Matt Prater kicked a 32-yard area objective as time expired and the Buffalo Payments scored 16 unanswered factors within the last 3:56 to register a dramatic 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a season-opening AFC showdown on Sunday evening at Orchard Park, N.Y.
Reigning MVP Josh Allen accomplished 33 of 46 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns and in addition rushed for 2 scores for the Payments.
Buffalo began from its personal 20-yard line with 1:26 left. In the course of the drive, Allen hit Joshua Palmer for 32 yards and Keon Coleman for 25 on consecutive performs to maneuver the ball to the Ravens’ 9 with 38 seconds left. After three Allen kneel-downs, the particular groups unit ran out on the sphere and Prater booted the winner in his first sport with the membership.
Derrick Henry rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for 3 scores for the Ravens within the rematch of final season’s AFC Divisional playoff spherical when host Buffalo edged the Ravens 27-25.
Steelers 34, Jets 32
Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 60-yard area objective with 1:03 remaining for the seventh and last lead change as Pittsburgh edged New York in East Rutherford, N.J.
The franchise-record boot made for a profitable Steelers debut for Aaron Rodgers, who handed for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns whereas taking part in towards his former teammates. Calvin Austin, Ben Skowronek, Jonnu Smith and Jaylen Warren caught the landing passes that pushed Rodgers’ profession whole to 507 — one behind Brett Favre for fourth on the NFL’s all-time checklist.
Justin Fields rushed for 2 touchdowns and handed for one in his Jets debut. Fields, who performed for the Steelers final yr, accomplished 16 of twenty-two passes for 218 yards and added 48 on the bottom. His 1-yard bootleg gave the Jets a 32-31 edge with 7:01 to play. Garrett Wilson caught seven passes for 95 yards and a landing, Braelon Allen rushed for a rating and Breece Corridor had 145 scrimmage yards (107 speeding, 38 receiving).
Buccaneers 23, Falcons 20
Baker Mayfield discovered rookie Emeka Egbuka for a go-ahead 25-yard landing go with 59 seconds left to propel visiting Tampa Bay over Atlanta.
Mayfield accomplished 17 of 32 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns whereas Egbuka had 4 catches for 67 yards and two scores to guide the Buccaneers to a season-opening win.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 298 yards and a landing and Bijan Robinson had 100 receiving yards and a rating within the loss. The Falcons had an opportunity to power additional time, however Younghoe Koo’s 44-yard field-goal try drifted proper with two seconds to go.
Bengals 17, Browns 16
Joe Burrow was held to 113 yards passing, however two key Joe Flacco interceptions helped Cincinnati maintain on for its first season-opening win in 4 years, over host Cleveland.
Burrow was simply 14 of 23 for 113 yards and a landing whereas Flacco completed 31-of-45 for 290 yards with one landing and the pair of interceptions in an AFC North conflict that the Browns had possibilities to win.
Evan McPherson had what can be the game-winning factors with a 35-yard area objective with 2:48 to play within the third quarter. The kick was arrange by a Jordan Battle interception that the security returned to the Cleveland 29. Neither group scored the remainder of the best way.
Raiders 20, Patriots 13
New quarterback Geno Smith threw for 362 yards, rookie operating again Ashton Jeanty scored the go-ahead landing, and visiting Las Vegas gave new coach Pete Carroll a win in his first sport, stopping New England.
Smith accomplished 24 of 34 passes with a landing and an interception. Jeanty had simply 38 yards on 19 carries, however one in every of them was a 3-yard run with 9:39 left within the third quarter that put the Raiders forward for good.
Drake Maye hit 30 of 46 makes an attempt for 287 yards with a landing and an interception, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to provide Mike Vrabel a win in his first sport as New England’s coach. Wasted within the loss have been 2 1/2 sacks from Harold Landry and 103 receiving yards from Kayshon Boutte.
Colts 33, Dolphins 8
Daniel Jones threw one landing go and ran for 2 extra in his group debut to guide host Indianapolis to a snug victory over Miami.
Jones accomplished 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards. Receiver Michael Pittman led all Colts receivers with six catches for 80 yards and rookie tight finish Tyler Warren had a stellar debut with seven catches for 76 yards. Jonathan Taylor ran for 71 yards on 18 carries for a Colts group which ran 70 performs on offense versus Miami’s 46.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was accountable for three giveaways, throwing two interceptions and dropping a fumble on a strip sack. Tagovailoa accomplished 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards and completed with a 51.7 passer score.
Cardinals 20, Saints 13
Kyler Murray threw two landing passes and visiting Arizona beat New Orleans, spoiling Kellen Moore’s debut as an NFL head coach.
