NFL roundup: Brees, Saints spoil Brady's Bucs debut
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[September 14, 2020]
Alvin Kamara scored two
touchdowns as the host New Orleans Saints defeated Tampa Bay 34-23
on Sunday, spoiling Tom Brady's debut with the Buccaneers.
Kamara, who agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract extension
Thursday, caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees and ran 6
yards for another score. Brees, who passed Brett Favre for the NFL
career lead in pass attempts, finished 18 of 30 for 160 yards with
two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Brady, who spent 20 seasons in New England and won six Super Bowls
before signing with Tampa Bay in the offseason, completed 23 of 36
for 239 yards and two touchdowns, but threw two interceptions that
led to 14 Saints points.
New Orleans led 17-7 at halftime and was on defense to open the
third quarter when, on the sixth play of the drive, Janoris Jenkins
intercepted Brady and returned 36 yards for a touchdown to extend
the lead to 24-7 and the Bucs could never catch up.
Ravens 38, Browns 6
Quarterback Lamar Jackson picked up where he left off last season,
completing 20 of 25 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, and
rushed for a team-high 45 yards as host Baltimore routed Cleveland.
Tight end Mark Andrews caught two touchdown passes, Marquise Brown
had five catches for 101 yards, and rookie running back J.K. Dobbins
rushed for two scores for the Ravens, who picked up their 13th
consecutive regular-season victory.
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 189 yards, with a
touchdown and an interception, and running backs Kareem Hunt and
Nick Chubb combined for 132 rushing yards for Cleveland, which
failed to win its season opener for the 16th consecutive year.
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Raiders 34, Panthers 30
Josh Jacobs' third touchdown run provided the go-ahead points as Las
Vegas posted a victory over Carolina in Charlotte, N.C. The outcome
spoiled the debut for Panthers coach Matt Rhule and was the first
game for the Raiders since the franchise relocated to Las Vegas from
Oakland.
Trailing 30-27, Jacobs scooted around the right side for a 6-yard
scoring run with 4:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. It marked the
seventh lead change of the game.
The Raiders defense made a fourth-and-1 stop at their own 46-yard
line with 1:11 left to help clinch the outcome. By the time the
Panthers regained possession at their own 27, there were eight
seconds to play.
Seahawks 38, Falcons 25
Russell Wilson completed 31 of 35 passes for 322 yards and four
touchdowns and added a team-high 29 yards rushing as Seattle beat
host Atlanta in the season opener for both teams.
Safety Jamal Adams, acquired in an offseason trade with the New York
Jets, made an immediate impact for the Seahawks (1-0) with a
game-high 12 tackles to go with a sack and two tackles for loss.
For Atlanta, Matt Ryan was 37 of 54 passing for 450 yards and two
touchdowns, with one interception.
Washington Football Team 27, Eagles 17
Peyton Barber rushed for two touchdowns and the Washington Football
Team registered eight sacks in the victory over visiting
Philadelphia in the season opener for both teams.
Washington scored 27 unanswered points and gave head coach Ron
Rivera a victory in his debut. It was the largest deficit overcome
against Philadelphia in the series history. Quarterback Dwayne
Haskins completed 17 of 31 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown as
Washington won a home opener for the first time since 2014.
The Eagles entered the game without injured running back Miles
Sanders and right tackle Lane Johnson. Despite those absences, the
team bolted to a 17-0 lead thanks to a pair of touchdown passes by
quarterback Carson Wentz, who was 24 of 42 for 270 yards with two
interceptions.
Jaguars 27, Colts 20
Gardner Minshew completed 19 of 20 passes for 173 yards and three
touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter that
lifted Jacksonville past visiting Indianapolis.
Minshew, who hit his last 15 passes, found Keelan Cole wide open
down the right sideline for a 22-yard touchdown pass with 5:56 left.
Josh Lambo added a 46-yard field goal with 2:50 to play, his 45th
consecutive successful field goal at home.
Indianapolis reached the Jacksonville 26 on its final possession,
but Philip Rivers' fourth-down pass for T.Y. Hilton was knocked away
by rookie cornerback C.J. Henderson with 49 seconds remaining.
