-ahead touchdown, helping overcome a sluggish performance by
Denver's Peyton Manning-led offense as the Broncos beat Baltimore.
The Ravens lost linebacker Terrell Suggs to a season-ending torn
Achilles tendon. Suggs was carted off the field after getting hurt
in the fourth quarter.
- -
Bengals 33, Raiders 13
Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes, Jeremy Hill rushed for two
scores and Cincinnati rolled to a victory over Oakland.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr left the game with a hand injury with
under six minutes remaining in the first half and did not return.
- -
Titans 42, Buccaneers 14
Rookie Marcus Mariota threw four touchdown passes in the first half,
looking like a pro in his NFL debut as Tennessee throttled Tampa
Bay.
The game was eagerly anticipated as the first-ever meeting of QBs
drafted 1-2 in their NFL debuts, but it wasn't ever a close contest.
Mariota finished 13-for-16 for 209 yards with a perfect 158.3 passer
rating. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
[© 2015 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2015 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