Murray threw for simply 163 yards whereas finishing 21 of 29, however his scoring passes to Marvin Harrison Jr. (1 yard) and James Conner (4 yards) made the distinction for the Cardinals.
Spencer Rattler completed 27 of 46 for 214 yards with no touchdowns for the Saints. Alvin Kamara rushed for 45 yards and a rating.
Commanders 21, Giants 6
Jayden Daniels handed for 233 yards, rushed for 68 extra and threw for one landing as Washington opened its season with a win over visiting New York.
Commanders large receiver Deebo Samuel caught seven passes for 77 yards and ran for a 19-yard landing in his Washington debut. Daniels accomplished 19 of 30 passes, and rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 82 yards and a landing on 10 carries as Washington ran for 220 yards.
In his first sport for the Giants, Russell Wilson was 17 of 37 passing for 168 yards and led the Giants with 44 speeding yards. Malik Nabers had 5 catches for 71 yards.
Jaguars 26, Panthers 10
Jacksonville scored on 4 of its 5 first-half possessions to win head coach Liam Coen’s debut versus visiting Carolina.
Linebacker Foye Oluokun racked up 10 tackles, one interception and one pressured fumble because the Jaguars saved the Panthers out of the top zone till 4:47 remained. Trevor Lawrence hit 19 of 31 passes for 178 yards, one landing and one interception whereas Travis Etienne Jr. rushed for 143 yards.
The Panthers’ Bryce Younger accomplished 18 of 35 for 154 yards and one rating, however he tossed two interceptions and misplaced a fumble. Chuba Hubbard rushed for 57 yards and caught three passes for 32 yards and one rating. First-round choose Tetairoa McMillan had 5 receptions for 68 yards.
49ers 17, Seahawks 13
Backup tight finish Jake Tonges caught a 4-yard landing go from Brock Purdy with 1:34 remaining to assist San Francisco rally to defeat host Seattle.
The Seahawks drove to San Francisco’s 9-yard line within the last minute earlier than defensive finish Nick Bosa pushed deal with Abraham Lucas into quarterback Sam Darnold, forcing a fumble. Bosa recovered the ball to clinch the victory. Darnold, making his first begin for the Seahawks after being signed as a free agent within the offseason, was 16 of 23 for 150 yards.
Tonges, filling in for the injured George Kittle, made his first three profession receptions on the deciding drive. On the final, Purdy scrambled and threw a bounce ball into the back-right nook of the top zone, the place Tonges took the ball away from cornerback Riq Woolen. Purdy, who signed a $265 million extension within the offseason, accomplished 26 of 35 passes for 277 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.
Packers 27, Lions 13
Jordan Love threw two landing passes and host Inexperienced Bay saved Detroit’s potent offense out of the top zone till the ultimate minute Sunday in a season opener between groups anticipated to problem for the NFC North title.
Love accomplished 16 of twenty-two passes for 188 yards, spreading the ball to 10 totally different receivers. His two first-half touchdowns paced the Packers to a 17-3 halftime lead. Inexperienced Bay star edge rusher Micah Parsons recorded his first sack late within the fourth quarter after being acquired in a blockbuster commerce with Dallas in late August.
Lions QB Jared Goff accomplished 31 of 39 passes for 225 yards with one interception and a 13-yard landing go to rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa with 55 seconds left.
Rams 14, Texans 9
Matthew Stafford handed for 245 yards and a landing, and a stifling defensive efficiency propelled Los Angeles to a victory over visiting Houston.
Puka Nacua led the Rams offensively with 10 catches for 130 yards. Kyren Williams had 18 carries for 66 yards and a rating on the bottom. The Rams sacked Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud 3 times and compelled two turnovers, one to seal the win with lower than two minutes to play.
Stroud handed for 188 yards and was intercepted as soon as because the Rams collectively saved prime receiver Nico Collins (three receptions, 25 yards) in test. Operating again Nick Chubb led the Texans with 13 carries for 60 yards.
Broncos 20, Titans 12
Bo Nix threw for a landing, J.Ok. Dobbins ran for a rating and the Denver protection made life depressing for rookie quarterback Cam Ward in a season-opening win over visiting Tennessee.
The Broncos overcame 4 turnovers, together with two picks and a fumble by Nix, because of 133 speeding yards from rookie RJ Harvey (70) and Dobbins (63), whose fourth-quarter rating offered some insurance coverage.
Ward, the No. 1 total choose in April’s NFL draft, accomplished solely 12 of 28 passes for 112 yards whereas absorbing six sacks. All the Titans’ scoring got here on a quartet of area targets from Joey Slye.
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