Rivers connected on 36 of 46 passes for 363 yards with a touchdown
and two interceptions.
Patriots 21, Dolphins 11
Cam Newton looked like his former self by scoring twice and amassing
a combined 230 yards passing and rushing to lead New England to a
season-opening win over Miami in Foxborough, Mass.
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In his Patriots' debut, Newton showed signs of what New England
hoped for when it signed him to replace the departed Tom Brady as
its starting quarterback.
Newton's ability to keep the Dolphins off balance with zone-read
options allowed the Patriots to seize control following a scoreless
first quarter.
Bills 27, Jets 17
Josh Allen completed 33 of 46 passes for 312 yards and two
touchdowns, rushed for 57 yards and another touchdown, and Buffalo
cruised to a win over visiting New York.
Zack Moss and John Brown each caught touchdown passes for Buffalo,
which beat the Jets in Week 1 for the second year in a row. Stefon
Diggs added a team-high eight catches for 86 yards in his Bills
debut.
Jets quarterback Sam Darnold completed 21 of 35 passes for 215
yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jamison Crowder had seven
catches for 115 yards and a touchdown for New York.
Bears 27, Lions 23
Mitchell Trubisky threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes,
including the go-ahead score to Anthony Miller with 1:54 remaining,
as Chicago erased a 17-point deficit to stun host Detroit.
Trubisky finished with 242 passing yards. Miller had 76 yards on
four catches in the season opener for both teams.
Matthew Stafford threw for 297 yards and a score but also had a
crucial fourth-quarter interception for Detroit. Adrian Peterson,
making his Lions debut, rushed for 93 yards on 14 carries and caught
three passes for 21 yards.
Packers 43, Vikings 34
Aaron Rodgers threw two of his four touchdown passes to Davante
Adams and Green Bay opened with a high-scoring win at Minnesota.
Rodgers completed 32 of 44 passes for 364 yards and Adams tied a
franchise record with a career-high 14 receptions for 156 yards.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling added 96 yards and a touchdown on four
catches for the Packers, who racked up 522 total yards and dominated
time of possession 41:16 to 18:44.
Minnesota running back Dalvin Cook rushed for 50 yards, two
touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions. Kirk Cousins was
19-for-25 passing for 259 yards with two fourth-quarter TD passes to
Adam Thielen (six catches, 110 yards) and an interception. The
Vikings had the game's only turnover and gave up a second-quarter
safety.
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Chargers 16, Bengals 13
An offensive pass-interference penalty by Cincinnati on the
potential go-ahead touchdown and the ensuing missed field-goal
attempt spoiled the debut of No. 1 draft pick Joe Burrow, and Los
Angeles held off the host Bengals.
Burrow, who went 23 of 36 passing for 193 yards with an interception
in his pro debut, led a torrid final drive that covered 79 yards in
less than three minutes. He capped the possession with a 3-yard
strike to wide receiver A.J. Green near the pylon, but Green was
flagged for pushing off Chargers defensive back Casey Hayward.
Bengals kicker Randy Bullock, who made his previous 24 field-goal
attempts, including two earlier on Sunday, then pulled up with an
apparent hamstring injury as he badly missed a 31-yarder that would
have forced overtime.
Cardinals 24, 49ers 20
Kyler Murray ran for a game-high 91 yards, threw for 230 and
accounted for two touchdowns and the Arizona defense came up with a
key late stop as visiting Arizona stunned the defending NFC
champions in the opener for both teams.
DeAndre Hopkins notched a career-high 14 catches for 151 yards as
the Cardinals overcame an early 10-0 deficit. Kenyan Drake scored
the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 5:03 to go after the
teams traded the lead three times in the fourth quarter. Murray
completed 26 of 40 passes with one interception.
Raheem Mostert led the 49ers in both receiving (95) and rushing (56)
yards, with 76 receiving yards coming on a first-quarter
catch-and-run for San Francisco's first score. Jimmy Garoppolo
finished 19-for-33 passing for 259 yards and two touchdowns.
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